the man who's planning to take on vladimir putin in the russian presidential elections speaks exclusively to the bbc and says there's growing oppositionrussia's there's growing opposition special military operation in ukraine. i am not sure i will win this time but i am absolutely sure putin will not rule russia for six years more, absolutely sure. here in the uk the families of three people stabbed to death in nottingham say they've been let down by the police after their killer is sentenced after admitting three counts manslaughter by diminished responsibility. you have blood on your hands. if you had done yourjob is properly there is a good chance my beautiful boy would be alive today. find is a good chance my beautiful boy would be alive today.— is a good chance my beautiful boy would be alive today. and we have a secial would be alive today. and we have a special report _ would be alive today. and we have a special report as _ would be alive today. and we have a special report as some _ would be alive today. and we have a special report as some of— would be alive today. and we have a special report as some of ghana's i special report as some of ghana's crown jewels stolen by british soldiers more than a century ago are being returned on loan.

time for a look at the business news now. we the business news now. have growth on the agendi we start in the us where we've learned today than the world's largest economy grew by an annualised rate of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023. the growth figure was higher than expected. as always the big question is how this will feed into the us central bank — the federal reserves — next move on the cost of borrowing. michelle fleury is in new york for us. take us into the detail of the growth figures to begin with. where did this surprisingly high figure come from? $5 did this surprisingly high figure come from?— did this surprisingly high figure come from? ~ , i. ., come from? as you said, in the final three months _ come from? as you said, in the final three months of— come from? as you said, in the final three months of last _ come from? as you said, in the final three months of last year _ come from? as you said, in the final three months of last year on - come from? as you said, in the final three months of last year on an - three months of last year on an annualised rate the us economy grew

3.3%, a lot of it driven by consumer spending. we saw that over the holiday period from the latest retail sales figures that came in strong. americans were just happy to open their wallets and spend money evenif open their wallets and spend money even if they were racking up credit card debt as they went along doing it. if you look at the data, for the final three months of the year, we now have a sense of how much the us economy grew for the entire year. that figure shows it increased, it expanded 2.5%. compare that to 2022 when it was 1.9% and it shows who this is an economy that has proven remarkably resilient and it is all the more remarkable because this was a year, 2023, when many economists were predicting it might even fall into recession, so farfrom were predicting it might even fall into recession, so far from falling into recession, so far from falling into recession, so far from falling into recession, it not only avoided that fate but also expanded. remarkably resilient at a time when prices were rising at historically high levels and interest rates

accordingly were raised to fairly historic levels. what do you think these growth figures mean for the likelihood of when the federal reserve will start to reduce the cost of borrowing again? i reserve will start to reduce the cost of borrowing again? i think it doesnt cost of borrowing again? i think it doesn't necessarily _ cost of borrowing again? i think it doesn't necessarily change - cost of borrowing again? i think it doesn't necessarily change much| cost of borrowing again? i think it - doesn't necessarily change much from the sense we already had about the end of the year, certainly from other data. i mention the fact you are starting to see consumers starting to add more credit card debt. those hoping for an early rate cut might have to wait a bit longer but the kind of sense that inflation has perhaps peaked, that doesn't change too much. the federal reserve will be looking at this and certainly many commentators are looking at this i'm going, you know what, they have pulled something off we didn't necessarily think they could and that is a soft landing, where they managed to slow down price increases without triggering a

recession and that is what this data effectively shows, but even with higher interest rates the economy continued to grow at a reasonable rate. ~ . , ., ~' rate. michelle fleury in new york, thank you- — air safety regulators in the united states have cleared boeing 737 max 9 jets to return to the skies. dozens have been grounded since a cabin panel blew out during an alaska airlines flight earlier this month forcing an emergency landing. the federal aviation administration says the jets can fly again once approved inspections are done. alaska airlines expect to take a $150 million hit from the groundings. but in a blow to boeing — the faa says it won't allow any ramp—up in production of the 737 max until it's satisfied about the company's quality control. it's the second safety scandal

