edinburgh does put on a great party. that's_ edinburgh does put on a great party. the world, from america, from from spain. i think it is going to be a good night here in edinburgh. and a bit of dreich?— and a bit of dreich? absolutely. it is a bit dreich, _ and a bit of dreich? absolutely. it is a bit dreich, but _ and a bit of dreich? absolutely. it is a bit dreich, but we _ and a bit of dreich? absolutely. it is a bit dreich, but we are - and a bit of dreich? absolutely. it is a bit dreich, but we are not - is a bit dreich, but we are not going to let that spoil the fun here. a, going to let that spoil the fun here. �* , ., , , going to let that spoil the fun here. . , ., , , ., here. a bit of mist, 'ust a little bit of drizzle. h here. a bit of mist, 'ust a little bit of drizzle. to _ here. a bit of mist, just a little bit of drizzle. to you _ here. a bit of mist, just a little bit of drizzle. to you and - here. a bit of mist, just a little bit of drizzle. to you and your. bit of drizzle. to you and your guests, have a fantastic hogmanay there in edinburgh. and

chanting heavy hog many from edinburgh. l noisy here in edinburgh.inburgh. i think everyone is having fun. everyone has been at the straight party for a few hours and it's not the final countdown into 2023. this is the first hog many street party in edinburgh for three years because of the coronavirus pandemic. and not on the do we have the street party, but we are on princes street rape aside edinburgh castle. we have had some fireworks from up there already at nine o'clock, ten o'clock, 11 o'clock. everyone here isjust waiting for that fireworks finale at midnight. the music, which is why i can't hear you properly, that is the pet shop boys down on princes street gardens. that was a sell—out, 10,000 tickets down there, and back to the street party here... tickets down there, and back to the street party here. . ._ street party here... cheering 30,000 street party here... cheering 30.000 people _ street party here... cheering 30,000 people are _ street party here... cheering 30,000 people are lining - street party here... cheering i 30,000 people ar

and saracens are back in european action and beat edinburgh in a thriller in the champions cup.d evening. 28 teams have left the world cup, we're down to the final four, and england are in there. —— are not in there. gareth southgate described the mood at their team hotel this morning as flat. they have touched down in the last hour at birmingham airport, sought the squad of 25 are going their separate ways. but this is a group of players that really shouldn't be vilified, because they went toe to toe with the reigning world champions, the french. this is termed this morning, our last sight of the england team after the three orfour of the england team after the three or four weeks of the england team after the three orfour weeks here in carter, as they left their team base. gareth southgate says this is a group of players we should be excited about. he said the are consistently feeding at the top table of european and world football. of course, since he took over, they got to the semifinal of the last world cup, then the final of the european championship. is this a step backwa

now interest and duke and the reason the duke edinburgh involved is that edinburgh was involved is that it founded by the queen's father who became george the sixth when he was duke of york in the 1920s. and it was to look after playing playgrounds playing fields, playgrounds recreated for young recreated in sport for young people. the edinburgh people. and the duke edinburgh took first took it on was his first national charity he married national charity when he married princess back in princess elizabeth, back in 1947. it was passion project 1947. and it was passion project and. i became involved and got to meet him and found he was a very different person from the caricature that you most of us got to know . and he asked me to got to know. and he asked me to write a short biography of him which i did, which was quite a challenge because i did take it into him and he had to, you know, he corrected it and it was all a bit frightening. but through him, i got to meet the queen and then later when i was a member of parliament, i got to meet the queen officially. and to relationship was to

and saracens are back in european action and beat edinburgh in a thriller in the champions cup.d evening. gareth southgate described the mood at their team hotel this morning as flat. a few hours later they had checked out and were heading home. they have actually just a they have actuallyjust a touch down at birmingham airport. but this is a team that really shouldn't be be villified on their arrival back home. it was a match of such fine margins, which is why it will really hurt that they go out at this quarterfinal stage. that they go out at this quarterfinalstage. it that they go out at this quarterfinal stage. it was an opportunity at risk of them are accepted that. that was them leaving this morning. gareth southgate says this morning. gareth southgate says this is a group of players we should be excited about, they're consistently feeding at the top table of european and world football now. but what now for gareth southgate? he has been in charge for six years. he has another couple of years on his contract. that would equal bobby robson's time in charge. for any longer,

