nicola sturgeon would, wouldn't she.gdom. you would expect her — if the government had said we would celebrate christmas day on 25th december nicola sturgeon would have been in a state of outrage, that is her default position. you can take that position in relation to one politician saying that, but a lot of people — and there is is a million people who signed a petition suggesting this should not happen. a lot of people are saying there is a principle here, a clear principle, which is mps should be given time to debate, and if we are at a time of crisis, however, whichever way you sit on this, you should be given more time, your government should not be taking away time at this moment. well, first of all 17.4 million people voted to leave the european union, and dicey, the great constitutional theorist, who sets out the basis of parliamentary sovereignty, said the point of our conventions was that parliament and the cabinet could follow the will of the nation, and that is what parliament and the cabinet are doing, so th

we just had a reaction from scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon, who has treated, though it isdown parliament to force through a no—deal brexit. she writes, unless mps come together to stop him next week, today will go down in history asa week, today will go down in history as a dark one indeed for uk democracy. when she talks about shutting down parliament, it is because in order to have a queen's speech, parliament must first be prorogue. that would, in effect, not give mps trying to stop a no—deal brexit the time, the space, the opportunity to do so, potentially. that is the first reaction coming into us to the news that the queen's speech will be happening on the 14th of october, and parliament will therefore be prorogue for a period before that. if ijust go back to some of laura's other tweets, she is saying... bear with me. some of laura's other tweets, she is saying... bearwith me. parliament is likely to meet, therefore, from next monday until the 11th of september. so that is the window that nicola sturgeon is saying that mps need to come together in to try to stop thi

nicola sturgeon they are.d when she was home secretary — he's in westminster. do you agree with that, a dark day for democracy? yes, i think it is. it isa for democracy? yes, i think it is. it is a dark day. speaking to people and government this morning, the government is very keen to point out that this has been the longer session for nearly 400 years and this is a new government trying to break free from the shackles and the legacy of the theresa may government, with new ideas and wanting to highlight investment into the nhs, education, policing. and it is quite usualfor the nhs, education, policing. and it is quite usual for there to be prorogation of parliament before a queen's speech. all of these things are true, but we have to look at the wider context, the crisis facing the country and the key thing on people's mines, which is brexit, which does raise questions around white to a queen's speech now? why prorogue parliament at this time? —— raise questions around white to a queen's speech now. do you th

i'm not being set up by nicola sturgeon, because that's what she's trying to do.again trying to prevent us having a referendum. no, we're not. what we're saying is that it's unnecessary. we have campaigned against having a referendum, but we're not using parliamentary devices to block it, it's as simple as that. this was after he had been clearly told by labour's scottish leader that's not the policy. i met with john mcdonnell this morning to put to him the very clear view that the people of scotland do not want a second independence referendum. and also to remind him that the last independence referendum was supposed to be a once—in—a—generation referendum. many more senior scottish labour figures are furious with mr mcdonnell, saying he's ignorant of the political situation in scotland. john mcdonnell‘s appearances at the edinburgh fringe have set off a bitter fight within the labour party over a second scottish referendum. one other important thing he has just said is that a labour government would not enter any kind of pact with the snp, because, he said, they

i'm not being set up by nicola sturgeon, because that's what she's trying to do.g to prevent us having a referendum. no, we're not. what we're saying is that it's unnecessary. we have campaigned against having a referendum, but we're not using parliamentary devices to block it, it's as simple as that. this was after he had been clearly told by labour's scottish leader that's not the policy. i met withjohn mcdonnell this morning to put to him the very clear view that the people of scotland do not want a second independence referendum. and also to remind him that the last independence referendum was supposed to be a once—in—a—generation referendum. many more senior scottish labour figures are furious with mr mcdonnell, saying he's ignorant of the political situation in scotland. john mcdonnell‘s appearances at the edinburgh fringe have set off a bitter fight within the labour party over a second scottish referendum. one other important thing he has just said is that a labour government would not enter any kind of pact with the snp, because, he said, they are not soc

