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its wednesday, 31st january. our main story. scotlands former first minister, nicola sturgeon is due to give evidence about the decisions she took during the pandemic, when she appears before the covid inquiry today. ms sturgeon, who led the scottish response to the coronavirus outbreak — is expected to face questions surrounding lockdowns, and missing whatsapp messages — as the inquiry continues sitting in edinburgh. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. 1,044 positive ...

the top stories. >> donald trump got out there and threw a temper tantrum. [applause] >> he pitched a fifth, he was insulting and doing what he does. but i know that is what he does when he is insecure. when he is threatened. and he should feel threatened, without a doubt. it also goes back to why i continued to push for mental competency test for anyone over the age of 75. [applause] but >> so he got upset and he said he would take one, and challenge me to one and he would beat me. ma...

arguments in the defamation damages trial, and how much he should pay. meanwhile trump continues to work behind the scenes and on social media to tank a deal on border security and foreign aid in the capitol. we will show you the latest post. we will play for you the handful of gop lawmakers standing up to the former president. also ahead, president biden hits the road following a surprisingly strong economic report. the data is so good, even a former trump adviser had to admit the p...

trade and political tensions with china. the move sparked a warning from beijing, which considers taiwan part of chinese territory. samira hussain has more. trade between the united states and taiwan amounts to about $75 billion a year. that number is dwarfed by chinas trade with taiwan, which stands at a massive $120 billion a year. by signing this trade deal, the us is looking to build its presence in asia and rival china. taiwan for its part is looking to reduce its economic depende...

the senate is on the clock. lawmakers are passing the debt limit bill that would invent a disastrous default. we are following the latest. trump is caught on tape :sources say federal prosecutors have a recording of him talking about holding onto a classified document. what could that mean for the special counsels case against the former president? ukraines capital is rocked again by russian missiles. one family is just devastated, 9-year-old girl and her mother are among the dead ...

a day after the six-week abortion ban went into effect, a judge has ordered the law to be put on hold. anyhow its up to the all-male justices of the state supreme court. plus were on standby for another member of the oath keepers to be sentenced for their role in the january 6th capitol insurrection, one defendant telling the judge she was "just another idiot running around the hallway." then, 12 people are injured and the big question is, why did he do it? hello, everyone, and w...

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the lor barista coffee and espresso system. a masterpiece in taste >> its opium in washington. there is still no deal to raise the debt ceiling, and at this hour, house republicans are holding a wig meeting to discuss what the process will be over the next few days, if in fact a deal is reached. president biden told reporters today that he is optimistic that a deal can be finalized tonight. >> with regard to the debt limit, i think theyre looking good, very optimistic. ...

that a deal can be finalized tonight. >> with regard to the debt limit, i think theyre looking good, very optimistic. i hope we will have some cool or evidence tonight before the clock ticks 12, that we have a deal. but its very close. and i am optimistic. i am hopeful we will know by tonight whether were going to be able to have a deal. >> all right, so settle in. this might be a long night for us. white house and house republican negotiators and look closer to a deal in the last 24 h...

Can he rely on the same support . How close is labour really to number 10 . The lib dems want to get the big wheels turning their leader, sir ed davey, using a tractor on the Campaign Trail to smash through a metaphorical wall of tory support. In the next few hours, well know if hes been able to turn blue seats yellow. These elections will decide who runs more than 230 english councils, but also give us the biggest picture of Public Opinion since rishi sunak took over, and possibly the last befo...

the medias apparent refusal to cover or investigate the many scandals surrounding the presidents family. the broadcast networks did not spend one minute covering the house republicans bombshell report on the bidens and business associates. incredible. now media watchdog group is exposing how the legacy media hasnt given attention to nearly a dozen bright and related scandals. including this weeks charges that the biden family received more than $10 million from foreign nationals the ci...