The opening of londons crossrail project is delayed until 2021 as europes biggest infrastructure scheme is set to go another £650 million over budget. Authorities in australia say an unprecedented number of emergency level bushfires are threatening the state of new south wales. So he moves in here with his gameiro leg and the first time. And the good liar pits sir ian mckellan as a conman who targets a wealthy widow played by helen mirren. Find out what mark kermode thinks of that and the rest of the weeks top releases in the film review. Good evening. A woman has died after being swept away by floodwater, as parts of the midlands and Northern England were battered by a months worth of rain in one day. The womans body was recovered from the River Derwent in derbyshire this morning. In yorkshire, people have been evacuated from their homes and theres chaos on the road and rail network. There are now more than 100 flood alerts in place across england and six severe flood warnings meanin
Bid for the white house prompts a stinging response from the president. Donald trump says theres no one hed rather run against. He doesnt have the magic to do well. Little michael will fail. Police in britain confirm the identity of all 39 people found dead in a lorry among them, two 15 year old boys. Hello and welcome to world news today. In the last few minutes, the former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison. It comes after Brazils Supreme Court voted to end a rule requiring convicted prisoners to go to jail after losing their first appeal. Supporters of the former president have gathered outside the prison where he was being held in the Southern City of curitiba. These in the Southern City of curitiba. Are life pictures fro many these are life pictures from there. Many of those supporters have been there for a large part of the day, just waiting for his release. Lets speak to our correspondent in sao paulo, katy watson. Though. Just tell us
Build more defences. Also tonight. In edinburgh, the snp leader launches the partys Election Campaign putting brexit and Scottish Independence at the centre. Following the murder of a teenage girl in wiltshire, an 18 year old man has beenjailed for life we talk to ellie goulds family. Two 15 year old boys were among the 39 people from vietnam who were found dead in a lorry container in essex last month. Its about 35 quid there, harry. And we meet the veteran whos collected thousands of pounds to build a new memorial for the heroes of d day. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news its the battle of the bottom two in the premier league, but can norwich stop watford claiming their first win of the season . Good evening. We start tonight with the floods affecting parts of england, with some areas receiving a months worth of rain in just one day. The north of england and the midlands were the worst affected. One woman has died after being swept away by the rising water in rowsley, in derbysh
To her death as parts of england get a months worth of rainfall in a single day, with warnings of more floods to come. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars. He was greeted by a crowd of his supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court overturned a requirement that convicted criminals go to jail whilst their appeals are heard. Heres some of what he said to his supporters earlier. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. Spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today i could be here talking to men and women who for 580 days shouted good morning, lula or good night to me, no matter whether it was raining or iii good night to me, no matter whether it was raining or 14 degrees centigrade or even 0dc. You were
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars. He was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court ruled that convicted criminals should not go to jail while their appeals are heard. Katy watson reports from the former president s traditional heartland of sao paulo. These people had been chanting free lula, king to witness what has been an extraordinary day for brazilian politics. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. After spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today the they could be here talking to men and women who for 580 days shouted good morning, lula. More good night, lula. You were the source of democracy that i needed. For supporters, this is vindication. In their eyes it has been a