Leeds at Stamford Bridge, to reach the quarterfinals. Well have all the results. And on newsnight at 10 30. Well go deeper behind todays headlines and speak live to key players in todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. Police scotland have apologised forfailings in a long Running Investigation that left a killer on the loose for almost 20 years. The hunt for the murderer of emma caldwell, who was 27 when she was strangled in South Lanarkshire in 2005, was one of the longest in scottish history. Today, iain packer, whos 51, was found guilty of her murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 36 years. He was also convicted of 11 charges of rape and multiple sexual assaults, against 21 other women, making him one of scotlands most prolific sex offenders. Lorna gordon has our top story. Emma caldwell, a vulnerable young woman who was murdered in terrifying circumstances. Her killer was this man, iain packer, who for a quarter of a century carried ou
and all the main news stories straight after hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. nicolas maduro, venezuela s authoritarian socialist over the past decade, he s overseen a crumbling economy, of venezuela s population and yet, he is still in power, and the opposition s big idea, the creation of an alternative government, has foundered. my guest, maria corina machado, is currently frontrunner amongst opposition candidates but does she have any realistic chance of toppling venezuela s strongman? maria corina machado in caracas, venezuela, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen. it s a pleasure. for years, you have argued that participating in democracy in venezuela under nicolas maduro s rule is a grave mistake because it ends up legitimising maduro. so, how come you ve now decided to put your hat in the ring and seek the nomination from the opposition to fight in next year s presidential election? for years, we, the venezuelan people have been explaining to the world th
maria corina machado. welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen, it is a pleasure. great to have you on the show. for years, you have argued that participating in democracy in venezuela under nicolas maduro s rule, is a grave mistake because it ends up legitimising maduro. how come you have now decided to your hat in the ring how come you have now decided to put your hat in the ring and seek the nomination from the opposition, to fight in next year s presidential elections? for years, venezuela s people have been explaining to the world the way nicolas maduro have been rigging elections and turning down through control and repression, thejudiciary system, the national assembly, as well as the military at every single democratic institution. we have reached a point in which we realise maduro is willing to do anything to stay in power. the only way through which we can confront and defeat him is building a huge, unprecedented social movement, citizen movement that is ri