to nicola sturgeon. -- mackay. scale of it in scotland. at a massive story. for the snp, it becomes a bad time because this week where they would hoped to unveil an optimistic vision for scottish independence. recent polls have been showing support for scottish independence as a result of the fallout from britain leaving the eu. instead, they been wrapped by yet another sex scandal. it does have that sense of decadent party that's becoming increasingly complacent. the snp are facing serious criticism for areas of default areas like the nhs. he did stand down. nicola sturgeon was very clear. it was unacceptable, it was the right thing to do. i think it's a blow because actually, she, momentum is with the snp. they came out with a case of further independence and as strong as it's ever been. they're talking about the future of scotland and you have a prime minister that saying we just got to listen to the people of scotla nd just got to listen to the people of scotland and something like this for them is just problem

this is a really serious blow for nicola sturgeon and the snp.'s star politicians in these excruciatingly embarrassing circumstances at a time when the snp led government here is already facing significant challenges in the health service and education. to add to that, next month former leader of the snp and former first minister alex salmond will appear in court facing 14 charges of sexual assault and attempted rape, charges he denies. sarah, thank you. it's been confirmed today that a third person in the uk has tested positive for coronavirus. england's chief medical officer says the patient did not catch the disease in china, where it was first detected, but in another asian country. according to the latest figures from china, there are more than 28,000 confirmed cases, with the current number of deaths there at 563. the authorities in china have banned public gatherings, like wedding and birthday parties, in a bid to halt the spread of the disease. but, as rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong, that's not stopped the rising anxiety in

within the last hour, nicola sturgeon has spoken in scottish parliament about mr mckay's resignation.has apologised unreservedly for his conduct and recognised, as i do, that it was unacceptable and falls seriously below the standard required of a minister. i can also advise that he has, this morning, been suspended from both the snp and our parliamentary group pending further investigation. this was the response from the acting leader of the scottish conservatives. i have to ask the first minister, can the reputation of scottish politics and this parliament be maintained with the full confidence of the public, or even his constituents, if mr mackay remains as a member? mr mackay‘s budget speech will now have to be delivered by a junior minister. it's all come as a shock to derek mackay‘s constituents in the town of renfrew. i think it's a scandal. if that was somebody else in parliament, he would be the man demanding they resigned. nicola sturgeon will hope that mr mackay‘s resignation can limit the damage to her government and party, but she has lost a key minister at a crucial mome

let's listen to nicola sturgeon this morning on what was meant to be the scottish government unveiling budget, which it did do but it was overshadowed. members will be aware that i have accepted the resignation of mackay as finance secretary. he has apologised for his conduct and recognise as i do that it was u na cce pta ble recognise as i do that it was unacceptable and falls seriously below the standard required of a minister. ican below the standard required of a minister. i can also advise that he has this morning been suspended from both the as mp and the parliamentary group pending if the investigation. without being too crude, a pop proper “— without being too crude, a pop proper —— proper jaw—dropping tabloid. the very day derek mackay was good to be occupier of that role, suddenly all over the front page of the scottish sun, the m essa 9 es page of the scottish sun, the messages mackay sent. the thought that was in my head is imagine being kate forbes, you would've said something along the lines of —— kate forbes, you would've said something along the lines of "m seems she ac

now, nicola sturgeon says she will continue to pursue that, to press for that. scotland, from civic scotland. she will continue to argue the case, she will discuss the question that might be put in a putative referendum. she will press for that. but she also says she's prepared to consider — at least consider — alternatives. she rules out a wildcat referendum, as in catalonia. she says it would simply set things back. she is not interested, she says, in gestures that do not fall within the law. but she is prepared to consider — at least consider — testing in the courts whether the scottish parliament might have the power to hold a consultative plebiscite — not a full—scale statutory referendum but a consultative plebiscite — whether the reservation of the constitution to westminster would rule that out or not. now, let me be clear, she is not particularly in favour of that. some within her party are arguing for it. she is not advocating that. she is not seeking that at an early stage. indeed, she says the focus should be upon building support for independence ra

