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Tonight at ten, the High Speed Rail link hs2 will go ahead. The Prime Minister says its a difficult and controversial decision. The initial phase will link london and birmingham. The second phase will go to manchester and leeds. But rising costs and delays have hampered the project. This is a fantastic project for the country. It delivers a massive increase in capacity for rail up from north to south and south to north. In those areas affected by the route, theres been dismay at the decision, es...

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You re watching bbc newsroom live. Its 11. 003m, and these are the main stories this morning. A british teenager is given a four month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang rape in cyprus. Her lawyer says shell appeal the conviction. An 18 year old man admits killing pc Andrew Harper, who was dragged along the road by a van in berkshire last year, but denies murder. Dozens of people are killed in a stampede in the huge crowd attending the funeral of Iranian Military Com...

President zelensky decided that they were not going to issue thatt statement that Rudy Giuliani wanted to include burisma in the 2016 elections, there was no white house meeting. It soon became clear to them that the Security Assistance was also at risk. And that took on a renewed importance for them. Well, following the 25th call, the t july 25th call, ambassador sondland and volker worked closely with mr. Giuliani and the ukrainians to help draft a statement that the president could make, pres...

Youre watching beyond 100 days. Crowds of iranians are shouting death to america, the us president is threatening to bomb cultural sites. The europeans are desperately urging restraint and the saudis have sent an envoy to the white house because theyre very nervous. No one knows how this ends but the killing of Qassem Soleimani has already triggered reactions that have pushed the region into high alert. The iranian leadership needs to understand that attacking americans is not cost free. Thats t...

As liverpool are beaten for the second game in succession. And rain could wash away australia and englands hopes at the womens t20 world cup. Welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. The coronavirus continues to Impact Global sport. But the president of the International Olympic Committee Says its still full steam ahead for the scheduled start of the tokyo games in july. Thomas bachs been speaking at an executive Committee Meeting in switzerland on tuesday. 12 people have died injapan wit...

Captioning sponsored by cbs quijano developing tonight, travel nightmare, a powerful winter storm is slamming the northeast. Snow and ice are impacting millions on a busy holiday weekend. We are timing out the storm track. Deadly crash. Nine people were killed when a plane went with down in south dakota. What we are now learning about the victims. Shooting rampage. Gunshots erupt near the french quarter. Nearly a dozen people are shot. The mayors message tonight to the city of new orleans. On th...

Whip inflation. And in the new york times, in his obituary that just went on lon online. He did it, Interest Rates went up higher than anyone would have ever expected, but history proved to be on paul volkers side, and think which i for the past 20 or 30 years, much of that is ohhed to bawed to paul. He had a quality that is missing greatly and he was involved in politics, and that squault courage. He had the courage of his convictions to do as you just eluded to, Interest Rates and that period ...

Make a pair ofjeans. It is leading to serious questions for retailers, manufacturers and supplies about what changes they need to make. Jade and lucy believe we have the power. The more we chat about what we want, then businesses will listen. But le sommer, those businesses were accused of not listening. Last summer. Accused of not listening. Last summer. Some believe fast fashion is one of the worst polluters. Industry bosses and protesters were brought together. We have all got to stop thinkin...

Youre watching bbc news at nine with me, annita mcveigh. The headlines an a e doctor in worthing has tested positive for the coronavirus the Second Health care worker in the uk to contract the disease. Policing the internet the media regulator ofcom is expected to be given powers to punish Tech Companies if they dont protect their users from illegal material. Later, well be speaking to one of britains leading voices on social media regulation hes already said its not going to work. The road to t...