the woman in the red dress, marie laguerre, hasjust been struck by a passerby.scenities and through an ashtray at her after she told him to shut up. the encounter lasted just seconds, it has had a lasting impact, afterfootage seconds, it has had a lasting impact, after footage of the incident went viral. it sparked outrage and provoked international debate about the level of harassment experienced by women on a daily basis. the 22—year—old student‘s attacker has now been sentenced to six months in prison and fined more than $2000. prosecutors deem there to be insufficient evidence to find him guilty of sexual harassment. yet as ms laguerre believes the treatment he will receive alongside his sentence could have the greatest impact. translation: what satisfies me the most is that he will be forced to do training on sexist violence towards a women. that is the most satisfying thing. it is wonderful. just days after the attack, french lawmakers passed new legislation to crack down on sexual aggression on the street, including predatory remarks and catcalling. actio

marie laguerre has now set up a website for other women to share their stories.dy in full flow thanks to movements like #metoo. russia has hit back at claims it was involved in a series of cyber attacks, saying the accusations are part of an anti—russian campaign by the west. yesterday the uk, the us and the netherlands said kremlin intelligence agents have targeted political organisations in the uk, including the foreign office, and the porton down defence research facility. a british man has died after being bitten by a sea snake in australia while working on a fishing trawler. emergency crews were called to a boat off the coast of groote island, 400 miles east of the capital darwin, but were unable to save the 23—year—old. police say uk officials have been notified. the criminaljustice system cannot cope with the number of people looking at indecent images of children, according to the senior police officer in charge of child protection in the uk. chief constable simon bailey says counselling should be available to those who are tempted to look at such images,

marie laguerre has now set up a website for other women to share their stories.in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. four political leaders from northern ireland are meeting the eu's brexit negotiator in brussels, to discuss the irish border question. unilever — which owns dozens of household brands — has abandoned plans to move its corporate headquarters from london to the netherlands. a criminal investigation has been launched into how a backlog of medical waste, including body parts, was able to pile up at six disposal sites. i'm maryam moshiri in the business news. unilever, which makes marmite and dove soap, has scrapped its plan to move its headquarters to the netherlands after growing criticism from investors. but investors said the move could force uk shareholders to sell their shares. more on this in a moment. japanese car giant toyota has announced a recall of more than 2.4 million hybrid vehicles worldwide because of a fault in their systems that could cause them to lose power. the recall of prius and auris