Leeds at Stamford Bridge, to reach the quarterfinals. Well have all the results. And on newsnight at 10 30. Well go deeper behind todays headlines and speak live to key players in todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. Police scotland have apologised forfailings in a long Running Investigation that left a killer on the loose for almost 20 years. The hunt for the murderer of emma caldwell, who was 27 when she was strangled in South Lanarkshire in 2005, was one of the longest in scottish history. Today, iain packer, whos 51, was found guilty of her murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 36 years. He was also convicted of 11 charges of rape and multiple sexual assaults, against 21 other women, making him one of scotlands most prolific sex offenders. Lorna gordon has our top story. Emma caldwell, a vulnerable young woman who was murdered in terrifying circumstances. Her killer was this man, iain packer, who for a quarter of a century carried out a campaign of sexual violence. You would look for vulnerability and exploit it. You also abused women who were not necessarily vulnerable but were in a vulnerable position. Your conduct has caused extreme and enduring suffering for so many women and their families. Emma had a happy upbringing but when her sister died from cancer, in her grief, she turned to drugs and then prostitution. Shell always be in our thoughts. Shell always be there. Shell always be my emma. The trial heard of her mothers anguish, of how she and her late husband scoured the streets of glasgow searching for emma in the weeks after their daughter went missing. Packer was a Jekyll And Hyde character, a violent, obsessive user of sex workers. More than two dozen women told the court here in glasgow that packer had violently attacked them. One of them said that she thought the concerns she and other sex workers had about him were ignored by the police. I dont think ill ever stop being angry at the police. Im disgusted with how women were treated back then by the police. They made us fear them rather than see them as safe people that we could go to and make reports. Emmas mother was in court to hear packer sentenced for her daughters murder. Afterwards, her solicitor said Margaret Caldwell had never given up fighting for her daughter and packers other victims, too. Police failed so many women and girls who came forward to speak against packer. Instead of receiving justice and compassion, they were humiliated, dismissed and, in some instances, arrested, while the police gifted freedom to an evil predator to rape and to rape again. Police scotland today apologised and said those who spoke up at the time did not get the support they deserved. It is clear that further investigations should have been carried out into emmas murder following the initial inquiry in 2005. The lack of investigation until 2015 caused unnecessary distress to her family and all of those women who came forward to report sexual violence. As emmas killer was sentenced, thejudge praised herfamily for their courage. They now have justice, but say they will never have closure. Lorna gordon, bbc news, at the high court in glasgow. Well, five years ago, an Investigative Reporter with bbc scotland, Samantha Poling, carried out interviews with iain packer, which played a big part in his trial as evidence of his lies. As samantha now reports, some of the other women who were raped and assaulted by him only came forward after seeing her investigation. This is iain packer, about to be confronted by me in 2019. I dont believe youve been telling me the truth. We discovered evidence he was a prolific sexual predator, a violent rapist and a killer. Did you kill emma . No, i never. Emma caldwell� s killer. Ithought, you know, isaid no. I can look you in the eye and say no. I had nothing to do with it whatsoever. All lies. This interview was used in court as evidence against him. Today, the verdict . Guilty. But why did it take so long . The bbc can reveal that information linking iain packer to emmas murder was available to police from the start. Detectives who worked on the inquiry in 2005 have broken their silence. The girls were describing this guy who would go up and regularly use prostitutes. He would be particularly rough with them, they would all identify him as someone they knew. That someone was iain packer. Police would speak to packer six times between 2005 and 2007. The evidence against him, these officers say, was undeniable. Packer admitted to taking women to the woods for sex. He admitted to taking emma there. He even directed police to the crime scene. And various women identified iain packer as a violent rapist whod attacked emma in the months prior to her death. Yet Senior Officers repeatedly dismissed him as a suspect. And im told at that point, but, davey, when you get Iain Packerand bring him in, it doesnt matter what he tells you. Doesnt matter what he tells you. He wont be an accused on this case. Instead, those Senior Officers spent millions wrongly pursuing four turkish men for emmas murder. When that case collapsed, the inquiry went cold. We asked Police Scotland for a statement. They said this. Todays guilty Verdict Justice for emmas family. But a justice perhaps delivered years later than it could have been. Samantha poling, bbc news. Samantha, your work became an important part of the prosecution case, how did all that come about . 