he was suddenly transferred from edinburgh to newcastle children's hospital yesterday. hi!me in greenock to find out what happens next. very upset, to say the least, and very, very angry that they've done this to shaye. shaye felt extremely comfortable with dr adams, especially doing such complicated procedures. it'sjust not on. you can't do that to a child. you can't start something and then stop. chris adams spoke to the bbc last year to raise concerns about the impact on patients of ongoing nursing shortages in the nhs. it's the fact that that patient is not treated and it's getting worse, and the distress, when you've seen enough families cry. nhs lothian say they do not discuss individual patients, but apologise to those affected by procedures being rescheduled a number of times. in the meantime, families like eva's and shaye's, who were under his care, say they feel hopelessly stuck in the middle, with their children's lives at risk. lisa summers, bbc news, edinburgh. 1972 was the bloodiest year of the troubles in northern ireland, but amidst the conflict that year, a

edinburgh lost to stormers last weekend.forward victories for their men's and women's ci’ews. but with warnings about the state of the thames water they steered clear of one boat race tradition. joe lynskey reports. they've raced on the thames for nearly 200 years. this time the winners kept theirjoy on dry land. the boat race for the students had changed this year through geography. rainfall through the winter, increasing sewage in the thames. the river action campaign group found high levels of e.coli. rowers were told to stay out of the water. cambridge went clear in the men's race and stretched out a lead. they put in so much through four miles. some barely had the strength to finish. they won by 10 seconds, but 0xford had an explanation. we've had a few guys go down pretty badly with the e.coli strain. so, i mean, this morning i was throwing up. it would have been ideal not to have so much poo in the water. but, you know, that's not to take away from cambridge. they were a talented crew. i don't know if we would have ha

edinburgh lost to stormers last weekend.of the thames water they steered clear of one boat race tradition joe lynskey reports. they've raced on the thames for nearly 200 years. this time the winners kept theirjoy on dry land. the boat race for the students had changed this year through geography. rainfall through the winter, increasing sewage in the thames. the river action campaign group found high levels of e.coli. rowers were told to stay out of the water. cambridge went clear in the men's race and stretched out a lead. they put in so much through four miles. some barely had the strength to finish. they won by 10 seconds, but oxford had an explanation. we've had a few guys go down pretty badly with the e.coli strain. so, i mean, this morning i was throwing up. it would have been ideal not to have so much poo in the water. but, you know, that's not to take away from cambridge. they were a talented crew. i don't know if we would have had a chance to get them, even if we'd all been on form. so it's no way to make excuses. th

well, the ao—year—old arrived back home in edinburgh earlier today after taking part in the gruellingps around frozen head state park. it has to be completed in under 60 hours and jasmin made it by 99 seconds. she was welcomed home by supporters at edinburgh airport and she's been speaking to our reporter morag kinniburgh. home to a hug from her father. the ultra run at a later date becoming the first woman to finish one of the world's toughest races. the terrain's very steep up and down and it's all off paths, you have to navigate your way around the map. there are notorious stories of people getting dramatically lost. and you've got 60 hours to do it, so there's no time to sleep, so you are awake for 60 hours, you have all sorts of hallucinations by the end. it's very tough and i pushed it to the very limits and finished with just 99 seconds to spare so it was quite dramatic at the end. the barkley marathons in tennessee are infamous and extreme mental and physical endurance challenge. 190 miles non—stop. actually watching the stop back home to see if she finished inside the 60 hour

well, the ao—year—old arrived back home in edinburgh earlier today after taking part in the gruelling around frozen head state park. it has to be completed in under 60 hours and jasmin made it by 99 seconds. she was welcomed home by supporters at edinburgh airport and she's been speaking to our reporter morag kinniburgh. home to a hug from her father. the ultra runner elated at becoming the first woman to finish one of the world's toughest races. the terrain's very steep up and down and it's all off paths, you have to navigate your way around, the maps not very good. there are notorious stories of people getting dramatically lost. and you've got 60 hours to do it, so there's no time to sleep, so you're awake for 60 hours, you have all sorts of hallucinations by the end. it's pretty tough and i pushed it to the very limits and finished with just 99 seconds to spare so it was quite dramatic at the end. the barkley marathons in tennessee are infamous — an extreme mental and physical endurance challenge. 190 mountain miles non—stop. family anxiously watching the clock back home to see if

