channel hey,good channel hey, good afternoon, everybody . hey, good afternoon, everybody. oh, with me patrick christys on gb news what a time to be alive. hey nicholas sturgeon has resigned, but pressure is on us down on gender reform and tanking. she's adamant that's not a downfall. no it will be tempting to see it as this decision is not a reaction to

short term . of course, there are short term. of course, there are difficult issues confronting the government just now. but when is that ever not.7 it is the sturgeon dynasty is collapsed. queen nick has abdicated will cry freedom no more. despite what she says, critics claim the female leader has been brought down by a failure . protect down by a failure. protect women's rights. and now for independence . what's her legacy? independence. what's her legacy? moving no, i will reveal this shocking new lengths that channel migrants are going to british border force find out where the new launch and sites are is different parts of the south coast now brace for another potentially year of illegal arrivals and worries is nicola falling police seem to be blaming the public for their lack of results in mysterious case of the missing in lancashire. i'll be shining spotlight of scrutiny firmly on the cops. how can someone just disappear off the face of the earth and you will not? what harry and meghan have said about

coming to king charles's coronation struck in getting emails, coming in pretty straightforward today, i think, ladies , gents, is it good ladies, gents, is it good riddance to nicholas gb views on gb news dot uk, but right now it's your headlines. gb news dot uk, but right now it's your headlines . patrick it's your headlines. patrick you. good afternoon. it's 3:10. i'm bethany elsey in the gb newsroom and you've been hearing our top story today. newsroom and you've been hearing our top story today . sturgeon our top story today. sturgeon has resigned as first minister of scotland . eight years in of scotland. eight years in power speaking at an unexpected press conference at bute house in edinburgh , ms. sturgeon said in edinburgh, ms. sturgeon said she was proud to have served as the first female and longest serving first minister of scotland . she will remain in her scotland. she will remain in her role until her successor is appointed . ms. sturgeon appointed. ms. sturgeon acknowledged that the might seem sudden but denied that it was due to short term pressures and said she'd been wrestling with it for some weeks . to those who it for some weeks. to those who do feel shocked, disappointed and perhaps even a bit angry ,

and perhaps even a bit angry, me, please know that while heart and be in no doubt this is really hard for me my decision comes from a place of duty and of love. tough perhaps, but love nevertheless is for my party and above all, for the country . the above all, for the country. the labour leader apologised on behalf of the party for its handung behalf of the party for its handling of anti—semitic complaints under his predecessor , jeremy corbyn. sir keir also confirmed mr. will not stand for labour the next general election . the equality and human rights commission announced it will end its monitoring of the party after two years of finding responsible for unlawful harassment and discrimination. sir keir starmer said action not just apology, was needed to all those who were hurt. to all those who were hurt. to all those who were let down. to all those who were let down. to all those out of our party who no longer felt it was their home. who suffered the most appalling

. today, on behalf of entire labour party , i say sorry what labour party, i say sorry what you've been could never be undone. you've been could never be undone . apologies alone cannot undone. apologies alone cannot make it right. undone. apologies alone cannot make it right . lancashire police make it right. lancashire police says there's still no evidence to indicate a criminal aspect or third party involvement in nicola. police disappearance . nicola. police disappearance. the 45 year old has been missing 19 days. she was last walking her dog along the river wyre after dropping her two daughters off at school . detectives say off at school. detectives say nicola was listed as a high risk missing person due to a number of specific vulnerabilities. the lead investigator , smith, says lead investigator, smith, says the investigation ongoing. i hope with all my heart that we find nicola. i've more than anything the likely is that nicola has unfortunately gone in the river. however, i have to stress this because this has been continually misconstrued . i

been continually misconstrued. i cannot be 100% certain about the minute we are continuing. it's alive and that it is always information coming in. union leaders have said further teacher strikes will go ahead after disappointing talks , the after disappointing talks, the education secretary speaking after today's meeting, the secretary of the national education union, kevin courtney , labelled the government's latest offer disappointing and there's nothing in it that persuaded them not to go ahead with. planned action next week . with. planned action next week. parents know that their education has been disrupted day and our action has a higher moral purpose that we are we are trying to get the government to invest in this generation of children not just tell us they will invest in a generation of children in future. they need to invest in the kids in the schools now in order to help improve their education. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says fight to reduce inflation is far

from over, despite the rate decreasing for a third consecutive month. data from the office for national statistics shows the consumer price index to 10.1% in january. that's down 10.5% in december. the drop was largely to the price of fuel and transport slowing a boy and a girl, both 15, have been remanded . youth detention remanded. youth detention charged with the murder of a 16 year old girl. he was stabbed to in cheshire, bradninch from warrington was found serious injured on a pavement near a park on saturday afternoon , and park on saturday afternoon, and she died a short time . cheshire she died a short time. cheshire police says , they are exploring police says, they are exploring whether the teen he was transgender was the victim of a hate crime. the two teenagers will appear at liverpool crown court on thursday . a british man court on thursday. a british man who died in ukraine has been by his family as jenkin from glasgow . a family tribute on glasgow. a family tribute on social media said he died as a

hero in an act of bravery as a paramedic. he's the eighth british national known have died in ukraine since the start of russia's invasion last year. the uk foreign office says it's supporting the family and it's in contact with local authorities on the ground . a 19 authorities on the ground. a 19 month old girl has been successfully treated for a fatal disease with the world's most drug, teddy schuler from northumberland was born with a rare inherited disease called. it causes serious damage to the nervous system and, organs dramatically cutting expectancy. she's the first person in the uk to be given the treatment, which has a list price of £28 million . you're up to date on tv news. we'll you movies as it happens. now get back to .

now get back to. patrick oh, okay. right. so scotland's first minister, nicholas sturgeon, has announced that she will step down after eight long years in the job. she made the announcement in a press conference in edinburgh this morning and said that she'd been wrestling the question wrestling with the question whether to resign for whether or not to resign for weeks. lot of people weeks. unlike a lot of people who would know i was responding to suggestions that she quit because a backlash. her because of a backlash. her controversial reform controversial gender reform bill. the first minister insisted the decision to get this was not of short term issues . i know there will some issues. i know there will some across the country who are upset by this decision and by the fact i am taking it now. of course for balance. there will be others who will. how should i put this cope with the news just fine . such is the beauty of fine. such is the beauty of democracy. but to those who do feel shocked, disappointed perhaps even a bit angry with me, please know that while hard

being no doubt this is really hard for me. my decision comes from a place of duty and of love. tough love, perhaps, but love. tough love, perhaps, but love nevertheless, for my party and above all, for the country . and above all, for the country. ihave and above all, for the country. i have spent almost decades in frontline politics. a decade and a half . the top or second top a half. the top or second top rung of when it comes to navigating choppy waters , navigating choppy waters, resolving, seemingly intractable issues or soldiering on when walking away would be the simpler option. i have plenty of to draw on. so if this was just a question of my ability or my resilience , get through the resilience, get through the latest period pressure, i wouldn't be standing here today. i think she's doing a bang up job of trying to control a narrative that people are absolutely gutted about this she. but yes nicola, a lot of people i think are indeed coping just fine. me now is gb news is political correspondent . political correspondent. olivier, i saw you you had a

breakdown, catastrophic breakdown, catastrophic breakdown earlier on and we've had to just get on the airwaves. you're not coping fine at the minute, are you? but there are some reasons behind that. she's saying it's not just to deal with short term issues, but actually the polling at the minute is not particularly good and quite lot of people wanted and quite a lot of people wanted her out. yes there was a poll recently suggesting that of recently suggesting that 42% of scots down scots wanted her stand down immediately . that wasn't the immediately. that wasn't the only bad poll result that she's had . latest lord ashcroft poll, had. latest lord ashcroft poll, which bear in mind, previous polls shown big support for independence and have been supportive of nicholas sturgeon. but one suggested but the latest one suggested that no . two, leaving the uk that no. two, leaving the uk ahead by 12, which is the highest we've for over a decade . and she talks about she mentions a bit about the short term pressure she's under that of course the gender recognition reform bill has proved very unpopular indeed in scotland only. i think it was by a margin of 2 to 1. scots don't support . of 2 to 1. scots don't support. that's only one of the issues. we've also the nhs waiting lists

. we've got up 68% more people than before. the pandemic now going private because of two year waiting lists in the nhs . year waiting lists in the nhs. so there were all of these competing pressures hitting nicholas sturgeon at same time and she was under quite a lot of pressure, not just from the electorate but also from the snp . there were those within her very circle who didn't very inner circle who didn't like that was like the fact that she was planning the next planning to turn the next general into a general election into a de referendum that might have referendum and that might have been the straw that broke the camel's yes, indeed. and camel's back. yes, indeed. and look, just throughout the course of next 15 minutes or so, of the next 15 minutes or so, i'm be to the deputy i'm going to be to the deputy leader of scottish leader of the scottish conservatives former of conservatives, former member of the a constitutional the snp and a constitutional expert . so we'll get the expert. so we'll get the political angle on it from both , also, of course , , really. and also, of course, this the big questions this means now the big questions about independent scottish independence. little independence. but another little thing that nicholas sturgeon what was asked about swerved. there might be a couple of things coming down the road for mightn't that wouldn't have necessarily been things that she wanted to through snp wanted to go through snp finances that . yes, finances etc. like that. yes, there is this awkward story was

uncovered, i think it was by the sun on of a £500,000 sun on sunday of a £500,000 onune sun on sunday of a £500,000 online fund raiser for , the snp online fund raiser for, the snp and it appears it's not quite clear where that money has got to. so police are questioning at the moment it's not yet clear sturgeon the question put out by the bbc of whether she personally has been questioned. but that is an awkward question that's rumbling along and of course still facing course she still facing the fallout from the salmond affair, which was couple of years ago. which was a couple of years ago. she close alex she was very close to alex salmond. a huge salmond. obviously a huge scandal him and to what extent did she know details. so did she know the details. so there have been all these competing mini scandals, as it were, leading up to this. so although it seemed like a bit of although it seemed like a bit of a shock on the face of it, for those in hollywood, the writing have the for wall a have been on the for wall a while. olivia, thank while. exactly. olivia, thank very much as ever. utley, very much as ever. olivia utley, that political correspondent i've asking email i've been asking you to email me, coming me, get those emails coming in. i'll those shortly. gb i'll go to those shortly. gb views gb news dot uk. is it views at gb news dot uk. is it good to nicholas good riddance to nicholas sturgeon? me now is the sturgeon? joining me now is the deputy the scottish deputy leader of the scottish conservatives. meghan

conservatives. it's meghan gallagher. meghan, thank conservatives. it's meghan gallvery r. meghan, thank conservatives. it's meghan gallvery much. meghan, thank conservatives. it's meghan gallvery much. is meghan, thank conservatives. it's meghan gallvery much. is it.eghan, thank conservatives. it's meghan gallvery much. is it good], thank you very much. is it good riddance to sturgeon ? well, i riddance to sturgeon? well, i mean , think what we've seen as mean, think what we've seen as nicholas sturgeon obviously is getting a little untidy and she's left scotland and a more country than when she entered office. i mean, i think we can best describe her leadership as articulate eyes of the ball and that relates to the drugs. this scandal . nhs waiting times which scandal. nhs waiting times which is just been mentioned and failing to make her number one priority. there is a certain irony. i think that's female leader hospital surely been brought down by some would argue failings to protect women's rights . well i think that's rights. well i think that's right. and i think we can all take recognition that. the gender recognition reform bill got something to do with this . got something to do with this. it was a deeply unpopular policy. and as you see fields to take into account the concerns raised women across the country

and she even said that those concerns were not valid so i think when you look at the position that she herself and she backed off into a because she backed off into a because she up defending the indefensible and i think this became clear as first minister's questions during the exchanges between nicholas sturgeon and douglas ross when it was clear that she found herself she found herself in a political hole that she could just no longer care far off the ground is in recent years, never been more fertile for another scottish independence referendum . and independence referendum. and because you'd almost definitely win it time round wouldn't you. would you would you have a independence referendum , you'd independence referendum, you'd smash it out of the park, but it's forever . no, smash it out of the park, but it's forever. no, i. i want to see our government actually focuses on and scotland priorities. i want to see an education system that's fit for . i want to see our nhs waiting ten stone. i want to see people able to access public services .

able to access public services. and all of that has been not being able to do that under. this snp government because they've been so distracted by another independence referendum that they've just not prioritised the people of scotland want them to . what's scotland want them to. what's the mood up to now? because i think caught quite a few people on the hop, but i suppose smart money is the notion that despite what nicholas sturgeon is trying to , say, controlling this to, say, controlling this narrative. i know you're all in shock. i'm sorry i'm doing this for the greater good. you will thank me for this later. there are few potential brewing that are a few potential brewing that no doubt you wouldn't to be a part of, and she doesn't like. recall a lot of information quite famously so she might be forced to in some cases given some of the financial issues that the snp facing at the moment is the mood up there that she jumped before she was properly pushed . i mean i think properly pushed. i mean i think that could be an element of that wouldn't want to speculate in terms of you know, the certain headunes terms of you know, the certain headlines of being emerging however, you know, i think when

we look at the overall reason and attitude from nicholas sturgeon towards how she's been coping with certain issues and scottish parliament, i think is definitely not been the usual behaviours that that's been. certainly of previous. nicola sturgeon and how she would, how she would perform in certain ways in terms of you are if i'm performance or indeed how she would conduct ourselves doing press conferences for example . press conferences for example. well the scottish conservatives maybe do actually probably have stuff to that's stuck to in north of the border. now there'll bit chaos at there'll be a bit of chaos at there'll be a bit of chaos at the snp leadership of the snp leadership and of course potentially could become the party of women as well up that which appears to have been lacking rather ironically for some time. you very much deputy leader scottish leader of the scottish conservatives gallagher conservatives maggie gallagher there austin sheridan there as pay now austin sheridan is former mp glasgow is a former mp glasgow city councillor and he joins me now . councillor and he joins me now. you in mourning. i'm not mourning. i'm if i'm going to

believe that this couple were all connected by surprise i fact that seems be to be the mood of the nation . i think that the nation. i think that nicholas sturgeon could have went on longer. but as the presumption said and a statement , you know, the role without her felt could no longer disappoint it. but she has done for her party under contract. and, you know , there's nothing wrong with know, there's nothing wrong with i mean, already under the age of candidates, it could empty out. it was a shock of the scottish national party demonstrating. the vast talent that have before the party and, you know, the snp as back up the next nicholas sturgeon even though and i would argue she's been best with all that we've had and since devolution is not conducted that would be a right to be concerned about the idea that nicholas sturgeon is the best that the snp has had to offer. if i look at it now, you know , the nhs, at it now, you know, the nhs, massive waiting times, 68% more people going private in the nhs

north of the border . the support north of the border. the support for scottish independence appears to be tanking. big issues when it comes to drug deaths. still, we've also of course seen things like the attainment gap which nicholas was actually quite fruity with the over. was actually quite fruity with the over . when it was actually quite fruity with the over. when it comes to the truth over. when it comes to the truth over. when it comes to the between the poorest and the gap between the poorest and the gap between the poorest and the scottish the wealthiest in scottish education. the legacy? education. what is the legacy? because know is because i want to know is scotland worse than scotland not worse now than when she over ? i mean, yet she took over? i mean, yet despite you say nicola sturgeon's told ends the most lethal of any political party and the snp still leads and the polls that move between elections indeed an increasing number the response to the numbers that just no i mean and that question came in a joy kit that question came in a joy kit that way for example and that had destroyed the pandemic and had destroyed the pandemic and had what the tories tried to tighten that cost an and you know on the one on how she was handung know on the one on how she was handling the pandemic but yet she managed to achieve highest percentage of the snp vote that

had ever recorded at a scottish parliamentary election. so i mean, understand the opposition politicians obey those old double and bluster and you know, and don't talk about results as unpopular. but you know , after unpopular. but you know, after time in the fourth quarter that we went to the polls today talking the polls, austin, i've got to ask if someone offered you an independence referendum right today, would you take it 12% behind in the polls ? do you 12% behind in the polls? do you know something? i would love an independent referendum right now because the thing about unionists in scotland as they prepare to argue the union when i can tell scottish unionists to look at it is such as arlene foster for example somebody who is actually and she always wants argue you know for northern ireland's place and the union and she's passionate very unionist and scotland are passionate about the union the script of the debate so the fact that they're scared and so i'm out so what what makes me want to have one because i'm

confident that we would one austin we've spoken a number of times about the gender the trans issue despite what nicholas sturgeon says think it's reasonable to say that it's done for in the end she couldn't say what a woman is and she's had to exit stage . will you now change exit stage. will you now change the habit of a lifetime and tell me what a woman is because she says for us mp glasgow city council if you want to make a political comeback the mood today is that you're going to have tell me a woman is now have to tell me a woman is now i'll you what she if i'll tell you what she if anything and the time that i've known that come out of any as you would make of the chairman stay in office and all to see these things i would actually be and be the gender recognition reform and right now and equality that are supportive of the legislation . should that put the legislation. should that put in the real and you know what to defend trans people and the way that lgb approach of what some rachel face some horrible abuse

and i understand that those out there that i've got genuine concerns they have not been abusive and i've always argued that we should have a do a lot and reasonable debate but unfortunate let those factions and both and you know have behaved and a reasonable model but you know it realistically what you know . what you don't what you know. what you don't need to inform vote see it through whoever replaces nicholas sturgeon unless can avoid this catastrophic issue and the never ending questions about what is a woman and should male rapist be in women's prisons. they're going to go the same way as her so you know just want someone to emerge you guys right look woman until the human no male rapist female and no to male rapist in female and it goes away and you can it all goes away and you can crack on independence crack on folks on independence well yeah and no to male rapist and female prisons are not sir nobody in the us. anybody argue otherwise but you know in terms of the candidates i have seen working forward, you know and i

am interested to see what what they're going to bring forward and i'm going to keep an open mind, but i'll make an exception for one candidate that could potentially course that she's trying to charity. i think got it got hope hell with it. it she's got hope hell with it. what is and i think that you know the snp vultures a progressive without where you go then go on and just deliver the gender recognition reform vote go on to ban conversion therapy can go on to change justice system to help convict rapists , system to help convict rapists, protect women and will go on create buffer zones around abortion clinics so that women to your point, not yes , i'm to your point, not yes, i'm going to have to rock and roll on. i'm afraid. but i always appreciate all the back forwards. thank you very much. i'll go charity and that i'll go by dr. charity and that former snp glasgow city councillor to get in councillor as you got to get in touch, keep your views coming in. gb views gb news uk. at last our can rejoice the our nation can rejoice that the union gathered us union states have gathered us from kate wright. with from kate wright. you're with me. christys go anywhere me. patrick christys go anywhere because you've got plenty to get

stuck next 20 stuck within the next 20 minutes. tell you in minutes. i will tell you in gb news exclusive the extreme news exclusive what the extreme measures smugglers are measures people smugglers are now going order to avoid now going to in order to avoid border force, which is those trying to get to the uk. small and even more danger and all catch the police now playing blame game because they claim that false information basically the public in a way are actually responsible for well some would a bit of a ropey invested nation into nicola bailey back in its say .

