Seen in this country and in this movement applause well have the latest on the talks between the Prime Minister and the dup. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A white supremacist, who tried to kill a bulgarian teenager in a car park in surrey, is jailed for more than 18 years. Geoffrey boycott, the former cricketer, is knighted, but Domestic Abuse Charities Say its not acceptable, given a conviction for an offence that he still denies. I cant apologise for anything i didnt do. I am 100 convinced i didnt do. I am 100 convinced i didnt hit her or anyone else. Hooked on prescription drugs, a review finds that 12 million patients in england regularly take drugs which could be addictive. And england face second place kosovo this evening, as they chase euro 2020 qualification, after beating bulgaria 4 0 at the weekend. Its 5pm. Our main story is the meeting thats been taking place in downing street, between Boris Johnson and the leadership of Northern Irelands dup, the party thats bee
Growing longer as unions in california and others across the country push forthe writers guif america for the Screen Actors Guild ups, teamsters and rail workers. Among those pushing for change in 2023. Its part of a rising trend. More than 16 million workers here in the us were represented by a union in 2022. Its up 200,000 from 2021. Our tom vacar joins us now live from the newsroom to discuss the changing labor landscape. Tom. Well, when you win, you have success. Yes. Now, its usually equal pay, better pay and fairer work rules that are the main reasons a lot of people are taking a second look, or at least considering union membership. Three major unions, the National Flight attendants union, who got 60 plus billion dollars in federal relief to keep their airlines alive, as well as United Auto Workers have authorized strikes against their employers. The striking actors union already on strike, hoping for similar success as the ups Teamsters Union had that won their third raises und
Would happen soon. With more, heres our correspondent wyre davies from jerusalem, and a warning, you may find parts of his report distressing. The human toll in gaza is mounting. These casualties brought to the al aqsa hospital in central gaza are outside the zone from which israel had told civilians to flee. Its not known from where the victims came, but many of the dead and injured are children. Some images, too distressing to broadcast, show the bodies of at least a dozen children. Translation we have been here since the Crack Of Dawn L and the bodies have completely filled the hospital yard. This is in addition to the bodies in refrigerators which are full. We dont have enough shrouds for the dead because the numbers are huge. Israeli air strikes in response to the massacres of october 7th are against what it calls strategic hamas targets. They have left parts of the gaza strip looking like a wasteland. Such bombing, say palestinians, is indiscriminate by its very nature, resulting
And well talk about that. Youre also a lifelong advocate for survivors of abuse and you were hired by the Church Of England to be part of their independent Safeguarding Board, but youve been fired. Does all of that suggest to you that key institutions might talk the talk about protecting the vulnerable, but maybe theyre not so good on delivery . Absolutely, i would agree with that point. And specifically, my role was survivor advocate, so my role was specifically to be a voice for victims and survivors who had experienced spiritual abuse by the hands of members of the clergy across the board and to ensure that their views were not only heard, but embedded across policy and practice. So, from my perspective, i did thatjob. I sat with victims and survivors, i listened to the harrowing stories of abuse but, equally, those they went to who often looked the other way. And i shared those experiences with the highest of the highest, so the Archbishops Council members, made up of the most seni
Japans english, we drop by an Afterschool Program near tokyo where kids eat snacks, play and speak only english. Results coming in from the u. S. Midterm elections point to new challenges for president Barack Obamas administration. The republicans will have the majority in the senate. That means they will take control of both chambers of congress. Tonight they said we can have real change in washington, real change. And thats just what i intend to deliver. The republicans entered the race with 45 senate seats. Abc news projects they will come out of the election with at least 52. That will give them the majority in the 100seat chamber. The republicans are to take control of both houses of congress for the first time in eight years. But not all of the races will be settled right away. In louisiana none of the eight candidates are poised to secure a majority. So the top two will compete in a runoff next month. In the house of representatives, all 435 seats are up for grabs. Abc projects