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scottish national party. china hopes selling solar panels and electric cars to europe will solve its economic challenges. we have a report from the country's manufacturing hub. china dominates the world solar panel market. 80% of the world's solar panels are made here. music. and taylor swift fans are in a frenzy after her new album appears to leak online early. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the middle east and the united nations secretary general has again warned that the war in gaza has put the region on the precipice of a full—scale regional conflict. alluding to iran's attack on israel, he said recent days had seen a perilous escalation. antonio guterres called for restraint on all sides. he also criticised israel's military offensive in gaza saying it had created a "humanitarian hellscape". in recent days i've seen a perilous escalation in words and deeds. one miscalculation, one miscommunication, one mistake could lead to the unthinkable — a full—scale regional conflict that wi
scottish national party. china hopes selling solar panels and electric cars to europe will solve its economic challenges. we have a report from the country's manufacturing hub. china dominates the world solar panel market. 80% of the world's solar panels are made here. music. and taylor swift fans are in a frenzy after her new album appears to leak online early. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the middle east and the united nations secretary general has again warned that the...
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national party. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning yesterday. a police investigation is ongoing. 0ur scotland editor james cook reports. peter murrell arriving home after more than nine hours in custody at falkirk police station. mr murrell, any reaction? he was arrested shortly after nine o'clock and charged at 6:35pm. any comment, mr murrell? in a statement, police scotland said a 59—year—old man had been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the scottish national party. it added that a report will be sent to the crown 0ffice and procurator fiscal service in due course. it's the second time mr murrell has been arrested in connection with 0peration branchform. he was first questioned last april, weeks after resigning as chief executive of the snp, when officers searched the home he shares with nicola sturgeon on the outskirts of glasgow. as part of their inquiry, police also searched the snp
national party. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning yesterday. a police investigation is ongoing. 0ur scotland editor james cook reports. peter murrell arriving home after more than nine hours in custody at falkirk police station. mr murrell, any reaction? he was arrested shortly after nine o'clock and charged at 6:35pm. any comment, mr murrell? in a statement, police scotland said a 59—year—old man had...
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smoking — the scottish national party, too. smoking is— the scottish national party, too. smoking is the _ the scottish national party, too. smoking is the leading - the scottish national party, too. smoking is the leading cause - the scottish national party, too. smoking is the leading cause ofl smoking is the leading cause of preventable _ smoking is the leading cause of preventable death _ smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in _ smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in both- smoking is the leading cause of. preventable death in both scotland and the _ preventable death in both scotland and the ui<~ — preventable death in both scotland and the ui<~ we— preventable death in both scotland and the uk. we know— preventable death in both scotland and the uk. we know this. - preventable death in both scotland and the uk. we know this. and - preventable death in both scotland and the uk. we know this. and sol preventable death in both scotland i and the uk. we know this. and so we are surely— and the uk. we know this. and so we are surely duty
smoking — the scottish national party, too. smoking is— the scottish national party, too. smoking is the _ the scottish national party, too. smoking is the leading - the scottish national party, too. smoking is the leading cause - the scottish national party, too. smoking is the leading cause ofl smoking is the leading cause of preventable _ smoking is the leading cause of preventable death _ smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in _ smoking is the leading cause of preventable...
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national party. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning this morning more than a year after he was first arrested. a police investigation is ongoing. our scotland editorjames cookjoins me from outside mr murrell�*s house. james. james. sophie, it's nearly three ears james. sophie, it's nearly three years since _ james. sophie, it's nearly three years since police _ james. sophie, it's nearly three years since police scotland - james. sophie, it's nearly three i years since police scotland opened operation branch form, looking into the funding and finances of the scottish national party, and today, for the first time, that investigation has resulted in a charge, a charge against the man who was four years at the heart of scottish politics, a development described by the snp tonight as a shock. —— was peter murrell arriving home tonight after more than nine hours in custody at falkirk police station. mr murrell, any
national party. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning this morning more than a year after he was first arrested. a police investigation is ongoing. our scotland editorjames cookjoins me from outside mr murrell�*s house. james. james. sophie, it's nearly three ears james. sophie, it's nearly three years since _ james. sophie, it's nearly three years since police _ james. sophie, it's nearly three years since...
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there were disagreements between the scottish national party and the greens on a variety of issues, but the question wasn't so much that he ended it, the problem was the manner in which he ended it. by summoning the greens into bute house, the official residence of the first minister, here in edinburgh, and basically chucking them out of his government. they were not happy about that. he then realised some people would suggest you maybe should have realised this earlier that he was running a minority government and he might need the support of the greens to continue, because the alternative was to try to win over the alba party won by alex salmond and its sole representative ash regan. the snp decided they didn't want to do that, to deal with alba or mr salmond with whom they had fallen out spectacularly. that led them going back to the agreement saying, could you support me from outside the government? they said no and that left him with no option but to go. mr yousaf, are you resigning today? a simple answer — yes. not at home in dundee, though, but here at the official residence of
there were disagreements between the scottish national party and the greens on a variety of issues, but the question wasn't so much that he ended it, the problem was the manner in which he ended it. by summoning the greens into bute house, the official residence of the first minister, here in edinburgh, and basically chucking them out of his government. they were not happy about that. he then realised some people would suggest you maybe should have realised this earlier that he was running a...