well ladies and gentlemen this is another big one because the uk's maritime rescue all being warned that they're likely to see migrant boat crossings over a much wider stretch of the southern coastline in the year ahead , gb news can reveal ahead, gb news can reveal people's are increasingly launching small much further

south along the french coast to try to avoid more robust police patrols . the calais and dunkirk patrols. the calais and dunkirk area so new routes people in the opens up a much wider stretch of that south coast are having security at time out why as this report reaching out from the french caused to local crew responding to reports of a small migrant boat in difficulties . migrant boat in difficulties. but this incident also involving a french patrol vessel far away from the usual small boat routes out of dunkirk in calais. in fact, we're of line more 50 miles from those routes . it's miles from those routes. it's one of dozens of rescues the lifeboat based in burke has attended in recent months a major uptick in activity as people smugglers attempt to avoid increasing police patrols farther north. this i think to

donald model the numbers have been rising at the end of 2021 we were involved in many migrant rescues . during 2022, there were rescues. during 2022, there were significant more migrants , significant more migrants, especially when they reached . especially when they reached. the further they have to travel by boat , the higher the risks by boat, the higher the risks travelling from down the coast bnngs travelling from down the coast brings extra dangers. being in the for water brings the danger of hypothermia and even being hit by bigger boats. you know, they can go back to for people smugglers increase police activity around dunkirk and. calais has meet the regular launch points more difficult operate from french authorities are also busy erecting miles of extra security fencing around those beaches and that's driving the small boats farther south. for years, the criminal gangs have predominantly used the short route to the uk , pushing short route to the uk, pushing off first from the beaches around cali , then expanding to

around cali, then expanding to include areas near dunkirk while occasional boats have been launched further south in the past six months, this route using beaches near purloin , has using beaches near purloin, has seen a significant spike can activity with a beach even further south. fort morgan also regularly being used . and for regularly being used. and for maritime patrols in the uk waters. that means a far greater likelihood that small boats will begin showing on a much longer stretch of uk coastline in the year ahead . it will mean rescue year ahead. it will mean rescue across a wider area being called out more regularly. two boats that have been in the water for many hours . that have been in the water for many hours. it does put a lot of pressure the resources these boats are constructed for one purpose to shift massive numbers of people. but the desire they were constructed very poorly they're not expected to stunning to go to any real sea

conditions. the amounts of people that they are loaded with . so by crossing from further south and spending at sea every second that they're at sea longer than they need to be is just going to increase the risk chance of another over another . chance of another over another. there's little doubt sea maritime rescue experts that those making small boat from farther down the coast will be at far greater risk with predictions up to 80,000 people could attempt to cross in the year ahead. authorities on both sides of the channel will be stretched to the limit . mark stretched to the limit. mark white gb news as well. the man himself is right here next to me in the studio and mark the fact he is now that more parts of the uk are going to be opened up to arrivals on. yeah because clearly when these boats are coming from further south it's a big old stretch of there you are

opening yourself up to southwesterly winds from the fast moving tides you could end up anywhere . i mean one of the up anywhere. i mean one of the plus points as far as those trying to navigate across from the shorter distance between cali and dover is that you can pretty much see from the french side the landmass off the kent course and you can see prominent landmarks like television towers which are asked to steer towards the lights of the television mast. so you don't get that when further south in, it's a much more expansive piece of sea it's over the horizon. so they can end up anywhere. in fact, the gentleman there from , the gentleman there from, the lifeboat service in breck , who lifeboat service in breck, who was doing the interview with us, said they are being called to instances where migrant boats are just out there going and round in circles because they're lost . yeah, indeed. and i think lost. yeah, indeed. and i think as well, obviously it's much

more difficult for us to places, much less safe for the people who are on the boats as well in terms of the different geographical location of the south coast that it could open up . where are we talking about up. where are we talking about roughly ? well, we're talking roughly? well, we're talking about quite a bit south of berlin . so it's about 60 miles berlin. so it's about 60 miles plus away from the beaches of cali and dunkirk where they're heading off just now. and reason is simple is just because we are seeing more and more police officers up in that area part , i officers up in that area part, i think due to the fact that we're giving them millions of extra pounds to put more police officers, they on those beaches around , cali and dunkirk, around, cali and dunkirk, there's miles extra security fencing going up there, all designed to make it a bit of a hostile environment for the people smuggling gangs. so what do they do they just further south i mean so argue potentially this is a sign that at least something is working that having to move they're having to try a different i suppose the proof will be in the

pudding when it comes to how successful these are. successful these tactics are. i will to you again will talk to you again very shortly. you, white. shortly. thank you, mark white. that is home and that gb news is home and security editor . you're with that gb news is home and security editor. you're with me. patrick on gb news has patrick christys on gb news has the blame game starts it because lancashire police claim that false information accusations and rumours from the public all distracting them. now work to find missing mum nicola i think it's an interesting that frankly if they plan on keeping the pubuc if they plan on keeping the public on side, i find that quite surprising and will they won't . do we even care? the won't. do we even care? the mystery over whether or not harry and meghan will attend the king's combination is in the balance is apparently they are yet to decide find out what their thought process is going to be shortly. if they do to be very shortly. if they do jump to be very shortly. if they do jump a plane crisis with that jump on a plane crisis with that presence will, be welcomed. presence will, they be welcomed. no right now is headlines. patrick, thank . good afternoon. patrick, thank. good afternoon. it's 3:33. i'm bethany elsey in the gb newsroom nicholas

sturgeon has resigned as first minister of scotland after eight years in the job. speaking at a press conference at beat house in edinburgh, ms. sturgeon said she was proud to have served as the first female and longest serving minister of scotland. ms. sturgeon acknowledged that the move might seem sudden, but denied that it was due to short term pressures and said she'd been wrestling with it for some weeks. have you have ? to be weeks. have you have? to be clear, i'm not expecting violence here . but i am a human violence here. but i am a human being as well as a politician and the nature and form of political discourse means that is a much greater intensity . did is a much greater intensity. did i see it ? brutality to life as i see it? brutality to life as a politician then in years gone by? all in all. and actually for a long time without being apparent , it a long time without being apparent, it takes a long time without being apparent , it takes its toll a long time without being apparent, it takes its toll on and on those around you . the and on those around you. the labour leader apologised on behalf of the for its handling of empty semitism complaints under his jeremy corbyn. sir

keir starmer also confirmed , mr. keir starmer also confirmed, mr. corbyn will not stand for at the next general election . the next general election. the equality and human rights commission announced it will end its monitoring of the party two years after finding it responsible for unlawful harassment and discrimination . harassment and discrimination. and police says there's still evidence to indicate a criminal aspect or a third party involvement to nicola police disappearance . the 45 year old disappearance. the 45 year old has been missing for 99 days. she was last walking her dog along the river, wyre after dropping her two daughters off at school. detectives say nicola was listed a high risk missing person due to a number of specif vulnerabilities . you're up to vulnerabilities. you're up to date on tv, online and tv plus radio is gb news. patrick will be back with you in just a moment .

where is nicola? that's the big question on a lot of people's lips because the search remains ongoing. the working hypothesis is still she unfortunately has gone into the river. but lancashire gave an update on the investigation , saying that they investigation, saying that they will sharing more information than they normally would and they assistant chief peter lawson emphasised that there was no evidence to indicate that there was a criminal aspect to this case. i would emphasise that it remains the case. there is no evidence to indicate a criminal aspect or third party involvement in nicola's disappeared . however, the disappeared. however, the officers involved in the investigation are the same experienced specialist and many senior officers who are concerned with the investigation of the most serious and complex

crimes. that is the important focus we have given to the investigation to find nicola. it's important to say that our activity has at every stage been directed by expert trained police search advisers who we turn pulses and there have been following nationally recognised doctrine around search strategy . yeah. one thing that was interesting was there is a bit of a blame game starting now, which is saying essentially the police started to point the finger at the public a bang going, well, you've been distracting wild distracting us with wild theories, etc. me that doesn't quite hold water. he's actually the family of nicola who page have been interacting with press and the public a lot more than the joining me now is the police. joining me now is the police. joining me now is the post is nicola the editor of post is nicola adam. nicola thank you very much. so what did make of much. so what did you make of that statement from , the police that statement from, the police officer, essentially officer, that it was essentially saying the have been saying the public have been distracted doing the police here and potentially having some negative their negative impact on their investigation no was out investigation no thought was out 7 investigation no thought was out ? yeah. i mean there was element

of the word misconstrued used multiple times about press and the public except i think perhaps they need to rethink the way they're communicating that because actually i do think people think that helping in the main i think most people are trying to help. okay mean my inbox here in lancashire can imagine my inbox full of all sorts of people with theories , sorts of people with theories, things, you know where we've taken a line here that i suppose that we're sticking the facts and not the spectacular action. very much so, but yes, there's a lot around the people to authorities, but a lot of people are genuinely they can help, you know, you know, it goes across some people genuinely have basements in which, you know, we certainly passing to on facebook, others, you facebook, whereas others, you know some people like psychics and this kind of thing, a lot of these kind of people coming on with solutions perhaps are not so practical. and do so practical. and i do understand that volley of understand that the volley of information, police be information, the police be getting must be, you know,

enormous and a lot to handle and not something used to dealing with. i do. i think there is that. and i do think the police are handling it fairly well, to be honest. i think you're right in that i don't blaming anybody for anything at this stage is going to help anyone. i'm going to return to the police. how they may or may not be handling this in a second, but they keep using this line a specific vulnerability it was it was a high category person. okay. because of specific vulnerabilities, do we know what really means that what we don't at this but i mean the indication there right from the very beginning that there was else they wasn't telling us simply if some a person goes missing normally they would there would be a kind of waiting penod there would be a kind of waiting period first. they normally give it before they it like 48 hours before they swing in to full investigation search and kind of communication to the press mode . this was very to the press mode. this was very fast. to the press mode. this was very fast . within an hour of nicola fast. within an hour of nicola going missing being reported missing by her partner , they

missing by her partner, they started the search they'd started the search they'd started putting out missing from home notices on social media into the press, which is very fast. so really it was always the clue was always there that there's more to this than quite meets the eye. what exactly realities are. and so they're trying keep private obviously you know that's just going to lead to more speculation at this stage. well, this is the thing andifs stage. well, this is the thing and it's such a difficult not to speculate on it. every single obviously wants to have the respect for the family and for nicola for and police as well, frankly. but we are here now, day 8019. i lose track. it's incredibly difficult not to speculate because it just seems so mysterious and it leads the question is how can someone just drop off the face of the earth and what are the police not telling us and why and in case the in the case of the specific vulnerabilities that's something thatis vulnerabilities that's something that is bound to get people talking as indeed we were now can you will you will know a can ask you will you will know a lot about lancashire police lot more about lancashire police frankly imagine frankly than i would imagine most their

most people. what's their like when to being able to when it comes to being able to solve cases that upset similar to this ? well, it's actually to this? well, it's actually pretty for something this high profile and this large to come to lancashire usually . i can to lancashire usually. i can only imagine that in this case like in other cases they would have had to have some input outside the crime agency etc. who i think they have consulted . so it's been a while actually . they've had something like this too. so i can't really say, oh, you know, they're fantastic this so whatever this not got a reputation for being but a thing. so at this stage i think we just have to keep an open mind that they know exactly what they're doing. nicola, thank you very much. an absolute pleasure. and i know that you've been all over this story from. start and then he said finish. but it's a long way from being over the sounds of the things that. thank you very much nicola, who is the editor of lancashire post. editor of the lancashire post. and not and of course if you're not watching gb news or checking out the our website, it's the place on our website, it's well to lancashire

well worth to the lancashire post stuff that's bang post for the stuff that's bang up date right now back to our up to date right now back to our top news that top story, the news that scotland's minister scotland's first minister nicholas is resign nicholas sturgeon is to resign after eight in after more than eight years in office. the confirmed that office. the snp confirmed that she'd wrestled with the she'd been wrestled with the decision that she decision for weeks and that she knew head and my heart knew in my head and my heart that this was the time to step down. but why is really down. but why is she really going is now really the right time ? did recent pressures play time? did recent pressures play any role in her decision to quit 7 any role in her decision to quit ? controlling the narrative is a state's the right of ? anyone state's the right of? anyone who's in politics and it's the right of who's giving any speech whatsoever want to control the narrative. she was at pains. say it is not due to short term pressures, which i think most people can read into the fact that it probably was a bit do with short term pressures. to break this down further, i'm joined now liberal democrats joined now by liberal democrats mp edinburgh , christine mp for edinburgh, christine jardine . christine, thank you jardine. christine, thank you very, very much. are you moaning the sad loss of nicholas sturgeon actually was surprised of my reaction today because nicholas sturgeon been a huge

figure in scottish politics since. well at least since she was elected in 1999. so while i have agreed with very little that she has said, particularly about independence and we've gone 2 to 2 over the referendum nine years ago, no , i respect nine years ago, no, i respect the fact that nicholas sturgeon is a hugely talented politician who will be a sad loss to her party most of all. but to scottish politics, someone that talented you do not want to lose . from. from the scene . and you . from. from the scene. and you know. and you know. boris to see her go and i have huge respect for her to just start with possibly the good news for you in terms of the independence kind of things. do you think that nicholas sturgeon going and what is inevitably about to happen now with the snp leadership elections etc. whoever comes in to replace it will not be as iconic a figure as nicholas sturgeon has been. okay so is it a good thing for people do not want to see the break—up of, the united kingdom

