after he was found guilty of trafficking a man to britain to harvest one of his kidneys. ike ekwere madu s wife, beatrice, was given a four and a half year sentence. the judge also handed down a ten yearjail term to a medic who helped them. the victim a 21 old street traderfrom lagos was offered $8000 and was promised a better life in britain, but only realised what was going on when he met doctors in hospital. the couple had planned to give the organ to their daughter who has a kidney disease. justicejohnson handed down the sentence at the old bailey in london. the wealth and power inequality and disparity between you and c could not be more marked. you, ekweremadu are a senator in nigeria s national assembly. you have held high political office. you had many staff, including domestic staff, maids, chefs and drivers. you own multiple properties around the globe. there is evidence of as many as a0. more than £400,000 went into your bank account over a six month period. b
competitors line up as the competition officially opens in liverpool. celebrations for king charles s coronation are continuing across the uk today, ahead of a special concert at windsor castle this evening. around 20 thousand people are expected to gather to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. numerous street parties are also being held across britain under the collective title the coronation big lunch. some of these are attended by members of the royal family. live now to lucy hockings who is in windsorfor the big lunch in celebration of the coronation. hello everyone it is a glorious evening here in windsor. the sun is out the hottest day of the year so far and all of these people who are queuing, waiting for the concerts might have been loving the sunshine. look at how politely they are queuing, how orderly it all is. there is a rogue glimmer in the crowds as well i ve seen people in evening dresses, fascinate or scream out lots of people in
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, i am alex witt. welcome to our special coverage of the coronation of britain s king charles. this is london live, you are about to see it is under light rain, it is ten a.m. british summertime. over the next five hours we will step into instant history. the scenes that we watch together will be in high definition, but centuries old. ancient ritual, but contemporary in immediate s spectacle. tradition in scope and afield but accented in modern controversy and attended by a worldwide audience, many of whom will view in fascination. others, disdain. we will try to provide a spectrum of motion and analysis in that perspective as the events unfold. happening right now, heads of state, government officials, and other dignitaries arriving at westminster abbey in anticipation of a ceremony steeped in 1000 years of tradition. the last coronation was 1953 when then 25 year old elizabeth the second was crowned queen as the four year old so
the week, it turns increasingly unsettled but milder, so i m not sure whether you will appreciate that. the cold air being pushed out of the way and the milder air moves with a south westerly wind but that means lots of rain around as we head towards the weekend. thanks, louise. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday it s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. constitution hill runs a rule at the cheltenham festival in the champion hurdle. british players from the. up against the current us open champion. harry s home run makes history for great britain as they secure their first ever win at the world baseball classic. also coming up we speak to the ukrainian fencer standing up to ioc plans. it will always be in our hearts and our souls, and we will never forget and neverforgive. hello and welcome long. the course of a generation, according to tony mccoy, after constitution hill s stunning race in the cheltenham festival