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— a big opportunity, a big the scottish national party has a proud record _ scottish national party has a proud record in— scottish national party has a proud record in government that we can safety— record in government that we can safely take — record in government that we can safely take into an election, but we have to _ safely take into an election, but we have to be — safely take into an election, but we have to be in a position to offer the public— have to be in a position to offer the public something better do that. just very finally, have you spoken to john swinney? i - do that. just very finally, have you spoken to john swinney? i spoke i do that. just very finally, have you | spoken to john swinney? i spoke to spoken tojohn swinney? i spoke to him this morning, and he and he suggested he was open to the idea of standing. i suggested he was open to the idea of standinu. ., ., , standing. i have not, i 'ust travelled i standing. i have not, i 'ust travelled down i standing. i have not, i 'ust travelled down from h standing. i have not, ijust- travelled down from aber
— a big opportunity, a big the scottish national party has a proud record _ scottish national party has a proud record in— scottish national party has a proud record in government that we can safety— record in government that we can safely take — record in government that we can safely take into an election, but we have to _ safely take into an election, but we have to be — safely take into an election, but we have to be in a position to offer the public— have to be in a position to...
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national party. we speak to the tik tucker who set the world —— we'll speak to the tiktoker who has set the world record for the most blankets knitted in 2a hours , using his arms. all of that to come, but we start here in the uk. here in the uk, prince william has returned to official public duties for the first time since his wife princess catherine revealed her cancer diagnosis four weeks ago. he was given get well soon cards from well wishers for his wife and also for the king — while visiting a food charity in surrey, where he lent a hand in the kitchen and helped load meals into delivery vans. our royal correspondent jonny dymond was there it's back to the day job for prince william after a long easter break, but perhaps more importantly, three weeks since his wife made that announcement about undergoing treatment for cancer, having preventative chemotherapy. in this kind of event is the meat and drink for the royalfamily, west of london, this is a place where they collect surplus food, a
national party. we speak to the tik tucker who set the world —— we'll speak to the tiktoker who has set the world record for the most blankets knitted in 2a hours , using his arms. all of that to come, but we start here in the uk. here in the uk, prince william has returned to official public duties for the first time since his wife princess catherine revealed her cancer diagnosis four weeks ago. he was given get well soon cards from well wishers for his wife and also for the king — while...
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scottish national party leader... kate forbes narrowly lost out to humza yousaf in the contest, which saw him become leader. she is said to be considering another bid. itjust hasn't gone well. and when things go badly, it's time for a change. and the time for kate has now come. there are some who now argue that this political implosion could be an opportunity for scotland's party of government for over 15 years to get back on the front foot. it has the potential to bounce back. this could turn the fortunes of the snp if, and only if, they can come together really quickly, put an end to the bickering and the sniping that's taken place for the last 12 months. and who could ask for a better country to lead than scotland? humza yousaf�*s successor will face significant challenges, leading a minority government and trying to unite a party bruised by political own goals and soon to face the verdict of voters in a general election. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. let's bring you those pictures again of king charles retu
scottish national party leader... kate forbes narrowly lost out to humza yousaf in the contest, which saw him become leader. she is said to be considering another bid. itjust hasn't gone well. and when things go badly, it's time for a change. and the time for kate has now come. there are some who now argue that this political implosion could be an opportunity for scotland's party of government for over 15 years to get back on the front foot. it has the potential to bounce back. this could turn...
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i came to the conclusion that it is in the interest of the country, the scottish national party and the local government that someone else takes power. hamza youssef, who had repeatedly criticized the killing of palestinians, was alone it was the leader of a major party in england who presented the motion for a cease-fire in gaza to the parliament. although this plan is opposed by all major parties in this country. i will continue to work for those whose voices are not being heard, both inside this country and abroad, including those who are suffering before the eyes of the world in the greatest humanitarian crisis in gaza. according to hamza yusuf, he will continue in his role until the internal elections of the scottish national party are held to appoint a new leader and until the appointment of an alternative first minister in scotland. although the general election will probably be held in england this fall it is not yet known how long the process of appointing the new leader of the national party of scotland will take and how this party's approach to the separation of scotland from
i came to the conclusion that it is in the interest of the country, the scottish national party and the local government that someone else takes power. hamza youssef, who had repeatedly criticized the killing of palestinians, was alone it was the leader of a major party in england who presented the motion for a cease-fire in gaza to the parliament. although this plan is opposed by all major parties in this country. i will continue to work for those whose voices are not being heard, both inside...
