peter, talk us through this decision, 22 years behind bars. yes, this is the longest sentence of all of the proud boys sent to prison over the last four days, there were four people at the end of last week and now we have this sentence for what the judge described as the ultimate leader of the conspiracy, the leader of the proud boys, the person who was really at the centre of the conspiracy, the organisational centre of that assault on the us capitol. he and others from the proud boys shortly after the proud boys shortly after the 2020 election, during that period before january the 6th when there was uncertainty over what was going to happen, but he and others were sending it social media messages threatening that there would be violence if donald trump left office. and then on the day, as you say, he was not actually in washington because he had been stopped by the police two days earlier in possession of high capacity ammunition, which is against the law in washington, dc
arriving in north east scotland later. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of november. our main story. it s the start of a big week for the covid inquiry, which will hear evidence from the high profile doctors and scientists who helped to shape and explain the government s response to the pandemic. the former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diaries from that time accused boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, followed by professor sir chris whitty, jonathan van tam and damejenny harries over the coming days. our health reporter jim reed reports. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they re increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we re also recommending increased social distancing. that s the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his priv
Growth figures later. They are expected to show the economy did pretty well at the end of last year, but with rising prices and a fall in the value of the pound, what will the value of the pound, what will the year ahead have in store . In sport, a Wembley Final for southampton. They knock liverpool out of the league cup with an injury time winner. It has taken tim peake to space and back. Now the Soyuz Capsule is going to be landing in london. Well be finding out why. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Today is a cold start to the day. Weve also got a fair bit of cloud around. Some of it will break to see some sunshine and a few of us will see some snow. Wherever you are it will feel raw in the wind. More details in 15 minutes or so. Good morning. First, our main story the us President Donald Trump has said he believes that torture can work to get information out of suspected terrorists. But he said he would seek further advice before deciding whether to bring Back Techniques su
Protection measures in sports clubs. We will bring you all the details, including the extra Background Checks you might have to go through if you work with children. Do get in touch on that, it would be really interesting to hear your views, two loopholes they are calling for the government to close immediately. I would be interesting to hear what it is like trying to get a Background Check now if you work with children. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The us President Donald Trump has said he believes that torture can work to get information out of suspected terrorists. But he said he would seek further advice before deciding whether to bring back techniques such as Water Boarding. Speaking to the american abc network in his first televised interview since becoming president , he also repeated his pledge to make mexico pay for a wall alon