she was welcomed home by supporters at edinburgh airport and she's been speaking to our reporter., the ultra runner elated at becoming the first woman to finish one of the world's toughest races. the terrain is very steep up and down and it's all off paths. you have to navigate your way around them. maps not very good. and so there's kind of like notorious stories of people getting dramatically lost. and you've got 60 hours to do it so there's no time to sleep. so you're awake for 60 hours. you have all sorts of hallucinations by the end. it's very tough. and i pushed it to the very limits and finished with just 99 seconds to spare. so it was quite dramatic at the end. the berkley marathons in tennessee are infamous — an extreme mental and physical endurance challenge 100 mountain miles nonstop. family anxiously watching the clock back home to see if she'd reached the finish line inside the 60 hour time limit. we heard nothing. and then he went past it and we heard nothing, you know? oh, no, it's missed. just missed it. and then we got a message from one of my other sons, to say s

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mcnape here is joining us from edinburgh. gentlemen, welcome to the program, let's start off with mr. gomsia and bethlehem, i want to get your perspective on these uh massive and serious demonstrations that are taking place uh in jordan, the demonstrators and protest protesters who are participating uh in these uh rallies with have been ongoing since the israelies uh started this genocidal war against the palestinians has been persistent, not just in jordan, but in many other arab governments as well. uh, please break that down for us and the impact that that has had uh globally and also um given the support that the jordanians are showing for the palestinian cause and the anger that they're showing against the israelis, why are we not seeing any action from the jordanian government? well, to start with, i can say, you know, salute to the jordanians, palestinians in jordan, and internationals in jordans who flooded the street, streets of jordan demonstrating against this genocide that's ongoing, equicide that's ongoing, etc.,

who stay there in scotland, by the way, recently, it was, yes in february, i visited my schools in edinburghere i met with ukrainian students who are now... uh, they teach there and i teach, they study there and uh, they adapted it very quickly to the education system in scotland, and i think it should be very useful experience for them when they will be here in ukraine, and it also shows that... now there are many new ones relations between people, between our peoples, then i think that it cannot be, and ah... the ambassadors for ukraine are now in scotland, and there can be ambassadors for us when they return. well, the ambassador of ukraine in scotland is an interesting idea, because i also think all the time what ukraine should do for its promotion in the world in europe, so what do you speak in ukrainian, you can say from the first generations of diplomats who are represented in kyiv, they speak ukrainian, well, this is such an obvious fact, because before, when specialists came, very often... former embassies in the soviet union or embassies in russia, they were russian-speaking, and f

mick napier joining us from edinburgh. of iran has distributed a large amount of humanitarian aid among palestinian refugees in syria in the holy month of ramadan as part of his unwavering support for the palestinian cause. press tv has more from damascus. in the holy month of ramadan and as part of its commitment to al-quds international day, the islamic republic of iran, via its empacy in damascus has distributed several tons of humanitarian aid among palestinian refugees and resistance factions in syria. the convoy included essential food kits as a gift from the iranian nation. the islamic republic of iran and the axis of resistance stand by the oppressed palestinian people in the face of the western. american support for the israeli entity which has not seased its crimes against the palestinian people in gaza. today's gathering comes within the framework of supporting the resilient and patient palestinian people. this gift is part of series of annual donations offered by the islamic republic of iran to palestinian refu

at bell moral in edinburgh, 37% is british. the rest are all— edinburgh, 37% is british. of low—paid jobs and so on. — say it's a question of low—paid jobs and so on. i— say it's a question of low—paid jobs and so on, i was saying earlier, chambermaids at brown's are earning £34,000 _ chambermaids at brown's are earning £34,000 a _ chambermaids at brown's are earning £34,000 a year which is the average wa-e £34,000 a year which is the average wage across — £34,000 a year which is the average wage across the country so it's not 'ust wage across the country so it's not just that — wage across the country so it's not just that. there is a reluctance of english _ just that. there is a reluctance of english people to come into the industry — english people to come into the industry. maybe that is the industry's fault. i industry. maybe that is the industry's fault.— industry. maybe that is the indust 's fault. . , , , _ industry's fault. i was in grimsby recently and _ industry's fault. i was in grimsby recently and somebody - industry's fault. i was in grimsby recently and so

