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>> this was a difficult case from the start. >> the defendant was not just a family, man the father of these adorable children, he was as he told detectives, ex military, once an army ranger. you don't get to be one of those, without good judgment. and real character. and on top of, that there is that wild card jury, people who need to be persuaded that chad showed bad judgment, and very poor character. >> ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the evidence will show the defendant was not an intimate danger when he fired those shots, he was mad that they were trying to get away. >> he was at the scene so to, speed prosecutor alistair showed the jury showed the video shot by the reality show cameramen, now part of public record. >> this was graphic stuff, right there in living color, the bloodied bodies of injured and apparently terrified young men, the officers trying to attend to their medical needs.
NORTHERN Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has warned that the idea of fixed links “has to be community driven” and cannot be forced on island residents. It comes amid growing discussion around the idea of tunnels to some of Shetland’s islands, such as Yell, Unst and Whalsay,...
mind about disability. alister speaks with the help of a tablet. he's been chosen as one of the new ambassadors for the charity mencap. i see some things getting better, but sometimes not with strangers. i want people to stop saying the wheelchair when referring to me. it's a big one, isn't it? what do people say? "excuse me, the wheelchair's coming through." really, they should say "this young guy needs to get past". it is important for me to have my own... in lockdown, alistair set up his own business, it's called smiling and waving. he designs, prints and delivers tshirts to online customers. people with learning disabilities can create their own jobs. i want to see full inclusion for people with learning disabilities. being a mencap ambassador makes me feel proud.
together and back a worthy cause. but the charity mencap has assembled a group of 18 high—achievers with a difference. they all have a learning disability. dubbed the mythbusters, their mission is to tackle the stigma and stereotypes which they face all too often. graham satchell has been to meet three of them. alastair smith on one of his many outdoor adventures. surfing, kayaking, skateboarding. alistair has profound and multiple learning disabilities, but is determined to live life to the full. i want people to see and treat me like an 18—year—old. i want people not to be surprised when i do the same things other people my age do. i like to change people's
take control of them. so we have dill bar in hamburg, which belongs to alistair with someone off, the germans took that one over a week ago i believe now. but there are still some questions about the state of it. is it frozen, is it free to go or not. right, now it looks like it's not going anywhere and the crew has been dismissed. the french authorities took another one. and the italian seized to others, alina and lady am. but again, the actual state of these yachts is unclear. a number of people are trying -- lawyers are getting involved and saying, well we can't guarantee -- we are telling you that these are not the owners that you think they. are there for the u.s. should be allowed to leave. >> that's going to take a lot of legal process to make those cases. brian class, this is the kind of thing that could be tied up in courts around the world for years.
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somebody else run it. if somebody else can do it, we can do it, so we will carry on, hopefully. costs going up for fish and costs going up forfish and chip shops and potentially prices as customers. let's speak to alistair, the owner at seniors fish and chips and we've heard from the fish and chip shops that it is costing them more to buy the stock and ingredients, but why are you having to charge more and why is it costing you more as a supplier? itittitli to charge more and why is it costing you more as a supplier?— you more as a supplier? with the situation in _ you more as a supplier? with the situation in europe, _ you more as a supplier? with the situation in europe, we _ you more as a supplier? with the situation in europe, we have i you more as a supplier? with the situation in europe, we have a i situation in europe, we have a supply from russia, and 40% of the uk supplies russian vessels and that has led to £150 a case, which is nearly three times an increase in the product and you have potatoes suffering with the fertilisers, so they will go 30 or 40% more. its, 1th they will go 30 or 4096 more. a lot ofthe they will go 30 or 4096 more. a lot of the fertiliser _ they will go 30 or 4096 more. a lot of the fertiliser comes _ they will go 30 or 4096 more. a lot of the fertiliser comes from - they will go 30 or 40% more. a lot of the fertiliser comes from eastern europe. of the fertiliser comes from eastern euro e. . . ., , , of the fertiliser comes from eastern euroe. . . ., , , ,
this is a repositioning, not a real withdraw. we should all be prepared to watch for a major offensive against other areas of ukraine. it does not mean that the threat to kyiv is over. >> well, alistair has the latest on this for us. >> the announcement just after talks finished by the russian deputy defense minister yesterday that russian forces would withdraw from the positions around kyiv took everyone by surprise. not potentially a very good thing, they say it is to build trust with ukrainians and further peace talks now i think the question is is that the genuine concession, or is it a move out of strategic necessity? by, that i mean that russian forces have failed to encircle the capital. they have failed to get forces anywhere close to the center of it. and it is unthinkable that they could even
urgent action to do something about. it i want to see the faith groups, the churches, the foundations, charities, mayors, local authorities, all coming together to sit in the government, look, we have to do something about the condition that millions of children and particularly families, but also some pensioners are facing as a result of this escalating rise in heating bills. from friday this week. >> when you are running for reelection back in 2010, you're telling sister alistair -- said you would make cuts encroaching that were deeper and tougher the magic rate that is in the 19 80s. isn't that with the government is having to do now? there are going to have to make those cuts because of the amount of money that the pandemic has cost us as a nation? >> no. no. we had a -- winter feel payment for pensioners, we had child tax credits, we were continuing to give families in need about 80 or 90 pounds a week extra to pay their bills. we were not cutting back on the benefits available to people, or the child benefits.