and his anthem, which i heard hamish henderson_ and his anthem, which i heard hamish henderson saying from an open top from the _ henderson saying from an open top from the great capital city during a ram debacle rally that demanded this talisman_ ram debacle rally that demanded this talisman of this very parliament in the early— talisman of this very parliament in the early 1990s, talisman of this very parliament in the early1990s, hamish talisman of this very parliament in the early 1990s, hamish henderson wrote," _ the early 1990s, hamish henderson wrote," never heed what the foodies croak_ wrote," never heed what the foodies croak for— wrote," never heed what the foodies croak for dune, in your house and the barons — croak for dune, in your house and the barons of adam and painted room" — the barons of adam and painted room" if— the barons of adam and painted room." if there was ever an anthem that railed _ room." if there was ever an anthem that railed against child poverty, those _ that railed against child poverty, those words from hamish henderson echoed _ those words from hamish henderson echoed through the streets of our diverse _ echoed through the streets of our diverse country as a call for us to act. diverse country as a call for us to act 50— diverse country as a call for us to act 50 i'tt— diverse country as a call for us to act. so i'll be unapologetic about bringing — act. so i'll be unapologetic about bringing to this parliament the measures we can take to eradicate child poverty, and i look forward to seeking _ child poverty, and i look forward to seeking the support of others to achieve — seeking the support of others to achieve that aim. because i recognise that's how it will have to

work _ recognise that's how it will have to work i'm — recognise that's how it will have to work. i'm leading a minority government, i will need to reach out to others— government, i will need to reach out to others to — government, i will need to reach out to others to make things happen, to pass legislation, to agree a budget, to pass _ pass legislation, to agree a budget, to pass legislation to agree a budget _ to pass legislation to agree a budget. these sound like dry, technical— budget. these sound like dry, technical parliamentary terms — but what they— technical parliamentary terms — but what they mean in reality is, if we want _ what they mean in reality is, if we want to— what they mean in reality is, if we want to fund our schools and hospitals, if we want to give our businesses a competitive edge, if we want to— businesses a competitive edge, if we want to take climate action, if we want _ want to take climate action, if we want to— want to take climate action, if we want to eradicate child poverty, if we want — want to eradicate child poverty, if we want to — want to eradicate child poverty, if we want to change people's lives for the better, — we want to change people's lives for the better, we have got to work to do so _ the better, we have got to work to do so -- _ the better, we have got to work to do so —— worked together to do so. this parliament is intensely polarised at this time. i accept my part in_ polarised at this time. i accept my part in creating the environment — whether— part in creating the environment — whether that is by shouted put—downs from the _ whether that is by shouted put—downs from the front bench or heckling from _ from the front bench or heckling from a _ from the front bench or heckling from a sedentary position. i do promise, — from a sedentary position. i do promise, presiding officer, that that will— promise, presiding officer, that that will all stop, i have changed.

laughter applause perhaps time will tell on that one. this is— perhaps time will tell on that one. this is hot— perhaps time will tell on that one. this is not the collaborative place it has _ this is not the collaborative place it has tteen— this is not the collaborative place it has been in the past — a collaborative place that has done so much _ collaborative place that has done so much good — collaborative place that has done so much good to improve the lives of people _ much good to improve the lives of people in— much good to improve the lives of people in scotland. as the parliament marked its 25 year anniversary and is one of the relatively— anniversary and is one of the relatively small group who have been here from _ relatively small group who have been here from the start, i reflect on the major— here from the start, i reflect on the major developments that have taken _ the major developments that have taken place by collaborative work and agreement over that time. major developments taken forward by the labour— developments taken forward by the labour and liberal executives such as the _ labour and liberal executives such as the tran— labour and liberal executives such as the ban on smoking in public places. — as the ban on smoking in public places. or— as the ban on smoking in public places, or minimum unit price and by the snp _ places, or minimum unit price and by the snp government or the introduction of free bus travel for under— introduction of free bus travel for under 20 — introduction of free bus travel for under 20 twos by the snp green partnership. i commit my government to working _ partnership. i commit my government to working to create that agreement across _ to working to create that agreement across the _ to working to create that agreement across the chamber. i hope there is