it'll be a fantastic night here in edinburgh.t shop boys. you mentioned the weather. it is a bit bleak, as we could say. is that going to spoil the -a ? ~ , ,., , we could say. is that going to spoil thea , ., the party? absolutely not. people come around _ the party? absolutely not. people come around the _ the party? absolutely not. people come around the world, _ the party? absolutely not. people come around the world, so - the party? absolutely not. people come around the world, so a - the party? absolutely not. people come around the world, so a wee | the party? absolutely not. people i come around the world, so a wee bit of rain won't stop anybody.— of rain won't stop anybody. thank ou. al, of rain won't stop anybody. thank you. al. i — of rain won't stop anybody. thank you- at. i know — of rain won't stop anybody. thank you. al, i know we _ of rain won't stop anybody. thank you. al, i know we can _ of rain won't stop anybody. thank you. al, i know we can barely - of rain won't stop anybody. thank| you. al, i know we can ba

i'm on princes street and behind me, obviously, is the famous edinburgh castle. the big firework finale at midnight to see in 2023 here in edinburgh. and that's not all. also behind me, we have the hogmanay stage and the pet shop boys will be there a bit later with lots of music for the people here in edinburgh. and we are standing on princess street, that famous street in the city centre. it's looking quite empty here at the moment, but i think quite soon we're going to be seeing thousands of people coming in, maybe not quite as much as you would normally see in the past. and there are a fewer people here this year, but it is the first time for three years, as you said, because of the coronavirus restrictions. and i'm alsojoined tonight by simon page. simon, you're in charge of the fireworks, which i've just talked about, at the castle up there. what's it like to be back finally after three years? well, good evening, alexandra. it's absolutely amazing. we're thrilled to be back here in edinburgh and we're not going to let this little bit of sea mist dampen the e

this relationship with , the late duke of edinburgh with, the late duke of edinburgh .nd that was as result of shared interest and working it court frippery queuing up but some line up to hands and be introduced. this you and him caring passionately about something that very few people would have thought of immediately as being a shared passion between the late duke edinburgh and gyles brandreth. well i've met the duke of edinburgh because i got involved in a charity called the national playing association. playing fields association. now, fields reason fields interest and the reason the edinburgh was the duke of edinburgh was involved it was founded involved is that it was founded by queen's father who became by the queen's father who became george the sixth when he was duke of york in the 1920s. and was to look after playing fields, playgrounds recreation sport young people. and the sport for young people. and the duke it on his duke of edinburgh took it on his first when. he first national charity when. he married back married princess elizabeth back in was his passi

it'll be a fantastic night here in edinburgh.oys. you mentioned the weather. it is a bit dreak, as we could say in scotland. is that going to spoil the party at all? absolutely not. people have come around the world, so a wee bit of rain won't stop anybody. it's going to be infinitely louder. you're watching bbc news. thanks for being with us. back good evening. back new year's eve is upon us. we're into the final hours of 2022, and here's how the weather is shaping up. actually, there's quite a lot going on. rain for some of us, snow for others, so this is a recipe that could cause some travel disruption. so, what's going on at the moment? well, on the satellite picture, we can see this big shield of cloud that's been pushing its way in across the uk. that's been bringing quite a lot of heavy rain. this little weather system in the north of scotland, that's been delivering some snow. you can see the remnants of those snow showers on the charts for this evening. this band of rain, as that works northwards, some very wet weather f

and don't forget by edinburgh before today. chancellor, jeremy hunt will be announcing brexit inspired reforms to, financial services, first dreams up under trust administration . today we were administration. today we were asking is rishi sunak going to be radical after that's after the headlines . good be radical after that's after the headlines. good morning. it's 9:31am. the headlines. good morning. it's 9:31 am. rhiannon jones in the gb newsroom. the chancellor has announced plans overhaul the british financial sector pledging to review repeal and replace hundreds of pages of eu regulations down to the edinburgh reforms. hunt says brexit has provided a golden opportunity to reshape , shape opportunity to reshape, shape the rules governing the financial sector. more than 30 regulatory changes have been unveiled, including reversing some measures introduced following 2008 financial crash . following 2008 financial crash. the government hopes the plans will help end the uk's sluggish record on growth . thousands of record on

