barbara plett usher, bbc news, waukesha, wisconsin.been describing the lengths he says he went to around 15 years ago to get information about prince harry and his then girlfriend chelsy davy. speaking for the first time, gavin burrows has told the bbc that he targeted her voicemails for a newspaper. prince harry is part of a group involved in on—going legal action against the news of the world and the sun that could culminate in a trial. the private investigator is a witness in the legal case. his claims have yet to be heard in court and are strongly disputed by the publisher of both papers. news group newspapers has though previously accepted that some unlawful activity did occur at the news of the world but denies wrongdoing at the sun. here's our media editor amol rajan — and a warning, his report contains some flashing images. what is referred to is the invisible contract behind closed doors. between the institution and the tablets. the duke of sussex regularly speaks out about what he sees as the ills of modern media. his difficu

barbara plett usher, bbc news, waukesha, wisconsin. some breaking news now.ent chun doo—hwan has died at the age of 88. that's according to a local news agency. he was part of the military coup in 1979 and ruled the country as de facto leader for a year before taking office as president in 1980 and serving for eight years. he was later imprisoned for corruption. we will bring you more background and analysis to that story when we get it on bbc news. a private investigator has been describing the lengths he says he went to, around 15 years ago to get information about prince harry and his then girlfriend chelsy davy. speaking for the first time, gavin burrows has told the bbc that he targeted her voicemails for a newspaper. prince harry is part of a group involved in ongoing legal action against the news of the world and the sun that could culminate in a trial. the private investigator is a witness in the legal case. his claims have yet to be heard in court and are strongly disputed by the publisher of both papers. news group newspapers has though previously a

barbara plett usher, bbc news, waukesha, wisconsin. have backed government plans to reform social care in england. members of parliament approved the plans by 272 to 246 — which will see the basic plan for someone's personal care capped at at £86,000 — around $115,000 us — over a person's lifetime. the late changes to the reforms drew uproar from the opposition and upset some conservative mps. our political correspondent helen catt has more on what the vote means for boris johnson. this was a vote on a specific new clause that the government had inserted into this bill, and it was to do, as you said, with this lifetime cap on care cost the government wants to introduce. it says nobody will pay more than £86,000 towards the cost of their personal care, things like washing and dressing — it doesn't include things like the cost of food, if you are in a care home, or rent or utilities. but it would cap this at 86,000 town democrat dutch £86,000. the clause which the government had introduced was about what happened to people who have asset

that is barbara plett usher in wisconsin.ered 17 white nationalist leaders and organisations to pay more than $26 million in damages over the violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 unite the right rally. 0ne unite the right rally. one woman died when a far right member drove into counter protesters, at least 19 others were injured. you are watching bbc news. coming up, ethiopian's prime minister says he is off to the front line to lead his country's troops against the rebels. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world — the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number ten to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes

barbara plett usher, bbc news, waukesha, wisconsin.of the unaccompanied children who've been arriving in small boats across the english channel. a voluntary scheme has not provided enough space, and some local authorities say that they're not happy to be forced to look after children without being given extra resources. our home editor mark easton is here. what more can you tell us about this? ., , . what more can you tell us about this? ., ' . ., , what more can you tell us about this? ., , . .,, ., , this? the home office has actually lona this? the home office has actually long resisted _ this? the home office has actually long resisted a _ this? the home office has actually long resisted a mandatory - this? the home office has actually long resisted a mandatory scheme| long resisted a mandatory scheme which, as you say, would oblige councils across the uk to accommodate some of the unaccompanied children arriving in such large numbers in small boats but with those record numbers in the last few weeks ministers are now sending out l

barbara plett—usher, bbc news, waukesha, wisconsin.by pastor david simmons who was at the parade and one of the organisers of the vigil. thank you so much forjoining us. a desperately difficult time for the entire community but i notice individual, you did say you also founded a very inspiring moment. perhaps you could expand on that? i could expand on that? i certainly think it is a moment i don't think any of us would want to do, to be there but certainly, the tone of the crowd there, parks and recreation said there was between 7000 and 10,000 people. that is a huge turnout for this interfaith vigil. american politics is a very divided time. but this was a time we were all able to be together and all united around beginning the healing process. that cominu the healing process. that coming together - the healing process. that coming together clearly l the healing process. that| coming together clearly is going to mean a lot for the community. i imagine you had parishioners, you say you were at the parade but you probably have parishio

