the scottish national party. smp- they've _ aberdeen east. the scottish national party, smp. d _ aberdeen east. the scottish national party, smp. they've had some - party, smp. they've had some significant _ party, smp. they've had some significant winds. _ party, smp. they've had some significant winds. other - party, smp. they've had some significant winds. other target| significant winds. other target seats in the selection of not fall on their way. but with results still to declare, the conflict ahead is becoming clear. the prime minister writing in the telegraph describing calls for a second independence referendum as a reckless and irresponsible, a message reiterated by a government minister today. there was also a referendum that took place just a little over five years ago, that was described as a once in a generation opportunity for people to debate these issues and they did. i think as we try to now come out of the pandemic and get economic recovery going, as we come out of the pandemic, it's a long time to have yet another divisive referendum and yet another bout of

but the scottish national party is a pro-independence party. it is in its dna to seek independence from the rest of the united kingdom. if it manages to win an overall majority, 65 seats or more our name -- in the scottish parliament about that will give a strong mandate for nicola sturgeon to ask boris johnson to permit a independence referendum. appetite for independence itself here in scotland is not necessarily particularly high at this point. we thought that after the brexit vote in 2015 here in scotland 62% of people voted to remain in the eu. there was a big class and division between scotland and other parts of the u.k.. sturgeon is very aware of that. she is also aware people are feeling battered by the covid pandemic. she is saying her priority in any case is going to be getting out of the pandemic, getting out of lockdown. she is not looking at asking for an independence referendum anytime soon. monte: two brazil. a raid on islam -- a slum in rio de janeiro has left 25 people dead. local say innocents were slaughtered. the united nat

i'm delighted to welcome all to the program now i guess mcneil a senior scottish national party lawmaker welcome to you. much not exactly a clearer picture here i guess your party did fall short of majority independence parties in all got over that 50 percent mark 'd but how significantly those that initial what i said does that weaken your case for a 2nd referendum much of the independent. some of the 2 seats in the parliament on that union article 57 as well as a majority of 15 and these things are decided and parliament. let's face it our parliamentary democracy works and some of the figures leading up to that it was 48 percent for the. in the election in the 1st part of the course as to which gives each 5 percent of the seats know nor cocky in westminster and 48 percent since 1906 a new party has ever been westminster cheap 85 percent of the 1st possible seats so early monday just longer than any moment it anywhere in the u.k. at the moment and it's from the people who voted for us and so we will hope that democracy means exactly that but the problem being of course is that the conse

same way in which the leave voters united behind the conservatives here in england, what the scottish national party scottish national party's pro-independenc and pro-eu is that the anti-brexit about in scotland will unite behind them -- anti-brexit vote in scotland will unite behind them. it's impossible to say. one suspects even if theyon't get, an outright majority, the whole issue of scottish independence and whether they should be -- there should be another referendum won't go away, although it would be easier for prime minister boris johnson to try and resist referendum if they don't make that outright majority. laura: rob, what has happened to the opposition labour party? why have they been rounded so extensively -- routed so extensively? rob: it's all of those things, laura. it's familiar, i think, to some left of center parties across europe, about trying to make the connection with less well-off, less well educated, working-class voters. the labour party now faces a really difficult question, and that is, does it need somnde sot shift left or right, get a new leader, or do they sit tight?

the scottish national party is quite interesting.y made a promise during the referendum to do something they do not have the legal power to do. what they're doing is using that as a lever over boris johnson to say, as we heard ross say, that he must for two the result of the scottish election. that does not forced johnson to do it. as prime minister of the u.k., he has responsibility to people -- to the people of scotland to find a way forward. because we cannot go on like this split down the middle. it third of the population are deeply committed to independence. a third are deeply against it. and a group in the middle are for the most part -- feeling about all these other things whether it is the pandemic or education. so if they find something they can unite on, scotland will be in a good position. anchor: nicola, aside from those legal considerations, the people scotland see that their choice, their voice, has been hijacked by the political elite in london. do you see a sense in their rationale that the call for a second referend

