first of all, ruth davidson is quite a ha rd of all, ruth davidson is quite a hard act to follow.ervative politician of my lifetime. only alex douglas hume backin my lifetime. only alex douglas hume back in the 60s could have had the same cut through, but ruth has built up same cut through, but ruth has built upa team, same cut through, but ruth has built up a team, we are hugely energised, and it is a great privilege to follow on from her. i have a mandate today, a mandate with a purpose, and iam today, a mandate with a purpose, and i am absolutely determined scottish conservatives are going to offer the people of scotland an alternative to the snp after a0 years at our own general election in scotland next year. how are you going to stop the snp actually winning yet again in scotland? every single public service in scotland goes into this new decade in a worse position than it was just a year ago. they are mired in difficulty and failure now, both morally and politically, they are both morally and politically, they a re pretty both morally and politically, they are pretty well b

mr carlaw, who's been interim leader since the resignation of ruth davidson in august, beat the onlylantyne. 0ur scotland correspondent james shaw is with us. it was a pretty emphatic win from him. he got 75% of the votes. his opponents had she really only entered the contest because she thought it should be a debate. mr kyla had been with davidson's deputy. he has a long history with the conservative party in scotland. he was a member when he was a teenager back in the 1970s. for many yea rs, teenager back in the 1970s. for many years, he was a car dealer, he wasn't a professional politician. but hejoined wasn't a professional politician. but he joined the scottish payment, became an msp in 2007, and since then has risen to prominence as ruth davidson's deputy and then as the interim leader, he was up against nicola sturgeon. he has provided, i guess, incredible opposition to the snp and the scottish parliament. i think the really, really important thing about his job think the really, really important thing about hisjob in the next think the really, really important thing about his

jackson carlaw, who has been interim leader since the resignation of ruth davidson in august, receiveder candidate, michelle ballantyne. a former italian mafia boss, who was found hiding in a caravan park in lancashire, has told the bbc about the british businessmen who helped the mafia make millions of pounds through fraud. gennaro panzuto is a state witness whose evidence has helped convict former members of the camorra family criminal syndicate in naples. this report from dominic casciani. the secrets are being unlocked, a rare insight into one of the world's most powerful mafia gangs. i'm meeting gennaro panzuto, a camorra leader who murdered and is now confessing all. translation: one thing i do remember is the dull thud of the bodies falling after you've shot them. they're asking you to kill somebody. did you not think, that's the wrong thing to do? translation: no, when you grow up in a context like mine, for lots of kids like me, it's normal. panzuto was a teenage street thief who rose through the ranks to become a boss. in 2006, he was suspected of multiple murders as clan war

jackson carlaw, who has been interim leader since the resignation of ruth davidson in august, received ballantyne. there were more than 5000 cases of mumps last year in england — that's the highest level in a decade. it's been largely driven by young adults at universities and colleges who didn't as children have the mmrjab — that's measles, mumps and rubella. public health england says the rise looks set to continue this year, and it's urging people to have both parts of the mmr vaccine, for maximum protection. catherine burns reports. this is david orwood now, and this is him when he became ill with the mumps. as the days went by, his face became more and more swollen. it started to affect his breathing. he says the pain was excruciating. it was just indescribable. i kind of woke up and i couldn't do anything. it completely took over my body. so, you started to feel better and then you got a complication. it then went into... ..my balls. ifelt like someone had kicked me in the balls. on my right side, it swelled up like an avocado. it was huge and really painful. mumps cases are at t

jackson carlaw, who has been interim leader since the resignation of ruth davidson in august, receivedmichelle ballantyne. an artwork that appeared on the side of a house in bristol has been confirmed as the work of street artist banksy. the piece features a stencil of a girl firing red flowers made with spray—painted ivy from a catapult. banksy published a picture of the work on his instagram page at midnight on valentine's day. health officials have contacted hundreds of people who attended a conference in london, after it emerged that one of them was later diagnosed with coronavirus. the person, who's not been named, was at the uk bus summit in central london last week. two labour mps, lilian greenwood and alex sobel, who were at the conference have said they are well, but have cancelled their public engagements until 20 february as a precaution. so far, nine people in the uk have tested positive for the virus. meanwhile, health officials in china have reported 121 more deaths from the coronavirus outbreak bringing the total number to almost 1,000,a00. "1400. the number of confirmed

