BBC NewsHour

The stain of Epstein: now the Clintons say they will testify

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We hear from a former senior advisor to President Bill Clinton, Sidney Blumenthal and also from one of the survivors of sexual assault by Jeffrey Epstein, Lisa Phillips who was a young model at the time.
 
Also on the programme: China bans hidden car door handles; and the heroic Australian teenager who swam miles to save his family.
 
(Photo: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive for Donald Trump's inauguration Credit: Shawn Thew/Reuters)
3 Feb 11AM English United Kingdom News

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