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how they have been harmed by the defendant in a case. harvey weinstein is already serving a 23—year prison sentence for a separate conviction in new york, for rape and sexual assault. more than 80 people have made rape and misconduct claims about him dating back to the 1970s. but he maintains that he's innocent, and that all of his sexual encounters were consensual. he called his accuser an actress with the ability to turn on her tears. "please don't sentence me to life in prison," he told the court, "i don't deserve it." weinstein will be appealing, but he's 70 years old, so this sentence means that life and death in prison are now very likely for this once—revered hollywood star. sofia bettiza, bbc news.
being physically dragged from their cells. it comes after a meeting with the family of zara aleena, who was murdered byjordan mcsweeney last year. he was jailed for 38 years but chose not to be in the dock for sentencing. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. zara aleena was attacked and sexually assaulted close to her home in ilford in east london. she died from her injuries. her killer, jordan mcsweeney, was jailed for 38 years. he chose not to be in court to hear his sentence or to listen to statements from zara's family. when we learned that he had the right not to attend, it felt like a slap in the face. like the murderer gets to have that power. he gets a licence to kill zara because of failings in probation, and then he gets the right to not even face hisjudgment.
this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. on the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, president zelensky says his country will not be defeated. translation: we have survived. we have not been defeated, and we will do everything to win this year. a fourth man is arrested in connection with the shooting of an off—duty police officer in omagh. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell suffered life—changing injuries in the attack. the disgraced hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has been sentenced to a further 16 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a woman in 2013. he's already serving a 23—year sentence for a separate conviction.
the disgraced hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has been sentenced to a further 16 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a woman in 2013. the 70—year—old is already serving a 23—year sentence for a separate conviction. he called the latest case a "setup" before pleading with the court for leniency. sofia bettiza has more. he was the legendary film producer at the top of his game, with the world at his feet. but harvey weinstein became the first major figure taken down by the #metoo movement and was sent to jail. and on thursday, another conviction, for attacking an actress in a hotel room in beverly hills during a film festival in february 2013. in court, the victim recounted her trauma. "before that night i was a very happy and confident woman," she said. "everything changed after the defendant brutally assaulted me. there is no prison sentence long enough to undo the damage."
"please, don't sentence me to life in prison," he told the court, "i don't deserve it." weinstein will be appealing, but he's 70 years old, so this sentence means that life and death in prison are now very likely for this once—revered hollywood star. sofia bettiza, bbc news. nominations for the scottish national party leadership race will close later today, with three candidates expected to appear on the ballot papers. scottish health secretary humza yousaf, finance secretary kate forbes and former community safety minister ash regan have all put themselves forward to be the next party leader and first minister of scotland, replacing nicola sturgeon. the ballot will open on monday march 13th, with the winner announced on march 27th. the un's middle east envoy has held meetings in gaza as part of efforts to calm escalating tensions between palestine and israel.
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in new york, for rape and sexual assault. more than 80 people have made rape and misconduct claims about him dating back to the 1970s. but he maintains that he's innocent, and that all of his sexual encounters were consensual. he called his accuser an actress with the ability to turn on her tears. "please don't sentence me to life in prison," he told the court, "i don't deserve it." weinstein will be appealing, but he's 70 years old. so this sentence means that life and death in prison are now very likely for this once—revered hollywood star. sofia bettiza, bbc news. staff at the european commission have been told to remove the chinese—owned app tiktok from all official devices because of security concerns. the short video sharing platform is reported to have 1.5 billion active monthly
sentence me to life in prison," he told the court, "i don't deserve it." weinstein will be appealing, but he's 70 years old, so this sentence means that life and death in prison are now very likely for this once—revered hollywood star. sofia bettiza, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: why the the european union has told its staff to delete tiktok — from their mobile devices. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this has had its fair share of bullets, a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia.
we're going to make sure courts have the power to compel someone who's been convicted of a serious crime to come and face the sentence that they hand down. in terms of force, you could be in a situation where you're physically having to manhandle somebody out of a cell. well, i wouldn't rule that out. but, fundamentally, if a perpetrator is not willing to come and face the judge and hear the sentence handed down by the court, then i think we should be looking at increasing the sentence as an aggravating factor. the killer of the schoolteacher sabina nessa also refused to appear in the dock for sentencing. her family have been at the forefront of the campaign for change. sabina and zara, two young women whose lives were taken by violent sexual predators, both exposed as cowards in court. june kelly, bbc news. the disgraced hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has been
he called his accuser an actress with the ability to turn on her tears. "please, don't sentence me to life in prison," he told the court, "i don't deserve it." weinstein will be appealing, but he's 70 years old, so this sentence means that life and death in prison are now very likely for this once—revered hollywood star. sofia bettiza, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. today, it will be a case of a brighter afternoon, lots of cloud around so far, patchy rain and