the scottish parliament can't technically veto the plan, but it can refuse willing consent.bill stands just now, in good conscience i could not recommend to the scottish parliament that it gives legislative consent to this bill. this bill takes powers away from the scottish parliament and undermines the very foundations of the devolution settlement that that parliament is built on. as whitehall begins this enormous process, ministers are all too well aware that there will be conflict ahead. the question, how they balance, compromise and hang onto their credibility. and what ends up on the statute books does notjust sit on the shelf, but shapes how ministers govern, how we live our lives. the parent company of southern rail has been fined more than £13 million after widespread delays and cancellations to services. the department for transport says the amount would have been much higher, but most of the problems were caused by strike action and high levels of staff sickness. nhs england is overhauling the system that decides how quickly ambulances should reach patients. the ch

this bill takes powers away from the scottish parliament fromt the scottish parliament and underminesery foundations of the devolution settlement that that parliament is built on. as whitehall begins this enormous process, ministers are all too well aware that there will be conflict ahead. the question, how they balance, compromise and hang onto their credibility. and what ends up on the statute books does notjust sit on the shelf, but shapes how ministers govern, how we live our lives. and laura's in westminster for us tonight. it is clear that there is a rocky road ahead for the government. absolutely. ministers know this will be very difficult and there will be all sorts of attempts to change the legislation. 0nejoke all sorts of attempts to change the legislation. 0ne joke doing the rounds at westminster is that mps are going to try and hang so much on this bill that it's going to end up dressed up like a christmas tree. ministers know they'll have to concede in some areas. the question is, where will they compromised and when? will they try and fight day by day, once mps are back

as the bill stands now, in good conscience i could not recommend to the scottish parliament that it gives powers away and undermines the very foundations of the devolution settlement that the parliament is built on. as whitehall begins this enormous process, ministers are all too well aware that there will be conflict ahead. the question, how they balance, compromise and hang onto their credibility. and what ends up on the statute books does notjust sit on the shelf, but shapes how ministers govern, how we live our lives. to get more on this story we can cross to our westminster studio and speak to ian blackford, the leader of the snp westminster group. thank you very much forjoining us. how supportive were the snp be of this bill in westminster? it is not so this bill in westminster? it is not so much a great repeal bill it is is a power grab. it is outrageous what the government is doing, because they are interfering in powers that should lie with the devolved administration and edinburgh in cardiff and belfast, we have heard a lot from the prime minister, about wanting to reach a compr

the policy was passed by members of the scottish parliament at holyrood in 2012.n airlines fell after comments from ryanair raised fears of a price war in the sector. easyjet and british airways owner iag both down by more than 3%. in the ftse 250, shares in discount retailer b&m rose 2.8% following reports at the weekend that it could be a takeover target for asda. that's all the business news. i'll be back in an hour's time. the sri lanka navy are trained to rescue people but yesterday it was two elephants that needed help after being swept out to sea. the rescue took place off the north east coast of the country. navy patrol boats towed the two elephants back to a jungle area near foul point, according to local media. earlier this month, navy sailors helped rescue a elephant that was found eight miles offshore in the indian ocean in northern sri lanka. nice weather down in sri lanka. let's see what's going on here. it's a tale of two halves today because on the one hand we have stunning weather across western parts, temperatures in the mid—20s, other parts in t

interests in the new arrangements that emerged in the last couple of decade, a much greater voice, scottish parliament, same in wales, and the feeling that the english subsidized these places and don't have their own voice. now, the problem is it's very rick because that's such asymmetry and the english population is a 5 million, the so issuing population is 8 million, the welsh population is 3%. we're the big bear in the bed. when we roll over, everyone is is squashed. a necessary element of self-restraints but that kind of self-restraint it not popular in a populist age and the english have been slightly rebelling against its. would say nearly 40% of those in scotland voted to leave. and 40% of the anymore london voted to leave. these two great centers -- all of the places that -- the places that were the most leave voting areas, like west midlands in the northeast of england, also had very large remain votes and so everywhere was pretty mixed actually. and there was a bias in scotland, as in london, and there might be -- there's an element of -- not exactly anti-englishness but given that scott lan

previous winners include the scottish parliament and the gateshead millennium bridge.s a day that will be challenging for golfers out there. it is challenging for you just to hold the umbrella up how are i am quite good. i'm sure you would love it if i took off now mary poppins style into the irish sea. but i will hold an. that is what makes it exciting and challenging. of this course was a difficult enough already, let me set the for you already. hind me there we have an eye on the sky on a platform to show you the wider picture here overlooking the third green. as you can picture here overlooking the third green. as you can see, picture here overlooking the third green. as you can see, there is rain on the lands, it is quite blustery. really very windy and that will make it difficult for golfers going out this morning. back here on the ground i am close by the third green. the flag right behind me so they will be coming through here in about an hour. the opening group of ryan moore, chris wood and the 1998 champion. they are getting things under way as i speak right

