the only party that will do that as the snp. iam snp.d a government thatis i am very proud to lead a government that is investing in the just transition. 0ur massive renewable potential will lead to the next economic boom for scotland. but not believe it to westminster, who would squander that opportunity, just as they squandered the revenue from the north sea. we are out of to the just transition, and we are leading the uk on thatjourney. but that transition must be just. uk on thatjourney. but that transition must bejust. i uk on thatjourney. but that transition must be just. i say to tories, labour, there is nojustice, none whatsoever, in throwing thousands of scottish workers on the scrapheap so you can and nuclear power plants in england, or give their wealthy a tax cut. the snp has made it abundantly clear, scotland's energy must first and foremost benefit the people and communities of scotland. that means an energy rich scotland, people shouldn't be paying some of the highest energy bills in europe during a cost of living crisis.

a straight fight between the snp and the tories that i have no doubt that the snp is going to win.ly a prize worth fighting for. and there is, of course, only one way to win that prize, and that is to ensure you vote for the snp because in every single tory held seatin because in every single tory held seat in scotland, the snp is the challenger, said the message is simple. if you want rid of tory mps in scotland, you must vote for the snp. our ambition doesn't stop there. we know it is only with independence that we can get rid of unelected tory government in scotland for good. and, delegates, we are a party driven by our values. because our values are the people of scotland �*s values. whether that is on domestic issues, or being a voice for the voiceless right across the world, just take the humanitarian catastrophe in gaza is one of the examples where our values have guided us. i cannot tell you how proud i am to lead a party that is on the right side of history. iam i am proud of stephen flynn and our mps, who have consistently been calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza.

i know he tries— criticised by the snp. i know he tries to — criticised by the snp.. alistair and i were at baker hughes this morning. what an enormous source of pride. talk to a global— enormous source of pride. talk to a global executive in the oil and gas industry— global executive in the oil and gas industry and they talk about the incredible talent in scotland because of the north sea. the people we have _ because of the north sea. the people we have and skills we have are second — we have and skills we have are second to _ we have and skills we have are second to none. world leading. they are making _ second to none. world leading. they are making incredibly complex pieces of kit exported around the world. it is the _ of kit exported around the world. it is the best— of kit exported around the world. it is the best place in the world to do that _ is the best place in the world to do that those — is the best place in the world to do that. those same people, incredibly talent _ that. those same people, incredibly talent scottish people will at some point transiti

conference is to get scotland moving again, we finally need to move the snp on.hen the election comes, remain stuck in a constitutional time warp with the snp while schools, hospitals, and the economy are neglected, or wracked to kick out nationalist mps. and, as has been shown at every general election over the past decade, the strongest vote you can cast against the snp is a vote for the scottish conservative and unionist party. applause that is the best way to end the snp monopoly, put the constitutional debate to bed, and get scotland moving again. i believe so passionately that we are stronger together as one united kingdom, and i know people here in scotland want to see all of their politicians putting their shoulder to the wheel for the common good. that is why we have worked constructively with the scottish government to deliver to green in freeport. 0ur shared prosperity fund is backing hundreds of prospects across scotland, and we and councils across the nation are improving lives together. just here in the north—east, we have provided £20 million for s

so let's talk now to the former councillor, austin former snp councillor, austin shendan. former snpver sheridan. austin, thank you ever so much forjoining on free so much forjoining me on free speech can i just speech nation. can i just begin by asking why it you by asking you, why is it you feel that this new hate crime law necessary ? law is necessary? >> i feel that it's necessary because of maybe some of the things that we've actually seen, not scotland, but not just here in scotland, but across entirety of the uk. across the entirety of the uk. say, for example, look at what's happening in the middle east and we have both muslims, we have both people , for example, both jewish people, for example, who that they have who feel that they have been targeted , you know, through targeted, you know, through their religion. and mean, their religion. and i mean, at this moment in time, i feel like current legislation since 1986, we've legislation that we've had legislation that protects people against racism, as in people's race and everybody in the uk and benefits from that. and this w

we will bring you that event with the snp as soon as it starts.first black leader, after winning the welsh labour leadership election.

