route that lorna saw and henry bethel. i went on there was a dark room that lunched what's important to the trial. and i spent a lot time when i visit historic sites that have the same kind of shutter eye. wait till the guide's not there and then i sneak over and close the shutter to see how dark it gets. fascinating. thank you so much for talking. thank you, dr.. for emceeing this evening's program. thank you to the jurors and hearty congratulations to all of our winners. please join me in another round. applause for their dedication and expert work.

route that lorna saw and henry bethel. i went on there was a dark room that lunched what's important to the trial. and i spent a lot time when i visit historic sites that have the same kind of shutter eye. wait till the guide's not there and then i sneak over and close the shutter to see how dark it gets. fascinating. thank you so much for talking. thank you, dr.. for emceeing this evening's program. thank you to the jurors and hearty congratulations to all of our winners. please join me in another round. applause for their dedication and expert work.

lorna _ while inquiries continue. thank you very much. lorna gordon _ while inquiries continue. gordon joining i while inquiries continue. thank you very much. lorna gordonjoining us from glasgow there. now, let's go live to ian murray, shadow secretary of state for scotland and labour mp for edinburgh self. thank you for talking to us. let's start by getting your reaction to this news. i don't think anyone is shocked that nicola sturgeon has been arrested. i is shocked that nicola sturgeon has been arrested.— been arrested. i think it was lookin: been arrested. i think it was looking inevitable _ been arrested. i think it was looking inevitable given - been arrested. i think it was looking inevitable given the| been arrested. i think it was - looking inevitable given the scandal thatis looking inevitable given the scandal that is engulfing the scottish national party and their finances at the moment. but she will be the first prime minister of first minister in history to be arrested by the police, and indeed, the first current sitting leader of any political party since jeremy

lorna gordon reports.t powerful figure in scottish politics. on sunday she was arrested and questioned as a suspect by police for more than seven hours. after being released without charge, ms sturgeon issued an emphatic, vehement denial of any wrongdoing. "i am certain i have committed no offence," she said, describing the situation as both a shock and deeply distressing. she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to harm either the snp or the country, before insisting, in the strongest possible terms, that "i am in fact innocent of any wrongdoing." her arrest, though, is a setback for her successor as first minister. humza yousaf has been trying to regain the political initiative. speaking before ms sturgeon's questioning under caution, he insisted his political mentor was doing well. she and i have caught up on a couple of occasions. i've been asking about her welfare, she has mentioned how difficult and traumatic those last few weeks have been. is she 0k? she's in a

lorna gordon, bbc news, at loch ness.assive flows of lava around the crater floor in hawaii. take a look at this. this amazing footage is of the kilauea volcano, which is located in a closed—off area of hawaii volcanoes national park. it erupted on wednesday for the second time this year. kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes. from looking at these incredible pictures, look at that llama just spewing out. thank goodness no one lives anywhere near this place. from the look of the pictures, you can tell it is an extremely active volcano. my colleague is here in a few minutes' time for news from international viewers and those in the uk can enjoy the bbc at six o'clock news. as always i direct you to our website we can get all the very latest on what is happening around the world. at the moment we have the breaking news on the weather in the uk and of course more on those children in annecy. that's it for me, bye—bye. hello. some weather changes are now starting to take place. today really has been more of the

lorna gordon, bbc news, at loch ness. a very real humpback whale has been rescued,

lorna gordon, bbc news.been taken to hospital after a bus crash in australia. police say the vehicle turned over at a roundabout in the hunter valley in new south wales. the driver has been arrested, although the cause of the crash is not yet known. live now to to our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer. what more can you tell us? this is one of the _ what more can you tell us? this is one of the worst _ what more can you tell us? this is one of the worst road - is one of the worst road accidents in australian history. the police in the state of nsw, are confirming that ten people have died, initially 25 other passengers were taken to hospital, and we understand that 20 of those are in a stable condition and one patient is in a critical condition at the moment. the police are still trying to piece together how and why this accident occurred. what we do know is that this was a bus carrying wedding party guests, away from the ceremonial, quite late in the evening, local time on sunday. it was reportedly foggy

