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
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claiming asylum here. now on bbc news, women in charge: is india changing? for so long, women in india have fought for equality at home and the right to be in charge of theirfamilies. it s my writ that runs in the house because i earn more money. ..the right to their own identities. now, women also have an identity. earlier, men were known by their names. now, women are identified as individuals too! ..to be given greater respect within the family. so family members and villagers that earlier thought of these women as weak now seek their counsel. as india marches on to be the world s most populous country, crawling behind is a mini revolution that s taking place within ourfamilies, where women have been pushed to the background. the women who dared to step outside their home were called characterless. now they are breaking out, helped by migration and education. almost two out of every ten families, that s an estimated 45 million families, are headed by women in india. the pr
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