the first minister nicola sturgeon said it was "utterly indefensible" and margaret ferrier has tonight the snp. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster for us tonight. there is real anger at westminster about margaret ferrier‘s actions. 0ne about margaret ferrier‘s actions. one person here has been told to self—isolate has a close contact. margaret ferrier has been thrown out of her party and she is facing calls 110w of her party and she is facing calls now to stand down as an mp, including from some in the snp. i'd like to start by paying tribute... the snp's margaret ferrier in parliament on monday. she was speaking ina parliament on monday. she was speaking in a debate on coronavirus, but tonight she's been suspended by her party and is facing calls to quit parliament for breaking the rules around covid. 0n quit parliament for breaking the rules around covid. on saturday, margaret ferrier showed symptoms and took a test in scotland. she should have self isolated. but on monday she travelled to london, saying she felt better. 0n she travelled to london, saying she

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has called on the mp margaret ferrier to resign after shecotland this week knowing she had tested positive for covid. ms ferrier, who has been suspended from the snp, has received riera barage of criticism for her actions from all sides of the political spectrum. the metropolitan police has this evening launched an investigation. our scotland editor, sarah smith, has more. nicola sturgeon says margaret ferrier is a friend but she is not attempting to defend what she has called a monumental almost incomprehensible error of judgment. her actions were reckless, dangerous and completely indefensible and i feel very angry on behalf of all of you. every single day i stand here andi you. every single day i stand here and i ask you to make horrendous sacrifices as part of our collective effo rts sacrifices as part of our collective efforts against covid. i have spoken to her directly and made crystal clear to her i think she should resign as an mp. on saturday margaret ferrier took a test after showing symptoms of coronavirus yet she travelled from

the real concern is that what margaret ferrier has done undermines the public health message that anyonemediately, not even pop to the shops, let alone take a train journey. ms ferrier admits she made a mistake but people across the country might be asking if she can do it, why can't i? i think she should have known better. definitely. after all, the kids back at school know the rules and she should know the rules. i am an snp member. i am very sad about it all. very disappointed. margaret ferrier is being investigated by police scotland and the metropolitan police. she may face a fine and could be suspended from parliament. the latest government figures show there were 6,968 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 6,273, and on average, 372 people were admitted to hospital every day. this number doesn't include scotland. 66 deaths were reported — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. and that means on average in the past week, 47 deaths were announced

for now, margaret ferrier clings on in the face of overwhelming criticism., bbc news, rutherglen. the ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan brokered yesterday by russia has failed to last even 2a hours. the main city in the disputed nagorno—karabakh region has been hit by shellfire overnight and there are reports of civilian deaths in azerbaijan's second city, ganja. a senior azerbaijani official has told the bbc that baku is trying to stick to the ceasefire, but they have the right of self defence. our international correspondent orla guerin sent this report a short time ago. well, they are still searching here by hand, with dogs, and they have brought in some heavy machinery. you can see the extent of the destruction. it is over a really wide area. the buildings here are clearly residential. these were apartments where people were asleep in their beds when the attack happened at about 2am local time. we have seen mattresses and blankets strewn around in the rubble. a local explosives expert has said that the weapon used here was a long—range rocket. thi

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has called on the mp margaret ferrier to resign after she back to scotland this week knowing she had tested positive for covid. ms ferrier, who has been suspended from the snp, has received a barrage of criticism for her actions from all sides of the political spectrum. nicola sturgeon described margaret ferrier as a "friend", but said that her actions were indefensible. now, people contact me and say, "why don't you just sack her?" and this is a point that i have to make clear — i don't have the power to force an mp to step down. no party leader has that power. but i can make my views known, difficult though it is, and i have done so. and i hope she will come to the right decision in the interests of the overall integrity of these vital public health messages. first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon. and it's emerged tonight that the metropolitan police has tonight launched an investigation. so, let's look beyond the us and ask how are other big leaders responding to the virus? russian journalists who report on mr putin have not seen him