i'm not being set up by nicola sturgeon, because that's what she's trying to do.us have a referendum. no, we're not. what we're saying is it's unnecessary, we'll campaign against having a referendum, but we're not using parliamentary devices to block it — it's as simple as that. this was after he had been clearly told by labour's scottish leader that's not the policy. i met with john mcdonnell this morning to put to him the very clear view that the people of scotland do not want a second independence referendum. also to remind him that the last independence referendum was supposed to be a once in a generation referendum. many more senior scottish labour figures are furious with mr mcdonnell, saying he's ignorant of the political situation in scotland. john mcdonnell‘s appearances at the edinburgh fringe have set off a bitter fight within the labour party over a second scottish referendum. one other important thing he has just said is that a labour government would not enter any kind of pact with the snp because, he said, they're not socialists, in fact, he compare

then nicola sturgeon gets in the guardian saying and repeats she could be part of this alliance withven though she doesn't like him but she would do it if it stops brexit and stop boris alliance. but how? been the place is to be for politics a seat because lots of stories are coming out of there, and mcdonald says deploy that inflammatory language saying labour government would not stand in the way i a request from scottish government for a second referendum. so that's the deal, that kind of potential agreement. day we have to ask for permission at that stage of the referendum and he frames it as a scottish government asking english parliament, i don't know what it is, but there is a westminster parliament. what do you make of that because he could be a possibility, labour fnp practise some kind? it's been discussed before, hasn't it. but the question is, how because if they're talking about general election, when will it be. we have been talking about the likelihood that have borisjohnson surviving beyond brexit, therefore if there is an election, then you cannot stop brexit. moreov

first minister nicola sturgeon. least not think the government would go through with it. others clearly saw it as the only course of action to take. but the reaction to the decision has been raging from fury to bemusement to anger among opposition parties. you would assume from the first minister of scotla nd would assume from the first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon about how describing this as the day democracy died in the uk. others describing borisjohnson as acting more like a dictator than a prime minister. so the temperature really has never been higher in terms of the follow—up that brexit has caused, and this particular decision has caused here at westminster. and mps have not even returned from their summer break yet. but it is worth just their summer break yet. but it is worthjust remembering their summer break yet. but it is worth just remembering that for all the outrage that has been expressed, we are talking here, technically, about the difference of around four sitting days that parliament would

ahead for the first time ina independence ahead for the first time in a couple of years, then nicola sturgeony much but she would get a stop boris pact going oi'i. would get a stop boris pact going on. if labour would allow another referendum? the essence was that he wouldn't stand in the way, we wouldn't stand in the way, we wouldn't stand in the way of the scottish parliament, asking the english parliament to hold a brexit referendum. bizarre language, because there is an english parliament, he is ramping up nationalist rhetoric there. scott is labour are against nationalist rhetoric there. scott is labourare againsta nationalist rhetoric there. scott is labour are against a second referendum. he has succeeded in making labour look progressive. could there be an anti—brexit or a pro remain alliance, do you think with labour, snp, the liberal democrats, people are talking about a government of national unity at some stage. we think the clock is ticking. just had to, sock from torcuil here. the brexit government prior to brexit days highly unlikely and this is actually about after the next el

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned rioting in glasgow after clashes between marchersg the violence in the govan area of the city last night. riot police and mounted officers were deployed. nearly two million people in the indian state of assam have effectively been stripped of their citizenship, after being left off a newly published register of indian nationals. residents were asked to prove they had lived there since 1971, when neighbouring bangladesh declared its independence. it's home to around 10 million muslims, many of whom are suspected by india's hindu nationalist government of being illegal migrants. our india correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report. lining up to find out if they still belong in the country they call home. if they are not on this list, they are not considered citizens, their fate decided by a paper printout. none of asiya khatoon‘s family of nine has been included. "i'm an indian citizen. i should be on it", she says. it's the same for salma. "what do i do? i'd rather die than go to a detention camp". best known for its tea, assa

