as veteran broadcaster ken bruce signs off from his radio 2 show for the last time. borisjohnson may have misled parliament over law breaking parties at downing street during the coronavirus pandemic. that s according to mps investigating the former prime minister s conduct. the privileges committee says evidence strongly suggests breaches of coronavirus rules would have been obvious to mrjohnson, and identified four examples where he may have misled the house of commons. mrjohnson said there was no evidence he knowingly misled parliament. our political correspondent, iain watson is at westminster. joining me now is caroline slocock director of the independent think basically the privilege committee just be clear who they are as a committee of eight mps appointed by the whole house of commons and are answerable to the house of commons. the conservative majority on a committee so borisjohnson s party, some of his own mps in majority on a committee of its chaired by harri
sentencing, we will cross to it and bring you with it. it s europe s biggest infrastructure project, and one estimate reckons it ll cost over 100 billion pounds. now the man responsible for delivering the hs2 rail line, has admitted that a number of options are being explored to try to keep the costs down, including delays to the project in the face of rising inflation. our transport correspondent, katy austin, has that story. at old oak common in west london, you get a sense of hs2 s scale. the so called super hub station will be one end of the railway at old oak common in west london, you get a sense of hs2 s scale. the so called super hub station will be one end of the railway when it first opens. 80 miles away, this is another major construction site. hs2 trains will eventually run where i m standing. at old oak common in west london, you get a sense of hs2 s scale. the so called super hub station will be one end of the railway hs2 trains will eventually
that could not have a great impact, so we re looking at a number of options with the department for transport. last month, the chancellor quashed a report the line we will take you to south carolina in the us. we are expecting the sentencing in the case of alex murdaugh. let s listen. sentencing in the case of alex murdaugh. let s listen.- sentencing in the case of alex murdaugh. let s listen. your honour, very quickly. murdaugh. let s listen. your honour, very quickly. the murdaugh. let s listen. your honour, very quickly, the defendant - murdaugh. let s listen. your honour, very quickly, the defendant has i murdaugh. let s listen. your honour, very quickly, the defendant has no i very quickly, the defendant has no prior record and the state has no victim impact people who want to speak at this time. but i will address the court briefly. and i don t need your honour to repeat the evidence that you are heard for the past six weeks, but it is overwhelming and it shows this amount to
there are these financial crimes. again, there are the allegations that he stole millions of dollars from his clients as well as from his law firm in order to, in part, fuel that drug addiction. some of these things are crimes that he confessed to under oath during the course of this trial. and so it ll be interesting to see exactly what happens with that as well. he s facing about 99 or so charges in relation to the financial crimes could end up being in prison for decades alone on just those on top of the murder charges. just so you know, we are expecting the sentencing anytime now, and these are the live pictures from south carolina. we are waiting for the next stage of the legal procedure, which is the sentencing. our cameras on that south carolina courtroom, and when do have the
is necessary. sentencing. this has been perhaps one of the most this has been perhaps one of the most troubling cases, notjust this has been perhaps one of the most troubling cases, not just for me as most troubling cases, not just for me as a most troubling cases, not just for me as a judge, for the state, for the defence team, but for all of the citizens the defence team, but for all of the citizens in the defence team, but for all of the citizens in this community, all the citizens citizens in this community, all the citizens in citizens in this community, all the citizens in this community, all the citizens in this state. as we have seen, citizens in this state. as we have seen, based on the media coverage, throughout seen, based on the media coverage, throughout the nation, you have a wife who throughout the nation, you have a wife who has been killed, murdered, a certain wife who has been killed, murdered, a certain savagely murdered. a