the real concern is that what margaret ferrier has done undermines the public health message that anyoneh covid—i9 symptoms has to self—isolate immediately, not even pop to the shops, let alone take a train journey. ms ferrier admits she made a mistake but people across the country might beasking: if she can do it, why can't i? i think she should have known better. definitely. after all, the kids back at school know the rules and she should know the rules. i am an snp member. i am very sad about it all. very disappointed. margaret ferrier is being investigated by police in scotland and the metropolitan police. she may face a fine and could be suspended from parliament. now on bbc news: our world. anna holligan travels across europe to see how people are getting on their bikes and asks if the surge in cycling is the start of a much bigger change in the way we travel. from the bubonic plague to tubercular doses, pandemics have historically changed the way our cities are designed, and the coronavirus has been no different. coronavirus is a moment in which every policymaker can make a u—turn

margaret ferrier with nicola sturgeon last year.om london to glasgow, despite testing positive for coronavirus, she has been suspended from the snp group at westminster and is under intense pressure to resign com pletely intense pressure to resign completely from parliament. her actions were reckless, dangerous and com pletely actions were reckless, dangerous and completely indefensible. i feel very angry on behalf of all of you. i have also spoken to her directly and made crystal clear to her, that i think she should now resign as an mp. i would like to start by paying tribute to all nhs key workers... this is margaret ferrier in parliament on monday. her decision to attend has caused outrage. 0n saturday she had shown symptoms and had taken a coronavirus test. at that point, she should have isolated. 0n that point, she should have isolated. on monday she felt better and travel to london. after speaking in parliament, she received a positive test result and at that point, by law, she should have isolated but travelled back to scotl

for now, margaret ferrier clings on in the face of overwhelming criticism. and azerbaijan has been breached within its first 24 hours. the azeri president has accused armenia of a war crime after an apartment block was shelled, killing several civilians. the long running dispute between the two countries is over the nagorno karabakh region. armenia says any attack was in response to air strikes launched from ganja — the city that was struck — from where our international correspondent orla guerin has sent this report. " let "let me see his face close" she begs, one last time. she's not alone in this desperate search. "let me see" is this woman, "is he from my family?" may the armenians die, she cries. this is what's left of her neighbourhood in ganja. azerbaijan's largest city, far from the front line but not far enough. at the scene, remnants of what is claimed as it listed missile. it is accusing armenia of a war crime. this was clearly a civilian target, apartment blocks, flats where people were living. there is bedding and bla nkets living. there is bedd

snp mp margaret ferrier takes up the front page of the i.lled from scotland to london by train, having had a covid test — then travelled back the next day, snp mp margaret ferrier takes up the front page of the i. she travelled from scotland to london by train, having had a covid test — then travelled back the next day, having discovered she was positive — breaking the rules five times in the process. "mp took covid to the commons" is the telegraph's headline — it has a picture of her speaking in the commons on the day her test came back positive. that's also the main story in the daily mail — along with the interview that the duke and duchess of sussex gave to mark the start of black history month, calling for britain to end structural racism. in the mirror, george floyd's sister appeals for americans to vote donald trump out of office — saying, "don't let my brother "george die in vain." the financial times' international edition leads with the announcement by the european commission that it is suing the uk over its plans to breach interna

this is margaret ferrier, remind us what she did. —— covid. it to my mind, extra neri situation. she felt she had symptoms, so got tested and despite proving positive then travelled on trains, met with people, really not the kind of behaviour you would expect from anyone from elected official, and yet, she has remitted —— made it repeatedly clear that she is determined to stay in her position as mp, and has reiterated that this weekend. it would strike me that her position becomes untenable after a certain point, but i would have thought that point had already passed. nicholas turgeon certainly wa nts passed. nicholas turgeon certainly wants her to go, but benedicte, margaret ferrier is saying that the killer bug made her act out of character, and has continued to defend her right to to carry on. again, just briefly, if you would. well, i mean, is that a defence in the eyes of the law? it's a bit like breaching international law in a specific limited way. i mean, these are simply not, you know, it's black or white, you are not half pregnant, a