barbara plett usher, bbc news, waukesha, wisconsin.t one out in the first vigils as we said a few moments ago. reverand david simmons helped organised the vigil and told us how it went. there was somewhere between 7000 and 10,000 people. that is a huge turnout for this interfaith vigil. american politics is a very divided time. but this was a time we were all able to be together and all united around beginning the healing process. that coming together clearly is going to mean a lot for the community. i imagine you had parishioners, you say you were at the parade but you probably have parishioners who have been directly affected 7 everybody that i know, waukesha is a small enough city that everybody is within two degrees of somebody who has been affected. what is it going to be like for you perhaps in particular, in terms of dealing with the days ahead? because the truth is, with awful stories like this, a lot of us move on and focus on other things. this is going to affect the lives of many of your close friends and community forever?

barbara plett - the loss. with the latest there, | thank you, barbara plett usher.rt" to tackle scotland's substance abuse death toll. the most recent figures show a record number of drug—related deaths in scotland for the seventh year in a row. more than 1,300 people died. scotland has by far the highest drug death rate recorded by any country in europe. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. drug abuse is killing more than 25 people a week in scotland and ruining the lives of many, many more. the figures are the worst in europe. were you worried ryan would end up in a long prison spell? yes, aye. prison is life... john's son struggled with life—threatening drug addiction for years, in trouble with the law, yet the family couldn't access rehab treatment until a charity, the amy winehouse foundation, volunteered to pay for it. i was begging for help. it was really frustrating. i was trying to break it down to them and say, surely it costs less to put somebody into treatment than it does in prison? if they're in treatment, they might have a chance to come to life

let's bring in the bbc�*s barbara plett usher, who's watching that election, and others.oking like a toss—up. what's making democrat so nervous? like a toss-up. what's making democrat so nervous?- like a toss-up. what's making democrat so nervous? well, the races ve tiuht democrat so nervous? well, the races very tight and — democrat so nervous? well, the races very tight and they _ democrat so nervous? well, the races very tight and they started _ very tight and they started doing fairly well but the republican candidate has made up that lost space. so they are looking at the raise not only to see if whether they can win it in virginia but also what impact it might have for elections coming next year for the midterm elections. so what mister mcauliffe is said, the democratic candidate is he's been facing headwinds from washington. he said thatjoe barding is having trouble getting his economic agenda through congress, ? biden. what sort of impact will that help was that mister biden won virginia by winning the votes of conservatives in the suburbs who were fed up with don

barbara plett usher, bbc news, waukesha, wisconsin.ministers will meet later in brussels to discuss a coordinated response to the latest covid crisis. the continent has seen the number of cases spiral in recent weeks, prompting governments to reintroduce some restrictions and urge more people to get vaccinated. germany's health minister went so far as to declare that by the end of winter most germans will be as he put it, vaccinated, recovered or dead. and austria is the first eu country to re—introduce a nationwide lockdown. our europe editor katya adler has the latest. chanting: freiheit! covid concerns are spreading across europe. spiralling case numbers are spooking some. others, like this massive crowd in vienna, object to covid restrictions being reintroduced. i'm a free austrian who wants to be free and live free in this country. liberte! today austria became the first eu country to reimpose a full — if brief — lockdown. vaccinations will be compulsory here from february. in berlin, germany's health minister said his country fac

police say mr brooks deliberately targeted the crowd. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher was at theunts of intentional homicide and he said that each one of them carried a penalty of life in prison. and during the proceedings the prosecutor said now they knew a sixth person had died, a child, and so the prosecution was planning to bring another charge of intentional homicide by the end of the week. she also read out a lengthy criminal record for darrell brooks, this included violent conduct like strangulation, suffocation, sexual assault, domestic battery. she said that he had tried to run over a woman earlier in the month, the mother of his child. she also said he had a long history of flight and ofjumping bail. he is wanted on an arrest warrant in nevada, in fact. so she recommended that the bail be set at $5 million. during the proceedings darrell brooks sat nearly bent double, his face down, and thejudge considered the bail, he said he would accept the $5 million bail, he said it was extraordinarily high, but this was an extraordinarily serious case with an extraordinary history

