Pressure to do more for britains 5000000. 00 selfemployed after bailing out both businesses and homes that permanent star. Treks it is say the u. K. Should push ahead with trade talks and cup ties with the e. U. In december despite the ongoing virus crisis. And Oxford University bans the society which counselled a speech by former home secretary for rudd at very short notice for to 2 wrongs make a right ill be talking to a lawyer and free speech advocates. Alone we have some breaking news this hour former 1st minister of scotland and r. T. Host id like summoned has been found not guilty of all 14 of sexual offenses against 9 different women the jury reached a majority decision on all the charges and well give you more details on this breaking news story as we get them. Well the government in the meantime has pleaded with the public to follow their advice on social distancing after this weekends who are a significant portion of the public ignore the guidelines but despite hinting that t
A welfare reform expert. And rex it is say the u. K. Should push ahead with trade talks and cut ties with the e. U. In december despite the ongoing virus crisis. Good afternoon we start with our breaking news story that archie host and former 1st minister of scotland alex salmond has been acquitted of all 14 sexual offense charges on 2 u. K. Casar joins me now with the latest. On their research so take us through the verdict. Well alex salmond has been cleared up for a 2 week trial at the high court in edinburgh now mr summit was originally charged with 14 sexual offenses against 9 women midway through the trial the prosecution could do one of the cases one of those charges that he was found not guilty of 12 others and it a unique situation under scotts issue albeit with the 14th charge he was found with the case was found at have been not true then so mr samad innocent in the eyes of the law and all 14 of those charges now before a court in edinburgh to around 6 hours to make its deci
Employed you dont to bailing out both businesses and their permanent staff. And breaks it is say the u. K. Should push ahead with trade talks and cut ties with the e. U. In december despite the ongoing virus crisis. That afternoon tea host and former 1st minister of scotland alex salmond has been acquitted of all 14 sexual offense charges. Joins me now with the latest hi there recess so take us through the verdict. So the scottish the former scottish 1st minister alex salmond was cleared off to to be childish at the high court in edinburgh he was originally charged with 40 sexual offenses against 9 women young and midway through the trial the prosecution of one of those charges and he was found not guilty of 12 others and in a peculiar quirk unique just to the scottish legal system on the fortys charge it was found that it was truthful that he had committed that particular crime so all 14 charges mr sam and acquitted him found innocent in the eyes of the law d in scotland now the jury
Tonight we are thrilled to welcome Rebecca Solnit of the publication date of her new book recollections of my nonexistence. Please note there will not be a signing tonight after the event but Rebecca Solnit did arrive early to sign each and every one of your books. [applause]. And now a bit our guests, Rebecca Solnit is the author of more than 20 books including a field guide to getting lost, the faraway nearby, a paradise built in hell, rivers, shadows and wanderlust. A history of walking, shes also the author of. [inaudible] a product of the California Public Education System from kindergarten to graduate school she is a regular contributor to the guardian and lid hub. Leslie jamison is the author of the New York Times just sellers the recovering and empathy exams and the novel the gym closet. She is the contributing writer for New York Times magazine and her work has appeared in publications including the atlantic, harpers, New York Times book review, oxford american and virginia qu
This hearing was called to order. Pleased to see a hearing on stem thats an auspicious way to the discussion on one of the hottest nights of the summer all the people that crowded onto the National Mall they were not there for protest or to celebrate a National Holiday were to watch a firework show instead now they went drenched in sweat to watch the story of the apollo 11 mission projected on the Washington Monument ra monument commemorating the moment 50 years ago when Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin took the giant leap for mankind. Was everyone in dc knows if there are people on the mall and its not a protest then Something Big is goingnd on. Landing the first humans on the moon and returning them safely to earth marks one of the ethical moments in the history of mankind. Looking over our landscape today its very different of 1969. And to succeed going back again but putting robotic rovers on celestial observatories that can liddy one literally peering into the beginning of the unive