Counter with a with accusers Andrea Constand, now 33 years old 83 years old and could have spent his life behind bars until this bombshell today. John trace, Nobody Saw this coming. Nobody saw this coming, we are just sifting through this, this opinion was 78 pages and shannon can help me sift through this because the conclusion on page 77 kind of goes into the fact that the judge who initially said that he was only going to allow one witness at cosbys original trial and then went on to allow five of the accusers from back in the 1980s to speak at his trial and the judge felt that that testimony kind of tainted the trial and that was the basis for the release. And as shannon alluded to earlier, what they were saying a Bill Cosby said, look, im not going to admit remorse, i would rather serve the entire 10year sentence then admit remorse. This dealing with the allegations charges of Andrea Constand brought against them. And he said he would serve that time. The sentence was 310 years an
here in the uk, the former first minister of scotland alex salmond has said there is no doubt that his successor nicola sturgeon broke the rules governing the behaviour of ministers. he made the claim during his long awaited appearance at an inquiry into the scottish government s mishandling of sexual harassment claims against him, but mr salmond said it wasn t for him to say what the consequences for nicola sturgeon should be. he has previously accused people close to her of plotting against him. nicola sturgeon has denied his claims. our scotland editor sarah smith has the story. alex salmond arriving at the parliament he once dominated as the most powerful man in scotland, armed today with allegations nicola sturgeon is lying and that he is the victim of a conspiracy. i swear by almighty god that i will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. scotland s institutions aren t failing, he says. he blames people, including nicola sturgeon, at the top of the
off online on social media. joao fellet reports. the amazon rainforest is one of the most beautiful and biodiverse places on earth. ..and if you want to buy a chunk of it, now all you have to do is go online. we ve discovered facebook has become a go to marketplace for brazil s illegal land grabbers. .. ..ready to turn pristine rainforest into cattle pasture for buyers around the world at the click of a button. indistinct voices ..no matter what or who they harm. i m joao fellet and i m going to take you undercover to meet the sellers behind the online ads. ..to find out who they are and how they are getting away with it. deforestation in the brazilian amazon is at a ten year high. is facebook fuelling that destruction? deforestation is happening in every corner of the amazon. it s not hard to find communities of illegal loggers working away. we were invited by a logger to actually visit the place where he s chopping the trees right now. we are about to enter the forest. th
to the lockdown rules this weekend the first since the road map out of the coronavirus restrictions was released. saturday saw some of the warmest temperatures of the year so far, and in london it brought many people out into the capital s open spaces but there are concerns it could lead to some ignoring the rules. leigh milner reports. victoria park, broadway market in hackney and around the corner, london fields. a great day for a bike ride a picnic, not so much. we want to make sure that lockdown is eased at the dates that the government has said, and my message is, please, the regulations are still in place. picnics and meet ups aren t allowed until the 8th of march, but it didn t stop people here at high beech near loughton. i ve been driving around this car park here for about half an hour, and it is absolutely packed. can everybody remember to keep their distance? if you re too close to the person in front. for the owner of this cafe, a long line of customers is gr
joao fellet reports. the amazon rainforest is one of the most beautiful and biodiverse places on earth. and if you want to buy a chunk of it, now all you have to do is go online. we ve discovered facebook has become a go to marketplace for brazil s illegal land grabbers. .. ..ready to turn pristine rainforest into cattle pasture for buyers around the world at the click of a button. indistinct voices. ..no matter what or who they harm. i mjoao fellet, and i m going to take you undercover to meet the sellers behind the online ads. ..to find out who they are and how they are getting away with it. deforestation in the brazilian amazon is at a ten year high. is facebook fuelling that destruction? deforestation is happening in every corner of the amazon. it s not hard to find communities of illegal loggers working away. we were invited by a logger to actually visit the place where he s chopping the trees right now. we are about to enter the forest. this logger says he s been caught