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it's wednesday, 31st january. our main story. scotland's 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 cases were reported yesterday. nicola sturgeon was at the helm throughout scotland's pandemic resp...

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. maybe he would, maybe he wouldn't. but what i said is, if that is the case, get on a debate stage and ...

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 president should be dragging about it. we will go through a significant development in the hostage ...

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 china's 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 dependence on china, especially in light of the geopolitical tensions between it and beijing. unsurprising...

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 counsel's case against the former president? ukraine's capital is rocked again by russian missiles. one family is just devastated, 9-year-old girl and her mother are among the dead after the bomb shelter they were fleeing to for safety was closed. at the same time, russia is wil...