of a right—wing conservative party to impose whatever policies it wants in scotland.s could be a great opportunity. if they turn in a strong performance at this election, it could bolster their arguments for another referendum on scottish independence. the only problem is, they did so well in the 2015 election — winning 56 out of scotland's 59 seats — it's hard to see how they could do any better. and if they lose some seats, well, of course, their opponents will claim that shows scottish voters don't want an independence referendum. many voters who do not want an independent scotland or another referendum, now see the tories as the staunch defenders of the union, which they hope could attract more votes in this election. i don't take any voters for granted, and nor should any other party, but we're fit for this fight, we're ready to go, we think we can put on seats across the country and i think you'll find that "peak nat" has passed and there will be fewer snp mps afterjune 8. that's certainly what i'll be working towards. the scottish labour leader was launching he

our scotland editor, sarah smith, reports on the reaction to today's announcement.decide who they want to represent them in westminster, the argument will be dominated by the question of whether westminster should continue to govern scotland. the issue of independence, and whether scotland should have another vote on that, will be central to this election. nicola sturgeon says she's ready for the fight. i think the prime minister has called this election for selfish, narrow, party political interests, but she has called it and, therefore, i relish the prospect of getting out there, standing up for scotland's interests and values, voice being heard and standing against the ability of a right—wing conservative party to impose whatever policies it wants in scotland. the snp believe this could be a great opportunity. if they turn in a strong performance at this election, it could bolster their arguments for another referendum on scottish independence. the only problem is, they did so well in the 2015 election — winning 56 out of scotland's 59 seats — it's hard to see ho

jeremy corbyn says he's fighting for every seat in scotland.ht hard to keep the one mp they have in scotland at the moment, having lost a0 seats here in the last general election. there will be no deals with nicola sturgeon and the snp after the election, mr corbyn said today. while she claims her party provide the only effective opposition to a conservative government. the snp simply cannot form a government in westminster. the only wait to get rid of the tories that you so despise would be with a labour government, wouldn't it? well, look, i can read the polls as well as anybody can. you know, the travails of the labour party i think tell most people that labour is not on course to form a government. so, people who don't want to see theresa may with a strengthened hand, to impose more welfare cuts, to damage the economy, to do further damage to our society, should vote snp. the snp regard the tories, not labour, as their real opponents in this election. the fact is, it's never been more important for people across scotland to think clearly an

but it is different in scotland.ional representation and all political parties are represented in parliament according to strength. you are correct in suggesting that the snp is popular in scotland and thatis the snp is popular in scotland and that is why we have many members of the snp and members of parliament at westminster. when voters in scotland are confronted with the labour party and the liberal democrats being electorally finished, it is a straight choice between a moderate, mainstream snp, wanting to protect oui’ mainstream snp, wanting to protect our position in europe, and is opposed to the austerity agenda, thatis opposed to the austerity agenda, that is not anti—immigrant and does not support a rate because. where there is a choice between those two, people in scotland will vote snp. and thank you for the kind messages asking whether the snp will stand in the rest of the uk. i have to disappoint and say we have no plans to stand in the rest of the uk. have you spoken to nicola sturgeon since the announc

scotland remaining dry and subtle.west. as we head into the bank holiday, still low pressure not far away. tending to use a towards the east. we will still see a few showers rotating around that area of low pressure during monday. sian china and showers across the southern half of the country. further north, likely to stay dry and temperatures once again topping into the mid teens. then a quick look ahead towards the middle of the week, things staying a little bit warmer than they have been, and the largely dry theme is set to continue into the first part of may. goodbye for now. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we'll be discussing general elections — the campaign is in its early stages here in the uk, rather more advanced in france. we'll assess donald trump's first 100 days in office and look at the under—reported tensions between india, and china. with me today are ashis ray, the indian broadcaster the north american broadcasterjeffrey kofman, ned temko, the political commentator and e

a battle between two alternative futures for scotland. whether they wa nt to futures for scotland.hether they want to have their aspirations overridden in a uk whether voice is not respected or whether they want a different relationship within the uk and to take power in their own hands. when those choices are put before people i'm confident we will before people i'm confident we will be the tories in every seat was standing. soi be the tories in every seat was standing. so i look forward to the contest standing. so i look forward to the co ntest a nd standing. so i look forward to the contest and to having that argument and winning it. i believe the matter what, the case for a second referendum stands because the reason why we think there should be a second referendum is not because the people that lost the last time do not respect the result but because the people who want change the deal and the uk that people voted to be pa rt and the uk that people voted to be part of three years ago simply will not exist in the future. so it is right that the people of scotland should get ano

