jason leitch points out, dg absolutely. jason leitch points out, 06 level— absolutely.steadman, me too. and somebody called _ steadman, me too. and somebody called dahmer bell, and me. were you aware _ called dahmer bell, and me. were you aware in _ called dahmer bell, and me. were you aware in your— called dahmer bell, and me. were you aware in your capacity as first minister— aware in your capacity as first minister that these sorts of exchanges took place and that a senior— exchanges took place and that a senior member of the civil service considered — senior member of the civil service considered plausible deniability to be his— considered plausible deniability to be his middle name? as considered plausible deniability to be his middle name?— considered plausible deniability to be his middle name? as you said at the outset of _ be his middle name? as you said at the outset of the _ be his middle name? as you said at the outset of the question, - be his middle name? as you said at the outset of the question, i - be his middle name? as you said at the outset of the qu

and you are seeking professor jason leitch's input and council on| jason leitch's input and council onrrect, yes. _ that decision, is that right? that is correct, yes. and _ that decision, is that right? that is correct, yes. and you - that decision, is that right? that is correct, yes. and you refer. that decision, is that right? that is correct, yes. and you refer at| is correct, yes. and you refer at 11:52am, _ is correct, yes. and you refer at 11:52am, i _ is correct, yes. and you refer at 11:52am, ithink— is correct, yes. and you refer at 11:52am, i think wrapping - is correct, yes. and you refer at 11:52am, i think wrapping up - is correct, yes. and you refer at i 11:52am, i think wrapping up your discussion with professorjason leitch on that subject, that you will be on the deep dive and then professorjason leitch replies, good, there was some fm keep it small shenanigans, as always. she actually wants none of us. this is professorjason leitch giving you guidance and advice on your first day in the newjob, is that rightyes. and he refers to the first minister's keep it small she

professor leitch says it is costs _ nerves. professor leitch says it is costs not — nerves.fit, and she needs to do it before — costs not profit, and she needs to do it before or at fm 0 or before. mr yousaf— do it before or at fm 0 or before. mr yousaf says, from knowing her for 15 years. _ mr yousaf says, from knowing her for 15 years. it _ mr yousaf says, from knowing her for 15years. it is— mr yousaf says, from knowing her for 15 years, it is not often her instincts _ 15 years, it is not often her instincts are wrong. both professor leitch _ instincts are wrong. both professor leitch and — instincts are wrong. both professor leitch and mr yousaf, the then cabinet — leitch and mr yousaf, the then cabinet secretary for health and social— cabinet secretary for health and social care seem to be describing the ultimate decision taken in connection of the possible cancellation of this event as a ntatter— cancellation of this event as a matter which will be governed by your instincts. that is how you made decisions _ your instincts. that is how you made decisions during the cou

is clinicians, professor jason leitch, is clinicians, professorjason leitch, speaking at the l where is speaking at the covid inquiry, where the topic of deleting messages is being discussed. a former post office investigator is facing questions about the horizon computer scandal, at the long—running inquiry. and survivors of the 2017 grenfell tower fire share the impact of the disaster on their lives as part of grenfell testimony week. one of scotland's most senior clinicians, professorjason leitch, is appearing before the uk covid inquiry, where the issue of saving informal messages is being discussed. last week, a message he wrote was shown to the inquiry, in which he said deleting whatsapp messages was a bed—time ritual during the pandemic. this comes after the testimony of professor sir gregor smith, scotland's chief medical officer on monday, who admitted asking his colleagues to delete whatsapp messages at the end of every day during the pandemic. he said any pertinent information was recorded via email. solicitor aamer anwar of scottish covid bereaved, an advocacy group of pe

