and compassion really shone through and that is very much what deborah has done even in her most difficult personal days, she has never stopped helping other people. she has never stopped shining a light on bowel cancer and she has never stopped raising that awareness and will undoubtedly have saved countless lives. she has never stopped going and i think, you know, we knew she was gravely ill but she will be so very much missed by everyone whose lives that she has touched. ianthem very much missed by everyone whose lives that she has touched. lives that she has touched. when you first met her lives that she has touched. when you first met her in lives that she has touched. when you first met her in your lives that she has touched. when you first met her in your capacity - lives that she has touched. when you first met her in your capacity as - first met her in your capacity as head of the charity, did you see to do something about this, tell me how i can help or hurt o
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
decide the future of our country. now is the time to get scotland on the right path, the path chosen by those who live here. the committee investigating the washington riots last january has heard evidence about donald trump s behaviour on the day. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr engel grabbed his arm and said, sir, you need to take your hand out the steering wheel. we are going back to the west wing, we are not going to the capital. the met police has been put in special measures after a series of failures. ghislaine maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in a us prison for helping paedophile jeffrey epstein abuse young girls. maxwell was convicted last december of five charges of recruiting and trafficking four teenage girls for abuse by epstein, her then boyfriend. wearing navy prison overalls and ankle shackles, ghislaine maxwell said it was her greatest regret to have ever metjeffrey epstein, and that she em
a key role in his crimes. next year. and at least 50 people are known to have died in a truck in texas 250 km from the border with mexico. the white house has described as horrific and heartbreaking. we start in washington and the congressional hearing into the attack on the us capitol onjanuary 6th, 2021. today is being called a surprise hearing the committee says recently obtained evidence will be presented. today, this woman is at the centre of the proceedings cassidy hutchinson worked in the white house towards the end of donald trump s presidency. she was an aid to donald trump s chief of staff, mark meadows. let s go right to the hearings and continue to listen in. well, with impeccable timing just as i went to listen in, it s taken a ten minute recess, we are told. so thatis ten minute recess, we are told. so that is expected to pick up in ten orso that is expected to pick up in ten or so minutes time, and when that happens we will bump back in. liz cheney is
This is another morale boost for labour, more woe for the conservatives. Chris mason has our top story. Natalie elphicke, shoulder to shoulder with the Prime Minister when rishi sunak invited reporters to dover last summer to talk about stopping the boats. Less than a year later, she has stopped being a Conservative Mp. Look at the leader shes appearing with now. I must admit, when i got up this morning i didnt expect to hear this today. Natalie elphicke, the labour member of parliament for dover and deal. I think she speaks for very many tory voters in saying that the tory party has changed, it has left the centre ground. But equally the labour party has changed and we are very clearly the party of the national interest. Really good day. It has been a great day. Cue the mildly awkward first date with the cameras in tow vibes ahead of her criticism of their Prime Minister. He is not stopping the boats and he is letting the country down. Meanwhile, under labour, they are clear that it i