One of the most prolific Sex Offenders in scottish history. Todays guilty verdict is justice for emmas family. Butjustice delivered perhaps years later than it could have been, leaving a dangerous killer free to continue offending. Again a reminder of the breaking news, that one of the uks Most High Profile, unsolved murders of the last two decades, has been resolved, after iain packer was found guilty of the murder of 27 year old Emma Caldwell. He has beenjailed 27 year old Emma Caldwell. He has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 36 years. Emmas body was found in a remote part of South Lanarkshire in may 2005, five weeks after she disappeared. Today a jury weeks after she disappeared. Today a jury at Glasgow High Court found iain packer guilty of her murder, along with 32 other charges against along with 32 other charges against a total of 22 women. A second ago we showed use an interview with iain packer and in that report look at this extended clip of samanthas i
more than 100 cases are reported across 11 countries outside africa. risking their lives to escape: how an easing of us sanctions comes amid an exodus of cubans trying to reach america. but the current dire economic circumstances mean this exodus is more acute than it has been for many years. and it s a double fault for wimbledon as it s stripped of its ranking points over its decision to ban russian players from this year s championships because of the war in ukraine. hello and welcome to the programme. in ukraine, russian forces have been advancing on the battlefield in the south and east of the country after suffering weeks of setbacks since their invasion in february. the last few ukrainian defenders of mariupol are finally ending their resistance. now, the donbas region is the key focus for russia. it says that what it calls the liberation of luhansk province is nearing completion, and it s intensifying its attacks on neighbouring donetsk. the bbc sjeremy bowen sent th
And doing work on the houses and the shop was full. So far, they are saying that four were killed and a couple of dozen wounded and so, i think for people here, its just another blow. The firefighters who went into the building have been incredibly busy this week because theres been other attacks on the central part of the city not long after the shop. President zelensky has said repeatedly that all of this proves the point that he keeps on Making Witches they need more effective air defences and for those, he is looking to his allies in europe and particularly, in the united states. Is caught this madness, the scene you described, exemplifies a typical weekend. Civilian existence, a diy store is civilian infrastructure and that should be protection under International Humanitarian law, have we heard anything from russia . Not that im aware of. Over the last weeks and months, ukrainians hit their side as well and they say they have lost civilians to attacks launched from Inside Ukraine
Thats enough to fill an olympic Swimming Pool two and a half million times. Now, were not short of water, but the vast majority is ocean saltwater. And less than 100th of 1 is carried in lakes and rivers. You know, there is enough for all of us, but we dont all enjoy equal access. So what are the consequences for societies facing Water Scarcity . It depends on what else is happening. What other pressures are on, what other stressors are there. But Water Scarcity, which we could translate as drought, for example, will lead to famine, it will lead to migrations, it will lead to warfare, all sorts of things. So Water Scarcity is just the beginning of a long list of things that could end in societal collapse. Well, theres a stark warning. You know, Around The World today, one in four of the worlds population lives in a region facing extremely high water stress. It means they regularly use up almost their entire available water supply. So lets take a look at those countries. Here they are,
We spoke tojoe burton, professor of international security, Lancaster University and he gave us his assessment on what exactly people should be aware of. I think there are two main trends at the moment. The first is we are in a worsening geopolitical environment. Our relationship nationally and internationally with russia and china is not great. And in the last five or ten years, theres been clear evidence of both of these countries trying to subvert democratic processes in the uk, in europe, in the us and indeed elsewhere, and theyre becoming increasingly brazen in doing so. The second element, i think, is the technological tools they now have at their disposal to interfere in our democracies, whether thats the political use of ransomware, whether its synthetic media. Youve just showed the clip of the robo call of a call mimicking joe bidens voice in seemingly a very authentic way, whether thats more traditional hack and leak operations or indeed disinformation disseminating through s