space _ across the chamber. i hope there is space and _ across the chamber. i hope there is space and the willingness for that to happen in the interests of the people _ to happen in the interests of the people who sent us here. now it is hardly— people who sent us here. now it is hardly a _ people who sent us here. now it is hardly a surprise to anyone in this chamber— hardly a surprise to anyone in this chamber that i believe that this country— chamber that i believe that this country could do more if we had the powers— country could do more if we had the powers of— country could do more if we had the powers of a — country could do more if we had the powers of a normal independent hatioh~ — powers of a normal independent nation. others in this chamber take the opposite view — that is the essence — the opposite view — that is the essence of democracy, people hold to express _ essence of democracy, people hold to express and _ essence of democracy, people hold to express and pursue different opinions _ express and pursue different opinions. the question we face in this parliament today however is a more _ this parliament today however is a more practical one — does our disagreement on the constitution prevent— disagreement on the constitution prevent us from working collaboratively within the existing powers _ collaboratively within the existing powers of the parliament to eradicate child poverty, build the economy, — eradicate child poverty, build the economy, supportjobs, address the cost crisis. — economy, supportjobs, address the cost crisis, improve the health service, — cost crisis, improve the health service, and tackle the climate crisis? — service, and tackle the climate crisis? i— service, and tackle the climate crisis? i will give all of my energy and willingness to engage and listen to ensure _ and willingness to engage and listen to ensure that is not the case, i invite _

to ensure that is not the case, i invite others to do the same. presiding _ invite others to do the same. presiding officer, when i pitched up at forrester high school in the city in 1979 _ at forrester high school in the city in 1979 at — at forrester high school in the city in 1979 at the age of 15, wearing my snp badge, and my friends and teachers — snp badge, and my friends and teachers wondered why i had become involved _ teachers wondered why i had become involved irr— teachers wondered why i had become involved in this fringe party, i could — involved in this fringe party, i could scarcely have imagined that my journey _ could scarcely have imagined that my journey would imagine the first mihister— journey would imagine the first minister of scotland. it is an extraordinary privilege to hold this office. _ extraordinary privilege to hold this office. and — extraordinary privilege to hold this office, and i think parliament for the honour— office, and i think parliament for the honour that has been given to me. the honour that has been given to me to— the honour that has been given to me to the — the honour that has been given to me. to the people of scotland, i would _ me. to the people of scotland, i would say — me. to the people of scotland, i would say simply this— i offer myself— would say simply this— i offer myself to— would say simply this— i offer myself to be the first minister for scotland. — myself to be the first minister for scotland, i'm here to serve you, i will give _ scotland, i'm here to serve you, i will give everything i have to build the trest— will give everything i have to build the best future for our country. applause

those are the scenes in hollyrood as john swinney is chosen as scotland's seventh first minister after becoming the new snp leader. he was elected as the parliament's nominee, achieving the majority in the first vote of 64 votes to 57. let's bring in lorna gordon, who's watching events for us in edinburgh. a speech there from john swinney, acknowledging his long career in politics and is surprised with which he finds himself in this position, and also acknowledging some of the conflict that's gone on certainly in the recent past in politics there, and wanting to put that in the past, but acknowledging he has to reach out to other parties now. john out to other parties now. john swinney has _ out to other parties now. john swinney has been _ out to other parties now. john swinney has been in - out to other parties now. jm�*i swinney has been in scottish parliament for the last quarter of a century, but he tipped his hat to the fact that his history and politics goes back even further. he talked of how in 1979, he wore an

