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with the scottish greens. 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 snp 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. 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, c
with the scottish greens. 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 snp member ash regan, who defected to another nationalist party, could...
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snp's partners in the scottish leader in scrapping targets- snp's partners in the scottish green partyent. i am deeply disappointed and angry that those kind of transformational green policies have not been in place for ten, 15, 20 years that would have been necessary to make that 2030 target possible. the only rational response to those decades of inaction is to accelerate the action we are taking, that is what we have announced today. i5 action we are taking, that is what we have announced today. is less than three _ we have announced today. is less than three years _ we have announced today. is less than three years since _ we have announced today. is less than three years since politiciansl than three years since politicians from around the world gathered at a summit here on the clyde to promise action to tackle climate change. since then, the snp, the greens and politicians in other parts of the country and the world have found that delivering those promises is much harder than making them. the scottish government made yet more promises today about accelerating measures to go gree
snp's partners in the scottish leader in scrapping targets- snp's partners in the scottish green partyent. i am deeply disappointed and angry that those kind of transformational green policies have not been in place for ten, 15, 20 years that would have been necessary to make that 2030 target possible. the only rational response to those decades of inaction is to accelerate the action we are taking, that is what we have announced today. i5 action we are taking, that is what we have announced...
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scottish greens.t david henderson has the story. the bute house agreement lasted less than 1,000 days, but it brought green ministers into government for the first time anywhere in the uk — and with them came a raft of green policies. so what do voters think now they're gone? i think it's sad because i think the greens are a good influence on the snp, but i guess we've had a minority government before, so i guess it's going to happen again. yeah, like, ivote green most of the time. yeah, like, ivote green most of the time. but, yeah, it hasn't been brilliant. for months, this power—sharing deal was under pressure, with key plans like the deposit return scheme stalled, then ditched. chanting: trans rights! the final straw — a row over the pause on the prescription of puberty blockers for under—18s, and the scrapping of climate targets. so now the deal�*s collapsed, there's pressure on humza yousaf to change direction. but the balance of power at holyrood means it's not that simple. with the greens back
scottish greens.t david henderson has the story. the bute house agreement lasted less than 1,000 days, but it brought green ministers into government for the first time anywhere in the uk — and with them came a raft of green policies. so what do voters think now they're gone? i think it's sad because i think the greens are a good influence on the snp, but i guess we've had a minority government before, so i guess it's going to happen again. yeah, like, ivote green most of the time. yeah,...
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the scottish green party is to vote on whether to leave its coalition with the snp in response. if the greens do pull out. an snp spokesperson told the bbc it remained steadfast in its commitment to reaching net zero by 2045. mr stark is standing down at the end of this month after six years at the climate change committee. he says his fear is that without stronger support from politicians, climate denial could creep into the uk debate. justin rowlatt, bbc news. that's it from me for the moment, do stay with us here on bbc news, i'm samantha simmonds, thanks for watching. hello. it's been a chilly start to the weekend. temperatures may be higher in scotland because we've seen this cloud moving down from the north and we will continue to see a bit of light rain or drizzle on the week with a front there as it runs into our area of with a front there as it runs into ourarea of high with a front there as it runs into our area of high pressure. in between those two weather fronts, the potential for some slightly warmer air across scotland where we get some sunshine and particularly n
the scottish green party is to vote on whether to leave its coalition with the snp in response. if the greens do pull out. an snp spokesperson told the bbc it remained steadfast in its commitment to reaching net zero by 2045. mr stark is standing down at the end of this month after six years at the climate change committee. he says his fear is that without stronger support from politicians, climate denial could creep into the uk debate. justin rowlatt, bbc news. that's it from me for the...
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greens last week.tion, rather than letting the votes go ahead. i will be back with the top business stories here, next. hello. expect a different feel to the weather over the next few days. some warmer weather on the way this week, but with that, we will still see some outbreaks of rain at times, so don't be expecting blue skies and sunshine all the way. and certainly low pressure in charge of the scene for monday, this frontal system pushing in from the west. that'll make for a really soggy start to the day across northern ireland. conversely, central and eastern parts of england and a good part of scotland starting with some sunshine. a touch of frost first thing across parts of scotland. outbreaks of rain spreading from northern ireland, into southern and central scotland, northwest england, wales and the south—west as we go through the day. but for central and eastern parts of england, where we hold on to some brightness, temperatures could climb to 18 degrees. more generally, 11 to 1a. now, throug
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yesterday he terminated a coalition with the scottish greens — saying he was prepared to lead a minorityey will vote against him. speaking in dundee, mr yousaf said his plan was in the best interest of scotland. when it comes to the events of the last 2a hours, i will notjust be looking to talk to her, i'll be writing to the greens and labour and conservatives, every party representing the parliament to make minority government work. it's also on the opposition in good faith to act in good faith so we can deliver to the people. you act in good faith so we can deliver to the maple-— act in good faith so we can deliver to the neonate-— to the people. you cancelled a seech to the people. you cancelled a speech in _ to the people. you cancelled a speech in glasgow _ to the people. you cancelled a speech in glasgow to - to the people. you cancelled a speech in glasgow to come - to the people. you cancelled a i speech in glasgow to come here to the people. you cancelled a - speech in glasgow to come here and make this announcement. doesn't that smack of a desperate attempt to get the greens yo
yesterday he terminated a coalition with the scottish greens — saying he was prepared to lead a minorityey will vote against him. speaking in dundee, mr yousaf said his plan was in the best interest of scotland. when it comes to the events of the last 2a hours, i will notjust be looking to talk to her, i'll be writing to the greens and labour and conservatives, every party representing the parliament to make minority government work. it's also on the opposition in good faith to act in good...
