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hywel griffith, there in melbourne.sation, which claims over one million followers, is being held in the us on charges of human trafficking, child rape and otherfelonies. californian prosecutors say naasonjoaquin garcia who heads the light of the world church was detained at los angeles airport. mr garcia and his three female co—defendants are facing 26 charges. the organisation has denied all the allegations. ajapanese government minister has drawn fire for defending company dress codes that require women to wear high heels at work. a petition injapan calling for change has drawn thousands of signatures. the movement is called kutoo, a play on me—too and also the japanese words for shoe and pain. the health and labour minister claimed the rules were "necessary" and "appropriate. south korea is one of the most polluted countries in the world. it's estimated around 18,000 people die each year from related illnesses, but for decades there's been a debate around what's causing the toxic smog. a bbc team was the only intern

being found guilty last year, but has argued that the verdict was unreasonable. 0ur correspondent hywel griffithe 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 trial, they only really had one key witness to support the prosecution argument. that was one of the surviving victims. and although he won't be returning to court to give his evidence again, it is likely that his evidence, what he had to say about what happened, will

hywel griffith is in melbourne for us.y they believe these convictions are deserved, why cardinal pell should remain in prison. they argue he took advantage of the power and status he enjoyed as the archbishop of this city in the late 1990s, also making use of a small window of opportunity to carry out the abuse of two choirboys that he happened to meet in the back of melbourne's cathedral. yesterday we heard from the defence team who thought the jury was unreasonable, they not considering all of the evidence that was there, that the abuse didn't happen. today we're more likely to look at the evidence that the one surviving victim gave late last year. it's up to a panel of threejudges to decide whether these convictions stand. it may take a few weeks or a month or two to consider their decisions. the eyes of australia and the world are on their decision because this is by far the most senior catholic figure to have been convicted of child abuse, he hasn't yet been cut off entirely by rome and retains his title of cardinal.

our correspondent hywel griffith has been to kununurra, in far northern western australia.skies that straddles modern day state boundaries. the miriwoong people have been here for tens of thousands of years but in recent decades, their language has come under threat. so we can see right across the miriwoong land? yeah. david and agnes are two of just a handful of surviving, fluent speakers. to them, miriwoong is woven into this landscape. there's language all around you. everything we see, has language. everything that moves has language. modern things come, we just have to give it a name in miriwoong. like when the first car arrived in our country, miriwoong people gave it a name. and that actually comes from the sound that it makes. before european settlement, australia was home to around 300 indigenous languages, now only a dozen are left with more than 1,000 speakers. languages are normally handed down from one generation to the next but in australia, in indigenous communities, that link was broken decades ago when aboriginal children were taken from their families and

hywel griffith has been following proceedings in melbourne. what is his argument?ter 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 you're processed within? when will we know about a decision?m you're processed within? when will we know about a decision? it has been a long and winding legal proc

our correspondent hywel griffith has been to kununurra, in far northern western australia.straddles modern day state boundaries. the miriwoong people have been here for tens of thousands of years but in recent decades, the language has come under threat. we can see right across the miriwoong land foster david and agnes are two ofjust a handful of surviving, fluent speakers stop to them, miriwoong is woven into the landscape. everything we see, has language. everything that moves has language. modern things come, we have to give it a name and miriwoong. the first car arrived in our country, miriwoong people gave it a name. and that comes from the sound that it makes. before european settlement, australia was home to more than 200 indigenous languages, now only a dozen are indigenous languages, now only a dozen a re left indigenous languages, now only a dozen are left with more than 1000 speakers. languages are normally handed down from one generation to the next but in australia, in indigenous communities, that link is broken decades ago when a general children were taken fr

hywel griffith has the latest. 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 international attention. there are also many campaigners here in court following this,

arrived at court a short time ago and the appeal is expected get under way soon. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith 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 backin 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 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. some of the witnesses that corroborated cardinal pell‘s case, that he couldn't have been there, couldn't have been alone and therefore couldn't have abused the two choirboys, they say that they must have been doubt in the minds of thejury when must have been doubt in the minds of the jury when they reach the verdict. we are expecting to hear all those arguments brought up in court, and we expect cardinal pell to be here for that appeal potentially to be heard. when i we likely to know the outcome of this appeal? it is hard to say. it's listed for two days, a panel of threej

person and the courtroom is full of media, supporters and victim advocates. 0ur correspondent hywel griffithpell‘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 case onto the high court in canberra. it isa onto the high court in canberra. it is a case that draws international attention, but there are also many campaigners here in court, following it st

six year prison sentence after a jury found him guilty earlier this year. 0ur correspondent, hywel griffithsardinal 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 take this case onto the high court in canb