she's the head of the scottish national party.o be hoping for a referendum, assuming that boris johnson will agree to this, and he said so far that he won't, maybe in 2023. but then after that, you have the question of a border between england and scotland that runs about 100 miles. there'd be questions of rrency, things along those lines. and then, in terms of getting back into the e.u., it could take easily a number of years. >> sreenivasan: so, in the meantime, you have a disunited kingdom. >> it's definitely a risky venture. people i talk to say that it can be done, even economists, but it could be very challenging economically. and it's a very uncertain landscape, certainly in the u.k. between the pandemic, recession, and brexit. >> sreenivasan: and is there an idea of what the sentiment is? has there been more excitement about getting to the polls, if only 45% went to the polls for the referendum last time, are they more interested and engaged in the process today? >> the polls have shown roughly the independence issue about

scottish cup to . welcome nick so despite being the ruling party this the scottish national party went into this election without a majority so what sort of change today needs to give them a mandate to ask for a 2nd independence referendum. well i think the 1st thing to consider is actually if this is how legitimate this vote is anyway if this is the 6th. election we've had for the scottish parliament and if you look at the turnout devoted turnout since 999 be around 50 percent in the 2021 scottish com election is going to great great that we're talking 63 to 64 percent turnout so to scottish national party and see with the greens together the pro independence party. have the majority you know it's highly likely then they actually have legitimacy to the right time call for a referendum but of course they're going to get a lot of opposition because. polarize in scotland so the opposition parties are getting i think the referendum going down and in truth and of course the u.k. government is also data gains for independence as well but as far as legitimacy within scotland it does look as if the same pain wi

much more still to come here and i'll just syria including the scottish national party tries to keep pushing for a new referendum on independence from the u.k. to another election victory. and missing i have shown a green gold rush tensional legalisation of marijuana to listen to how mexico's who for months. hello there we have been dealing with flooding rain toward areas of cambodia also northern sumatra but the good news is the forecast on monday shows that we don't really have any concentrated areas of rain across indonesia or indochina but there is still an area of concern i take you to the philippines we look towards central and southern areas where soaking rain once again on tab devout just about a week ago you saw for april a month's worth of rain in one day so heavy rounds of rain still in the forecast for you off to australia we do have rain draping across victoria and tasmania that will begin to lift and push away throughout the day on monday especially toward tasmania but temperatures are running a bit cool here a bit below average wellborn 16 degrees and by tuesday 15 wit

scotland's election has delivered a parliamentary majority in favor of independence scottish national party leader nicolas sturgeon says she'll now fight for a 2nd referendum despite resistance from the british prime minister bars johnson reports from edinburgh it's not the outright majority the scottish national party had hoped for but the election has produced a majority for independence with the s.n.p. bolstered by the greens 1st minister and s.n.p. leader nicolas sturgeon made clear what she intends to do with it for the s.n.p. and the scottish greens stood in a clear commitment to an independence referendum within the next parliamentary tear and boards of eyes be clear that the timing of a referendum should be to say by a simple majority of these in the scottish parliament pandemic recovery is the immediate priority after that the plan is for the scottish parliament to legislate for a referendum to take place within the next 5 years it will be for the government in london in charge of u.k. constitutional affairs to agree negotiate or challenge it in the supreme court a spectacle that w

in the border regions the scottish national party's electoral reach wanes here specially a vote for scottish independence would have profound consequences basically i think that the border and both sides of it is almost as one for people in this area separation is absolutely the last thing that people want in my experience of talking to people locally and the idea of a hard border is completely unworkable. and i think scotland is so in twined this part of the u.k. . separation we just build some absolutely insurmountable problems there are questions about currency and travel but more concerning is trade england accounts for 60 percent of scottish exports the possibility of border controls and trade tariffs could do harm to the economy and there's disquiet on the english side of the border to where the ruins of berrick castle a testament to territory changing hands at least 13 times during the late middle ages the walls of barrack upon tweed were built in the 14th century a great defensive structure for this town on the frontline of wars between scotland and england for hundreds of years now

and the scottish national party values to push for a 2nd independence referendum after winning a 4th consecutive victory in parliamentary elections. it's been another violent night in occupied east jerusalem with israeli forces cracking down on palestinian protesters the palestinian red crescent says at least 80 people have been injured as armed police try to clear groups gathering in the city police have also blocked muslim pilgrims heading to the compound and comes after more than $200.00 people were injured in friday's violence that included the use of rubber coated steel bullets and stun grenades tension. have been running high over a court order to forcibly evict palestinian families from their homes and in east jerusalem suburb forces live for us in occupied east jerusalem what's the situation now. well it's calmed down a little bit in the last 30 or 40 minutes the israeli security forces have pretty much cleared a great deal of the square here close to damascus gate they are filtering people who are allowing access into the old city itself but this follows several hours of pre

