for humza yousaf . up already? for humza yousaf.ld is the political editor of huffpost uk and joins me now and kevin, it was the most remarked thing to see yesterday. kate forbes released a flashy video announcing her intention to be a unified player and then torpedoed herself in her first interview. yeah, i mean, there's an alternative school of thought that says, you know, we want politicians, to be honest . and politicians, to be honest. and she was just giving honest to straight questions. kemi badenoch actually , the key badenoch actually, the key equalities has actually defended kate forbes is and position not her opinion, but certainly how and freedom to express that opinion. so i guess it's quite refreshing in this day and age that we get politicians giving straight answers . however, straight answers. however, you're right, i think politics, it's hugely damaging to her hopes of becoming first minister. now she was before and she had she was pretty much the front runner. she was the one who was seen as the most competent, sa

health minister humza yousaf . he's been minister humza yousaf.riticised this winter for urging the public , quote, think urging the public, quote, think twice before calling 999. but this morning's new independent auditors report takes criticism to a whole new level . here's to a whole new level. here's a little flavour of what's inside. quote the nhs in scotland faces significant growing financial social pressures. a growing capital maintenance quite more people are being added to waiting lists than are being removed them and people are waiting longer for treatment and delays in getting social care support for patients who are ready to leave hospital, continue to limit the availability of beds . now the availability of beds. now the auditor criticised humza yousaf department's gp recruitment numbers as quote misleading warning that the scottish government is now failing its ambition to recruit an extra 800 gp's. indeed it notes public health scotland's report that far from expanding gp working time equivalent has actually decreased in. decreased

humza yousaf you views right?saf you mentioned that he's had several key roles and maybe hasn't always had the best run of it. could you shine bit more light on that for us, please? well, you know, as you mentioned when he was transport secretary he was stopped by police for driving without insurance. you know, i think that speaks for itself. he then was in the role where he had to introduce the controversial hate crime legislation that potentially legislation that was potentially going criminalise dinner table conversation that's been so difficult for the police to out how to implement that. it's not enforced. on his most recent ministerial post that has been and as health secretary just before christmas had the leaders of the scottish nhs saying that it was on the brink of collapse. so he, you know, he he has just not done a good job as health secretary and his you know i think his record for itself. just worth drilling down a little this free speech little bit on this free speech stuff yeah focusing more stuff

humza yousaf says he�*ll challenge the uk government�*s decision to block the bill.y people over the last seven months. and to a person they say, "focus on the nhs, focus on the cost—of—living crisis and focus on making the case for independence." she also said she would have voted against gay marriage, although she would defend it now as a democratic and legal right. and tonight, a brief, friendly encounter between front runners who don�*t always see our right to live. —— —— who don�*t always see eye to eye. kate forbes at the window. james cook, bbc news, glasgow. scientists in the us say they�*ve used new technology to restore movement in the arms and hands of two people who�*d suffered strokes. the team in pittsburgh were able to stimulate the spinal cords by implanting electrodes in the neck. more research is still needed to develop the technology, but those who led the study say the technique could have a huge impact on people�*s lives. the heated debate on updating the books of roald dahl has drawn the attention of the prime minister, rishi sunak. he�*s the la

, beenin the health secretary humza yousaf, been in government for many years.had to work through the period after the pandemic, of course. trying to stabilise the health service there. he has had a lot of criticism from opposition parties with the state of the health service at the moment, we have heard from ash regan, as you say she resigned as a justice minister in the government of nicola sturgeon because of the gender recognition reform bill. there are other names, keith brown thejustice secretary, expected to come forward, kate forbes, the finance secretary, her name is being discussed is well under the names in the frame, deputy first ministerjohn swinney has ruled himself out as hasjoanna cherry and nominations close on friday with a new leader in place by the 27th of march.— the former british prime minister — borisjohnson — has intervened in the effort to reform post—brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland. rishi sunak is trying to agree a new settlement with the eu, amid unrest among members of his parliamentary party. mrjohnson has warned mr

humza yousaf on.o's reporter tony maguire, who's been following these developments from , holyrood and developments from, holyrood and this is the rub i guess tony, that she's got three senior backers jumped ship really very quickly after this this . yes, quickly after this this. yes, certainly today of course in holyrood behind , me here was holyrood behind, me here was supposed to be a date i agree the budget for scotland touted as the greenest in living memory and as well as being a real distribution wealth from you know scotland just to scotland's poorest instead . we've been poorest instead. we've been dragged into yet another snp day of drama . so kate forbes of drama. so kate forbes according to former conservative scottish conservative leader ruth davidson has just set fire to tory leadership campaign on the very same that she started that. the very same that she started that . she of course did say that that. she of course did say that an interview last night repeated again today numerous i m