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned rioting in glasgow after clashes between marchers were arrested during the violence in the govan area of the city last night. riot police and mounted officers were deployed. a powerful storm threatening the bahamas and the south—eastern coast of the us has gathered strength and is now expected to be the strongest weather system to hit the us coast in decades. winds of up to 150mph are expected to hit the bahamas tomorrow. the prime minister hubert minnis called for those living in the north west of the country to leave for shelters immediately. iam six i am six foot one. the surge is expected to be two or three times my height. what this means is that homes may be potentially submerged with water. 0ur weather presenter nick miller has more. the forecast for hurricane dorian track has evolved considerably. here it is on the satellite picture as it continues to head west. vi here is a sign of the strengthening we have seen and continue to see with dorian. maximum winds at the centre around 150 mph. there will be variations in strength

that is the response from nicola sturgeon. how much respect as they are between the two women?ey have a combative turn most weeks in first minister's questions in the holyrood chamber, a few hundred metres away from the hotel here, but i think there is mutual respect, you know, they are both accomplished debaters, but on opposite sides of that debate over where scotland's future lies. nicola sturgeon took a very important and key role, she was deputy first minister in the 2014 scottish referendum, and ruth davidson was one of the leading lights in the campaign for the union, but i think everyone is aware it is primarily personal reasons driving her decision today, albeit that of course she has no fan of a no—deal brexit either. —— she is no fan. thank you. the government has insisted that mps will have time to debate the uk's departure from the european union — despite plans to suspend parliament for five weeks into october. yesterday, the queen approved the prime minister's request to close parliament until 14th october — less than three weeks before the uk is due to leave the

the snp leader nicola sturgeon saying she would be prepared to putjeremy corbyn in number ten to stopdon't add up. we heard in tom's piece that the liberal democrats are not on board as things stand. there are conservatives totally opposed to no deal who would be deeply uncomfortable in doing anything that would help mr corbyn get the keys to number ten. some hope this opens a door to further conversations about strategy. the one that many mps have been talking about over the last few weeks is to try to seize control again of the commons agenda at the start of september and pass a law designed to mandate the government to go back to brussels and ask for another extension if no deal is looming. the problem though is that opposition parties in the past have struggled to compromise. the danger they have now is differences over strategy could mean they fail and cannot stop no deal altogether. nick ea rd ley, cannot stop no deal altogether. nick eardley, thank you. drug—related deaths in england and wales are the highest they've been since records began more than a quarter of a century ago

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the violence overnight in glasgow.united ireland was met by a counter protest within the govan area of the city. riot police and mounted officers dealt with the disturbance. two men aged 33 and 36 have been charged with the murder of a youth whose body was found at barry docks in south wales. the victim has been named as harry baker, who was 17 and from cardiff. police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen a disturbance in barry between midnight and one in the morning on wednesday. the headlines on bbc news... thousands of protestors have taken to the streets across the uk — to condemn borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. critics accuse the prime minister of trying to by—pass democracy. the chancellor, sajid javid, insists his relationship with borisjohnson is "fantastic", despite downing st abruptly firing one of his special advisers, sonia khan. there's been renewed violence in hong kong, with pro—democracy protesters defying a ban on rallying. some activists threw petrol bombs, started fires and at

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the violence overnight in glasgow.ed when a planned march in support of a united ireland was met by a counter protest within the govan area of the city. riot police and mounted officers dealt with the disturbance. more migrants have arrived on the kent coast this morning. more than 200 people have crossed the channel in the last ten days. yesterday, the home secretary, priti patel, said urgent action was needed to stem the flow. a powerful storm that is threatening florida and the bahamas has strengthened to category 4. hurricane dorian is expected to grow even stronger as it passes the bahamas before making landfall early next week. a state of emergency has been declared in florida, where residents have been urged to stock enough food, water and medicine. tens of thousands of pro—democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets in hong kong in defiance of a police ban. petrol bombs were thrown at officers, who responded to the protesters by firing tear gas and water cannon. the event was called to mark five years sin

the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon, had already said to date she thinks borisjohnson has nowsh independence completely inevitable. scotla nd independence completely inevitable. scotland voted remain in the eu referendum. the snp say they will work with other parties to try to stop a no—deal brexit but of course they see some opportunity here as well because in the current political turmoil, they think there isa political turmoil, they think there is a much greater chance that scots would choose to vote for independence if there were to be another scottish referendum and remember that ruth davidson was a passionate advocate for keeping the uk together. without her leadership in the scottish conservative party, they might struggle to make their voices heard, another independence referendum. sarah smith, thank you. so, this is what the next few weeks could look like. mps return to westminster on tuesday. they'd normally have had a fortnight before breaking for the party conferences. most of the following day will now be taken up with the chancellor sajid javid's statement on gov

