the wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich is appearing in court in moscow for his appeal hearing against his detention. mr gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges in yekaterinburg last month. more than a0 countries led by the united states have called for the release of the journalist. the statement condemned moscow s efforts to limit and intimidate the media. us ambassador to russia visited mr gershkovich at lefortovo prison. these are the latest pictures of him, behind the glass, inside court. we have had a live feed up until the last few minutes from inside and outside, if you look at the outside of the court as well. this is an appeal hearing against the charges on which he is being held. of course, we cannot predict or know what the outcome proceedings will be, but many observers and washes of court proceedings in russia points to the fact that most of the time, once people are in the judicial system, very little changes, so most verdicts, when it comes to c
when russia is frustrated, where it is defeated in some areas, it s been launching numerous offensives over the past weeks and months, it never acknowledges defeat in that way. it tries to re nose and refocus its campaign. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. gardeners have known for years that slugs love a refreshing drink. they smell the yeasty, hoppy beer, go to drink it, fall in and, well, that s it. but they can be devastating to gardens, eating up to a0 times their own body weight in a day. at stroud brewery, customers can now fill containers with waste beer to use in home traps. the project is being coordinated by chloe cox from the environmental group wild stroud. the group admits having to carry out pest control isn t ideal, but say this method is at least natural and doesn t mean using harsh chemicals. chloe s research found the slugs have some definite preferences