nicola sturgeon says she is absolutely determined _ like?t - like? nicola sturgeon says she is absolutely determined it will - like? nicola sturgeon says she is - absolutely determined it will happen before the end of 2023. to make that happen she has to introduce legislation in the scottish parliament but that would almost certainly be challenged by the uk government who will say the scottish parliament just doesn't government who will say the scottish parliamentjust doesn't have the power to authorise a referendum, so that will become a legal battle that would end up in the supreme court, they will have to decide that one. there is also a significant political issue for nicola sturgeon, which it is far from guaranteed the snp would win an independence referendum if they have won in the next couple of years. she knows she needs to make a brand—new case for independence. since the last vote we had brexit, the pandemic and the economic argument has completely changed. in 2014 there were point receipts from north sea oil but now it's clear an

that seems to have dropped recently to nicola sturgeon and the snp have to nicola sturgeon and the snp, we have had brexit and a pandemic, and the economic argument would be very different. in 2014, with the last vote, there were buoyant receipts from north sea oil. now it's clear an independent scotland conveys its economy on fossil fuels and nicola sturgeon has said she doesn't favour licensing a new oil field sturgeon has said she doesn't favour licensing a new oilfield near shetland. scotland could do well in renewable energy but that will take years. there is a lot of work to do to come up with a detailed proposition if they want to persuade voters in scotland they want to leave the uk.— voters in scotland they want to leave the uk. sarah smith, thank ou. a man with autism and learning disabilities has been held in a secure unit for 21 years because of a lack of support in the community. a seniorjudge has criticised the authorities for outrageous delays in handling the case. bbc news has now succeeded in getting a court order lifted, allowing us to name tony hickmott, who's 44. hi

nicola sturgeon addressin: scotland. thank you. nicola sturgeon addressing the _ scotland.six cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have now been identified in scotland. they bring the total number of known omicron infections, in the uk, to nine. there's a warning it's "very likely" that more will be discovered in the coming days. japan has announced it's to close its borders to most foreign visitors, as the world's third largest economy joins israel in responding decisively to the spread of the new variant. here's our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes: so, this is a very rapid announcement by the japanese prime minister, after his cabinet meeting today he came out and said that they had decided as an emergency measure to essentially reimpose the border restrictions that were lifted at the beginning of this month. japan has had very tough border restrictions for most of the last two years, because of covid. those began to be lifted on november the 8th and now, just three weeks later, the prime minister has said they are going back in. so, this does not affect j

nicola sturgeon says she won't shy away from difficult decisions to keep people safe.ydon last year. coming up on the bbc news channel, arsenal's reluctant star. vivianne miedema is named bbc women's footballer of the year. the netherlands and women's super league all—time leading goal—scorer says the fans voting for this award makes it extra special. the trial of ghislaine maxwell on charges linked to her relationship with the convicted sex—offenderjeffrey epstein will shortly open in new york. she denies trafficking and grooming under—age girls. ms maxwell, who's 59, is the youngest daughter of the disgraced media tycoon and former mp robert maxwell. nada tawfik reports from new york. ghislaine maxwell and jeffrey epstein attracted friends in high places, increasing the intrigue around the duo. his death in 2019 under unusual circumstances only raised more questions, leaving behind a dark cloud of mystery. the fallen heiress's trial may yet provide the most explicit details to date. in this indictment, ghislaine maxwell is charged with sex trafficking and recruiting

nicola sturgeon did sa it's a end in sight. nicola sturgeon did say it's a very — end in sight.cision. i imagine there will be lots of leaders trying to strike that balance.— lots of leaders trying to strike that balance. ~ ., �* , , , that balance. what's interesting is her take, that _ that balance. what's interesting is her take, that cases _ that balance. what's interesting is her take, that cases have - that balance. what's interesting is| her take, that cases have stabilise. there _ her take, that cases have stabilise. there will— her take, that cases have stabilise. there will be vaccine price and nightclubs. same time as many countries — nightclubs. same time as many countries are going back into a state _ countries are going back into a state of— countries are going back into a state of compulsion. if you look at austria. _ state of compulsion. if you look at austria, from the ist of february, they are — austria, from the ist of february, they are saying vaccination will be mandatory. how they will be able to enforce _ mandatory. how they will be able to enforce that re

