engineer a second independence referendum, that's what this referendum, election is about and nicola sturgeon a vote for a second independence referendum. joanna cherry, what about the plea from the member of the audience and her statement to nicola sturgeon, don't come on your announced visits? how did she react to that? did she react well? did she rebut what she was accused of cosmic she explained to the nurse that under the snp scottish government in scotland they have done more to protectjobs in the nhs than anywhere else in the uk. even the bbc says the nhs in scotland is run better than in england and wales. the unfortunate truth is if the lady in the audience lived in england or wales she would have worse pay and conditions. the real story tonight is that ruth davidson this evening, the mask has slipped, when she is put under scrutiny about the real issues in this election, the record of the tory party in london, she goes to pieces. she was unable to defend brexit this evening, she received a lecture on the audience and nicola sturgeon on the benefits of immigration and went to pieces

nicola sturgeon launched the snp ma nifesto nicola sturgeon launched the snp manifesto calling for a second scottish independence referendum at the end of the brexit process. the sdlp in northern ireland launched their manifesto with a focus on fighting hard brexit and hard border. its leader said their party would stand up against borders, division and cruel and crippling cuts. as we face new challenges we must be mindful of protections but europe as gifted us and remind others of a situation that is unique and more challenging and deeply deserving of special status. to do that we need strong voices taking a stand against the tories at the heart of the action. welcome to the programme. laura hughes and jason are here. jeremy corbyn a failure of memory, a bit like diane abbott earlier in the campaign? it is not great, you would have thought he would have had a briefing before going to interview on the date that you're launching a manifesto policy, you're launching a manifesto policy, you should know your numbers. you cannotjudge a policy on whether or not the leaders remember the num

nicola sturgeon, maybe. ithinkjohn is right, no contingency plans.ks. some people right, no contingency plans. no free food lucky? drinks. some people right, no contingency plans. no free food lucky if! drinks. some people right, no contingency plans. no free food lucky if they 'inks. some people right, no contingency plans. no free food lucky if they got 1. some people right, no contingency plans. no free food lucky if they got a some people right, no contingency plans. no free food lucky if they got a bottle people right, no contingency plans. no free food lucky if they got a bottle of ople were lucky if they got a bottle of water. look after these people for goodness' sake. they were ignored —— neglected and ignored. it's extraordinary. this is a consumer driven industry, so we here. let's look at the ft. angela merkel sipping a large glass of beer in munich. cold comfort, it says. europeans on their own as us tensions grow. she is saying in this campaign rally that she was at that really we cannot rely on the us and the uk and we have two snuggle

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speaking in perth, the party leader nicola sturgeon said scotland should have a say in its own futurer a second independence referendum "at the end of the brexit process". steven godden reports. if you hate a tory traitor clap your hands. manifesto launch in a city where the snp face one of their toughest challenges, political rivals outside the venue, inside nicola sturgeon set out her party ‘s alternative on brexit, independence and austerity. the fact is we cannot afford a tory government with a free hand to do whatever it likes. we must have strong voice says, standing upfor our must have strong voice says, standing up for our interests and defending the values we hold dear. in policy terms that includes freeing up an extra £118 billion to invest in public services, support for a invest in public services, support fora uk invest in public services, support for a uk wide 50p tax rate, something the snp chose not to pursue in government that hollywood. a living wage climbing behind —— about £10 an hour and action on welfare. snp mps will stand against all of the further planned cuts

with nicola sturgeon predicting a conservative victory, this isn't a manifesto to govern.ain snp's dominance in scotland, an argument they say should bring influence on key areas of policy. the voters now have nine days to consider its contents before going to the polls. our assistant political editor norman smith is in perth. you would imagine the scottish independence referendum will feature quite prominently in this but now nicola sturgeon is talking about choices and a vote for the scottish people after the brexit process has finished. this was a very different ma nifesto finished. this was a very different manifesto insofar as traditionally the independence issue is front and centre, running through their ma nifesto, centre, running through their manifesto, is what motivates the snp and why people join the party. and in this manifesto the independence issue was almost relegated to the margins. it was pointed number ten in their ten points list of pledges. nicola sturgeon only really addressed the issue of independence towards the end of her speech and as you say when

even snp supporters worry there's too much focus on independence, ever since nicola sturgeon demanded she keeps banging on about independence, it's putting a lot of folk off. but you'll vote for her nevertheless? i'll still vote for her, oh, aye. i wouldn't vote for the tories. back at the track the jockey wearing the saltire shirt was first past the post. poor old maggie blue came in last. this constituency in the scottish borders is where the tories have the best chance of taking a seat from the snp. they're hoping to elect up to a dozen conservative mps. they gotjust one the last time. right across scotland the political argument has been completely redrawn, so that the main divide is no longer left versus right. it's now nationalist versus unionist. and the scottish tories have very successfully cast themselves as the only party who can defend the united kingdom. that's selkirk. this is pretty much where you grew up. yeah. the constitution is the biggest and most important and defining dividing line in scottish politics. for a large number of voters they are prepared to support a