the scottish parliament will get a separate vote on the bill through a legislative consent motion.epeal bill has been unveiled. that is the latest from the united kingdom. joining us is jeff rosenberg and brian nick. looking at the situation in the u.k. -- fragmented, political mess. compare that to europe, united and politically stable compared to where some people thought we would be a couple of months ago. jeff: there have been dramatic changes. on brexit there is uncertainty in terms of what exactly the form of brexit will look like given the shifts we have seen in politics in the u.k. across the channel a 180 degree turn around from what we were .alking about six months ago the rise of populism, fragmentation in europe, the potential for a downside tail risk. what we got was the opposite. the narrative coming out of europe, look at the strength in .he euro it is about the politics helping the economics. the labor reforms for france and germany in terms of their potential partnership. these are major shifts that are positive for the european outlook. you have seen it in financi

previous winners include the scottish parliament and the gateshead millennium bridge.friendly sporting rivalry when they visit the german city of heidelberg today. the royal couple will take to the water in opposing rowing boats for a race. the duke and duchess, who are on a three—day tour of of the country with prince george and princess charlotte, will also visit the german cancer research centre. for a full summary, you can go to our website, where you can get more details on those stories and all the other main news today. let's return to brussels for those brexit negotiations. we are due to hear from david davies brexit negotiations. we are due to hearfrom david davies and brexit negotiations. we are due to hear from david davies and the brexit negotiations. we are due to hearfrom david davies and the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier, to let us know what progress they have made. let's get more from my colleague who is in brussels, and thatis colleague who is in brussels, and that is the big question, has progress being made, and on what key issues? they have b

the first minister of scotland have said they will not recommend their parliaments give consent to the changes and if the scottishaments don't consent to these changes you will see a constitutional flash point that will put the entire course of the brexit process in question. the devil is always in the detail. you know about the detail. then early couple of sentences, paragraphs, that would appear to give ministers incredible powers. that's what people are concerned about. to give an example, the eu canada trade agreement contains provisions which have got to pass through the uk parliament as regular, primary legislation. what this is saying is there will be a clause that says the entire withdrawal bill and any changes needed to uk legislation to deliver the eu exit deal can be done by ministers the executive action. parliament will have to pass this through, approve it without knowing what is in the content of that final brexit steel saw lots of critics will say that ministers are really asking parliament to ask them a blank cheque to deliver brexit with the ticking clock against them. says impossible to me. we

peter's church in dundee for the former leader of the scottish national party and member of parliament of dundee east from 1974-1987. i am sure the house would like to join with me to commemorate the life and contributions to politics of the late, dearly missed friend and colleague gordon wilson. >> here, here. >> mr. speaker, the uk government has not announced any measures to address rising inflation and slowing wage hasth, which the ifs described as dreadful. as workers face more than a decade of lost wage growth and endure the worst pay in seven years, can the prime minister think she is looking out for the just about managing? pm may: can i first of all say to the honorable gentleman, as i did last week, that i'm sure all members of this house is to offer our condolences to the friends, family, and colleagues of the late gordon wilson, and also recognize the role he played in the politics of the united kingdom. i say to the honorable gentleman , as i have said to the leader of the opposition, what is important is that we ensure that we have an economy which is increasing the numbe

peter's church in dundee for the former leader of the scottish national party and member of parliament of dundee east from 1974-1987. i'm sure the house would. i'm sure the house would like to join me in community life and contributions of politics of the late, dearly missed friend and colleague gordon wilson. >> here, here. >> mr. speaker, the uk government has not announced the measures to address rising inflation at slowing wage growth which the eye fss escapist dreadful. as workers faced with a decade of lost wage growth and indoor the worst. of pain 70 years can does the prime minister think she's looking out for the just about managing? >> can't i first saw say to the auto adjustment as at the last week i'm sure all members of this house will wish to both offer our condolences to the fence and him and colleagues of late gordon wilson also to recognize the role that he played in politics united kingdom including in this house. and i say to the honorable gentleman as i said to the leader of the opposition what is important is we ensure that we have an economy which is increasing nu

the member of parliament who slipped in the batting, the scottish property developer suspected of launderingrussians, fell from the fourth building of his home. two of them were senior members of the russian anti-doping agency which was allegedly involved in a state sponsored doping program for russian athletes and two, a general from the service and a businessman who died in a new york hospital may have been sources for leaks about the alleged ties between the kremlin and the trump campaign. most of the murders are unsolved. many of the deaths are attributed to natural causes. but when you put the whole list together, it's hard to ignore the pattern. and that's what makes alexei navalny the most prominent surviving leader of the opposition so impressive. he's seen what happens to putin's critics and yet he won't stop fighting. he was released from prison today after 25 days. that's welcome news to his followers. that's next. geico can help with way more than car insurance. boats, homes, motorcycles... even umbrella coverage. this guy's gonna wish he brought his umbrella. fire at will! how'd

