I will tell you why its so cool but also why its so important. But tonight we begin with a man who i believe is the most dangerous politician on the american right. In october 2007 i sat in the media gallery of the United States Supreme Court and watched the solicitor general of texas argue on behalf of the state that he should have the ability to put to death a mexican national, jose, who had been convicted of raping and murdering two teenage girls in houston. He won that argument and he was executed by texas on august 5th, 2008, despite the objections of the United Nations and the International Court of justice. At the time, i had no idea who this man arguing on behalf of texas was. But all i could think was holy crap, this guy is good. It was one of his nine times arguing before the Supreme Court and he was witty, incredibly fast on his feet and clearly had a brilliant legal mind. It is to this day one of the most impressive displays i have ever seen before the court and i have had
This is bbc news. Im tim willcox. The headlines at 5 00. Fresh warnings that the nhs under increasing pressure could soon be overwhelmed by coronavirus cases. The Health Secretary says people should all play their part in helping stop the spread amidst calls from some that the rules are not tough enough. We can all do something to help, which is to stay at home because every time you try to flex the rules, that could be fatal and we all have a part to play. And we all have a part to play. We ought to have more rather than fewer restrictions than in march so it doesnt make sense and it is completely illogical that we have got a much more lax set of rules. So
before we begin blaming people yet again, and blaming people for not adhering to the rules, lets look at the rules themselves. As tens of thousands of people over the age of 80 are invited to book vaccines, the government pledges that everyone over the age of 18 will be offered one by autumn. Rescue teams in indonesia have located t
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