thank you for being with us. first to the u.k. where there have been cheers and tears today for relatives of the 96 people who died in britain's worst ever sporting disaster ever. an inquest ruled that those who died suffered an unlawful death. the prime minister has paid tribute to the extraordinary courage of the victim's relatives in their long search for the truth.

we've been kicked down so many times. i think at last we've got the justice that we deserved all these years and we also vindicate what we've always said, right was on our side. there were two disasters. the one on the day and the disgraceful way that everyone tried to dive and blame it on the families. >> we've been wronged for so many years you don't know what to expect. it's all a blur now for me. >> i've attended every one and i never thought in my wildest

dreams we'd get this decision. i always hoped and dreamed of it. i'm so glad we did. so the question now is could the police face criminal charges? >> yes. they could. there's been a lot of evidence that's come out during these two years during both the inquest and also a police investigation. don't expect immediate prosecutions. it is likely that will take several months.

so the independent complaint commission are looking at those organizations and individuals. one individual that they're looking at very closely is the match commander, david dettenfield who was found today by the jury responsible of gross negligence and manslaughter by gross negligence and in breach of his duty of care. the town prosecution services, cps as it's called here, is also possibly going to consider a profession against david duckenfield. the statement from the cps says in due course we'll formally consider whether criminal charges should be brought against any individual or cooperate body based on available evidence. but i can tell you that in the house of commons already, mps have been demanding the police chiefs responsible for that tragedy should be prosecuted for the disaster.

it has been a very long wait for those families of course to get to this day. and a very emotional day for relatives of the victims. can you tell us more about how they're planning to mark this inquest verdict? >> very emotional day. totally. understandably we've had years of different inquests. after immense courage and bravery of these families of the 96 dead bereived. they say it adds significant progress on the journey and

closure. in court there were tears and hugs and emotional scenes outside. tonight key buildings in liverpool will be bathed in red lights for the 96 dead and their grieving families. and tomorrow just before 6:00 p.m. local time a commemoration to mark this outcome of the verdict will be held in liverpool city center. family members of the 96 victims i'm told will join the mayor of liverpool, joe ander son for a mixture of tributes, music, speeches, and moments of reflection. of course that will be a crucial

time. >> back here in europe, three frenchmen have faced court for the first time today for releasing thousands of documents and exposing huge tax breaks for some of the world's most powerful companies. they could be handed jail times of up to ten years if found

guilty. ten years in prison and a fine of more than $1 million euros. p anticorruption agencies say the charges are outrageous. >> it's a crucial role in exposing corruption and abuse of power around the world.

>> we have one of the co-defendants on trial today who made a documentary and he told us he was simply doing his job. >> we think that what they're prosecuted for is almost the definition of our job. you know, prosecuted for violating our journalists violating professional secrets or business secrets. actually, i mean, when you want to vindicate declarations or witnesses, you need some documents. we got access to those documents, and that's what

allows us to do an investigative stalemate to assert this. we are not attacked for lying or saying things untrue. we're attacked because we told the truth and used documents to do it. so we don't feel morally wrong. we feel morally right. it was right to tell the public what was happening.

in ukraine, candle lit vigils being held this tuesday to mark 30 years since the world's worst nuclear accident at the chernobyl explosion and the subsequent fire and radiation leak left thousands of people dead. early today the ukrainen president led a ceremony honoring the victims. we take a look back on the tragedy and its legacy today. >> a disaster that became a -- sent eastern europe into a no go zone for humans. commemorations marking 30 years, the president of ukraine highlighted the political fallout. >> first of all it became a

catalyst to the collapse of the soviet union contributing to the emergence of opposition antiempire forces and bringing us closer to independence. >> and here in the streets, 30 tolls of the bell at 1:23 a.m. marked the moment when the world's worst nuclear disaster hit the plant about 50 kilometers outside the town. on april 26th, 1986, a faulty reactor exploded and went into meltdown during a botched safety check. radioactive waste pumped out into the environment for days. around 116,000 people were forced to evacuate and a further 230,000 left their homes in the following years. at the time ukraine was part of the soviet union and authorities

tried to hide the accident. sweden alerted the public two years later. the death toll is still unknown. only 56 victims officially recognized. the u.n. recognized 4,000 people could have died in the following years. breaking news, spain is heading to a snap general election. efforts to find a coalition have failed. sarah morris, tell us what's going on in madrid today to lead to this news? >>reporter: this was the last ditch attempt through talks with the king, the king has started