they are the current scottish health secretary humza yousaf, and the former minister ash regan. would make it easier for transgender people to legally change their gender identity. speaking to the sunday mail newspaper, she said: we need a new direction and we need to reprioritise. we need to bring back unity, draw a line under certain things and move past them. i believe i am the person to do that. the electorate expect the scottish government to focus on things that are important to them. that means the nhs which is still struggling to get back on its feet after the pandemic. scottish health secretary humza yousaf, who supports the gender recognition bill, also declared his intention to stand saying he had the experience needed to govern. he said: i've thought hard about it and i've decided to put myself forward as scotland's next first minister. i'm doing it because the top job requires someone who has experience and i have been trusted by nicola sturgeon with some of the toughestjobs in government. i believe independence is needed now more than ever especially after a decade

what we're backing humza yousaf. next hour, as always, i'd love hear your thoughts on today's topics. please do tweet at gb news or you can email me gbviews@gbnews.uk . you can also gbviews@gbnews.uk. you can also watch us online . stay tuned . now watch us online. stay tuned. now before the break, we were talking about roald dahl with my wonderful political panel and that ludicrous decision to censor some of the words, rewrite some of the passages that were deemed offensive . but that were deemed offensive. but we have to now go to a statement. we've got a statement to on all our story from penguin which owns puffin, the publisher. so the decision to keep the original version of the books. keep the original version of the books . francesca dow, managing books. francesca dow, managing editor of penguin said we've listened the debate over the past week, which reaffirmed the extraordinary power of roald dahps extraordinary power of roald dahl's books and the very real questions around how stories from another era can b

obviously that would have been a question of collective responsibility which stop humza yousaf says he do so. ., so. my pulling is based on conversations _ so. my pulling is based on conversations with - so. my pulling is based on conversations with no - so. my pulling is based on | conversations with no more so. my pulling is based on - conversations with no more ordinary people _ conversations with no more ordinary people over— conversations with no more ordinary people over the last seven months. to a person — people over the last seven months. to a person they say focus on the nhs, _ to a person they say focus on the nhs, focus — to a person they say focus on the nhs, focus on the cost—of—living crisis _ nhs, focus on the cost—of—living crisis and — nhs, focus on the cost—of—living crisis and focus on making the case for independence. this crisis and focus on making the case for independence.— for independence. this evening a chance for— for independence. this evening a chance for a _ for independence. this evening a chance for a friendly _ for independence. this evening a chance f

herjob as finance secretary to join ash regan in the contest, along with the health secretary humza yousafvy going, facing questions about how their faith influences their politics. miss forbes came underfire for her opposition to gay marriage. mr yousaf was accused of dodging the final vote on the subject, which he denies. so the campaign focus has been on social issues, but what if snp members are having a parallel campaign, concentrating not on culture, but competence? the first poll of party supporters does come with some caveats, but it suggests a big lead for kate forbes. james cook, bbc news, on the firth of forth. we will get more from ukraine in just a moment. first, we will get more from ukraine in justa moment. first, let's we will get more from ukraine in just a moment. first, let's take a look at the weather with chris. hello. we had a stunning sunrise this morning. look at this. this crimson beam of light piercing the morning sky is called a sun pillar, and is caused by ice crystals reflecting the first rays of the sun's light as it comes above the horizon. we ended the day i

so far, scotland's health secretary humza yousaf , announcing he will humza yousaf, announcing he willto replace nicola sturgeon as well as the former community safety ash regan, who resigned a ministerial position in protest at the gender reform plans outlined but not scotland's finance secretary kate forbes. she's on maternity leave as now. she, too, will stand the leadership contest. but the party's former leader in westminster angus robertson ruling himself of the race. joining us in the studio our political reporter, olivia utley , been following the story up in edinburgh stood outside holyrood in those freezing days that so far only three want the job. could it be they're looking at actually the task in hand isn't gosh it's going to be a bit uphill . it does feel as though uphill. it does feel as though it's going to be quite an uphill for the snp to regain their momentum from here . it looks as momentum from here. it looks as though the contest could get pretty frontrunners at the moment are whose use of the health secretary and kate forbes the financial secretary who has been u

otherjob as finance secretary to join ash regan in the contest, along with the health secretary, humza yousafave found it heavy going, facing questions about how their faith influences their politics. miss forbes came underfire for her opposition to gay marriage, mr yousaf was accused of dodging the final vote on the subject, which he denies. so the campaign focus has been on social issues, but what if snp members are having a parallel campaign, concentrating not on culture, but competence? the first poll of party supporters does come with some caveats, but it suggests a big lead for kate forbes. james cook, bbc news, on the firth of forth. a rescue operation has been launched after a t capsized in greenock. in a moment, we'lljoin my colleague clive myrie in kyiv, but first our top story this evening... junior doctors in england announce three days of strikes in march. and disappointment for england, knocked out by south africa in a t20 semifinal. and on bbc london: we hearfrom some of semifinal. and on bbc london: we hear from some of the young ukrainian refugees starting new lyes here in th

