crinolines and fainting wives, pea—soupers, and instead find themselves reading about the trades union congresson underground, the birth of feminism, scientific developments. so i wanted to invite the reader to interrogate how far we've come since the end of the 19th century and whether the end of the 19th century was actually more modern than we ever allow ourselves to think. and at the heart of the story is the argument, really, between two people who also then have a romantic attachment. the vicar, who is married, and the newly widowed woman who arrives in the country. of course, they have a very different response to this apparent appearance of a serpent, a monster in the midst of the community. she thinks it's a natural event, because she wants it to be a dinosaur. he says it all got to do with a breakdown in faith. yeah. at a very interesting collision. it is. i think that's another reason why the end of the 19th century are so interesting for me. i think debates around science and reason, the extent to which faith and science are antagonists, and whether or not they can support each othe

trade unions, jeremy corbyn has said. the party's leader was addressing the scottish trades union congress in aviemore.he many, standing together, have the power to stand up to the rich and the powerful few. the labour party will always cherish, sustain and protect our relationship with the trade union movement and the working people that all of you in this hall represent. you are our dna and ourfamily. we'll never apologise for the closeness of our relationship with you. the defence secretary, sir michael fallon, has branded jeremy corbyn a security risk for refusing to back a nuclear deterrent or state if he would order drone strike against terrorists. labour want to be the next government. jeremy corbyn is putting himself forward seriously as the next prime minister of this country — somebody who wouldn't authorise strikes against terrorists, who would not support our nuclear deterrent, and who would undermine our defences. so it is very important we do point out this is somebody who could be prime minister in six weeks' time. meanwhile, the liberal democrats are holding a campaign event in vauxhall

mr corbyn was addressing the scottish trades union congress where he said a labour government would repealnion members that they were the dna of the labour party. the same audience heard the first minister nicola sturgeon insist the election in scotland was a two—horse race between the snp and the conservatives. sarah smith our scotland editor has more details. all these labour supporters know jeremy corbyn has to win back huge numbers 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 sco

leaderjeremy corbyn has pledged to strengthen britain's trade unions, if he wins next month's general election. he told the scottish trades union congressne mp in scotland, having lost a0 seats to the snp in 2015. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. you sense that the conservatives are determined to try and makejeremy corbyn‘s leadership the central issue of their campaign after brexit but the way they are doing it might surprise many viewers because here we are on the first day of the first full week of the campaign and there is pretty much no sight or sound of any senior conservatives. theresa may is not out on a campaign visit, cabinet ministers will not be jostling to get on tv. the reason is they want to pretty much as they see it leave jeremy corbyn they want to pretty much as they see it leavejeremy corbyn swinging in the wind following his remarks yesterday when he placed himself at odds with the party policy on nuclear defence. at the same time jeremy corbyn has been focusing on what might be regarded a core agenda of his, bolstering the positions of trade unions saying all companies with public contr

to repeal what he calls "vicious" trade union legislation, introduced by the conservatives, if labour wins the general election. he told the scottish trades union congressere the dna" of the labour party. mr corbyn said that labour are offering a clear alternative to the conservatives in the general election, and that only his party would stand up for workers' rights. the scottish people are facing a crucial choice in this election. the tories are trying to use brexit to turn britain into a low wage tax haven run in the interests of the powerful. labour will negotiate a brexit that will build on the games won fall workers and the european union, we will putjobs, living standards and human rights first. friends, this is a general election, it is not a referendum. only labour can form a government and offer an alternative that will transform the lives of people in scotland. the truth is that the tories and the snp are obsessed with their power struggles against brussels on westminster when the energy should be used to change and transform our economy, to ensure that no one and no community is left behind. the tories, well, they are tories. they will alway

trade unions, jeremy corbyn has said. the party's leader was addressing the scottish trades union congress in aviemore. in westminster. talk us through his comments. jeremy corbyn going to scotland, a country which used to be very, very dominated by the labour party. all of that has changed in recent years with the snp almost, not quite, sweeping the board with the elections last time around. jeremy corbyn wants to show he is travelling to all four corners of the country, saying he is in this election to win it, despite some predictions that it will be an uphill struggle for him. in scotland in particular, labour will be desperate to claw back some support. today he has chosen to speak about the unions, promising to repeal conservative legislation, which, of course brought him the threshold. ballots. very much talking about the workers. we are standing for the many, not the view. we must ensure the many, standing together, have the power to standing together, have the power to stand up to the rich and the powerful few. the labour party will always cherish, sustain and protect out always cherish, sustai

jeremy corbyn has pledged to strengthen britain's trade unions if labour wins next month's general election. he told the scottish trades union congressotland , having lost a0 seats labour has just one mp in scotland, having lost a0 seats to the snp in 2015. 0ur chief political correspondent vicky young joins us. let's get more from our political correspondent vicky young in westminster. what do you make of whatjeremy corbyn has been saying? the conservatives have been concentrating the fire on mr corbyn and his remarks regarding trident yesterday. he suggested there would bea yesterday. he suggested there would be a review of defence policy and that had to be clarified by the labour party saying it was the policy to renew trident. some problems for labour to clear up. mr corbyn off to scotland today and on much happier territory talking very much happier territory talking very much about workers' rights. talking about one of his first tasks if he became prime minister would be to repeal the laws brought in by david cameron which make it harderfor people to vote for strike action. we are standing for the many, not the few. we must ens

