hello and welcome to news watch. coming up, why did newsnight investigate the status of some afghan women evacuated from kabul in 2021? and why has one news channel programme being cut in half and another repeated 11 times this month? first, borisjohnson has always had a knack for garnering media attention so it was no surprise that he did so again on wednesday. as you may just be aware, he appeared that day in front of a committee of mps looking at whether he intentionally misled parliament over what went on in downing street during the covid lockdown.— street during the covid lockdown. ., ., , lockdown. tonight at ten, he is in the fight _ lockdown. tonight at ten, he is in the fight of _ lockdown. tonight at ten, he is in the fight of his _ lockdown. tonight at ten, he is in the fight of his political- in the fight of his political life. borisjohnson is grilled by mps over lockdown parties in downing street. fine