government's problem. mps sent home tonight without the official report into parties coming out, so accusations hover, still waiting for a verdict. the prime minister hopes for political escape. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: i'll be speaking to the head of the biggest non—governmental organisation in tonga about the international response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit the island nearly two weeks ago. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word revolution.