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the scottish national party said they would long - will have. the scottish national. party said they would long argued privatisation had been a disaster. the liberal democrats say they want fares frozen and the conservatives? we have seen a doubling in the number— we have seen a doubling in the number of— we have seen a doubling in the number of passengers - we have seen a doubling in the number of passengers on - we have seen a doubling in the number of passengers on the l we have seen a doubling in the - number of passengers on the railway, £100 million— number of passengers on the railway, £100 million invested _ number of passengers on the railway, £100 million invested in _ number of passengers on the railway, £100 million invested in services. - £100 million invested in services. under— £100 million invested in services. under british _ £100 million invested in services. under british rail, _ £100 million invested in services. under british rail, the _ £100 million invested in services. under british rail, the previous. under british rail, the p
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national party. it added, a report will be sent to the crown office and procurator fiscal service in due course. it's the second time mr murrell has been arrested in connection with operation branchform. he was first questioned last april, weeks after resigning as chief executive of the snp, when officers searched the home he shares with nicola sturgeon on the outskirts of glasgow. as part of their inquiry, police also searched the snp's headquarters in edinburgh and seized this luxury motorhome from outside the house of mr murrell�*s mother, in fife. is your party imploding? two weeks later, officers arrested the scottish national party treasurer, colin beattie, and then, last summer, ms sturgeon herself. after questioning, both were released without charge. at the heart of this inquiry is nearly £667,000 raised by the snp between 2017 and 2020, to campaign for independence. questions first arose at the end of 2019, when it emerged that the party had just under £97,000 in the bank. and tonight,
national party. it added, a report will be sent to the crown office and procurator fiscal service in due course. it's the second time mr murrell has been arrested in connection with operation branchform. he was first questioned last april, weeks after resigning as chief executive of the snp, when officers searched the home he shares with nicola sturgeon on the outskirts of glasgow. as part of their inquiry, police also searched the snp's headquarters in edinburgh and seized this luxury...
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national party. peter murrell was taken into custody thursday and questioned by detectives. he was previously arrested as a speck that -- as a suspect last year before being released without charge. our correspondent in scotland is with us. nice to see you. remind us of the history to this case and what police are saying. reporter: people less -- the investigation known as operation branch form began in the summer of 2021. so, almost three years ago. it has been a major investigation. it started when complaints were made about what had happened to around 600,000 pounds of donations that were made to the scottish national party that were raised for a new independence campaign. peter murrell resigned as the party's chief executive a few weeks before he was first arrested a year ago. police carried out of the -- carried out a search of the home he shares with the party's headquarters at that time. we know he was taken in for further questioning this morning at 9:13. he was taken to a police station in c
national party. peter murrell was taken into custody thursday and questioned by detectives. he was previously arrested as a speck that -- as a suspect last year before being released without charge. our correspondent in scotland is with us. nice to see you. remind us of the history to this case and what police are saying. reporter: people less -- the investigation known as operation branch form began in the summer of 2021. so, almost three years ago. it has been a major investigation. it...
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the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. 0ur reporter catriona renton is in glasgow and explains exactly how the first minister has found himself in this position. this time last week, we were talking about the scottish green party voting on whether or not they should remain in partnership with the snp. some in the party, as you were saying, were unhappy with the power—sharing arrangement after the snp dropped a climate change target. there has also been issues about gender services for young people. in a twist, humza yousaf called in the green ministers on thursday and he told them the relationship was over so that is how he finds himself in this position fighting for his political life. he said he is confident he will win the confidence vote he will win the confidence vote and he will not resign but he does face these two votes of confidence next week, one in himself and one in his government. as you were explaining in your intr
the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. 0ur reporter catriona renton is in glasgow and explains exactly how the first minister has found himself in this position. this time last week, we were talking about the scottish green party voting on whether or not they should remain in partnership with the snp. some in the party, as you were saying,...
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the crisis began when humza yousaf — who leads the scottish national party ended its governing coalition with the scottish greens. both parties are pro scottish independence. there�*d been trouble in the coalition about the decision to scrap climate targets — and gender policy issues theoretically, mr yousaf could lead a minority government but he faces a confidence vote in his leadership — and all the main scottish parties say they will vote against him. there is also expected to be a confidence vote in his government. there�*s the possibility that a former s—n—p member ash regan — who defected to another nationalist party — could save mr yousaf. but that�*s highly uncertain.( the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. it was a disturbing development on the channel this week — the deaths of five migrants aboard a dinghy bound for the uk.the bbc�*s andrew harding has returned to the beach in wimereux where he saw tha
the crisis began when humza yousaf — who leads the scottish national party ended its governing coalition with the scottish greens. both parties are pro scottish independence. there�*d been trouble in the coalition about the decision to scrap climate targets — and gender policy issues theoretically, mr yousaf could lead a minority government but he faces a confidence vote in his leadership — and all the main scottish parties say they will vote against him. there is also expected to be a...
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the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. for our uk viewers, we will have more on this story later this hour. this all started when humza yousaf ended the power—sharing agreement with the greens on thursday. a lot has happened since then. without the scottish greens in government, humza yousaf leads a minority government and now he potentially faces these two faults of no confidence next week. that is one on himself and one in his government. the arithmetic is very tight. he will need the support of at least one opposition msp if he is to survive and that of course means he needs all of his own msps in the snp as well. he has written to all of the party leaders asking them for talks on where they can find common ground. in the letter, he called for constructive contributions while acknowledging strong feelings remain in the lead up strong feelings remain in the lead up to next week�*s votes. and the responses are starting to com
the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. for our uk viewers, we will have more on this story later this hour. this all started when humza yousaf ended the power—sharing agreement with the greens on thursday. a lot has happened since then. without the scottish greens in government, humza yousaf leads a minority government and now he...
