the queen officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyrood. an experimental drug for severe covid which could cut the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. and two new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction as the la palma volcano forces more to flee. the group which represents most of the uk filling stations says the fuel situation is getting worse in london, the south east and parts of eastern england. but the petrol retailers�* association also says scotland, the north of england and parts of the midlands have seen what it calls a "distinct improvement". the government has announced that 100 military drivers will start delivering fuel to petrol stations from monday. i've been speaking to our political correspondent, nick eardley, who's in manchester, where the conservative party conference is due to begin on sunday. he says the ongoing difficulties with fuel supplies in some parts of the country is not the ideal backdrop for the event. there is the fact that you have these issues with fuel, you add into the mix the r

the queen was joined at holyrood by the duke and duchess of rothesay.cluding the first minister. msps looked on as the mace and the crown of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising the challenges of this parliamentary term. marking this new session does indeed bring a sense of beginning and renewal. the scottish parliament has been at the heart of scotland's response to the pandemic, with people across this country looking to you for leadership and stewardship. due to the pandemic, much of the music was recorded around the country. here in plockton... and this group of asylum—seeking and refugee musicians in nicola sturgeon�*s glasgow constituency. we are a nation proud to call itself simply home for everyone who chooses to live here. and it is indeed fitting that the growing diversity of modern scotland is now reflected more clearly in this new parliament. the queen spoke of fond memories of time spent in scotland with her late husband, the duke of edinburgh. she also said it was a moment to look to a new generation. alexandra mackenzie, bbc n

the queen officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyrood.perimental drug for severe covid which could cut the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. and — two new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction — as the la palma volcano forces more to flee. good afternoon. the group which represents most of the uk filling stations says the fuel situation is getting worse in london, the south east and parts of eastern england. but the petrol retailers�* association also says scotland, the north of england and parts of the midlands have seen what it calls a "distinct improvement". the government has announced that 100 military drivers will start delivering fuel to petrol stations from monday. our business correspondent katy austin reports. there were queues to fuel again this morning in parts of southern england. this is the first time i'm queuing up because my boy normally gets it for me, but today, oh, my gosh. the organisation which represents independent forecourts says the supply picture has improved in the midlands, the nor

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and this is the scene alive at holyrood where the queen is arriving to open the sixth session of the scottish parliament. the ceremony would normally take place injuly, but was postponed because of a pandemic for so she is accompanied by her son, prince charles, and by camilla who, in scotland, are known as the duke and duchess of rothesay. provisional clinical trial results suggest an experimental drug for severe covid cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. and two new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction as the la palma volcano forces thousands more to flee. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk's home secretary has said police must raise the bar by taking the harassment of women more seriously. priti patel said crimes such as flashing and verbal abuse should not be taken lightly. she said women should feel confident to call out such offences. ministers have promised reform to the criminaljustice system, following the murder of sarah everard by a serving police officer. simonjones reports. the death of sarah eve

the queen has been addressing msps at holyrood.t was postponed because of the corona virus pandemic. alexander mackenzie reports. the queen and the duke and duchess of rotc made the shortjourney from the palace of holyrood house to the scottish they parliament. were greeted by the party leaders, including the first minister nicola sturgeon. msps gathered as the mace and the crown of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising this new session of parliament. marking this new session does indeed bring a sense of beginning and renewal. the scottish parliament has been at the heart of scotland�*s response to the pandemic. the people across this country looking to you for leadership and stewardship and i hope you will remain at the forefront as we move towards a phase of recovery. due forefront as we move towards a phase of recovery-— of recovery. due to the pandemic, much of the _ of recovery. due to the pandemic, much of the music _ of recovery. due to the pandemic, much of the music was _ of recovery. due to the pandemic, much o

the queen officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyrood.mental drug for severe covid which could cut the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. and two new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction — as the la palma volcano forces more to flee. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, we're all about genetics. should your dna decide your dinner? how does it shape your personality? and can it be used to track down a murderer? it's the most personal data that you own, it literally defines you — it is your dna. ever since the human genome was decoded, researchers have been peering deeper into what makes us...us. and more and more companies have been able to build services around what they've found so far. here's what lara has to say on the subject... excuse me! it's not disgusting, it's science. mm, i think it's both, actually. i look forward to finding out what's got lara spitting feathers, later, but first... here we go again. ..a story that will make your blood run cold. i'm in iceland, revisiting the freezers at