a good bit of sunshine across scotland. north channel, away from northern ireland. so a dry afternoon for many here. further south and east, brighter skies will boost the damage to about 13 or 11! degrees. from wednesday to thursday, any prospect of frost is largely confined to the south—eastern quarter. the high pressure really doing its stuff for the greater part of us. yet more dry weather to come for many. save for the northern and western isles, maybe the north of the mainland, too. a weather front here just keeping that cloud coming in from the atlantic. and enough about it again for there to be the prospect of some rain. again, not amounting to much. the temperatures are where we have been of late. somewhere locked into the low to mid teens. friday is marked by a progression of the weather front and across scotland into the north of england, through northern ireland. to the south of it, with a bit of sunshine, we can boost the temperatures nicely. possibly 17 degrees. to the north of the weather feature, a cooler and

will be removed from them and it is the expectation of the government that the administration in scotland, wales and northern ireland will see a significant increase in their decisionmaking power as a result of this process. we want to maintain the common travel area with the republic of ireland with no return to the borders of the past, we will control immigration so we continue to attract the best and brightest to work or study and manage the process properly so the immigration system serves the international interest, we seek the rights of eu citizens while living in britain and the rights of british nationals in other member states as early as we can. that is set out very clearly in the letter as an early priority to the talks i had. we will ensure workers rights are fully protected and maintained. under my leadership not only will the government protect the rights of workers but we will build on them which a bold and ambitious free trade agreement with the european union that allows the freest possible trade in goods and services between britain and eu member states, gives british co

our scotland editor, sarah smith, reports.h highlands came with a heavy fall of snow today. quite a scene to welcome two party leaders to aviemore. jeremy corbyn‘s in scotland is to try to win back voters from the snp. friends, this is a general election, not a referendum. only labour can form a government and offer an alternative that would chance form the lives of people in scotland. the choice facing this country at this election is clear. it is the people versus the powerful? jeremy corbyn says he is fighting for every seat in scotland. the reality is they will have two fight hard to keep the one mp they have in scotland, having lost so many seats at the last general election. do you —— no answers on trident, independence or anything else. a scottish trade union conference would once have been solid labour territory. not now. i like jeremy corbyn, his personality. i believe independents will bring a fair society for us, especially with jeremy corbyn as leader. socialist policies were lacking before. now we can win people b

be fighting scotland's corner.ish national party did very well in the last general election. this shows the vote after the 2010 election. orange represents the liberal democrats. red is labour. yellow for the snp. this is the 2015 election. the snp won 56 out of 59 seats in scotland. one of the issues likely to dominate as the snp campaigns this time round is its demand for a second referendum on scottish independence. remember, nicola sturgeon wants it to happen before the two—year brexit process is over. this is the analysis of the bbc‘s scotland editor, sarah smith. nicola stur has said she thinks it is very opportunist of the prime minister to call this election, but that will not stop her campaigning as hard as she can, saying that every vote for the snp is a vote for another independence referendum. you will remember that although nicola stur says she wants another vote, and the scottish parliament has agreed, the prime minister has says there cannot be one until after the uk has left the eu. the issue of whe

, we're trying to take these big challenges that scotland faces were scotland...t for scotland. how do you respond to the accusations that are being made back in scotland, particularly by the conservative is to simply said you are grandstanding abroad and talking too much about independence? this trip is fundamentally about business and that's all the more important in light of brexit that scotland gets out there and sells the message about what an attractive place we are to do business. that's part of my dayjob. are to do business. that's part of my day job. nicola sturgeon sketched out a political philosophy here which used to be very popular of an open country that uses the fruits of free trade to benefit everyone in society. how much modern scotland agrees with this vision may yet determine the future of her country. james cook, bbc news, at stanford in california. the ability to turn sea—water into drinking water could change the lives of millions of people worldwide. it could be a step closer thanks to a team of british—based scientists, who have found a way

then when widowed she chooses her husband and she has to run away from scotland.d divorces him, she marries a third husband. she is behaving as if she was in total charge of her own destiny. and of course the loss of her first husband is the fault of the english court. yes, it's played as a campaign by catherine of aragon, so you have this terrible dark side of the sisterhood, but they are always rivals and it is catherine of aragon's campaign that kills her brother—in—law. aragon's campaign that kills her brother-in-law. you can't read about these events, whether in straight history orfiction, these events, whether in straight history or fiction, without a sort of mind—boggling feeling of everything that subsequently came is determined by this almost can't events. i think the idea of history as the past, as another country, i think when you are an historian you get this real doubleview of it. on the one hand you go, yes, it is almost completely separate from our world and completely different, yet you can see how the actions then produce the consequences of the d