snp�*s shadow culture secretary.her michael shanks, the shadow minister of state for scotland, won the rutherglen and hamilton west by—election from the snp in october, making him one of two labour mps. craig hoy is the chairman of the scottish conservatives, and the msp for the south of scotland region, and was for many years a journalist and businessman. the liberal democrat mp for north east fife, wendy chamberlain, is her party's chief whip and spokesperson for work and pensions. she was a police officer for many years and also worked in business in the private sector. patrick harvie is the co—leader of the scottish green party and has been the msp for glasgow region since 2003 — he is the minister for zero carbon buildings. before entering the scottish parliament, he worked in the area of sexual health. paisley faces lots of challenges and hurdles, so let's hear from our audience of locals. lesbian with you, sharon, a secondary school teacher. have a question to the panel. —— lets start with you, sharon. issues

snp snp and labour and there now is a cigarette paper bethe snp try np and labour and there now is athe snp try andind labour and there now is a cigarette paper bethe snp try and make bour and there now is a cigarette paper bethe snp try and make politicsi if the snp try and make politics of it, in the end that will be to their detriment. >> don't it's a >> but no, i don't think it's a cigarette the snp cigarette paper at all. the snp is saying that there's is out there saying that there's been collective punishment against it's against the people of gaza. it's about everybody >> but everybody wants a ceasefire now, which which is ceasefire now, which is which is a not a war crime, which is not something which labour going a war crime, which is not so say.|ing which labour going to say. >> no. keir starmer wants to be prime this country, >> no. keir starmer wants to be prin he this country, >> no. keir starmer wants to be prin he doesn't this country, >> no. keir starmer wants to be prin he doesn't want s country, >> no. keir starmer wants to be prin he doesn't want to ountry, >> no.

. >> snp. isn't it, who areiip of know who who has. >> snp. isn't it, who are doing the snp.ng this. they yourself. this. they just said yourself. it's it's the it's in scotland, it's the scottish government, it's led by the made reference to the snp. i made no reference to the snp. i made no reference to the labour party. >> i you said >> yeah, but i think you said the left the the left and the left. >> the left. these people >> yeah. the left. these people are the are extreme leftists. the snp government in scotland, snp green coalition in scotland is an extreme left an example of an extreme left wing government. even in wales. mark , a recognised mark drakeford, a recognised corbynista, has been running a government for some years. he's standing down now, running a government for some years, which is well to the left of where keir starmer would be, which is why he's not actually welcome in keir starmer's councils and leadership office. i find this, what's going on in scotland. >> these new laws, particularly are concerning because for me, nobody really has got a right not

middleton conspiracy the snp conspiracy theories and the snp blowing 85 grand of your money on welcome mail now. and all the weirdness around. kate middleton going missing has got conspiracy theorists worked up. look, it's very simple. sometimes when a reptilian shapeshifting overlord is undergoing dna manipulation to assume human form, it can take longer than usual. it's simple. lewis, it is simple . lewis, it is simple. >> it's simple that she's the queen and we don't know anything about her are going to be the queen. and we don't know anything it. kind anything about it. and kind of a weird weird with weird anything that's weird with this. the story. weird anything that's weird with this. the the story. weird anything that's weird with this. the palace the story. weird anything that's weird with this. the palace handlingtory. weird anything that's weird with this. the palace handling ofy. how the palace handling of kate middleton's fuelled middleton's photo crisis fuelled yet theories . yet more conspiracy theories. and, i personally, the hands looked wonky. and that's the sign for

middleton conspiracy the snp conspiracy theories and the snp blowing 85 grand of your money on welcomemail now. and all the weirdness around. kate middleton going missing has got conspiracy theorists worked up. look, it's very simple. sometimes when a reptilian shapeshifting overlord is undergoing dna manipulation to assume human form, it can take longer than usual. it's simple. lewis, it is simple . lewis, it is simple. >> it's simple that she's the queen and we don't know anything about her are going to be the queen. and we don't know anything it. kind anything about it. and kind of a weird weird with weird anything that's weird with this. the story. weird anything that's weird with this. the the story. weird anything that's weird with this. the palace the story. weird anything that's weird with this. the palace handlingtory. weird anything that's weird with this. the palace handling ofy. how the palace handling of kate middleton's fuelled middleton's photo crisis fuelled yet theories . yet more conspiracy theories. and, i personally, the hands looked wonky. and that's the sign for i

