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nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.rday and sunday night and on the bbc iplayer. the former england and manchester united captain, wayne rooney, has been banned from driving for two years and ordered to do community service after pleading guilty to drink—driving. he was arrested near his home in cheshire earlier this month. our sports editor dan roan was in court. less than 2a hours after playing for his club everton, wayne rooney arriving at stockport magistrates this morning over a drink—driving charge. flanked by police and security guards, the former england captain was escorted through a media scrum and accompanied by his agent. rooney was arrested in the early hours of september 1st after being stopped by police, driving a car belonging to a woman he'd met on a night out and who he was driving home from this bar in wilmslow. the court heard the 31—year—old had been three times the legal alcohol limit. rooney spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth, issuing a guilty plea through his solicitor, who
nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.rday and sunday night and on the bbc iplayer. the former england and manchester united captain, wayne rooney, has been banned from driving for two years and ordered to do community service after pleading guilty to drink—driving. he was arrested near his home in cheshire earlier this month. our sports editor dan roan was in court. less than 2a hours after playing for his club everton, wayne rooney arriving at stockport magistrates this morning over a...
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nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.0 minute special about the ‘crisis in yemen‘ on bbc world news, this friday at 2330 gmt or on saturday at 1130 or 1630. and go to the bbc news website forfurther background information — that's at bbc.com/news. the woman who in effect, leads myanmar, aung san suu kyi, is due to give her first national address on the violence that has caused more than 400,000 rohingya muslims to flee to bangladesh. she is under intense international pressure to speak out against the burmese military, who've been accused of widespread atrocities. western powers and the united nations have urged myanmar to end the offensive and allow the refugees to return. earlier eric schwartz, head of the us—based charity refugees international and a former assistant secretary of state for refugees and migration described to me what he had witnessed over the last few days. in three decades of work in this area, i don't recall seeing anything so dramatic, in terms of the stories people tell about the horrors they experi
nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.0 minute special about the ‘crisis in yemen‘ on bbc world news, this friday at 2330 gmt or on saturday at 1130 or 1630. and go to the bbc news website forfurther background information — that's at bbc.com/news. the woman who in effect, leads myanmar, aung san suu kyi, is due to give her first national address on the violence that has caused more than 400,000 rohingya muslims to flee to bangladesh. she is under intense international pressure to speak out...
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nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.nute special about the crisis in yemen on bbc world news this friday at 2330 gmt or on saturday at 1130 or 1630 — and go to the bbc news website forfurther background information — that's at bbc.com/news. hurricane maria has strengthened to the maximum category five as it bears down on the leeward islands in the eastern caribean. ferocious winds and heavy rain are expected to hit dominica and the us and british virgin islands in the coming hours. many caribbean islands were already devastated earlier this month by hurricane irma. sarah corker reports. the french island of martinique has already been battered by strong winds. hurricane maria is strengthening rapidly and this is just the start. with winds of more than 200 kilometres per hour and torrential rains, residence on the east coast are being told to leave. coming hot on the heels of hurricane irma, the caribbean is braced for more misery. this is the route maria is expected to take, moving roughly along the same route as a mile.
nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.nute special about the crisis in yemen on bbc world news this friday at 2330 gmt or on saturday at 1130 or 1630 — and go to the bbc news website forfurther background information — that's at bbc.com/news. hurricane maria has strengthened to the maximum category five as it bears down on the leeward islands in the eastern caribean. ferocious winds and heavy rain are expected to hit dominica and the us and british virgin islands in the coming hours. many caribbean...
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nawal al maghafi reports on this unfolding catastrophe.lm ‘conflict and cholera' contains distressing images that viewers may find upsetting. yemen. the world's worst humanitarian disaster. as the richest countries in the arab world relentlessly battled as the richest countries in the arab world relentlessly batter the region's poorest, the west is accused of complicity. if something is not done soon, literally hundreds of thousands of children will die. the hunger, death and disease rampant here are not accidents of nature. this crisis is a direct consequence of the way the war is being fought. and now, there's a deadly new threat — cholera. at this general hospital in the city, it is a chaotic place at the best of times. these are the worst of times, however. in the eye of the storm, this doctor is ready. i met him here last year when the hospital was overwhelmed with patients from the villagers, who were dying of starvation. today, it is worse than ever. and now, patients infected with deadly cholera are turning up here. this doctor tak
nawal al maghafi reports on this unfolding catastrophe.lm ‘conflict and cholera' contains distressing images that viewers may find upsetting. yemen. the world's worst humanitarian disaster. as the richest countries in the arab world relentlessly battled as the richest countries in the arab world relentlessly batter the region's poorest, the west is accused of complicity. if something is not done soon, literally hundreds of thousands of children will die. the hunger, death and disease rampant...
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nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.n yemen is one of the more challenging issues that the united nations is trying to tackle. its general assembly is in session right now. president trump will make his first address to the general assembly on tuesday. laura trevelyan is at the un headquarters in new york with yemen high on the agenda. the united nations have called yemen a triple tragedy of war, cholera and famine. more than 17 million people are estimated to not have enough food, almost 3 million people have been displaced by this conflict. but it is also a conflict which is very complex, it sees saudi arabia pitted against the houthi rebels. it is really a very difficult situation and there is unlikely be a resolution because it is seen as a proxy battle for the region between the iranian—backed houthi rebels and the saudis. many discussions about yemen on the sidelines this week. so many points of discussion, north korea, the situation in myanmar, and donald trump making his first address to the assembly. he's alread
nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.n yemen is one of the more challenging issues that the united nations is trying to tackle. its general assembly is in session right now. president trump will make his first address to the general assembly on tuesday. laura trevelyan is at the un headquarters in new york with yemen high on the agenda. the united nations have called yemen a triple tragedy of war, cholera and famine. more than 17 million people are estimated to not have enough food, almost 3 million...
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nawal al—maghafi was there for the bbc a year ago. now she's returned.tressing images from the start. this is salim. a year ago, these images of him gave a face to yemen's suffering. at eight years old, his frail body shocked the world and made the prospect of famine a reality. doctors feared for the future of the country. at the time, there were over 350,000 children with this same level of malnutrition. that figure now stands at two million. one year later, i'm travelling back to his village along the coast. this region is the worst affected. the further out from the city you go, the poorer it gets. this is salim now. emergency aid stopped him from wasting away. his growth is severely stunted. his brain irreparably damaged by malnutrition. he'll never live a normal life. his family are still desperate for food. "i eat bread and tea," his mother tells me, "if i can find some. sometimes the sun sets and all i've had is tea," she says. outside the house are salim's friends and neighbours. despair and hunger have spread through his village touching everyon
nawal al—maghafi was there for the bbc a year ago. now she's returned.tressing images from the start. this is salim. a year ago, these images of him gave a face to yemen's suffering. at eight years old, his frail body shocked the world and made the prospect of famine a reality. doctors feared for the future of the country. at the time, there were over 350,000 children with this same level of malnutrition. that figure now stands at two million. one year later, i'm travelling back to his...