a mother and daughter are killed in separate attacks in kilmarnock. also died in a crash that police believe was linked to the incidents. russia's prominent opposition leader, alexei navalny, is back in court — as a row between the eu and russia over his treatment escalates. # edelweiss, edelweiss #. tributes to the actor christopher plummer — star of the sound of music — who has died at the age of 91. no, they can't, because the vice—chair�*s here. i take charge. and the perils of parish politics. read them and understand them! meet jackie weaver — the woman who went viral after their rather heated zoom meeting in cheshire. and coming up in sport on bbc news — a fairy tale in chennai. joe root scores a century in his 100th test appearance, as england take control in india. good evening. almost half the uk population — 32 million people — should receive their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by may. the government says it expects all adults over the age of 50 — as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care — to be o

from kilmarnock our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports.5 minutes yesterday evening. they began here at a large hospital on the edge of kilmarnock just before eight o'clock. 39—year—old emma robertson coupland, who worked for the nhs, was attacked in the car park of the hospital complex. she received medical care but died at the scene. her daughter, nicole anderson, who was 24 and was on shift in a takeawayjust a couple of miles away, was stabbed shortly after. she was rushed to the hospital where her mother had worked, but died laterfrom her injuries. kilmarnock is now the focus of a major investigation. streets cordoned off. i've stayed here 30 odd years now, and we've never seen anything like it. i feel upset for the whole family. it's devastation. police are linking both deaths to a third incident, a fatal car crash on a local road in which 40—year—old steven robertson was killed. for three hours last night this hospital was locked down. police remain here today but they say their inquiries indicate that all three incidents were linked,

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from kilmarnock, our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports.robertson coupland and nicole anderson — a mother and daughter described as "beautiful girls taken far too soon". last night both were fatally attacked, emma in the car park of a large hospital on the edge of kilmarnock where she was employed by the nhs, then 20 minutes later, her daughter nicole, who was on shift at a take away a couple of miles away, was stabbed. she was taken to the hospital where her mother had worked, but died later. there were police everywhere. there was a helicopter going about. there had been a couple of stabbings apparently. police are linking both deaths to a third incident — a fatal car crash in which ao—year—old steven robertson was killed. the investigation into what exactly happened here, and why, continues, but local people have been left in shock. i've stayed here about 30—odd years now and i've never seen anything like it. i feel upset for the family, it's devastation. for three hours last night, this hospital complex was locked down. police remain he

two women and a man have died in a series of linked incidents in kilmarnock.mackenzie is there. what are the police saying? as you sa , there what are the police saying? as you say. there were — what are the police saying? as you say, there were three _ what are the police saying? as you say, there were three incidents, i say, there were three incidents, three people died and the police are saying that these incidents are likely to be linked. the first one happened here, around 7.45 last night. a woman was found outside the hospital in her car with serious injuries. she was given medical care, but died at the scene of those injuries. then around 20 minutes later, another woman was stabbed in a street in kilmarnock. she was brought here to the hospital to be treated, but died from her injuries. then around 8.30, a 40—year—old man died in a fatal car crash on the outskirts of kilmarnock. now, the police have said that they are not looking for anyone else in connection to these incidents, and they are not concerned that there is any further threat to the communit

three people who died in series of linked incidents last night in kilmarnock have been named.hey include a mother and daughter. to counsellors illegally may now elect _ to counsellors illegally may now elect a _ to counsellors illegally may now elect a chairman. _ to counsellors illegally may now elect a chairman.— to counsellors illegally may now elect a chairman. and when online meetings go wrong — the parish council session that's gone viral. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. covid infections are continuing to fall in most parts of the uk, with one in 65 people testing positive in england in the last week of january. new figures from the office for national statistics show a drop in scotland and northern ireland, with infections remaining level in wales. the latest official data also shows the r number has fallen. anything below one means the pandemic is shrinking. it now stands at between 0.7 and i. it comes amidst calls for the government to give more details on the easing of lockdown measures. in a further development, the government says it plans to give everyone in

but as the latest news from kilmarnock.ing his much—anticipated visit to iraq in march. nawal al—mag—hafi reports. this is what is left of mosul�*s old city. for centuries, the mosques and churches stood as a testament to religious tolerance in the city. destroyed three years ago in the battle for mosul. today, this city's people, christians and muslims, have returned to rebuild and reclaim their ancient history. amongst the efforts, a project hiring locals of all faiths to start the restoration. this is one minute decorations. the seven layers _ this is one minute decorations. the seven layers of _ this is one minute decorations. the: seven layers of decorations. this this is one minute decorations. tt9 seven layers of decorations. this is one layer only. it was a scene of total devastation. mosul�*s old city was turned to dust. its people were displaced. entire livelihoods were destroyed. these pictures from 2017 show the extent of the damage caused during the battle to reclaim the city from the group calling itself the i