margaret ferrier must stand down and resign as a member of parliament. fe. ms ferrier is coming under considerable pressure to quit parliament, not just from her political opponents, from many inside the snp. that would trigger a by—election in her seat rutherglen. it is not clear when that will take place during the pandemic. crucially, though, the snp cannot force her to stand down and as things stand, the decision is hers alone. the snp are also facing questions about who knew what and when. the party says it became aware of ms ferrier‘s positive test on wednesday, but not that she had travelled after showing symptoms and after getting a positive result until thursday. one person in parliament has been told to self—isolate as a close contact. unions have said parliament should take more action. how could somebody put us at risk? we cannot allow for that. the fact is, we advise people what to do, how to behave if you show symptoms, please stay away. if you need a test, go and get a test, but whatever you do, don't come into the house of commons. ms ferr

quite extraordinary, helen, given that margaret ferrier really was quite...essed with dominic cummings when he made his trip, but nicola sturgeon really coming down quite hard on her as well now. yes, as you said margaret ferrier was quite critical of dominic cummings‘s actions earlier in the yearand dominic cummings‘s actions earlier in the year and at the time she said that the public advice was crystal clear when it came to following the coronavirus rules. of course, what we have got here is to breaches of them, sojust we have got here is to breaches of them, so just run through what happened margaret ferrier said that on saturday she had mild symptoms, she ordered a coronavirus test. she said she then felt better, so she got on a train and came to westminster to parliament on monday. of course, the rules are that if you have symptoms you should stay at home and wait to get that test back. she then spoke in parliament on monday and got that test result back on monday evening and told her that it was positive. she then got on a train the following morning a

margaret ferrier lost her seat in 2017 and returned to westminster a year ago. oo is in westminster for us this morning. leila, margaret ferrier‘s actions have caused outrage across the political divide and from within her own party. can she keep herjob after this? i think she is under huge pressure this morning. she has lost the support of her now former colleagues in the snp, police are looking into her actions in the circumstances around the case. not only has she put those on the trains she travelled on at risk, and those in parliament but her breach will be seen as parliament but her breach will be seen as undermining, she said that she regrets her actions, but if you remember at the start of the pandemic, mps travelling across the country, potentially bringing the virus year or taking the virus back. it will be seen as a particularly serious situation. she travelled on public transport. once she had a positive test. she did know about the positive test on wednesday. one person in the commons is now self—isolating as a result but i think you heard her being

margaret ferrier — the scottish mp who took public transport knowing she had coronavirus — says she actedf character and refuses to stand down. rescuers search for survivors after a missile attack on azerbaijan's second biggest city as a brief truce in the nagorno—kara bakh conflict shows signs of unravelling. the buildings here are clearly residential, these were apartments where people were asleep in their beds when

margaret ferrier has apologised, she said in a statement she deeply regretted her actions and had notified the leadership spoke to her earlier today and it was made clear she had "let herself down". if you watched the debate between president trump and his democrat rival joe biden two nights and if you managed to hear anything above the shouting, you'll know that one issue they clashed over was the proud boys. that's a far—right group which mr trump refused to condemn, choosing instead to focus his anger on left—wing demonstrators. our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, has been to meet members of both groups. it's become the us capital of radicalism. most american cities have seen some demonstrations this year, but here they haven't stopped. and it's become a huge election issue. well, this is what almost every night has looked like, here in downtown portland, in the four months since the police killing of george floyd in minneapolis, with hundreds of protesters on one side, law enforcement agents on the other, and there have been many flashpoints of violence. some feel over aggr

for now, margaret ferrier clings on in the face of overwhelming criticism.to be announced tomorrow by the prime minister. a new system, three tiers. we've also heard from the labour leader of pendle district council who has been told that pendle will be in the top tier. we now know that liverpool will also be in the top tier. this isa will also be in the top tier. this is a statement that steve rotherham, the labour mayor of liverpool region has put out. he basically is a saying confirmed, it will be tier three. since friday, myself and the leaders of our local councils have beenin leaders of our local councils have been in dialogue with government... i think what has prompted him to put out that statement which he has tweeted is that contrary to some reports circulating tonight, no agreement has yet been reached. negotiations are ongoing. so i don't know if he thinks that somebody on the other side was suggesting that all is rosy between government and liverpool city on this decision to go intoa liverpool city on this decision to go into a tier three. we wi

