speaking in holyrood, she said she still believes the country needs to be given a choice about its future — but not until after the brexit process. the scottish government remains committed strongly to the principle of giving scotland a choice at the end of this process. i want to reassure people that our proposal is not for a referendum now or before do is sufficient clarity about the options. but rather to give them a choice at the end of the brexit process when that clarity has emerged. i am therefore confirming today that having listened and reflected, the scottish government will reset the plan i set out on march the 13th. we will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately. i'm joined on the line from holyrood by mike russell, the snp's minister for uk negotiations on scotland's place in europe. good evening. you wonder if the snp have learned any lessons from the election in which lost 21 seats, with nicola sturgeon saying in hollywood today when the terms of brexit will be clear we will come back to parliament to set out our judgment on the bes

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speaking in holyrood, she said she still believes the country needs to be given a choice about its futures committed strongly to the principle of giving scotland a choice at the end of this process. i want to reassure people that our proposal is not for a referendum now or before do is sufficient clarity about the options. but rather to give them a choice at the end of the brexit process when that clarity has emerged. i am therefore confirming today that having listened and reflected, the scottish government will reset the plan i set out on march the 13th. we will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately. i'm joined on the line from holyrood by mike russell, the snp‘s minister for uk negotiations on scotland's place in europe. good evening.

our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is in holyrood with the latest.e latest is — there's no change. yes, simon, delayed, the referendum is delayed, according to nicola sturgeon. it is on hold, according to nicola sturgeon. but it is not off the table. that means there would be no legislation for a second independence referendum if she were given the right to hold one. but no legislation before 2018 and no referendum before brexit. instead she wants to focus on redoubling the effo rts she wants to focus on redoubling the efforts to secure a better possible brexit dealfor efforts to secure a better possible brexit deal for scotland to try and keep the country in the single market. i want to reassure people that our proposal is not for a referendum now or before there is sufficient clarity about the options, but rather to give them a choice at the end of the brexit process when that clarity has emerged. i am therefore confirming today that having listened and reflected, the scottish government will reset the plan i set out on march 13th. we will not seek

our scotland editor, sarah smith, is at holyrood.unquestionably a setback for nicola sturgeon. she set out a very clear timetable for an independence referendum between autumn next year and spring 2019, before brexit. after losing 21 mps in the general election, she has had to shelve that plan, saying that she has listened to the voters and reflected in the election result. nicola sturgeon may not look like a woman thwarted, but she cannot now march ahead with her plans for an independence referendum — admitting today, voters have rejected that idea and she has had to think again. having listened and reflected, the scottish government will reset the plan i set out on march 13th. we will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately. instead, we will, in good faith, redouble our efforts and put our shoulder to the wheel in seeking to influence the brexit talks in a way that protects scotland's interests. we will seek to build... she wants to keep open the option of a referendum after the brexit deal

the holyrood committee will take evidence in september after the parliamentary recess.lete it was too hot and desperate for rental gardens, be careful what you wish for. a beautiful day and a natural fa ct we for. a beautiful day and a natural fact we had some warmth in the south—east. highs of 25 recorded close to the london area. code is gathering to the north and west in belfast, some threatening looking skies into the afternoon, rain is on its way. closed at the moment and some of that rain are quite heavy. good news for gardeners and growers, rain pushing through northern ireland and scotland and wales is recourse through the evening. some quite heavy particularly on west facing slopes as it taxes wasted lay north and east. some rain later and patchy across parts of wales. farther south quite muddy through the night to butchers around 15 or 16 and he north of the rain it be chilly with low single figures into sheltered north—east. chilly start but a dry with rain on tuesday morning sitting across the western isles and through scotland and the central lowlands. heav

holyrood today heard nicola sturgeon say she was responding to voters who don't want an independencelso that she has not given up the fight. her opponents say she isn't listening. her party hope this is no more than a rain check, just a temporary delay. sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. yet more tower blocks around the country have failed fire safety tests. the total now is 95, in more than 30 councils in england. the government has appointed a panel of experts to give advice on the immediate changes that can be made, to avoid another grenfell tower disaster. here's our home editor, mark easton. the grenfell tower fire is turning from sickening tragedy into national scandal. the blaze appears to be exposing hidden risks and confusion over fire safety that stretches across the country. every sample of cladding from 95 tower blocks, across 32 english local authorities, has now failed government tests — although the communities department, who ordered the testing, has named only 20 councils. the prime minister has said there needs to be a major national investigation. something has clea

