as a former airline pilot for thomas cook i spent seven pilot for thomas cook i spent seve n yea rs pilot learning to be a pilot and grew up in a working class family. my dad told me to doa class family. my dad told me to do a job class family. my dad told me to doajobi class family. my dad told me to do a job i would enjoy and a few years into the industry, u nfortu nately few years into the industry, unfortunately that 2.5 years ago i had my license revoked due to a diagnosis of lyme disease which has become prevalent in the uk due to warm summers and milder winters. that was a wake—up call for me and gave me a moment to reflect and gave me a moment to reflect and during the time i had off work we saw the rise of extinction rebellion in london andi extinction rebellion in london and i was compelled to try and understand why people were taking to the streets in masses, people from all walks of society and i made it my mission to understand the scientific i want to get involved in extinction rebellion, i was fully behind the cause but i was conflicted about my career choice and the implic

those former thomas cook employees. fatal shooting of a police officer at a custody centre in south london yesterday. the times has a picture of sergeant matiu ratana at a rugby match with his partner, sue bushby. the paper reports that sergeant ratana was just two years from retirement. the daily mirror headline focuses on reports that the suspect in the killing was known to counter—terrorism police, although the metropolitan police commissioner dame cressida dick has said the shooting is not being treated as terror—related. the guardian also covers the shooting but its main front page story is a warning from jo grady, the head of the university and college union, that all face—to—face teaching at universities should stop until the government irons out issues with its test and trace system. we have those developments from different parts of the country today, haven't we? including edinburgh. and the edinburgh evening news says "curfew cops" are on "party patrol" this weekend to ensure that pubs and clubs respect the ne

as a former airline pilot for thomas cook i spent seven years learning to be a pilot and i grew up in a builder, told me to do a job i would enjoy and a few years into the industry, unfortunately about 2.5 years ago i had my medical revoked due to a diagnosis of lyme disease which has become much more prevalent in the uk due to warm summers and milder winters. that was a wake—up call for me and gave me a moment to reflect and at the time i had off work we saw the rise of extinction rebellion in london and i was compelled to try and understand why people were taking to the streets in masses, people from all walks of society and i really made it my mission to understand the science. i wanted to get involved in extinction rebellion, i was fully behind their cause but i was conflicted about my career choice and the implications of me joining a movement like xr. so four months ago with the covid lockdown, that was just the final straw for me. we realised our human vulnerabilities and that was the beginning of myjourney and the last four months or so i have now made this my life's work, rea

that was thomas cook last october and flybe in february.ing in tough conditions even at that time. as we stand today, we are still operating, six months later, at less than 20% of our expected capacity this year. and because, no business can continue to operate with no revenues during a six—month period, especially when we are now about to move into the quieter winter period which is the danger zone for most airlines. to what extent would testing at airports, something we have been talking about this morning, to what extent would that make a difference? we believe testing is the only way we can move forward , testing is the only way we can move forward, aligned to more localised air corridors. for example, if we look at spain, at this moment in time, catalonia is the same distance from the ca nary time, catalonia is the same distance from the canary islands as it is to london. so surely we could open up some destinations for people to travel. and when it comes to testing, what is really important is that we reduce the 1a day quarantine. we

establishing diplomatic relations president trump says they are just the 1st of many such deals to cook. thomas good to have you with us today on the line has given her 1st state of the union address as european commission president in her speech she laid out ambitious goals to make the european union more resilient and more united to confront crisis tomorrow she doubled down on the flagship goes she set out when she took office last december promising a digital revolution for the block and urgent action to tackle climate change. the commission president also outlined plans to relaunch europe's economy which has been hard hit by the global pandemic so for me it is crystal clear we need to build a stronger european health union it is time to do that. and to start making this a reality we must now draw the 1st lessons from the health crisis we need to make our new if you for health program future proof and this is why i have proposed to increase funding and i'm grateful at this problem and is ready to fight for more funding and remedy the cuts made by the european council future proofing the e.u.

