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to be executed using nitrogen gas a method which the united nations has called cruel and inhumane . smith s adviser said he is absolutely terrified. it will be the state 5 second attempt to execute smith, who was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preachers wife, in a hired killing. for more on this story, i spoke a little earlier to ralph chapoco he s a reporter with it s been just described it s beenjust described his method. that will involve kenneth smith being led into the execution chamber having an airtight mask strapped to his face and a pure nitrogen pumped from a pressurised tank. find from a pressurised tank. and him of effectively from a pressurised tank. fific him of effectively being forced or asked to breathe it in. there have of course been many experts suggesting that one of the problems is this is never been done before. it s interesting, we ve heard from some of your contributors there that the state of alabama is waiting to find out whether or ....
let s start with big news here in the uk. scotland s longest serving first minister, nicola sturgeon, has resigned. she s been the leader of the scottish national party which wants independence from britain for more than eight years. she steered the country through brexit, covid, ukraine, five conservativce prime ministers and enjoyed huge ongoing public support. have a listen to some of what she had to say. in my head and in my heart i know the time is now. let s take a look back at her career. she entered politics full time in 1999 when she was elected to the new scottish parliament. she was twenty nine years old. herfirst big test in government came when she was deputy first minister and health secretary, as swine flu was declared a pandemic. she then oversaw planning for 2014 s independence referendum. the scottish people voted to stay part of the uk but today she said she remained committed to the independence cause. am firmly of the you there is no majority ....
by energy companies to forcibly install prepayment metres in homes. thousands of people join pope francis, and other christian leaders, to pray for unity and justice at the mausoleum of south sudan s founding father, john garang. welcome once again. the us has shot down a chinese surveillance balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across america. the department of defense confirmed its fighterjets brought down the balloon over us territorial waters on the east coast. we can see that moment in these pictures from our partners cbs in the united states. we can see that moment in these pictures from our partners cbs in the united states. three airports were shut and airspace was closed off the coast of north and south carolina as the military carried out the operation, which was approved by president biden on wednesday. china had said the craft was a meteorological research balloon that had been blown off course. this is what president biden told reporte ....
we begin with the war in ukraine. on the eve of the anniversary of russia s full scale invasion, the united nations general assembly is preparing to vote on a resolution calling for russia to withdraw from ukraine immediately and unconditionally. more on the vote shortly. news from the us where in the past few moments, the white house has said it will announce sweeping new sanctions against russia. let s hearfrom will announce sweeping new sanctions against russia. let s hear from the press secretary. the against russia. let s hear from the press secretary- press secretary. the united states will introduce press secretary. the united states will introduce sweeping press secretary. the united states will introduce sweeping sanctionsl will introduce sweeping sanctions against key sectors that generate revenue for putin, sections of the russian defence industry and accuracy were attempting to circumvent our sanctions. there will be a vote very circumvent our sanctions. th ....
and japan launches a nationwide competition to try to enourage people in their 20s and 30s to drink more alcohol. we start in ukraine, where the un secretary general who s in the country, said he was gravely concerned about nuclear safety. after talks with president zelensky, antonio gutteresh said the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant seized by russia must not be a target for military operations. turkey s president erdogan who was also at the meeting warned of the danger of another chernobyl . our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. the hunt for a solution. featuring turkey s president erdogan, antonio guterres, the united nations chief, and ukraine s leader, volodymyr zelensky. one agenda item, russia s continued occupation of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. there were repeated calls for a demilitarisation zone and for international inspectors to be let in. moscow has continually refused but ukraine is practising for a worst case scenario. in ....