Trump Court Nominee Clears First Hurdle

A US Senate committee has voted to approve Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the US Supreme Court as discussions continue over a possible FBI inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct.

Also in the programme: Facebook says 'almost 50 million' of its users were left exposed by a security flaw, and India’s Supreme Court have overturned a renowned Hindu temple’s ban on the admission of menstruating women.

Picture: Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images.