involving the aircraft; the other was much more serious — two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 when hundreds of passengers died because of fault in control system. boeing ceo david calhoun has insisted his aircraft are safe. we believe in our aeroplanes. we feel safe in our planes, our people do, we have confidence in the safety of our aeroplanes, and that is what this is all about. we fully understand the gravity. joining me now is aviation consultant — john strickland. thank you for being with us today. help us understand the ruling by the faa, the planes are safe enough to fly but not safe enough for boeing to start making even more of them. what does it mean?— to start making even more of them. what does it mean? what has become uuite clear what does it mean? what has become quite clear in — what does it mean? what has become quite clear in this _ what does it mean? what has become quite clear in this whole _ what does it mean? what has become quite clear in this whole incident - quite clear in this whole incident in the last two weeks is there are serious issues of quality control. this was not a random structural failure, norwas this was not a random structural failure, nor was it a random aircraft incident. 0nce failure, nor was it a random aircraft incident. once the incident happened they found not only were

there errors in terms of bolts and fixtures in terms of this particular aircraft, there were loose bolts on aircraft, there were loose bolts on a number of other aircraft and that process of investigation about production, both with the boeing supplier,, a spin off from boeing, spirit, and in boeing's own factories, begun. they now know how to check the doors on the aircraft. that can be done quite quickly, with about 12 hours' time, and when the inspections are complete the aircraft are deemed safe to fly but the whole quality control issue remains. in particular there has been coverage in the us media, the seattle times for example, they quite clear this quality aircraft in boeing plus my own factory in seattle. the company was running at lower rates of production for quite some time, coming out of covid and coming out of previous production

pauses that came from the 18 month grounding you referred to. they needed to ramp up to recover on—time deliveries to other customers around the world and had a structural plan to do that in the months ahead. they have now been told quite clearly they can't do that. they can produce a craft but it is a case of going slowly and carefully, getting the quality and carefully, getting the quality and carefully, getting the quality in there. the faa is not allowing any increased rate until they do that. iiii allowing any increased rate until they do that-— allowing any increased rate until they do that. if you are an airline lookin: they do that. if you are an airline looking for— they do that. if you are an airline looking for new _ they do that. if you are an airline looking for new planes, - they do that. if you are an airline looking for new planes, you - they do that. if you are an airline| looking for new planes, you don't have much choice really. it is basically boeing or airbus. we heard from united airlines, one of those flying this particular aircraft, saying their patients with boeing is wearing thin. will boeing be affected by this in the medium term or is it simply the case that airlines do not have many options? i think it's a mixture of both. largely that is correct. 0rder books are pretty full for several years ahead for these short—haul aircraft, the 737 max. in the case of boeing

and the case of airbus. there are always surprises and you will always get some churn in order books, people getting in and getting a gap on a production line but big orders with the likes of united or in europe with ryanair, who has more than a couple of hundred of the new version of the max yet to be produced, on orderfor the next few years, they are challenged and not in any position to switch horses to another manufacturer, not least because they have pilots and engineers trained on these aircraft and substantial inventory. that doesn't stop them expressing their anger and i expect we will hear words from ryanair on monday when they announce quarterly earnings. evenif they announce quarterly earnings. even if they can't change the horse they back they need to know they have a quality aircraft delivered on time and beyond anything safe, because their own reputation is affected by that.—

to the eurozone now and the cost of borrowing in the 20 countries that use the euro currency has been left where it is, at its record high rate of li%. inflation has come down sharply in recent months but crept up slightly in december to 2.9%. however the european central bank says that talk of an interest rate cut is still premature. here's its president, christine lagarde. we are determined to ensure that inflation returns to our 2% medium term target in a timely manner. based on our current assessment we consider that the key ecb interest rates are at levels that, maintained for a sufficiently long duration, will make a substantial contributor to this goal. our future decisions will ensure that our policy rates will be set at sufficiently restrictive levels for as long as necessary. economist lorenzo codogno told me earlier he doesn't see the ecb dropping rates anytime soon.

