what johnl sweeney is saying is if there is seriously hinder it. what johnsweeney is saying is if there is a majority of snp _ sweeney is saying is if there is a majority of snp mps _ sweeney is saying is if there is a majority of snp mps from - sweeney is saying is if there is a i majority of snp mps from scotland in the next _ majority of snp mps from scotland in the next parliament, _ majority of snp mps from scotland in the next parliament, then _ majority of snp mps from scotland in the next parliament, then he - majority of snp mps from scotland in the next parliament, then he regardsj the next parliament, then he regards that as _ the next parliament, then he regards that as a _ the next parliament, then he regards that as a mandate _ the next parliament, then he regards that as a mandate not _ the next parliament, then he regards that as a mandate not for— that as a mandate not for independence, _ that as a mandate not for independence, this - that as a mandate not for independence, this is - that as a mandate not for independence, this is not that a

there success or failures or john sweeney's record? orfailures orjohn john sweeney's record? there success or failures orjohn swinney �*s? of course i am part and parcel of the snp. i've been part and parcel of the snp for over a0 years and it's been my privilege to be in government. i've had what i didn't quite think was going to be a sabbatical year, but it's turned out to be a sabbatical year and i'm now back in office as first minister of scotland, but i'm crucially wanting to build on the record of the snp government because i think the record of the snp government is a strong record where, for example, we have transformed the availability of early learning and childcare in scotland. we are in it since we came to office, that's doubled. so for families in scotland, they are saving over five and a half thousand pounds a year because the snp government has put in place 140 hours of early learning and childcare. the basic proposition in the whole of the united kingdom. so we're going to come to your record in a second in government,

in that row continues because john sweeney as saying taxpayer.he recommendation of a parliamentary committee to suspend mr matheson from parliament for 27 sitting days. that is a lot of detail but the point is it's another event, another challenge for the snp that has the potential to blow him off course. i suppose that underlines a particular issue for the snp is distinct from other opposition parties opposing the uk government at westminster is that the scottish government and i suppose labour in wales as well and not only fighting the uk government but they are trying to defend their own record as well. in but they are trying to defend their own record as well.— own record as well. in that sense there is the _ own record as well. in that sense there is the same _ own record as well. in that sense there is the same fundamental. there is the same fundamental challenge with the voices for change. just in terms of scotland, the importance for the labour party given what happened in the last election and the amount of seats potentially up for grabs

john sweeney in valletta. the roll—out of universal credit, the government's flagship welfare policy. this morning, the work and pensions secretary announced that the helpline will become a freephone number. it had cost as much as 55p per minute. but with figures today suggesting that as many as one in five are waiting more than six weeks to get their money. jeremy corbyn was sharpening the knife at pmqs. mr speaker, last week, i asked the prime minister to scrap the unfair charges on the universal credit helpline. today, she's finally bowed to that pressure. but the fundamental problems of universal credit remain — the six—week wait, rising indebtedness, rent arrears and evictions. will the prime minister now pause universal credit, and fix the problems before pressing ahead with the roll—out? prime minister. why have we introduced universal credit? it's a simpler system. it's a system that encourages people to get into the workplace. it is a system that is working, because more people are getting into work.

john sweeney is there, what is the feeling? of people and religions were here and they are doing an extraordinary effort. muslims, anglicans, jewish people, six, to get

that was john sweeney. i'll be back on monday, have great weekend. hello and welcome to sports day.t long last, a global medalfor katarina johnson thompson. o'sullivan stunned at the welsh final. and we are in new york to see what may be in store for anthony joshua one—day. let's start then with athletics. katarina johnson thompson has won gold in the pentathlon. she produced a dominant display in birmingham, capitalising on the absence of a favourite. she had a two second advantage going into the final day and that she did not need it, winning the event —— the race and thus the event. i can't believe it. i have dreamt of this for so long and then to come here and do this, i'm so happy. my family are here and that does not normally happen. ijust wanted my are here and that does not normally happen. i just wanted my family to see me achieve something so i am happy they are here and witnessed this. something that i still can't believe. this is her first world title. coming after disappointment in london at the outdoor world championships last year and much of her career has been hampe

john sweeney and marked lowering their both pronouncing the name with a hard g at the end.it be more of a jee than a gee like this? jamal khashoggi walked through this door 11 days ago, and was never seen again. bill is there with a g at the end and emphasising in the final syllable of the name, i'm mike chris buckler. behind these walls jamal khashoggi was lured to his death. the variations don't end there. was the hard k in the name there, khashoggi, correct? or should it be more of a soft sound? here by james mandell and frank gardner. these are the latest pictures ofjamal khashoggi and his fiancee. lurid details ofjust how khashoggi died have been leaked to turkey's pro—government media. all this inconsistency did not impress a viewer called lindy loo... but what is the right version? this telephone caller was pretty clear. this is a friend of the khashoggis. i'm asking to change the pronunciation. it is not kah—show—gee. it's ka—shoggy. however the name advised to be said in the last two examples we played reflecting a gulf arabic rather than a standard arabic pronunci