the opposition unionist parties at holyrood however decided to focus more on the possibility of a secondferendum rather than brexit. ruth davidson, the leader of the scottish conservatives, said that nicola sturgeon was singing the same old song to the same old tune. the issue we have had this last year has been with a first minister who has tried to use the uk's decision to leave the european union to try and impose another referendum on independence on scotland at the earliest opportunity. no once in a generation, no edinburgh agreement of respecting the result, just a single—vision drive to the line by nicola sturgeon to try and secure her place in history. and as her own msps have accepted, that decision cost her 21 seats and the support of half a million scottish voters in the general election. yes voters and no voters, most people simply don't want this brought back any time soon. and none of the questions, none of the questions that are raised by brexit are answered by ripping scotland out of our own union of nations, our biggest market and our closest friends. there were several

some of the powers to decide on the issues are down to holyrood.will affect people's lies. how should devolved issues matter. lorna gordon has been to stirling and has been finding out. sterling is a place which is at the heart of the story of scotland and a constituency which reflects the history of scotland's elections too. over the last three decades, people here went from sending a conservative mp to westminster, to favouring labour. then, at the last election, there was a big swing to the snp. so, what issues do the hairdressing students at raploch community campus think that for them in this election are cutting through? education. i've got my son. the working class, like i feel the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. education and the national health service has got to be stepped up. next week's election will be the seventh time scots have gone to the polls in three years. mark, who owns a bike shop believes the question of what you are voting for and when and wheather the issues are devolved or reserved, can sometimes prove confusing.

nicola sturgeon outlined her revised thinking at the scottish parliament at holyrood.that we did not vote for, and in a form more extreme than most would have imagined just one year ago. and now the terms of that brexit are being negotiated by a uk government with no clear mandate, precious little authority and no real idea even within its own ranks of what it is seeking to achieve. before, during and since the election campaign, i have had hundreds of conversations with people in every part of scotland about the issues of brexit and a second independence referendum. i want to reassure people that our proposal is not for a referendum now or before there is sufficient clarity about the options. but rather to give them a choice at the end of the brexit process when that clarity has emerged. i'm therefore confirming today that having listened and reflected, the scottish government will reset the plan i set out on march the 13th. we will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately. instead we will in good faith redouble our efforts and

they have little own reader and make their own policies at holyrood.e to talk about. we're here in the shadow of sterling cassel, a phenomenal historic building in scotland, dating back to the 12th century. many kings and queens had the coordination is here. this is the place of history, and the scottish conservatives meet his study on thursday, they got the biggest vote in scotland, 13 seats, since my immediately. by then, this has been a real breakthrough and it has also given them quite a bit of leveraged in what is going on at downing street. with gains of 12 seats, they will feel they have a strong voice in talking to theresa may about her agenda for going forward. of course, what came out yesterday evening was when ruth davidson said she would go to theresa may with concerns about the alliance with the dup, with their track records on equal lgbt rights. the dup is opposed to gay marriage. ruth davidson is a relationship with a woman, who she is go to marry. this matters to her. she said to theresa may that there are things that matter to her more

nicola sturgeon is expected to set up her position on a second independence referendum later at holyrood governor of the bank of england as to the increase in consumer spending. the european commission has fined the company behind google more than two billion pounds for illegally promoting its own shopping services in search results. it's the biggest ever fine handed out by the commission. we'll hear from the commissioner injust a moment. high street banks are being forced to find and extra £11.a billion to act as a buffer in case borrowers fall behind on paying back their loans. it's being ordered by the bank of england, which is worried some lenders have become a bit too relaxed about lending. this month's hot weather has helped boost supermarket revenues by around a% compared to this time last year. that's according to the research firm nielsen. it's the the biggest rise in four years and has been helped along by soaring ice cream sales. let's get some more on that record fine handed out to the company that owns google. the european commission says the company abused its power by unfa