. like to, control snp.ntrol and coddle and patronise the electorate. >> i think the snp always think they're right. i think that's they're right. i think that's the problem with the snp. they think they're right. so they think they're right. so they think they're right. so they think they're doing best think they're doing the best for everybody. i'm an anarchist, this sort of thing, am. hate this sort of thing, i am. i hate it and i'm actually i have been arrested. where the police did the metropolitan police tried to sort of do me for hate crime. what is it you've done? i was holding a poster up, which said we found new homes for the rich, and it was a cemetery , and i was and it was a cemetery, and i was arrested for that. >> so they said, this is very exciting . dramatic. i had no exciting. dramatic. i had no idea. so they thought that you were inciting , what? the murder were inciting, what? the murder of people something? were inciting, what? the murder of well,eople something? were inciting, what? the

so let's talk now to the former councillor, austin former snp councillor, austin shendan. former snpn, thank you ever sheridan. austin, thank you ever so much forjoining on free so much forjoining me on free speech can i just speech nation. can i just begin by asking why it you by asking you, why is it you feel that this new hate crime law necessary ? law is necessary? >> i feel that it's necessary because of maybe some of the things that we've actually seen, not scotland, but not just here in scotland, but across entirety of the uk. across the entirety of the uk. say, for example, look at what's happening in the middle east and we have both muslims, we have both people , for example, both jewish people, for example, who that they have who feel that they have been targeted , you know, through targeted, you know, through their religion. and mean, their religion. and i mean, at this moment in time, i feel like current legislation since 1986, we've legislation that we've had legislation that protects people against racism, as in people's race and everybody in the uk and benefits from th

for and what the snp were asking for and what the snp were asking for and what the snp were asking forally, it sounds like you've got big plans for this new party of yours. do you hope to replicate this in seats across the country and in other constituencies come the election? >> yes, especially in this region. i don't know what will happen elsewhere in the country , happen elsewhere in the country, but i have now received deputations from bolton , uh, deputations from bolton, uh, from oldham , uh, from blackburn, from oldham, uh, from blackburn, from oldham, uh, from blackburn, from bury, uh, and from tameside in greater manchester. and that's just the deputations i've received. we've got 59 parliamentary candidates ready to go and we'll stand in therefore three score labour seats and either defeat them ourselves or cause their defeat and there will be independence , and there will be independence, not workers party, but independence that we're ready to support. who will stand up and down the country. and i know of many already in the field who will now be energised by the result here

she's currently on bail and only one living person has donated to the snp in 2023.no, i mean, things have gone pretty badly for, humza yousaf, as you say, he's got this terrible personal polling and the snp are, are going down in the snp are, are going down in the polls and, you know, scandals don't seem to be going away. >> and where there might be some comfort for, humza yousaf is labour sort of closing in on the snp? looks like it might be slowing down and maybe that this kind of flaw of the snp vote propped up by the, you know, forever referendum people might be sort of high enough to keep the snp at a kind of a winning base. so he might take that as some good news. but as his, you know, personal leadership, has that with that got anything to do with that? probably not. >> and is the dream of >> and michael is the dream of independence now just a retreating prospect of the snp can't poll. well then surely with it that single issue withers away. >> yeah, i think certainly, you know, in the medium terms, it's hard to see how independence would come about. it's kin

that is according to the latest data from snp playback. is not much rosierfor asia or europe. we can speak to the head of fx strategy at rabobank. good to speak to you. some people may be wondering why this is important. can you explain? i wondering why this is important. can you “plain?— wondering why this is important. can you exolain?— you explain? i can, thank you for havin: you explain? i can, thank you for having me- _ you explain? i can, thank you for having me. the _ you explain? i can, thank you for having me. the manufacturing i you explain? i can, thank you for- having me. the manufacturing sector you mentioned already weak demand, and that has been the case for a year, perhaps a little bit before that. it was a big surge in demand for manufactured goods when we first went into lockdown, and that petered out as economies reopened and we went to cinemas and restaurants, demanding services. that wasn't the theme last year, lower demand for manufacturing, high demand for services, and there is evidence that is still the case. if we