meeting with former addicts, douglas ross and nicola sturgeon agree urgent action is required.—turn, the tory leader says he may now support an official consumption facility which would allow people to use illegal class a drugs under supervision. there is a united effort to deal with this national scandal. the fact that so many lives are being lost means no one has got a monopoly on the solutions to this. we can come together from different ideas from different political sides to come up with a solution that can really make a difference. drugs charities have long advocated that there should be a right to recovery. now the scottish tories are proposing a new law that would give a legal right to treatment to any addicts who need it. nicola sturgeon says she is open to all ideas, including those proposals from the conservatives, as she admits the problem is drastic. i think the drugs death toll is unacceptable. i think it's shameful and we've got to turn it around, so i'm choosing not to be defensive about this, i'm choosing to be candid and say we've got to do much better. i've g

meeting with former addicts, douglas ross and nicola sturgeon agree urgent action is required.n official consumption facility which would allow people to use illegal class a drugs under supervision. there is a united effort to deal with this national scandal. the fact that so many lives are being lost means no one has got a monopoly on the solutions to this. we can come together from different ideas from different political sides to come up with a solution that can really make a difference. drugs charities have long advocated that there should be a right to recovery. now the scottish tories are proposing a new law that would give a legal right to treatment to any addicts who need it. nicola sturgeon says she is open to all ideas, including those proposals from the conservatives, as she admits the problem is drastic. i think the drugs death toll is unacceptable. i think it's shameful and we've got to turn it around, so i'm choosing not to be defensive about this, i'm choosing to be candid and say we've got to do much better. i've got to do much better, my government has to do mu

the first minister nicola sturgeon has told her party's online conference that it will involve "hardttish independence by the end of 2023. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. with people's minds on covid and what omicron could mean for christmas, this is not the season for a hard sell on political ideas like scottish independence, so nicola sturgeon urged caution and emphasised that the pandemic is her top priority. while also announcing more money for gps, an increase in child payments for those receiving benefits. i am pleased to announce today in our budget on the 9th of december we will fund the doubling of the scottish child payment immediately from the start of the new financial year. the scottish child payment will increase to £20 per child per week, four times the amount originally demanded by campaigners from april. nicola sturgeon is scathing about borisjohnson's leadership, accusing him of undermining the powers of the scottish parliament and condemning a political system that allows someone like him to become prime minister. i defy anyone to look at the broken, corrup

nicola sturgeon is scathing about borisjohnson�*s leadership, accusing him of undermining the powers him to become prime minister. i defy anyone to look at the broken, corrupt, self—serving westminster system that we are currently part of and conclude that it provides a secure basis for the future of scotland. so i would not be discharging my duty to the people of scotland if i did not seek to keep the promise on which we were elected, to offer the people of scotland the choice of a better future through independence. the campaign for scottish independence has been overshadowed by the pandemic but has not gone away. nicola sturgeon may not be able to push for another referendum right now, but remains determined to have a vote within the next two years. in the course of next year i will initiate the process necessary to enable a referendum before the end of 2023. and just as importantly, our party will set out afresh the positive case for independence. we will outline the opportunities and advantages that independence will open up. the people of scotland should be allowed to decide th

nicola sturgeon and mark drakeford day two. nicola sturgeon and mark dra keford were day two.rendum after they won the election back in may, nicola sturgeon said this afternoon she was going to initiate the process to allow another independence referendum in 2023. basically, that means she will take forward some of the parliamentary manoeuvres that in theory could allow another referendum at the end of 2023. got to say, that is a lot easier said than done. we are still not sure how nicola sturgeon intends to deliver it because the uk government continues to say, we are not going to agree to one. it is quite possible the scottish parliament will pass legislation anyway, that will end up in the supreme court with the legal battle. nicola sturgeon is still talking about that referendum in 2023. i have got to say, though, it is not far from have got to say, though, it is not farfrom certain it is going to happen and a lot of people even with a nicola sturgeon's party who are unconvinced that is likely. this thank you very much, nick ardley and glasgow. —— nick eardley in glasgow.

meeting with former addicts, douglas ross and nicola sturgeon agree urgent action is required.low people to use illegal class a drugs under supervision. there is a united effort to deal with this national scandal. the fact that so many lives are being lost means no one has got a monopoly on the solutions to this. we can come together from different ideas from different political sides to come up with a solution that can really make a difference. drugs charities have long advocated that there should be a right to recovery. now the scottish tories are proposing a new law that would give a legal right to treatment to any addicts who need it. nicola sturgeon says she is open to all ideas, including those proposals from the conservatives, as she admits the problem is drastic. i think the drugs death toll is unacceptable. i think it's shameful and we've got to turn it around, so i'm choosing not to be defensive about this, i'm choosing to be candid and say we've got to do much better. i've got to do much better, my government has to do much better, and there's a serious determination