, 5o they won the seat in holyrood, 5o they think they have a good chance.e to talk about the election in scotland. as we were saying, a different race here, dominated largely by the constitution, whether people want to see indy ref two as it is called, and the brexit negotiations. the snp saying they can provide a strong voice for scotland. they are the party saying they want to stay in the union and make sure the snp don't get the opportunity for that second independence referendum. all to play for in this election, which may pan out differently, and it will depend on turn out what we see when we wake up on turn out what we see when we wake up on friday morning. but from a very wet edinburgh, back to you. very un—summerlike, as you have just seen very un—summerlike, as you have just seenin very un—summerlike, as you have just seen in edinburgh. if you are out on the roads, take care, because there is the potential for some travel disruption due to the persistent rain and the strength of the wind. more on that in a moment. the heaviest rain has been in the

holyrood today heard nicola sturgeon says she was responding to voters who don‘t want an independenceporary delay. we can go back to michelle in new york. they were predicting 2.3% growth for the americans this year and 2.5% next year. this is the revision from today. down to 2.1% this year and more surprising, down to 2.1% in 2018 as well. that‘s not what donald trump has promised to deliver. michelle is in new york. it's deliver. michelle is in new york. it‘s been at least five minutes! what are the reasons for the imf‘s reasoning? it's very striking. this is an organisation that usually speaks in fairly diplomatic language but it‘s no mistake they are criticising the american president. at the heart of what they are saying is they no longer believe the trump administration can deliver on the promised fiscal spending, infrastructure spending, and also cut taxes. problems we have seen that you just talked about regarding health care and other legislative challenges. all of this has given the imf pause to say, hang on a second. we thought the boost the administration would give the ec

there will be further investigations into the safety of all aspects of scottish high—rises and a holyroodmber after the parliamentary recess. katrina renton, bbc news. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: donald trump is hailing the us supreme court's decision to implement parts of his travel ban as a victory for national security. new zealand have won this america's cup. they beat the reigning champions 0racle team usa — 7—1 in the finals series. iam not i am not mystic meg but i thought i worked this one out, team 0racle looked far too strong. going back for yea rs looked far too strong. going back for years they were not too strong, at the time the same teams went up against each other and it was 8— wa nted against each other and it was 8— wanted emirates team new zealand and they lost 9—8, in 2013, jimmy spit hill who was the captain of team 0 ra cle hill who was the captain of team 0racle usa, he became the youngest ever skipper of an america's cup team. vizier pieter bulling, 26 yea rs of team. vizier pieter bulling, 26 years of age, he has won an ol

hold a second independence referendum and after that, of course, she mandate from the parliament in holyroodd make that happen but a lot has happened since then. the general election campaign where the unionist party in scotland, who are implacably opposed to a second independence referendum, campaigned heavily on that issue in a general election result which saw the snp lose a considerable number of their seats, 21 seats in total. they still do remain the largest party here in scotland, nonetheless, nicola sturgeon said the prospect of an independence referendum was a factor in the election result and said that she would go away and reflect on that. i think it is likely or widely expected this afternoon she may well soften her position on that second referendum. while, of course, trying to do the difficultjuggling act of keeping options open going forward but that will be difficult. she has unionist parties heavily opposed to the idea and on the other she has the idea and on the other she has the greens saying they want the timetable to stick and members of her own party saying they strongl

in scotland, holyrood is to carry out their own investigation into the safety of high—rise tower blocks00 buildings in total are to be tested in england with councils being told to prioritise the ones that are most worried about. just how long this process will take is still unclear. theresa may is due to share a meeting of the grenfell tower task force later today —— chair and meeting. it could take many weeks, if not months. more inquests are still expected to be opened and adjourned this afternoon into the deaths of the victims. nick quraishi joins us now from camden where some residents have spent a third night sleeping on airbeds in a leisure centre. nick, how long before they will be able to return home? nobody knows. we know that four blocks have been evacuated over the weekend. some 200 residents in 120 flats are refusing to leave. some say they don't want to be in the leisure centre behind me and others say they can't afford to pay for temporary accommodation even though they know they will be reimbursed. camden council is still trying to get them to come out. it's not clear wh