cooler and showery weather into northern scotland. those showers will continue as the day goes on.ome of us starting with a touch of frost. cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. there will be some occasional sunshine. some areas of rain at times, especially for good friday and easter day on sunday. now, this is how good friday begins, already with some damp weather affecting northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and northwest wales. cooler and showery weather into northern scotland. those showers will continue as the day goes on. some of us starting with a touch of frost. cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowin

a battle between two alternative futures for scotland. whether they wa nt to futures for scotland.e uk and to take power in their own hands. when those choices are put before people i'm confident we will before people i'm confident we will be the tories in every seat was standing. soi be the tories in every seat was standing. so i look forward to the contest standing. so i look forward to the co ntest a nd standing. so i look forward to the contest and to having that argument

sarah smith there with the view from scotland.elfast next and chris buckler. both main parties there seeing this election as an opportunity. that is true. i suspect many others who feel the last thing northern ireland needs is another vote. bear in mind there have been two assembly elections in the last 12 months. the last one caused by the complete colla pse last one caused by the complete collapse of power—sharing at stormont. that is crisis that has to be fixed. stormont parties had missed two deadlines to form a government and those talks were meant to continue in the days ahead. calling this vote probably leaves them with virtually no chance of success and probably already adds to that sense of political instability here. election campaigns here tend to be divisive. they tend to push the parties apart. commentators called the last one sectarian. this one is unlikely to be very different. unionistes had are calling it an opportunity to vote for the union while the republicans are emphasising the negative situation of brexit an

i might there has been a shift of activity in scotland. for yea rs, shift of activity in scotland.t have to worry about the tories. should they be worried now? it is certainly true that the snp did not have to worry about the tories, but we must remember that until the general election two years ago, the snp themselves used to struggle in elections to the westminster parliament. but we had that remarkable tsunami of support for the snp in 2015, 56 out of 59 seats, and inevitably such a high watermark is going to be difficult for the snp to defend. but what is interesting is that whereas two years ago, the snp for the most part were taking labour seats, now the challenge to them is come from the conservatives. 0pinion polls suggest support for the conservatives may be around 30%, double what they managed in the general election two years ago. certainly on those kind of figures, the conservatives might pick up six, seven, eight seats from the snp, including perhaps the biggest scalp of all, the seat of angus robertson, the snp leader at westminster. so, guess the conservatives are no

my message to the people of scotland is clear.ote for me and my team will strengthen my hand in the brexit negotiations. that will strengthen the union, strengthen the economy and the uk and scotland together will flourish. because if scotland is flourishing, the rest of the united kingdom is flourishing, too. and that is really important, because as prime minister for the united kingdom, i want to see every part of our country succeed. scotland's first minister and snp leader nicola sturgeon has been campaigning in glasgow this morning, telling supporters that only her party can stop the conservatives imposing cuts in scotland. she urged voters not to give the tories a free rein. make no mistake. this general election really matters to the future of our country. it will determine whether scotland continues to move forward or is dragged back by the tories. and it will ensure that the decisions about the future of our country, whatever that turns out to be, is taken here by the scottish parliament and the scottish people, not by an

scotland, only two.eir lions debut including carl sinclair, who is yet to start a test match for england. people look to sam warburton for leadership, who was given the armband despite longer captaining wales. this is the second time sam warburton has stood in front of the cameras as lions captain and even though he is injured there was no danger of warren gatland leaving him out. the surprises in the squad were looking elsewhere. despite leading england to back—to—back six nations titles dyla n to back—to—back six nations titles dylan hartley was left out of the squad as well asjoe launchbury, one of the players of the tournament. after an underwhelming six nations, wales have more than expected, while scottish players will be disappointed stuart hogg is only two making the trip. i would love to see more boys going but you have to look at the squad under pressure warren gatlin has been under two pique squad. i wouldn't like to do it. -- to pick a squad. four years ago they w011 to pick a squad. four yea

when is the next referendum with scotland? the next timei referendum with scotland? talk about hadrian's wall. tax cuts. there was a lot of hope with nafta. donald trump wants to make these cuts but they have to get through. this is his very childlike desire. it sounds great, getting these tax cuts and having a multiplier effect across the economy. it would be fantastic. but it is not going to happen, of course. because even the sensible pa rt course. because even the sensible part of the republican party is saying that is going to create a huge deficit. the issue with donald trump as we come up to 100 days, is, what was he saying, i am here to clear the swamp the pity is up to his eyeballs in alligators. he discovered, we are discovering, the problem is not donald trump, it is the republican party. the democrats are saying let them make another mistake. is it a big problem? is just the way democracy in america works? you end up with different points? the way that democracy in america works. —— works. the worst form of government except for anything else, democracy.