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greens.meaning his survival may depend on the vote of his former colleague ash regan, who defected from the snp to the alba party last year. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is in dundee where mr yousaf has been speaking. how do things done for him? in the last few minutes, _ how do things done for him? in the last few minutes, humza _ how do things done for him? in the last few minutes, humza yousaf i how do things done for him? in the | last few minutes, humza yousaf has how do things done for him? in the i last few minutes, humza yousaf has a right this housing development in dundee. he ignored brutal question from the waiting media about he would continue as first minister, whether he was a lame duck first minister, but we are told he will do interviews later. he is trying to reset his government by making this announcement about affordable housing. but to be honest, all focus is on his future. we are told he will not be announcing his resignation today, despite speculation overn
greens.meaning his survival may depend on the vote of his former colleague ash regan, who defected from the snp to the alba party last year. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is in dundee where mr yousaf has been speaking. how do things done for him? in the last few minutes, _ how do things done for him? in the last few minutes, humza _ how do things done for him? in the last few minutes, humza yousaf i how do things done for him? in the | last few minutes, humza yousaf has how do...
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members of the scottish green party are to vote on whether to continue their power—sharing agreement decision to ditch key targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a move which is said to have angered green party colleagues. the vote will be held at an extraordinary general meeting, and officials say it will be binding on the party. an app designed to reduce disruption for people travelling from the uk across the channel will not be ready in time for a new eu border scheme, according to the boss of the railfirm eurostar. under the much—delayed entry exit system, non—eu citizens will need to register fingerprints and a photo at the borderfrom 0ctober. the app is meant to replace passport stamping by allowing passengers to scan their fingerprints remotely and prevent long queues. with more on this is our business reporter esyllt car, whojoins me. what's the purpose of the new eu border scheme? this new it system is supposed to replace that traditional stamp in the passport and it will mean that is basically more oversight of he was entering and leaving the eu. for british travelle
members of the scottish green party are to vote on whether to continue their power—sharing agreement decision to ditch key targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a move which is said to have angered green party colleagues. the vote will be held at an extraordinary general meeting, and officials say it will be binding on the party. an app designed to reduce disruption for people travelling from the uk across the channel will not be ready in time for a new eu border scheme, according to...
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greens . the scottish greens. >> the times leads with m15 vetting academics to kerb threats from chinaw cancer vaccine being tested on british patients, offering hope for a cure, and the daily mail says that thieves attack shops over a thousand times a day. >> all right, let's go through some of those stories then, with our senior political commentator, nigel nelson and former government adviser claire pierce. all good to see you both this morning. good morning, right, let's kick...
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he quit after the breakdown of the snp�*s coalition with the scottish greens.the top job. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. politically, there was nowhere left for humza yousaf to go. his leadership fatally wounded, not by his party or by the voters, but by himself. and so this admission that his time as first minister had come to an end. i am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power. therefore, after spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, for the government and for the country i lead, i've concluded that repairing a relationship across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm. msps will have 28 days to find his replacement or an election is called, and the names of possible contenders are already emerging. i'm giving very careful consideration to standing to be the leader of the snp. i've been somewhat overwhelmed by the requests that have been made of me to do that. scottish national party leader... kate forbes narrowly lost out to humza
he quit after the breakdown of the snp�*s coalition with the scottish greens.the top job. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. politically, there was nowhere left for humza yousaf to go. his leadership fatally wounded, not by his party or by the voters, but by himself. and so this admission that his time as first minister had come to an end. i am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power. therefore, after spending the...
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but is it the scottish greens who've really lost the plot? we'll find out.o much of his majesty the king? but next, his legal troubles mount. joe biden agrees to debate trump and the poles head towards the democrats. is it all going wrong for president trump ? you're with for president trump? you're with the saturday vie live on gb news. welcome back to the saturday five. as always. thank you very much for all of your interactions about tonight's topics. darren. that's a good name. he writes, although we kind of agree. why is a moroccan claiming asylum? it's an utter joke. the government are accountable and the family should sue the government. that's the family of the pensioner that was very sadly killed. robert says tell your panel to stop taking political sides. talk about what works for britain and not who said what. and matthew says the conservatives are rotten to the core . the more that cross over core. the more that cross over to labour, the better . well, now to labour, the better. well, now it's to labour, the better. well, now wsfime to labour, the
but is it the scottish greens who've really lost the plot? we'll find out.o much of his majesty the king? but next, his legal troubles mount. joe biden agrees to debate trump and the poles head towards the democrats. is it all going wrong for president trump ? you're with for president trump? you're with the saturday vie live on gb news. welcome back to the saturday five. as always. thank you very much for all of your interactions about tonight's topics. darren. that's a good name. he writes,...
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greens.ing out an electoral pact with fellow nationalists, the alaba party. a source close to mr yousaf said the snp leader would not agree to such a deal at westminster or holyrood. the un security council has expressed deep concern over an imminent attack on the sudanese city of al—fashir, by the paramilitary rapid support forces. al—fashir is the last major city in the darfur region, where sudan's army is still holding out against the rsf, which is accused of carrying out a wave of violence against non—arab ethnic groups. people in al—fashir are said to be too scared to leave the city. civilians are trapped in the city, the only one in darfur still in the hands of the saf, afraid of being killed should they attempt to flee. this dire situation is compounded by a severe shortage of essential supplies, as deliveries of commercial goods and humanitarian aid have been heavily constrained by the fighting. the commissioner calls for an immediate de—escalation of this catastrophic situation, an e
greens.ing out an electoral pact with fellow nationalists, the alaba party. a source close to mr yousaf said the snp leader would not agree to such a deal at westminster or holyrood. the un security council has expressed deep concern over an imminent attack on the sudanese city of al—fashir, by the paramilitary rapid support forces. al—fashir is the last major city in the darfur region, where sudan's army is still holding out against the rsf, which is accused of carrying out a wave of...
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greens.e is giving very careful consideration to succeeding as first minister. so as the search begins for a new first minister of scotland it is our lead story on the bbc online, as you can see here, do take a look at the story, if it is something you are following, analysis, and of course, look at has been happening as this week progresses. king charles is going to make his first public appearance after positive news about his cancer treatment was revealed last week by buckingham palace. the king and queen will visit a cancer treatment centre and will pay tribute to the efforts of those helping cancer patients. keep with us here on bbc news. all the top business stories here next, i will see you in just a moment. hello there. monday brought some bright and breezy conditions for some of us, and in the sunshine it felt pleasantly warm, particularly if you had a little bit of shelter. in fact, we saw temperatures around 17 degrees through east anglia and down into the london area. it was a ver
greens.e is giving very careful consideration to succeeding as first minister. so as the search begins for a new first minister of scotland it is our lead story on the bbc online, as you can see here, do take a look at the story, if it is something you are following, analysis, and of course, look at has been happening as this week progresses. king charles is going to make his first public appearance after positive news about his cancer treatment was revealed last week by buckingham palace. the...