part of- nicola sturgeon's address to s mps.on the 20th and cop26 finished on the 12th, suggested maybe that wasn't the case. and i think that what was also significantly she said she still confident that the virus could be controlled in scotland. case numbers were coming down. she wasn't calling for new protection measures, she was more saying that there should be increased compliance with the measures that are in case. things like wearing masks, testing, the travel restrictions and of course the passport, the certificate people have to use to get into certain venues like nightclubs. so it was a kind of mixed picture, jane, but i think on the whole nicola sturgeon appears to be confident that what the scottish government is doing at the moment should be enough to keep this new variant in check. fill" should be enough to keep this new variant in check.— variant in check. our scotland correspondent _ variant in check. our scotland correspondent james - variant in check. our scotland correspondent james shaw. i the changes to the r

let's talk about what nicola sturgeon was announcing.e sense to you not expanding or extending this passport scheme? to extending this passport scheme? trr help the politicians make the decision and it is a decision for cabinet, not the advisers at all. we did develop an evidence paper that scottish government lead on and we need something in scotland called the forearms approach and you have to balance the different harm and the first is to make time from the virus and the second is harm to the nhs and that that is a social harm, mental health isolation and the fight is harm to the economy or business as an end that evidence paper we looked of things and i think given that we have seen a very tiny declining case and we have seen 20% reduction in cases amongst all the people the situation is not rapidly deteriorating. if you consider that harm three and four on the first year, that is what is driving the cabinet decision but as the first minister said it might change in the future but it seems reasonable given the different bodies of evi

really strong pushback from them and scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon, and nicola sturgeon saysom the behaviour of conservative mps that we have been reporting in the last week or so. that despite the account of these witnesses. incidentally, they have not denied drinking, just denied being drunk. tonight ben wallace has written to the leaders of the snp and labour at westminster and to the commons speaker saying their behaviour and drinking was unacceptable and must not happen again. unacceptable and must not happen aaain. , unacceptable and must not happen a.ain_ , unacceptable and must not happen aaain. , ., ,, unacceptable and must not happen aain. , . ~' the husband of the detained british iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, says he says he is "stuck in the same status quo" after meeting officials at the foreign office. quo" after meeting officials richard ratcliffe — who is on day 19 of a hunger strike — said the meeting had been quite depressing, giving him no new hope that she will be released. nazanin was arrested in 2016. a 21—year—old confessed he had killed his

meeting with former addicts, douglas ross and nicola sturgeon agree urgent action is required.ere is a united effort to deal with this national scandal. the fact that so many lives are being lost means no—one has got the monopoly on the solutions to this. we can come together from different political sides to come up with a solution that can make a difference. drugs charities have long advocated that there should be a right to recovery. now the scottish tories are proposing a new law that would give a legal right to treatment to any addicts who need it. nicola sturgeon says she is open to all ideas, including those proposals from the conservatives, but she admits the problem is drastic. i think the drugs death toll is unacceptable, . i think it is shameful, - i think we've got to turn it around, so i am choosing not to be defensive about this, _ i am choosing to be candid and say, we have got to do much better. - i have got to do much better, - my government has got to do much better, and there is a serious determination to do that. - boxing lessons are part of the recovery pro

studio: nicola sturgeon there at the — thank you.sh parliament. i there at the scottish parliament. interesting tone to her remarks because although she was stressing the importance of maintaining normal precautions over covid she said although the situation remains precarious it was more positive than she had feared even a few weeks ago. the most significant element is that the decision not to extend further at the covid certification scheme and actually to allow people an alternative to showing they have been vaccinated if they had a recent natural flow test even though they are not always so reliable. ? lateral flow test. what did you make of her statement? you lateral flow test. what did you make of her statement?— lateral flow test. what did you make of her statement? you summed it up re of her statement? you summed it up pretty well- — of her statement? you summed it up pretty well- the _ of her statement? you summed it up pretty well. the idea _ of her statement? you summed it up pretty well. the idea briefly - of her statemen

well, with the discovery of this new omicron variant, scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, toldsing tougher measures could not be ruled out. we have stepped up surveillance, we are monitoring this very, very carefully. i hope we do not identify cases in scotland but i think we should assume we will and therefore i am asking people to behave right now is if this new variant is present in scotland. comply with all medications and protections that are currently in place. pick up our compliance and that will help us, if it is here, to slow down any risk of transmission. it it is here, to slow down any risk of transmission.— transmission. it may be inevitable that it comes _ transmission. it may be inevitable that it comes but _ transmission. it may be inevitable that it comes but to _ transmission. it may be inevitable that it comes but to try _ transmission. it may be inevitable that it comes but to try and - transmission. it may be inevitable that it comes but to try and avoid | that it comes but to try and avoid it, you're taking the same kind of measures as the uk government in