it's it won't be the of snp. won't be the end of the snp.t for a minute because , separatists because, the separatists up there go away. because, the separatists up therthe go away. because, the separatists up therthe snp go away. because, the separatists up therthe yeah.|ave,,,,,go away. rolling. yeah. >> like bowling. just think of rawhide this rolling rolling rolling rawhide this rolling rolling rollrolling. sorry. joanne is her >> rolling. sorry. joanne is her name jk yeah. to you . but to me, name jk yeah. to you. but to me, joanne serious, but no, what i'll say is it's for her to be arrested. could at least start the craziness we're the end of this craziness we're in because to in at the moment. because to arrest jk rowling would be the beginning of the end for this absolute. >> maybe. maybe i fear because we're doing our comedy show there tomorrow to mark the day. i fear that if we were arrested, jonathan, it might not matter so much. >> i'm too pretty to go back to prison. >> can't , i know i'm with you. >> i can't, i know i'm with y

the government says the snp would make life harder| says the snp would make life harder for hard—workingget actually there be _ that view? it was a desperate budget actually there be people _ that view? it was a desperate budget actually there be people all - that view? it was a desperate budget actually there be people all over- actually there be people all over the uk _ actually there be people all over the uk who will have had the chance but found _ the uk who will have had the chance but found nothing in their that will really— but found nothing in their that will really help them with the things they are — really help them with the things they are concerned about. we note it's about _ they are concerned about. we note it's about the nhs, it's about the cost of— it's about the nhs, it's about the cost of living crisis and there was very little — cost of living crisis and there was very little in there for ordinary people — very little in there for ordinary people who are struggling with costs iioii'i people who are struggling with costs going up— people who are struggling with costs

in their infinite wisdom , the snp led wisdom, the snp led administration in holyrood has made it illegale legislation, stir up hatred . legislation, stir up hatred. precisely what qualifies as stirring up hatred is effectively anyone's guess. the legislation, employing forms of words so vague and imprecise, so subject to interpreted and indeed abuse by whomever is empowered or invited to do so, that stirring up hatred might mean whatever the relevant authority says it does. the dean of the faculty of advocates, roddy dunlop, is among legal experts that have warned police might be swamped by completely malicious complaints by those with political and personal scores to settle against individuals they simply don't like. critics have described it as a disaster in the making. right up there with the snp's now legendary failed legislation that sought to slip a so—called named person , i would say a named person, i would say a snooping, snitching busybody into the lives of every scottish child, a state sponsored interloper empowered to enter into confidences with that child without the knowled

the snp are scotland's answer to the bnp . scotland's answer to the bnp.lder to shoulder with ethno fascist group chalanangal, while the police did nothing . but then police did nothing. but then again, they're not a police force anymore. they're the street enforcement arm of the insane left wing ideologists who've taken control of scotland . that was my opinion. of course, humza yousaf isn't here tonight to defend himself. he's probably got better things to do on a saturday night. but people who don't have a better thing to do on a saturday tonight, do on a saturday night tonight, our in broadcast our tv personnel in broadcast are precious muir. i'm joking, of course. you've got much better do, i'm better things to do, and i'm sure you're booking your limo to take you to the club after the show. >> there we go. >> there we go. >> i'm also joined by comedian bruce devlin, who's come all the way from scotland and is making his showdown debut. comedian ryan mcdonnell. are all doing? >> w- >> i definitely don't have anything i'm >> i definitely don't have any