i can assure you that when i speak to nicola sturgeon, i put equally challenging questions to her. to kind to me on valentine's day. anyway, thank you very much for being with us. the antarctic has recorded a temperature of more than twenty degrees celsius for the first time since records began. although scientists say this may be a one—off and not part of a long—term trend, it raises concerns about climate change. the reading of 2.75 degrees was taken by a brazilian team on seymour island. tim allman reports. time—lapse photography — showing a huge sheet of ice falling apart. this is the pine island glacier, known as pig, giving birth to a piglet. a ginormous iceberg, around 300 square kilometres in size, which, scientists say, eventually broke up and shattered into pieces. another example of how rising temperatures are having a devastating effect on the antarctic. this is maxwell bay, where a chilean research team is based, but something is missing... ..snow. there hasn't been any this year and that is becoming increasingly normal. translation: these maximum temperatures used to occ

your former colleagues, people likejim sellers, a former deputy leader of the snp have accused nicola sturgeonng there is a pathway to a second referendum when there is not. there is a pathway to a second referendum when there is notlj respectfully say to jim, dear and old friend of mine, that we fought the election to the scottish parliament in 2016 on securing a mandate for it independence referendum and we warm that election. there has been a material change of circumstances are not only did we secure the 2016 mandate we have warm every election since then typically for the election of 2019 on the basis of scotland's right to choose, to reinforce that mandate the scottish government has. we warm 45% of the vote in scotland to i'm not sure you are addressing my key strategic question. what will you do as borisjohnson strategic question. what will you do as boris johnson emphatically rejects the notion that he and the westminster parliament will give you the right to a second referendum to examine your party already talking about taking this to lourdes. a colleague of yours is saying that we

nicola sturgeon in, nicola sturgeon —— borisjohnson said no.nment is behaving disgracefully, contracting out some of the building set aside for cop 26. so there are questions not just about boris johnson's attitude to climate change but questions about whether this conference can go ahead and, if so, whether it can still be a success. and that matters because the conferences seen as and that matters because the conferences seen as a and that matters because the conferences seen as a standout symbolic event which shows britain taking a leadership role in the post brexit world, but the picture painted by claire perry 0'neill this morning is of a conference really close to being a complete shambles. this is what she said. i've spent the last couple of years, you know, really building ambition, really trying to build process and an action plan and, you know, we've seen a huge lack of leadership and engagement. what we need to do with this cop is absolutely double down on taking our great leadership and ambitions in this space and really energising

the story here is, what did nicola sturgeon know and what was party discipline like?is already in trouble because in a few weeks we have the beginning of alex salmond's trial for sexual offences. he is charged with a for sexual offences. he is charged witha numberof for sexual offences. he is charged with a number of things on one of them is attempted rape. there are going to be real questions about what she knew about that and how much she and the party machinery cove red much she and the party machinery covered up for him. i think the questions here are, did people know, and was he allowed to get away with it because he was seen as a rising star? i think this is really damaging. she is being accused in the story of failure of leadership because she allowed him to step down rather than sucking him on wednesday evening, and as far as we are aware, thatis evening, and as far as we are aware, that is when she first became aware of the allegations. —— sacking him. in the first paragraph there allegations his drinking and wild party and were widely known about. he turned

first minister nicola sturgeon says he has no place in government.heir conduct has fell far short of what is expected of a minister. he offered his resignation to me and i accepted. it was not an option for him to remain in government. a third person tests positive for coronavirus in the uk, the patient is not believed to have contracted the virus in china. to what to end result is. applause . a day after he is acquitted in his impeachment trial, president trump hits back at the democrats accusing them of a witch—hunt. back on the buses. the government announces a 170 million pounds fund to reverse a decline in england's bus network and the first all—electric bus town. having a disability and living in poverty, a new report looks into why millions of the most vulnerable people feel they are being let down. also coming up, they say cheeta hs never prosper, but this pair are off to a new life in south africa, after being born and bred in the uk. scotland's finance secretary, derek mackay, has resigned after social media messages he sent to a 16—year—ol

nicola sturgeon warns about boris johnson moving toward a hard brexit.with maria tadeo in brussels. now think boris johnson is headed down a path that will end in a hard brexit where trait with the european union becomes much more difficult. it seems to be a choice of a hard brexit or a harder brexit. that is not in the interest of the u.k. or scotland. we are trying to the best of my processto influence the in a way that keeps trade with europe as free as possible. guy: scotland's first minister. joining us is bloombergs jared wallace to talk about scottish independence. i'm not sure having a wallace talk about scottish independence is the best historical way to go. what are the chances of boris johnson granting a second referendum? it would seem small. >> very small. i would be hesitant to say never. he seems very against it. in the current circumstance when he is trying to negotiate trade deals with everyone and establishes own government, does he want another independence referendum? on the other hand, if you are nicola sturgeon, you are saying one o