? well, you'd be surprised to know that that is not actually what is at the forefront of people's minds in scotland the moment. independence is not the main issue. the main issue in scotland the moment is the scotland at the moment is the fact that nhs is in a fact that our nhs is in a perilous condition. our education are falling education standards are falling on services are on on public services are on strike. are potholes strike. there are potholes everywhere in our roads. the terrible . these are the things terrible. these are the things that people are actually concerned scotland concerned about in scotland at the so whether or not it the moment. so whether or not it will make any difference to the independence debate is an issue for the snp and? you know, i think that in general terms it will be difficult for them to find someone with the political savvy, the caci and the just the experience of nicholas sturgeon as quickly because remember she deputy first minister for a number of years under alex salmond and she is one of those no real beasts in scottish politics who had been in the scottish parliament since it was set up in 1999. so her experience is, you know, is at a

place. and let's not forget that whatever else has happened in scotland the past eight years. nicholas sturgeon was , a huge nicholas sturgeon was, a huge late, significant in with the pandemic in scotland her influence her reassured figure everyday at her press conferences was completely different from we were getting from england . it's interesting from england. it's interesting i wonder many people who saw nicola popping up in that front room every day thought. it was particularly reassuring, but i to say a word for luck, kristie. the elements of the right, the element of potentially bad news for you. i would i would suspect . is that a big thing ? some have . is that a big thing? some have argued the straw that broke the camel's with is on the camel's with sturgeon is on the gender recognition stuff and the idea she a female leader, idea that she a female leader, couldn't us definitively couldn't tell us definitively what a woman is. if you want a secure your place at the house of scottish politics are you now going to have to come up and say let's end this madness. tell me what a woman is.

let's end this madness. tell me what a woman is . that's not what what a woman is. that's not what this is about today. what talking about today is the fact that scotland is looking for a new first minister and that we have important position as leader of the snp and of first minister, which is going to steer politics in scotland for the next at least four years until the next election. now thatis until the next election. now that is what is important to all of us today. that is what i signify and that is what we are looking the individual issues. we will talk individually and separately. there are a number of issues which divided the snp and are dividing country. but today what we're thinking about is didn't expect this. nobody i don't think expect to just resign disagree . i'm sorry , i resign disagree. i'm sorry, i disagree because when i when i, i think a lot of people realise the nicholas sturgeon is going the nicholas sturgeon is going the first thing that i thought of, i know a lot of people did as well as she's going because she's an horlicks she's made an absolute horlicks the recognition the gender recognition stuff i mean all to bed now mean could put it all to bed now it yourself the liberal democrats from what been an democrats from what has been an absolute show the snp

absolute horror show the snp over by saying a woman over this by just saying a woman is a it has been a horror show for the snp i'm not i'm not denying that they have monies that incredibly badly but you think you have the same views on it that was the essence let me finish i am out every day of the week i in edinburgh week that i am in edinburgh talking people in edinburgh talking to people in edinburgh and and knew and what they about. and i knew that what they cared about is the cost living crisis. it's cost of energy, it's the state of our nhs, it's the falling standards in our education and the conditions we're expecting teachers to work at. that is what who voted scotland to leave in scotland care about . and if in scotland care about. and if you're looking for what has been the downfall of nicholas sturgeon then you will have to look at her as a whole. and one of the things she did say was judged education and that was brought up at the press conference. was it was you conference. it was it was you are not necessarily wrong in all of that, you said. but it is interesting we all still interesting that we all still with journalism below. with the old journalism below. christine, thank you, thank you very a pleasure. very much. always a pleasure. did that was the

did i not? what was that was the right answer ? you say, right answer? you did say, i think they've made a mess it. think they've made a mess of it. there well, did. you did there no. well, you did. you did say that. yes, you did. thank you very much, christine. all right. i feel i've right. look, i feel like i've been off christine jardine, been told off christine jardine, who liberal democrat for who is the liberal democrat for edinburgh go edinburgh west there. we go right because you the right up is next because you the big issue let's be honest with you apart from all the gender recognition male rapists in women's prisons, sturgeon's record nhs tar holes as record on the nhs tar holes as well which its head of well which its head there is of course that course the wider issue that affects every single person living uk and living in the uk and that scottish . so what does it really scottish. so what does it really mean for. joining me now is lecturer bangor lecturer in law at bangor university and constitutional expert is dr. craig prescott. doctor thank you very much. you got a fabulous bookcase behind you there. so i'm expecting you to be a credibly learned on this topic . so what does this mean ? topic. so what does this mean? scottish independence that . scottish independence that. well, i think this may point to anidea well, i think this may point to an idea that may have reached peak snp and in you know they've had an astonishing in a whole series of elections 2014.

nicholas sturgeon perhaps has been part of that leader and. you know how many people voted for snp because sturgeon was the leader i think is an interesting question which will have answered in elections up and. i think the lack of any clear successor to sturgeon you know so that raises questions as to what the snp do with the independence question . it just independence question. it just feels like there's no plan to go from here to independence now. no well, i mean it divided nicholas sturgeon was trying to portray that she was a brick in the wall of scottish independence. so she's actually and then there'll be one or two more bricks and then bingo scotland will be free from the shackles of westminster are shackles of westminster that are horrible and democratic place. and that's what she's to say. but just scotland and but she just leave scotland and in the independence in particular the independence movement languishing 12 points behind polls, which

behind in the polls, which a sizeable i mean sometimes sizeable gap. i mean sometimes was was well for the vast majority of time in recent years, a lot than that wasn't it. so realists actually would now good time for the tory now be a good time for the tory government to go all right then have an independence referendum will it. but it's bad well will win it. but it's a bad well you may think that one of the dangers we've referendums that very the polls shift during sort of campaign period and under perhaps with the result that you may not want in the first place. they ve cameron found that in 2016 and so i you know referendums you know if you're trying to use them perhaps in a way that the uk government might be tempted to do, it can rebound on you very, very badly. so the uk government is probably wise to be cautious on this and say new referendum for now. perhaps let this wave of snp support play let this wave of snp support play out over the next years. and then the issue diminish as

support for independence diminish. we also have to think about the next general election might see labour do particularly well in. scotland may not get a majority of the seats, but might take many from the snp . yeah, so take many from the snp. yeah, so this is perhaps a nice window for sturgeon to on a relative before the snp sort of find themselves in perhaps greater difficulty in years ahead. yes and in fact, you've hit the nail on the there because almost like we plunged it a little bit later on in the show, i'm going to be speaking to the shadow secretary of state for scotland. so we'll get their view on exactly. well, labour will do or do labour will do or could do potentially in scotland look potentially now in scotland look thank it was thank you very much. it was indeed expert analysis as we came to expect what is a lecturer law at bangor lecturer in law at bangor university constitutional university and constitutional expert prescott expert dr. craig prescott reassuring. i think wrong took from that. anyway, if you do not want the uk to break up, if you

do want scottish independence, i'll do find it quite interesting that nicholas sturgeon doing it at this sturgeon is doing it at this particular do you particular time. what do you find fascinating is that she's going well. about short going well. it's not about short term now we what term issues. now we know what some term have been. some short term have been. a couple scandals. to couple of scandals. it came to money pound gave to the snp, money the pound gave to the snp, etc. that's ongoing. it's also, of course the gender recognition act, which was allowed at least in part anyway, a male rapist into women's prisons that's kicked off and women will make at least half of the voter base north of the border. and if you rile them up, then i suspect strongly that you're not going to do particularly well at the election. so i get all of that. but she's saying he's not short term issues and independence is still very on cards. still very much on the cards. which makes me wonder what is the for nicholas sturgeon the corner for nicholas sturgeon and course a couple and there are of course a couple of looming those of potential looming that those have touch. paul have been getting in touch. paul i'm she's going. it's i'm so glad she's going. it's only because realised only because finally realised that independence that scotland independence is not yeah she's not going to happen. yeah she's not going to happen. yeah she's not that, but potentially not saying that, but potentially , maybe sturgeon's , james says maybe sturgeon's departure, partly because she's had negative press had so much negative press regarding controversial issues.

she's saying it's not the only strongly suspect that there is something coming around corner when comes to potential when it comes to potential anyway. snp finances anyway. things like snp finances , etc. we will have to wait and see the recent controversy though over the queen consort's crown has refocused attention on other contentious aspects . king other contentious aspects. king charles's coronation. that's right? well, moving on, people, the attendance of, the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and will they won't they? i that's why i'm joined now by the wonderful royal commentator michael cole. now, michael , they michael cole. now, michael, they say harry and meghan, they are assessing what the public is going to be like and. then they will make their decision. can we just because it short for them and tell them exactly what the pubuc and tell them exactly what the public mood is going to be like? it's going sound like this, it's going to sound like this, isn't patrick isn't it, boo patrick. patrick only , 80 days to go now. i'm only, 80 days to go now. i'm sure you are keeping your excitement in check at the and your invitation is already in the post. of course, the king actually has played a blinder in this . he let actually has played a blinder in

this. he let it be actually has played a blinder in this . he let it be known from this. he let it be known from the outset that his youngest son and, the youngest son's wife, meghan were very welcome at his coronation. now puts the ball very firmly in their if they decide not to come that would look a little bit minded and perhaps a little bit peevish . perhaps a little bit peevish. and of course, if they do accept , they leave themselves open to the charge of hypocrisy having slagged off most of the members of , the royal family, in ways of, the royal family, in ways that were cruel and hurtful . and that were cruel and hurtful. and so it's really up to them. the king has been , as i say, very king has been, as i say, very clever . if you want my guess king has been, as i say, very clever. if you want my guess you haven't asked for. i'd rather suspect that he will come and she will stay at home with the children. and i will be. honest, michael, i want them to come so they can see how much the british public despise . is that british public despise. is that unfair or not? well, it's interesting. i would always say that the british public at a great occasion would boo. but

that was given the lie at. the memorial service , thanksgiving memorial service, thanksgiving service at st paul's for her majesty the queen. 70 years reign when it was sporadic booing from crowd. but you know more booing. silence is a very much more powerful weapon . the much more powerful weapon. the cold shoulder has very much more effect . and i think people will effect. and i think people will let themselves know. it was interesting in your previous one of the many books behind him was battle of brothers . robert battle of brothers. robert lacey.i battle of brothers. robert lacey. i did notice that both that battle has turned very much more into a war. so the difficult relationships will be within between prince william , within between prince william, now prince of wales, and his brother , and how will they get brother, and how will they get on and lots of other factors where lots of other factors say to hide the dog balls in case one of them get smashed. michael cole, thank you very much. royal commentator, always a pleasure, uncle. you're uncle. great to see you. you're with me on gb news. don't go anywhere because i've got more

on that farewell message from a leader who's adamant that controversial stance on agenda reform and constant independence mission wasn't the downfall. nothing to see here, people. yes, we will debate . nicola yes, we will debate. nicola sturgeon's legacy may .

change hey, welcome aboard. it's pm. it's gb news and you're with me . patrick christys a jam packed hour coming your way. time is almost up now for nicholas sturgeon and we just hate to say that as she announces that she'll step down as first minister, surely her stance on gender reform and a hellbent drive for independence were key reasons for her downfall. she naturally says, no, no , it will naturally says, no, no, it will be tempting to see it as this

decision is not a reaction to short term pressures. of course, that difficult issues confronting the government just now. but when is that ever not the case? i mean, maybe it was the case? i mean, maybe it was the slightly longer term issues of the education system, the nhs or transport network. i mean, take your pick, right? what now though for independence, her gender reform plans and crucially a legacy. just what do you think that people smuggling gangs couldn't find any more dangerous and extreme ways to put lives at risk? well, they do just not find out how. in our exclusive report and find out the new ways in which people are illegally entering uk. more areas of the south coast ought to be here and lancashire police. they update us on their search . the missing mother, search. the missing mother, nicola birley, but only really trying to blame the likes of, you and me, for their lack of results. it would appear so . and results. it would appear so. and they will make their mind up already . have they made their already. have they made their mind up already? harry and are really keeping suspense in really keeping the suspense in the over whether or not

the mystery over whether or not the mystery over whether or not the up for the coronation the rock up for the coronation get coming people pretty get your coming in people pretty today is it good riddance nicholas sturgeon gb views out jb news dog uk now is that it. patrick thank you and good afternoon . you the prime afternoon. you the prime minister rishi sunak thanked nicholas sturgeon for her service after the first minister made a surprise today that she's to step down after eight years in power . to step down after eight years in power. speaking at a news conference in edinburgh, ms. sturgeon said she proud to have served as the first female and longest serving first minister of scotland , she will remain in of scotland, she will remain in the role her successor is appointed . ms. sturgeon appointed. ms. sturgeon acknowledged that the might seem sudden but denied it was due to short term pressures and said she'd been with the idea for weeks . good morning to those who weeks. good morning to those who do feel shocked, disappointed perhaps even a bit angry with

me. please know that while heart be in no doubt, this is really hard for me my decision from a place of duty and of love. tough perhaps, but love for my party and above all, for the country country . well, deputy leader of country. well, deputy leader of the scottish conserved party, meghan gallagher, says the gender reform bill was part of sturgeon's downfall . it was sturgeon's downfall. it was a deeply unpopular policy and as sturgeon's downfall. it was a you see nicholas sturgeon fields to take into account the raised by women across the country. and she even said that those concerns not valid. so i think when you look at the position that she herself and backed off into a corner because she ended up defending the indefensible . up defending the indefensible. now the labour has today apologised on behalf of his for party the handling of anti—semitism under his predecessor in labour party,

jeremy corbyn. sir keir starmer also confirmed mr. corbyn will not stand for the labour party at the next general . the at the next general. the equality and human commission announced it will end its monitoring of the party two years after finding it responsive for unlawful harassment and discrimination. sir keir starmer said action , sir keir starmer said action, just an apology was now needed to all those who were to all those who were let down. to all those who were let down. to all those driven of our party who no longer . felt it was those driven of our party who no longer. felt it was their home. who suffered the most appalling abuse. who suffered the most appalling abuse . today on behalf of the abuse. today on behalf of the entire labour party, i say sorry . what you've been through can never undone apology alone. cannot make it right. never undone apology alone. cannot make it right . sir keir cannot make it right. sir keir starmer earlier on today. now also in the news today , also in the news today, lancashire police say they're still no evidence to indicate criminal aspect or third party

involvement . criminal aspect or third party involvement. in criminal aspect or third party involvement . in the case of involvement. in the case of nicola bullies in lancashire. the 45 year old mother of two has been missing now for 19 days. she was last seen walking her willow along the river. wyre after dropping her two daughters at a nearby school . detectives at a nearby school. detectives say nicola was listed as a high risk missing due to an undisclosed number of specific vulnerabilities , as they put it. vulnerabilities, as they put it. the lead investigator , rebecca the lead investigator, rebecca smith, says the investigation ongoing . i hope with all my ongoing. i hope with all my heart that we find nicola. i have more than anything the likelihood is that nicola has unfortunately gone in the river. however i have to stress this because has been continually misconstrued misconstrued . i misconstrued misconstrued. i cannot be 100% certain of that at the minute because we are continuing. it's a live investigation and there is always information coming in. union leaders have said further

strikes by teachers go ahead after disappointing talks with the education secretary the general secretary of the national education union, kevin courtney, said nothing persuaded those around the negotiating table to stop strike action , table to stop strike action, which is planned now for next week . parents know that their week. parents know that their children's education has been disrupted every day and our action has a higher moral purpose that . we are we are purpose that. we are we are trying to get the government invest in this generation of children, not just tell us their invest in a generation of children, in the future. they need to invest in the kids in the schools. now in order to help improve their education. the chancellor, jeremy hunt . the the chancellor, jeremy hunt. the fight to reduce inflation far from over, despite rate decreasing for a third consecutive month. data from the office for national statistics show, the consumer price index fell to 10.1% in january. that's from 10.5% in december. the drop

was largely due to the price of fuel and transport slowing down. a british who died in ukraine has been named his family as jonathan jenkin from glasgow. a family on social media said died as a hero in act of bravery. as as a hero in act of bravery. as a paramedic , he is the eighth a paramedic, he is the eighth british person known to have in ukraine since the start of russia's invasion. almost a ago. the foreign office says it is supporting the family and is in contact with local authorities on the ground . those are the on the ground. those are the latest news headlines. i'm back in half an hour. now let's get more from . more from. patrick while nicholas sturgeon khan has insisted that her decisions to resign was the result, weeks of wrestling with the of stepping

down. she knows she that a lot of people now will be struggling to cope with this desperately awful news and that there will be there will be tears be upset and there will be tears left, right and centre. it's got nothing to do with recent massive pressure or massive political pressure or several potential scandals. this morning , first minister nicholas morning, first minister nicholas sturgeon announced that she would step down after eight long years in the job, explaining the timing behind her announcement, she said that it would be difficult to propose policies at the upcoming snp party conference if she knew that her time in the will be limited. we are at a critical moment the blocking of a referendum is the accepted constant route to independence is , a democratic independence is, a democratic outreach . but it puts the onus outreach. but it puts the onus on us to decide how scottish democracy will be protected and to ensure that the will of the scottish people prevails . my scottish people prevails. my preference of using the next westminster election as a de facto referendum is well . i've facto referendum is well. i've never pretended it is perfect