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the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. let's get some of the day's other news now. a british man has been seriously injured in a shark attack on the caribbean island of tobago. the attack happened close to the shore in courland bay. the 64—year—old man is in intensive care after his left hand and left thigh were severed by a bull shark. seven beaches were closed to allow the coast guard to investigate. several countries in east africa are experiencing severe flooding and landslides. at least 150 people were killed in tanzania and 70 were killed in kenya. nearly 100,000 people have been displaced in burundi. the region has seen heavier rainfall than usual in recent weeks, exacerbated by the el nino weather pattern. a hole in the ozone layer over antarctica — fuelled by smoke from bushfires in australia — is exposing wildlife to protentially damaging levels of uv light. scientists from the university of wollongong say animal
the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. let's get some of the day's other news now. a british man has been seriously injured in a shark attack on the caribbean island of tobago. the attack happened close to the shore in courland bay. the 64—year—old man is in intensive care after his left hand and left thigh were severed by a bull shark....
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it began when mr yousaf, who leads the scottish national party, ended its governing coalition with the scottish greens. both parties are pro—scottish independence. there had been trouble in the coalition about the decision to scrap climate targets and about gender policy issues. now, he�*s struggling to secure support at holyrood for his minority government, which he theoretically could lead but he faces a confidence vote in his leadership. on top of that, there is also expected to be a confidence vote in his government. all the main scottish parties say they will vote against him. the snp mp, alyn smith, hopes the greens will back mr yousaf in the votes, despite their insistence that they won�*t. there�*s the possibility that a former snp member ash regan, who defected to another nationalist party, could save mr yousaf. but that�*s highly uncertain. let�*s talk to our political correspondent in edinburgh, lynsey bews. a lot moving right now. what is the latest that you are hearing? the first minister _ latest that you are hearing? tue: first minister official latest that y
it began when mr yousaf, who leads the scottish national party, ended its governing coalition with the scottish greens. both parties are pro—scottish independence. there had been trouble in the coalition about the decision to scrap climate targets and about gender policy issues. now, he�*s struggling to secure support at holyrood for his minority government, which he theoretically could lead but he faces a confidence vote in his leadership. on top of that, there is also expected to be a...
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the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. four vietnamese nationals have been arrested by the national crime agency as part of an operation by british and french authorities against people—smuggling. it's alleged they were part of a group which targeted the vietnamese community by advertising small boat crossings on facebook, charging thousands of pounds to make the journey . another 12 people, said to be linked to the same network, were arrested in paris. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start with another busy saturday in the premier league, with liverpool hoping to get their title ambitions back on track after that midweek loss to everton. they're at west ham and they have just gone 2—2 here's a check on all of today's matches. fulham host in—form crystal palace. sheffield united will be relegated if they lose to newcastle, and could go down if they draw and other results go a
the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. four vietnamese nationals have been arrested by the national crime agency as part of an operation by british and french authorities against people—smuggling. it's alleged they were part of a group which targeted the vietnamese community by advertising small boat crossings on facebook, charging...
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so as you say, 28 days for the scottish national party to find a replacement. otherwise we go to a scottish election. now, there's already been some names thrown into the mix. john swinney, who we actually spoke to earlier on now he was nicola sturgeon's deputy first minister. he didn't want the job when his first minister left. but you know he's refusing to rule himself out now, which is an interesting take. you know , he's wants to make sure, as we heard in the bulletin, there , heard in the bulletin, there, this is right for his family, for the party, for the country. and indeed, you know, a lot of people would think that he would be the continuity candidate for nicola sturgeon's continuity candidate. and there's big questions about whether that strategy is actually worked out well enough for the snp to move on to give it another go . and on to give it another go. and then we've also got, of course , then we've also got, of course, kate forbes and you know, she is in the running, as well as some unknown names like neil grey. but what's interesting is that a
so as you say, 28 days for the scottish national party to find a replacement. otherwise we go to a scottish election. now, there's already been some names thrown into the mix. john swinney, who we actually spoke to earlier on now he was nicola sturgeon's deputy first minister. he didn't want the job when his first minister left. but you know he's refusing to rule himself out now, which is an interesting take. you know , he's wants to make sure, as we heard in the bulletin, there , heard in the...
