details of these offences at such a sensitive time? obviously not so important to the bbc and therefore in second place came the devastation and loss of life in libya. and this is followed by a few lines concerning the melting of the ice caps. so does the bbc consider the titillating story about russell brand to be more important than world disasters and the potential catastrophe of rising sea levels? now we ll doubtless be told that this piece was of public interest and therefore important but i beg to differ. an anonymous viewer echoed that point about the nature of the descriptions provided on that bulletin. the graphic, intimate details of brands alleged assaults on women were shocking for most to hear, let alone our young grandchildren, on a corporate level, the bbc, along with channel 4, who also employed russell brand at the time of the alleged incidents, has questions to answer over what it knew about his behaviour. and its director general, tim davie, announced an i
organs has helped a record eight different people. the parents ofjemima layzell, who died in 2012, say they are proud of her special legacy. and, on track to do the double can chris froome add the vuelta espana title to his tour de france victory earlier this year? good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. at least 1a people have been killed and more than a million people have been affected by the destruction wrought by hurricane irma as it barrels through the caribbean. millions of people are still under threat. the massive storm one of the most powerful atlantic hurricanes ever recorded was over haiti yesterday and caused widespread damage in the british virgin islands overnight. cuba is the next country in its path it s due to hit the island later today. irma is then expected to make landfall in the united states over the weekend. jon donnison has the latest on the destruction across the region. hurricane irma is proving to be relentless. the british territory of the
10pm, but now, news watch. hello, welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. on this week s programme: what s the bbc‘s economics editor doing standing in the street trying to catch numbers? and do we need to know that this distinguished human rights lawyer is married to a hollywood film star? it s an annual challenge for bbc news how to make the complex economics of the budget accessible, without dumbing down. it was only to be expected that there were plenty of numbers around this week. but what surprised many viewers was that in a preview piece on monday, some of those numbers seemed to be flying right into the hands of the bbc‘s economics editor, kamal ahmed. inflation could fit 2.8% by the end of the year. that could mean a squeeze on living standards. the price of fuel has already hit an 18 month high. it now costs £9 and more to fill up the average family car thanit to fill up the average family car than it did a year ago. and what about the all importa nt than
seemed to be flying right into the hands of the bbc‘s economics editor. inflation could hit 2.8% by the end of the year. and that could mean a squeeze on living standards. the price of fuel has already hit an 18 month high. it costs now £9 more to fill up the average family car than it did a year ago. and what about that all important issue, business confidence? well, the latest surveys suggest that confidence is declining. graham ford was incredulous at what he saw and that does this telephone message. he was standing in the street, sesame street like, with figures coming down out of the sky. this lost all credibility for the news whatsoever, because we are completely distracted by all the things going on around him and you couldn t understand him. this isjust him and you couldn t understand him. this is just another example him and you couldn t understand him. this isjust another example of him and you couldn t understand him. this is just another example of the news tot