. >> snp leader stephen flynn. hean >> snp leader stephen flynn. to my surprise this morning, it's been widely reported that the conservative party in scotland are absolutely furious that westminster is about to tax scotland's natural resources in order to pay for a tax cut in england . mr speaker, is the england. mr speaker, is the prime minister in danger of turning his colleagues into nationalists ? nationalists? >> mr speaker, obviously i wouldn't comment on the budget, but what i would say is and when i was in scotland last week, it was crystal clear there has only ever been one party consistently standing up for the north sea energy industry, and it's the scottish conservatives . scottish conservatives. >> the prime minister knows that not to be the case, but there's a serious point to be made here. mr speaker, the conservative party want to use scotland's natural for tax natural resources to pay for tax cuts in england. the labour party wants to use scotland's natural resources to pay for nuclear power stations in england , and the cost of t

snp global market in intelligence _ were. snp global market in intelligence direct - were.ect term -- come make your reading of that? two of the committee _ make your reading of that? two of the committee have _ make your reading of that? two of the committee have dropped - make your reading of that? two of the committee have dropped their| the committee have dropped their calls for— the committee have dropped their calls for higher interest rates at this is— calls for higher interest rates at this is very— calls for higher interest rates at this is very much moving in the right— this is very much moving in the right direction towards rate cuts. so that— right direction towards rate cuts. so that split has now gone. that was one of— so that split has now gone. that was one of the _ so that split has now gone. that was one of the surprise developments. we generally— one of the surprise developments. we generally expected one of those votes _ generally expected one of those votes to — generally expected one of those votes to be dropped, but the fact that they— votes to be dro

snp downgraded ukraine's credit rating from triple c to double c.gency believes that its medium-term economic prospects are subject to a high degree of uncertainty, primarily due to the conflict with russia and population outflow. therefore, experts have a negative forecast for ukraine: kiev will almost inevitably not be able to pay off its external debts, the probability of default on external commercial obligations in the snp is assessed as very high and they expect that in the near future the country will begin negotiations on restructuring loans with creditors. foreign electronics brands, which had previously curtailed promotion in russia or even stopped official supplies, are returning to advertising activity. according to telecom. last year it recovered by 65-100%. examples include chinese honor, xiaomi, korean samsung, taiwanese acer and others. also, new chinese smartphone brands tekna and infinix increased their marketing activity by 60%. at the end of the issue, let me remind you that the exchange rates for today are the dollar 90 rubles 7

the snp have yeah, the parties.racted just 75,000 in contributions individuals contributions from individuals and since he took over and companies since he took over from nicola sturgeon about a yeah from nicola sturgeon about a year. well, a year ago, a year ago now. whereas just for comparison, alex salmond and nicola sturgeon received 8.2 million and £4.1 million in donations respectively. i know they were there for a bit longer. yeah. but still, i mean, it shows orders of magnitude, two orders of magnitude there. >> is that one donation of 75 >> so is that one donation of 75 grand then? >> no, no, it's made up of a >> no, no, no, it's made up of a number but yeah, number of donations. but yeah, one one one making a one one of the one making a living guy was £5,000. >> it basically. >> that's it basically. >> that's it basically. >> and the rest are companies. is that the point? >> the rest are bequest from >> no, the rest are bequest from from people who are dead. oh in that 70,000. but then, bizarrely, not biza

. >> tell you why >> we're going to tell you why snp humza yousaf is snp leader humza yousaf is having unusual catch i'll show you the unusual catch made fishermen. welcome back to the saturday night showdown. sophie ellis—bextor is coming up. but first, i promised i would show you what these fishermen caught. oh, yeah. that is recorded , rick oh, yeah. that is recorded, rick waller, i mean, so what's the. i didn't know whether to say rick waller or james corden there. managed to get it completely wrong. not well wrong. i'm not doing well with names anyway, not the names today anyway, it's not the weirdest we've ever weirdest thing we've ever caught, that's between us caught, but that's between us and clinic. it's time and the std clinic. it's time for clown world. and starting us off sophie ellis—bextor off is sophie ellis—bextor singing murder on the dance floor at the bataclan. the site of the 2015 terror attacks. more offensive, i think, is the response of the authorities. after every islamic terror attack. they say, don't look back in anger. it's the religion of peace. don't ask a

