sensation , has died. he was 76 and had cancer. the african american running back was also a successful hollywood actor. but his fame turned to infamy in 1994 when he was accused of murdering nicole brown, and a friend of hers in los angeles. journalist david margolick covered the oj simpson trial for the new york times he told me what that covering the trial had been like. well, yeah, it was really at the centre of the world for several months. i mean, covering it was unlike any experience that i ever had before. everybody was watching it. everybody was talking about it. there was enormous pressure on covering it well and sensitively, and it was an enormous professional challenge to get through it. a professional challenge because in part it was so divisive, wasn t it, in the way that americans saw the case, the trial and indeed the verdict? well, that s true. and i think that on the one hand, you could get buried in the testimony and the day to day challenges of covering a
and the frescoes are absolutely exquisite. and coming up on bbc news, thunderstorms delay the start of the masters, with rory mcilroy and tiger woods among those preparing for golf s first major of the year. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of kulsuma akter, the 27 year old woman who was stabbed in bradford city centre at the weekend as she pushed her baby in a pram. habibur masum, who s 25 and from burnley, was charged last night, after a three day manhunt ended in his arrest on tuesday morning. alison freeman reports. habibur masum was arrested on tuesday, three days after a 27 year old woman was stabbed to death as she pushed her baby in a pram in bradford. kulsuma akter was found with serious injuries at around 3:20pm in the westgate area, and died later in hospital. her baby was not hurt in the attack. this morning the 25 year old defendant appeared in bradford magistrates court charged with her murder. he is
let s speak to our correspondent adam easton, who s in warsaw. first of all, tell us what s happening today is.- first of all, tell us what s ha enin: toda is. . happening today is. the parliament is about to start happening today is. the parliament is about to start a happening today is. the parliament is about to start a debate happening today is. the parliament is about to start a debate in - happening today is. the parliament is about to start a debate in the - is about to start a debate in the coming minutes. a debate that has been described by the government s family and labour minister as unusually important. and one that polish women have been waiting for for 30 years, because this debate is about whether or not the state allows polish women to have abortion on demand up to 12 weeks, and longer in certain other circumstances, for the first time since 1993. as you mentioned, poland has one of the strictest regulations viz of the european union. in the previous ri
having won his first green jacket last year. thejump from no majors to us open was smaller than what it was from the us open to the masters. it is the biggest tournament in the world. no offence to anything else but it is probably the most formative one by people who don t even play golf, that is what makes the difference, where your notoriety goes up quite a bit. you can follow the masters on the bbc sport website and app. south africa s erik van rooyen, i can see, is the first to tee off. these are some of the updated tee times for round one. jon rahm won t get out there for a few hours yet. five time winner tiger woods is scheduled to be among the later starters too. dustinjohnson, collin morikawa, and tommy fleetwood set to be last out. it looks likely that a number of first rounds will have to be finished on friday. the weather is thankfully looking a lot better for the next three days. after two nights of cracking champions league football, attention now turns to the eu
the masters is now in full swing. we will have the latest. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. oj simpson, the american football star turned actor who was controversially cleared of murdering his ex wife nicole brown simpson and herfriend ron goldman, has died of cancer. he was 76. his murder trial 30 years ago gripped the nation, becoming one of the most watched events in american history. our los angeles correspondent emma vardy reports. watched by millions, oj simpson famously led police on a car chase through los angeles. after becoming the main suspect in the murder of his ex wife and her friend. the main suspect in the murder of his ex wife and herfriend. from the main suspect in the murder of his ex wife and her friend. from an impoverished childhood, he had gone on to become one of the greatest american football players in history, and a hollywood actor. but he will be forever remembered for his nine month televised trial for the double murder that transf