a us air national guardsman is being questioned, after being arrested by fbi officers investigating the leaking of classified documents. jack teixeira, who s just 21, is expected to appear in court in boston later. the leaked material first appeared on an online chat forum, and has exposed details of ukraine s war plans. it also reveals the extent of the us s spying on its allies. here s what we know about jack teixeira. the 21 year old is a us air national guardsman. he was listed as a member of the intelligence wing of the massachusetts air national guard, based at otis air national guard base in western cape cod. according to his service record, which was obtained by our us partner cbs news, mr teixeira joined the force in 2019. david willis has the latest from washington. dressed in shorts and a t shirt, with news helicopters hovering overhead, the suspect in the latest us intelligence drama was taken into custody outside the family home south of boston. today, thejustice
disappearance. ais year old boy and are charged with the murder of the 16 year old girl who was killed in cheshire on saturday. inflation remains near a a0 year high. the uk s most expensive drug saves a toddler with a rare genetic condition, but it is too late to save her terminally ill sister. nicola sturgeon is stepping down as scotland s first minister and leader of the scottish national party. she will leave office as soon as her successor is chosen. she says she can no longer give the role the full commitment she believes that it needs, and she hinted that after eight years as scotland s first minister, efforts to broaden the appeal of scottish independence could be hampered by what she called polarised opinions about her work. we ll look back at her career and get political reaction from edinburgh and london, but first lorna gordon on nicola sturgeon s resignation. she is scotland s longest serving first minister, the first female to hold the position. and today, nicol
the energy regulator ofgem has asked suppliers to pause the forced installation of prepaid metres. it follows revelations that a debt collection company working for british gas broke into the homes of vulnerable people to install the metres. prepayment metres require customers to pay for their energy in advance. it s more expensive than paying by direct debit, but are sometimes the only option for people who have struggled to pay and are in debt to a supplier. ben king has more. an undercover reporter from the times newspaper joined a team of debt collectors, entering the home of a single father with three young children. they count as vulnerable. but, these workers from arvato financial solutions, working for british gas, opened the door and installed a prepayment meter anyway. installing prepayment meters by force is legal, but it s meant to be a last resort, and should not be done to vulnerable households. if people cannot afford to top up the meters, they will be left wit
former england captain michael vaughan is appearing at the hearing into racist behaviour at the cricket club. it follows allegations made by azeem rafiq in august 2020. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has described the leaking of thousands of his whatsapp messages written during the height of the covid pandemic as a massive betrayal and breach of trust . he says the messages were released in a biased account to suit an anti lockdown agenda . but the journalist, isabel oakeshott, who revealed the messages, insists she s acted, in the public interest. the messages suggest mr hancock pushed to close schools during the pandemic, while the education secretary at the time, sir gavin williamson, wanted them to stay open. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more from westminster. the impact of the pandemic on education. we the impact of the pandemic on education- the impact of the pandemic on education.