joining us now. so what more could you tell us. reporter: well this story is fast moving. it is only 72 hours since we first learned there was a problem at the secret service where text messages from january 5th and 6th on agents phones were erased or lost because of a data migration tech process that that agency had ongoing around the 6th, this pivotal event. but here is the story of how this played out over the last couple of days. so the department of homeland security inspector general, a watch dog that would look into the secret service related to january 6 was frustrated about not getting information from them in this investigation. and that included the i.g. learning there were erased text messages. this i.g. at dhs notified capitol hill three days ago this was a problem, that is how the public and the news organizations covering the story first learned about it and then the inspector general went and briefed all nine members of the house select committee yesterday.
low pressure sticks close by. it starts to turn is quite cold in the north of scotland as we are pulling in some cold air from scandinavia. elsewhere, it is going to be a mixture of sunshine and showers. best chance of staying dry towards eastern england, temperatures ranging from single figures in the north, 15 in the south, that is it from me, back to you. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at ten. there s more analysis of the day s 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. another day of death and misery in gaza and another day of torment for the hostages and their families. can anyone see a way forward? while diplomats keep talking, the father of a young woman killed at the music festival a man who previously funded a hospital in gaza tells newsnight the only way to f
with new york attorney general letitia james that trump fraudulently inflated his wealth by up to $3.6 billion to get more favourable loans from lenders. in the ruling, judge engoron writes: trump s legal team has responded to the ruling. in a statement, the former president s attorney said: the decision comes ahead of the start of a civil trial against mr trump that begins on monday. i spoke about all this earlier with our correspondent peter bowes. tell us what thejudge said in this ruling. the judge essentially agreed with the attorney general in new york that has brought this civil case against the former president. it s been a long running investigation into the business affairs of mrtrump, his organisation and members of his family. the allegation was that, as the judge has now agreed, the former president acted fraudulently in exaggerating his assets, the value of his golf courses, his apartments, including exaggerating the size of his own apartment in the trump buildi
the us, a permanent member of the security council, argued that an independent palestinian state should be established through direct negotiations between israel and the palestinian authority and not through un action. we also have long been clear that premature actions here in new york, even with the best intentions, will not achieve statehood for the palestinian people. as members of the security council, we have a special responsibility to ensure that our actions further the cause of international peace and security and are consistent with the requirements for the un charter. as reflected in the report of the admission committee, there was not unanimity among committee members as to whether the applicant met the criteria for membership. the palestinian authority has had observer status but cannot vote in proceedings. of the 15 council members, 12 voted yes. the two remaining, britain and switzerland, abstained. we agree that the people of the west bank and gaza must be giv
another issue that will be taking care of in a hearing next week is where the donald trump broke a limited gag order when he posted jurors were liberals trying peter murrell arriving home tonight after more than nine hours in custody at falkirk police station. mr murrell, any reaction? he was arrested shortly after nine o clock this morning and charged at 6:35pm. any comment, mr murrell? in a statement, police scotland said a 59 year old man had been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the scottish national party. it added, a report will be sent to the crown office and procurator fiscal service in due course. it s the second time mr murrell has been arrested in connection with operation branchform. he was first questioned last april, weeks after resigning as chief executive of the snp, when officers searched the home he shares with nicola sturgeon on the outskirts of glasgow. as part of their inquiry, police also searched the snp s headquarters in edinbu