tonight at ten a date is formally proposed for a new referendum on scottish independence. the scottish government wants it to take place on the 19th of october next year subject to legal consent. my determination is to secure a process that allows the people of scotland, whetheryes, no, or yet to be decided, to express their views in a legal, constitutional referendum. eight years after the last referendum the prime minister says there are more important priorities for government. our plan for a stronger economy certainly means that we think we are stronger working together. we ll be looking at the likelihood of a referendum being held within 16 months. also tonight. the campaigner dame deborahjames host of the bbc s you, me and the big c has died at the age of a0. in ukraine, the aftermath of russia s attack on a shopping centre at least 20 people were killed and dozens injured. in new york, ghislaine maxwell is sentenced to 20 years for helping jeffrey epstein
for helping jeffrey epstein abuse young girls. turkey agrees to support finland and sweden s nato membership applications, the breakthrough comes after the three countries signed a joint memorandum. the campaigner dame deborahjames, host of the bbc s you, me and the big c, has died at the age of a0. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and six in the evening in washington, dc, where an official inquiry into the riots at the american capitol has been hearing dramatic testimony from a former white house aide. cassidy hutchinson said former president donald trump knew supporters had weapons when he urged them to march to congress last year. she also said senior officials had warned repeatedly that mr trump s rally on that day to try to overturn joe biden s victory could spiral out of control. our north america editor, sarah smith, has more. a surprise witness. her appearance, kept secret until today, delivered ex
british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been jailed for 20 years by a new york court for helping jeffrey epstein abuse young girls. also, with petrol and diesel prices near record highs, pressure is growing on retailers and the government to step in. i ll be finding out the impact on people who rely on their vehicle for work. good morning, defeat for serena williams on her wimbledon return. when the covers come off later, we will see emma raducanu and andy murray back in action. good morning, we have rain pushing eastwards that will clear the east in the next couple of hours. behind it, sunshine and showers, some of them heavy and thundery but less windy today than yesterday. i will have the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday, 29th ofjune. our main story. the cancer campaigner, blogger and broadcaster, dame deborahjames, also known as bowel babe, has died aged 40. she had been receiving end of life care for bowel cancer at home. the host of the bbc s you, me and
an unbelievably tense game. thanks. she does look fabulous without getting in her eight hours. ghislaine maxwell, a former girlfriend of the sex offenderjeffrey epstein, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court in new york. she was convicted last december of helping epstein abuse teenage girls. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik was at the hearing. a long fought victory for annie farmer and all of ghislaine maxwell s victims. justice was slow. she was one of the earliest to report maxwell and the paedophile jeffrey epstein to police, in 1996. but today, annie said it was never too late for accountability. maxwell and epstein were predators who were able to use their power and privilege to harm countless individuals, and for far too long, the institutions that should be protecting the public were instead protecting them.