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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 ...

space with afghan women where we could interact with them away from the scrutiny of the taliban. i remember we chatted, we laughed, we had a cup of tea. we got manicures done. we took a photo of of what our nails looked like afterwards, we saw a bride getting ready for her wedding. for that one hour, ifelt like i could be anywhere in the world away from the reality that awaited these women when they stepped outside of the salon into a world where girls are barred from secondary schools...

on the bbc�*s hardtalk program in 2014 when he was 105. love, honesty, decency... ..ethics. that standard of life. i believe in ethics. and if everybody believes in ethics, wed have no problems at all. 26 years earlier, another bbc programme, thats life, thrust him into the spotlight after it was handed a wartime scrapbook. that tv show told the true story of how nicholas winton had saved the lives of 669 mainlyjewish children. so we told her about him. she said... "i tried very hard...

further strike action. good morning from wimbledon on day three of the championships. after rain disrupted much of the play, 87 matches are scheduled for today as they try to clear the backlog. a rest day for andy murray though, as he eases into round two on a day where only eight matches were completed. the forecast today is sunshine and showers — the forecast today is sunshine and showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most _ showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most of— sh...

un-redacted affidavit the government used to get a search warrant for trumps mar-a-lago club last year. full disclosure nbc news is part of a group of organizations that sued to get this affidavit un-redacted, and now it is out. it is not totally un-redacted, but it is way, way less redacted than the original version, so we have been comparing and contrasting the two as fast as we can. again, this thing just came out two hours ago, but the thing that jumped out at us immediately was th...

winds and rain. we begin in the united states, where florida governor, ron desantis, has dropped out from the republican presidential race — and endorsed donald trump. the surprise video announcement comes ahead of this weeks republican primary in new hampshire — where mr desantis was polling in the single digits. his departure leaves nikki haley as mr trumps only significant rival. heres what he had to say. if there was anything i could do to produce a favourable outcome, more cam...

♪ hello, everyone, and welcome to the amanpour hour, heres where were headed this week. running out of patience, biden counts the political cost of the carnage in gaza, as netanyahu rejects the two-state solution. >> weve been doing a make-believe peace process for 30 years. also ahead, combat veteran, test pilot and space shuttle commander, nasas number two pam melroy on why returning to the moon is a giant leap for all human kind. >> this is not about a camping trip, this is ac...

next for yevgeny prigozhin as he heads into exile and those hired soldiers who followed his lead on the aborted march to moscow. im ian lee in dnipro where ukraine forces are trying to take advantage of a failed insurrection. dangerous weather. more than 50 million americans trapped under a record-setting heat dome. the same system could bring high winds, pounding rain and tornadoes into monday morning. plus, boycotts and backlash from coast to coast millions are ending pride mon...

australia beat england by two wickets at edgbaston last week, and on wednesday, the second test starts at lords. england have concerns over the fitness of spinning all—rounder moeen ali. 18—year—old rehan ahmed has been called up as cover. moeen was hampered by a cut on his finger during the first test. thats one of the concerns for captain ben stokes. vice captain ollie pope says, despite that defeat, his side remain confident. we spoke positively about the game, we spoke about ...

the england and wales cricket board has apologised and admits the sport needs a reset after a report found racism, sexism and elitism are widespread. the independent commission for equity in cricket has spent the last two years, getting evidence from more than 4,000 people. bosses from tesco, sainsbury�*s, asda and morrisons will be questioned by mps about high prices in supermarkets. the british retail consortium says food price rises eased slightly again this month.restrictions on ...