snp badge when he was 15 and a teacher asked him why he was supporting this party on the fringes of politics— he said he could scarcely imagine now he would become first minister. he talked in that speech of howjust a year ago, he said he'd done his bit, so his election as first minister came as something of a surprise. he also said, "i have changed," in making that comment, he was tipping his hat to the fact that he accepts that politics and scotland have been very polarised and that he has played a part in that, he said he shouted put—downs in the chamber, he's heckled from a sedentary position — one presumes that means whilst watching television— he's heckled politicians, but he said, whilst accepting his part in that polarisation, he wants that to come

to an end, and that even parties who have a different positions on the constitution — because of course, remember that the snp, scottish greens in the alba party believe scotland should be an independent country, while the labour, lib dems and scottish labour leaving the union — he says that whilst they have different views on the constitution, he hopes they can work together to tackle some of the pressing issues that scotland faces, the priorities would be eradicating child poverty, supporting jobs, tackling the cost—of—living emergency and the climate crisis. that of course, he got an extended round of applause at the end of that speech. so an accomplished speech from an accomplished performer, congratulations from the opposition, those three other rival nominees who did not win in this election to become the next first minister of scotland. but of course, they also got to point out some of the

challenges ahead forjohn swinney, for which they would say there are many. for which they would say there are man . �* , . ~' for which they would say there are man. 2 . ~ ., . for which they would say there are man. 2 .~ ., . many. let's talk more about that, the three rival— many. let's talk more about that, the three rival nominees - many. let's talk more about that, the three rival nominees offering | the three rival nominees offering their congratulations and acknowledgement also of their huge sacrifice that he will be making personally as he also thanked his wife, who has amassed support for him. but there was a lot of criticism in the speeches from the three other party leaders, wasn't there? is three other party leaders, wasn't there? . . ., , three other party leaders, wasn't there? . . ., . ., there? is congratulations all around and criticism. _ there? is congratulations all around and criticism, the _ there? is congratulations all around and criticism, the conservatives - and criticism, the conservatives saying john swinney must change course and deliver new policy. they urged him to rule out any agreements by the back door with the greens, saying he must put the campaign for independence on the back burner. scottish labour said thatjohn swinney has been one of the ark to that —— architects of the device of policies here in scotland and the continuity won't cut it, that he needs to fix the mess of the last 17 years. of course, 17 years the snp have been in power here in scotland.

the scottish greens, lorna slater spoke on their behalf, untiljust two weeks ago they were in a power—sharing deal in government here in scotland — they said their support and abstain from the vote today, which was the reason that john swinney was able to get in, we could stay ahead of time he would win that vote — they said they would explicitly support him as long as there was a shared vision and policy programme on areas such as the climate, independence, and poverty. in the liberal democrats for their part said that they were confident there were areas they could find some common ground, but they did urgejohn swinney to change course and were not convinced he has the fresh ideas, after being so close to so many of the decisions i have been made for so many years, they were unsure and convinced that he the man to deliver change. so

congratulations, but some scepticism that he's the right man for the job from opposition parties, as you would expect. from opposition parties, as you would “pect— from opposition parties, as you would exect. ., . ., . would expect. lorna gordon, thanks much. let's take you live to the house of commons now. the uk defence secretary, grant shapps, is due to make a statement about a hack which has compromised the payroll system of the british armed forces. government officials have told the bbc that china was most likely responsible — something the chinese foreign ministry has dismissed as "absurd". it's understood grant shapps will not be directly pointing the finger today, so expect some more information on that from the secretary of defence. we will go back to the house of commons when that happens. no trains on some of the busiest commuter routes today because of a fresh strike by aslef train drivers. today's strike mainly affects the south of england with

those hit including southwestern in the gatwick express. tomorrow it's a different set of operators affected. and on thursday, the north of england and scotland will be hit. katy austin has more. southampton central station was very quiet this morning. people hurried for the few trains that were running. there is a train. it's not here for, like, another hour—and—a—half and i can't get to work. i need to be at work in, like, 20 minutes. normally it takes 20 minutes for me to get to work from here. and there's only one train returning. what train do you normally get? the 8:30 to waterloo. is that running today? no, it's not. we have to get the 8:50 instead. i had to leave a bit earlier from home. 032 to service to london. it was a different story at the nearby coach station.