nicola sturgeon has spoken in the scottish parliament about mr mackay‘s resignation. unreservedly for his conduct and recognised, as i do, that it was unacceptable and falls seriously below the standards required of a minister. i can also advise that he has this morning been suspended from both the snp and our parliamentary group pending further investigation. this was the response from the acting leader of the scottish conservatives. i have to ask the first minister, can the reputation of scottish politics and this parliament be maintained with the full confidence of the public or even his constituents if mr mackay remains as a member? mr mackay‘s budget speech will now have to be delivered by a junior minister. it has all come as a shock to derek mackay‘s constituents in the town of renfrew. it's a scandal. if that was somebody else in parliament, he would be demanding they resign. nicola sturgeon will hope that mr mackay‘s resignation can limit the damage to her government and party, but she has lost a key minister at a crucial moment. steadying the ship will be a

this is a serious blow for nicola sturgeon and the snp.e health service and in education, and next month, the former snp leader, alex salmond, goes on trial, facing accusations of sexual assault and attempted rape. he denies all the charges. derek mackay could now face a police investigation. police scotland say they're assessing available material and encouraging anyone with information to come forward. he was a popular politician who seems to be heading for the top. now he militated by his own mistakes, which could seriously damage his party as well. sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. a jury the old bailey has heard how the brother of the manchester arena bomber bought a chemical using an email address containing the phrase, in arabic, "we have come to slaughter". hashem abedi is on trial for his alleged role in helping his brother salman to carry out the bombing, which killed 22 people at an ariana grande concert two years ago. the 22—year—old denies the charges. the grenfell tower inquiry is asking the government's most senior lawyer, t

nicola sturgeon? if i could just say on spending... nicola sturgeon?trip to see the new star wars film with his deputy and now replacement. mrjavid did win some epic battles against top aides of the pm — today, no 10 strikes back. sojulian smith — who has been widely acclaimed for his work as northern ireland secretary — was one of those who was sacked in the reshuffle. mr smith was appointed just seven months ago and oversaw a monumental talks process that led to the northern ireland parties agreeing a deal to restore a power—sharing government at stormont after three years of deadlock. he will be replaced by the former security minister brandon lewis. this report from our ireland correspondent chris page contains some flashing images. the home of northern ireland's devolved government is bright and busy again. but the man who saved stormont couldn't save his own job. just five weeks ago, julian smith challenged politicians to bring back devolution. we have never ignored the issues are difficult and that reaching agreement would be easy, but now is de

not only did you lose it you accepted and nicola sturgeon, the leader of the snp alex salmond clearly explicitly accepted that this was a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity for scotland to give its voice on that choice. so once—in—a—lifetime means once in a lifetime. let's analyse that. what happened in that campaign, we were told if we stayed in the uk we would stay in the european union and our rights as eu citizens would be respected. that's the first thing. but from that referendum what happened was that the smith commission was established, to look what would happen for further powers for the scottish parliament, under lord smith. that was an all—party commission which all parties, including the conservatives, signed up to and in that smith commission report it was accepted it was up to the people of scotland to determine their constitutional future. so there was no situation where it was accepted that we could not return to having a referendum on scottish independence in the future. that is a complicated argument about process but the simple thing that both scots and the rest of the

nicola sturgeon? if i could just say on spending... nicola sturgeon?e new star wars film with his deputy and now replacement. mrjavd did win some epic battles against top aides of the pm — today, number 10 strikes back. although several ministers have kept theirjobs in the cabinet reshuffle, a number of their special advisers have been sacked as part of what is rumoured to be a plan for number 10's chief of staff, dominic cummings, to regain control over the cabinet. peter cardwell was special advisor to thejustice secretary robert buckland and explained that he felt fortunate to have worked in the government for so long. the thing about government is that when you go into it, what pierce morgan called these vile little creatures, the bad carriers and advisers. you are sort of a friend as well as an employee for cabinet ministers and what the case is and what i have been doing for the last 3.5 years forfour what i have been doing for the last 3.5 years for four separate secretaries of state is thatjob and the contract essentially is that it can go at a