nor second best option it is, nor second best option it is, nor that there are no alternatives. that why i have always been clear that the decision be taken by the snp collectively, not by me, alone. but i know my party well to understand that my view as leader would enormous. probably decisive weight when our conference meets next month . and conference meets next month. and icannotin conference meets next month. and i cannot in good conscience ask the party to choose an based on my judgement . both not being my judgement. both not being convinced that i would be there as a leader to see it through. making my decision clear. no i free the snp choose the path it believes to be the right one. what do you think about the perceived implications for my leadership ? yeah. well, just leadership? yeah. well, just a silence now for exhausted urges, resignation , right? joining me resignation, right? joining me now is gb news political editor darren mccaffrey. he's all way hollyrood he hot buttered it up for didn't do that. we go

darren. great to see. okay. so nicholas sturgeon saying is not down short term pressures and down to short term pressures and issues and controversy is what issues and controversy is what is to they really . well, is it to they really. well, i think you know what there's a word, patrick, the people in scotland use, people like me from northern ireland use as well which is she seconded ? well which is she seconded? she's fed up. she's of had enough, if you like . and that enough, if you like. and that is, i think in part must be to some of those short term issues, particularly around the trans issue and she is dealt with. i don't think there is any doubt, despite denial that has expanded at this decision of to her step down. but you know, you look at where she's at, you know, ultimately she's been in the for job ten years, essentially the economy is pretty stagnant , the economy is pretty stagnant, the clean up being as much focus on as she would have, like given the benchmarks set herself and is this big, massive looming issue over looming issue of the independence, what she going to what is the party going to do about this ? they are blocked in

about this? they are blocked in terms of the uk supreme court. it is clear the uk government's not going to give them a means of having this second referendum and the road in the party about what to do next to push for this essentially de facto referendum at the westminster elections, which a lot of people think is nonsense . so there seem to be a way doesn't seem to be a way through. and in the end i think ultimately, when you add all that together , maybe is not that together, maybe it is not a surprise that decided to call it a day though. of course she did insisted in that press conference going be conference it's not going be the end political career just end of her political career just her scotland's first her time as scotland's first minister. should continue to minister. you should continue to campaign of all for scottish campaign not of all for scottish , but in the end, why what a massive surprise. patrick we don't often get these in politics. actually where people decide to step away and surprise everyone else . we knew, really, everyone else. we knew, really, it was coming probably to the end of her term in the sense that she might well step down after the next westminster election or around the hollywood elections , but not as soon as

elections, but not as soon as they said has come. really frankly, that's quite a surprise . big question as . the big question now, as always politics, is who the always with politics, is who the hell takes over? who hell hell takes over? yes. who hell takes over? indeed. and i'd say a little bit later on, i'm going to be running through well, the runners the riders as. it runners and the riders as. it were just quietly, darren. it was out of blue. it was a bit of a shock and i think it seems slightly suspicious, doesn't it really sense , some really in some sense, some people are saying, well, she was very the very quiet when asked the question and, then press conference about police scotland . it's an investigation to allegedly missing money from the snp funds. she was quite quiet . snp funds. she was quite quiet. that wasn't she . yeah i mean and that wasn't she. yeah i mean and this of from it it must said her husband who is a really senior figure in the snp and has been for years in fact effectively was to have ruled the snp for the best part of a decade though all police investigations. again |, all police investigations. again i, i don't think anyone at the moment is joining not saying that's the reason why though it's clear we don't really know

the full story . as i say, i the full story. as i say, i think she kind of has effectively patrick slightly reached a dead end. now let's be clear about this there are a lot of people dislike of people here who dislike nicholas sturgeon are a of nicholas sturgeon are a lot of people who really like as people who really like her as well. there is no doubt well. and there is no doubt she's been one of the most impressive politicians of course these islands the last these islands over the last decade or so, an incredible communicator. she has in many ways shifted the political debate. it's here in, hollywood andindeed debate. it's here in, hollywood and indeed at westminster. you only have to look at the tweets from of rivals to recognise from lots of rivals to recognise she will be a massive , massive she will be a massive, massive loss to the snp . and i suppose loss to the snp. and i suppose that's the big problem it for the snp is in the end do they turn next and what does this not just for them but indeed for independence movement because many would suggest given what's happenedin many would suggest given what's happened in recent weeks that it is a backward slide and that is on a backward slide and that things are likely to change now with nicola sturgeon's resignation, although go fantastic stuff. darren, thank you as darren you very much as ever. darren mccaffrey there political mccaffrey there are political and holyrood for us now

and he is at holyrood for us now my next guest he said yes that very short notice lives gentleman and you never quite know what you're going to get from this gb presenter this from this gb news presenter this particular proud scotsman is he going to be dower is going to be happyis going to be dower is going to be happy is neil oliver he joins me now . somewhere in the happy is neil oliver he joins me now. somewhere in the middle. somewhere in the middle. neil, your your your over whelming go overbearing sense it comes to nicholas sturgeon stepping down. what's a legacy for you ? well what's a legacy for you? well i have to say it's good . see you. have to say it's good. see you. but i have to say it's a victory for those of us who knew how much damage and snp were doing . much damage and snp were doing. scotland then it's a pyrrhic victory, you know , she's, she victory, you know, she's, she and her snp have been there for and her snp have been there for a very long time. no and you know so much damage has been done. you scotland will take you know, even the snp were to work to a disappear from the stage at the same time as first minister nicholas sturgeon. it will generations before the heart and

the damage inflicted by them can heal the damage inflicted by them can heal. so it's something that it'll be good not to hear her voice so often any longer. but the it's a long way back for scotland from this point just show me through what you think the. lowlights of nicola sturgeon's legacy all for you. you've alluded to damage there. what damage will the whole thing really she i mean she i remember she went on on for a long time about you know wanting be judged by a record on education education she's got a scottish education she's got a scottish education when i was a kid was something that people bragged about know, wanted it to be about you know, wanted it to be known that had known the world over that had been in scottish been educated in scottish schools and, scottish universities. that's long since ceased the case under. the ceased to be the case under. the under the rule of the snp and nicola to such an extent that the snp taken scottish the snp have taken scottish schools the international schools off of the international league because our league tables because our performance internationally is so lamentably poor. so, you know, education has gone down the toilet and under the snp and nicholas sturgeon health is on the slide . you know, there are the slide. you know, there are places in the east end of

glasgow where life expectancy for a scottish man is lower than people in sub—saharan africa. drugs way up , people in sub—saharan africa. drugs way up, crime drugs deaths are way up, crime is up , she drugs deaths are way up, crime is up, she gets her infrastructure efforts. the two rusting hulks of ferries, that of the scottish taxpayer, hundreds , millions of pounds and hundreds, millions of pounds and are still new ferries to replace those that that were required are required . the bridge across are required. the bridge across the river forth , you know, has the river forth, you know, has to be closed when ice on the wires because of the you the failures there it's just a long long list and but more profound most profound is the is the ill feeling that's been that's been generated by all the years of incessant calls for, one referendum after another that has harmed this the community spirit of scotland . but i spirit of scotland. but i wouldn't want to say irreparably but very very severely and that kind of societal hurt will take a long time to fix. well indeed. i mean, i was floating quite jokingly, really the idea now

that it might be a good time for a snap referendum, because given the found that independence is around 12 points behind in the polls, it might put it to bed for a long time. of course, i don't really mean neil. you've rattled absolutely. rattled off a huge. absolutely. and spot on in terms of some of negatives you pointed out there. why is it then that she was so good at winning elections ? good at winning elections? that's a question that i struggle to answer. it's to my dismay, it's largely it has a great deal to do with the with the with the of the system that was put in place into . the was put in place into. the devolved scottish assembly . it devolved scottish assembly. it was it was supposed to be a system that did not give did not gift an majority to anyone political party. but it was such a hotchpotch, so badly designed the by the labour establishment that put it in place, thinking that put it in place, thinking that they and they alone be straight. scottish politics following eternity as they had done for generations previously . i don't think they thought that they had to too much that they had to take too much over because they thought

over it because they thought they scotland they would continue run scotland and i know obviously we all know what actually. so there was a it's an unfortunate of the of the system that snp learned to game to give them a disproportionate voice this incessant use nicholas sturgeon was out again today talking about the will the scottish people the will of the scottish people the will of the scottish people has never been for breaking up breaking scotland of the united kingdom. you know it was last meaningfully measured in you know in 2014 with the referendum when the resounding result was scotland wanted result was that scotland wanted to this incessant way in to remain this incessant way in which the snp and have harped on and on the will of the voice of the scottish people when they never have spoken for the entirety of the scottish people . they speak for the snp and their supporters who are a minority scots . you know, i minority scots. you know, i think to be honest with you, i you asking the questions earlier about and i would say that she's gone in. i think we saw jacinda

ardern walk off the stage in new zealand before she was pushed. i think in for different reasons. think we're going to see politicians around the world in the same predicament the last two years which have seen mishandling of the entire world by overnight politician drunk on the power that the pandemic handed them they caused immeasurable harm economically to health just the spirit of nafions. to health just the spirit of nations . all of that's coming nations. all of that's coming home to roost and you think they're going to see i think we're going to see more and more rats leaving the sinking ships. as far as the little legs will carry them. now thank you very much and you for coming on much and thank you for coming on at short notice as well. and also wonderful guest appearance from you, is from your dog you, which is a top dog, must say. there you top dog, i must say. there you go. on another one. all go. yes on another one. all right. i've raised him up around him. and i'm going to have to leave it out. okay, neil, joining me now for does love activities presents , proud activities presents, proud scotsman and owner of lovely

dogs as well it would appear anyway. joining me now is conservative councillor volkow. falkirk, scotland, it's james bond. to have you bond. james, great to have you on show . it's up, followed on the show. it's up, followed up with neil oliver up i'm afraid with neil oliver and his dogs but. right, okay all you just really really happy today the nicholas sturgeon falling a soul. what do you falling on a soul. what do you think the real reasons behind a departure are. i'm particularly pleased because we still have an snp greed in government. pleased because we still have an snp greed in government . we have snp greed in government. we have a government that claims to be stronger for scotland's boats , stronger for scotland's boats, seems to not understand scotland. they've just started attack on the whisky industry with the proposed alcohol advertising ban on this watch deposit return scheme which they want to push through despite industry . want to push through despite industry. it's an absolute disaster and they want to build skyscraper their wind turbines across scotland's beautiful landscape. yeah for a party a government that to love scotland promote scotland's why would ruin our key industries are so

beauty it makes no sense exactly so i mean you've got the whisky stuff that you've mentioned there the landscape as well. you also have what i imagine is roughly 50% of the electorate, which women who are not which is women who are not particularly chuffed. a lot of them with nicholas sturgeon them with what nicholas sturgeon decided to do. decided that she wanted to do. the i james a female the irony i think james a female leader despite what she might say being brought down by well some would argue refusal to stand up for women's rights . stand up for women's rights. it's a refusal to stand up for the common good when governments pass legislation, they have to take the views and interests of and listen to how you legislate in one area, how it impacts another area . and when women are another area. and when women are looking the gender reform bill they were seeing , this could they were seeing, this could lead to men who have committed rape entering female only species with three months of living in the other gender, whatever that means, without any checks and despite amendments being put up in. the parliament

to stop that exact example who nicholas sturgeon ordered party to reject that amendment and then the labour party whips their members to vote for that bill as . well, as the greens, bill as. well, as the greens, the liberal democrats and then nicola sturgeon's snp, this is a bigger problem than their nicholas sturgeon and that's why i'm not over today. but hopefully this is the beginning of the end of the snp . i get of the end of the snp. i get what you mean and will be talking to the shadow minister for, scotland, scottish secretary of state for scotland a bit later on, because labour say be looking this say they will be looking this now an opportunity. as now as an opportunity. but as you've labour you've identified labour not particularly the particularly on any of the issues that you've raised there. and would just suggest well and i would just suggest well that perhaps for the first time since thatcher, this is a relatively decent time to be a tory in scotland now because can you can go after the natural beauty angle the fact that people want to stay in the union you can up for women's you can stand up for women's rights of course well you rights and of course as well you can scottish booze. so can promote scottish booze. so if on ticket, if you can't on that ticket, james, then what if you got

james, then what if you got james bundy there ? councillor james bundy there? councillor for falkirk has got a good life. thank much. right, thank you very much. right, let's thoughts of you at let's get thoughts of you at home because joining me now is a gb viewer. it's peter young gb news viewer. it's peter young that is a who's now that he is a scot who's now living in south of england living in the south of england he's to emigrate he's decided to emigrate i think. thank you very much peter. it take other peter. it your take that other scots on nicola sturgeon's resignation as well. that's obviously a good news but i the people are praising it too much because really she was good on but not on substance and think all politicians congratulating congratulating her for what i mean the scottish economy is in a tragic situation much lower growth than the rest of the uk . growth than the rest of the uk. we just had figures the other day showing that the number of businesses in scotland small , businesses in scotland small, medium and large, were declining and down to the same level as 2015. the decline in the scottish private sector is accelerating. we look at the broader figures that they the life expectancy in scotland is

two years below that in the rest of the uk getting worse which really indicate that the completely failed to tackle this urban deprivation in the west of scotland, particularly around the glasgow area. that explains the glasgow area. that explains the similar figures to do with increased drug deaths, increased . so it's really been a tragic performance and as neil oliver was saying , they really have was saying, they really have major down division on whipping people to do all this issue to the exclusion of everything else . and i think in a way you not just coming quietly paid for this, if that's all right, i'll just come in quickly on this, because there is the undeniable that she has continue to win elections . and despite all of elections. and despite all of those things that you've rattled off, that which i am absolutely inclined to agree with, don't get me wrong, clearly she is very popular amongst scots . what very popular amongst scots. what is that, do you think? do you ? is that, do you think? do you? she just thrives off the nationalism fact that she isn't

a tory. what is it because she has been quite successful very successful ? i think the strategy successful? i think the strategy has been to put the debate as in—depth tendance versus union versus staying the rest of the uk and the parties on the union side are split broadly into liberal labour , conservative and liberal labour, conservative and so she can focus the debate on that issue. independence, however stupid is and however appalling the performance of the scottish government is then she can stir up enough people , can stir up enough people, perhaps who who better might better educate themselves on the details , but stir up, stir them details, but stir up, stir them up enough people to vote for the independence party, which always beats three unionist parties . beats three unionist parties. now, i think in a sense, though, that her luck out, she was always to create division and the short to be to create division over this gender issue is a bridge too far. be stupid to put rapists women presents. who on earth could could have thought that we'd have a good

turn? it means it was not a touch, i suspect, peter, it might be someone got drunk on their own punch of a better phrase because we were calling the early doors and saying, hang on a minute, i'm convinced that the vast majority of the scottish not support scottish public do not support this niche gender thing . you this niche gender thing. you know, it will go down in history image of four or five or six transgender men. their hollyrood, you know , in dresses hollyrood, you know, in dresses or whatever, cheering the fact this is going through the snp in the politicians and the msps standing up and turning around and applauding them . well, there and applauding them. well, there you go. i'd say what you can clap? nicholas sturgeon on the way out calling because that policy, said policy, despite what she said think for in that. think peter did for in that. yeah she losing a touch yeah she's she losing a touch she was drunk on that was a bndge she was drunk on that was a bridge too far think that whole business of taking independence issue the constitutional issue to the constitutional court was also a mistake so she was just passed a sell by date she was still trying to up division but the issue she is to stir up division about like the gender were not intelligent ones

to run with so she's she's jumped before she was pushed and thank god you know there's a better chance for the scottish people on the scottish economy now that scotland needs to concentrate on the basics with the economy , the healthcare, the economy, the healthcare, education and so forth . thank education and so forth. thank you very much. obviously applied to it. i enjoyed it thoroughly. the young guys, the gb news you are right, you're with me. patrick christys news. and patrick christys gb news. and coming got exclusive coming up, we got an exclusive for to shed for because we're going to shed some on the extreme some light on the extreme avoidance being used by avoidance tactics being used by people gangs to get people smuggling gangs to get across the channel in boats to evade border force . police say evade border force. police say there's still no evidence to indicate a criminal aspect or third party involvement and mysterious disappearance of nicola bailey. they're claiming speculation now dished out by the public might even be hampering the police operation. i think that's a risky for the police to play that. turning the pubuc police to play that. turning the public against possibly look what you have another .