john sweeney is one of them, you'll remember he was nicola sturgeon's loyal deputy for years, often byents. he has the backing of people like stephen flynn, the snp's westminster leader, he was saying that he is absolutely the man for the moment because he would bring a calm head, he has a number of backings from scottish ministers. i think he's the favour at the moment just because he has so much backing. if he does stand and he makes that decision in the next few days, he'll be the man to beat. but the woman to be the man to beat. but the woman to be potentially is kate forbes. you'll remember she had a very tricky launch to her campaign last year, orsocial tricky launch to her campaign last year, or social views about gay marriage — she said she wouldn't have voted for it, she's opposed to abortion — she is not popular with many people within the snp because of her views, but she's seen as a very competent political operator and a good finance secretary when she had thatjob. so she stands, she will have the backing of several of those who have not been happy with the direction the s

john sweeney and mark lowan pronouncing the name with a hard g at the end.e" like this? jamal khashoggi walked through this door 11 days ago, and was never seen again. bill there with a g at the end, and emphasising in the final syllable of the name, unlike chris buckler. behind these walls, jamal khashoggi was lured to his death. but the variations don't end there. was the hard k at the start of the name there, khashoggi, correct? or should be more of a soft sound as demonstrated here byjames mandell and frank gardner. these are the latest pictures ofjamal khashoggi and his fiancee. lurid details ofjust how khashoggi died have been leaked to turkey's pro—government media. all this inconsistency did not impress a viewer called lindy lou. but what is the right version? this telephone caller was pretty clear. this is a friend of the khashoggis and please can you change the pronunciation. it is not kah—show—gee. thank you. however, the name advised to be said in the last two examples we played reflecting a gulf arabic rather than a standard arabic pronunciation

also tonight, john sweeney dusts down an old kgb handbook to find out why the russians might have usedt between trump and the kremlin. international conferences and seminars are great for recruiting. stuffed with clever academic scientists and business people, they're the perfect place to, quote, "get information" and influence foreigners. and shared parental leave... men are apparently, generously still leaving the bigger share to women. but are fathers secretly just dying to give up the office for the nappy? for me, it's really a family time, quality time, you know. so, it's very good. i love it, actually. yeah. we'll ask if men really think it's so great, why aren't more doing it? hello. the controversial political data intelligence firm cambridge analytica has suspended its chief executive.

john sweeney gets full on snow madness. let's be clear.y for theresa may. it feels this could be a week where the fudge the fan. a look at why it is also difficult. last december... tomorrow, the eu publishes

john sweeney there.us: "since the referendum result and my support for donald trump, i have been the subject of politically motivated attacks by the ‘mainstream media‘ and remain supporting institutions. it comes as no surprise that "newsnight" would join the party at this late stage with their own particular type of trashy ‘news of the world‘ journalism!" an he added: "after allegations of me being a "russian spy, part of a worldwide conspiracy to subvert democracy, the only surprise is how long it‘s taken newsnight to have a pop at me! bbc fake news is alive and well!" end of quote. time for viewsnight now. cramming one opinion into two minutes. tonight, the trade economist shanker singham, from the think tank the legatum institute, looks at how we might get the best from brexit. the harvey weinstein case has ignited a debate about the quiet tolerance of unacceptable behaviour. it feels as though we have re—calibrated attitudes, so that it is no longer quiet, or tolerated. but one important aspect of t

i so note john sweeney? is on the 'ob before. ., �* ~ ., so note john sweeney? _ before. i don't know i thinkjohn was leader, he _ before. i don't know i thinkjohn was leader, he did _ before. i don't know i thinkjohn was leader, he did a _ before. i don't know i thinkjohn was leader, he did a good - before. i don't know i thinkjohn was leader, he did a good job i was leader, he did a good job holding the fort before alex came back he is a very able minister i don't think you would want to take on thejob of don't think you would want to take on the job of first minister. when other names potentiallyjoanna? the problem is she is an empty so she cannot be first minister. there would have to be a by election to have her in. plus she is not popular with a large slave of the party. —— swathe. with a large slave of the party. -- swathe. ., ., ., ., swathe. part of the argument of nicola sturgeon _ swathe. part of the argument of nicola sturgeon standing - swathe. part of the argument of nicola sturgeon standing downl swathe. part of the argument of| nicola sturgeon st