nicola sturgeon knows she won't be walking into number ten as the next prime minister.t, so her pitch? they are the only effective opposition. now, more than ever, it is vital to have strong snp voices standing up for scotland at westminster. a vote for the snp onjune 8th will strengthen scotland's hands against tory cuts. it will strengthen scotland's hand against an extreme brexit, and it will strengthen scotland's right to make our own decisions. the snp also advocate an additional £118 billion in public spending, raising the minimum wage to over £10, and raising the top rate of tax to 50p. nicola sturgeon had much less to say about a second referendum on scottish independence. are you worried it's a vote—loser? no, i'm not. i've made my position on this clear. at the end of the brexit process, not now, but at the end of that process, i think scotland should have a choice over our own future. but i've also said that, in this election, there's a more immediate opportunity and that is to strengthen scotland's hand in the brexit negotiations. you've even changed your la

the key challenge for nicola sturgeon is building support for another referendum.icola sturgeon made the point that her opponent, especially the conservatives, spend more time talking about independence than she does, and she cannot get a word in. what nicola sturgeon did tonight was concentrate much more on other issues, which are playing out quite big on the uk stage, like changes to the welfare system. what about domestic politics? in edinburgh the snp are in power, unlike westminster, where the conservatives are in power. it is interesting, occu i’s eve n are in power. it is interesting, occurs even though big issues like justice and health and education are devolved to scotland, they still get heavily discussed in westminster elections. 0ne heavily discussed in westminster elections. one of the most poignant moments tonight came during a discussion about the state of health service and we heard from a lady in the audience who was a nurse talks about not having enough money to buy food, about being on strike, she did not become a nurse to be out on the picket l

and that was scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon. our top story this lunchtime...ck continues, with 11 nhs trusts in england still reporting problems. and still to come — the 101—year—old d—day veteran who is now the world's oldest skydiver. coming up in sport at half—past... andy murray would no doubt like to celebrate turning 30 today with a return to form in time for the italian open this week. but the world number one says he isn't massively into birthdays. throughout the general election campaign, we're going to be taking an in—depth look at some of the topics most important to you, and hearing from our specialist editors. today, we're focusing on the economy. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, has been assessing what the big issues are. it was james carville, bill clinton's election adviser, who, when asked what won elections, had a pretty simple answer — it's the economy, stupid, he said. and that's probably still true today. i think for voters, there are big issues around living standards, and that income squeeze, which have pretty much been with us since 2

nicola sturgeon had less to say about a second referendum on scottish independence.e loser? know, at the end of the brexit process, i think scotland should have a choice over our own future. i have also said, in this election there is a more immediate opportunity and that is to strengthen scotland's hands in the brexit negotiations. you have changed your language about independence, you talk about scotla nd independence, you talk about scotland have a choice, we almost never hear you say a second referendum. it is almost as though you are a bit embarrassed about it? saying i talk about nothing else, thatis saying i talk about nothing else, that is not true. but they want to talk about nothing else because particularly the tories are embarrassed about their record and the policies in their manifesto. right on cue, a tory protest promising to block another referendum. then drowned out by the snp. you say more snp ‘s will be able to stand up to the tories, you have 56, what material difference did any of them make to the lives of any scottish voters in two years? this p

nicola sturgeon off with a pretty robust response. here is a flavour of the exchanges. has spent more time debating the constitution than debating education, health, transport and justice combined. and we have had enough. after ten years, after ten yea rs, to enough. after ten years, after ten years, to the people of scotland deserve a government that will pull 1's focus on their priorities and not on hers? what she is trying to distract attention from those that that has been time, that has been time debating the implications of brexit. the brexit disaster. the brexit disaster that the tory party is leading this country into. well, willie rennie of the liberal democrats borrowed a tactic from jeremy corbyn, focusing on the concerns of one particular parent, the parent of a pupil who had been at school throughout the snp‘s term in government, and he said that that mother was concerned that their son was going to be part of a lost generation. here is what he had to say. they delayed nursery education for two—year—olds, rejected a penny on income tax education, and that t