coming to you in edinburgh. _ night away. coming to you in edinburgh, we _ night away.eat _ hopefully, of the year. we have a great night with pet shop boys with a sold-out — great night with pet shop boys with a sold—out concert, then a huge party— a sold—out concert, then a huge party in — a sold—out concert, then a huge party in princes street which is also _ party in princes street which is also sold — party in princes street which is also sold out. there will be lots we were _ also sold out. there will be lots we were having — also sold out. there will be lots we were having a great party. it is famous around _ were having a great party. it is famous around the _ were having a great party. it 3 famous around the world, edinburgh's hogmanay events, is a drawing in people internationally in the way that it used to? i people internationally in the way that it used to?— that it used to? i think predominantly - that it used to? i think predominantly the i that it used to? i think - predominantly the audience is that it used to? i think _ predominantly the audience is fr

it started at murrayfield in edinburgh, the home of scottish rugby.mer international doddy weir was there to see them off, just two weeks before he died. i can't wait to get going. i think the support, as you can see this morning, has been incredible. we didn't expect this at all, to have doddie here and cathy. it's been a big build—up, but we are on the way now. we are going to send kevin- on his way with a massive cheering three, two, one! off you go, kevin! there he goes, ladies and gentlemen x! - wearing the number seven in honour of his great friend rob burrow. - ahead of the team, a a0 mile run through the scottish borders. the expertise of the support group was vital from the early stages. thanks for coming, everybody. people come out, and it has been brilliant. as you can see, the weather is for november, in scotland, we didn't expect this! when you are running, especially at the pace he's running now, the same muscle groups mainly do all the work, so it is mainly just trying to keep them as good as we can, really, and hoping for the best. but

james shaw in edinburgh, _ in the next couple of years. - the time is 6:16pm. our top story this evening: bring on the french — england's next world cup opponents provide an "acid test", says gareth southgate. and coming up: it can be coal —— so cruel and then, at the same time, it can be so rewarding. mature beyond his years — we chart the astonishing coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: brazil are back in action, will neymar be fit to start their last 16 tie against south korea? we'll have the very latest from the world cup in qatar. the museum of london is moving home after 45 years. it's one of the most dangerous places on earth — so dangerous that its own government has asked for international help to try to restore order. in haiti, years of dealing with natural disasters and man—made corruption have made the country a by—word for catastrophe. criminal gangs rules the streets and the united nations is warning that haiti is "on the verge of an abyss". human rights groups say armed groups control at least 60% of the capital p

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that was paul and that is it from us here at the national robotarium in edinburgh.o do that? ..three, two, one... wait, are you...? hello again. wednesday brought us some big weather contrasts once again. now, we had some fog that lingered all day around the scottish borders, and where that happened, temperatures in places actually stayed below freezing all day, whereas across the south west of england we had some pleasant sunshine, it was quite mild — 12 degrees in cornwall, 13 in the isles of scilly. right now, fog is becoming our next concern. we've got quite dense patches of fog across southern areas of england with the risk of some fog developing across wales, the midlands, east anglia — and for a time, as well, northeast england, so it might be worth allowing a little bit of extra time for your commute to work during the first part of thursday, because i think some of that fog is going to be quite dense with visibility down to 100 metres or so. and some of the fog willjust lift into low cloud and mist and could loiter all day in one or two spots. otherwise, a

and he wrote in his column and edinburgh evening news this that compared in his column and edinburghin his column and edinburgh evto nelson s this that compared in his column and edinburgh evto nelson mandelat compared in his column and edinburgh evto nelson mandela he)mpared in his column and edinburgh evto nelson mandela he compared it to nelson mandela he compared you know this this thing that would allow somebody like me to just that i'm a woman and just say that i'm a woman and then automatic you know then automatic legally you know be woman without being be a woman without being verified know, doctor verified by, you know, a doctor or a panel or anything like that. compared to how that. he's compared it to how crew tied to two crew members are tied to two parts. he thinks that parts. basically, he thinks that scheme, the existing situation just insane. he's been accused of risible pomposity risible never never a man mispronouncing word it means he learned it by reading him read every day . that reading him read every day. that i think is quite telling . i i think is quite telli

