it is time that we made decisions in the scotland for scotland., for scotland to be an independent country. friends, choosing to become independent, to make decisions for ourselves, offers so big, so vast an opportunity. an opportunity to reimagine what government is for and how we can improve the lives of our fellow citizens. government should be about lifting our eyes, it should be about lifting our eyes, it should be about lifting our eyes, it should be about ambition, rather than decline. let us not lose sight of what we have been able to do in scotland with the limited powers in our parliaments. let me just give you a few examples. when the snp came to office we scrap tuition fees. since then the number of scottish students going to university for the first time has grown by 31%. in the number of students from our poorest communities is at a record high. those aren'tjust numbers on a page. that is thousands, thousands of people in scotland to have been given an opportunity to meet their full potential. be in no doubt, for as long as the snp i

and trying to move scotland forward.ecord. it was the scottish conservatives who stood up to the absurdities of the scottish nationalist proposed and labour backed gender recognition reforms, and it was our secretary of state, the brave and far—sighted and clear—sighted alisterjack who issued the section 35 order that stopped this nonsense in it's track. thank you for doing everything you do to keep our union strong, alister jack. it is the scottish conservatives who were opposing the snp, making scotland the most taxed part of the united kingdom, while the conservative government is cutting tax for every work in britain, the nationalists are raising tax on everyone who earns more than £28,000 per year. and, it is only the scottish conservatives who are defending our energy security. and the thousands ofjobs here in the north—east depending on the oil and gas sector. a vote for anyone else is about to shut down this industry. —— is a vote to shut down at this industry. applause what the nationalists in hock to negri alli

of scotland. to snp that scotland is the high tax capital of the uk. , ., ., , the uk. yes. i mean that is the argument- _ the uk. yes. i mean that is the argument. when _ the uk. yes. i mean that is the argument. when you _ the uk. yes. i mean that is the argument. when you are - the uk. yes. i mean that is the i argument. when you are earning the uk. yes. i mean that is the - argument. when you are earning more thanjust under 30,000 a argument. when you are earning more than just under 30,000 a year argument. when you are earning more thanjust under 30,000 a year in scotland, you are paying more in income tax than you would be elsewhere in the uk. i think opponents of the prime minister might retort that he leads a party that presided over a position where overall tax burden in the uk is at its highest level in 70 years. i think there is a lot of smoke and mirrors when it comes to taxation and a lot of debate at the moment in the run—up to this budget. the chancellor considering what measures to

a new hate crime law comes into scotland, comes into force in scotland, comes into force in scotlandn april the 1st. that will give the scottish government the power to silence their critics, persecute anyone who questions their gender ideology and even criminalises scots for cracking jokes in the privacy of their own home. so much for the land of freedom . much for the land of freedom. and you don't need to go to a police station to report hate crime under this law, over 403rd party centres have party reporting centres have been set up across scotland in places like a mushroom farm and a sex shop, so you can report someone for thought crime while you're picking up a double ended clam breaker. this law is based on perception, not objective, measurable evidence. police scotland's guidance says the perception of the victim or any other person is the defining factor in determining whether an incident is a hate incident or incident is a hate incident or in recognising the malice element of a crime . the victim element of a crime. the victim does not have to justify or provide evidence of

~ , . ,, , , scotland? we fully back this bill in scotland, lump-sum _ scotland?, lump-sum polling revealing scotland, lump—sum polling revealing that actually every single constituency in scotland is an unshakeable majority and us support of assisted dying. these are tightly drawn, measured proposals that put compassion in place and safety, and at its core as you said, it would be for advanced terminal illness only. there's a number of safeguards in place in the bill, and this would give dying people what they really need which is excellent palliative care, of course, but also the choice of an assisted death.— of an assisted death. jillian, if i can brina of an assisted death. jillian, if i can bring you — of an assisted death. jillian, if i can bring you in _ of an assisted death. jillian, if i can bring you in on _ of an assisted death. jillian, if i can bring you in on that. - of an assisted death. jillian, if i can bring you in on that. he - can bring you in on that. he heard there the emphasis there on palliative care, on the safety, on safeguards. what's yo

