it took 19 years to bring iain packer tojustice, leaving him free to attack other women. emma caldwell s family lawyer says she was failed by a toxic culture within the police of misogyny and corruption . our correspondent steve godden is at the first minister s residence, bute house. like bring us the latest. the caldwell family arrived here around ten minutes ago and have gone into the building behind me. we expect the building behind me. we expect the meeting to last around an hour. it is an opportunity for margaret caldwell, emma caldwell s mum, to ask first minister humza yousaf and the justice ask first minister humza yousaf and thejustice minister, to hold a public inquiry, that she has been calling for since iain packer was convicted of murdering emma caldwell and sexually and physically assaulting 21 other women. after that verdict police scotland apologised for failings in the original inquiry and one of the questions the caldwell family want the public inquiry to
it s thursday, 29th of february. our main story. a group of mps have urged ministers to consider the implications for the uk, if assisted dying is legalised in the isle of man and jersey. the health select committee has published a report, which it hopes will provide evidence for future debates about the law. opponents say the current legislation prevents people from coming under pressure to end their lives. here s our medical editor, fergus walsh. the mps don t make recommendations for or against assisted dying. rather, the aim of their report is to serve as a basis for debate on what they call this difficult, sensitive, yet crucial subject. more and more countries in europe have legalised assisted dying in some form, along with new zealand, australia, canada and ten states in the us. the mps say they saw no evidence that palliative and end of life care had deteriorated as a result, and in some instances it had improved. the committee calls for more money for hospices in eng
vladimir putin is a mobster whose gangsters killed her husband. powerful republican senate leader, mitch mcconnell has announced he will step down later this year. he is the longest serving republican leader in the us senate, and says he ll step down from the role in november of this year. the high court in belfast rules a uk decision to offer immunity for crimes committed during the troubles is in breach of eu legislation. the cases brought by relatives of victims who claimed it was unconstitutional. with claims the death toll in gaza has reached nearly 30,000, new details emerge about a potential ceasefire. good evening. the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, a towering figure in american politics, will step down as the gop leader in november. the kentucky republican said he will continue to serve, but from november he will hand the reigns of the senate republican conference to someone from the next generation. mcconnell turned 82 last week. here s part of his anno
moment and i think it is going to be tough. that is why we need to feel full confidence and with energy. well, jurgen klopp s young liverpool side managed to beat chelsea and win at wembley on sunday. they play southampton at anfield and klopp says he s trying to ignore how injury depleted his squad is. it s a good moment. it is actually a very bad moment because with so many injuries it is not good, and stuff like this. but we could do so far and that is why i love the game so much. just ignore who we are missing. wejust ignore it as much as we can. it is just on about how can we set up a team who is difficult, still difficult to play. and that is what we will do again. you can follow those ties on the bbc sport website and app. former manchester united defender john o shea has been appointed republic of ireland interim head coach for their march friendlies against belgium and switzerland. o shea won 118 caps for ireland and also had a spell as assistant to former manager st
so what is driving this revival in bitcoin? erin delmore reports. it s been more than two years since we have seen bitcoin cross the $60,000 mark, but the cryptocurrency did just that on wednesday, even soaring to $64,000. it may be closing in on its all time high of $68,000. there are a few reasons why crypto enthusiasts are fired up about bitcoin these days, newly approved spot bitcoin exchange traded funds have investors buzzing and there is a change coming up in april when bitcoin miners start getting less bitcoin for their efforts and the spectre of lesser supply fuels more demand. 0ne lesser supply fuels more demand. one more thing than any background here, the federal reserve is expected to cut interest rates this year, that stokes investors because interest in alternative investments like cryptocurrencies. but it s not all smooth sailing, some uses of queen based global, the largest trip to exchange in the us unexpectedly saw their balances drop down to zero among the