lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh.o lorna gordon live from hollywood soon, but first let's look at iran. a teenagerfound dead during high—profile anti—government protests in the country was sexually assaulted and killed by undercover agents working for the security forces. that's according to a leaked document obtained by a bbc world service investigation. nika shakarami was 16 when she disappeared in september 2022 after telling a friend that police were chasing her. her family found her body nine days later. the authorities denied involvement in her death, claiming she took her own life. but what appears to be a classified report by iran's revolutionary guards reveals the teenager was beaten to death by the agents who detained her. reha kansara from bbc eye investigations has this report. a warning, you may find the details distressing. this is the moment an ordinary teenage girl became an iranian icon. nika shakarami is burning the hijab as part of a women's freedom movement that swept iran in september 2022. moveme

lorna gordon, thank you. let's return — terminated. lorna gordon, thank you.ed. lorna gordon, thank you. let's return to the other story - terminated. lorna gordon, thank you. let's return to the other story we - let's return to the other story we have been keeping across this morning, the test of his inquiry, where a former post office executive who is described as knowing more about the faulty horizon it system than anyone else, is giving evidence. angela van den bogerd was the company? most important executive and was heavily criticised by the judge in the previous case for misleading the court in her evidence. in her opening statement this morning, she offered an apology to the wrongly convicted sub—postmasters, saying, i'm truly sorry for the devastation caused to you, yourfamily and sorry for the devastation caused to you, your family and friends. let's return and listen in. ”i you, your family and friends. let's return and listen in.— return and listen in. "i found out this week _ return and listen in. "i found out this week that _ return and listen in.

lorna gordon is in glasgow for us now. lorna, tell us more about this decision in scotland?rise in the number of young people questioning their identity, experiencing gender dysphoria, and the only specialist service for u18s is here at the sandyford clinic in glasgow. they have now formalised the decision to stop prescribing, or to pause prescribing puberty blocking hormones and cross sex for mounds such as oestrogen and testosterone, to young people, although there will be no change to young people already receiving treatment. it comes as you say one week after the cas review, which was about services in england, said that there was not enough evidence that giving puberty blockers to children experiencing gender dysphoria was safe or effective. in a joint statement, scotland's two biggest health boards, covering greater glasgow and clyde abra, described the cass review as a significant piece of work and said that patient safety was always the priority. —— greater glasgow and clyde abra. 0ne trans group says this decision is wrong, they say it will harm trans children and y

lorna gordon reporting there. one of the _ from the snp. lorna gordon reporting there.sian propaganda. the main culprit as ever is the republican marjorie taylor green who were suggested in recent days that hamas has got weapons from... this is a war against nazism in ukraine. from... this is a war against nazism in ukraine-— in ukraine. time also put together a iece onl in ukraine. time also put together a piece only three _ in ukraine. time also put together a piece only three years _ in ukraine. time also put together a piece only three years ago _ in ukraine. time also put together a piece only three years ago and - in ukraine. time also put together a piece only three years ago and it i in ukraine. time also put together a piece only three years ago and it is i piece only three years ago and it is quite _ piece only three years ago and it is quite an— piece only three years ago and it is quite an extensive video that gives full information about the nazis in ukraine _ full information about the nazis in ukraine. and their recruitment efforts— ukraine. and their rec

lorna gordon, bbc news.he events of the day, the resignation, how it happened and why it happened too. nick, what's the reaction been in westminster? it's quite the day in scottish politics, and as alan was reflecting five minutes or so ago, it became inevitable over the last few days after humza yousaf pulled the plug on that power—sharing deal with the greens. but it wasn't always inevitable — we were speaking to senior people in the snp and i think there's an acknowledgement that humza yousaf dealt with the choreography of ending that agreement really badly, it was seen as a humiliation for the greens and the fact that they had to walk out of butte house, the cameras caught them trundling off into the hold town of edinburgh, it looked bad for the party and left them furious. and it's set this chain of events in course over the weekend that meant that last night, there were several people around humza yousaf who concluded that it was game over, and by this morning it was pretty clear at the bbc that humza

lorna gordon, bbc news, dundee. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.tanic are coming up for auction tomorrow. they're a violin case belonging to the man who led the orchestra on deck as the ship sank in 1912, and a gold watch worn by one of the richest men in the world. duncan kennedy reports. it was supposed to be the defining standard of nautical opulence. the titanic — totemic of a new era of human achievement. but on the night of april 14th 1912, the ship hit an iceberg in the north atlantic and sank. more than 1,500 people died. now, two of the most valuable personal items ever recovered from the disaster are coming to auction — a bag and a watch belonging to two people whose stories have become fables from that fateful night. the james cameron movie titanic... hey, astor! depicts both men. well, hello, molly. jothacob astor, the wealthiest man on board and one of the richest in the world, and wallace hartley, the violin player who bravely led the orchestra to calm passengers' nerves as the vessel floundered, each man central to the film's narrati

lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh.c engagements since his cancer diagnosis. he is visiting a cancer unit in central london. the king and queen camilla will meet patients and medical staff at university hospital london macmillan cancer centre, and of course it is his first public engagement since february. we will bring you more information on that visit as it develops. and let's return now to one of our other top stories, and that is of course the scottish national party. and lorna was at holyrood where she outlined the significant decisions the snp now faces in the days ahead. they will be thinking about whether they want a coronation or a contest, whether they want continuity or change. whether any potential candidate is good, notjust on the messaging, but also on the delivery, which is one area where, perhaps humza yousaf fell down in his time as first minister. there are two names emerging — it's by no means certain that they'll throw their hat into the ring, but two people who are looking as if they may potentiall

lorna gordon, bbc news, dundee.ies, and the death of a baby girl, less than a week old, and filmed being rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli air strike, is yet another. we brought you the story earlier this week of sabreen al—sakani, not long after she was delivered by caesarian section in a hospital in gaza. now, herfight for life is over. fergal keane's report contains distressing images from the beginning. in this fragile form, a tiny pulse of hope. baby sabreen was the last survivor... ..of a family obliterated by an israeli airstrike. her pregnant mum was pulled from here. but minutes later, in hospital, doctors were able to rescue sabreen from her dying mother's womb. they tapped to stimulate her breathing. air was pumped into her lungs. then to an incubator, fighting for life. notice the gentleness of the doctor, as he cradles her head. relatives watched over the newborn. paternal grandmother ahalam planned to take care of the orphaned baby. translation: iwill raise her in the best way. - sh

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.ormation about allegations against the mp mark menzies, who's accused of misusing campaign funds. mr menzies was suspended by the conservative party after the times newspaper reported claims that he'd asked a party activist for thousands of pounds, saying he needed it to pay what he called "bad people" who'd locked him inside a flat. it's believed the police had received a call from labour for the matter to be investigated. mr menzies has told the times he strongly disputed the allegations. a man is in a critical condition in hospital after setting himself on fire outside the court in new york city where donald trump is on trial. our correspondent nada tawfik is outside the court. what more do we know? what are police saying?— what more do we know? what are police saying? well, “ournalists had 'ust police saying? well, “ournalists had just learned _ police saying? well, “ournalists had just learned that — police saying? well, journalists had just learned that jury _ police saying? well

lorna gordon, bbc news, dundee. mother's womb after an israeli air strike in gaza has died. and a former senior post office executive is questioned over the suicide of a sub postmaster who was falsely accused of stealing. around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. to the middle east now, and sabreen al sakani was a new born baby who became a symbol of life and survival amid all the death and destruction in gaza. she was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli air strike on the family home in rafah. israel says it was targeting hamas. pictures were broadcast around the world of the chaotic scenes last sunday as doctors used a hand pump to push air into sabreen's tiny lungs, and get her onto an incubator. now — sadly — we've had news that the baby has died, and has been buried alongside her mother, father and three—year—old sister. our special correspondent fergal keane reports: in this fragile form, a tiny pulse of hope. baby sabreen was the last survivor... ..of a family o

lorna gordon, thank ou.rmed it's abandoning a flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emission by 75% by 2030. it is also scrapping annual climate targets, but insists the final goal of reaching net—zero by 2045 will remain. it blamed uk government cuts and backtracking on climate measures for the move. 0ur scotland editor james cook reports. for five years, the scottish government has trumpeted its tough targets to tackle climate change. we have, targets to tackle climate change. - have, as a country, de carbonised faster than any t20 nation.- have, as a country, de carbonised faster than any t20 nation. when do we wanted. — faster than any t20 nation. when do we wanted, now? _ faster than any t20 nation. when do we wanted, now? campaigners - faster than any t20 nation. when do we wanted, now? campaigners kept| faster than any t20 nation. when do i we wanted, now? campaigners kept up the pressure — we wanted, now? campaigners kept up the pressure for _ we wanted, now? campaigners kept up the pressure for

