Governments deadline passes for the regions forces to surrender. U. S. President donald trump has pardoned his former National Security advisor, michael slid. It comes just 8 weeks before he vacates the white house and it takes direct aim at the russia probe that trump always claimed was a political witch hunt in 2017. Michael flynn pled guilty to lying to the f. B. I. About his contacts with the Russian Ambassador. Trouble alst his full pardon on for a number of u. S. Lawmakers have condemned it as a blatant interference with the justice system. A little earlier us president elect joe biden, used his thanksgiving message to urge americans to come together and stop the spread of the coronavirus. He said the grim season of division would soon give way to light. Well, lets bring in rosalind jordan, whos in washington d. C. Roles. Lets start with michael. Flynn, president , had at one time, really tried to distance himself from from, than after the guilty plea. But he came back into the f
Effect on euro 2020, when st petersubrg is due to host four games. And they wont be allowed to bid for any either, and that means thered be a knock on effect for a period longer than the four years itself. Wadas executive committee will make a decision on the punishment on december the ninth, and it would be subject to appeal. Last week an independent panel concluded russia had doctored data ina bid concluded russia had doctored data in a bid to cover a positive drug test. It was linked to the huge scandal discovered in 2015 in which the country was accused of a state sponsored, systematic doping conspiracy. The suspension was lifted in september last year but it is now being asked to implement a four year ban for this latest violation. The flag could be barred from events, including the olympics and the world cup. A decision is expected on december nine but, if the recommendation is accepted, it is likely to be challenged at the court of arbitration for sport. The england and Wales Cr
Of violence against women. Hello to you. Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases in earths atmosphere have reached new highs according to the latest figures, and there is no sign of any decline, not even a slowdown. One of the worlds leading experts on Climate Change says hes now scared for the future of the planet after the latest report by the World Meteorological organization. Sir david king, the former chief scientific adviser to the uk government, says there is a lack of Political Leadership to tackle the scale of the problem. Our chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt has more details. Floods in england. Record spring temperatures and wildfires in australia. The worst floods venice has seen in a generation. Scientists say extreme weather events like these will become more common as Climate Change intensifies. And today, we learnt that the gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, causing global warming, have hit record levels yet again. Lets see how concentrations of the main Gr
Pretty much up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news, electioncast. We are in this election because of brexit. We want to be getting out and buying our christmas presents. If anyone comes up to you and say they know what is going to happen, smile politely and turn your back. Its adam at westminster. Its chris at westminster. And laura at westminster. Its nice to be altogether. Yeah. And were going to celebrate this momentous moment by looking back at some of the manifestos that have been published that we havent covered in previous episodes, for various logistical reasons. Very good. 0h i made it sound so boring oh, well, never mind. Right. We are going to be poring over the competing, compelling visions for the nation. Is that better . Yeah, let us make it more fun. So, laura, what did you do yesterday, at the weekend . There we go, that is more fun already i went to telford. Because . Because there was the tory manifesto launch in the International Centre in telford. Paint the pi
Hello to you. Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases in the earths atmosphere have reached new highs according to the latest figures, and there is no sign of any decline, not even a slowdown. One of the worlds leading experts on Climate Change has said that like many other people, he is now scared for the future of the planet. Responding to the latest report by the World Meteorological organization, sir david king, former chief scientific adviser to the uks government, says there is a lack of Political Leadership to tackle the scale of the problem. Our chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt has more details. Floods in england. Record spring temperatures and wildfires in australia. The worst floods venice has seen in a generation. Scientists say extreme weather events like these will become more common as Climate Change intensifies. And today, we learnt that the gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, causing Global Warming, have hit record levels yet again. Lets see how concentrati