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the snp and the scottish greens have agreed to work together in a formal partnership at holyrood, putting anywhere in the uk. the deal gives the scottish government a majority to pass legislation, including a new independence referendum bill. but the agreement isn't a formal coalition, as our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. 0n the royal mile in edinburgh, the fringe is in full swing. crowds are back, performers putting on shows. the big political show in town today, the deal between the governing snp and the scottish greens, their co—leaders arriving, smiling, as they take the greens into government for the first time anywhere in the uk. this, an agreement built on co—operation and consensus, according to scotland's first minister, and one which she said gives momentum to calls for another referendum. i am determined that there will be an independence referendum in this parliament. i said in the election this agreement reiterates that. it's not about making it more likely, i think it makes it harder and indeed impossible on any democratic basis for a uk government to resist t

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. and in half an hour, a round—up of the day's sport. that's in sportsday. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i martine croxall. the uk's last evacuation flight purely for civilians has left the afghan capital kabul. the head of the armed forces, general sir nick carter, said it's "heartbreaking" that british troops haven't been able to rescue everybody. he said hundreds of eligible people have been left behind. the american—led airlift of those trying to escape taliban rule is due to end on tuesday. here's our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. the race to finish an unprecedented rescue mission is almost done. the pentagon says more than 110,000 people have been airlifted out of the country in the past two weeks by us forces and its allies. among the planes leaving kabul airport today, the last b

the snp and the scottish greens have agreed a new power—sharing partnership at holyrood, bringing thescottish government a majority to pass legislation, including a new independence referendum bill. the snp leader and first minister nicola sturgeon explained why the deal was significant. working together to build a greener, fairer independent scotland is ground—breaking. ground—breaking in both scottish, and perhaps even more so, uk politics. most importantly, though, it is an agreement that meets the challenges and the opportunities of our time. scotland is, of course, more, much more than our politics, but it is through our politics that we express our hopes for a betterfuture, and then turn those hopes into reality. we live in a time when the challenges we face have rarely been greater — the climate emergency, recovery from a global pandemic, an assault by the uk government on the powers of our own parliament, and the consequences to our economy, society and our place in the world of a disastrous brexit that scotland did not vote for. yet despite the magnitude of those challenges,

the snp and the scottish greens have agreed to work together in a formal partnership at holyrood, putting first time anywhere in the uk. the deal now gives the scottish government a majority to pass legislation, including a new independence referendum bill. but the agreement isn't a formal coalition, as our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. 0n the royal mile in edinburgh, the fringe is in full swing. crowds are back, performers putting on shows. the big political show in town today — the deal between the governing snp and the scottish greens, their co—leaders smiling as they arrived at the first minister's official residence, bute house, taking the greens into government for the first time anywhere in the uk. this, an agreement built on co—operation and consensus, according to nicola sturgeon, and one which she said gives momentum to calls for another referendum. i am determined that there will be an independence referendum in this parliament. i said in the election this agreement reiterates that. it's not about making it more likely. i think it makes it harder and indeed impos

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first two world records for the british cycling couple husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, us president biden has issued a statement warning that a fresh attack on kabul airport is "highly likely" in the next 24—36 hours. on thursday, the islamic state group in afghanistan killed as many as 170 people, including 13 us military personnel. on friday, us air strikes killed two "high profile" is members in a drone attack. our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal, gave us details of this latest warning from the us government. he gave a statement earlier today. he was actually giving a briefing on another issue but of course afghanistan is still an ongoing crisis here and he was asked about that strike that happened last night confirming the details of that, but he also said that the strike was not the last. he said, i will quote to you, we will continue to hunt down any person

the snp and the scottish greens have agreed a new power—sharing partnership at holyrood. e anywhere in the uk. it would also give the scottish government a majority to pass legislation — including a new independence referendum bill. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is at the first minister's official residence at bute house in edinburgh. explain the significance of this. well, at some point in the next hour we expect the co—leaders of the green party to arrive at beach house ware alongside nicola sturgeon they will give more details of this power—sharing partnership. we've never seen anything like this before. it stopped short of a formal coalition but goes further than the confidence and supply issue by issue support that the scottish greens have given to the snp during previous snp administration. it means there will be areas where support has been formally agreed but worth looking out for those areas where there is still disagreement, where there is still disagreement, where there is still disagreement, where the greens remain outside and effectively in oppositio