we intend to win this election in scotland and for scotland because now more than ever, scotland needsly general election was in her view the last thing that the country needed. now was not the time, she said, to be distracted from the job at hand, but yesterday she changed her mind, not for the good of the country but for reasons of simple party advantage. her motive is clear. she knows that as the terms of her hard brexit become clearer, then the deep misgivings that so many people already have will increase and grow, so she's decided to act now in an attempt to crush the parliamentary opposition that she faces. now, there's self—inflicted weakness. we can talk to the snp mp ian blackford. with him is labour'sjohn mann. the snp accusing theresa may are running scared in terms of debates. it's ridiculous we are in a media age and the electorate expect to see leaders debating against each other. i look forward to nicola sturgeon going head to head against theresa may and the reason they should see she has made a mistake in saying she will not be available. encourage broadcasters to hav

, should scotla nd independent scotland, should scotland achieve that, from joining the eu.cerns from some scottish interests that spain would not want to see an independent scotland act ceding to the eu because it might give catalonia ideas. this might be more important of the two brexit stories tomorrow. this gives scotland and nicola sturgeon and the snp a free pass on a key issue in the past, with the argument being if you declared independence, before the uk left the eu, you would not be able to get in the club. this clears a major hurdle for scottish nationalism. it makes life easier to make the case it would not leave them outside the eu. this is another front on which tensions will be raised between madrid and london. front on which tensions will be raised between madrid and londonlj am sure everybody is wondering, is this a quid pro quo for something else spain feels aggrieved about, for example the idea of security arrangements and sharing details. if you want to play that card, 0k, we will play this card, saying we will not say anything about scotland if they want

scotland, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales and the midlands willome outbreaks of rain. to the north of that a chilly feel for the northern half of scotla nd chilly feel for the northern half of scotland with a mixture of sunshine and showers. towards the south—east seeing some spells of sunshine appearing between the clouds, temperatures maybe up to 16 or 17. cloud and rain continues to sink south across england and wales overnight. across scotland and northern ireland, northern england, the skies will clear. there could be wintry showers across high grounds of scotland, cold enough for a touch of scotland, cold enough for a touch of frost here. tomorrow a chilly day for all of us. a fair amount of dry weather and sunshine, showers, as well, particularly towards the north—east. again these could be wintry over northern parts of scotland. it stays cool through the rest of the weekend but the weather not looking too bad, sunny spells and a little rain at times. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the government in afghanistan says 36 islamic stat

scotland, so annual public spending in scotland is ten and a half thousand, its 8500 innings. give the scots a grant to make up for their deprivation. a foolish decision, because it will make people worry about if scotland are getting special treatment very angry. very briefly, the page of the daily mail. the editor of vogue, i know you are afan of the editor of vogue, i know you are a fan of fashion and you are into this kind of thing. exactly! i have to say, this guy who's become editor of vogue, i've never heard of a publication which he has editor hated edited, called w. publication which he has editor hated edited, called w. and he used to live in america! isn't it great? for someone who didn't know it was ina for someone who didn't know it was in a magazine dedicated to george w bush, it's dedicated to fashion. british row getting its first mail editor. thank you both. that went so quickly! thank you for watching. don't forget, you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you — 7 days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers — and if you

sleet and snow across parts of scotland. temperatures nine oi’ parts of scotland.of scotland. temperatures nine or 10 degrees at best. any mild air gets cleared away towards the south as we head into tuesday. the doors are open for much colder air to spilling from the north. quite a wintry feel as we had through tuesday and into wednesday. some sleet and snow over high ground in the north. further south, a dry picture. temperatures will be well below average for this time of year. we are also likely to see a return of overnight frost. welcome to bbc news. our top stories: police are out in force for the french presidential election after the attack in paris on thursday. hundreds of thousands of people join the first—ever "march for science" in cities around the world. afghanistan is to mark a day of mourning after a taliban attack killed and wounded over 100 afghan soldiers. also coming up. london belongs to the blues as chelsea beat spurs in the semi final of the fa cup.