we sent our bear in a duffle coat, john sweeney, in pursuit.party. unsurprisingly, they believe infreedom, independence and the future. 0n brexit, they say the british did it and the americans did it too. here is the party's leader and sole member, geert wilders. borrowed perhaps from dad's army, suggests that by the end of the century there will be four billion africans and many will make a beeline for the netherlands. wilders links refugees, especially muslim ones, with terror attacks. "go and vote" he concludes, "and make the netherlands ours again". wilders is a hard man to track down, but if you go down to the dutch

and on newsnight, as the greatest showman on earth come together in just a few hours time, john sweeneyill take you to the heart of the qin dynasty in north korea —— greatest show men. —— kim dynasty. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump and kim jong—un are in singapore ahead of their long—awaited summit, which starts injust a few hours‘ time. the americans say mr trump will accept nothing less than the complete denuclearisation of north korea but they added that the us was willing to offer north korea guarantees about its security as well as economic incentives. north korea says it will seek to establish a new relationship for a new era. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. cheering was there ever a more vivid symbol of the dramatic change that seems to be in the singapore air? the reclusive leader of a one—time pariah state on a night—time walkabout in a tourist destination, just ahead of his summit with donald trump. korea watchers even debating whether this is kim jong—un‘s first known selfie. the us president, the long—time master of grabbing all media atten

john sweeney there.had a bank account. he said he had properly declared his ownership of the company in a ministerial declaration of interests in 2015. the prime minister's chief of staff keith schembri said that the panamanian company owned by him was never used. but, he said, "with hindsight, i realise that it was probably not the right call, purely based on the fact that perceptions matter as well". malta's anti—money laundering agency, the fiau said that jonathan ferris's dismissal was based on an objective assessment of his performance and did not involve any political interference. well, malta's prime ministerjoseph muscat has given newsnight an interview about all of this. john met up with him in valetta. what's been the effect of her assassination on your own standing, sir? well, bad, definitely, because that's not something that any prime minister would want. she was a very vociferous critic of many people. i might have been the top of that list. and this doesn't look good on me. i'm very realis

john sweeney and marked lowering their both pronouncing the name with a ha rd both pronouncing the named it be smart of a jeep than a gee like this? jamal khashoggi walked through this? jamal khashoggi walked through this door 11 days ago, and was never seen this door 11 days ago, and was never seen again. bill is there with a g at the end and emphasising in the final syllable of the name, i'm mike chris buckler. behind these walls jamal khashoggi was lured to his death. the variations don't end there. was the heart can add the name there, khashoggi, correct? or should be more of a soft sound estimates rated here byjames mandell and frank gardner. these are the latest pictures of jamal khashoggi and his fiancee. lurid details ofjust khashoggi and his fiancee. lurid details of just how khashoggi and his fiancee. lurid details ofjust how khashoggi died have been leaked to turkey's pro—government media. have been leaked to turkey's pro-government media. all this inconsistency did not impress a viewer called lindy loo... but what is the right version? is telephone caller was pretty clear. t

john sweeney has been wondering whether the teflon candidate might be turning into a teflon presidentvery, very unfair what has happened to general flynn, the way he was treated and the documents and papers that were illegally — i stress that, illegally leaked. very, very unfair. president trump today mourned the loss of his national security adviser of 2a days. the man who, according to reports, he sacked in a flash. when he ran for office, they called him the teflon don. nothing stuck. so, he kept on throwing mud. don't worry about it, little marco, i will. don't worry about it, little marco! the voters have a right to know. no, you're the liar. you're the liar. i've given my answer, lying ted. i'm running against the crooked media. that is what i'm running against. he won and carried on regardless. time to chuck dirt at the cia. the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake out, that they did that, i think it is a disgrace. i say that, and i say that, and that is something that nazi germany would have done. but the teflon don is no more.

here's john sweeney.sh data mining company cambridge analytica stands accused of offering spies, lies and honeytra ps to a prospective client. and taking part in one of the greatest breaches of ordinary people's data in history. cambridge analytica's boss, alexander nix, tempted what he thought was a wealthy client with a bagful of dirty tricks. what the old etonian didn't know was that the client was, in fact, an undercover reporter for channel 4 news. cambridge analytica and mr nix deny any wrongdoing. the company, which denied a role in furthering brexit but did work for the trump campaign, is also facing an investigation by the british information commissioner tonight as the scandal grows. but the question potentially affecting millions of people around the world is whether their personal data was mined, and to what end. imagine somebody knocks on your door and enters and rummages through all your stuff, and then rummages through the bits and bobs of 300 of your friends and family. you would tell them

