my my colleague sarah smith is chairing the debate.ia dugdale, willie rennie, patrick harvie and david coburn will take part in the 90 minute debate ahead of the upcoming general election on june 8th. stand—by, curtains up. three weeks to go until the general election the leaders of scotland's parties face the electorate. welcome to the scottish debate. good evening. welcome to mansfield in edinburgh, where over the next 90 minutes we will explore some of the major issues in this election, with the help of our invited audience, and our panel.

well our scotland editor sarah smith is here.ah smith is here. motivating she has been busy, she was motivating the debate earlier this evening. there were tough exchanges. this is a westminster election, yet the debate will be on that. there we i’e the debate will be on that. there were some good questions from the audience about health and education that sparked some of the liveliest issues. that is controlled by the scottish government in holyrood. they have been in government for ten yea rs they have been in government for ten years now. people are taking into account how the schools and hospitals are being run. it cannot be divorced from the westminster election. nicola sturgeon got a hard time about that. she also had a few blows on ruth davidson, talking about austerity cuts. it is noticeable that ruth davidson often looks at her most uncomfortable when she is defending policies of the uk conservative party that come from westminster. brexit and independence we i’e were the main topics of the night. nicola sturgeon wanting

sarah smith, bbc news.ondent catriona renton is at st anne's square in manchester city centre. as you will hear, it is so quiet here today but despite that crowds are huge. the black coming here, still paying tribute and bringing flowers. you can see the carpet of flowers. you can see the carpet of flowers that keeps growing as people come here to remember the 22 victims of monday night's atrocity. i am joined by two people who are volunteering to help at the moment. a police support volunteer and a volunteer with the british red cross. there has been nature mendis response from the people of manchester to support each other. what have you been doing? there is quite a lot happening with the emergency services, greater manchester police put extra officers on the street and the voluntary special constabulary have been out in force. on tuesday the were 165 volunteers, part of the special constabulary, out on the streets of manchester protecting people. police say they are doing everything they can this weekend

sarah smith, bbc news, perth.b at manchester arena that left 22 people dead, the american singer ariana grande has announced she'll perform again in the city on sunday at a benefit concert for the victims and their families. she'll be joined by other musicians including justin bieber, katy perry and coldplay. but some of those affected say they think it is too soon. our correspondent danny savage reports. # got to have it. # i want you, you...#. she's the global superstar who the victims of the manchester bombing had gone to see. after the attack, ariana grande quickly returned to her home in the states, saying her heart was broken. but tonight she announced this — the one love manchester benefit concert this sunday. free tickets will be offered to those who were at the arena last week. she won't be performing alone, justin bieber is alsojoining her. # when i look in your eyes #. other famous names include take that, who donated the proceeds from their liverpool concert to the victims. # turn it up, it's your favo

sarah smith, bbc news, perth.anchester arena, that left 22 people dead, the american singer ariana grande has announced she'll perform in the city on sunday at a benefit concert for the victims and their families. she'll be joined by other musicians including justin bieber, katy perry and coldplay. but some of those affected say they think it is too soon. our correspondent, danny savage, is in manchester now. sophie, there's been big public events here in manchester since last week's atrocity. the performer, whose concert was bombed, is returning this weekend. everybody at the arena last week has been invited along on sunday to come along for free. lots of people are thrilled that some of the most famous performers in the world are coming to manchester in a few days' time. there are those who say this is just too soon. # got to have it. # i want you, you...#. she's the global superstar who the victims of the manchester bombing had gone to see. after the attack, ariana grande quickly returned to her home in the sta

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.others, she thanked her father, francis ford festival. among others, she thanked herfather, francis ford coppola, who had taught her writing and directing. many of us are enjoying the warm weather. in belarus, the tractors are celebrating are relehrating the. artivalni- s sqmwm, m a”... ‘ with are relehrating the. artivalni- s e.....n._., ... wm... ‘ with if e display. is festival held by the tractor a festival held by the tractor works, which makes one in ten i211; :j:: ::3 22:5. 25 to traditional iztzizzz zit: ::z zzz. ttz to traditional music, even performed to traditional music, even including swan lake. i thought steve was going to let us hear some of the music, but he let us hear some of the music, but he let us down. let's look at the weather forecast, with phil avery. is much””’ 5; much as i 5; much as you, 2 much as you, hope we get music next time. this is the way that we are looking at things just at the moment. after what was really quite a decent sort of day. it clouded up

