now on bbc news, dozens of migrant women have alleged that they faced unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures without proper consent whilst being held at a us immigration detention centre. in december 2020, 41 women submitted sworn testimonies as part of a class action lawsuit, with 3a alleging unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures. the bbc explores these allegations. the only thing i remember is waking up, back in irwin county detention center, feeling woozy. when i feel, i ve got, like, three different bandages on my stomach. so i m like, what went on? what s up? we are about to drive by irwin county detention center. a little anxious. i ve never heard of a whistle blower. i never knew who a whistle blower was until this. dozens of women in a us detention centre say they were subjected to unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures without proper consent. woman after woman after woman tells a pretty similar account - of what happened to them, in
lucy letby will spend the rest of her life in prison. she has lucy letby will spend the rest of her life in prison. she has been given a whole life order, a sentence reserved for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes, passed by a judge at manchester crown court. it judge at manchester crown court. it was said she had to engage in a cool was said she had to engage in a cool, calculating and cynical campaign of child murder. letby refused to appear in the dock so she didn t hear statements by bereaved families, nor did she hit the sentencing itself. fin families, nor did she hit the sentencing itself. families, nor did she hit the sentencing itself. on the seven offences of sentencing itself. on the seven offences of attempted - sentencing itself. on the seven offences of attempted murder, j sentencing itself. on the seven l offences of attempted murder, i sentence offences of attempted murder, i sentence you to imprisonment for life. because of the seriousness of yo
this was a cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder, involving the smallest and most vulnerable of children. canada sends soldiers to tackle wildfires in british columbia which have forced over 35,000 people to leave their homes. over half the votes have been counted in ecuador s presidential election which is taking place amid tight security after the murder of a candidate. the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has travelled to the island of tenerife, where 26,000 people have been evacuated from their homes because of a giant wildfire burning out of control there. authorities say the blaze is now the biggest ever seen on the island, and stretches for 50 miles. and extreme weather is causing havoc across north america. the canadian government is sending in the military to help battle more than 400 fast spreading wildfires raging in british columbia. more than 30,000 people across the province have been ordered to evacuate and tens of thousands more have b
good evening. george alagiah died this morning at the age of 67. he was at home surrounded by all his family. he was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in april 2014. his chances of living more than five years didn t look good, but he defied all the statistics. george kept working here in the newsroom until september last year. he loved it. it kept him going. he was very proud to do this job. he was a brilliantjournalist, a great team player, one of the most respected people here, and he had an extraordinary career. but above all, he was a very fine human being, as his friend and colleague allan little will now tell you. three, two, one. go, tape. at six o clock, the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six o clock news. good evening and welcome to the six o clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family m
this is a picture in perth and kinross at the moment and we ll keep with that mix so, yes, some rain in the forecast in the next few days mainly in the north, but we are going to notice the temperatures are going to notice the temperatures are going to notice the temperatures are going to be rising as we head towards the weekend. for the rest of today, a bit of wet weather out there particularly through parts of wales, northern england, scotland as well, northern ireland should see the return of a bit of sunshine, temperature is about 18 for belfast. down toward southern parts of england, highs up to around 20 or so. this evening and tonight the rain continues its progress northwards and eastwards so it s going to be a soggy night through parts of northern ireland, wales, northern england, southern scotland but either side of that some clearer spells and certainly milder than last night in the north, so most of us looking at about 10 15 as we start friday morning. friday, mor