for now, margaret ferrier clings on in the face of overwhelming criticism.ident donald trump is no longer at risk of spreading coronavirus to others, according to his white house doctor. sean conley‘s memo is the first update first of all, i'm feeling great. how about you 7 sean conley‘s memo is the first update on mr trump's health since thursday, and allows the president to resume his re—election campaign. however, the statement did not say whether mr trump had tested negative for covid—i9 since becoming infected. the ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan brokered yesterday by russia has failed to last even 2a hours. the main city in the disputed nagorno—karabakh region has been hit by shell fire overnight, and there are reports of civilian deaths in azerbaijan's second city — ganja — from where our international correspondent orla guerin sent this report a short time ago. well, they are still searching here by hand, with dogs, and they brought in some heavy machinery. you can see the extent of the destruction, and it's over a really wide area. now, the

margaret ferrier is facing calls to resign as an mp.you should do. what she should do. she said it was a flagrant and dangerous break of the rules. are you in a position to say whether that is your position as well? that she should resign as an mp? what i would ask is i would expect the member to consider what they have done, the reckless behaviour and how that looks to the rest of the country. we are in a very, very... this sends all of the wrong messages and the fact that we have put so much emphasis on trying to get the house in the right place, making sure that we are covid—secure. all that has been put at risk. people have really got to consider their position on that. it is now with the snp and in fairness to the snp, they also only got told late wednesday afternoon, and straightaway they came to my office, they let the speaker's secretary know and within 20 minutes we were into full swing to put everything in place to be expected to. to put everything in place we expected to. a real problem that i don't want to open up into too m

she said, i've spoken to margaret ferrier... in the tweet, i have no power to force an mp to resign but i hope she will do the right thing. heavy pressure being exerted by the first minister, by other snp mps, and indeed, from many right across the political spectrum, saying that margaret ferrier ‘s actions, the decisions she made, or indefensible and that she should be stepping down as an mp. but, we haven't heard, apart from that initial admission that what she had done was wrong, we have heard nothing further margaret ferrier yet, but that was nicola sturgeon again, making it clear that she thinks she should step down as an mp, that her actions were both dangerous and indefensible. that is coding the first minister. now, let's return to the news that president trump has tested positive for coronavirus. along with his wife, the first lady, melania. let's talk to us political analyst eric ham who is in washington. thank you for your time today, joining us on bbc news. as an individual who has covid—19, donald trump 74. he is me

police are investigating the actions of mp margaret ferrier, who travelled from glasgow to london withn returned home after testing positive. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she's made it "crystal clear" to ms ferrier that she should stand down as an mp. she has already been suspended from the snp. the prime minister and the european commission president ursula von der leyen will hold a video call later to try to break the deadlock over a brexit trade deal. a ninth and final round of negotiations ended without agreement yesterday, with both sides calling on the other to compromise further. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us now. next, good morning to you. where is this going? when does it end comment two weeks, if there is no deal and we revert to wto rules? good morning, naga. ithink we revert to wto rules? good morning, naga. i think it depends on whether you think the glass is half empty or half full. there has been some progress on this. in the last week of talks there has been a bit of movement on one of the big areas in which the two sides disagree, w

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margaret ferrier — the scottish mp who took public transport knowing she had coronavirus — says she actedter and refuses to stand down. rescuers search for survivors after a missile attack on azerbaijan's second biggest city as a brief truce in the nagorno kara bakh conflict shows signs of unravelling. now on bbc news...as the new academic year begins at cambridge, the university has told the bbc it's admitted a record number of black uk students — but it admits it still has some way to go, as ashleyjohn baptiste has been finding out for black students studying at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, academic pressure isn't always the only challenge. for some, it can feel like entering a new world. you feel like you have to be strong, you know? my mum keeps saying to me, "just keep fighting. just keep going, just get that degree." over the years, oxford and cambridge universities have come under pressure for their lack of ethnic diversity. i think it's a place where race has not been acknowledged as relevant, particularly, to the whole intellectual experience of being at

in an interview with the scottish sun on sunday, margaret ferrier said the virus made her "act out ofded that her "hard work and dedication" shouldn't be wiped away by what she described as an error ofjudgement. but speaking on sophie ridge on sunday, nicola sturgeon said she hasn't been swayed by ms ferrier‘s account. i cannot unilaterally decide to expel somebody, we have a process in the snp and that will take its course. we've done everything in terms of her snp membership that we are able to do at this stage, pending that due process. i don't have the power, no party leader has the power to make an mp resign from parliament. but i could not be clear, she should step down from parliament. the lapse ofjudgment in travelling hundreds of miles knowing she had tested positive for covid was so significant and so unacceptable, that i don't think there is any other acceptable course of action for her. so i have read her comments in the media today but i still hope she will do the right thing. president trump is no longer at risk of transmitting covid—i9 to others, acording to the white h

