to get under way shortly. a court in moscow has rejected the appeal against the pre trial detention of the us journalist, appeal against the pre trial detention of the usjournalist, evan gershkovich,. even though the decision was widely expected, it will still hit hard for the 35 year old american and his supporters. the russian authorities accuse him of spying, charges which he strongly denies. the court appearance was his first. he was arrested nearly three weeks ago. the authorities say evan gershkovich try to obtain classified information but have offered no information to support their claims. he is the first usjournalist to support their claims. he is the first us journalist to face espionage charges in russia since soviet times. after his appearance, the us ambassador to russia had just a short statement. i the us ambassador to russia had ust a short statement. a short statement. i was able to meet kevin a short statement. i was able to meet kevin yesterday a sho
earlier the kremlin had claimed that president putin had planned to occupy territories in southern and eastern ukraine. footage on russian state television shows of the russian leader meeting officers in the luhansk and curse on region. there is not known exactly when and where the meetings took place, but is the second time in as many months that president putin has visited troops fighting. the treasurer of the scottish national party, colin beattie, has been arrested by police investigating the party s funding and finances. it comes two weeks after peter murrell, the snp s former chief executive who s married to former scottish frist minister, nicola sturgeon, was arrested by officers who searched his home in glasgow and the party s headquarters in edinburgh. mr murrell was later released without charge, pending further investigation. mr murrell was later released without charge, pending further investigation. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has the latest. colin beattie has
arose when it emerged the party had less than £100,000 in the bank. injune 2021 the former chief executive of the party, peter murrell, loaned the party more than £100,000 of his own money. the following month police scotland opened a formal investigation into the snp s finances after receiving complaints about how donations to the party were used. last month mr murrell resigned from the party after taking responsibility for misleading the public about its plummeting membership figures mr murrell. two weeks ago peter murrell was arrested by police, who searched his suburban glasgow home and garden. there was also police activity at the party s headquarters in edinburgh, with officers removing boxes of material as part of their investigation. peter murrell, who is the husband of nicola sturgeon, was later released without charge pending further inquiries. mr yousaf s first major
its repeated electoral success and during the campaign for scottish independence. the former international banker, who became an msp, stewarded his party s money for 16 years before being defeated in an internal election in 2020. he then returned to the position when his successor to the post of treasurer resigned a year later, saying he did not have access to the accounts. earlier today mr beattie was taken into custody. police scotland said the arrest was made in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the snp. opposition msps are today calling for colin beattie s suspension. there are very serious questions to answer and that is why humza yousaf should suspend colin beattie for the duration of this investigation, and mr beattie should also step aside from the public audit committee, and that is the only way we can make sure that this investigation can be conducted fully transparently. from 2017 to 2020 the snp raised nearly £670,000 to campaign sp
statement to parliament since becoming first minister last month comes in the midst of continuing police investigation to his party s funding, and as his party faces a possible by election in one of its westminster seats. in the us state of missouri, prosecutors have charged an 85 year old white man who is accused of shooting and injuring a black teenager who mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell. an arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect, his name is andrew lester. this is ralph yarl he s 16 years old and had been sent by his mother to pick us his younger brothers, but got the address wrong. ralph yarl s lawyer said he was standing on the doorstep when the suspect shot through the door, hitting yarl in the head and arm. protesters gathered here outside andrew lester s home for a second evening. this is what the county prosecutor had to say about the case. as the prosecutor in clay county, i can tell