starmer to look forward to in scotland-— starmer to look forward to in scotland. ~ . ,~ . , scotland.lardyce, really good to get your thoughts - scotland. jason allardyce, really good to get your thoughts here | scotland. jason allardyce, really i good to get your thoughts here on bbc news. let's get more on this now and go live to our political correspondent nick eardley who is in rutherglen and was just listening to those speeches. what did you make of that? it strikes me that you can feel almost the optimism in the labour party in scotland now. we had ian murray, until yesterday labour's in saying the tectonic plates in scotland are shifting as a result of this by—election in rutherglen and hamilton west. you had jackie baillie, the party's deputy leader in scotland, quoting sirjohn curtis, suggesting on this when, labour could win 40 plus seats in scotland that a general labour could win 40 plus seats in scotla they at a general labour could win 40 plus seats in scotla they have eneral labour could win 40 plus seats in scotla they have pretty much think, they have pretty much decl

nobody in scotland caused this westminster cost of living crisis, but almost everybody in scotland is of it. and i never thought that in 2023 people on above average salaries would be coming to my constituency surgeries asking for financial help. . nurses, teachers, police officers. these workers _ . nurses, teachers, police officers. these workers who _ . nurses, teachers, police officers. these workers who are _ . nurses, teachers, police officers. these workers who are the - . nurses, teachers, police officers. these workers who are the very - these workers who are the very backbone of the scottish public services. people like them are being hit by this crisis too. we know people are filled with dread when bills are going up and up and we can't stop all bills from rising. but where we can act, we absolutely should. and i've considered carefully what steps we can take to help. council tax bills in scotland are already hundreds of pounds a year lower than they are in england. we are committed to fundamentally reforming local taxation and we will re—energise our work to do just that.

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focusing on scotland.— of scotland focusing on scotland. :, ., :, ., scotland.ay we will be back to the hall in hamilton as soon as we detect some serious movement. in the meantime, let me come back to you, professor sirjohn curtice, meghan gallacher doing a achilierjob of putting a positive spin on what looks like a bad result. are the scottish tories down to their rump, the call vote that won't desert them? is there anything left to be squeezed? probably not. they're running at around 15—15 —— 60% in the opinion polls. that is pretty much the bottom they have all and two elections from 1997 onwards. the truth is the party north of the body is offering collateral damage from what's happened at westminster. does one of the reasons there has been some discussion in not too recent past about whether the party should try and have one of the greater separation between herself and the party down south. the truth is, the progress that was made, particularly around the time of the 2016 general election, a lot of that frankly has gone away. wejust lot of that frankly ha

. and indeed across the rest of scotland-— and indeed across the rest of scotland. ., , , ., scotlande storm continues, scotland. indeed, louise, the storm continues. the _ scotland. indeed, louise, the storm continues, the red _ scotland. indeed, louise, the storm continues, the red weather- scotland. indeed, louise, the storm continues, the red weather warning | continues, the red weather warning remains in place, what about those people who have been evacuated from their homes, do we know how they are being cared for and how long they can expect to be away from their homes? it can expect to be away from their homes? , , . ' homes? it is very much different situation for _ homes? it is very much different situation for many _ homes? it is very much different situation for many families. - homes? it is very much different situation for many families. we l situation for many families. we spoke to one family this morning who were evacuated round 5am. they were able to move with relative —— relatives who live further up the town, many people haven't been as fortunate. they don't have pl

. . . ., , ., scotland.me point next year. — scotland. that election is at some point next year, so _ scotland. that election is at some point next year, so where - scotland. that election is at some point next year, so where does i scotland. that election is at some l point next year, so where does this leave the major parties?— leave the ma'or parties? firstly we should say it’— leave the major parties? firstly we should say it is _ leave the major parties? firstly we should say it is a _ leave the major parties? firstly we should say it is a by-election, i leave the major parties? firstly we should say it is a by-election, so i should say it is a by—election, so they can be over interpretation here. from the scottish national party�*s perspective it was grim, there is no doubt it was grim. they have been the giants of scottish politics for the last ten years or so, more than that, with their dominance at hollywood. they will worry come the general election and also what it means for their very reason for