i think it is a gradual process. the president was trying to kind of move expectations back in line with the likely path of interest rates that is probably stable for a few months at least. in my view it would take longer than most people expect to see the ecb cutting rates. we have just been talking about the us economy which has remained remarkably resilient in the face of its high interest rates but many european economies are in a pretty precarious situation, the ecb will undoubtably be keeping a forensic eye on what is happening in germany, the biggest economy, because it is at risk of, if not already in, recession. are there others in a vulnerable position, do you think? i think germany is the weak spot right now in the eurozone. and so we should expect the german economy to continue to be sluggish for a while. but there are some leading indicators already pointing to some recovery. probably won't happen before the second quarter this year

and probably will actually move very gradually. but the immediate outlook is improving, in my view. 0k. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. - i bent down, he put his feet on my shoulders and gave me a kiss. i thought, this dog needs to come home. he'd been there nine years so it was time he had may be the next three or four years in a house. it's a case of better late than never for nine—year—old akita cross humbug. he spent almost his entire life pattern animal sanctuary in outside kennels. now he is experiencing a warm home for the first time thanks to his new owners ken and sandra. he loves it, absolutely loves it. he has two beds. he has one up under the landing. he has one downstairs at the side of the radiator. he's just fit in so well.

but despite humbug's close bond with ken, it has come as a bit of a surprise, as part of the reason he was so difficult to rehome was because of his fear of strangers. after nine years he needs a proper home. he is loved already. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. - you're live with bbc news. we can get more from the verify team. questions remain over the shooting down of a russian military transport claim that —— plain that moscow blames on kyiv, that it claims was carrying ukrainian prisoners of war. ukrainian criminal service has opened up a criminal probe and it calls on united nations and red cross to have to the crash site. our and red cross to have to the crash site. 0urteam and red cross to have to the crash site. our team has been verifying the latest footage to look at the course of the crash.

it's been more than 21i hours since a russian military plane crashed in the belgrade region and there is still a lot that we don't know including what exactly caused the plane to come down. now, just to remind you, the plane crashed in this area, russian territory not far from the ukraine border. russia claims that the plane was carrying 65 ukraine prisoners of war as well as several russian crew members and military personnel. they say there are no survivors. ukraine says it has no reliable information about who was on board exactly. yesterday we showed you this video about the plane crash into this plume of smoke you can see here in the air. experts told us this was consistent with an aircraft being shot down. since then we have verified this

video of the crash site. it was filmed in a field not far from a village where the plane was seen shortly before it came down and we can say that because of details like this, the tree lines that match the area. now, here is another video we have also verified earlier, and we see here the puncture holes along the side of the plane. two experts we spoke to believe the damage is consistent with an aircraft being shot down by a surface to air missile. they say the dozens of holes on the fuselage you can see here in the footage are the result of a warhead exploding. but we still don't know the exact type of missile that may have been used. earlier today the headlines like this appeared on russian media saying that possible missile debris had been found at the crash site. we can't independently confirm this because russia has not released any pictures so far and we can't see any missile debris on the footage we have verified. we also still can't independently confirm whether there

have been any prisoners of war on board. the verified footage from the crash site shows a couple of bodies but it's not possible to identify who these people are. we have contacted experts who have experience in aircraft investigations to see if there are any further clues in the crash site footage. we will bring you updates when we can. it's been more than a century since treasures were looted by british soldiers from ghana — many of them hold, huge cultural and spiritual significance. now, in a landmark agreement, the victoria and albert and british museums in london — are returning them, on loan. our culture editor katie razzall has this exclusive report. (tx) there is anger. people look at it in colonial terms.

looting of items, precious items belonging to people, items that they don't easily forget. gold from the royal court of the ashanti kingdom which was once one of africa's most powerful states. these objects and many more were looted by british troops in the ashanti capital, kumasi, in1871i during the third anglo—ashanti war. sold at auction then, now they are going back to ghana for the first time in 150 years to kumasi's palace museum in a landmark loan deal with the victoria & albert and the british museum. they're into the south kensington museum and they are put on display and they are displayed both as a work of incredible west african goldsmithery, but also as a sort of, you know, sign of british imperial and colonial power. 17 v&a items are returning, including a peace pipe used by ashanti kings, the asentehene, and heavy cast—gold badges worn by courtiers tasked with cleansing the king's soul. the agreement is not with the ghanaian government, but with the current asentehene, who once worked for brent council.

monarch for a people whose history is steeped in gold and wealth. the deal�*s chief negotiator is ivor agyeman—duah. there is so much interest in these items. these were objects that were created by the royal artisans for all sorts of ceremonial reasons. is the fact that you are taking them on loan a problem? it's not really a problem. at least these objects will be home. the british museum is also loaning 15 gold items including a sword of state looted by british troops during the anglo—ashanti war of 1895 to 1896. british law bans some national institutions, including the british museum and the v&a, from permanently returning objects. as well as giving a piece back, you are also giving back a missing piece of history. nana 0foriatta ayim is a special adviser to ghana's culture minister. she welcomes the loan deals with the ashanti king. the ghanaian government could not have agreed to the terms.