, but there — along the journey from edinburgh, but there is one thing for sure, that— but there is one for sure, that our— but there is one thing for sure, that our country cares, it cares about— that our country cares, it cares about people that need help, and that mnd community need us. i know— that mnd community need us. i know that everybody feels the same way i do _ i know that everybody feels the same way i do about rob burrow. he's an absolute _ way i do about rob burrow. he's an absolute champion. the way the burrow — absolute champion. the way the burrow family have been so courageous and brave, we just want to be _ courageous and brave, we just want to be a _ courageous and brave, we just want to be a great friend, and if we can all be _ to be a great friend, and if we can all be a— to be a great friend, and if we can all be a bit — to be a great friend, and if we can all be a bit of a better friend from time _ all be a bit of a better friend from time to— all be a bit of a better friend from time to time, i think we would have a better— time to time, i think we would have a

the edinburgh reform .jeremy hunt regulations dumps. the edinburgh reform . jeremy hunt says brexit reform. jeremy hunt says brexit has a golden opportunity to reshape the rules . more than 30 reshape the rules. more than 30 regulatory changes have been unveiled, including reversing some measures introduced following the 2008 financial crash . the government hopes the crash. the government hopes the plans will help end the uk's sluggish record on growth. the prime minister says the reforms will keep the uk competitive . will keep the uk competitive. there are actually a million people employed in financial services and they're not just in the london the city, they're spread across the country , spread across the country, edinburgh belfast and leeds edinburgh and belfast and leeds , bournemouth. and we want to make we can continue make sure we can continue creating jobs across the united kingdom. today's reforms will mean the industry remains . mean that the industry remains. we more jobs , but of we can create more jobs, but of course this will always be a sa

three days after she died, the queen's coffin left the royal estate for edinburgh. the cortege wound through the breathtaking beauty of deeside, where the royal family had spent so many happy summers. the queen was a neighbour to many here, and they came out to say goodbye, sometimes in their own unique way. arriving in edinburgh, the queen's coffin was first taken to the palace of holyroodhouse. in a moving moment, her daughter princess anne curtsied to her mother's coffin as it was taken into the royal residence. the following day, the focus moved to st giles�* cathedral, where for almost 2a hours, the public filed past to view the lying at rest. on tuesday 13th september, the queen left scotland for the last time as the public mourning moved to london. through the gloomy, drizzly skies, an raf aircraft brought the queen back to northolt, the raf base from where she had left her balmoral earlier in the summer. and as the evening set in, the state hearse took the queen to buckingham palace. through the suburbs of west london, traffic stopped, main roads closed, peo

three days after she died, the queen's coffin left the royal estate for edinburgh.ortege wound through the breathtaking beauty of deeside, where the royal family had spent so many happy summers. the queen was a neighbour to many here, and they came out to say goodbye, sometimes in their own unique way. arriving in edinburgh, the queen's coffin was first taken to the palace of holyroodhouse. in a moving moment, her daughter princess anne curtsied to her mother's coffin as it was taken into the royal residence. the following day, the focus moved to st giles�* cathedral, where for almost 2a hours, the public filed past to view the lying—at—rest. on tuesday 13th september, the queen left scotland for the last time as the public mourning moved to london. through the gloomy, drizzly skies, an raf aircraft brought the queen back to northolt, the raf base from where she had left for balmoral earlier in the summer. and as the evening set in, the state hearse took the queen to buckingham palace. through the suburbs of west london, traffic stopped, main roads closed, people ca