kate forbes, humza yousaf and ash regan are hoping to succeed nicola sturgeon.nd coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll bring you the details of the europa league draw, as manchester united and arsenal find out who they face in the last 16. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one live from the ukrainian capital kyiv, where exactly one year ago today at 4.30 in the morning, the bbc team here was woken up by the loud noise of a siren over our hotel's pa system. we remember the man's voice that followed sounding shaky, he was panicked, and he said all guests must head to the underground shelter because the country was under attack. we soon found out russian paratroopers had landed at an airfield just a few miles from here and tanks were heading to kyiv having crossed the borderfrom belarus. what has followed has been a year of tears and savagery, defiance and hope. what has followed has stunned the world and led to the worst fighting and largest refugee emergency on european soil since the second world war. what's followed has been a global crisis over

this morning, humza yousaf the health secretary launched his campaign.ten years here in scotland. he is seen by many as a continuity candidate, he said thatis as a continuity candidate, he said that is no bad thing. and he also said he wasn't wedded to nicola sturgeon�*s preferred strategy for another independence referendum. i have some concerns about using a westminster general election as a de—facto referendum. i'm not as wedded to it as the first minister i know has said that it's her preference. so i'm not going to go in with a preference just now. i'm going to listen to what the membership has got to say. but be in no doubt, the westminster election, for scotland, of course it will be about that question of independence. ash regan is the third candidate who has announced she will stand. she supports the idea of using the next election as a de—facto referendum. she of course resigned from the scottish government last year because she said she couldn't support the controversial gender recognition reform bill. we have heard from nicola sturgeon this m

, health secretary, humza yousaf, says the deal would make nurses, midwives and paramedics by far the paid anywhere in the uk. and a uk retailer is recorded. an unexpected rise in last month. despite the cost of living crisis. the office for national says retail sales volumes rose by point five of a % in january following a fall of 1.2% in december. the rise in sales, mainly thanks to cheaper and january, discounts. food store sales, however fell because of rising food prices . because of rising food prices. liz truss has called on g7 leaders to agree a package of sanctions against china if ongoing tension over taiwan escalates . speaking in ongoing tension over taiwan escalates. speaking in japan , escalates. speaking in japan, the former prime minister's called for a coordinated response , has urged the west to response, has urged the west to take a tougher approach to beijing. trust has called for the creation of a pacific alliance in cooperation with nato to support taiwan . it is nato to support taiwan. it is our first public speech since resigning as prime minister. tv online an

humza yousaf , kate leader. to the next round of the leadership . they managed to secure the backing of at least 100 members from a minimum of 20 local branches . so a period of branches. so a period of campaigning now begins with the winner announced on the 27th of march. those are your headlines. i'm back . at six. okay, ladies i'm back. at six. okay, ladies and gentlemen, now i'm sure you'll agree that i am dressed very, very smartly . and it's very, very smartly. and it's friday, after all. but let me you some of my colleagues in the office , they're pretty scruffy . office, they're pretty scruffy. they're pretty scruffy. so in a few minutes , i'm going to ask, few minutes, i'm going to ask, should there be a dress to work? because people are now dressing down to go to work. we're going to have a discussion on the i am also going to be having a big discussion on or not ring girls are a sexist outdated are actually a sexist outdated thing or that thing or whether or not that just you know good old film. we're

they are the current scottish health secretary humza yousaf, and the former minister ash regan.test against a law which would make it easier for transgender people to legally change their gender identity. speaking to the sunday mail newspaper, she said: "we need a new direction and we need to reprioritise. "we need to bring back unity, draw a line under certain "things and move past them. "i believe i am the person to do that." scottish health secretary humza yousaf, who supports the gender recognition bill, also declared his intention to stand saying he had the experience needed to govern. he said, "i've thought hard about it and i've decided to put myself forward "as scotland's next first minister. "i believe independence is needed now more than ever especially "after a decade of austerity." buckingham palace has released details of the music that will feature at the coronation of king charles. the selection — chosen personally by the king — will include a special coronation anthem, composed by lord andrew lloyd—webber, as charlotte gallagher reports. variation ix (adagio) by

i think i said the words anas sarwar humza yousaf sarwar when i meant humza yousaf just in the last days of course there course the whole section there is party leader in is the labour party leader in scotland. but just in the rounds now in terms of what this election campaign will look like, in like, we've seen of course in the party a very the conservative party a very fractious campaign over the last summer, really affected the poll ratings of that party. blue on blue hurt the tory cause. similarly, in 2015, the labour party leadership election, it was very introspect too, very internal talking to itself . internal talking to itself. there was indeed a lot of red on red mike. we now in scotland be seeing some yellow on yellow . i seeing some yellow on yellow. i think definitely you know, nicola sturgeon even though her popularity dipped a bit, remained the most significant and popular figure in scottish politics. and because of that, she was she was able to kind of hold this coalition together that doesn't seem to be the same kind of cross—party loyalty to any of the single candidates