i think that would be nicola sturgeon's because worry.wer and predatory behaviour. extraordinary. he was tipped to be nicola sturgeon ‘s successor and i was before he was due to deliver the budget, this is high drama but it also comes at a time when the snp facing criticism over the handling of domestic issues said the record on nhs and education is pretty woeful and then you add the various sex scandals, this one and the upcoming trial of alex and you have a general veneer of sleaze and decadence even and that suggest the shine might be coming off the snp somewhat. apoplectic trump vent fury on borisjohnson. somewhat. apoplectic trump vent fury on boris johnson. livid somewhat. apoplectic trump vent fury on borisjohnson. livid language, it is described as. a strong briefing, they have not minced that words. livid terms, apoplectic fluid, made their disappointment clear to the uk. the president has spoken to borisjohnson over the uk. the president has spoken to boris johnson over the phone uk. the president has spoken to borisjohnson over

nicola sturgeon has spoken in the scottish parliament about mr mackay‘s resignation.his conduct and recognised, as i do, that it was unacceptable and falls seriously below the standards required of a minister. i can also advise that he has this morning been suspended from both the snp and our parliamentary group pending further investigation. this was the response from the acting leader of the scottish conservatives. i have to ask the first minister, can the reputation of scottish politics and this parliament be maintained with the full confidence of the public or even his constituents if mr mackay remains as a member? mr mackay‘s budget speech will now have to be delivered by a junior minister. it has all come as a shock to derek mackay‘s constituents in the town of renfrew. it's a scandal. if that was somebody else in parliament, he would be demanding they resign. nicola sturgeon will hope that mr mackay‘s resignation can limit the damage to her government and party, but she has lost a key minister at a crucial moment. steadying the ship will be a top priority. our

no well 1st minister nicola sturgeon is trying to push to deduce a new bill this year and to pave the way for a referendum but again the westminster has a veto so he could block that one idea that's being mooted now is she would try and hold a non-binding referendum to test the waters to see if there's enough support for a referendum but again that would also need a transfer of power from london to scotland to be able to hold a non-binding referendum so right now you know they're putting all their cars on the table trying to see how much they can influence in that sense maybe another challenge that boris johnson is facing is healing the deep divisions in the country because it was a close run your race and you've got hamleys that can barely talk to each other intergenerational divides town versus country how does he heal all that well i think he started off yes they were made not by by keeping the celebrations locate i think he made a determined effort to come across as being appeasing and moderate i think you know he said this is a new era for the u.k. and he's going to try and move

first minister nicola sturgeon says he has no place in government.ek mckay's conduct fell far short of what is expected ofa fell far short of what is expected of a minister. indeed, fell far short of what is expected ofa minister. indeed, he fell far short of what is expected of a minister. indeed, he offered his riches, her resignation to me. it was not an option for him to remain in government. a third person has tested positive for coronavirus in the uk. the patient has been transferred to a specialist in hs treatment centre. this is what the end result is. applause. the day after he is acquitted in his peep “ the day after he is acquitted in his peep —— impeachment the day after he is acquitted in his peep -- impeachment trial, the day after he is acquitted in his peep —— impeachment trial, donald trump hits back at the democrats, accusing them of a. i'm spartacus. i'm spartacus. tributes to the hollywood legend kirk douglas, who's died at the age of 103. first, a look at what's coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7pm is beyond 100 days. we wi

we go over the boarded to scotland because first minister nicola sturgeon has been speaking at calling pivotal moment for scotland. she said it is real and sadness that scott's are tinged wihe anger thatare being taken out of the you there will -- out of the eu against their will. a poll shows the slimmest of margins, 51 percent-40 9% scottish peopl areof now in favr ndependence. >> yes, the poll suggesting a small majority in favor of independence. scotland's first minister t did referenc poll in her speech, and important speech really,h wry personal comments. youth mentioned tha moment is one for her tinged with sadnessnd her wider comments directed at narrator: funding for this presentation is made possible by... man: babbel, an online program developed by language specialists teanhing spanish, french more. narrator: funding was also provided by... the freeman foundation. ov by judy and peter blumr foundation. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. be more, pbs. ♪ narratornding for this presentatio

christian: nicola sturgeon said today that those who want independence are going to have to be patienthow patient? boris johnson, so far, seems to bein indic he will not grant another referendum. >> bis johnson's position is untenable. in scotland,e won 45% of the vote, 80% of the seats in scotland. boris johnsonnly 143% of the ats in the u.k.. he cannot see that he has a mandate for brexiofwith only 43% he vote if he says we don't have a mandate for independence referendum with 45% of the vote. what we a t goi do is keep trying to move people toward independence, keep talking about the benefits o it, and if you seen the outcome of that, polling for the first time since 2017 showing that i yes ahead, people want scotland to be an independent country. christian:al what sh said was that seetland to be part of the european union because he needs to be a modern, reprive, open, tolerant country. you can be all of those things with a separate political system to the e.u. >> but the problem is, we have a political system that means we are joined to the u.k. joined to the u.k., we don't have f

