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A lorry driver accused of causing the deaths of 39 migrants found in a lorry container in essex has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist illegal immigration. Maurice robinson from craigavon in Northern Ireland was not asked to plead to 39 charges of manslaughter which he also faces. The bodies of the people from vietnam including children, were discovered last month. Daniel sandford reports. The discovery last month of 39 dead people from vietnam in the back of a lorry in essex led to a Huge I...

And today were having to talk coming up on afternoon record highes last year live all the sport. According to the world about the issue in cricket. Meteorological organisation. England slip to defeat in the first test against new zealand sadly, not for the first time over but in the process, pace bowler the last few months, jofra archer says he was subjected were talking about racist abuse to racist abuse from an spectator from fans rather joy at the ballot box than the sport itself. As he left ...

A second cinema chain pulls the gang themed film blue story after a brawl at a complex in birmingham at the weekend. And an apology from new zealand for englands jofra archer, who says he was subjected to racist abuse at the end of the first test. And coming up on bbc news today is the day that we are finding out who is up for this years bbc Sports Personality of the year. The six nominees for the public vote are being revealed throughout the day. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at on...

There are different ways of going around it and having it affect our exa m around it and having it affect our exam week. Labour says it will bring in rent controls and improve conditions for tenants in privately owned accommodation in england, if it wins the general election. Pro democracy supporters celebrate, as they win overwhelmingly in hong kongs local elections. And coming up later, treasures worth up to a billion euros are stolen in a daring robbery of ancientjewellery in dresden. Its 5 o...

Time i saw him alive. And the priceless jewels stolen in an overnight heist from a museum in germany. And coming up on bbc news england fast bowlerjofra archer says he was subjected to racist abuse by a spectator during the final day of the first test defeat by new zealand. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A man from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration, after the bodies of 39 vietnamese people, including children, were disco...

The pro democracy parties of hong kong showed up to the polls in Record Number and swept the board in weekend elections a stunning rejection of the citys beijing backed government. Also on the programme. Uber and out. The ride sharing app has been told its licence will not be renewed in london. It plans to appeal. And the priceless jewellery of augustus the strong, has been stolen from a museum in dresden, where the security was anything but. Hello and welcome im Michelle Fleury in new york, Chr...

Very good evening and welcome to bbc news. A man from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration, after the bodies of 39 vietnamese people, including children, were discovered in the back of a lorry he was driving in essex. 25 year old Maurice Robinson from County Armagh is still facing 39 charges of manslaughter. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has been at the old bailey. Of the three people currently being held after the shocking ...

Tonight at ten, levels of Greenhouse Gases break new records, as experts express their fears for the future of the planet. Since 1990, theres been an increase of 43 in the warming effect on the climate of a range of Greenhouse Gases. Last years increase in emissions was bigger than the previous 12 months, and higher than the average of the past decade. The critical period is now. And the Climate Change well see and the decisions that we make will last notjust for decades, not even centuries, but...

The gang film blue story after violent incidents outside several of its venues. And at 11 30, well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the observers sonia sodha and the telegraphs Anna Mikhailova stay with us for that. Good evening. The chief rabbi has made a highly unusual intervention in the general Election Campaign by condemning what he says is Jeremy Corbyns failure to deal with anti semitism, and by questioning the labour leaders fitness for downing street. Writing...

Has had to say about that. Hong kongs Pro Democracy Movement delivered a landslide victory in local elections this weekend. Across hong kong, turnout was over 70 thats a record. Nearly three Million People voted, and they voted overwhelmingly for pro democracy candidates. Just have a look at this. This is the electoral map. The yellow shows us the electoral map. The yellow shows us the progress made by pro democracy politicians. They took 17 out of the 18 districts. Compare that to 2015, when al...