thank you very much forjoining us, professor leitch. _ jason leitch is no stranger to the limelight.government's response. i swear by almighty god... but the inquiry is now hearing about his private discussions, including this exchange on a government group chat in which he wrote, "whatsapp deletion is a pre—bed ritual." i tried to do today's work today and if i could assure myself that that work had been managed and dealt with, then i deleted the informal messaging that had led to that moment. but this was a flippant exaggeration in an informal messaging group, and it wasn't done every day before i went to bed. some of the tone of some of the messages that i've seen suggest a rather enthusiastic adoption of the policy of deleting messages. would that be fair? it certainly wasn't my position. you'd have to ask others, clearly, but that wasn't my position. he was then asked about this exchange with the man who is now first minister, humza yousaf, in which he said, "i know sitting at a table, i don't need my mask. if i'm standing talking to folk, do i need my mask on?" to which profess

them that's already been submitted and heard about, we heard an exchange between mr yusuf and jason leitchalth secretary asked for advice about wearing a mask at a social occasion, and in which jason leitch advised him that if he had a drink in his hand, he would be ok. you're live with bbc news. israel has denied accusations that it hit a united nations facility in southern gaza on wednesday, killing at least nine people and wounded more than 70. we will hopefully speak to our correspondent soon. it's been more than a century since treasures were looted by british soldiers from ghana — many of them hold huge cultural and spiritual significance. now, in a landmark agreement, the victoria and albert and british museums in london are returning them, on loan, to the ashantee king. our culture editor katie razzall has this exclusive report. there is anger. people look at it in colonial terms, looting of items, precious items belonging to people, items that they don't easily forget. gold from the royal court of the ashanti kingdom, which was once one of africa's most powerful states. these obje

discussing their— professorjason leitch discussing their attitude towards important moments in the pandemic— decisions and advice are required to give to you in cabinet. it appears from _ give to you in cabinet. it appears from that— give to you in cabinet. it appears from that and indeed the other messages which have now come to li-ht messages which have now come to light that _ messages which have now come to light that informal messaging in particular whatsapp was a frequent particular whatsapp was a frequent part of— particular whatsapp was a frequent part of the way in which the scottish— part of the way in which the scottish government conducted its business _ scottish government conducted its business in covid. where you were unaware _ business in covid. where you were unaware of— business in covid. where you were unaware of the fact that that was the case — unaware of the fact that that was the case as first minister during the case as first minister during the course — the case as first minister during the course of the pandemic? those exchanres the course of the pandemic? those ex

are trying to get to grips with some of the complex information and thoughts with professorjason leitchking expressed within them can be quite complex. are you certain that you conveyed the information to your private office verbally, perhaps in the early stages of the pandemic, was conveyed such that all the salient points related to the discussion made their way to the corporate record?— corporate record? again where decisions were _ corporate record? again where decisions were made, - corporate record? again where l decisions were made, absolutely certain— decisions were made, absolutely certain of— decisions were made, absolutely certain of that. and if there was any misunderstanding from my private office they _ any misunderstanding from my private office they would usually seek clarification. jason and i were having — clarification. jason and i were having a _ clarification. jason and i were having a conversation because i was asking _ having a conversation because i was asking his— having a conversation because i was asking his advice on case numbers, trajectory— asking his advic

scrutiny over messages exchanged during the pandemic with scotland's national clinical director jason leitchthat he could avoid having to wear a facemask at social events if he kept "a drink in his hands. scientists are warning that children who became overweight during the coronavirus pandemic could face life—long health consequences. the researchers say periods of covid restrictions saw a sharp rise in obesity among ten and 11 year olds in england. prolonged absence from school, lack of physical activity and unhealthy eating habits have been blamed. a leading think tank says promises of tax cuts during general election campaigns may have to be rolled back as the economy faces some of its worst problems since the 1950s. the institute for fiscal studies says, "tax cuts today add to the risk of tax rises or spending cuts tomorrow," and that politicians need to be honest about tough economic trade—offs. you're live with bbc news. here in the uk — the government is further clamping down on zombie—style knives by closing what it describes as a legal loophole. in comes as the latest police record