sarah smith, bbc news.nt, we'll be speaking to our correspondents in manchester to get the very latest — catriona renton, who is at st ann's square in the city centre, and clare fallon, who is at greater manchester police headquarters. but first, with me is reg walker, a security consultant who works at iridium security. it manages, coordinates and advises on security at large scale events. reg will be working at the fa cup final this weekend. good morning. thank you for coming in. what sort of challenge does the fa cup final pose? i think the sheer scale of the event, the interest, the numbers of people, the multiple entry points, i think everyone is confident that the amazing security processes that have been put in place in view of the manchester are atrocities are more than capable of protecting the public over the weekend. replicated at many other events. i think the response from police and intelligence services immediately after manchester was absolutely amazing. there was immediate contact with the

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.rish sea, has been described as "extremely i5 he was reported missing after he failed to return from surfing at westport beach in argyll. eight rescue teams from these areas were mobilised as part of the search for mr bryce from both scotland and northern ireland. he was eventually spotted by a helicopter after drifting 13 miles from shore. our correspondent, chris buckler, reports. after more than a day drifting in the water, matthew bryce was found by the coastguard, floating miles from land.

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.and there's one thing all the parties seem to agree on — that the uk housing market is in crisis. that the uk housing some believe it's actually broken, with the supply of homes failing to keep up with demand. with the supply of homes failing all the major parties are pledging to help both renters and buyers. as part of our reality check series on the key issues in the run—up to the election, steph mcgovern investigates the state of housing. steph mcgovern investigates having a place to call home is a dream for a lot of people but does it matter if you own it or not? home ownership is now at its lowest level since 1985, whereas private renting is at its highest since the 1980s. that is partly because it is much harder now to save for a deposit. so if you look back at the ‘90s, it would take an average household three years if they were saving 5% of their income every year to get a deposit together. of their income every year now it would take 20 years. of their income every year let's

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. matthew bryce, a surfer who survived for more than 30 hours clinging to his board in the irish sea, has been described as "extremely is he was reported missing after he failed to return from surfing at westport beach in argyll. eight rescue teams from these areas were mobilised as part of the search for mr bryce from both scotland and northern ireland. he was eventually spotted by a helicopter after drifting 13 miles from shore. our correspondent, chris buckler, reports. after more than a day drifting in the water, matthew bryce was found by the coastguard, floating miles from land. he was still by the surfboard he left the argyll coast on on sunday morning, but when he was finally rescued, on monday evening, he was halfway between northern ireland and scotland, and farfrom the beach near campbeltown where he'd gone for a day's surfing in blustery conditions. this picture, taken that morning, shows how challenging the waves would have been for surfers. he'd been surfing and when he at

sarah smith reports. armed police on the streets of hull.g place here this weekend has been reassessed, as it has at hundreds of other events. the operation in manchester may be making good progress, according to counter—terrorism detectives, but the threat level remains at its highest. as well as radio 1's big weekend in hull, extra security will be in force at the fa cup final at wembley, the scottish cup final at hampden park, and sporting events in liverpool and manchester. in the city centre, the floral tributes keep coming. police have praised the spirit of the people. and they want to assure everyone that progress is being made. so much has been achieved in that period of time. it is at huge pace. we have made huge grounds in terms of the investigation, but there is still a lot of work to do. officers and other agencies are working with us around the clock to make sure we do that. the arrests keep coming. three more in the city overnight. locations being searched around manchester include a flat in this block rented by salman abedi se

sarah smith reports. armed police on the streets of hull.ecurity at the festival taking place here this weekend has been reassessed, as it has at hundreds of other events. the operation in manchester may be making good progress, according to counter—terrorism detectives, but the threat level remains at its highest. as well as radio one's big weekend in hull, a strict security will be in force at the fa cup final at wembley, the scottish cup. hampden park and sporting events in liverpool and manchester. in the city centre, the floral tributes keep coming. police have praised the spirit of the people. and they want to assure everyone that progress is being made. 50 to assure everyone that progress is being made. so much has been achieved in that period of time. we have made huge grounds in terms of the investigation but there is still a lot of work to do. 0fficers the investigation but there is still a lot of work to do. officers and other agencies are working with us around the clock. to make sure we do that. the arrests keep coming. three mo

