i know i've only said that our current chronometer here from 3. point 0 point 010000. 0. 00000. 0000. 000. this is g.w. news live from buying the charges in a murder case that could bring down a government a multi is business minutes charged in the killing of an investigative journalist his connections to top government brawls fuel demands for the prime minister to step down immediately. and in the wake of the deadly london bridge stabbings the

attacker turns out to be convicted terrorists trying to early release from prison the government faces tough questions over sentencing goals implicit. and a major shift for germany's governing coalition to harsh critics of chancellor merkel conservatives are elected leaders of their politics big government will be grand coalition 70. the as. i'm having a home for a glad you could join me maltese prosecutors have charged one of multis wealthiest people as being an accomplice to the murder of investigative journalist definite carolina galatea. he did not guilty to his alleged involvement in it to his death and he's arrested him 10 days ago while he was trying to leave malta on his luxury yorks. well definitely kind of want to get it he was investigating government corruption when she was killed in a car bomb attack 2 years ago. just

a short way off to finish appeared and to court. i will be content when every 4 when full justice is finally delivered for everybody involved in darfur is murder and everybody she ever exposed and everybody involved in her mother possibly has not been identified yet which is why we are expecting the prime minister to leave office and parliament and be investigated himself along with his chief of staff. because they may have very well have been involved in the plot to murder daphne battle the vessel is covering the story for us in malta that is the accused been finished cooperating with prosecutors and is he likely to implicate anyone else. it is quite likely had it not because he pleaded not guilty then in order to prove his innocence he will have to sort of name other people who are behind this murders we have to remember that this deed was done by men who have been in jail for years

trial hasn't yet been forthcoming because the investigators had still been looking for the people behind the deed the people who gave the order for this hit against the investigative journalist and now you're going fenech has been accused of having been that man he is one of the wealthiest businessmen on the island of malta his family goes backs regenerations they own kassie knows that are employed in money laundering they own hotels restaurants and part of the power station that is at the heart of this corruption scandal here in malta so they're really in right in the midst of this whole web of of into this entanglement between government interest and business interests and you're going fenech now will probably everybody expects this here so the point to keyes schembri he was the cabinet chief of the prime minister so it would sort of the affair would go right into his office and that of

course increases the pressure on the government we're talking about that pressure on the government reports that the maltese prime minister was getting ready to resign do you think he will step down or will he try to write this crisis out. he has been clinging on by his fingernails for 2 days now on friday his own party put out the announcement that his resignation was imminent so we all rushed out and said yes he's going to step down and then fierce power struggle behind the scene as started where most could still try to sort of keep his keep his seat and even his own party and the end of this sort of other part of the labor party here in malta said enough of this we have to get you know we have to get through this we have to sort of step away from this horrible scandal and they are really trying to push him so it is really being pushed by strong forces plus there is enormous public anger

on the island we've seen demonstrations almost every day and people are saying not only definitely see a sister is saying that but people in the street are saying he really needs to step down and concern of course not just in malta but on monday we have an in your delegation arriving on the island what are they expecting to find. i mean it seems that this night. the court session here yesterday night where you're going fenech was finally accused of being the man having ordered the murder off the journalist was sort of like offering to that european delegation when they come on monday they you know prosecutors you can say listen we did do our work you know we have somebody in jail now and this is normal because what this really is about is the rule of law in malta this is a member of the european union this country has to stick through the rule rules like every other country and there is such widespread abuse here it's not only

money laundering and tax problems but it's also it goes much it goes much further than that the judiciary is an independent the police is an independent they also of in this tangled web of interests on the island people are opening their hands and receiving money left and right this is what investigators from europe are really wanting to sort of look at and tell the maltese government this needs to end you need a real cleanup here. political correspondent about what i've been in a mall tell let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world demonstrators in hong kong have rallied to thank president trump for backing the territory's pro-democracy movement but also to appeal for more help the march to the u.s. consulate came off the trump signed legislation which would sanction hong kong and chinese officials for human rights abuses in the city. history in state of new south wales has installed what it says all the walls 1st cameras to catch dr is

