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fer milliens sf airlines; could soon seem a whole lot longer. britain hasjoined the us in banning laptops and other electronic devices from cabin baggage on some flights from the middle east and north africa. it's thought the ban is'nct baseg'= rather an ‘evolving threat‘. but there's been a backlash from some passengers worried about their expensive gadgets going missing or breaking. our security correspondent familiar, tedious, time—consuming. anything bigger than a smartphone will now for thieves. british airways, easyjet and four other uk airlines are affected. which shares its intelligence with britain. so what exactly has prompted this?

elevated intelligence that we're aware of indicates that terrorist in pursuing innovative methods to undertake their attacks to include smuggling explosive devices in various consumer objects. there is some recent evidence this aircraft had a hole blown in its side over somalia last year when an al—shabab militant smuggled an explosive laptop on board. he was killed but miraculously everyone else survived. the passengers on this russian airliner in 2015 were not so fortunate. it came down over the egyptian sinai killing everyone on board placed a bomb in the hold, thy; am? slat: tr’afitlimj now have to stow their laptops. behind closed doors in whitehall there's been intensive discussion security officials believe the ongoing threat from jihadists but there'll be a price

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executive order which made it more ashwood, stopped money difficult, ashwood, stopped money going to international organisations that provide information about abortion. this is something the neil ebortion. this is samsthing ths'neil'i was asked about. he was gorsuch was asked about. he was asked about whether or not pressure the pressure had come from the president on this issue. did he ask you to overrule roe versus wade? no. i would have walked out the door had he asked me. it is not whatjudges i would have walked out the door had he i ked me. it is not whatjudges i would have walked out the door had he i doi me. it is not whatjudges i would have walked out the door had he i do note. it is not whatjudges i would have walked out the door had he i do not dot is not whatjudges i would have walked out the door had he i do not do it; not whatjudges i would have walked out the door had he i do not do it at ot whatjudges i would have walked out the door had he i do not do it at that 1atjudges i would have walked out the door had he i do not do it at that 1atj of;es do. i do not do it at that end of pennsylvania avenue and should not it at this end, either. neil do it at this end, either. neil gorsuch was also asked whether or not he would have problems ruling against the person who nominated him and he said no. he said there is no such ring as a republican or democraticjudge. theyjust are a judge. i know these people and i judge. i know these peopleandl how judge. i know these peopleandl

know how decent they are. and when anyone criticises the honesty or integrity, the motives of a integrity well, notives of a integrity well, i otives of a integrity well, i find 5 of a integrity well, i find that a l4# i find it the disheartening. i find it the moralising because i know the truth. including the president of anyone, including the president of j! anyone, including the president of g the united states? anyone is anyone. because no person is above the law, e- the president. now, including the president. mswmbst heard neil gorsuch referring to we heardrneil; gersush referrinnge was the president's comments there was the president's comments backin there was the president's comments back in february when a judge stopped his controversial travel ban from president trump from going through. president trump called thejudge a from going through. president trump called the judge a so—called judge said that if there was an and he said that if there was an on us soil than the judge attack on us soil than the judge should be blamed. that was a from neil gorsuch response from neil gorsuch about those .. donald trump had those comments that donald trump had "13575 in tweets. now, sean spicer, made in tweets. nowrsean spicer, the press came out after

the press secretary, came out after that was said, almost in real time, and he tweeted that he g not i and he tweeted that he was not criticising the president. it was a comment and he did not refer general comment and he did not refer to any names, nor was it about to any names. norwas itaboog ,. ,, we. ,, w, to any names. nor was itaboo; ,. a ”as. ,, a” trump. to any names. nor was itaboo; .. .- ..--. .. a” trump. this was put to president trump. this was put to neil gorsuch in real time at the hearing and he responded - that was a broad and he it was a broad comment and he reiterated that he does not comment on specific cases all controversies. again we are seeing some yet again we are seeing some confusion and the white house getting involved in discussions and debates as they are ‘j§”j§ at debates as they are ongoing at various hearings. this is an importantjob various hearings. this is an important job - we various hearings. this is an importantjob we:;;§ km 7 importantjob and we should know in the coming weeks whether or that in the coming weeks whether or not neil gorsuch has the support of —..-.e esau r---l— !-..:.- ene -——“e e.e e.e.e eee=! r-e-e e.ee ee.e eeeeee e.e senate e.e.e eee-e r-e-e e.ee ee.e eeeeee e.e senate and e.e.e eee-e reeee e.ee ee.e eeeeee e.e senate and whether. not e.ee eee-e reeee e.ee ee.e eeeeee e.e senate and whether. not he the senate and whether or not he will become i supreme court george. will become a supreme court george. —— judge. political leadersonallsides ! he was once a senior commander in the ira, but he went on to become an elected

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