the metaphor is someone comes into your home and steals something from your house, keeps it in their house, and then, you know, x amount of years later, comes and says, "i'm going to lend you your thing back." i mean, it doesn't make any sense. and so, in that way, i think it's going to be deeply problematic for a lot of people. but because i've been working, you know, with it, i know the kind of politics that surrounds it and also the kind of attachment to the idea of empire. those objects with origins in war, in looting, in military campaigns, we have responsibility to the country's origins to think about how we can share those more fairly today. and it doesn't seem to me that all of our museums will fall down if we build up these kinds of partnerships and exchanges. have you felt ashamed that these items are here? i don't feel ashamed they're here, i feel they are part of a history of british—ghanaian interaction, some of which is around war, some of which is around slavery,

some of which is an incredible creative ghanaian diaspora in the uk today. the v&a insists this is not restitution by the back door. the loan is not a model that nigerians would accept for the return of the benin bronzes, nor the greeks over the parthenon sculptures, but with british law as it stands, for the asantehene, this deal is the best way to bring the gold home for now. katie razzall, bbc news. returning to the nottingham story, the prime minister has offered heartfelt condolences to the families of three people killed in the nottingham attacks saying it is truly a harrowing case and the prime minister was my heartfelt condolences go to the families of grace, barnaby and ian and all their loved ones. as you have been hearing

throughout the course of the programme today, the families of those three people attacked in nottingham have expressed anger and disappointment following the sentencing of their killer. their killer had been suffering from paranoid schizophrenia when he killed two students and a school caretaker. in a series of missed opportunities to prevent the killings, he had previously been detained in hospitalfour times and a warrant for his arrest was obtained months before his deadly rampage. in an emotional statement outside the court the families of those killed had said justice had not been served under local police force had blood on its hands. ilirui’itli force had blood on its hands. with the force had blood on its hands. tn the premeditated planning, the collection of lethal weapons, hiding in the shadows and the brutality of the attacks, it was an individual who knew exactly what he was doing, he knew entirely that it was wrong but he did it anyway. this has been a trial by doctors. why was there no

mental health assessment during his time in custody. why was the first time in custody. why was the first time he had any assessment in mid—july for the defence report only. why did he not begin to receive treatment until mid—september and why did he remain in prison until the 1st of november? importantly, why did doctor blackwood, instructed by the cps in august, wait until the 14th of november two interview and assess him? so many questions. do nottingham police, we additionally have grave concerns regarding aspects of this investigation. why were we repeatedly told through the summer that the offender was a sofer surfer and had no real abode? summer that the offender was a sofer surferand had no realabode? not true, he did, one that was registered in his name in nottingham and one that he had been in for six months prior to his eviction on only the 11th ofjune last year. why? it took repeated questioning from us to finally receive an answer late last friday afternoon to the question of his outstanding warrant issued on

september 2022 for a vicious attack on a police officer, such a violent assault that he was tasered. to the assistant chief constable, rob griffin, who finally released this information publicly yesterday, i say this. you have blood on your hands. if you had just done yourjob is properly there is a very good chance my beautiful boy would be alive today. there is so much more to say and clearly serious questions regarding this case and events leading up to this monster being out in society. but for today, our darling son, his dearfriend, in society. but fortoday, our darling son, his dearfriend, grace, and a wonderfully kind grandfather, ian, have been stolen from us for ever and let down by the very system that should have been protecting them. mi; that should have been protecting them. y . that should have been protecting them. g ., ., , them. my heart from the very beginning _ them. my heart from the very beginning has— them. my heart from the very beginning has gone _ them. my heart from the very beginning has gone out - them. my heart from the very beginning has gone out to - them. my heart from the veryj beginning has gone out to the families— beginning has gone out to the families of grace and barnaby. it will continue to go out to them as we all— will continue to go out to them as we all now— will continue to go out to them as we all now share an anniversary every— we all now share an anniversary everyjune — we all now share an anniversary everyjune that will never be celebrated. they are the definition

