Are being listened to, but that doesnt mean that what we are saying is translated into action. A 19 year old british woman has been found guilty of lying about being raped by a group of men in cyprus. The teenager was arrested after withdrawing a claim that she was attacked by 12 israeli men, at a hotel in the resort of ayia napa injuly. She was found guilty at a court today, of the charge of causing public mischief, and could face a custodial sentence. But the woman said police compelled her to make a false confession, something they deny, and the womans lawyers say they are planning to appeal. Our europe correspondent, kevin connolly, has the story. His report does contain 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 says was an imaginary crime. Her lawyers say both the Police Investiga
Is translated into action. In sport, the new west ham manager, david moyes, says he wants to do well enough to ensure the clubs owners have no choice but to extend his 18 month deal. Join me, Sarah Campbell, for a look back at a busy royal year. There were plenty of royal headlines and a new addition. Baby archiejoined his parents on tour in south africa. A 19 year old british woman has been convicted in cyprus for lying about being raped by a group of men. She said shed been attacked by 12 israeli men at a hotel in ayia napa injuly, but then withdrew the claim and was arrested. She was found guilty today of the charge of causing public mischief and could face jail. But the woman said Police Forced her to say shed lied about the attack something they deny and her lawyers say theyre planning to appeal. This report by our europe correspondent Kevin Connelly contains flash photography. When these Legal Proceedings began, the young british woman at the heart of the case was a victim, makin
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
Firefighters struggled to combat australias catastrophic. Tit for tat expulsions at secret missions and a run away form of president the escalating diplomatic route between mexico spain and bolivia. On paul recent i with all the sport including footballs lawmakers stepping in to review the use of Video Technology as friends and players say its ruining the game. Iraqs National Security council has condemned american airstrikes on a powerful shia group and has warned it will rethink its relationship with the u. S. Led Coalition Fighting eisel american warplanes hit 3 hizbollah camps in iraq and 2 in syria killing at least 27 fighters and injuring 51 the group is allied with iran and has vowed revenge. You know that if we are warning the United States as we warned before that theyre illegal presence means they are standing against the iraqi people and the iraqi people have the right to confront them with all types of resistance iraqs Prime Minister has called the attacks a breach of sover
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