a prominent lawyer in the us state of south carolina has been found guilty of killing his wife and son. prosecutors said alex murdaugh wanted to distract attention from his theft of millions of dollars from clients, which he used to fund an expensive drug habit. garry o donoghue reports. a courthouse in south carolina, but a dramatic trial that has gripped the nation s imagination. gripped the nation s imauination. ~ , . imagination. minimum sentence for murder. imagination. minimum sentence for murder. .. after imagination. minimum sentence for murder. after nearly - imagination. minimum sentence for murder. after nearly six i for murder. after nearly six weeks of for murder. after nearly six weeks of evidence for murder. after nearly six weeks of evidence but - for murder. after nearly six weeks of evidence but less i for murder. after nearly six i weeks of evidence but less than three hours of deliberation, the jury returned its verdict on both murder charges. docke
a small town courthouse in south carolina, but a dramatic trial that has gripped the nation s imagination. minimum sentence for murder. after nearly six weeks of evidence, but less than three hours of deliberation, thejury returned its verdict on both murder charges. docket number 2022 gs 15, verdict guilty, signed by the foreperson of thejury. outside the court, the prosecutor said justice had been done. if you do wrong, if you break the law, if you murder, then justice will be done in south carolina. the murdaugh family dominated the legal world in this picturesque part of south carolina. for decades, the family held key prosecutor roles in several counties, and their private law firm seen almost as powerful as law enforcement itself. it was at this 1,700 acre property that the bodies of maggie and paul murdaugh were found brutally murdered almost two years ago, the culmination of a series of events that had seen three other separate suspicious deaths connected to the fam
ukrainian authorities later said they believe the missiles were s-300s, normally used to shoot down planes, devastating when launched at urban centers. as medics tended to the wounded, producer tim lister checks in with our headquarters. extremely large detonations really, really close. we re going to stay in shelter. reporter: as we take cover, residents are clearly traumatized by the violence. it is terrifying, natalia tells me. but what can we do? the strikes came as search and rescue efforts were ongoing in exactly the same neighborhood after a russian missile leveled an apartment block on wednesday night, killing at least three and wounding eight. the russians seem to be bringing the cities of this region into their war regardless of the consequences. and russian president vladimir putin is saying there is worse to come. putin spoke thursday at events commemorating the battle of stalingrad, where soviet forces defeated nazi germany 80 years ago, openingly threate
drjenny harries the deputy chief medical officerfor england. the prime minister is likely to be asked about today s other main news as the duchess of sussex tells american tv that her treatment by the royal family led her to contemplate suicide. she tells oprah winfrey that one unnamed family member raised questions about the skin colour of her son archie. so, we have in tandem the conversation of, he won t be given security, he s not going to be given a title. and also, concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he s born. oprah winfrey has since said harry wanted to clarify that it was not the queen or prince philip who made the comments about archie s skin. she also addressed the couple s desire for privacy. hello. welcome to this bbc news special in the next few minutes the prime minister will be leading a coronavirus news briefing at downing street. today marks the first stage of the borisjohnson s road map out of lockdown for england. all s
Well find out if the president should be worried. And this. And| will always love you. Stephen smith on a new movie about whitney houston. Hello. So theresa may is here to stay, for the time being. Which means she now has to wallow in the complexities of a precarious politics. Sorting out a deal with the dup for stability at home, and sorting out a position with the eu on brexit. As she said yesterday, she got her party into this mess, shell get them out of it. The dup deal is almost done, but not signed yet. The brexit one is a great deal more complicated, and with days to go until the formal start, the department for exiting the eu, dexeu to its friends, is being reshuffled its lost two ministers in 2a hours. Is it too strong to use the word disarray . Well, theresa may sat down for dinner and a bit of football this evening, with president macron of france. Well take stock shortly, but first David Grossman looks at the Prime Ministers day. A Tourist Snapping Landmarks today might con