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national party and the scottish greens.m edinburgh. mr yousaf, are you resigning today? a simple answer — yes. not at home in dundee, though, but here at the official residence of the first minister in edinburgh, the place which gave its name to the power—sharing deal with the greens which humza yousaf dumped so disastrously last week. unfortunately, in ending the bute house agreement in the manner that i did, i clearly underestimated the level of hurt and upset that caused green colleagues. i've concluded that repairing our relationship across the political divide can only be done by someone else at the helm. mr yousaf will have a place in the history books as the first muslim, the first descendant of immigrants, and the first scots asian to lead scotland's devolved government. but his time in office was tough — most of all when his in—laws were trapped in gaza for a month. but he also lost a westminster by—election to labour and endured policy problems from hate crime to gender health care, all with his party under the sh
national party and the scottish greens.m edinburgh. mr yousaf, are you resigning today? a simple answer — yes. not at home in dundee, though, but here at the official residence of the first minister in edinburgh, the place which gave its name to the power—sharing deal with the greens which humza yousaf dumped so disastrously last week. unfortunately, in ending the bute house agreement in the manner that i did, i clearly underestimated the level of hurt and upset that caused green...
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he'd been facing no—confidence votes after ending a partnership with the scottish green party.the economy and less on issues such as gender and the environment. he will stay on as first minister until his scottish national party finds a new leader. you can see more you can see more on you can see more on that story on our live page on the bbc news website. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. the good news is that this week is going to be warmer, but it's not always going to be dry. the warmer weather certainly today has been noticed across south—east england and also in east anglia, where we've got the sunniest of the skies. out towards the west things are looking a little different. we've seen this area of low pressure pushing in this band of cloud and that's been bringing with it the outbreaks of rain. so for western parts of the uk temperatures haven't really changed a great deal. it's across these eastern areas that it is certainly warmer and drier and the highest temperatures are where we've got the sunnier skies more towards the south—ea
he'd been facing no—confidence votes after ending a partnership with the scottish green party.the economy and less on issues such as gender and the environment. he will stay on as first minister until his scottish national party finds a new leader. you can see more you can see more on you can see more on that story on our live page on the bbc news website. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. the good news is that this week is going to be warmer, but it's not...
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greens, leaving him at the helm of a minority administration.rom green colleagues, and it wasn�*t meant, the action wasn�*t meant to upset and anger them which is clearly been communicated by them. and anger them but clearly, i will be writing to patrick harvey and lorna slater to let see if we can meet but it does not mean that two pro—independence parties who share so many values and so many policies cannot and should not work together in a less formal arrangement. the conservative leader douglas ross said mr yousaf has "failed" scotland, his government�*s in "meltdown" and he "needs to go." you�*re live with bbc news. from the supreme court to arizona — the debate on abortion rights is at the centre of the battle between democrats and republicans across the country. on wednesday, arizona�*s house of representatives voted to overturn a 19th century law banning abortion — if the senate approves, it could be removed from state law as early as next week. however, the 15—week cut—off for abortions in the state would remain. also on wednesday, the
greens, leaving him at the helm of a minority administration.rom green colleagues, and it wasn�*t meant, the action wasn�*t meant to upset and anger them which is clearly been communicated by them. and anger them but clearly, i will be writing to patrick harvey and lorna slater to let see if we can meet but it does not mean that two pro—independence parties who share so many values and so many policies cannot and should not work together in a less formal arrangement. the conservative...
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the scottish first minister scraps the snp's power—sharing agreement with the greens.ion parties are threatening a vote of no confidence. and we will look at labour's proposal to renationalise the uk's railways. but is it full fat nationalisation we will get you an expert view. good evening. the declaration of independence held certain truths to be self evident. that all men, and women, are created equal. is that equal before the law, neither above it nor below it? or should former presidents be immune from prosecution. notjust lawsuits while in office but consequences for crimes even afterward. that was the question before the supreme court in washington today. in new york the former president, currently on trial for conspiracy and corruption said that if the 9 justices failed to grant him immunity for official acts he had taken in office, then future presidents would be inundated with prosecutions that would hamstring their ability to serve in the white house. argument of immunity is very important. the president has to have immunity. this has nothing to do with me.
the scottish first minister scraps the snp's power—sharing agreement with the greens.ion parties are threatening a vote of no confidence. and we will look at labour's proposal to renationalise the uk's railways. but is it full fat nationalisation we will get you an expert view. good evening. the declaration of independence held certain truths to be self evident. that all men, and women, are created equal. is that equal before the law, neither above it nor below it? or should former presidents...
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greens.for a new leader — among the likely candidates, party grandeejohn swinney and former leadership rival kate forbes. we'll be finding out what it means, for scotland and the wider uk, with james cook and chris mason. also on the programme tonight... two men appear in court charged with murder, after a torso was discovered in a nature reserve. flooding devastates countries in east africa — we're in kenya where 130,000 people have been displaced. and any ideas what this is? it's roman, believed to be 1,700 years old and is baffling experts. and on newsnight at 10:30...
greens.for a new leader — among the likely candidates, party grandeejohn swinney and former leadership rival kate forbes. we'll be finding out what it means, for scotland and the wider uk, with james cook and chris mason. also on the programme tonight... two men appear in court charged with murder, after a torso was discovered in a nature reserve. flooding devastates countries in east africa — we're in kenya where 130,000 people have been displaced. and any ideas what this is? it's roman,...
