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In a case closely watched around the globe in el salvador, a country with one of the worlds strictest anti abortion laws, a young woman has been cleared of murder. Evelyn hernandez has already served nearly three years in prison prosecutors wanted her jailed for a0 years. She was acquitted at a retrial. Her baby was found dead in a toilet. She has always maintained she was raped and had no idea she was pregnant. Activists hope the result will set a precedent for other women in jail. John ironmon...

A record breaking bank holiday weekend. Weve got a lot of heat and sunshine to come this weekend but there is the risk still of one or two showers because not only are we drawing in the heat from the near continent around that area of high pressure, we are also increasing the humidity. And weve still got low pressure sitting towards the north west of the uk and this weather front is hanging around too. Hello and welcome to bbc news. For a while, itll be quite breezy brazils president , jair bols...

Police forces across the country have held a minutes silence in memory of pc Andrew Harper, who was killed while investigating a burglary in berkshire last week. His mother said she was moved by the outpouring of love since her sons death. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports. Pc Andrew Harpers family are still in the early days of coming to terms with his death. But today, just a week after he was killed, his mother, father and other close relatives came to the poignant ceremo...

Are threatening arctic traditions. Brazils president , jair bolsonaro, has ordered the military to help fight the devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. The announcement comes after european leaders threatened to scrap a major trade deal with south american nations unless brazil took action. In a televised address the brazilian president pushed back, saying the fires shouldnt be an excuse for international sanctions. The fires are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the nort...

In a case closely watched around the globe, in el salvador, a country with one of the worlds strictest anti abortion laws, a young woman has been cleared of murder. Evelyn hernandez has already served nearly 3 years in prison prosecutors wanted her jailed for a0 years. She was acquitted at a retrial. Her baby was found dead in a toilet she has always maintained she was raped and had no idea she was pregnant. Activists hope the result will set a precedent for other women in jail. Jon ironmoger re...

In a case closely watched around the globe, in el salvador, a country with one of the worlds strictest anti abortion laws a young woman has been cleared of murder. Evelyn hernandez has already served nearly three years in prison prosecutors wanted her jailed for a0 years. She was acquitted at a retrial. Her baby was found dead in a toilet, she has always maintained she was raped and had no idea she was pregnant. Activists hope the result will set a precedent for other women in jail. John ironmon...

In a televised address the brazilian president pushed back, saying the fires shouldnt be an excuse for international sanctions. The fires are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil. Theyre the most intense in the region for almost a decade, as camilla motah reports from the amazon. The flames in the amazon continue to rage, thousands of fires, almost impossible to control. This is the worlds biggest rainforest and carbon store, home to 20 million people. We trave...

Fire training centre. The full length version comes highly recommended, and it is waiting for you on eye view. Were going to put a load more footage and photos from this place up on social media. Dont forget, we live on facebook and twitter at bbcclick but for now, thanks for watching and we will see you soon. Hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases is mark kermode. So mark, what do we have this week . We have a proper mixed bag. We have cr...

And, the cost of tackling Climate Change. How Green Technologies are threatening arctic traditions. Brazils president , jair bolsonaro, has bowed to International Pressure and authorised the armed forces to tackle a Record Number of fires in the amazon forest. In a televised address, he said that wildfires could happen in any country and shouldnt be used as an excuse for international sanctions. The fires are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil. Theyre the mos...

Weather pictures and we look into the forecast for monday as well. That is your weather. Have a great weekend. Hello. This is bbc news with samantha simmonds. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment first the headlines. International dismay as the amazon rainforest burns. On the ground, the battle to stop the fires continue. Low humidity and strong wind adds to the challenge as sometimes the fire can spread as fast 30 or a0 kilometres an hour. A minutes silence for pc Andre...