cardinal george pell is serving a six year prison sentence after a jury found him guilty of crimes committedn he was archbishop of melbourne. pell is attending the hearing in person and the courtroom is full of media, supporters and victim advocates. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith has more on what pell‘s legal team will argue. the main argument that will be made by his defence team is that the jury who heard the case and convicted him back in december were unreasonable in their verdict. the defence team said there was so much evidence that said it was simply impossible for the abuse to have occurred in the back of the cathedral in the 1990s. he was a prominent public figure who wouldn't have been alone at the time it occurred. it will be up to a panel of threejudges it occurred. it will be up to a panel of three judges to decide whether they think the jury were unreasonable. if they agree, it is possible the conviction would be quashed and he would be released without another trial. but that wouldn't be the end of the line legally. whichever side essentially losers may decide to take this

also in the programme: in australia, the jailed catholic cardinal george pell is preparing to appealgainst his convictions for child sexual abuse. and, after years of living in the shadows, one of china's leading dissident cartoonists reveals his identity. it's 7:00am in singapore and it's midnight in london, where donald trump has been continuing his state visit to the uk. at a news conference with the outgoing prime minister theresa may, mr trump highlighted the special bonds between the two countries and signalled his support for a substantial post—brexit trade deal. but he revealed he turned down a request for talks from opposition leaderjeremy corbyn, who was busy addressing thousands of people, protesting againt mr trump's visit. our political editor laura kuenssberg begins our coverage of president trump's state visit to the uk. he always draws a crowd. but doesn't always please them. when the president comes to town, controversy is never far. the prime minister was his first international guest at the white house. this kodak moment for the mays and trumps will be one of her l

cardinal george pell faces a second day in court to appeal against his child sexual abuse conviction.mer treasurer for the vatican and the most senior catholic figure to be convicted of child abuse crimes. he was jailed for six years after being found guilty last year, but has argued that the verdict was unreasonable. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is outside the court in melbourne. he says the prosecution will today argue why the cardinal's conviction should stand. they are likely to make the same argument that they did during the child, fundamentally, that cardinal george pell took advantage of all the power and the status that he enjoyed when he was archbishop of the city, and took the opportunity, the city, and took the opportunity, the small window of opportunity, he sought to abuse two young choirboys in back rooms of melbourne cathedral in the late 1990s. now, the prosecution argued that he knew his power and status would buy the silence of those victims, and although it took more than two decades for him to be convicted, they say that conviction should stand. during the tria

also coming up cardinal george pell begins an appeal against his conviction for child sexual abuse the disgraced former vatican treasurer is the most senior catholic clergyman to be convicted on such charges. and we're in the czech republic to meet one of the students trying to topple that nation's billionaire leader. is helping mobilize demonstrations against foreign minister andres bobbish some of the biggest since the velvet revolution of 1989. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us world leaders are gathering today in britain and france to mark the 75th anniversary of d.-day that's the day in 1904 when allied forces landed in normandy and began to retake europe from nazi germany heavy fire. i think there resulted in more than 9000 allied troops killed or wounded on the very 1st day alone as well as thousands of civilians german casualties are put at least some 4000 on normandy as coast today the allies will reenact the landings and some of the high points of the invasion which led to the liberation of europe and helped and world war 2. well dave began with operation overlor

in australia, disgraced catholic cardinal george pell is in court to appeal against his convictions for sexually abusing two choir boys in the 1990s. and this vigil has caught people's attention on the bbc news website. tens of thousands of people have gathered to hold a vigil in hong kong marking the 30th anniversary of the massacre of pro—democracy protestors in beijing's tiananmen square. it's one of the few places in china commemorations can be safely held. and the top story in the uk: just months after its creation, six mps have left the newly formed change uk party, amid a row over how closely it should cooperate with other pro—european parties. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. trump's huawei forward — trump says they can be a good trade deal with they can be a good trade deal with the uk despite disagreements over the uk despite disagreements over the chinese giant. tariffs on goods entering the us from india, and how they are impacting local businesses. good morning asia, hello world, it is wednesday. glad you could join us for this action packed addi

also coming up colonel george pell begins an appeal against his conviction for child sexual abuse former vatican treasurer of the most senior catholic clergyman to be convicted of such crops. plus run the czech republic to meet one of the students trying to topple its billionaire leader make a last minute are is helping mobilize demonstrations against prime minister on the revolver are some of the biggest the country seen since the velvet revolution in 1000 if you not. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us on the 3rd day of his state visit to britain president trump will join other government leaders and marking the 75th anniversary of d.-day now that was the day when the biggest beijing force in history stormed the beaches of france. to liberate europe from the nazis last night the president hosted a dinner for prince charles of fun mr trees in may at the residence of the u.s. ambassador the days and gauge was also included a visit to number 10 downing street hailed the extraordinary relationship between britain and the us and pushed through trade ties with the us that is if br