criticisms of the scottish government have any merit whatsoever, why does he consider the scottish national party that does so well in elections while his own party did so badly? p.m. johnson: i've rejected what he just said and i noticed that the scottish national party did less well than they did previously under alec salmon's -- i hate a point that out, but that is the reality. the reason for that is that the people of scotland, notwithstanding the nationalist approach that he takes, the people of scotland have been very disappointing. and improving education, and it may be a great place, and that is the failing of which -- >> thank you. i doubt we will have the honor to represent a law of serving soldiers and veterans and their families. my honorable friend will understand that feelings are running high in wilshire about the treatment of british army veterans in northern ireland. can he assure me that legislation will be brought forward in this session to protect veterans from further prosecution or investigations and less compelling new evidence -- investigations unless compelling new eviden

wales and see if those are still popular, if they are getting more for less popular for the scottish national partyorth of the border where i am. it is a chance for the scottish national party to see if the scandals the parties have had over the last couple of years have affected popularity at all, and it is a chance to look at the labour party, the main opposition party, certainly in england, and see if under new leadership that has managed to rehabilitate itself. lauren: thank you very much indeed. georgia has become the latest republican-run u.s. state -- florida has become the latest republican-run u.s. state to restrict voting by mail. the governor signed a new bill on fox news channel, having barred other media. it follows former president donald trump's unfounded claims about mail-in ballot fraud. kotter -- qatar's foreign minister says no one is above the law. the qatar news agency says it is due to suspected misuse of money in abuse of power. >> the action taken so far has to do with the finance minister 's public office. other institutions and companies observed clear and solid practices

in the way with john this that nick mackey who's in the scottish cup let welcome nick so despite being the ruling party of us the scottish national party went into this election without a majority so what sort of change do they need to give a mandate to ask for a 2nd independence referendum. well i think the 1st thing to consider is actually if this is how legitimate this vote is anyway if this is the 6th. election we've had for the scottish parliament and if you look at the turnout the voter turnout since $999.00 it's been around 50 percent in the 2021 scottish calm election is going to break records we're talking 63 to 64 percent turnout so if the scottish national party and see with the greens together the true independence party. have the majority you know it's highly likely then they actually have legitimacy to the right time call for a referendum but of course they're going to get a lot of opposition because. it's quite polarized in scotland so the opposition party to get it get the referendum going down the independent truett and of course the u.k. government is also data gains for independence as well but as far as legiti

first, minister nicola sturgeon in the scottish national party has cold at the most important electionit wins a majority, sturgeon will claim a democratic mandate to hold another independence referendum a few years after the first in 2014. opposition parties, like the unionist conservatives and labor party, only help to deny that, as they battle for second place. >> there is a difference between they have a majority or they need to work with other unionist parties. if we can deal then that bloke, hopefully it will take independence off the table for five years, because it is something we wanto stop, and means they can force to the referendums. reporter: the scottish nationalist have been the dominant party for 14 years, during which critics say achievements in areas like health and education have not been great, but nicola sturgeon's handling of the pandemic and low death toll that has resulted haswon her praise and respect, serving to largely obscure it. in the oddest of campaigns conducted at arm's length from the voters, the s&p's pitch is about leaving the country out of the pandem

wherefores with john this to nick mackey who's in the scottish capital at edinburgh welcome nick so despite being the ruling party this the scottish national party went into this election without a majority so what sort of change do they need to give them a mandate to ask for a 2nd independence referendum. well i think the 1st thing to consider is actually if this is how legitimate this vote is anyway if this is the 6th. election we've had for the scottish parliament and if you look at the turnout devoted turnout since $999.00 it's been around 50 percent in the 2021 scottish calm election is going to break breakups we're talking 63 to 64 percent turnout so to scottish nationalist party and see with the greens together the pro independence party. have the majority you know it's highly likely then they actually have legitimacy to at the right time call for a referendum but of course they're going to get a lot of opposition because. it's quite polarized and scotland's the opposition party to get it i think the referendum going down independent truett and of course the u.k. government is also data gains for independence as well but as far as l