expected to be in place by mid december cook's i think he said as you noted as international sporting competitions have been reopened the i.o.c. president thomas back expressed his confidence in going ahead with the tokyo games yes that's really reassuring for us we will continue getting support from the nation in order to hold safe and secure games we'll call parade with all the related parties closely and devote ourselves to preparation for the games. to basketball and not for the 1st time in the n.b.a. playoffs the fight back is on for the denver nuggets they were to nothing down in the western conference finals but beat the l.a. lakers to get themselves back in contention david stokes reports the way they were just the nuggets of form from $31.00 down twice this postseason but no team has ever come back from 3 nothing so it's crucial they stopped the lakers charge and their biggest stars were up for the challenge including nicklaus joke which is. the joker jamal murray was on form 2 and when he made this dunk in the 4th quarter denver with 20 points clear and flowing. to marry in the night the lakers a chasing their 1st finals appearance i

cooke's a thank you senator your new nutty as international sporting competitions have been reopened the i.o.c. president thomasback expressed his confidence in going ahead with the tokyo games us that's really reassuring for us we will continue getting support from the nation in order to hold safe and secure games we'll corporator with all the related parties closely and devote ourselves to preparation for the games meanwhile plans continue to go ahead for the winter olympic games in 2022 to be held in beijing the national speed skating oval is currently under construction there it is expectations are that it will be completed a month ahead of shared will the venue is set to host the olympic speed skating competition as well as the 2021 wolves speed skating championships before that. basketball and not for the 1st time in the n.b.a. playoffs the fight back is on for the denver nuggets and the 2 nothing down in the western conference finals but beat the l.a. lakers to get themselves back in contention they did stokes reports the way they were just the nuggets of foot from $31.00 down twice this postseason but n

thomas jefferson had talked about. and instead, what he did was he hunted down people who ran away from his farm. he never stopped running for that poor woman. when hercules left, the cook, he tried to bring him back to the plantation. so if he was truly someone who believed in the rights of all humanity, heasic would not have done that. he would have just let them go. in terms of woodrow wilson, i don't know what to say about woodrow wilson. [laughter] some vicious things at a time when we needed moral leadership. prevent it.ot he tried to do so many other things for the world, but he needed to stop in his own country and tried to make changes. and i'm hoping as we go forward, we will have clinical leaders who are willing to step forward and do that. thatn: i wanted to add enslaven did not people. that's an important point, it was just amazing when you look at this. i do think he thought slavery was the wolf either years, because he wrestled with it and they made those choices. with the pandemic and it also underscores, if you look at the data, how historically african-americans and other minorities have less good health care and are more vulnerable. all of this is rel

thomas robert simpson. i am a 36-year-old resident of san francisco -- 36-year resident of san francisco. i am older than 36. i am calling in support of stevon cook'sesolution to create a k through 12 black history curriculum that will honor the lives of black people. this promises to fully represent black people in the united states and the world as large. it will ensure that one of the country's major ethnic groups will have an opportunity and a platform to showcase its contributions locally, nationally, and internationally. approving this resolution will ensure the movement started by black lives matter. it will also ensure that there is more than just a fleeting motion. i urge you to support this resolution so that black youth can swell with pride, learning, understanding, and appreciate the richness of their history and culture. passing this resolution will also educate members of the broader community to recognize and acknowledge black people's value in our community and around the world. thank you very much. >> thank you. president, that concludes public comment -- oh, there's one more, i'm sorry. miss jordan, i see you. >> unmuted? >> yep,

thomas jefferson talked about. instead what he did was he hunted down people who ran away from his farms. he never stopped hunting for that poor woman. when her cue less left, the cook, he tried to bring him back to the plantation, so if he was truly someone who believed in the rights of all people, the basic humanity, he would not have done that. he would have just let them go. in terms of woodrow wilson, i don't know what to say about woodrow wilson. i mean he is saying some really vicious things at a time when we needed moral leadership and he did not present it. he did try to do so many other things for the world, but he needed to have stopped in his open country and tried to make changes. i'm hoping that as we go forward, we will have political leaders who are willing to step forward and do that. >> and i wanted to add, jefferson did no free the enslaved people. i mean that i think is an important point. that was just one of the things that was amazing when you look at this. i do think he thought slavery was the wolf by the ears because he wrestled by it and they made those choices. >> yeah. thank you. >> you say with the pandemic, it also underscores if you lo