The governments promised all students who achieved the required a level grades will be offered a place at their First Choice University. A prominent critic of the russian government is in intensive care his supporters say hes been poisoned. A man is found guilty of lacing baby food with shards of metal in a plot to blackmail the Supermarket Chain tesco. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Hashem abedi the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been sentenced to at least 55 years injail, for the murder of 22 people. Abedi refused to attend his two day sentencing hearing and face the families of those who died, who gave emotional statements about the impact of the attack in 2017. Number 10 have issued a statment from boris johnson, the Prime Minister, on the sentencing of hashem abedi. Mrjohnson says, the Manchester Arena attack was a horrifying and cowardly act of violence which targeted children and families. Those who were taken from us will never be forgotten, nor will the sp
Political violence. Were live in d. C. With what both sides of the aisle are saying about the remarks. Another victory in russia. Vladimir putin winning a reelection that was never in doubt under a ruler notorious for quashing opposition. Our team is live with what putin is now saying about the late Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny. The stage is set for College Basketballs biggest tournament. We bring you the top seeds and early matchups in this years march madness. The Olympic Games are just around the corner, and there is a new competition emerging, one that flies in the face of antidoping rules and encourages players to use performance enhancers. And College Students paying it forward, giving the prize of a lifetime to one Security Guard who theyve come to consider as family. Its monday, march 18th. Early today starts right now. Hi there. Im frances rivera. Hope you have a good morning. We begin with the race for the white house. The week is starting with more fallout from comments
Johnson was arrested at a cvs in downtown d. C. Midnight december for. At the time he had been driving Tricia Mccauleys toyota scion. Court records show her body was found on the floorboard between the front and rear seats with items concealing her body. Her body was bruised and her legs were tied together with a seat belt. Johnson tells police he had sex with mccauley and she threatened to kill herself. She claims she had done so. But prosecutors definitive saying that Tricia Mccauley was sexual assaulted, strangled and murdered. Tricia was the most peaceloving, happy, joyous, giving and generous person imaginable. Because of some senseless, insane act and completely random, we will never see her eyes again. We will never hear her voice again. We will never see her smile again. Jeff johnson does have a history of Mental Illness and a long criminal record, mostly of nonviolent crimes. He was in jail in d. C. In the past two weeks for a theft charge. He was let out last week. He was sup
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