john sweeney there.ton is french, the co—founder of the pressure group the 3 million which campaigns for the rights of eu citizens who live in the uk. and peter bone is the conservative mp who co—founded the pro—brexit campaign group grassroots 0ut. good evening to you both. nicolas, you have been here for a couple of decades. 21 yea rs exactly. are you seriously fearful that you will be deported? no, i'm not fearful. i am not in the risk population i think, but some people are. i think that what we have seen today is a message of hope for parliament, because finally we have got a majority in parliament, in the lords to say we can't vote you the rights to stay but we are worried because we never had this before. we never had a message from the top saying yes, you could stay. it could well be overturned and then we will be back to where we were and we will be invoking article 50 in a couple of weeks and we will not have a guarantee. exactly. for some people it is quite tragic. they feel they are being rej

john sweeney there.the acting director of the demos think tank which is behind today's report. also with us is danny lockwood, the publisher of the press newspaper, which covers dewsbury and batley in west yorkshiure and areeq chowdhury who is the chief executive of webroots democracy, a digital democracy organisation. lovely to have you here. if i can start with you, sophie, from what you've heard from canvey island today, does that reflect the sort of voices you are putting together in that report? absolutely. the key theme that came out of all of the focus groups we did was a sense that britain is fundamentally on the wrong track and that people have really utterly lost faith in the capacity of politicians to shape and improve their lives. for people to day life feel stressful, it feels precarious, and a real sense of mourning around things that have been lost. danny, i'm going to come to you, this idea of the wrong track. if we could pull up these quotes, these are verbatim quotes, they don't necessa

and on newsnight, as the greatest showman on earth come together in just a few hours time, john sweeneye heart of the qin dynasty in north korea —— greatest show men. —— kim dynasty.

john sweeney reporting there. let's go live to greg olsen. how is this looking right now? at the end of westminster bridge. there are several buses that the not finish theirjourney. it is essentially still a crime scene. the only people around here are police officers. this part of westminster remains and tightly sealed. clearly the most serious terror attacks since thejuly the most serious terror attacks since the july seven attack the most serious terror attacks since thejuly seven attack in 2005, a very iconic place to do it not just to kill but cause fear even though the threat to individuals, relatively speaking, is tiny? absolutely. you are right that it could not have been more central. one of the most famous landmarks in the world attacked today and pictures beamed around the world. what is quite telling now, behind me scotla nd what is quite telling now, behind me scotland yard, the lights are on. they are working through the night to try to investigate what they can find about the man who committed these crimes. what we have learned from last note is the attacker

determined to put her side of the story — what is interesting is the law has advised the deputy, john sweeneyut that was rejected by the party. john, can i just take you to a couple more stories quickly, which i haven't got here yet but i've been told what they are. the daily mail, "nhs staff jab." did the government had at that in terms of front—line workers, even though they said they wouldn't make it mandatory in terms of vaccines? this is the fundamental question at the moment about people, when it cornes— the moment about people, when it comes to _ the moment about people, when it comes to working on the front line and the _ comes to working on the front line and the nhs, and elsewhere, the extent— and the nhs, and elsewhere, the extent to — and the nhs, and elsewhere, the extent to which there will be pressure _ extent to which there will be pressure for people not to refuse the vaccination — that gets you to the vaccination — that gets you to the question of individual liberties versus— the question of individual liberties versus social responsibility. we have _ versus social responsib

john sweeney reporting there. most senior anti— terror officer. today in westminster we saw tragic events unfold and our thoughts are with those who lost loved ones, those who are injured and all those effected by this attack. one of those who died today was a police officer, pc keith palmer, a member of our parliamentary and diplomatic protection command. keith, aged a8 had 15 years service, and was a husband and father. he was someone who left for work today expecting to return home at the end of his shift and he had every right to expect that would happen. i can also now confirm that there are three members of the public who have lost their lives in the attack. specially trained family liaison officers have been deployed to support them. and as i confirmed earlier, the suspected attacker was shot dead by an armed officer. therefore now in total we have five people who died today. i will not comment on this stage as to the identity of the attacker but our working assumption is that he was inspired by internation

focal point of john sweeney's campaign - that has been the focal point of john sweeney's campaign in_ changes we need to in our health service and the reform we - changes we need to in our health service and the reform we need i changes we need to in our healthl service and the reform we need to see in— service and the reform we need to see in our— service and the reform we need to see in our education— service and the reform we need to see in our education system. - service and the reform we need to see in our education system. i'm i see in our education system. i'm confident— see in our education system. i'm confident that _ see in our education system. i'm confident that we _ see in our education system. i'm confident that we can _ see in our education system. i'm confident that we can do - see in our education system. i'm confident that we can do that, i see in our education system. i'm. confident that we can do that, but we will— confident that we can do that, but we will also — confident that we can do that, but we will also be _ confident that we can do that, but we will also

