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
notes were marked without his consent. and in the skies above lincolnshire a lancaster bomber marks the 80th anniversary of the famous dambuster raids. on bbc london. the large sinkhole that s appeared in a field near amersham above a tunnel being built for the h52 high speed rail line. some campaigners want work to stop. good evening. we start tonight with the news that the manufacturers of vauxhall vehicles in the uk have urged the government to renegotiate part of the brexit trade agreement or run the risk of making the business unsustainable. stellantis, one of the world s biggest car manufacturers, whose business includes vauxhall, peugeot, citroen, and fiat, says its concerns are related to electric vehicles. stellantis says the conditions of the brexit free trade deal signed in 2020 are no longer achievable, given the surge in the cost of raw materials, and the prospect of tariffs between the uk and the eu would make exports uncompetitive. our economics editor fais
western areas for thursday but into western areas for thursday but for the majority, we are under high pressure, so another fine start with sunshine. cloud building in the afternoon. a few showers again, hit and miss ones. then this weatherfront starts to work into western scotland and northern ireland in the afternoon, bringing more cloudy skies, more of a breeze and more persistent rain at times. it will be quite patchy. that weatherfront spreads across the country on friday, so we could see showers across england and wales and then into the weekend, this weatherfront will start to affect parts of scotland and northern ireland. generally, high pressure will remain the dominant feature, so a lot of settled weather through friday, the weekend and into the start of next week. northern areas are seeing the greatest chance of some showers, but in the sunniest spots, as we head through sunday and the start of next week, we could be into the low 20s. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at ten