it started at murrayfield in edinburgh, the home of scottish rugby.was there to see them off, just two weeks before he died. i can't wait to get going. i think the support, as you can see this morning, has been incredible. we didn't expect this at all, to have doddie here and cathy. it's been a big build—up, but we are on the way now. we are going to send kevin on his way with— we are going to send kevin on his way with a — we are going to send kevin on his way with a massive _ we are going to send kevin on his way with a massive cheering - we are going to send kevin on his i way with a massive cheering three... twom _ way with a massive cheering three... twom 0ne~~~ — way with a massive cheering three... twom 0ne~~~ off_ way with a massive cheering three... two... 0ne... off you _ way with a massive cheering three... two... 0ne... off you go, _ way with a massive cheering three... two... 0ne... off you go, kevin! - two... 0ne... off you go, kevin! there— two... 0ne... off you go, kevin! there he— two... 0ne... off you go, kevin! there he goes. _ two.

jeremy hunt is in edinburgh launching this, they are called the edinburgh reforms but it is difficultof this is tied up in london so that is politically quite a hard sell. getting big business to take the uk seriously is another challenge, especially big tech firms. taking deliveroo as an example, they launched a big fanfare on the london stock exchange last april. early shares traded at around £4 but they are down to around 90p now, an embarrassing fall and they are far from the only ones. there is a feeling out there that the uk is out of touch and a bit behind the times. finally, the big challenge is to convince all of us it's a good idea to relax the rules. the financial crash is still pretty fresh and a lot of people's mines. allowing more risk in can be lucrative but it needs to be very carefully managed. thank you, marc ashdown. santander bank has been fined nearly £108 million for "serious and persistent" gaps in its anti money—laundering controls. the watchdog, the financial conduct authority, says failures had opened the door to financial crime. the watchdog said the bank ha

they called this the edinburgh reform. i do not think it is going to change much. i do not think this is going to supercharge the city in the way some had hoped. are you worried over there? new york is now preeminent, number one when it comes to the financial services story. are you worried the city is going to make a comeback? sonali: i think new yorkers are happy we are still number one, let you look at london and, given the time difference, you would be surprised at how many means i wake up to from london anchors talking about frustrations with the city, but you guys are more vocal than we are. guy: i find it hard to believe we are more vocal than you. we were hoping, there was a promise may be that this would unleash london, turn it into something sort of global superpower once again but that has not happened. but today, we did get something that might help. we had the opportunity, or lizzy burden did earlier, to speak to the u.k. city minister andrew griffith. >> i have been busy working with the chancellor to bring forward what is a package of 30 reforms that

it is notjust powers to edinburgh, but the powers out of edinburgh. and having that enshrined in law. how committed are you to these proposals? are they proposals, will they go in the next election manifesto? 5ir they go in the next election manifesto?— they go in the next election manifesto? ,, ,, ., ., , they go in the next election manifesto? ,, ,, . ., , , manifesto? sir keir starmer has been ve clear manifesto? sir keir starmer has been very clear today- _ manifesto? sir keir starmer has been very clear today. these _ manifesto? sir keir starmer has been very clear today. these proposals - very clear today. these proposals will now go out for consultation on implementation. when he becomes prime minister hopefully at the next election, he needs to hit the ground running on taiwan to implement these proposals rather than going into a period of consultation to delete them. these will go into our manifesto and it will be about implementation. from day one, labour will be about implementing these proposals to start getting the constitution of the uni

hunt up in edinburgh.public again. didn't the british public be on board with this? well, it remains be seen also remains remains to be seen also remains to be seen how implementable some of the today would be. first of all, we had reforms. yes, surgery forms, as you suggested . but in a number of suggested. but in a number of cases, we have been consulting in order to change things in the future. and of course, the moment you start consultations, start sort of start having everyone sort of writing for writing and objecting. so, for example , there is also amongst example, there is also amongst all and the intention to modernise the consumer credit act. i mean, that act, credit card purchases, personal is something that's been with us for decades , a 50 years. so you for decades, a 50 years. so you know, yes, these things are know perhaps they need to be done to regulate what building societies do. so they are small things. it's the bigger things that really make a difference . really will make a differenc

