the company, ith pharma has been charged.harged with failing to take all reasonable practical steps to ensure that patients were not infected by contaminants in breach of the health and save the at work act between august the ist 2009 and june the ist 2014. a august the 1st 2009 and june the 1st 2014. a court hearing is scheduled for monday the 17th of december at westminster magistrates' court. the un says 14 million people are facing starvation. now, the united states has called for a halt to conflict in yemen. secretary of state mike pompeo said, "the time is now. "coalition air strikes must cease". russell trott reports. schoolbags splattered in blood and the school bus burnt—out. yet more scenes of death and destruction in what has been called "the forgotten war in yemen". its beleaguered government called on the saudis for help, against what it says is an insurgency of houthi rebels backed by iran. now, after four years of comflict, and with pressure mounting on the international communities supplying arms to the saudis

ith pharma says it will defend the case vigorously.of £90 million for the third quarter of the year, after sales fell 13%. it blamed reduced demand in china, as well as uncertainty in european markets about the future of diesels and brexit. channel 4 has announced it's moving its headquarters and 200 jobs from london to leeds. the broadcaster also confirmed it will set up creative hubs in bristol and glasgow, with 50 staff moving to each. the son of the former leicester city owner, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, has thanked people for their overwhelming support following his father's death in a helicopter crash on saturday night. his comments came as images emerged of the helicopter, moments after take—off, which appear to support the theory that the aircraft's tail rotor suffered some kind of failure as our correspondent tom burridge reports. a club still grieving for a chairman that meant so much. today peter shilton, leicester legend, who witnessed the crash on saturday here with his wife to honour killed. today, vichai srivaddhanaprabha

ith pharma says it will defend the case vigorously.unced what he has referred as "the biggest expansion of britain's diplomatic network for a generation". this evening, jeremy hunt announced that he will recruit 1000 more diplomatic staff and will open new embassies in africa and south east asia. he set out his agenda aimed at strengtening the foreign office after brexit at a speech in central london. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale was there. what the foreign secretary was doing was essentially saying what on earth is britain and its diplomatic service going to do in the years when it leaves the european union? because the government has this policy called global britain but no one has ever really been quite sure what it means in practise. what he is trying to do today is flesh that out and say look at how britain deals with the changing world, as a threat to democratic values, where there is the rise of countries like china and india, where increasingly there are people who are challenging the international rules based ord

ith pharma says it will defend the case vigorously.ath sentence of a christian woman convicted of blasphemy, in a case that has polarised the nation. asia bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the prophet muhammad in a row with her neighbours. the landmark ruling has set off violent protests in support of pakistan's strong blasphemy laws. social mobility is being held back by unfair councilfunding in rural and coastal counties — that's according to a group of mps. it says the current way of funding councils and the growing financial strain on budgets is helping to embed a cycle of low social mobility. the government says they are working on a fairer funding system to reflect the needs of particular council areas. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports from mid—devon, one of the areas most affected. picture—perfect devon. but beyond the pretty harbours and fishing ports, there's deprivation. low wages, fewjobs. it can be hard for young people to get on. meet christopher, kyle and faith, all friends who li

ith pharma says it will vigorously defend the charges.out in 2014. several babies became ill and got a bacterial infection thought to be from a suspected contaminated feed. police have been investigating and that brings us up today with the met police have charged ith pharma, with several different counts. in a nutshell it is supplying a product that was not the quality specified on the prescription. they will be backin on the prescription. they will be back in court, in westminster, on the 17th of december. we'll have to wait and see, because we don't know which charges related which babies. in the past few minutes president trump has reiterated calls for a group of thousands of central american migrants who are making their way to the southern border of the united states to turn around. the us government is deploying thousands of troops to the southern border of the united states, to stop thousands the caravan. the 7,000 migrants, who've been on the road for more than a fortnight and are currently in southern mexico. our correspondent w

ith pharma says it will defend the case vigorously. the headlines on bbc news.ys the saudi journalist jamal khasshoggi was strangled and his body dismembered as soon as he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul. scientists in switzerland have developed a spinal implant that enables people who had previously been considered permanently paralysed to walk again temporarily. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the number of electric cars on our roads has dramatically increased in recent years, but how far can a fully—charged one go on the open road? 0ur transport correspondent, tom burridge has been round a test track to find out more. my first ever drive in an electric. there is, thankfully, a chill mode that does reduce power somewhat, which i'm very keen to turn on, as teslas are quite potent. you want me to drive in chill mode? sounds all right to me! # rock on down to electric avenue. instinctively, i would like to buy an elect

scotland yard said ith pharma limited faces seven charges of supplying a product which wasn't of thespondent catherine burns is here. what more can you tell us about this? it is given to babies in neonatal intensive care units, so they are too sit or little to be fed by bottle. it is given into the bloodstream. the number of babies became ill and the met police have charged the pharmaceutical company with the seven counts of supplying a medicinal product which was not of the nature or quality specified. it is accused of breaching the health and safety at work act by not taking all reasonable steps to make sure patients would be safe and it is due in westminster magistrates' court on the 17th of december. the company has put out a statement saying, we have every sympathy for all of the families affected, regardless of the cause, however, we are disappointed by the decision to charge the company and we will rue bleep vigorously —— we will vigorously defend the case. thank you, catherine health correspondent. people who are either over or underweight may be at greater risk of death than