lorna gordon, bbc news.one of the most common swearwords pretty freely without it being automatically change. i confused because like i can't tell you with the swearword is but previously when a certain word was typed that keyboards factory settings on the device changed the word automatically to... docking. now you know what i'm talking about. the software summed it all up by saying in those moments where you just want to type a ducky word for up the keyboard will learn it too. he said the apples developers conference in california. don't say keep you informed here on bbc news. and what better to do now they go straight to the weather. hello. some parts of the uk have seen no significant rainfall in the best part of a month now, and before the end of the week, there is no significant rain to forecast. 0ur weather is very, very settled until at least friday thanks to this big area of high pressure. it moves around a bit and that will mean the places we see the thickest cloud may tend to change from day to da

lorna gordon, bbc news. she'll sleep well now. time for a look at the weather. thanks very much.rea of low pressure. the law sits just south of iceland. in between the warm and cold fronts a section of warm and cold fronts a section of warm air and warm and cold fronts a section of warm airand turning warm and cold fronts a section of warm air and turning increasingly humid across the country today. most of the rain as you can see on the radar has been across scotland, further south the cloud thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle and are just some glimmers of sunshine for for the odd spot of drizzle and are just son they nmers of sunshine for for the odd spot of drizzle and are just son they gave 5 of sunshine for for the odd spot of drizzle and are just son they gave me sunshine for for the odd spot of drizzle and are just son they gave me 60 |shine for for the odd spot of drizzle and are just son they gave me 60 secondsr for the odd spot of drizzle and are just son they gave me 60 seconds and ground. they gave me 60 seconds and right, _ ground. they gave me 60 seconds and ri

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. family has been shot dead while playing in her garden in france. it's reported a neighbour opened fire, also seriously injuring the girl's father. the shooting happened near the town of quimper in brittany on saturday evening. here's joe inwood. it was a dispute over land that turned to tragedy. solaine thornton and her sister were playing on swings when it seems their elderly dutch neighbour opened fire with a shotgun. her sister ran for help. by the time she returned, solaine was dead and her parents wounded. herfather adrian is said to be in a critical condition. the suspect has been described as a recluse, but that doesn't lessen the shock in this sleepy village. translation: what is surprising is that someone has died. i don't understand what could explain such a tragedy. the thornton family lived in saint—herbot, north of quimper in brittany. authorities say they were aware of animosity between the neighbours. translation: residents have told us there were quite bitter exchanges

lorna gordon, bbc news, toulon. let'sjoinjessica parker. what let's joinjessica parker. lunchtime? fresh equipment is being delo ed lunchtime? fresh equipment is being deployed into — lunchtime? fresh equipment is being deployed into the _ lunchtime? fresh equipment is being deployed into the waters _ lunchtime? fresh equipment is being deployed into the waters around - lunchtime? fresh equipment is being deployed into the waters around the l deployed into the waters around the search area as we speak. it is being flown over from the channel islands. there is no sense at the moment that this operation is slowing down. that being said, we haven't heard from the us coast guard yet today, maybe we will later. yesterday there were clear it was full steam ahead and they would be pulling in assets over they would be pulling in assets over the next 2a, a8 hours. focusing on the next 2a, a8 hours. focusing on the area where they heard noises and sounds and potential banging, though they were not sure what the source of the noise was. it is important to say we cannot know anythin

lornad it really has been lovingly restored. the reason why this run took place on this very remote scottish airfield is because of this vast stretch of unused taxiway. it is so remote the driver of the car was warned in the safety briefing to look out for rabbits and deer. there have been some minor modifications. it has a rollbar to protect anyone inside and that is because today was all about speed. this was designed to be the fastest car on the road when it was originally built. it never reached its long hoped—for 200 mph potential until today that is. it was the only one of its kind ever built. the concept aston martin bulldog, a testament to british design, innovation and engineering. but we won't be doing it for speeding today. no, good to know. the challenge hitting 200 miles an hour and also breaking. i've got three straw bales on this direction to use. so i've got some reference points of where i can start to think about braking. is it slowing down this? yeah, yeah, yeah. for me.