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this is the scotland squad. he will— situation. this is the scotland squad.e will have to - situation. this is the scotland j squad. he will have to choose situation. this is the scotland - squad. he will have to choose from three of these four goalkeepers gordon alongside the hearts team—mate clark the established first keeper done for the clocks also selected several central defenders which means he won't be taking them all to germany. in midfield the celtic captain mid field callan mcgregor misses out with an achilles for the same the core squad campaign deserve the chance to go to the euros. that leaves the likes of the bottom of mclean and mick dominic. outfront not played since luton is jacob brown is out with injuries. clark's named three forwards including this comment from the ship at the bottom, hearts lawrence shanklin. all of the bbc sport website. she is accused premier glee clubs of making an empty promise after failing to agree on a funding dealfor the funding deal for the football league. the deals looking to ensure a fair distribution filters

the cost of that is 100,000 jobs scotland's wealth, scotland's resources, scotland's jobs all from westminster. what is the point of fixing the present in scotland right now. do us all a favor and call the general election. >> mr. speaker, the honorable gentleman claims to be a supporter. all the measures we have taken. to protect those jobs. he talked about facts in scotland and england. pointing out him everyone in scotland has received a if in contrast to the last budget it puts practice up. scotland is■4 now the capital of the uk. this will keep cutting taxes. >> the government is acting to properly to occupy on. coming across the country. not actually prosecuted but financial penalties for bogus shortfalls causing enormous distress. does the prime minister agree with me that we should do everything possible to do everything right by all victims. clear their n at last properly do this. >> absolutely right to highlight the impact this has had on people's mental health. delivering justice and that i why we are using legislation to overturn convictions and pay for these payments of compensati

they win by 20 points to 18, scotland. thank you ve much 20 points to 18, scotland._ 20 points to 18, scotland. thank you very much for that. joe curry - 20 points to 18, scotland. thank you very much for that. joe curry in - very much for that. joe curry in cardiff or is. what a match that turned out to be. —— in cardiff for us. sven—goran eriksson lived out a "lifelong dream" this afternoon, as he led out a team of liverpool legends against ajax greats at anfield. eriksson recently announced he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and said he had always dreamed of managing liverpool during his career. the club arranged for him to do just that against ajax, with the 76—year—old looking understandably emotional as he stepped out of the tunnel. liverpool went on to produce a sensational comeback, coming from two goals down to win 4—2. a fitting day for him. a remind of our top story — england against brazil gets going in the next 15 minutes. gareth southgate's side looking to preserve their ten—match unbeaten run. newcastle's anthony gordon makes his debut. you can

scotland, wales, and ireland have ground to make up still. welcome to the launch of the women six nation. hosted in an edgy art gallery in london. it kicks off when ireland travelled to france, one of the most hostile fixture there is. they are hoping to improve on last year. where they finished bottom. i personally love playing against france. i think we were talking about the clout, the atmosphere, the very passionate fans even that side of rugby that fans like to play. i think i'm quite excited to play france, you know. they're a good team. it's quite a clean game of rugby to an extent. yeah, i think it's actually quite exciting to head away for the first campaign. both have already qualified for next year there's one more automatic altercations put up for grabs in six nations. it means that teams like wales and scotland begin their six nations against each other in cardiff. it is all to play for. we can take confidence from last year. we just keep building towards those little wins, against england. if we put a performance in the first ha

of scotland. of emma's family. she also warns that it will take time to set up, to hear evidence and to reach its conclusions. but the scottish government came under a lot of pressure here, both politically and from the public, because it has taken 19 years to convince someone, to convict iain packer for emma caldwell�*s murder. during that time, he remained free to commit other influences. the family campaigned long and hard for this public inquiry, notjust for emma, but for his other victims. they were in parliament to hear this announcement today. you heard them speaking on their behalf and they have welcomed this announcement.— their behalf and they have welcomed this announcement. now, this might sound like science fiction ships sailing fiction — ships sailing the seas with hardly any crew — or even no—one — on—board at all. but it's happening now several companies are working on robotic vessels that they say could revolutionise shipping. our science editor rebecca morelle has this exclusive

today scotland's lord advocate.hat meeting, the family issued a statement, saying that the lord advocate confirmed that in the coming days and external police force with no connection to key officers in this case will also be instructed to look at what happened backin instructed to look at what happened back in 2005 and the subsequent years. according to aamer anwar, margaret caldwell�*s solicitor, he said that dorothy bain, the lord advocate, confirmed there was an infant death significant sufficient evidence to prosecute iain packer backin evidence to prosecute iain packer back in 2008, but that for some reason, despite the police being instructed to reopen the investigation into him after a case against four turkish men who originally were charged with emma caldwell�*s murder, after that case collapsed, the police were re—instructed to reopen that investigation, but aamer anwar re—instructed to reopen that investigation, but aameranwarsaid investigation, but aamer anwar said that investigation, but aameranwarsaid