margaret ferrier — the scottish mp who took public transport knowing she had coronavirus — says she actedf character and refuses to stand down. shelling kills civilians, amid fresh fighting between armenia and azerbaijan, despite a ceasefire being called just hours before. now on bbc news it's time for sports‘day. hello, good evening, welcome to sportsday with me chetan pathak, coming up on tonight's programme... the schumacher family pay homage to lewis hamilton as he equals michael's record of 91 formula one wins. making history too — rafa nadal wins a 13th french open title to move level with roger federer‘s all time record of 20 grand slams. and england come from behind to lead level against belgium in the nations league. hello and welcome to sportsday, welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. we've seen two incredible sporting records equalled today — we'll talk about nadal in a moment but we'll start with lewis hamilton who has now matched michael schumacher‘s 91 formula one victories. in winning the eifel grand prix hamilton also extended his championship lead over his merce

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margaret ferrier has apologised.wn". that is it for this hour. thank you for watching. we'll be back in a few minutes as we continue to take you through all of the vagus from around the world. —— all of the biggest stories from around the world. good evening. contrasting weather north and south of the country as we go through tonight into tomorrow. northern areas where we see skies clear, the rain becoming confined to the far north of scotland, could be a cold night. some mist and fog around and we will see frost, particularly in northern ireland, southern scotland and into northern england. southern half of the country will stay milder, but it's here where storm alex starts to push its way in, bringing some wet, windy conditions and potential for travel disruption in the morning. here's the bigger picture showing storm alex, named by meteo france because of the impact it expects to have there. red warnings enforced across parts of brittany, but even for us, there will be some disruptions. let's look across the south

the mp margaret ferrier has been suspended from the scottish national party after breaking coronavirus the house of commons, before returning to scotland by train — after receiving a positive test. there are now calls for her to resign. it's time now for a look at the weather. here is sarah keith lucas. hello. some pretty lively weather on the cards over the next couple of days. storm alex bringing strong winds and heavy rain in the south, over the next few days many of us will see heavy rain, transport and travel disruption possible, some flooding expected over the next few days with some strong winds around. to date the strongest of the winds in association with storm alex will be in the south, particularly through the english channel, gusts around the channel islands of 70 miles an hourat around the channel islands of 70 miles an hour at times, heavy rain moving slowly northward through the midlands, into north wales later this afternoon, still heavy downpours in the south—west, sunshine and scattered showers returning to the south—east. a different date for the north, mostly dry su

in an interview with the scottish sun on sunday, margaret ferrier said she panicked and that the virusded that her "hard work and dedication" shouldn't be wiped away for an "error of judgement". the number of people who have died from covid—i9 in brazil, has now passed 150,000. this means it has the second highest death toll in the world, after the united states. the number of confirmed cases in the country passed five million earlier this week. presidentjair bolsonaro has been criticised for his handling of the pandemic and accused of downplaying the risks of the virus. the bcg vaccine has been protecting millions of children worldwide against tuberculosis for nearly a century — but scientists are now hoping it may help to save lives from covid—i9. researchers believe the vaccine causes wide—spread changes to the immune system, which could help in the protection against other infections — like coronavirus. now, a uk based trial is being launched to test the theory. here's our health and science correspondent james gallagher. in the fight against covid, scientists are turning to one of

police are investigating the actions of mp margaret ferrier, who travelled from glasgow to london withen returned home after testing positive. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she's made it "crystal clear" to ms ferrier that she should stand down as an mp. she has already been suspended from the snp. but she can only be removed if there isa but she can only be removed if there is a formal process. a recall petition would have to come from her constituents unless she chooses to resign. the uk prime minister and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen will hold a video call later to try and break the deadlock over a brexit trade deal. borisjohnson said the chances of getting a deal are very good if both sides exercise some common sense. the ninth and final round of trade talks broke up yesterday without agreement with disagreements remaining overfishing rights and state aid. speaking ahead of the start of the conservative party conference, mrjohnson said a trade deal would benefit both sides. i think there is a good deal to be done and everybody knows