as it will be in eastern scotland, with sunshine. western scotland a bit dull and damp.o. through the day it clouds over across the eastern side of england and scotland. at the same time in the afternoon we open up a gap in the cloud across south wales, south—west england and that should push into the south—east. here we have the best of the sunshine in the afternoon and the highest temperatures, but still only 13—111. further north, a lot of cloud, a lot of places dry. around the western hills primarily we get the damp weather. over the easter weekend temperatures disappointing for the time of year. a rather cool feel. warm when the sun is out, but on the whole there will be a lot of cloud. probably not much rain around. just a bit a nuisance now and again. these weather systems coming into the uk for good friday are going to be very much on the weak side. but across england and wales we will see a lot of cloud. there will be some pockets of light rain or drizzle here and there. no great amounts. but a bit of a damp picture, especially for south wales and south—west eng

cold across a sheltered glens of scotland. further south, about eight, nine the overnight lows. take a look at monday morning. by eight in the morning it is a trite and bright start the day across southern counties. further north about the cloudy picture through the midlands and into wales. much of northern end will see quite a bit of cloud with a few spots of drizzle. rain sinking south through the course of day. clearer conditions following later in northern ireland. in scotland we are in the cold airfrom the in northern ireland. in scotland we are in the cold air from the word in northern ireland. in scotland we are in the cold airfrom the word go for that you can no showers piling in from the north. a bitter, cold feeling day across much of scotland. heading through the day on monday this frontal system slips out across england and wales. a cloudy story here. some outbreaks of rain around aberystwyth to the wash by the middle of the afternoon. staying dry in the far south. 15 in london. temperatures only around 7—9d furthe

a chilly winter the eastern scotland and north—east england.e through the weekend, keeping it dry for many of us. on sunday a change coming in because an area of low pressure is approaching. but will bring wet and windy weather into scotla nd bring wet and windy weather into scotland in the north and west. further south it'll be drier, brighter and it will be a bit warmer as well. hang onto your hats because this is heading our way next week. all that warm air gets pushed away by northerly wind which will drop the temperatures and even bring some wintry showers, especially in north. it's goodbye from me time for a sport. andy murray has not had a smooth return from injury. keep the world number one has been knocked out in just his second clutch bag after being knocked out with an elbow brawl. problem. he took the first set by 6—2, but ramos took the first set by 6—2, but ramos took the first set by 6—2, but ramos took the second set. the world number 2a coming back to claim the biggest scalp of his career. there will be 15 new captain eddiejone

mps in scotland. astounding success , general election, the astounding success, winning 56 out of 59 of the constituency seats here in scotland. that is a success they were hoping to repeat this time around. the other parties here also sending defined, labour saying they will start the process of selecting candidates this afternoon, and the scottish conservatives say that they are organised and optimistic of increasing their number of seats. tim farron says that his party will campaign on behalf of those that wa nt to campaign on behalf of those that want to remain in the european union and avoid what he called a disastrous hard brexit. it is an opportunity for the people of this country to change the direction of this country, to decide they do not wa nt this country, to decide they do not want a hard brexit, they want to keep britain in the single market and indeed, an opportunity for us to have a decent, strong opposition in this country that we desperately need. you only get those things with the

across northern scotland there is rain, which will push south into scotland overnight. western highlands, rain for northern ireland, maybe towards cumbria, too. it would be dry, quite cloudy, fairly mild. lowest temperature in the south—west, short lived mist and fog patches. a little sunshine coming through at times. more clout in north—west england. becoming lighter as it moves down. south of it, warm air, sunshine in the south—east. 18, possibly 19 degrees. the cold air coming in behind with sunshine in northern scotland and temperatures will be lower. this is bbc news with simon mccoy and reeta chakra barti. this is bbc news with simon mccoy and reeta chakrabarti. these are our main stories. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says a conservative victory on 8june is not a "foregone conclusion". mr corbyn vows to put the interests of the majority first. we will build a new economy worthy of the 21st—century. and we'll build a country for the many, not the few. former ukip, now independent mp, douglas carswell says he will not be standing in the uk general election. the clacto

, with some scattered showers across northern parts of scotland.ng predominantly dry, probably the best of the sunshine in a swathe through parts of northern england, the midlands, and across wales. a bit more cloud to the south of that, but most places staying dry. just that small hint of perhaps a passing shower in london for the marathon, of course, temperatures here up to around 16 degrees for the middle of the afternoon. further north, more in the way of cloud, and outbreaks of rain, too, down to the fact that we've got this frontal system approaching from the north. that will bring quite a change in weather type as we head through into the new working week. first thing monday morning, in the countryside it, will be very chilly in the far north, particularly across parts of scotland. could be as low as minus four degrees first thing in the morning. and during the day, that cold air filters in across parts of scotland, then into northern ireland, too. some wintry showers in the north. further south, across england and wales, cloud, outbreaks of

