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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 ...

paul adams has more. the americans say the attack happened at a base known as tower 22, right on the syrian—jordanian border. its one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel have been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church, was quick to point the finger. "we know it was carried out by radical iran—backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq," he said. its not ne...

down. increasing rates of been driving up costs for homeowners and lets cross to our business and economics correspondent who joins us in india, what has been happening of an impact as that im people who own their homes?— their homes? quite an impact is the answer to that. _ their homes? quite an impact is the answer to that. this _ their homes? quite an impact is the answer to that. this is _ their homes? quite an impact is the answer to that. this is all _ their homes? quite an imp...

jon heffernan, professor of semiconductor materials and devices at the university of sheffield and director of the national epitaxy facility, tells us more. its part of a global battle to control the semiconductor industry, which has been undertaken by many countries. the 21st century is going to be a technological century and it is completely underpinned by semiconductors. youve got semiconductors everywhere, from lighting to computer chips, yourfridge to your car. and the pace of inn...

people involved in these _ demonstrations, sometimes very young people. so it is the responsibility of parents to keep them at home. that is something which we all ought to do. parental responsibility must be engaged, and i should like to appeal to everybody�*s sense of responsibility here, mayors included. and the minister ofjustice will be taking all the necessary measures. the social network platforms have played a very conspicuous part in the events in the last couple of days. we...

ybefore -- to know before you head out. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im christine romans. this morning reaction pouring in after the supreme court ruled to gut affirmative action, a move that will transform college admissions beiacross the countr. justices rules that colleges and universities can no longer consider race as part of their address missions process. the supermajority all voting to reverse decades of prez department. republicans pr...

at issue, noises pinging from near the titanic site. the site and search area is massive. try twice the size of connecticut. time is running short. all this as more vessels head to the area. three more arriving this morning including one ship with side-scanning sonar all to reach a minivan size sub that could be two miles aabove the surface. no guarantee that the crew members in the submersible havent already tried, if they could. fears more than half a dozen backup systems from sandba...

a furrow in technology at the top of their fields. and theres no escaping it. artificial intelligence is everywhere. the past year has been a turning point for al, especially generative ai. thats the tech that creates human like text or imagery based on user prompts. chatgpt was launched in november 2022 and is now widely used. but in march of last year, elon musk was one of many leading figures who warned that it could pose a profound risk to society and humanity. however, its now com...

over 1,000 miles away. well check out a range of other gadgets being showcased here in vegas and hear from two major ceos. one is the big boss of siemens, the worlds largest engineering company. and im alsojoined by the head of nasdaq, the most famous tech index on the planet, to explore what are the big issues affecting the wider industry. wherever yourejoining us from around the world, a big hello from las vegas and a warm welcome to the show. this week were on location at ces, the c...

justice caught accepting lavish gifts from a from the billionaire. >> my view is, he broke the law. you have to be held accountable. >> tonight, the incredible story of sam alito, the giant salmon, the private plane, the billionaire with business before the court. and toledo scrambling attempt to knock down the story. that, -- >> mueller investigation revealed that russia interfered in the 2016 when -- >> trumps special counsel goes under oath again -- you can hold yourself out as an o...