our correspondent, hywel griffith, is in melbourne. what's the latest?ow at a press conference. they said they were called when shots were heard in the cbd of darwin in the northern territory. they started to see people presenting with wounds. we understand this man is known to the police, they say he was released on pa role police, they say he was released on parole earlier this year. he is accused of having gone into the hotel with a pump action shotgun and started firing, walking from room to room. he is believed to have gone to way few other locations and they have five active crime scenes. they know that four people have been killed and one person has minor injuries. pump action shotguns are legal for people with a licence in australia, but this already seems potentially to have been one of the worst shootings since the port arthur massacre 20 years ago. police are still giving us details. we only know that the four deceased were male, we don't know their connection to the person. the one of information is they don't believe this was a terror —relat

hywel griffith is in sydney we have mentioned this has been an ongoing battle but talk us through theunced, court cases and legal checks finally adani can begin construction and they think it'll be another two years before we see call coming from the ground. it was initially going to be one of the biggest minds on the planet producing up to 60 million tonnes of coal per year but they've had to scale back the plan, they say it will now be something like 10 million tonnes working up to maybe 27 million tonnes per year. still very significant, its plan of what to do with all that galilee coal was to do with all that galilee coal was to ship it back to india was to fire the power stations so they have a guaranteed customer but also guaranteed customer but also guaranteed opposition. there are plans to protect the wildlife which have been approved locally but there isa have been approved locally but there is a huge amount of opposition in terms of what it means for future carbon emissions coming out of india and impacting globally, impacting as well in queensland, people saying that what h

hywel griffith reports. alex sigley has been living in pyongyang since last year. developed a bit of a side business offering foreign visitors to north korea tours around the country. according to pictures on his website and social media stream, he's been quite successful in showing everyday life as it is in north korea, sometimes in very mundane detail — things like trips to the zoo or meals that he's enjoyed. he is, according to some people, who have been on those tours, very, very cautious and clear and careful to give respect to his north korean hosts. that stream of twitter messages are stopped two days ago on the 24th ofjune. according to his family in perth, australia, that is unusual for him not to be in daily contact so clearly they are concerned. the australian government say they are urgently trying to work out his whereabouts, but they don't have an embassy in north korea so they are depending on a consular agreement with the swedish embassy, so work is going on behind the scenes to ascertain his whereabouts. there are some unconfirmed reports that he h

our sydney correspondent hywel griffith has more. their sexuality, the right for freedom from discrimination. so a lot of people here and internationally will be watching how this case develops, if it gets to court. a bride to be is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a man from a burning flat on her way from her —— home from her hen party. firefighters say if she had not intervened they could have been dealing with infidelity. basically, we have been out, we were walking home, we heard what we initially thought was a car alarm. and when we got closer we saw smoke coming out of the windows of this flat. i found 999, harriet went to look for a way m, 999, harriet went to look for a way in, when we couldn‘t find a way in, the gentleman said just smash the window. so harriet actually done that and we managed to get him out safely. but, yeah. harriet, how did you get him out. initially, i was trying to kick the door down but that wasn't working, so he shouted smash the window, i put my foot through the window, and managed to unlock the

let's get more on this from our sydney correspondent hywel griffith.rs and many expected to see him at the world cup later this year but off the pitch, he has been a constant —— constant source of controversy, using the social media following that he has with hundreds of thousands of followers, to share religious messages. he is a devout christian. however, he has got into hot water because of the homophobic content of some of those messages. arc in april, he equated being homosexual with being an thief or an adulterer. that was the final straw for rugby australia who sacked him but he wa nted australia who sacked him but he wanted to take that fight to the court is saying that he was the victim of discrimination for his religious beliefs. injust four days, he had managed to raise nearly half a million us dollars worth of funding from followers and fans, using that gofundme website. today, finally, after a fair deal of pressure here in australia, the website has turned around and said that it violates the terms and conditions. they support equality for

hywel griffith reports. alex sigley has been living in pyongyang since last year. give respect to his north korean hosts. that stream of twitter messages stopped two days ago on the 24th ofjune. according to his family in perth, australia, that is unusual for him not to be in daily contact so clearly they are concerned. the australian government say they are urgently trying to work out his whereabouts, but they don't have an embassy in north korea so they are depending on a consular agreement with the swedish embassy, so work is going on behind the scenes to ascertain his whereabouts. there are some unconfirmed reports that he has been detained or arrested. unconfirmed, clearly — however, that is a cause for concern, given the precedent of some western people being arrested there and detained. his family clearly hoping that this will be resolved sooner rather than later and he will be back in contact with them. italy says it won't allow any migrants to disembark from a rescue boat that's currently off the coast of the island of lampedusa. sea—watch 3 is carrying 42