report found that mr sharp failed to properly disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of almost $1 million for the uk s former prime minister borisjohnson. this morning mr sharp released this statement. have a listen. missed to store s view is that while i did breach the government s code for government appointments he states very clearly that a breach does not necessarily invalidate an appointment. indeed, i have always maintained breach was inadvertent and not material which the facts he lays out substantially at mr heppinstall. the secretary of state consulted with the bbc board who support that view. nevertheless, i have decided that it is right to prioritise the interests of the bbc. i feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the corporation s good work where i had to remain in post until the end of my term. i have therefore this morning resigned as the bbc chair to the secretary of state and to the board. state and to the board. that s richard sh
and help is still in short supply. in northern syria, disbelief on the face this small child pulled from the wreckage of her home after a night beneath the rubble. also on the programme the man who carried out dozens of rapes and sexual offences whilst an officer in the metropolitan police has given 36 life sentences. police say they believe emma pattison and her daughter were shot dead in the surrey school where she coming up in sports day in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel. serena names her fierce serena names herfierce england squad of the year. the met police officerjailed for at least 30 years. and an appealfor aid the london communities rallying to help turkey s earthquake victims. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the desperate search for survivors is continuing for a second night across a vast area of southern turkey and northern syria after two major earthquakes devastated the region yesterday. at least 6,000 people are known to have di
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the memphis police department in the united states has disbanded the so called scorpion special unit whose officers are accused of murdering tyre nichols. the 29 year old black man was kicked and punched by five policemen, who are also black. they ve now been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. a warning, nada tawfik s report from memphis contains some distressing images. justice for tyre! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised, as protesters remained peaceful. a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country from new york to detroit and los angeles mostly calm, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder in the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of
materialised as protesters remained peaceful a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country from new york to detroit and los angeles mostly calm, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder in the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of these extremely graphic videos. (bleep). the officers aggressively approach his car after a traffic stop. taken aback, the 29 year old black motorist is heard protesting his innocence. yells: i didn t do anything! he seems to comply. calmly: i m on the ground. ..but as this encounter continues, mr nichols breaks away and flees. when they find him, they repeatedly kick him in the head, strike him with a baton and punch him. in distress, he calls out for his mother. tyre nichols was ultimately taken to the hospital in a critical condition and died three days later from his