margaret ferrier allegedly travelling from london to scotland this week having tested positive.rime minister setting a woeful example. this is the second time this week. picture in a shop earlier this week. picture in a shop earlier this week. picture in a shop earlier this week without a mask on. boris johnson hardly needs people to make his position worse let alone his own father but that's what stanley... and what a great headline, is doing to his son this week. we are all starting to think about christmas and whether that will be any fun at all. interesting story from the sunday times about how turkey farmers are thinking of downsizing the size of turkeys because with a row six, you don‘t need a big turkey on the table for one thing i would say as i read these size turkeys have to be and i started to get quite hungry for christmas food but it seems as though if the rule of six that we can be in no gathering of six, we will not need later the size of an ostrich, we will need a petite bird and turkey farmers are preparing for this but hasn‘t it been sort of intimated that the

something else that might leave a bitter taste in the mouth of the public, katherine, is margaret ferriernterview with the scotland son on sunday. i have to say, this makes me completely furious and i am sure many other people will feel similarly. she has given an interview to the scottish sun basically saying, i had a tickly throat so i thought i had better get a test. then i felt fine, so i went to london. clearly, she had taken a test, it was possible. she went to london because you can only take pa rt london because you can only take part in the debate in person. she got the result, she was astonished that she was positive, and then she panicked. she doesn't have a flat in london and didn't want to be in a hotel, so she got on a train. she saidi hotel, so she got on a train. she said i wore my mask the whole way. i am sorry, this isjust absolutely appalling. i think it is totally inexcusable. the snp have withdrawn the whip from her, she has been suspended from the party. but she is still an suspended from the party. but she is stillan mp on suspended from the party. but she is still

margaret ferrier from the scottish national party travelled to london from scotland by train with coronavirusnjourney after testing positive. she has apologised and reported herself to the police and been suspended from her party. scotland's leader, nicola sturgeon, called her behaviour "utterly indefensible." amazon has announced that 19,816 employees tested positive for covid—19 in 2020. the figures, which equate to 1.44% of the tech giant's total us front line staff, were revealed in a blog on the company's website on thursday. the disclosure has long been sought by labour rights advocates who have criticised amazon's decision not to close warehouses with outbreaks. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the us model chrissy teigen opens up about the loss of her baby during pregnancy. we'll hearfrom one campaigner about how her comments could help thousands of other women going through the same ordeal. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is pla

margaret ferrier from the scottish national party travelled to london from scotland by train with coronavirusositive. she has apologised and reported herself to the police and been suspended from her party. scotland's leader, nicola sturgeon, called her behaviour "utterly indefensible." amazon has announced that nearly 20,000 employees tested positive for covid—i9 in 2020. the figures, which equate to i.aa% of the tech giant's total us front line staff, were revealed in a blog on the company's website on thursday. the disclosure has long been sought by labour rights advocates who have criticised amazon's decision not to close warehouses with outbreaks. whales are threatening to scupper europe's largest joint military exercise due to take place in scotland this weekend. a pod of northern bottlenose wales has been stuck in gare loch in argyll for a few weeks now. on thursday, a flotilla of small boats and marine experts tried to entice them out — but to no avail. there's concern that the sonar communications used by the boats and submarines could harm the whales. the us model chrissy teigen and

no one mentioned the snp mp margaret ferrier, who spoke in the chamber last week after testing positive the speaker had warned mps criticism of her behaviour would have been against the rules. now, an mp says an inquiry into what went wrong with an it system that led to hundreds of postmasters being accused of fraud is "half—baked", whilst another raised fears that it could be a "whitewash". on friday, it was announced that the post office wouldn't contest appeals against convictions in 44 cases, raising the likelihood of them being quashed. last week, the government launched an inquiry by retired high court judge sir wyn williams to gather evidence into the horizon system and see if lessons have been learnt. 0ne mp welcomed friday's ruling — up to a point. but it eventually belies the agony and torment that has gone on of these individuals and hundreds of other individuals who have lost their livelihoods, lost their good names and in some cases, lost their freedom. in other cases, people have lost their lives. and i am sorry, minister, but what you said today is not good enough. the de

