Geezer has become the first person to run the length of africa. Russell cook , from africa. Russell cook, from worthing in west sussex, crossed the finish line in tunisia today. He ran through 16 countries in 352 days. The 27 year old said hed struggled with his Mental Health gambling and drinking and wanted to make and drinking and wanted to make a difference. Hes raised over £600,000 for charity. For the £600,000 for charity. For the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts. Just scan the qr code on your screen right now or go to gb news. Com alerts. The scottish hate crime law comes into effect. Social transitioning in schools is criticised in a government report and bambi is remade as a horror film. This is free speech nafion horror film. This is free speech nation. Welcome to free speech nation. Welcome to free speech nafion nation. Welcome to free speech nation with me andrew doyle. This is the show where we take a look at culture, Current Affairs and politics. And o
Sunday times, lord cameron says theres no doubt where the blame lies over the death of three british aid workers. And he added this must never happen again. John chapman , james again. John chapman, James Henderson and james kirby died in airstrikes carried out by the idf on an aid convoy on the 1st of april. The deputy Prime Minister has denied claims the uk is failing to prepare for war. Oliver dowden is defending the government after Outgoing Armed forces minister James Heappey told the telegraph only ministry of defence officials attended a war time preparation exercise, which was meant for the whole of government. Former defence secretary ben wallace has backed him up, saying too many in government are just hoping things go away. Police hoping things go away. Police have named a man theyre searching for after a woman was stabbed to death in broad daylight in Bradford City centre. West Yorkshire Police detectives say they want to trace 25 year old habiba masoom, who was from the ol
Lacqua in london. Bonds marketsd are closed for this Martin Luther king day. For our american viewers, happy holidays. A little pressure coming from some of the earnings. Without a doubt, these data points come from china. Which is why i am looking at the chinese data, filtering to the y uan. Eurodollar, 1. 2230. Euro strength, dollar weakness. Will that continue and when will it hurt european exports . 60. 25. Brent, 70. Airbus joins us in 30 minutes. They could check on the a38 if there are no orders from emir ates. Ofs, the vice chair Blackstone Group joins us. And of course, tom keene is in town for the week. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news. Nejra donald trump is an asteroid of awfulness according to the u. K. Shadow foreign secretary. Trump on the ut at bbc. He is an asteroid of awfulness that has fallen on this world. Ithink he is a danger and think he is a risk. I dont want him to come to the country. I dont think he should have been given the invitation in the way tha
Behind some of cinemas most iconic movies including blade runner, the italian job and the deer hunter about his career, the latest blade runner film and the culture in hollywood. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, an inquiry into e cigarettes has been announced by mps, amid concerns there are significant gaps in what is known about them. Everything from their impact on human health to how their consumption affects the nhs and economy will be examined. Our health correspondent, nick triggle, reports. The popularity of e cigarettes has soared in recent years. Nearly 3 Million People in the uk now use them, according to the office for National Statistics a fourfold increase since 2012. This year they were even used in the annual Stoptober Campaign for the first time. Despite this, they are not officially prescribed by the nhs. Advisory body n