i spoke to the chief executive of the city of edinburgh council last night to get stu d e nts edinburghrom home last night. my overriding concern is to make sure that safety is absolutely paramount. 0ne that safety is absolutely paramount. one of the issues raised, as you know better than anyone, is that under this funding pattern there are other buildings that are produced. what are your concerns about safety across the board here? when this came to light, the scottish futures trust, in partnership with other public bodies took part in testing in other buildings that were designed similarly, and at the same time, to make sure that they were absolutely safe. this afternoon i have written to every local authority in scotland to remain them of their duties when it comes to building standards and safety. to highlight the findings of this report. and to ensure that they carry out their duties to make sure that buildings are completely and utterly safe. what would you say to pa rents utterly safe. what would you say to parents watching who would be understandably concerned about safety in sc

schools is limited either to edinburgh or school buildings.re incidents of damage like this in scotland, and 13 schools had walls are repaired in other parts of scotla nd are repaired in other parts of scotland following what happened in edinburgh. quality has become a big concern. he says ultimately the quality of a building is dependent on the tradesmen who built it and witnesses who gave evidence to this report expressed concern this could bea report expressed concern this could be a growing problem. the inquiry raises significant questions about quality and safety for construction across the whole of the uk. thank you very much. record numbers of patients spent more than four hours in accident and emergency units in england in december — that's according to the official figures. the bbc has seen leaked data that showsjanuary was even worse. the figures suggest record numbers of people waited longer than 12 hours for a hospital bed, once seen in a&e. the government says the vast majority of patients were seen and treated quickly, as our hea

that's right, we're here at box primary school in edinburgh. there, the top part of the war that came jumbling down wall over there, the top part of the war that camejumbling down in high winds in january 2016 as war that camejumbling down in high winds injanuary 2016 as part of storm core truth. nine tonnes of masonry fell onto the path. —— storm gertrude. the report makes the point there were no fatalities or injuries, it was down to a matter of timing and luck. it was because it was at 7am, had been an hour and a half later the playground would have been full of primary school age children. consequently in april last year all 17 schools built under that private finance scheme were closed in edinburgh and that affected around 8000 pupils if you include nursery school pupils and some of the older pupils were facing their exams so it caused a great amount of concern for pupils, parents and teachers at the time. faults were found in all 17 of those school buildings. edinburgh council commissioned a report from and experienced architect with a st

edinburgh council commissioned a report, its comeback today, 250 of it.c sector. he confirmed the collapse of the war was due to poor construction and inadequate supervision. the fundamental reason he said the wall fell down was because the outer and inner walls had not been tied together properly. he says it's clear the responsibility for defects in the bell's lie with the main contractors for each of those projects, a range of different main contractors involved. it was not the result of the isolated incompetence ofa result of the isolated incompetence of a rogue subcontractor or bricklaying squad. edinburgh council has said it will learn lessons from this, it'll set up an action group straightaway and they are already implementing, they say, some of the recommendations from the report. andrew care is the chief executive of the city of edinburgh city council. there are 66 accommodations, we'll go through each one of those and see which of those apply to the council. as the client. we can take those on board immediately, as we're doing with some things a

steven goddon, bbc news, edinburgh. breaking news from the united states.told us the us appeals court has upheld the suspension of donald trump's travel ban, meaning it is not in place. those affected by it from seven mainly muslim countries are still free to travel. they were asked to decide whether a lower court ruling that lifted the ban should be allowed to continue or whether it should be reintroduced. they have now made that decision. the ban is not in place. an appeal to the us supreme court is now possible. there will be more on that here on bbc news during newsday. for now, it is time for newsnight, with evan davis. we arrest criminals and support victims. he steps down this month. but is policing in london and the rest of the country in a happy and glorious state? sir bernard how is with us. we also hear from the pa rents of trayvon with us. we also hear from the parents of trayvon martin, the black 17—year—old killed by a white neighbourhood watch volunteer. it is supposed to be that we are all the same but i do not think with this administration

steven goddon, bbc news, edinburgh.mp's nominee for the supreme court has described the president's attacks on the judiciary as "demoralising" and "disheartening". neil gorsuch‘s comments were made to a democratic senator and later confirmed by his office. during the day one of president trump's most controversial cabinet nominees, jeff sessions, has been sworn in as attorney general. more than 30 years ago mr sessions was denied a position as a federaljudge following accusations of racism, 0ur correspondent richard lister sent this report. i, jeff sessions, do solemnly swear. after an angry confirmation process dominated by allegations of racism, jeff sessions was finally sworn in today. he was the first senator to endorse mrtrump‘s campaign, supports his major policies, and will now run his justice department. these dangerous times require a determined attorney general, which is whatjeff is. jeff understands the job of attorney general is to serve and protect the people of the united states, and that is exactly what h