if there is no contact, they have to isolate the ten days, any sense of what further measures nicola sturgeon speaks later this morning? i’m sturgeon might announce when she speaks later this morning?— speaks later this morning? i'm not sure we'll get _ speaks later this morning? i'm not sure we'll get anything _ speaks later this morning? i'm not sure we'll get anything concrete i speaks later this morning? i'm not sure we'll get anything concrete ati sure we'll get anything concrete at 10:30am from the first minister. the decisions that were taken across the uk over the weekend will be explained, i'm sure. nicola sturgeon has said nothing is really off the table. she was on the andrew marr show yesterday and it was pretty clear that she didn't want to rule anything out in response to this new variant. one of the things the scottish government is actively considering is some stronger restrictions on travel. we don't know exactly what they are but remember that the only change that's been brought insofar is anyone coming back to the uk has to—do a day two pcr and self—isolate until they get a

coming up later today, we will be speaking to scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon.e will also be digging deeper into the surprise bank of england. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> two messages. there will need to be a rise in interest rates. because we condition our forecast on the market curve, as i do point out, as the forecast suggests inflation was coming a bit under target and we have an output gap opening up and that would not be what we are wanting to see. >> if we could go back to markets, it was this we will have to act. at times you seem pretty hawkish. why did you not temperate? or at the time were you not enough worried about growth? >> it is a statement that i hold to today. conditions, we will have to act. no question about that. >> did the markets misread you? is there a communication problem? >> i don't think i've been misread at all. nobody in the bank of england said therefore there will be a rise of interest rates in november. we never said that. it was pretty evenly balanced on what he will -- they will do today. we pick up quite a lot of commentary which

the first minister, nicola sturgeon, has told her party's online conference that it will involve "hardr christmas, this is not the season for a hard sell on political ideas like scottish independence, so nicola sturgeon urged caution and emphasised that the pandemic is her top priority. while also announcing more money for gps, an increase in child payments for those receiving benefits. iam pleased, indeed proud, to announce today in our budget on the 9th of december will fund the doubling of the scottish child payment immediately from the start of the new financial year. the scottish child payment will increase to £20 per child per week, four times the amount originally demanded by campaigners from april. nicola sturgeon is scathing about borisjohnson's leadership, accusing him of undermining the powers of the scottish parliament and condemning a political system that allows someone like him to become prime minister. i defy anyone to look at the broken, corrupt, self—serving westminster system that we are currently part of and conclude that it provides a secure basis for the future of

that was nicola sturgeon, _ thank everyone for doing so.na gordon. that was a little glance across what is happening with the covid rates and the rest of europe and as nicola sturgeon mentioned, the gradual increase in cases in scotland itself. . ., ., , , ., increase in cases in scotland itself. ., , , ., , itself. the context, as you said, is that restrictions _ itself. the context, as you said, is that restrictions are _ itself. the context, as you said, is that restrictions are being - that restrictions are being reintroduced in several european countries, among them the netherlands, ireland and austria which is introducing tough restrictions for those who are not fully vaccinated. nicola sturgeon said the numbers here in scotland are creeping up slowly, primarily among the u20s, but in terms of what she announced in this three weekly review, it is a holding pattern, really. she is not ruling anything in, not reading any further restrictions out. there was some speculation that perhaps the covid vaccine passport scheme would be expanded

the first minister, nicola sturgeon says she won't shy away from difficult decisions to keep people safethis presents potentially the most challenging development in the course of the pandemic for quite some time. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... we start with that news from old trafford earlier and ralf rangick has said he is ”excited to bejoining manchester united and focused on making this a successful season." the club confirmed the german as interim boss for the next six months. the german takes over from ole gunnar solskjaer, who was sacked last week after the defeat to watford. michael carrick has been in caretaker charge since. rangnick has left his role as head of sports and development at russian club lokomotiv moscow to take up thejob. in a statement he added... ”the squad is full of talent and has a great balance of youth and experience. "all my efforts for the next six months will be on helping these players fulfil their potential. . .. "beyond that, i look forwar