conservatives have a new leader. jackson carlaw, who has been interim leader since the resignation of ruth davidson the only other candidate, michelle ballantyne. an artwork that appeared on the side of a house in bristol has been confirmed as the work of street artist banksy. the piece features a stencil of a girl firing red flowers made with spray painted ivy from a catapult. banksy published a picture of the work on his instagram page at midnight on valentine's day. there were more than 5,000 cases of mumps last year in england that's the highest level in a decade. the outbreaks have been largely driven by young adults in universities and colleges who did not have the mmr measles, mumps and rubella jab as children. public health england says the rise looks set to continue this year, and is urging people to have both parts of the mmr vaccine, for maximum protection. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns reports. this is david now, and this is him when he became ill with the mumps. as the days went by, his face became more and more swollen, it started to affect his breathing. he says the pain w

jackson ca rlaw —— who has been interim leader since the resignation of ruth davidson in august —— receivedd that an estranged muslim couple — who'd had an islamic wedding ceremony, and had four children — cannot legally divorce because their marriage isn't recognised in law. an earlier ruling had accepted that their vows were similar to those of a british marriage contract. danjohnson gave us this update from the court of appeal. it was argued for all intents and purposes that she and her husband, had been married for 18 years. he had been married for 18 years. he had gone through a ceremony in 1998 islamic wedding after that they refer to each other as husband and wife. he had had four children, pay moved abroad for five years to live in dubai and that marriage wasn't recognised by the authorities there. they were treated by friends and family asa they were treated by friends and family as a married couple. it's only when the relationship broke down in 2016, pappas became a real issue. she sought to clarify if the marriage was in by law. how i can and should be because they had intended a

jackson carlaw, who has been interim leader since the resignation of ruth davidson in august, received court of appeal has ruled that an estranged muslim couple, who'd had an islamic wedding ceremony and had four children, cannot legally divorce because their marriage isn't recognised in law. an earlier ruling had accepted that their vows were similar to those of a british marriage contract. dan johnson has been following proceedings. tell us about the background to this. there is a lot to understand. it is complicated and one thing to set out from the beginning is that one way of securing a divorce is to have a marriage declared null and void. in effect, that it never legally existed because it was entered into on a false premise and thatis entered into on a false premise and that is what the women in this case, nasreen akhtar, was arguing. she said they had gone through an islamic ceremony with the intention but would be endorsed with a second civil ceremony which would have been marriage recognised in law. her case was that because that process wasn't completed to its full conclusio

he‘s been interim leader since the resignation of ruth davidson in august.cottish elections next year. it‘s, of course, valentine‘s day. this year‘s day of romance comes in the week that the first—ever same—sex marriages took place in northern ireland. and in the year that mixed—sex couples can, for the first time, join together in civil partnerships. 84, 000 mixed—sex couples could take advantage of the new rules this year, according to government estimates. so, why are so many couples opting out of a traditional marriage and going for a civil partnership instead? our reporter, shamaan freeman—powell, went to meet one couple to find out. music. today, this loved up couple tied the knot, but with a difference. we‘re going to be exchanging items, but not rings — so, a watch and a necklace. thank you for swiping right on tinder. we are calling them oaths, rather than vows. i was told people fall in love, but with you, i fell upwards. i rose in love with you. instead of getting married, they decided to legalise the love they have for each other with a civil par

former deputy finance minister paid £20,000 for lunch with the dent scottish conservative leader ruth davidsone in uk politics? as he knows, the report will be published as soon as the intelligence and security committee is reconvened and as i have told the house before, there was of a conspiratorial cast of mind will be disappointed by its findings. can i commend the prime ministerfor the belief he has in britain and the boost to infrastructure around the country but with the landing fees at £25 per passenger at heathrow airport and with a third runway those fees will rise, heathrow will become the least competitive airport on the planet so given the delays and costs, does he agree it may be time to review progress and to perhaps deploy those bulldozers elsewhere in the country? the house of commons voted to give it outline planning consent to the third runway, i imagine it is supported by people across this chamber, not by me as it happens, i wait to see the outcome of the legal processes currently under way to see whether the promoters of the third runway can't satisfy their legal obligatio