she she tweeted of tweeted a picture of a suffragettes ribbon, snp's suffragettes ribbon, the snp's goonsse that was, it was perceived to be a noose. somebody. i mean, this whole thing rests on perception. it's ridiculous. we know who the snp regard as potentially guilty of hate crimes because they released a helpful cartoon, haven't they? featuring the hate monster and his young men, young white men from, troubled backgrounds aged 17 to 25. that's it. basically me and paul that's it. basically me and paul. yeah yeah, yeah . street paul. yeah yeah, yeah. street kids. yeah, exactly. >> i mean, if you make words illegal, inevitably at some point everybody's going to get found guilty . yeah. and the found guilty. yeah. and the trick always is with these things is that it? you might think like, if it's in your favour and it protects the things that you're worried about, you think, oh, this is fantastic , what you forget. and fantastic, what you forget. and we always harp on about this is that just down the road it gets turned around and it's against the things that you think should be protect

westminster group . the snp's westminster group.'s accused her former party of turning a blind eye after years in the toxic snp . years in the toxic snp. >> it is just so refreshing for me to have a place in a party where we support each other and where we support each other and where we support each other and where we work together as a team. i knew that leaving snp would mean i would become a target for the very , very worst target for the very, very worst of nationalism . but the bile and of nationalism. but the bile and the vile threats that i have received were beyond even my wildest imagination . in wildest imagination. in >> and the red carpet is out for the best of britain's music industry. ahead of tonight's brit awards, including the princess of pop , everybody's princess of pop, everybody's doing a brand new dance now come on, let it together comprise singing super star kylie minogue will be crowned this year's global icon. later, she'll perform a medley of some of her greatest hits, leading the main awards, however, is r

. >> snp leader stephen flynn . >> snp leader stephen flynn. >> snp leader stephen flynn. >> mr speakerbackbenchers looking for a unity candidate to replace him, which of the now numerous born again thatcherites on the labour front bench does he believe best fits the . bill? the. bill? >> well, mr speaker , mr speaker, >> well, mr speaker, mr speaker, it, it was it was, it was surprising to hear all this talk about the 1970s, from the shadow chancellor in particular. but then if you see what's happening in places like birmingham, where taxes are going up by 21, mr speaken taxes are going up by 21, mr speaker, services are being cut, whether it's social care, children's services or indeed in some streets, literally, the lights are being turned off. it was unsurprising why they talking about the 70s. and i can just say what they've done to birmingham. the conservatives just say what they've done to birn neverm. the conservatives just say what they've done to birnneverm. “them�*nservatives just say what they've done to birnneverm. “them�*nsetoatives will never let them do to britain. yes s

she's accused her former party of turning a blind eye after years in the toxic snp . toxic snp. >> itjust so refreshing for me to have a place in a party where we support each other and where we support each other and where we support each other and where we work together as a team. i knew that leaving snp would mean i would become a target for the very, very worst of national schism, but the vile and the vile threats that i have received were beyond even my wildest imagination . when police wildest imagination. when police are still investigating after three people were injured in a shooting in a part of london popular with bars and restaurants, two women were inside of a pub when they were hit by shotgun pellets after a suspect dropped a firearm during a police pursuit in clapham . a police pursuit in clapham. >> a third person was injured by the moped itself. they've all now been released from hospital . now been released from hospital. towns within commuting distance of major cities have seen some of major cities have seen some of the biggest rent rises in recent years . newly pub

i remember and remember he's scottish and there's the snp who's there's probably the snp who's goingly take his side and very charming. and he is very charming. >> they're not not in and he is very charming. >> samee not not in and he is very charming. >> same side. not in the same side. >> they're on side. >> they're not on the same side. >> they're not on the same side. >> mean, in some >> i mean, i guess in some issues there would be you know what, i imagine the snp what, i can't imagine the snp doing anything would doing anything that would make me happy. >> but don't know why me happy. >said but don't know why me happy. >said that but don't know why me happy. >said that because on't know why me happy. >said that because |t'l know why me happy. >said that because i don't)w why me happy. >said that because i don't eveniy i said that because i don't even know and i'm not know what they do. and i'm not political, well we've got political, but. well we've got a story coming up about porridge later, actually. oh, well. anyway, want to later, actually. oh, well. any off ', want to late

