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let s get more on our top story, the palestinian president says only the us can prevent an israeli attack on rafah, where more than a million have fled. efforts are under way to negotiate a truce between israel and hamas. the us secretary of state is heading to riyadh, where he will meet arab leaders to discuss the situation. let s speak to gina abercrombie winstanley, president of the middle east policy council and former us ambassador. thank you very much for coming on the programme. antony blinken on his way. what you think he is hoping to achieve? he s got a tough road ahead, he has got to convince the players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. number players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. number one, players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. number one, he has got to convince the saudis there is a deal ahead, that the us security guarantees are going to make it worthwhile for them to ....
for overwhelmed cities? high. thank you for being with us. we begin in new york. the former hollywood producer, harvey weinstein, has had one of his convictions for rape overturned. that was on the basis that he didn t receive a fair trial. the case was a landmark in the #metoo movement, which exposed sexual misconduct at the highest levels in hollywood. our correspondent emma vardy has the latest from los angeles. when harvey weinstein, one of the most powerful men in hollywood, was accused of rape, it led to an outpouring about a culture of sexual assault and misogyny experienced by women around the world. what became known as the #metoo movement. many women came forward accusing harvey weinstein of forcing them into sex. for years, there was a fear of speaking out, they said, because of his ability to make or break careers. but now, the rape conviction against harvey weinstein that came out of the #metoo movement has been overturned in new york. the court of appeals ....
way for a new trial. in a was a 4 3 ruling, the state s court of appeals found mr weinstein did not get a fair trial, saying the judge made a mistake by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges he faced. the accusations against mr weinstein began in 2017. they sparked the movement known as #metoo that exposed sexual abuse at the highest levels of hollywood and beyond. the 72 year old will remain in prison, serving a 16 year sentence for rape in a separate case in la that conviction is not directly affected by this ruling. emma vardy has more from los angeles. when harvey weinstein one of the most powerful men in hollywood was accused of rape, it led to an outpouring about a culture of sexual assault and misogyny experienced by women around the world what became known as the #metoo movement. many women came forward, accusing harvey weinstein of forcing them into sex. for years, there was a fear of speaking out, they said, beca ....
are on manchester city as the title race heats up. will they take three points from brighton or slip like liverpool? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the future of scotland s government looks in doubt tonight as the first minister, humza yousaf faces a vote of no confidence. it comes after the snp s power sharing agreement with the greens collapsed today. there d been growing tensions between the two parties, which intensified last week when the scottish government abandoned one of its key climate change targets. the greens have accused mr yousaf of cowardice, weakness and betrayal. our scotland editorjames cook joins us now from edinburgh. it isa it is a beautiful evening at holyrood, but the clouds are gathering over humza yousaf s administration. the greens have been speaking to the immediate in the past half an hour and confirmed they will vote against humza yousaf in a no confidence vote. that came at the end of a dramatic day. it ended where it beg ....
the finding comes as heavy rain continues to pummel parts of southern china. our climate editor, justin rowlatt has been looking at how is climate change is altering rainfall patterns around the world. this is a road, but last week, the cars were floating down it. southern china regularly gets heavy rain, but not like this. and it s the same with dubai. big storms do blow in every few years, but they don t normally do this. the city got a year and a half s worth of rain in a single day. the storms that hit the gulf states last week killed 23 people and brought dubai and oman to a virtual standstill. the study published today found it was made between 10 40% more intense because of climate change. the finding isn t certain because rainstorms are so rare in the region. but the trend is clear. the atmosphere has warmed, and that means it can hold more moisture. it s that simple. then that moisture falls as heavier rain. so those storms that might have happened anyway will ....