Listened to but that doesnt mean that what we are saying is translated into action. Hello and welcome to world news today. Prosecutors in new york have filed federal hate crimes charges against a man accused of stabbing five people at a Hanukkah Party on saturday. The knife attack at a rabbis house in new york state. The suspects lawyer says his client had a history of Mental Health issues. Its important to say to the members of the community and Law Enforcement that what from i understand to this date, this is the action of an individual who for a long time has been compensated, hes been treated in Mental Health facilities. The bbcs Michelle Fleury has been following developments from new york and has more on the reaction to those comments from the suspects lawyer. I think you have got the family speaking through their lawyer, michael sussman, who is representing Grafton Thomas, the man accused of entering a rabbis home over the weekend and stabbing five people. He has been saying tha
Listened to, but that doesnt mean that what we are saying is translated into action. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers joe twyman, whos the director of the polling organisation, deltapoll, and claire cohen, the womens editor at the telegraph. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. The government says its seriously concerned about the fairness of a trial in which a british teenager was found guilty of lying about being raped by a group of men in cyprus. 12 israeli men were arrested, but then freed when the woman retracted her statement about the attack in ayia napa last july. The woman, who cant be identified, said police had forced her to say shed lied about the attack something they deny. The Foreign Office has described the case as deeply distressing and says it will raise the issue with the cypriot authorities. Jon donnisons report contains flash photography. When these Legal Proceedings began, the young british woman at the heart of the case was a vic
And the challenges ahead. Im being listened to and we climate activists are being listened to. But that doesnt mean that what we are saying is translated into action. Good evening. The government says its seriously concerned about the fairness of a trial in which a british teenager was found guilty of lying about being raped by a group of men in cyprus. 12 israeli men were arrested but then freed when the woman retracted her statement about the attack in ayia napa lastjuly. The woman, who cant be identified, said police had forced her to say shed lied about the attack something they deny. The Foreign Office has described the case as deeply distressing and says it will raise the issue with the cypriot authorities. Jon donnisons report contains flash photography. When these Legal Proceedings began, the young british woman at the heart of the case was a victim making a complaint of rape. She came to court today to be found guilty of making a false statement about what the law in cyprus sa
He ends his International Career more rain for us, look how its been second only to Chris Patterson on the all time points list turning better across south west for scotland, with 714, mostly from kicking. England and wales, some heavy rain here, ive seen pictures of flash flooding in cornwall so some very laidlaw will continue to play club rugby with difficult travelling conditions. As Clermont Auvergne in france. This pushing north and west evening rush hour in Northern England. Even englands world cup winning captain, where the weather clears there will eoin morgan, has landed an ipl contract of more than half a million be heavy thundery showers and strong pounds, hell be joining gusty winds in the south coast of the kolkata knight riders. England. The rain thatjust was meanwhile english batsman alex hales Northern Ireland, southernmost parts of scotla nd helped his sydney thunder side beat Northern Ireland, southernmost parts of scotland later this afternoon, its a mild day, most o
Will pause for one night only, so its famous bongs can ring in the new decade in london. Coming up in half an hour. Us soccer star Megan Rapinoe speaks to bbc sport about winning the world cup and being an outspoken voice on equal pay, lgbt rights and politics. The mayor of sydney says the citys famous new years eve fireworks display will go ahead, despite a call for the event to be cancelled because of the bushfire crisis affecting parts of australia. More than a quarter of a Million People have signed a petition urging the authorities to spend the money on fighting the blazes instead. More than 80 fires are still raging across large areas of new south wales. A warning this report from phil mercer in sydney contains flashing images. Its arguably the worlds most dazzling fireworks display, but thousands of people want sydney to scrap its new years eve spectacular. They say it would be an insult and could traumatise some of those affected by the bushfire crisis. Sydneys lord mayor, clov