and in which jason leitch advised him that if he had a drink in his hand, he would be ok.ientists in australia say they�*ve discovered that mushrooms seem to grow faster when they�*re stimulated by music. show us what that looks like. as part of the study, the fungi were subjected to sounds for up to eight hours a day and gained an extra 20% in weight over two weeks. they do not look like they have grown much since we first showed the pictures at six o�*clock. you need a before and after. we try to find details of music played. we cannot find out. wejust to find details of music played. we cannot find out. we just don�*t know. it is guesswork. it is to do with decibels, strength of the sound. it is not the lyrics, as far as we know, they responded to. here�*s carol. what do you think about that? i think i will follow it. a murky start. cloud, fog around and also damp. temperatures, pulling in mild air behind a band of rain. st mary�*s, cardiff, belfast, between 9-12 but mary�*s, cardiff, belfast, between 9—12 but further east, four in leeds. we have two areas of rain. the

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in one message, the national clinical director, jason leitch writes — "whatsapp deletion is a pre—bednated in the uk. now the disease is back, with cases rising sharply, particularly in birmingham, where a "national incident" has been declared. ellie roscoe caught measles six years ago and said she wouldn't wish it on her worst enemy. she's been talking to michele paduano. i literally felt like i'd been hit by a bus. it was horrendous. i'd got a thumping headache. temperature was just making me feel awful. and my skin was — ifelt like i'd been burned, the sensation. ellie roscoe already had serious illnesses — lupus and angioedema. but when she developed a high temperature and delirium, she was worried but didn't realise how life changing it would be. i ended up with measles into my lungs, so i had to go onto oxygen because it affected my saturations. it was similar to pneumonia that i ended up with and ended up with viral hepatitis. she now requires a feeding tube, which may or may not be due to the measles. the nhs were fantastic. heartlands hospital, i can't praise enough. without

in one message, the national clinical director, jason leitch writes: "whatsapp deletion is a pre—bedr one album. amy garcia went to meet the lead singer rick witter. # i�*m just chasing rainbows all the time. # congratulations. number one, you must be so chuffed. it�*s been a long time coming, isn�*t it? it�*s amazing. i mean, 30 years, which seems to have flown by, to be honest with you. 30 years. but yes, incredible scenes in shed world, to finally get number one after all this time is pretty amazing. # are you going for gold?# not only have you got a number one, but you�*ve also made the history books for the band to have the biggest gap between debut and number one album. yeah, which makes me feel really old. but if there�*s any records to be broken, i�*ll try my hardest to do it. we found out that we outsold the entire top ten last week on physical product, which is amazing. so much has changed since the �*90s, it especially in the music industry, but people are still buying physical copies, aren�*t they? what do you think that�*s down to? it�*s old school. it�*s what we grew up

those are the kinds of questions professor leitch will be asked today. thank you very much.are working to reconnect homes but many are bracing themselves for more extreme weather and travel disruption as storm jocelyn now approaches. mairead smyth has the report. the damage done by storm isha. trees down across the uk, the strongest winds for some in more than a decade. a narrow escape for this driver in lincolnshire as the storm brought the unpredictable — a roof flung onto the road. and with the wind came heavy rain, causing floods in parts of cumbria and north yorkshire. waves battered the coastline from blackpool in the north west of england, to east sussex in the south east. thousands of people without power, many in remote areas warned they may not be reconnected until today. in northern ireland, a man in his 605 died after his car crashed into a fallen tree in county londonderry. and in scotland, an 84—year—old man lost his life after the car he was in, hit a fallen tree in grangemouth. rail travel brought to a standstill in scotland. it's been travel chaos, as you ca