to ukraine, what does the situation look like now, well, i am here for the post , i met with them in edinburghhis is my hometown, and there ukraine has consulates, consulates general, mr. consul. arranged a meeting with the members for me communities, including those ukrainians who came after the full-scale invasion, and they also said that, first of all, they had a very warm welcome when they came to scotland, to great britain, and they were also very lucky for... this, but they said that in order to return, you need security, and education for the children, uh, and employment, and i think it's interesting, because one of them, i just met here in kyiv, there is a certain process, and there are others who remain there in scotland, and by the way, not recently, it was well, in february, i visited my school in edinburgh and met with ukrainian students there. who now live there and teach and study there and they adapted very quickly to the education system in scotland and i think it should be a very useful experience for them when they will be here in ukraine. and it also shows that now there are

so no, in answer to those questions, i will not be doing edinburgh this yean will not be doing edinburgh it's they've leaked some details of the training that police scotland are getting, and apparently cops that police scotland are gettibe and apparently cops that police scotland are gettibe allowediarently cops that police scotland are gettibe allowed toently cops that police scotland are gettibe allowed to arrestops will be allowed to arrest comedians they are reported comedians if they are reported for communicating threatening or abusive material. yeah, because we live in the time we live in. people will definitely report if they don't like it, they will report, that found it report, say that they found it already reporting it just already been reporting it just to of the venues and to the owners of the venues and so on. yeah, but now they know you can call the and say, you can call the police and say, oh, threatened by oh, i, i felt threatened by this joke. thing know, it'll joke. next thing you know, it'll be arrested this new be arrested under this new legislation comes in legisl

i would say within within edinburgh itself, within central edinburgh, which i know this isn't like particularlydealing with they do have beautiful stock and beautiful housing stock and i wouldn't want to see like too much interference with the, you know, of palladium, much interference with the, you kno beautiful of palladium, much interference with the, you kno beautiful georgian palladium, much interference with the, you kno beautiful georgian housing. m, the beautiful georgian housing. but i will also say the rooms are very large . i mean, you are very large. i mean, you could definitely squeeze an extra, you know, sometimes looking at a 12 ceiling. >> yeah. yeah, exactly. >> yeah. yeah, exactly. >> they are there are of >> but they are there are of course like there a lot of course like there is a lot of the of scotland where they the rest of scotland where they could be building could absolutely be building more know , medium more and, and you know, medium density in the density housing in the neo—georgian that neo—georgian style for that matter. five storey tenement buildings, you know, w

instead, she has found comfort at st columba's hospice in edinburgh.you up, and it does, you know, and feeling the care and the expertise, the skills of the people, and now, i mean, that may change, but now i'm not afraid of dying. so you think there might not really be a need for this legislation, if we as a society improved end—of—life care? yes. yeah — in a very holistic sense, yeah. many doctors who specialise in palliative care also have concerns about the bill. as a palliative care doctor, when i see patients who are suffering, i don't see the answer to their suffering as being to end the life of the sufferer. how would you assess the state of palliative care in this country at the moment? in order to ensure that people have consistent and reliable palliative care where they are, when they need it, we need a much better investment in palliative care. supporters of the bill actually agree. they also know their plan faces profound objections — moral, religious and practical. james cook, bbc news. in south africa, at least 45 people have died in a b

so no, in answer to those questions, i will not be doing edinburgh this yean will not be doing edinburght's they've leaked some details of the training that police scotland are getting, and apparently cops that police scotland are gettibe and apparently cops that police scotland are gettibe allowediarently cops that police scotland are gettibe allowed toently cops that police scotland are gettibe allowed to arrestops will be allowed to arrest comedians they are reported comedians if they are reported for communicating threatening or abusive material. yeah, because we live in the time we live in. people will definitely report if they don't like it, they will report, that found it report, say that they found it already reporting it just already been reporting it just to of the venues and to the owners of the venues and so on. yeah, but now they know you can call the and say, you can call the police and say, oh, threatened by oh, i, i felt threatened by this joke. thing know, it'll joke. next thing you know, it'll be arrested this new be arrested under this new legislation comes in legislat