in the border regions the scottish national party's electoral reach wanes here specially a vote for scottish independence would have profound consequences basically i think that the border and both sides of it is almost as one for people in this area separation is absolutely the last thing that people want and my experience of talking to people locally and the idea of a hardboard is completely unworkable and i think scotland is so in twined this part of the u.k. . separation we've just built something absolutely insurmountable problems there are questions about currency and travel but more concerning is trade england accounts for 60 percent of scottish exports the possibility of border controls and trade tariffs could do harm to the economy and there's disquiet on the english side of the border to where the ruins of berrick castle are testament to territory changing hands at least 13 times during the late middle ages the walls of barrack upon tweed were built in the 14th century a great defensive structure for this town on the frontline of wars between scotland and england for hundreds of ye

see whether those are still popular whether they're getting more or less popular for the scottish national party north of the border of where i am it's a chance for the scottish national party to see whether the scandals that the parties have had over the. the last couple of years of denting or its popularity it's all been it's a chance to have a look at labor the main opposition party certainly in england and see whether under its new leadership of clear starmer it has managed to rehabilitate itself its own after that catastrophic defeat in 29 c. for a chance thank you very much indeed. florida has become the latest republican run us state to restrict voting by mail governor rhonda scientists signed in the law which imposes new id rules live on the right wing fox news channel having barred other media texas lawmakers are poised to vote on a similar bill and one has already been passed by the republican controlled legislature in georgia it follows former president donald trump's unfounded claims about mail in ballot for. cutter's foreign minister says no one is above the law following the arrest

also coming up in scotland voters are electing a new parliament a victory for the scottish national party looks likely if the wind is big a new referendum on independence is all but guaranteed. scotland was taken out of the e.u. against its will and support for the e.u. still remains strong opinion but that does not automatically translate into an overwhelming backing of independence. which you our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with the race to speed up the global coronavirus vaccination drive there's good news from the us tonight more than half of american adults have received at least one shot against cove and 19 public health experts remain cautious but they're saying for the 1st time that the worst of the pandemic is now history now this remains a dream for much of the rest of the world india and brazil are in the middle of a pandemic nightmare on thursday india reported 410000 new cases in just 24 hours that is a new global record and the pace of occupations in india is slowing when it needs to be in overdrive last

also coming up in scotland voters are electing a new parliament a victory for the scottish national party looks likely if the win is big a new referendum on independence is all but guaranteed. scotland was taken out of the e.u. against its will and support for the e.u. still remains strong up here but that does not automatically translate into an overwhelming backing of independence. let's have our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with the race to speed up the global coronavirus vaccination drive there's good news from the u.s. tonight more than half of american adults have received at least one shot against cove and 19 public health experts remain cautious but they're saying for the 1st time that the worst of the pandemic is now history now this remains a dream for much of the rest of the world india and brazil are in the middle of a pandemic nightmare on thursday india reported 410000 new cases in just 24 hours that is a new global record and the pace of occupations in india is slowing when it needs to be in overdrive las

the fate of its independence movement 1st minister nicolas sturgeon says a win for hunt's scottish national party would be a mandate for a 2nd independence drive to break away from the united kingdom. after fresh clashes between police and protesters in the colombian capital bogota it's the latest violence highlighting days of protests against economic inequality and police brutality at least 24 people have been killed and young arrest this past week. you're watching the interview news still to come. premier league goes champions league chelsea semifinal victory over real madrid qualifies them for an all english final against manchester city. but 1st the democratic republic of congo has seen a surge of violence in recent weeks attacks by militants and into community conflict has forced millions of people to flee their homes the u.n. says ongoing fighting is making it extremely difficult to reach people in many areas across from the travel to eternity one of 2 provinces in the north east of the country officially under siege. hardly any other region has suffered atrocities by militias especially a

the scottish national party to secure an outright majority even if by only one seat it is more likely that they will but this election would have returned a majority for independence with the s.n.p. bolstered by the pro independence greens 1st minister s.n.p. leader nicolas sturgeon made comments in the last 24 hours making it abundantly clear what she intends to do with that majority she will govern this country she said to the pandemic in 2 economic recovery and then at some point after that offer the country she said the choice of a brighter future in other words independence from the u.k. the plan seems to be that at some point in the next 2 or 3 years she will use that majority to legislate in the scottish parliament here for a 2nd referendum to take place it would then be for the government of westminster boris johnson to respond either to agree to it which seems highly unlikely or negotiate some sort of settlement short of independence or as he has suggested he might take scoffing to the supreme court on the basis that this parliament doesn't have the power to legislate for con

