it s wednesday, 31st january. our main story. scotland s former first minister, nicola sturgeon is due to give evidence about the decisions she took during the pandemic, when she appears before the covid inquiry today. ms sturgeon, who led the scottish response to the coronavirus outbreak is expected to face questions surrounding lockdowns, and missing whatsapp messages as the inquiry continues sitting in edinburgh. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. 1,044 positive cases were reported yesterday. nicola sturgeon was at the helm throughout scotland s pandemic response. as head of the scottish government, she was the key decision maker and first in the firing line when things went wrong. we will have made mistakes on all aspects of the handling. now about to be questioned on that handling and how decisions the truth, the whole truth. the former first minister s closest political ally amongst those who admitted texts between the pair no longer exist. are those t
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appearance tomorrow. he is clearly defiant and ready to protest his innocence. we ll have the latest from sarah smith in new york where the secret service has been conducting security assessments outside the court building. also tonight. the conservative politician nigel lawson who served as margaret thatcher s chancellor in the 19805 has died at the age of 91. the drug dealer who shot dead nine year old olivia pratt korbel in liverpool is sentenced to a minimum of 42 years in prison. members of england s biggest teaching union will strike for a further two days after voting to reject the latest pay offer. ladies and and in sport, relegation and champions league places both at stake as everton host tottenham in the premier league. at ruslip rugby club. at ruslip rugby club. good evening. a short while ago donald trump landed in new york, where, for the first time in the history of the united states, a former president will be charged with a criminal offence. mr trump is t
programme: fighting rages in eastern ukraine in one of the bloodiest battles since the start of the war, as russia sends in mercenary forces. more torrential rain and storms in california wreak damage and put millions of people at risk. and evading rescue: the seal trapped in a fishing lake in essex who, funnily enough, seems to be in no hurry to leave. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england captain 0wen farrell is set to be clearfor their six nations opener against scotland despite a four week ban for a dangerous tackle. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. they have been joined this time by call handlers, which is why managers are warning the impact of this strike is likely to be worse than last month s. some of the walkouts started at midnight, but the duration and scale of the disruption varies across different parts of england and wales. only the east of england ambulance