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
the scottish government announces plans to hold a second independence referendum in october next year if they can secure legal consent. and bowel cancer campaigner dame deborah james, host of the bbc podcast, you, me and the big c, has died at the age of a0. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. hello and welcome to the programme. the inquiry into the riot at the us capitol last year has been hearing dramatic testimony from a former white house aide. cassidy hutchinson said donald trump knew supporters had weapons when he urged them to march to congress. 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. do you swear on. a surprise witness. her appearance, kept secret until today, delivered explosive testimony. describing how trump had been informed that many in the crowd on 6 january were carrying
our plan for a stronger economy certainly means that we think that we re stronger working together. just across the road from the parliament, the british state was putting on a show this afternoon. nicola sturgeon may want to keep the monarchy, but she s trying again to end the 300 year old political project which is the united kingdom. the campaigner dame deborahjames has died of bowel cancer at the age of 40. she had been receiving end of life care at home, and had raised millions to help others affected by cancer. dame deborah was host of the bbc s you, me and the big c podcas and was honoured in recognition of her fundraising work. 0ur correspondent rachel burden reports. my name is deborahjames. i m a mum to two kids and a dog called winston. three years ago, at the age of 35,