the aid, even as some of their countrymen gathered nearby, begging for help. translation: i m not hoping for food or anything else for me. i want this aid to get in because people are dying. mr president, we are dying. families are dying. despite the roadblock at the border, the us is promising a great flood of aid. this is a down payment. this isjust a beginning. it s important, it s significant. it will be distributed to venezuelans in venezuela. but it is an effort to respond to 20 years of mismanagement, of corruption. but among president maduro s supporters, no changing the tune. the refrain here is about hugo chavez and the great socialist past. they queued up to sign a petition, refusing aid from the hated us. and from their president, no hint of compromise. these are historic days, he says, that could decide between war and peace. we demand the end of us aggression and threats of military intervention . for him, the greatest threat may be hunger among his people. t
welcome to bbc newsroom live. i m annita mcveigh. sir philip green, the billionaire owner of some of the biggest brands on the high street, says he categorically and wholly denies allegations of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour . it comes after labour peer lord hain named him in parliament, as the businessman behind an injunction to stop the claims being published. keith doyle reports. he s the retailer whose business dealings made him rich and famous. but his attempt to stay out of the headlines through a court injunction hasn t worked. the daily telegraph was prevented by the courts from naming sir philip green, who it accuses of sexual and racial harassment against staff members. but, in the house of lords, former cabinet minister peter hain used parliamentary privilege to name him. later, lord hain defended his actions. well, there s been some criticism on social media, but i ve had overwhelming support, particularly from women. but another former cabinet minister q
of the platforms and it s going to run 500 metres along there. and that s what gets you about this site. it is the sheer size of it 11,000 square metres. and harry and meghan wear garlands of flowers and handmade skirts, the traditional mark of respect in tonga. and coming up on bbc news, we speak to ben stokes for the first time since he was cleared of affray. the all rounder says he s only looking forward after a difficult year. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former attorney general dominic grieve says the labour peer lord hain acted entirely arrogantly and with no regard for the rule of law when he named the businessman, sir philip green. yesterday, lord hain used parliamentary privilege to say that sir philip is the tycoon facing accusations of sexual and racial harassment, despite a court injunction keeping his identity secret. sir philip says he categorically and wholly denies any allegation of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour. 0ur cor
within our government departments. bad, we nows it was know where the problem is, and that in many ways is 50% of the task. thereafter, the rest is in the realm of the doable. we are preparing to it, transforming, and we re going to reposition south africa, including our economy, and quite a dramatic way. about when talk companies put out financial results, the talk about kitchen sinking. you put out all of this and as a result things improve from your. you say you have an understanding of the debts of the problem. you now feel you have your arms around understanding where the issues are? that was the kitchen sink budget, things get better from here? president ramaphosa: yes, this was like the kitchen sink budget, as you correctly say. we have now done a thorough analysis. , butsis keeps rolling out we now know how serious and how deep the problem was. after this things get better, because we are now able to wrap our arms around what needs to be done. we now know what has to
# mamma mia let me go.#. and a foot stomping celebration of queen in bohemian rhapsody. that and all the rest of the week s new releases in the film review with jason solomons. it s 5pm. our main story. the former attorney general, dominic grieve, says the labour peer lord hain acted arrogantly when he named sir philip green in parliament as the businessman facing accusations of sexual and racial harassment. lord hain used parliamentary privilege to name sir philip yesterday, despite a court injunction against revealing his identity. sir philip says he categorically and wholly denies any allegation of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour. 0ur correspondent theo leggett reports. he is the man who left school with no qualifications but built a retail empire, consorting with celebrities and being courted by politicians. he controls leading brands such as topshop, miss selfridge and dorothy perkins. but sir philip green s attempt to avoid bad publicity has been an abject failu