ruth davidson, the leader of the scottish conservatives, said ms sturgeon was — as she put it — "leakingand confidence". here's our scotland editor sarah smith. nicola sturgeon may not look like a woman thwarted. but she cannot now march ahead with her plans for an independence referendum, admitting today that voters have rejected that idea and she has had to think again. having listened and reflected, the scottish government will reset the plan that i set out on march the 13th. we will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately. instead, we will, in good faith, redouble our effo rts will, in good faith, redouble our efforts and put our shoulder to the wheel in seeking to influence the brexit talks in a way that protect scotland's interests. she wants to keep open the option of a referendum after the brexit deal is cleared. the tories want her to abandon her plans completely. i'm afraid to say that that statement will fail to give any assurance to those people that this first minister is listening to them. instead, she appears to be in denial about h

ms sturgeon was pushing for another referendum by the spring of 2019 before the brexit negotiation hasnt public opinion — ms sturgeon informed the scottish parliament she is re—setting her timetable — she is delaying the legislation for another referendum. at least for now. we will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately. instead we will in good faith redouble our effo rts will in good faith redouble our efforts and put our shoulder to the wheel in seeking to influence the brexit talks in a way that protects the interests of scotland. ian blackford is the snp leader in the house of commons at westminster. i spoke to him earlier and asked him why nicola sturgeon had changed her mind about a referendum. we recognise there is an opportunity now to protect the interests of the people of scotland and all the people of scotland and all the people of scotland and all the people of the rest of the uk, arguing that we must retain access to the single market and the customs union. that is going to be an important short—term priority. a desire for the scot

ms sturgeon has also told msps that she would now "redouble" her efforts to keep the country in the europeanngle market. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is in edinburgh with the latest. calls for nicola sturgeon to take the idea of an independence referendum off the table in but clearly she wants to have it there asa clearly she wants to have it there as a possibility, she says, depending on the outcome of brexit and that will allow scottish voters to decide what they want to do next. nicola sturgeon is keeping her options open going forward. in effect she is saying today that her plans for a second independence referendum are on hold but they are not off the table entirely. there is a subtle change in the language i think and very definitely a slippage in any proposed timetable for a possible second independence referendum. she is saying that there is no chance now of any legislation before 2018 and that in effect means there is no possibility of a referendum on scottish independence before the brexit process is complete. i want to reassure people that our proposal is not for a re

speaking to the bbc, ms sturgeon, said that she would be willing to enter into a coalition with the labourment. well, i've always said if the arithmetic allowed it, i'd want the snp to be part of a progressive alternative to a tory government, a progressive alternative that invested in public services and protected pensions and had policies that lifted people out of poverty, but i think the polls in the rest of the uk still suggest the tories will win this election, but it's no longer inevitable that theresa may increases her majority, because she's been exposed throughout this campaign as being weak, evasive, no answers to basic questions. so, you've got pollsters now saying that whether or not she increases her majority could come down to the outcome here in scotland, so let's not throw theresa may a lifeline by boosting her majority, let's put scotland's interest first, let's get strong snp mps to the house of commons so that we can continue to stand up for scotland and stand up for the kind of country we want to be. the snp leader, nicola sturgeon. the liberal democrats have unveiled a

theresa may said today ms sturgeon should take it completely off the table, she most certainly has nothe told the bbc tonight she thinks it is likely there will be another independence vote before 2021. that will keep her supporters happy, but her political opponents say that show she has not been listening to the voters and she has abandoned her promise to reply tom the election result and to adjust her plans accordingly. sarah smith, thank you. it's emerged thatjust weeks before the grenfell tower tragedy, london fire—fighters had expressed their concerns about the panels being used to clad tower blocks. the bbc‘s learnt that the london fire brigade had written to councils across the capital warning them that it could cause a fire to spread up a building. 95 tower blocks — in 32 local authority areas — have now failed fire safety tests, and there are still many more to be tested. here's our home editor, mark easton. the grenfell tower fire is turning from sickening tragedy into national scandal. the blaze appears to be exposing hidden risks and confusion overfire safety that stretche

