they insist the will of the scottish parliament should be respected when it votes for an independencees, and education is the main priority for the snp. at conference, they care deeply about the push for independence. voters care about what happened in scottish schools. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. four sisters are among 20 people who died ina four sisters are among 20 people who died in a limousine crash in upstate new york. all those travelling inside the limousine as well as two pedestrians were killed. officials say it is the worst us transport tragedy in nearly a decade. officials in beijing have confirmed that the missing chinese head of interpol is being held in china on allegations of bribe—taking. meng hongwei disappeared last week after travelling from interpol headquarters in france to china. mr meng is the latest high—profile target to be ensnared in china's sweeping anti—corruption campaign. in the first case of its kind, an 85—year—old retired doctor in spain has been found guilty of taking a newborn baby from her mother nearly 50 years ago, and having her illegally a

and we're delighted to be joined by alex neil member of the scottish parliament for air jean shorts he voted for bricks in the twenty six thousand referendum on the u.k.'s membership of the i mean you still think the spade voted for bracks the european issue in this broadest sense is a big opportunity to push forward the independents because absolutely we saw in the last referendum in independence how the european union in particular the present but also actually used the power in the influence of the european union and to do during the who exactly the who gives for a scottish independence if you have brakes you do it how flood of seen in catalonia as well just what the real attitude is of the e.u. leadership towards any country within a steed wanting independence i mean the we in which they backed up the spanish government for its illegally devotee i think is not to do doormen for the e.u. been particularly prue independence or even staying neutral so your policy would be pro after the european three trade association will go to see the final deal to see what the options are but certa

they insist the will of the scottish parliament should be respected when it votes for an independenceir key policies, and education is the main priority for the snp. at conference, they cared deeply about the push for independence, voters care about what happened in scottish schools. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. it's the last remaining stronghold in syria — where militants are still fighting president assad's regime. idlib province is now home to 3 million civilians among them up to 90 thousand anti—government rebels including extremistjihadists. president assad's forces were expected to launch a final offensive on idlib last month — but that was postponed after an agreement to create a demilitarized zone surrounding the rebel area. it was brokered by russia, which supports president assad, and by turkey, to the north. but president assad has not ruled out future military action, in his bid to restore complete control over his country. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from the front line in idlib, a place fewjournalists have been able to get to. in this war most syrian ch

they insist the will of the scottish parliament should be respected when it votes for an independence when they vote against one of their key policies, and education is the main priority for the snp. at conference, they cared deeply about the bush independence, about the push for independence, voters care about what happened in scottish schools. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. the time is 6:15. our top story this evening... the world's top scientists say dramatic action is needed now to save the world from climate catastrophe. and still to come, the moves the royal ballet is making to challenge the art's elitist stereotype. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: kane leads the premier league charge as the shortlist for the ballon d'0r is revealed. it's hard to get on the housing ladder — and young adults in england who are saving for a house deposit are struggling more than ever before. the institute for fiscal studies says 40% of young adults cannot afford to buy one of the cheapest homes in their local area. the latest figures show that just over a third of 25—34

as a former presiding officer of the scottish parliament you've been an observer of the catalonian situation that effort and of the elections are not a frequent visitor to catalonia what is your assessment of the situation assumed spend a lot of the time and cuttle in over the last year i think things are difficult i think is difficult for the political parties to keep the momentum going and i think it's difficult for the civic society who want the process to be even quicker and. i think there is a bit of pragmatism and another of the mind this is some class the moment. leading cattleya an independent to start with the could be a potential role for us independent politician or i'm not coming back i'm not coming back after not the importance i do think is interesting because a car before cattail who was the president all the catalan parliament is in jail at this moment without trial on charges that she allowed to be the police and the parliament so that's a dramatic thing i mean especially for a little a former presiding officer or perhaps if we go back in history for former speakers of the h

change well now back to backs it and we're delighted to be joined by alex neo member of the scottish parliament for eritrean shorts he voted for brixton the twenty sixteen referendum on the u.k.'s membership of the i mean you still think the spray bullets are brave leave your appeal issue in this broader sense is a big opportunity to push forward the independence cause absolutely so no one stray from in the independence of the european union particularly the prison bruce who actually used the power in the influence of the european union for them to do. in the who exactly are the who case for a scottish independence if you have breaks it you do it how flood of semen catalonia as well just put the real attitude is of the e.u. leadership towards any country with a steed wanting independence i mean the we in which they backed up the spanish government for its illegally devotee i think is not a good omen for the e.u. been put to only pru independence or even stay neutral so your policy with.