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munster have gone top of the pro 12 table tonight after a hard—fought victory away at edinburgh.st half by ronan o'mahony. 10—9 the final score with edinburgh picking up a losing bonus point. the british national cup diving is going on in plymouth this weekend — and olympic champions jack laugher and chris mears marked their return to action — for the first time since rio — with synchronised 3m springboard gold. the pair comfortably won on their first appearance back while laugher also won the individual one metre title coming into here, knowing everybody is thinking this is a national competition, some people have been diving for a couple of weeks to get here. if we don't win this, it isn't embarrassing, but we have a reputation to uphold, kind of thing. it isa reputation to uphold, kind of thing. it is a bit difficult. we would do a big job. me and chris have been through some struggles in the off season, but we are back now. —— we will do a good job. another olympic medallist tom daley won the three metres springboard synchronised gold with grace reid but was suprisingly beate

but in the edinburgh derby matches, anything can happen.their training base at melwood, which has been their home for more than 60 years. the premier league side is looking to invest £50 million in their academy site in kirby on the outskirts of the city and will move the first team training facilities there. it ends a long association with their home — as these pictures show — they've been at their current base since the 1950s. and it's been confirmed today that the liverpool midfielder adam lallana has agreed a new deal with the club which will run until 2020. he's been in good form for club and country this season scoring a total of ten goals. blackburn rovers have appointed tony mowbray as their new head coach. mowbray has been out of the game since the summer, when he left coventry. he moves to the championship side succeeding 0wen coyle, who left the club yesterday. blackburn are currently second—bottom of the championship, three points from safety. now rugby union's six nations championship returns after a break last weekend. england

steven godden, bbc news, edinburgh.ent has insisted it's not abandoning vulnerable refugees, despite a decision to wind up a scheme allowing unaccompanied minors into the uk. 350 young people, mostly from syria, have been offered sanctuary in the uk under the project. the home secretary amber rudd said the programme risked encouraging people traffickers, and that it would be closed next month. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. stranded at a hospital in athens, this man is an afghan refugee, i7 yea rs this man is an afghan refugee, i7 years old. without any other family, he wants to come to britain and was being helped by the charity, safe passage. but now the government says the charity will only take 150 more. it is really hard for me to achieve my aims, to achieve my goals. because here, there isn't a perfect school or perfect college for the refugees. 200 boys and girls were brought to england... it was the transport of the 1930s but saved thousands of jewish transport of the 1930s but saved thou

there are three games in the pro 12 edinburgh are at home to cardiff and it's a tight game, edinburghby league's super league tonight... warrington, fresh from their win over the brisbane broncos in the world club series are playing castleford. and they're looking good again 6—4 the latest score, andre savelio with his second try of the season. these other games. that is the sport for now. goodbye. president trump has promised to carry out what he called one of the greatest military build—ups in american history. in a speech to conservative activists in maryland, he said nobody would dare to question american military might ever again. we are also putting in a massive budget request for our beloved military. and we will be substantially upgrading all of our military, all of our military. offensive, defensive, everything. bigger and better and stronger than ever before. and hopefully we'll never have to use it. but nobody is going to mess with us, folks. nobody. the president also again railed against what he calls the ‘fake news media' — but he said his criticism didn't apply to all j

and a lot of donors came forward and they travelled to edinburgh at theirown forward and they travelledon. what does it sound like, girls, to cure your daddy? what does it sound like tigger daddy's voice. doesn't sound like daddy? is it good to hear him? it is, isn't it? what do you think, poppy? you like his voice. it's obviously important to you, jason, that you can communicate with them the way you used to. you, jason, that you can communicate with them the way you used tom you, jason, that you can communicate with them the way you used to. it is amazing to know that my voice, my wife will be able to share may and my girls will hear my voice, especially as they only know it now and not how it used to be. this disease can be devastating for families, how has it affected him, it is one year since he came on the programme. it's been 18 months, the la st programme. it's been 18 months, the last time jason came on, he was walking and his mobility was much better. now he isn't able to walk. he is only able to stand for a few seconds and he needs help with everything from washing, dressing,

