so would, he thinks he can get away with everything? it was very disappointing. all of it added up to a deeply unflattering portrait of paul curry, but did it add up to a case for murder? this prosecutor knew that it did not. he and the detective face the same problem that the detectives face in 1994, lots of suspicion, but no direct evidence that paul killed linda. and they felt that the current suspect, a self proclaimed genius knew that. he was smart enough to realize that any police officer, the minute after she was murdered is going to expect the husband to be the suspect. he was one step ahead. his theory, paul tested different poisons, carefully picked an obscure one, then poisoned himself, to cover his tracks. the first time linda got sick, he had the exact same symptoms, because that allows him to say both we both got sick, maybe we both
for chris, who runs a cookery and educaiton business here, there is cause for optimism. i think people willjudge it on the evidence. what i m also interested in is, you know, potentially there could be another government next year. you know, and withing government, ministers can change. what i want to see is a commitment to development of provincial towns and cities over time. nationally that is what we should bejudging it on. regionally, and here in stoke on trent, we should be collectively dreaming of a better future. but in the short term the challenges are clear. and the political risk is despite all the plans, people don t end up feeling better off any time soon. alex forsyth, bbc news, stoke on trent. our economics editor faisal islam is here. let s talk about the cost of living crisis. when you look at the package of measures already there and the one being put forward into day s measures, does it add up to a
sovereign. big nations are no more sovereign than small nations. it is not up to the russians to decide. bill: we talked about this in the last half hour. 8500 troops have been put on notice. not deployed yet. it happened seven years ago when putin went to crimea. we put 5,000 troops in poland after putin went into crimea. does it add up for moscow and amount to anything for them? i think it should. it should suggest to moscow that the united states is not just waiting for them to pull the trigger and to go across the ukraine border before they take steps. the united states is now engaged in active deterrents. that is doing things in advance to try to deter that decision. mr. putin may not have decided yet and if he is looking to see if the united states and nato are determined to oppose him
now today we learn the confederate symbol is decorating his truck. but all this evidence, does it add up to hate crime? well, don, the evidence has been so horrific, so offensive. we know that the juror, if not one many jurors have asked the judge about counseling, about emotional psychological counseling because they ve had to sit through the testimony of these prosecution witnesses and hear just the animus that these defendants had towards african americans. and yes, the prosecution has a heavy burden. they have to prove this racial animus was the reason that they chased and killed ahmaud arbery. but i think when jurors hear the kind of evidence that s been presented it s not going to be a big leap for them to conclude that it was their hatred for african americans that caused them to engage in this conduct that resulted in the death of ahmaud arbery. i don t think the prosecution is going to have a difficult time
the confederate symbols decorating his truck. but all this evidence does it add up to a hate crime? well, don, the evidence has been so horrific, it s been so offensive. we know that the juror at least one, if not many jurors have asked the judge about counseling. about emotional, psychological counseling because they have had to sit through the testimony of these prosecution witnesses, and hear just the animus that these defendants had towards african-americans. and, yes, the prosecution has a heavy burden. they have to prove that this racial animus was the reason that they chased and killed ahmaud arbery. but i think when jurors hear the kind of evidence that s been presented, it is not going to be a big leap for them to conclude that it was their hatred for african-americans that caused them to engage in this conduct that resulted in the death of ahmaud arbery. i don t think the prosecution is