first minister nicola sturgeon says he has no place in government.n tests positive for coronavirus in the uk, the patient is not believed to have contracted the virus in china. to what to end result is. applause . a day after he is acquitted in his impeachment trial, president trump hits back at the democrats accusing them of a witch—hunt. back on the buses. the government announces a 170 million pounds fund to reverse

that disunited united kingdom point, we saw union flags flying at 11pm last night, but also saw nicola sturgeon the union, how can borisjohnson head that off? he can for the moment try and store the scottish question and she will try to ramp up the pressure, very organised and noisy, scottish parliament elections next year and a third party the snp are successful she is really going to try and put up the pressure but constitutionally he can try and ignore it. to me, the more difficult problem is northern ireland where his deal has really aggravated even those who describe themselves up, that is a harder pressure to contain. we're talking about the real issue which is the agenda which has been hugely neglected and the warfare of an brexit, nhs and housing and social care for the elderly, the centrifugal forces that work against the unity of the kingdom and before you want to be a global power, make sure you have domestic power and you can deal with these problems and really remove the rather rotten state you find in many areas. we will leave the prime minister with that without a return when we

nicola sturgeon has suspended derek mackay from the snp but she cannot make him stand down as an msp.t was clear to me then that derek mackay‘s conduct fell far short of what is expected of a minister and indeed, he offered his resignation to me and i accepted. it was not an option for him to remain in government. msps from all parties are furious. derek mackay this morning described his own behaviour as foolish. but derek mackay‘s actions towards a schoolboy are beyond foolish. they are an abuse of power. they are nothing short of predatory. just yesterday mr mackay was planting trees to illustrate the environmental measures in the budget statement he was due to deliver today. today i present the scottish budget for 2020—21. instead, a junior minister had to announce £1.8 billion to be spent on investment projects to help move scotland towards a low carbon economy. derek mackay could now face a police investigation. ata time at a time when the government is facing significant problems and next month alex simon is on trial facing accusations of sexual assault and attempted rape. he de

who was his special representative on the climate talk at the same time he is having a row with nicola sturgeone place in glasgow. his relationship with david cameron is a curious one. two old etonians, very chummy, at the same time cameron felt he was stabbed in the back by johnson, who was trying to work out which way he should go ahead of the brexit referendum and, famously, didn't quite toss a coin but decided to go for leave at the last minute and cameron felt betrayed byjohnson and cameron felt betrayed byjohnson and then johnson was estopped from taking over in 2016 when theresa may one “— taking over in 2016 when theresa may one —— and then he was estopped. there is a lot of history. for boris johnson to have offered david cameron thisjob johnson to have offered david cameron this job and for cameron to have turned this down is curious. cameron this job and for cameron to have turned this down is curiousm is interesting. the telegraph says the fact that david cameron has been approached says the pair have finally mended relations, david has turned it down. i am surprised he has turned i

it's a profound moment of sadness, according to its leader nicola sturgeon. 219 and become a sea of europeanflags side—by—side —— tonight in edinburgh. he said tonight in edinburgh. he said tonight they will ramp up the fight for their own exit from the uk. the fact of the matter is that the only way back into the european union for scotland is if we regain our statehood and we regain our independence. but is no great loss, according to the crowd of a brexiteers in parliament square. it's a short reprieve before a bumper year ahead. talks over trade in the future relationship will be tough. uncertainty isn't over. the transition period is only just begun. freya cole, bbc news. one of the most difficult challenges faced by uk and eu brexit negotiators throughout the last few years was the status of northern ireland. emma vardy was at the irish border in the minutes after it became the uk's only land border with the eu. well, all of a sudden this invisible geographical line ta kes invisible geographical line takes on a great new significance. this, where i am standing, is now the new land bord