that was john sweeney asking the question.re know that salman abedi at his family were regular attendees at this mosque. a bbc reporter got into the mosque. a bbc reporter got into the mosque yesterday, the only journalist to do so. i wanted to go inside and pray but i was stopped, by the police, you are a journalist, you are not allowed then. i explained i need to pray. we argued for about her 15 minutes, the mosque administration got involved and i said to him this is my right, it is the mosque. i was allowed in but with a very strict conditions, number one was that i would not be allowed to pray behind the rest of the worshippers so i was asked to pray ina the worshippers so i was asked to pray in a separate corner, i was not allowed to go left—to—right, i was banned from speaking to any worshippers and the third condition was i was not to load my phone, taking pictures. iaccepted was i was not to load my phone, taking pictures. i accepted all of these conditions which were really strange to me and never happen to me in any

but first, this primer from john sweeney.man, al—baghdadi, are the iraqi army and the americans — and british backing them — killing too many innocent civilians in west mosul? last summer, isis was in full control of mosul. in october, the iraqi army, mostly shia, launched its offensive, trying to win back the country's second city, mostly sunni. this battle is being fought along the fault line of iraq's sectarian divide. east mosul fell relatively swiftly but isis fighters, who have nowhere to go, were reportedly using human shields and have been shooting civilians in the back as they flee the fighting. they are an enemy without pity. but west mosul is believed to be home to 300,000 people. you cannot bomb or shell a packed city centre without slaughtering innocents. in the last six weeks, 700 civilians have been killed and the pentagon says that within the last week it has dropped 1100 explosives on the city. the americans and the british are confident the rules of engagement have not been changed, but as casualties mount,

john sweeney reports.hters say they experienced problems with water pressure and equipment that was either lacking or did not arrive on scene before the fire got out of control. they also described weak radio reception inside the tower and that they lacked enough of the extended duration breathing apparatus they needed, especially when reaching the higher floors of the building. one firefighter described conditions on some floors as: newsnight has learnt the so—called aerial or high ladder did not arrive until more than half an hour after the first fire engines were dispatched, at 12:55 in the morning. an expert said having a high ladder available earlier would have given firefighters a better chance of stopping the blaze when itjumped from the 11th floor flat and began to race up the side of the building. i have spoken to aerial appliance operators in london who operate those appliances and who attended the incident, who think that having that on the first attempt might have made a difference because it a

john sweeney reports.y they experience problems with water pressure and equipment that was either lacking ordered not arrive a scene before the fire got out of control. they also described with radio reception inside the tower and that they lacked enough of the extended duration breathing apparatus they needed, especially when reaching the higherfloors of needed, especially when reaching the higher floors of the building. needed, especially when reaching the higherfloors of the building. 1 firefighter described conditions on some flaws as: newsnight has learnt the so—called aerial or high ladder did not arrive until more than half an hour after the 1st fire engines we re an hour after the 1st fire engines were dispatched, at 1255 in the morning. an expert said having a high ladder available earlier would have given firefighters a better chance of stopping the blaze. when itjumped chance of stopping the blaze. when it jumped from the chance of stopping the blaze. when itjumped from the 11th floor flat and b

john sweeney now looks at one example, the social connections of russian aluminium magnate 0leg deripaskaa warning — this report starts with flashing images. every summer, the haves and the have—yachts converge for very private holidays. in 2008, russian oligarch 0leg deripaska sailed to corfu for one. lord mandelson was there. so, too, was george osborne. it caused a bit of a do. i didn't break any rules, but i think i did make a mistake, and i think in politics it's not just what you say or what you do, it's how things look, and i have to be honest, this didn't look very good. there were all guests of financier nat rothschild, who owns this villa on the island. what happens in corfu stays in corfu. that's the deal. but there was a leak. a newspaper was tipped off that lord mandelson had, allegedly, been "dripping pure poison about gordon brown in osborne's ear". furious at this indiscretion, nat rothschild revealed that osborne went aboard 0leg deripaska's yacht with the then tory fundraiser, andrew feldman. rothschild said they were soliciting a donation, something they denied. bun fig