if the health humza yousaf.e health secretary who oversaw the longest any waiting times on record, it would probably be sturgeon's candidate . he's no sturgeon's candidate. he's no stranger to a gaffe , as we see stranger to a gaffe, as we see here. at least he's not in lycra all but the boy has the same smiley , totalitarian, smiley, totalitarian, progressive instincts, as did nicola . he supported the gender nicola. he supported the gender bill, of course, and in his old job as justice secretary, he introduced controversial hate crime bill, which could see those deemed to be insulting towards protect acted groups jailed for up to seven years. he even told msps you could be prosecuted for statements made over your own identity . bill over your own identity. bill free speech might not some of his agenda, but at least he apologised today for being fined 300 quid for driving a police car without insurance . kate car without insurance. kate forbes on the other hand , seems forbes on the other hand, seems to have be

if the health humza yousaf.e health secretary who oversaw the longest any waiting times on record, it would probably be sturgeon's candidate . he's no sturgeon's candidate. he's no stranger to a gaffe , as we see stranger to a gaffe, as we see here. at least he's not in lycra all but the boy has the same smiley , totalitarian, smiley, totalitarian, progressive instincts, as did nicola . he supported the gender nicola. he supported the gender bill, of course, and in his old job as justice secretary, he introduced controversial hate crime bill, which could see those deemed to be insulting towards protect acted groups jailed for up to seven years. he even told msps you could be prosecuted for statements made over your own identity . bill over your own identity. bill free speech might not some of his agenda, but at least he apologised today for being fined 300 quid for driving a police car without insurance . kate car without insurance. kate forbes on the other hand , seems forbes on the other hand, seems to have be

nominations for the snp leadership race close at midday with humza yousaf, kate forbes and ash reganected to appear on the ballot paper. and new research for the bbc suggests the price of pasta has nearly doubled in two years with the rate of food price rises still running at almost 17%. good morning and welcome to bbc news. president volodymyr zelensky has said ukraine will do everything it can to defeat russia this year in a statement marking the anniversary of vladimir putin's full—scale invasion. ceremonies are taking place across the country remebering those killed or forced to flee from the conflict. here in the uk rishi sunak will urge allies to increase military support to ukraine during a meeting of g7 countries. there will also be a minute's silence across the uk at 11 o'clock. our first report comes from james waterhouse. a thud, marking the moment when ukraine and the world... air raid siren sounds. ..changed forever. ..a much bigger land grab. we've just heard a siren go off for the first time. we haven't heard that before. after months of build—up, 150,000 russian soldi

the scottish health secretary, humza yousaf , former secretary, humza yousaf, former minister ash regan. their decision to in the sunday mail. other potential candidates to replace nicola include the finance secretary kate forbes and mary mccallion. nominations close on friday and the winner the race will be announced at the race will be announced at the end of march. the us secretary of state has warned china will face serious consequences if it provides lethal military aid to . anthony lethal military aid to. anthony blinken spoke to the country's top diplomat, wang on the sidelines of the global security conference in munich , the us conference in munich, the us believes beijing considering sending weapons , ammunition to sending weapons, ammunition to russia for the war in ukraine. china denies that the musical for the kings coronations been revealed. an anthem written by andrew lloyd webber is one of the 12 pieces to be played dunng the 12 pieces to be played during the ceremony. best known for the musical, including evita and jesus christ superstar. he is said to be incredibly hon

humza yousaf, you done before. humza yousaf, you know, is a bit of a wild card. it's very unlikely that he will get it is a deeply divisive figure in scottish politics and i suspect that there will be really very little change and the never ending of the snp will continue the us pe is separation from the rest of the uk breaking up britain . if, if, if that up britain. if, if, if that wasn't their main policy, why would anybody vote snp? they haven't got many policies and those that have got a not much good so that will either vote tory or or labour if it wasn't for that that particular policy . i think the never ending will continue but but maybe i hope certainly kate forbes i think would be a toxic figure . nicola would be a toxic figure. nicola sturgeon has encouraged angela phobia encouraged the ouster ization scotland those republicans in scotland of irish extraction who want to refight the troubles all over again on the troubles all over again on the streets you laws go and done do i think that's you know hope jamie black it to come back thank you so much so

humza yousaf, very often.ousaf, for example , he says he signed up to example, he says he signed up to absolutely all of this woke stuff , whether it's gender stuff, whether it's gender self—identification . he's also self—identification. he's also said he's completely signed up to gay marriage and all of that. i wonder if he's a practising muslim as well. i imagine he probably takes a bit of heat from his own community on that one. yeah, and i imagine he's not being completely transparent about what he actually believes and about that issue. and thinks about that issue. well, know, we well, we don't know, but we don't yeah, i do think don't know. but yeah, i do think she for being she will get points for being honest, being forthright. honest, for being forthright. and emma's right. and i think emma's right. i would have given her the same advice. and, you know, had she actually she actually concealed what she really gay really believes about gay marriage the leader marriage and become the leader and the ben

