sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh.e on the battles ahead in scotland, wales and northern ireland. first, more from sarah smith in edinburgh theresa may said they cannot be another referendum until after she leaves the year. here, the arguments are organ to be about independence and whether there should be another vote on that. i suspect they are will be many who believe the last thing northern ireland need is another vote. in thing northern ireland need is anothervote. in mind thing northern ireland need is another vote. in mind there are already been to several elections, the last of which cause a close in power—sharing negotiations. that is a crass as it needs to be fixed. stormont's parties mystery to most of the government, and those talks we re of the government, and those talks were going to continue in the days ahead. bud cauley ms poe probably leaves them with virtually no chance of success, and probably already adds to that sense of political instability, here. that is because election campaigns here tend to b

meanwhile, here, the queen and the duke of edinburgh attended the traditional easter service at windsordidn't dampen the easter message in rome, where thousands of pilgrims gathered to see pope francis celebrate easter mass and lead the blessings in st peter's square in the vatican. mass took place amidst tight security, a week after attacks on two coptic churches in egypt left more than a0 people dead. pope francis used his message to also condemn yesterday's bomb attack on a crowded syrian bus convoy, that killed at least 112 people. translation: may sustain the efforts of all who are actively engaged in bringing comfort and relief to the civil population in syria. pray to a war that continues to sow horror and death. and yesterday the latest horrible attack on refugees, which provoked many deaths and many wounded. may he grant peace to the entire middle east. as the skies cleared, the pope's message resonated with the thousands who travelled from far and wide for his easter blessing. the archbishop of canterbury delivered his easter message from canterbury cathedral. he said today's

he will stand again in his edinburgh constituency. candidates will stand across the country. we also expecting updates from the lib dems and the conservatives as to who might be standing. all of the parties have a difficult balancing act in scotland. because we have the local government elections coming a week on thursday. so, there is this consciousness that while they don't want overshadow that election, which, until tuesday when theresa may made the statement about the snap election, that is where people thought all of the focus would be. they do not want overs ha d ow focus would be. they do not want overshadow the contest too much. but at the same time they have to make most of the time available to them before the 8th ofjune. thank you for joining before the 8th ofjune. thank you forjoining us with that update. two senior members of the house of commons have announced they won't be standing at next month's election. labour's graham allen, and the former conservative cabinet minister sir eric pickles, say they're stepping down fr

edinburgh was a wonder in the 17th and 18th centuries.it was famed for its skyscrapers -- they say the first anywhere -- but also for its filth. it was once the most congested city in europe. its most wretched couldn't even afford candles. they lived in darkness. it's said they knew each other not by how they looked, but by how they smelled. medieval skyscrapers towered ten stories and higher. frontage on high street was so limited that the buildings were narrow and tall, crammed shoulder-to-shoulder, with little courtyards called "closes" branching off. these closes were connected to the main drag by skinny lanes or even tunnels. 400 years ago, edinburgh was nicknamed "auld reekie." the entire city was a black-stained mess of chimneys and reeked of smoke. the royal mile ends at the gates of holyrood palace -- for 500 years the official royal residence here in edinburgh. ♪ announcer: a kqed television production. sbrocco: and everybody say "opa!" together: opa!

the study was led by doctor mark miller at the university of edinburgh and hejoins us now from edinburghllution has striking effect on the cardiovascular system and we suspected particles in the air could get into blood, but we have never shown this conclusively. in this study we used particles about the same size of those from diesel exhausts and we tracked them in the body and we showed they got into the blood and they accumulate at sites of disease. if these particles do get to sites of disease this is where they could have severe health effects. so tiny particles of gold. why was gold your method? ideally we would do this on particles that were in the environment made of carbon, but it is difficult to track carbon in the body. so gold is about the same size as a nano particle from diesel exhaust. it is harmless for exposure and you can track it in very low concentrations around the body. what are the implications about what you have discovered is among the idea that these nano particles could build up in blood vessels and raise the risk of heart disease? we have known for a while tha