for 20 years. >> a former heroin addict is back in edinburgh.ll his old friends are happy to see him. no surprise, he had taken 16,000 pounds and skedaddled, but there is no problem he can't fix with drink and drugs, lots of drink and drugs. ♪ >> friendship, chaos, drugs, and great music him the old trainspotting formula done a new. sarah: that is one to watch. a quick reminder of our top stories before we go. you are up-to-date on "dw news". thank you for watching. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] this program is brought to you in part by cie tours international - for over 80 years featuring all inclusive tours and go as you please value vacations throughout ireland and britain. cietours.com ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome. i'm patricia oreilly and i'm delighted you could join us for another

people came to edinburgh at their own expense to create a synthesised computer voice forjason. creater voice forjason. what does it sound like to hear daddy? lily? does it sound like daddy? is it good to hear him? important here? it is, isn't it? yes. you do like daddy's voice. that is crucially important. it is obviously important to you, jason, that you can communicate with them the way that you use to communicate. it is amazing to know that my girls and my wife will still be able to talk to me and hear my voice back, especially the girls because they only know my voice now and not as it used to be. motor neurone disease, as we know, can be devastating for families. how can it —— how has it affected jason? it has been a year since she came on the programme. affected jason? it has been a year since she came on the programmem has been eating months, the last time he was walking and his mobility was much better. —— 18 months. now he is unable to walk, he can only stand for a few seconds and needs help with washing, dressing, eating, everything. it is a devastating diagnosis. last year

ireland started slowly in the six nations, losing in edinburgh.ential for them to come up with something against italy. they have been on top in that game from the start. they have scored four in the first half, which gave them their first half, which gave them their first ever six nations bonus point. 0ne first ever six nations bonus point. one result to give you from cardiff in the women's six nations, if finished wales 2—0 england 63. if the scores like that in the men's match, they will be opening the exits, never mind the roof. it is expected to be a lot closer. before we go — a group of tigers in a zoo in china have become a tourist — and internet — sensation, but not really for the right reasons — it's because they're so fat. the big cats have packed on the pounds overwinter, but zoo keepers say they'll slim down in the summer. they're blaming unflattering camera angles for making some of the animals so portly, but said they would step in and help any unhealthy ones lose weight. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, w

patrick gearey was in edinburgh.e city of alleys it takes just one wrong turn. so, too, the six nations. blown off course last time, scotland in paris. brilliant clear by the french. wales in cardiff. and scores! one further false move for either and their championship hits a dead end. so, much hanging over this. for 20 minutes, so little ground given. until wales set off on the open road. liam williams, the fast lane. too quick to be stopped by any of scotland's barriers. so they tried to catch them another way. finn russell kicked scotland closer. but leigh halfpenny can kick to the horizon. consider russell trumped. for now. scotland flew out after the break. tommy seymour for the line. in a city of train—spotting, try—spotting. was it? it was, just. scotland ahead. they moved six points clear, then wales responded. this time rhys webb asked the question but before he reached the try—line he reached touch. the answer was "no try." under the pump scotland have cracked in the past. now the pressure powered them. a f

the scottish cup holders hibernian knocked out their edinburgh rivals hearts in theirfifth round replayhey did last season. jason cummings gave the home side the lead before grant holt added a second in the first half. andre shinnie scored a third, then hearts grabbed a late consolation. hibs beat their city rivals at this stage of the competition last year, on the way to lifting the title. liverpool are planning to leave their training base at melwood, which has been their home for more than 60 years. the premier league side is looking to invest £50 million in their academy site in kirby on the outskirts of the city and will move the first team training facilities there. they have been at their current base since the 1950s. and it's been confirmed in the last hour that liverpool midfielder adam lallana has agreed a new deal with the club which will run until 2020. he's scored ten goals for club and country so far this season. blackburn rovers have appointed tony mowbray as their new head coach. mowbray‘s been out of the game since the summer, when he left coventry. he moves to the cham

she was coming from not a wealthy background, living on a council estate in edinburgh.s bought two flats with the money, she's got a new home for herself. it hasn't gone com pletely new home for herself. it hasn't gone completely wrong for her. it is important to just create a framework, i think, important to just create a framework, ithink, for the important to just create a framework, i think, for the young. and she must continue buying tickets because it pays for our heritage and our arts. thank you both, peter conradi and shyama peireria. thank you for talking is through the sunday papers. york minster‘s own police forces been given the same power of arrest as regular constables within the cathedral and its boundaries. york minster is only one of five cathedrals in the world which maintain their own constabulary or police force, in a tradition that can be traced back to the early 13th century. the minster police have been on duty a long time. for more than 700 yea rs, a long time. for more than 700 years, they've been guardians of the peace at york minster protectin