the reporter, john sweeney, has a habit of "testy" on—air encounters as demonstrated in this programmehen you have a signed contract you can't, in this country, just break it. and by the way, john, i hate to do this but i do have that big group of people waiting so i have to leave. 0k. one last question, please, sir. i have to leave, thank you. one more second, please, tell me about boris nemtsov. he was murdered 100 yards from... by putin. you think he was murdered by putin? 0k. he was critical of putin. can you tell me, can you list the number of american journalists who have died under 0bama. you can't, can you. this is a completely stupid kind of conversation. please, i'm very nice to meet you but i don't like to continue. ian shaw was watching that and thought: john sweeney does an excellentjob of irritating people and does very little reporting whatsoever, on monday this was the third headline on bbc‘s news at six. also on tonight's programme: crisis in stormont. today sinn fein will not re—nominate for the position of deputy first minister. new elections in northern ireland as p

john sweeney, bbc news.as told the bbc that all ethnic groups are equal in xianjiang. in a statement it said: the us will end all funding for the un agency that supports palestinian refugees. washington had already drastically cut its support for the agency, which helps more than five million palestinians in gaza and the west bank, and in other countries neighbouring israel. the state department described the un relief and work agency as irredeemably flawed, and said washington will hold talks with the un and others to consider new approaches to the conflict between israel and the palestinians. for more on this decision let's go live to chris buckler in washington. i gather there has been a response from the agency. what they said? the american statement made it clear that as far as they were concerned, they were concerned by the financial impact on america, and they felt that they were lifting the burden on this. but there is deep criticism of the programme itself, talking about it being in crisis mode for

john sweeney has been looking more into the man responsible for the deaths of four people and injuringhe heart of london. masood was born adrian elms on christmas day, 1964. his birth was registered in dartford, kent. but he grew up in tunbridge wells, where he most often used the surname ajao, that of his mother's new husband. he went to a secondary modern school in tunbridge wells, where he was known as adrian ajao, a mixed race people in a primarily white school. he was always laughing, always joking. he was good at sport and played rugby well. just an unassuming guy. at some point after finishing school, adrian moved to this village in sussex. convicted for criminal damage at the age of 18, he stood out. i was under the impression that he was a black man in a white man's pub, you know? and he was going to fight for it. i said, look. i don't care if you are black or white. i am quite happy to have a drink with you. if you want to buy me one now, i'm happy to take it! i cannot even remember if he bought me one or not, he shook my hand. was he funny and intelligent? yes. but some peop

here's john sweeney.id butjust so easy is it in practice for a teenager to get hold of a litre bottle of sulphuric acid? today, newsnight asked a 17—year—old to buy acid that can unblock drains but it is fast becoming a weapon of choice for the criminals of young london. in the past few years, dozens of attacks of terrified londoners, scarring some people for life physically and mentally. on tuesday, labour's stephen timms staged an emergency debate, calling for action. carrying acid without good reason should be as much as a criminal offence as carrying a knife is already. of course there are legitimate reasons for obtaining acid as for obtaining a knife, but we do not want people carrying them around the streets. javed hussain knows all about that. last week he was the first victim in a series of five attacks staged by two youths, reportedly to steal mopeds. he was just returning home when they struck. the skin was burning on my face, i was just knocking on the windows. they weren't opening, probably th

john sweeney has been talking to other women who have been imprisoned by the iranian regime.n when she travelled in march 2016. this man's wife is incarcerated inside one of the worst prisons on earth. nice to meet you. this woman knows what it's like, because she has spent time there, twice. what was it like? it was not easy to go there when you had not done anything wrong. i was put in solitary confinement for a few weeks. i was arrested twice. both of the times, i spent the whole time in solitary confinement. was the hardest thing about being in solitary confinement? the most difficult thing is, you are left alone there for days and for some prisoners for months, by yourself. the most striking thing is how to spend the time. richard ratcliffe‘s wife, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, was visiting her mum and dad in iran with their little girl, gabriella, when they were seized by revolutionary guards last year. she is serving five years for allegedly trying to topple the regime. then the clown prince of british politics put his foot in it. if we look at what nazanin zaghari—ratcli

quote and calling on the scottish government to respect the will of the parliament, but still, john sweeneyfirst minister said we will release the key legal advice. —— swinney. the first batch of that advice was evidence against the scottish government. msps will vote on the motion at eight o'clock tonight. the company whose flammable cladding was used on grenfell tower was warned of the risks of a fire that could kill as many as 60 to 70 people, a decade before the disaster happened. the prediction of a blaze with striking similarities to the fire at grenfell tower that killed 72 people was part of a presentation attended by a marketing manager from the company, arconic. three key witnesses from the firm failed to attend the ongoing inquiry to answer questions. the welsh health minister has said the public health situation across the country is continuing to improve — and said the results of the current review of coronavirus restrictions will be —— from the summer, manufacturers will need to make spare parts billable to consumers with the aim of extending the life span of their products. t

