A welfare reform expert. And rex it is say the u. K. Should push ahead with trade talks and cut ties with the e. U. In december despite the ongoing virus crisis. Good afternoon we start with our breaking news story that archie host and former 1st minister of scotland alex salmond has been acquitted of all 14 sexual offense charges on 2 u. K. Casar joins me now with the latest. On their research so take us through the verdict. Well alex salmond has been cleared up for a 2 week trial at the high court in edinburgh now mr summit was originally charged with 14 sexual offenses against 9 women midway through the trial the prosecution could do one of the cases one of those charges that he was found not guilty of 12 others and it a unique situation under scotts issue albeit with the 14th charge he was found with the case was found at have been not true then so mr samad innocent in the eyes of the law and all 14 of those charges now before a court in edinburgh to around 6 hours to make its deci
Employed you dont to bailing out both businesses and their permanent staff. And breaks it is say the u. K. Should push ahead with trade talks and cut ties with the e. U. In december despite the ongoing virus crisis. That afternoon tea host and former 1st minister of scotland alex salmond has been acquitted of all 14 sexual offense charges. Joins me now with the latest hi there recess so take us through the verdict. So the scottish the former scottish 1st minister alex salmond was cleared off to to be childish at the high court in edinburgh he was originally charged with 40 sexual offenses against 9 women young and midway through the trial the prosecution of one of those charges and he was found not guilty of 12 others and in a peculiar quirk unique just to the scottish legal system on the fortys charge it was found that it was truthful that he had committed that particular crime so all 14 charges mr sam and acquitted him found innocent in the eyes of the law d in scotland now the jury
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A daily meal. At another use saudi forces interceptor missile over the capital riyadh explosions are heard in Northern Areas of the city and. The number of deaths is wising by the day millions are in confinement of the world is slipping into recession the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be humanitys worst crisis in decades there are now more than 30000 deaths linked to the virus more than half of those in just 2 countries in europe italy alone more than 10000 people have died and spain has reported its highest number of deaths in a single day bringing the total there to more than 5800 the army has been asked to transfer bodies to morgues because undertakers are unable to cope saturday also so the highest day on day increase in violence related deaths in the u. K. More than 1000 people died and the government is increasing testing for frontline hospital staff and in india the fear of death due to starvation not the virus has led to a mass exodus of poor workers bus and train stat
A populist slogan in dealing with the corona Virus Outbreak including among policymakers who just a few weeks ago score untrammeled bounce and social distancing why has so much of the initial advise on how to handle call that 19 been trying done is chads well to discuss that im now joined by Stephen Hoffman director of the global strategy live and professor of Global Health law and Political Science at York University professor of health and think you very much for joining us from what i understand to be the privacy of your home thats right i mean so quarantine my so after the canadian government asked anyone returning to canada within the last 14 days to remain in their homes for the remainder of that 14 day period and the you told me before the recording that its your 12th day in south quarantine and you seem to be doing pretty well yes yeah im very lucky i have heard apartments i have family and friends who have been able to help and but it. Take its toll in the sense that im used t