a scotland win and things get rather harder to work out.st certainly, come down to bonus points and potentially head—to—heads. scotland haven't beaten ireland in their last eight attempts. ireland, remember, are top of the world rankings and are considered favourites for the cup. we have broken records before or weather it was not winning in paris, in twickenham, not beating england for seven or eight years, so this is another opportunity for them to break another record and we believe in them. we believe where they are mentally, where they are as a group, where they are physically, they are ready to play their best rugby. england will have george ford and owen farrell starting together at fly—half and inside centre for the first time in more than 2.5 years when they take on samoa tomorrow. england have already sealed their quarterfinal place as pool d winners after winning their first three group matches. wales are also assured a place in the last eight, but a bonus point againt georgia tomorrow will mean they finish top of pool d. it's a

but there are several ways that scotland can still qualify.ow play norway on sunday and if they draw or win, then scotland will go through. and if that does not happen, then scotland still have two group games in which to get two points that they will then need. fans will have to wait a little longer to celebrate. we have done a lot of work to get 15 points from 6 games it is now. and if spain — if norway don't get anything against spain on sunday night, we qualify on sunday night. but we don't qualify because norway don't get anything from spain, we qualify because of what we have done to have 15 points sitting here. if norway win the game, then we go to november with a realistic chance of topping the group. well, in that group norway have given themselves a lifeline to keep the pressure on spain and scotland courtesy of their headline act, erling haaland. the manchester city strike with 2 goals in norway's 4—0 victory over cyprus. the norwegians must beat spain on sunday or scotland will go through automatically, another significant result f

seats in scotland, that's a really big deal and it's well beyond scotland pass back borders becauseolutely crucial for a general election. we know that sir keir starmer is feeling optimistic about its prospects, if they can win 20-25 about its prospects, if they can win 20—25 or even 30 seats in scotland that will make the prospect of winning a majority a lot more feasible. be under no illusions, this is a big moment in scottish and uk politics. the question is going to be how big and how much momentum do labour have now? you to be how big and how much momentum do labour have now?— do labour have now? you said, all e es on do labour have now? you said, all eyes on that _ do labour have now? you said, all eyes on that area _ do labour have now? you said, all eyes on that area at _ do labour have now? you said, all eyes on that area at the _ do labour have now? you said, all eyes on that area at the moment, | eyes on that area at the moment, politically. how much of a surprise would you say it is that labour took this seat? mat would you say it is that labour took this seat? ., . ., .

you have followed scotland for a lona world. you have followed scotland for a long time, _ world.rld. you have followed scotland for a long time, pat, did _ world. you have followed scotland for a long time, pat, did you - world. you have followed scotland for a long time, pat, did you ever| fora longtime, pat, did you ever think scotland will be in this position? think scotland will be in this osition? . , ., , position? certainly in the last ten or 15 years. _ position? certainly in the last ten or 15 years. i _ position? certainly in the last ten or 15 years, i thought _ position? certainly in the last ten or 15 years, i thought we - position? certainly in the last ten or 15 years, i thought we were . position? certainly in the last ten i or 15 years, i thought we were quite out or15 years, i thought we were quite out of— or 15 years, i thought we were quite out of it _ or15 years, i thought we were quite out of it to— or 15 years, i thought we were quite out of it. to think we could be the first nation— out of it. to think we could be the first nation to qualify, it is great _

a van_ brought torrential rain to scotland. a van driver— brought torrential rain to scotland.ht torrential rain to scotland. a van driver was hit when a falling tree hit his vehicle in angus yesterday and a 57—year—old woman died in angus after being swept into a river. the met office has issued a second red weather warning for the north—east of scotland from midnight tonight. fiona landing reports from north of dundee where people have had to leave their homes because of flooding. in the dark, they hadn't realised how deep it was. the south asked river burst its banks at around four in the morning. 70—year—old muriel has lived here for 20 years. last night she was adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water _ adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water in _ adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water in the _ adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water in the garage - adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water in the garage of - adamant she was not leaving. when i heard the water in the garage of the l heard the water in the garage of

scotland, success for scotland will not come automatically. we all know that. our success will be determined by all of us as a country and by the decisions that we take. scotland at its best, when we are at our most confident. just look at steve clarke's men, the magnificent scotland's men's team. in fact, given the scintillating run of form, by the time scotland co—host euro 2028, i look forward to defending scotland's title as european champions. there is nothing wrong with being an optimist. delegates, all too often some people talk about scotland to�*s immense contribution to the world as if it is something that is over. but for me scotland has a lot more to offer tomorrow than we did yesterday. if we are... applause if we are willing to go on this journey together, then we can make sure that this is the case. every single person living here can play their part in building a new scotland. all of us will have a stake in our new country and we all deserve to enjoy the fruits of that success. let's remember that we in this party id custodians