a crash then occurred on the outskirts of kilmarnock — ataround 8.30pm.his one. i began to be able to see, perhaps, the latest escapades that might before we talked someone with great experience. i think we can start to this report on this bus stop at the local parish meeting. recent frosty conditions in the small town of handforth spilled over into a heated meeting of the environment committee one comedian says was worthy of a golden globe. it's this one. handforth parish council chair brian tolver begins by questioning the legitimacy of the meeting. we'll start the meeting, and i want to repeat what i said at the beginning of the last meeting, that this meeting has not been called according to the law. the law has been broken. the correct titles and procedures are all important here. are you here as the proper officer? i am here offering support to handforth parish council and the conduct of this meeting this evening. you're not the proper officer. is that as a clerk or proper officer? there is no difference between clerk and proper officer... of course

also tonight: a mother and daughter are killed in separate attacks in kilmarnock — a man dies shortly of taxpayers' money that was supposed to help small businesses trying to survive the pandemic.

from kilmarnock our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports.edge of kilmarnock just before eight o'clock. 39—year—old emma robertson coupland, who worked for the nhs, was attacked in the car park of the hospital complex. she received medical care but died at the scene. her daughter, nicole anderson, who was 24 and was on shift in a takeawayjust a couple of miles away, was stabbed shortly after. she was rushed to the hospital where her mother had worked, but died laterfrom her injuries. kilmarnock is now the focus of a major investigation. streets cordoned off. i've stayed here 30 odd years now, and we've never seen anything like it. i feel upset for the whole family. it's devastation. police are linking both deaths to a third incident, a fatal car crash on a local road in which 40—year—old steven robertson was killed. for three hours last night this hospital was locked down. police remain here today but they say their inquiries indicate that all three incidents were linked, and they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.

people in kilmarnock and here at the _ have had there?re and compassion in a challenging situation. damejulie andrews has led the tributes being paid to the actor christopher plummer, who's died at the age of 91. the pair worked together on the oscar—winning film the sound of music, with plummer playing the role of captain von trapp. it was one of a number of characters he played in a career spanning six decades, which also saw him win an oscar in 2012 for his role in the film beginners. the queen is celebrating a big milestone today — she is entering her 70th year on the throne. the monarch would normally mark the annual occasion in sandringham, but the pandemic means for the first time in 31 years, she'll be at windsor castle for the anniversary. the queen is the nation's longest—reigning monarch and is just one year away from her platinum jubilee. with covid levels showing signs of falling across the uk, there's growing debate on whether schools can fully reopen sooner than planned. let's take a look at the current targets for when pup

we understand 20 minutes later police were called to another incident in the centre of kilmarnock, onent, a car crash on the another incident, a car crash on the a 76 which runs south of the town here. they say these incidents may well be linked, they say they are not terror related and of course, they are reassuring people that it is safe to come here. enquiries are at an early stage but they are saying people in the wider community can be reassured it's not going to affect them. we can be reassured it's not going to affect them-— can be reassured it's not going to affect them. we thank you for that u date. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. matt, i know you're talking ice and snow and wind chill, i've been listening to what you have been saying, tell us more! winter is back with full force this weekend, but today a hint of spring in the air, snow on the cards, it has caused problems on the road and the rails, a met office warning through today and in tonight. it is mainly rain, as you just saw in scotland, across low—level areas. as you just saw in scotland, a

ross county lost 1—0 away to st mirren, and it finished 1—1 between kilmarnock and dundee united. crashing with 24 miles to go, britain's adam yates finished second in the tour of the uae, behind tour de france champion tadej pogacar. both managed to finish safely in the main bunch — australian sprinter caleb ewan beat the field to win stage 7. clondaw castle won the day's featurejumps race, the close brothers handicap chase at kempton, beating—off several grand national runners in a fast contest on ground over three miles. it's the third win in the race for trainer tom george. erik le rouge was second and mr malarky — third. britain's sam bird won the second race of the formula e season in saudi arabia — his first victory for the jaguar team. the race finished while the safety car was out because of a crash. it's bird's tenth win in formula e, which puts him joint second on the all—time leaderboard. now, british football's first silverware of the season will be handed out this weekend. either stjohnstone or livingston will lift the league cup on sunday at hampden. and, while the

a mother and daughter are killed in separate attacks in kilmarnock.e incidents. russia's prominent opposition leader, alexei navalny, is back in court — as a row between the eu and russia over his treatment escalates.

