official in which they say, the senatejudiciary committee has nowblasey ford says was at these house party she attended 36 years ago. they say they denied attending the party having knowledge of the incident. we have had a response from christine blasey ford's lawyer who says, doctor ford will never forget this gathering because of what happened to her there but it's not surprising others didn't, they say she did not discuss what happened with her and rhett cava naugh at discuss what happened with her and rhett cavanaugh at that time. but you do get the sense that this is bound to be a case of two side telling very different stories and the senate judiciary telling very different stories and the senatejudiciary committee in some ways caught in the middle, not a court of public opinion when you do get the sense that everyone will be watching. thanks, chris. the headlines on bbc news... the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and his deputy, tom watson, say they would back another brexit referendum — if that's what party members want. us media giant comcast

the us senatejudiciary committee approves president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, 11 votes to ten, allowing him to move one step closer to being appointed to the us supreme court. but a final vote in the senate may be delayed after a republican senator called for a week's delay, to allow the fbi to investigate sexual abuse allegations against the nominee. i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week, in order to let the fbi continued to do an investigation, limited in time and scope, to the current allegations that are there. the family of a teenager who died on a flight of an allergic reaction to a pret—a—manger baguette call for new laws on food labelling. it's clear that the food labelling laws as they stand today are not fit for purpose. and it is now time to change the law. natasha's inquest should serve as a watershed moment. in his first interview since quitting the cabinet, borisjohnson refuses to rule out challenging the prime minister for the tory leadership. do you believe in challenging her? myjob is to speak up

the senatejudiciary committee had set a series of deadlines to try to get a firm answer from christine blasey ford about whether or not she was prepared to give evidence. now, we have had a letter from her lawyer to the committee and in it she says specifically that she is prepared to provide what she describes as first—hand knowledge of brett kavanaugh's sexual misconduct. now, judge kavanaugh denies any suggestion that he was involved in sexually assaulting her some 36 years ago at a party. but she continues to make these claims and she will now do so, it seems, at this hearing. that's provided a number of terms and conditions are met. she's understood to be concerned, first of all, that brett kava naugh

the us senatejudiciary committee approves president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. but they've agreed to wait for a full vote of the senate, after a republican senator called for an fbi investigation into allegations of sexual assault against him. i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week, in order to let the fbi continue the president says he has no intention of of replacing judge kavanaugh as his nominee, and had this message for the senate committee members. they have to do with the think is right, they have to be comfortable with themselves, and i'm sure that's what they are. facebook has discovered a security issue affecting nearly 50 million accounts. hello, and welcome to world news today. the us senatejudiciary committee has voted to approve the nomination of donald trump's candidate for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh. but in dramatic scenes, one of the republican senators, jeff flake, recommended the fbi also investigate some of the allegations of sexual assault made against the nominee. more on that in a m

welcome to our special coverage of the us senatejudiciary committee, which is due to vote shortly on donald trump's choice brett kavanaugh, to become the next supreme courtjustice. yesterday committee members heard dramatic testimony from bothjudge kavanaugh — and christine blasey ford, the professor who accuses him of sexual assault when they were both teenagers. he strongly denies the allegations. this is the scene live in the committee room 226 on capitol hill, where that key vote on brett kavanaugh is due to take place shortly. this is the first of a series of votes, it is likely as early as next week the entire senate will then go forward to its vote on whether it wa nts to forward to its vote on whether it wants to confirm brett kavanaugh. i'm joined by our north america reporter, this is a crucial vote, which we doesn't look like this is going? there are 21 members, 11 republicans and ten democrats, or the democrats appear to be no and all the republicans appear to be yes so it looks like they are going to put this motion to the senate with a favourable rating. one of the memb

the senatejudiciary committee had been trying to get a firm answer from christine blasey ford about whethercommittee and, in it she says specifically that she is prepared to provide what she describes as first—hand knowledge of brett kava naugh‘s sexual misconduct. judge kavanaugh denies any suggestion that he is involved in sexually assaulting her some 36 years ago at a party. but she continues to make these claims and she will now do so it seems at this hearing. that is provided a number of terms and conditions are met. first, she is understood to be concerned that brett kavanaugh gives evidence before she does. she does not want him to be in the room when she speaks. and there is also the question about who will question her. we have had suggestions from republicans that they might bring in female lawyers to do that, because of a sensitivity that there are only male republican senators on this committee. and they are concerned that they might not be seen to treat her sensitively. however, dr ford wants to be questioned only by senators. so there is still some negotiation to be done, but

