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 response. as head of the scottish government, she was the key decision maker and first in the firing line when things went wrong. we will have made mistakes on all aspects of the handling. now about to be questioned on that handling and how decisions the truth, the whole truth. the former first minister s closest political ally amongst those who admitted texts between the pair no longer exist. are those t
health services. two people are taken to hospital after a stand collapses during a rehearsal for the queen s trooping the colour parade next month. the australian opposition labor party leader, anthony albanese, has said he is humbled by his party s victory in australia s general election. addressing supporters, he pledged to transform the country into a renewable energy superpower and to work towards lifting wages and profits. it still isn t clear whether labor will lead a majority government or a coalition. our correspondent shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. albo! albo! albo! this is the labor party s first election victory in almost a decade and it will be led by one of australia s longest serving politicians. we should be making change and, you know, that s what we hope that this government will do. it s been a long time in the darkness and now, finally, we can smile again. anthony albanese has promised voters safe change as he worked to kick out the conservative libera
birthday next month. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the australian opposition labor party leader, anthony albanese, has said he is humbled by his party s victory in australia s general election. addressing supporters, he pledged to transform the country into a renewable energy superpower and to work towards lifting wages and profits. our correspondent shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. this is the labour party s first election victory in almost a decade and it will be led by one of australia s longest serving politicians. we should be making change and, you know, that s what we hope that this government will do. it s been a long time in the darkness and now, finally, we can smile again. anthony albanese has promised voters safe change as he worked to kick out the conservative liberal national coalition which has been in power since 2013. coalition which has been it says a lot about our great country that the son of a single mum who was
veterans day s that sacrifice of those in harm s way the u.s. european command said five u.s. service members have been killed when a military air crash crash in the mediterranean sea the defense department say they were flying as part of a routine air refueling mission for their military training. no word yet on the names of the victim or what exactly caused the crash we do not know at this moment if they were part of the uss aircraft carrier at ford strike a group that is in the eastern mediterranean supporting israel as part of the war on israel. eric, here at home more disturbing images from the massive pro- palestinian rally that shut down new york city s grand central station friday night. not only were israeli flags and burned the nypd now says officers arrested a juvenile seen a ripping up american flags charges include reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. eric: as the container here at home and across the globe u.s. military been under a
here, which is based on a fictitious interpretation of real life events. i think that is the fishbowl through which many people see the royal family. what they are looking at this interview for is some real life and real life stories and whether racism comes into that, it seems very unlikely that oprah winfrey will not address that issue head on but they are looking for detail. so what will american audiences make of the couple s interview and are they likely to be more sympathetic than a british audience? i think people will be watching for the way they come across, the body language, exactly what they have to say. but, yes, especially in america and especially in los angeles, this is where she was born and brought up and this, of course, is where she began to work in the entertainment industry as an actress. there is a lot of affection towards her in the city and across the board, across the country, you may find different views of this too as a couple as you recognise in t