A second cinema chain pulls the gang themed film blue story after a brawl at a complex in birmingham at the weekend. And an apology from new zealand for englands jofra archer, who says he was subjected to racist abuse at the end of the first test. And coming up on bbc news today is the day that we are finding out who is up for this years bbc Sports Personality of the year. The six nominees for the public vote are being revealed throughout the day. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A lorry driver who is accused of the deaths of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated lorry in essex has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist illegal immigration. Maurice robinson, from craigavon, is accused of being part of a larger plot to bring people into the uk illegally. He was not asked to plead to 39 charges of manslaughter, which he also faces. The bodies of 39 people from vietnam, including children, were discovered last month in the back of a lorry in essex. Daniel sandford reports.
A draft resolution. Senior ministers are at the Prime Ministers country residence to try to agree the governments goals in the brexit process. The number of eu citizens leaving the uk is at its highest for a decade, but immigration from countries outside the European Union is rising. Lectures and seminars at dozens of universities across the uk are disrupted because of strike action by lecturers over changes to their pensions. And reaction to that blistering political attack from grime artist stormzy at last nights brit awards. Its five oclock. Our main story is that the head of Americas National Rifle Association has backed President Trumps call to arm teachers trained to carry concealed guns. Wayne lapierre made the remarks following the School Shooting in florida that left 17 people dead. Mr lapierre heavily criticised the advocates of tougher gun control, calling them democratic elites chipping away at constitutional rights. The shooting in parkland, florida, was the second deadlie
A prosecutor has to decide. Welcome to outide source. Lets go back to one of our main stories the chinese president xi jinping becoming as powerful as mao zedong. As you might imagine, its dominated domestic coverage. This is the english language version of peoples daily and xinhua. We also showed you this more nontraditionalform of outreach the other day this is one of several rap videos thats been released around the congress. In case youre wondering, hes rapping about how the government has dealt with some of the problems young people face like smog, corruption and housing prices. Thats the domestic media as for how foreign media are covering the congress well, chinese audiences might have had some problems viewing that. stephenmcdonell said, so the bbc and cctv just on air discussing the congress where xi jinping has just amassed great power. Guess which one is being censored . You can see the screen with bbc on it has gone blank. Earlier i spoke to kerry allen at bbc monitoring to
And take your plastic beach toys home with you the message from clean up campaigners warning of possible harm to marine life. And arsenal celebrate becoming Community Shield winners, after Beating Premier League champions liverpool in a penalty shoot out. Hello and welcome, if youre watching in the uk, or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Britains largest Higher Education union has called for students to stay home for the autumn term, and study online, to prevent a second wave of coronavirus. Face to face learning is an issue universities are grappling with around the world because of covid 19. The universities and College Union say the prospect of more than a Million Students moving from their home towns to campuses across the country is a recipe for disaster. Universities insist theyve spent months planning for a safe start to the new term. Heres our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. Its been quiet on campuses since
Including one paid for by the street artist banksy. The 14 year old who started piano lessons at the end of last year, and spent lockdown practising, has achieved the highest piano grade possible. And an unprecedened president ial race, with challenges thrown up by covid 19. Thats anything but normal us virtual election, in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. University lecturers say its too dangerous for students to return to face to face studies before christmas. The university and College Union is warning campuses could become the care homes of a second wave of coronavirus. University leaders say theyve been planning for months to create a Safe Learning environment for students. Heres our education editor, branwen jeffreys. Its been quiet on campuses since march, but within weeks, students are due to return more than a million across the uk. The University Lecturers union says that should be put on hold. They want students to stay home, study onli