nicola sturgeon had less to say about a second referendum on scottish independence.the brexit process, i think scotland should have a choice over our own future. i have also said, in this election there is a more immediate opportunity and that is to strengthen scotland's hands in the brexit negotiations. you have changed your language about independence, you talk about scotland have a choice, we almost never hear you say a second referendum. whilst your opponents put that front and centre of their campaigns. it is almost as though you are a bit embarrassed about it? saying i talk about nothing else, that is not true. but they want to talk about nothing else because particularly the tories are embarrassed about their record and the policies in their manifesto. right on cue, a tory protest promising to block another referendum. then drowned out by the snp. you say more snp mps will be able to stand up to the tories, you have 56, what material difference did any of them make to the lives of any scottish voters in two years? this prime minister is not so much the iron la

nicola sturgeon launches the snp manifesto , calling for a second scottish independence referendum "at end of the brexit process". scotla nd scotland must have a choice about oui’ scotland must have a choice about our future. scotland must have a choice about ourfuture. a choice between following the uk down the brexit pass, or becoming an independent country. the mother of zookeeper rosa king — killed by a tiger — says she loved herjob and wouldn't have done anything else. manchester victoria station reopens — a week after the concert attack which killed 22 people. and injured dozens of others. and back in the top flight after 45 years — huddersfield town will celebrate promotion to the premier league — with an open—top bus parade later. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. with just over a week to go to the general election, campaigning has resumed in earnest, after a pause because of the manchester attack. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, focusing today on the issue of childcare, found himself in a bbc interview unable to provide the cost of a key pledge — extending free childcare

and nicola sturgeon has been speaking to our scotland editor, sarah smith.worried that talk of another referendum was a vote loser?e she was worried that talk of another referendum was a vote loser? s i am not. i have made my position on this clear. at the end of the brexit process , clear. at the end of the brexit process, i think scotland should have a choice over our own future. the alternative to that is brexit no matter how damaging. this is about talking about how damaging brexit would be to our economy and our big services if it goes wrong. i don't think scotland should have to accept that regardless. i think we should have a choice at the end of the election. i have also said that there is a more immediate opportunity, and that is to strengthen scotland's's hand in the brexit negotiations, so that we can have scotland's voice being heard and try to avoid an extreme brexit, going out of the common market, as well as eu. that is the immediate opportunity here, as is the ability, with a strong group of snp mps, to fight against further austerity. today,

nicola sturgeon knows she won't be walking into number ten as the next prime minister.her pitch? they are the only effective opposition. now, more than ever, it is vital to have strong snp voices standing up for scotland at westminster. a vote for the snp onjune 8th will strengthen scotland's hands against tory cuts. it will strengthen scotland's hand against an extreme brexit, and it will strengthen scotland's right to make our own decisions. the snp also advocate an additional £118 billion in public spending, raising the minimum wage to over £10, and raising the top rate of tax to 50p. nicola sturgeon had much less to say about a second referendum on scottish independence. are you worried it's a vote—loser? no, i'm not. i've made my position on this clear. at the end of the brexit process, not now, but at the end of that process, i think scotland should have a choice over our own future. but i've also said that, in this election, there's a more immediate opportunity and that is to strengthen scotland's hand in the brexit negotiations. you've even changed your language

nicola sturgeon, the snp‘s has governed scotland for ten years, so can we agree that the performanceesponsibility but the performances of public services but the overall budget is determined by decisions taken at westminster and the budget has been reduced since the conservatives have beenin reduced since the conservatives have been in office. let's start with the former head of policy for alex salmond. he said that we the smp have not closed the poverty gap, redistributed wealth or improved education. the sad truth is that anything we have

farron said he got into politics to fight and britain is under threat, it is time for hope, and nicola sturgeone need mps who can stand upfor sturgeon, we need mps who can stand up for scotland. that is just a flavour of some of the key points of the leaders. the first question was about brexit and what the parties can do to ensure the right brexit deal is negotiated with brussels. this turned into a bit of a ding—dong between four of the leaders and paul nuttall. the four leaders and paul nuttall. the four leaders very pro—eu, they want to remain in the single market, said there was debate between them and paul nuttall and at one point, paul nuttall told tim farron to stop crying about wanting to stay in the eu and let the people have it decided for them. nicola sturgeon accused paul nuttall of being theresa may's spokesperson sara got rather feisty. from then on, we heard about the nhs, what more hospitals can do. an elderly lady here who actually worked in the nhs asked this question and paul nuttall said he was investing £6 billion more in the hospitals, caroline lucas said the service was