as it will be in eastern scotland, with sunshine. western scotland is dull and damp.louds over across the eastern side of england and scotland. at the same time in the afternoon we open up a gap in the cloud across south wales, south—west england and that should push into the south—east. here we have the best of the sunshine in the afternoon and the highest temperatures still only 13—14. furthermore north, a lot of places dry. around the western hills primarily we get the damp weather. over the easter weekend temperatures disappointing for the time of year. a cool feel. warm when the sun is out, but on the whole there will be a lot of cloud. probably not much rain around. just a bit a nuisance. these weather systems coming into the uk for good friday are going to be very much on the weak side. but across england and wales we will have a lot of cloud. there will be some pockets of light rain or drizzle here and there. no great amounts. but a bit of a damp picture, especially for south wales and south—west england. to the north of northern england, scotland and northern

it will be wintry across the north of scotland.d. sleet mixed in even at lower levels and hail is possible. further south across the uk, cloudy with outbreaks of rain on that frontal system. some reaching the london region later on. temperature still around 111—15 degrees. further north, struggling, at best, 7—9. still mild in the far south late on monday. getting cleared away and pushed away by the frontal system. that opens the door for cold air to work across all of the country into tuesday. northerly arrows showing a bitterly cold wind. across scotland once again on tuesday, further sleet and snow showers. down the east coast of england, also some showers here. some working further inland. mostly falling as rain on lower levels. but there will be some sleet and snow mixed in. some sunshine and dry conditions across much of southern and south—western england. but temperatures at best around 7—11 on tuesday. a similar day on wednesday. sunshine and scattered showers. a bit of a wintry flavour to some of these showers over the hig

which scotland has an voted for.ish parliament said that they would only support a second referendum if there was a petition with1 million referendum if there was a petition with 1 million signatures on referendum if there was a petition with1 million signatures on it. suddenly that is forgotten about. let's talk about manifesto commitments, no tuition fees, s close to the single market as we can get and 50% top rate of tax, ditched in the manifesto. what about labour's manifestos? not ditched from the manifestos. people always go back to the manifesto when it suits democracy, it only works when it suits the answer you want. the scottish people voted no, 85% of people turned up 55—40 52 years ago and people have voted in this country in 2015 for the government we have at the moment —— 55—45. it is damaging my constituents' livelihoods and i will protect them. lib dems did introduce tuition fees when they promised not to. thank you for your time. welcome to the programme. we're live from westminster as you can see. we

voters to stand up for scotland. on the markets, the pound fell ahead of mrs may's statement, then rose during her speech. the eu says the call for an election will not change plans for britain's exit from the european union. we will have more reaction to the prime minister's plans for a snap general election on june the prime minister's plans for a snap general election onjune the 8th throughout the day here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has announced plans to call a snap general election onjune the 8th. theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. explaining the decision, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding "the country is coming together but westminster is not." she will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election with a vote being held tomorrow. our political correspondent, ben wright reports. out of the blue, they announced there would

for many years the tories have been toxic in scotland and like labourand tories have been toxic in scotlandemocrats they still have only one mp but they are confident they can make gains in scotland at the selection at the expense of the snp. in glasgow the snp first minister knows it will be hard to hold 56 scottish seats won by her partyjust two years ago. but opinion polls suggest that the snp is on course to return more mps than all the rivals put together. this election doesn't sure that decisions about scotland are taken by the scottish people, not in westminster by right—wing tory government. labour says the conservatives have put the union between scotland and england at risk. it has given them the second referendum chance because of her gamble with brexit. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has called for young people to "step up" and register for a vote in the coming general election. the deadline to apply for a vote is in three weeks time. addressing supporters in east london mr corbyn warned there was a danger that "apathy and resignation" would hand seats to the conservatives. 2.4

, and most of the rain in scotland.it‘s going to be dry. still those temperatures no better than about 15 degrees. that high pressure is going to move a bit as we look into the outlook. we could well find a shrinking to a certain extent, as that whether fa ncy certain extent, as that whether fancy southward. such manner as that weather front sweeps southward. it will fill quite chilly out there. ten or ii will fill quite chilly out there. ten or 11 degrees at best across the northern parts of the uk. that takes us northern parts of the uk. that takes us into the outlook then, where we have the jet stream to the north and diving down the eastern side. around that area of high pressure quite an elongated area. that high looks like it will be sitting into the easter period towards the south—west. this is the general weather pattern we are expecting. around the high, some north—westerly winds. that will bring some sunshine and showers. particularly in the that position could move further north. it is going to be quite cool