the first minister nicola sturgeon said there was no place for him in government.certainly there has been a lot of condemnation and harsh criticism from the snp opposition in the scottish parliament, cell of the greens he described derek mackay is utterly u na cce pta ble. greens he described derek mackay is utterly unacceptable. 0n the conservative said his party was shocked, and he viewed it as something similar to grooming, what derek at night or is said to have done. later he said that he should resign, as a member of the scottish parliament. what he did was an abuse of power. he said it was a member of the scottish parliament. what he did was an abuse of power. he said it was an abuse of power. he said it was predatory. he said it was predatory. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: it's been confirmed that li wenliang, the chinese doctor who was one of the first to raise concerns about the coronavirus in his country, has died of the illness. there have been a number of violent confrontations between israeli soldiers and palesti

maria: we are now joined by nicola sturgeon. thank you for being with us. obvious question, brexit has happened and we are moving into the future. have you heard anything from the prime minister in terms of what he is thinking or hoping to get out of this question mark -- in aboris johnson very hard brexit retreat with the european union economy much more difficult. it seems to be a choice of a hard brexit or an even harvard -- hard brexit. that is not in the interest of scotland. influence the process in a way that keeps trade with europe as pretty as possible. making sure that we do not have -- worker rights and environment protections. i want to see scotland coming back into the heart of the european union as an independent country, able to have influence and protect our place in the single market. maria: i am wondering if you have had any conversations with the prime minister at this point. ideau think it is a good -- fishing if that means access to the market? nicola: the prime minister is in a difficult position. his party has made very big promises.

nicola sturgeon has said an independent scotland would seek full eu membership and when asked if thisn favourably, mr tusk said there would be enthusiasm but nothing is guaranteed. sometimes i feel that, i am scot here. i am very scottish, though, especially after brexit, but at the same time i have to respect, you know — i know how important the words sovereignty, integrity, was in the debate, the internal debate in the united kingdom. i think it's not my role to intervene... i understand. despite my sympathies. if you ask me about... if you put the sympathy... if you ask me about the legal circumstances. yes, that's all. we have to be here very cautious. we have our own treaty. of course, you can always interpret other treaties in very different ways, but if i understand well, the onlyjustified interpretation is that if something like, for example, the independence of scotland happens then we need a regular, new process. it's not automatically... it's a new situation that will be dealt with. it's a new situation, new country, then it means a new process of... because this would be a

the first minister, nicola sturgeon, told msps that his behaviour had been "unacceptable". public finance minister, kate forbes, who stepped in at the last minute to set out the budget, announcing there'd be no changes to income tax rates in scotland. to cement the progressivity of our tax system, we will increase the basic and intermediate rate threshold by inflation to protect our lowest and middle ironing taxpayers. the higher and top rate thresholds will be frozen. that will ensure that 56% of scottish taxpayers pay less than they would if they lived elsewhere in the uk. scotland will continue to be the lowest tax part of the uk for the majority of income taxpayers. the tories said the scottish govenrment was benefiting from a "boris bonus" due to an increase in its grant from westminster, as to the tax rates. the tax changes introduced by the former finance secretariat, egged on by the greens, making scotland the highest tax part of the united kingdom, haven't actually raised any additional revenue for the scottish public services. all they have done is fill the black

moment ago, of course we saw the union flags flying at 11 o'clock on friday night but we also saw nicola sturgeonscotland, pledging to end the union. how can borisjohnson head that off? he can for the moment try and store the scottish question, and she will try to ramp up the pressure, very organised and noisy, there are scottish parliament elections next year and if the snp are successful she is really going to try and put up the pressure, but constitutionally he can try and ignore it. to me, the more difficult problem is northern ireland. his deal has really aggravated a lot of people, even those who describe themselves as unionists. in quiet ways, demographic and politically, ithink pressure for reunification is just ticking up. that is actually a harder but quieter pressure for him to contain, i think. we are now talking about the real issue which matters which is the domestic agenda of politics in britain which has been hugely neglected of the years of warfare about brexit. there is building sites all over about the nhs, housing, social care for the elderly and so forth, and the centrifugal

for scotland, who voted to remain, it's a profound moment of sadness, according to its leader nicola sturgeon edinburgh, a sea of european scottish flags side—by—side. they say now they'll ramp up the fight for their own exit from the uk. the fact of the matter is that the only way back into the european union for scotland is if we regain our statehood and regain our independence. across the channel in brussels, the union flag was not lowered and neatly put away. a historic moment of the end of ties known for almost half a century. but it's no great loss, according to the crowd of a brexiteers in parliament square. it's a short reprieve before a bumperyearahead. talks over trade and the future relationship will be tough. uncertainty isn't over. the transition period is only just begun. freya cole, bbc news. with brexit now under way, trade talks can start with some of the uk's biggest political and economic relations. earlier this week, us secretary of state mike pompeo says he hopes to have a new post—brexit trade deal with the uk signed by the end of this year. well, to discuss the prospect

