into his conduct he was arrested injanuary last year, before all charges against him were dropped. the next move in encouraging more children to play chess a million pound funding boost, and a hundred boards to be installed in public parks. good morning. some low cloud and mist around this morning. that will lift and we are looking at a day of sunshine and showers. most of the showers in the north and west. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday 22nd august. our main story. president biden has paid tribute to the resilience of the people of maui during a visit to the hawaiian island which was devastated by wildfires earlier this month. mr biden said the country would stand with them for as long as it took, and pledged to respect the traditions of local people as they rebuild their lives, homes and businesses. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. almost two weeks after wildfires swept through this hawaiian island, a scene of utter devastation
candidates was shot dead, murdered out on the campaign trail. backdrop, growing violence in the country. our south america correspondent katy watson now reports from ecuador s capital, quito. when you need dozens of soldiers and a bullet proof curtain to be able to vote, you realise democracy s in danger. i voted with courage , says this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mr villavicencio, a journalist turned politician who was outspoken on corruption and organised crime, murdered as he left a campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country. but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they ve gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio s daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best fri
welcome to the programme. manchester united and the striker mason greenwood have agreed it would be best for him to leave the club to continue his career. it follows an internal investigation at old trafford into claims against him of attempted rape and coercive control. criminal charges against him had already been dropped. today the club said he had not committed any offences. greenwood remains on full pay while united work with him to find him a club, as olly foster reports. greenwood, who s in, and he scored. manchester united is all mason greenwood has ever known. he joined them at the age of seven, and they turned him into a star the future notjust for his club, but also his country. but in january last year, mason greenwood was arrested. he appeared in court, charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour and assault. he was suspended by united, but in february of this year all charges were dropped because key witnesses withdrew. but that t
the decision of a coward, unwilling to listen to parents of the babies she murdered giving the most emotional and moving testimony that you will ever hear. it s far from the first case of its kind either. in the past 18 months, the killers of sabina nessa, zara aleena, and olivia pratt korbell have all failed to attened sentencing. that is just in the past year. so, 08085 909693 do we need to force the guilty to face court? what can we do when an offender doesn t want to come to the courtroom? particularly if they re likely to be disruptive if they do attend? streaming the proceedings to their cell has been mentioned. do we go the american way, bring them forcibly into court? it s more than a year since rishi sunak, when he was running for tory leader, first promised to change the law on this. yesterday he said letby was cowardly for refusing to face sentencing. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has promised to close what he called the shamefully exploited loophole i