in edinburgh, we have lovely blue skies.m. we could see some showers developing. vic acquired running all the way from the wash to the west country. the amounts are small, but we do have a good deal of cloud generally across the south east of england. the sunshine in kent should be fading. even with the cloud, 13 or 14, fading. even with the cloud, 13 or 1a, maybe 15 degrees. sunshine across north east england. cloudier skies from northern ireland and western scotland. maybe some rain and the far north of scotland. that will sink its way southwards overnight. most of england and wales will be dry. we have got a lot of cloud, the winds will be like, so it shouldn‘t be as chilly as was last night. tomorrow, we will see skies brightening up across many parts of england and wales, a little sunshine beginning to develop. always more acquired in the north—west of england. the over the hills. to the south of that weather front, we have warm airand sunshine south of that weather front, we have warm air and sunshine in the south—east

time to catch a train — i'm off to edinburgh. libby and lauren are taking me on a night out.oaccutane three times without success so now she's trying something different. so the first time i went on it, it totally cleared up and it was really good. cleared up for about a year. and then itjust came back, all of it, and ifeel like it came back even worse than the first time. you so you lived with perfect skin for a whole year? i wouldn't say perfect, i still had scarring from obviously the spots before, but i was happy with my skin and that's like the only time in about eight years that i have actually been happy with my skin. you are trying a new treatment now — can you tell me a bit about that? so it's a suction and laser treatment and they go around your skin and they suck the bacteria out and zap it with a laser to kill any leftover bacteria. what's the first step in your make—up regime? i always start with covering the majority of the redness with a really high—coverage concealer. 0k. that looks like an amazing product. it's so good. i love it. this is bbc radio 1, saturda

temper just lifting to around 14 over edinburgh. —— temperatures lifting to around 14 over edinburgh.rately cold but a chilly start to friday. early sunshine for eastern areas before the cloud comes and gives as a few showers. the odd shower towards the west where we will have a bit more cloud. for the most, a dry and bright day, a little sunshine at times. temperatures creeping up again. 12 in glasgow, about 15 in london, around where they should be for the time of year. a breeze will be picking up on saturday. most places will be dry. some sunshine around. perhaps a few showers. not a bad start to the bank holiday weekend. a lot of uncertainty, particularly with what is happening in the south—west, this area of low pressure could push bands of rain up from the south—west, perhaps getting up towards scotland. a bit of uncertainty through sunday and monday. it is likely it will be breezy and milder than it has been of late. by no means will it be a wash—out despite a little bit of rain be impossible. hello, it's thursday april 27th, it's 9 o'clock, i'm chloe tilley, welcome to the pro

turning heavy for a time across scotland, eight or 9 degrees in inverness, but from aberdeen to edinburgh should stay dry, cloudy at the day. north—west england turning cloudy and is the cloud moves in, because of wales and the south west will suffer. ii in aberystwyth, compare that with further east, temperatures around 25 or maybe 26 degrees. through this evening and overnight, it is all about this weather front, sinking into the south, the rain tending to brazil but behind that, all of us getting into cooler air. it isa all of us getting into cooler air. it is a band of cloud, thinking south across england and wales overnight. but i'm back, clear spells, some showers but with this north westerly airflow, temperatures dipping away between five and 9 degrees by the end of the night. tomorrow is going to bea end of the night. tomorrow is going to be a cooler day, not a bad day, still a fair amount of sunshine, showers as well. showers possibly wintry. one or two showers elsewhere. even where we see the sunshine, no more 25 or 20 sixes, between 12 and 15, the best we can expect in single d

of what she had achieved as an mp in westminster and she was privileged to have been the mp for edinburghn she had decided not to stand again. we had no mention of natalie mcgarry, no word from her, so we will wait to see what happens. the snp confirming that they would put forward their 54 sitting mps and there would be decision made on the other five seats, candidates for the other five seats, candidates for the other five seats, by the of the week. stephen, thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news this lunchtime. two men have been arrested in connection with an acid attack which left two people blinded in one eye. 20 people were hurt in the attack at the nightclub in east london on monday. the conservatives play down speculation that taxes will rise if they win the general election. around 100 afghan soldiers have been killed and wounded in a taliban attack on an army base in afghanistan. a huge police operation is being mounted in the german city of cologne where the right—wing party alternative fur deutschland is holding a conference ahead of a genera