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scottish national party leader... kate forbes narrowly lost out to humza yousaf in the contest, which saw him become leader. she is said to be considering another bid. itjust hasn't gone well. and when things go badly, it's time for a change. and the time for kate has now come. there are some who now argue that this political implosion could be an opportunity for scotland's party of government for over 15 years to get back on the front foot. it has the potential to bounce back. this could turn the fortunes of the snp if, and only if, they can come together really quickly, put an end to the bickering and the sniping that's taken place for the last 12 months. and who could ask for a better country to lead than scotland? humza yousaf�*s successor will face significant challenges, leading a minority government and trying to unite a party bruised by political own goals and soon to face the verdict of voters in a general election. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. jon is here with more news including back to work for the
scottish national party leader... kate forbes narrowly lost out to humza yousaf in the contest, which saw him become leader. she is said to be considering another bid. itjust hasn't gone well. and when things go badly, it's time for a change. and the time for kate has now come. there are some who now argue that this political implosion could be an opportunity for scotland's party of government for over 15 years to get back on the front foot. it has the potential to bounce back. this could turn...
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to be stepping away rather than waiting for to play out and so the scottish national party will have to pick a new leader and they left to vote them through is the first minister. the presence of bread, biscuits and beer could increase because of the month of wet weather in the uk. harvests of crops like wheat and barley may fall by more than 17% meaningfully producers might have to import more from overseas and potentially increase costs. announcing her world tour with 81 days, starting late...
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and the scottish national party, too... smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in both| scotland and the uk. we know this. and so, we are surely duty—bound to act and prevent harms. - the liberal democrats are conflicted... i do think that there are some good legal arguments to be made both for and against the proposal. i myself will be supporting the measures in the bill, but some of my colleagues do have remaining liberal and practical concerns. nearly 60 conservatives including some familiar faces, really do not like the idea, and voted against it... the instinct of this establishment, which is reflected by a cross—party consensus today, in today's chamber, is to believe that they, that the government, are better at making decisions for people than people themselves. habits, the role of government, social change. this one, quite profound. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. in the uk — a muslim student has lost a high court challenge to a ban on praying at school. a secondary school in wembley in nort
and the scottish national party, too... smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in both| scotland and the uk. we know this. and so, we are surely duty—bound to act and prevent harms. - the liberal democrats are conflicted... i do think that there are some good legal arguments to be made both for and against the proposal. i myself will be supporting the measures in the bill, but some of my colleagues do have remaining liberal and practical concerns. nearly 60 conservatives including...
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for most of the 21st century, scottish politics has been dominated by the scottish national party, the pro—independence party seeking a divorce from the united kingdom. but right now, well, storm clouds hang over the snp. they're facing a police investigation of their financial affairs, their polling numbers are down and they stand accused of breaking a host of political promises. my guest is the leader of the snp and first minister of scotland, humza yousaf. has his party lost its way? first minister humza yousaf, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. by any measure, first minister, it's been a pretty difficult first year for you as first minister. why do you think the going is so tough?
for most of the 21st century, scottish politics has been dominated by the scottish national party, the pro—independence party seeking a divorce from the united kingdom. but right now, well, storm clouds hang over the snp. they're facing a police investigation of their financial affairs, their polling numbers are down and they stand accused of breaking a host of political promises. my guest is the leader of the snp and first minister of scotland, humza yousaf. has his party lost its way? first...
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national party's finances. the former snp chief executive was taken into custody this morning by police scotland and is being questioned by detectives. he'd previously been arrested and released without charge. last april, the scottish conservatives said the re—arrest of mr murrell was an extremely serious development and the scottish labour party agreed it was an incredibly concerning development. meanwhile, the scottish government has today scrapped its interim target, aimed at reducing the country's carbon emissions by 75% by the year 2030. the minister for net zero said the original target was unattainable , so a revised was unattainable, so a revised package of measures would deliver scotland's transition to net zero at a pace and scale , net zero at a pace and scale, she said was feasible. greenpeace, though, said the scottish government's decision to scrap the climate targets was embarrassed and infuriating. but first minister humza yousaf told the scottish parliament today overall net zero goals by 20
national party's finances. the former snp chief executive was taken into custody this morning by police scotland and is being questioned by detectives. he'd previously been arrested and released without charge. last april, the scottish conservatives said the re—arrest of mr murrell was an extremely serious development and the scottish labour party agreed it was an incredibly concerning development. meanwhile, the scottish government has today scrapped its interim target, aimed at reducing the...
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national party following an investigation into the party's finances. the former snp chief executive, of course, rearrested this morning . we were rearrested this morning. we were reporting that earlier on today he was taken into custody around 9:00 this morning. but we understand now from this statement that has just been published by police scotland. he's longer in police he's no longer in police custody. he'd previously been arrested and released without charge last april. but that news just peter murrell , just into us, peter murrell, husband of nicola sturgeon and former executive , are former snp chief executive, are understood to have been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the scottish national party following a police scotland investigation into the party's finances. more on that later. nigel >> polly. thank you. in a moment after the break, it's going to be talking pirates. i'll be joined by jamie hull. this is somebody who, after a sort of troubled years, became troubled teenage years, became an reservist and then was a
national party following an investigation into the party's finances. the former snp chief executive, of course, rearrested this morning . we were rearrested this morning. we were reporting that earlier on today he was taken into custody around 9:00 this morning. but we understand now from this statement that has just been published by police scotland. he's longer in police he's no longer in police custody. he'd previously been arrested and released without charge last april. but that news just...
