When a subject of an investigation obstruction that investigation or lying to investigators it strikes at the core of the governments effort to find the truth no collusion which leads to absolutely no obstruction if we had called confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so. Also coming up on the day Boris Johnson is heading to court hes accused of lying to the British Public during a break that referendum misconduct allegations against the man who wants to be britains next Prime Minister. Deliberately misled the public. You have anything to say mr jones. We start with the man behind the report special counsel Robert Mueller. He addressed the public on wednesday for the 1st time and he says the last time miller is stepping down from the Justice Department where he was investigating russian interference in the 2016 u. S. President ial election and possible collusion with the president and his campaign miller says his 448 page report speaks for itsel
main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team, it s goodnight. controversy rages over rape trials withoutjuries in scotland. could a new pilot scheme improve convictions rates in rape trials, or undermine the principles ofjustice? we ll be speaking to a former snpjustice minister, who is implaccable opposed and the head of rape crisis is scotland who backs the principle. also tonight. the afghan interpreters and their families promised safety in britain, but stuck, some now for a year, in hotels in pakistan, under effective house arrest. now i m stuck here. the taliban are threatening me. i can t go to afghanistan, and i can t go to the uk. i m stuck in the middle of things. fresh momentum for donald trump as the fbi is heavily criticised for its handling of its investigation into alleged ties betw
mitchy stayed there right from the beginning he never changed and mitch mcconnell i want to tell you did a fantastic job that was somebody said you know mitch is quiet when i said he s that guy. quiet these are the pit he doesn t want people to know him and they said is mitch smart has said well let s put it this way for many many years a lot of. very smart bed in many cases sometimes good people have been trying to take his place and to the best of my knowledge i ve never even heard the subject come up because they ve been wiped out so fast this guy is great and i appreciate it mitch and he s also given as 191 now a 191 federal judge you a supreme court judge thank you up to 191 a a thank you very. great case a tough guy to read i m good at reading people tough guy to read a column oh well what s ahead you do with mitch. i don t know. that s what makes him good when you could read somebody. fantastic and he understood why for this was crooked politics was crooked politics ho
regime called karen to be surrounded by the syrian government and the displacement is ongoing that s why. the new military post was to stop tearing government advance towards western outlet or main aid to the said rocket was a reality but out there where there are syrian civilians. yesterday we have witnessed that turkish convoys bear for turkish soldiers that have been killed because of kurds because that s on agreement never happened yesterday schmitz reports have been harassed by the syrian government factions the shia groups yes. convoys have been attacked by the same groups before he retaliated in the same scale but it seems yesterday and this morning was something different and let s not forget everything is happening this donna and sochi peace process that was kind of undergarment to the ground searches of russia and iran. a number of people have died from corona virus in china has risen to at least 361 with more than 17000 cases confirmed that the government or severe
Nails and possibly explosives will bring you the latest also on the program. Fresh pressure on the Trump White House as federal investigators charge another former adviser this time it is the ex National Security had Michael Flynn hes pleaded guilty to lying to the f. B. I. Have his contact with russian officials. Plus the countdown to next years football world cup in russia begins in earnest as officials make the Group Stage Draw in musket well find out how old the favorites found. On World Aids Day we report on the fight against the disease in south africa after his that up against denial and discrimination. And fears of a false dawn in zimbabwe as the countrys new president taxies capital with cronies and generals well bring you the latest from harare. Im phil graham welcome to the program well begin with some breaking news here in germany bomb disposal experts have secured and destroyed a package found in the town of potsdam near berlet they say the package contained nails and a po