you can find more on all those stories — this scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemnedtest within the govan area of the city. riot police and mounted officers dealt with the disturbance. earlier, i spoke to david scott from the anti—sectarian charity — nil by mouth. he told me that marches happen regularly in glasgow, but that the violence last night was the result of a year of mounting tensions. marches in glasgow are somewhat of a phenomenon because in recent years we find more loyalist and republican marches in the city than we had back in belfast. they're very much something that are part of the fabric of the city. we have the orange order and the apprentice boys and various organisations who have in excess of 100 a year, and a smaller number of marches from republican groups, which are about 20 and 30 year, which is quite a lot. we don't necessarily have a marching season in glasgow. it's almost that we have marches almost every weekend of the year. given that, what is it do you think that made last night's march go so badly wrong? last night seemed very shocking,

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the violence overnight in glasgow.united ireland was met by a counterprotest within the govan area of the city. riot police and mounted officers dealt with the disturbance. joining me now from the scottish borders is david scott from the anti—sectarian charity nil by mouth. thank you for being with us. people might have been surprised by what they saw last night. first of all, just for context, how common are these kind of marches? marches in glasgow are somewhat rare because in recent yea rs glasgow are somewhat rare because in recent years we found more loyalists then we found back in belfast. they are part of the fabric of the city and with the apprentice boys in various opposition. in a smaller number of marches of republican groups between 20 and 30 a year. quite an awful lot. so we don't have a marching season in glasgow but almost a march every weekend here. given that, what is it you think that made last night's march go so badly wrong? last night, it seemed very shocking, very disgraceful. they were part of a

the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has already said that she thinks boris johnson has now completely inevitable. scotland, of course, voted to remain inside the european union. the snp say they will work with any other opposition parties to do whatever they can to try to stop a no—deal brexit. but at the same time but they do believe this current political turmoil does make it more likely that scottish voters would choose to leave the uk if they were offered the choice in another independence referendum. of course, the other big political news in scotla nd the other big political news in scotland is that we understand the leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, is now set to quit. she's always been a fierce opponent of a no—deal brexit. she didn't support borisjohnson for the leadership and has been at odds with him since he became prime minister. the opposite feels she can no longer defend his policies all his actions. we expect an official statement from her about that tomorrow. i will hand to my colleague, emma vardy, in belfast. well, that move to suspend

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the violence overnight in glasgow.of a united ireland was met by a counterprotest in the govan area of the city. riot police and mounted officers were called in. the us national hurricane centre says a powerful storm threatening the bahamas and florida has gathered strength and is now expected to be the strongest weather system to hit the us coast in decades. hurricane dorian now has winds of 140 miles an hour. this is how the bbc weather centre expects the hurricane to develop over the next few days. it's now marked as a category four storm, one that is considered to be extremely dangerous. cbs news correspondent hilary lane is in cocoa beach in florida. a lot of people here are breathing a sigh of relief. much of florida and cocoa beach here was in dorian‘s direct path yesterday, but overnight, those models shifted and showed the storm going out to sea and also hitting places like north carolina and georgia as of now. many people in florida were in line for hours getting gas. they were hunkering down. they were getti

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the violence overnight in glasgow.h in support of a united ireland was met by a counter protest within the govan area of the city. riot police and mounted officers dealt with the disturbance. two men aged 33 and 36 have been charged with the murder of a youth whose body was found at barry docks in south wales. the victim has been named as harry baker, who was 17 and from cardiff. police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen a disturbance in barry between midnight and 1.00 in the morning on wednesday. the us national hurricane centre says a powerful storm threatening the bahamas and florida has gathered strength, and is now expected to be the strongest weather system to hit the us coast in decades. hurricane dorian now has winds of more than 215 km per hour. this is how the bbc weather centre expects the hurricane to develop over the next few days. it's now marked as a category four storm, one that is considered to be extremely dangerous. we can cross to cocoa beach in florida and speak to hilary lane. what is t