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal which will see the partyjoin the scottish government here with first minister nicola sturgeon, said the agreement promoted a �*sustainable scotland that works for everyone'. the co—leaders will both become ministers in the scottish government. it's the first time the greens have entered government in the uk. 0ur scotland correspondent, jamie mcivor, outlines what lead to the formation of the new power sharing agreement and what it means going forward. the snp were just short of a majority at holyrood after may's election, but they have governed successfully as a minority administration twice before. certainly, the two parties seem to believe it was win—win to work much more closely together. in the past, the snp had sometimes relied on support on an issue by issue basis from the scottish greens to get various votes through parliament. now, this deal isn't a formal coalition, though it looks a bit like a coalition in some respects. instead, it's being described as a power—sharing partnership. what does it mean? well, the two co—leaders o

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that will the see the party enter government in the uk the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple — husband and wife, lora and neil fachie — who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. months of conflict in northern ethiopia have cost thousands of lives and brought hunger and fear to millions. late last year, prime minister abiy ahmed's government seemed confident of crushing tigrayan rebel forces. that confidence was misplaced — the war has spread. both the addis government and the rebels stand accused of horrifying war crimes. my guest is ethiopia's attorney—general, gedion timothewos. is his government leading the country to disaster? gedion timothewos in addis ababa, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it's a pleasure to have you, mr attorney—general. when we last spoke to each other, nearly nine months ago, you seemed very confident that your government was about to crush the forces of the tigray people's liberation front.

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal which could see the partyjoin the scottish governmenteryone". the final decision still needs to be agreed by the scottish greens party council, a decision is expected shortly. coronavirus plans for schools in england have been described as "a recipe for chaos" by education unions, who say they will not be enough to prevent a rise in infections. the government said it has updated its advice on how to respond to an outbreak with minimum disruption to education. at the paralympics games in tokyo, british sprinters thomas young and sophie hahn have both taken gold in the t38100 metres. it was the first time that thomas young, who's 21 years old, had broken 11 seconds. earlier i spoke to his parents, bridie and rob. coming up to tokyo he had done 11.03 and obviously his previous personal best was in dubai at 11 seconds, but he has always wanted to aim to beat the 11 seconds and it was so great because today he did it. and what a place to do it. rob, what were you thinking when you watched him run? you don't have long to actually see him in ac

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members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple — husband and wife, lora and neil fachie — who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. that's it from me. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. england's bowlers on fire at headlingley — ollie robinson stars in the third test against india as they level the series. teamwork makes the dream work — married couple neil and lora fachie bring home golds, in their respective paralympic events on another golden day for gb. and it's a demolitionjob at the etihad, as manchester city score five past arsenal. hello, and welcome to sportsday. england have levelled their test series against india. they did it with a huge win at headingley by an innings and 76 runs. eight wickets in the morning session meant it was all done by lunchtime and they go into the fourth test next week all square. adam wild has this report. in leeds, they came ready for a carnival. what they got, in

and i know the scottish greens have been taking advice from there and they have said the scottish greensm and investment to different areas. this year, groups of towns were encouraged to apply and there have been bids from every nation in the uk. the winner will be announced next year. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. in the week when a hollywood—style sign appeared on a slagheap overlooking wrexham, it has been confirmed that the town is now aiming to become the uk's city of culture 2025. wrexham county borough's entry is one of 20 that have been put forward. including a bid spanning both sides of the scotland—england border. dumfries and galloway and the scottish borders are joining forces with northumberland, cumbria and the city of carlisle — a combined area almost 15 times the size of london. and cornwall�*s bid is very much as a county, rather than its only city, truro. coventry�*s time as the city of culture has not gone to plan. covid meant that the start was delayed five months. but events are now up and running. the 360 allstars start a three—week run the

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the firstwo world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. now on bbc news, our world. how did one london street make it through the last year? filmed from the start of the first lockdown, this intimate portrait shows how the residents coped with the pandemic. boris johnson: the coronavirus is the biggest threat _ this country has faced for decades. if too many people become seriously unwell at one time, the nhs will be unable to handle it. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home. 0h, hello. hello! hi. hello! hi! hi. hiya - hello, hi. sound, um...brain's not working _ couldn't work for two weeks. welcome to oxford gardens. i wake up in the morning, see the blue sky, sun out, and i think wow, what a beautiful day. and it doesn't take me long. i look out the window, open up my blinds and i see people walking with their masks, then it hits me. i