sarah smith is in edinburgh for us. sarah, do we know what's meant by "public consent"?tly that, would she be relying on opinion polls, or if the snp wina relying on opinion polls, or if the snp win a majority of seats in scotla nd snp win a majority of seats in scotland at the election, would that demonstrate public consent? and she would not define exactly how she would not define exactly how she would decide if there was public consent for another vote, and said she would rather we were not talking about independence at all because she thinks this debate could weaken her hand in brexit negotiations, and accused the snp of being obsessed with independence. although it is the tories in scotland who are making another referendum central to their election campaign. they are handing out leaflets with "independence" in block capital letters. they think by saying they are the only ones who can stop another referendum, they can attract unionist voters, while nicola sturgeon says that a vote for the snp is about to make scotland's voice heard. theresa may absolutely ruled out

would "further reinforce" the mandate for a second referendum on independence. 0ur scotland editor sarah smithis a tricky election for the snp because they are almost victims of their own success. they did so well in 2015, winning all but three of the seats in scotland, they cannot do any better. but if they lose any, opponents will say, it shows people don't want another independence referendum and that is why there was barely a mention of that referendum here today. nicola sturgeon know she won't be walking into number ten as the next prime minister. the snp cannot form auk prime minister. the snp cannot form a uk government, so head coach? they are the only effective opposition. now, more than ever it is vital to have strong snp voices standing up to scotland at westminster. a vote for the snp on june to scotland at westminster. a vote for the snp onjune the aids will strengthen scotland's hands against tory cuts. it will strengthen our hand againstan tory cuts. it will strengthen our hand against an extreme brexit and it will strengthen scotland's right to make our own decisions. the snp a

and nicola sturgeon has been speaking to our scotland editor, sarah smith.worried that talk of another referendum was a vote loser?e she was worried that talk of another referendum was a vote loser? s i am not. i have made my position on this clear. at the end of the brexit process , clear. at the end of the brexit process, i think scotland should have a choice over our own future. the alternative to that is brexit no matter how damaging. this is about talking about how damaging brexit would be to our economy and our big services if it goes wrong. i don't think scotland should have to accept that regardless. i think we should have a choice at the end of the election. i have also said that there is a more immediate opportunity, and that is to strengthen scotland's's hand in the brexit negotiations, so that we can have scotland's voice being heard and try to avoid an extreme brexit, going out of the common market, as well as eu. that is the immediate opportunity here, as is the ability, with a strong group of snp mps, to fight against further austerity. today,

later on, we will bring you the scottish leaders debate. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, will chair panel of six scottish party leaders — nicola sturgeon, ruth davidson, kezia dugdale, willie rennie and patrick harvie and david coburn. that's at 7:30 this evening. the leaders of the main parties are going to stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mp jo cox, who was shot and stabbed in her constituency in west yorkshire last year. the initiative comes after a personal request from her widower brendan cox — the first anniversary of her murder is next month. ina in a moment of rare quiet, several party leaders are putting campaigning to one side. jeremy corbyn and theresa may have both given their support to the idea of banning campaigning tools. focus will be on policy but instead on visiting local community projects. parties of us their candidates to do the same. they are coming together to rememberjo cox, the mp who was shot and stabbed by a far right extremist in her constituency last summer. extremist in her constituency last summer. he was later given a whole life sen

referendum would not take place, unless there was ‘public consent‘ for it. 0ur scotland editor sarah smiths been following the campaign and explained what that meant. i asked her exactly that, would she be relying on opinion polls or if the snp were to win a majority of seats in scotland at this election, with that demonstrate public consent? and she would not define exactly how she would decide if there was public consent for another vote. she said she would rather we weren't talking about it at all because she thinks this debate could potentially weaken her hand in brexit negotiations. she accused the snp of being obsessed with independence. though i have to say it is the tories in scotland who are making another referendum absolutely central to that election campaign, they are handing out leaflets with independents written in capital letters on them because they think that by saying that they are the only party who can stop another referendum they will attract unionist voters while nicola sturgeon says a vote for the snp is a vote to make scotland's voice heard. theresa may rules out th