you can lose yourself in edinburgh. in the city of ali suit ta kes edinburgh.f course last time, scotla nd nations, blown off course last time, scotland in paris. wales in cardiff. 0ne further force move for eifert and the championship hits a dead end. so much hanging over this and 20 minutes so little ground given. lee williams in the fast lane. too quick to be stopped by scotland. they try to catch them another way. russell kicked scotland closer but leigh halfpenny can kick to the horizon. consider russell trumped. scotla nd horizon. consider russell trumped. scotland flew out after the break. tommy seymourfor scotland flew out after the break. tommy seymour for the line. in the city of trainspotting, try spotting. scotla nd city of trainspotting, try spotting. scotland ahead. they moved six points clear and wales responded with rhys webb asking the question but before he reached the try line, he reached touch and it was no try. scotla nd he reached touch and it was no try. scotland have cracked in the past but now the pressure powered them. delivery, vern c

the investment bank in edinburgh is currently being installed. newspaper -- no realistic guarantees have been given as to the continuation of a proper headquarters in edinburgh. will be prime minister commit to looking again as to why a sale at this time is not in the best of the u.k. taxpayer? prime minister may: before i respond to the issue, i have a couple apologies in the chamber. i am sorry to my honorable friend in mixing them up for another honorable friend. i apologize. i got carried away with the football fever. the honorable lady, she raises an issue in relation to investment bank. i will write her a response to the question that she has made. we will leave it there. >> order. >> you have been watching "prime minister's questions" at the house of commons. question time is live every wednesday at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. it airs again sunday night at 9:00 here at c-span. you can watch any time online at www.c-span.org. foromorrow, the center strategic and international studies takes a look at security along the u.s. southern bo

ulster beat edinburgh. well, the rugby continues this weekend with round two of the six nations.es welcome england to cardiff, whilst scotland are in paris to take on france, a place they haven't won since 1999. let's get some team news, beginning our round up in rome where ireland face italy in the first match of the weekend. it was a captain ‘s run with a difference this afternoon for ireland, as no captain was attendance at the stadium. rory best to so often leaves from the front was back in his hotel room nursing a stomach bug he picked up overnight. the irish camp are confident that the 34—year—old hooker will be fit and ready to go against italy tomorrow. there are always things that crop up in the course of a week. i think how we react and respond to it will hopefully allow us respond to it will hopefully allow us to continue the preparation. u nfortu nately us to continue the preparation. unfortunately these things happen but we are confident that he will recover in time for tomorrow.“ but we are confident that he will recover in time for tomorrow. if the england camp has

in the pro 12, cardiff narrowly won at edinburgh...y looking beaten and ii points down on the hour, the blues staged a come back — lloyd williams with the match winning try. 18—17 the score. in the knights of the games, newport when strachan is worth 8054—22. lei nster when strachan is worth 8054—22. leinster hardtop because munster we re leinster hardtop because munster were top before. it was a busy night in rugby league's super league with five games. warrington were hoping for another win after their victory over the brisbane broncos in the world club series but they were left red faced by castleford whose man of the match zak hardaker gave them the lead and they never looked back. 30—22 the score. castleford are now top of the table. here's a look at the nights other schools. history will be made in west yorkshire, when the west yorkshire, will be, it will be the canadian side ‘s first professional game. we have been to see them. for decades rugby league has tried to expand beyond northern england, the 62 corridor, with mixed succ

we did not want that forjason and by accident i came across a tweet by a clinic in edinburgh that wereifference, as it is me, i know it is me, and therefore a daily reminder of what i sounded like. and it is important as well to lily and p°ppy, it is important as well to lily and poppy, who are doing amazing drawing on the desk, it is great that they can heardad? on the desk, it is great that they can hear dad? absolutely, they are only three and five, and although they know daddy is poorly and the doctors cannot make it better, they don't know what the future holds, they don't realise jason will eventually lose the ability to talk, so eventually lose the ability to talk, so for them it is really important they are able to continue to hear their daddy in his own voice. how important was it for you, jason, to bank these words, and how difficult to find people who sounded like you as well? you have to programme this computer while you are looking for the words, because it is a sort of predictive programme that you can... yes, the words are entered but i have to programme them in. so you

