| THURSDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 22:30 GMT - BBC TWO FROM KIRSTY WARK Hello, Kirsty presenting tonight - she's out doing an interview at the moment which relates to our lead story. Which is... RENDITION The Foreign Secretary has made an extraordinary apology to MPs over extraordinary rendition. Until now the government's always been adamant that British soil has never been used in the process of moving terrorist suspects around the globe, to or from countries where they could be subject to torture. But today David Miliband admitted that, in actual fact, two such planes DID touch down on British territory a full six years ago - on the island of Diego Garcia. Why hadn't this come to light before now? Because the US government has only just informed the government about the flights, apparently, even though they are supposed to ask permission of the government before using British territory in such a way. Two parliamentary inquiries since 2002, then, have been misled by the government. Kirsty is speaking to the legal adviser to the US State Department John Bellinger about this right now - and will be asking why details of these flights have taken six years to come to light. And we'll be asking where it leaves the special relationship. SUFFOLK MURDERS Steve Wright has been convicted of murdering five women in Ipswich at the end of 2006. What would motivate a man to commit such unspeakable crimes? Were they a tragic, isolated series of killings or do they speak to deeper issues in society? MP WAS bugged An investigation ordered by the Home Office has found that the Labour MP, Sadiq Khan, was bugged on two occasions when he met a terrorist suspect in prison. The Home Secretary said that senior police officers did not realise he was an MP and that correct procedures were followed. But how seriously can we take the results of the inquiry given that it took no evidence from the whistleblower who made the original allegations? EURO MILLIONS We've heard stories of MPs employing relatives to do next-to-nothing. But it seems we?ve got nothing on the European Parliament. The European Union's internal anti-fraud squad has confirmed it's investigating alleged abuses of MEPs' expenses totalling about £100m. David Grossman is working up a handy guide to Euro-expense wheezes. And - in case you weren't watching last night - we're celebrating Jeremy's News Presenter of the Year Award from the Royal Television Society. Some of his best interviews from the past year are on the website. Do join Kirsty at 10.30pm. Missed Newsnight? Click here to watch the latest programme online Newsnight Blog Add your comments to our correspondents' blogs: CLICK HERE | 
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