lock mandate for a second scottish referendum because she already says she has it from the last holyroodthe people to decide. she got that mandate in march from the scottish parliament and then she is saying if she get a mandate this time that would be the question, but of course the liberal democrats are very much against that. so i think the constitution is bound to be on the agenda in there today, as it has been all day for those of us who have been following the party leaders run the country. 0k, the party leaders run the country. ok, good to see you. katrina renton in edinburgh, looking at the night's debate. you can see all of it on bbc one at 9pm, and a little later here on the news channel. , chef fanaika has all the weather news. not very pleasant out there at all, in fact the bad weather is going to continue through the night. we will continue through the night. we will continue with the heavy rain across many parts of the country, and those winds, if anything tomorrow might even be stronger in some inland areas. the cloud has been shrouding the uk over the last few hours or so

one of the challenges they face, the conservatives are the opposition in holyrood.lls, the conservatives could pick up a number of seats there. that is another concern on that front. they are the biggest party with 56 of the 59 seats. the conservatives and rallying the troops in edinburgh, saying if you are againstan troops in edinburgh, saying if you are against an independence referendum, then they are the only party who can be trusted with that. labour came to glasgow, we saw them at eight o'clock this morning, jeremy corbyn on the 84th of his rallies. doing quite a few more since then. aping his perceived popularity in the polls would bring a bounce scotland. they only have one seat. the liberal democrats campaigning on the cornerstone policies. staunchly against the second independence referendum. they wa nt second independence referendum. they want a referendum after the brexit deal. so much to choose for voters tomorrow. what will be key, and all the politicians are campaigning for is to get the vote out. i will go straight to mark devonport in belfast was fa

you know, that health and education is a devolved issue in scotland and if the snp government in holyrooda westminster government to give money to the northern ireland executive to spend on health and education, but you wouldn't do so for scotland. why is ita you wouldn't do so for scotland. why is it a different case? we already do so in scotland. you are not giving £2.9 billion for scotland to spend on health and education? expenditure in scotland, just like in the rest of the uk... is lower than per head than in northern ireland. there are different levels, the government spends money in different levels across across the united kingdom uk and northern ireland per head of population receives more than scotland, but scotland receives more than england. that's the way it is and actually, asa that's the way it is and actually, as a unionist party, as a government for the whole of the uk, we feel it is entirely appropriate to distribute money from some of the wealthier parts of the uk to some of the parts of the uk who need a boost to build their economy and public services. if you want to

speaking in holyrood, she said she still believes the country needs to be given a choice about its futureot until after the brexit process. she said that since the general election, in which the snp lost 21 seats, she had listened to voters, and understood their concerns about another poll. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in edinburgh. nicola sturgeon call this a reset, but what in effect i think it means is whilst a second independence referendum is now on hold, it is not off the table. what she seems to be doing is refocused the debate away from this possible referendum, and back onto brexit. she says harper government will redouble its efforts in this area, but any possible legislation on a second independence referendum will now be 2018 at the earliest. the scottish government remains committed, strongly, to the principle of giving scotland the choice at the end of this process, but i want to reassure people that our proposal is not for a referendum now or before there is sufficient clarity about the options, but rather to give them a choice at the end of the brexit process

tories, please don't go, but the second thing i would say on this is that we as a party stood in the holyroodish parliamentary elections, last may, on a manifesto committed to scotland as part of the united kingdom and so keeping to our mandate, it is right that we say we continue to support the union and they're not being a rerun of the scottish referendum. a couple of quick points. in 2014, scotland was told that if it wanted to stay in the eu, it would have to vote no, so scotland voted no and endorsed the eu. in 2016, scotland voted to remain in the eu. twice in two years, scotland has endorsed the eu. surely the only way to get a route back into the eu per scotland is to become an independent country? would you not agree there is misinformation on either side of these referenda ? there is certainly misinformation from the eu and there was misinformation from the no campaign in regards to what we would get if we stayed in the eu. -- uk. you have less than ten seats now, you will have less than ten seats in a week's time, what is the point of a vote for the liberal platitudes? thank you ve