that is the duke and duchess of edinburgh, edward and sophie. that is there is some.r members of the royal family to get together. they have gone through all the time of the late queen, easter was when they would come together. i think what people are waiting for today is to see this first appearance of the king, and our expectation is that he is due to attend the service along with queen camilla. the significance of that of course being that he hasn't been seen out and about in a public scenario like this since his cancer diagnosis, which was made public on the 5th of february. i think we are about to see that moment. people have been taking this as a very positive sign as regards the king's health. the cancer diagnosis, and unspecified cancer diagnosis, made public on the 5th of february. we haven't seen him out and about in public since, but there we have the king, king charles and queen camilla, attending the easter service. they are being greeted by the dean of windsor. and nice little wave there. there have been crowds of people queueing up since early this morn

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here's edinburgh. and six hours after the technical issue had begun, the system could operate normally again. gradually flight restrictions were eased, but that was far from the end of the story. there were mass cancellations. 0ur flight's been rescheduled| for this afternoon, but there's other flights here that have been cancelled going into london, - so we're just hoping to get out today. i passengers found airports, hotels and crucially alternative flights home had quickly become full. some people ended up stranded abroad for days. easyjet cancelled my flight on monday, and they have booked me to return back on the 8th of september. i am more than 17 weeks pregnant now. they weren't able to book us anything until thursday morning. a new report says there had been a lack of planning for an incident like this. airlines racked up tens of millions of pounds in costs. they said today nats' basic resilience planning and procedures were wholly inadequate. nats said it had already made improvements. a final

the duke and duchess of edinburgh, they were also there. as well as their son, the earl of wessex.s talking about the fact that the risk of infection, if you think about a service like this, perhaps thinking of medical team is that it's a large building, st george's chapel, obviously very well ventilated. the royalfamily ventilated. the royal family traditionally ventilated. the royalfamily traditionally sits in the choir area whereas the public sits in the nave so there is a separation. it doesn't mean that the king and queen are surrounded by lots of other people, so in a sense, it's an area that is able to be slightly controllable as far as buildings are concerned and also of course, let's not forget it's very near windsor castle. it's only a five minute or so journey from there, so if he were to feel tired or need a rest, it's not far away. we were talking earlier, wintry, about this sort of dialling up wintry, about this sort of dialling up of engagements if you like? sort of building up to engagements. 0n of building up to engagements. on tuesday at buckingham palace, we saw

and it was just a one-off thing in edinburgh.ame up with the idea, and yet you decided to make greg the taskmaster, and you get to just be the assistant. >> yeah. >> seth: why did you give the role of power to your friend here? >> because he's a fundamentally weak human being. [ laughter ] >> yeah, he's right. >> seth: that might be it. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> he's creative. i won't take that from him. >> seth: that's very noble. very noble. >> no, my personality is dreadful. [ laughter ] >> seth: well, i should note that, again, meeting you in person, which i'm lucky to do for the first time tonight, you refer to him as little alex horne on the show. >> yeah. >> seth: now, you are taller than alex, but alex is a tall gentleman too. >> big guy. >> he isn't. [ laughter ] the guy's 5'5" tops. [ laughter ] and i defy you to prove otherwise. >> yeah, it's annoying. my children call me little alex horne. [ laughter ] >> seth: do you have some other favorite insults you've had for alex over the years on the show? >> i don't really know wh

instead, she has found comfort at st columba's hospice in edinburgh.ops you up, and it does, you know, and feeling the care and the expertise, the skills of the people, and now, i mean, that may change, but now i'm not afraid of dying. so, you think there might not really be a need for this legislation, if we as a society improved end—of—life care? yes. yeah — in a very holistic sense, yeah. many doctors who specialise in palliative care also have concerns about the bill. as a palliative care doctor, when i see patients who are suffering, i don't see the answer to their suffering as being to end the life of the sufferer. how would you assess the state of palliative care in this country at the moment? in order to ensure that people have consistent and reliable palliative care where they are, when they need it, we need a much better investment in palliative care. supporters of the bill actually agree. they also know their plan faces profound objections — moral, religious and practical. these arguments are playing out not just here in scotland. sir keir s