the rain in edinburgh will clear away and it will be a starry evening in twickenham.now, with this feature working through into the pennines. a couple of showers in the western scotland. temperatures lower than this in rural spot. just a touch of frost and a few icy patches to start sunday. patchy fog slow to clear. coastal showers on sunday. more cloud for england and wales, sunshine in scotland and temperatures still in single big as. chilly feel for the weekend. now it's time for newswatch. hello. welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. later on the programme: this man was on our screens again this week. is the bbc giving nigel farage too much airtime? and was coverage of the new us administration's travel ban balanced and impartial, or did it pander to a growing anti—trump hysteria? first, the prime minister's visit to the united states at the end of last week to meet president trump was the subject of considerable media analysis, not least the moment when the two appeared, briefly, holding hands. but some people were more exercised by a question put at a pre

as for the rugby, any reining edinburgh will disappear. a risk of icy patches.tland turning dreyer, but reappearing in western scotland overnight. with these temperatures dropping, it could turn icy places and patchy fog developing, more so tomorrow morning. where it stays cloudy it will be cold, more of that in england and wales tomorrow compared to today. coastal parts of the uk, and many other parts will be dry. a sunny day in scotland tomorrow compared with today. still cold but if you get some sunshine on your back it doesn't feel too bad. we just your back it doesn't feel too bad. wejust coming your back it doesn't feel too bad. we just coming up to 20 past nine. your back it doesn't feel too bad. wejust coming up to 20 past nine. a children's hospital is the first to have a hybrid operating room. it's in liverpool where andy gill went to meet one of its first patients. felicity doerr has a congenital condition that can cause chambers on her nerves felicity has a congenital condition that can cause tumours on her nerves. she had to have one in her neck rem

munster have gone top of the pro 12 table after a hard —fought victory away at edinburgh.dinburgh picking up a losing bonus point. it's another big day in the premier league with the pick of the days ties kicking off at stamford bridge at lunchtime with leaders chelsea taking on third place arsenal. the gunners are looking to repeat their victory earlier in the season whilst a win for chelsea would take them twelve points clear. we play at home, we have our fans to push a lot and for this reason we want to play a good game. we want to play to win but for sure it will be a really tough game and we must play with attention. i believe the most important thing is that we turn up with a positive informant. we have shown we can beat chelsea in the first game, so we wa nt to chelsea in the first game, so we want to turn up at the same quality, and show a straight wrist response, because what is important here is to show response in a united and determined way and play our game. football focus is on later this morning on bbc one and dan is here to tell us what's on the show today.

but, the big tie of the round is on sunday with the edinburgh derby between hearts and hibs.rs against greenock morton complete the round. the russian athlete mariya savinova, who won olympic gold in the 800 metres at london 2012 has been stripped of her medal and retrospectively banned from competing. savinova, who beat caster semenya to gold in london has been found guilty of doping offences by the court of arbitartion for sport. all of her results from july 2010 through to august 2013 have been wiped from her record. mixed feelings then for the british runnerjenny meadows who was beaten by savinova at the 2010 european championships where she won bronze. it isa it is a mixture of elation that i will hopefully be upgraded for the silver medal and sadness and disappointment as a fan of this sport. i was a fan of mariya savinova as well. what she did on the track was fantastic. i feel disappointed and cheated as a fan as well, that what we saw wasn't believable, unfortunately. great britain will face second seeds croatia in the fed cup promotion play—off tomorrow. their place

wales arrived in edinburgh having a —— having enjoyed a decade of wins against scots. expect the unexpected. it's a different scottish team than what we have seen before. we are focused on the squad that we have right now and what really to do. you are only good as your next one on your last one. we will focus on that. —— your next one or is your last one. the big talking point at the ireland team hotel in te nta cled point at the ireland team hotel in tentacled is whether coachjoe smith will pickjonathan or paddyjackson. schmidt has gone with the experience of the 31—year—old sexton for the visit of france on saturday evening. fitness is never an issue forjohnny sexton. it'sjust fitness is never an issue forjohnny sexton. it's just making fitness is never an issue forjohnny sexton. it'sjust making sure that he is fully fit and he certainly is. he trained well today as well as tuesday. as expected, he is highly motivated to get into the game on saturday. straight after the narrow win against wales, eddie jones straight after the narrow win against wales, eddiejones sai