meeting with former addicts, douglas ross and nicola sturgeon agree urgent action is required.lives had been lost means no one got enough solutions that is. we can come together from different political sides to come up with a solution that can make a difference. drug charities have advocated that there should be a right to recovery. the scottish tories are proposing a new law that would give a legal right to treatment to addicts who need it. nicola sturgeon said she is open to other ideas including those from the conservatives, the problem is drastic. the death toll is unacceptable, it's shameful and we have got to turn it around so i am choosing not to be defensive about this and am choosing to be candid and say we have got to do much better. i have got to do much better, my government has to do much better and is a serious determination to do that. boxing lessons are a part of the recovery programme at this community centre. it is what all parties say they want to see more of. and may be prepared to set aside the usual political punch ups to try and make it happen. a private

nicola sturgeon said she was committed to trying to hold a vote — by the end of 2023 — and that workster also dismissed rumours about her future — declaring that she would serve a full term until 2026. ms sturgeon was speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. the view from the top, from the desk of a politician who wants to stay there. nicola sturgeon was already in charge before brexit, before borisjohnson in number ten and certainly before a world emergency she's still grappling with now. we're in a position in scotland right now, and i say this with some trepidation because we know how unpredictable this virus still is, cases have stabilised, they're slightly declining. the position, though, remains precarious. i know a lot of scots are wondering why people can go to nightclubs, but they can't see their kids in a nativity play. there is no 100% perfect logic to this. some governments across europe right now are faced again with invidious decisions. and those difficult decisions are still around. but the end of the pandemic is important to you for political reasons. you wo

there was a warning from nicola sturgeon about taking care into winter.ake the lateral flow tests. what you're feeling as to how things will unfold? it does look as though it's helping, but we have those cold winter months to come. , ., ., �* ~ ., . come. yes, and we don't know which direction this — come. yes, and we don't know which direction this is _ come. yes, and we don't know which direction this is going. _ come. yes, and we don't know which direction this is going. whether - direction this is going. whether we've managed to dodge it. my feeling in terms of people's behaviour is the sort of people who are choosing to wear masks are probably the sort of people who would take a lateral flow tests before going to a christmas party or going to a crowded place. i think people have decided how they are going to take personal responsibility for their behaviour during this pandemic. this is enough strong government messaging to suggest that people should take any different action now. i don't think people are going to change their behaviour until there is

clearly there is pressure from nicola sturgeon, for mark drakeford to be tougher.he preference of working from home, but it's not a requirement. so far plan b they are holding off on in england — but presumably no one wants to cancel christmas, so if they have to go a bit further to do that, presumably they will cancelo absolutely, and after what happened last year with the delta variant, it became clear that the government didn't act fast enough. and that's obviously what happened with christmas cancelled and everything like that. i think it is clear they are definitely taking action early, and the financial times's tone on the front page here, or they say the uk has pinned its hopes on the booster programme — i think the thing that is important to make clear is that, although they've made the recommendation to move the boosterjob the recommendation to move the booster job to three the recommendation to move the boosterjob to three months rather than six months — of course they need time to roll that out, they can'tjust need time to roll that out, they can't just

case rates have fallen slightly in scotland, and nicola sturgeon announced that the vaccine passportystem would not be extended to more venues, but she said taking a lateral flow test before socialising over the christmas period was vital to slow the spread of the virus. our situation is definitely more positive than we might have expected it to be at this point, but it is still precarious. we need to get the r number back below one, and that means having in place a range of proportionate protections to keep the country as safe as possible while we continue to live as freely as possible. at this pub in perth, they were relieved that vaccine passports would not be required for customers at this stage, but concerned at the possibility that tighter rules may yet be introduced. you never know one day to the next what is going to be coming in next and whether we are going to be a viable business at the end of it. we feel quite lucky that we've managed to get this far, but whether we make it through christmas if they change things is a different matter. while uk covid infection rates are r

nicola sturgeon says the nine cases in scotland are all linked to one private event ten days ago, andted to travel in south africa. i want to bring you this story now in yemen, where houthi rebels are pressing hard to capture the key city of mareb. it's the last stronghold of the internationally recognised government, and at the heart of yemen's oilfields. the fall of mareb would be a major turning point in the conflict that's been going on for years. saudi arabia, backed by the us and uk, intervened in yemen in 2015 after the houthis ousted the government from the capital, sanaa. since then, yemen has suffered the world's worst humanitarian crisis. all sides of the conflict have been accused of killing civilians and other abuses. at least 800,000 people displaced by the war have fled to mareb, and more are on their way. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, made his way to the city, and a warning — his report contains some distressing images. the plains outside mareb are not much of a refuge, but it's all there is for more than 45,000 people who have fled the houthi offensive in the