the best of luck to scotland later on. that is _ game. the best of luck to scotland later on.t is on _ game. the best of luck to scotland later on. that is on the _ game. the best of luck to scotland later on. that is on the spot - game. the best of luck to scotland later on. that is on the spot for - later on. that is on the spot for now. this is bbc news. now, we are going to look at some of the day's other news. i think that we can see pictures there of the us secretary of state antony blinken. he is currently in tel aviv. he is meeting people there. earlier, of course, we heard him making comments alongside israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, where he promised america's support to israel. he said that the us has israel's back. and, he said that he would embark on intensive diplomacy to stop the conflict spreading. he also said it should be a moment for moral clarity and just a reminder, should be a moment for moral clarity andjusta reminder, if should be a moment for moral clarity and just a reminder, if you are joining us now on the bbc, these pictures are rolf th

come on, scotland. well england face australia in a friendly on friday before a euro qualifier at home to italy next tuesday. and england's defender harry maguire says a phone call from david beckham meant everything after he was jeered by scotland fans last month. the manchester united defender scored an own goal in a31win, but says he's been encouraged by beckham, who suffered plenty of abuse himself after being sent off at the 98 world cup. about three weeks ago after the scotland game he got in touch with me, so it was really nice of him and i really appreciated that. throughout my career, david beckham is someone who i looked up to and i watched when i was a young boy. unfortunately, i didn't end up on the right wing and scoring an assist in as many goals as he has. but yeah, he was a big role model when i was growing up and i think itjust shows how classy is to reach out to me. and obviously a lot of people are speaking about me at the moment, but obviously to see how what he went through and the

this is scotland's great strength.med australia and england will wear black arm bands on the match on friday remembering the innocent victims and israel and palestine. there had been discussion about how to mark the loss of life in the conflict in recent days. uefa president aleksander ceferin has expressed his "profound sorrow" and "condolences" over what he calls "tragic" and "senseless acts of violence" in israel, in letter sent to the chairman of israel fa. it's the first time it is an unimaginable tragedy, and the pain and sorrow are profound and resonate across the entire football community." the israel game against kosovo on sunday has been postponed. bernie ecclestone has been given a suspended sentence after being convicted of fraud. appearing at southwark crown court he told the judge he pleaded guilty. he has agreed in a civil statement to repay almost £653 million and was sentenced to 70 months and wasn't suspended for two years. the billionaire had originally been due to stand trial next month. —— 17 month

it would be nice for a scotland win. are in an unusual position and they are enjoying the moment. with five wins from five theyjust need to avoid defeat to spain and they are no longer sightseeing, they are going to next year's euros. making it six out of six, can we qualify? i think we can. it seems surreal because you would never expect scotland to be top of the field against spain and so close to qualifying. when they played in march two goals gave scotland a famous victory. but the vice captain is not complacent about this match. the job is not done yet and on paper it will be the toughest game that each team in the group will face. we will do our best but we want to be a regularfixture in these tournaments in years to come. on so many occasions scotland have eitherjust missed out or just scraped into a tournament. but in this stadium more than 3800 members of the tartan army could watch scotland automatically qualify for a major tournament for the first time in 25 years. scotland do not plan to be tourists in this c

so it wasn't to be for scotland.irst half, spain dominated, a chance towards scotland which are defended with their lives and then the perfectly placed freekick which dilated the crowd was ruled out. there was a debate as to whether it was a fellow or off side. furious at the decision, scotland's head went down and spain took advantage and they took the chance, morata scoring. just after that, they could have been a point but the scots could not finish. after that, mistakes started to creep. aaron hickey gave away possession and spain pounced again but there are several ways scotland can still qualify. spain now play norway on sunday and if they draw or when, scotland will go through and if that does not happen, scotland still have two group games in which to get to point that they will then need. fans will have to wait a little longer to celebrate. we have done a lot — longer to celebrate. we have done a lot of _ longer to celebrate. we have done a lot of work _ longer to celebrate. we have done a lot of work to - l

scotland in wales.says this about the un. he says they're about the un. he says they're about as much use as a chocolate teapot. thank you for that. very good. and this is the one. yeah. this is from david. david in wales. he says, why have the senate in wales banned at gb news? in wales and we are news? i live in wales and we are all up with the dictatorship all fed up with the dictatorship of god us if of labour. god help us if starmer gets in. i don't think we're banned in wales. i don't think we are. i will check though, but i'm pretty sure we're see what else we're not. let's see what else we've got here. we've done that one. lots of them coming. keep them coming. gb views at abcnews.com . gb news banned from abcnews.com. gb news banned from being shown in the senate. or maybe we're banned from being shown in the senate. that's what another that's joe another one says. that's joe says. do you feel how do we feel about that? well, i didn't know about that? well, i didn't know about thank for about i

