You re watching bbc newsroom live. Its 11. 003m, and these are the main stories this morning. A british teenager is given a four month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang rape in cyprus. Her lawyer says shell appeal the conviction. An 18 year old man admits killing pc Andrew Harper, who was dragged along the road by a van in berkshire last year, but denies murder. Dozens of people are killed in a stampede in the huge crowd attending the funeral of Iranian Military Commander Qasem Soleimani. The shadow business secretary, rebecca long bailey, and joker leads the pack with 11
bafta film nominations. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. The british teenager who was convicted of lying about being raped by a group of israeli men in cyprus has been given a four month suspended sentence. It means shes now free to return to the uk. Her lawyer told the bbc there was huge relief that she was being allowed to go home but confirmed that she wou
Good morning, everybody. It is tuesday, january 7th. Im Yasmin Vossoughian. Alongside ayman mohyeldin, we begin with the Significant Development involving former National Security adviser john bolton that could impact republicans impeachment strategy. In a statement posted just yesterday, bolton says hes now willing to testify in the Senate Impeachment trial if in fact hes subpoenaed. He writes in part this, since my testimony is once again at issue, i have had to resolve the serious competing issues as best as i could. Based on careful consideration and study, i have concluded that if the Senate Issues a subpoena for my testimony, i am prepared to testify. The surprise announcement came as a win for Senate Democrats who have been pushing to call witnesses at the upcoming impeachment trial. Senate republicans, though, appear divided on the idea. Senator, are you amenable to hearing from ambassador bolton in stage 3 . There are a number of witnesses that may well be appropriate for the
Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The british teenager who was convicted of lying about being raped bya group convicted of lying about being raped by a group of israeli men in cyprus has been given a four month suspended sentence, meaning she is now free to return to the uk. Her lawyer told the bbc there was huge relief she was being allowed to go home, but confirmed she would appeal her conviction. The 19 year old was found guilty after she retracted her original statement alleging she had been attacked by 12 men in ayia napa. She says she was coerced into changing his story. Our correspondentjohn maguire was at court in cyprus and a short time ago spoke to her lawyer, louis power, about the sentence. We are delighted, of course. We came to court with trepidation, notjust because of the damaging effect of the conviction, not knowing whether, in fact, it would be immediate custody or, in fact, a suspended sentence, so we are pleased she is going home. Tell us a little bit
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