but many parts of scotland could stay largely dry.ast anglia and central southern england. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. former billionaire crypto boss sam bankman—fried, who was convicted of fraud and money laundering last year, returns to court for sentencing. scotland could become the first uk nation to provide terminally ill people with assistance to end their lives if a bill that has been introduced at holyrood is approved. the thames water crisis deepens as shareholders refuse to inject extra money into the uk's largest water company. and queen camilla departs the royal maundy thursday service — there's a message from the absent king. we need and benefit greatly from those who extend the hand of friendship to us. especially in a time of need. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.

and the cost of that, up to 100,000 jobs scotland's wealth, scotland's resources, scotland's jobs, allto westminster. just 16% in the polls in scotland. will the prime minister college general election? >> mr. speaker, the honorable gentleman claims to be a supporter of the energy industry. Ñwhy is he opposed to all the measures we've taken to protect those jobs in scotland? he talks about tax in scotland and england.i would point out tt thanks to the actions of this u.k. government, everyone in scotland has received a significant tax cut and in contrast to the chancellor's last budget, scotland is now the high tax capital of the u.k.. this government is going to keep cutting= tax fscots. >> mr. speaker, the government is rightly acting to properly compensate victims■ of unabated legal challenge. however there are thousands more across the country who are not prosecuted but who face financial penalties for bogus shortfalls causing enormous financial and personal distress. doould do everything possible to do right by all victims of the miscarriage of justice, clear their names, and at l

is the leadership that scotland needs now, the leadership that scotland needs now. and _ the leadershipivist, the stage the snp �*s first activist, the snp party leader, first minister humza yousaf. applause thank you. that was a very, very kind introduction. thank you so much. and thank you for a warm introduction. it is, of course, like being with family whenever i am at an snp conference, or indeed a national council like this. friends, it is great tojoin you council like this. friends, it is great to join you today here in perth. it's a city at the heart of scotland in every sense of the word. a city that will soon have at its very heart of the stone of destiny. rightfully returned... applause the stone of destiny rightfully returned to perthshire more than 700 years after it was taken. this is a city that has given us so many snp stalwarts over the years, and friends, talking of stalwarts, today we mark the sad passing of one of our own, jenny fisher. a man who was snp through and through. so friends, let us commit today to finishing the work thatjerry and so many others started, b

things are a little cooler still across scotland and northern ireland.nd. the low pressure then driving that system sits across the uk. that weather front will be out of the way for friday. things will be turning a little bit cooler. windy weather actually through the english channel, and we'll see showers coming into england and wales — some of these could be heavy and thundery. bit of snow over the scottish mountains, otherwise it's rain, sinking southwards here, a northerly wind pushing down — that'll introduce cooler air. but we still could see 13 celsius across some south—eastern areas to end the week. live from washington, this is bbc news. us officials say they expect a transitional council to be put in place in haiti, following the resignation of the country's embattled prime minister. there's been international condemnation over evidence of the ill—treatment of palestinian medical staff in gaza. we have a special bbc report. and the white house is sending $300 million in emergency aid to ukraine. we speak with a ukrainian lawmaker about how thos

of the crown 'ewels of scotland. , , ., scotland.here it all happened, where scottish i scotland. this is where it all- happened, where scottish monarchs were crowned on the stone of scorn. this is a replica, but it is one of the most important historical sites in scotland. macbeth was made king here in 10110. too centuries later, edward the first seized the stone of scone and to it to england. westminster abbey lost one of its most precious relics.— westminster abbey lost one of its most precious relics. contested over the centuries. _ most precious relics. contested over the centuries, in _ most precious relics. contested over the centuries, in 1950, _ most precious relics. contested over the centuries, in 1950, former- the centuries, in 1950, former students took the ancient symbol back to scotland in an audacious raid. the stone went back to westminster abbey a year later, and officially returned to edinburgh in 1996. but it hasn't been seen in perth for more than 700 years. given its disputed history, it is held securely under t