john sweeney we are told is keen to highlight those issues, say that he is going to deal with them andt is happening on wednesday in the scottish parliament, it will be mr sweeney's programme for government, the king's speech in essence, his programme for government for the year ahead. those are to tie in with his priorities there. that is what he will be attempting to set out in the hall today, move on from that election result and try to look the future a bit. how will he explain away the fact that some of those financial decisions might be rather difficult?— financial decisions might be rather difficult? yes, that is ri . ht, rather difficult? yes, that is right. and — rather difficult? yes, that is right, and he _ rather difficult? yes, that is right, and he is— rather difficult? yes, that is right, and he is going - rather difficult? yes, that is right, and he is going to - rather difficult? yes, that is i right, and he is going to have a pretty tough time. when you are talking about improving public services, when you look at the nation's finances. as part of that sequence of eve

john sweeney assesses where michael cohen's conviction leaves trump.t a lawyer for donald trump, he was his pitbull. but now, he has done a deal with the fbi and tonight, the president is seething. i never directed him to do anything wrong. whatever he did, he did on his own. he is a lawyer. this week, cohen were sentenced to three years in jail. he told the court his weakness was a blind loyalty to donald trump and that he felt "it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds." trump must now fear his old watchdog. he is vulnerable on three fronts. the first, his contacts with the russian mob. trump was cosy with this man, russian—born, former gangster felix sater, in early 2016. sater tempted the donald with the possibility of russian finance for a trump tower in moscow. cohen told congress that the moscow project died in early 2016. that was a big fat lie. cohen has now admitted that the moscow project ran until the summer of 2016 and that he lied to congress. on this, cohen could potentially destroy his old master. it's really significant because trump

john sweeney reporting there.ell, as you heard, khalid masood spent time in three different prisons in his earlier. there has been a well—documented problem of islamist radicalisation within the prison system. last year, ian acheson wrote a report for the government on the issue and joins us now. thank you forjoining me this evening. there is a lot we don't know about khalid masood. yes. but it is very clear but we do know that he spent time in lewes prison, where you spent a short time as a governor there. and a couple of other prisons, weiland and ford, which you visited. can you give me an idea that when you visited them, how aware you would have been of the problem of radicalisation there? firstly, it's important to emphasise that we have no idea at this point in time whether his periods of time in custody were relevant at all to what he became, which was a murderous terrorist. or, whether they had significance. so we need to be careful indeed about how we speculate about these things. i spent time working in

john sweeney told holyrood his budget had been squeezed by inflation, enhance public sector pay dealsnever before been under such pressure and warned of more cuts to come. royal mailworkers pressure and warned of more cuts to come. royal mail workers will launch a new 48—hour strike at the end of the month in a dispute over pay which threatens disruption to deliveries. the communication workers union said 115,000 of its members will walk out in protest against an imposed 2% pay rise. there is the prospect of further industrial action if the deadlock is not broken. let's catch up with the football. liverpool's champions league campaign began in naples, and in utter calamity. they were beaten 4—1. liverpool's champions league campaign began in naples, and in utter calamity. handball byjames milner, penalty to napoli, which piotr zielinski coolly converted. and with barely 15 minutes gone, another penalty after a foul by virgil van dijk. while this time goalkeeper alisson came to liverpool's rescue, it proved only the briefest of reprieves. andre zambo anguissa making it 2—0 before, on t

john sweeney assesses where michael cohen's conviction leaves trump.ohen was not just a lawyer for donald trump, he was his pick all. —— pitbull. now he has done a deal with the fbi and tonight, the president is exceeding. i never directed him to do anything wrong, whatever he did he did on his own. he is a lawyer. this week michael cohen were sent to three yea rs michael cohen were sent to three years injail. he told the michael cohen were sent to three years in jail. he told the court his wea kness years in jail. he told the court his weakness was a blind loyalty to donald trump and that he felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds. trump must now fear his old watchdog. he is vulnerable on three fronts. the first, his contacts with the russian mob. drop was cosy with this man, a former gangster in early 2016. he tempted donald trump of the possibility of russian finance for a trump tower in moscow. michael cohen told congress that the moscow project died in early 2016. that was at big fat lie. he has now admitted that the moscow project ran unt

