A mothers agony as her daughters murderer is released from jail, while still refusing to reveal where he buried her remains. Im spartacus kirk douglas dies at the age of 103, after a film career spanning seven decades. And coming up, back on the buses. £170 million to reverse a decline in englands bus network, with plans for more frequent services, and the first all electric bus town. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Scotlands finance secretary has resigned after a newspaper revealed he had been sending messages to a 16 year old boy. Derek mackay was due to present the Scottish Governments budget at holyrood this afternoon. The scottish sun printed a series of message he sent the boy on social media over a six month period, inviting him to dinner and to attend a rugby event. Derek mackay has issued a statement, he says i spoke last night with the first minister our correspondent in glasgow, james shaw, explained more about the background to the resignation. Essentially what
Children are banned from heading the football in training though it will still be allowed in matches. And coming up, tributes to the pioneering nasa mathematician, katherine johnson, who has died at the age of 101. Good evening. In the last hour the movie producer Harvey Weinstein once the most powerful man in hollywood has been found guilty of rape and a criminal sexual act by a court in new york. He is likely to face a long time behind bars. But the jury cleared him of two of the most serious charges which could have carried a life sentence. The allegations against mr weinstein sparked the Metoo Movement which inspired women around the world to take a stand against abuse. Our north america correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. For weeks we have seen Harvey Weinstein shuffle na to this court but not tonight. He was spending eight in the cells. The first of many. He showed very little emotion as the verdict was delivered. He looked done sounded as if hands were placed in han
City of minneapolis. Faith in the time of coronavirus, what happens when the doctors and nurses have done their best the second in our special reports from the Royal London Hospital. A new frontier in space travel for the first time a private Company Takes astronauts to the space station. This is the scene at cape canaveral. Those are the doors to the pod in which the astronauts are now being strapped in. 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. The government in the uk is set to launch a test and trace system in england to help stop the spread of coronavirus. It marks the most significant change in the countrys effort to tackle the disease since the lockdown began nine weeks ago, with the Health Secretary describing it as a civic duty, to follow the new system from tomorrow. By tracing and isolating people whove been in contact with someone who tests positive for covid 19, minist
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