the member of parliament who slipped in the batting, the scottish property developer suspected of launderingans, fell from the fourth building of his home. two of them were senior members of the russian anti-doping agency which was allegedly involved in a state sponsored doping program for russian athletes and two, a general from the service and a businessman who died in a new york hospital may have been sources for leaks about the alleged ties between the kremlin and the trump campaign. most of the murders are unsolved. ma of the deaths a attributed to natural causes. but when you put the whole list together, it's hard to ignore the pattern. and that's what makes alexei navalny the most prominent surviving leader of the opposition so impressive. he's seen what happens to putin's critics and yet he won't stop fighting. he was released from prison today after 25 days. that's welcome news to his followers. that's next. ♪ more kinds of crab than ever, new dishes, and all your favorites. only while crabfest lasts. red lobster. now this is seafood. you're in the match app. now tap on the new miss

perhaps it's about time the scottish government got on with the dayjob and stopped talking about independence. theresa may. parliamentk forjust over a month sincejune‘s surprise general election. theresa may was returned without a majority and was forced to strike a £1 billion deal with the dup. the change in her electoral fortunes has left mrs may at the mercy of her own backbenchers and tightened jeremy corbyn‘s grip on his party. it promises to be a parliament with plenty of fight and of course there's one big subject on the agenda. roslyn ball reports. a two—year parliament, but a pared down queen's speech with one big agenda item. presentation of bill. mr secretary davis. mr minister baker. european union withdrawal bill. with brexit talks under way in brussels, opposition parties claimed the uk parliament has been left with little to do. and in isn't the european parliament, however much mocked in this country, showing the mother of parliaments just what parliamentary control looks like in the modern era? its ability to veto the brexit deal means that the other institutions need to front—load information to the

perhaps it's about time the scottish government got on with the dayjob and stopped talking endlessly about independence. theresa may. you're watching wednesday in parliament centres in england and wales are now so unsafe that tragedy is inevitable. that was the finding of the annual report of the chief inspector of prisons. the chief inspector said there had been a staggering decline in standards. he had not inspected a single establishment where it was safe to hold young people. prisons for men had also become worse in the past 12 months with startling increases in violence. a labour mp, whose constituency includes the feltham young offenders institution in london, had put down an urgent question. the jump in violence in our prisons is a crisis of the government's making. the warning signs have been there. they've been warned by mps, they've been warned by staff in our prisons and they've been warned by charities. now they are being condemned by this damning report. the budget for prisons has been cut by more than a fifth over the last six years, cuts that have now been proved to be a false economy. prison staff have been cut by a quarter and those who r

parliament. the welsh government said it will provide 30 hours for a8 weeks of the year. and the scottishrter chi chi izundu is here. the latter, which was leaked from wherever, we don‘t know, several weeks ago tell us about that? madonna confirmed she did date, for a short while, tupac. she never said for how long, but this is the break—up letter, we think. this relationship happened at the height of both their fame. madonna was successful, tu pac of both their fame. madonna was successful, tupac was of both their fame. madonna was successful, tu pac was successful of both their fame. madonna was successful, tupac was successful but he wrote this letter from prison. he sta rts he wrote this letter from prison. he starts by apology on to her by saying, first and foremost i must apologise, because like you said, i haven‘t been the kind of friend i know i am capable of being. when that came out, to me it felt obvious, that was a personal thing. there was no way she would have released that. definitely not. there we re released that. definitely not. there were other personal items, hairbrush

parliament. but the leaders of the two devolved governments say it represents a "power grab" by westminster. johnny is now is chris mason. —— joining us now. how do the welsh and scottishrab by westminster because they say that powers are not being transferred quickly enough in areas where they currently have control, that they think should be coming their way as a result of some power is coming back from westminster and in their few getting stuck here rather than going to cardiff and edinburgh. now, scotla nd going to cardiff and edinburgh. now, scotland and wales cannot veto brexit, but they can certainly make it awkward because under what is known as legislative consent motion is -- known as legislative consent motion is —— motions, they can in that sense register their opposition and have a say in the westminster government‘s brexit plans. have a say in the westminster government's brexit plans. and so we have accusations from pro—brexit government ministers saying that the devolved parties or the parties from the devolved administrations are trying to thwart the will of the people, and it becomes increasingly, but if between those parties in devolved areas. then o