As part of the Wikileaks Organisation in 2010, leaked us military secrets, he did so to expose war crimes and therefore he had a right to free speech in doing that under the Us Constitution and therefore cannot be prosecuted for doing so. Now, the us says its given assurances that this is not the type of case where free speech comes into play, but this is not satisfied thejudges here in london and theyve said, well, we want to have a full appeal on this point and actually really try to unpick this. The other points of assurances from the us Thatjulian Assange will not face the Death Penalty that has been accepted by his team. Now that that is no longer an issue, it fundamentally concerns this question of whether or not he, if he went on trial in the united states, can say, i have a defence of speaking out freely in order to expose war crimes, and that should be heard in my trial. The Hush Money Trial of former us President Donald Trump has resumed in new york with the continued Cross E
Territory. Two returned back safely but the one carrying the president and Foreign Minister crashed in mountainous territory in heavy fog. All contact was lost. Our correspondent Caroline Hawley reports. You can see how bad conditions were in the area, as the Rescue Operation was under way. A fleet of ambulances on standby. The army is reported to have ordered all resources needed to be thrown at the search. Members of irans red crescent scoured the rugged landscape on foot for any sign of the missing helicopter, but Poor Visibility made it difficult for the rescue teams to reach the scene of the crash even to locate it. Translation there are currently three drone teams in the area but due to the thick fog and low visibility, the drones were not able to successfully operate. There are also three teams with rescue dogs in the area. We are searching and we hope well be able to reach positive results very soon. The first indication that something had gone wrong came on state run televisio
Under their new sporting director, so why have they gone for arne slot . Hes enjoyed a lot of success in his three years at feyenoord. Last year they won the dutch league title, they won the dutch league cup this year and second in the league. Quite a few similarities withjuergen klopp. Likejurgen klopp he was a fairly unremarkable player whos been a far more successful manager Likejurgen Klopp He has a reputation for playing dynamic, exciting football and for being an excellent man manager who gets the best out of his players. He certainly had the backing of klopp on the pitch at anfield urging the fans to get behind the new man. One thing is certain, arne slot has a pretty tough act to follow. Former celtic manager neil lennon is back in football, after being announced as the new manager of rapid bucharest. Lennons in romania on monday to be officially presented on a two year deal until 2026. Lennon had recently been linked to the Republic Of Ireland job and is back coaching after a
Langstaff who chaired the Infected Blood Scandal inquiry. He spoke for the last a0 minutes, it was a moving and rousing address where he went through some of the findings that his inquiry published in its final report today. Lets go through some of the main conclusions he made. He concluded that the Treatment Disaster could and should have been largely avoided. The five year investigation accuses doctors, the government and the nhs of trying to cover up what happened. They found patients were knowingly exposed to what he described as unacceptable risks and he found a catalogue of failures with catastrophic consequences. The Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is expected to issue an apology later on today. I am joined now by my colleague ali price who was also listening to what we heard from sir Brian Langstaff. 0ne was also listening to what we heard from sir Brian Langstaff. One of the overwhelming conclusions having listened to that and to so many other and Family Members is that feeling o
Into the infected blood scandal, widely considered to be the biggest Treatment Disaster in the history of the Uks National Health Service , has identified a catalogue of failures by the nhs and successive governments. A reminder of key points. 3,000 people have already died, while others are still living with the ongoing effects of infection. In this hour were going to speak to some of the people directly impacted by this. Sarah and Antonia Akoni in hertfordshire. Sarahs husband and antonias dad, 0mololu akoni, received Blood Transfusions for sickle cell in the 1980s, before discovering that he was infected with hepatitis c via the transfusions. Thank you both forjoining me here. Good to talk to you. I wanted to ask you if you could tell me a little bit more about what happened to your husband and dad. He bit more about what happened to your husband and dad. Husband and dad. He had Sickle Cell Anemia. Husband and dad. He had Sickle Cell Anemia and husband and dad. He had Sickle Cell An