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But the lead item on the agenda is how to word political promises to Ukraine about how, and perhaps when, it might expect to join NATO.

To give you a clearer sense for what these patterns mean for the likely outcome of the November midterms — and which party will control the House and the Senate for the next two years — I’m turning over the rest of today’s lead item to Nate.

I’m turning over the rest of today’s lead item to Blake, who will preview the campaign for Senate control.

Mr Salmond's evidence to a committee of MSPs tasked with examining the Scottish government's botched handling of harassment allegations against him was the lead item on the BBC's main teatime news that night.

Speaking to the BBC, Sir John said he remembered what happened because he "drafted something I thought was not particularly novel and was somewhat surprised to find that the following morning it was the lead item on the BBC".