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. controversy rages over rape trials withoutjuries in scotland. could a new pilot scheme improve convictions rates in rape trials, or undermine the principles ofjustice? we ll be speaking to a former snpjustice minister, who is implaccable opposed and the head of rape crisis is scotland who backs the principle. also tonight. the afghan interpreters and their families promised safety in britain, but stuck, some now for a year, in hotels in pakistan, under effective house arrest. now i m stuck here. the taliban are threatening me. i can t go to afghanistan, and i can t go to the uk. i m stuck in the middle of things. fresh momentum for donald trump as the fbi is heavily criticised for its handling of its investigation into alleged ties betw
women but when they are in court i think women across scotland and men who have been women across scotland and men who have been raped are being let down by the have been raped are being let down by the justice system. now there is substantial international evidence around substantial international evidence around the impact of rape myths and i think around the impact of rape myths and i think what around the impact of rape myths and i think what we all want is a system of fact finding in these cases that is fain of fact finding in these cases that is fain and of fact finding in these cases that is fair. and i think there is sufficient is fair. and i think there is sufficient objectives evidence to say that sufficient objectives evidence to say that that is not happening. well ou sa say that that is not happening. well you say there say that that is not happening. well you say there are say that that is not happening. in you say there are rape myths, what are some
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