the queen was joined at holyrood by the duke and duchess of rothesay.were greeted by party leaders, including the first minister. pomp and fanfare. msps looked on as the mace and the crown of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising the challenges of this parliamentary term. marking this new session brings a sense of beginning and renewal. the scottish parliament has been at the heart of scotland's response to the pandemic, with people across this country looking to you for leadership and stewardship. due to the pandemic, much of the music was recorded around the country. here in plockton... and this group of asylum seeking and refugee musicians in nicola sturgeon�*s glasgow constituency. we are a nation proud to call itself simply home for everyone who chooses to live here. and it is indeed fitting that the growing diversity of modern scotland is now reflected more clearly in this new parliament. the queen spoke of fond memories of time spent in scotland with her late husband, the duke of edinburgh. she also said it was a moment to look to a ne

the queen officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyrood.perimental drug for severe covid which could cut the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. and, to new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction as the la palma volcano forces more to flee. now on bbc news, it's the media show. hello. this week, sir keir starmer delivered his first speech in person to a packed labour party conference. today, we want to explore keir starmer and his current relationship with the media. does he have the same level of newspaper backing that tony blair, for example, enjoyed? do the newspapers still hold much sway on public opinion anyway? and what about those new outlets that emerged during jeremy corbyn�*s time? with power shifting to the centre of the party — how do they see their roles now? let me introduce you to my guest. jane merrick is policy editor at the the media show newspaper. before that she was political editor of the independent on sunday. you've been on twitter today with the assessment of keir starmer�*s speech for all

the queen at holyrood, addressing msps to mark the opening of the sixth session of the scottish parliament. provisional clinical trial results suggest an experimental drug for severe covid cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. and two new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction as the la palma volcano forces thousands more to flee. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london with geeta guru murthy. hello and welcome to dateline london, i'm geeta guru murthy. it's conference season for the political parties here in the uk — the moment in the year when parties seek to define who they are and where they are going. for sir keir starmer, the labour opposition leader, his first conference speech in person was billed as "make or break". where did it land? and with borisjohnson heading to manchester, if he can manage to fill up his petrol tank, what will conservative conference bring this week? we also head to germany, where a political leader who mastered staying power, angela merkel, is now only a caretaker chancellor whilst the german political class forms a c

the queen officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyrood and speaks of her "deep and abiding affection" for scotland. sportsday will be coming up shortly. before that, though, we continue our countdown to cop26. hello, i'mjustin rowlatt, the bbc�*s new climate editor, and this is countdown to the cop26 global finance summit. a series of programmes from around the world, looking at the issues and challenges of climate change. as nations prepare to gather in glasgow this november to discuss solutions to this global emergency. and i am currently 120 kilometres of england's yorkshire coast in the north sea, in the middle of the world's biggest offshore wind farm, hornsea 1. just a single rotation of one of these turbines can power the average uk home for an entire day. as i've been finding out. it's all part of the uk's aim for a sustainable energy revolution. it's actually much smoother than it looks. if you thought your commute to work was rough going, check this out. we're with a team trying to get out to service a wind turbine. so, the north sea is famous fo

the queen officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyrood.onal clinical trial results suggest an experimental drug for severe covid cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. and two new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction as the la palma volcano forces thousands more to flee. now on bbc news, we are talking movies. hello from new york, and welcome to talking movies. i'm tom brooks. in today's programme, the new york film festival, one of my favourite autumnal cultural events, bringing great cinema to new york city. a highlight of this year, the opening night film, a new adaptation of macbeth starring frances mcdormand and denzel washington. we hope that people enjoy it and respond to it and we'll see what happens. macbeth, the so—called scottish play, has been adopted into more than 25 different movies. we look at those that made an impact. a shocking body horror thriller, titane, this year's big winner at the cannes film festival, came to new york with its director and star. i told myself, pretend you're doing