let's bring you the latest news headunes let's bring you the latest news headlines on gb news. and as you've been hearing nicholas sturgeon has as first minister of scott and after eight years in power , speaking at an in power, speaking at an unexpected news conference in edinburgh, ms. sturgeon said she was proud to have served as the first female and longest serving first female and longest serving first minister of scotland . ms. first minister of scotland. ms. sturgeon acknowledged that the move seem sudden, but she denied it was due to short term pressures and said she'd been wrestling with the idea for some weeks . to be clear, i'm weeks. to be clear, i'm expecting violence here , but i expecting violence here, but i am a human being . well, as am a human being. well, as a politician and the nature and form of modern political discourse means that there is a much greater intensity did i see

it brutality to life as a politician than in years gone by. all in all and actually for a long time being apparent it takes its toll on you and on those around you . in separate those around you. in separate news, the labour leader has apologised raised on behalf of the party for its handling of antisemitism. complain it's under his predecessor, jeremy sir keir starmer confirm mr. corbyn will not be standing labour the next general election and the equality and human rights commission announced it will end its monitoring of the party two years after finding it was responsible for unlawful harassment and discrimination . harassment and discrimination. lancashire police say there is still no evidence to indicate a criminal aspect. still no evidence to indicate a criminal aspect . third party criminal aspect. third party involvement in nicola bully's disappearance . the 45 year old disappearance. the 45 year old has been missing for 19 days. she was last seen walking her dog along river wyre after dropping to her at school. detectives say nicola is listed as a high risk missing person

due to a specific number of vulnerabilities . is those the vulnerabilities. is those the latest news headlines? i'm back in half an hour. either. okay. well, from north of the border to another border now because it's an exclusive for you as the uk's maritime services are being that they are likely to see migrant crossings over a much stretch of the southern in the year ahead. gb news can reveal that people smugglers are increasingly launching small boats from much further south along the coast to try to avoid more robust police patrols around calais and dunkirk. some people are saying well, this shows what's going on in calais and dunkirk is working. they're having to resort more tactics. other resort to more tactics. other people concerned that people are concerned that frankly, it will mean that different parts of the uk will be landing zones for ,

be used as landing zones for, these joining me now is be used as landing zones for, therhomeland|oining me now is be used as landing zones for, therhomeland security1e now is be used as landing zones for, therhomeland security editor, is our homeland security editor, mark white. mark yes, how concerned should people be other parts of the uk they're parts of the uk that they're going to be confronted on their beachesin going to be confronted on their beaches in their areas by these small boats? i think it small boats? well, i think it adds to the uncertain ante, really, about what is happening in channel clearly, it can in the channel clearly, it can be chaotic enough when you're talking about a small number of routes around in calais. the shortest distance really between france and the uk . but if you france and the uk. but if you then add another 60 miles further down the coast to that, these boats could end up anywhere. and it's likely without a doubt mean that the rescue services over a wider stretch of british coastline may well be into action in the months ahead . i've been looking months ahead. i've been looking back at what this issue is likely to mean . those rescue likely to mean. those rescue teams . racing out from the teams. racing out from the french coast, a local lifeboat

responding to reports of a small migrant boat in difficulties . migrant boat in difficulties. but this incident also a french border patrol vessel, is far from the usual small routes out of dunkirk . can calais ? in fact, of dunkirk. can calais? in fact, we're south of the line. more than 50 miles from those routes. it's one of dozens of rescues . it's one of dozens of rescues. the lifeboat based in back has attended in recent months a major uptick in activity as people smugglers attempt to avoid increasing patrols farther north. he cited to download model . the north. he cited to download model. the numbers have north. he cited to download model . the numbers have been model. the numbers have been rising . at the end of 2021, we rising. at the end of 2021, we were involved many migrant rescues . during 2022, there rescues. during 2022, there significantly more migrants , significantly more migrants, especially when you realise the further they have to travel by boat, the higher the risks. travelling from down the coast bnngs. travelling from down the coast brings . extra dangers. travelling from down the coast

brings. extra dangers. being in the water for longer brings the danger of hypothermia hermia and even being hit by bigger boats, you know, they can go back to for the people smugglers increase , police activity around increase, police activity around dunkirk in calais has made the regular launch points more to operate from . french are also operate from. french are also busier affecting miles of extra security around those beaches and that's driving the small boats farther south. for years, the criminal gangs have predominantly used the shortest route to the uk pushing off, first from the beaches around , first from the beaches around, then expanding to include areas near dunkirk. then expanding to include areas near dunkirk . while occasional near dunkirk. while occasional boats have been launched further south in the past six months, this route using beaches near purloin has seen a significant spike activity with a beach even further south near morgan. also now regularly being used . and

now regularly being used. and for maritime patrols in the uk waters. that means a far greater likelihood that small will begin showing up on a much longer stretch of uk coastline in the year ahead . it'll mean rescue year ahead. it'll mean rescue teams across a wider area being called out more regularly to boats that have been in the water many hours . it does put boats that have been in the water many hours. it does put a lot of pressure on the resources of these boats , if constructed of these boats, if constructed for one purpose, to massive numbers of people , but they're numbers of people, but they're designed to low constructed very poorly. they're not expected to be stunning to go any real sea conditions , amounts of people conditions, amounts of people that they loaded with . so by that they loaded with. so by crossing from further south and spending longer at sea, every second that they're at sea, longer they need to be is just going to increase risk and chance of another of another disaster . there's little doubt

disaster. there's little doubt sea maritime rescue experts that those making small boat from farther down french coast will be at far greater risk with . be at far greater risk with. predictions that up to 80,000 people could attempt to in the year ahead . authorities on both year ahead. authorities on both sides , the channel will be sides, the channel will be stretched the limit. mark white gb news although ago the man himself joins me now. mount white, our home security editor, is with me in the studio. mark, really interesting. not that different parts of the uk now might be hit behind the migrant crisis, but what the state of play crisis, but what the state of play at the minute in all of this is important to lose this is important not to lose sight frankly how things sight of frankly how things have been yes we've been going already. yes we've had really two and a half to three months of pretty bad weather with odd breaks in the weather with odd breaks in the weather every time there's a break in. the weather is very good and comma, we get very significant numbers coming . but significant numbers coming. but what we've hired is kind of marginal weather conditions over there . it's just about good there. it's just about good enough for boats to launch and

that we've been having about 100 or 200 a day. so 200 plus land did in dover again today. we're talking about just under 100 that have landed in kent that are being taken to the processing centre for year. so far we're about to and a half thousand migrants who've come across. now that's clearly a long way short of the almost 46,000 who came across last yean 46,000 who came across last year, but we're still in very early stages of this year. and if the weather condition conditions improve quite significantly the months ahead as we expect to then we will get very large numbers coming in. i mean, it will be really interesting to see how they manage to go using these new long routes, because it does appear though some of the barricades will defence are working on the french side of the border there. but yes it will just. time will tell, i suppose not. want to thank you

very much about why there are security editor who's. yes. brought us the exclusive that fascinating stuff maybe to be cheerful if it does look as though some are working there. but what does it really mean? because these people, the people smugglers are all just incredibly when. it incredibly ingenious when. it comes get people comes to managing to get people through. extreme through. but yes the extreme lengths all lengths that the people all going our border going to evade our border security right here. that security stay right here. that because got plenty to get because got plenty more to get stuck between now and stuck into between now and 5 pm. on lancashire police now playing the game as they claim falsely on kids rumours falsely on kids agents rumours former members of the public supposedly aren't instructing them from their work to find missing mum nicola bailey. that wax of desperation, if you ask me, i will ask as well. are harry and meghan also just toying with us as continue to let the mystery rumble on to whether or not they will come to the uk for the king's combination? apparently they're afraid the reaction , so they afraid of the reaction, so they should pay back their tax .

well, the mystery nicola bully's disappearance continues to grow. lancashire police say that detectives have been distracted by false information and, accusations and rumours . now i. accusations and rumours. now i. well from where i'm sitting. anyway it did seem like a weird from the police really almost like pitting the public against them. bizarre oh really. especially considering that the family nicola are desperately family of nicola are desperately trying much trying to gather much information possibly can information as they possibly can . pubuc information as they possibly can . public on the . but updating the public on the search , police that top search, police said that top talent been out searching for the of two amateur sleuths and social media video makers were derailing the investigation sophie reaper is gb news is north—west of england. reporter you've been following this story. i believe you were at that conference as well. what you're joining us now from lancashire. thank very, lancashire. sophie, thank very, very much. i mean, the mystery continues around this. continues to grow around this. the saying that it was the police saying that it was treated with high priority there

were specific vulnerabilities . i were specific vulnerabilities. i mean, it's all every time they talk , all gets bit weirder . talk, all gets a bit weirder. absolutely. and i was here morning for that press conference with lancashire police . and just before the police. and just before the press conference began, members of the media were given one of these a little hand over which is full of various and figures, but on the back there's a timeline from that morning, friday, the 27th of january, the morning that nicola bullae first disappeared, appeared. now interestingly, just under an hour and a half after nicola's phone was found on the bench by the river in st michael's wyre. we get this oh 1 hours. nicola was reported to us as a missing person and immediately as high risk. now police say the reason she was immediately graded is as risk is because of specific vulnerabilities now they say they can't elaborate on what

those vulnerabilities exactly are . they say that personal to are. they say that personal to the family but what they did tell us was that they've known about these since the very beginning and that this kind of thing is very common in missing persons investigation, but also in this handover, i'm not sure you'll be able read those, but there's some very facts and figures there. so, for example , figures there. so, for example, they've spoken to 300 people already as part of this investigation . they've had 50 investigation. they've had 50 pieces of dashcam submitted as they try to jigsaw together exact . what might have happened exact. what might have happened on that and they've had over 1500 pieces of information sent in by members of the public now this morning detective superintendent becky smith made sure that we were all aware exactly how grateful she is to members of the public for. exactly how grateful she is to members of the public for . their members of the public for. their assistance so far in this case. but what she also assured us was that she she needs people to

stop speculating around this . stop speculating around this. she says that they've been inundated with false information and rumours and she said all of this is helping with their investigation to try and find nicola boly . thank you very, nicola boly. thank you very, very much. i mean it was really informative actually. what you done and fascinating to see that booklet handed out the timeline of it. and i just can't help but feel this question of what are these specific is going to keep raising it's had looked thank you very very much sophie reaper that his gb news is north—west of england. reporter yeah , it's of england. reporter yeah, it's incredibly mysterious of course it is. the police not varying from their idea that they believe that there was no third party involvement at all. it would appear anyway, anything indicate anything criminal has taken place in the nicola bailey case they , as we all know, case they, as we all know, searching that river in the stretch of river and a wider of river for has now 19 days

river for what has now 19 days coming up to 20 days, hasn't it? but the fact that she was reported missing and treated the highest priority so early on that they've set that and now they've set specific vulnerabilities. what that all really mean we'll to wait and see what we but back to our top story now scotland minister nicholas sturgeon has confirmed that she'll be stepping down eight long years in the job. she the announcement to a press conference in edinburgh this morning and said that she'd been with the question of whether to not question of whether or to not for weeks while the announcement shadow secretary of state for scotland and murray mp joins me now i'm very pleased to say thank you very much great to have you on the show. this is a an an open goal now, is it not for labour to run head first into labour might do some damage it's scotland will they how are you to do it . well i think you going to do it. well i think firstly we should give a gratitude to nicholas for the service that she's provided we disagreed on. most things . but disagreed on. most things. but she's been a stalwart scottish politics and has led the debate

through of scotland's most difficult times. but no anas sarwar the scottish labour party leader, he's popular. he's talked today about new ideas , a talked today about new ideas, a new passion. he's the insurgent and politics. he's taken the scottish labour party to the low thirties percents and the polls . it's no time for, i think, the reset button to be head on scottish politics with. nicola sturgeon's departure and us to get back to the priorities of ordinary scots, which is the cost of living crisis, the nhs, education and the like, similar priorities are to the priorities and they are to the rest the uk and have been rest of the uk and us have been putting forward scrutiny of the government's dreadful record. these for the last two these issues for the last two years. and coming up years. and he's coming up with his and positive policy his ideas and positive policy platform. we're excited about taking to scottish taking that to the scottish people gives us the people and today gives us the opportunity use that opportunity to use that as a platform up. but despite what nicholas to say, nicholas sturgeon has to say, the that the straw that the fact is that the straw that broke the camel's back is because really because she couldn't really fully admit an individual, it was a male who sent to was a male rapist who sent to a women's prison, was in fact a man. and if labour want make him rise in there you are going have to sort that out is the

individual raped women and individual who raped women and was put in a women's prison? a man or a woman woman? well, i think it's quite clearly it was man trying to portray man who was trying to portray himself as a woman and using the law and manipulating the law to do so. but i think the big here and i think nicholas sturgeon touched on in a press touched on this in a press conference , you listen to it conference, you listen to it carefully. was twofold. one was she lost of our party. we've she had lost of our party. we've seen that here with ian blackford being taken out as the westminster leader for the snp and replaced by stephen flynn, who was not nicola sturgeon's choice for role. and we've choice for the role. and we've seen she's lost control of seen that she's lost control of the de facto referenda on that. she next she wanted to turn the next general election into. so when you all that, she's lost you put all that, she's lost control of the lost control of the party, lost control of the party, lost control of the only issue she went to to deal with went into to do to deal with independence. our record in independence. and our record in government pretty fact government is pretty in fact i think she even herself today to see legacy was after see what her legacy was after eight years as first minister she had to be she did she had to be fair. she did actually. and she was clinging to the idea of the baby boxes. all stuff, which all of this stuff, which i'm lucky, touch, get me

lucky, is a nice touch, get me wrong. at the same time, wrong. but at the same time, after length of time in office, i that would been i suspect that would have been or been a stronger or should have been a stronger legacy. going to you one legacy. i'm going to ask you one more on this and i will i will move on to other topics when. it comes to what's on north comes to what's going on north of border you know, of the border you know, labour did help wave through the thing that has led to nicola sturgeon's do we do you regret recognition. do we do you regret that now because you will forever be with is an forever be linked with is an absolute . well labour absolute disaster. well labour didn't wave it through. we as an opposition party have to with what's in front of us, not the way would do ourselves. way we would do ourselves. we got the act on the face of the bill, which the equality act does allow the discrimination against trans people as exemptions to the cruelty act to protect sex we protect single sex species. we got amendment on the got that as an amendment on the face the bill, got face of the bill, got protections for 16 and 17 year olds on the face of bill. olds on the face of the bill. and we've additional guidelines and protections the of and protections on the face of the to protect the bill in order to protect women protect trans women and to protect trans people. it wasn't an ideal people. so it wasn't an ideal piece legislation piece of legislation wasn't deau piece of legislation wasn't dealt the dealt with properly. the scottish people scottish didn't bring people together and we back to the

amendments to get that to get the amendments on the face, the bill. that was the right thing to do to get those amendments on a legislation and know a bad piece legislation and know this which not this section 35, which we're not opposing , is this section 35, which we're not opposing, is down on the table to piece of legislation to stop piece of legislation because cross—border. because of cross—border. i think that right thing to do that was the right thing to do and anas has been pretty and anas sarwar has been pretty on you mentioned on that. and you mentioned sturgeon's legacy . really what sturgeon's legacy. really what she needs about 68% more people going to private health care to try to swerve the nhs up there in scotland. the attainment gap when she was quite squishy on when she was quite squishy on when she was doing her legacy elements of a speech actually isn't particularly great. the drug stuff gets wheeled drug deaths stuff gets wheeled out right and centre, out left, right and centre, doesn't don't mean doesn't it? you don't even mean to even potholes to tell you that even potholes apparently. potholes supposedly are worst levels are at one of the worst levels ever scotland knew. but there ever in scotland knew. but there we in—depth renders the we go and in—depth renders the calls independence. now 12 calls for independence. now 12 points the polls points behind in the polls this is a good opportunity for labour if get right , it if labour get scotland right, it could actually give them the keys street and they keys to downing street and they well and that's the to scottish voters they address it for a uk

labour government. we are desperate prove that a uk labour government government can transform the whole of the uk and really scotland for the and the list of things that you've just read there is the just read off there is the legacy 50 years snp legacy of 50 years of snp government in scotland. the reason there's potholes all over scotland they've scotland is because they've absolutely authority absolutely local authority funding have no funds whatsoever to run services alone fill to run basic services alone fill potholes and in the and that's the legacy that this first minister leaves. it's up for us now in anas sarwar and keir starmer to put forward that positive, pragmatic and progressive platform that progressive policy platform that everyone to see that can everyone wants to see that can that labour government that the uk labour government can transform scotland be can transform scotland and be a uk government for the benefit of the the uk and to show the whole of the uk and to show that the scottish priorities of the scottish people are our priorities and not to get dividing scotland on the issue of constitution . we need to of the constitution. we need to bnng of the constitution. we need to bring people together do in bring people together and do in the best interests of the the very best interests of the whole scotland. what whole of scotland. that's what anas to anas sarwar determined to deliver. be argued, deliver. it could be argued, given polling when it given the polling data when it comes independence the comes to independence at the minute, in the polls minute, 12% behind in the polls , that now be a good time