just some pictures from holyrood now, because we are respecting to see nicola sturgeon, the first leaderreaction to the finance secretary's resignation over m essa g es secretary's resignation over messages he sent to a 16—year—old boy. we expect that in the next few minutes. we will be across that for you and bring you that live as it happens. now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning. it has been a frosty start to the day with some dense fog patches around as well. relatively speaking, it is a calm day today. any fog will lift into the afternoon. there will be some sunny spells developing with varying amounts of cloud. where you keep that fog into the afternoon, temperatures will struggle at four or5 temperatures will struggle at four or 5 degrees, but elsewhere getting to seven to nine celsius. the big area of high pressure that has kept things settled in the last few days will move away towards the east as we go into friday. that will allow one or two weather systems to move their way into the west. more cloud into northern ireland during friday. one or two fog patches in

he was up against nicola sturgeon, leader of the snp and first minister at first minister's questionshs is that he will lead the opposition to the snp's push for a second independent referendum. they will see the next scottish parliamentary elections in 2020 if they get a resounding win as a mandate, a confirmed mandate, really, for that second independent referendum, so from the point of view of unionism, in scotland, from the point of view of the prime minister borisjohnson, jackson carlaw has an incredibly important job over the next 14 months or so. seventeen jamaican men who were deported from the uk on tuesday have been released from an army processing centre in the capital kingston. they had all been convicted of criminal offenses and given prison sentences of 12 months or more. greg mckenzie has more. for 24—year—old chevron brown, the last 12 months have been what he describes as "a living hell" — deported from britain for a string of driving offences. he came to the uk at the age of 14 and settled in oxford before being deported back to jamaica. my accent will tell you, i'm

really existed to begin with and that i'm afraid is the government's priority we saw on friday nicolas sturgeon 1st minister of scotland repeating that she'll try to push for an independence referendum there's talk of a border poll to reunite northern ireland and ireland these credible threats do you think there's a real threat to the union we have to hear about this last night marked the end of teen eons membership of the european union and the united kingdom itself scotland is being dragged out of the e.u. has been dragged out of the e.u. entirely against his will that flies in the face of the vile which was made in 2014 before the independence referendum in scotland which said that the scottish parliament will be given far more powers now the scottish parliament has voted against breaks it every step of the way invasive cancer drug agreement last week and now we see they didn't matter because each a government is going to do whatever it likes and the scottish government scottish government's got a parliament the scottish people will simply have to lump it that in the end is not sustainable a

msp neil finlay says he has written to nicola sturgeon, asking her to call the general medical councilon issue between surgeons and their patients? that is the suggestion from some experts. it is very much the surgeon's responsibility to make sure that patients are fully informed about surgery patients are fully informed about surgery before it happens and afterwards. women i have spoken to say they have been on this horrible journey and that when they say they we re journey and that when they say they were promised this full mesh removal, they thought thatjenny was over. to then discover that they we re over. to then discover that they were not mesh free is extremely distressing for them. baroness cumberlidge says surgeons need to be 100% clear with patients. for example, a partial removal can also be called a full vaginal removal, which is very confusing. she says surgeons must be certain that patients are aware of that, and her tea m patients are aware of that, and her team will have mortify on this when the review is released next month. how difficult is it to get all the mesh out?

that was nicola sturgeon.went to renee zellweger and joaquin phoenix, and the world war one drama 1917, took three prizes. i'm joined by entertainment journalist — al horner. it was, and unpredictably, parasite's night. yes, a massive shock. 1917, sam mendes's war drama was widely expected to sweep the board. it dad done well at the ba ftas, board. it dad done well at the baftas, collected board. it dad done well at the ba ftas, collected awards board. it dad done well at the baftas, collected awards elsewhere, left right and centre, it was very much expected to take top prize, and if not the joker much expected to take top prize, and if not thejoker probably much expected to take top prize, and if not the joker probably was the film most likely to cause an upset. that is not how it went on the night. instead we had a film that is a surprising, twisty social thriller with a lot to say about inequality. it won best picture against the odds. and what was interesting was the huge wave of support from the audience