i think scotland have picked — confident. i think scotland have picked a — confident.ave to focus on. 80 minutes, ithink one game, that's all we have to focus on. 80 minutes, i think we could _ focus on. 80 minutes, i think we could be — focus on. 80 minutes, i think we could be any teams to let see how we io could be any teams to let see how we go tomorrow. could be any teams to let see how we go tomorrow-— go tomorrow. how much of that goes throu . h go tomorrow. how much of that goes through finn — go tomorrow. how much of that goes through finn russell, _ go tomorrow. how much of that goes through finn russell, such _ go tomorrow. how much of that goes through finn russell, such a - go tomorrow. how much of that goes through finn russell, such a talent, l through finn russell, such a talent, such a player so crucial to the team. , , ., . team. yes, he is world-class. equally. _ team. yes, he is world-class. equally. it's — team. yes, he is world-class. equally, it's all— team. yes, he is world-class. equally, it's all about - team. yes, he is world-class. equally,

and of labour seats in scotland. and of labour seats in scotland. one seat here. they went up to six. a few years later and went back down to 1 in 2021. and certainly the people of rutherglen who i spoke to a little bit earlier on today, know , they seem to be today, you know, they seem to be all in one mind that this was the best way for this election to go for them or it could have been worse. it could have been could have been worse. snp now good on them. >> they weren't fed up with snp in this constituency . in this constituency. >> sorry. are you fed up with the snp in this constituency? >> it's such a muddle. >> it's such a muddle. >> close enough though, but labour last yeah. labour won last night. yeah. happy labour won. well i don't stay in this area but yes i am. >> but i don't stay in this area anyway so i couldn't vote anyway. but yes i am. would you like to see labour be back in power next time? definitely >> any thoughts on labour getting into the election? >> last night i was getting if you did vote, who would you have voted for? >> l

days and pretty wet across scotland too.s is the expected rainfall accumulation. you can see the green and white colours here indicating some areas could see over 100 millimetres, perhaps even 180 millimetres of rain. that's enough to cause some disruption. so the met office have issued an amber heavy rain warning across parts of central and western scotland. we could see some flooding and disruption to power and travel, for instance. so here is the weather front that's going to be bringing all that rain. it's going to be really slow moving on saturday. so it's going to continue to plow more heavy, persistent rainfall into many central parts of scotland, the northern ireland, northern england and down towards wales. a little bit of patchy cloud here and there. best of the sunshine for central and south eastern parts of england where it is going to feel warm temperatures between about 19 to 2a or 25 degrees on saturday. contrast that to aberdeen, for instance, just nine degrees under the cloud and the persistent rain as well.

scotland's biggest offshore wind farm has begun operating at full capacity. angus coast, can generate enough electricity to power two—thirds of scotland's households. the £3bn project, comprising 114 giant turbines, has been more than a decade in the making and will displace more than two million tonnes of c02 each year. the snp leader and scotland's first minister humza yousaf is making his speech to his party's conference in aberdeen this afternoon. he's set to pledge an extra £300m to cut nhs waiting lists in scotland, with one in every seven scots waiting for planned treatment. he also trying to mend the tensions within the party by backing a new referendum for independence let's now speak to iain macwhirter, columnist for the times and the author of disunited kingdom. this is his keynote moment in front of his party's conference, what do you expect he will have to say to bring some of those divisions in the party back together? the bring some of those divisions in the party back together?— party back together? the party has actually made _ party back tog

— of scotland? 50 millimetres, a coule of of scotland? millimetres, a couple of inches _ of scotland? 50 millimetres, a couple of inches over - of scotland? 50 millimetres, a couple of inches over the - of scotland? 50 millimetres, a couple of inches over the next| of scotland? 50 millimetres, a . couple of inches over the next few days, triple but in some areas, lots of wet weather across parts of western and central scotland. the overall message for the uk as a whole is that it will be turning warmer, not necessarily sunny but getting warmer in the coming days. it has freshened a little compared to yesterday, a weather front went through which is now over germany. in the wake of this we have westerly winds off the atlantic and it has brought us sunny spells and scattered showers, showers possible anywhere but more frequent across scotland and northern ireland and temperatures between around 14 and 18. this is the weather front i alluded to, just to the north of ireland, but this area of western scotland, dumfries and galloway, central l