the trade unions congress has warned women are being put at risk by safety gear that does not fit properlyyour personal protective equipment is supplied for a reason, it is needed. if it does not fit and is not suitable, it might has well not be there. that is putting people at risk. we are talking about a whole range of it from stab jackets right down to things like shoes. half the women we survey actually said it was hindering them in their job. it is a real problem. we are talking about trying to get women into trades like construction and so on. if they cannot get the kind of equipment they need to protect the health and safety, it will not happen. is there really any suggestion that women are put off going into those industries and sectors because work where work —— work where does not fit. with police officers and police support staff, you have found with things like stab bests, they were so uncomfortable they have not been able to continue. people who are working at heights, you just cannot get this equipment to fit women. they cannot work in these sectors of them. one issue might b

they also talked about the scottish trade union congress.d of, like the £10 minimum wage hike. the scottish national party also addressed the same congress saying labour are not the challenges for them they are facing the tories. they say the snp are the only ones who can be a viable opposition to them. thank you very much. we will see you a little bit later on. two men are due to appear in court today, charged in connection with an acid attack at a nightclub in east london on easter monday, which left two people blind in one eye. arthur collins, who's 2a and the boyfriend of the reality tv star, ferne mccann, is facing 1a counts of wounding with intent and one count of throwing corrosive fluid with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. andre phoenix, who's 21, faces seven counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. tougher punishments for the most serious cases of speeding have come into force in england and wales today. drivers can now be fined 1.5 times their weekly wage for the worst offences. that means driving over 50

with the administrator of the epa, putting in the limelight today calling on building trade unions to pressure congressapprove a massive one plus-trillion-dollar plan to rebuild america's crumbling roads and airports. here's what he said. >> we can rebuild our country's bridges, airports, seaports, and water systems. we will streamline the process to get approvals quickly so that long-delayed projects can finally move ahead. and with lower taxes on america's middle class and businesses, we will see a new surge of economic growth and development. liz: you know, that is, blake burman, when the markets started to turn around because they were in the red. i'm talking about the dow. but you were there at the white house. you know, the president hosted both ceos and union members and talked about that current american business climate as well. >> and it was not only just the president here today, liz, the ceo meeting at the white house. thvice president, mike pence, ivanka trump, wilbur ross, some of the major players of the trump administration inside what was a summit town hall, however you want to describ

other news: the powerful south african trade union federation has called on president jacob zuma to step down. cosatu, a key ally of the governing african national congressonger the right person to lead the country. mr has been zuma is under growing pressure since he fired his widely respected finance minister last month. ajudge in argentina has opened a case against the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, and her two children on charges of money laundering and corruption. two business associates have also been named. all five have been banned from leaving the country. cristina fernandez has denied illegally amassing personal wealth while she was president. the national electoral council in ecuador has declared the socialist candidate, lenin moreno, the winner of sunday's presidential poll. with almost all results now in, he's got at least 51% of the votes. the right—wing candidate has disputed the results, saying it was fixed. india has dismissed a suggestion from america's ambassador that tensions between india and pakistan could we de—escalate had, through the us's mediation. they shave —— say they should resolve all issues ona say they

the powerful south african trades union federation has called on presidentjacob zuma to step down. cosatu, a key ally of the governing african national congressresident is the right person to lead the country. mr zuma is under growing pressure since he fired his widely respected finance minister last month. ajudge in argentina has opened a case against the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, and her two children. it's on charges of money laundering and corruption. two business associates have also been named. all five have been banned from leaving the country. cristina fernandez has denied illegally amassing personal wealth while she was president. in russia, investigators have named the man they suspect of carrying out the bomb attack on a metro train in st petersburg. they say akbarzhon jalilov was a 22—year—old russian citizen, originally from kyrgyzstan, in central asia. investigators believe he detonated a device that killed 1a people, injuring dozens, and left a second bomb at another station, which was defused. steve rosenberg has the latest. this is what chaos looks like, underground. this mobile phone footage was shot s

the powerful south african trade union federation cosatu — a key ally of the governing african national congressing the decision and urged the country to unite. on monday, a prominent ratings agency reacted to the sacking by downgrading south africa's credit rating to junk status. our south africa correspondent karen allen is injohannesburg. tell us more about the crisis? that that rating state is being moved to junk after the sacking of the finance minister, how much they crisis is south africa in? a lot of things are happening at once, the engine is gathering speed. you mention that ratings agency, last night one of the prominent ratings agencies downgraded that investment status to junk, meaning that it will be far more expensive for the south african government to be able to service its debt. money can be spent creating jobs and dealing with problems like housing and a lot of problems that south africa face and what has been promised to deliver on that. in conjunction to what happened this morning, we had a prominent voice in the tri— party alliance, the congress basically breaking ranks and

trade deal, quite frankly, was a good deal under president obama. ford motor company was in favor. unions were in favor of it. it passed, bipartisan passage in the congresshing those days, rare today. there's consequences of these statements around trade and the economy that are very strong. >> though, you know, washington is a different place. there's a new book out that went back and -- or looked back at all of the chiefs of staffs who have gone through. you're one of those people. in the book you say how chicago is different from washington. you said in hick gchicago, if s is going to stab you, they stab you in the stomach. in washington, it's in the back. washington is a different beast. >> oftentimes it's your friends who do that. >> that statement alone, makes never want to work in washington. >> it's a tough town, and quite frankly it's gotten more difficult. the ten years between working with president clinton and going back to obama, the town has gotten nasty. republicans couldn't be seen with democrats, democrats with republicans. it's gotten ridiculous. i think it's only gotten worse the last couple of years. it's not good. not good for the go