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
ruled that donald trump s role injan 6th riot at the us capitol meant he was ineligible to run for office again. the ruling referred to clause 3 of the 14th amendment of the us constitution that prohibits anyone who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion from holding elected office. the supreme court has since taken up that case. and before them in support of colorado is a brief signed by twenty five historians, all of them experts on the civil war and reconstruction. in their submission they write, that, contemporary evidence from the decision makers who sponsored, backed, and voted for the 14th amendment, demonstrates that decision makers crafted section three to cover the president and to create an enduring check on insurrection, requiring no additional action from congress. there are diverging legal views on whether trump must actually be found guilty of the crime of insurrection before he can be deemed constitutionally ineligible, and whether congress needs to play a r
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Cape Verde 1-0 Mauritania (Mendes)The group-stage surprise package kept the ball rolling in the knockouts, but they left it late. A 88th-minute penalty gave them the chance to extend their stay at AFCON and Ryan Mendes made no mistake.Senegal 1-1 (aet) Ivory Coast (H. Diallo; Kessie) Ivory Coast won 5-4 on penaltiesIt was a similar situation for the tournament hosts. Habib Diallo got the reigning champions off to the perfect start inside four minutes and they were largely untroubled as they maintained the narrow lead. That was until Ivory Coast were awarded a penalty after a VAR check and Franck Kessie, with the weight of the nation on his shoulders, scored. He and four of his team-mates were equally flawless in the ensuing shootout and that sent them through as Moussa Niakhate hit the post with his effort.Mali 2-1 Burkina Faso (Tapsoba (OG), Sinayoko; B. Traore)Mali had Edmond Tapsoba to thank for their early goal as his calamitous own goal gave them the lead after two minutes. And