she has been called childish by the shadow education secretary, the snp leader, nicola sturgeon, criticisedwinson is sounding a much more positive note and she is saying that... she has actually released a letter to jeremy corbyn saying she would be prepared to meet him for talks and not ruling out the possibility of backing him as the leader of a caretaker government. earlier we spoke to a correspondent who mentioned the option of different people at the helm. the idea is fine, he was saying. maybe not mr corbyn. he mentioned harriet harman. what do you make of that as an alternative? i still think it is unlikely, but i think it is possibly more likely to get the kind of numbers you need to support it. i was talking about the independents earlier on, and some of them have left the labour party because they could not supportjeremy corbyn. some are sitting as independents, others have joined the some are sitting as independents, others havejoined the liberal democrats. they loathejeremy corbyn with a vengeance, and they would be much more likely to support a government of national unity or w

the snp leader, and scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says she welcomed mr mcdonnell‘s interventionnd what he said let's it should be the spot —— for scottish parliament and the people of scotland to decide whether oi’ people of scotland to decide whether or not country becomes independent. it amazes me it should be a controversial statement. westminster governments are entitled to argue against independence, but not entitled to block the right to people of scotland to make that choice. so if a statement of democracy, should not be controversial. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... president trump is on his way to el paso texas where 22 died in a mass shoting on the weekend. but the row over whether his language is fuelling hate crimes continues. there's been what is bound to be seen as yet another escalation in the us china trade war. this tweet from the tech website techcrunch "the trump administration has just announced a ban on federal agencies using huawei technology and services, among other chinese tech giants". this comes at a time when am

foreign secretary, emily thornberry, liberal democrat leaderjo swinson, scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeone independent mp heidi allen her cabinet of women would step in were borisjohnhson to lose a vote of no confidence, in order to stop a no deal brexit. i am deeply, deeply concerned about the prospects of a no ideal. i think it would be a disaster for the country, not just economically but i think in terms of our standing in the world, in terms of our influence on the global stage, in terms of our security, in terms of our environment. so it seems to me this is a really damaging prospect and one that is entirely unnecessary. if we were able to get out of our tribal bunkers and really think with some fresh thinking here. and that is what my proposal is about. which involves only women and you say in your open letter to these high—profile women, i believe women have shown they can bring a different perspective to crises, are able to reach out to those they disagree with and cooperate to find solutions. swap the word women for men, and you would say that was sexist? i'm talking about my ow

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned violence overnight in glasgow.by a counter protest in the govan area of the city. riot police and mounted officers were called in. five teenagers arrested on suspicion of arson after a huge blaze at a kitchen appliance factory in peterborough have been released. around £2 million worth of damage was caused as 52 lorry trailers were destroyed in the fire on thursday. police inquiries continue. a powerful hurricane heading towards the bahamas and florida has strengthened to a category four. hurricane dorian is expected to swell further as it makes landfall on the us coast early next week. a state of emergency has been declared in florida, where residents have been urged to stockpile food, water and medicines. tens of thousands of pro—democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets in hong kong in defiance of a police ban. petrol bombs were thrown at officers, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. it's five years since beijing ruled out allowing fully democratic elections in the territory. from hong kong, jo

but as you might imagine the first minister of scotland, leader of the snp, nicola sturgeon, has welcomedfor the scottish parliament to decide the timing of an independence referendum and it should be for the people of scotland to decide whether or not the country becomes independent. you know, it amazes me that that should be a controversial statement. westminster government lanai are entitled to argue against independence, but they are not entitled to block the right of the people of scotland to make that choice. so it is a statement of democracy, it shouldn't be controversial. the other labour and people are not entitled to block the right of the people of scotland to make that choice. so it is a statement of democracy, it shouldn't be controversial. the other labour and people might have actually supported john mcdonnell in this as well. they have said, look, we now to put a can brag that referendum, so it would be a little churlish of us might not to keep up the idea of a second scottish independence referendum. but i suspect this argument could go on for some time inside the labour