the rallies began in australia and new zealand, eventually reaching london and edinburgh, and there haveeen big demonstrations in america. protestors say they're angry at what they believe are mounting political attacks against scientific thought and factual arguments. there have been clashes in the german city of cologne, as thousands of demonstrators marched on the venue where the anti—immigration alternative for deutschland party, was holding a conference. huge numbers of police were sent in, and two officers were injured. the people of france go to the polls tomorrow in the first round of one of the most important and unpredictable presidential elections of recent times. combating terrorism is a key issue, after the killing of a police officer in the capital on thursday and additional security forces will back up 50,000 police officers nationwide, for tomorrow's poll. lucy williamson is in paris for us tonight. from the first flickers of this campaign, from the party primaries to the nominations on all the scandals and debate, almost nothing has turned out as it was originally predic

sergeant david would from edinburgh. -- david wooding.ght and died for us. we have to remember them and thank them. the queen sent a message saying it was our duty to remember and honour those who served so valiantly at vimy ridge and throughout the first world war. well, the main events get under way in the next couple of hours, there will be hymns and prayers, there will be hymns and prayers, there will be hymns and prayers, there will be dancing by some of the younger people. there will also be fly pasts and 21 gun salutes, and what we are led to believe is an atmosphere not of sadness but of happiness in the way that is possible as a commemoration of them, a lot of young people here especially not giving it a party atmosphere but certainly an atmosphere but certainly an atmosphere that they want to remember with kindness and with fun, the relatives they lost all those yea rs the relatives they lost all those years ago. it gets under way in a couple of hours, and this really is one of the last great commemorations the first world war.

wetter in glasgow than edinburgh. rainfor wetter in glasgow than edinburgh.and manchester. that rain is on liverpool and manchester. that rain isona liverpool and manchester. that rain is on a weather front, but as it had southwards it‘s a familiar story. the weather front weakens considerably. no rain on it to the south. a couple of showers, but brightness. early sunshine before it clouds over in the afternoon. sunny spells following in the north. a few showers around and a cool breeze blowing in scotland. that will take the edge off the numbers. ten in glasgow, 16 in london. the weather front, no rain on it to help the gardens. it clears away. behind that, for thursday, we are into a cooler north—westerly airflow. it could be a chilly start for eastern areas of the uk, especially in the countryside the end. sunshine in the morning. the tendency for things to cloud over from the west, with gradual moistening up of the air to bring us showers. a lot of places will be drierfurther bring us showers. a lot of places will be drier further south and east. temperat

michelle thompson won the edinburgh west seat in 2015 and natalie mcgarry won the glasgow east seat. they both resigned the party whip. michelle thompson did so amid an ongoing police investigation into property deals. natalie mcgarry resigned the quip following fraud investigations. since then they have been sitting as independent mps and the decision for the national executive was what to do about that. it has been a difficult issue for the snp and that was reflected in the snp and that was reflected in the statement from the party after words, with no mention of either michelle thompson or natalie mcgarry in that statement, simply mentioning that those 5a sitting mps would go ahead. we do know that they will not be candidates. subsequently, we heard from both mps. natalie mcgarry said that the decision came as no surprise to her. michelle thompson put out a lengthy statement in which she said she was very disappointed. she said she was proud of what she had achieved as an mp and she also confirmed that she had decided not to stand as an independent candidate in the seat. she also

sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. sarahjoins us now from edinburgh.today's news in northern ireland and wales, but we start in scotland. sarah, when nicola sturgeon says in her view this is a mainlying o miscalculation by theresa may, what is her thinking there? well, nicola sturgeon thinks that this decision could backfire on the prime minister in scotland because she really believes the snp are in a position to do well in this election and that if they do, then that will make it much hardingerfor a if they do, then that will make it much hardinger for a westminster government toll refuse to allow a referendum on scottish independence. privately though, the snp will admit it will be incredibly difficult for them to repeat the astonishing success they had in 2015. you could have a situation where the snp win most of the seats in scotland, but it still looks like their support is slipping. the tories are convinced they can make significant gains in scotla nd they can make significant gains in scotland now that they have successfully positioned themselv