things are a little cooler still across scotland and northern ireland.low pressure then driving that system sits across the uk. that weather front will be out of the way for friday. things will be turning a little bit cooler. windy weather actually through the english channel, and we'll see showers coming into england and wales — some of these could be heavy and thundery. bit of snow over the scottish mountains, otherwise it's rain, sinking southwards here, a northerly wind pushing down — that'll introduce cooler air. but we still could see 13 celsius across some southeastern areas to end the week. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines: joe biden has now won enough delegates to secure the democratic nomination for us president. the uk calls for answers from israel, after a bbc report shows medical staff in gaza's nasser hospital being beaten and humiliated by israeli troops. protests in haiti's capital — following the prime minister's resignation there are hopes that a transitional council will be appointed withi

it will be quite windy across the far north of scotland as well.it brighter across the south—west of the uk. a cold day in scotland — temperatures really struggling here, particularly underneath that rain and hill snow. 0n into wednesday, got another area of low pressure forming. that's going to be bringing loads of showers across northern ireland, wales, southern and western parts of england. the showers notjust frequent, they'll be heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in as well, and temperatures just running a bit below average. these showery conditions last through the rest of this week and into the easter break beyond as well. that's your latest weather. bye for now. live from washington, this is bbc news. the un agency for palestinian refugees says israel won't approve its aid deliveries to enter northern gaza where famine is imminent. all four suspects in friday's deadly attack in moscow are charged as the country declares a day of mourning for the 137 people known to have died. there are celebrations in senegal after provisional president

for scotland, mixed emotions. we were there _ scotland, mixed emotions.he end of the game. i'm super proud of the fact that every single _ super proud of the fact that every single player put in, i was peeling off the _ single player put in, i was peeling off the floor at half—time, reckon off the floor at half—time, reckon of us _ off the floor at half—time, reckon of us for— off the floor at half—time, reckon of us for more. they definitely won the set _ of us for more. they definitely won the set piece battle, so we need to look at _ the set piece battle, so we need to look at that, because it was the same _ look at that, because it was the same story last week, but in terms of front— same story last week, but in terms of front and — same story last week, but in terms of front and up against a huge physical— of front and up against a huge physical packer can be of the effort that has— physical packer can be of the effort that has been put in by my team todav _ that has been put in by my team toda . . that has been put in by my team toda . , ., , ., tod

scotland, wales, and ireland have ground to make up still.f the women six nation. it kicks off when ireland travelled to france, one of the most hostile fixture there is. i france, one of the most hostile fixture there is.— fixture there is. i personally love playing _ fixture there is. i personally love playing against - fixture there is. i personally love playing against france. j fixture there is. i personally l love playing against france. i think we were to talk about the clout, the atmosphere, the very passionate fans and even the... i think i'm quite excited to play france, you know. they're a good team. it's quite a clean game of rugby to an extent. yeah, i think it's actually quite exciting to head away from resampling.— quite exciting to head away from resampling. both have already qualify _ from resampling. both have already qualify for _ from resampling. both have already qualify for next - from resampling. both have already qualify for next year because i broke up. it means that teams like wales and scotland begin their six natio

but cold in scotland, atjust sixes and sevens.enland around an area of high pressure. that's running into northern scotland, bumping into our advancing weather front. now, through monday night, it looks like we'll see a spell of snow. it's going to be quite high up in the mountains of scotland, 10 to 20 centimetres on the way here, above 300 metres elevation. the snow could come down a little bit lower than that, perhaps to 200 metres elevation. what all that means is monday night and into tuesday, there's a risk of disruption over some of the higher level roads in scotland, maybe for some of the railway lines into tuesday morning as well. if you live down at sea level, well, you're more likely to see rain or maybe a bit of sleet mixed in. it will be quite windy across the far north of scotland as well. elsewhere, a bit of rain trickling its way eastwards across east anglia and south—east england. the weather turning a bit brighter across the south—west of the uk. a cold day in scotland — temperatures really struggling here, parti

across scotland, northern ireland and the north—west of england and wales, could be heavy, with some2, but feeling quite a bit cooler. for the weekend the pressure front stays in charge, sunny spells and showers on saturday, the showers having some hail mixed in with them, and we could have a bit of sleet over the hills in the north of the uk, where there will be a chilly wind knocking the edge off these temperatures, feeling cool. further showers are in the forecast on sunday, but probably with bigger gaps between them. some places will stay dry. on monday, with colder air moving in across the north of the uk, we might actually see a bit of hill snow in parts of scotland. live from london. this is bbc news. the irish prime minister leo varadkar announces he's going to step down. politicians are human beings, and we have our limitations, we give it everything until we can't anymore. and then we have to move on. i'm caitriona perry in washington and i've been covering irish politics for decades following leo varadkar from his earliest days through to last week when he met with preside