could even get some snow for a time in edinburgh.ther south in england and wales, the risk of seeing some snowfall later in the week. the thing most of you will notice is that is going to be very cold. temperatures barely getting above freezing. certainly some sharp frosts. by wednesday we are looking at the risk of some disruptive snow in scotland. two to five centimetres at low elevations. up to ten over the hills. strong winds bringing blizzard conditions. this is bbc news — i'mjoanna gosling. the headlines... england prepare take on senegal in the last 16 of the world cup, with the winners facing either france or poland in the quarterfinals. the uk government says it's putting contingency plans in place to minimise disruption, from a series of public sector strikes expected in the run—up to christmas. a slowdown in the fighting in ukraine, us intelligence say they expect the intensity of the war to decrease as the country heads deeper into the winter. iran's attorney general says the country could move to dismantle the police uni

and that is why he wants this consulate to be taken away from of edinburgh because , er, because, wellis how we need to support ukraine . has four children and does not want to he was ashamed to look them in the eyes. i don't want anyone to get tired of this war or forget about it. perhaps i even look a little old . people also come to support and ukrainians come to treat him to a treat for such a show of support in ukraine, the best place for single pickets because not everyone can charge i didn't think about the test, now it's even an incomplete version. that is, let's remember this story from the movie, do you remember this match photo session of putin in mochilskoye in 2009, which flew into the other world ? parodies of these pictures with putin, when putin is sitting on a horse with a bare torso somewhere in some eurasian space. he probably imagines himself as the new tamerlane who conquers half of the planet earth, maybe the other half of the earth well, remember this one with him when he's sitting. no, maybe for a while, i can show you to remind me how she looked, er, how putin

is in edinburgh. it— anger, disconnect and discontentment is in edinburgh, it is— anger, disconnect also i strengthen scotland, but it also pushes — strengthen scotland, but it also pushes power— strengthen scotland, but it also pushes power out _ strengthen scotland, but it also pushes power out from - strengthen scotland, but it also - pushes power out from westminster to the nations— pushes power out from westminster to the nations and — pushes power out from westminster to the nations and regions _ pushes power out from westminster to the nations and regions of— pushes power out from westminster to the nations and regions of every- the nations and regions of every part of— the nations and regions of every part of the — the nations and regions of every part of the united _ the nations and regions of every part of the united kingdom. - the nations and regions of everyl part of the united kingdom. that means— part of the united kingdom. that means reforming _ part of the united kingdom. that means reforming the _ part of the united kingdom. that means reforming the house - part of

the confrontation between edinburgh and london has moved to a gender, or rather a transgender level,ving for full independence, scottish mps approved a new law on transgender people. it allows sex change for those over 16 without a medical opinion one of the bill's goals is to remove the need for a medical diagnosis for people who want to legally change sex because this requirement is one of the most dramatic and inhumane elements that exist in the scottish innovation soul systems in the territory united kingdom. the rule was all those who are going to change their gender must pass a mandatory medical examination and have lived at least 2 years with the so-called new gender identity scottish legislators have reduced this period to three months to identify themselves as a woman after three months of life. as for women, the situation is uncertain and has virtually no guarantees critics of the new law are confident that it will be used, accused of committing sexual offenses as a result, male rapists in the courts will have to be treated like women in london tabloids predict that aspirin

ok thank you alexandra live in edinburgh. more i alexandra live in edinburgh.is going on? it was almost _ sean. tell us what is going on? it was almost a _ sean. tell us what is going on? it was almost a christmas _ sean. tell us what is going on? it l was almost a christmas nightmare in the festive season sharp of the letters wanted to get back. severe weather has caused delays. we know that more than a thousand easyjet customers have been impacted wherever they fly but it is notjust easyjust wherever they fly but it is notjust easy just the fly from other airlines including iceland. iceland airlines including iceland. iceland air had warned last night on their site that there would be cancellations. there and easyjet had are among the sink they will do all they can for passengers. easyjet seen flights going to edinburgh and manchester among those have been impacted they are working to get people home in the next few days but reimburse anyone going into hotels or meals. there was also a complication because the capital of iceland is 49 km or 30 miles away from