— next general election in scotland rather than second—place. just next general election in scotlandstate _ rather than second-place. just 30 seconds on the state of _ rather than second-place. just 30 seconds on the state of the i seconds on the state of the conservatives in scotland, and how they get squeezed or not in all of this. . ., , ., , this. yeah, the conservatives lost the deposit. _ this. yeah, the conservatives lost the deposit, and _ this. yeah, the conservatives lost the deposit, and i'm _ this. yeah, the conservatives lost the deposit, and i'm not- this. yeah, the conservatives lost. the deposit, and i'm not surprised. ithink— the deposit, and i'm not surprised. i think there — the deposit, and i'm not surprised. i think there was a tactical voting by conservatives in that seat. i think— by conservatives in that seat. i think many of them broke for the labour— think many of them broke for the labour party, and that explains their— labour party, and that explains their poor— labour party, and that explains their poor night but the uk government has had its struggles as

scotland need just one point to qualify for euro 2024 — and in the last few minutes scotland coach stevet, if not we have two more chances in november, and we have those chances because we started the group so well, 15 points from five games. we need to get more points over the line. do i think we will finish this group of 15 points? no, we will get more points, whether tomorrow or november. it more points, whether tomorrow or november-— november. it is looking very good for the scots. _ november. it is looking very good for the scots. we _ november. it is looking very good for the scots. we will _ november. it is looking very good for the scots. we will have - november. it is looking very good for the scots. we will have more | november. it is looking very good i for the scots. we will have more on that story on tomorrow night's sportsday. that's all from sportsday. goodbye. hello there. hello. for some of us over the last few days, it has felt as if summer has been trying to cling on deep into october. but autumn is going to be arriving over the next few days. in fact, already feeling

scotland _ strong international side. j next year, scotland fans _ strong international side.tland fans will descend strong international side. j next - year, scotland fans will descend ian masse to germany. the country known for successfully putting on a footballing party. it for successfully putting on a footballing party.— for successfully putting on a footballing party. it is a great community — footballing party. it is a great community experience, - footballing party. it is a great community experience, and, | footballing party. it is a great. community experience, and, you footballing party. it is a great - community experience, and, you know what, i think there are people, i know people now that travel home and away with scotland and perth, where i grew up, has got a big army, a great history, and there will be people for whom this will be the biggest thing in their lives, the biggest thing in their lives, the biggest thing in their lives, and thatis biggest thing in their lives, and that is provided by a football team. football doing what on the football can. for now,

they'll be joined by further weather warnings in scotland overnight.l. another 70 to 100 millimetres of rain in angus and aberdeenshire in this red warning. that means we are likely to see some further severe flooding now now during this evening and overnight, the heaviest rain will be probably to the eastern side of the pennines for the most part, some very wet weather here with the risk of some flooding building in. but overnight, the rain will move back in across scotland, hence that renewed amber and red weather warning area, where we are going to see some further impacts. for saturday, we'll start to see something of an improvement in the weather across the midlands and eventually northeast england too. but some of the rivers across this part of the world can take quite a long time to respond. so even once it's stopped raining, the flooding could still get worse before it gets betterfor some. and all the while, the rain continues to pour down across eastern areas of scotland with those amber and red weather warnings remaining in force throughout t

it means a lot for scotland . it has huge scotland.otations going fonnard at scotland. it has huge con generals going fonnard at scotland. it has huge con general election onnard at scotland. it has huge con general election and rd at scotland. it has huge con general election and what the general election and what could happen after that. here to break all of this down with me very shortly is a man known affectionately as mad dog. but sir starmer has hailed sir keir starmer has hailed what he his party's seismic he called his party's seismic victory in the rutherglen and hamilton west by—election in scotland by saying they blew the doors off labour's michael shanks took the seat with that 20.4% swing against the snp and said, according to election guru sir john curtice, labour would be on course for a 1997 style landslide if these figures were replicated at a general election. scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, has conceded it was a disappointing night for the snp, but it was arguably an even more disappointing night out for the

in scotland, a key win at the polls for the labour party.starmer describes the by—election result as �*seismic�*. this is a first step on a very, very importantjourney for all of us in scotland, for all of us across the whole of the united kingdom. and the taylor swift heroes tour film becomes a blockbuster before hitting cinemas, as global advance sales top $100 million. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. a woman locked in an iranian prison cell has won the nobel peace prize. narges mohammadi — the most prominent of iran's women's rights advocates — was honoured for what the nobel committee said was her "fight against the oppression of women in iran and her efforts for promoting human rights and freedom for all".