case rates have fallen slightly in scotland, and nicola sturgeon announced that the vaccine passportbe extended to more venues, but she said taking a lateral flow test before socialising over the christmas period was vital to slow the spread of the virus. our situation is definitely more positive than we might have expected it to be at this point, but it is still precarious. we need to get the r number back below one, and that means having in place a range of proportionate protections to keep the country as safe as possible while we continue to live as freely as possible. at this pub in perth, they were relieved that vaccine passports would not be required for customers at this stage, but concerned at the possibility that tighter rules may yet be introduced. you never know one day to the next what is going to be coming in next and whether we are going to be a viable business at the end of it. we feel quite lucky that we've managed to get this far, but whether we make it through christmas if they change things is a different matter. while uk covid infection rates are relatively high,

case rates have fallen slightly in scotland, and nicola sturgeon announced that the vaccine passporte venues, but she said taking a lateral flow test before socialising over the christmas period was vital to slow the spread of the virus. 0ur situation is definitely more positive than we might have expected it to be at this point, but it is still precarious. we need to get the r number back below 1, and that means having in place a range of proportionate protections to keep the country as safe as possible while we continue to live as freely as possible. at this pub in perth, they were relieved that vaccine passports would not be required for customers at this stage, but concerned at the possibility that tighter rules may yet be introduced. you never know one day to the next what is going to be coming in next and whether we are going to be a viable business at the end of it. we feel quite lucky that we've managed to get this far, but whether we make it through christmas if they change things is a different matter. while uk covid infection rates are relatively high, they are not surging

nicola sturgeon also outlined plans to improve early years education.r—olds from the most vulnerable backgrounds are now entitled to the same number of hours in early years settings as older children get in school. this policy saves parents thousands of pounds a year, but much, much more importantly, it gives children the best start in education. more than a hundred thousand homes across the uk are without power tonight for a fourth day in the wake of storm arwen that battered the uk with winds close to 100 miles an hour. our north of england correspondent fiona trott reports. are you all warm enough? battling the elements. but this is indoors. the crosshill nursing home in county durham has been without power for three days, and they're trying to keep warm any way they can. a neighbour donated this small patio heater. to get everybody away - from the coldest place you've ever wished to be in, _ suddenly very cold, from the storm. they come round now through the night every hour. how much do you want electricity to come back on? oh, i would love it to c

first minister nicola sturgeon said she's expecting there to be more cases.ortant thing we can do to protect ourselves and each other. secondly, test for covid regularly. as i said, we will be increasing testing in areas where the new variant has been identified, but for all of us, whenever we are, even if we are feeling fine, regular lateral flow testing is a really important way of finding out if we might have the virus. 0ur correspondent nick eardley told us more about the situation in scotland. one of the things that's worrying some here in the scottish government is that a couple of the cases are linked to people who have not travelled abroad, don't have any contact with southern africa, so it seems that community transmission in scotland is under way. as you've been covering all afternoon, there are big unanswered questions about the impact of the new variant, about whether it makes people more ill, whether it can evade the vaccine, but certainly the message from nicola sturgeon in that briefing this morning and in her snp conference address, which was

, surprise surprise, it has turned into a bit of a political row and even the first minister, nicola sturgeon on the record denying that her mps had got up to no good. they have made clear- the allegations that have been made against them are utterly false, i i think are a prettyl disgraceful attempt by conservatives to divert i attention from other things over the past couple of days. i know david and drew extremely well and i have confidence - in them and in the account they have given. _ so the first minister is insistent that her colleagues were not in this state at all but the ministry of defence, and ben wallace, the defence secretary, must be very confident about the facts of this story because he hasn'tjust written to the snp and to labour, he has written letters to all sorts of people in the political system about this. that's right, he has written to the commons speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, he's also written to james gray, who is the mp who runs this armed forces parliamentary scheme. and, as i understand it, ben wallace is not asking for any kind of sanction but the mod i think is d