of strength and unity. my heart also .oes of strength and unity. my heart also goes out _ of strength and unity. my heart also goes out to— of strength and unity. my heart also goes out to the victims affected by this heinous crime. the letter of the law— this heinous crime. the letter of the law was once considered the most important _ the law was once considered the most important rule to live and abide by, put on _ important rule to live and abide by, put on us _ important rule to live and abide by, put on us to— important rule to live and abide by, put on us to make the country a fair and safer_ put on us to make the country a fair and safer place. now they are just a cautionary— and safer place. now they are just a cautionary tale where the calculator, cold, brutal killing spree — calculator, cold, brutal killing spree can— calculator, cold, brutal killing spree can be reduced down to something that falls within the same sentencing restriction and guidelines as death by dangerous driving _ guidelines as death by dangerous driving if— guidelines as death by dangerous driving. if this man was not stopped when _ driving. if this man was not stopped when he _ driving. if this man was not stopped when he was this could have been one of the _ when he was this could have been one of the most _ when he was this could have been one of the most catastrophic attacks this country had ever seen. this man is a killer, _ this country had ever seen. this man is a killer, murderwas this country had ever seen. this man is a killer, murder was the only thing _ is a killer, murder was the only thing he — is a killer, murder was the only thing he cared about and he fulfils this in_ thing he cared about and he fulfils this in horrific fashion on tuesday the 13th _ this in horrific fashion on tuesday the 13th of— this in horrific fashion on tuesday the 13th ofjune last year. my family— the 13th ofjune last year. my family has suffered a great loss, the children my father had a positive _ the children my father had a positive impression on have suffered a great _ positive impression on have suffered a great loss. the city of nottingham has suffered a great loss. the failures — has suffered a great loss. the failures from the police, the cps, the health— failures from the police, the cps, the health service, have resulted in the health service, have resulted in the murder— the health service, have resulted in the murder of my father and these

two innocent students. the nhs mental— two innocent students. the nhs mental health trusts have to be held accountable for their failures along with the _ accountable for their failures along with the police. all we can do is hope _ with the police. all we can do is hope that— with the police. all we can do is hope that in due course some sort of justice _ hope that in due course some sort of justice will— hope that in due course some sort of justice will be served. this man has made _ justice will be served. this man has made a _ justice will be served. this man has made a mockery of the system and he has got _ made a mockery of the system and he has got away with murder. we will never come to terms with the loss of— we will never come to terms with the loss of our— we will never come to terms with the loss of our beloved _ we will never come to terms with the loss of our beloved daughter - we will never come to terms with the loss of our beloved daughter grace, i loss of our beloved daughter grace, and how— loss of our beloved daughter grace, and how she — loss of our beloved daughter grace, and how she lost _ loss of our beloved daughter grace, and how she lost her— loss of our beloved daughter grace, and how she lost her life, _ loss of our beloved daughter grace, and how she lost her life, her- and how she lost her life, her heroic— and how she lost her life, her heroic actions. _ and how she lost her life, her heroic actions. she _ and how she lost her life, her heroic actions. she was - and how she lost her life, her heroic actions. she was a - and how she lost her life, her heroic actions. she was a gift| and how she lost her life, her. heroic actions. she was a gift to us, she — heroic actions. she was a gift to us, she was— heroic actions. she was a gift to us, she was a _ heroic actions. she was a gift to us, she was a gift _ heroic actions. she was a gift to us, she was a gift to— heroic actions. she was a gift to us, she was a gift to the - heroic actions. she was a gift to. us, she was a gift to the country. we would — us, she was a gift to the country. we would like _ us, she was a gift to the country. we would like to _ us, she was a gift to the country. we would like to thank— us, she was a gift to the country. we would like to thank our- us, she was a gift to the country. - we would like to thank our wonderful family— we would like to thank our wonderful family from _ we would like to thank our wonderful family from london _ we would like to thank our wonderful family from london and _ we would like to thank our wonderful family from london and ireland - we would like to thank our wonderful family from london and ireland and l family from london and ireland and all of— family from london and ireland and all of our— family from london and ireland and all of our friends _ family from london and ireland and all of our friends for— family from london and ireland and all of our friends for their— all of our friends for their continued _ all of our friends for their continued love _ all of our friends for their continued love and - all of our friends for their. continued love and support. all of our friends for their- continued love and support. whilst we have _ continued love and support. whilst we have never—

