for us as a company, the commitment is, how do we ensure that this terrible loss results in greater still improvements to aviation safety? and that little speech, it s just words. empty words. he doesn t know what it s like. he can stand there and talk about life changing. he doesn t know the meaning of the words. for the pegrams, grief and anger are still clearly very raw. they re hoping the long delayed inquest will put the focus back on those like sam, whose lives were taken away, perhaps answer some remaining questions, and even give them a little bit of closure. theo leggett, bbc news. to the us now where discussion about the controversial energy drink known as prime has reached capitol hill. the leading democrat in congress, the senate majority leader chuck
after take off from the ethiopian capital addis ababa. the aircraft, a brand new boeing 737 max, was equipped with software that was fatally flawed. boeing has since admitted responsibility but under a controversial $2.5 billion deal with the us government, it avoided prosecution. today, after years of delays, an inquest has opened into the deaths of three of the british citizens who were aboard the plane. for their relatives, it is a landmark moment. theo leggett reports. that was the day he came to see you when you were born. do you remember bringing him? yeah. that was special, wasn t it? he was so chuffed that he had a little brother. old memories are bittersweet for the pegram family. four years ago, mark and deborah lost their son, sam. and their grief is still intense. he used to talk to you and tell you stories.
he was just a joy to have with in your life. and hejust made our lives better, really. and he s left a really big hole. this is where sam died. the 25 year old humanitarian worker was aboard a boeing 737 max addis ababa, killing everyone on board.
and that little speech, it s just words. empty words. he doesn t know what it s like. he can stand there and talk about life changing. he doesn t know the meaning of the words. it s been four long years but for the pegrams, grief and anger are still clearly very raw. they re hoping the long delayed inquest will put the focus back on those like sam, whose lives were taken away, perhaps answer some remaining questions, and even give them a little bit of closure. theo leggett, bbc news. to the us now where discussion about the controversial energy drink known as prime has reached capitol hill. the leading democrat in congress, the senate majority leader chuck schumer has called on the us food and drug administration to investigate the high caffeine content of prime and how it s being promoted online.
it s just words. empty words. he doesn t know what it s like. he can stand there and talk about life changing. he doesn t know the meaning of the words. for the pegrams, grief and anger are still clearly very raw. they re hoping the long delayed inquest will put the focus back on those like sam, whose lives were taken away, perhaps answer some remaining questions, and even give them a little bit of closure. theo leggett, bbc news. still to come on breakfast. we ll be chatting about the soaring demand for gig tickets are you among those hoping to secure a spot to see taylor swift? if so, you ll know that the process is incredibly complicated. ben will be here in the next few minutes to help us navigate our way through the ticketing system. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.