it's mostly for scotland, particularly western areas of scotland, but further south, largely dry andrest of the night. now for the rest of the night. still outbreaks of rain across the central swathe of the country to the north and the south of that front. lots of clear skies and its very mild start to the day tomorrow across the board, but particularly across scotland where temperatures dipped a little bit below freezing last night, a lot milder into friday morning. and on friday, you can see from the pressure chart, high pressure builds into the south, so it will be dry here and our weather front pushes ever so slowly northward. so it's a wet start to the day for north west england, for northern ireland, but it should dry out here a bit later on the rain pushing into the central belt. it is a sunny start to the day across aberdeenshire. windy for caithness and sutherland, also blustery for the northern isles. lots of sunshine towards the south of the front. it will be quite hazy at times again. but temperatures starting to rise on friday, up to 20 to 23 degrees celsius in the south

the red warnings, yes, it is focused across eastern scotland, but the other areas of northern scotland where some communities could see some severe flooding impacts. but there is more concentrated red weather warning area is where the rain will be so extreme that we could actually get some communities getting completely cut off by the flood waters, and i have to say, through friday and into friday night, we also have some amber weather warnings burger southwards. why is all this happening? as you mentioned, samantha, it is all down to storm babet, and essentially, this area of low pressure brings mild air that mixes with the cold air we have in scandinavia, gritting this weather front and some very strong winds that have been pummelling eastern scotland, and that is that runs that can't move because of this blocking area of high pressure so get stuck in the same area with that torrential rain falling hour after hour after hour. flooding is the main concern, particularly across northern and eastern scotland, parts of eastern england, but we're also seeing some gusts of wind today switch

but having covered labourfor years now in scotland, i have never seen them less optimistic. i in scotlandimistic. i mean, the swing was quite eye-catching. _ less optimistic. i mean, the swing was quite eye-catching. are - less optimistic. i mean, the swing was quite eye-catching. are there was quite eye—catching. are there any votes perhaps lent to labour by conservatives who want to oppose the snp and the push for independence that might fall back or continue to go forward in this sort of equation? there are definitely tactical votes, there is no doubt about that. there is a complex mix of things that go into the pot when the scottish electorate makes its decisions, one of them is the view on the westminster government, one of them is a view on the scottish government, the snp, one of them is independence in the constitution. and for years, there has been tactical voting in scotland where the biggest anti—independence party often gets lent votes from other, supporters of other anti—independence parties. the conservatives lost their deposit last night, that means they got less than 5% of

two people have died as storm babet brought torrential rain and flooding to parts of scotland. a 56—year—old van driver was killed when a falling tree hit his vehicle in angus yesterday, and a 57—year—old woman died, also in angus, after being swept into a river. the met office has issued a second red weather warning for the north east of scotland from midnight tonight. fiona lamdin reports from brechin, north of dundee, where people had to leave their homes because of flooding. in the dark, they hadn't realised just how deep it was. the south esk river burst its banks in brechin around four in the morning. 70—year—old muriel has lived here for 20 years. last night, she was adamant she wasn't leaving. i heard the water in the garage of our house, and this is how close we've got to escaping in our car, which is a hybrid, but we thought for a horrible moment we were trapped in it, because we couldn't get the doors open. we feel rescued now. david and isla and their beloved spaniels were sheltering in their attic before help came. we all came out through the bedroom window. i've b

elsewhere, we will see clear spells, scotland. elsewhere, we will see clearspells, plenty scotland.re, we will see clear spells, plenty of showers across the south coast. some of these heavy and thundery into northern ireland and wales. nowhere particular cold, eight or ii particular cold, eight or 11 degrees. as we head into the first part of that we start with some sunshine, it stays wet and windy for eastern scotland. the best of the sunshine is here in western scotland. england and wales will see sunny spells, scattered showers. some of them heavy. later in the day, we will see low pressure system is bringing an area of more persistent rain and strong wind across southern areas. don't forget saturday nights, early into sunday, the clocks go back one hour. for many of us, an extra hour in bed. as we head into sunday morning, the rain that moves northwards to a park itself across scotland and northern ireland. yeah, very wet, particularly across eastern scotland. england and wales will see plenty of brightness around, sunshine and a scattering of showers. chilly in the north of sc

down the road in scotland. , ., , , ::' almost get chased down the road in | scotland-— the scotlandother thing that was _ scotland. this happened in 2015. the other thing that was interesting i scotland. this happened in 2015. the other thing that was interesting is i other thing that was interesting is the fact there were so many english senior labour cabinet, shadow cabinet ministers coming up regularly, keir starmer, angela rayner, other people, and when i was working for the party it felt it was quite a disconnect between the labour in scotland and what was happening in westminster, so i think all of this is signalling positive change and there is still a long way to go, but this when, the swing makes labour competitive across possibly 20 seats across the central belt and we know that is a big shift in the narrative in terms of a revival in scotland and of course it helps clear stomach in terms of his narrative of the march to downing street. �* , , ., street. abbi, i found it particularly _ street. abbi, i found it particularly fascinating | street. abbi, i found it i particula