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greens.so, who could replace him as leader of the snp? two early contenders for thejob are former deputy first ministerjohn swinney and former treasury secretary kate forbes. john swinney led the snp in opposition in the early 2000s and some big names are encouraging him to step up again. he's considered an experienced safe pair of hands and says he's thinking about it. kate forbes narrowly lost to humza yousaf in the last snp leadership contest. she has rebelled on a number of issues while she's been on the backbenches, and is widely seen as representing a more socially conservative wing of the party. not running, though, is the snp's westminster leader, stephen flynn. despite representing the party in westminster. he's ruled himself of this contest and is instead backing john swinney to become the next party leader. so what happens next? well, candidate nominations opened at midnight and will close on monday the 6th of may. here's how some people in scotland reacted to humza yousaf�*s decis
greens.so, who could replace him as leader of the snp? two early contenders for thejob are former deputy first ministerjohn swinney and former treasury secretary kate forbes. john swinney led the snp in opposition in the early 2000s and some big names are encouraging him to step up again. he's considered an experienced safe pair of hands and says he's thinking about it. kate forbes narrowly lost to humza yousaf in the last snp leadership contest. she has rebelled on a number of issues while...
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the scottish greens poured forth bitter words with no majority.eds full support from his own party and abstentions or votes from others to survive. can he make concessions and can he fight on? joining me is political commentator and journalist iain macwhirter. ian, thank you very much for joining macwhirter. ian, thank you very much forjoining us today macwhirter. ian, thank you very much for joining us today on macwhirter. ian, thank you very much forjoining us today on gb much for joining us today on gb news. what's the answer to the to the question, can he make concessions? can he hang on? >> yeah, he can make concessions because the demands being made by, ash regan, who was the alba msp who has a casting vote this week in the, confidence motion. her term's as she's put them to a humza yousaf are pretty vague. she wants more competence in government . well, yeah. who government. well, yeah. who doesn't? she's called for independence to be made the priority again, and she's wanting a clear sign that he takes women's rights seriously and will aba
the scottish greens poured forth bitter words with no majority.eds full support from his own party and abstentions or votes from others to survive. can he make concessions and can he fight on? joining me is political commentator and journalist iain macwhirter. ian, thank you very much for joining macwhirter. ian, thank you very much forjoining us today macwhirter. ian, thank you very much for joining us today on macwhirter. ian, thank you very much forjoining us today on gb much for joining us...
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yesterday he terminated a coalition with the scottish greens — saying he was prepared to lead a minority against him. speaking in dundee, mr yousaf said his plan was in the best interest of scotland. when it comes to the events of the last 2a—hours, i won'tjust be looking to speak to her, i will write to the greens, labour, conservatives and every single party and say let's make minority government work. it's incumbent on us and the opposition in good faith to act in good faith so we can deliverfor to act in good faith so we can deliver for the people, to act in good faith so we can deliverfor the people, like affordable housing. you deliver for the people, like affordable housing. deliver for the people, like affordable housina. ., . . affordable housing. you cancelled a seech in affordable housing. you cancelled a speech in glasgow _ affordable housing. you cancelled a speech in glasgow to _ affordable housing. you cancelled a speech in glasgow to make - affordable housing. you cancelled a speech in glasgow to make this - speech in glasgow to make this announcement. doesn't it smack of
yesterday he terminated a coalition with the scottish greens — saying he was prepared to lead a minority against him. speaking in dundee, mr yousaf said his plan was in the best interest of scotland. when it comes to the events of the last 2a—hours, i won'tjust be looking to speak to her, i will write to the greens, labour, conservatives and every single party and say let's make minority government work. it's incumbent on us and the opposition in good faith to act in good faith so we can...
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greens.s one? ~ ., who are the runners and riders in this one? ~ . ., , , ~ who are the runners and riders in this one? . . . , , ~ , this one? what happened like this mornin: this one? what happened like this morning was _ this one? what happened like this morning was that _ this one? what happened like this morning was that the _ this one? what happened like this morning was that the scottish - morning was that the scottish conservatives withdrew the motion of no confidence in humza yousaf. they said he had been a disaster as first minister and that in tabling the motion that he had forced him to resign. it was their leader, douglas ross, said, job done. the scottish labour motion of no confidence in the snp government is still on the table, but when it comes to the runners and riders, nominations to become the new leader of the snp, that process has no open. some of the names in the frame already, the former deputy first ministerjohn swinney, who said he is considering a bid for the leader
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the scottish green party is to vote on whether to leave its coalition with the snp in response.nt to reaching net zero by 2045. mr stark is standing down at the end of this month after six years at the climate change committee. he says his fear is that without stronger support from politicians, climate denial could creep into the uk debate. justin rowlatt, bbc news. she may be a tortured poet but she's most definitely a pop music sensation. taylor swift is breaking all sorts of records with her latest album, the tortured poets department. it became the most—streamed album in a single day on spotify and amazon music with taylor also becoming the most streamed artist in a day on spotify. let's speak to annie zaleski, an author and journalist based in cleveland, ohio. welcome to bbc news. what do you make of all of this and what do you make of the album? i really like the album a lot, actually. it's an interesting work because it's very moody and introspective. ithink work because it's very moody and introspective. i think very different from the mood of the errors too. and honestl
the scottish green party is to vote on whether to leave its coalition with the snp in response.nt to reaching net zero by 2045. mr stark is standing down at the end of this month after six years at the climate change committee. he says his fear is that without stronger support from politicians, climate denial could creep into the uk debate. justin rowlatt, bbc news. she may be a tortured poet but she's most definitely a pop music sensation. taylor swift is breaking all sorts of records with her...
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the snp and its partners in government, the scottish greens, are now under pressure to explain in detailarget without hitting the 2030 milestone. james cook, bbc news. let's speak to stuart haszeldine professor of carbon capture and storage at the university of edinburgh. thank you forjoining us. i wondered first of all if i could get your reaction to this report that it looks like the scottish government is going to ditch this 2030 target? 0bviously, that is, as the previous clip says, it is very disappointing that the scottish government is going to be in that position. but this has been building for a few years so in some ways it is not a surprise, but it is also really important to state that we in scotland and in the uk have got halfway towards the net zero target from 1990, so, a huge amount of progress has been made, and there is a huge amount of progress still to make, and what this is doing is recognising that the collision, if you like, between words and policies which can easily be stated, versus the difficult reality of delivering this on the ground with real numbers and real
the snp and its partners in government, the scottish greens, are now under pressure to explain in detailarget without hitting the 2030 milestone. james cook, bbc news. let's speak to stuart haszeldine professor of carbon capture and storage at the university of edinburgh. thank you forjoining us. i wondered first of all if i could get your reaction to this report that it looks like the scottish government is going to ditch this 2030 target? 0bviously, that is, as the previous clip says, it is...
