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Is the appropriate sentence. Today former mams Police Officer zerk Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1 2 years in prison for the Nurd R Murder Last May of george floyd. Hes been the prison since april when a jury found him guilty of several charges all for him holding his knee on George Floyds neck until mr. Floyd was deemed up conscious and he died on a minneapolis Street Corner. He was going to receive a theoretical maximum sentence but the theoretical maximum associated with any particularly crime is put up against statebased snepsing guidelines. Considering the fact that mr. Chauvin had no criminal history, the Minnesota State guidelines for a sn ....
first satellite mission launched from british soil malfunctions. home entertainment sales go through the roof as households spend big on videos, music and gaming. and coming up on the bbc news channel, could we see more cup upsets later? newcastle will be hoping to right the wrongs of their fa cup shock. they are in league cup quarterfinal action tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. as strike action today continues for some public sector workers, the government is to introduce a bill to ensure a minimum level of service during periods of industrial action. under the proposals affecting england, wales and scotland, some trade union members would be required to continue working. today in scotland, primary school teachers are closed as teachers strike in their dispute over pay. last ditch talks with the scottish government yesterday, failed to reach agreement. the unions rejected a 5% pay rise, with further walk outs planned tomorrow, hitting state s ....
days away. candidates are scrambling to make their final pictures to voters. as a country we are confronted with serious issues. including the volatile economy. war in the ukraine, weakening democratic institutions and a spiraling effects of climate change. and yet many republicans have narrow their focus to a few familiar and divisive topics. from sea to shining sea, gop hopefuls are digging into a very old bag of racially tinge tricks. to paint a picture of a country ravaged by out of control criminality. there is little evidence to support these claims and even last to connect the supposed crime waves to democratic candidates. this fall or discontent follows a summer of overreach. many of the same republicans applauded a supreme court ruling. allowing states to outlaw abortion and then doubled down on it. by calling for a national ban. many americans are understandably outraged. to see a right, they cherished for half of a century. and in the blink of an eye and the ....
hurricane fiona slams into canada s eastern coast with heavy rains and huge waves, washing away homes and cutting power to tens of thousands of people. a man has died after a fire in a block of flats in bristol. eight others are currently being treated in hospital while authorities try to find alternative accomadation for residents. a uk ticket holder has come forward to claim friday s £171 million euromillions jackpot the third biggest win in the game s history. hello and welcome to the programme. sir keir starmer has said a future labour government would reinstate the 45% top rate of tax which the tories have announced they re cutting, but keep the 1p cut in basic rate tax also proposed by the conservatives. as the labour party conference got under way, sir keir said the party would take a very different approach to economic growth. he dismissed the government s strategy, announced on friday, of cutting taxes to make the uk more attractive to business and investors ....