this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and one o clock in the morning in ukraine, where a court has sentenced a russian tank commander to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. vadim shishimarin was the first person to stand trial for war crimes since russia s invasion three months ago. he had admitted shooting the 62 year old civilian, but said he d been acting on orders and he will appeal against his sentence. our correspondentjames waterhouse was in court. this wasn tjust a trial, it was ukraine s day in court, with all eyes and cameras on 21 year old vadim shishimarin. by legal standards, his journey to this dock has been quick. more than two weeks ago, the russian soldier was questioned over an alleged war crime. translation: we started moving. on the way, we saw a civilian talking on the phone. i was ordered to shoot and fired one round at him. he fell down. we moved on. today, the court heard how shishimarin shot a 62 year old
This is a fair and serious offer. That is a first step but this step is not sufficient. The development of the new Nuclear Power station at Hinckley Point in somerset is described as risky and expensive by the Public Spending Watchdog. Also a strain on police after recent Terror Attacks. Police chiefs say theyd struggle to deal with any future serious public disorder, due to cuts in their budgets. And 77 not out, but Test Match Special cricket commentator, henry blofeld, decides to finally call it a day and hang up his mic. Good morning. Its friday, 26thjune. 23rd june. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. In the last few minutes, the police have said that the cladding and insulation on the Grenfell Tower block has failed safety tests designed to see how quickly they catch fire. At least 79 people died, or are missing presumed dead, in the fire at the toiwer block last week. The police also confimed that the fire started in a faulty fridge and that there is a possibility of Manslaughter Charg
Biala guest. Managed by for. This is deja vu news live from berlin europes scorching summer continues is this the beginning of hothouse earth new Research Warns high temperatures and drought could become the new normal in the years ahead some parts of the world might become completely inhabitable also coming up. Ten years after the bloody fighting between georgia and russia over breakaway provinces we find out what life
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Uncommon to see women at the helm in european Politics Today take a wider view and youll see the struggle for total equality is still far from over. The w. s chief Political Editor mckay the Justice Minister caterina bali for her thoughts on one hundred years of womens suffrage here in germany nyssa bali one hundred years of women suffered how difficult is it still for women in Politics Today. It is still not as easy for women in politics as it is for men because it is still we still have to do better as in society as a whole i guess and we are confronted with more with more prejudices and then men now concerning looks concerning the way we speak concerning our voices and its more difficult of course so which factors would have to change to enable women to
pay a greater role it has to become Just Development and as politicians we have to do everything we can do to enforce that now what would you tell women what do they have to do differently to play a greater role well first of all wom
Join the arena tang on her journey. You know were going to return to mention. Entering into returns home. This is the w. News live from californias deadliest wildfires at least twenty nine lives lost in the north of the state along with a town called paradise hundreds of people are still missing californias governor says this is the new normal also on the program. One hundred years after german women won the right to vote the latest figures show they are still under represented in the corridors of power. In the israeli raid in gaza at least eight dead including a hamas commander and an israeli soldier amid fresh clashes between israel and the
palestinians. Plus Lewis Hamilton does it again awaiting the Brazilian Grand Prix to clench the constructors championship former sadies red bull so much for stop and see shred after a crash that cost him fixer. And phil gale welcome to the program. Of origins in Northern California say the fire sweeping through the city of paradise and surrounding