lorna gordon reports. the tranquil water of loch ness, home to a mythical monster.ness, it's said, contains as much water as the lakes of england and wales combined. steve feltham has dedicated his life to solving the mystery of the loch ness monster, and believes he saw it once too. it was like waves going that way across my vision, and the waves were maybe a foot and a half high. something shot through like a torpedo. i'm still waiting for the second glimpse of something, so it's not as easy as i thought. second glimpse... 30 years on. i know! why? what is the appeal? why do you do this? it's the chase, it's the hunt. it's the possibilities. something black there. where? by that white house. _ can you get it? no. there's been more than 1,000 purported sightings recorded over the past 90 years. you're a big part of this story, adrian. those who've investigated the phenomenon celebrated at the revamped visitor centre, opening to the public. would you say you're a sceptic or a believer, then? i'm sceptical, but i'm not cynical. there's a difference. the team behind t

lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. good evening.hing there has been a shortage of is rain. in fact, there are many parts of southern and western england and wales that have not seen any rain for more than three weeks. there is not much in the forecast either. you can see the rain forecast accumulations in the next few days. very little rain in the forecast. if you know anyone heading to southern europe, it is looking pretty wet over the next few days. for us it is mostly dry. today, although it was a cloudy start for some, most of the cloud has melted

lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. looking pretty good for the weekend. make hay while the sun shines as the saying. well, the sun is shining today across much of the country. even in areas which are being really cloudy over the past few days, the cloudy over the past few days, the cloud is much thinner, it has broken up cloud is much thinner, it has broken up more readily and we are getting sunshine as well. we still have the same wind flow, still a north—easterly breeze, but we have introduced drier airfrom norway. so the cloud is broken up, just a little bit of cloud running onto those coastal areas of england, particularly towards east anglia and the far south east, but lots of sunshine around across the uk. still breezy in the south east and because the breezes from the north sea along the breezes from the north sea along the east coast, it is a little cooler. heavier inland, it warms up and the highest temperatures in the western side of the uk, widely 20 widely 20 or 21 celsius. it might be one when the sun is o

thank you for that, lorna.rowth, river banks, industrial estate and parkland. the flat behind me has also been sealed off for the past couple of days, and you can see that police investigations are ongoing there as well. late last right rat news that the search was being called off. police revealed that they had discovered what they described as suspected human remains. they were at pains to say that there is remains have not yet been identified but they did also say that they now believe that chloe mitchell had been murdered. in court here in ballymena later on this morning, a 26—year—old man will appear who has been charged with murder, and a 34—year—old has been charged with assisting an offender. they will appear a few hundred yards from this place where chloe mitchell lived in was last seen alive nine days ago. lived in was last seen alive nine da s auo. . ~ lived in was last seen alive nine da saao. ., ,, an eleven—year—old british girl has been shot dead in north—western france, following a reported disp

thank you, lorna. lovely to be taken _ the sunshine. thank you, lorna.

lorna courtney and betsy wolfe, congratulations to you both. of yourselves. i love that. that does it for us this morning, ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. >>> hello, and thank you so much for joining us on this thursday. it's about 10:00 eastern. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york, and this morning the clock is rapidly running down on capitol hill. the senate gaveling in at this hour with the debt deal on its docket, and with just days until a historic default. the deal passed the house late yesterday. it was an overwhelming bipartisan majority voting yes. will 60 senators vote the same and

lorna gordon reports.rst minister and for years was the most powerful figure in scottish politics. on sunday she was arrested and questioned as a suspect by police for more than seven hours. after being released without charge, ms sturgeon issued an emphatic, vehement denial of any wrongdoing. "i am certain i have committed no offence," she said, describing the situation as both a shock and deeply distressing. she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to harm either the snp or the country. before insisting, in the strongest possible terms, that "i am in fact innocent of any wrongdoing." her arrest, though, is a setback for her successor as first minister. humza yousaf has been trying to regain the political initiative. speaking before ms sturgeon's questioning under caution, he insisted his political mentor was doing well. she and i have caught up on a couple of occasions. i've been asking about her welfare, she has mentioned how difficult and traumatic those last few