, that now might be a good time , a independence , have a snap independence referendum because you would put it bed once and for all, it to bed once and for all, wouldn't you? would you be in favour that ? i just favour of that? i just think those huge priorities out there that are nothing to do with the constitution sure your constitution i'm sure your viewers , anybody viewers, anybody who's interacting scottish interacting with scottish politics at the moment would like to talk how people are like us to talk how people are going to pay their heating bills, how going get bills, how we're going to get through interest rate, the through this interest rate, the inflation jobs inflation crisis, the jobs crisis have this crisis we all have in this country crisis, public country in the crisis, public services. the thing we need services. the last thing we need to do is to go into six months of division more economic of more division more economic wrangling, wrangling wrangling, more wrangling over the it's not the constitution when it's not priority and there's priority for scots. and there's bigger that politicians bigger issues that politicians need be concentrating need to be concentrating on. that's should be that's i think today should be used reset for the whole of used to reset for the whole of scottish politics, get on scottish politics, to get on with priorities of the scottish people. much people. and thank you very much enjoyed murray, enjoyed that. sarah murray, their the shadow their mp who is the shadow secretary state scotland secretary of state for scotland , labour's take on , seem to get labour's take on this. are in a fantastic this. labour are in a fantastic position in scotland, quite possibly. get some possibly. they did get some amendments that gender amendments added to that gender recognition act, which is an absolute shocker that's beyond i said going to get them

said i'm just going to get them off the hook a little bit. a little bit with that. yeah little bit with that. and yeah frankly, they do well frankly, if they do well in scotland, may end up scotland, which may well end up doing it could give doing now, then it could give them keys downing street them the keys to downing street . say that there are . he did say that there are bigger issues for the of scotland. forgive me for being sceptical say that i sceptical when i say that i think there are bigger play think there are bigger at play here for nicholas sturgeon resignation. very, very, very quiet. that when it quiet. told nicola that when it comes scotland comes police scotland investigates thing missing . investigates thing missing. £600,000 from snp funds can't help but wonder whether not there's something coming down there's something coming down the road that . and she wanted the road that. and she wanted out. but of you have been getting into your on sturgeon stepping down keith from lincoln she says at last our nation can rejoice together in the news that the main architects attempted to split union attempted to split the union will be down. janine, though, says the end of an era, this is a big moment but now is not the time for political turmoil. she was a huge figure and influence and policies during no and had policies during covid no doubt saved so many lives. is an interesting that one interesting view on that one really, isn't it ? nicholas really, isn't it? nicholas sturgeon me was an sturgeon speech for me was an

absolute lesson in to desperately try to control the narrative. they will have been saying that they arise in that speech. what do we want to come out of this? we do want it to seem like you are bowing the weight short term polling weight of short term polling data, which is showing that the calls is taking an absolute calls for is taking an absolute kicking personal kicking and your personal popularity taking a kicking and you've got it really badly wrong popularity taking a kicking and you'v

we can make that decision for you, harry. but me you, i think, harry. but with me is nicholas. so royal is nicholas. so in royal correspondent thank correspondent nicholas. thank you. you on the you. great to have you on the show. wait? is harry show. why wait? is harry thinking. meeting with thinking. i need a meeting with my father and brother i my father and brother before i can come to . your old can come to. your old combination. what's going well ? combination. what's going well? it's barmy, isn't it? i agree. let's just step back bit and consider what is the best way forward for everybody. and to me will be this . of course they get will be this. of course they get an invitation they must be seen to be invited. let's make as much as we can of the that they are welcome come to this coronation and we'd love to we'd love see them in rather heavy quotes. i think. and then the response them should be thank you very much. but we do not want to distract , we do not want want to distract, we do not want to draw away from what is a historic and important in all of our lives, and certainly in the lives of the royal family. so we will be at home relaxing them. we will be watching carefully and following it with great great attention. but that's that's way to do it . get the that's the way to do it. get the

invitation and a polite invitation in and a polite decline and that's yeah . decline and that's yeah. certainly the sensible step is it not well i agree with i think everyone would agree with you pretty that the reality pretty much that but the reality is the way that they've is that the way that they've gone about behaving recent gone about behaving in recent months would months or years really would indicate that they do want to steal the limelight that steal the limelight and that they to cause much they do want to cause much controversy as possible. so is there not every chance the right there not every chance the right the minute we're going to the last minute we're going to end private jet end up seeing a private jet landing touching down somewhere and harry and meghan getting off of it . they're talking about of it. they're talking about sort of gatecrashing a coronation. just tell you , i coronation. just tell you, i like the idea of it going to say as a joke, it sounds intimate, doesn't it? but but let's let's get real about this i do think the meghan and if they think about it very very do they really want to just give themselves ammunition for any yet another round of netflix series and books and goodness knows what? are they really interested or are they really

interested or are they really interested in patching things up and getting back together , and getting back together, putting all these family squabbles behind them? that that's really the question that has to be answered. and i would i can't say i was to calculate. it's not very far is it isn't a couple and a half months away ten weeks, 11 weeks, something like that. it doesn't seem like enough to me get this enough time to me to get this things sorted in time. no, i mean in the box it might be. yeah the backlash i think as well if they're worried there being some public backlash where they've a right be worried they've got a right be worried because particularly because they're not particularly popular nicholas, popular at the minute. nicholas, thank sweet, thank you very much. and sweet, but gold nonetheless . but it was gold nonetheless. nicholas, that royal nicholas, though, in that royal correspondent giving you the update whether or not harry update on whether or not harry and meghan to come to and meghan are going to come to the harry the coronation. what does harry want? family to want? he wants his family to back they trashed the royal back as they trashed the royal family the colours family they trust in the colours essentially frothy little racist. then they that racist. then they do that netflix documentary. by the way, i recommend that i would recommend watching that name. i'm allowed to go on about it, but i in it anyway. it, but i am in it anyway. coming before 6 the coming up before 6 pm. the downfall of nicholas sturgeon burn out like she says or a controversy stance on gender

reform. a campaign for independence and of the police playing the blame game blaming you when it comes to that lack well results when it to the nicola bailey case. i'll be back in tech people i may.

i. welcome back everybody it's 5:00. you're with me on gb news. what a time to be alive, everybody. nicholas sturgeon has resigned despite pressures on a stance on gender reform and independent . she stance on gender reform and independent. she is adamant. adamant is how do you hear that now? it's got nothing to do with that down vote no. it will be tempting to see it as such this decision is not a reaction to short term pressures. of course that are difficult issues

confronting the government just now. but when is that ever the case? just a brief moment on the conflict of sturgeon right decision to this day has collapsed . nick has abdicated collapsed. nick has abdicated braveheart will cry. freedom no more. but despite what she says , chris is claiming female , , chris is claiming female, leader has been brought down, ironically by a failure to protect women's rights. what now 7 protect women's rights. what now ? independence? what's her legacy ? and i will reveal in legacy? and i will reveal in other news, a shocking new lengths that channel migrants are going to evade british border force. find out where the new launch and landing sites are as different parts the south coast brace themselves for another potentially year of arrivals . and where is nicola arrivals. and where is nicola valley? police seem be blaming the public now for their lack results in the mysterious case of the mum in lancashire, i'll be shining the spotlight of scrutiny firmly on the cops. how can someone just disappear off face of the earth? he will not

believe you will not believe what and meghan have said about coming to king charles charles's combination get your e—mails coming in people pretty straightforward it is straightforward today is it is it good riddance . i nicholas it good riddance. i nicholas sturgeon gbviews@gbnews.uk uk. but now it's your but right now it's your headunes. but right now it's your headlines . patrick, thanks very headlines. patrick, thanks very much indeed. and the top stories on gp news this afternoon . as on gp news this afternoon. as you've been hearing rishi sunak has thanked nicholas sturgeon for her after the first minister made a surprise announcement she was to step down eight years in power. ms. sturgeon said she was proud to have been the first female and longest serving minister of scotland . she'll minister of scotland. she'll remain in the role until her successor is appointed. ms. sturgeon acknowledged that the move might seem sudden , but move might seem sudden, but denied it was due to short term and said she'd been wrestling it for some weeks . to those who do for some weeks. to those who do feel shocked disappoint , it's feel shocked disappoint, it's perhaps even a bit angry with me. please know , while hard and

me. please know, while hard and be in no doubt this is really for me my decision comes from a place of duty and of love. tough love, perhaps, but love nevertheless for my party. and above all, for the country . above all, for the country. well, the deputy leader of the conservative party, megan , says conservative party, megan, says the gender reform was part of sturgeon's downfall. it was a deeply unpopular policy . and as deeply unpopular policy. and as you see, nicholas sturgeon failed to take into account the concerns raised by women across the country. and she even said that those concerns were not valid. so i think when you look at the position that she herself and she backed into a corner and because she ended up defending the indefensible . now the labour the indefensible. now the labour leader today apologised on behalf of his party for its handung behalf of his party for its handling of antisemitism, can under his predecessor jeremy

corbyn sir keir starmer confirmed mr. corbyn will not be standing for labour at the next general election and the equality and human rights commission announced it will end its of the party. two years after finding it responsive for unlawful harassment and discrimination. sir keir starmer said action .just discrimination. sir keir starmer said action . just an discrimination. sir keir starmer said action .just an apology discrimination. sir keir starmer said action . just an apology was said action. just an apology was needed to all those who were hurt , to all those who were let hurt, to all those who were let down. to all those driven out of our party who no longer felt it was their home. who suffered the most appalling abuse . today, on most appalling abuse. today, on behalf the entire labour party , behalf the entire labour party, i say sorry what you've been through could never be undone . through could never be undone. apologies alone . make it right. apologies alone. make it right. in other news today , police say in other news today, police say there's still no to indicate any crime . noel aspect or third crime. noel aspect or third party involvement in the disappearance of nicola bully ,

disappearance of nicola bully, the 45 year old mother of two has been missing for 19 days now. she was last seen walking her dog along, now. she was last seen walking her dog along , the river wyre, her dog along, the river wyre, after dropping her two daughters at school. detectives nicola was listed as a high risk missing person due to an undisclosed number. specific vulnerabilities . the lead investigator, rebecca smith , says the investigation is smith, says the investigation is ongoing . i hope with my heart ongoing. i hope with my heart that we find nicola. i more than anything , the likelihood is that anything, the likelihood is that nicola has unfortunately gone in river. however, i have to stress this because this has been contained , misconstrued . i contained, misconstrued. i cannot be 100% certain of that at the minute . we are at the minute. we are continuing. it's a life and that is always coming in. union leaders have said further strikes by teachers go ahead. after disappointing talks with the education secretary the general secretary of the national education union, kevin

courtney said nothing had persuaded those around the negotiating table to stop strike action , which is now planned for action, which is now planned for next week . parents know that next week. parents know that their children's education has been disrupted every day and our action has a higher moral purpose . we are we are trying to purpose. we are we are trying to get government to invest in this generation of children, not just tell us they will invest in a generation, children in the future. they need to invest in the kids in the schools now in order to help improve their education. international news and six reportedly rushed in. balloons have been spotted across ukraine's capital caves. military says most of them have been shot down by their air defence systems. the air vessels were reportedly carrying corner reflectors and, reconnaissance equipment. that's the ukrainian air force said russia be using balloons in a new drive to preserve its stocks of reconnaissance drones. russia commented on the incident, but a

british man who died in ukraine has now been named as his family. as jonathan jenkin from glasgow. a family tribute on social media said he died as a hero in an act, bravery as a paramedic . he's the eighth paramedic. he's the eighth british person known to have died in since the start of russia's invasion this time last year. russia's invasion this time last year . the russia's invasion this time last year. the foreign russia's invasion this time last year . the foreign office says year. the foreign office says its supporting the family and is in contact with local authorities on the ground ground . that's your latest news. i'm in half an hour. more now from . patrick well, this afternoon , prime well, this afternoon, prime minister rishi sunak has declined to say whether nicholas sturgeon resignation was a blow for scottish independence . i for scottish independence. i mean, is, as he insisted voters want to see, the scottish government in westminster working constructively on the priorities that really message to people. scotland's first

minister announced that she'll step down after long years in power . she claimed she'd been power. she claimed she'd been wrestling the question of whether or not to resign for weeks. this is of course, in contrast to suggestions she quit because of a backlash from a former sorry from a controversial gender reform bill, i should say. and also as well, potentially a couple of bits and bobs that are coming down the road in relation to the snp's finances, which will make for gripping viewing and matter of months time. joining now of months time. joining me now is political editor darren mccaffrey. he's at holyrood for us. darren, thank you very much. yes. so rishi refusing to yes. so rishi sunak refusing to say that he's damaged scottish independence because he doesn't want the nationalists want to rile up the nationalists even more . yeah, well, there is even more. yeah, well, there is doubt, as you've noted, patrick, thatis doubt, as you've noted, patrick, that is a blow i think to the independence . there is little independence. there is little doubt that nicholas sturgeon has been not just its key advocate , been not just its key advocate, but probably its best advocate in many ways over the last decade. in many ways over the last decade . so she is an incredible decade. so she is an incredible communicator, would suggest the best political communicator on this or on these islands.

certainly of the last years or so and clearly her disappearance, as first minister of scotland will be a blow to the independence movement. now, she insists she's not going to leave the political stage entirely. she is going to continue to fight for the cause that she's fought for the that she's fought for, for the last 40 years. but the big question is she's going to leave behind a big pair of shoes. who is going to fill them now? why? she left . she says she does so she left. she says she does so with a heavy heart because she knows going forward, she's just going to have the kind of same drive you like to do the job with energy she thinks with same energy that she thinks is necessary. i think there is an element of truth to that. i think she is probably tired and a bit up. she's kind of already seen it all and done it all, and she probably want move she probably does want to move on at the top of the on in being at the top of the physical game decade is a physical game for decade is a long time and it i'm sure it does sap the energy out of you, but also be in no doubt politically. a politically. she's in a very tncky politically. she's in a very tricky situation at moment. tricky situation at the moment. the health here in

the health service here in scotland rest of uk scotland like the rest of the uk is not trouble good state is not the trouble good state she'd said in of she'd said stand in terms of education attainment that she frankly hasn't. and there is that question precisely what that big question precisely what will snp it comes to will the snp do when it comes to the independence argument? where do turn next at the moment? do they turn next at the moment? the boxed in effectively by the uk supreme court saying that they cannot legally have a second referendum here in the uk parliament we're not parliament saying we're not going one. the snp going to one. and the snp frankly don't have an easy answer to that. there have been suggestions that she wanted to use next westminster action use the next westminster action as a de facto referendum. there are. many within snp who are. many within the snp who don't want that. so she is going to leave a big gaping in scottish politics. there's no doubt that doubt about that. and that raises questions for the snp. i'm questions about where the movement here in scotland turns next. yeah darren, look, call me a cynic call me a cynic but i can't help but as though the fact that there is a police scotland investigate into a missing scotland investigate into a missin g £600,000 from snp funds

missing £600,000 from snp funds might have some kind of bearing a decision . you what in the end a decision. you what in the end patrick i honestly don't know the answer to that but you're entirely right in saying there is this investigation primarily involves who by involves her husband who is, by the a member of the the way, a senior member of the snp has been effectively snp and has been effectively ruling this party along with nicholas sturgeon for the part of a decade at same time you are into the fact have reasons , into the fact have reasons, events i.e. rise the gender recognition bill and the arguments around all of that. have they had an impact? i think the nicholas sturgeon insisted some those short term things did not have an impact is something she's been thinking about for a while. think it'd be wrong to while. i think it'd be wrong to suggest that didn't have any impact so this is a whole impact at so this is a whole more bit of reasons why she's decided to make this decision today was it a shock today. but wow was it a shock and we don't often get resignation shocks in politics but today really was a real surprise. and again i come back. many people like nicholas sturgeon a lot of people did not

like , but it is a sign her like, but it is a sign her political gravity and gravitas that she has had whole series of tweets and messages and interviews today politicians from across the board who politically disagreeing with her have least recognised the impact that she's had on politics, not just here in scotland, but across the whole of the uk . across the whole of the uk. okay, darren, thank you very much. darren that our political i've been asking you at home, ladies and gentlemen, whether or not it's good to not you think it's good to nicholas gb views at nicholas sturgeon gb views at gbnews.uk peter think so. she was a divisive figure in scottish politics, so i'm glad gone. she never accepted the once a lifetime independence vote. yeah. okay fair enough. the bigger picture now is it sturgeon has been knocked off her. yes, indeed. that's from angus. so quite a lot of scots get into it generally. great. you know, that was quite big in scotland and like nicholas sturgeon anymore these i hate to say it. support for independence is now below the 45% mark

