And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, gareth bale says wales will face their world cup qualifier with moldova tonight with conviction after beating them 4 0 last year. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Four serving members of the british army have been arrested on suspicion of being members of National Action, a banned Neo Nazi Group. They are being held under terror laws, although police say the public was never in danger. Three were arrested in britain and a fourth in cyprus. A fifth person, a civilian is also being detained. Our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds is at West Midlands Police Headquarters in birmingham. These arrests are highly significant because they are the first in connection of suspected membership ofan connection of suspected membership of an extreme right wing organisation. These men are in their early 20s and 30s and they are being questioned at an unidentified West Midlands police station. The bbc has been told three of the men are members
Do beat moldova in their world cup qualifier tonight. And, the british runner, aiming to become the fastest woman to run across america. Coming up in sportsday on bbc news. Wales take on moldova in tonights world cup qualifiers. Theyre hoping to close the gap on their group d rivals. Good evening. Five men, including a number of serving soldiers, have been arrested on suspicion of being members of National Action a neo nazi group, which was banned last year. West Midlands Police say the men were detained as part of a pre planned operation. National action was described by the home office as virulently racist, anti semitic and homophobic, and it was banned in the wake of the murder ofjo cox, the mp killed last year by a white supremacist. Our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, has the story. Yes, the mod directly assisted with these arrests which are highly significant. The first involved alleged membership of a far right organisation which was only banned the end of last year. Me
Business news live from singapore. No recession for more than 25 years. Find out if the australian economy is still going strong as we count down to the latest great figures. And the price of bitcoin dips after china hits the breaks on crypto currencies. Welcome to Asia Business report, im Sharanjit Leyl. Welcome to Asia Business report, im shara njit leyl. Australia welcome to Asia Business report, im Sharanjit Leyl. Australia has been ona Sharanjit Leyl. Australia has been on a record streak of Economic Growth, mainly due to a mining boom. There are expectations it will continue to show steady growth as we wait for Second Quarter gdp due out this morning. But why Household Debt as well as slowing demand for minerals from china could dampen growth in the future high. Earlier i spoke to paul dale is from Capital Economics in sydney and i asked him how the australian economy will fare over the next few years. I dont think australia will do terribly badly over the next few yea rs terribl
The highest possible level, and has in its path a string of caribbean islands, puerto rico, haiti, cuba, and then florida. The National Hurricane centre in miami is recording sustained winds of nearly 300 kilometres, more than 186 miles an hour. A state of emergency has been declared in florida, puerto rico and the us Virgin Islands. Sarah corker has the latest on preparations for the most powerful atlantic storm in a decade. Lets get more on the expected track of Hurricane Irma. Heres stav danaos from the bbc weather centre. The caribbean is bracing itself for one of the strongest hurricanes ever to develop in the atlantic. Hurricane urma became a powerful category five storm late on tuesday and its continuing itsjourney westwards during wednesday. Could be some devastation to the leeward islands, and it continues to move westards in towards haiti, Dominican Republic and eventually towards cuba by thursday and friday. This storm really means business, its an extremely dangerous storm
Hurricane irma has strengthened to a category 5 storm, the highest possible level, and has in its path a string of caribbean islands, puerto rico, haiti, cuba, and then florida. The National Hurricane centre in miami is recording sustained winds of nearly 300 kilometres, more than 186 miles an hour. A state of emergency has been declared in florida, puerto rico and the us Virgin Islands. Sarah corker has the latest on preparations for the most powerful atlantic storm in a decade. This is the view of Hurricane Irma from space. Its expected to be one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the atlantic basin. Images released by nasa show its heading towards several caribbean islands, bringing with it 185 mph winds and torrential rain. Puerto rico will be one of the first to be hit. People there arent taking any chances, securing their homes and stocking up on essentials. Hurricane irma is on a collision course with popular holiday destinations like antigua and st martin. With st