nicola sturgeon told the andrew marr show that action is being taken to address the issues. a particular issue with literacy and numeracy and we're also determined to accelerate the progress in closing the attainment gap. we have a massive programme of reform underway right now to do that. the conservatives are promising new powers to help local authorities build thousands of homes for rent, if they win the general election. sir michael fallon, said £1.11 billion had been allocated in last year's autumn statement, but he acknowledged there would be no new funding to pay for the plans. labour says it will raise billions of pounds for public services with a new tax on financial transactions, a so—called ‘robin hood' tax. the party says the levy would bring in £26 billion over the course of the next parliament. they say they would also create a specialist unit to clamp down on tax avoidance. emmanuel macron has been sworn in as president of france, promising in his inaugural address to bring about a cultural and economic renaissance and rejuvenate the country. the 39—year—old f

nicola sturgeon has been only campaign trailand nicola sturgeon has been only campaign trail and reactedors in calling a snap election. there are still questions for the tories to enter in light of the announcement today. what they have said is that there is evidence that the election returns may have been inaccurate, theyjust don't have the evidence of criminal intent. the election commission has already levied fines against the tories in terms of election returns, soi tories in terms of election returns, so i think there are big questions to a nswer so i think there are big questions to answer and i hear that the cps is still considering the south thanet situation. so, not withstanding, there is still lots to suggest there is still that the tories were kind of at it in terms of how they were allocating election expenses in certain constituencies. nicola sturgeon has been on the campaign trial in kirkintillock and reacted to news that no conservative politicians 0ur west midlands political as patrick burns joins us in 0ur west midlands political as patrick burnsjoins us in north birming

nicola sturgeon wanting to get a message across, a vote for nicola sturgeon wanting to get a messageet scotland's voice heard in the brexit negotiations. she didn't a nswer the brexit negotiations. she didn't answer the question about how bad will happen when the pm has already ruled out having a seat we rounded up a couple of swimmers, tracey and mike. is debt something you use? of swimmers, tracey and mike. there is a purpose for credit cards, i use them for overseas transactions and things i am not familiar with, but i pay it off immediately, so there is a purpose. but i pay it off immediately, i have a mortgage now. but i pay it off immediately, in my student days, i was in quite a large amount of student debt, and that is an area i do not want to return to. debt is something that worries you? want to return to. definitely. want to return to. it can give me sleepless nights. want to return to. bills come in constantly, but i try to look at the positives, because there are people who are a lot worse off. next time you can have a swim when your arm is better, so look after yourself

snp leader nicola sturgeon, ruth davidson from the conservatives, labour's kezia dugdale, willie rennieand patrick harvie of the greens. when you think of parliamentary election debates you might think of manifestos and battles of ideas and that kind of thing, but scottish politics in the last few years has been dominated by one big issue, and that issue is independence. on one side of the debate you have the snp looking to build support for a second independence referendum, possibly to the end of 20 team. on the other side, the conservatives have emerged as the big prounion voice in scotland, so much so that some have talked about a sort of tory resurgence, which we have not seen ina long resurgence, which we have not seen in a long time following many years of snp and labour dominance. the other issue with that is that the other issue with that is that the other parties, labour and the liberal democrats, has been squeezed out to a certain extent because of this kind of binary issue with the snp for independence on one side and the conservatives for the union on the conservatives for t

met the s&p's where today nicola sturgeon met the s&p‘s council group. where today nicola sturgeon met the elections yesterday emphatically, more seats, more councils, the largest party not just more seats, more councils, the largest party notjust compared to five years and it is in battle grounds like this that the next election will be decided. then wright, bbc news, the liberal news, democrats have pledged to increase spending on the nhs and social care, by raising income tax by a penny in the pound. they say it would raise an extra £6 billion and would be ring—fenced in england. scotland, wales and northern ireland would be able to decide how to spend the extra cash. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. compared to every other party in scotland. this strange and unexpected election has yet to set passions alight but the choice is big and it is in battle grounds like this that the next election will be decided. ben wright, bbc news, wolverhampton. hi, how are you, good it is you, thanks for coming along. would you pay more to fund more gps for hi, how are you, good to s

that statement from the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon.eresa may, who will chair a meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee this morning. let's brings sarah back in. obviously, this incident has happened. we have a good indication of how much damage has been done, how do people have been killed. but there are still an undetermined number of people missing. and all these anxious mums and dads and brothers and sisters out there trying to find them. there isa out there trying to find them. there is a little bit more assistance going from the police in that respect. yes, we have an update from the greater manchester police. they are put out on social media, on twitter, that if anyone needs help or assistance after the incidents last night, help is available at access gate 11 of the etihad stadium. that is for parents who may not have heard from their children since last night. they've been putting their own appeals through the night, asking if anyone has seen their children. this is a place they can go and try to get some answers

yes, nicola sturgeon was taken on the hop by the election, she would not have called indyref two had might not know the result, certain things about an election campaign are guaranteed, your letterbox will be stuffed with leaflets, and politicians will kiss babies at every opportunity. campaign veteran john hess 's missing something, i will let him explain. this is my 12 general election campaign but there is something strangely missing from this campaign. this is my question for the parties. where are... where are the election posters! party campaigners are still seeking the prime position to hammer down their political messages, even they detect something is different. social media is important as well, we are spending a lot more time doing that on the selection than on any other election before us. the youngsters are on social media but a lot of the shall we say more mature people who are not social media friendly need to see what's happening as well. on a staircase at the university of nottingham, a gallery of iconic posters from past elections. it was a classic negative slogan.