scottish health secretary humza yousaf , health secretary humza yousaf, who many say is the front runnerthe former community safety minister ash regan, who quit as a minister in protest at nicola sturgeon john's barmy. in my genden sturgeon john's barmy. in my gender, i'd legislation. well, joining me now is two well known scots prime on tv is a columnist at the scotsman and a former msp and also another proud scot, the pubuc and also another proud scot, the public affairs consultant , piers public affairs consultant, piers pottinger. gentlemen, good afternoon to you both. brian monteith , she stayed in the monteith, she stayed in the race. kate forbes , why do you race. kate forbes, why do you think she felt had to think she felt she had to apologise for saying that she would never have voted for same sex marriage, if that's her opinion. didn't stick to opinion. why didn't she stick to it ? well, i think she was making it? well, i think she was making clear that she is a of faith and that she makes that she feels strongly about in principle and follows them. i think that the answer is t

this morning, humza yousaf, the health secretary, launched his campaign.years here in scotland. he's seen by many as the continuity candidate. he said that is no bad thing. and he also said he wasn't wedded to nicola sturgeon's preferred strategy for another independence referendum. i have some concerns about using a westminster general election as a de facto referendum. i'm not as wedded to it as the first minister i know has said that it's her preference. so i'm not going to go in with a preference just now. i'm going to listen to what the membership has got to say, but be in no doubt the westminster election for scotland... of course it will be about that question of independence. well, ash regan is, of course, the third candidate who's announced she will stand. she supports the idea of using the next election as a de facto referendum. she, of course, resigned from the scottish government last year because she said she couldn't support the controversial gender recognition reform bill. we've heard from nicola sturgeon this morning whose sudden resignatio

humza yousaf claims the humza yousaf says that he didn't go to the second vote or the final vote of anthis happened two years ago. alex neil is now coming out and saying actually saying he's actually categorically twitter categorically saying on twitter that and saying that that's a lie and saying that that's a lie and saying that happened that actually what happened was that actually what happened was that asked to alex that humza yousaf asked to alex salmond, the leader to for permission to skip the vote because he was coming under too much pressure from imams outside of politics to vote against it . of politics to vote against it. humza yousaf says that this is categorically untrue. you know, there's a big sort of baloney happening, it just, think, happening, but it just, i think, shows you know, there is shows how you know, there is there is this is obviously, you know, an important for know, an important issue for a lot people. kate forbes has lot of people. kate forbes has come criticism, her come into criticism, her position there is, position on it. but there is, you know , in

in the race to replace nicola sturgeon, the scottish health secretary , humza yousaf and secretary, humzafirst to announce that they will stand to take over as snp leader and scotland's first minister. and the price of european natural gas has fallen to its lowest level since russia's invasion of ukraine. but what will this mean for your bills? we'll be taking a look later in the show . a look later in the show. indeed, that's something we will be looking at in detail. and as even be looking at in detail. and as ever, you can join in any of our discussions by emailing us at gb views at gb news dot uk. please do keep your thoughts coming in because we do like to know what you think about the stories that we cover here on what is your news programme . about rishi news programme. about rishi sunak's efforts to break the impasse over the northern ireland protocol have been dealt a fresh blow by boris johnson. yeah, the former prime minister says dropping the day , which says dropping the day, which would empower the uk to unilaterally scrap parts of the treaty, would be a great mistake. his c

scottish health secretary humza yousaf and former minister ash regan announced their decision to runthe sunday mail. other potential candidates to replace nicola sturgeon include the finance secretary, kate forbes and mary mccallion. nominations close on friday. the winner of the race will be announced at the race will be announced at the end of march . the labour the end of march. the labour leader will urge scottish voters to take another look at his party when he addresses a conference in edinburgh later. sir keir starmer is expected to say labour can bring the change scotland needs and he'll ask voters to put their trust in his party. he's also expected to promise a bold reforming in government following nicola sturgeon's resignation as first minister. british holidaymakers may face further disruption as border force workers continue their four day strike at french ports . members of the public and ports. members of the public and commercial services walked out on friday in a dispute over pay pensions and job security. delays more than 6 hours were experienced at calais yesterday

scottish health secretary humza yousaf and former minister ash regan have announced they're in the raceo replace nicola sturgeon as leader, revealing their plans in the sunday mail . they are the the sunday mail. they are the first to declare their candidate safe for the contest and minister miri mccallion has now said she's not standing . but said she's not standing. but it's still thought finance secretary kate forbes could be a contender . secretary kate forbes could be a contender. nominations secretary kate forbes could be a contender . nominations close contender. nominations close next and the winner will be announced at the end of march . announced at the end of march. the us secretary of state has warned china will face serious consequences if it provides lethal military aid to russia . lethal military aid to russia. antony blinken spoke to the country's top diplomat, wang yi , the sidelines of the global security conference in munich . security conference in munich. the us believes beijing considering sending weapons ammunition to russia for the war in ukraine which denies . a