. —— sera —— sarah smith will be chairing that debates.ritance when he was questioned about the move to reform social care. they may not be able to pass their homes onto their children. the burke and pensions secretary said it was a fairer system. £100,000 is a reasonable inheritance to have. as people who are lucky enough to have had great rises in property value will still, i think, decide that £100,000 is a better way of doing it. labour has accused theresa may of stirring up a war between the generations. it is promising extra funding for social ca re promising extra funding for social care and to set a no more than £72,000 on how much someone should have to pay for their own care. the liberal democrats have meanwhile accused the tories of wanting to bring ina accused the tories of wanting to bring in a dementia tax. what we're seeing this weekend with the conservatives under increasing pressure because they have chosen a dementia tax, if you or your loved one has, or will get dementia tax, if you or your loved one has, orwill get deme

our scotland editor sarah smith has been to kelso, a few miles from the border with england, to see howonal question there. in the 3:20 at kelso, you can get good odds on a horse called maggie blue. the scottish tories are also feeling confident here. they don't pretend they can overtake the snp. but they do believe they could come from behind to take second place. i think the conservatives will be quite strong in this area. why is that? well, i think a lot of people are getting sick of the snp, to be quite honest. going for independence is going to be a disaster. even snp supporters worry there's too much focus on independence, ever since nicola sturgeon demanded another referendum. she keeps banging on about independence, it's putting a lot of folk off. but you'll vote for her nevertheless? i'll still vote for her, oh, aye. i wouldn't vote for the tories. back at the track the jockey wearing the saltire shirt was first past the post. poor old maggie blue came in last. this constituency in the scottish borders is where the tories have the best chance of taking a seat from the snp. they

later on the bbc news channel, we'll bring you the scottish leaders' debate. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smithe debate in front of an audience with a panel of six scottish party leaders. that's at 7:30pm this evening. at least 18 cia informants were killed or imprisoned in china after a spy network was dismantled according to reports in the new york times. it is not clear whether the cia was hacked or whether a mole helped the chinese to identify the agents over a two—year period, officials told the paper. it's being described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. the cia has declined to comment. north korea has launched another missile, according to security officials in south korea. it's the latest in a series of tests and launches amid concerns about the country's nuclear capability. earlier this month, north korea successfully launched a long—range missile, prompting protests from japan. the latest launch is being analysed by washington and south korea. it seems to have been successful. the south korean military and the us say that it travelled some hundreds of kilometres,

our scotland editor sarah smith is in perth.r ten as the next prime minister. the snp cannot form a uk government, so her pitch? they are the only effective opposition. now, more than ever it is vital to have strong snp voices standing up for scotland at westminster. a vote for the snp onjune the 8th will strengthen scotland's hands against tory cuts. it will strengthen our hand against an extreme brexit and it will strengthen scotland's right to make our own decisions. the snp advocate an additional £118 billion in public spending. raising the minimum wage to over £10 and raising the top rate of tax to 50p. nicola sturgeon had less to say about a second referendum on scottish independence. are you worried it is a vote loser? no, at the end of the brexit process, i think scotland should have a choice over our own future. i have also said, in this election there is a more immediate opportunity and that is to strengthen scotland's hands in the brexit negotiations. you have changed your language about independence, you talk about s

our scotland editor sarah smith will chair that debate in front of an audience with a panel of six scottisheparing to address gulf leaders on the need to confront extremism. labour go on the offensive to attract older voters, as the conservatives defend controversial plans to overhaul social care funding. party leaders will stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mpjo cox, who was murdered in her constituency last year. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. it‘s all about the battle for the final two champions league spots on the last day of the premier league. one of manchester city, liverpool or arsenal will miss out on top flight european football next season. arsene wenger‘s side need a win against everton to keep their hopes alive, and even that may not be enough as they require liverpool or city to slip up. we just want everybody to play 100% in the last game. that‘s all you wa nt to in the last game. that‘s all you want to do. we have to focus on ourselves and everybody will be under scrutiny. i think everton will fight against us. it‘s what you want, i

it's thought statins could help slow the progression of the condition, as sarah smith reports.illion of us every year to lower cholesterol. but in the coming months, a major new trial will test whether they could help tackle a condition which can wreak devastation on sufferers. multiple sclerosis causes the immune system to attack the lining of the nerves, disrupting messages travelling along nerve fibres. it can mean increasing levels of disability. more than 100,000 people in the uk have ms. half will develop the secondary, progressive stage. there is currently no treatment to slow its progress and this trial, involving more than 1,000 people, is aimed at them. if we can prove it has a long—term impact, long—term results for people with ms, we know its safety record, it's extremely cheap, so it could be quickly made available to everyone that needs it and it won't put a big hole in the nhs budget. a previous, smaller study suggested statins did have an impact. this trial will provide much more information. but, at six years long, it will be some time before it's known just ho