, about 90 minutes from now on the senatejudiciary committee, thed the powerful testimony yesterday, will be voting on whether the committee thinks brett kava naugh should on whether the committee thinks brett kavanaugh should become the next us supreme courtjustice. 0nce the boat is done that would then move through to the entire senate where are all senators would have yoursay where are all senators would have your say and that would probably be sometime next week. this story is of huge significance on a number of levels, firstly because it cuts into the heart of what is a very politically divided america, you have democrats on one side saying this process has not been fair, republicans are saying let's just get on with it. it also cut into another issue which is how our accusers who come forward saying they have been sexually assaulted handled by political institutions in the era of me to? yesterday we heard from christine blasey ford and brett kavanaugh, from christine blasey ford and brett kava naugh, christine from christine blasey ford and br

lawyers for christine blasey ford say she has accepted a request to appear before the senatejudiciary committeed attack at a party in 1982. judge kavanaugh has repeatedly denied the allegations. laybo diseko reports. arriving home accompanied by security, brett kavanaugh, seen here in the red cap, still at the centre of a storm. the conservative judge is donald trump's choice to fill the vacant seat on the supreme court. last week, that seemed almost a certainty, until allegations of sexual assault emerged in the media. christine blasey ford says he tried to rape her when they were teenagers in the 1980s — an allegation judge kavanaugh strenuously denies. there have been days of negotiations over whether dr ford would give evidence before the senatejudiciary committee. now, it seems there may just be a breakthrough. in a statement, her lawyers said... some republicans, including donald trump, say this is a deliberate attempt to delay and ultimately obstruct judge kavanaugh‘s confirmation. but many are also trying to tread carefully. the president and i are confident that senate republicans will

the move comes after the senatejudiciary committee voted to approve brett kavanaugh's nomination, ten court. the family of a teenager who died following an allergic reaction to a pret—a—manger baguette have called for new laws on food labelling. facebook says it's discovered a security issue affecting more than 50 million users. it's not yet known whether any personal data has been exposed. in his first interview since quitting the cabinet, borisjohnson refuses to rule out challenging the prime minister for the tory leadership. and europe's golfers come from behind to end day one in front in the ryder cup. hello, and welcome to our lookahead at what the papers will be bringing us at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joining me is jason beattie. he's head of politics at the daily mirror, and also the political leader writer for the ft, sebastian payne. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the independent leads with the protest held outside the us supreme court as a committee of senators voted to approve brett kavanaugh's nomination. the i has an exclusive intervie

the senatejudiciary committee is looking into new allegations of sexual assault against brett kavanaughs due to hold hearings to hear about another accusation, the news throws more confusion into the supreme court nomination. michael avenatti says he's the lawyer for the woman raising this new accusation. you may remember that name — he's also the lawyer for the porn star stormy daniels. donald trump has just chaired his first session of the un security council — and fair to say it wasn't global peace and harmony. regrettably we found that china has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election. also on the programme... one of the suspects linked to the nerve agent attack

brett kava naugh evidence the senatejudiciary committee. brett kavanaugh denies all of us.alled the latest allegations ridiculous and like something from the twilight zone. the pressure is now in some ways on donald trump, who is watching all of this from the sidelines. but today ata this from the sidelines. but today at a news conference in new york, he stood by brett kavanaugh. his pick of the supreme court. he suggested that democrats were using as politically. i think when you really look at it all, it will not change any of the democrat's mines. —— democrats' mind. they have destroyed a man's recuperation and they want to destroy it even more. i think people will see that in the midterms, what they have done to the family and to these children, these beautiful children of years, and what they have done to his wife. they know it is a big fatjob. and they go into a room and a guarantee that they laugh like hell of what they have pulled off on you and on they have pulled off on you and on the public. they laugh like hell. and just to keep an eye on the bigger picture here