a few showers in the north west, south west of scotland, if you live in edinburgh and aberdeen, it should fairly chilly. further april showers around the north—west of the country. the driest weather across the south and east. very unlikely to catch any rain. it will be overcast with moments of sunshine. again, very similar temperatures. moments of sunshine. again, very similartemperatures. good moments of sunshine. again, very similar temperatures. good friday looks as though it will be pretty overcast, a least across the southern half of the uk. you can see some blobs of rain. very patchy rain. not everybody is going to get it. the northern half of the country a little bit cooler. more frequent sunny spells. sunshine and april showers from the lake district north and into northern ireland. there are areas of low and highs close to others. the weather not exhilarating all that bad. just normal for the time of year. fairly fresh with sunny spells. most of the time, it will be dry wherever you are in the uk. this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8pm. following talks in moscow

in the pro 12 a last—minute try from captain grant gilchrist gave edinburgh a 24—20 win over newportleague and 20 unanswered points in the second half gave hull fc a 34—10 win over warrington wolves on what was a poignant night at the k—com stadium as adam wild reports. ian hull, a night to remember a hero. notjust for ian hull, a night to remember a hero. not just for rugby league ian hull, a night to remember a hero. notjust for rugby league but the country. jack harrison awarded the country. jack harrison awarded the victoria cross, killed on the battlefield a century ago. for the clu b battlefield a century ago. for the club he loved, a win would take them top. this try helping them towards an early 12 point lead. after a dismal start to the seasoned warrington are now a club with a point to prove, hitting back through russell and then this against the former side he played for. hull reduced to just four points at the break. but they had a matchwinner, getting the ball down to score in the corner. any doubt disappeared when hull quite literally ran away with it. going almost the

ok, dr amanda hunter from the university of edinburgh, thank you very much for your time.wo days. relatively sunny, but some cloud around. this isa sunny, but some cloud around. this is a picture from aviemore, in the scottish highlands. as you can see, many of us are cloud free. these speckled clouds are bringing some showers into northern and western scotland. pretty windy here. it is more generally cloudy towards the south—east. brighter glimpses at times, one two showers. in between, a slice of sunshine. temperatures 1116 degrees. during this evening and overnight, very windy weather across the far north of scotland. we could see 60 or 70 gusts. in the northern isles, the showers continue across scotland. where we see clear spells, particularly in southern areas, it could get cold enough for areas, it could get cold enough for a patch of grass frost. a chilly start for tomorrow. southern areas will see a decent amount of sunshine. things will gradually cloud over from the sunshine. things will gradually cloud overfrom the north. most of us cloud overfrom the north. mos

edinburgh university study monitored the hearts of 19 healthy firefighters during mock rescues.rose by one degree celsius and remained high for up to four hours afterwards. blood vessels and blood became stickierforming afterwards. blood vessels and blood became stickier forming potentially harmful clots. scientists believed that physical exertion and hit were the reason. staying hydrated and taking breaks to cool down a vital for saving firefighters lives. coming up at 6 o'clock on breakfast — dan walker and louise minichin will have all the day's news, business and sport. they'll also have a special report from mauritius. john mcareavey, whose wife michaela was murdered whilst they were on their honeymoon six years ago has returned to the island for the first time. i'm ben bland. the top stories this hour: president putin has declared three days of mourning and laid flowers near the scene of the st petersburg metro blast, which killed 11 people and injured more than 50. investigators believe it was a terrorist act. a second device was found and defused at a second station. in

the edinburgh is to play.ere some double takes as he flew by. good picture. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: north korea has staged a huge military parade, as it warns it will retaliate if it is attacked by the united states. the driving test is getting a major overhaul, with people now being expected to safely use sat nav, and park in a bay. and you will not have to do that reverse around the corner thing any more. thank goodness, lots of people will say. here is philip with a look at this morning's weather. and you have some easter bunnies. let's not be upstaged by the first graphic i show you, please! they like a bit of warmth on their backs, and so do you, no doubt, but i'm afraid that is not the way the easter weekend is shaping up. on the cool side. there will be some sunny spells but there will be some rain for some in the forecast as well. for some of you that could well be welcome. this is how it shapes up in the next few hours or so. wash out if you are off to

wetter in glasgow than edinburgh. rain for northern ireland.haps over the hills of cumbria and lancashire. by nine o'clock it will rain in liverpool and manchester. that rain is on the weather front, but as it head southwards it's a familiar story. the weather front weakens considerably. little or no rain on it to the south. a couple of showers, but some brightness. early sunshine before it clouds over in the afternoon. sunny spells following in behind that weather front in the north. a few showers around and a cool breeze blowing in scotland will take the edge off those numbers. ten in glasgow, 16 in london. the weatherfront, no rain on it to help the gardens. it clears away. behind that, for thursday, we are into a cooler north—westerly airflow. it could be a chilly start for many eastern areas of the uk, especially in the countryside first thing. but sunshine in the morning. the tendency for things to cloud over from the west, with gradual moistening up of the air to bring us showers. but a lot of places will be drier further south and east.