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is currently the scottish national party. the nominees are given the opportunity to argue the case, then the msps cast a vote for their preferred candidate. when the party has a majority in parliament that process is a formality, but that is at the moment because the snp does not have a majority in the scottish parliament. if msps can decide on a new first minister, they are then recommended to the king for appointments, who rubber—stamped the process. the new first minister then picks their new first minister. if the msps can't decide on a new first minister, parliament must be dissolved and a new election called. that is the situation we are in if, after we expect, humza yousaf resigns today. in terms of who might replace him as first minister, well, the name that is being, quite an obvious one, is kate forbes. she narrowly lost to humza yousaf in the snp leadership contest which saw him become leader, that happened in march last year. when the scottish greens, they don't like her stance on a number of social issues. it i
is currently the scottish national party. the nominees are given the opportunity to argue the case, then the msps cast a vote for their preferred candidate. when the party has a majority in parliament that process is a formality, but that is at the moment because the snp does not have a majority in the scottish parliament. if msps can decide on a new first minister, they are then recommended to the king for appointments, who rubber—stamped the process. the new first minister then picks their...
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the leader of the scottish national party said he underestimated the level of hurt after the collapse of his coalition government. that comes after he tore up an agreement with green party lawmakers over a climate policy dispute. the government abandoned its pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 75% yby 2030. the greens said they would vote against him in a confidence motion in response, triggering his decision to leave. our scotland editor james cook has more. >> are you resigning today? james: i simple answer. yes. not at home, but here at the official residence of the first minister in edinburgh, the place which gave its name to the power-sharing of the greens which he dumped disastrously last week. >> unfortunately ending in the manner that i did, i clearly underestimated the level of hurt and upset i caused. i've concluded across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm. >> mayor yusuf -- >james: he will have a place in the history books as the first muslim, first descendant of immigrants, and first scots asian to lead scotland's government. his time in
the leader of the scottish national party said he underestimated the level of hurt after the collapse of his coalition government. that comes after he tore up an agreement with green party lawmakers over a climate policy dispute. the government abandoned its pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 75% yby 2030. the greens said they would vote against him in a confidence motion in response, triggering his decision to leave. our scotland editor james cook has more. >> are you resigning today?...
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mr the scottish national party. mr yousaf was sworn in as first minister on march the 29th last year and it's pretty much been downhill ever since. in june , downhill ever since. in june, his predecessor nicola sturgeon, was arrested in connection with the police investigation into the police investigation into the snp's finances and she was released without charge and denies any wrongdoing. in october, the snp were heavily beaten by labour in the rutherglen and hamilton west by—election and later that month, former snp mp lisa cameron defected to the conservatives and she said the snp was toxic. in december , the snp was toxic. in december, the court of session upheld the uk government's decision to block the gender recognition bill, which had been introduced , of which had been introduced, of course, by nicola sturgeon and the snp's hate crime act, which came in at the start of this month. in fact, on april fools day, has proved to be hugely controversial and led to lots of vexatious complaints. and last thursda
mr the scottish national party. mr yousaf was sworn in as first minister on march the 29th last year and it's pretty much been downhill ever since. in june , downhill ever since. in june, his predecessor nicola sturgeon, was arrested in connection with the police investigation into the police investigation into the snp's finances and she was released without charge and denies any wrongdoing. in october, the snp were heavily beaten by labour in the rutherglen and hamilton west by—election and...
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the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. let's speak to our reporter catrina renton who's in glasgow for us. what options is the first minister have in saving his options and government?— have in saving his options and government? �*, , government? let's take a step back and look at — government? let's take a step back and look at the _ government? let's take a step back and look at the context _ government? let's take a step back and look at the context of _ government? let's take a step back and look at the context of what - and look at the context of what happened this week and how the first minister has found himself in this position. this time last week, we were talking about the scottish green party voting on whether or not they should remain in partnership with the snp. some in the party, as you were saying, were unhappy with the power—sharing arrangement after the power—sharing arrangement after the snp dropped a c
the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. let's speak to our reporter catrina renton who's in glasgow for us. what options is the first minister have in saving his options and government?— have in saving his options and government? �*, , government? let's take a step back and look at — government? let's take a step back and look at the _...
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it comes after mr yousaf ended a power sharing agreement between his scottish national party and the scottish greens. our scotland correspondent alexandra mckenzie reports. a week that will decide his future with implications notjust for humza yousaf but also for his party, the snp. good morning, everyone. it comes just days after he decided to end a power—sharing deal — the bute house agreement with the scottish greens. one senior snp mp made an appeal to the scottish green party. i apologise for what has happened this week. it could have happened in a, in a different way, but we are where we are. but the choice that every member of the scottish parliament has this week is are we going to support that government under humza yousaf to make sure that we deliver the legislation that we all agree on. but the greens insists they will not back mr yousaf in the coming days. i cannot imagine anything at this point that could change that position. this was a spectacular breach of trust from on tuesday to saying the bute house agreement was worth its weight in gold to stopping it unilater
it comes after mr yousaf ended a power sharing agreement between his scottish national party and the scottish greens. our scotland correspondent alexandra mckenzie reports. a week that will decide his future with implications notjust for humza yousaf but also for his party, the snp. good morning, everyone. it comes just days after he decided to end a power—sharing deal — the bute house agreement with the scottish greens. one senior snp mp made an appeal to the scottish green party. i...