scotland and northern ireland turning drier and brighter through the day.s well. here it is still quite mild — 16 or 17 degrees — but behind the rain to the north things are cooling off a little bit now. we're all going to see some rain over this week ahead, but there may not be too much rain across the north—east of scotland and we're probably going to miss most of the rain in the south—east of england. it's going to be wetter in the west, particularly across western parts of scotland. as we head into thursday, we will see the winds picking up across northern areas and these weather fronts bringing more rain into scotland and northern ireland in particular. as we move into the end of the week and into the weekend, it's staying windy, but the wind direction is changing, eventually coming to the north—west or the north. that will bring colder weather and lots of showers. live from london, this is bbc news. gunfire. israel raids gaza's al—shifa hospital, saying hamas is hiding there. hamas says the raid violates international law. meanwhile, the un says gaza

scotland. >> yeah.these drugs that are killing people are because they've been cut with dangerous substances. now, if not to sound like the dirty hippie i am, but if we legalised all the drugs, you would eliminate, hopefully these kind of contamination . of deaths through contamination. >> i mean, apart from >> yeah, but i mean, apart from being completely ridiculous being a completely ridiculous communist idiot, i mean selam selam capitalist . selam capitalist. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> the i mean, the drug deaths in scotland are so high, i think they're already three, three and a half times higher than the rest the uk, by far rest of the uk, by far the highest europe. policy is highest in europe. so policy is clearly playing a part here. and the snp have rules, such as the minimum alcohol unit pricing which makes street drugs, you know, relatively more attractive from, from the point of view of how much money do you have to spend to get out of your tree? and also just the fact that under the snp, scotland

and italy beating scotland.— odds against ireland. and italy beating scotland.s tournament into _ beating scotland. so it has kicked this tournament into life. - beating scotland. so it has kicked this tournament into life. it - beating scotland. so it has kicked this tournament into life. it is - this tournament into life. it is crazy and it means next weekend will be really exciting. pivotal, i look forward to it. thank you so much, i got it in! great stuff! thank you. the biggest night in the entertainment calendar is here — the oscars. final preparations are taking place ahead of the stars hitting the red carpet later. christopher nolan's oppenheimer, which has 13 nominations, is expected to pick up many of the top awards. and there's also barbie, last year's biggest box office hit, which has eight nods. but those are just two of hundreds of films in the running for the more than 20 categories voted on by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. our correspondent emma vardy has the latest from hollywood. another year at the oscars! the biggest night

talking about scotland...eltic beat stjohnstone 3—1, giving them a point advantage over their old firm rivals. elsewhere, kilmarnock went above st mirren into fourth by beating them 5—2. third place hearts lost at ross county. while there were also wins for hibs and aberdeen, their first of 202a. ipswich are up to second in the championship, a point off leaders leicester, after a 6—0 win over sheffield wednesday. meanwhile, swansea beat rivals cardiff in the south wales derby by two goals to nil. liam cullen opened the scoring in the first half and swansea doubled their lead in stoppage time through substitute jamal lowe. the win moves them eight points clear of the relegation zone. another weekend, another harry kane goal. but this time, a particularly significant one as he helped bayern munich to a 5—2 win over darmstadt in the bundesliga. the england's captain's 31st league goal of the campaign means he's become the highest scoring player in their debut season in the german top division, breaking a record t

we've also got some damp conditions loitering in eastern scotland, the north and west of scotland andugh the weather system is disappearing off into the horizon with sunshine following. indeed, that stripe of cloud on the horizon in orkney is the weather system disappearing over the horizon so through the rest of today. damp and drizzly conditions for wales, the midlands, a swathe of northern england, eastern scotland drizzle reluctant to clear away. given some sunshine though for south east england, we could see temperatures push as high as 17 or 18 degrees, but otherwise the north of the uk, the weather is going to feel quite chilly, particularly for the east coast of scotland where temperatures will be seven degrees for quite a lot of the afternoon. overnight tonight it could be one or two. mist and fog, patches and then later in the night we'll see some rain move into scotland and northern ireland as well. that rain is associated with the next weather system moving in off the atlantic. this warm front will be bringing some milder air back into northern areas of the uk, so temperat