2018, the beginning of 2018, iain packer contacted me out of the blue. We met a number of times and he said he wanted me to look into the murder of emma caldwell, and i said that i would. I interviewed him the first time, he told me he was not a violent man, he had never hurt a woman in his life and had certainly never killed emma caldwell. I went to investigate everything he told me in very quickly found overwhelming evidence that he was a violent sexual predator. I tracked down multiple women who said they had been sexually assaulted, attacked, raped by him, a number of women who were taken to the wordsworth emmas body was found and said they were forced to strip all be assaulted or raped by him. Taken to the woods where emma because my body was found. I got another interview with him, i told found. I got another interview with him, itold him he was found. I got another interview with him, i told him he was a found. I got another interview with him, itold him he was a rapist found. I got another interview with him, i told him he was a rapist and emmas ella and those interviews forms part of the crime case which helped to victim today. I told him he was a rapist and samanthas killer. ~ him he was a rapist and samanthas killer. , ~ ,. , him he was a rapist and samanthas killer. , ~ ,. ,. ,. ,. , killer. Thank you, Samantha Poling in glasgow and you can watch sams investigation catching a killer the murder of emma caldwell, on iplayer now, or at 11. 15 tonight, over on bbc2. The widow of the russian Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny has made an emotional address to the European Parliament in which she claimed her husband was tortured for three years on Vladimir Putins orders and then murdered. The long standing critic of the russian president died suddenly in prison earlier this month. Nick beake reports. Its not even two weeks since she lost her husband, but Yulia Navalnaya says she has to keep fighting. The latest stop on her path tojustice, the European Parliament, where she condemned Vladimir Putin for actions that had bereaved russians, ukrainians and her own family. Putin must answer for what he has done with my country. Done to a neighbouring, peaceful country. And putin must answerfor everything he has done to alexei. Alexei navalny died in his siberian prison, where he was serving a 19 year sentence that was widely seen as being politically motivated. His family say he was murdered. The russian authorities claim it was natural causes. Yulia navalnaya said europes leaders must stop treating Vladimir Putin like a normal politician and deal with him as a mafia boss. She said passing endless resolutions and the same old sanctions wouldnt have any impact. She said there needed to be a new effort to go after the money of his inner circle in the way you deal with organised crime. But before that, Alexei Navalny� s family say they want to bury him here in southern moscow on friday. Its unclear what sort of Public Display of grief the police will tolerate. Putin is capable of anything. Yulia navalnaya says she will now go and recruit yet more supporters to her cause, promising that russia does have a beautiful future once it is rid of evil. Nick beake, bbc news, strasbourg. Rishi sunak has claimed tonight that theres a growing consensus that Mob Rule Is Replacing Democratic rule in the uk. It follows recent incidents of what he calls Intimidating Behaviour involving protests over the war in gaza. Chris mason is At Westminster. Rather alarming words from the Prime Minister tonight . Rather alarming words from the Prime Ministertonight . It is rather alarming words from the Prime Minister tonight . Minister tonight . It is quite a sentence. Minister tonight . It is quite a sentence, quite Minister Tonight . It is quite a sentence, quite a Minister Tonight . It is quite a sentence, quite a sentence i Minister Tonight . It is quite a sentence, quite a sentence when you realise it has been altered by the Prime Minister. The context is the government saying it will allocate more money for mps security after the pro palestinian marchers we have seen here At Westminster and also outside some mps offices and homes. The Prime Minister and the Home Secretary got together with Senior Police officers today to look into this and after they announced what they have called a defending policing protocol. A fair amount of thatis policing protocol. A fair amount of that is powers and laws the police already have two hands, although there are some tweaks in the guide and suggesting that the police should more easily move on protesters outside politicians� homes, for instance. But there is a bigger argument from the Prime Minister, who has given a speech to a charity which supports jewish safety and he has said they should all amount to what it means to belong in britain. He says people who climb on War Memorials or block roads all project anti semitic slogans on to parliament are the antithesis of that. Labour says plenty of the policies from the Prime Minister are sensible but they think his language is not. Thank ou, think his language is not. Thank you. Chris think his language is not. Thank you, chris mason, think his language is not. Thank you, chris mason, our think his language is not. Thank you, chris mason, our political. You, chris mason, our political editor, At Westminster. The leader of hamas says the group is showing flexibility in negotiations with israel, but that it� s ready to continue fighting. It� s the first sign of any movement from hamas, which is designated as a Terror Organisation by the uk. The group is believed to be Holding Around 130 israeli hostages, and any deal to release them, is expected to be include transfers of palestinians being detained by israel. Here� s paul adams. Back where it all began families and friends of the hostages are on the march. This is where hundreds of israelis were killed on october 7th, where hundreds of others were dragged away into gaza. They� re marching tojerusalem, demanding their government do more to bring the missing home. Hopes raised by talk of a ceasefire. 