earlier, doctor ford's lawyers wrote to the senatejudiciary committee saying she did not want to appeare and wants an fbi investigation. some previously sympathetic republicans seem to be losing patience. he says... president trump says his sympathies lie with thejudge. president trump says his sympathies lie with the judge. as you know, justice brett kava naugh lie with the judge. as you know, justice brett kavanaugh has been treated very, very tough and his family... ithink treated very, very tough and his family... i think it is a very unfairthing. family... i think it is a very unfair thing. for the most part republicans are treading carefully. many remembered the hearings in 1991 when anita hill was widely thought to have been treated badly when she testified against another supreme court nominee. she is now suggesting the current process be put on hold. my the current process be put on hold. my advice is to push the pause button on this hearing, get the information together, bring in the experts and put together a hearing thatis experts and put together a hearing that is fair, tha

the move comes after the senatejudiciary committee voted to approve brett kavanaugh's nomination to thee dramatic scenes outside the committee before the vote, with women protesting to senators againstjudge kavanaugh. the family of a teenager who died on a flight of an allergic reaction to a pret—a—manger baguette call for new laws on food warning labels.

the senatejudiciary committee votes to approve brett kavanaugh, but one republican breaks ranks and insistsg ripped apart here and we have got to make sure that we do due diligence. the fbi now has a week to investigate allegations of sexual assault before the full senate casts a final vote. facebook under fire as it reveals a security breach involving nearly 50 million accounts. police in denmark carry out the biggest manhunt in decades, leading to travel chaos across the country. the fightback in france. — from 3—1 down, europe now lead the usa after the first day of the ryder cup.

the us senatejudiciary committee approves president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, 11ep closer to being appointed to the us supreme court. but a final vote in the senate may be delayed after a republican senator called for a week's delay, to allow the fbi to investigate sexual abuse allegations against the nominee. i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week, in order to let the fbi continued to do an investigation, limited in time and scope, to the current allegations that are there.

the us senatejudiciary committee approves president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh.e, after a republican senator called for an fbi investigation into allegations of sexual assault against him. i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week, in order to let the fbi continue the president says he has no intention of of replacing judge kavanaugh as his nominee, and had this message for the senate committee members. they have to do with the think is right, they have to be comfortable with themselves, and i'm sure that's what they are. facebook has discovered a security issue affecting nearly 50 million accounts.

supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault say she's agreed to testify before the senatejudiciary committeeeed. that is just about it for me. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones. hello there. we have already seen some big contrast in the weather through the first half of the weekend and that will continue into sunday as well. this was the scene as the end of the day. clear skies, it is set to be a fairly chilly best tonight. temperatures are well down in single figures. a mix of sunshine and showers for many areas on sunday. we have this frontal system shifting its way eastwards across england, wales two. higher pressure holding on to ward the north. the sunday morning, a soggy start to the day for much of wales, central and southern england two. to the north, much clearer skies after that chilly start. some sunshine and a peppering of showers at italy for the northern parts of ireland and northwest scotland. this rain will start to push towards the south—east and it will not eatjust heavy rain to contain with, but also some brisk winds blowing in from the north. we could see gu

, is going to stick, is that the senatejudiciary committee, the veryerful testimony, will vote on whether or not it wants to confirm brett kavanaugh to not it wants to confirm brett kava naugh to the not it wants to confirm brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. as chris mentioned in the report, once the committee votes, it's then left to the entire senate to decide whether or not he should win the nomination. and that the vote could ta ke nomination. and that the vote could take place as early as next week. now, what we've been hearing from the country's top legal body, the american bar association, is that they want the votes to be delayed, they want the votes to be delayed, they believe there should be a full fbi investigation that professor ford's investigations allegations can be probably properly investigated with other witnesses being brought forward and other women who have also got allegations can be investigated, too. but republicans are keen to press ahead with this vote, it's very important for donald trump to have a conservative supreme cou