scotland is a perennialfavourite when it comes to travel.its rugged and dramatic highlands to its vibrant cities and festivals. considering its relatively small size, scotland really does punch above its weight when it comes to tourism. and this week we're looking back at some of our favourite travel show adventures there, kicking off with the time i headed to shetland to experience something that's firmly based in the islands�* viking past, although a big change is under way. sitting halfway between the scottish mainland and norway, the shetland islands have a unique combination of cultures. and today the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invasion from a long dormant foe. shouting the vikings. cheering and shouting so this is up helly aa. it's one of a number of viking festivals that take place in shetland every year. this one in lerwick is the biggest. up helly aa is best known for its night—time procession. almost 1,000 people carry flaming torches through the streets, then set fire to a replica viking ship. the day begins with a march

after the break, scotland showed their pace to push further ahead, scotland showed their pace to pusherahead, lloyd scotland showed their pace to push further ahead, lloyd flying down the wing and just avoiding the tackle to go in at the corner. roared on by the cardiff crowd, wales then finally got their rewards when cecilia rammed her way home to give them hope. as wales threw everything at scotland in the dying moments, replays showed alex callender had got the ball down to set up a blockbuster finish and a conversion to seal the draw and complete an impressive comeback, perhaps it was nerves... , ., ., ., , impressive comeback, perhaps it was nerves- - -_ a i nerves... frustration for wales, a hue nerves... frustration for wales, a huge opening _ nerves... frustration for wales, a huge opening day _ nerves. .. frustration for wales, a huge opening day for— nerves... frustration for wales, a huge opening day for scotland. i in the opening game of this year�*s competition, last year�*s runners—up france beat ireland 38—17 for a bonus point win. france ran in five tries in le mans to

scotland and northern ireland turning drier and brighter through the day. may stay dry, as well. here it is still quite mild, 16 or 17 degrees, but behind the rain to the north things are cooling off a little bit now. we're all going to see some rain over this week ahead, but there may not be too much rain across the north—east of scotland and we're probably going to miss most of the rain in the south—east of england. it's going to be wetter in the west, particularly across western parts of scotland. as we head into thursday, we will see the winds picking up across northern areas and these weather fronts bringing more rain into scotland and northern ireland in particular. as we move into the end of the week and into the weekend, it's staying windy, but the wind direction is changing, eventually coming to the north—west or the north. that will bring colder weather and lots of showers. live from london, this is bbc news. vladimir putin says he'll prioritise the war in ukraine during his fifth term as president. western leaders say the poll was neither free no

last year scotland were thrashed 55—0 by france.showed their fans in edinburghjust how far they have come. they would have quickly been back on level terms had heather nelson not missed this. 0thers, though, were making the most of their chances. hooker elis martin on her first start for her country got the first try of the match. and scotland hit the front through the power of their forwards... but once again nelson couldn't add to the scoreboard. france were far from their fluid best, squandering opportunities they would normally take. that left the hosts leading 5—3 at half—time. after the interval scotland found themselves constantly on the back foot. molly wright had barely been on the pitch in place of martin when she went down hurt. it interrupted proceedings for several worrying minutes, though she was able to watch the rest of the match from the bench. her departure appeared to upset scotland's focus. france took advantage through kelly arbey. that's what happens when france click. instead of running away with it, they kept

part of that was the building of a major hotel, the biggest in scotland. the biggest in scotland it wasg, without the other factors that were supposed to be there at play, those predictions just have not been realised. well, i interviewed donald trump on that very golf course, and he said to me then, this was a long time ago, but he said, "this is going to be great for scotland." do you think it has been? i think it's really been a devastating example, really, of when these claims are put forward by somebody about the economics of this development are not delivered. and it's like some of the residents said to me back in the day in 2010, you know, if you say this is going to be the greatest in the world, it's going to create all these jobs. it's going to be the second coming of oil for scotland. then, of course, people are going to say, "this is brilliant, this is going to be amazing." but, you know, the reality of the situation has been that for the local residents who refused to sell their homes to mr trump, those people are still there. they're living their lives. and their lives have

we know in scotland, there were errors. far. we know in scotland, there were errors- the — far. first time in a while ahead of the shirt feel heavy on the players. we've worked around that, we've worked to develop that and we made some errors, and we started playing in a different way. we saw the way we started. as you start deviating away from the way you plan to play, if more errors. bind deviating away from the way you plan to play, if more errors.— to play, if more errors. and much of the pressure — to play, if more errors. and much of the pressure for _ to play, if more errors. and much of the pressure for england _ to play, if more errors. and much of the pressure for england simply - the pressure for england simply comes from the arriving team in ireland. many consider them right now to be the best team in the whole world. they could become the first team in the six nations to win 12 games in a row. if they do win on saturday with a bonus point, it means they will have wrapped up the championship with the game to spare. wales don't play france until sunday, before that —