cardinal george pell is serving a six year prison sentence.his year. joining me now is our correspondent. hywel griffith has been following proceedings in melbourne. what is his argument? what is his legal team saying? after three months in prison, he has come back here to the court today to hear his lawyers argue that the jury was simply unreasonable and the guilty verdict, that they found at the end of last year. why? well, the lawyer says that based on the evidence that they heard, they must‘ve had reasonable doubt of the question of whether he was actually there at the time and at the place the complaint said the abuse to place. he was convicted of abusing to choirboys in melbourne cathedral in the late 19905 melbourne cathedral in the late 1990s and during the original trial, we had that he had a brazenly, abusing his position, but the cardinals lawyer said another happened and the complainant ‘s evidence can't be depended upon and the panel of three judges should overturn these convictions. and how long will this take, this process if yo

and promised britain a phenomenal post-crisis it has prayed deal with it also coming up cardinal george pell begins an appeal against his conviction for child sexual abuse the former vatican frazier is the most senior catholic clergyman to be convicted of such crimes. and were also in the czech republic to meet one of the students trying to topple the nation's billionaire leader last mean hours helping to mobilize demonstrations against prime minister andre published there some of the biggest since the velvet revolution of 1989. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us but world leaders will be gathering today in britain and france to mark the 75th anniversary of. a day that's the day in 1944 when allied forces landed in normandy and began to retake europe from nazi germany the brutal fighting on the beaches and surrounding towns would play in the lives of as many as $13000.00 allied soldiers and thousands of civilians on the normandy coastline today france and its allies will stage a series of reenactments of the landings and other stages of the battle of normandy which led to the lib

in australia, the disgraced catholic cardinal george pell is in court to appeal against his convictions for sexually abusing two choir boys in the 1990s. and this vigil has caught people's attention on the bbc news website. tens of thousands of people have gathered to hold a vigil in hong kong marking the 30th anniversary of the massacre of pro—democracy protestors in beijing's tiananmen square. it is one of the few places in china commemorations can be safely held. that's all, stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. stephen sackur speaks to american billionaire and democratic party donor tom steyer. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. as donald trump and family revel in the pomp and circumstance of a state visit to london, his staunchest political opponents continue to plot a pathway to impeachment. my my guest today is funding much of that effort. tom steyer is a californian hedge fund billionaire turned deep—pocketed backer of liberal causes, and he is funding much of that effort. his focus was climate change. now, it is impeachment. he is a powerfulforce in th

disgraced australian cardinal george pell has launched a bid to overturn his conviction for child sexual that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with president trump's visit to the uk. in a news conference with prime minister may the president suggested that the uk's national health service could be up for negotiation. the washington post explains why the brits are protective over this national institution. interesting to get a foreign angle in that story. with xi jinping set to visit russia later today to meet with putin. the moscow times reports that crimea has the fastest growing economy in russia mainly due to vast amount of investment in the region. the la times reports that tesla has made a vast sum of money by selling their so—called "right to pollute" credits to other car makers. the daily telegraph says that in a world—first, france will ban supermarkets and producers from destroying clothes and electronics. instead they have to give them away. and in the new york times is a report that shows how the progressive paternity leave allowances in sweden

found guilty of child sex abuse has launched an appeal against his conviction. 77-year-old cardinal george pell is asking an appeals court to overturn his conviction for molesting two choirboys in the 1990's. he was sentenced to two years in prison back in march. muslims around the world have been celebrating the end of the holy month of ramadan. in the indian capital, thousands gathered to pray at the country's largest mosque. the timing of the event depends on the siting of the new moon, and it varies from country to country. fifa's president has been reelected for four more years, and he was the only candidate. his first term saw dramatic reforms introduced including the controversial video refereeing system and the expansion of the world cup from 32 to 48 teams, and revenues rose last year. you can rent a car, you can rent an apartment, even rent designer clothes these days, but can you rent a family? that is just what is apparently on offer at one agency in japan. take a look. >> coming home to a stranger. for a few w hours, he will havea daughter and a wife who he barely knows. these rent

found guilty of child sex abuse has launched an appeal against his conviction 77 year old cardinal george pell is asking an appeals court to overturn his conviction for molesting 2 choir boys in the 1990 s. . was sentenced to 6 years in prison in march. muslims around the world have been celebrating which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan in the indian capital delhi thousands gathered to pray at the country's largest mosque. the timing of it it depends on the sighting of the new moon and it varies from country to country. now to the czech capital of prague where tens of thousands of protesters filled the streets on tuesday demanding the resignation of prime minister on dish bobbish it was not the country's biggest political demonstrations since the fall of communism bobbish is a multi billionaire who is valid to stay on and bar despite allegations he illegally profited from e.u. subsidies in his private business dealings. of the money students against a billionaire. make you last minnaar has been mobilizing big crowds for weeks i think this evening more than 100000 came out to demonst