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in a few moments, for viewers on bbc one we'll have a full round—up of today's news with ben brown — but first, our top story. the ministry of defence has announced that the final dedicated flight purely for the evacuation effort from afghanistan has left kabul. further flights leaving from the airport would be able to carry evacuees, but would also transport uk diplomatic staff and military personnel as the operation winds down. it comes as the british ambassador to afghanistan sir laurie bristow said it was "time to close this phase" of the evacuation effort. our correspondent simonjones has been given more details about the winding up of evacuations effort of afghan civilians in kabul. the operation over the past couple of weeks to get out british citizens and also interpreters and other staff

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time in britain. and in cape town, from the townships to the tango, how ballroom dancing has captured the imagination of some residents in one of south africa's toughest neighborhoods. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. us presidentjoe biden has issued a fresh warning that another attack on kabul airport is "highly likely" in the next 2a to 36 hours. on thursday, the islamic state group in afghanistan killed as many as 170 people, including 13 us military personnel. on friday, us airstrikes killed two �*high profile�* is members in a drone attack. the taliban has condemned the airstrike, describing it as a "clear attack on afghan territory. the bbc�*s nomia iqbal in washington gave more details on president biden�*s warning. he gave a statement earlier today. he was actually giving a briefing on another issue but of course afghanistan is still an ongoing crisis here and he was asked about that strike that happened last night confirming the details of t

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the firstn rules and told companies to employ uk—based staff. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. a stunning performance by england's bowlers, as they skittled out india before lunch to take victory

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first two world records for the british cycling couple — husband and wife lora and neil fachie — who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. now on bbc news, weather world. nick miller and sarah keith lucas ask if recent environmental disasters could mark a turning point in the world's approach to climate change. this time on weather world, code red for humanity, the stark warning that time is running out to avert a climate catastrophe. it is the beginning of a future that can be very catastrophic and very, very hard for us to survive in. after the heat, the floods on a catastrophic scale. killing hundreds of people, amid claims we are simply not prepared for more extreme rainfall. i'll be asking whether these disasters could mark a turning point in how the world reacts to climate change. and i'll be finding out why even a small empty reservoir like this one can help protect us from the effects of it. and i'll be looking at the way our food is farmed is having to adapt to clima

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. britain's lorry driver shortage — the business secretary has rejected a temporary loosening of immigration rules and told companies to employ uk—based staff. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. a stunning performance by england's bowlers, as they skittled out india before lunch to take victory in the third test at headingley. and the media show examines just why there are so many reboots on tv. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the ministry of defence has announced that the final dedicated flight purely for the evacuation effort from afghanistan has left kabul. we are expecting a briefing from the pentagon very shortly and we will go to that in a moment. further flights leaving from the airport would be able to carry evacuees but would also transport uk diplomatic staff and military personnel as the operation winds down. it

green ministers in the uk. patrick harvie is the scottish government's new minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and says her participation is conditional. hi, greta. in an interview for bbc scotland, i asked what was stopping herfrom coming. well, of course, i'm not 100% sure yet, but if it's considered safe and democratic then i will, of course, go there. i take it you mean by that that it's accessible to the world's poorer nations. yeah. how important and why is that to you? because that's the essence of this meeting. it should be all about climate justice and, of course, we can't achieve climate justice if everyone is not contributing on the same terms. cheering. it won't be the first time greta has visited the uk. she addressed a large crowd in bristol last year before the pandemic. but it will be her first time in scotland. she famously clashed online with donald trump and doesn't seem too impressed with his successor. the biden administration doesn't seem to take climate, the climate crisis, the least bit serious, since they are actually expanding fossil fuel infrastructure. so, it shows that

we can speak now to scottish green co—leader, patrick harvie. good morning to you.eral other green parties around the world and we were particularly interested in the arrangement in new zealand. in that situation, the greens are in a cooperation agreement with the labour party and they have a couple of ministers, they lead on some policy areas so they have a greed areas they work together on but they areas they work together on but they are continuing to oppose the government on other issues. and that was our starting point. what we have reached is a fairly wrought cooperation platform to share a policy programme that is very ambitious that will help get scotland back on track with its climate targets and achieve a great deal of social and environmental change but we also have a large number of areas where we are not yet agreed. we will try to work cooperatively and reach agreement and we have processes to do that but ultimately we will continue to oppose the government on a number of issues. i think that is the responsible way for political parties to operate, is t