it was widely expected that john sweeney would be unopposed in the contest to replace humza yousaf, who tomorrow at midday, and as the only current contender, it was expected thatjohn swinney would become the next snp leader and seventh first minister of scotland. but there are now reports that graeme mccormick, a veteran activist, believes he will have enough nominations before then. he's someone who's previously been openly critical of the snp scottish government, including about its independence strategy. now, it's important to note too that if mr mccormick wants to win a contest, he could only become party leader. he can't become the first minister of scotland because he isn't an msp. now, john swinney was asked about this potential challenge today. he said he would respect any democratic process, but did argue that a contest could potentially delay the party from rebuilding. but in terms of what's next, if a contest does happen, it will trigger a leadership battle, which could go on until the end of may. the 27th of may is the cutoff for the snp to choose its next leader. but if th

the london fire brigade has now changed its procedures, as john sweeney reports.ing or did not arrive on scene before the fire got out of control. they also described weak radio reception inside the tower and that they lacked enough of the extended duration breathing apparatus they needed, especially when reaching the higher floors of the building. 0ne firefighter described conditions on some floors as: newsnight has learnt the so—called aerial or high ladder did not arrive until more than half an hour after the first fire engines were dispatched, at 12:55 in the morning. an expert said having a high ladder available earlier would have given firefighters a better chance of stopping the blaze when itjumped from the 4th floor flat and began to race up the side of the building. i have spoken to aerial appliance operators in london who operate those appliances and who attended the incident, who think that having that on the first attempt might have made a difference because it allows you to operate a very powerful water towerfrom outside the building. the london fire

here's john sweeney., the united kingdom's threat level, determined by intelligence chiefs, goes to critical. this means their assessment is that further attacks may be imminent. a massive manhunt is under way. this is a very complex investigation which is continuing at speed, with the full weight of london's counterterrorism policing resources, assisted with colleagues around the country and by our intelligence agency partners like mi5. and so—called islamic state, through its news agency, claims responsibility. this is how we do rush—hour in london in 2017. on foot. commuters being led down the track because someone left a bomb in a bucket on their tube. it could have been so much worse. at a 8:20 am, the district line can be packed. the bomber seemed to abandon his device, which burned but did not explode. parsons green, a leafy, dare i say posh residential area, is an odd choice to bomb in target—rich london. had it gone off ten minutes later, it would have struck deeper into the heart of our capital.

now, scotland's deputy first minister, john sweeney, he has expressed his condolences, and he has saidto our population. new york state has suffered its biggest one—day jump in coronavirus deaths so far, with 630 new deaths reported. governor andrew cuomo has cautioned there could be worse to come. more than 8,000 people have now died across the united states. during a daily briefing with reporters, president donald trump has said that the us government would be deploying thousands military personnel to states to help them deal with the coronavirus epidemic. and we are going to be adding a tremendous amount of military to help supplement the states. thousands of soldiers, thousands of medical workers, thousands of soldiers, thousands of medicalworkers, professionals, nurses, doctors. and it'll be a large number, it will be — we will be telling them over the next very short period where they will be going. and they are going into war. they are going into a battle that they have never really trained for. nobody‘s trained for this, nobody‘s seen this, i would say, since 1917, which was th

we sent our in—house pet punk, john sweeney, to meet him. through their noses gobbing at people. henry rollins was a classier kind of punk. here he is in his pomp. my name is henry rollins and this is off—road tattoo! he also ran at one point a mobile tattoo parlour. it didn't catch on. i caught up with him in london today. as an old school punk rocker, how do you feel about alt—right punks? i think, it'sjust my opinion, i see how easily a young person might be taken with an alt—right movement because it capitalises on anger, on hurt. the black guy looked at me and some guy pushed me in the schoolyard and i'm going to get back, and that's how they recruit. and i think these young people are easily manipulated. those who seduce them, they know how to work anger and ignorance and bring these people into the fold. is there an anger inside you? yeah. it gets worse as i get older, but i get better at finding places for it to go. what do you think of your president? he's perhaps the wrongest guy for thejob and only once in my life have i ever look

in scotland for first minister and snp leader, john sweeney is campaigning as part of a national daynational day of action as the snp are calling it. in terms ofthe as the snp are calling it. in terms of the economy, _ as the snp are calling it. in terms of the economy, we _ as the snp are calling it. in terms of the economy, we were - as the snp are calling it. in terms of the economy, we were talking l of the economy, we were talking about the labour side of things, focusing on telling people they don't need to worry about the economy, they won't play fast and loose with your money, rachel reeves saying she believes in keeping public spending under control. for the conservatives' part, it's about saying they want to bring in tax cuts so it's a broad promise in a way but nothing too specific. that's riaht, way but nothing too specific. that's right. we've — way but nothing too specific. that's right, we've heard _ way but nothing too specific. that's right, we've heard from _ way but nothing too specific. that's right, we've heard from jeremy - way but nothing too specific. “trust�*