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greens.and former leadership rival kate forbes. we'll hearfrom our scotland editor and our political editor about what this means for the future of the snp and politics in scotland and the uk. also on the programme, an alert to schools about pupils falling victim to sextortion. it follows a shocking rise in criminals tricking young people into sharing intimate images then blackmailing them. two men appear in court charged with murder after a man's torso is found at a nature reserve in salford.
greens.and former leadership rival kate forbes. we'll hearfrom our scotland editor and our political editor about what this means for the future of the snp and politics in scotland and the uk. also on the programme, an alert to schools about pupils falling victim to sextortion. it follows a shocking rise in criminals tricking young people into sharing intimate images then blackmailing them. two men appear in court charged with murder after a man's torso is found at a nature reserve in salford.
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scotland's first minister is facing a leadership contest after his former allies in the scottish greensaid they'll vote against him in a motion of no confidence. the decision follows the collapse of snp's power sharing deal with the greens yesterday, leaving mr yousaf in charge of a minority government. the greens are said to have been angered when scotland's nhs paused offering puberty blockers to those under the age of 18 and the abandonment of the country's emissions target. a vote against mr yousaf wouldn't automatically end his term as first minister, but it would throw doubt over his ability to govern and the world's first personal vaccine for skin cancer is being tested on a british patient. it works by telling the body to hunt down cancer cells, and also has the potential to stop lung, bladder and kidney cancers. the jab uses the same technology as the covid vaccines and is designed to trigger the body's immune system. teacher steve young was the first person to take in what's being described as a groundbreaking clinical trial. >> i had any fear because, i just by doing the tria
scotland's first minister is facing a leadership contest after his former allies in the scottish greensaid they'll vote against him in a motion of no confidence. the decision follows the collapse of snp's power sharing deal with the greens yesterday, leaving mr yousaf in charge of a minority government. the greens are said to have been angered when scotland's nhs paused offering puberty blockers to those under the age of 18 and the abandonment of the country's emissions target. a vote against...
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yesterday, he terminated a coalition with the scottish greens, saying he was prepared to lead a minorityt the agreement was the right thing to do. i have heard the anger and the upset from green party colleagues. the action i took yesterday wasn't meant to anger them in the way that it really has been communicated by them. that's why we want to meet. to communicated by them. that's why we want to meet-— communicated by them. that's why we want to meet-_ i - communicated by them. that's why we want to meet._ i will - want to meet. to apologise? i will meet them _ want to meet. to apologise? i will meet them and _ want to meet. to apologise? i will meet them and talk _ want to meet. to apologise? i will meet them and talk to _ want to meet. to apologise? i will meet them and talk to them - want to meet. to apologise? i will. meet them and talk to them directly about how it happened. it meet them and talk to them directly about how it happened.— about how it happened. it sounds like you're _ about how it happened. it sounds like you're saying _ about how it happened. it sounds like you're s
yesterday, he terminated a coalition with the scottish greens, saying he was prepared to lead a minorityt the agreement was the right thing to do. i have heard the anger and the upset from green party colleagues. the action i took yesterday wasn't meant to anger them in the way that it really has been communicated by them. that's why we want to meet. to communicated by them. that's why we want to meet-— communicated by them. that's why we want to meet-_ i - communicated by them. that's why we...
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on wednesday, mr yousaf walked away from a coalition agreement with the scottish greens, having onlytched their agreed targets on climate change. soon after, the greens had their revenge, agreeing to side — in an unlikely alliance — with the scottish conservatives and their vote of no confidence. scottish labour had gone further promising a vote of no confidence in the entire scottish government. and so in an extraordinary twist of fate, it meant the first minister would have needed the vote of his nemesis and one time leadership rival, ash regan, who defected to the alaba party last year — a politician he once described as "no great loss" to his party. here's our scottish political editorjames cook. mr yousaf, are you resigning today? a simple answer — yes. not at home in dundee, but here at the official residence of the first minister in edinburgh, the place which gave its name to the power—sharing deal with the greens which humza yousaf dumped so disastrously last week. unfortunately, in ending the bute house agreement in the manner that i did, i clearly underestimated the level o
on wednesday, mr yousaf walked away from a coalition agreement with the scottish greens, having onlytched their agreed targets on climate change. soon after, the greens had their revenge, agreeing to side — in an unlikely alliance — with the scottish conservatives and their vote of no confidence. scottish labour had gone further promising a vote of no confidence in the entire scottish government. and so in an extraordinary twist of fate, it meant the first minister would have needed the...
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yesterday he terminated a coalition with the scottish greens — saying he was prepared to lead a minority his plan was in the best interest of scotland. matthew, what is going on here? that is a very difficult question to and is a very difficult question to and is coherently. i am speaking to you from _ is coherently. i am speaking to you from south—west london and i don't know— from south—west london and i don't know about — from south—west london and i don't know about you but i remember quite vividly _ know about you but i remember quite vividly during the pandemic that nicola _ vividly during the pandemic that nicola sturgeon, the first minister in the _ nicola sturgeon, the first minister in the snp, were held up as an archetype _ in the snp, were held up as an archetype of rational discursive administration that boris johnson and the _ administration that boris johnson and the london westminster government could do well to learn from _ government could do well to learn from. since then it has been a rolling — from. since then it has been a rolling disaster. embezzlement, arrests. —
yesterday he terminated a coalition with the scottish greens — saying he was prepared to lead a minority his plan was in the best interest of scotland. matthew, what is going on here? that is a very difficult question to and is a very difficult question to and is coherently. i am speaking to you from _ is coherently. i am speaking to you from south—west london and i don't know— from south—west london and i don't know about — from south—west london and i don't know about you but i...
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this despite the scottish greens being in government with the snp.
this despite the scottish greens being in government with the snp.