instead, she has found comfort at st columba's hospice in edinburgh.e and the expertise, the skills of people. and now, i mean, that may change, but now, i'm not afraid of dying. so you think there might not really be a need for this legislation if we, as a society, improved end—of—life care? yes, yeah. in a very holistic sense, yes. many doctors who specialise in palliative care also have concerns about the bill. the worry is that it's notjust a choice — l it becomes a suggestion, _ which then becomes an expectation, and that our vulnerable patients are at risk. i supporters of the bill know that moral, religious and practical objections must be overcome if the momentous change they propose is to become law. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. there is polling on this issue — let's take a look. in a yougov poll, people were asked should the law be changed to allow someone to assist in the suicide of a person suffering from a terminal illness? 68% of respondents said the law should change. 14% said it should not. 18% said they weren't sure. the assisted d

instead, she has found comfort at st columba's hospice in edinburgh. here and feeling the way it scoops you up and it does, you know... and feeling the care and the expertise, the skills of people. and now, i mean, that may change, but now, i'm not afraid of dying. so you think there might not really be a need for this legislation if we as a society, improved end—of—life care? yes, yeah. in a very holistic sense, yes. many doctors who specialise in palliative care also have concerns about the bill. the worry is that it's notjust a choice — l it becomes a suggestion, _ which then becomes an expectation, and that our vulnerable patients are at risk _ supporters of the bill know that moral, religious and practical objections must be overcome if the momentous change they propose is to become law. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. andrew kerr, our scotland political correspondent, is at holyrood. msps have rejected this twice before. how likely could this bill go through now?— before. how likely could this bill go through now? well, as you say, this bill has

however, it does stay mild, 13 celsius, the top temperature in edinburgh through monday and tuesday,ugh the week in london with highs of around 16 celsius or so. live from washington, this is bbc news. arrests for vandalism at polling stations, as some russians protesst the presidential vote that's all but guaranteed to give vladmir putin another term. the white house and israel strike different tones on hopes for a truce in gaza, after hamas gave what it called a "comprehensive vision" to mediators. the bbc gains special access inside haiti, as the country grapples with violence and political chaos. we'll have the latest. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thanks forjoining us. another six years in power is almost all but certain for russia's vladimir putin, as the country is in the midst of voting to choose its president. mr putin faces no serious opposition — with his rivals dead, in prison, or in exile. acts of protest have taken place across russia, including incidents involving dye being poured into ballot boxes and fireworks being set off at the polls. yulia navalnaya — the widow of

of the duchess of edinburgh that, you know, he he never seeks those kind of compliments. and but i don't think that that's something he clamours for that, that that type of acknowledgement . but i type of acknowledgement. but i do wish him a very happy 60th birthday. >> a brilliant stuff, kinsey. i wish we had longer. i'll catch you in a week's time. the fabulous kinsey schofield the queen of us showbiz, royal and political reporting. check out her excellent website and podcast, both of the same name to die for daily. now coming up, tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from my top pundits tonight it's precious muir, neil parish and showbiz legend christopher biggins. plus, they'll be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes of the day. the papers are next. see you >> it's10:00. »- >> it's10:00. >> it's10:00. >> i should say 1030. time for tomorrow's front pages . and we tomorrow's front pages. and we start with the observer . start with the observer. revealed legal fears over new gove definition of extremism. michael gove is set to

they want make amends for they want to make amends for edinburgh edinburgh's edinburgh, edinburgh's royaleated there. hospital or it there. very good hospital or it used to anyway being used to be. anyway being funded by slave plantation . by a jamaica slave plantation. it 1749. so this is it was left in 1749. so this is stuff that happened quite a long time before the french time ago, before the french revolution. i mean, revolution. yeah i mean, i feel that should cut off point if that should be cut off point if you're going have one. that you're going to have one. that would literally a off would be literally a cut off point . point. >> the one thing is famous for it is all the trip. so this it is all the head trip. so this is know, given that we've is you know, given that we've just parlous state just heard what a parlous state the is, and only are the nhs is, and not only are people private, but, you people going private, but, you know, you to get know, even if you want to get seen and dealt with by public services in this country, you've got to use it. >> in the soviet union, had go