145 endless days and nights of yearning for our loved ones. We send them strength and ask them to hold a little longer. 0mer, just a little longer. A deal is possible. But what would that deal look like . It� s thought a ceasefire could last for six weeks and could be extended. A0 israeli hostages would gradually be released women, civilians and soldiers coming first. In return, 400 Palestinian Prisoners would be released from israeli jails. Israeli soldiers might move away from some of gaza� s most populated areas, and some of the 1. 8 million palestinians displaced by the fighting might be able to return to homes in the north. How close do you think we are to a to a deal here . 0ne former Israeli Intelligence official with experience of negotiations says he� s optimistic. I think that we are pretty close. I� m not saying that for sure we would see a release of hostages and Palestinian Prisoners necessarily, but i think that the negotiation is getting forward. And today, the first oblique hints of progress from hamas. Translation any flexibility we are showing in the negotiations is to protect the blood of our people and to put an end to their huge pains and sacrifices in the brutal war of extermination against it. What hamas� s leader in gaza thinks is not yet known. Yahya sinwar was last seen in an underground tunnel, his Guerrilla Army slowly being annihilated above him. It� s been almost three months since the last negotiated deal. Dozens of israeli and foreign hostages were released, but the deal broke down after a week. Since then, conditions in gaza, for hostages and palestinians alike, have only got worse. The hunt for food and water never ends. Hunger and disease, a growing menace. Any Ceasefire Deal will have to offer meaningful relief. For now, the waiting and the marching go on. The families say they� ll Reach Jerusalem by saturday. Will good news be waiting for them when they get there . Paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. Ajudge has ruled that the government should scrap plans to grant conditional amnesties for killings committed during the troubles in northern ireland. The high court in belfast found that the proposals were in breach of human rights law. The case was brought by relatives of victims who were angry at changes to the way investigations would be carried out. The government has indicated it plans to appeal. The boss of the red bull formula one racing team, christian horner, has been cleared following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour towards a female colleague. Horner, who� s led red bull since 2005, denied the allegations. He� ll remain in his role as Team Principal and chief executive. Red bull says the complainant does have a right of appeal. Prince harry has lost his high Court Challenge against the removal of his Police Protection whenever he visits the uk. The duke of sussex took legal action when the government downgraded his Security Status four years ago, after he stopped being a working royal. The home office says his security while Visiting Britain would be arranged depending on the perceived risk, as it is with other high profile visiting dignitaries. Prince harry� s lawyers say he� ll appeal. In america, the longest serving party leader in the senate in us history, Mitch Mcconnell, is to step down, after the next set of elections in november. He first became a member of the Upper Chamber of congress in 1985, and oversaw the confirmation of a vast number of conservative judges, including three to the Supreme Court, under donald trump. Gary 0� donoghue� s live in washington for us tonight. It is fairto it is fair to say that Mitch Mcconnell did not really see eye to eye with donald trump . H0. Mcconnell did not really see eye to eye with donald trump . Eye with donald trump . No, he didnt. Increasingly eye with donald trump . No, he didnt. Increasingly over eye with donald trump . No, he didnt. Increasingly over the eye with donald trump . No, he i didnt. Increasingly over the years, didn� t. Increasingly over the years, the party that Mitch Mcconnell joined when he came into this and it in 1985, well, Ronald Reagan was president , increasingly that party has moved away from underneath his feet, increasingly to the right, turning from a conservative free trade internationalist outlook party, something much more akin to an isolationist protectionist party. Mitch mcconnell did do a good deal of donald trump� s bidding when he was president and he got through those Supreme Court nominations, bedding in a conservative majority on the Supreme Court for years to come but they fell out over the 6th of january, co