the scottish greens have already even before this moment proved their power in scottish politics andsystem with more councillors across the country, showing people want to vote for green politicians —— that we can beat. in those areas, if people who voted green in council elections, voted green in council elections, vote green in the next general election, we can win more green seats and that influence as we saw with scotland, that can lead to a genuine renewable revolution and making sure that tackling environmental issues at the same time as social issues at the same time, and putting forward the progressive vision of what politics in the 21st century needs to look like to meet the demands of the planet. like to meet the demands of the lanet. �* ., . ., ., . ,, , , like to meet the demands of the lanet. �* ., . ., , , ., planet. amelia womack, deputy leader ofthe planet. amelia womack, deputy leader of the green party _ planet. amelia womack, deputy leader of the green party in _ planet. amelia womack, deputy leader of the green party in england - planet. amelia womack, deputy lead

scottish government said national5, higher and advanced higher exams would be held in spring, providing public health advice allows them to take place. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. so exams get the greenment is being upfront in saying that contingency plans are in saying that contingency plans are in place should covid create difficulties over the coming academic year. the first back—up plan is to further modify courses that have already been modified, while the second is if covid creates difficulties that mean it is not easy or reasonable for exams to take place, that they will be scrapped again for the third year running, and replaced with teacher assessed grades. well, across the uk, ministers and qualifications regulators have been clear that they expect exams to take place next year, so scotland is the first place to announce these contingency plans, but the main teaching union here says they want to focus over the next year to be on teaching and learning, not gathering evidence for assessments and for these contingency purposes, while the scottish conservatives say it is a dereliction of duty for the snp to announce this before all schools have returned. the trial of the grammy

nicola sturgeon there, the scottish first minister giving her response to douglas ross, the leader of the opposition. use our alisonjohnstone who is the presiding officer, greenment. as had been predicted from the 9th of august, thatis predicted from the 9th of august, that is next monday, most of the restrictions in scotland will be lifted. some remain, the legal requirement to wear fast —— face max indoors in shops. that is an important one and we will be hearing who will talk about the impact of that on the night time economy. in the restrictions of seeing other centres and socialising in dos and outdoors, those are disappearing. social distancing will not be illegal requirement but will be encouraged in built—up situations. 0ne encouraged in built—up situations. one of the most interesting thing she had to say, the suggestion that it wouldn't even be legally allowed for the government to continue with these restrictions given the risk has not been continued. if the risk has not been continued. if the risk has been mitigated, therefore the legaljustification has been mitigated, therefore the legal justification for these extensive powers that governments h

the deal will take the greens into a national government for the first time anywhere in the uk. it will also give the scottishmerican private investment groups battling to take over the company. the morrisons board said that the £7 billion dealfrom clayton, dubilier and rice was good value for shareholders, whilst also protecting the firm's "fundamental character". with me now is our business correspondent, katy austin. let's get the latest on this. this is the latest step in let's get the latest on this. this is the latest step— let's get the latest on this. this is the latest step in what has now become a bidding _ is the latest step in what has now become a bidding war _ is the latest step in what has now become a bidding war over- is the latest step in what has now. become a bidding war over briton's fourth largest supermarket. there was a previous offer from a different group in the us, about £6.7 billion, fortress group. this offerfrom clayton, dubilier and offer from clayton, dubilier and rice offerfrom clayton, dubilier and rice is £7 billion and morrison's board is recommending this to shareholders n

the deal would take the greens into government for the first time anywhere in the uk. it would also give the scottishids from every nation in the uk. the winner will be announced next year. entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. in the week when a hollywood—style sign appeared on a slagheap overlooking wrexham, it has been confirmed that the town is now aiming to become the uk city of culture 2025. wrexham county borough's entry is one of 20 that have been put forward. including a bid spanning both sides of the scotland—england border. dumfries and galloway and the scottish borders are joining forces with northumberland, cumbria and the city of carlisle — a combined area almost 15 times the size of london. and cornwall�*s bid is very much as a county, rather than its only city, truro. coventry�*s time as the city of culture has not gone to plan. covid meant that the start was delayed five months. but events are now up and running. the 360 allstars start a three—week run there today. and the organisers insist that the city has benefited. the city of culture is really the beginning of a jo