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he said scotland would play a role not, he's prepared to bring people to scotland and put them up here would be up to the uk government ultimately and there's no sign at the moment of them going down road.— there's no sign at the moment of them going down road. aside from gaza and the _ them going down road. aside from gaza and the conflict _ them going down road. aside from gaza and the conflict there - them going down road. aside from gaza and the conflict there has - them going down road. aside from i gaza and the conflict there has been a difficult few weeks for the snp, in terms of wider policy what did he tell conference? the in terms of wider policy what did he tell conference?— tell conference? the snp is in a re tell conference? the snp is in a pretty bad _ tell conference? the snp is in a pretty bad place. _ tell conference? the snp is in a pretty bad place, the _ tell conference? the snp is in a pretty bad place, the worst - tell conference? the snp is in a l pretty bad place, the worst place it's been in about ten years or so since the independence referendum backin since t

scotland _ deserved to win the game outright. scotland still have a chance. progressing given they have a strong side but have just been unlucky with the group they are in?— just been unlucky with the group they are in? yes, they have. the scottish team _ they are in? yes, they have. the scottish team is _ they are in? yes, they have. the scottish team is arguably - they are in? yes, they have. the scottish team is arguably the - they are in? yes, they have. the. scottish team is arguably the best they have ever been but they have had the misfortune of being drawn in this group of death. they know what they have to do, it is do or die. they have to beat ireland by eight points and prevent ireland from picking up a four try bonus point. it sounds simple but really it's scotland's record against ireland is not that great. they have only beaten ireland once in the last ten games. —— ten years. their skill coaches said they are more than up for the challenge here. i coaches said they are more than up for the challenge here.— for the challenge here. i think everyo

. changes that scotland.s that changes of politics. changes the nature of politics. rikki who support rikki neave people who support the vote for a tory or the union to vote for a tory or labour candidate not for labour candidate and not for a red so i think is red and blue. so what i think is happening in scotland and the happening in scotland and in the rest of the country is they're looking at two governments, a tory government, an snp government and they're going, what's get these what's the best way to get these people so in england it's people out? so in england it's lib dem or labour and in scotland is who is. it's scotland it is who is. it's mainly labour. there'll be some seats labour voters the seats where labour voters in the north—east tories north—east vote for the tories and borders. so you and in the borders. so you unionist voters are going to vote for the best candidate to beat snp to send a beat the snp to send them a message because you've got a government, government in government, a tory

the two most popular politicians in scotland are keir| politicians in scotland are keir starmer — politicians be more humble in terms of his analysis— to be more humble in terms of his analysis of— to be more humble in terms of his analysis of this by—election campaign because anyone who puts their cross — campaign because anyone who puts their cross in the labour box, many snp supporters have been doing that on the _ snp supporters have been doing that on the doorsteps and i spoke to someone — on the doorsteps and i spoke to someone this morning not far from the campaign office who was an snp member— the campaign office who was an snp member who voted for michael shanks and scottish labour this morning so and scottish labour this morning so a little _ and scottish labour this morning so a little bit _ and scottish labour this morning so a little bit more humble from david linden _ a little bit more humble from david linden and — a little bit more humble from david linden and perhaps self reflection about— linden and perhaps self reflection about why they may lose this by—election rather than