casualties was greater than the somme, amongst those to die was 26—year—old sergeant david would from edinburgh we would not be free to do what we want, when we want, they fought and died for us and we have got to remember them. there are no more combat veterans alive from the first world war. vimy ridge and arras are amongst the final great a cts arras are amongst the final great acts of commemoration, to honour their sacrifice mourn their loss, and remember their lives. duncan kennedy, bbc news at vimy ridge. we are back with the late news at 10. now on bbc1 it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. for the news where you are. let's return to the news of two bomb attacks on coptic christians in egypt that killed almost a0 people. earlier, my colleague spoke to a representative of the coptic christian church in the uk about the attack. it is a heretic thing to happen, especially as people were celebrating palm sunday around the world. i have spoken to our bishop in tanta, as well as our representatives in cairo, and we have confirmed that a lot of the people who died were families celebra

scotland, we should hold onto some hazy sunshine, just seven degrees in aberdeen, eight or nine in edinburghud spreading across northern england down into wales, again the sunshine here will turn a little bit hazy through the afternoon. 11 degrees there in aberystwyth. fairly light winds across wales. light winds too across the south—west. maybe 13 with a bit of shelter there in plymouth. some patchy cloud across the midlands. east anglia and the south—east should keep plenty of sunshine but pretty cool, particularly around the coast of east anglia. now, as we go on through the night into wednesday morning, england and wales where we keep clear skies will turn very cold again, a widespread frost. not as cold for northern ireland and scotland because here we'll have more cloud and some outbreaks of patchy rain courtesy of this very weak weather front just sinking its way into the picture. but behind that front we start to bring in more of a westerly wind, so won't be as chilly across scotland and northern ireland on wednesday. some extra cloud also sinking into northern england, but through t

scotland, we should hold onto some hazy sunshine, just seven degrees in aberdeen, eight or nine in edinburghrn england down into wales, again the sunshine here will turn a little bit hazy through the afternoon. 11 degrees there in aberystwyth. fairly light winds across wales. light winds too across the south—west. maybe 13 with a bit of shelter there in plymouth. some patchy cloud across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east should keep plenty of sunshine but pretty cool, particularly around the coast of east anglia. now, as we go on through the night into wednesday morning, england and wales where we keep clear skies will turn very cold again, a widespread frost. not as cold for northern ireland and scotland because here we'll have more cloud and some outbreaks of patchy rain courtesy of this very weak weather front just sinking its way into the picture. but behind that front we start to bring in more of a westerly wind, so won't be as chilly across scotland and northern ireland on wednesday. some extra cloud also sinking into northern england but through the midlands, south wales an

has found that construction faults — similar to those which led to the closure of 17 schools in edinburghther schools across scotland. although most have been repaired, work has yet to be completed on six of the buildings. the scottish futures trust, which oversees public—private finance projects, says it's reviewing its guidance. fiona walker reports. it was only when nine times of all came crashing into the playground at 0x gang primary last january that they realised the school had not been built properly. —— nine tons. the official report said it was lucky nobody had been killed. it turned out that all 17 schools built under the private finance contract we re under the private finance contract were found to be potentially dangerous. now the bbc has discovered that 71 more schools in scotla nd discovered that 71 more schools in scotland have had similar defects across 15 local authorities, taking the total to 88 faulty schools. it's actually frightening to think there are so many actually frightening to think there are so many schools that potentially have the same problem associated w

bay, throughout the lake district, some in northern ireland and western parts of scotland but in edinburgh weather is looking relatively bright for you here. all in all, not a bad start to the date for most of us. and it will continue through most of thursday, these west to north—west winds coming in and i think perhaps increasing cloud and showers for a time at least across scotland, and temperatures pretty much what we have today. ten to 14 degrees which isa have today. ten to 14 degrees which is a little on the cool side but when the sun comes out is fairly decent. not an awful lot of sun on good friday, more substantial cloud still across more southern parts of uk and you will see some blobs of rain coming through at almost any time. to the north of that also some showers but the weather in the northern half of the uk on good friday will be mormeck so we will have sunny spells and showers and then sunny spells and showers. —— will be a bit more mixed. that takes us will be a bit more mixed. that takes us to the weekend and high—pressure makes an appearance across the south of the uk wh