the scottish national party has won a majority in the country's parliament they party leader nicolas sturgeon wants to seek a 2nd referendum on scottish independence if it gets the seats u.k. prime minister boris johnson says a 2nd vote would be irresponsible and reckless scots rejected independence by a 10 point margin in 2014 jonah halas in edinburgh he says the s.n.p. looks set to press for a referendum it is still just about possible for the s.n.p. the scottish national party to secure an outright majority even if by only one seat it is more likely that they will but this election would have returned a majority for independence with the s.n.p. bolstered by the pro independence greens 1st minister s.n.p. leader nicolas sturgeon made comments in the last 24 hours making it abundantly clear what she intends to do with that majority she will govern this country she said through the pandemic in 2 economic recovery and then at some point after that offer the country she said the choice of a brighter future in other words independence from the u.k. the plan seems to be that at some point

consider the scottish major party that so well in elections and one party that so badly -- >> prime minister. mr. speaker, i totally regret, reject what he said and i notice scottish national party did less well than they did previously underexamined and hate to point that out so remember that is the -- s that the reality and ting that reason for that -- is that the people of scotland notwithstanding nationalist approach have been by the record in fighting crime and improving education and making scotland a great place to live and to invest and that is the failings of which his government is being held to account. >> thank you mr. speaker. large part will be playing for in devices, and i therefore have honor to represent loss of serving soldier and their families. right honorable friend will understand that feelings are running high about treatment of british army veterans of theirs in northern if ireland will legislation be brought forward in this session to protect veterans from further prosecutions or investigations in less compelling new evidence is brought forward. prime minister. >> mr. speaker, house will have understood from opening apology how difficult and how co

the scottish national party says it will seek a 2nd independence referendum that's if it wins a majoritydespite the british prime minister boris johnson saying he won't allow it so how has this update from edinburgh. well a number of constituency seats due to declare on friday include some that the scottish national party nicholas sturgeon's party must win if they are to improve their position in the holyrood parliament behind me shy of an outright majority going in to this election and remember it is that focused on a majority a majority for independence that is really the point of this election the big thing to watch in this election whether the s. and p. wins a democratic mandate for independence that nicolas sturgeon will then use to take to westminster to demand a 2nd independence referendum referendum for boris johnson some of the prime minister has said he will stand in the way of there was a referendum remember 2014 lost by the pro independent side by a 10 point margin since then we've had bricks it something that a majority of scots voted against and they see that their country

first minister nicolas sturgeon her scottish national party is sure to win he has called it the most important election in the country's history if the s.n.p. wins a majority in scotland's devolved parliament sturgeon will claim a democratic mandate to hold another independence referendum just a few years after the 1st in 2014 opposition parties like the unionist conservatives and labor can only hope to deny her that as they battle it out for 2nd place but there is a big difference between whether they have a majority or whether we have a party where you can need to work with all the unionist parties and that's what we're keen to see if we can deal them that blow hopefully will take independents off the table for the next 5 years because obviously something we want to put a stop to but it means they can't force through any referendums of their own the scottish nationalists have been the dominant party here for 14 years during which critics say the party's achievements in domestic areas like health and education haven't been great but nicholas sturgeon's assured handling of the covert

the scottish national party come up pushing for independence, failed to win an outright majority, rejectedchael goff said the focus should be on the recovery of the pandemic. >> whatever parties we come from, the priority at the moment is not court cases, not independent legislation. it is recovery from the pandemic. to be fair to the first minister , during the course of this election campaign, she said the single most important thing we should all be concentrating on. anna: joining us now is the chatham house director with his insight. good to speak to you. thank you for joining us. a lot of the talk over the weekend is whether we end up in a situation, the s&p climbs a landslide. the pound this morning is rallying because the s&p didn't do as well as some had anticipated during the parliamentary elections. what would your takeaway be for the parliamentary elections? coxwell, as other people have noted, i think the s&p actually did very well. they increased one seat to having one seat short of an absolute majority. and in itself, when you combine that the green vote, you have a strong ma

while the pro independent scottish national party s.n.p. won its 4th straight parliamentary victory its leader nicolas sturgeon says it shows people are ready for another vote on scotland breaking away from the rest of the u.k. china has a report from edinburgh it's not the outright majority the scottish national party had hoped for but the election has produced a majority for independence with the s.n.p. bolstered by the greens 1st minister and s.n.p. leader nicolas sturgeon made clear what she intends to do with it for the s.n.p. and the scottish greens stood in a clear commitment to an independence referendum within the next parliament should tear and both of eyes be clear that the timing of a referendum should be to say by a simple majority of image in the scottish parliament. pandemic recovery is the immediate priority after that the plan is for the scottish parliament to legislate for a referendum to take place within the next 5 years it will be for the government in london in charge of u.k. constitutional affairs to agree negotiate o