continued love and support. whilst we have never questioned - continued love and support. whilst we have never questioned this- continued love and support. whilst . we have never questioned this man's diagnosis. _ we have never questioned this man's diagnosis. the — we have never questioned this man's diagnosis, the lack— we have never questioned this man's diagnosis, the lack of _ we have never questioned this man's diagnosis, the lack of toxicology, - diagnosis, the lack of toxicology, contemporaneous _ diagnosis, the lack of toxicology, contemporaneous mental- diagnosis, the lack of toxicology, contemporaneous mental healthl contemporaneous mental health assessment. _ contemporaneous mental health assessment. as _ contemporaneous mental health assessment, as well— contemporaneous mental health assessment, as well as - contemporaneous mental health assessment, as well as missed i assessment, as well as missed opportunities _ assessment, as well as missed opportunities to _ assessment, as well as missed opportunities to divert - assessment, as well as missed opportunities to divert his - assessment, as well as missed i opportunities to divert his lethal path will— opportunities to divert his lethal path will forever— opportunities to divert his lethal path will forever play— opportunities to divert his lethal path will forever play on - opportunities to divert his lethal path will forever play on our- opportunities to divert his lethal. path will forever play on our minds. studio: _ path will forever play on our minds. studio: a— path will forever play on our minds. studio: a powerful— path will forever play on our minds. studio: a powerful statement- path will forever play on our minds. | studio: a powerful statement from the families after today's sentencing. we will be live in nottingham with our correspondent and also hear from nottingham with our correspondent and also hearfrom an anti—war campaigner who is taking on vladimir putin in the russian presidential elections was that we will hear from our russia editor steve rosenberg and get the latest from our verify team about that downed russian transport plane. that's coming up after the weather with the louise lear. hello there. recent winter storms have now been replaced by some unseasonable winter warmth, and notjust in the uk. take a look at what's been happening across iberia. temperatures way above average. in fact in valencia, 28 degrees was recorded on wednesday afternoon.

their average is around 16 or 17 at this time of year. this afternoon we could see temperatures peaking at 13 celsius. in the london area, we should be seeing 7 degrees at this stage injanuary. it's a mild story but unfortunately it's a rather grey and drab one as well, quite widely across the country. yes, this was wales, and there is some rain pushing into wales as we speak. that's going to be moving its way into northern england, gradually drifting its way eastwards. we keep the cloud through the day today and with that south—westerly flow some poor visibility on exposed coasts as well. and a mild afternoon, temperatures widely into double figures at 10—13, the high. through the evening and overnight, that front will slowly meander its way eastwards and then it will be kicked out of the way almost by this cold front. this is going to bring more heavy, persistent rain overnight and some strengthening winds. a spell of wet weather for all of us at some point through the night but once it clears through,

because it's a cold front, it's introducing some cooler air so some of the showers in scotland may turn wintry to higher ground again as we could see temperatures into low single figures to start off on friday. a mild start down to the south—east, double digits here as that frontal system eases away. a little ridge of high pressure will build in and quieten things down for friday so expect more sunshine for most of us. plenty of isobars further north and west. gale force gusts of winds will drive in a rash of showers into northern ireland and north—west scotland. again with elevation some of those will be wintry. but it's a sunny afternoon for most of us, not quite as warm but hopefully the sunshine will compensate. 7—9 the high. high pressure across europe will dominate the story into the weekend. and across england and wales that means a quieter theme of weather but across the top of that high, always the risk of some weather fronts. into the weekend, the further north and west you are there is still a risk of showers or longer spells of rain. dry, sunny and milderfurther south. take care.

live from london. this is bbc news. the families of three people stabbed to death in nottingham say they”ve been let down by the police after their killer is sentenced after admitting three counts manslaughter by diminished responsibility. you have blood on your hands. if you had just done yourjob

properly, there is a very good chance my beautiful boy would be alive today. the man who's planning to take on vladimir putin in russia's presidential election speaks exclusively to the bbc and says there's growing opposition to russia's special military operation in ukraine. i am not sure i will win this time but i am absolutely sure putin will not rule russia for six years more, absolutely sure. a ruling that parts of a tough new french immigration law go against the constitution and must be scrapped. scottish first minister humza yousaf faces scrutiny at the covid inquiry over his tenure as scotland's health secretary during the pandemic.