our reporter sarah smith is near heathrow airport for us this morning. it really must have been. not just because hasn't it? it really must have been. notjust because we have seen all those families with their travel plans for the bank holiday weekend, half term, the travel plans ruined. but also the lack of information that has been clearly so frustrating for them. they haven't known if their flights for them. they haven't known if theirflights are for them. they haven't known if their flights are going. they have turned up, they haven't had the information, they haven't been able to rebook. all that compensation but all the damage to their reputation as well. as far as the it issue is concerned, the latest date men from ba is they are moving closer to full operational capacity. —— the latest statement from ba. it is day three and still not fixed. trying to find a nswe rs and still not fixed. trying to find answers is difficult. ba putting out the occasional statement of not putting up anyone to answer our questions. all we will say is its power supply

you can see sarah smith bbc scotland editor preparing to chair that debate which is taking place live here on the bbc news channel from 7:30pm. ukip's leader paul nuttall has claimed it doesn't matter how many mps his party has after the election. he said ukip was still strong in areas where it had previously received support, despite opinion polls suggesting the party faces the prospect of having no mps.m doesn't really matter how many mps you have. if you think back to 2013, we forced a then british prime minister, david cameron, into offering a referendum. but we didn't have an mp at that time. ukip needs to be electorally viable, it needs to be electorally viable, it needs to be electorally viable, it needs to be doing well in local elections. i predict that after this election ukip will go up substantially and we will do very well indeed. that was paul nuttall talking to andrew mark on the andrew marsh show on bbc one. the headlines on bbc news. donald trump has told the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations, that they must join forces and play their part in defeating religious

lucky sarah smith getting a sneak preview their!. in a moment, the weather.ouver watching the animal in the water before it grabbed her dress and pulled her into the water. a relative jumped in and lifted her to safety. both were unhurt. the sea lion appeared to have been drawn to the dock by people who were throwing bread crumbs into the water. that was a lucky escape. darren bett has all the weather news. hello, clive. good news i suppose if you are looking for dry weather, someone and sunshine, because that's essentially what we've got heading our way essentially what we've got heading ourway —— essentially what we've got heading our way —— some warmth and sunshine. instead of the low pressure and rain we had last week, it is high—pressure that is going to dominate our weather, building up in the south—west, pushing await the week where the front in northern parts of the uk. little to no rain in the forecast. the position of the high is crucial. it's doors to drift towards the east, allowing us to draw airfrom the near towards the east, allowing us to draw

pack indeed, sarah smith reporting. —— packed. the weather is going to be lovely!land, these weak weather fronts approaching the uk, what we will find over the weekend is high pressure building across the uk, drifting towards the west, pulling in later in the week, from the near continent, and then really warming up, and with that wind coming in, the temperatures will not be far off record—breaking values for this time of the year. but today, we have had the buttercups of the year. but today, we have had the buttercu ps out of the year. but today, we have had the buttercups out in west berkshire, blue skies as well, buttercu ps berkshire, blue skies as well, buttercups out as well in belfast, buttercups out as well in belfast, but this time, very grey skies, light rain and drizzle is ours around as well, one or two showers in the far north of england, most of the wet weather is in scotland, heavy bursts for northern scotland, pushing out of the way, skies clearing for most of us except towards wales and the south west, increasing the low cloud here, missed and hill

sarah smith with the latest from heathrow airport this morning.biggest cause of hospital admissions in england for children underfive. in a report out today, the british dentaljournal says treating dental disease costs the nhs almost £3.5 billion a year, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to require treatment. the american rock musician greg allman has died. # but back home you'll always run to sweet melissa... the 69—year—old became a star in the late ‘60s as part of the allman brothers band, the group he formed with his brother, duane. one of their best known songs is the 1973 hitjessica, which was used as the opening theme tune to top gear. that would have been one of those good pub quiz questions, i never knew it was that particular song. the great manchester run is going ahead this morning in the city centre amid heightened security and an atmosphere of quiet defiance. 35,000 participants will be running through the city centre in the second major sporting event in the city since the attacks on monday. 0ur reporter ca

sarah smith is there for us now. before a certain royal visit?l glorious day.e the green giraffe, and other animals behind me. chelsea has never been afraid to tackle some more difficult subjects as well. i was here last week, last year, and there was a modern slavery garden. today, this is the mind trap garden. it is part of the heads together campaign, asking us to talk about and look at mental health in a different way. it has been supported by the royal family, the duke and duchess of cambridge, and prince harry. if we go inside, you can see it changes from this very colourful outside two very different inside. the designer is ian price, sitting in the middle. you drew on your own issues with mental health, didn't you, to create the garden? yes, this garden is a true representation of what went on in my head and what i felt when i was at my worst. tell me why you are sitting in the middle of this black pond? to remind myself why i am here, if it wasn't for that going wrong, i would here, if it wasn't for that going wrong, iwould not here, if it wasn't for t