in scotland celtic won 4—0 at kilmarnock. two goals from odsonne edouard were the key to victory.t mirren. —— also wins for livingston. the government discussed the issue of head injuries in sport today with the culture secretary oliver dowden meeting several campaigners and former players who've been affected — like the ex—tottenham midfielder ryan mason, who was forced to retire because of a head injury. the number of former footballers being diagnosed with dementia is causing concern throughout the game — and aston villa manager dean smith says its something that needs looking into. i lost my father, obviously, down to dementia, so you're always thinking, myself and my brother, whether we might suffer from that, as well. there have been no signs, so thankfully we are very good. it is something that is in the forefront of our minds, that's for sure. yes, i've headed a lot of footballs, as well, so there is a worry and, along with the medical world, we are looking into it and we will try to diminish it slightly where we can. this year's six nations will go ahead as planned after

a fabulous ryanjack goal gave them a 1—0 victory over kilmarnock.l, chasing what would be a record in the men's game of a 21st grand slam title, is through to the fourth round of tennis's australian open. nadal beat british number three cameron norrie in straight sets on the first full day the tournament has had without fans. and in the next few hours, serena williams will start herfourth round match. you can keep up to date with the tennis, and races three and four in sailing's prada cup challenger series on the bbc sport website, kate. thank you. that's it for me for tonight. the foreign secretary dominic raab will be on the andrew marr show tomorrow at 9am on bbc one. goodnight. hello. this is bbc news. let's return to the breaking news this evening — that former president donald trump has been found not guilty at his second impeachment trial in the us senate. 57 of the 100 senators voted "guilty" —— not enough for a conviction. in a statement, the former president denounced the trial as a "witch hunt". the republican — senate minority leader mit

aberdeen are ahead against kilmarnock.s. a 3 goal lead for st. johnstone at motherwell. st mirren and livingston are drawing at the moment. covid—19 is continuing to spread within the french squad ahead of their six nations game against scotland next sunday. winger gabin villiere and prop mohamad haouas are the latest players to test positive. it follows the news yesterday that scrum half antoine dupont had returned a positive test. earlier in the week, head coach fabien galthie and assistant william servat began isolating following the news they both had coronavirus. harlequins have leapfrogged sale into third place in rugby union's premiership after beating them 24—12. quins ran in 3 tries with joe marchant stunning sale when he crossed the line twice in three first half minutes. two games kicked off at 3 o clock. second placed exeter host northampton saints. currently level at 7—all, leicester up against wasps 19—3 the score there. both teams have had a player sent off. naomi 0saka said she was gratefulfor the energy of

course to re—establish that 21 point lead at the top over celtic, ryanjack with the goal against kilmarnockcameron norrie was beaten in his third round match by rafa nadal in straight sets. second—seed nadal was able to see off norrie in straight sets 7—5 6—2 7—5 on an empty rod laver arena after melbourne entered lockdown yesterday. the 20—time grand slam champion will play italy's fabio fognini next. and sir ben ainslie's british sailing team has been in action in the prada cup overnight. this is the competition to decide who goes up against new zealand in the americas cup later this year. ainslie's ineos team uk are up against the italian luna rossa team, and they've now lost the first two races. still time though, there are 11 races to go. that's all the sport for now. seven leading british scientists are warning that the pandemic will be prolonged — and might take years to bring under control — if the vaccines aren't made available to poorer countries. writing in the lancet, they say that billions of people might not get inoculated this year — which could allow the virus to mutate furt

the police got there and say they are currently dealing with two serious incidents in kilmarnock.hospital is under lockdown with ambulances being diverted, and police are asking people to avoid both areas. global stars including rihanna and greta thunberg have been making the headlines in india for showing their support for the farmers who are protesting across the country. they've been demonstrating over plans to give the private sector a greater say in agriculture even though the government insists it will leave them better off. the protests led to violent clashes with police last week. rajini vaidyanathan has the story. fighting for their future. the people who help feed this nation. more than half of indians are farmers. tens of thousands have been camped here for months. a busy road into the capital... now, a place of resistance, as they protest new laws they fear will destroy their livelihoods. as this site has grown, so, too, the police presence. farmers accuse the government of trying to silence them. for two months, this man has been sleeping on the back of this truck wit