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, the top ranking democrat on the senatejudiciary committee, let's listen to the questions pushed into the room, so you don't know quite by whom, but that it was brett kava naugh that know quite by whom, but that it was brett kavanaugh that covered your mouth to prevent you from screaming and then you escaped. how are you so sure that it was he? the same way that i am sure that i am talking to you right now. just basic memory functions. and also just the part of the brain that encodes that no tra nsfer the brain that encodes that no transfer into the hippocampus and so the trauma related experience is kind of lock the whereas other details kind of growth. what you are telling aussies that this could not bea telling aussies that this could not be a case of mistaken identity. absolutely not. christine blasey ford. we were talking about this, she is but a witness and an expert in this particular case because she does have this background as a professor of psychology where she can bring the size into her answers as we were hearing, there. that is bolstering her credibility and

lawyers for christine blasey ford say she has accepted a request to appear before the senatejudiciary committee a party in 1982. judge kavanaugh has repeatedly denied the allegations and continues to have the support of president trump and his deputy, mike pence. the president and i are confident that senate republicans will manage this confirmation properly, with the utmost respect for all concerned, and i believe thatjudge brett kavanaugh will soon bejustice brett kavanaugh and take his seat on the supreme court of the united states of america. house of fraser stores in edinburgh, hull and swindon are to close. sports direct‘s mike ashley, who recently bought the struggling chain, has been in talks with landlords over rents in recent weeks. at least 20 house of fraser stores have been saved from closure. senior members of the royal family have allowed cameras to follow them for a new documentary about the queen as a global figure. queen of the world, which will be shown on itv, was filmed over a year. in one episode, the duchess of sussex, meghan markle, reveals a secret detail of her wedding

let's look at the make—up of the committee. 11 republicans on the senatejudiciary committee. 11 republicansr of the committee members are women, the other six are men. on the republican side is senator flake who is wavering along with susan collins. they are the three that you would guess could be pushed to the other side. i've had a note that senator flake has been asked about this as he came out, he has said the only words, still listening to the rest of proceedings. it was the sex crimes prosecutor rachel mitchell who was asking questions on behalf of republican senators. we got a sense of her own senatla the when she asked christine blasey ford if she asked christine blasey ford if she had educated herself on the best way to get to the truth were survivors of trauma and sexual assault. no, would you believe me if isaid assault. no, would you believe me if i said that there was no study that says this setting in five increments, is the best way to do that? thank you, counsel! agreed. did you know that the best way to do it is to have a trained interviewer talked to you one—on—one in a pr

because of the allegations that will because of the allegations that will be tested at the senatejudiciary committee a difficult hearing, but you can imagine that during this, effectively you have senators who are trying to balance two stories. of the ones that are coming from christine ford, who said that she was sexually assaulted and that she was sexually assaulted and that brett kava naugh that she was sexually assaulted and that brett kavanaugh tried to rape her, and from rack kavanagh, who says that is simply not the case and is defending his reputation as a goes to this very importantjob. is quite remarkable when you think of it. and men who has been appointed to the highest court in america, effectively appearing before this committee as the accused. thank you very much for that. much more to come on this. speaking to journalists, president trump has also thrown in the bizarre suggestion that china's leaders "don't know what to do" about "donald trump's very, very large brain." because of it, he said, they have "total respect" for him. that didn't stop him launching a verbal attack on china

