Fiona, hello. Hi there, how are you . Im very well, thank you. And welcome back to newscast. Thank you. In previous episodes, we have had about 15 minutes. We have now got about a0 minutes, so. Good job the world is quite chaotic at the moment. There is plenty of Trouble Spots that we can look at. Before we go on a kind of tour around the world, ijust wanted to do a bit of your personal history. So what was happening in County Durham in the 80s when you were a teenager and he decided that russian was the thing that you wanted to get into . Well, that was the period that actually, it is the subject of a Netflix Series at the moment about the Cold War and the bomb where we had the War Scare with the Soviet Union. The 1980s, there were several but the most memorable, at least from my perspective was 1983, when you just could palpably feel the sort of tension internationally. Even as a kid, teenager, in school in County Durham, it is thanks to the bbc, which we were watching religiously e
Fiona, hello. Hi there. How are you . Im very well, thank you. And welcome back to newscast. Thank you. But in previous, well, in previous episodes where weve had about 50 minutes, weve now got about a0 minutes. So good job. The world is quite chaotic at the moment. Theres plenty of Trouble Spots that we can that we can look at. Um, but before we go on a tour around the world, ijust wanted to do a bit of a bit of your, your kind of personal history. And so what was happening in County Durham in the 80s, when you were a teenager and you decided that russian was the thing that you wanted to get into . Well, look, that was the period that actually its the subject of a Netflix Series at the moment about the Cold War and the bomb, where we had the War Scares with the Soviet Union, the 1980s, you know, there were several. But the most memorable, at least from my perspective, was about 1983, when you just could palpably feel the sort of tension internationally, even, you know, as a kind of a
Both republicans. In a tweet today the president said why wont governor, the helpless governor of georgia uses Emergency Powers which can be easily done to overrule his obstinate secretary of state and do massive signatures on envelopes. It would be a gold mine of fraud. And we will easily win the state,. Secretary of state brad a rothenberg or said they are more hundred 50 voter fraud investigations going on there. But he is also pushing back against the president saying quote there is those exploding the emotions of Trump Supporters with halftruths, misinformation, and frankly theyre misleading the presiden president. And if that were not enough President Trump opening up a new front in his battle to overturn the election. Telling maria that the fbi and d. O. J. Might have been involved in hijacking the election. This election was rigged. This election was a total fraud. And it continues to be as they hide. And the problem we have, we go to judges, people dont want to get involved. S
What caused a High School Football player to attack an official on the field. And false advertising . Why some coffee lovers are suing over whats not in their cup. Good friday morning, everyone. We begin with new details about the Coronavirus Vaccine and how it will be distributed. New yorks governor calls it the weapon that will win this war. In the meantime, more parts of the country are bracing for shutdown. Californias governor says a regional stayathome order will serve as an emergency break to stop the spread of the virus. And yet we continue to see examples of people violating health guidelines. A hotel near chicago reportedly hosted a wedding for 150 guests. Nearly a dozen states have just seen a record increase in covid infections and hospitalizations have set another record nationwide. This morning the country wrestling with a third wave of covid. Were still going through a challenging time. In about two weeks hospitals will be full. Its time to cancel everything, and if it i
What caused a High School Football player to attack an official on the field. And false advertising . Why some coffee lovers are suing over whats not in their cup. Good friday morning, everyone. We begin with new details about the Coronavirus Vaccine and how it will be distributed. New yorks governor calls it the weapon that will win this war. In the meantime, more parts of the country are bracing for shutdown. Californias governor says a regional stayathome order will serve as an emergency break to stop the spread of the virus. And yet we continue to see examples of people violating health guidelines. A hotel near chicago reportedly hosted a wedding for 150 guests. Nearly a dozen states have just seen a record increase in covid infections and hospitalizations have set another record nationwide. This morning the country wrestling with a third wave of covid. Were still going through a challenging time. In about two weeks hospitals will be full. Its time to cancel everything, and if it i