i certainly will work with the snp to try and force a proper vote on a proper ceasefire.the snp, as you know, or they are central cause of separation, but i think they've been outstanding on the gaza question, at least by comparison with the two big parties of the state. i feel sorry for the speaker, whom i've known for a very long time, and was a close friend of his now 98—year—old father, lord hoyle, a former trade union colleague of mine, aged 98, who remembers our time at trade union schools fondly, the speaker told me. ifeel sorry for the speaker because he was placed in an impossible position by the double—dealing of the labour leadership. it is they who should face the opprobrium of right—thinking people and not him, in my opinion. it will be about gaza, but because there is a genocide going on. i know that manyjournalists like to shop that manyjournalists like to shop that g word down, but when the highest court in the world finds that there is that there is a plausible case that israel is committing crimes of genocide and sends israel for trial on genocide charge

oleg, well , the latest information is the forecast of the rating agency snp, regarding the prospectsf an american in ukraine, well, perhaps, the nbu has started to issue this information in recent days the dollar rate is higher than last week. please, to what extent is this a temporary phenomenon, or is it a traditional spring phenomenon, should ukrainians think about something? well, look, sure fluctuations in the exchange rate of the dollar against the hryvnia during the year always occur within the range of one to two hryvnias per dollar, this is a fairly common practice, at the same time, we are currently having a rather abnormal year, if in the previous two years our international partners gave us significant funds, significant foreign exchange income, about 30 to 40 billion per year and part. of them settled in our gold and currency reserves, which we increased at the end of last year by more than 40 billion dollars of reserves, but this year the situation is unfortunately somewhat worse, because that in america, one of our aid packages is blocked, it is about 30% of this aid o

the snp�*s humza yousaf is set to make a speech the snp�*s humza yousaf is set to make a speech later for a stronger economic future for scotland. he'll argue extra support is desperately needed for struggling families, saying jeremy hunt's budget sacrificed public services for what he called unsustainable tax cuts. the budget includes cuts to tax paid by workers from april, including 2p off national insurance. the biggest night in the entertainment calendar is here — the 96th oscars. final preparations are taking place ahead of the stars hitting the red carpet in hollywood later. christopher nolan's oppenheimer, which has 13 nominations, is expected to pick up many of the top awards. and there's also barbie, last year's biggest box office hit, which has eight nods. but those are just two of hundreds of films in the running for the more than 20 categories voted on by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. emma vardy emma va rdy has emma vardy has the latest from hollywood. emma vardy has the latest from hollywood-— hollywood. another year at the oscars. hollywood. another ye

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motion calling for an snp —— calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza.ent backbenchers, saying we can't allow our democracy to be ago bowed by the intimidation, as they see it, of pro—palestinian lobby. there was a demonstration outside parliament as that was happening. there were words and images cast up onto big ben which offended a lot of, particularly, tory mps. some of them have raised that issue, complained about the mayor of london — in one case, lee anderson, of course, some people felt he crossed the line in some of his complaints about sidique khan con, suggesting he had been controlled by this and this... those comments widely condemned as islamophobic. but this debate has a whole new dimension to it now, with george galloway returning to parliament, and a real advocate for the pro—palestinian lobby on the backbenches. bud the pro-palestinian lobby on the backbenches.— the pro-palestinian lobby on the backbenches. �* ., ., ., ., backbenches. and a word about that independent — backbenches. and a word about that independent candidate, _ backben

according to the snp's orwellian thought police.ng why didn't that and write didn't i think of that and write that down? it's an absolute disgrace to talk more about this and what's going happen. and what's going to happen. we've a comedian because he we've got a comedian because he comes cheap and it is of course, leo kearse leo, thank you very much for your company. >> good to be here. i've just got to correct you on one thing. the scottish police didn't bring this it was the snp this through. it was the snp humza in particular. he humza yousaf in particular. he was justice minister when the bill formulated . the bill was formulated. the scottish police federation have actually out against this actually spoken out against this bill because they say it moves from criminalising deeds to criminalising thought. and that's that's a huge issue . i that's that's a huge issue. i mean, this bill is so vaguely worded, basically, if anybody perceives anybody else as stirring up hatred based on, based on somebody's protected characteristics,