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case rates have fallen slightly in - rates have fallen slightly in scotland, and nicola sturgeon announcedvaccine passport system would not be extended to more venues. she said taking a lateral flow test before socialising over the christmas period was vital to slow the spread of the virus. fiur slow the spread of the virus. our situation is _ slow the spread of the virus. oi" situation is definitely more positive than we might have expected it to be at this point, but it is still precarious. we need to get the r number back below one, and that means having in place a range of proportionate protections to keep the country as safe as possible while we continue to live as freely as possible. fist while we continue to live as freely as possible-— as possible. at this pub in perth, they were _ as possible. at this pub in perth, they were relieved _ as possible. at this pub in perth, they were relieved that _ as possible. at this pub in perth, they were relieved that vaccine i they were relieved that vaccine passport would not be required for customers at this stage, but concerned at the possibil

tom: nicola sturgeon saying no to the campbell oil field we talked about. it was a telegraph at this comment may the times of london, who said we will get our oil from norway. the politics continues. kailey: the politics and the contradictory nature of pursuing green energy and climate goals on one hand, but also faced with the challenge of higher gasoline prices and trying to offset that. i wonder if that what was in the plate just cap -- what was in play in the biden administration to tap the strategic reserve? tom: the abramowitz offspring having sell orders at $100 a barrel. lisa: actually my oldest wants to be a bitcoin trader. we'll be carrying the conversation forward about fed chair powell. tom: we are not doing a special today? lisa: not that i have heard of. bill kemp rally is joining us on the open. i'll be carrying on that conversation for jon ferro. tom: dxy 96.49. turkish lira comes in 12.66. stay with us on radio, on television, this is bloomberg. ritika: there has never been up ordinate attempt like this to bring down oil prices. the u.s. wi

nicola sturgeon saying the same thing, borisjohnson was being a bit up to mystic.. they are not in the room with the negotiators, they are all from the negotiators, they are all from the public or the main area having their discussions. but i do wonder if that's part of the reason boris johnson may be coming back up to try and get a rally. it feels like there's a lot of weight on the uk government to try and rally those people in these rooms, making these decisions, reaching agreements. i think we've got a couple of days. there's still a couple of days left. from what i hear it doesn'tjust end on 5p them. people go well into saturday morning. these things never run to time. but i think there's a lot of pressure on these people. we've got to try and keep optimistic. if we've got to try and keep optimistic.— we've got to try and keep 0 timistic. . ., . optimistic. if we want a cheerful view of this _ optimistic. if we want a cheerful view of this story _ optimistic. if we want a cheerful view of this story we _ optimistic. if we want a cheerful view of this story we

thank you for guest, nicola sturgeon, - for guest, nicola sturgeon, scotland's first minister, thankve been moments of triumph, though, in this long negotiation. at the cop in 2015 in paris, 196 countries signed a global treaty agreeing to limit global warming to well below two celsius and to aim for 1.5. that's the threshold scientists agree beyond which the most dangerous impacts of global warming play out. so now it comes down to here in glasgow. to keep that 1.5 celsius target alive, emissions need to halve within the next decade, and to reach net zero, where the world is taking out as much carbon from the atmosphere as it's putting into it, by the middle of the century. so the 200 countries being represented here at cop26 are being asked for their specific plans to meet that goal. the success of this conference will be based partly on countries' willingness to outdo each other when it comes to emission reduction. the uk's net zero strategy has been widely praised. the government has promised to fully decarbonise our electricity supply by 2035, and to phase out the sale of petrol

nicola sturgeon is perhaps a more credible voice on the climate in boris johnson.ven nicholas johnson hasn't actually said no to the oil fields. we have seen some welcome moves to the scottish government recently. the scottish government could no longer support maximizing economic recovery of oil and gas. that is written into u.k. law. squeezing every last drop out of the north sea. the government has said that is incompatible with meeting our climate target. this is small but really welcome moves from the scottish government. we need a ban on all new fossil fuel infrastructure and projects. and moving on. and actually delivering on a just transition for the workers and the communities whose livelihoods are really dependent on the oil and gas industry at the u.k. level but particularly in scotland. so how do we make sure that those workers and communities, that their skills and knowledge is at the center of how we move away from fossil bills to a renewable energy economy and that their livelihoods are protected as we do that transition. we have seen energy transiti