. in government of humza yousaf.y in nhs asset run a bit of a crisis in scotland previously ? he had scotland previously? he had a few and gaffes when he was the secretary and transport minister for stop on the popularity train legislation to parliament. so i think there's a lot of concern humza yousaf and people are probably looking and wanting to know he's going to get a real challenge in this contest or not. michael, thank you very much for updating us and we'll see if, as you say, there is another candidate. i think by friday they have to declare but we'll update people from glasgow and edinburgh. but coming up we'll update you from ukraine on the rail boss there who masterminded president biden's top secret train trip to kyiv and also manages to keep all the country's trains running on time. there's a novelty right on time. there's a novelty right on time now. news update with our . time now. news update with our. thanks mark. it is . 32 minutes thanks mark. it is. 32 minutes past the hour. armstrong in the gb n

the finance secretary, kate forbes, who is currently on maternity leave, the health secretary humza yousafna cherry, a critic of nicola sturgeon�*s leadership. nicola sturgeon wanted a referendum this october. when it was blocked by the supreme court, she announced a special conference due in march to discuss the way forward. now a way forward with a new leader. there is no obvious person who has the charisma of nicola sturgeon and alex salmond who might be able to do the job and to push support for independence up. but that's the task that will face them. and the risk undoubtedly is that the party can't find somebody who can provide it with the kind of leadership that both mr salmond and ms sturgeon have provided it with, can't unite it on the independence strategy, can't appeal to the public, and therefore, as a result, the independence movement goes backwards. nicola sturgeon said she's confident her successor will deliver independence and said this is the final phase of that journey. alexandra mckenzie, bbc news. the war in ukraine has, unsurprisingly, seen little to no diplomacy betwe

going to stick with the guardian now and leo, did your daughter take the nursery spot this is humza yousafhere are , an snp politician. there are some words that should strike fear in any scotsman . so he sued fear in any scotsman. so he sued . he's the former justice minister who brought through the hate crime bill was an appalling of legislation. he's a very authoritarian autocratic man and he's the is the health minister . i believe he was suing a scottish nursery firm for racism . he said he said his daughter was denied a place because of her muslim sounding name and he was being discriminated against on the basis his personal on the basis of his personal terms. the owner of the nursery was in fact asian. he was just being against being discriminated against on the his personality the basis of his personality before all of those to be the punchline anyway. and it's quite incredible, isn't it, that, you know, when people these allegations, they often don't do some basic. yeah, you know what i as you say i mean? so the owner as you say of the of the scholars nursery three is called bucha

humza yousaf kate forbes and ash regan have advance to the next round .he advance to the next round. the contest to succeed nicola sturgeon as first minister and snp . the candidates will now hit snp. the candidates will now hit the campaign trail to persuade members can lead the party and the country. the ballot will open march 13th, with the winner announced on the 27th of the same month . this is gb news will same month. this is gb news will bnng same month. this is gb news will bring you more as it happens now. so it's back to the briefing with olly . briefing with olly. welcome to the show . well, one welcome to the show. well, one year ago today, russia invaded ukraine and a major escalate of a conflict which began in 14 when russian separatists launched military action in the eastern region of the country, seizing and annexing crimea. it led to tens of thousands of deaths on both sides destruction devastation millions fleeing in desperation now displaced causing europe's largest refugee crisis since world war two. and as we mark the solemn annivers

like him, he doesn't really like, you know, no matter this stuff is was humza yousaf it says they sayriage but then it was revealed by alex neill . there's revealed by alex neill. there's claims by alex neill these same politician had the politician that humza had the vote marriage under vote on gay marriage under pressure from his mosque . so pressure from his mosque. so he's also got some sort of religious bias, according to alex. he's the only one that will pursue the gender business. interesting because the other two candidates have said that they would step from that. we had ash regan and actually resigned from the from the party in protest of the gender reform bill, which was the third the third candidate, but was wait about this. i thought the whole point televising leadership point of televising leadership debates could play debates was that you could play the membership throughout the entire membership throughout country. yeah, now they're only nine secret or safe nine of these secret or safe space events, so you're not going to get the entire membership in holes, are they, t

scottish health secretary humza yousaf, who supports the gender recognition bill, also declared his intention govern. he said: i've thought hard about it and i've decided to put myself forward as scotland's next first minister. i'm doing it because the top job requires someone who has experience and i have been trusted by nicola sturgeon with some of the toughestjobs in government. i believe independence is needed now more than ever especially after a decade of austerity. nearly two weeks on from turkey's devastating earthquake, officials have said most rescue efforts to find survivors will end today. search operations have been winding down for days as the chances of finding people fade. more than 46 thousand people are known to have been killed by the quake and the aftershocks. bereaved syrian families in turkey are desperately trying to return their loved ones to syria so they can be buried on home soil. many crossed the border to escape the syrian civil war but clung to the hope of returning home one day. the bbc�*s correspondent is at a border crossing in southern turkey with families wh

the independent potential independent note and potential snp hopeful humza has snp hopeful humza yousaf's with questions about his game marriage opinions. scott you've got this. well, he's saying , why do scott you've got this. well, he's saying, why do i scott you've got this. well, he's saying , why do i get the he's saying, why do i get the gay marriage? but anyway? he's he's saying that kate forbes one of the other one of the three candidates running for the position, nicola sturgeon wrecked , is she's in she's the wrecked, is she's in she's the frontrunner. and i think that he's threatened her. yeah. she's also devout christian who is not necessarily oppose to the current status of gay marriage . current status of gay marriage. what she has said, though, is that she would not voted in that she would not have voted in favour when it became a big would be like would it be like parliamentarians did say at the time anyway , she was expressing time anyway, she was expressing her opinion. she's not saying that she's going to yank it down, so to speak, or that she's to diminish it anyway.