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he'd been under growing pressure after he ripped up a power sharing deal with the scottish green partynd faced two separate votes of no confidence. there are renewed hopes tonight of a breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas after weeks of stalemate between the two sides. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who is in saudi arabia, said he is hopeful hamas will accept what he described as a very generous proposal. at least 45 people have been killed in kenya after a dam collapsed during the night following torrential rainfall according to local officials there. video footage from near the rift valley town of mai mahiu shows a vast area covered in mud, flattened houses and uprooted trees. a trial has got under way in the city of stuttgart over an alleged far—right coup plot to overthrow the german government. nine men appeared in court, accused of planning a coup with the aim of installing an aristocrat as head of state. it is the first of three trials place over the coming months. good evening. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says the terms
he'd been under growing pressure after he ripped up a power sharing deal with the scottish green partynd faced two separate votes of no confidence. there are renewed hopes tonight of a breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas after weeks of stalemate between the two sides. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who is in saudi arabia, said he is hopeful hamas will accept what he described as a very generous proposal. at least 45 people have been killed in kenya...
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green party, the scottish lib dems scottish labour dems and the scottish labour party . effort and, conservatives voted against it. it has also been opposed by joanna cherry, for instance, the snp mp. so there is opposition from all sorts of quarters to it. we're very afraid about a piece of legislation like this coming for the rest of the country. following the election , country. following the election, it's worth, though, pointing out some comments that have some of the comments that have been by members, ministers been made by members, ministers of the scottish government in defending they seem to defending this act. they seem to say it won't be as bad as say that it won't be as bad as we will be. there we think it will be. there doesn't seem to be much sort of proactive vocal defence for the act what going to do, act or what it's going to do, and that the community and i saw that the community minister has minister for scotland has said over weekend that over the weekend that misgendering somebody online will be police matter. so will now be a police matter. so that
green party, the scottish lib dems scottish labour dems and the scottish labour party . effort and, conservatives voted against it. it has also been opposed by joanna cherry, for instance, the snp mp. so there is opposition from all sorts of quarters to it. we're very afraid about a piece of legislation like this coming for the rest of the country. following the election , country. following the election, it's worth, though, pointing out some comments that have some of the comments that have...
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but the green, the two green ministers have been amazingly powerful within the scottish government.o from that position of power to zero. if it goes wrong. i mean, if you just think of it in terms of, okay, so the first minister goes, then what happens is the greens, who helped get rid of him. that's the whole point . where do they the whole point. where do they go? nothing very exciting. where does ash regan go? who is thrilled to bits to be negotiating for the first time? there she is with the first minister, asking for all sorts of deals to be made. he's only got to pick up a few of those, and with the greens, their position is not so powerful outside government. he can make a deal with him. i would have thought . now you a deal with him. i would have thought. now you may a deal with him. i would have thought . now you may say a deal with him. i would have thought. now you may say he's such a useless politician that he and that he's not going to be able to achieve that. all right. but look out from a distance from people like me who would love to see him fail, right? i'm a unioni
but the green, the two green ministers have been amazingly powerful within the scottish government.o from that position of power to zero. if it goes wrong. i mean, if you just think of it in terms of, okay, so the first minister goes, then what happens is the greens, who helped get rid of him. that's the whole point . where do they the whole point. where do they go? nothing very exciting. where does ash regan go? who is thrilled to bits to be negotiating for the first time? there she is with...
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tensions are high in edinburgh this evening, with the scottish greens planning to vote against firstister humza yousaf in a vote of no confidence . this it's vote of no confidence. this it's after the snps power sharing deal with the greens collapsed this morning, leaving mr yousaf in charge of a minority government. losing the vote wouldn't automatically spell the end for mr yousaf, but it would throw serious doubt over his ability to govern. the no confidence motion was proposed by scottish conservative leader douglas ross, who branded the snp leader weak and a failed first minister. the government says more people should be using britain's trains despite widespread dissatisfaction with services. labour is promising to establish a publicly owned network led by rail industry experts, ensuring efficient and accountable services without burdening taxpayers. the government commissioned an independent review into railways independent review into railways in 2018, but little has changed since then. transport secretary mark harper says the network is still recovering from covid lockdowns
tensions are high in edinburgh this evening, with the scottish greens planning to vote against firstister humza yousaf in a vote of no confidence . this it's vote of no confidence. this it's after the snps power sharing deal with the greens collapsed this morning, leaving mr yousaf in charge of a minority government. losing the vote wouldn't automatically spell the end for mr yousaf, but it would throw serious doubt over his ability to govern. the no confidence motion was proposed by scottish...
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tensions are high in edinburgh this evening with the scottish greens planning to vote against first minister humza yousaf in a vote of no confidence . it's after the of no confidence. it's after the snps power sharing deal with the greens collapsed this morning, leaving mr yousaf in charge of a minority government. losing the vote wouldn't automatically spell the end for mr yousaf, but it would throw serious doubt over his ability to govern the no confidence motion was proposed by scottish conservative leader douglas ross, who branded the snp leader weak and a failed first minister. moroccan asylum seeker ahmed khalid has been convicted of murdering a 70 year old man in hartlepool. terence carney was 70 years old. alfred stabbed him six times in what was intended as revenge for the israel—hamas conflict. our gb news reporter anna reilly has more. a jury at teesside crown court has found that 45 year old moroccan asylum seeker ahmed al fayed is guilty of the murder of terence carney, a 70 year old pensioner who was fatally stabbed in hartlepool centre on the 15th of october for eight days on
tensions are high in edinburgh this evening with the scottish greens planning to vote against first minister humza yousaf in a vote of no confidence . it's after the of no confidence. it's after the snps power sharing deal with the greens collapsed this morning, leaving mr yousaf in charge of a minority government. losing the vote wouldn't automatically spell the end for mr yousaf, but it would throw serious doubt over his ability to govern the no confidence motion was proposed by scottish...
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members of the scottish green party are to vote on whether to continue their power—sharing agreementhuge public backlash, the welsh government is pulling back from imposing 20mph speed limits in built—up areas. it's expected some roads will now revert to 30mph. almost half a million people signed a petition, saying they didn't want the lower speed restrictions. here's tomos morgan. since this sign changed to being the rule and not the exception in september, a large part of the welsh public have not been happy in the slow lane. the £34 million policy to make 20 the default limit in urban areas was introduced by the welsh labour government in order to reduce collisions and save lives. but there has been overwhelming public response against it. an online petition calling for 20 miles an hour to be scrapped reaching just shy of 500,000 signatures, far outweighing cycling and other campaign groups that supported it. so now the new transport secretary, who has been in thejob forjust a month, has said the policy will be reined in, making it easier for previous speed limits to be reintroduc
members of the scottish green party are to vote on whether to continue their power—sharing agreementhuge public backlash, the welsh government is pulling back from imposing 20mph speed limits in built—up areas. it's expected some roads will now revert to 30mph. almost half a million people signed a petition, saying they didn't want the lower speed restrictions. here's tomos morgan. since this sign changed to being the rule and not the exception in september, a large part of the welsh public...