a reminder, after 8am nicola sturgeon will bejoining a reminder, after 8am nicola sturgeon will be joiningxt few months. it is raining in birmingham and it really is raining for some of you this morning, especially around the eastern half of the country. a bit brighter weather around in the west. the chilly start, with some frost around. but the best of the sunshine will be across western parts of scotland. down in the north—west england we have a bit of brightness around this morning. east of the pennines and across eastern england, and birmingham, it is grey and cloudy and wet. the heaviest rain in north—east england. the rain turning lighter and patchier towards the south and east. showers gather later. towards the west midlands and towards south—west england and wales there will be the chance of sunshine. frost on the grass in parts of south—west england and wales. temperatures quickly on the rise. a few showers gather later. the same to northern ireland. frosty start for a few. while we have the sunshine and dry weather to start the day, there will be showers pushing on later. let‘s l

nicola sturgeon, however, has described it asa sturgeon, however, has described it as a clear win.ote has held up. 0ur share of the seats have held up and of course we will be the largest party in more councils, perhaps a majority of councils. that is not clear yet. there is no way anyone can spin this as anything other than a clear win for the snp. it puts us in pole position to protect local services the length and breadth of the country and give us and breadth of the country and give usa and breadth of the country and give us a great springboard for the election. liberal democrats in the centre of the political debate in britain, it was not great for them. they are down 28 council seats. not a huge loss but i lost nonetheless. they would like to have done better in the western, the west country, for example, where traditionally they look for some support. but the west country is an area and region that voted quite strongly for brexit and the lib dems are anti—brexit as a party. this is what tim farron, the leader said. increasing our vote share by 7%, our best vote share for sev

nicola sturgeon told the andrew marr show that action is being taken to address it. event at the royal festival hall on london's south bank is being hosted for the first time by sue perkins. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba is at ceremony — he's been speaking to some of the potential award winners. with me is the lead actress in the most nominated programme, the crown. how does it feel leading the contingent tonight?|j how does it feel leading the contingent tonight? i do not know whether i am leading it, we are very much a family. so many of the cast are here and the producers and directors, so it will be a great night regardless of what happens. what is the secret of it being such a critical and a commercial hit and the awards as well? i do not think you can predict these things. we all loved it, but sometimes something ca ptu res loved it, but sometimes something captures the imagination of people. we all thought it was a risk, but we put our heart and soul into it and we have been lucky it has gone so well, so very lucky. you feel pressure when you ar

nicola sturgeon.esponse, which you would expect, but it is an interesting point. under the local election, under proportional representation, it is hard for any party to win out right and the snp won fewer votes and seats than the three unionist parties put together. general election, back to first past the post so you could have a situation where the snp win 40, 40 596 situation where the snp win 40, 40 5% of the vote for examples and maybe win 50 out of 59 seats. but when you add together the votes of the three unionist parties, if you had had the local election in the general election, it wouldn't be so clear cut that scotland is the being of the snp. if you are making a crude calculation of when to go for another independence results, this result would make you think twice. john, i will have to go to the west midlands. the total number of valid second preference votes cast for each of the remaining candidates is as follows... andy street, the conservative party candidate, 7690. simon sean llewelyn

there today, nicola sturgeon met the snp's councils group.n the election yesterday emphatically. more votes, seats and councils. we are the largest party, notjust compared to five years ago but compared to every other party in scotland. this strange, unexpected election has yet to set passions alight. the choice is big. but it is in battlegrounds like this the next government will be decided. ben wright, bbc news, wolverhampton. labour's shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, is to announce that 95% of workers won't face a rise in income tax, if labour wins the general election. mr mcdonnell is promising his party would not increase income tax in the next parliament for anyone earning less than £80,000 a year. labour is also ruling out any increase in vat or national insurance contributions. the liberal democrats have pledged to increase spending on the nhs and social care — by raising income tax by a penny in the pound. they say it would raise an extra £6 billion and would be ring—fenced in england. scotland, wales and northern ireland would be