the scottish health secretary humza yousaf and the former minister ash regan have announced their decisionso stand . they did it decisions to stand. they did it earlier in the sunday mail. now they're potential candidates to replace nicola sturgeon include the finance , kate forbes and the finance, kate forbes and mary macallan . nominations were mary macallan. nominations were close on friday and the winner of the race will be announced the end of march . us secretary the end of march. us secretary of state has warned that china will face serious consequences if it provides lethal military to russia. anthony blinken to the country's top diplomat yi. there are compose asian took place on the sidelines of the global conference in munich yesterday . the us believes yesterday. the us believes beijing is consider sending weapons and ammunition to russia , the war in ukraine. china denies that the musical program for the king's coronation been revealed. an anthem written by composer, andrew lloyd webber , composer, andrew lloyd webber, is one of 12 new pieces to be played during the ceremony. be

and humza yousaf, the health secretary, who has held several senior posts in government.es, having been elected to the parliament in 2011. let's get the latest from edinburgh and our scotland editor, james cook, who's in holyrood. so what happens now? well, what will be happening — so what happens now? well, what will be happening right— so what happens now? well, what will be happening right now _ so what happens now? well, what will be happening right now is _ so what happens now? well, what will be happening right now is that - so what happens now? well, what will be happening right now is that the - be happening right now is that the members of that national executive committee of the snp will be firing up committee of the snp will be firing up their computers and their phones because in under 15 minutes' time they will be having that virtual meeting to decide what to do. top of the agenda, the process for electing a new leader, fulfilling those big shoes of nicola sturgeon. also though the vexed issue of the party's independent strategy. we heard about the dispute su

sctoland's health secretary humza yousaf has officially announced he's standing to replace nicola sturgeond go ahead with the controversial gender recognition reform bill. confirmation of that decision puts him at odds with ash regan, who has also confirmed she will stand. she recently quit the cabinet over the issue and says she would bin the bill if elected. turkish rescue teams have located more survivors of earthquakes that struck almost two weeks ago. a total of more than 16,000 people are now known to have been killed in turkey and syria, with millions left homeless. the turkish city of antakya is one of the most severly damaged, with residential areas and some significant historic momuments destroyed. caroline davies reports. the devastation only gets closer. until you weave in the gaps between the slipped slabs of concrete, deep into the old city of antakya. for 20 years, mehmet led tourists around these ancient streets. now, even he can't find his bearings. "everything has changed," he says. stones and debris of collapsed homes block our path at almost every turn. translation: thi

the independent potential independent note and potential snp hopeful humza has snp hopeful humza yousafhe's with questions about his game marriage opinions. scott you've got this. well, he's saying , why do scott you've got this. well, he's saying, why do i scott you've got this. well, he's saying , why do i get the he's saying, why do i get the gay marriage? but anyway? he's he's saying that kate forbes one of the other one of the three candidates running for the position, nicola sturgeon wrecked , is she's in she's the wrecked, is she's in she's the frontrunner. and i think that he's threatened her. yeah. she's also devout christian who is not necessarily oppose to the current status of gay marriage . current status of gay marriage. what she has said, though, is that she would not voted in that she would not have voted in favour when it became a big would be like would it be like parliamentarians did say at the time anyway , she was expressing time anyway, she was expressing her opinion. she's not saying that she's going to yank it down, so to speak, or that she's to diminish it anywa

and humza yousaf, the health secretary, has held several senior posts in government.looks at the challenges for the new leader. is scottish independence running out of road? downing street is blocking a second vote on this nation leaving the uk. instead, nicola sturgeon suggested treating the next general election as a referendum in all but name. but now she's going, the snp may abandon that approach, leaving some veteran campaigners frustrated with the status quo. honestly, its extraordinary how you can think that if you want to have a referendum, then you're told that this is an issue that doesn't matter. if you try to have it in an actual general election context, you're told that's not the kind of issue that a general election is about. now everyone really realises this is hotel california because there is no way you can leave. but this supporter of independence says nicola sturgeon�*s party is partly to blame for that logjam and should focus on achieving independence, not retaining power. delivering statehood for scotland is an extremely complex project. the ques

going to stick with the guardian now and leo, did your daughter take the nursery spot this is humza yousaflitician . there are , an snp politician. there are some words that should strike fear in any scotsman . so he sued fear in any scotsman. so he sued . he's the former justice minister who brought through the hate crime bill was an appalling of legislation. he's a very authoritarian autocratic man and he's the is the health minister . i believe he was suing a scottish nursery firm for racism . he said he said his daughter was denied a place because of her muslim sounding name and he was being discriminated against on the basis his personal on the basis of his personal terms. the owner of the nursery was in fact asian. he was just being against being discriminated against on the his personality the basis of his personality before all of those to be the punchline anyway. and it's quite incredible, isn't it, that, you know, when people these allegations, they often don't do some basic. yeah, you know what i as you say i mean? so the owner as you say of the of the scholars nursery three is