tom woolstencroft�*s try secured the bonus point for saracens with edinburgh going on to claim a losingonus point. in pool b, sale ran in six tries in a 39—0 bonus point win over ulster at the a] bell stadium. the du preez brothers were stars of the show with tries for dan and rob, who also kicked nine points. and that's the round up from the bbc sport centre. let's head back to qatar and join olly foster. while cup exit at whatever stage usually signalled the end of the international career or two. just over 2a hours ago, but now that was the first off down the tunnel, breaking down in tears. we wondered when we were going to hear from breaking down in tears. we wondered when we were going to hearfrom him. he has posted on social media... yesterday, the dream ended. ijust want everybody to know, much has been said, much has been written, much has been speculated. my dedication to portugal has not changed for an instant. i was always one more person fighting for everyone�*s go. i never turn my back on my team—mates and my country. for now, there is not much more to say. thank you portug

they want to see edinburgh government fixing scotland's many problems and working with our other governmentdon to do so . government and london to do so. now what happens in scotland in terms of the conservatives in scotland, it doesn't seem like they're going to be picking up. you are going to be picking up too many votes as it is. how doesit too many votes as it is. how does it do, the scottish conservatives get the scots back onside ? well you know, there's onside? well you know, there's this determination to the people mainly in media have never accepted the scottish conservatives being the second largest party at holyrood , both largest party at holyrood, both in the previous election and indeed the one before that. we are the only party who are quite clear that we will stand up to the snp and stand up for the union. just look at the latest coming from labour. yet more attempts to appease the snp with all sorts of strange schemes and ideas coming from gordon brown . ideas coming from gordon brown. it's the same old stuff. people in scotland. understand that the conservatives in scotlan

i'm in edinburgh to _ let's listen to jeremy hunt.ple industry employs over 160,000 people in scotland, when you include all the related businesses. it is a huge employer across the uk. there are great companies right here in edinburgh. this is the place to make that launch. is it reckless to be relaxing financial measures at the minute. no we have learned the lessons of that crash, we put in place and very important guardrails which will remain. the banks have become much healthier financially since 2008. we have put in place a process so that financial issues can be resolved, which we didn�*t have before. 0n be resolved, which we didn�*t have before. on that basis, we also want to make sure they can compete with other financial centres, whether it is the united states or asia, and scotland is in a fantastic place to do that. that�*s why these reforms will make a big difference. we do that. that's why these reforms will make a big difference. we hear from scots every _ will make a big difference. we hear from scots every day _ will m

. # having walked through northern ireland to stormont, they then started out from edinburgh to walesre were many surprises along the way. as they passed through andy's home county of cumbria, there was an emotional moment when the folk band, the young'uns, sang a song they'd penned in the dads�* honour. # my dad's world was torn in two # no words can hold the pain he knew- # but there was one thing he could do- # so my dad's walking on...# and a stay with manchester's mayor saw more high profile names offer their support. well, this will keep you going tomorrow. yeah, this is good. this is awesome. i think what they're doing isjust tremendously important. it's a conversation the nation needs to have. and actually putting it into the curriculum and encouraging a conversation with younger people isjust where we've got to go with this. it's bizarre, isn't it? you're staying in someone's house, as in andy burnham's house, and you come down for tea, not expecting anything but a curry that andy was preparing in the kitchen, and then sam allardyce walks in, and then robbie fowler walks in.

so the university of edinburgh, they allowed to hear them that night.e that they went home and looked at the film themselves. they make their own they could make up their own minds about what was being shown about. about the irony is about. yeah, about the irony is that it adds to the intrigue it not. i'm sure some of the student who were planning to or who heard about this incident at edinburgh went and tried edinburgh went home and tried watch it themselves because it seems this there's a lot of peer pressure be outraged by such things when actually the number of people who are actually outraged is pretty small . that outraged is pretty small. that was certainly the feedback and places like twitter a lot of and students across the countries that they would be tuning into the film it does call into question the arguments of the other side if they feel that they cannot hold a real debate on these issues that they to shut down films events. we had a uk we did polling last year find out about censorship at university and we found that a third of students

