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The eastern United States, with record breaking low temperatures that have already claimed several lives. Good morning. Its friday 5th january. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Chairman of the parole board has apologised unreservedly for not telling of the release ofjohn worboys. He was jailed in 2009. The black cab driver was jailed in 2009 for offences against 12 women, but detectives believe he carried out more than a hundred rapes and sexual assaults. This morning a Cross Party Group of mps has written to thejustice secretary to call for an investigation as to whether the voices of victims were heard in the decision to release him on parole. The parole Board Chairman said he recognised there was a lack of transparency and would hold a Public C ....
President trump hit the shelves. Its author stands by everything he wrote. A u turn for new car sales as they fall for the first time in six years. Demand for diesel models plunges by almost a fifth. If we are know, this is a white out. Travel chaos and Power Outages hit parts of the us as the Winter Weather sets to plummet to record breaking levels. And coming up, Ridley Scotts latest film, all the money in the world hits the screens, overshadowed by the re casting of kevin spacey. Film review at 5 45, with jason solomons. Welcome to the bbc news at five. Our top story the chair of the parole board has apologised unreservedly to victims of the serial sex attacker john worboys after some of them were not told hes to be released from prison. The black cab driver was jailed in 2009, for offences against 12 women, but detecti ....
20 years after dianas death, we report on the tributes at kensington palace. Its deadline day for premier league transfers. Top clubs have already spent a record £1. 2 billion this summer. On meet the author this week, my guest is marcel theroux, novel, the secret books a story about storytelling, and why it matters. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The latest round of brexit talks ended in brussels today with both sides suggesting the other was to blame for the lack of progress. A major Sticking Point is the so called divorce bill the amount britain will have to pay as it leaves the eu. The eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier said no decisive progress had been made on key issues. But the brexit secretary david davis warned that only flexibility and imagination would lead to a deal. From brussels, our europe editor katya adler reports. Trust building between the two sid ....
Of the debate with u. S. President ial hopefuls. Hello, im robin adams in doha with all the sports news for you. Including. We hear from one of the candidates for fifa president , and what it will take to make footballs governing football credible again. Talks to find the political solution to end the war in serie a are in trouble before theyve even gun. Theyre supposed to start on friday, but rival factions are threatening to boycott. The Syrian NationalCoalition Said that it wont make a decision until thursday. Most of the rebel factions fighting in seriea form the higher negotiating committee. Its written to the u. N. With a list of conditions taking part. Kurdish group, the pyd has not been invited. Rush wants them there, but turkey calls them terrorists and does not want them there. Some opposition politicians have already arrived in switzerland. Political groups not o ....
Squad will be based in the competition. Also coming up this hour, the French Riviera rolls out the red carpet for the biggest and most glamorous Film Festival in the world. It kicks off tomorrow in cannes. And fears are growing over the deadly virus. A second case has been confirmed in the United States. The World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting in geneva today to discuss that virus that so far has no cure. But first, prorussian separatists in ukraine celebrated yesterday as they officially proclaimed donetsk an independent republic. They turned to Vladimir Putin and asked to join russia. The European Union is scrambling to pre ....