An official title. Hello, welcome to the programme. Some breaking news one of President Trumps closest and most senior advisers, hope hicks, has tested positive for coronavirus. She travelled with him to a Campaign Rally in minnesota and to the president ial debate in clevela nd. Ms hicks is the closest person to the president known to have contracted covid 19. Both the president and first lady are being tested for the virus. Lets speak to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. What do we know about what is going on here . We know from several us officials, citing multiple sources, that hope hicks has contracted coronavirus. As you say, she is one of the president was my closest advisers. She has travelled with him on at least two occasions this week, to minnesota for that rally and as the world saw on tuesday, she was with the president , having travelled on air force one to clear land for the debate. There is a photograph circulating now on social media of her leaving that fli
Hello and welcome. We start in india, where the country is once again going through grief and outrage, following the deaths and alleged gang rapes of two young women. In 2012, there was an outpouring of anger after the Sexual Assault and murder of a female student in delhi. Tougher laws against rape in india have been brought in, but the countrys still struggling to tackle Sexual Violence against women. Bbcs Arunoday Mukharji has this report from delhi. She sobs devastated and heartbroken. Another indian mother torn apart by grief. Under indian law, we cant show you herface, nor the face of the victim, her daughter. Her death came two weeks afterfour men allegedly brutalised, tortured and gang raped her. Some details too horrific to relay. A heinous crime, but one that india is all too familiar with. She was a dalit, formally known as untouchable, the lowest in the hindu caste system. Her case has brought into focus the powerlessness felt by those at the bottom of it. The dalit girl st
Hello, and welcome. President trump has said he and his wife melania will begin the quarantine process after his close aide hope hicks tested positive for the coronavirus. She has been travelling with mr trump this week, both to cleveland in ohio for the president ial debate on tuesday and on through wednesday as they moved on to minnesota as part of their Election Campaign. She and a number of colleagues all flew on Board Air Force one along with mr trump and the first lady. Lets speak to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. As we started to pick through this, peter. Isuppose as we started to pick through this, peter. I suppose the first question, while we wait for results, will be just how close the contact was President Trump card with hope hicks in the past few days . I think we can assume very close contact. She is in his inner circle. She is one of his closest advisers. As you said, she travelled with him on at least a couple of occasions, to a rally in minnesota and of
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