according to the snp's orwellian thought police.why didn't that and write didn't i think of that and write that down? it's an absolute disgrace to talk more about this and what's going happen. and what's going to happen. we've a comedian because he we've got a comedian because he comes cheap and it is of course, leo kearse leo, thank you very much for your company. >> good to be here. i've just got to correct you on one thing. the scottish police didn't bring this it was the snp this through. it was the snp humza in particular. he humza yousaf in particular. he was justice minister when the bill formulated . the bill was formulated. the scottish police federation have actually out against this actually spoken out against this bill because they say it moves from criminalising deeds to criminalising thought. and that's that's a huge issue . i that's that's a huge issue. i mean, this bill is so vaguely worded, basically, if anybody perceives anybody else as stirring up hatred based on, based on somebody's protected characteristics, whi

despite what off the snp snp, despite what off the snp government . government. >> have they not realisedy intended. >> well, yeah, i mean scotland, because it's a small country, because it's a small country, because it's a devolved parliament. it, it operates in a, in a bit of a vacuum. it doesn't have the, the oversight, the, that a parliament such as westminster has and it's, it's surrounded by ngos and special interest groups that that advise it, and so i think it's become a bit divorced from what the scottish people actually want and what the scottish people actually believe in. scottish people are surprisingly conservative, so, yeah, i think, i think these ngos have sort of steered it, steered it in a, in a certain certain direction. >> it's also i'm slightly amused by the juxtaposition of such an authoritarian government and some of the most outspoken, fearless comedians in the world being scottish . didn't they pick being scottish. didn't they pick the wrong bunch? won't comedians just push back and do the polar opposite of what they're expected to do ? expected to do? >> well, ma

a straight fight between the snp and the tories that i have no doubt that the snp is going to win.veries are suffering severe delays. supermarket sainsbury�*s says it will not be able to fulfil the "vast majority" of online deliveries today. customers have been contacting the supermarket on social media to report issues with their online orders. sainsbury�*s says it was caused by an overnight software update and has apologised to customers. and another supermarket — tesco — says it's also working to fix a technical issue that has meant it has had to cancel some of its online orders that were due for delivery on saturday. so not a great day for supermarkets here in the uk. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports from cobham in surrey. well, sainsbury�*s is the uk's second largest supermarket chain with about 600 supermarkets and 800 convenience stores. 0nline shopping, of course, has become a very popular way to get that weekly shop. and this morning, sainsbury�*s wrote to customers saying it wouldn't be able to deliver the vast majority, it said, of online orders. it blamed

in scotland, they don't have as much of backing, yes, they want independence, like the snp, that's atnt of everything, within all of their manifesto for them. but i think it is really interesting, and it will be interesting, and it will be interesting today, to see how much thatis interesting today, to see how much that is referenced by rhun ap iorwerth in his speech, because as i say, even though it's such an integral thing for them, the core of their values, the perception here in wales is, yes, the filling for independence is growing slightly, but you were talking in very small percentage, 20, you know, in the round, 20%, really. which is nowhere near enough, if they were ever to get an independence referendum, that would be nowhere near enough to get that pass, really. so the feeling isn't the same publicly as it has beenin isn't the same publicly as it has been in scotland in more recent times. so that will be an interesting thing to look out for, i think, in the speech, and as i say, the second thing will be, how does he marry up the agreement and the conversation that they have

and the snp have proposed that later this year, age will become a protected characteristic. such and such , a grumpy old such and such, there's every chance they could report you to the police and you could have constable could have a police constable knocking it's knocking on your door. it's a ludicrous of legislation, austin. >> that's extraordinary that what you say closed doors what you say behind closed doors could have calling the could have you calling the police your child or your police on your child or your family member. >> well, i think if you're having a joke with a member of the opposition, you have a little bit peculiar , to be little bit peculiar, to be perfectly honest, general george galloway said that and in the 2021 scottish parliamentary elections as well, i just i just find that argument and peculiar. what is important, find that argument and peculiar. what is important , though, is what is important, though, is the protections around abortion clinics, for example , where clinics, for example, where women should be able to access those services without