nicola sturgeon is expected to set out her position on a second independence referendum at holyrood shortlyengland hasissued the governor of the bank of england has issued an amber warning that consumer borrowing is rapidly increasing. the british and irish lions miss out ona win the british and irish lions miss out on a win over the superrugby side the hurricanes. 31—31 it finished. the hurricanes ran in three second—half tries. heather knight scores a century in the women's world cup in pakistan. it leaves them well placed for victory, following defeat to india in the opening match. andy murray has pulled out of today's exhibition match, citing a sore hip. it's said to bea match, citing a sore hip. it's said to be a precaution year measure with the world number one set to play on friday before beginning the defence of his wimbledon title on monday. i'm back with more on those stories at half past. we're expecting shortly, scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, will set out her position this afternoon on what she refers to as "the way forward for scotland". nicola sturgeon had called

as kate has previously mentioned, my budget comes from my local authority, which comes from holyrood,m saying this, only means that the proinjects that i do with young people are being cut. myjob is not on the line yet. myjob being cut. myjob is not on the line yet. my job involves being cut. myjob is not on the line yet. myjob involves working with young people and giving them the bench mark to their future. if our budgets are being cut in westminster, and that path follows me to the highland council, how on earth ami me to the highland council, how on earth am i going to prepare the ye. generation of young people, the next generation of your electorate to be skilled for thejobs of generation of your electorate to be skilled for the jobs of five years' time? who else is on a zero-hours contract? hi. i've been on one since i was 17. i've always really enjoyed being on it because it gives me flexibility. what do you do? i work in retailand do flexibility. what do you do? i work in retail and do promojobs as withle. i think the —— as well. i think the question should be about what the m

a lot of people are unsure as to where the power lies, whether it is holyrood or westminster.lly. i fill more comfortable with their policies. others here are not convinced. i have never voted for the conservatives. i would find that really ha rd. the conservatives. i would find that really hard. my heart has been more towards the labour side of things, anyway. for many in scotland, the choice of independence or the union is the dividing line. it is not a a lwa ys is the dividing line. it is not a always as clear—cut as you would think. i am a mass of contradictions. i am a member of the snp but i am not pro independence. i instinctively want to belong to the uk, europe and the world. i'm slightly different, i am pro—europe andl slightly different, i am pro—europe and i would rather leave the uk to remain in europe. that is more important. stirling is not a marginal. the snp has a big majority here. but this is a constituency where the electorate has shown they are open to changing their minds. and if, and it is a big if, at the seats changed hands again, it might indicate ano

in their view, there has already been support for it from the holyrood elections last time around.e in scotland that the leaders of the main parties will be able to go head—to—head once again to discuss these things. i am sure that the constitution is bound to come out in that debate, as it regularly has done throughout the course of this general election campaign. it is interesting, listening to that piece from lorna about people exercising a right to vote. that is what party leaders will be concerned about, turnout, that if turnout is high, maybe they can all pick up seats. ukip are campaigning in great yarmouth on the final day of the election. some of their main policies include completing the brexit process by 2019 without paying a divorce bill, and cutting net migration, operating a one in, one out policy. the ukip immigration spokesperson laid out how the party planned to cut immigration. we would set up an immigration control commission and their job set up an immigration control commission and theirjob would be to prioritise visas for people who could earn at least £30,000

already the main operation at holyrood and the second party in local government, these results mean thet that a record number of 18 to 24—year—olds voted. i'm joined by two of them — stephen cannon, who is 23 and voted conservative and fiona sullivan who is 18 and voted labour. i'm also joined by matt morley, who ran a highly successful online campaign to help young people decide how to vote. we have quite a few people behind us who have decided to join us, hopefully our viewers can hear you. if we start with labour, what was the attraction? jeremy corbyn was the attraction? jeremy corbyn was the only one providing real policies for young people and that showed in the youth vote turnout. theresa may made the mistake of not doing so. the fact is, you have to keep doing it. and that is the key? how does the labour party and the other parties build on the momentum of so many young people coming out? they need to start putting policies are out because people were getting excited about free tuition, people we re excited about free tuition, people were telling their friends and talking to the

