it will be the state s second attempt to execute smith, who was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher s wife, in a hired killing. tom bateman reports from southern alabama. a journey to the alabama jail where the first ever execution by nitrogen gas is due to happen. kenneth eugene smith has spent three decades on death row. he s already dodged death once his executioners botched an attempt to kill him by lethal injection. and now he faces suffocation by the state. opponents see this as a crucial test case and are urging alabama s governor to stop it here led by smith s spiritual adviser, who will be in the execution chamber with him. so, i need some assurance that this is safe. so this right here is an invitation to governor ivey to accompany me into the execution chamber. it was two weeks ago today, 45 year old. smith was convicted in 1989 for his part in the murder of elizabeth sennett, the wife of a preacher who paid smith $1,000. the jury said he should get life
to take on vladimir putin in russia s presidential election. he stands no chance of winning, of course, but given what has happened to many of vladimir putin s opponents, it is a position that holds substantial risk. boris nadezhdin has now got many thousands of signatures from the public allowing him to stand as a candidate. he stands no chance of winning, but given what has happened to many opposition politicians, it is a move that carries significant personal risk. but boris nadezhdin is an anti war campaigner who s now got over 150,000 signatures from members of the public which means he s passed the threshold, which allows him to stand as a candidate. we ll talk to him live injust a moment. first, though, let s cross to 0lga malchevska in the newsroom to tell us more about how he s managed to get enough support in a country where criticising russia s special military operation can result in a jail sentence. people are queueing here to speak to boris nadezhdin. such q
we start with the story that shocked the uk last year and made worldwide headlines. rishi sunak has set his heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the three people killed in the truly harrowing attacks. two university students, barnaby webber and grace o malley kumar, were celebrating the end of their first year. they were attacked as they walked home from a night out. ian coates, a school caretaker, was also killed. in a series of missed opportunities to prevent the killings, calocane had previously been detained in hospitalfour times, in a series of missed opportunities to prevent the killings, calocane had previously been detained in hospitalfour times, and a warrant for his arrest had been issued months before his deadly rampage. the families say, justice has not been served and the local police force has blood on its hands. navtej johal has this report taser, taser! stay where you are! this is the moment valdo calocane, a killer who caused carnage on the streets
now we start with our exclusive bbc interview with the man who s planning to take on vladimir putin in russia s presidential election. he stands no chance of winning but given what has happened to many other opposition politicians, it s a move that carries significant personal risk. we ll hearfrom boris nadezhdin a prominent ant war campaigner in just a moment, but first olga malchevska in the newsroom can tell us more about how he s managed to get enough support to mount his bid, in a country where criticising russia s special military operation in ukraine can result in a jail sentence. this is yakutsk city in northern russia. it is 43 celsius and people are queueing to pledge their support to the opposition candidate boris nadezhdin. now, such queues have been seen across russia and he has to gather 100,000 signatures to be eligible to stand against vladimir putin in the next presidential race. what do we know about boris nadezhdin? currently, he is one of th
from a night out in nottingham have been named as barnaby webber and grace kumar. they were both 19. a man in his 50s was also stabbed to death and his van was then driven into another group of people, leaving one critically injured. a 31 year old man is being held on suspicion of murder. our reporterjo black is in nottingham. two teenagers killed with no real understanding as to why. barnaby webber and grace kumar were both students at nottingham university. they died in the attack along with a third man in his 50s. the city mourns together, unable to comprehend what s happened. i ve lived here all my life and i ve got a connection with the city and ijust. i kind of want to be, i don t know, here with other people my age. vigils have been held overnight for those killed. right now, our hearts, thoughts, prayers go out to those especially who have lost loved ones. in a statement, nottingham university said it was shocked and devastated and that its thoughts were with those af