so it seems really strange that, um, mr leitch, who had or doctor leitch would decide to destroy messagesint that i would make is that there are specialist software programs that can recover deleted whatsapp messages on the device , whatsapp messages on the device, uh, on which they were originally stored . and i originally stored. and i understand that that meta have said that for situations such as this , if they receive an this, if they receive an instruction , they might do it. instruction, they might do it. government agency, they would be able to save them, draw a line under it. >> then he'll just because we are bit past the time. but are a bit past the time. but thank much. a heck of thank you very much. a heck of a lot of stuff to go out there. that's neale hanvey there. who's the westminster the the westminster leader of the alba party, nicola sturgeon. she's going to be completely transparent. difficult to imagine how she can be as transparent could have transparent as she could have beenif transparent as she could have been if she had all of her messages to be fair. but she say

professor leitch says, i was listening, i almost intervened to —— to deflect view, she was ridiculous it at this stage, it is whether it helps to strengthen the package. feel free to defend me at a later stage. today's numbers lower—than—expected, i suspect some people are not testing given coat —— given christmas around the corner. the reference to she as you, i think. i assume so. do you recall this period broadly? i think. i assume so. do you recall this period broadly?— this period broadly? i recall the eriod this period broadly? i recall the period rrot _ this period broadly? i recall the period notjust _ this period broadly? i recall the period notjust broadly, - this period broadly? i recall the period notjust broadly, i - this period broadly? i recall the period notjust broadly, i recall| this period broadly? i recall the i period notjust broadly, i recall it in detail and the cabinet meeting. excellent. i think what the context is if i understand it from the evidence we have heard from mr yousaf and miss forbes is that there were discussions around the possibility of having f

uh, will you, in taking a breath to come in there, quentin leitch well, i think i mean, i may be completelye very dirty thoughts, intentions about, uh, abandoning the conservative party, but it may be this is what often guides mps that he's listened to opinion in his kc and has decided that that is where his electors want him to be. >> now, i prepared to give a guy a the benefit of the doubt. and just to put right an earlier suggestion that talked of rishi and the one nation lot rishi sunakis and the one nation lot rishi sunak is not really that on that side of the party. this is the great irony of this is that rishi sunak was a strong brexiteer and he is trying , as brexiteer and he is trying, as prime minister to keep his parliamentary party together, but to try and keep the tory party together in parliament is the devil's own task. it's like trying to carry water with a sieve and therefore your, uh, we're seeing these difficulties, but i would just caution the for the viewers that sunak himself is not one of life's hand—wringers . he's actually hand—wringers. he's actually instinctively

joining us now is neil leitch from the early years alliance. thank you forjoining us.ly, desperately need help. but the reality is your report has just alluded to at we don't have the infrastructure to support that. we have seen record closures at a point in time when government is looking to expand this particular offer. we are seeing nurseries, childminders, preschools, go by the wayside. we have a recruitment and retention crisis that we frankly have never witnessed before. it is all good saying that we liked operators to move into the right areas. but they have to be financially viable. when you see the level of closures that we have seen clearly that is not the case. , , . ~' , we have seen clearly that is not the case. , , . ~ , ., we have seen clearly that is not the case. , .,~' , ., , case. just take us through why there are these closures, _ case. just take us through why there are these closures, and _ case. just take us through why there are these closures, and the - case. just take us through why there are these closures, and the issue i case. just take us

and one of the people he told to erase the message was dentist jason leitch, who was in charge of the and people's livelihoods. so gregor smith, scotland's chief medical officer, encouraged the practice in a conversation with graeme ellis , an expert in geriatric ellis, an expert in geriatric medicine , on july 20th. on july medicine, on july 20th. on july 14th, 2021, now that date is significant because the british government, the uk government, had told all devolved government in wales, northern ireland and scotland three times the month before, once in the month before that july 2021, to keep every single record between would the most senior doctor in the whole of scotland direct otherwise ? of scotland direct otherwise? well, you wonder that and let's hope they an inquiry finds out why they why they've done it. but it also came from the top. i mean she has deleted messages but then says oh i've got um i've got notes made and although the notes were made contemporarily , contemporarily, contemporaneously , um, i've kept contemporaneously, um, i've kept them and they're here. i just