Pictures, which hands out the oscars, is meeting to decide whether to expel Harvey Weinstein after a string of allegations against him. Weather forecasters warn that hurricane ophelia is approaching the uk and may bring heavy rain and gusts of up to 80mph. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A canadian man, kidnapped and held for nearly five years in afghanistan along with his pregnant wife, says she was raped and their baby daughter murdered. Joshua boyle and Caitlin Coleman were freed earlier this week, after being held hostage by islamic militants linked to the caliban. The caliban. He said his wife had given birth to four children, all in captivity, one of them, a baby girl, killed. Afghanistan, parts of the country remain in the grip of islamist militants. Caitlin coleman, travelled, he says, it was here that Canadian Joshua Boyle and his wife Caitlin Coleman, travelled, he says, to carry out aid work. But instead the couple were kidnapped by members of the haqqani network, li
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Hello im Maryam Namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up families escape as the battle for iraq and nears its end the last eisel fighters are expected to leave over night taking civilians with them as human shields. At least twenty people are killed in a truck bomb explosion in somalias capital mogadishu. And the amman minister says the range of refugees may have planned the exodus to make it look like ethnic cleansing. And a canadian man held hostage for five years says taliban fighters murdered his baby right his wife. In Sport English Premier League champions chelsea suffer a shock defeats bottom of the table Crystal Palace score goals of the season to beat them to one. Syrian forces backed by the us are on the verge of taking back full control of rocca i still selfproclaimed capital local Officials Say all remaining eisel fighters are expected to leave the city in the coming hours taking civilians with them as human shields its part of a deal brokered by tribal lead
In the past ten days, after numerous Sexual Assault allegations, including rape Harvey Weinstein has been fired by his company, denounced by many of the celebrities he launched to stardom, and called a depraved predator by his own brother. Tonight, hollywoods elite, the board of actors, directors and executives behind the oscars have voted, overwhelmingly, to expel him saying the era of wilful ignorance and shameful complicity in sexually predatory behaviour in their industry is over. Laura bicker is in la where the meeting is taking place. A powerful statement from leading figures in the industry. The likes of tom hanks, Steven Spielberg and whoopi goldberg. When it comes to this statement, they are trying to send a message that the casting couch culture which has so long been talked about in this industry, is over. Let me read you some of the statement. They said they are voting not just to statement. They said they are voting notjust to expel him, but to simply separate themselves f
To bbc world news. The movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been expelled from the prestigious film academy that organises the oscars. In the last ten days, there have been numerous Sexual Assault allegations, including rape. Harvey weinstein has been fired by his company and criticised through sausage by many celebrities. Today he was called a depraved predator by his own brother. Laura bicker sent this report from la the glitzy veneer which has hidden hollywoods darkest secrets has now been peeled back. Harvey weinstein was credited with over 81 oscar wins nominations, awards which now seem tarnished. This is a key moment for an industry which stands accused of developing a culture which made women feel that exploitation was a price they had to pay to get a job. Harvey is not in the academy because everyone thought he was a nice guy or even played fair, its because he has been a genius at picking and promoting films and so in that way, he has helped a lot of filmmakers. Now hes also p