boss of the samsung group. his father had been running the samsung group until 2014 when he suffered a heart attack. so jay y leeacto boss of this company in that time. so, i suppose the other thing is, this trial raises the wider questions about these chaebols and the way that south korea does is this? that is right. samsung is hugely important to south korea. 0utside, it is mostly known for samsung's electronics, smartphones and appliances. but it is also involved in construction, shipbuilding, even a samsung amusement park. it accou nts a samsung amusement park. it accounts for about one of the economy. it is dominated, the economy, by these large family run conglomerates. in the past there have in many accusations against the bosses of these groups, but even when they are convicted they are given a pardon by the government, because there has been fear that there could be an economic impact. however, now there is a new government in power. resident moon jae—in has said he will take on the conglomerates. —— president. the government has said that it is hoping fro strong verdict today, and they are hoping that

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billionaire samsung boss jay y lee's corruption trial reaches a conclusion as he awaits a court verdict. the biggest single win in american lottery history, a hospital workerfrom massachusetts, scoops $758 million on the powerball. the supreme court in thailand has delayed the reading of the verdict in the case of the country's former prime minister yingluck chinnawat until the 27 september. they also issued an arrest warrant for her because she didn't show up to court. ms yingluck is accused of criminal negligence over a costly rice subsidy policy and could face a decade behind bars. her opponents say it was in effect a bribe to her supporters. she insists she's innocent. and karishma vaswani is there. why is there an arrest warrant? this announcement has come in the last couple of minutes to explain to audiences what happened. there were audiences what happened. there were a flurry of koraput is coming out saying that yingluck chinnawat‘s trial, the reading of the verdict, has been postponed until the 27th of september. there has been an arrest warrant issued for her. the court said s

billionaire samsung boss jay y lee's corruption trial reaches a conclusion as he awaits a court verdict. the biggest single win in american lottery history. a hospital worker from massachusetts scoops $750 million on the powerball. thailand's supreme court is expected to rule in the coming hours on a case that's lasted 18 months and could put one of the country's most popular politicians injail, and knock her out of politics for life. former premier yingluck is accused of criminal negligence over a costly rice subsidy policy. her opponents say it was in effect a bribe to her supporters. she could face a decade behind bars. she insists she's innocent, and has asked the court for "kindness." from bangkok, the bbc‘s karishma vaswani. this was yingluck shinawatra six years ago, a political novice bringing her brother's party to victory in thailand's general elections. she's no longer in power and is now standing trial on a charge of negligence for a controversial rice subsidy scheme. if found guilty, she could face ten years in prison and a lifetime ban from politics. seen here at the start

after six months in court, a verdict is due on bribery and corruption charges against samsung boss jay y leee billionaire denies all wrongdoing. plus, the flying kangaroo bounces back! near record profits for qantas this year despite cut—throat competition. the boss says it's a vindication of his turnaround plan. hello, and welcome to bbc news. there were sensational scenes in thailand when the supreme court was forced to postpone its verdict in the trial of the former prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, after she failed to appear in court. thejudges in bangkok then issued a warrant for her arrest, saying they didn't believe her claim to be ill. her lawyer says she might not even be in the country. ms yingluck faces up to 10 years injail in a criminal negligence case focused on a rice subsidy scheme. we can speak to karishma vaswani, who joins us from bangkok. we'll come back to that story in a moment. forecasters in the united states are expecting a major hurricane to hit the coast of louisiana and texas on friday night. hurricane harvey has sustained winds of up to 140km/h. they're expect

the trial of the century, involving the country's former president, the acting boss of samsung, as you mentioned, jay y leeident's friend. south korean prosecutors are holding their closing arguments in the trial against him, and he has been denying bribery and embezzlement charges, but he is accused of offering nearly $40 million to the president and her friend in exchange for government support of a merger of two samsung subsidiaries. mr lee could face up to five years in prison if he is found guilty, even longer if he is also convicted on the embezzlement charges. many bosses of these conglomerates have been accused or even charged with bribery in the past but it is very, very unusual to see a founding family member of such a massive company being indicted. ok, for now, thank you very much indeed. around the globe, caesarean section rates have increased dramatically, even as a large amount of them are not medically required. while the average rate is 28% amongst oecd countries, in turkey, more than half of babies are born by c—section, the highest rate in the world. selin girit takes a look at why. for

the billionaire boss of the samsung electronics empire, jay y lee, has been jailed for five years.south korea's government, embezzlement and perjury. here, a suspected international drugs dealer has appeared before magistrates in westminster to face extradition to the united states. muhammad asif hafeez, also known as the sultan, is wanted there for importing heroin and methamphetamine. a former rock star, who's beenjailed for multiple cases of child abuse, could have been caught years earlier if the police had investigated him properly. ian watkins, the lead singer of the band lostprophets, was sentenced to 29 years in prison, four years ago. but an investigation by the independent police complaints commission found that south wales police missed a series of opportunities to stop him. the united nations says air strikes in yemen by the saudi—led coalition have killed more than 40 civilians in the past week, the united nations says air strikes in yemen by the saudi—led coalition have killed more than 40 civilians in the past week, including many children. the latest hit a residenti

the billionaire boss of the samsung empire and south korea‘s third richest man — has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of bribery, embezzlement and perjury. jay y leermer thai prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, has fled the country, hours before a verdict was to be delivered in her trial for criminal negligence. ms yingluck faces up to ten years in jail over a rice subsidy scheme that paid farmers up to 50% more than market prices. the scheme lost the government billions of pounds. so how are you spending your bank holiday weekend ? wild camping — pitching a tent on lonely mountain tops, away from the holiday crowds — is growing in popularity. but a minority of wild campers are being accused of trashing the landscape they‘re supposed to love. national trust wardens in the lake district say some of the campers are treating the land as if it were a pop festival site, leaving rubbish and sometimes complete sets of camping equipment. dave guest has the story. wild camping is all about getting far away from civilisation and far closer to nature. it is about going and spending the night high on the hills away from civilisation, where from other people