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members of the scottish green party are to be given a vote on whether to continue its power—sharing agreementsay it will be binding on the party. the date of the meeting has not been announced but the bbc has been told it will happen four weeks after members have been notified. the us government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars transforming its industry, to try to compete with china on green manufacturing. it“s led to a boom in factories and a stronger economy — but there are fears it's also fuelling inflation and record debt. and the state of the economy will be a crucial issue in the presidential election in the autumn. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports from the state of georgia. election in the autumn. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports from the state of georgia. here in georgia, the landscape is changing — the southern bible belt of america reborn as the battery belt, as the usa throws money at outcompeting china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. and where some of these vehicles are going, they won't need roads. so we're building an all—electric vertic
members of the scottish green party are to be given a vote on whether to continue its power—sharing agreementsay it will be binding on the party. the date of the meeting has not been announced but the bbc has been told it will happen four weeks after members have been notified. the us government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars transforming its industry, to try to compete with china on green manufacturing. it“s led to a boom in factories and a stronger economy — but there are...
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the snp does not have a majority now in the scottish parliament. they have 63 msps.ation of the bute house agreement with immediate effect. however, this is a parliament that is designed to be consensual. it is designed for a minority government. indeed, the snp, in theirfirst administration and alex salmond, governed as a minority government. but it means they will now have to reach out to other parties to get backing for their policies. there will have to be more compromises going forward with other parties such as the conservatives or labour or indeed the greens. they of course are united with the snp in their belief that scotland should be an independent country. but this will be a more challenging time for the snp and their leader and humza yousaf. ~ . ., , ., snp and their leader and humza yousaf. ~ . ., yousaf. what would you say the advantages _ yousaf. what would you say the advantages are _ yousaf. what would you say the advantages are for _ yousaf. what would you say the advantages are for him - yousaf. what would you say the advantages are for him in - yo
the snp does not have a majority now in the scottish parliament. they have 63 msps.ation of the bute house agreement with immediate effect. however, this is a parliament that is designed to be consensual. it is designed for a minority government. indeed, the snp, in theirfirst administration and alex salmond, governed as a minority government. but it means they will now have to reach out to other parties to get backing for their policies. there will have to be more compromises going forward...
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greens are more interested in trans and kids than the supposed climate emergency.nuttier than any mental asylum. >> are we expecting too much of our cancer stricken king? and as a mega poll puts donald trump behind joe biden, is maga going down? >> it's 6 pm. and this is the saturday five. a very good evening, folks. to you at home. now, if you like calm, considered and reflective debate where mature and responsible adults discuss the issues of the day, i'm afraid question time is having the night off. if you prefer watching five egotistic know it alls hurling abuse at each other. welcome along to the saturday five. delighted to have your company know i'll be this week, unfortunately. but ben leo and benjamin butterworth are on duty as usual, and we're also joined by the brilliant political commentator chloe dobbs and former tory advisor charlie rowley, who knows a sinking ship when he sees one and now works as a commentator and now works as a commentator and broadcast for himself. and of course, we want to know your views as well . send your views views as well. s
greens are more interested in trans and kids than the supposed climate emergency.nuttier than any mental asylum. >> are we expecting too much of our cancer stricken king? and as a mega poll puts donald trump behind joe biden, is maga going down? >> it's 6 pm. and this is the saturday five. a very good evening, folks. to you at home. now, if you like calm, considered and reflective debate where mature and responsible adults discuss the issues of the day, i'm afraid question time is...
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greens . the scottish greens. >> that's the bit that was amazing that he thought i can just pull outthe green stuff with the greens and they're going to be okay. >> and then he said, oh, i didn't know i was going to upset them that much. >> the clue is in the name, they are the greens. >> so let's talk to kevin maher, who's a former, kevin, are you there, former labour adviser kevin maher kevin, good morning to you know, in fact, we've got stuart, sorry about this . we've stuart, sorry about this. we've got, that looks like stuart crawford to me. >> that is stuart crawford. let's talk to stuart, political commentator and former snp member stuart crawford. hello, stuart , i'm not kevin. it's. stuart, i'm not kevin. it's. yeah. you look like stuart . yeah. you look like stuart. stuart, well go on. >> stuart isn't yousef wasn't he didn't he go because he was completely out of his depth? and isn't the problem now? how can they get someone stuart to fix it. because they're going to have to do a deal with the greens who are obsessed by all this ridiculous identity politics and gender chang
greens . the scottish greens. >> that's the bit that was amazing that he thought i can just pull outthe green stuff with the greens and they're going to be okay. >> and then he said, oh, i didn't know i was going to upset them that much. >> the clue is in the name, they are the greens. >> so let's talk to kevin maher, who's a former, kevin, are you there, former labour adviser kevin maher kevin, good morning to you know, in fact, we've got stuart, sorry about this ....
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it was voted for a couple of years ago, not just by the snp or the scottish greens , the snp or the scottishthose parties , sister parties in the parties, sister parties in the rest of the united kingdom pursue similar legislation at westminster? >> do you get the feeling? emily she wants jk rowling wants a court trial . it will be the court trial. it will be the trial of the century. let's have this out. let's have this ideology out. facts in court. >> would see that. ben >> i would love to see that. ben of course, i do not want her to be arrested. but if she were to be, she would put up a very strong defence and she'd provide her own defence. she's the perfect person. >> the finance do >> she's got the finance to do it, understands the it, and she understands the words. anybody's to words. if anybody's going to take should jk take them, it should be jk rowling, from rowling, right? that all from midday. still coming up midday. but still coming up we're be talking to we're going to be talking to fatima the fatima whitbread about the olympic and olympic british flag and inflation going down.
it was voted for a couple of years ago, not just by the snp or the scottish greens , the snp or the scottishthose parties , sister parties in the parties, sister parties in the rest of the united kingdom pursue similar legislation at westminster? >> do you get the feeling? emily she wants jk rowling wants a court trial . it will be the court trial. it will be the trial of the century. let's have this out. let's have this ideology out. facts in court. >> would see that. ben >>...