in scotland, celtic won 4—0 at kilmarnock. two goals from 0dsonne edouard were the key to victory., dean smith, says its something that needs looking into. i lost my father, obviously, down to dementia, you know, so we're always thinking, myself and my brother, whether we might suffer from that as well. there's been no sign, so thankfully we're very good, and it's something at the forefront of our mind, that's for sure. but, yes, i've headed a lot of footballs, as well, you know, so there is a worry. along with the medical world, we're looking into it and hoping we can probably diminish slightly where we can. this year's six nations will go ahead as planned, after france's sports minister said quarantine restrictions would be eased for the tournament. it kicks off on saturday with france hosting italy in paris. the government there has confirmed that uk teams travelling to france — or the french team re—entering — will be exempt from a seven—day quarantine period. cricket south africa have reacted angrily to australia's decision to pull out of their tour there next month, due to wh

ambulances were diverted during the three—hour lockdown of university hospital crosshouse in kilmarnockents are not being treated as terror—related. president biden has declared that diplomacy is back and the united states will rebuild alliances in his first major foreign policy speech. mr biden said problems such as climate change and armed conflicts could be solved only by working with other nations. he also warned russia that it would face a much more robust relationship. donald trump has said he will not testify at his senate impeachment trial next week. a statement from his lawyers described the proceedings as "unconstitutional" and said he would not voluntarily give evidence. democrats accuse the former president of inciting insurrection over the attack on the capitol building last month. the families of some of the hundreds of patients who died in a hampshire hospital after being given "dangerous" levels of powerful painkillers are calling for new inquests into their deaths. it follows an inquiry two years ago which found more than a50 patients at the gosport war memorial hospita

elsewhere motherwell beat kilmarnock.f the goals at kings meadow to take chelsea three points clear at the top of the table. at the australian open tennis, britain's cameron norrie, has battled back to boost his chances of reaching the third round. he hasjust won he has just won the third set to lead roman safiullin 2—1. but, british interest in the women's draw is over after heather watson lost this morning in three sets to the estonian, anett kontaveit. that's despite watson taking the first set on a tie break before she fell away in the decider. defending women's champion sofia kenin also lost to an estonian, kaya kanepi. kenin lost in straight sets in just 64 minutes and admitted the expectations of being the title holder had been an issue. i obviously felt like i'm not there 100%, physically and mentally, my game and everything feels really off and out of sync. it's not good but i know i guess i couldn't handle the pressure. are not obviously used to this so right now i've just got to figure out how to play at that l

and a brilliant volley from ryan jack for rangers in a 1—0 win over kilmarnock.ould be crowned champions in early march. serena williams is safely through to the quarterfinal of the australian open. she is trying to win her 24 grand slam and she needed three sets to beat arena saddle anchor. naomi 0saka is also through, beating the former wimbledon champion garbine muguruza. a big shock in the boxing last night. josh warrington lost for the first time in his career, he was the heavy favourite going into his fight against the mexican lager at wembley arena but he was not out in the ninth round. he was taken to hospitalfor ninth round. he was taken to hospital for checks after the fight. his first fight in 16 months. his defeat has been described as one of the biggest shocks in a british ring in recent years. he was able to walk out of the ring and take himself to hospital, a precautionary check, but a big shock. 0ne hospital, a precautionary check, but a big shock. one of those big upsets, when they happen, tough to take. it was seen as being looking for biggerfig

celtic beat kilmarnock 4—0. two goals from 0dsonne edouard were the key to victory.ng, i'm sonja jessup. more than one million people in london have had at least one dose of a vaccine to protect against covid—19. there was a ramp—up of the roll—out over the weekend, with more than 108,000 jabs were given across the capital. it means the nhs is ahead of its target to have offered a first dose to the four highest priority groups by mid february. meanwhile new research suggests that — as of december last year — 12.4% of londoners had been infected by coronavirus. the study from uk biobank — a major biomedical database — also found that most people who've had it have antibodies that last for at least six months afterwards. foreign labourers leaving the uk, and site restrictions caused by the pandemic, mean the government is less likely to hit its house—building target, according to a new report. the independent think—tank the resolution foundation said, pre—pandemic, more than half of construction workers in london were migrants, and training domestic workers to replace

elsewhere, motherwell beat kilmarnock. there were some fans there. a limited number. but it is great to see. you couldn't get a bigger contrast. that is for sure. if you want to escape, look at australia, and looking here, it looks like that. certain parts of the country getting excited by a few flakes of snow, but look at this shot from braemar earlier in the week and some of this footage as well. it recorded 70 centimetres of snow at one point this week but life still goes on and it holds the record along with al sahara for the record lowest temperatures are recorded, and it has been bitterly cold with all the snow around and it recorded the lowest temperature of britain so far, minus 21.9 degrees. and whether you are waking up, it is freezing out there, even as the outskirts of oxford we've seen temperatures dip down to —7 in the last few hours, so be prepared to put on the layers and if you're having to make an essentialjourney in the car, scrape off the ice. for most, a dry, bright star with light snow flurries across

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