a last—minute try from captain grant gilchrist gave edinburgh a 24—20 win over newport gwent dragonster. 0nto rugby league and 20 unanswered points in the second half gave hull fc a 34—10 win over warrington wolves on what was a poignant night at the k com stadium as adam wild reports. ian howell, a note to remember. not just a hero to rugby league, but to the country. jack harrison, the whole fc club legend, ordered the victoria cross, killed on the battlefield a century ago. for the clu b battlefield a century ago. for the club he loved, the winner would take top. this track help in the black and white toward an early 12 point lead. after a dismal start, warrington and our club with a point to prove, hitting back through matty russell and then this. the whole lead reduced just four points at the break, but an itchy and be sure they have a proven matchwinner. somehow managing to get the ball down to score. anecdote about the result disappeared when whole, quite literally ran away with it. finn we re literally ran away with it. finn were going almost the length of the field. albert k

wetter in glasgow than it will be in edinburgh, some rain for northern ireland, some heavy rain perhaps and by 9am a little rain for liverpool and manchester. that rain here is on a weather front but as it heads southwards, it's a familiar story, the weather front weakens considerably. little or no rain on it. to the south we're looking at one or two showers but some brightness, some early sunshine before it clouds over more during the afternoon. some sunny spells following behind that weather front across the north and a few showers around. quite a cool breeze blowing across scotland will take the edge off those numbers. ten in glasgow, 16 in london, not far off what we had on tuesday. that weather front then, no rain on it really to help the gardens at all. it clears away. then behind that on thursday we're into a cooler north—westerly airflow. it could be quite a chilly start for many eastern areas of the uk, especially in the countryside first thing. but some sunshine in the morning. the tendency is, though, for things to cloud over more and more from the west with gradual moistenin

we'll be live in edinburgh. i'm jon sopel in washington.battle is underway in arkansas, where authorities are trying to carry out

elsewhere, connaught beat edinburgh 22—19.d bottom—of—the—table warrington got their first win, against a leeds rhinos side who could have gone top tonight. 25—14 the score, kurt gidley getting the final try for the hosts. elsewhere, there were wins for salford, wakefield and catalans dragons, while st helens drew with huddersfield. the chinese formula i grand prix should go ahead on sunday as planned, after organisers decided against bringing the race forward due to the poor weather forecast. second practice was cancelled, after low cloud and rain in shanghai made it unsafe for the medical helicopter to operate. safety requirements dictate cars cannot run if the helicopter cannot fly. but lewis hamilton said there must be a rethink in procedure, so that racing can still go ahead in bad weather. the grand national at aintree is tomorrow, but today's big race, thejlt melling chase, was won by fox norton. the seven—year—old, trained by colin tizzard, finished well ahead of the pre—race favourite sub lieutenant. fox norton's win

elsewhere connaught beat edinburgh 22—19.e with five games... bottom of the table warrington still looking for their first win — leeds rhinos can go top with a win. warrington have beaten miners. kurt gidley with the final try. elsewhere there were wins for — salford, wakefield and catalan dragons while st helens drew with huddersfield. the chinese formula one grand prix should go ahead on sunday as planned after organisers decided against bringing the race forward due to the poor weather forcecast. second pracrise was cancelled after low cloud and rain in shanghai made it unsafe for the medical helicopter to operate. safety requirements dictate cars cannot run if the helicopter cannot fly. but lewis hamilton said there must be a rethink in procedure so that racing can still go ahead in bad weather. the grand national at aintree is getting ever closer but on ladies day, fox norton won the big race, thejlt melling chase. the seven—year—old, trained by colin tizzard, finished well ahead of the pre—race favourite sub lieutenant.

