Accommodation to young, Vulnerable People in exchange for sex. And hold on tight, as we mark 200 years of thrills since the opening of the first Roller Coaster. Our main story at five. The syrian president Bashar Al Assad has said claims that his armed forces were behind the chemical weapons attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun are a 100 fabrication. The us launched missile strikes against an airbase in retaliation for the attack, which it blamed on the syrian government. In his first interview since the chemical weapons attack, president assad claimed that that the us worked Hand In Glove with Terrorist Groups to stage the attack as a pretext for the american air strikes. Theresa may said the evidence against assads regime was clear. Keith doyle reports. Hes been in powerfor 17 years. He says he is fighting terrorists. The us, the uk and their allies say he is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of refugees. In his first interview since the Chemical Attack whi
More protests and strikes are expected in belarus, in an attempt to force president Alexander Lukashenko to step down. On sunday, tens of thousands of people marched through the capital, minsk, calling for a rerun of last weeks election, which they believe was rigged to secure mr lukashenkos victory. Jonah fisher has sent us this report. All chant. A week after the disputed election, belarus is voting with its feet. The centre of the capital, minsk taken over by hundreds of thousands of people. United in their demand that alexander lu kashenko, the only president this country has ever known, leave office. Well, i really hope that when he sees all these people, he will step down. You really think thats likely . Hes been here a long time. Maybe, its. I hope so. Do you think this sort of demonstration is going to convince the president to go . Yes, we believe. Thats why were all here. All minsk, all our country. Belarus has never seen scenes like this before. A couple of weeks ago, demons
Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Covid 19 continues its fast spread throughout europe. Many countries are reacting and hoping to slow transmission by imposing new restrictions. In the latest developments, polands president , andrzej duda, has tested positive for the virus and is quarantining. He said in a video message that he has no symptoms. The country is seeing a record rise in coronavirus cases, and its imposed a partial lockdown. In spain, ten of 17 regions have asked the Central Government for an emergency decree to limit peoples movements. They also want powers to impose cu rfews. Meanwhile, new daily records were seen in the Czech Republic and in france where a further 138 people have died from covid i9 and in italy, where the regions of lombardy and campania are worst affected. More than 23,000 cases were reported across the uk, up from fridays total. And from
Hello and welcome. Were starting some breaking news. South Koreas Samsung electronics chairman lee kun hee has died. Mr lee, who was 78, helped grow his fathers noodle trading business into south koreas biggest conglomerate, with dozens of affiliates stretching from electronics and insurance to shipbuilding and construction. His credited with putting samsung on the global map. By the time he suffered a heart attack in 2014, it was the worlds biggest maker of smartphones and memory chips. It is also a major Global Player in lcd displays. The compa nys overall turnover is equivalent to a fifth of the nations gross domestic product, making it crucial to south koreas economic health. His family, including his son, vice chairman lee jae yong, were at his bedside. Lee was jailed for five years in 2017 after being found guilty of bribery and other offences linked to the former President Park geun hye after being cleared of the most serious charges on appeal and release later. In a statement,
Cornwall, and owner fiona has said she will make free lunch bags this half term for any child who would normally get a free school meal. She says shes angry at the governments spending priorities. I know the countrys under pressure, everybodys under pressure but were a wealthy country and if weve got hungry children, i think its obscene, frankly. Under scrutiny, ministers insist they are providing support for low income families, billions extra in welfare and over £60 million via local councils, and congratulate organisations and businesses who are stepping in to help feed children this half term. I think its complementary to what we are doing as a government. We are supportive of that, we support local authorities to do it, thats what the £63 million is there for and its notjust £63 million, it is on top of the hundreds of millions we have put into local authorities to support those most in need. So no u turn, no change in a word . I think we have the package in place so people hav