corruption. eruption. including declaring a state of emergency after a third night of escalating violence and rioting in cities and towns across france. hundreds of police were injured last night and more than 900 people arrested. across france tonight, public transport has been suspended and some major events cancelled as the government tries to stop scenes like this taking place for the fourth night running. the protests began in a paris suburb on tuesday when a police officer shot dead a 17 year old boy of north african descent during a traffic stop in the nanterre. footage of the shooting was posted online. the unrest quickly spread across france, fuelled by accusations of police racism and wider discrimination against minority communities. around 115,000 police officers have now been deployed on the streets. from paris here s our europe editor katya adler. paris, supposed to be the city of love, is exploding again into hateful confrontation. riot police versus angry y
Charges he denies. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. this is a far cry from the theatres and cinemas where the oscar winner normally appears. southwark crown court heard kevin spacey fowler, as he is charged, is of course an extremely famous actor but, the prosecution claim, a sexual bully, a man who sexually assaults other men, who delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable. the star of american beauty has been accused by four men of 12 offences. the court heard one incident was in 2008, when it is alleged he carried out an unwanted sex act on a young actor, who claimed he was asleep and woke to find it happening. the man, in his 20s, had written to kevin spacey asking for help after graduating from drama school. kevin spacey is also accused by a driver, a theatre worker and a barman, who all claim he had, without asking, forcibly grabbed their genitalia, sometimes making sexual remarks,
And laughing when challenged. the prosecution asked the jury to consider if the four accusers, who don t know each other, where lying or trying to benefit financially, or, as the prosecution believe, kevin spacey abused his power and influence, taking what and who he wanted, when he wanted. the actor, sitting in the dock of courtroom 1, listened as the prosecutor christine agnew kc told the jury not to be starstruck. she described him as predatory. he has pleaded not guilty. mr spacey s barrister, in his defence, told thejury, you will soon hear, i suggest, some truths. you will soon hear some half truths. you will also hear, i suggest, some deliberate exaggerations, and you will hear many damned lies.
And other health care staff. nhs leaders today were making clear that in this plan they will be policies to retain staff and they can kick in quickly, offering more flexible working, better childcare and doing everything possible to makejob satisfaction at a higher level, persuading people who might otherwise left to stay. and the policy to allow retired consultants to come back and do outpatient clinics. but as we have heard, the payissue clinics. but as we have heard, the pay issue has not been resolved. one of the big questions tonight is how many people can be persuaded to stay who might otherwise have left, in time for all these new stuff that we ve heard about the day coming on stream? but that won t be for at least five years into the future. many thanks. a court has been told that the hollywood star kevin spacey is a sexual bully who likes making other people feel powerless. the allegation was made at the start of the actor s trial in london. he s accused of sex offences agains
At stake, kevin spacey s reputation, his legacy, his freedom. the actor s only role now, to persuade the jury he is telling the truth rather than his four accusers. none of the men wanted to be touched in a sexual way, claim the prosecution, but he didn t seem to care. lucy manning, bbc news. a 15 year old boy and a 23 year old man have been stabbed to death in north london. scotland yard says officers were called to an address in islington last night just before midnight. a third person is being treated in hospital. no arrests have been made. there s been a significant rise in the number of children and teenagers diagnosed with type 1 diabetes since the pandemic. ? but researchers who carried out the study around the world are unsure why it s happening.? here s our medical editor fergus walsh. theo, who s nine, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last year, just a few months after he caught covid.