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Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson a ‘clown’, inquiry hears During the UK Covid Inquiry, it was revealed that Nicola Sturgeon referred to Boris Johnson as a “clown” in a text conversation laden with expletives with her chief of staff. The inquiry showcased messages where the former first minister criticised a Downing Street announcement about a second Covid lockdown in England, describing it as “excruciating.” Sturgeon expressed her offence at then PM Johnson’s perceived “utter incompetence.” Sturgeon’s former aide explained that the choice of language reflected Sturgeon’s frustration with the situation. First Minister Humza Yousaf, who also testified at the inquiry,…

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Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first US nitrogen gas execution Alabama has executed Kenneth Eugene Smith, a convicted murderer, using nitrogen gas—a first-of-its-kind capital punishment method in the United States. The 58-year-old Smith exhausted all legal avenues, with two final appeals to the Supreme Court and one to a federal appeals court, contending that the execution constituted cruel and unusual punishment. This execution follows a previous attempt in 2022, where Alabama’s effort to execute Smith by lethal injection was unsuccessful. Smith’s conviction dates back to 1989 when he was found guilty of murdering Elizabeth Sennett, the wife of a…

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