in november, she and the duke of edinburgh will reach the 70th anniversary of their wedding in 19117.to anticipate, the prospect of that state visit by president donald] trump. how will be queen handle that? well, just like the other 109 state visits she has hosted during a record—breaking reign that began 65 years ago today. and we have a full hour of news coming up but first time for a look at the weather. the weather is pretty horrible in some parts of the country. heavy rain and strong wind as well on the west coast of scotland and in northern ireland. gusts of wind approaching 70 miles an hour here and all down to this massive area of low pressure. at the centre of that it is way out in the north atlantic, this is the weather front it is sending across us. look at the weather we have across northern parts of the uk. snow and gales and this is just parts of the uk. snow and gales and this isjust a parts of the uk. snow and gales and this is just a selection of some of those gusts of wind we will experience through the course of this evening. further south not quite so bad but it i

brightness for glasgow, edinburgh, belfast. but in the south cloudy with rain on and off.ng pretty damp as well for most of us. london maybe getting a little bit of sunshine at some point. have a great weekend. the conservatives hail a historic victory, as they sweep labour aside in the copeland by—election. they've got a lot to cheer about, it's the first by election win for a party in power in a generation. this is an astounding victory for the conservative party but also for the people of copeland. you know labour have held this seat since the 1930s. meanwhile labour does hang on to its seat in stoke central, seeing off a challenge by ukip. it's a message about the economy, it's a message aboutjobs, it is a message about this country, but above all, above all it was a message that hope triumphs over fear. we'll be asking how the political landscape is changed by today's by—election results. also tonight...

a report into safety failures which forced 17 edinburgh schools to close criticises the council for aon work. the government denies abandoning the vulnerable after it stops a scheme allowing unaccompanied children into the uk. a new law designed to help protect people renting homes from rogue landlords is failing tenants, claim a group of mps. also in the next hour: donald trump's pick for attorney general is sworn in, despite objections from democrats over allegations of racism.

that is the ministerfor edinburgh on his feet at the moment, edinburgh south.e european union notification of withdrawal bill as it is officially entitled continues this afternoon. the vote is this evening. it is expected to be one pretty comfortably by the government. let's go inside westminster now. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in the house of commons. as you say, the government is relaxed about this vote with labour, jeremy corbyn ordering his mps to ensure that article 50 is triggered. it does mean there is very little chance of an upset later. let's discuss this a bit more. i am joined by mark harper and from the liberal they are looking quite relaxed about this vote. it is going to this evening, isn't it? there is clear majority to back what the british people decided. although this vote is important, it is not making the decision about whether we should leave or remain in the european union. that decision was made on the 23rd ofjune. union. that decision was made on the 23rd of june. this union. that decision was made on the 23rd ofju

and coming up on a masterchef, we are in edinburgh and looking forward to the game between lots to get's start with claudio ranieri. the man who helped make one of sport's biggest stories when he managed leicester to the premier league title last year has now become one of football's most famous managerial sackings after he was relieved of his duties last night. 0ur sports editor dan roan has been following the story for us and joins me now. dan, leicester poor in the league all season and there had been rumblings as to ranieri's future for a while but this has still caused major shockwaves hasn't it? absolutely. i think that the fact that this team are languishing just one point above relegation with just 13 matches left to preserve their premier league status, a sacking would, as not much a surprise for another team. retaining premier league status is everything for owners. however, this is claudio ranieri, the miracle worker that is 110w ranieri, the miracle worker that is now out of work. just truly breached the goal this club said that they we re the goal this club said that they

thousands have taken part in matters across the country in london and belfast and edinburgh.ion said 40,000 people had taken part. we had a producer down there at the persists springwatch protests and the estimate said it was more like four or 5000. smaller than the protest outside whitehall on monday but still if you thousands people turning out. jeremy corbyn told the crowds that mr trump's state visit should be withdrawn until the executive orders are gone and every element repealed. that has been a temporary lifting of that band. this has been sparked after theresa may invited donald trump to a state visit. demonstrators want to see mrs may withdraw the invitation and denounce his travel ban as racist. well, staying with us relations, a day after president trump imposed sanctions on iran for a missile test last weekend, the country has carried out military exercises to test its missile and radar systems. the trump administration says it's not considering increasing the number of its military personnel in the middle east —— but has warned that it won't ignore iran's activi

