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, iam nota i am not a liar. iam nota liar. i i am nota liar. i am iam nota liar. iam not i am nota liar. i am not in i am not a liar. i am not in denial. but i will tell you who is greater manchester police are liars! andrew malkinson is a free man, after one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history. tonight his first interview since the court of appeal overturned his conviction. newsnight has spoken exclusively to andrew malkinson after he was cleared today about his 20 year ordeal. we ll bejoined by the law commision, who are investigating the appeals process. and this. # i remember. # sitting in the long grass in summer, keeping warm. we remember a voice for the ages sinead o connor who died today. good evening. on 2nd august 2003 i was kidnapped by the state it has taken me nearly 20 years t
a chord with the italian electorate, which continued to back him despite allegations of corruption and double dealing. let s speak to chiara albanese, who is italy s correspondent for bloomberg. thank you forjoining us. let me ask you first of all, what has the reaction been in italy to mr berlusconi s death?- reaction been in italy to mr berlusconi s death? from left to ri . ht, berlusconi s death? from left to right. everyone berlusconi s death? from left to right, everyone has berlusconi s death? from left to right, everyone has been - berlusconi s death? from left to i right, everyone has been mourning the loss. berlusconi was definitely a controversial figure the loss. berlusconi was definitely a controversialfigure in the political landscape but also the business landscape. he was less interventionist and less present in the public life and definitely he turned from a controversial figurine to a simple for the country of unity. today it was announced that everyone i
arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into the scottish national party s finances. it follows the arrest back in april, of her husband peter murrell, the former chief executive of the party, and the former treasurer, colin beattie. both were released back then without charge pending further inquiries. a spokeswoman for ms sturgeon, says the former leader has always made it clear, she ll cooperate with any investigation. let s look at nicola sturgeon s statement she released on twitter. in it she says. she goes on to say. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has the latest. yes, so a dramatic day in scotland in the developments in this ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the snp. nicola sturgeon was arrested this morning at nine minutes past ten. she was taken into custody and questioned by detectives. this was under arrangement, so it was prearranged, this interview and arrest, but she was in custody for seven hours and 15 minutes, release
the court claimed michael travis leake had organized the sale of drugs to young people. leake has denied the charges and in a video shared online says he doesn t know why he was being detained. a us state department spokesperson says it is closely monitoring the case and that staff attended his court hearing on saturday. leake is the third american detained in russia the last few years. earlier i spoke about all of this with kurt volker, former us ambassador to nato and former us special representative for ukraine. thank you for taking the time to speak to us. ukraine reporting its first progress in the longawaited counteroffensive, reclaiming these small settlements. what is your reaction to that news? this is not the big part of the counteroffensive yet, this is ukraine probing to see where the russians are able and willing to defend and where they are not, make a few gains here and make a few gains there. we will see them judge after this phase where they want to make a bi
hello. rishi sunak has hit back at borisjohnson in the ongoing row over the former prime minister s resignation honours list. he says mrjohnson asked him to do something he wasn t prepared to do, and overrule the panel tasked with vetting his nominees for the house of lords. meanwhile, the investigation into whether mrjohnson misled parliament over lockdown parties at downing street is expected to conclude today. mps will meet to finish their inquiry and decide when their report should be published. with the latest, here s our political correspondent, helen catt. borisjohnson may boris johnson may be borisjohnson may be leaving the house of commons, but the row over who he has been stopped from sending to the lords is getting increasingly bitter. irate to the lords is getting increasingly bitter. ~ ., ., , , , bitter. we have grappled with these thins in bitter. we have grappled with these things in the bitter. we have grappled with these things in the past. bitter.