clouding over across the whole of scotland for the afternoon.for eastern scotland, this rain will be very light and patchy but cloud will soon arrive in the day across northern ireland and then this rain in the afternoon. not very much rain but temperatures lower than today and it will cool down quite a bit across wales and western england as the cloud arrives, the highest temperatures are for the midlands and eastern england, possibly 25 across east anglia. this is the peak of the heat, the warm air is pushed away by that weather front, very little rain as it heads its way southwards but it introduces colder air, the wind direction changes from the southerly to more of a north—westerly on monday. you will notice a difference, most places dry, a little sunshine at times but more cloud around and a few showers, mainly for northern ireland and northern scotland, where there could be some snow over the mountain tops. it is cold enough for that. temperatures across the board are lower than this weekend, significantly across england and wales. that c

that is the choice to scotland. the tory vision for scotland, the rape clause, penalising the vulnerable, taking notability vehicles away from disabled people. people across scotla nd disabled people. people across scotland now the vision of the tories and that is why people of scotla nd tories and that is why people of scotland now if they want detection against —— protection against that, they must vote s and p. —— snp. against —— protection against that, they must vote s and p. -- snp. what has she planned for the rest of the week. going to the plan. one. she has discussed the rape clause, devolution, and said the tories are taking to a cliff edge on hard brexit. she hasjust told us what the damage the tories can do. so why did the snp and stein yesterday instead of voting with labour to get rid of this tory government?” instead of voting with labour to get rid of this tory government? i hate to be the one that has to point it out. kezia dugdale. it wasn't the snp that voted with the tories yesterday in the house

sarah smith our scotland editor has more details. of voters from the snp if he‘s to stand a chance of winning this election. do you want to vote for the snp, who want to fight for another unwanted and unnecessary referendum but have failed abysmally in the fight against poverty and inequality? an snp who‘ve failed in government in all policy areas, as they systematically forget the dayjob, and obsess about the constitution? a springtime fall of snow greeted mr corbyn earlier today, when both he and nicola sturgeon came to the scottish trade union conference in aviemore. jeremy corbyn says he‘s fighting for every seat in scotland. the reality is, they‘ll have to fight hard to keep the one mp they have in scotland at the moment, having lost a0 seats here in the last general election. there will be no deals with nicola sturgeon and the snp after the election, mr corbyn said today. while she claims her party provide the only effective opposition to a conservative government. the snp simply cannot form a government in westminster. the onl

moving into scotland.ry weather. in wales, dry weather around and temperatures up to 12 degrees with sunny spells but in northern ireland we see a change with hazy sunshine, and we will see showers in the afternoon. in the evening and overnight, rain advancing further east, getting into the northern isles. breezy, as well and rein in northern ireland, but as a result of cloud, it will not be as cold overnight in scotland and northern ireland. but here under clear skies in england it will be colder and we are looking at frost in the countryside. when it clears, many seeing sunshine. the clout in the north will break and we will see sunshine at times but still showers in the north of northern ireland and also western scotland. temperatures tomorrow are similar to today. thursday, the weather front in scotla nd thursday, the weather front in scotland and northern ireland moves further south. it is not producing much more than a band of cloud. bright rather than blue skies across england and wales but behind t

do you to welcome donald trump to scotland?aid at the time of conversations of immigration in the united states that a state visit should be blocked. will president trump be welcome in scotland? i'm absolutely sure president trump will visit scotland at some pnt. of course i like many others will have political differences president trump and i think it is important in democracy that we are able to air those disagreements, but the difference between scotland and america -- the ties between scotland and america are long-standing and deeper than any political disagreements between administrations or leaders of the countries at any one time. based on some long-held mutual values, i will be looking to talk about an underlying fact i'm in the united states next week david: nicola sturgeon spoke to my colleague anna edwards. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is bloomberg markets, trump's first 100 days, policy under the new administration. recapping breaking news on doug gorsuch, democrats have the votes to block the nomination. you c

that would be a catastrophe for scotland's communities.lause. with a tory government with bigger majority, our security stel that so many depend upon will never have been in greater danger and we see just over the last weekend even the triple—lock pension protection is under threat. the truth is the tories are starting to think that they can do whatever they wa nt to scotla nd think that they can do whatever they want to scotland and get away with it. and brexit is a good example of that, despite saying she would seek auk that, despite saying she would seek a uk approach to triggering article 50, the prime minister rejected the scottish government's compromise plan. she announced unilaterally that the uk would leave the single market, no matter the cost that. as a result, scotland now faces the prospect of being taken out of the eu against our will. i know that we share the same concerns as the s tuc and we want to see many of the same solutions. how many of us could look workers in the eye and say we #2rust theresa may's tories with the m

