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
It was a case tailormade with the tabloids. We had this beautiful woman, a tall handsome guy, greed, infidelity. He is out with other women. A failing marriage with millions at stake. He didnt have any money of his own. This is getting ugly. Yes. She said she were broken, and she cried. Was it a fall in the tub, or husbands fall from grace . We believed it was a staged accident. He was adamant about his innocence. The case bought me for a long time. He said to me you have to help me kill my parents. And i cant even think about the magnitude of it all. Hello and welcome to dateline. Shelley and Roderick Covlin met and married in a matter of months. Soon they had two Young Children in manhattan. And an estate worth millions. Then on the brink of a new year, tragedy struck. First responders thought it was an accident. But troubling clues quickly surfaced, pointing to a diabolical truth that would tear to families apart. Heres andrea with endgame. If you had to pick one place that screams
First lets turn to events in mexico. First lets turn to events in mexico. The Top White House officials are heading to mexico as the two neighbours attempt to ease tensions at the border and tackle some other big issues that are affecting the two countries. At the top of the agenda, confronting Drug Trafficking and illegal migration. The Secretary Of State antony blinken, and the Attorney General Merrick Garland will meet with president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during a two day visit. Heres what Secretary Blinken had to say last week while meeting with his mexican counterpart. Were taking steps to improve and strengthen even more our border coordination. Like piloting a model port to streamline inspections and finding ways to reduce wait times. Making it easier for people and goods to cross legally well strengthening our capacity to deal with sentinel and other illegal narcotics. Were also addressing the root causes of regular migration by boosting economic opportunity. There are hu
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