talking at all the political parties and today was the day of the four main political parties to seek the role crucial for the new liberal party. the king has just released a statement through the palace saying no candidate has the necessary support of the parliament to win a confidence vote. the deadline of course is the second of may. but that vote in the house has to be organized so this is really the last-ditch attempt to get that sewn up. run rabbit came out of the hat this morning when a small left wing party put another deal on the table for the socialists saying how about those 30 coins and we would support your government but pedro sanchez said he could accept 27 of the points but he insisted that it

would be a government of the socialists with independent candidates. what's the chance of this election giving more conclusive results than the last one? >>reporter: what probably has changed now that spain has more information now about what the various led lines and policies are of the various political parties, who they will and won't count. in the previous general

election, lots of things were said which were then reversed during this process of negotiation. what has been clear, for instance, is the socialists were prepared to pack the liberals, that they could find common ground socially and economically that doesn't seem to be any possibility the coalition between the socialists and the conservative pp party, that's probably because of all the corruption scandals surrounding the pp haven't come out on a daily basis in the newspapers. they'll probably be forced on june 27th to act in a more flexible way than they have until now. >> all right. thank you so much, sarah morris

in madrid. back here in france now, a dentist found guilty of mute lating more than 100 of his patients has been tensed to eight years in jail. prosecutors told the judge he drugged the patients before carrying out useless and painful procedures while they slept in his chair. he caused a broken jaw, infections, and blood poisoning. when criminal proceedings were first brought he fled to canada and fought efforts to be extradited back to france. >> he thought he was above the law, a lawless plan. he learned french law exists and he's been sentenced to eight years in prison.

>> and there's a tiger family in the czech republic. two cubs have just had their first encounter with the public. they're two months old and have not even been named yet. it's the only zoo in the czech republic to have successfully bred white tigers. business news for you with will. i'm going to start off with a major defense deal that's just been struck in france and australia. >> it's a big deal. a surprise winner in all of this

because frans has been selected for the exclusive negotiations beating out japan's submarine. france will share the technology with another country for the first time. >> the largest order in the history of the australian military and a boom for the defense industry at large. we think it will save at least 4,000 lives directly or indir t indirectly. to give you an idea, the designer is worth $4 million hours of work. it's the beginning of a wonderful adventure. >> it will guarantee work on

four sites. we're very happy. we'll keep taking care of maintenance on the site. a change of fate for the struggling naval constructer. 1,000 job cuts were supposed to take place over the next three years. this new 50-year deal with australia brings employees new hope. >> today jobs are being cut. we asked a ceo to stop this restructuring plan because today the future looks different and we need to prepare for it. >> so far management has not made any announcements. there is no doubt this order will breathe new life into the

company. >> thanks to that deal, it is shaping up to be another banner year for france's defense industry. arms experts have steadily risen over the last several years reaching 16 billion euros over the last few years we come from a very deteriorated situation.

since 2008 we've accumulated more than 1 million unemployed even if we can see slight drops of the unemployment rate. today the improvement is not sufficient to be appreciated. >> time to look at the markets. european equities finished early bolstered by standard charter. the bank surged more than 9% after reporting a pre-tax profit of $589 million. prices in the u.s. are boosting energy stocks. at the moment it's a mixed bag on wall street with the dow jones down and the s&p 500 just

above the flat line. today's other business headlines. lockheed martin has acquired a helicopter maker. the world's largest military contractor says quarterly sales rose 15%. bp says its underlying profits fell 80% in the first quarter due to low oil prices which hit the lowest level in 12 years in january. ford, uber, and alphabet are forming a coalition to urge federal action on self-driving cars. they're lobbying to get politicians and the public on board. the group is led by david strikeland, a former official at the ntsb. the group also includes volvo. yesterday the auto show in

beijing kicked off. this is a trend we've been seeing around the world but demand nor suvs is driven by falling oil prices but in china for another reason. last year after more than three decades, china scrapped its one-child policy. more couples are having two children and so their choices are growing with their families. let's listen to one prospective buyer. >> i have two kids and when i ache take them out i need to put them in safety seats. the baby safety seat takes up a large space in the car. we used to have a five-seater car but there's no room for other passengers with two seats. with a seven-seated car we can take other family members out. this is vital for us. some kids have two children that are also considering switching to seven-seater cars.

>> finally we end this business bulletin with more disruptions and strikes, wouldn't be business without it, lufthanza has canceled 700 flights because of a strike over a pay dispute. over 40% of scheduled flights from german airports will operate. all right. thank you very much, will. we're going to take a short break now. 8úxú

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