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Over one month to go until deal Winter Olympics in south korea, i will be checking out some of our biggest medal prospects. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A british woman has been sentenced to three years in prison in egypt after being found guilty of smuggling drugs into the country. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october when 300 tablets of the painkiller tramadol were found in her suitcase. Daniela relph reports. Laura plummers family and friends say she is naive, not a criminal. But today the 33 year old shop workerfrom hull is beginning a three year sentence ...

Welcome to bbc news. A british woman has been sentenced to three years in prison in egypt after being found guilty of smuggling drugs into the country. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october when 300 tablets of the painkiller tramadol were found in her suitcase. Daniela relph reports. Laura plummers family and friends say she is naive, not a criminal. But today the 33 year old shop workerfrom hull is beginning a three year sentence injail in egypt. Her mother, roberta, and her egyptian partner, omar caboo, have been at court to support her during the hearings this week. ...

Or because they promote extremism. Mrjohnson said in some of the cases debate is being stifled. A new regulator, the office for students, is to be given powers to uphold free speech. Emily unia reports. Jo johnson wants universities to open minds, not close them. He has criticised the practice of no platforming, when student unions and other University Groups ban speakers with what are seen as offensive or unacceptable views. Its vital we uphold this principle of legal freedom of speech because it is the real underpinning of how we progress of society, how we deepen our stock of knowledge, how...

To protect free speech. Some universities and student groups have banned speakers because of their views or because they promote extremism. Mrjohnson said in some of the cases debate is being stifled. A new regulator, the office for students, is to be given powers to uphold free speech. Emily unia reports. Jo johnson wants universities to open minds, not close them. He has criticised the practice of no platforming, when student unions and other University Groups ban speakers with what are seen as offensive or unacceptable views. Its vital we uphold this principle of legal freedom of speech bec...

Universities and student groups have banned speakers because of their views because they promote extremism. In some cases debate is being stifled. A new regulator is being stifled. A new regulator is being given powers to uphold freedom of speech. Jo johnson wants universities to open minds, not close them. He has criticised the practice of no platforming, when student unions and other University Groups ban speakers with what are seen as offensive or unacceptable views. Its vital we uphold this principle of legal freedom of speech because it is the real underpinning of how we progress of socie...