services to london were all full. yeah, we've got to get back to kent. what are your options for that today? well, we'll be all right. it's just.... it's another, what, six hours on the journey. do you normally get the coach? not really. it's kind of a last resort for me. yeah, it's not regular. the overtime ban at all 16 train companies involved in the dispute, which started yesterday, could mean short notice cancellations this week and, on strike days, some operators will run no trains, while others will have very limited timetables — services starting later and finishing earlier than usual. we want a resolution. did i expect this to be going on 22 months? no, ididn't. will it take another 22 months? well, if it does, it does. but this won't go away until somebody sits down with us and resolves the pay rise for �*22 and �*23. it's been more than a year now since the aslef union rejected the latest proposals put on the table by the train operators group. and there's been no progress since then towards resolving the long—running train drivers dispute. now there are signs that might be about to change. train companies' representatives have invited the union to have informal discussions, to see if they can

resume negotiations. the main point of disagreement over this period has been over working conditions, and we're hoping that this letter could help dislodge these talks and just move us into a position where we find some common ground. if that is the case, then potentially we could get back around the negotiating table and finally find a solution. whether that eventually leads to a settlement or not, this week's action is set to go ahead. katie austin, bbc news, in southampton. sadiq khan is begining his third term as london's mayor, and has pledged to make the capital the best city in the world to grow up in. he beat his conservative rival susan hall by more than a quarter of a million votes in last thursday's election. let's take a listen to what he had to say. many of you will have heard me talk about the idea of the london promise. that if you work hard and get a helping hand, you can achieve

anything. forthe get a helping hand, you can achieve anything. for the next four years, city hall will redouble its efforts to help those young ones in need to move forward and achieve their aspirations. we will do our most to ensure london becomes a byword for opportunity again, a place where the barriers of class, race, and gender are finally broken down, and where they are extended upwards for all. so today, i'm pledging to make london the best city in the world to grow up in. london the best city in the world to grow pp in-— london the best city in the world to irow u- in. ., ., ., grow up in. sadiq khan, the mayor of london. southern water says repairs are now complete and those supplies have been restored, but up to 2000 properties are yet to see their water supply returned. let's show

you the scene again live in the house of commons, as i mentioned a short time ago, we are waiting to hearfrom the defence short time ago, we are waiting to hear from the defence secretary grant shapps. this is after news was revealed today that the government expects china as being behind the hack of an armed forces payroll system. the defence secretary isn't expected to identify specific culprit when he addresses mps in a short while, but we do expect him to warn of the dangers posed by cyber espionage from hostile states. the system which is used by the ministry of defence includes names and backed details of armed forces personnel. we've heard from china over this, who described the suggestion as a fabrication and malicious slander. the prime minister rishi sunak stopping short of naming the country responsible said that a malign actor has compromised the payroll system. we understand that in a very small number of cases, the data may include personal addresses. the

system holding personal hmrc style information for current regular reservists and former members of the royal navy, army and air force over a period of several years was managed by an external contractor we understand. downing street has said its reviewed the contractors information. we understand the government became aware of the data breach in recent days and has not found... but is continuing to investigate. let's listen to the commons they are sub villa must be exercised within humanitarian loss. minister, what does "finish the job mean?" with 40,000 people dead, many of them children, is it when every single man, woman, child, baby is deadin single man, woman, child, baby is dead in gaza? is that what finish thejob means? the government said

thejob means? the government said the invasion of rough up wouldn't be... . , . ., . be... ok, that is the international development _ be... ok, that is the international development secretary _ be... ok, that is the international development secretary andrea i development secretary andrea mitchell —— andrew mitchell being addressed by dawn butler about the situation in gaza. let's go back to that story there, we are expecting to hear from that story there, we are expecting to hearfrom grant shapps, the defence secretary. beijing has dismissed this claim, here's the chinese foreign ministry spokesman. translation: the remarks of the uk politicians are absurd. _ china firmly opposes and fights all forms of cyber attacks. we also firmly reject using the cyber security issue politically to smear and vilify other countries. stay with us on bbc news, back very shortly.