but the temperatures, well, we're on the mild side for the time of year, nine degrees in edinburgh andr december was about eight degrees in london for this time of the year. now heading beyond that into the middle part of the week, it looks like we'll see further low pressures moving in off the atlantic. and these could potentially bring some even stronger winds, maybe gales, possibly even some severe gales around exposed western coast. certainly there'll be a lot of rain around and with that comes the risk of some localised surface water flooding, especially given that the ground is saturated in parts, particularly across parts of southern england. temperatures still on the mild side, 10 to 12 degrees pretty widely across england and wales. and then the pattern beyond that, as we edge closer to the new year, it stays unsettled with showers or some longer spells of rain. temperatures across the northern half of the uk generally pretty close to the december average. but as we look at the weather conditions further southwards, you'll definitely see outbreaks of rain across parts of engla

but the trans non—binary liberation officer , non—binary liberation officer, the university of edinburghxsie and she brendan she attendees a c she i mean she with a big chin and claimed to be a trans woman and that's all human female but it's obviously mind anybody at robyn with me well i got full with you tell me well i got full respect for transgender people who the effort and at least who put the effort and at least meet me halfway robyn is not one of those people i'm sorry you look in a frock that look like done in a frock that was well i don't even was a joke well i don't even know if she was wearing a frog. i mean happy to not. you say i mean i'm happy to not. you say meet people halfway but when he's or she standing there, he's just literally i'm a i'm an aduh just literally i'm a i'm an adult human would be like yeah make you've got long hair and you're being quite aggressive as well. but she , she, she can do well. but she, she, she can do this comes amid huge controversy in scotland over transgender rights with a crunch vote on legislation that would allow scots to change their

financial sector, pledging to review and replace hundreds of pages of eu regulations dubbed the edinburghorms. jeremy hunt says brexit has provided a golden opportunity to reshape rules. more than 30 regulators agree changes have been unveiled, including reversing some measures introduced following 2008 financial crash . the 2008 financial crash. the government hopes the plans will help end the uk's sluggish record on growth. the prime minister says the reforms will keep the uk . they're actually keep the uk. they're actually a million people employed in financial services and they're not just in the london in the city, they're spread across the country, edinburgh and belfast and bournemouth. and we to make sure that we can continue creating jobs across the united kingdom. reforms will mean that the industry remains . we can the industry remains. we can create more . but of course, this create more. but of course, this will always be a safe place where consumers will protected. rishi sunak, speaking at raf coningsby in lincolnshire for the launch of a new generation jet. britain will work

but the trans non—binary liberation officer , non—binary liberation officer, the university of edinburghxsie and she brendan she attendees a c she i mean she with a big chin and claimed to be a trans woman and that's all human female but it's obviously mind anybody at robyn with me well i got full with you tell me well i got full respect for transgender people who the effort and at least who put the effort and at least meet me halfway robyn is not one of those people i'm sorry you look in a frock that look like done in a frock that was well i don't even was a joke well i don't even know if she was wearing a frog. i mean happy to not. you say i mean i'm happy to not. you say meet people halfway but when he's or she standing there, he's just literally i'm a i'm an aduh just literally i'm a i'm an adult human would be like yeah make you've got long hair and you're being quite aggressive as well. but she , she, she can do well. but she, she, she can do this comes amid huge controversy in scotland over transgender rights with a crunch vote on legislation that would allow scots to change their

as you say, both men on the way up to edinburgh . talk the way up to edinburgh.out scottish independence a little later on today. but you're in terms of the reasoning behind this big announcement these big constitutional changes at a time where many people say while you focusing on things like the house of lords and civil service jobs should of course the living crisis. well, labour's answer that is it's all very well talking about the northern or levelling northern powerhouse or levelling up tackle up about trying to tackle inequality and grow the economy. their argument that many of these decisions need to be more made locally rather than simply in westminster because ultimately that will lead to better be made. at least that's the thought process. 155 page report written essentially by gordon brown , the former prime gordon brown, the former prime minister, over the past two years, pretty wide ranging looks at everything from devolving more to the different local authorities. the city mayors around the uk, the devolved as well as you talked about 50,000 civil