Tennessee death row prisoner Christa Pike survived two attempted lethal injections on Wednesday – raising further concerns across the US about the use of the drug pentobarbital in executions, and capital punishment in general.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has ordered a full investigation, and temporarily halted all executions scheduled for later this year.

The UN human rights chief Volker Turk has urged the state not to make a new attempt to execute Pike, saying the physical and mental suffering arising from failed executions is “abhorrent and cruel”.

Christa Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

04:36 The US-Iran war and fears about the AI bubble bursting have put bond markets under pressure, as US borrowing costs reach their highest level since 2002
07:21 Dozens of people are reportedly killed in the latest fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
09:39 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises the heroism of the passengers and crew who stopped a co-pilot’s attempt to crash a Flydubai flight to Israel – but questions remain about security
11:58 On World Sake Day, we look at why sales of Japan’s national drink have plummeted

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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has been taken to hospital after an attempt to execute her by two lethal injections failed, her lawyer said.

Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.

So – what happens when an execution fails?

In this video…

0:00 Intro
00:55 What happened?
02:18 What was it like in the execution chamber?
03:28 How did she survive?
05:18 Why was Christa Pike on death row?
06:20 What is pentobarbital?
07:12 What are the methods of execution in the US?
07:47 How common are botched executions?
09:08 What happens next?
10:56 End

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The Premier League has confirmed that Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18.

An independent Commission found that during that time period, the club arranged “sham contracts” with a number of its commercial partners, as well as “relying on sham agreements to artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce its costs”.

The statement also said that City were guilty of the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate.

Meanwhile, a City statement said the club was “both disappointed and surprised by the opinion of the Premier League Commission”.

“The Club is innocent of the accusations made by the Premier League and a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence exists in support of all of its positions, relating to this case,” the statement said.

The statement added that Manchester City FC will now pursue the appeal avenues open to it.

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El Niño is already here.

The natural weather pattern, which develops in the Pacific Ocean, is bringing extreme weather to many parts of the world. There’s no clear evidence that climate change has affected El Niño events.

We heard from our BBC reporters across the globe about how it’s already unfolding in their area.

In this video…

0:00 – El Niño is here
0:21 – Toxic smoke in Indonesia
01:30 – Panama canal chaos
02:37 – What is El Niño?
04:06 – Colombia’s water worries
05:03 – Floods in Peru
05:32 – Sea life in Australia
06:38 – Floods in Kenya
08:09 – Effects in Europe
08:28 – Climate change

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