mariana islands and gave us this update earlier. they said he will be landing in australia wants to hearing wraps up. his plan is committed to depart inside three hours time, that he would land around 6:1i1pm australian eastern time. that is later today. our correspondent shaimaa khalil was at the northern mariana islands and gave us this update earlier. julian assange is in the us district court house behind me where the final steps of the legal proceedings for his guilty plea are under way, his pleading guilty for one felony thatis pleading guilty for one felony that is illegally obtaining and disclosing classified national security material, no for him because as for the deal that was agreed the usjustice department, he will get credit for time served in the uk. he is here because crucially, this is here because crucially, this is continental usa, julian assange refused to go to mainland us because he deeply distrust the us government. in the past, he accused him of plotti
documents. that was part of a deal to end his iii year legal battle over the leaking of vast amounts of secret us military information on the internet. the 52 year old is now on his way home to australia following the hearing. and from where a southeast asia correspondent jonathan had sent this report. the last stage of a very long journey. julian assange walked into the courtroom on this remote pacific island to hear whether the agreement he d struck with us prosecutors would stick. after two hours of very careful consideration by the judge, it did. he pleaded guilty, and she agreed to a sentence equal to the time he d already served in britain. but his lawyers still insist his prosecution for breaking an espionage law was unjust. we firmly believed that mr assange never should have been charged under the espionage act, and engaged in exercise thatjournalists engage in every day. and we re thankful that they do. it is appropriate, though, for this fight to end and it is appr
glastonbury looks dry this year. here in kew gardens, lots of sunshine. i will have the weather for you later. it s wednesday the 26th june. with just over a week to go until polling day, the prime minister rishi sunak and labour s sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head in their final leaders debate of the election later. it comes as members of both main parties continue to face difficult questions about betting allegations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the second and final head to head clash between rishi sunak and the man who wants hisjob keir starmer takes place tonight on the bbc. and it s worth a bet that one of the topics might just involve gambling. the conservative campaign has been buffeted by allegations that two candidates, two party officials, and now a member of the welsh senedd had bet on a date of the general election, and were facing inquiries from the gambling watchdog. it s an independent process with the gambling commissio
khalil. we know that julian we know thatjulian assange change of the courtjust over an hour ago, change of the courtjust over an hourago, can change of the courtjust over an hour ago, can you get us up to speed with the latest? that s right. julian sanchez is in the courthouse behind me, where the final steps of the legal proceedings for his guilty plea are under way one felony illegally obtaining an national security because as the deal agreed by the us justice department, he will get credit for time served in the uk. he is here because crucially this is continental usa, he refused to go to mainland us because he deeply distrusts the us government. he in the past had accused them of plotting to kill him, something that washington has denied. this picturesque island way remote in the pacific, us territory is going to be the place for that last chapter is playing out. if you look at the some of the courthouse itself is overlooking a beautiful beach. we are surrounded by lush g
thanks for your company have a good night. live from london. this is bbc news the general election betting controversy deepens a fifth conservative figure is investigtated two conservative candidates lose their party s support and a labour candidate has been suspended the wikileaks founderjulian assange lands in a remote us territory in the pacific, where he ll face a final court hearing and then should be free we re there live. and, a england draw 0 0 with slovenia but they re still through to the last 16 at the euros. hello i m kasia madera. a fifth conservative figure is now being investigated by the gambling commission over alleged bets on the timing of the general election. the conservative party has withdrawn its support for two candidates craig williams and laura saunders. now russell george a conservative member of the welsh parliament is being looked into as well. and labour has suspended one of its candidates kevin craig who admitted he had bet again