That killed 63 people. And a glacier in iceland goes from this to this, as the country holds a ceremony to mourn the first one to be lost to climate change. 0h, hes gone and england take australian wickets at lords. Well bring you up to date on the second ashes test in half an hour. Hello and a very good evening to you. The Cabinet Office minister michael gove has played down concerns highlighted by leaked government documents that warn of chaos in the event of a no deal brexit. He said significant steps had been taken in the past three weeks to accelerate planning for such a scenario. The documents, seen by the sunday times, warn of shortages of food, fuel and medicines, as well as the return of a hard border in ireland if britain leaves the eu without a deal. But mr gove insisted the papers were old, and concentrated on the worst possible outcomes. I think its important that we look in context at the document thats appeared in the sunday times today. Operation yellowhammer is the nam
Hello and welcome to world news today. More than a Million People have taken to the streets of hong kong in the latest demonstration against chinas perceived erosion of the territorys autonomy. Its been billed as a return to the spirit of the original protests that began 11 weeks ago with none of the violence of recent weeks. Beijing had hinted that paramilitary style police might cross the border in the event of clashes. From hong kong, John Sudworth reports. Beneath an ocean of colour, Hong Kong Raised its voice again. Chanting everywhere you looked, there were umbrellas, held aloft in a massive display of defiance. Why are you marching today . For hong kong. For hong kong, of course. Yeah, freedom. Yes. Its a far cry from this, the violent scenes at hong kongs airport earlier this week, which some thought risked undermining public support. The turnout today was seen as a vital test. Given the monsoon conditions, this sea of umbrellas will be seen as confirmation that the Pro Democra
Is being detained in britain illegally. Hes been avoiding arrest ever since 2012 in the Ecuadorian Embassy in the british capital. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] anchor im brent goff. Its good to have you with us. 10 billion euros, a down payment on ending the misery of syria. Today at a Donor Conference in london, World Leaders made a pledge and a promise to use their check books to ease the suffering of millions of syrians, the casualties of a five year civil war. There is more than just one motive behind the money. For european nations, improving the humanitarian situation for syrians at home is key to slowing the influx of migrants leaving their homes for europe. Our coverage starts where todays promises became public. Reporter the appeal could not have been more emotional. The 17yearold, a refugee from syria, asked Conference Attendees to help build a new future for her count
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The eu is thought to have lost more than ten billion euros to fraud over the last two decades, and yet its anti fraud and corruption agencies have long lacked the teeth to root out the problem. Could that be about to change . Well, my guest is romanian laura kovesi, the eus first Public Prosecutor. She has enhanced powers to tackle transnational crime. But if Member States refuse to play ball, how can she succeed . Laura kovesi in luxembourg, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for the invitation. You have had almost a year since your appointment as the eus first chief Public Prosecutor. You are trying to deal with a very urgent problem that costs the eu billions of euros. What have you actually done so far . I took my office in 1st of november and i started to organise together with the small team that i founded here to, in the beginning, the administrative issues that are necessary. To start the eppo, its necessary to have the european pro
Coming up now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The eu is thought to have lost more than ten billion euros to fraud over the last two decades, and yet its anti fraud and corruption agencies have long lacked the teeth to root out the problem. Could that be about to change . Well, my guest is romanian laura kovesi, the eus first Public Prosecutor. She has enhanced powers to tackle transnational crime. But if Member States refuse to play ball, how can she succeed . Laura kovesi in luxembourg, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for the invitation. You have had almost a year since your appointment as the eus first chief Public Prosecutor. You are trying to deal with a very urgent problem that costs the eu billions of euros. What have you actually done so far . I took my office in 1st of november and i started to organise together with the small team that i founded here to, in the beginning, the administrative issues that are necessary. To start the epp