let's ta ke let's take you live to the house of commons here in london. we are expecting grant shapps to speak in a few minutes. he is due to make a statement about a hack which has compromised the payroll system of the british armed forces. government officials have told the bbc that china was most likely responsible —

something the chinese foreign ministry has dismissed as "absurd". china's president xijinping in europe at the moment, and france, having lunch with french president macron. the chinese dismissing the idea that it could be behind this hack as observed, but we are expecting a statement from the uk defence secretary and a short while, we will bring that to you. ukrainian intelligence says it's foiled a russian plot to assassinate president zelensky. it's arrested two colonels from the government protection unit suspected of passing on secret information to a russian fsb cell. it's claimed they brought drones, explosives and mines to kyiv from other ukrainian regions to use in an attack. the plan was to follow mr zelensky, abduct and murder him. the assassination, according to the statement, was to be timed for president putin's inauguration, as a "present." our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has more. assassination plots

against president zelensky are common, and they have been since the full—scale invasion when russian paratroopers attempted to land in kyiv and take him out. but this is an alleged plan which really does stand out — you have the country's intelligence service claiming to have held two serving colonels in the country's security service, which is responsible for keeping institutions, as well as senior officials safe. and they are accused of planning to leak president zelensky and these other officials' movements to moscow, the details of how they're protected, as well as the addresses in which they stay, and the alleged plan was for those addresses to be struck by russian missiles —

but the detail doesn't stop there. these colonels reportedly took weapons from the ukrainian regions where they were serving — including drones, mines, explosives — they allegedly took them to kyiv to carry out this attack. now we don't know how close these men got to carrying out their plan — it is claimed they were hired by moscow's moles before the full—scale invasion, in meetings in other european countries where large sums of cash were transferred. it's got it all, really, this plot — but it's also a reminder of the dangers that president zelensky, a wartime leader, faces in this conflict. this is a president who is still keen to travel around, he often makes visits to the front line, some very hostile areas where he will be seen to meet troops, and often those journeys are made in low—flying helicopters — it's a means of transport which has claimed the lives of other top officials, when a helicopter crashed a few years ago in heavy fog. but he's become accustomed to the risk. this is a guy who was

willing to stay, despite offers to leave ukraine early on in the full—scale invasion, with this country still being under martial law, with elections still under hold. -- still —— still on hold. for now, it seems he's intent on staying, but he's grappling with other political domestic issues as part of the job. the gloss of the early invasion has worn off now. he's trying to mobilise as many men as possible for a fight that is not going ukraine's way at the minute. james waterhouse in kyiv. president vladimir putin has been sworn in for a new six—year term at a ceremony at the kremlin. putin, who's been in power as president or prime minister since 1999, now begins his new mandate more than two years after he sent tens of thousands of troops into ukraine. in march, vladimir putin won a landslide victory in a tightly controlled election from which two anti—war candidates were barred on technical grounds.

britain, canada and most european union nations decided to boycott the swearing—in, but france said it would send its ambassador. our russia editor steven rosenberg told us more from moscow. after taking the oath of office, he pledged to serve the russian people, but he said he was open to dialogue with the west, with western countries — but accused the west of displaying aggression towards russia, of putting pressure on russia. this of course from the kremlin leader who launched a full—scale invasion of ukraine two years ago, waging a war against ukraine, but russian officials turned all of that round and pointed the finger of blame on the west for waging a war in ukraine against russia. after the ceremony, interestingly, we were in a position where we could speak to people we never usually have access to, and i managed to catch a word with the head of russian foreign