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catholic cardinal has been back in court in australia to appeal his jail sentence for child sex abuse george pell was sentenced to 6 years in march for abusing teenagers when he was archbishop of melbourne 20 years ago lawyers for the 77 year old said the jury's verdict was unreasonable no tea coffee and no alcohol that's the government's warning to heat wave sufferers in india temperatures as high as 50 degrees celsius are causing heat stroke for many and run just on everyone's being advised to avoid going out around midday the annual monsoon is late and meteorologists fear less rain than usual this year al-jazeera world is coming up next. in 1909. in the eastern mediterranean of the coast of gaza magpie plight is an ambitious plan to export an annual 28 of the original question you know with all of the other here to mr happy dream e.g. if you train a man to qatar in the folk of the shire to me then there's a you can't double machine i think you should try it but the whole reason is that actually to set the hagerty that's what it will be at the end we get the senate back there's a. lot of that e

found guilty of child sex abuse has launched an appeal against his conviction 77 year old cardinal george pell in australia is asking in a peace corps to overturn his conviction for molesting 2 choir boys in a cathedral in the 1990 s. taylor was convicted by a court in the state of victoria last december and is serving a success sentence in a melbourne prison. only a correspondent drawn to me not gave this update on what happened in court today but heard from up those legal teams and what exactly they're appealing all the lawyer propelled brett walker says that the guilty verdict handed down and this year were on reasonable and up the part of the appeal rests on questions of print ability. he said that among the reasons that bill should not have been found guilty was that the claim the call the abuse of the lead that the child abuse happened while the then last push was in full road the argue that it would have been physically impossible to pull his robes aside to give it what he describes as this allegedly atrocious act it was a pointed out that the victim's claims were impossible given that

cardinal george pell is serving a six year prison sentence after a jury found him guilty earlier thisondent, hywel griffiths has the latest. cardinal pell boss mac defence team argued the verdict reached by a jury backin argued the verdict reached by a jury back in december was unreasonable and they must‘ve had out in their minds given all the evidence they heard. from the pillowcase was not heard. from the pillowcase was not he said he was innocent and could not have been there and the abuse could not have happened. given that he was an important public figure in melbourne cathedral who would not have been alone at the time that the abuse was meant to have occurred. now, it will be up to the panel of threejudges to decide now, it will be up to the panel of three judges to decide whether they think the convictions were unreasonable, they may take a few weeks to reach that decision, however, if they agree, it is possible the conviction will be quashed and he will be released without another trial. but that would not be the end of the line illegally, whichever side loses may decide to t

cardinal has been back in court in australia to appeal his jail sentence for child sexual abuse george pell was sentenced to 6 years in march for abusing teenagers when he was archbishop of melbourne 20 years ago lawyers for the 17 year old said the jury's verdict was unreasonable and argued the defense was blocks from showing a video in their closing arguments. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories in sudan at least 100 people have been killed since monday's cracked and by the military giunta 40 bodies have been retrieved from the now river talked to say they were dumped there by the paramilitary rapid support forces for the gunfire has been her it's in khartoum. they see fighters in yemen say they have crossed the border into saudi arabia and taken control of more than 20 locations there it is reportedly killed dozens of side trips during heavy fighting use the city of not sure on some u.s. senators are trying to block weapons sales to saudi arabia the u.a.e. and jordan president donald trump approved a $1000000000.00 worth of arms sales when he circumvented congress last month

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an appeal hearing in australia for the disgraced roman catholic cardinal, george pell, has been toldis sexual abuse convictions to be quashed. his lawyers say the evidence of one of the boys was made up, but prosecutors say the victim, now in his thirties, gave a truthful account of the abuse. the final us cruise ship has departed from cuba, following the sudden announcement by the us that it was banning all such vessels from travelling to the island. cruise ship companies say nearly 800,000 passenger bookings will be affected by the policy, which is intended to put pressure on the communist regime in havana. research suggests that the number of young people moving house in england to start a newjob has nearly halved in the past 20 years. the resolution foundation think tank, which focuses on people on lower incomes, blames rent increases which have outstripped wages. president trump held talks in ireland with the prime minister, leo varadkar. referring to a key sticking point in the brexit negotiations, mr trump said the situation on the irish border after britain leaves the europea

catholic cardinal is back in court in australia to appeal his jail sentence for child sexual abuse george pell was sentenced to 6 years in march for abusing teenagers when he was archbishop of melbourne 20 years ago lawyers for the 77 year old verdict was reasonable and argued the defense was blocked from showing a video in their closing arguments. the chinese arm of the ford motor company has been fined $23000000.00 for price fixing chinese officials say ford which is partly american owned broke the monopoly laws by controlling car resell prices the fine comes in the midst of an escalating trade war between china and the united states. so ahead on the news hour the sports news on the toronto raptors prepare for a critical game 3 in the n.b.a. finals details in just a few moments. time for the sports news here as far daryn thank you so much we start in paris where fee for president johnnie and $150.00 has been sworn in for a 2nd term he said on a post at the for congress in paris earlier on wednesday and emotional and claims to have turned a football around after years of corruption scandals u