in the pro 12, cardiff narrowly won at edinburgh, to inflict more misery looking beaten and 11 points staged a come back — lloyd williams with the match winning try. 18—17 the score. in the night's other games. it was a busy night in rugby league's super league with five games. warrington were hoping for another win after their victory over the brisbane broncos in the world club series but they were left red faced by castleford whose man of the match zak hardaker gave them the lead and they never looked back. 30—22 the score. castleford are now top of the table. here is a look at the other scores. history will be made in west yorkshire tomorrow when the toronto wolfpack become the first transatlantic sports team as they take on siddal in rugby league's challenge cup on saturday. the third round tie will be the canadian side's first professional game and our reporter stuart pollitt has been to see them prepare. the decades, rugby league has tried to expand beyond northern england, m62 corridor, with mixed success. they are based in kent. the biggest change in rugby league took place in

scottish cup holders, hibernian will face a fifth round replay after a goalless draw with edinburgh rivalsrnjohnsen, unfortunately for him and the hearts fans, marciano was equal to the effort in the hibernian goal. 0—0 the final score. this weekend's six nations action culminated in defeat for scotland who came up against a huge forward pack in paris where they faced france. they hadn't won there since 1999, and their loss by 22—16 means that losing streak has been extended to ten straight matches. as patrick gearey reports. welcome to france. land of the giants. home of a rugby team built around a 150 stone pack. when faced with such an obstacle, scotland decided the best option was to distract them and then sneak around. stuart hogg is an expert raider. in this battle, the french goliath had the slingshot in the form of fly—half camille lopez. with france now ahead, the battering ram set to work. with every charge, they knew the scottish wall would weaken. eventually somewhere a crack would appear. gael fickou spotted it, breathing space. the gap began to seal up once more, two penaltie

southern uplands and lowlands of scotland, outskirts of glasgow and edinburgh could get some snow.ind slamming into north—western parts of england, wales, northern england, the midlands and into east anglia. amber warning in force. these winds we often get in the winter but often the north west coast of scotland get them and the difference with these, they will go inland and cause problems. our infrastructure doesn't have to deal with these sorts of winds very often. we could even see some damage like this, if you are unlucky so the main message tomorrow is to take it steady and take care. hello and welcome to 100 days. mexico says it will not accept new us plans to send millions of illegal immigrants back across the border. and they will not hesitate to approach the united nations to defend immigrants, says the foreign minister of mexico. the strong words come as the us head of homeland security and the secretary of state head to mexico to discuss the immigration crackdown. the white house will scrap guidelines that say transgender students should be allowed to use bathrooms which

a report into safety failures, which forced 17 edinburgh schools to close, criticises the council for a lack of scrutiny over construction work. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. as record numbers of patients are kept waiting, we will speak to a junior doctor about the pressures the nhs faces. as one of donald trump's most controversial cabinet nominees, jeff sessions is sworn in as attorney general, we bring you the latest from washington. and what we re the latest from washington. and what were the first words ever spoken? scientists say orangutans may have the answer. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm mike bushell. mps have passed a motion of "no confidence" in the fa. wales look to be biggar, and up north, ahead of their big six nations match against england. and a year to go before the winter olympics start in south korea, we'll be meeting some of stars, who hope to make it a best ever winter games for team gb. thanks forjoining

he'll be edinburgh's head coach from the start of next season.ngham won the welsh open snooker last night. he beatjudd trump in a thriller in cardiff. the world number two coming through in the decider to take the cardiff final nine frames to 8 it's his first ranking title since winning the world championship two years ago. golf has a new world number one. dustinjohnson has climbed to the top of the rankings after winning in california. he takes over from jason day after a great twelve months that saw him play the best golf of his career and pick up a first major. that's all sport for now. search engines are pledging to make it harderfor search engines are pledging to make it harder for uk search engines are pledging to make it harderfor uk internet search engines are pledging to make it harder for uk internet users to find pirated films and the legally strea m find pirated films and the legally stream sport. google and microsoft have signed up to a voluntary code of practice and will ensure offending websites are demoted in their search results.

