so could his finance secretary, shona robison, serve up any festive cheer?cts in the face of the climate emergency and supports jobs and economic growth. it is a budget filled with hope for scotland's future. miss robison announced nearly £800 million more for social security spending, extra money for hard—pressed local councils and what she called a record £2 billion boost for the nhs. and she promised to scrap the two child cap on some benefits if westminster worked with her on the details. be in no doubt, the cap will be scrapped. my challenge to labour is to work with us. join us in ending the cap in scotland. give us the information that we need. but either way, let me be crystal clear, this government is ending the two child cap and in doing so will lift over 15,000 scottish children out of poverty. thank you. labour didn't say they would vote against the budget, but they didn't sound impressed. 1 in 6 scots on an nhs waiting list. schools are falling further behind. a national housing emergency. growth lagging behind the rest of the uk. - every scotti

so could his finance secretary, shona robison, serve up any festive cheer? out of poverty, acts in the face of the climate emergency and supports jobs and economic growth. it is a budget filled with hope for scotland's future. ms robison announced nearly £800 million more for social security spending, extra money for hard—pressed local councils, and what she called a record £2 billion boost for the nhs. and she promised to scrap the two—child cap on some benefits if westminster worked with her on the details. be in no doubt — the cap will be scrapped. my challenge to labour is to work with us. join us in ending the cap in scotland. give us the information that we need. but either way, let me be crystal clear — this government is ending the two—child cap, and in doing so, will lift over 15,000 scottish children out of poverty. applause. thank you. labour didn't say they would vote against the budget, but they didn't sound impressed. one in six scots on an nhs waiting list, schools - falling further behind, _ a national housing emergency, growth lagging behind

however, although eleanor often differed with robison's more radical tactics, she voiced concerns in her my days indicated: about the threats of censorship. she wrote, i think i will always have confidence in the common sense and good judgment of the american people as a whole if they hear all sides of any question. above everything else, we must guard our freedoms , and that means that almost have a right to be heard. when begin to discriminate, we can never tell when -- where the discrimination may end paul was barred from appearing but this was one small defeat in a e long history of educating and inspiring the public, and giving voice to others who are not always allowed the opportunity to be heard. the first word she to open the premiere of her 1950 series were , i believe the people of this country, and of all the world, are entitled to hear various points of view on the national and international decisions which are going to affect our lives in the future. eleanor roosevelt career was dedicated to those principles. just as she practiced as one of our initial representatives to

karen robison, where is karen? karen is here, and she's, i hear, running for governor. she's going to be running for governor. where's karen? hi, karen. hello, karen. are you running for governor? i think so, karen. because if you do, you're going to have my if support, okay? you're going to have my support. [applause] a man that is very non-controversial, very unique -- he really is a unique person, but he doesn't like controversy. his name is steve bannon. has anyone ever heard of -- [cheers and applause] where's steve? hello. hi, steve. [applause] a big, powerful voice, he's got. his show is phenomenal. war room. thank you, steve. there's nobody like steve. [laughter] thank you very much, steve. and phoenix police officer who was shot eight times in the line of duty, tyler muldovan. where's tyler? [cheers and applause] oh, he's got to be right there. there he is. hi, tyler. thank you, tyler. [applause] hi, tyler. wow. thank you, tyler. [applause] eight times. can you believe that? think of that, eight times and he's looking great. thank you very much. and to your fam

scotland's finance secretary, shona robison, has pledged to put tackling child poverty at the heart oflans when she unveils her draft budget this afternoon. she is under pressure to set out wide ranging reforms to address what are seen as deep—seated problems in areas such as health and education. here's our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. 0n budget day, everyone wants a slice of the pie. the scottish government had around £60 billion to spend last year. today we find out what money is going in and how it's being shared. for this new business in renfrewshire, help with costs as they grow is top of the menu. if you were talking to a government minister now, a scottish government minister, what are the concerns and what are the priorities? i'd like them to focus their attention on the the business rates. you know, it depends on the square footage of a business. if it was a smaller shop, then we would get some relief on those rates. but for example, in a year like £20,000 a year, so it's really hard to sustain. logan is 22 and says he and many of his friends are finding it increasing

scotland's finance secretary, shona robison, has pledged to put tackling child poverty at the heart ofovernment in london says shona _ the labour government in london says shona robison has £3 billion more at her disposal than last year because of decisions taken in the october uk budget _ the national audit office has said the government's plans to expand prison capacity in england and wales fall well short of what is needed. the public spending watchdog predict a shortfall of more than 12 thousand places by 2027, blaming previous conservative governments forfailing to provide enough places. the british museum has said it is in constructive talks with greece about the parthenon sculptures which are also known as the elgin marbles. sir keir starmer has met the greek prime minister in downing street, but a spokesman said the topic was scotland's finance secretary, shona robison, has pledged to put tackling child poverty at the heart of her plans when she unveils her draft budget this afternoon. the labour government in london says shona _ the labour government in london says shona robis

ahead of unveiling her £47.7 billion plan, shona robison has vowed to tackle the climate emergency toce child poverty and improve public services , saying it's a sharp services, saying it's a sharp contrast to the uk government's afterthought budget. but labour and the conservatives have slammed the snp demanding action on tax hikes and public services. well, robison has also pledged to fuel green jobs and economic growth, visiting today a hydrogen energy firm as part of her push . those are the of her push. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you at the top of the hour. now, though, it's over to miriam and beth for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com/alerts . or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> welcome back to britain's newsroom. and we've been talking about childhood obesity and whether the government's proposed ban on advertising junk food is going to do anything about it. of course, if you think about mcdonald's, then maybe it's a good idea for child

in the next couple of hours, scotland's finance secretary shona robison will unveil her draft budget.ess what are seen as deep—seated problems in areas like health and education. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports from paisley. on budget day, everyone wants a piece of the pie. the scottish government had around £60 billion to spend last year. today, we find out what money is going in and how it is being shared. this new cafe in renfrewshire would like holyrood to follow the chancellor's move and give businesses more relief from rates. if you were talking to a scottish government minister, what are the concerns and what are the priorities? i would like them to put some attention on the business rates. if it was a smaller shop, then they will get some relief on those rates. logan is 22 and says he and many of his friends are finding it increasingly hard. what matters to you? the young people, ifeel that they are going to struggle, as they have been struggling so far at the moment, trying to find rent, accommodation, just the cost of living, food—wise. two years ago, i wasn'