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cardinal george pell is serving a six—year prison sentence. earlier this year. hywel griffith has the latest. cardinal pell‘s defence team argue that the verdicts reached by a jury back in december was unreasonable, that they must have had doubt in their minds given all the evidence they heard. cardinal pell‘s case was that he was innocent, that he simply could not have been there, that the abuse simply could not have happened. given that he was an important public figure in melbourne cathedral, who wouldn't have been alone at the time that the abuse was meant to have occurred. now, it will be up to the panel of three judges to decide whether they think the convictions were unreasonable. they may take a few weeks to reach that decision. however, if they agree, it is possible that the conviction would be quashed, and he would be released without another trial. but that would not be the end of the line legally. whichever side essentially loses here may decide to take this case onto the high court in canberra. it is a case that draws internationa

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the occupied west bank or catholic cardinal george pell has appealed his conviction for child sexual abuse offenses in australia its 1st appearance in court senses 6 sure a sentence and march lawyer said the jury's verdict was on a reasonable and the defense was off from showing the video and their closing argument was found guilty of the abuse of 213 year old boys while he was archbishop of melbourne 20 years ago. no t.v. no coffee no alcohol that is the warning from india's government to people living in the desert state of rajastan as the heat wave sweeps across the region temperatures have led to a search and he strokes people have also been told to avoid going out during midday hours where it can be as hot as 50 degrees celsius monsoon is running a week behind schedule. the chinese arm of the ford motor company has been fined $23000000.00 for price fixing chinese officials say chang and ford which is partly american own broke anti-monopoly laws by controlling car resale prices the fine comes in the midst of china's escalating trade war with the u.s. it's one of the millions worl

also in the programme: in australia, the jailed catholic cardinal george pell is preparing to appealiving in the shadows, one of china's

cardinal george pell, who's the vatican's former treasurer, is the most high—profile, high—ranking catholictence. a jury found him guilty earlier this year. he maintains his innocence and argues the verdict was unreasonable. sir philip green's retail group arcadia is facing a crucial meeting of its creditors as it tries to avoid administration. sir philip has drawn up a restructuring plan which would involve rent cuts and store closures. our business presenter dominic o'connell is here. good morning to you. philip green has made a deal to secure the support of arcadia's largest creditor which is the pension protection fund i understand, so how significant will that be when all the creditors meet today? the chances of this passing have increased dramatically over the last 12 hours because last night the pensions protection fund which is a lifeboat vehicle that would have had to pick up the pension if the company had gone insolvent said yes, because sir philip offered 25 million more pounds into it and the basic deal is sir philip and arcadia is offering its security, assets and cash up front

cardinal has been back in court in australia to appeal his jail sentence for child sexual abuse george pell was sentenced to 6 years in march for abusing teenagers when he was archbishop of melbourne 20 years ago lawyers for the 77 year old said the jury's verdict was unreasonable australian police have raided the offices of the national broadcaster a.b.c. it's over a series of stories from 2017 which reports on killings allegedly carried out by stray and special forces in afghanistan the network says it stands by its journalists and that the raid raises concerns over media freedom. every year are poor so on freedom in the media documents the state of journalism war winds this year's reports which is protected by freedom house blames politicians for declining public confidence and in some countries is putting germans lives in danger alan fischer reports from washington d.c. . you are the enemy of the people go ahead let's go trump is known for his attacks on the media but a new report on press freedom says the constant onslaught leads to a loss of confidence in mainstream outlets the report

couple from prince george's county both died of respiratory failure and pell naulmonary ede. there seems to be the possibility foul play with the possibility of pain killers that lead to organ failure. as for miranda warner, it's reported she had a heart attack conditions.eart this is only a preliminary find ng and hi and tests will have to confirm the true death. in'll have much more on the deaths there the dr. > breaking news just in to ourne wsroom, d.c. police say they found a man'sbody this afternoon at the city's water we and se facility on overlook avenue ines southwt. d.c. water says the body was found beneath theound in the filtration system. our news desk is making calls on this right now. news 4 so mar homari stone is h to the scene. we'll update you when we know more. >>> turning now to our weather, let's get the first check of our foretest. chief meologist doug kammerer is in the storm center tracking a few showers out there. >> and how does it look right now, doug? >> we're at 88 in richmond, 80 over towards ocean city. a hot and humid day. temperatures close to