they want make amends for they want to make amends for edinburgh edinburgh's edinburgh, edinburgh's royalere. hospital or it there. very good hospital or it used to anyway being used to be. anyway being funded by slave plantation . by a jamaica slave plantation. it 1749. so this is it was left in 1749. so this is stuff that happened quite a long time before the french time ago, before the french revolution. i mean, revolution. yeah i mean, i feel that should cut off point if that should be cut off point if you're going have one. that you're going to have one. that would literally a off would be literally a cut off point . point. >> the one thing is famous for it is all the trip. so this it is all the head trip. so this is know, given that we've is you know, given that we've just parlous state just heard what a parlous state the is, and only are the nhs is, and not only are people private, but, you people going private, but, you know, you to get know, even if you want to get seen and dealt with by public services in this country, you've got to use it. >> in the soviet union, had got to use

they want make amends for they want to make amends for edinburgh edinburgh's edinburgh, edinburgh's royal there. hospital or it there. very good hospital or it used to anyway being used to be. anyway being funded by slave plantation . by a jamaica slave plantation. it 1749. so this is it was left in 1749. so this is stuff that happened quite a long time before the french time ago, before the french revolution. i mean, revolution. yeah i mean, i feel that should cut off point if that should be cut off point if you're going have one. that you're going to have one. that would literally a off would be literally a cut off point . point. >> the one thing is famous for it is all the trip. so this it is all the head trip. so this is know, given that we've is you know, given that we've just parlous state just heard what a parlous state the is, and only are the nhs is, and not only are people private, but, you people going private, but, you know, you to get know, even if you want to get seen and dealt with by public services in this country, you've got to use it. >> in the soviet union, had got to

early morning, still chilly in edinburgh. here is the weather map for friday. low pressure is crossing us and weather fronts too. that means it will be a mixed bag. we have south—westerlies across southern parts of the uk, but northerly is in the north, so there will be a big temperature contrast across the uk on friday. and showers are possible at almost any time. don't be surprised if there is thunder. not so mild tomorrow. and then saturday morning, a touch of frost on the way for the northern two thirds of the country. lots of crisp sunshine to start the day and then our next weather front sweeps in, so it will cloud over and turned damp across western areas on saturday. here is the outlook for the next few days, the weekend onwards. it is definitely looking like a mixed bag, with temperatures typically into double figures, so good for slugs and snails. thanks. and that's the bbc news at six. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. hello, i'm olly foster. he's not the only former football manager in the winners enclosure. b

nojoy for edinburgh in cape town as they were blown away by stormers.ran stephen mcguire is aiming to reach a fourth paralympics this summer, after a broken leg led him to suffer what he calls the "toughest period" of his career. mcguire is part of the great britain team taking part in a qualifying tournament in portugal. after tokyo, i went to the european championships and became european champion, world number one. and you think, 0k, great, and then unfortunately injanuary think, 0k, great, and then unfortunately in january 2022, think, 0k, great, and then unfortunately injanuary 2022, i unfortunately in january 2022, i suffered a broken femur and a unfortunately injanuary 2022, i suffered a broken femur and a broken knee and to be honest, i wish there was an exciting story to tell that it was literally just a fall at home. that took me out. i was not able to play the sport on court for about eight months and it was probably well over a year before i was able to compete again with the world�*s best, so that was the toughest period of my career. i hon

>> event in edinburgh. it's speak event in edinburgh.mean, do you think >> and i mean, do you think because i know that at those events you say things like, you know, biological sex is real and matters for women's rights, will you get arrested for that? >> potentially. yeah. mean >> potentially. yeah. i mean potentially could i mean, if potentially we could i mean, if we say a man is a man. yeah, and someone is standing there and thinks he's a woman . yeah. maybe thinks he's a woman. yeah. maybe he perceives that as hate speech , you know? and, you know, we could be reported . could be reported. >> and isn't that interesting that this is in a sense, people have to test the law. that's what's so scary about this, is that you're having to go there to do that. we're going up there with a comedy show again. what we're really is we're all doing really is testing the here. testing the law here. >> i as well. they'll end >> i think as well. they'll end up getting in such a mess because other people will do it back. you know, you're fight fire w