scotland's health secretary humza yousaf has officially announced he's standing to replace nicola sturgeontion reform bill. confirmation of that decision puts him at odds with ash regan, who has also confirmed she will stand. she recently quit the cabinet over the issue and says she would bin the bill if elected. 12 south african cheetahs have arrived in india as part of a project to reintroduce the animals to the country. it's the second batch of big cats to be transferred to asia after south africa agreed to relocate 100 of them over the next decade. stephanie prentice reports. an arrival normally reserved for visiting world leaders or film stars but this helicopter carrying even more precious cargo for the park rangers waiting here — the first of a new batch of cheetahs shipped over as part of a deal with south africa. crowds gather to see it enter a gated holding enclosure, emerging excitedly and maybe slightly dazed by the flight. applause. this animal held here briefly to adapt to hunting and regain full fitness before being released into a national park. translation: i'm veryl happy

and humza yousaf, who's 37, is the health secretary and a prominent member of the newer generation ofnp leaders. our scotland editor, james cook, joins us again. whoever succeeds will have a hard act to follow. well, they will, because nicola sturgeon will be remembered as one of the most successful politicians of the most successful politicians of her generation in terms of what she delivered at the ballot box, a string of landslide victories for the snp, and if you take a step back to see where she came from, she talked about the 1980s, growing up in ayrshire, and it could have been pretty lonely in those days to campaign for scottish independence when labour was dominant in scottish politics. to go from there all the way to a scottish parliament and to run the government here for eight years is no small achievement, to say the least. but she has always beenin say the least. but she has always been in politics for one thing above all, and she has not delivered to scottish independence, which leaves her successor with big challenges. first of all, immediately on the issue of gender,

the finance secretary kate forbes, who is currently on maternity leave, the health secretary humza yousafgeon's leadership. 0ne former deputy leader of the snp is calling for this notjust to be a change of leader but style of leadership as well. someone who understands that you never again will develop the cult of personality inside the snp. that's been the undoing of alex salmond, and it's been the undoing of nicola sturgeon. the rules and timing of the competition to succeed nicola sturgeon will be decided at a meeting of the snp's governing body this evening. and there are also questions about whether the snp party conference next month to decide the strategy for a second independence referendum should now go ahead. we were intending to plot our course going forward, not just for the snp but for the wider independence movement. in my view, that conference should be paused. we should allow a new leader the opportunity and space to set out their vision, their priorities domestically in relation to the nhs, the economy, the cost of living crisis, but also give them the space to chart thei

three candidates are in the race — kate forbes, ash regan and humza yousaf.ve seen intolerance this week? look, i think what is important is people of faith and i consider myself one of them, i will be fasting for ramadan in a few weeks, it is legitimate to hold those religious views. what i said clearly in terms of my own position is i don't use my faith as a basis for legislation and legislating, that is not what the job of policymakers is. we need to look at what we think is in the best interests of society as a whole. i have been a supporter of equality all my life and will continue to be and i think the snp has done very well in attracting people to our party and our movement through the progressive agenda we have. on top of that when you are first minister, you are first ministerfor first minister, you are first minister for scotland and people want to know they will have a first minister who won't just want to know they will have a first minister who won'tjust protect their rights but advance their rights where possible. would it be acceptable to have

for the job humza yousaf. he is a practising muslim . now he is a practising muslim. and while he says that his muslim religion doesn't impact his political positions surely you know the religion is far far worse when comes to the human rights of women and gay people. yet no is attacking yusef for his moral views. and i think no one is prepared to attack muslim politician for their socially views. so why is it acceptable to attack a christian for the same thing? well, it wouldn't be, but very clearly hamza does not support discrimination in any sense. he abstained from gay marriage vote. well, he may abstained, but he did not vote against. and he has on other issues been very clear that he supports the principle of equality and human rights for everyone, which is very different from the position of kate phelps . well, no, no. i kate phelps. well, no, no. i think difference is i think difference here is clear. the difference here is clear. the difference is, is that kate forbes has been honest with the electora

for the job humza yousaf. he is a practising muslim . now he is a practising muslim. and while he says that his muslim religion doesn't impact his political positions surely you know the religion is far far worse when comes to the human rights of women and gay people. yet no is attacking yusef for his moral views. and i think no one is prepared to attack muslim politician for their socially views. so why is it acceptable to attack a christian for the same thing? well, it wouldn't be, but very clearly hamza does not support discrimination in any sense. he abstained from gay marriage vote. well, he may abstained, but he did not vote against. and he has on other issues been very clear that he supports the principle of equality and human rights for everyone, which is very different from the position of kate phelps . well, no, no. i kate phelps. well, no, no. i think difference is i think difference here is clear. the difference here is clear. the difference is, is that kate forbes has been honest with the electora