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the case was seen as a test of whether holyrood could pass its own laws to hold a fresh independence the winners at an event in stockholm. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh is here. tell us more about what they have done. ~ . ., ., ., done. what are mirror image molecules? _ done. what are mirror image molecules? you _ done. what are mirror image molecules? you can - done. what are mirror image molecules? you can think. done. what are mirror image molecules? you can think of| done. what are mirror image - molecules? you can think of them like your hands, they are the same shape, but one is a reflection of another. in the world of molecule is one of them can have completely different properties to the other, like being a really useful medicine. before the work of these scientists separating the two used to be really difficult, it was expensive and complex. now it is much easier and cheaper. that is important because it is at the heart of loads of industrial processes, thousands of them, to make it simpler and easier and it reduces the cost and the amount of energy used and it is

the queen officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyrood. on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. points dropped and opportunties missed — manchester united fail to win at old trafford. they're held by everton. late drama in the premiership — leicester pour cold water on saracens, and their winning return to the top flight. and history for britain's lizzie diagnan — she becomes the first—ever winner of the women's paris roubaix. good evening, and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. chelsea are the premier league leaders this saturday evening, after a late win against southampton at stamford bridge. but earlier, manchester united and everton missed the chance of going top, after it finished 1—1 at old trafford. nestor mcgregor was watching. old trafford and 70,000 expectant fans. 0ptimistic for the future due to the present form of a legend from the past. although christiano ronaldo started on the bench — and it would be the away site who came closest to opening the scoring, demarai gray

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said about the reforms the queen officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyroodan experimental drug for severe covid which could cut the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. and two new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction, as the la palma volcano forces more to flee. now on bbc news: we look at the hidden world of girls in gangs. a warning, some people may find the following programme distressing. the way children have been groomed has been the same for centuries, but the tactics around that exploitation have changed. it's very normalised that girls should be sexualised and sent around. this is a generation that has been born into the internet age. - the boys that are in gangs, they have girlfriends. the girls will do a lot of bad stuff for them just because they're in love with them. he had me selling his drugs for him. i think i was about 12, - they gave me stuff to hold. i looked in the bag and it was a gun. i that was when they were - grooming me for other stuff. lots of people told me to do it, and then you have other people telli

i've come to holyrood secondary, scotland's biggest high school, to ask these 14 and is—year—olds, areon their social media accounts as much as me? i could spend, like, five hours on tiktok and maybe on it weekends, like, ten, 11 hours. a good few hours a day on instagram. because you just get so, like, distracted by it that everything else, like, doesn't exist for a moment. i show them my instagram feed. did anything jump out at you? i think about 60% of what was there is, was either an ad or. like a promotion for something. is it really sort of obvious to you? yeah. is itjust normal to you, or does it annoy you? what are the feelings there? just feels normal. yeah. yeah, it's just normal. you just sort of get used to it. - so do you all have your phones on you? all: yeah. i want to do an experiment to see if they realise how social media companies are using their personal data to target content at them. do all of you have the tiktok app? all: yeah. when you look on tiktok and you think about the type of content you tend to see there, do you have any guesses on when you open your app,

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the queen opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament in holyrood and speaks of her deep and abidinginvestigates scott let's housing problem. the biggest rise in house prices for more than a decade... so, yeah, it's kind of a struggle. you just hit walls everywhere you look, really. my goal of a mortgage now is unrealistic. ..the families waiting years for social housing...

the decision is being bills approved by msps were beyond holyrood's powers.g it is committed to bringing them into law "at the earliest possible opportunity". let's get more on this from professor aileen mcharg from durham university. she's an expert in uk and scottish constitutional law. if you can, just explain as simply as can to viewers around the world, what is this about? the as can to viewers around the world, what is this about?— what is this about? the two bills incorporated _ what is this about? the two bills incorporated into _ what is this about? the two bills incorporated into scott's - what is this about? the two bills incorporated into scott's law- what is this about? the two bills incorporated into scott's law to l incorporated into scott's law to separate international treaties. the rights of the child and the european government. these treaties on the model of the human rights act so, in other words, obligations on public authorities to comply with the obligations in the treaties and the court to interpret the legislation compatibly with the

the queen is due to address msps at holyrood in the next hour to mark the opening of the sixth session following their victory in may. georgians are heading to the polls in local elections, where the atmosphere has been described as "highly polarised" with reports of violence and intimidation of oppostion candidates. the vote has been overshadowed by friday's arrest of the country's former leader, mikheil saakashvili, just a few hours after he returned from years in exile. he posted this video on social media, calling on voters to oppose the governing party. he was tried and convicted in absentia of abusing his office during his two terms as president, and faces six years injail in georgia. it's an important day in the lead up to the environmental summit cop26, where so many hopes for a proper solution to combatting climate change rest. climate ministers from across the globe are meeting in milan to hold talks before the crucial meeting in november. it is the meeting to clear the decks before the world leaders, some are hundred of them have said they will come to glasgow in the first t