now, the heaviest rain will be in scotland. the strongest winds for northern scotland, with gusts of wind running into the 50s of miles an hour. the rain trickles southwards into northern ireland and northern england through the day. but across wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern england, we may well again see the cloud thin and break at times to give some spells of sunshine. we could see temperatures reaching 17 celsius. colder air moves back in on friday. this strap of cloud, a bit of rain is a cold front pushing southwards across england and wales. sunshine follows that feature through, but there will be quite a lot of showers, heavy ones at that across scotland, northern ireland and the north west of both england and wales. some of the showers will have hail mixed in, temperatures down, but actually quite close to average at 10—12 celsius. the weekend dominated by low pressure that will be sending in loads of showers across the uk. and saturday is going to be one of those days where most places will see several sh

perth, scotland's ancient capital.ion at the centre of scotland's story. the lead curator took me in to see the star attraction. really, this is to give people an understanding of what they're about to see. it's an immersive way into the stone of destiny, still a potent symbol of scottish nationhood. and what is the relevance of this block of stone today? this is a live ceremonial object. so for future coronations, it'll be transported down to westminster and placed back in edward is coronation chair. it's still a relevant and important cultural symbol. it's part of the regalia. it's part of the crown jewels of scotland. and this is where it all happened — on moot hill, where scottish monarchs were crowned on the stone of scone. this one's a replica, but this is one of the most important historical sites in scotland. macbeth was made king here in 10110. two centuries later, edward i seized the stone of scone and took it to england. newsreel: westminster abbey, - spiritual heart of the commonwealth, lost one of its most

wet for hills in the west, very wet for eastern scotland. this will fall as snow across scotland, because certainly over the next couple of days, we”ll hold on to some rather cold air across this northern half of scotland. in the short term, well, through this evening and tonight, we see cloud and rain spreading from the west across northern ireland, western england, wales, pushing its way a little bit further northwards and eastwards. ahead of that, a slice of clear sky, 1—2 mist patches, and temperatures dropping away — but out towards the west, as the night wears on, those temperatures will climb a little bit. so, nine celsius in plymouth, for example, as we start monday morning with the cloud, with the outbreaks of rain, all associated with this area of low pressure, and a frontal system swirling its way in from the west. now, i think there will be parts of east anglia and the southeast that stay dry with some hazy sunshine throughout the day. northern scotland will hold on to some spells of sunshine, 1—2 wintry showers, but elsewhere we

and northern ireland, patchy rain in the north of scotland.and quite chilly, 5—6, sunshine from the south, wales, up to 12. this evening, we keep extensive cloud cover, but rain easing, some drizzle, more widespread rain for a time in northern ireland. clear spells could fill in with areas of mist and fog. heading into tomorrow, many of us find ourselves between different weather systems, but this one here brings more cloud and some rain towards parts of northern ireland, grazing the west of scotland. and the area of low pressure to the south—east may bring some rain to east anglia and south—eastern england. in—between, large amounts of cloud, some bright sunny spells, the best of those for wales and the south—west, six or seven in the north—east of scotland. and into tuesday, the weather system could bring rain across the southern half of the uk and then we see the next system from the west feeding rain across northern ireland and western parts of wales and into scotland later. limited sunny spells, but temperatures will start to climb, and t

things are a little bit chillier to the north, in northern scotland. bringing the rain, but that's moving northwards, taking wet weather into scotland and northern ireland. there's the wet weather that we've got in northern ireland and southern scotland — that moves its way northwards. for england and wales, there may be a bit more sunshine arriving in a southerly breeze before those showers push across from the west. but we're introducing some slightly drier air from france, hence the cloud breaking up more than it did on wednesday. and so, temperatures could reach 16, even 17 celsius. quite chilly underneath that rain, though, in the central belt of scotland. and that wet weather is still around as we head into thursday evening. that low pressure will slowly pull away — we've got another one waiting in the wings here, as we head towards the weekend. but this is how friday looks, and we've got wet weather in scotland sinking into northern england. a bit of snow over the mountains. we see some heavier showers developing further south, particularly in t