a very warm welcome to the programme. i m sally bundock. we start here in the uk. allies of the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, have condemned the cabinet office for releasing details about possible covid lockdown breaches to scotland yard and thames valley police. lawyers preparing the government s case ahead of the public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic have sent the police information about meetings held at downing street and the prime minister s country retreat, chequers. the allegations have come to light during preparations for the covid public investigation. mrjohnson has replied to the allegations in a statement. his team says. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more details. there is no investigation. what has happened here is that the lawyer through borisjohnson lawyer through boris johnson cosmic ministerial diary from the time of the pandemic in the process of preparing evidence for a forthcoming public enquiry which will examine th
as the government attempts to boost the number of home grown doctors in the nhs. ten yea rs ten years since the global economic system ten years since the global economic syste m we nt ten years since the global economic system went into meltdown. we will have a look at the repercussions. police in scotland have warned tourists not to visit the isle of skye without a reservation, after an influx of visitors left its services at breaking point. athletics chiefs have been criticised for denying a medal favourite entry to the london stadium amid concerns over an outbreak of norovirus. good morning. it s wednesday 9th august. welcome to bbc newsroom live. north korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the us pacific territory of guam. the report in state media, quoting an earlier military statement, came hours after president donald trump threatened north korea with fire and fury . guam is a small island in the pacific ocean where us strategic bombers a
first time in court forfive men charged over the hillsborough disaster. the financial crash that changed our lives. ten years on, the couple who are still rebuilding their lives. we have cash and cash only and that s that. if we can t afford it, we don t have it. and the women s rugby world cup is underweight in dublin with a win for the defending champions, england, a defeat for wales and the host nation ireland. and the host nation ireland. and coming up in athletics on sportsday, we look at all the action on the fourth day of these championships with five more gold medals to be one. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. 17 men and one woman have been convicted of sexual exploitation and drugs offences in newcastle. most of the men were from pakistani, indian and bangladeshi backgrounds. their youngest victim was just 14. the convictions are the result of operation sanctuary. controversially, northumbria police paid £10,000 to a convicted child rapist for inform
we find out how some of those affected at the time are faring now. and mo farah starts his campaign for another medal at the world athletics championships, going in the 5,000 metre heats shortly. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 17 men and a woman have been convicted of being involved in the sexual exploitation of vulnerable young girls and women in newcastle. most of the men were from pakistani, indian or bangladeshi backgrounds. their youngest victim was just 1a. the convictions are the result of operation sanctuary. controversially, northumbria police paid 10,000 pounds to a convicted child rapist for information that helped to expose this network of abuse. fiona trott has been following this case. guilty of causing girls and women serious harm, court as part of operation sanctuary, one of the biggest sexual exploitation investigations in the north of england. almost 100 perpetrators have already been convicted. 0ne17 year old was raped at a party session organised by
ten years on from the financial crisis we examine its repercussions and will be speaking to the liberal democrat leader and former business secretary sir vince cable to ask what lessons have been learnt. this is a lone athlete on his own against the the botswanan this is a lone athlete on his own against the clock. the botswa nan sprinter, isaac makwala, qualifies for the semi finals of the 200 metres at the world athletics championships in london, after he was barred from competing earlier due to the norovirus outbreak. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 17 men and one woman have been convicted of sexual exploitation and drugs offences in newcastle. most of the men were from pakistani, indian or bangladeshi backgrounds. their youngest victim was just 14. the convictions are the result of operation sanctuary. 0ur correspondent peter harris has been following the case. they called the parties sessions. present were asian men, and teenage girls. there was drink, there was