there is always plenty of hyperbole around these fights, so i went to the edinburgh university gym tot opinion on ricky burns' plays in scottish boxing history. he has to be considered one of the greatest of scottish boxers of the greatest of scottish boxers of all time. if you look at his record, there are over 100 amateur fights and a0 more professional fights and a0 more professional fights and a0 more professional fights and you have to rank him with the best. it means a difficult night for this man, although julius indongo has never been beaten in his 21 fights. i believe on saturday night i will have something and show them my talent. they do not know me, but my talent will prove who i am. ricky burns win will add the super lightweight title to the wb he owns. it could create a new contest to come. to win a world title that is all you ever want to do. i have done that, but to get the chance to fight for three versions of the world belt, i just can't wait and i for three versions of the world belt, ijust can't wait and i have my fingers crossed for myself. time 110w my fingers cr

places -- was in edinburgh of all places. here he is being painted with his long hair, his fur collar, and his gun. the gun is always with him. this is audubon in 1837. this is 1843, still got it. and is his most critical scientific instrument. it is the tool uses to collect his specimens. it is also a symbol of his identity as a man of the american environments, his self-styled identity of the american woodsman, is what he calls himself. audubon is a master of -- he is somebody who always sought and certainly savored celebrity, someone who crafted an image of himself as a man of science but as a man of the people too. sometimes in pursuit of or perhaps in support of that image, audubon could be more than a little bit loose with the truth. he could spin stories that have little or no connection to reality, outright fiction. he had his own version of alternative truth. [laughter] but sometimes: within those stories, within those fictions, their late a larger reality and i think maybe a larger truth. -- there lay a larger reali

try in edinburgh a fine day and continues finality stint at hughes day across southern and eastern areasws, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm alpa patel. the headlines: landslides kill more than 150 people in southern colombia — many others are missing or injured. the supreme court in venezuela does a u—turn and reverses its decision to strip the congress of its powers. britain says it will protect gibraltar from any sovereignty claims by spain during brexit negotiations. and find out why hundreds of yellow cars have flooded this english village.

the new research carried out by edinburgh university and published in thejournal, circulation, monitoredscues. it found body temperatures rose by one degree celsius and remained high for up to four hours afterwards. blood vessels failed to relax despite medication and the blood became stickier, carrying a high risk of forming potentially harmful clots. scientists believed the reason was the extreme physical exertion and heat. they say simple measures such as staying hydrated and taking breaks to cool down are vital for saving firefighters lives. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. we'll be talking about the research are little later. the first official portrait of first lady melania trump has been released by the white house. the image of the former model was taken in the white house by a belgian photographer and was released with a statement from mrs trump saying she was looking forward to "working on behalf of the american people". social media reaction has been mixed with some saying the first lady looked "beyond beautiful" while others questioned if the photo had been airbrushed. it is defi

we'll be live in edinburgh. i'm jon sopel in washington.ur other headlines: a legal battle is underway in arkansas, where authorities are trying to carry out a series of executions before one of the drugs required expires. and president trump's team is on the move. while he focuses on america first, his top cabinet members are in some of the world's hot spots. the prime minister was adamant — there would be no general election until 2020. the country needs stability, she said, through the brexit negotiation. that was the position before the easter recess. but while on a walking holiday in wales last week, theresa may had time to reflect and she changed her mind. an unelected prime minister needs a mandate. in the polls, here's just one of them from yougov, theresa may and the conservatives have a commanding lead. her allies were telling her there was no better time to go to the country. so, if this parliament here votes tomorrow to approve her call for a snap election — as we expect it will — then britain will vote again in six weeks' time,

lance corporal dillon 26 who was based at barracks in edinburgh.in gateshead on 12th october last year and cut her throat repeatedly. the jury and cut her throat repeatedly. the jury of eight women and four men at newcastle crown court took around 90 minutes we are hearing to come to a unanimous verdict. they had heard that dillon, 26, had stalked alice in the weeks before she died and had been aggressive, controlling and manipulative throughout their short relationship. so that is just in, that soldier, lance corporal dillon aged 26, based at a barracks in edinburgh, has been found guilty of the murder of his ex—girlfriend. the headlines: the last prime minister's questions before the general election and theresa may accuses jeremy corbyn general election and theresa may accusesjeremy corbyn of not being up accusesjeremy corbyn of not being up to the job of prime minister. but he hit back saying the tories only represent the rich. firefighters in greater manchester are tackling a blaze at the world renowned christie hospital. the fire started in t