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there were powerful and emotional scenes as the senatejudiciary committee heard from christine blaseya university professor who's one of three women who've accused brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. the nominee himself was often aggressive and angry in his questioning that followed. the division between republicans and democrats in response to the testimonies could not have been starker. stephanie. it looks like there is a one—week delay for an fbi investigation, whatever that throws up. it seems the last few days on capitol hill were really unedifying. it was emotional and it is difficult to predict how this will play out. one week for an fbi investigation is not a lot of time to get to the bottom of what happened 36 years ago so it is unrealistic to think that they will come up with something that will change the outcome. the issue is if someone else comes forward in the meantime that gives more credibility to what is a credible testimony by christine blasey ford, and that makes it harder for some of the moderate republican senators, of alaska and maine, the other huge amount of pre

christine blasey ford will appear before the senatejudiciary committee next week to answer questionsent rouhani promises a "crushing response". a man is rescued from the ferry that capsized in tanzania two days ago, with the loss of over 200 lives. he reportedly survived in an air pocket. america's biggest cable network comcast submits the winning bid for british broadcaster sky, ending a dramatic two—year battle with 21st century fox.

the senatejudiciary committee had set a series of deadlines to try to get a firm answer from christine

after yesterday's dramatic testimony, the us senatejudiciary committee must now decide whether to supported to confirm the appointment. that vote is expected next week. the supreme court plays a vital role in us political life — appointed for life, its nine members have the final say on us law. well, cbs news has been speaking to president trump's special counsellor kellyanne conway, who defended mr. kava naugh‘s performance at yesterday's hearing. what he was responding to yesterday was two and a half weeks of a political hitjob, where the democrats and the committee treated both he and dr ford very unfairly. they abused him for their own purposes. he showed them respect and deference in his original hearing, and they showed him destruction in return. i hear you, and the partisan message is quite clear that the american bar association, when lindsey graham was reacting, he cited that is being the bold standard, they took something different from this test mini yesterday. they have asked for a delay until the fbi can investigate dr ford ‘s claims. the president has the ability to ask for

the us senatejudiciary committee has approved mr kavanaugh‘s nomination but a full senate vote has beenthe investigation. mr kavanaugh vigorously denies the allegations against him. president trump touched on the controversy at a rally in west virginia a short time ago. on thursday the american people saw the brilliant and incredible character, quality, and courage, of oui’ character, quality, and courage, of our nominee for the united states supreme court, judge brett cavanagh. —— brett kavanaugh. a vote for brett kavanaugh is a vote for one of the most accomplished legal minds of our time. ian —— he has a record of stirling public service. i heard about him a lot. they have all been saying that he should be on the united states supreme court. —— sterling. and i will turn you he has suffered. a woman in the far east of russia has told the bbc she recognises one of the key suspects in the salisbury novichok attack as a decorated military officer. the bbc travelled across six time zones east of moscow — to a village to verify research carried out by the bellingcat investigative website,

nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault have confirmed that she will testify before the senatejudiciary committeesday. christine blasey ford has accused mr kavanaugh of trying to rape her when they were both teenagers in the 1980s. he denies the allegations. a new zealand supermarket chain has withdrawn a brand of australian strawberries from sale after finding needles embedded in some of the fruit. the countdown supermarket says they were found in a punnet of strawberries sourced from western australia. police in australia say they are investigating more than one hundred cases of fruit with embedded needles. now i wonder if you can work out what's going on here? well, it was an attempt to break the world record for the biggest ever scrum and it was staged in tokyo to mark one year until japan hosts the rugby world cup. the previous record was set last year in new zealand and the good news is that it was cofirmed as a new world record, with the scrum containing 2,586 — breaking the old mark by more than 700. the trade war between the us and china is set to escalate even further today, as $200 bil

yesterday, the us senatejudiciary committee approved mr cavanaugh's nomination, but a full senate votepending the investigation. mr cavanaugh has been accused of sexual misconduct by three women, but he vigorously denies the allegations against him. president trump ordered the investigation but says he believes brett kavanaugh did nothing wrong. he has been speaking to reporters on the white house lawn in the past few hours. i would expect it is going to turn out very well for the judge. there has never been anybody that has been looked out likejudge has never been anybody that has been looked out like judge kavanaugh. has never been anybody that has been looked out likejudge kavanaugh. i think it is going to work out very well. the fbi, i believe, is doing a really greatjob. well. the fbi, i believe, is doing a really great job. they well. the fbi, i believe, is doing a really greatjob. they have been all over it already. (inaudible question). they have free rein, they are going to do whatever they have to do. they will be doing things we never would have thought of. and hopefully...

