As three Top Producers are fired for misconduct. Hello and welcome. The scaled down Democratic Convention continues in a few hours time, again mainly virtually and streamed. Speakers include former president bill clinton and former secretary of statejohn kerry. The bbcs Laura Trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware. I asked her what the theme will be on day two. The theme is leadership and also democrats are going to be showcasing 17 of their rising stars including Alexandria Ocasio Cortez from new york who famously won that primary, got rid of a long term democratic operative, and is really the star of the progressive left. So, shell be speaking for a minute tonight. There has been a little bit of dissent in democratic circles about all of the republicans for trump who were featured last night and why isnt there a bigger billing for somebody like aoc as she is known. So, she will be speaking for at least a minute we are told. The theme is leadership. Democrats saying that donald trump is
The tribunal came out with a result that is satisfying. We accept it. Public Health England is replaced after criticism of its response to the Coronavirus Crisis. Nail bars, outdoor pools and beauty salons can reopen in leicester from tomorrow, after a drop in coronavirus cases there. And the widow of pc Andrew Harper has said he would be proud of her campaign for mandatory life sentences for those who Kill Police Officers. Its just so important that we bring m, its just so important that we bring in, maybe it will give other families a bit of closure that we have not god. First the u turn, now the fall out. Britians universities are under pressure over their obligations to 55,000 students who could claim places after yesterdays government u turn boosted their grades. Many of the universities are already committed to giving places to students offered before the government changed its mind on how exams are graded. Gavin williamson says he is incredibly sorry for the distress caused by t
It in decline. A essential report from beirut. More than two years after the tsunami in japan, debris is still washing up on beaches thousands of kilometers away. Thousands of people are still waiting for help to arrive after a powerful earthquake hit pakistans remote southwest on tuesday. The quake has affected an area the size of switzerland. The latest death toll is now at 348. The quake flattened large areas of the district thats the countrys poorest province. Judo is the only International News channel with a team in the worst affected area. Our correspondent reports. Reporter three days after a major earthquake flattened entire villages in some districts, we have seen widespread destruction in anarwan. This is an impov riched district where people are still digging and theyre not digging for gold or valuables, butter but theyre looking for the missing, their loved ones unaccounted for. The women here have nowhere to goment. There is no shade from the sweltering sun. Soon it will
The tsunami in japan, of debris is still washing up on beaches thousands of kilometers away. Reporter hello there, we have the latest news from europe including. In the custody reporter the former li liben president lost his bid for freedom. And once sees sanctions are now flourishing again. Irans foreign minister and secretary of state is set to meet face to face. It will be the first time in more than 30 years that there has been a meeting at this level. In a speech earlier on this thursday. Irans president calls on all nations to eliminate Nuclear Weapons. Hassan rouhani proposed a road map to ban Nuclear Weapons. The world has waited too long for nuclear disarmament. Nuclear weapons tonight be tolerated. Nuclear weapon states have the responsibility forever nuclear disarmament. I urge them to comply with this longoverdue obligation. This must not be delayed any further or hold hostage of nonproliferation or perceived notion of strategic stability. It could not have come at a better
Furious this morning with just hours to go until a debate and vote on the rules for president Trumps Senate impeachment trial. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell released his rules proposal last night, and democrats are calling it deeply unfair. Senate democratic leader Chuck Schumer says the mcconnell resolution shows he is, quote, going along with trumps coverup hook, line and sinker. When you look at his resolution its no wonder he delayed it until the last minute. He didnt want people to study it or know about it. After reading mcconnells resolution its clear mcconnell is hell bent on making it much more difficult to get witnesses and documents and intent on rushing the trial through. Senior Congressional Correspondent manu raju has the latest from capitol hill. Good morning, laura and ryan. Now just hours before the senate trial is officially set to begin, Mitch Mcconnell unveiled the resolution detailing the parameters of how the trial would actually take shape. And under the