edinburgh a 24—20 win over newport gwent dragons. there were also wins for cardiff and leinster.eague's super league after a convincing victory over warrington wolves. twenty unanswered second—half points, including this try from jamie shaul, helped them to a 34—10 win. elsewhere st helens beat leigh 28—6. you just can't separate them in the semi—finals, at the world snooker in sheffield. after two sessions it's neck and neck between defending champion mark selby and ding junhui, the man he beat in last year's final. ding came back from 10—7 down, clearing up with a break of 135 in the last frame, to draw level at 12—12. they'll resume at 2.30pm. in the other semi—final, john higgins is 10—6 up against barry hawkins after winning a marathon final frame in yesterday afternoon's session. they start again at ten o'clock this morning. and you can follow that on the bbc, on tv and the website. the match between ding junhui and selby was incredible, both coming back, i wouldn't like to call it. it might be like the boxing match tonight! well done for keeping going. you're watching brea

that's what he did. [ laughter ] >> seth: you, edinburgh, the town you shot it in. love affair with this film. >> yes. >> seth: this is something -- was this in edinburgh, that you took this, photo? >> yeah. >> seth: yeah. so this is -- who is your favorite "trainspotting" character? either renton, you, or begbie, robert carlyle? and that's just people putting out there cigarettes to vote? >> it's a very scottish way to decide something, yeah. >> seth: yeah. >> that's how the scottish referendum was voted upon. >> seth: yeah, it's very -- i will say, this is an impossible election to hack. you have to smoke the cigarette. >> that's right. that's right. no, i never found out who won. >> seth: well this is very close. >> we're neck and neck. >> seth: you're neck and neck, and i have to say, because begbie is a horrible person. that must break your heart. >> but he's much loved up in scotland. >> seth: oh, yeah i guess that's true. >> because everybody knows a begbie. >> seth: i forgot about that. >> yeah. >> seth: well, he's got the hometown support right there. >> ye

investigation has found that construction faults, similar to those which led to the closure of 17 schools in edinburgh 71 other schools across scotland. although most have been repaired, work has yet to be completed on six of the buildings. the scottish futures trust, which oversees public—private finance projects, says it is reviewing its guidance. a missing link in the evolution of dinosaurs has been discovered at the national history museum in london. after finding a lost fossil which had been forgotten about for decades, scientists have concluded that the precursors to dinosaurs had crocodile—like ankles and walked on all—fours. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh went to find out more. i don't quite know what that means. it means they walked like a crocodile. this is how we imagine dinosaurs. to runa this is how we imagine dinosaurs. to run a soros rex was one of the very last of them. —— to run a soros rex. the first evolved 250 million years ago from crocodile like creatures which walked on two legs. this is the skull of a mighty t rex, one of the skull of a mighty t rex, one of the most fea

on thursday, edinburgh, 13, in the south, could get to 15 or 16.s. very little rain in the forecast, we will keep those cold and frosty nights and for the end of the week, it looks like cold air will return from the north. for the coming weekend, things could feel rather chilly. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: a warning from pyongyang. north korea tells the bbc it's ready for war if america launches an attack. translation: if the us is reckless enough to use military means it would mean, from that very day, an all—out war. donald trump telephones turkey's president to congratulate him on winning sunday's referendum despite criticism of the poll from international observers. facebook orders a review after video of a man being shot dead was posted online. police are still hunting the killer. and as the french presidential election enters its final stages we take a closer look at the far—left candidate who may yet cause a surprise.

wetter in glasgow than edinburgh. rain for northern ireland.s of cumbria and lancashire. by nine o'clock it will rain in liverpool and manchester. that rain is on the weather front, but as it head southwards it's a familiar story. the weather front weakens considerably. little or no rain on it to the south. a couple of showers, but some brightness. early sunshine before it clouds over in the afternoon. sunny spells following in behind that weather front in the north. a few showers around and a cool breeze blowing in scotland will take the edge off those numbers. ten in glasgow, 16 in london. the weatherfront, no rain on it to help the gardens. it clears away. behind that, for thursday, we are into a cooler north—westerly airflow. it could be a chilly start for many eastern areas of the uk, especially in the countryside first thing. but sunshine in the morning. the tendency for things to cloud over from the west, with gradual moistening up of the air to bring us showers. but a lot of places will be drier further south and east. those temperature