recorded. so yes will be 44, which is dumb for i think as well. partly and interesting polling this well which is a polling this well which is a poll over the weekend found that 42% want the snp leader wanted the snp needs to step down immediately . those figures are immediately. those figures are pretty stark then you answer that as well. the alex salmond case as well . mysterious case as well. mysterious incidents that once you are couldn't recall or the conversation with alex salmond. i couldn't recall . then someone i couldn't recall. then someone goes, hang on a minute, nicola, your husband give 100 grand to the party. well i don't know about my husband . finances is about my husband. finances is top of the policy there. she lives with him no idea about 100 grand. i mean, i dare say i would have a thing or two to say if my missus decided part with £100,000 and not let me know about it. so that is fascinating. and as well, there is, of course, the ongoing investigation missing investigation into the missing quotes, missin g £600,000 quotes, quotes missing £600,000 from funds , possibly. time from snp funds, possibly. time to go. nicola i think. possibly

time to go. joining now is michael sam is a data journalist , the spectator. thank you very much. . great back on much. to. great have you back on the look what we often the show. look what we often spoken in show is who spoken about in the show is who are the and riders to fill in for queen nick who's going to take over, think so? take over, do you think so? ladbrokes quick of the kind of shots with some odds this morning and their favourite is angus robertson and he was once the westminster leader of the snp but he he lost his seat in the general election douglas ross and he his way back to holyrood and he's now very much the sort of establishment character is probably who the kind of i will want to want to put in place and as their leader he's had with john cherry though in the past his selection for his current seat . so he's his current seat. so he's although he's the kind of favourite he'd be a controversial any noises about humza yousaf yeah so humza is currently the kind of embattled health secretary and he is in

there. he's about sort of fifth in the in the running in the odds. in the in the running in the odds . but in the in the running in the odds. but again, humza in the in the running in the odds . but again, humza yousaf in the in the running in the odds. but again, humza yousaf is quite a character. he's had trouble in the he was found to be driving insurance when he was the transport minister and there has been you can read in the spectator tomorrow some talk about harry sort of perceived by his staff and so again a possible running insider but again quite contrary choice. yes and it of course an incident at and it of course an incident at a nursery that we were we were mentioned . okay. all right. so mentioned. okay. all right. so when it comes to the scottish independence side of it for example michael you as date of june as you look at the polls crunch the numbers is this a win for people who want to keep the unions together just sturgeon frankly just it and with it puff that goes scottish independence and i'm not going to say you know there goes scottish independence but it is certainly blow to the to the sort of independence movement and sturgeon had a huge sort of

personal cult following and personal cult following and personal and kind of popularity. i think even if you disagree with very she she was a great kind of effective communicator so a lot of that power and sort of that voter base who may be on die hard independence force that were just fans of nicholas sturgeon will kind of go away. and thing that really and one thing that really illustrates this, there was a poll at the weekend about who s&p would take s&p members would want to take oven s&p members would want to take over. i think the highest over. and i think the highest person was kate forbes b, she only about 7% of the poll and don't know had 69. so that just shows you how much of a gap it was nicholas sturgeon and the other potential yeah potentially trying to secure her legacy if the snp does crumble a little bit like what i would call the sir ferguson effect. okay. sir alex ferguson effect. okay. you and then you realise you leave and then you realise there's a vacuum and if you nobody quite nobody does well for quite a while and your own reputation is even further enhanced than it was with, just in terms was to begin with, just in terms of, suppose, the vital of, i suppose, the vital question, sturgeon question, nicholas sturgeon trying the narrative trying to control the narrative on her departure that it was nothing to do with these short

term issues. you might think it was might it was everyone, might think it was, can guarantee it was was, but i can guarantee it was nothing do the fact that nothing to do with the fact that i've right horlicks of i've made a right horlicks of things recently. has she left scotland in a worse than when she found it. when you at things like the nhs educate and transport, etc. well, this is the thing sturgeon is and her legacy really is i would say talk and no action and she's she's done this communicate and she's done this communicate and she gets sort of certain , you she gets sort of certain, you know liberal commentators down in england are big fans of her. but when you look at the actual, you know, the data and the measure of all things which the scottish want scottish government don't want attention like the nhs attention drawn to like the nhs like education things are ehhen like education things are either, you know no better or worse than they . when she came worse than they. when she came to office, i the most stark example of this is the drug deaths and those have risen sort of seven of the eight years that she's been in power. they now stand, you know, higher than anywhere in the higher anywhere else in the uk, higher than europe. than anywhere else in europe. and, know, she had years and, you know, she had years where a problem where this was a known problem and it could have been tackled.

but instead you rehab facilities were result those were cut and as a result those numbers have climbed. numbers have just climbed. i think the numbers of speak think the numbers kind of speak for she may have for themselves. she may have changed image of the snp changed the image of the snp independ that little closer, independ that little bit closer, but actual , you know, but the actual, you know, improvements the country just improvements to the country just don't seem to be there. michael you you very you you stuff thank you very very much . that michael very much. that is michael symons journalist symons now our data journalist at the spectator fascinating. now it wasn't he which does actually quite actually i think got into quite actually i think got into quite a questions. the main one a few questions. the main one for you know, nicholas for me, you know, has nicholas sturgeon and left scotland worse for me, you know, has nicholas sturgone and left scotland worse for me, you know, has nicholas sturgone she left scotland worse for me, you know, has nicholas sturgone she found cotland worse for me, you know, has nicholas sturgone she found ittland worse for me, you know, has nicholas sturgone she found it and! worse for me, you know, has nicholas sturgone she found it and what;e than one she found it and what data indicate that she data would indicate that yes she actually there go. as actually has. so there we go. as we've discussing , though, we've been discussing, though, some that the some are saying that the row over sturgeon planned transgender her transgender reforms most to her downfall , i.e. transgender reforms most to her downfall, i.e. calling a male rapist who was put into a women's prison a which i think most of us can agree just putting a wig on and where like is doesn't make you a woman that we go she had championed a bill allowed trans people to change their legal gender without a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria, a move was blocked by the westminster government.

sturgeon denied. there we go. deny she did it played. no, it didn't play any role in my decision to step down through thatissue decision to step down through that issue wasn't the final straw. look i'm long enough in the tooth. i've been politics, as all of you know, for a long, long time. i'm not going to stand here. and so you'd intelligence and see that i in a world that divorced from the world that is divorced from the realities what is going on realities of what is going on around me and but it's not the case that this decision is because of term issues because of short term issues i've more short term i've faced more short term issues from time to time over years in politics than i to remember and if it was just, i wouldn't be standing here today , i will always be a voice for inclusion for quality equality , inclusion for quality equality, for human rights and dignity. and i have been and will always be a feminist. i will fight for women's rights and i will stand up against threats to women's rights that every day i have breath in my body . okay joining

breath in my body. okay joining me now is co—founder of the alliance is bev jackson dunkley, very much now an exhausted organisation and patrick. yes, lovely to see you again. thank you very much. coming back on, been nicholas sturgeon is saying that fact that she's managed to alienate nearly 2.8 million women in scotland has got absolutely nothing do with a departure. do you agree with that. no, i don't think that. well, no, i don't think so. i think this is a bit of porky that she's quite good at. that's how we heard laura in an interview with laura kuenssberg just weeks ago when she just a few weeks ago when she said very very far away said she was very very far away from being from feeling from from being from feeling that she wanted to step down. so i think it's quite clear what's happened and everybody saw the moment she was asked moment at which she was asked whether this a rapist now, according himself bryson with whether he was a man or a woman and she broke into a kind of hysterical giggle and then invented the third gender rapist , she couldn't answer them at that point it became clear to everybody , i think the whole

everybody, i think the whole house of cards came came tumbling down. all these different measures . i think different measures. i think everybody could see the emperor . no you can't you . no clothes. you can't you can't define yourself if you suddenly tell me that that you're a woman, you know , it's you're a woman, you know, it's absurd that i should have to believe that to live the whole of our laws should have to be rearranged to accommodate that. it simply makes no sense. and i think the whole society saw at that yeah, but bev in a that time. yeah, but bev in a way, in a quite morbid way potentially. it's a good thing this pantomime has played out in the way it has because i think that what happened was sturgeon was getting drunk her own power and this big progress of agenda they felt untouchable. they they all felt untouchable. they thought, as i'm thought, well, as long as i'm sticking some of sticking up for some kind of quote marginal lives quote unquote marginal lives community, doing good community, i am doing good thing. the public just thing. and then the public just want actually, you know, i think is nuts, want of a better is nuts, for want of a better phrase you're out and so now phrase and you're out and so now this might just hold this kind of woke nursery and its tracks now. well yeah i mean i it's really true that what you said that what's happened is in many

other countries so far has been introduced of under the radar. people thought just as you said, they're doing something progressive and nice for a small group of people. they didn't really understand the consequence . and now now this is consequence. and now now this is played out in public and people there has been a proper debate. people say, whoa, it is not what nicholas sturgeon said that doesn't affect women's rights . doesn't affect women's rights. it's not true that people who oppose it are all bigots , oppose it are all bigots, transphobes and, even racists, she said. at some point . and it she said. at some point. and it isn't also isn't true that there's another . okay, i'm there's another. okay, i'm afraid that this a very widely consulted bill, you know all the people, these groups that she said they all agreed with me these groups are actually if you at it from a interesting article by susan you can see these these groups are all funded by the scottish government this kind of circular policymaking going on. we give you some money and then you scrape . we scratch your you scrape. we scratch your back. you scratch ours. and this

isn't kind of these that's not democracy yes. there's a kind of corruption that. wow i mean, we will have to let make their own minds up about that. but what we've about. thank you very, very much. all is a pleasure. bob and i will speak to you again very. so no doubt bev jackson the co—founder of lgb jackson is the co—founder of lgb alliance . course. an alliance. of course. on an unrelated note to bev would say nurse police investigation nurse in police investigation into a missing section £2,000 from funds anyway. right from snp funds anyway. right okay so you're me patrick christys on gb news. you almost won't believe our exclusive by the way, which reveals that the extra cream new measures that people smugglers are taking to avoid our patrols in france . avoid our patrols in france. here in the uk, it means that different parts of the uk frankly are going to have more migrant landings. it find out whether or not it's coming to a place near you and our lancashire now playing lancashire police. now playing the they claim the blame game as they claim information, accusations, rumours basically the public are blaming public supposedly for their lack ability, their inability to help find missing

mum . nicola bailey i'm about to mum. nicola bailey i'm about to take people .

okay, welcome back. an exclusive for you now because the uk's maritime rescues service are being warned that they're likely to see migrant boat crossings over a much wider stretch of the southern coastline the year ahead. gb news can reveal that people smugglers are increasingly small boats from different location runs along the french coast, which means they will be evading the patrols , potentially landing at different locations in the uk or how many schools get into one. as this exclusive report for us read racing out from the french coast local lifeboat crew responding to reports of a small migrant boat in difficult times

. but incident also involving a french border patrol vessel is far away from the usual small boat routes out of dunkirk in calais in fact , we're south of calais in fact, we're south of the line, more 50 miles from those routes . it's one of dozens those routes. it's one of dozens of rescues . the lifeboat based of rescues. the lifeboat based in burke has attended in recent months a major uptick in activity as people smugglers attempt to avoid increasing police patrols farther north. this i think to donald model the numbers have been rising at the end of 2021 we were involved in many migrant rescues during . many migrant rescues during. 2022 there were significant more migrants , especially when they migrants, especially when they release the further they have to travel by boat, the higher the risks. travelling from down the coast brings , extra dangers coast brings, extra dangers being the water for longer bnngs being the water for longer brings the danger of and even being hit by bigger boats.

usually can go back to for the people smugglers . police people smugglers. police activity around dunkirk in calais meet their regular launch points more difficult to operate from french authorities are , from french authorities are, also busy erecting miles extra security fencing around those beaches and that's driving the small boats further south. for years, the criminal gangs predominantly used the shortage route to the uk, pushing first from the beaches around cali, then expanding to include areas near dunkirk , while occasional near dunkirk, while occasional boats have been launched further south in the past six months, this route using beaches near berlin , has seen a significant berlin, has seen a significant spike in activity, with beach even further south near. fort morgan also now regularly being used . and for maritime patrols used. and for maritime patrols in the uk waters. that means a

far greater likelihood that small boats will begin showing up on a much longer stretch of uk coastline in year ahead . it uk coastline in year ahead. it will mean rescue teams across a wider area are being called out more regularly . two boats that more regularly. two boats that have been in the water for many hours . it does put a lot of hours. it does put a lot of pressure on the resources. he spoke to constructed for one purpose to shift maximum was a people but a design . see they people but a design. see they were constructed very poorly they're not expected to be stunning to go to any real sea conditions. the amounts of people that they are loaded with . so by crossing from further south spending longer at sea ivory second that they're at sea longer than they need to be is just going to increase the risk to chance of another of disaster . there's little doubt sea maritime rescue experts that those making small boat from farther down french coast will

be at far greater risk with that up to 80,000 people could attempt cross in the year ahead . authorities on both sides of the channel will be stretched to the channel will be stretched to the limit. mark quite gb news. well, joining me now is tony cbe, former director general of uk border force. tony thank you very much. is going to go one of two ways. this i think we're either going to end up with a lot more people and a lot more unexpected in different of the uk potentially more deaths in the or that will stop the channel or that will stop coming, which is it going to go ? well, hello, patrick firstly, hats off to mark white and the jp news team for this report. it's excellent you guys really do get reporters out on the ground. and i think the public need to understand what's going on. i suspect i very much suspect the force have this intelligence. very doubt intelligence. but i very doubt it's intelligence. but i very doubt ifs pubuc intelligence. but i very doubt it's public domain intelligence. but i very doubt it's this. blic domain intelligence. but i very doubt it's this. blic i)main intelligence. but i very doubt it's this. blic i think it's without this. and i think it's really interesting mark has really interesting what mark has discovered , two points, really, discovered, two points, really, the fact that the french life

boats in the french border, which are a very, very active around these further south, suggests to me, that they're going to have to change their tactics. because, as you know, patrick, they not intervene patrick, they will not intervene on sea adjacent to on the on the sea adjacent to calais and to dunkirk because their line has been that well can't really because you know, the people don't to be rescued by the french because they'll be talking about france in cases it's obviously they are taken back to france which means that well firstly that you know more people are not going to succeed in making crossing they're going but i also i was in the fences and the, you know, defences that have been put up around the beachesin have been put up around the beaches in calais and dunkirk. patrick because we haven't seen that have spoken that before, but we have spoken whether the latest whether or not the latest tactics by the border force working with french is working with the french is working with the french is working it does seem to me working and it does seem to me that are at least a bit of that we are at least a bit of a thorn in the side now of the humans and gangs by forcing them in this direction. i mean, i think potentially very think this is potentially very good be honest. good news. let's be honest. if they didn't change that

they didn't to change that route, wouldn't be route, then they wouldn't be doing it. which implies that clearly more of clearly there is now more of andres. been sinking andres. we have been sinking a huge of money the french, huge of money into the french, try them to pull the try to get them to pull the finger out and do a bit more. thatis finger out and do a bit more. that is possibly happening now. fences at semi fences are at least semi permanent. okay. and that was good. and now if they're having to a different location in france is going to be either risky for them to take off a longer route . well with less longer route. well with less chance of success. joe, whisper it quietly . we winning . well, it quietly. we winning. well, we've spoken before whether or not the money we're spending in france is worth it, whether the french are really interested in working with. but this report to me at least, patrick seems to suggest that actually it is working to an extent, isn't it ? working to an extent, isn't it? now, we haven't seen a reduction in yet. the this year in numbers yet. the this year are about the same as they were last year. does tell me last year. but it does tell me that. it is. it we are making that. it is. it is we are making we are making are we are making hard we are working with the french. it is harder for them to take the easy across the dover straight. the worry though whether worry though patrick whether it's is that i

it's good or bad news is that i really worry that these even really worry that these are even more are more illegal as more routes are more illegal as mark report . you mark said in his report. you know maritime experts far know in maritime experts far more tell you that more than me will tell you that you're going down. as far as le touquet or thought, ma'am, to border and the boats seem to be the same patrick has made a difference in large vessels these are still unseaworthy that people going to get into people are going to get into trouble really more trouble i fear i really more people are going to drown. that's my that's my real worry. yeah, absolutely. i share that with you. and i think they almost are because of the nature of the length of the journey that they're now undertaking. and i suppose one element to it as well will be if there is access, there is more shocking loss of life as well. does that make it even more likely that people will stop coming, but possibly not. suppose they can possibly not. i suppose they can be it. but tony, be lied to about it. but tony, thank very much. as have thank you very much. as i have brought up talk to you again brought up to talk to you again very soon, tony smith, cbe, former director general uk former director general of uk border just reacting border force. just reacting to that exclusive he that gb news exclusive is he actually working ladies and, gentlemen, that we're gentlemen, the money that we're giving french something

giving the to french something about crisis is about the migrant crisis is forcing to try to change forcing people to try to change a lot of it. sarcasm really, in a lot of it. sarcasm really, in a way, but it could also mean that different parts of the uk are going to be seeing some people landing on their beaches in a rather unexpected way. so it two ways. it could go one of two ways. you're with patrick christys on gb next shocking. gb news. next shocking. this actually. game actually. how's the blame game starts lancashire . police starts in lancashire. police claim false information and claim that false information and rumours are distracting them from their work to find missing mum nicola bailey and someone argue that blaming the public and well they won't they don't even care . harry and meghan are even care. harry and meghan are yet to decide whether they'll come to the coronation. come at mother for them. quite quickly though . but now as the headlines though. but now as the headlines . patrick, thank you. the top story this hour has thanked nicholas sturgeon for her service after . the first service after. the first minister made a surprise announcement was to step down after eight years at the top. ms. sturgeon said she was proud

to have been first female and longest first minister of scotland . ms. sturgeon scotland. ms. sturgeon acknowledged that the move might seem sudden , but she denied it seem sudden, but she denied it was due to short pressures and said she'd been wrestling with the idea for some weeks now. to be clear , i'm not expecting be clear, i'm not expecting violence here, but i am a human being as well as a politician and the nature and form modern political discourse means that there is a much greater intensity . did i see it intensity. did i see it brutality to life as a politician and then in years gone by all in all and actually for a long time being apparent it takes its toll on you and on those around you . the labour those around you. the labour leader has apologised on behalf of the for its handling of anti semitism complaints under his predecessor jeremy corbyn. sir keir starmer also confirmed , mr. keir starmer also confirmed, mr. corbyn will not stand for labour the next general election . the the next general election. the equality and human rights announced it will end its of the

party two years after finding it responsible for unlawful harassment and discrimination . harassment and discrimination. and lancashire police say there's still no evidence to indicate a criminal aspect or third party involvement in the disappearance of mother of nicola bailey. five year old has been missing. now for 19 days. she was last seen walking her dog along the river wyre after dropping to her off at school. detect say nicola was listed as a high missing person due a number of undisclosed voluntary . those are your latest news headunes. . those are your latest news headlines . we're back in half an headlines. we're back in half an houn headlines. we're back in half an hour. see them them .