officially opens the sixth section officially opens the sixth section of the scottish parliament of holyroodpeaks of her affection of the country. now on bbc news, its political thinking with nick robinson. hello, welcome to political thinking. the programme in which i have a conversation with, not an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking. my guest is the chief of the chief staff, britton�*s top soldier in the prime minister's talk adviser, general sir nick carter. the cry has gone out to call in the army to help deliver fuel, to deal with the fact the nhs in some places is running out of ambulances. call in the army to help deliver the vaccines. we believe in the value of our armed forces, and yet all this comes at a time when there are real question marks about what has gone wrong over the past 20 years. wrong in iraq, wrong in afghanistan. welcome to political thinking. afghanistan. welcome to political thinkina. . ., , . �*, ., thinking. inc. you very much. it's a ureat thinking. inc. you very much. it's a great privilege- _ thinking. inc. you very much. it's a grea

the queen has been addressing msps at holyrood to mark the opening of the sixth session of the scottishand fresh thinking. members of the scottish parliament, as we all step out from adverse uncertain times, occasion such as this today provide an opportunity for hope and optimism. marking this new session does indeed bring a sense of beginning and for renewal. with all the day's sport we go to the bbc sport centre. good evening. we start with a landmark victory for a british rider who took a sensational breakaway win in the first edition of the women's cycling race, the former world champion battled through difficult conditions, holding off a powerful late surge by her competitors finished over one minute behind. she cannot believe it. incredible. from the city of love, tears ofjoy. lizzie and the realisation she had made history. it has taken 125 years for women to be able to compete in this event. but bad weather meant not everyone who started with finish. it is going to be really tough for these riders. from the halfway point of the british rider was in front even if at times her bac

the queen opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament in holyrood and speaks of her deep and abiding affection for scotland. now on bbc news, chris clements investigates scott let's housing problem. the biggest rise in house prices for more than a decade... so, yeah, it's kind of a struggle. you just hit walls everywhere you look, really. my goal of a mortgage now is unrealistic. ..the families waiting years for social housing... so, now what happens? usually... nothing, normally. ..and young people squeezed out of their own communities. if people are wanting to buy a home here, | maybe they should think, - well, who's losing out on this? is the community - actually sustainable? is scotland doing enough to tackle its housing problems? i think we're talking about the difference between managing the housing emergency and ending the housing emergency. we have a judgment to make with limited resources. where do we put those limited resources? or has a whole generation of scots been priced out? campaigners are calling it a housing emergency. long waits for council properties combined with

today's ruling will be seen as an indication that the supreme court could rule that holyrood does notrds what he calls a high wage, high skilled economy. he told the conservative party conference it is part of his plan to level up the country. the £20 a week increase to universal credit, claimed by nearly 6 million people, comes to an end today. and the boss of facebook mark zuckerberg has rejected claims from a whistle—blower that the company puts profits before the interests of users. the riba stirling prize, for britain's best new building, will be announced next week in a live programme here on the bbc news channel. the shortlist includes an eco friendly mosque in cambridge, a boat museum in the lake district and a univeristy building in south west london. over the coming few days we'll be looking at each of the six buildings on the shortlist. today is the turn of 15 clerkenwell close, a mixed use office and residential building in central london. 0n construction, its limestone facade proved controversial with the local council initially calling for the building's demolition a dec

the queen is due to address msps at holyrood i is due to address msps at holyrood to mark the new sessionrst began last month. ii9 time now is nine minutes past eight. trust in the police, that is the prime minister's message. "trust in the police" that's the prime minister's message to the public following the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. however, he has acknowledged there are problems in how violence against women and girls is tackled in thejustice system. so what can police forces do to address concerns? joining us now is sue fish, former chief constable of nottingham police and baroness helena kennedy, a criminal barrister and labour peer. thank you very much forjoining us. you will be aware of the guidance that has been put out by the metropolitan police at how women in particular should approach the situation if they are approached by a serving police officer and proposed an arrest. do you agree with this guidance? i proposed an arrest. do you agree with this guidance?— proposed an arrest. do you agree with this guidance? i appreciate the met felt they _ with this g