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has the latest.so a dramatic day in scotland in the developments in this ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the snp. nicola sturgeon was arrested this morning at nine minutes past ten. she was taken into custody and questioned by detectives. this was under arrangement, so it was prearranged, this interview and arrest, but she was in custody for seven hours and 15 minutes, released from custody at 2a minutes past 5.00 this afternoon. she hasn't been charged, pending further investigation, and as is normal in these kind of situation, a report will be send to the crown office and procurator fiscal service here in scotland for further consideration. within the last half hour, nicola sturgeon released that statement on twitter, and for someone who is an accomplished communicator, i think it is fair to say that the emotions came across as quite raw in that statement. as you said, she said... strongly worded statement. she is a very high profile politician here in scotland, she is scotla

in it she says: she goes on to say: live now to lorna who is outside nicola sturgeon�*s home.ese leads developments.— developments. dramatic day in scotland in _ developments. dramatic day in scotland in the _ developments. dramatic day in scotland in the developments i developments. dramatic day in | scotland in the developments in developments. dramatic day in - scotland in the developments in this ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the snp. nicola sturgeon was arrested this morning at nine minutes past ten a:m.. she was taken into custody and questioned by detectives, this was under arrangement, so it was prearranged this interview. and arrest. and she was in custody for seven hours and 15 minutes, release for custody at 2a minutes past five o'clock this afternoon. she has not been charged pending further investigation and as is normal in this situation a report will be sent to the crown office in proctor at curator here in scotland for further consideration. within the last half—hour nicola sturgeon has released that statement on twitter and for someone

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live now to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon.investigation has been going on sometime quietly but now a very high—profile arrest. an high-profile arrest. an investigation - high—profile arrest. in investigation that has been running for the past two years, mostly in the background but today the most high—profile arrest and what the police have titled operation branch form. mid afternoon came the news that nicola sturgeon, the former first minister of scotland the longest—serving first minister had been arrested by police. this was by arrangement, we are told from a spokesperson from nicola sturgeon that she arranged with police scotland attended an interview where she was arrested and questioned in relation to this ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the snp. so the news broke mid afternoon but we do not know exactly when the arrest took place. but when that arrest happened, in effect a clock starts ticking and the police have 12 hours from that point in which two either charge a person or release them pending

let's go to lorna gordon, our political correspondent who is there for us.or us. i think it's worthjust taking some who is there for us. i think it's worth just taking some time to recap all of the things that have happened this very busy morning since we first got this news flash, the former first minister had been arrested in. former first minister had been arrested in-— arrested in. yes, the police released — arrested in. yes, the police released a _ arrested in. yes, the police released a statement i arrested in. yes, the police released a statement a i arrested in. yes, the policel released a statement a little arrested in. yes, the police i released a statement a little over an hour ago saying that they had arrested a 52—year—old woman in connection, as a suspect, in connection, as a suspect, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding of the finances of the scottish national party. in some ways this doesn't come as a surprise, because nicholas dudgeon is the third... was the third signatory on the snp accounts and the other two signa

lorna courtney and betsy wolfe, congratulations to you both. thank you both very much, and best of luck. let's get that tony. all right, that does it for -- yes, that's a big yes, and be proud of yourselves. i love that. that does it for us this morning, ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. >>> hello, and thank you so much for joining us on this thursday. it's about 10:00 eastern. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york, and this morning the clock is rapidly running down on capitol hill. the senate gaveling in at this hour with the debt deal on its docket, and with just days until a historic default. the deal passed the house late yesterday. it was an overwhelming bipartisan majority voting yes. will 60 senators vote the same and in time? >>> it's a bad deal for america, a missed opportunity to confront our challenges, an abdication of our responsibility. this deal begs the question, with republicans like these, who needs democrats. >>> plus, another elephant is about to enter the room, former vice president mike pence is set to officia

joining us now are two of the show stars, lorna courtney, and betsy wulf.nd for you i give you a tony. no, this is amazing. i would, it just seems like such a powerful production. tell us what each day is like. that's a, all-star at the, of since it's your birthday. playing your characters, working on this production. is it exhausting? is it exhilarating? how do you get the energy up time and time again. >> it's exhausting, it's exhilarating, but what always grounds us is the story. it's such an incredible story with heart, when it. it's funny, it's joyless, and it's just the story that i want to be telling right now. and i know, obviously by audience reactions, they go nuts, it's clearly the story that they all want to be seeing. it's really, really a joyous time. >> congratulations on the nomination. so talk to us, you're onset stage, you're seeing the songs everyone knows. everyone's on their feet, night after night, singing along. sounds like a simple question, but how much funds that to be up there? >> oh my gosh, it's so much fun. even if you are tire

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