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just dropped. prime minister rishi sunak outlined a further £25 million in aid for those affected by earthquake in turkey and syria. and given his response to nicholas sturgeon resignation, we can just play you a quick clip of now you a quick clip of this now before we move to other matters, let's it . a devastating let's have it. a devastating tragedy that has happened and that we're all seeing. and we first say thank you to everyone who's given so generously the dac appeal raised huge amount of money. the uk government has already provided considerable, but i'm pleased to announce today that we're actually going today that we're actually going to provide today that we're actually going to provid e £25 million further to provide £25 million further financial support , that's going financial support, that's going to go to united nations to to go to the united nations to british charities, local charities , the turkish charities, the turkish authorities . it's going to authorities. it's going to provide vital humanitarian assistance on the ground, including medical supplies, tents , and it comes on top . the tents, and it comes on top. the support that we've already provided , including 77 search provided, including 77 search and rescue teams, have been on the ground for a while. but we will continue to do everything that we can to provide help and

support on the ground and suppues support on the ground and supplies needs to send today. nicholas sturgeon has stood down and a towering figure , scottish and a towering figure, scottish politics. when four of your predecessors didn't manage to. can you give us your reaction today. well, let me first start by paying tribute to nicholas sturgeon for her long standing pubuc sturgeon for her long standing public service. i wish her well in the future. obviously, nicola and i didn't agree on everything, but in the short time that we did work together, i was that we were able to announce two freeports in scotland . joint working between scotland. joint working between the uk government and the scottish government. those freeports are going attract freeports are going to attract investment and jobs in investment and create jobs in scotland, great and scotland, which is great and i look forward to working with whoever new first minister is to continue constructively whoever new first minister is to co deliver constructively whoever new first minister is to co deliver the constructively whoever new first minister is to co deliver the people structively whoever new first minister is to co deliver the people ochtively to deliver the people of scotland . she's been a an scotland. she's been a an incredibly powerful effective force for in—depth tendance in scotland. without her. is that a

huge blow for the independence movement? and conversely is that a boost in your for the union? well consistently said that. i think what people in scotland want to see is two governments, the scottish government and the government working instructively together on the priorities that really matter to people. and that's about reducing inflation, increasing our energy security, driving and creating jobs across the united kingdom. that's what people's priorities are, and that's what i will continue to do and on with whoever the new first minister. i must say, i do quite the way. rest easy, not really struggle to keep a straight face. when it came to thanking nicholas sturgeon for her there. but we're her service there. but we're moving and a gear moving on now and it's a gear change, ladies and gentlemen, because case nicola because it the case of nicola blake . where is nicola? there is blake. where is nicola? there is much speculation has much speculation as to what has happened to missing mum, but happened to the missing mum, but lancashire police urgently tried to scepticism over the of to stop scepticism over the of the investigation when addressed the investigation when addressed the earlier this , rebecca the public earlier this, rebecca smith outlined her frustration

even with false information . even with false information. she's talking about armchair detached motives. here we go. significantly distracted the investigation . i in 29 years investigation. i in 29 years police service. i've seen anything like it. some of it's been quite shocking and really hurtful to the family. obviously, we can't disregard anything and we've reviewed everything that's come in, but of course it has distracted of significantly. but as long as we are prioritising which , we do are prioritising which, we do constantly and the information that's coming in that will not distract us from a actions that we have been completing . all we have been completing. all right. well, i'm joined by former metropolitan police detective peter black. so he's in the studio for peter. thank you very much. a alliance out for me on this today. you very much. a alliance out for me on this today . she had for me on this today. she had there was specific vulnerabilities , this particular vulnerabilities, this particular case that meant that she was treated as a high priority, missing personnel that frankly now has opened up a can of worms, hasn't it? yes the assistant chief constable went on to say towards the end of

that press conference that these vulnerabilities were and personal. and so they weren't going to expand any more on those. but, of course , we heard those. but, of course, we heard detective superintendent smith saying the speculation was unhelpful. what they've now done is opened this wide double for people merely to speculate which is unfortunate. and people will. everybody i come across ask me what i think about this case. it is the talk of the nation and thatis is the talk of the nation and that is unavoidable. i'm a concerned that it's been a distraction to the detectives heard them admit that today. i they would be just getting on with the job. rather perhaps some poring over social media. yeah. told me about that because i tossed it out to me. i thought, hang on a minute. if it's a few unsavoury characters on twitter , it's not really a on twitter, it's not really a distraction for the police . if distraction for the police. if people have been contact to the police with fear and they're armchair thoughts, then that of course would take up some time

because an officer would be duty bound to pore over whatever it was that was sent in. but once again, with the amount of resources are being deployed to this, i wouldn't it was too much of a distraction . we saw today of a distraction. we saw today quite that both the assistant chief constable and the detectives were pretty fulsome today. they were pretty firm in what they were saying. i had somebody else describe her as being detective superintendent smith as being aggressive. i wouldn't say she was aggressive at all. i think that's a bit flaky. i thought she was very forthright she got across what she to do. but of course, she wanted to do. but of course, the line, the police the bottom line, the police investigation has not found nicola. exactly. and as well, they're saying well, the public have asked, is that a distraction? that could frankly put people off coming forward, maybe with evidence they were doing this mass appeal for evidence for and any information whatsoever . and then all of whatsoever. and then all of a sudden we're hearing that, oh, well, it's always a bit of a distraction. and meanwhile, got the that seem be pretty

the family that seem be pretty media to try to keep media friendly to try to keep this in the media and it just seems a bit odd. so police potentially trying to cover themselves a little bit for maybe failing . oh maybe initial failing. oh i think in to come when officers go on their courses and they have the media input the disappearance of nicola bully and how lancashire constabulary have dealt with it will be used as a learning tool. have dealt with it will be used as a learning tool . yeah. and i as a learning tool. yeah. and i think part of that will be this is how not to communicate with the press and the public. now peter i want to dip into your pool. peter i want to dip into your pool . infinite policing wisdom , pool. infinite policing wisdom, if that's all right, because here we are, 19, 20 days are none the wiser . the police still none the wiser. the police still scratching their it would scratching their heads. it would appear we're seeing appear the family we're seeing out and there's one in the sun today, for example, about all you know is glove has been found nean you know is glove has been found near. scene. whatever near. the scene. look, whatever comes that. but in comes of that comes that. but in your cases similar to this sometimes do get solved don't they? and not always in necessarily most usual of ways

what would you be thinking now? you know, you must have some experience of other in the past would that have been cracked? well, let's remember, this is . well, let's remember, this is. still a missing person case. the police went to great today to say there's no of criminal behaviour and there is nothing to suggest the involvement of a third party. so they are sticking to that line very strongly. that pushed out in the first three days. let's just rewind and if we may, to the first three days, the friday saturday and sunday, when myself and millions of others noticed that there weren't cordons in place. so the hadn't been removed or anything like that. and that is because it was a missing person inquiry as senior investigating officer smith only came on board on the monday so that's when kind of detective eyes starting poring over the circumstance is and doing the very in—depth inquiries that

they've done . we have to let they've done. we have to let lancashire police get on with it and let's it comes to some kind of resolution . but they really of resolution. but they really did reinforce no evidence crime, no evidence of a third party if that at any stage proves to be incorrect . then the fallout will incorrect. then the fallout will be a yeah, it will be absolute massive won't it. and in your experience, peter , it can be experience, peter, it can be maybe odd to no unusual or little things that certainly to untrained like myself we wouldn't notice. but in the past you've done things managed track people's weekly routes and things, haven't you? and then they've come back on a specific day. it's little little things isn't saying. can you give us some examples? maybe in your time it's attention to detail because is the devil because that is the devil resides as we always say. it is attention to detail . one thing attention to detail. one thing thatis attention to detail. one thing that is puzzling me about this is that nicola was wearing a

fitbit, apparently a pale blue fitbit, apparently a pale blue fitbit , but that was not seeked fitbit, but that was not seeked at the time of her disappearance as to any device . now, the sole as to any device. now, the sole purpose , as i said, of wearing purpose, as i said, of wearing a fitbit is to monitor your physical activity , the steps you physical activity, the steps you take and any heart rate, for example , depending on what mind example, depending on what mind you've got. so why unstick that device and still wear it ? yeah, device and still wear it? yeah, i'd want the answer to now again. look, i'm speculating on what's happening here , okay? what's happening here, okay? particularly any more than, frankly , next man. right. but frankly, next man. right. but when you hear like specific vulnerabilities and when you see that someone in the case of nicholas she's just vanished. okay, the police in none the wiser . i'm okay, the police in none the wiser. i'm not saying this is what's happened . if somebody what's happened. if somebody wants to go missing , how easy is wants to go missing, how easy is up to ? well, hundreds of up to? well, hundreds of thousands go missing every year of simply some people are never

found . there are cases dating found. there are cases dating back many, many years, including children that have gone missing and have never simply been traced as adults . people want to traced as adults. people want to leave their lives behind and never be found . i've got some never be found. i've got some breaking news on this now. lancashire police have just come out and sadly literally in the last few seconds that bailey has suffered issues without how we're going to get more information on that right now. that's latest line, peter, just dropping to us live here . polly dropping to us live here. polly had suffered significant issues with alcohol so in just a matter of five or 6 hours from the police they are not going to further divulge the personal and private details of her vulnerabilities. now we find them once again flipping that entirely and telling us that. so that could well, be a statement . the statement goes on to say that the significant with

alcohol that nicola suffered were as a result as they say of deaung were as a result as they say of dealing the menopause apparently this is just what we're getting to is right live here now lancashire police have introduced this to now and it has resurfaced in recent months. so look what, they're basically saying is nicola billy had drink problems and that was the result of the menopause clearly it would indicate maybe period of sobriety or of a drink issue that has now , as they say does that has now, as they say does this particularly change. i'm just going to read a bit this she said missing mother of two nicola billy had in the past suffered with some significant issues alcohol which had resurfaced over recent months. lancashire have this lancashire police have said this in statement expanding what in a statement expanding what they by specific they mean by specific vulnerabilities . initial vulnerabilities. initial reaction pizza. yes reaction stop pizza. yes unfortunately, i from my experience but the experience of others that some people when they alcohol issues can start they alcohol issues can start the moment they wake up . yeah

the moment they wake up. yeah i'm really and drink all day every day my have consumed some alcohol before she went on this walk we don't know but again with this latest news that has to be a possibility i would imagine and that add some weight have the police of course known this for getting on for three weeks now had they known this from the start? and is this part of what they've known all the time that is again pointed towards the theory that nicola into the water. yeah indeed and frankly i think this really does actually change the perception of things because it may be i mean it opens up a variety of different possibilities people anyone who knows anything about people who can suffer sadly with alcohol addiction, etc, will know that the that can have on your mental health. it will the impact that it can have on behaviour etc. as well. quickly yeah. and there's an important point here. okay if she's got alcohol problems , she might have

alcohol problems, she might have been thinking irrationally . so been thinking irrationally. so don't try and apply rational thinking have thinking to what might have happened. the key point. happened. that's the key point. rightly, rightly said, okay, quick, greater this statement again, two again, missing mother of two nicola past nicola bulli had in the past suffered significant suffered with some significant with alcohol which could resurface over recent months. so nicola had suffered some significant issues that resurfaced over recent months. lancashire police just bring it as a piece of. thank you very much mate. great stuff that piece that for matt piece of blog say that for matt detective write your you've with me and michelle is up next michelle is in for michelle dewberry is in for dewbs& co yes got well a significant development that michelle let us be said. yeah it is. know. what a strange is. you know. what a strange story . it obviously i watched story. it obviously i watched the press conference as well this morning been i thought the turn the they didn't seem to be happy with those pesky members of the public that have been trying to get involved did they. i thought that quite interesting as well but you know when i watched and listened to all of this, really horrific this, i feel really horrific sadness for her family. but i also help point there

also help but point out there were so other missing out were so many other missing out there well. those get as there as well. to those get as much interest and resource, etc. as this one. and moving on from that story by way, is the that story, by the way, is the world controlled by shadowy, world controlled by a shadowy, secretive, but i want to secretive, elite but i want to get into that tonight . got get into that tonight. got something to say. thank you very much michelle dewberry coming your very shortly. your way very very shortly. we're co. i've patrick we're dewbs& co. i've patrick christys very much. christys thank you very much. everyone's been watching, listening, in about listening, emailing in about tomorrow. it easy. tomorrow. 3 pm. take it easy. hello. i'm aidan mcgivern the met office. right. and for some dunng met office. right. and for some during the rest of today otherwise bright spells still some sunshine out there overnight. however, clouds overnight. however, the clouds thicken those clients bring some rain drizzle and it's going rain and drizzle and it's going to mild night. the clouds to be a mild night. the clouds associated with this trail of weather fronts following the initial front that is moving that's moving in against higher pressure , which is situated over pressure, which is situated over the continent by now and some clear spells ahead of it. we begin evening, but the rain begin the evening, but the rain does push to east in the does push to east anglia in the fizzling amounts . rainfall more fizzling amounts. rainfall more widespread red rain coming in then from the west , a lot of

then from the west, a lot of cloud, low cloud the hills, some mist and fog about and outbreaks of persistent rain and drizzle. of course, that will keep temperatures up at 6 to 8 celsius widely across the uk northern scotland the one exception in brighter but colder here a touch of frost to begin things a windy night to come for shetland and showers here on thursday morning but otherwise for much of scotland it's largely dry just some drizzle through the central belt of the southern uplands. and southern uplands. england and wales off to a dull and damp wales get off to a dull and damp start . the cloud will lift in start. the cloud will lift in places particularly across areas where temperatures will reach 13 or 14 celsius, staying misty coasts and hills in the south. in the west and for northern ireland here drier interlude before more wet weather comes along evening that pushes along by the evening that pushes to the rest of scotland and for much of north wales and north—west england turning heavier in places, especially towards the north—west of scotland during night—time, scotland during the night—time, that rain is accompanied by a strengthening winds, of course, with the wind and, the cloud and the rain. it is a mild across

the rain. it is a mild across the board, frost free just about everywhere . the rain sinks south everywhere. the rain sinks south as . we begin friday, but then as. we begin friday, but then the winds become issue. a very windy morning to come, especially for scotland , for especially for scotland, for northern england over the pennines and just to the east of the pennines as well could be tncky the pennines as well could be tricky driving conditions a crosswind for the a1 and for some of those are transpennine it turns less windy this weekend there's still be some rain about

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