she got most seats and most votes in the 2016 holyrood election and had a clear than date from the scottishan you tell us, what the position, precise reason is you believe she does not have a mandate.” precise reason is you believe she does not have a mandate. i have been very clear that now is not the time to be talking about a second independence referendum in scotland. first of all, we are going into this these brexit negotiations as the united kingdom, now is the time we need to work together, not be trying to pull ourselves apart, as nicola sturgeon is, i would remind everybody that in 2014 it was the scottish nationalists who said that vote was a once in a generation, indeed once in a lifetime vote, and that vote was to stay part of the united kingdom. finally, iwould say to everybody, anybody who believes in our precious union, anybody who believes that we are four nations but at heart one people, that we should stay together as a united kingdom, should vote conservative. prime minister, we have now had three terrorist attacks in three months, whether it is an issue with policing or

and in scotland holyrood will carry out its own investigation into the safety of high—rise tower blocks is thought up to 600 buildings in total are to be tested in england with councils being told to prioritise the ones they are most worried about. butjust how long this process will take is still not clear. theresa may is due to chair a meeting of the grenfell tower recovery task force later today where she will be updated on the recovery effort that could take many weeks if not months. more inquests are also expected to be opened and adjourned this afternoon into the deaths of the victims. nick quraishi, bbc news. theresa may will set out more details today of how the government plans to treat more than 3 million eu citizens living in the uk after brexit. last week, the prime minister outlined proposals to offer eu nationals settled status, which would give those who have spent five years in the uk equal rights on healthca re, education and benefits, but only if british people living in the european union were given similar entitlements. six police officers were injured last night duri

had to make come employee mises and that's something westminster is not used to, it is something holyroodar it up and she should stay and clear it up and she has won this election and i don't think the country should be held to ransom because of internal feuding in the tory party. she is the prime minister. she should get on and as we just heard, reach out to other parties and we have got to sort out the mess around brexit and engaging with the labour party and my party and the nationalists trying to form a form of brexit which is a compromise which keeps the good elements of the european union, she can make some progress. ok. how should she change her approach to brexit if at all? well there are these jargon words about hard and soft brexit. what i think she has to do or acknowledge that pulling out of the customs union is completely insane. very damaging. it's particularly damaging to ireland which is at centre of attention. it is perfectly possible to stay within the single market. to keep all the been fits of that. it's possible to have a degree of management of migration if that's a

there are some concerns it has been flagged up that holyrood scottish parliament and the dup and theing about the brexit legislation, the centrepiece of the programme for this session of parliament, and was always going to be the centrepiece, of course we expect robust debate in the house of commons in the devolved administrations and the house of lords on this legislation. it is very important constitutional legislation ringing back to the uk a set of legislation, a set of laws that have for 43 years resided in brussels, and preparing us for a world in which we are responsible for our own laws, borders, customs arrangements, vat collection and so on and so forth. this is obviously a very major set of legislation and we would expect that it was properly and thoroughly scrutinised by both houses of parliament and the devolved administrations who want to look at it as well. i am sure eve ryo ne look at it as well. i am sure everyone would hope it was thoroughly scrutinised and there would be robust discussion. the problem is the conservative party is weakened. the prime minister‘s hand

. —— before the next holyrood elections. why do you think we will have another election?ery much. thank you to you and your guests for that interesting exchange. of course this afternoon we have had another statement from the prime minister. we have when she returned from buckingham palace, but then we have another inside downing street where she said things that she hadn't said on the step of downing street earlier. she started to express regret about the fact that the results hadn't turned out as she wished, and she started to convey her apology in the grid to collea g u es her apology in the grid to colleagues who had lost their seats. that is listen to what the prime minister said. i had wanted to achieve a larger majority, but that was not the result that we secured. and i'm sorry for all those candidates and hard—working party workers who were unsuccessful, but also particularly sorry for those colleagues who were mps and ministers, who had contributed so much to our country, and who lost their seats, and didn't deserve to lose their seats. as i reflect on the resul