sarah smith, bbc news.n mackenzie is to leave the paper because of offensive remarks in his column last month about the everton footballer ross barkley. mr mackenzie was suspended after comparing the player, who is white, but has a nigerian grandfather, to a gorilla. people in south korea are voting for a new president after a corruption scandal brought down their former leader. the frontrunner, liberal moon jae—in, wants to boost ties with north korea and reform the powerful family—run companies that dominate the economy. former president park geun—hye was ousted on charges of bribery and abuse of power in march. a 35—year—old man will appear in court today in connection with a dog attack on a two—year—old girl in liverpool on sunday. the toddler suffered injuries to her head and body when several dogs got into the garden where she was playing in toxteth. she's in a serious but stable condition in hospital. andrew mcgowan has been accused of being in charge of four dogs that were dangerously out of control

let's end tonight with the final word from sarah smith. it's interesting people saying we were discussing issues that are devolved, we are but the issues the audience wanted to talk about that they sent the most questions in about and the way the scottish government has performed does inform how people are going to vote, people ca re how people are going to vote, people care passionately about education, health and how the snp have done over the last ten years and that will make a difference even if it shouldn't because they are devolved issues. on the things like brexit which are of course westminster‘s responsibility, we saw the sharp dividing line is, nicola sturgeon keen to tell us that a vote for the snp will put a strong scottish voice into the negotiations, with the other parties disagreeing. we saw the different positions, ruth davidson was uncomfortable being reminded of her remainer past now she is supporting theresa may's version of brexit but i agree with some of your other commentators, it was the audience who were the stars t

our correspondent sarah smith is at the chelsea flower show and we can join her there now.how and it shows of the boat builder‘s skills and some of the excellent workmanship that we teach at the college. gary, how have you brought the boat into what you have done with the garden? i've tried to show the boat as if it was being built 900 years ago, so all the plans and everything are indigenous and there is a little feature that runs around which the boat sits on and the marginals and plans are native to norfolk. you say they are all native to northern. how do you represent that in the confines of chelsea, which is very different? that is partly due to our friends, natural garden people, who are really good weaving together. what happened was a lot of the plans were blocked out by the environment agency and reused and other plans we re agency and reused and other plans were planted in between all of the weeds when they were much younger and allowed to grow up together. some of the skills you teach the couege some of the skills you teach the college been reflected in the garde

sarah smith, bbc news.etting up my plans for life, going to university, having a career in place, all of those things, it ta kes in place, all of those things, it takes those things away from you. really, it is about aspiration. it is about removing your ability to aspire which, at the end of the day, makes us different from all of the other animals. 0bviously makes us different from all of the other animals. obviously the physical symptoms, the physical signs and symptoms. i am here in a chair, you can see that. but there is far more than that. your nervous system control is absolutely everything you do. unfortunately, it is also things like vowels, bladder, sex, a million different things. —— bowels. everything your bodily functions do, it affects them.” think it would be helpful if you could clarify what secondary progressive ms is, and how you think statins might be able to help? yes, it begins with paralysis, problems with site or balance. people have relapses and go into remission. it lasts for ten or

sarah, we have a unified message now politically in terms of the election. absolutely. in the last couple of minutes, it's been confirmed all the major parties are suspending their election campaign. norman smithvatives, labour and the snp and liberal democrats have confirmed that today's campaigning has been suspended. that coming through in the last couple of minutes. that is people are waking up, this does have ripple effects. we've been hearing from world leaders passing on their condolences. one thing is, the chinese president, xijinping, has phoned the queen offering condolences for the loved ones and the victims. in this time of great difficulty, the uk and china stand together, he said. we also heard and as you mentioned, a lot of celebrities, singers, really, a show of solidarity on social media, passing on their thoughts. we heard from harry stiles, the former one direction singer. taylor swift is written, my thoughts, prayers and tea rs written, my thoughts, prayers and tears for all those affected in the manchester tragedy tonight. i am sending all my love. this is an ongoing operation. the area amount —— around manchester arena is cordoned off. we heard there will be extra officer