scottish conservative and unionist party, 699. scottish labour party, 290. scottish national in that boat. let's have a look at the share of the vote. so, the swing _ a look at the share of the vote. so, the swing from the liberal democrats to the _ the swing from the liberal democrats to the snp, 4.8%, but the liberal democrats — to the snp, 4.8%, but the liberal democrats safely back, earlier mcarthur _ democrats safely back, earlier mcarthur safely back for the orkney islands _ mcarthur safely back for the orkney islands so _ mcarthur safely back for the orkney islands so no big surprise, nothing necessarily— islands so no big surprise, nothing necessarily that could indicate any change _ necessarily that could indicate any change in — necessarily that could indicate any change in the broader political picture — change in the broader political picture except to say liberal democrats are still in the game in a nrinor— democrats are still in the game in a minor wav— democrats are still in the game in a minor way at— democrats are still in the game in a minor way at the momen

full given that the pro independence scottish national party has been a dominant force in scottish politics since 2011 most companies are neutral only question of independence at least publicly. for high street retailers who don't want to eliminate their s.n.p. supporting customers if you're a supplier or a service provider bidding for government contracts likewise if you're a charity or an institution receiving government grants you want to trade carefully also but business is vocal however on the need to restart reset the relationship between politicians and industry after 14 months of cold restrictions u.k. exit in the european union and also decade of very slow economic growth so businesses stand was the focus the argument on the government helping to grasp new trading opportunities reducing costs up skilling and rescaling the workforce prison promoting investment in digital technologies renewable energies infrastructure so hirsch cure or some entrepreneurs will applaud independents most of the business world and shifts anxious but the complexities of in the end is there and there is ab

elections that could affect the future of the united kingdom nicolas sturgeon's pro independence scottish national party is expected to win again her party is expected to push for another referendum on the country leaving the u.k. results are expected on saturday. for the 1st time in nearly 2 years germany's greens are leading in the polls surveys put them 4 percentage points ahead of the ruling conservatives the greens recently selected an ally in a bear box to run for the chancellor in september's elections she is so far proving to be a popular choice. right after the nomination of a no they loved their book as chancellor candidate for the greens polls showed her party in the lead ahead of chancellor angela merkel's conservatives a temporary bump many thought a brief surge on the back of her designation and a difficult few weeks for the ruling conservative bloc but almost 3 weeks later the bear book effect appears to be sticking. the greens are now pulling ahead of the c.d.u. c.s.u. with a 4 percent increase compared to a month ago the conservatives have dropped 4 points and their partner in the curre

to announce full results later on saturday from recent regional elections 1st minister and scottish national party leader nicolas sturgeon says a majority for her party would mean a mandate to pursue a 2nd referendum on independence from britain early returns indicate it's unclear if she'll secure one. place in california or have the rest of the owner of a bar where fake coronavirus vaccination cards were made and sold on the cover agents purchased the counterfeit documents for $20.00 each the perfect summation allows people in california to gain access to large gatherings including called sets and sporting events. but tensions are high in jerusalem following clashes between israeli police and palestinian protesters outside the al aqsa mosque in one of the city's most sensitive areas dozens were injured in the skirmishes palestinian anger has been fueled by possible evictions in mainly arab east jerusalem to make room for jewish settlers a court decision is expected in the coming days with fears of more unrest. tensions boil over and the area around jerusalem's al aksa mosque descends into chaos.

parties have won a majority in scotland's parliamentary election 1st minister and leader of the scottish national party nicholas to says there's no democratic justification whatsoever for london to block a new referendum on scotland's independence from the u.k. . afghan officials say the number of people killed in multiple blasts near a school in kabul has risen to 50 explosions went off in a largely shia muslim neighborhood that's face attacks by the so-called islamic state in recent years no group has so far claimed responsibility afghanistan's president is blaming the taleban it however is deny the attack instead pointing the finger at i assume that since. just hours before there were schoolchildren preparing for the future they're all there covered bodies lying on a hospital floor it is a site that has become all too common in afghanistan. multiple blasts went off outside the siad school in western kabul as lessons ended for the day. many of the children killed would have been on their way home to break the ramadan fast with their families. i was with my classmates we were leaving school when sudde