and first minister nicola sturgeon will be the latest leader in the hot seat talking to andrew neil.nd it'll be repeated here on bbc news at 12.30 the men say they have abandoned their... is part of a government audit enquiry. a vigil has been held in the us city of portland for two men who were killed when they tried to stop a man from racially abusing two teenage girls. it's thought the girls were muslim. jeremyjoseph christian, a convicted criminal, will appear in court on tusday. caroline davies reports. panic and fear on a normal commuter train. i was so scared. they were stabbing inside the train. there were people running around and crying. this was the scene in portland. two men were stabbed to death here. other passengers said they were trying to stop a man abusing two teenage girls who appeared to be muslim. this is the suspect, jeremyjoseph christian. while travelling on a train on friday afternoon, police say that he became aggressive. he was yelling, ranting, raving a lot of things which would be characterised as hate speech. some people approached him, appeared to try t

and first minister nicola sturgeon will be the latest leader in the hot seat talking to andrew neil.n bbc one — and it'll be repeated here on bbc news at 12.30 more than 150 people are now known to have died in sri lanka in flooding and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains. officials say aid is now reaching remote areas in the worst affected areas in the south and west of the island. 95 people are in hospital and more than a hundred are still missing. at least 2,000 houses have been destroyed, and almost 500,000 people have been forced from their homes and are sheltering in government buildings or with friends and relatives. some families are sitting on rooftops waiting for supplies. indian naval ships are helping with the relief effort. our reporter azzam ameen sent this update. we're now in a village in the western district and the villages inundated with floods since friday. all the homes, shops, worship places, schools, everything is under flood. the roads are completely underwater and residents rely on boat services for food and other essential supplies. we see families and

and first minister nicola sturgeon will be the latest leader in the hot seat talking to andrew neil —ers of the rock group, the allman brothers band, gregg allman, has died. he was 69. a statement on his website says he had struggled with many health issues. gregg allman and his older brother duane started the band in the southern american state of georgia in the 1960s. 0ur reporter tim allman — no relation — has more. gregg allman doing what he did best. long—haired psychedelia, mixed with the blues, country and jazz. what came to be known as southern rock. as part of the allman brothers band, one of the biggest acts of the 1970s. which made what happened next all the more unusual. his marriage to cher, a romantic and professional relationship that caused a little controversy. she had the big idea to go on stage together. then we got to europe, and half the audience over here was in tuxedos and the other half in backpacks. they were yelling, "boo!" "get the bleep off the stage!" she led the morning on social media, saying... songwriter melissa etheridge posted... and john mayer tweet

nicola sturgeon setting out the snp's view on immigration.or so ago. we saw her pulling a pint hit, sampling the wares and as she walked around his she was told about the investment which had allowed this business to expand in the last few years ago. it's that expansion, that investment that is threatened by theresa may's reckless approach to brexit. she says the approach to brexit. she says the approach being taken to brexit could end up with businesses like this no longer able to do what they've been able to do in recent times. tell us more about why she has focused on perth today. particularly looking at what happened in the election last week will stop i don't think her visit here was any accident. the choice of venue here. we had those local elections, which the general election campaign stepped up again. perth was one place where the conservatives replaced the snp as the largest party in the council. that sets up a fascinating dynamic here for the general election campaign to come and it was something that nicola sturgeon addressed here

nicola sturgeon told the andrew marr show that action is being taken to address it.in the history of the competition. salvador sobral, who is awaiting a heart transplant, lifted the trophy after winning over both the internationaljuries, and the tv viewers. the uk's lucie jones delivered the country's best result in six years, as our correspondent steve rosenberg reports. he could not believe it. but salvador sobral had just won eurovision. his victory is portugal's first in the contest after 49 attempts. as for the song, amar pelos dois, his sister wrote it and it is very un—eurovision. no gimmicks, no video screens. just a melancholic melody and his charisma and charm. bulgaria came second. portuguese eurovision fans have been waiting for this moment for such a long time. they had grown so used to losing that winning sparked plenty of emotion. amazing. it will be amazing. it is like a dream come true. flying the flag for the uk was luciejones. a power ballad, never give up on you, placed 15th, our best result for six years. were you aiming for a particular place? n

nicola sturgeon is just hell—bent on independence. you like one? 0h!a nt to just hell-bent on independence. you want to bow to make sure she cannot have that? yes. what is the most important issue in this election? have that? yes. what is the most important issue in this election7m would be brexit. scottish independence is not a burning issue? definitely not. what is? helping the working class. i think this must be the first in our history, i verified dead heat in the mood box. thank you, dumfries and galloway and thank you, dumfries and galloway and thank you robbie burns. ellie and her balls. there are several other different kinds of chocolate bars that you can get from all kinds of confectioners. a little bit of a health warning. anyway... this is a crucial issue for the scottish nationalists because the whole idea of a second independence referendum, if that plays against them, they are in trouble. yes and them, they are in trouble. yes and the conservatives are unusually making big gains in the polls in scotla nd making big gains in the polls in

