Sporting event since the olympics. And the official engagement portraits as prince harry and Meghan Markle prepare to spend christmas at sandringham. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The sacking of damian green, one of theresa mays closest allies, has prompted a furious backlash from conservative mps who are angry about how confidential material gathered during a Police Investigation came into the public domain. The first secretary of state was sacked from the cabinet last night after a government inquiry found he made inaccurate and misleading statements about the pornography on his Parliamentary Office computer. He is the third cabinet minister to leave their role in the space of two months. 0ur Political Correspondent ben wright has this report. Sacked from the cabinet and out the door. The third senior minister to leave theresa mays team in less than two months. Reporter why did you liethe public, mister green. This morning, damian green wasnt keen to talk, but fo
It took broadway by storm now the hip hop musical hamilton is already sold out over here we talk to the musical director. We will have sportsday on the bbc news channel with all of the latest reports, results, interviews, and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theresa may has joined several tory mps whove been questioning the conduct of the retired Police Officers involved in pornography allegations against her deputy, damian green. They revealed that pornographic images had been found on his commons computer nine years ago. Last night the Prime Minister sacked mr green after he admitted making misleading statements about the affair though he denies viewing or downloading the images. Asjohn pienaar reports the loss of damian green adds yet another challenge to whats been a year of political turmoil for the Prime Minister. Sacked, not for a crime, sacked, not fora crime, but fora cover up. Have you let the Prime Minister down, mr green
For the troubled retailer. Birmingham. Cheering and, birmingham is confirmed as host city of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. It will be the most expensive sports event in britain since london 2012. Its 5. 00pm. Our main story is that the forced resignation of damian green, one of theresa mays closest allies in government, has prompted a furious response among a number of conservative mps. They have renewed their condemnation of former Police Officers who revealed that pornography had been found on damian greens parliamentary computer, nine years ago, before be became a minister. Scotland yard says it has asked the information commissioner to investigate the retired officers and whether Data Protection laws have been broken. That decision has been welcomed by theresa may, whos on a visit to poland. Our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. Sacked from the cabinet and out the door. The third senior minister to leave theresa mays team in less than two months. Reporter why did you lie
Plight of yemens children. The worst humanitarian crisis in the world. We have a special report. And meet the blade running dog. We will reveal how prosthetic limbs gave this put a new lease on life. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Thank you forjoining us. It it is 8am in singapore, midnight in london, 1am in barcelona, where it looks as though separatist parties are on course to maintain a slim majority in catalonias assembly. With almost all of the vote counted, the Pro Independence bloc is on course to win 70 seats out of 135. The leader gave his reaction. Translation we ask for the restoration of democracy in catalonia, a restoration of legitimate government and the freedom of those put in jail. Legitimate government and the freedom of those put injail. They should not spend another minute in prison. They should come out now, and a legitimate government must return to the palace. This is our place. This is the will of the citizens