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people in the labour party think if they can win over 20 seats in scotland or 30 seats in scotland ite much more achievable prospect. it's worth adding a few caveats. the biggest one of all is that scottish politics is very volatile place and have changed a lot and there has been a lot of change in 15 or 20 years and there will be a lot on the snp looking at the result trying to figure out how to stop it being raped —— replicated at a general election on the other caveat is that general elections are often different to by—elections and it's a much bigger picture and at the moment the snp are in a tough place. they have had an investigation into the party finances. arrested and released without charge, and the specifics of the seat and before i was sacked by parliament because she broke coronavirus rules, so there's a lot to go into the mix, general elections and by—elections are different. scottish politics is volatile. ifollowed different. scottish politics is volatile. i followed scottish politics for a long time and i've never seen the labour party so chipper. never seen the labour

we have to be doing in scotland. we have to be doing in scotland. we have to be doing in scotland.oing around the country. there's about the snp. there's a lot about the snp. we're hearing about we're not hearing a lot about what starmer wants. >> anna, another >> there's also anna, another fascinating point night, fascinating point last night, a collapse 30, collapse in turnout to 30, decrease turnout, 37% of decrease in turnout, only 37% of people to a polling people made it to a polling booth versus 66.5. 2019 by elections typically are always a bit lower. bert is the none of the above party out there is the ennui . the above party out there is the ennui.is the above party out there is the ennui . is the apathy going to be ennui. is the apathy going to be a factor ? a factor? >> really agree with >> i don't really agree with that. afraid low. that. i'm afraid it's low. obviously it sounds low, but for a by—election, it's not that low. >> okey dokey. okay. >> okey dokey. okay. >> well, thanks for getting in touch with your views. john says last shows rishi sunak last night shows

goodness, a red one in four parts of scotland? , , . . , scotland? yes, they are rare.is the hiuhest scotland? yes, they are rare. is the highest level— scotland? yes, they are rare. is the highest level of _ scotland? yes, they are rare. is the highest level of weather _ scotland? yes, they are rare. is the highest level of weather warning . scotland? yes, they are rare. is the| highest level of weather warning the met office issues. it basically means there is danger to life and there is that warning in force for parts of angus and aberdeenshire. this is valid for thursday and into friday. deep floodwaters are possible, damage to homes and businesses from the flash floods and river flooding too. that is still to come. it's not happening at the moment. the weather is in the process of going downhill. this is the rainfall accumulation we have been showing you this graphic for the last two or three days. you can see the signs for a fair amount of rainfall, but there are distinct spots in the uk and it looks like the south—east could see heavy rain too. but it is really t

they said you will never beat the snp in scotland. _ you will never beat the snp in scotland, and, rutherglencotland, and, rutherglen, you did it. from the party plans 's leader to activists _ it. from the party plans 's leader to activists working _ it. from the party plans 's leader to activists working the - it. from the party plans 's leader to activists working the streets, l to activists working the streets, labour poured resources into the constituency and the win was much, much bigger than many had expected. michael shanks, scottish labour party, 17,841. michael shanks, scottish labour party. 17.841.— michael shanks, scottish labour pa ,17,841. ., , party, 17,841. labour winning double the votes for — party, 17,841. labour winning double the votes for the _ party, 17,841. labour winning double the votes for the snp. _ party, 17,841. labour winning double the votes for the snp. the _ party, 17,841. labour winning double the votes for the snp. the party - party, 17,841. labour winning double the votes for the snp. the party of. the votes for the snp. the party of power at holyrood face

for sunday, we've still got the rain across scotland.n compared to saturday. 23 or so for the warmest spots, and not quite as chilly across parts of scotland. into monday, that rain will have cleared away. a bit of a cool northerly breeze across the north of scotland, but a dry day for most of us, i think. there will be areas of cloud drifting around, some hazy sunshine and temperatures generally in the mid—to—high teens in the north. but again, the mid—20s possible towards the south. that warm weather then holds on into tuesday for some southern areas, but we'll start to see more showers from wednesday onwards as temperatures return to more typical for the time of year. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. in scotland, labour score a major by—election win by taking a seat from the snp. with a general election expected next year, labour leader sir keir starmer describes the result as "seismic". a man appears in court charged with soliciting to commit murder over an alleged plot to kidnap the british tv presenter holly willoughby

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south—east scotland, north—east england maybe a bit of frost. pressure, to the north and north—east of scotland for saturday, but it will help to drive that colder air southwards to all the blue colours on the chart here. now, if we take took a look at saturday, we'll have frequent showers turning wintry across northern scotland. showers may be wintry in the west of england and wales on the tops of the highest hills, but most it's rain, maybe a little bit of hail. some of those showers pushing their way southwards and eastwards. but a good parts of southern and south—eastern scotland, eastern and southern england will stay dry on saturday. but, for all, seven to 13 celsius, it will feel colder, well down on what we've had for some through the week. with winds falling a bit lighter through saturday night into sunday, our first widespread rural frost on the grass for sunday morning, especially across the central and northern parts of the uk, but lots of sunshine. a crisp day to get an autumn walk in. still breezy down some eastern coasts. a bit mo