nicola sturgeon told the andrew marr show that action is being taken to address it.hers injured during a brawl in north london. police found the injured 18—year—old after they were called to enfield on saturday night over reports of a fight. he was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead an hour later. two others also suffered stab wounds. scotland yard has launched a murder investigation but said no arrests have yet been made. japan says north korea's latest test may have involved an entirely new type of missile. japan's defence minister said this was the first time pyongyang had fired a missile that had reached an altitude of more than 2000 kilometres. the us military confirmed that a missile was launched near the north western city of kusong and landed in the sea ofjapan. the new president of south korea, moonjae—in, called the launch a reckless provocation. 0ur correspondent steve evans — who's in the south korean capital — gave us more details about the test. north korea is now conducting missile tests about once every two or three weeks. the previous two were

the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon, said her party had won "loud and clear".s the performance of the conservatives, who doubled the number of their council seats, since the last elections, five years ago. they beat labour into third place. let'sjoin our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon in glasgow tonight. yes, glasgow city chambers is the last bastion of labour power here in scotland, and it has gone to the snp's leader. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon has called this a fantastic, historic result. good results, too, for the scottish conservatives who are resurge ented and they have made dramatic gains across the country. i should warn you, that my report does contain some flashing images. the hard fought over long sought after electoral cries of scotland's biggest city. glasgow a labour stronghold for decades, falling to the snp. across the country the nationalists won the most seats overall. but failed to gain majorities. doing well but not as well as some expected. in an election where my party has emerged with the most votes, most six, in the

nicola sturgeon told the andrew marshall that action is being taken to address the issues.ined to accelerate the progress in closing the attainment gap. we have a massive programme of reform underway right now to do that. the conservatives are promising new paris to help local authorities build thousands of homes for rent, if they win the general election for that. michael fallon said £1.4 million have been allocated in the autumn statement but he acknowledged there would be no new funding to pay for the plans announced today. labour says it will raise billions of pounds for public services with the new tax on financial transactions, a so—called robin hood tax. the party says the levy would bring in £26 billion over the course of the next parliament. they say they would also create a specialist unit to clamp down on tax avoidance. the u:k.'s most prestigious to be awarded the british academy awards are taking place tonight. the event at the royal festival hall on london's south bank is being hosted for the first time by sue perkins. 0ur entertainment correspondent has been

nicola sturgeon told the andrew marr show that action is being taken to address it.welcome rain on the way for farmers and growers over the week ahead. initially coming from this area of low pressure heading from a long way south to the uk. it will draw up warm air which holds more moisture, hence the chances of heavy rain. this band of clouds brought a band of rain earlier. it cleared away and we‘ve seen of rain earlier. it cleared away and we‘ve seen showers of rain earlier. it cleared away and we‘ve seen showers and sunshine. showers will fade away this evening and it would be clear for good showers will fade away this evening and it would be clearfor good part of the night towards eastern areas and towards the west, thickening cloud with the area of low pressure approaching and wind and rain on the way. temperatures of eight or 9 degrees. into monday morning, rain beginning to spill its way across much of scotland. in dry towards the north—east of scotland. still largely dry to the east of the pennines, heavy rain for cumbria and lancashire. a wet start for north

nicola sturgeon has described her party's gained across scotland as emphatic. the election yesterday emphatically. more votes, more seats, more councils. we were the largest party can pay to five years ago and compete every other party in scotland. there is no equivocation over who is the leading party in scotland. we then have a scrap for second place between labour and the tories. and we saw the tories by their standards having a good day but that being at the expense of labour. labour and the tories, their support levels and mirror images of each other. but the snp, our responsibility as the leading party in scotland is to lead the city, we are the largest party now in edinburgh, dundee, aberdeen, we are the largest party at think in ten councils after the last council election, now that is 19, we were thejoint or a largest election, now that is 19, we were the joint or a largest party. election, now that is 19, we were thejoint or a largest party. there has been a sea change here. it gives councils across scotland a massive opportunity to dig a new directio