the senatejudiciary committee has scheduled a vote on the supreme court nomination of brett kavanaughrs testimony from him and christine blasey ford, who's accused him of sexual assault during a party in their high school years. the committee, led by republicans, has also hired a female lawyer, described as an "expert sex crimes prosecutor" to question dr ford. democrats question whether the process will be transparent. the world health organization has warned that conflict, and people's fears about ebola, in the democratic republic of congo could lead to a "perfect storm" that helps spread the disease. health workers are about to resume operations in the eastern town of beni. restrictions were put on the area in response to a deadly attack by rebel militia. caroline rigby reports. preventative measures such as this go some way in the fight against ebola in the drc. health workers have been carrying out extensive education and vaccination programmes, but communities in the eastern city of beni, one of the areas worst affected by the latest outbreak, also face the threat of conflict. h

the senatejudiciary committee will vote on mr kava naugh‘s confirmation. happen today, although the american bar association has called for a delay to allow the fbi to investigate the claims. after the committee has voted, the full senate debates the nomination and votes on it. this might happen in the middle of next week. the timing is crucial — republicans want their nominee in place before the upcoming mid—term elections, when they could lose their 51—49 control of the senate. let's get the thoughts of clodagh harrington, who's associate professor of american politics at de montfort university. thanks for your time today. first of all, given us your assessment of the two testimonies yesterday and the rhetoric around this testimony is? it was quite a day, wasn't it? there's a need to try and transcend the he said, it she said story of all of this, because there are much bigger issues at stake. i think yesterday was a make or break day for kavanaugh and his nomination process. as it turned out, it was more make and break, he survived, basically. part of t

dr ford's lawyers have written to the senatejudiciary committee to say she doesn't want to appear beforehe judge and wants an fbi investigation. that refusal to testify has angered even sympathetic republicans, like senator bob corker, who now says there should be a vote to confirm the judge on monday if dr ford doesn't appear. but one other important voice is recommending a pause. anita hill went through similar hearings in 1991 and was widely seen to be treated badly. my advice is to push the pause button on this hearing, get the information together, bring in the experts, and put together a hearing that is fair, that is impartial, that is not biased by politics or by men. the memory of that hearing looms large, and there is clearly frustration among some women in the senate. i just want to say to the men of this country, just shut up and step up. do the right thing. there is political peril on both sides here, and no goodwill between democrats and republicans, which means that truth and "fairness will be hard to find. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, says it's not known i

christine blasey ford will appear before the senatejudiciary committee next week to answer questionsbout the alleged attack. gunmen attack a military parade in iran, killing at least 29 people. president rouhani promises a "crushing response". a man is rescued from the ferry that capsized in tanzania two days ago, with the loss of over 200 lives. he reportedly survived in an air pocket. america's biggest cable network comcast submits the winning bid for british broadcaster sky, ending a dramatic two—year battle with 21st century fox. hello, and welcome to world news today. we start with breaking news, and reports in us media say the woman who accuses us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault will testify against him at a confirmation hearing next week. allegations from a university professor, christine blasey ford, emerged in the us media last week. she gave details of an incident which she says happened at a party in 1982. we can go live now to our correspondent chris buckler in washington. details of this onlyjust emerging —— emerging in the last couple of hours. w

