Brief comments about justice brier cant begin to do justice to him, so im going to have to be unjust in right of time constraints im subject to. Justice brier has always been remarkably generous with his time in supporting society projects. And indeed in less than two weeks on june 6th at our annual meeting hell be delivering the societys 41st annual lecture. And of course hes doing these extra projects for the society at a tremendously busy time for him and for all of his colleagues on the court, so justice brier, thank you so much. Some background on justice brier. He was born in San Francisco. He eventually after stanford came east, farther east. Hes got a ba from Magdalen College at oxford, went onto clerk for Justice Arthur goldberg, this court he served with great distinction in the justice department. He serve said as chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary committee at one point and served in other similar roles during that period of his career. He has taught at Harvard Law Schoo
Londoners feel safe. A decision londoners feel safe. A decision by the us to approve £49 billion in aid for ukraine has been welcomed by the uk, with the home secretary describing it as a vital step forwards. After months of wrangling, american politicians ended a deadlock, agreeing to provide a package which will also help replenish weapons and munitions. President weapons and munitions. President zelenskyy says the move will keep the war from expanding and will save thousands of lives. It now heads to the senate, which is expected to pass the bill in the next few days, and a record 50,000 people ran the London Marathon today, completing the 26. 2 mile route. They started just after 10 am, the event raising millions of pounds for charities. Our very own gb news Political Editor, chris hope, was one of the many who crossed the finishing line today. Well, ive done it. I got round 26. 2 miles, five hours, eight minutes, but slower than normal for me. Eight minutes, but slower than norma
Second on what would have been her 98th birthday. In the company of my mark meets guest, the queens favourite royal photographer, ian lloyd. Looking photographer, ian lloyd. Looking forward to this. Following his lure and confessions of drug use, the duke of sussex is praying that joe biden will be re elected in november because if donald trump returns to the white house, prince harry could be deported to britain. Thats be deported to britain. Thats right, folks, this is not a drill. Prince harry could be deported to britain in the next year or two. Well cover that at ten. So two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. Lots to get through. Dont miss a second of the action. First, the news headunes the action. First, the News Headlines and sophia wenzler. Thanks, mark. Good evening. Im sofia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story this hour. Newsroom. Your top story this hour. Mark newsroom. Your top story this hour. Mark menzies has announced his resignation from the
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