hello and welcome to our pbs viewers in america and around the globe. a court in new york has found the american singer r kelly guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in connection with the abuse of underage girls and women. over the course of a five week trial the prosecution laid out in lurid detail how r kelly ran a criminal enterprise that had recruited children and women for sex. recruited children and women forsex. he recruited children and women for sex. he now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. the bbc has the details. # i believe i can fly.# to the world, he was the king of r&b and one of the bestselling music artists of all time. to his victims, he was their worst nightmare. today, they finally gotjustice after he was found guilty on all racketeering and sex trafficking charges brought against him by the government. in rendering its verdict today, the jury delivered a powerful message to men like r kelly. no matter how long it takes, the long arm of the law
now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hard tour, with me zainab badawi. there is concern over new tensions over iran s nuclear programme. tehran assists it is only developing nuclear power for civilian purposes but now israel has warned that it crosses all redlines and that it will not allow orion to acquire nuclear weapons. this follows warnings by washington and the european union that iran must allow international weapons inspectors, full access to its workshops. my guest is rafael grossi, director general of the international atomic agency. has his inspection programme failed and squandered all hopes to a diplomatic solution to this crisis? director general rafael grossi, it s your headquarters in vienna, welcome to hardtalk. let s start with iran. the president said the us intends to return to full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal with iran that president trump tore up. your mandate is to inhibit the use of nuclear power for military purposes. how worr
the british holders are put on standby to help deliver fuel as pumps run dry after days of panic buying. and keeping an eye on climate change with an out of this world view, the new satellite watching what humans are doing to the planet. a very warm welcome. a court in new york has found the american singer r kelly guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in connection with the abuse of underage girls, boys and women. over the course of a five week trial the prosecution laid out in detail how r kelly ran a criminal enterprise that had hardtalk recruited children and women for sex. he now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. # i believe i can fly.# to the world, he was the king of r&b and one of the bestselling music artists of all time. to his victims, he was their worst nightmare. today, they finally gotjustice after he was found guilty on all racketeering and sex trafficking charges brought against him by the government. in rendering its verdict today, the jury delivere
let s get down to business. as you have been hearing, here in the uk emergency measures are in place with the army ready to help ease your supply problems after a fourth day of long queues and pump closures. doctors and home care staff have called for essential workers to be given priority for fuel until petrol stations are back on track. in europe, politicians say the uk is finally feeling the economic impact of brexit, and its supply chain is broken. the uk government argues the lack of lorry drivers is due to closures during the pandemic. bodies in the uk have been calling for action for month saying the government has been far too late in its response. the secretary general of the international chamber of the commerce uk joins international chamber of the commerce ukjoins me now. good morning to you. what is your take on why we are where we are? it take on why we are where we are? , are? it is universal frustration - are? it is universal frustration from i are? it is univ