darrell brooks, has made his first appearance in court on murder charges. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usherounts of intentional homicide and he said that each one of them carried a penalty of life in prison. and during the proceedings the prosecutor said now they knew a sixth person had died, a child, and so the prosecution was planning to bring another charge of intentional homicide by the end of the week. she also read out a lengthy criminal record for darrell brooks, this included violent conduct like strangulation, suffocation, sexual assault, domestic battery. she said that he had tried to run over a woman earlier in the month, the mother of his child. she also said he had a long history of flight and ofjumping bail. he is wanted on an arrest warrant in nevada, in fact. so she recommended that the bail be set at $5 million. during the proceedings darrell brooks sat nearly bent double, his face down, and thejudge considered the bail, he said he would accept the $5 million bail, he said it was extraordinarily high, but this was an extraordinarily serious case with an extraordinary histor

barbara plett—usher, bbc news, waukesha, wisconsin.ntinent. governments have reintroduced some restrictions and urged more people to get vaccinated, sparking protests. austria is the first eu country to re—introduce a nationwide lockdown. 0ur correspondent bethany bell has this report from vienna. vienna is cold and quiet. austria is back in lockdown after record numbers of new coronavirus infections. nonessential shops and restaurants are closed. the city's famous christmas markets were open last week. but now they're all boarded up. the government says the restrictions will last forjust under three weeks. after that, vaccinated austrians will be allowed to go out again, but the lockdown for the unvaccinated will continue. and there are even tougher measures to come. austria has announced plans to make covid jabs compulsory by february. austria's leader alexander schallenberg told us the move was necessary because of the country's low vaccination rate. simply, we have 66% of the population so far which has got the vaccine. this is too

barbara plett—usher, bbc news, waukesha, wisconsin.ils across the uk that they must take some of the unaccompanied children who have been crossing the english channel in small boats. more than a hundred migrant children are currently living in hotels because a voluntary scheme hasn't provided enough accommodation. local government sources say there are concerns about the funding councils will receive. nick forbes is chair of the local government association's asylum, refugee and migration task force. he is also a labour politician who serves as the leader of newcastle city council. the vast majority of councils have stepped forward to offer these children a fresh start in life. there is a small handful of councils, somewhere in the region of 15—30 out of the whole country who haven't taken any yet. i'm very disappointed by that. i can fully understand why the government would want to act to make sure that every local authority takes their fair share. but we also need to make sure that the government works with us to fix the problems in

let's speak to our correspondent in washington barbara plett usher. take so long? it's a question that a lot of people are _ did it take so long? it's a question that a lot of people are asking, i that a lot of people are asking, james, particularly because the case against these two men was shaky from the beginning. both of them had alibis, neither of them had any physical evidence that tied them to the crime scene or the murder. and so there have been questions and doubts about their guilt all along. the district attorney who you are hearing there, he decided to look into the case about two years ago. this happened just as a very searing documentary was aired in which some very clear detective work was done in determining who might have actually been the killer of malcolm x and arguing that these two men were innocent. so that all happened around the same time and gave impetus to this investigation. but what they found when they reopen the files is that the fbi and the police had withheld evidence that pointed to other suspects and that pointed away

let's speak to our correspondent barbara plett usher.g is _ can expect to take place today. 1a: the court hearing is expected to take place just a little bit today and will be mister brooks, the suspects first appearance where he is expected to hear the charges ready against them and we know police have recommended that he faced five charges of intentional homicide but there may be others as well. five people were killed in that christmas parade hit—and—run of a police have said about mister brooks is a he appeared to have been fleeing from a domestic disturbance when he got into his car and drove at full speed into the parade. they say that he was acting alone and that it was not a terrorist incident, but he was acting intentionally. he drove past a police barricade and drove through a barricade in that intentional parties would be very key in terms of the charges in case goes forward. we know that mister brooks as a criminal history, a lengthy criminal record and has two cases pending in front of the courts even now. one of which invol