intelligence service, and he said to me that he interpreted putin's speech as an invitation to the west for mutual cooperation — those were his words. but i suspect it will be viewed quite differently in western nations. britain, america, and the european union didn't send any representatives to putin's inauguration ceremony today — that reflects, i think, the level of tension that is between moscow and the west at the moment. it's been revealed that prince harry will not meet the king during his visit to the uk this week. a spokesman for the duke of sussex said a meeting between father and son wasn't possible because of the king's busy schedule. harry is in london to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the invictus games, which he set up to help rehabilitate wounded or sick service personnel. stay with us here on bbc news.

just a reminder that we are expecting a statement from the uk defence secretary about a hack which has compromised the payroll system of the british armed forces. government officials have told the bbc that china was most likely responsible — something china has dismissed as absurd. hello there. finally, a spell of settled weather, not just for the next few days but in fact for much of the upcoming week and this weekend. the best of the sunshine will always be for england and wales but we will have weather fronts in the north west of the country at times, which bring a little bit of rain, more cloud here but it will be quite warm in the sunshine for all of those, but certainly for england and wales. this is the high pressure starting to build in today across the country. there is a weak weather front across the north of the uk, that will generate quite a lot of cloud for scotland, early sunshine across northern ireland will tend to fade as well and we will see patchy cloud for northern and western part

of england and wales and some showers likely to develop ear but nothing as heavy or as widespread as we have seen over the last few days. the best of the sunshine towards the south—east, where we could be up to 20 degrees or so, but for most it is the mid—to high teens. through this evening and overnight, it looks like any showers will fade away. most places will be dry, some clear spells but sea fog lapping coasts of both the north sea and the irish sea, and there will be variable cloud here and there. temperatures generally 6—10 celsius — on the mild side for most. into wednesday, this area of high pressure will bring a dry day for much of the country but we do see these weather fronts, tighter isobars pushing into the north—west of the country. the wind will start to pick up across scotland and northern ireland. cloud is building. we will see splashes of rain moving in, mainly to the north and west of scotland. but southern scotland, eastern part of northern ireland should tend to stay dry. the best of the sunshine again for england and wales with light southerly winds, it is going to feel even warmer, the low 20s for many of us, even up to 20 degrees there across south—east scotland.

on thursday, a similar story. more cloud generally in scotland and northern ireland, some splashes of rain in the north west of scotland, where it will be easier. lighter winds further south and for the bulk of england and wales it should be mostly dry, barely a shower around. lots of sunshine and feeling a bit warmer. 22, maybe 23 degrees in the warmest spots, high teens even where we have cloud across scotland and northern ireland. we hold onto high—pressure on friday and indeed the weekend, although it starts to retreat out towards the east, low pressure will begin to push in to the west of the country later on sunday and certainly into next week it looks more unsettled. but a fine end to the week to come, just the chance of some showers across western areas later on sunday. take care.

"a new era" for disney. so says boss bob iger — as the firm's streaming division finally turns a profit— six months earlier than it promised wall street. pressure in the pipeline. bp profits slump — by more than expected — raising further questions about the oil giant's strategy. plus, back on the radar for us regulators. boeing faces a new safety investigation — this time over the 787 dreamliner. welcome to business today.

we will star with news from disney. "we have turned the corner!" that's the message to investors from disney boss bob iger — as the entertainment giant raised its profit forecasts for the year — and revealed its film and tv streaming business has turned a profit for the first time. disney launched its disney plus service back in 2019 to compete with netflix and adapt to the changing way we get our entertainment. it has been losing money since then. disney promised wall street those losses would turn to profits by september — but look at this... disney's entertainment streaming division made a profit of $47 million betweenjanuary and march — that's compared to a huge loss of $587 million this time last year. so — out of the red six months ahead of schedule. michelle fleury in new york is taking a closer look at this for us. this is quite a turnaround,

delivering the profit much earlier than expected?