Both men had been falsely accused of child sexual abuse by an informant, whos now being investigated, for allegedly perverting the course of justice. Heres tom symonds. They were claims which seemed to go right to the heart of power in britain child sexual abuse and murder. After a ill month investigation, which went nowhere, a review concluded the claims were false. But not before police had raided the homes of lord bramall, one of britains most senior former military figures, lord brittan, the former home secretary, who had died, and Harvey Proctor, once a conservative mp. Names among those offered by this man, known as nick, who still cant be named for legal reasons. A retired judge found police had failed to properly assess his credibility, applications for search warrants contained inaccuracies, and the investigation went on too long. It is thought lord bramall and lord brittans family have received around £100,000 each in compensation from the police. Ive never complained about
To those who designed and built it, calling it a breathtaking sight. It is a little over half a century since the queen opened the neighbouring forth road bridge, as our correspondent lorna gordon reports. This newest of bridges across the forth has had plenty of attention since it was completed. Today, it was the turn of the queen to meet some of the workers who built it, and see for herself the finished crossing. Cheering. There to greet her and the duke of edinburgh, hundreds of local school children, who have grown up watching the new structure stretch out over the water. This is a bridge that celebrates the skills of hand, and heart, and mind. A small group, chosen from the many thousands involved in this construction, on hand as the queen officially opened the new crossing. Then, for the royal visitors, a short drive over the bridge, this reminiscent of an earlier visit by the queen more than half a century ago, when, in front of large crowds, she officially opened the forth road
Island of providencia. But where are all the tourists . Henry heads to turkey to try his hand at painting on water instead of canvas. Its going everywhere. Great. Is it ok . Yes. Plus were in a Medieval City in belgium for our whacky race, where bathtubs rule. One that looks like a shed on a bathtub. It is unbelievable. And im having a cracking time in northern japan. That really doesnt look appetising. We start off this week on the remote caribbean island of providencia, with its breathtaking scenery and golden sand beaches. Its a slice of paradise you wont have to share with the package holiday crowd, because up until now, theres no major Tourism Development here. Its mostly untouched. But all that could be about to change, as James Clayton discovered. Basking in the south of the Caribbean Sea lies providencia, known throughout its history as an island thats harboured pirates like captain morgan. A place where traditions live on. People still speak english creole here, even though it
Bill that heads to a president ial veto. 4. 3. 2. 1. 0. And lift off and the attempt to make space history falls short this morning. Good morning to you and welcome to Al Jazeera America thank you for joining us. Im Morgan Radford live from new york. France is on high alert as the government urges citizens to remain vigilant. French authorities are on the look out for a female accomplice connected to fridays supermarket hostage. Right now police say Hayat Boumeddiene is on the run. Shes the commonlaw wife of Amedy Coulibaly, the man responsible for murdering four at the kosher supermarket as well as killing a female Police Officer. French Police Killed kewell your, and the two brother in the attack on Charlie Hebdo. A Worldwide Travel alert has been issued warning americans could be the target of attacks. Tim friend has more. Reporter these are the images that will stay locked in the french publics mind for decades to come. One of the most violent days in the countrys recent history. F
Say patricks day. Nice conditions. It will be as warm as two years ago when we hit 80 degrees. But we will make an 35. 21 degrees right now at the lakefront. 17 at ohare. 19 in waukegan. Bartlett is down to 11. Here are the wind chills character degrees for valparaiso. Temperatures are cool but we to warm up. Yesterdays highs were in the low 20s. Today we believe that in the 30s. Expect sunshine for st. Patricks day. We will reach 33 by 5 00 p. M. At 7 00 a. M. It will be 28. 51 degrees out the high today. Partly sunny. Rain changes over to snow. Light flurries into wednesday. Blow down to 34. Much of it has melted. We are getting excited. A quick update. We have some lanes that are reduced between morgan. Because of that serious crash on the drive north bound north bound is a block away to belmont because of an Ongoing Investigation. A girl was found dead in South Suburban riverdale. Police say someone reported finding the body near 140th court and normal yesterday afternoon. Cook cou