nicola sturgeon has said this is a dark day for democracy. up the uk. you would expect her... if the government had said we would celebrate christmas day on the 25th of december she would have complained. a million people have signed a petition suggesting that this should not happen and many people are saying there is a principle, a clear principle here. mps should be given time to debate. and if we were in a time to debate. and if we were in a time of crisis, whichever way you sit on this, you should be giving more time to your government should not be taking away time at this moment. firstly, 17.4 million voted to leave the eu. and the great constitutional theorist said the point of our conventions was the parliament and the cabinet could follow the will of the nation and thatis follow the will of the nation and that is what parliament and the cabinet are doing. this is com pletely cabinet are doing. this is completely constitutional and proper. be a lot of time to debate before october 31. parliament will sit then and we will have whatever

in the past few minutes, scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon has been giving her reaction.e off the fence on brexit, and stop trying to equivocate and prevaricate. when you say you would work with anyone, would you support him to help install him as a temporary pm? we will work with anyone and explore any option to stop brexit. it is no secret i am not a big fan ofjeremy corbyn but we will not rule out any option to stop the looming catastrophe of a no—deal brexit. ian blackford as he has been tracking to do for some time now will be seeking to talk to labour and other individual mps, if thatis labour and other individual mps, if that is possible, to try to see if we can bring together a majority behind a plan, whatever that plan may be, that stops brexit. the snp i think probably alone amongst the parties at westminster has been consistent in our determination to do that. in your view, is there a better plan than this one?” do that. in your view, is there a better plan than this one? i am prepared to look at any option is, at the moment i don't want to rule anything out. i

say they wouldn't have a formal agreement, like the tories and the dup have at the moment, but nicola sturgeonty to those who have not switched suppliers and are on default tariffs. the new cap could see these households typically pay £75 less a year. the regulator attributed the fall to lower wholesale energy prices. british airways has suffered a major systems failure that's causing delays to flights. the airline has confirmed the issue has affected online check—in and departures. passengers travelling with ba are being urged to get to the airport early and check online for updates. the three main airports affected at the moment are heathrow, newcastle and gatwick. so definitely worth checking. we will try and update you on any more information we get. the number of reported crimes involving children attacking parents has doubled in the last three years. police forces in england, wales and the channel islands recorded more than 1a,000 incidents in 2018, as emma glasbey reports. spitting, hitting, shouting. tables picked up, threatening to hit you with scissors, threatening to hit you with kn

and scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon urged mps to come together to stop the prorogation or saidy would go down as a dark day for uk democracy‘. but the prime minister insisted the plan wouldn't stop mps playing a role in the brexit process. our political correspondent tom barton reports. this is how the house of commons could look for nearly five weeks in september and october. as the brexit deadline approaches, mps won't be sitting on the green benches. parliament, suspended. boris johnson today speaking to the queen to ask her to bring the current sitting of parliament to a close. but, says the prime minister, this has nothing to do with brexit. if you look at what we are doing, we are bringing forward a new legislative programme on crime, on hospitals. making sure that we have the education funding that we need. and there will be ample time on both sides of that crucial october the 17th summit, ample time in parliament for mps to debate the eu, to debate brexit, and all the other issues. ample time. but mps who want to stop a no—deal brexit smell a rat. calling the decision a

snp leader and scotland‘s first minister nicola sturgeon said her party wasn‘t ruling out putting jeremyt must take seriously this type of offer. so i think there are other proposals that can be taken in terms of ensuring no deal is taken off the table, but i certainly take the view that a short—term jeremy corbyn government is less damaging than the generational damage that would be caused by a no—deal brexit. so, possible. but the danger is for those who hold this view that no deal would be a disasterfor the country, they failed to compromise enough over the last year or so. and here again, we are seeing them fail to agree on strategy. there is a danger that because of that, they failed to just danger that because of that, they failed tojust come danger that because of that, they failed to just come up with a plan. we are going to wait until mp5 come back after the summer break. but even constitutionally, there is an argument as to what the options are. there absolutely is. there are two other plans on the table that are being discussed by mp5. one is quite similarto being discussed by