so temperatures here i think around single figures for edinburgh, for newcastle, but in the south stilland a mixture of sunny spells and showers. friday night into saturday is going to bring a touch of frost, and then the outlook really does show that mixed bag of weather continuing but staying relatively mild in the south. bye— bye. live from bethlehem. this is bbc news. five people are killed in an explosion at a un aid warehouse in rafah in gaza. this comes as a new land route is being used to deliver food to the north of gaza. the first aid to arrive there in three weeks. also on the programme this hour... a £10 million donation to the conservative party made by a businessman now accused of racism. will rishi sunak return it? after nato expands president putin issued a fresh warning to the west, he will send troops to the border of finland. lithuania blames russia for attacking a close aide to late opposition leader alexei navalny. the us sends marines into haiti as it tries to help the transition of power in a country wracked by violence.

so temperatures here i think around single figures for edinburgh, for newcastle, but in the south stilla mixture of sunny spells and showers. friday night into saturday is going to bring a touch of frost, and then the outlook really does show that mixed bag of weather continuing but staying relatively mild in the south. bye— bye. friday night into saturday is going to bring a touch of frost, and then the outlook really does show that mixed bag of weather continuing but staying relatively mild in the south. bye— bye. live from london. this is bbc news. five people killed in an explosion at a un warehouse in rafah. we will talk live to someone who has been at the nearby hospital. i am anna foster, live from bethlehem. tensions remain high here in the occupied west bank and in eastjerusalem, where israeli security forces reportedly killed five palestinians — including a thirteen—year—old boy. rishi sunak under pressure to return a £10 million donation to the conservative party made by a businessman now accused of racism. lithuania blames russia for attacking a close aide of the late opposi

i want to take you to edinburgh, because the family of emma caldwell has been meeting scotland's firstt to talk to the press. let's listen. this is margaret caldwell and her loyal, and moran mor, coming to the... , , ., loyal, and moran mor, coming to the... , , ., ,, _ the... this is a statement issued by m self, the... this is a statement issued by myself. the — the... this is a statement issued by myself, the solicitor _ the... this is a statement issued by myself, the solicitor acting - the... this is a statement issued by myself, the solicitor acting for - myself, the solicitor acting for margaret caldwell and her family, following a meeting with the first minister and thejustice secretary. margaret caldwell wishes to thank the first minister and thejustice secretary for meeting her today. they treated her with total compassion and empathy, and she hopes they will deliver on the many promises they made today. the first minister promised that he will give primary consideration to the family's demands for a statutory public inquiry, and thejustice secretary promised she will update

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however, it does stay mild, i3 celsius, the top temperature in edinburgh through monday and tuesday,the week in london with highs of around 16 celsius or so. live from washington, this is bbc news. voting is under way in russia, in an election vladimir putin is bound to win. it's the first election since russia's invasion of ukraine, where people in occupied territories will also cast their votes. and with the result all but guaranteed, we'll take a look at what putin's hold on the country means for the people of russia and ukraine. hello. i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome. 2024 is the year of elections. more than half the world are taking to the polls with elections in more than 64 countries. many will be tightly fought. but this weekend's ballot in russia will not. russians are now casting their ballots for president. 112 million people are eligible to vote. among them, residents of what russia is claiming as its new territories in the east of ukraine. territories that ukraine is still fighting hard to gain back control of. ukraine and its allies say they will not recognise

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edinburgh are up to the 4th in the united rugby championship — after beating ospreys 19 points 15.ending ospreys four game winning run. in rugby league super league st. helens beat the leopards 12—4. warranted wolves got wins. that's all the support for now. we will see you soon. hello there. february in england and wales was the mildest on record, but the first day of march has brought something quite chilly. a lot of showers, too, for england and wales. and in norfolk, we had some hail in those showers as well. and again, we've seen a bit more snow over some of the higher hills — here in derbyshire, a very slushy mix earlier on today. we've got cold air in place right the way across the uk. we're going to stay in cold air through the weekend as well. and with that cold air, we've got low pressure in charge, which is why we're seeing this wet weather with some winteryness over the hills. that weather front has been taking some rain and hail, snow across northern england. that's moving away, but heading its way into scotland overnight tonight. the same time, we'll see a northerly w