using mobile phones the technology uses artificial intelligence to detect the illegal use of devices authorities say they hope to reduce road deaths by a steps. 2 people have been killed in an avalanche on the italian side of the mountain the snow reportedly came loose at an altitude of around 3000 metres by the victims are reported to have been off piste skier. well the man who carried out friday's a stabbing attack on a new bridge had served time in prison for terrorism but was released early from british counterterrorism officials now as a result prime minister boris johnson says that he will review the country's criminal sentencing system 28 year old was one khan killed 2 people and injured 3 others before police shot him dead. police are at the site of friday's attack one of the victims has been named as jack merritt he was attending

a conference on prison rehabilitation at the time. and 250 kilometers away extensive searches at the home of the attacker 28 year old as mankind he served time for terror fences but was released subject to an extensive list of conditions . and it is this revelation that has stirred debate in a country in the middle of a general election campaign. we want to toughen up sentences for serious and violent offenses and i've said for a long time that i think that the practice of automatic early release why would you cut a sentence in hope often that really serious about the defenders out early simply isn't working and i think you've had some very good evidence of how that is working i'm afraid with this case i think we need to look parts that what happens in the in the prisons what happens when. gratian service and what happens with the role of

the parole board in the us and make sure the sentences are appropriate but above all it's what happens inside the prison if prisons continue to be understaffed overcrowded and a lot of prisoners not being properly supervised and i think there is a danger to everybody in the future. police say they are working flat out to establish the full circumstances of their stopping and as more details and match the attack is likely to thrust tara into the spotlight in this election campaign. well chancellor angela merkel's ruling coalition could be in trouble that's off to the center left social democrats were s.p.d. elected to new to this and they are critical of the chancellor while the s.p.d. form part of the government along with nicholas conservatives and all but to boy bands and saskia s. can say they want to renegotiate a coalition deal with the conservatives to focus more on social justice and climate policies and have not ruled out the day of leaving the grand coalition all together

and political correspondent fabiana fauna democrats with me in at the studio good to see fabien firstly what can you tell us then about these new need as well both certainly not from the 1st row of german politics they are both have a disc distinct left wing profile within the social democrats so i suggest and she's a back bencher in the buddhists are an expert digitalisation no but rather borden's the regional politician is the former finance minister of north rhine-westphalia and earned kind of a reputation as a robin hood because the fall to tax evaders pretty hard and they both were supported heavily by the youngsters in the social democratic party by the use those for the left wing stems back benches they may be but they both certainly have been critical of the current government could we see that the end of the coalition which chancellor merkel c.d.u. this is certainly the most. the question now will they stay in the coalition with

i'm glad americans conservatives they both were critical as you said and they said that they want to renegotiate the coalition treaty the coalition deal with the conservatives the conservatives have rejected that already they said we have this deal and that's the basis for our work together so really next week's party conference of social democrats will show that they want to discuss how to continue whether they want to step out of the ground coalition but certainly the prospects of a snap election or a minority government for anglo american have increased with the movement before they potentially get to that i mean they've got quite a lot of work to do within their own camp as well the social democrats have been in crisis the quite some time now do you think these new leaders will be able to change the direction of the policy. certainly they know what they stand for day one a clear left wing profile i spoke to ask and she told me social democrats have to be 8 to be able to tell you at 3 o'clock in the morning what the s.p.d. stands for when you wake them up and that's for them aspects like higher minimum

wage better climate protection and they want to be closer to the trade unions again so that's what they stand for but whether that will be enough to really rise the popularity of social democrats in germany we have to see what indeed political correspondent fabiana fundament thanks a lot. meanwhile germany's largest opposition party the far right alternative to germany has also elected to lead us one is tino coppola a 44 year old house painted turned politician from east in germany couple is seen as a compromise candidate who's backed by the right wing as well as extreme right wing support has now the other is young whiten an incumbent he was reelected co-leader the conference to large crowds of protesters outside of the meeting venue. our protest chant and dance have become a driving force for women in latin america looking to raise their voices against

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champions france and the reigning european champions portugal that's agree path the outlook appears slightly less troublesome for fellow tournament hosts england who face croatia and the czech republic in group d. the 4th opponent in each of these groups is yet to be decided. he watching the news from by my colleague nick spicer is here at the top of the hour with will move while i'm going to humphrey about him thanks for your company and. was the speech of his life perhaps as. certainly. the speech by.