. >> brangham: the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, said the world was watching. >> if itcross the line, it's only going to be because of a lack of political will, political determination, and political leadership. well, this generation of young people are watching. let's not let them down. >> brangham: the day ended as it began-- a small crowd of protesters outside, negotiators continuing their work inside. >> woodruff: and william joins me now. so, hello again, william. it looks as if these negotiations are going past the deadline. >> braude: that's right, judy. on some level, this is to be expected. this happens at a lot of these urn conferences. there are just so many details to get through. you mentioned some of them. the first and foremost is what's called the emissions gap, that is the chasm -- and it is a chasm -- between what nations pledged to cut with their emissions and what is needed to cut with emissions to get down to stopping the planet from warming an additional 1.5 degrees. that has been the whole goal. one minister today said that the target of 1.5 degre

nicola sturgeon says the nine cases in scotland are all linked to one private event ten days ago andto be related to travel in south africa. in england, boosters will be offered to the most vulnerable people first, with 14 million more eligible right now. once again, people will be invited to come forward in age bands. everyone who can have a booster should have been offered one by the end of january. should have been offered one by the end ofjanuary. 400 military personnel will support 1500 community vaccine sites across england to deliver the programme. borisjohnson said the situation in the uk is and always will be immeasurably better than it was a year ago, immeasurably better than it was a yearago, but immeasurably better than it was a year ago, but the government was taking proportionate precautionary measures while scientists crack the omicron code. here is our health editor hugh pym. there is new urgency to the booster jab campaign. this is one of the centres having to gear up for the faster roll—out, with all adults becoming eligible and the gap between second dose and boost

i speak to scottish leader nicola sturgeon about the troubling gap between rhetoric and real action.t to exist 100 years from now. >> on the front line of climate change in the caribbean. barbados prime minister mia mottley fear are for her nation as the temperature rises. >> in the '70s

first minister nicola sturgeon said that a final decision will be made next tuesday.t bad at all. it's been a little bit of rain in the last day or so for the north across the country and it has not lasted for too long. the main story and the weather is just how mild and this is what it looks like this evening. predominantly dry weather although we have had some showers in the forecast in their fleeting on the forecast in their fleeting on the breeze across parts of scotland and mably nudging into the way district as well. and around five or seven degrees, it is still a little above where we normally would be a beast on average this time of the year. i think tomorrow, on balance, pretty good day. alan around been generally speaking, we're in for a much brighter day and around east anglia, the south as well, temperatures around 12 to 13. the average this time of year and central parts of england is nine and we are around 1a or 15 and so that the six degrees above the average and eastern parts of scotland, it could get up to 17 degrees. hello this is bbc news. the headl

case rates have fallen slightly in scotland, and nicola sturgeon announced that the vaccine passportd not be extended to more venues. but she said taking a lateral flow test before socialising over the christmas period was vital to slow the spread of the virus. our situation is definitely more positive than we might have expected it to be at this point, but it is still precarious. we need to get the r number back below one, and that means having in place a range of proportionate protections to keep the country as safe as possible while we continue to live as freely as possible. at this pub in perth, they were relieved that vaccine passports would not be required for customers at this stage, but concerned at the possibility that tighter rules may yet be introduced. you never know one day to the next what is going to be coming in next. and whether we are going to be a viable business at the end of it. we feel quite lucky that we have managed to get this far, but whether we make it through christmas if they change things is a different matter. while uk case rates are relatively high, th

we will see you talking to first minister nicola sturgeon at 18. the sam.d 1,000 migrants are believed to have reached the uk after crossing the english channel by boat yesterday, a record figure for a single day. the home office has described the number as "unacceptable". simonjones reports. arriving by boat in record numbers. group after group of migrants were escorted ashore yesterday by five lifeboats and four border force vessels. home office officials had thought that the onset of autumn would see a big decline in the number of people making the crossing. the period of calm and mild weather has meant that hasn't happened. yesterday, around 1000 people made the journey. 150 more than the previous highest figure for a single day. it brings the total for this year to more than 23,000 migrants arriving by boat. but the numbers arriving by lorry are comparatively small and in the past year, asylum claims in the uk actually fell by 4%. it's a dangerous crossing, navigating the world's busiest shipping lane. a spokesperson for the home office said the britis

earlier, scottish first minister nicola sturgeon met climate activist greta thunberg. some notable absences. china's xijinping and russia's vladimir putin won't be joining the talks. humanity has long since run down the clock on climate change. it's one minute to midnight on that doomsday clock, and we need to act now. so, what is cop267 cop stands for conference of the parties, set up by the un to try to tackle climate change. the first one took place in 1995 and this is the 26th. around 25,000 delegates are expected to turn up in glasgow. this is going to be where the heart of the action is taking place over the next two weeks. the world leaders are already here but only for the next couple of days. after that, negotiators take over. remember, every single country comes with a very different economy, very different problems, and a very different agenda. the enormous challenge is going to be getting them all to agree. so, what's up for discussion? the world has agreed to try and keep global temperature to 1.5 degrees. if we go about that, we move into dangerous territ