however, it does stay mild, 13 celsius, the top temperature in edinburgh through monday and tuesday,e week in london with highs of around 16 celsius or so. live from london. this is bbc news. the usjoins the united nations in voicing concerns about israeli plans to launch a military operation in rafah. temporary home to more than a million displaced palestinians in gaza. russia's presidential election enters a second day of voting, including parts of ukraine annexed by moscow. he served as vice—president to donald trump but mike pence says he will not be backing his former boss in the presidential election. it should come as no surprise that i will not be endorsing donald trump this year. and warnings of huge traffic congestion as a busy stretch of the london orbital m25 motorway is closed over the weekend. hello, i'm sarah campbell. we start in gaza where both the united nations and the us have expressed concern about israeli plans for a military operation in rafah. the city, at the southwestern edge of gaza, has seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of palestinians, taking refu

mcnape here joining us from edinburgh. let's start off with mr. miller uh in bristol. sir, i want to get your perspective on this recent intelligence report uh, it seems that uh uh on uh from the the side of the united states ben yahu is turning out to to be the scapegoat in this war. "well, this is not a new position by the us intelligence committee, uh, it it looks like they are getting fed up with netanyahu, but they have been opposed to his uh government for some time, uh, indeed, have been themselves directly funding some of the protesters prior to alex of flug being launched, so it's not new, but it it does indicate that there is section of the us ruling elite which wants netanyahu gone, which wants a more moderate..." government as they would see it, of course that's not uh necessarily the likely outcome if netanyahu goes, it may well be even more radical government that comes into power, and you've got to think about the way in which the the intelligence services in the us relates to the presidency, and they are not necessarily in the same view. right, and uh,

mcnape here joining us from edinburgh. let's start off with mr. miller uh in bristol. uh, sir, i want to get your perspective on this recent intelligence report. uh, it seems that uh uh on uh from the the side of the united states benyamen netanyahu is turning out to to be the skapegoat in this war. well, this is not a new position by the us and intelligence committee. uh, it it looks like they are getting fed up with netanyahu, but they have been opposed to his uh government for some time, uh, indeed have been themselves directly funding. some of the protesters prior to alex a flug being launched, so it's not new, but it it does indicate that there is section of the us ruling elite which wants netanyahu gone, which wants a more moderate government as they would see it, of course that's not uh necessarily the likely outcome if netanyahu goes, it may well be even more radical government that comes into power, and you've got to think about the way in which the the intelligence services in the u.s. relates to... the presidency and they are not necessarily in the same view

mcnape here is joining us from edinburgh. gentlemen, welcome to the program.h in jordan, the demonstrators and protest protesters who are participating uh in these uh rallies which have been ongoing since these radies started this genocidal war against the palestinians has been persistent and not just... in jordan, but in many other arab governments as well. uh, please break that down for us and the impact that that has had uh globally and also um given the support that the jordanians are showing for the palestinian cause and the anger that they're showing against the israelis. why are we not seeing any action from the jordanian government? well, to start with, i can say, you know, salute to the jordanians, palestinians in jordan. and internationals in jordans who flooded the street streets of jordan demonstrating against this genocide that's ongoing, equicide that's ongoing etc. and demanding that their government takes good position, so i salute them, i respect them, and as palestinians here in the occupied territories, we are very grateful to them, for the

i mean, after the duke of edinburgh died, the former duke of edinburgh prince of edinburgh died.eople outside and talk to people outside windsor and she, she windsor castle and she, she didn't just use those clipped royal phrases . she actually royal phrases. she actually spoke to people and told them what those last moments were like. and was lovely to hean >> but she's she's always been, you know, a down to earth lady. she's a what, you know, she wasn't always a member of the royal family. she's actually worked by herself, ran her own company. successfully. all company. not successfully. all the time, but not too bad, the time, but not not too bad, and she's. she knows very and so she's. she knows very well what what it's like to be, you know , a member of the of the you know, a member of the of the people. if you like, so, and it's very nice to see them, you know, being key members of the royal family rather than just extras, no, that that's a really, really good point, actually, charles, i was just thinking the same thing myself. thank you very much. really good to this morni