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from the civil aviation authority. the hope is that, once that s complete, a suborbital launch could be completed by the end of this year, with actual rockets going up into space by the middle of next year. police in australia say a former childcare worker has been charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offences, including 136 counts of rape. the man s alleged victims, more than 90, were all young girls. police say they were alerted when they found material on the dark web, that they could trace back to a childcare centre. the 45 year old man who has not been named was arrested nearly a year ago. officers said his alleged crimes were unfathomable . 0ur correspondent phil mercer gave us this update from sydney a little earlier. well, these are deeply disturbing allegations it goes without saying given that this is an individual who s charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offences against alleged victims numbering more than 90. now, investigators here ....
1096 quite comfortably. i eventually? eventually, they reached 1096 quite comfortably. i think- eventually? eventually, they reached 1096 quite comfortably. i think was i 10% quite comfortably. i think was about 14% or so. they were looking for 1,000 registered voters here in the constituency to sign that petition, and in the end, they surpassed that in a straightforward manner. what it means is that there will be a by election for the people here in rather glenn and nearby hamilton glass rotherglen. it s almost three years since margaret ferrier built those rules by speaking in parliament when she was waiting for the results of a covid test. when i came back positive, rather than isolating, shejumped on the came back positive, rather than isolating, she jumped on the train and came back up here to scotland. the consequences have been far reaching. she was arrested by police, she was charged and ultimately, she received 270 hours community service. she was also sus ....
our reporter ben king has the details. when drinkers gather at london s king charles pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. changes announced in march come into effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. at the same time, alcohol duties rise with inflation up by io.i%. the result a complex series of changes. 12% sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. a can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. but a bottle of 12% still wine will rise 44p. a bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20% port up £1.30. so among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. but the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. we have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. on top of that, we have raw materials like glass that are i ....
the us, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. our north america correspondent sean dilley has more. we love trump! he s the first president to be charged with a federal crime, but if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trump s third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with republican voters. the charges he faces, though, are serious. the 45 page indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about election fraud to trick and persuade states into helping him overturn the election results. the attack on our nation s capitol on january the 6th 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it s described in the indictment. it was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, the nation s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. donald trump responded by posting a campa ....
more and weaker drinks less. at the same time, alcohol duties rise, with inflation up by 10.1%. the result? a complex series of changes. 12% sparkling wine will be $0.19 cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. a can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be $0.05 cheaper, but a bottle of 12%. still, wine will rise $0.44, a bottle of vodka up $0.76 and a bottle of 20% port at £1.30. so among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. but the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. we have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years, at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. on top of that, we have raw materials like glass that are increasing in price exponentially. and of course, we have very long supply chains, and post covid transportation has become much more expensive. so it s bad news all round for businesses and i m afraid for consumers ....