lets speak to our washington correspondent barbara plett usher. out these convictions, barbara? pretty much since they were convicted, actually. the case was seen as quite shaky. both of them had alibis, there was no physical evidence that tied them to the murder or the crime scene. and there were three men who were convicted in one of whom confessed the crime and he said on the stand that these two were not his accomplices. so there has been a lot of questions about it for many decades. that you've been themselves a solid maintained their innocence but they did end up spending decades injail, released in the 1980s and one of them has since passed away. and his story, the story of the both of them were taken up more recently in a documentary series that was aired by netflix in 2020 and it was after that that cyrus vance, the district attorney in manhattan announced he was going to reopen the case and reinvestigate. that was going to reopen the case and reinvestigate.— was going to reopen the case and reinvestiaate. ., ., , ., , reinvestigate. that

for more on this, i'm joined by our correspondent barbara plett usher in washington.today. what you are hearing was the | district attorney from manhattan who is the one who led this review into the records of the two men who had been wrongly convicted. it has been determined, along with their lawyers, this was the formal hearing where he presented his case to the judge and said that based on evidence that they had found, that was not put in the trial at the time and if it had been, what have benefited the defendants. that was the main reason, he was calling now for those convictions to be quashed. and thejudge for those convictions to be quashed. and the judge responded for those convictions to be quashed. and thejudge responded in a —— and agreed. she said, "the these exonerations should be used sparingly and in that rare case when it cries out for fundamental justice, there can be no question that this is a case that cries out for fundamentaljustice." and she for fundamental justice." and she agreed for fundamentaljustice." and she agreed with mr vance that there w

let's head over to waukesha and speak to the bbc�*s barbara plett usher. brooks is two cases pending in _ low. darrell brooks is two cases pending in the _ low. darrell brooks is two cases pending in the courts _ low. darrell brooks is two cases pending in the courts and i low. darrell brooks is two cases pending in the courts and one i low. darrell brooks is two cases| pending in the courts and one of which accuses him of deliberately running into a woman trying to drive for over and this is the mother of his child and he was released on bail on friday in those cases on $1000 bond which is now being looked at to see if whether or not there was too low given the circumstances of what is being alleged against him and whether changes should be made. i have to say that it is very unlikely to get bail in this case because the police have recommended that he be charged with five counts of intentional homicide. five people killed when he ran through the christmas parade and the may be other churches as well but the intentional bit it's really important because p

appeared in court yesterday, charged with intentional homicide. 0ur north america correspondent barbara plett ushercution is planning to bring another charge of intentional homicide by the end of the week. she also read out a lengthy criminal record darryl, strangulation, application, sexual assault, domestic battery. he had tried to run over a woman earlier in the month, the mother of his child. he had a long history of flight and jumping bail. he is one sat nearly bent double, his face down. the judge considered said he would the $5 million bail. he said it was extraordinarily high, but this was an extraordinarily serious case with an extraordinarily serious case with an extraordinary history of mr brooks. he said to mr brooks, i don't know what the motive was, whether it was panic or intentional, but clearly you don't do well under pressure and you don't respond to common sense. he also made remarks about the case. he said this was a shocking case, he had never seen anything like it in his life, but the stakes are very strong case. they set the next hearing for january. high street retailers are

our north america correspondent barbara plett usher has more. counts of intentional homicide and he said that each one of them carried a penalty of life in prison. and during the proceedings, the prosecutor said, now they knew a sixth person had died, child, said the prosecution was planning to bring another charge of intentional homicide by the end of the week. she also read out a lengthy criminal record for darrell brooks, this included violent conduct like strangulation, suffocation, sexual assault, domestic battery. she said that he had tried to run over a woman earlier in the month, the mother of his child. she also said that he had a long history of flight and ofjumping bail. he is wanted on an arrest warrant in nevada, in fact. and so she recommended that the bail be set at $5 million. during the proceedings, darrell brooks sat, nearly bent double. his face down. and thejudge considered the bail, he said he would accept the $5 million bail, he said it was extraordinarily high but this was an extraordinarily serious case with an extraordin