the us senatejudiciary committee has approved mr kavanaugh's nomination but a full senate vote has been denies the allegations against him. president trump touched on the controversy at a rally in west virginia a short time ago. on thursday, the american people saw the brilliant and really incredible character, quality, and courage, of our nominee for the united states supreme court, judge brett kavanaugh. applause and cheering. true, true. a vote forjudge brett kavanaugh is a vote to confirm one of the most accomplished legal minds of our time — a jurist with a sterling record of public service. you know, for ten years — he's a young guy, but for ten years, they've been talking about him. longer than ten years. i don't know him, but i have heard about him a lot, because they are all saying that he should be on the united states supreme court. that is why put up. i will tell you — i will tell you — i will tell you he has suffered. a woman in the far east of russia has told the bbc she recognises one of the key suspects in the salisbury novichok attack as a decorated military officer. th

the us senatejudiciary committee has approved mr kavanaugh's nomination but a full senate vote has been denies the allegations against him. president trump touched on the controversy at a rally in west virginia a short time ago. 0n on thursday, the american people saw the brilliant and really incredible character, quality, and courage, of oui’ character, quality, and courage, of our nominee for the united states supreme court, judge brett kavanaugh. true. a vote forjudge brett kava naugh is kavanaugh. true. a vote forjudge brett kavanaugh is a vote to confirm one of the most accomplished legal minds of ourtime, one of the most accomplished legal minds of our time, each arrest with a sterling record of public service. —— a jurist. he's a young guy, but they have been talking about him for longer ten years. i don't know him, but i have heard about him a lot, because they are all saying that he should be on the united states supreme court. that is why put up. i will tell you, i will tell you, supreme court. that is why put up. i will tell you, iwill tell you, i will tell you, iwill tell yo

the us senatejudiciary committee has approved mr kavanaugh‘s nomination but a full senate vote has beenpending the investigation. mr kavanaugh vigorously denies the allegations against him. president trump says he believes judge kavanaugh did "nothing wrong." having the fbi go out and do a thorough investigation, whether it is three days or seven days, i think it is going to be less than a week, but having them do a thorough investigation, i actually think, will be a blessing in disguise. it will be a good thing. i'll see you in... do you have a backup plan, sir? i don't have any — i don't need a backup plan. we'll see what happens. i think he's going to be fine. a woman in the far east of russia has told the bbc she recognises one of the key suspects in the salisbury novichok attack as a decorated military officer. the bbc travelled across six time zones east of moscow to a village, to verify research carried out by the bellingcat investigative website, which this week published what it claims is the true identity of one of the suspects. while russia continues to deny any involvement i

has been given a deadline of 10am on friday to say whether she will give evidence to the senatejudiciary committeestine blasey ford says she was attacked by brett kavanaugh at a party in the 1980s. mr kavanaugh denies the claim. katty kay has more. christine blasey ford says she has received death threats and has had to move house since the allegation against brett kavanaugh was made public on sunday. mr trump's sympathies today seemed to be more with the accused than the accuser. as you know, justice kavanagh has been treated very tough and his family, i think it is a very unfair thing what is going on. dr ford's lawyers have written to the senate judiciary committee sang she does not want to appear with the judge and wantan not want to appear with the judge and want an fbi investigation. that refusal to testify has angered even sympathetic republicans like senator bob corker, who now says there should be a vote to confirm the judge on monday, if doctor ford doesn't appear. but one other important voice is recommending a pause. anita hill went through similar hearings in 1991 and was widely seen

dr ford's lawyers have written to the senatejudiciary committee to say she doesn't want to appear with that refusal to testify has angered even sympathetic republicans, like senator bob corker, who now says there should be a vote to confirm the judge on monday if dr ford doesn't appear. but one other important voice is recommending a pause. anita hill went through similar hearings in 1991 and was widely seen to be treated badly. my advice is to push the pause button on this hearing, get the information together, bring in the experts, and put together a hearing that is fair, that is impartial, that is not biased by politics or by men. the memory of that hearing looms large, and there is clearly frustration among some women in the senate. i just want to say to the men of this country, just shut up and step up. do the right thing. there is political peril on both sides here, and no goodwill between democrats and republicans, which means that truth and fairness will be hard to find. katty kay, bbc news, washington. you are with the briefing. plenty more to come. including: cristiano ronald