the mp margaret ferrier, who travelled from london to glasgow by train knowing she was infected withr actions as a "blip". in an interview with the sun on sunday, she argued the virus made her ‘act out of character'. she's been suspended from the scottish national party and a police investigation has begun. president donald trump is no longer a covid transmission risk to others, his white house doctor has said. sean conley‘s memo is the first update on mr trump's health since thursday. there had been concerns that he might still be contagious following his three—day hospital stay. however, the statement did not say whether mr trump had tested negative for covid—19 yet. the ceasefire brokered by russia between armenia and azerbaijan to try and end a flare—up in fighting over the last two weeks has been breached within its first 24 hours. the two countries have a long—running dispute over the nagorno—karabakh region. azerbaijan has now accused armenia of a war crime after an apartment block in the city of ganja was shelled. in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent, steve rozenberg

margaret ferrier, the mp who travelled from london to glasgow after testing positive for coronavirus, said they decided not to take the matter any further as regulations on self—isolation in england came into force after she was tested. however they have referred the case to police scotland. the former snp mp has resisted calls to resign, stating her actions were "out of character". eu leaders have called for trade talks with the uk to continue beyond the end of the week, which was the deadline suggested by boris johnson. they said progress in key areas was "not sufficient" to reach a deal this week. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said new "intensive" talks should aim to reach a deal around the end of october. but the uk negotiator, david frost, said he'd been "disappointed" by the eu's approach. live to brussels and our europe editor katya adler. talk of deadlines and deadlines being passed but do you detect any sign of progress towards some kind of deal? we have got so used to the finger—pointing and recriminations in the last few months of negotiations but now we really

margaret ferrier, the mp who travelled from london to glasgow after testing positive for coronavirus,aid they decided not to take the matter any further as regulations on self—isolation in england came into force after she was tested. however, they have referred the case to police scotland. the former snp politician has resisted calls to resign, stating her actions were "out of character." the inquiry into the attack at manchester arena has heard evidence from two security officers who believed that they saw the bomber, salman abedi, praying around half—an—hour before the blast that killed 22 people and injured hundreds more. julie merchant said she had mentioned the incident to officers as mr abedi had "secreted himself away in an area he should not have been." a man has appeared in court in connection with the plane crash which killed footballer emiliano sala, a pre—inquest hearing was told. the plane carrying 28—year—old sala and pilot david ibbotson from nantes to cardiff crashed into the english channel in january 2019. david henderson, 60, pleaded not guilty at cardiff magistrat

margaret ferrier, the scottish mp who took public transport knowing

the member of parliament margaret ferrier has said she is very sorry for travelling to and from londonptoms and later testing positive. the mps said there we re testing positive. the mps said there were no excuses for her behaviour and she apologised for her actions and she apologised for her actions and said she had notified the police. the european union has started legal proceedings against the uk, saying the government's controversial plan to over—ride parts of last year's brexit divorce agreement break international law. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, said it was a "breach of the obligation of good faith". let's talk to our europe editor katya adler. we are in the middle of really crucial trade talks, is this little spat going to affect that? well, it is quite a big spat but i think it is quite a big spat but i think it is important to have a look at what the european commission did today and what it didn't do. yes, it started legal proceedings, these are quite long and drawn—out proceedings, but what it hasn't done and what it says it won't do is walk ou

the metropolitan police will not take action against the mp margaret ferrier, who travelled from londonon the monday and travelled back to glasgow on tuesday morning. we met were looking into that jerk journey from tuesday morning. we met were looking into thatjerkjourney from london back to glasgow but because she had taken the test on saturday, after legal advice, the forces decided that it does not have any power to ta ke that it does not have any power to take any action against her and essentially, in their case, it has now been dropped. they have referred her back to police scotland however, who have said they are going to look 02:29:02,888 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 into the circumstances. this is a few more of those as we go through the rest of the day with temperatures, sunshine or cloud, below average for the time of the year. by the end of the day a few of the showers at the east may drift further west towards the midlands and north wales, and the west country. cloud rolling west across scotland. damp and drizzly in places. still some light showers across parts of england and w