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national party. china hopes selling solar panels and electric cars to europe will solve its economic challenges. we have a report from the country's manufacturing hub. china dominates the world solar panel market. 80% of the world's solar panels are made here. music. and taylor swift fans are in a frenzy after her new album appears to leak online early. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the middle east and the united nations secretary general has again warned that the war in...
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he will stay on as first minister until his scottish national party finds a new leader. english premier league football clubs have agreed in principle to introduce a new spending cap. at a shareholders' meeting in london on monday, a majority of clubs voted in favour of the plan, which will be determined by the amount of money earned in television rights by the lowest—earning club in the league. if approved atjune's premier league agm, the new model will come into place from the 2025—26 season. it is the world's biggest election, so much so it is being held over six weeks. the bbc is on the road covering the indian elections. prime minister narendra modi and his bjp party are hoping to win a third successive term. three years ago, covid ravaged india. and while it made the state of healthcare in the country a part of the political discourse back then, in this first general election since the pandemic, healthcare is not a major issue on the campaign trail. samira husain reports from the state of bihar. more than 600 days of protesting, and still no change. blocking tr
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i sincerely hope that john swinney will put himself forward to be leader of the scottish national party. i think he would do a phenomenaljob. i think the public would be reassured by his presence. i think the party would be united by his presence. i think that can only be a good thing for scotland as a whole. but what about kate forbes, the former finance secretary who ran mr yousaf so close in the leadership contest little over a year ago? she's said to be thinking about running for the job. but the greens, whose support she might need, are not fans of her agenda. it is entirely up to the snp to decide who they want to lead their party. it's for them to decide what kind of party they want to be. do they want to continue to be a progressive party? do they continue to want to make income tax fair? to work for the climate and nature emergencies? or do they want to take a different direction? as he found out, governing is hard, but governing without a majority is much harder. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. devastating floods have hit
i sincerely hope that john swinney will put himself forward to be leader of the scottish national party. i think he would do a phenomenaljob. i think the public would be reassured by his presence. i think the party would be united by his presence. i think that can only be a good thing for scotland as a whole. but what about kate forbes, the former finance secretary who ran mr yousaf so close in the leadership contest little over a year ago? she's said to be thinking about running for the job....
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and it's essentially a coalition government between the scottish greens and the scottish national party . well, that came to an end party. well, that came to an end this morning in what many people are saying is has very much a kind of energy of what i'm going to dump you before you dump me, because certainly the scottish greens, well, they were already in talks as to whether this agreement would come to the end. but nevertheless, the snp marched into this afternoon with a minority government and then at qus , where the opposition at qus, where the opposition parties get to pose their burning questions to the first minister. of course, there was only one topic on the agenda today, and that essentially was headuned today, and that essentially was headlined by douglas ross, the scottish conservative leader, calling a vote of no confidence, and humza yousaf. well, that seemed to come as a bit of a shock for the first minister, and certainly with 31 msps, the scottish conservatives have the votes to make sure that that goes through as a vote in parliament next week. then over the course of
and it's essentially a coalition government between the scottish greens and the scottish national party . well, that came to an end party. well, that came to an end this morning in what many people are saying is has very much a kind of energy of what i'm going to dump you before you dump me, because certainly the scottish greens, well, they were already in talks as to whether this agreement would come to the end. but nevertheless, the snp marched into this afternoon with a minority government...
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the scottish national party said they would long argued privatisation had been a disaster. the liberal democrats say they want fares frozen and the conservatives. . ? since privatisation, - we have seen a doubling in the number of passengers on the railway, £100 million| invested in services. _ under british rail, the previous nationalised system, | the number of people using the railways was falling. so what do people in darlington make of trains in public ownership? we have lived through that before. they didn't have the problems before. every day there is a delay. i almost missed an exam. do you think it would be a good idea to nationalise? with all the strikes, yes. people will say, what about these strikes, we have more strikes coming up shortly and some people might think, a labour government, with their mates in the unions, things could get worse, couldn't they? well, let's look at the record of the last labour government and what is happening now. we have more strikes than we have had for years under this government. but you could be prime minister in months and pe
the scottish national party said they would long argued privatisation had been a disaster. the liberal democrats say they want fares frozen and the conservatives. . ? since privatisation, - we have seen a doubling in the number of passengers on the railway, £100 million| invested in services. _ under british rail, the previous nationalised system, | the number of people using the railways was falling. so what do people in darlington make of trains in public ownership? we have lived through...
