You re watching bbc newsroom live. Its 11. 003m, and these are the main stories this morning. A british teenager is given a four month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang rape in cyprus. Her lawyer says shell appeal the conviction. An 18 year old man admits killing pc Andrew Harper, who was dragged along the road by a van in berkshire last year, but denies murder. Dozens of people are killed in a stampede in the huge crowd attending the funeral of Iranian Military Commander Qasem Soleimani. The shadow business secretary, rebecca long bailey, and joker leads the pack with 11
bafta film nominations. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. The british teenager who was convicted of lying about being raped by a group of israeli men in cyprus has been given a four month suspended sentence. It means shes now free to return to the uk. Her lawyer told the bbc there was huge relief that she was being allowed to go home but confirmed that she wou
~ 1m;. , south and east, generally mild, but they will still be wind and rain towards the north west. Hello. This is bbc news with rachel schofield. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment first the headlines. Tensions escalate between washington and tehran after us troops kill irans most powerful military commander. President trump says he is prepared to take whatever action is needed to protect americans. Soleimani has been perpetrating acts of terror to destabilise the middle east for the last 20 years. What the United States did yesterday should have been done long ago. Lisa nandy and Jess Phillips become the latest labour mps to enter the race to become the partys next leader. Relief for around a thousand people as Australian Naval ships rescue them from the countrys bushfires. A judge rules that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief and is therefore protected by law. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Wi
Hello, this is breakfast with Rachel Burden and ben thompson. Its 8 31am. Heres a summary of this mornings main news. The queen will host a meeting with senior royals at her sandringham estate tomorrow, to discuss how the duke and duchess of sussex step back from their roles. The talks, which also be attended by Prince Charles and Prince William, are aimed at finding the next step in the process. A number of options are to be discussed with prince harry. Iran was in breach of International Law when it arrested the uks ambassador thats according to the foreign secretary, dominic raab. Rob macaire was detained in tehran after attending a vigil for those killed in the ukranian passenger plane that was shot down on wednesday. He was released after three hours. Many vigils in iran turned into protests, with hundreds of people condemning the government for previously denying downing the jet. President trump has expressed his support for protestors in iran, with tweets being sent from the pre
This is bbc news. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories President Trump defends the killing of irans top military commander in an airstrike. The us says general Qasem Soleimani was actively plotting an attack and their decision saved hundreds of american lives, but washington is not looking for regime change. We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war. As iran vows revenge, tens of thousands of iranians take to the streets in protest. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Iran has vowed severe revenge against the United States after the killing of Iranian Military commander Qasem Soleimani. He was blown up outside Baghdad Airport in the early hours of friday morning, on the orders of President Trump. Us Officials Say the general had been plotting to kill americans in the region. Iranian leaders have called the killing an act of International Terrorism. The pentagon is sending an extra 3,500 troops to the region. Heres our middle east editorjeremy bowen. T
Stepped up its efforts to contain the disease. It has now killed nearly 500 people. Just hours before president champ is likely to be acquitted in his impeachment trial, nancy pelosi rips out her copy of his state of the union speech. Here, the government launches an eight week consultation over whether failing to pay your tv licence should be treated as a criminal offence. And this is the scene at an airport in istanbul, where a plane has steered off the runway and broken into three sections. Turkish Officials Say 120 people have been injured. Now, injusta moment, it will be time for sports day, but first a quick look at what else is coming up here on bbc news. At half past eight, we will be live on capitol hill for a special programme as president trumps impeachment
trial reaches its verdict. A spanish judge has granted an independent investigation into the deaths of three members of a british family at a Hotel Swimming Pool in december. At around 8 15pm, we will have the latest from