the suburbs of glasgow and edinburgh potentially waking up to maybe even seems like this.e midlands and down into east anglia. another amber warning from the met office. this is what it looks like around 11. 70—80 mph gusts across north west wales and perhaps similar strength is further east, not so strong in the east but certainly disruptive. we talk about these values often but in the winter, it affects coastal areas, and in—built up areas, we get this sort of disruption. by the time we get to thursday afternoon, the worst of the weather will be across eastern areas. very gusty in the south and by that we to midnight on thursday, we are out of the woods, the winds die down and first on friday morning, we will have to pick up friday morning, we will have to pick up the bits and pieces across central and southern areas. some rain getting into the north—west on friday. tomorrow, take care. and burying her body in a cesspit. ian stewart had met helen bailey on a website back in 2011. he drugged herfor weeks before killing her. i'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder of

scottish cup holders, hibernian, will face a fifth round replay against edinburgh rivals hearts, afterals with a 2—1 win over greenock morton. martyn waghorn with the winner. rugby union's six nations is continuing to provide tense, tough contests. france and scotland were level with just ten minutes of their match remaining but france powered ahead to win 22 points to 16 and inflict a tenth straight defeat on scotland. adam wild reports. welcome to france, land of the giants, home of a rugby team built around a 150 stay in fact. scotland decided the best option was to distract them and the snake around them. stuart hawke is an expert at reading it. they had a slingshot in the form of lopez. the battery ram set to work. with every charge, they knew the scottish wall will weaken. they spotted it and some breathing space. the game again to seal up once more. two penalties with the aim spot on. scotland gave chase early in the second half. tommy seymour took a punt and his luck was in. a chart to ease the extra point missed. phil russell's would have been emphatic in football but it was e

to look ahead, let's talk to former scotland captain andy nichol, who joins us live from edinburgh.as been a long time coming and in that time there have been some fantastic games of by have been some fantastic games of rugby and! have been some fantastic games of rugby and i expect that to happen again this afternoon. this is a better scotla nd again this afternoon. this is a better scotland site then there has beenin better scotland site then there has been in ten years, so there are high hopes that they can finally finished that losing streak against wales. can scotland cope without the five key players, including of course the captain? it is a big loss, because he isn't just captain? it is a big loss, because he isn'tjust the captain, he is the goal kicker and leader. it is a good opportunity for the young scrum—half who has done really well for glasgow this year. the goalkicking is being taken over. this year. the goalkicking is being ta ken over. so this year. the goalkicking is being taken over. so is the captaincy. there are other changes in the front i’ow. there are other c

as part of this work —— cardiff and edinburgh. i hope he found a place, but i pay tribute to him, members of the eu committee, the sub commit it is and expert staff who have supported them —— boswell. my lords, valuable inquiries on brexit have been carried out by the constitution committee, the science & technology committee and thejoint committee on human rights. the economic affairs committee has announced its own brexit related inquiry and i‘m grateful to the noble lord, lord mcfall in his work in bringing together the brexit liaison group to facilitate coordination of activity in your lordship‘s house. ministers will continue to provide regular updates to parliament and, as we propose to convert the body of eu law into uk law when we leave, it will be for parliament to scrutinise any changes to our domestic legislation we make once we have left. my lords, as this house regularly reminds me, the process of leaving the european union is a complex one but it‘s also an opportunity for your lordship‘s house to demonstrate the valu

when the prime minister was in edinburgh on the 15th ofjuly constituency in this house of commons hasoted against her approach, she does not have an agreed uk—wide approach. now, mr speaker, as the prime minister knows, a lot of people in scotland watch primaries this questions so will she tell the viewers in scotland whether she intends to keep her word to scotland or not? —— watch prime minister's questions. the supreme court was very clear that the scottish parliament does not have a veto on the triggering article 50. the bill that is going through the house obviously is giving the power to the government to trigger article 50 and i would also remind him of this point because he constantly refers to the interests of scotland inside the european union. an independent scotland would not be in the european union. then came a reference to kenneth clarke's speech in the commons last week. the prime minister's right honourable friend the member for rushcliffe last week pointed out that her aspiration to achieve barrier—free, tariff—free trade with the single market getting all the benefi

in the year 2000, edinburgh resumed its position as home of scotland's parliament.scotland's strikingly modern parliament building opened in 2004. the catalan architect enric miralles mixed bold windows, wild angles, and organic themes into a startling complex that would, as he envisioned, "surge from out of the rock and into the city." captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight... >> i will get rid of and totally destroy the johnson amendment. >> woodruff: president trump vows to drastically change the way church and state are separated during political campaigns. then, what we know about a deadly raid by navy seals in yemen. details emerge from the dangerous counter-terrorism operation against al qaeda. and, we travel to a corner of kentucky where many people depend on obamacare to hear their thoughts on the possibility of repeal and replace. >> some people feel that because trump's in office, why do we have to have it because they're hoping they don't get fined.