thank you, lorna gordon.hers and a pupil were stabbed at a secondary school in south west wales yesterday. the three have since been discharged from the hospital. the bbc has been told one of the injured is head of year 7 fiona elias. the school in carmarthenshire went into lockdown for about four hours yesterday. a teenage girl remains in police custody on suspicion of attempted murder. two household cavalry horses are in a "serious condition" after they threw off their riders and raced through london yesterday. three soldiers and a cyclist were taken to hospital following the incident. frances read joins me now — and we've had an update this morning on this? yes, we have had anjust update saying that two horses, as you said, are in serious condition. the army said that seven were spooked yesterday after building materials were dropped from a great height next to them. they were taking part in rehearsal next at buckingham palace for today's major general�*s inspection. the household cavalry is one of the mos

our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is in dundee where mr yousaf has been speaking. last few minutes, humza _ how do things done for him? in the last few minutes, humza yousaf i how do things done for him? in the | last few minutes, humza yousaf has how do things done for him? in the i last few minutes, humza yousaf has a right this housing development in dundee. he ignored brutal question from the waiting media about he would continue as first minister, whether he was a lame duck first minister, but we are told he will do interviews later. he is trying to reset his government by making this announcement about affordable housing. but to be honest, all focus is on his future. we are told he will not be announcing his resignation today, despite speculation overnight about his future. but as he was travelling here came the news that he is facing notjust here came the news that he is facing not just one, here came the news that he is facing notjust one, but two votes of no confidence. yesterday, the conservatives tabled that motion of no confidence in him and this mornin

lorna gordon reports.en for the first time since her husband was arrested and charged. it's incredibly difficult, but that's not the main issue here. so i can't say any more — i won't say any more. the home she shares with peter murrell was searched by police when he was first arrested last year, as was the snp's headquarters. mr murrell was its chief executive for more than two decades. after being held in custody for more than nine hours yesterday, he now stands accused of embezzlement, the misuse of funds — stealing money from the party he once ran. we now know that the individual has been charged, peter has been charged, where the allegation of embezzlement from party funds — and that's a really serious matter indeed. many people in the snp right across scottish politics will be shocked by the news. the party's former treasurer, colin beattie, and nicola sturgeon — who were both also previously arrested — remain under investigation but have not been rearrested or charged. when nicola sturgeon stepped d

lorna gordon, bbc news, at the high court in dundee.h dental association, and large numbers of children are ending up in hospital because of tooth decay which should have been preventabe. now, a specialist children's dental team is offering free check—ups during the easter holidays with the help of a mobile dental bus. anna collinson reports from newcastle. can you point to the saw for me? river's tooth hurts. is that really sore? she's missed six days of school, but she is one of a hundred children to benefit from seeing a volunteer paediatric dentist. a free checkup finds its infected. we've got one abscess. the plan is to remove it today. one in three children live in poverty in the north—east of england, which means poorer overall health. you're going to have lovely teeth when you are older, are you going to look after them? dr greg taylor says it's harrowing how often he has to remove teeth which are meant to last a lifetime. we are taking out six or seven adult teeth. you are going, god, they are only 12, what are they going to be

lorna gordon, bbc news. and live now to our political correspondent, nick eardley at westminster.what are the implications for the wider uk politics?— scotland, what are the implications for the wider uk politics? there are a coule for the wider uk politics? there are a copple of — for the wider uk politics? there are a couple of things _ for the wider uk politics? there are a couple of things to _ for the wider uk politics? there are a couple of things to bear _ for the wider uk politics? there are a couple of things to bear in - for the wider uk politics? there are a couple of things to bear in mind. | a couple of things to bear in mind. the snp are the third biggest party in westminster. they have a significant number of scottish seats and that is up in the airjust now. labourare and that is up in the airjust now. labour are adamant they can start to win back a lot of support in scotland and the fact that the last 12 months has been so to moult to us for the scottish government will help labour. the second is that the snp project onto the rest of the uk often has quite a big im

lorna gordon, bbc news. as we heard, the snp is now looking for a new leader. heard, the snp is now looking fora new leader. in as we heard, the snp is now looking for a new leader. in the last half hour, john swinney said he was giving active consideration to taking part in that leadership contest. he spoke to our political correspondent nick eardley, let's listen to what he had to say. i'm very sorry that the first minister has decided to step down. he has been a pioneer and has let our company with empathy, with care and with an emphasis on bringing people together, so i very much regret the fact that he has felt the need to stand down. some of your senior colleagues are urging you to stand to get the snp back into a more stable condition? i am giving very careful consideration to standing as leader of the snp. i have been somewhat overwhelmed by the requests made of me to do that, with many messages from many colleagues across the party. i am giving the issue active consideration, and it is likely i will have more to say to that in the days to come. that so