so that's the choice for scotland. is heard, and that scotland has protection against the tories. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been following today's events in holyrood. she said each party was effectively practicing their pitch for the election campaign ahead. rehearsing the argument we will hear again and again, i think, over the next seven weeks. there is a protest outside parliament this afternoon over reforms to child tax credit. that was one of the main issues at the start of first minister's questions today. there were noisy exchanges over that issue. but what you did really get was a sense of the election issues ahead. nicola sturgeon saying again and again that it is her opinion that only the snp can protect scotland from what she described as an increasingly hardline conservative government. the conservatives are the main opposition here at holyrood, their leader ruth davidson, for her part, saying nicola sturgeon's first intervention in this election has been to put mr corbyn in pole position

western scotland and north west scotla nd western scotland and north west scotland could be seeing 18shine. into bank holiday monday things get quite messy. this low pressure makes inroads, for much of england and wales it will be cloudy. there will be showery rain around. heavy bursts mixed in too. not going to bea heavy bursts mixed in too. not going to be a complete wash—out. for scotla nd to be a complete wash—out. for scotland and northern ireland a lot of dry weather. the best of the sunshine for western scotland, still quite cool in the northern coast of england and north—east scotland. for the rest of the week it's going to turn dry with eastern areas cooler with more cloud. the best of the sunshine in the warmth for the west. mainly dry with light winds, cooler along the east coast but warm in places, especially across western areas. there will be quite a lot of sunshine in the forecast for the next few days. this is bbc news. the headlines... eu leaders unanimously adopt what they say are ‘firm and fair‘ guidelines for negotiating brexit. i'm ben brown live in brussels. it t

lots of sunshine in the money for england, wales, eastern scotland.nge from the north—west where we have more cars coming into scotland and northern ireland to bring some rain and the cloud will filter into western parts of england and wales in the afternoon. here it will cool down quite a bit during the afternoon but we will keep the sunshine and the heat across central and eastern england well we did the temperatures of 2a or even 25 celsius. all change on monday. north—westerly wind this time. there will be some censure iran, a few showers, maybe a touch wintry over the hills of scotland and it will feel significantly cooler. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has cancelled a planned trip to moscow on monday, in the wake of this week's chemical weapons attack in syria. he said the uk deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime. russia's continued defence firefighters in hertfordshire have launched an investigation into what caused a fatal blaze at a residential care home. two people died and 33

our scotland editor sarah smith reports.ghlands came with a heavy fall of snow today. quite a scene to welcome two party leaders to aviemore. fight back and win. jeremy corbyn‘s job in scotland is to try to win back voters from the snp. friends, this is a general election, not a referendum. only labour can form a government and offer an alternative that will transform the lives of people in scotland. the choice facing this country at this election is clear. it is the people versus the powerful. jeremy corbyn says he is fighting for every seat in scotland. the reality is they will have to fight hard to keep the one mp they have in scotland at the moment, having lost a0 seats here in the last general election. mr corbyn, the snp would scrap trident? do you wish you could say the same? no answers on trident, scottish independence or anything else. a scottish trades union conference would once have been solid labour territory. not now. i do like corbyn, his personality. but, for scotland, i believe independence will bring a fair

outside scotland, curling talent is the future. now staff here split their time between farming and tending to the ice. there's nothing in england, you know. i came down from scotland where curling was something that all the family did, all the neighbours did, you know, it was really a community thing. when i had the cows, they made a mess, didn't make any money, i got rid of them, brought the curl, in, they make a mess, z still don't make any money! he hasster stirred the passion for the sport, helping nurture future stars who could one day help the scots strengthen the british team. this is only rink outside scotland but later this year another one will openin but later this year another one will open in preston lancashire. such a simple game, you arejust pushing a rock up the ice and it slides up, at any rock up the ice and it slides up, at a ny level rock up the ice and it slides up, at any level you can enjoy it. it's straight, but it could be a bit short. a lot of sweeping to do there. it's straighter than i thought it was go

another weather front working into scotland and northern ireland. 0utbrea ks of working into scotlandont going south as we go through into the start of the weekend. the blue colours on the chart in the eastern flank of the high pressure system will keep things largely dry, but pushing cold air down to europe as well where things have taken a turn. that is how it is looking. back to you. thank you. see you in the next hourfor you. thank you. see you in the next hour for another update. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: the prime minister's decision to call a snap election took the country by surprise yesterday. but what could it mean for businesses? steph is live at a bakery in bolton this morning to get their reaction. of course, bakeries mean hairnets. good morning. oh yes. like always. good morning. oh yes. like always. good morning. oh yes. like always. good morning. you can see these are the cakes that are being made. they make something like 70,000 of these every day. a sweet variety of different products. 16,000 sausage rolls every hour. 70,