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his political position is in crisis after ending a power—sharing deal with the scottish greens earlierddressed? on thursday, humza yousaf abruptly ended the power-sharing i abruptly ended the power—sharing arrangement with the greens, finding himself in charge of a minority government, and potentially facing two votes of no confidence this week. one in himself and the other in his government. if we focus on that personal vote against himself, the arithmetic is really, really tight in the scottish parliament. there are 63 snp msps and 65 and the opposition. if all the opposition msps were to vote against humza yousaf, he would lose. he wouldn't be bound to resign but the pressure on him would be immense. so after ending things, ironically, with the greens on thursday, he is writing to them and the leaders of the other political parties in scotland to see if he can make some deals to get some support in the vote. you can rule out deals with the prounion parties, the conservatives, the liberal democrats, and the labour party, it is the independence parties you will look to for support. th
his political position is in crisis after ending a power—sharing deal with the scottish greens earlierddressed? on thursday, humza yousaf abruptly ended the power-sharing i abruptly ended the power—sharing arrangement with the greens, finding himself in charge of a minority government, and potentially facing two votes of no confidence this week. one in himself and the other in his government. if we focus on that personal vote against himself, the arithmetic is really, really tight in the...
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the snp and its partners in government, the scottish greens, are now under pressure to explain in detailtland can credibly meet its 2045 emissions target without hitting the 2030 milestone. james cook, bbc news. the government has faced another setback in its plans to deport more illegal migrants to rwanda. 534 migrants crossed the channel on sunday, the highest number on record this year. sunday, the highest number on record this ear. ., . ., , this year. police have broken up an international— this year. police have broken up an international cybercrime _ this year. police have broken up an international cybercrime gang - international cybercrime gang offering a service to criminals which allowed them to steal from people using fraudulent text messages. 37 people have been arrested worldwide, including 24 in the uk, and police believe there were 70,000 british victims. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. it's 5am in south london — the end of a two—year investigation. this was one of a series of coordinated raids, targeting cybercrime in 17 countries, masterminded from t
the snp and its partners in government, the scottish greens, are now under pressure to explain in detailtland can credibly meet its 2045 emissions target without hitting the 2030 milestone. james cook, bbc news. the government has faced another setback in its plans to deport more illegal migrants to rwanda. 534 migrants crossed the channel on sunday, the highest number on record this year. sunday, the highest number on record this ear. ., . ., , this year. police have broken up an...
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it ended where it began, two green ministers leaving the scottish government nearly three years after bute house agreement. inside the grand edinburgh residence where the deal had been struck, the first minister confirmed it was over. it is now myjudgment that the balance has shifted. the bute house agreement was intended to provide stability to the scottish government and it's made possible a number of achievements. but it has served its purpose. you were strongly backing this deal with the greens days ago. you have said before it was worth its weight in gold. aren't the greens right when they say this u—turn shows that you are weak and hopeless? quite the opposite. it shows leadership. as leader of the government, leader of the party that elected me, i have to make sure i do what is in the best interests of scotland. the deal began under nicola sturgeon with promises of new politics. of cooperation and collaboration. but it ran into trouble over a failure to meet a key climate change target and and dispute about transgender health services. the future generations of scotland have be
it ended where it began, two green ministers leaving the scottish government nearly three years after bute house agreement. inside the grand edinburgh residence where the deal had been struck, the first minister confirmed it was over. it is now myjudgment that the balance has shifted. the bute house agreement was intended to provide stability to the scottish government and it's made possible a number of achievements. but it has served its purpose. you were strongly backing this deal with the...
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he put himself where he's dependent on the scottish greens in government to support himself as firstith fergus ewing and kate forbes within the snp. more generally and grassroots concerns. so he's landed himself in a position where the scottish greens are really driving a lot. >> we are running to the end of the hour here, dean, but thank you very much for coming on and talking through all that really serious with us. serious stuff. stay with us. we're debating the we're going to be debating the nhs next hour. should we nhs in the next hour. should we pay - nhs in the next hour. should we pay . appointments? pay for. appointments? >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> welcome to this latest weather update from the met office here on gb news. it's a fine day across the south today, but further north a lot of cloud outbreaks of rain and drizzle as well. it was a chilly start. well. it was a chilly old start. temperatures slowly picking up with a bit of sunshine the with a bit of sunshine in the south. further though, south. further north though, sun
he put himself where he's dependent on the scottish greens in government to support himself as firstith fergus ewing and kate forbes within the snp. more generally and grassroots concerns. so he's landed himself in a position where the scottish greens are really driving a lot. >> we are running to the end of the hour here, dean, but thank you very much for coming on and talking through all that really serious with us. serious stuff. stay with us. we're debating the we're going to be...
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green party. been increasing tension between the two parties, particularly after the two parties, particularly after the snp dropped key climate change targets. this decision to end the agreement has left humza yousaf with agreement has left humza yousaf with a minority government, with no opposition allies and in the vulnerable position that he finds himself in now. he is facing two votes of no confidence this week and to survive the no—confidence vote in his leadership he needs the support of at least one member of the opposition at holyrood. that will be very difficult. we hear he has willed out the alba party and the green party is furious with him at this point. —— he has ruled out. mps will debate assisted dying for the first time in almost two years today, after a petition — backed by dame esther rantzen — secured more than 200,000 signatures. assisted suicide is illegal in england, wales and northern ireland. in scotland, it is not a specific criminal offence but people who help others to
green party. been increasing tension between the two parties, particularly after the two parties, particularly after the snp dropped key climate change targets. this decision to end the agreement has left humza yousaf with agreement has left humza yousaf with a minority government, with no opposition allies and in the vulnerable position that he finds himself in now. he is facing two votes of no confidence this week and to survive the no—confidence vote in his leadership he needs the support...