launching the snp manifesto — nicola sturgeon says victory in scotland would ‘further reinforce' theweeks after the bombing that left 22 people dead. police say three men arrested in connection with the manchester bombing have been released without charge. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ben chu, economics and business editor at the independent, and dave wooding, political editor gf the sun 9?! 59n§a§;= plans in an interview with the bbc. the daily telegraph says it has seen leaked documents showing a labour the—hk—afterfirem‘h the same story is in the mail adding that proposals also include axing rules which limit foreign spouses living here unless they can the guardian focuses on theresa may saying jeremy corbyn‘s policies would leave him "alone and naked" in the negotiating chamber of the eu, they call it her strongest personal attack on the labour leader. the times refers to a yougov poll suggesting the conservatives could be in line to lose 20 seats

nicola sturgeon told the andrew marr show that action is being taken to address it.ron becomes french president in an elaborate ceremony at the elysee palace. nurses at their union‘s conference in liverpool have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a "summer of protest" over pay. more now on one of our main stories, that the new president of france, emmanuel macron has been sworn into office. speaking at the ceremony, which was held in paris, mr macron said he would give the french people the confidence to believe in themselves, and the country was on the brink of a great renaissance. translation: the world and europe today more than ever need france. they need a strong france, sure of its own destiny. they need a france which raises high the voice of liberty and solidarity. they need a france which knows how to invent the future. the world needs what the french people, men and women, have always wanted. the daring of freedom, the requirements of equality and a will for fraternity. and for decades now france has devoted itself in its cultural and social model and its de

--i will nicola sturgeon live in the studio. ——i will have nicola sturgeon.up before eight helen will have the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. most of the health trusts in england and scotland that were affected by a global cyber attack have had their it systems restored. the attack, which affected thousands of computer systems in about 100 countries, has been described as unprecedented. security experts are warning workers to protect their devices, in case of a new wave of attacks. the conservatives say they'lljoin forces with councils and housing associations to build thousands of new homes for rent — if they win the general election. theresa may says she wants to fix a broken market. it's not clear how much money the tories would invest, and labour, who have committed to building a million new homes in the next five years, have criticised the announcement as spin. labour says it would raise billions of pounds for public services with a new tax on financial transactions — known as a "robin hood" tax. the party said extending the w

they included the liberal democrats leader tim farron, ukip's paul nuttall, the snp's nicola sturgeon they had to say on the issue of brexit. it has been pretty much ignored since the referendum, gibraltar has been featured more than wales. we wa nt to been featured more than wales. we want to advocate wales' national interest and make sure that the tories don't get away with an extreme brexit. theresa may is not just pursuing a brexit, she is pursuing a hard and extreme one. she threatened again to walk away with no deal. that would be an economic catastrophe. in scotland alone, it would cost 80,000. —— 80,000 jobs. there was no clarity as to what leaving meant. that is why the general public should have the final say on the package. when people voted to leave the eu, they voted to control immigration. say no to any divorce bill that is put on the table. since we have been members of this club, we have paid over £180 billion in membership fees. the deal will only be good if theresa may shows backbone. the negotiations between brussels and london over the l-l...--_ n...---|- ._j |._j_

nicola sturgeon, the snp's has governed scotland for ten years, so can we agree that the performance of scottish public services is the responsibility of you and the snp government? i take responsibility but the performances of public services but the overall budget is determined by decisions taken at westminster and the budget has been reduced since the conservatives have beenin reduced since the conservatives have been in office. let's start with the former head of policy for alex salmond. he said that we the smp have not closed the poverty gap, redistributed wealth or improved education. the sad truth is that anything we have done before to date has not worked. i don't agree with that assessment. let me take education, for example. we have more work to do on it but it's not true to say we have not true to say we have improved things in scotland. if you look at the five qualification levels which are broadly equivalent to the standard grades in scotland. we have seen more young people achieve it, but we've seen the gap between rich and poor almost half. we've also seen the number o

nicola sturgeon. [applause] >> thank you. thank you angus. a very warm welcome to the launch of the snp manifesto for the general election. manifesto sets out a clear plan to end cuts, protect scottish jobs and strengthen scotland's hand. it is a manifesto with fairness, opportunity, democracy. country thator the is welcoming and outward looking. a manifesto that reflects our belief in the infinite possibilities open to the people of scotland. if we work together in the common good to build the kind of country we know we can be. >> [applause] our pledge in this election is that s&p mps will work every day to make scotland's voice heard and told a better country. we know that decisions taken at westminster in the years ahead will shape our country. now, more than ever, it is vital to have strong s&p voices standing up for scotland. the tories saw the chance to tighten their grip on the hold of the u.k. for many years to come. with their true colors being exposed in this campaign, we have a real chance to keep them in check. clear, labor isn't

this morning we have the first of our leaders' interviews with nicola sturgeon and tim farron on theorning — new figures suggest thousands of police officers across the uk have not had up—to—date background checks to ensure they are suitable to serve. the first uk airport to replace its control tower