lorna gordon, bbc news, dundee.e body was found buried in their garden. the remains of 42—year—old nicholas billingham were found in northampton in march 2022, four months after he was last seen alive. fiona beal, who's 50, will be sentenced next month. a former senior executive at the post office, who's been giving evidence for a second day at the public inquiry, has been accused of "deliberately suppressing the truth" and letting wrongful convictions stand. angela van der bogerd was questioned by lawyers representing wrongly convicted sub—postmasters. she dismissed the accusations, and denied using money to hush up the family of martin griffiths, a sub—postmaster who killed himself, after being falsely accused of stealing £100,0000. emma simpson was at the inquiry. martin griffiths was facing financial ruin by the post office when he took his own life, in 2013. the losses were mounting, and he had been fined after an armed robbery at his branch in cheshire. me been fined after an armed robbery at his branch in che

are scotland l correspondent lorna gordon government.ntry. —— political cowardice. humza yousaf saying he's ending the agreement. the snp now does not have a majority in the scottish government. they now have 63 msps, two short of a majority, and the greens have seven, which gave them a majority. they have lost that with this termination of the bute house agreement with immediate effect. however, the parliament that is designed to be consensual. it is designed for a minority government, indeed the snp in the first administration under alex salmond governed as a minority government, but what it means is that they will have to reach out for other parties to get backing for their losses. there will have to be more compromises going forward with other parties. 50. more compromises going forward with other parties-— other parties. so, how did the power-sharing _ other parties. so, how did the power-sharing agreement - other parties. so, how did the power-sharing agreement in l other parties. so, how did the - power-sharing agreement in scotla

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is outside holyrood for us this morning. morning, lorna.ave begun to show over economic policy, over independence strategy, over social issues such as transgender policy. and it has all exploded in dramatic fashion last week when humza yousaf sacked the pro—independence scottish greens from his cabinet, and they turned on him. they left him ultimately with no choice rather than to resign because he did not have the backing in a vote of no confidence. so it would be a difficult challenge for anyone to inherit. but at this point in time, it looks like there are two possible contenders, neither have yet declared that they will go forth for the candidacy. they arejohn swinney, and kate forbes. john swinney, and kate forbes. john swinney is a veteran of snp cabinets, he is seen as a safe pair of hands. kate forbes, much younger, she says continuity will not cut it. they will be thinking hard about the effect on their family, whether they want to put their names forward now, when the party is facing such a challenge but nominations have now opene

for more on this now i'm joined by the bbc�*s lorna gordon. what has the clinic said?y nhs greater glasgow and clyde and nhs lothian. in it they said, they are the two biggest health boards in scotland, they said the cass review is a significant piece of work into how the nhs can better support children with gender dysphoria. it is right they paused treatment to allow more research to be carried out. what that means if they have been writing to patients this week to advise him that the prescription of puberty, suppressant and gender affirming hormones to young people has been paused following this cass review into gender treatment in england and wales. this review which came out last week, which was comprehensive, 400 pages long, it made 32 recommendations and any doctor hilary cass said children had been let down by a lack of there was remarkably weak evidence on puberty blockers and cross six hormones to treat people with gender dysphoria and included warnings that giving hormones to 16—year—olds should be an approach taken with extreme caution. the statement release

let's talk to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. lorna.d peter murrell. she was asked how these latest developments have been for her personally. it’s latest developments have been for her personally-— her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but _ her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you _ her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you know, - her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you know, thatl her personally. it's incredibly l difficult, but you know, that is her personally. it's incredibly - difficult, but you know, that is not the main — difficult, but you know, that is not the main issue here, so, i cannot say anymore, _ the main issue here, so, i cannot say anymore, i am not going to say anymore, _ say anymore, i am not going to say anymore, if_ say anymore, i am not going to say anymore, if you don't mind. i would also appreciate, i am still quite a new driver— also appreciate, i am still quite a new driver so please try not to disturb — new driver so please try not to disturb me when i'm driving away, tha

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon can tell us more. this legislation has been controversial.cing it, the pressure is policing it might have on front line officers. others are concerned about the chilling effect it might have on freedom of speech. the authorjk rowling challenged police to arrest of comments she made on social media broke the law. police scotland found she had committed no crime. in fact, these figures show that the vast majority of complaints made in the law's first week of operation also resulted in no action. the figures also show that most complaints, most of those 7000 plus complaints to the police were made anonymously. the scottish police federation which represents rank and file officers it says this shows that the legislation was being misused by the public and people are not contacting the police because they are a victim of hate crime, but because they are making political or personal points. they said that this situation is not sustainable. well, the scottish government's justice sustainable. well, the scottish government'sjustice secretary sustaina

nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning yesterday. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon*s home. nicola sturgeon emerged from the house she shared here in glasgow with her husband, peter murrell. she was asked how these latest developments have been for her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but that's not the main issue here, so i can't say any more. i'm not going to say any more. and if you don't mind, i'd also really appreciate... i'm still quite a new driver so please try not to distract me and i'm driving away. thank you. well, mr murrell was held in custody at falkirk police station for nine hours yesterday and then charged with the embezzlement of snp funds. he's a big figure in the party. he ran it for more than two decades. he was its chief executive for 22 years. it's now emerged that he has resigned his party membership this morning. late this morning, the snp leader, humza yousaf said that mr murrell was right to resign his membership and he also had this to say about this development in the long running police investigation into what's happened to hundred

lorna gordon is in glasgow for us.d was arrested and charged. it is time since her husband was arrested and charged-— and charged. it is incredibly difficult but _ and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's _ and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's not - and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's not the i and charged. it is incredibly . difficult but that's not the main issue here, so i can't say any more. i'm not going to say any more. the home she shares with peter murrell was searched by police when he was first arrested last year, as was the snp headquarters. mr murrell was its chief executive for more than two decades. after being held in custody for more than nine hours yesterday, he now stands accused of embezzlement, the misuse of funds, stealing money from the party he once ran. irate stealing money from the party he once ran. ~ ., ~ ., ., ., once ran. we now know that an individual _ once ran. we now know that an individual has _ once ran. we now know that an individual has been _

lorna gordon is in edinburgh. who are the runners and riders in this one?re the runners and riders in this one? . . . , , ~ , this one? what happened like this mornin: this one? what happened like this morning was _ this one? what happened like this morning was that _ this one? what happened like this morning was that the _ this one? what happened like this morning was that the scottish - morning was that the scottish conservatives withdrew the motion of no confidence in humza yousaf. they said he had been a disaster as first minister and that in tabling the motion that he had forced him to resign. it was their leader, douglas ross, said, job done. the scottish labour motion of no confidence in the snp government is still on the table, but when it comes to the runners and riders, nominations to become the new leader of the snp, that process has no open. some of the names in the frame already, the former deputy first ministerjohn swinney, who said he is considering a bid for the leadership. he has already received the backing of several senior snp figures an

live to edinburgh and our scotland correspondent lorna gordon.nservatives are looking for a vote of no confidence, aren't they? yes, a day of dramatic — confidence, aren't they? yes, a day of dramatic developments - confidence, aren't they? yes, a day of dramatic developments here - confidence, aren't they? yes, a day of dramatic developments here in l of dramatic developments here in scotland and the collapse of this power sharing agreement, terminated with immediate effect and the disquiet had been growing for some time. reaching a crescendo after two decisions were taken last week which angered the scottish green party, the first being the watering down of climate change targets here in scotland, interim climate change targets on the decision by the nhs in scotland to pause prescribing puberty blockers to children of the back of what is known as the cash review. they put it to a members vote whether they should stay part of the power—sharing deal with the larger party, the snp, and in effect humza youisaf seized the initiative and try to get o

lorna gordon, our scotland correspondent will be with us in a moment or two to give us the latest oneather cliche, i know, but a north—south divide with the weather story today. we had some beautiful sunshine, and with lighter winds across central and southern england, it felt a little warmer as well. this was londonjust a few hours ago. different story further north. it was cloudy and wet at times, a rather drizzly, overcast picture, as you can see in argyll and bute. and that's because of this weather front. it's toppling around the high pressure that's pushing in for the weekend, that's bringing some rain. now, the progress of the rain has been quite slow. it's been moving its way out of scotland, pushing into northern england and north wales. for the rest of the day, it will gradually sink its way steadily south. so, we will see some outbreaks of rain through the night tonight across central and southern england. clearer skies further north, a brisk wind and a few scattered showers. and with temperatures to the tops of the mountains, perhaps into low single figures, maybe a littl

let's speak to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. out this is that act of political karius to appease the most reactionary forces in the country, that humza yousaf can no longer be trusted, that he is ending the agreement in a week away. —— an act of political cowardice. the snp does not have a majority now in the scottish parliament. they have 63 msps. they are to match short of a majority, along with the greens who had seven msps, but gave them a majority, they have lost that with the termination of the bute house agreement with immediate effect. however, this is a parliament that is designed to be consensual. it is designed for a minority government, indeed the snp in theirfirst administration under alex salmond governed as a minority government, but at what it means is that they will now have to reach out to other parties to get backing for their policies. there will have to be more compromises going forward with other parties such as the conservatives or labour, or indeed the greens. they are united with the snp that scotland sho