for independence at about 40% by the way, and a recent daily record poll found that 60% wanted ms sturgeondrop her plan for another referendum. ian blackford is the snp's new leader in the house of commons. welcome. thank you forjoining us. did the opinion polls play a part in nicola sturgeon‘s decision? we have reset the timing on when an independence referendum may take place. if we look at where we are, the snp has won the last three scottish elections. we have won the last 135 seats out of 39. we are still remarkably popular party and an remarkably popular government in edinburgh. we need to reflect the circumstances throughout the united kingdom. now we have a minority government i would argue there is no longer a hard wrecks it. what we need to push for is representing scotland's interests. you have overreached yourself. you thought this was your moment for a second go. actually, the polls, if anything, have drifted away from independence. what happened last year if we went with the manifesto seeking support of the scottish people. if there were to be a material change in circumstanc

ruth davidson, the leader of the scottish conservatives, said ms sturgeon was, as she put it, "lacking". here's our scotland editor sarah smith. nicola sturgeon may not look like a woman thwarted, but she cannot now march ahead with her plans for an independence referendum — admitting today that voters have rejected that idea and she has had to think again. having listened and reflected, the scottish government will reset the plan i set out on march the 13th. we will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately. instead, we will, in good faith, redouble our efforts and put our shoulder to the wheel in seeking to influence the brexit talks in a way that protects scotland's interests. we will seek to build... she wants to keep open the option of a referendum after the brexit deal is cleared. the tories want her to abandon her plans completely. i'm afraid to say that that statement will fail to give any assurance to those people that this first minister is listening to them. instead, she appears to be in denial about her mistakes over this last year and

ms sturgeon has also told msps that she would now redouble her efforts to keep the country in the europeanngle market. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is in holyrood with the latest. the latest is — there's no change. yes, simon, delayed, the referendum is delayed, according to nicola sturgeon. it is on hold, according to nicola sturgeon. but it is not off the table. that means there would be no legislation for a second independence referendum if she were given the right to hold one. but no legislation before 2018 and no referendum before brexit. instead she wants to focus on redoubling the effo rts she wants to focus on redoubling the efforts to secure a better possible brexit dealfor efforts to secure a better possible brexit deal for scotland to try and keep the country in the single market. i want to reassure people that our proposal is not for a referendum now or before there is sufficient clarity about the options, but rather to give them a choice at the end of the brexit process when that clarity has emerged. i am therefore confirming today that having listened and reflect

our correspondent nick eardely is in parliament square for is now — what's ms sturgeon been saying? with a far smaller group of mps than she welcomed two yea rs far smaller group of mps than she welcomed two years ago. 35 snp mps returned last thursday. but despite that group being smaller than it was in the last parliament, nicola sturgeon thinks because it is a hung parliament, they can wield real influence. now, she wants some key things: she wants a hard brexit taken off the table. she wants a temporary pause in brexit talks to form a new position, and she wants a cross— party form a new position, and she wants a cross—party group to look at how that negotiations should proceed, which would include representatives of the devolved governments, including of course the scottish government. a short time ago she was asked as well about whether or not she thought theresa may could remain in power. well, vsm p1 the election in scotland, we won more seats than all of the other parties combined. we are now the third biggest party in the house of commons, so we will have considerable infl

immediately. 0pponents argue that the snp's obsession with independence has drained support for ms sturgeone this leaves the drive for scottish independence. also tonight... now it's nearly 100 tower blocks that fail fire tests —

ms sturgeon is in westminster where she is due to meet the prime minister, along with the scottish conservativeg for a process that's opened up to include more voices today, all parties and all four nations of the uk and an approach that has continued membership of the single market at its heart. the prime minister's got to recognise she asked for a strengthened mandate for a hard brexit and voters across the uk refused to give her that and she cannot simply carry on as if nothing has changed. plenty more to come from here but now back to you, reeta. more than 200 people have been arrested in russia, as protestors defy the authorities by holding demonstrations against corruption. they've been organised by the leading russian opposition figure, alexei navalny, who has called on protestors to gather at rallies across the country. he too was detained ahead of the moscow protest, latest reports from there say pepper spray is being used against protestors; here's daniela relph. in vladivostok, they came to protest against what they believe is government corruption. but soon, there were scuffles and