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the former chief executive of the scottish national party, peter murrell, has been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the snp. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning on thursday more than a year after he was first arrested. a police investigation is ongoing. our scotland editor james cook has more. at the heart of this enquiry is nearly £667,000 raised by the snp between 2017 and 2020 to campaign for independence. questions first arose at the end of 2019 when it emerged the party had just under £97,000 in the bank. and tonight, one more development in an enquiry that has sent shockwaves through scottish politics — peter murrell has resigned his membership of the snp. well, what happens now? the police say in due course, they will send what is known as a "standard prosecution report" to the public prosecutor in scotland. you're live with bbc news. a fulljury has been sworn in for former us president donald trump's historic criminal trial in new york. the 12jurors will decide whethe
the former chief executive of the scottish national party, peter murrell, has been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the snp. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning on thursday more than a year after he was first arrested. a police investigation is ongoing. our scotland editor james cook has more. at the heart of this enquiry is nearly £667,000 raised by the snp between 2017 and 2020 to...
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national party. it's understood that both nicola sturgeon and colin beattie, the party's former treasurer, remain under investigation, though have not been re—arrested or charged. lorna gordon is in glasgow for us. nicola sturgeon, seen for the first time since her husband was arrested and charged. it is time since her husband was arrested and charged-— and charged. it is incredibly difficult but _ and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's _ and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's not - and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's not the i and charged. it is incredibly . difficult but that's not the main issue here, so i can't say any more. i'm not going to say any more. the home she shares with peter murrell was searched by police when he was first arrested last year, as was the snp headquarters. mr murrell was its chief executive for more than two decades. after being held in custody for more than nine hours yesterday, he now stands accused of embezzlement, the misuse
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national party leader yourself had been facing 2 votes of no confidence in his party following the collapse of the s and p's power sharing deal with the greens. he's also been an outspoken critic of british policy on the gals of war. the scottish parliament has $28.00 days to find a new 1st minister, or an election will be forced. rome has some of the russian ambassador over what it calls most schools, nationalization of one of its companies. that's after the kremlin a 9 step was putting the russia based on the centuries of 2 european firms are installed on bosh under the temporary management of state energy joined gals. problem relevant decree has been signed by president, who called it a tit for a ton of response to the season of russian financial assets by the e u. i will happy to say that said, joining us now in a student to discuss the story is financial expert in our tea contribution. chris and chris boot this evening to you. let's just break this done 1st because you've got the, the, you, the one complaining here. but it was the you, let's start, forgot that at seized what was it? 20
national party leader yourself had been facing 2 votes of no confidence in his party following the collapse of the s and p's power sharing deal with the greens. he's also been an outspoken critic of british policy on the gals of war. the scottish parliament has $28.00 days to find a new 1st minister, or an election will be forced. rome has some of the russian ambassador over what it calls most schools, nationalization of one of its companies. that's after the kremlin a 9 step was putting the...
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the politician will also step darn us scottish national party leader uses had been facing 2 votes of no confidence from his party following the collapse of the s and p's power sharing deal with the greens. he's also being an outspoken critic of british policy on the gas and more. the scottish parliament now has $28.00 days to find a new 1st minister or an election will be forced. of thousands rallied in the georgian capital tbilisi on monday in support of a so called for an agent bill, which has been approved by parliament demonstrations for and in opposition to the bill have going on for over a month mondays. raleigh was organized by george's ruling party with protesters marching towards the parliament building, where the leadership addressed the crowds on valley to protect the nation's independence. on the debate inside the parliament building itself, meanwhile, got physical. one m p for a bottle of water or other colleague during the readings. me to report said the woman in question was from an opposition party and was removed from the hall after being with us senators have respon
the politician will also step darn us scottish national party leader uses had been facing 2 votes of no confidence from his party following the collapse of the s and p's power sharing deal with the greens. he's also being an outspoken critic of british policy on the gas and more. the scottish parliament now has $28.00 days to find a new 1st minister or an election will be forced. of thousands rallied in the georgian capital tbilisi on monday in support of a so called for an agent bill, which...
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former scottish national party chief executive and husband of ex first minister nicola sturgeon, peter murrell , nicola sturgeon, peter murrell, has been arrested again over the party's finances. has been arrested again over the party's finances . the 59 year party's finances. the 59 year old was previously arrested and released without charge last april. he was taken into custody this morning and is being questioned by police scotland . questioned by police scotland. mr morrell resigned as the party's chief executive last march and the scottish government has scrapped its interim target, aimed at reducing the country's carbon emissions by 75% by 2030. the minister for net zero said while the original target is admittedly unattainable now, a revised package of climate action measures will deliver scotland's transition to net zero at a pace that is feasible. greenpeace though, have gone on record on twitter or x this afternoon saying the scottish government's decision to scrap their climate target is embarrassing and infuriating . embarrassing and infuriating. but the first minister, hu
former scottish national party chief executive and husband of ex first minister nicola sturgeon, peter murrell , nicola sturgeon, peter murrell, has been arrested again over the party's finances. has been arrested again over the party's finances . the 59 year party's finances. the 59 year old was previously arrested and released without charge last april. he was taken into custody this morning and is being questioned by police scotland . questioned by police scotland. mr morrell resigned as the...