now as i understand that the six parliamentarians from the european parliament the scottish parliament and crucially the westminster in the form of join the charity the the s.n.p. spokesperson who have taking this case on the cross party basis.

now as i understand that the six parliamentarians from the european parliament the scottish parliament and crucially the westminster parliament to form or join a charity the the s.n.p. spokesperson who have taking this case on a cross party basis and that's about the eleven billeted of article fifty plain persons language that means the m.p.'s could strike out if the court finds in their favor what would be the political implications if such a judgement was handed well or huge because at the present moment we've got today to me and indeed her colleagues that are left supporting are saying it's how we checkers or the highway in new deal but exit this food sure that there is an alternative which is that you could straight both of them down and you could seek to withdraw article fifty if the court agree with it so she wouldn't have our own way that it's a bad deal on an even washed deal with new deal opens up the whole debate for parliament and it's sort of huge significance never mind the fact that scotland doing it probably is from our perspective my perspective shagun freud it won't go

the rally planned for the end of the march just beyond the scottish parliament at holyrood park did notout political nature here. but it went ahead. people showing their support for the cause. the movement is growing. the more, the merrier. it is amazing. supposedly they said there will be about 100,000. we are hoping that there is. cos it is still coming. we have been fighting for scotland and we know that scotland will probably get its independence. a spokesperson for historic environment scotland said it is their priority today to work with partners including the police to facilitate the march safely in the park and they will review the situation after the march. some patients could see theirgps in groups, under plans being considered by the nhs in england. doctors have been trialling shared appointments for up to 15 patients with the same condition — ranging from raised blood pressure and rheumatoid arthritis, to chronic back pain and asthma. the royal college of gps says patients like getting the support of others — while gps say it stops them having to repeat advice. mary henfrey

the rally planned for the end of the march just beyond the scottish parliament at holyrood park did notcotland do not allow events about political nature here. but it went ahead. people showing their support for the cause. the movement is growing. the more, the merrier. it is amazing. supposedly they said there will be about 100,000. we are hoping that there is. cos it is still coming. we have been voting for scotland and we know that scotland will probably get its independence. a spokesperson for historic environment scotland said it is their priority today to work with partners including the police to facilitate the march safely in the park and they will review the situation after the march. it is just after 11:15. headlines on bbc news: the supreme court confirms brett kavanaugh‘s the supreme court confirms brett kava naugh‘s confirmation. toxic air pollution is much worse in eight areas of england than previously thought, a government review reveals. ray galton, one half of the writing duo behind hancock's half hour and steptoe and son, has died at the age of 88. sport, and for a fu

i look at the example of the scottish parliament.ave there is an institution that works normal hours, 9—5, which enables people to at least have a reasonable, functioning family life. what we've got down in the house of commons is sometimes sitting until 1am, 2am, making judgments about how this nation should be run. pete wishart, thank you. thank you. now, you can't escape brexit for long around here — sorry. the lords turned their attention to the question of whether there should be another referendum on any deal with brussels — what its supporters call a people's vote. it was rather a lively debate on both sides, with one peer calling for leading brexiteers to be prosecuted. the people were given to believe that their government would conduct the necessary negotiations in an effective and unified way. in all of these expectations, they have been failed. they've been failed by incoherence and incompetence. the people of britain have a right to be allowed to pass judgment on any deal forged in such circumstances. they should be give

culling of some wild animals, including deer and goats, is not illegal by the local member of the scottish parliamentmay find some of the images in rebecca curran‘s report upsetting. it's game face time. welcome to my office. larysa switlyk describes herself as a hard—core huntress, seen here hosting her programme, she recently took a trip to scotland. and it's these images posted on line by miss switlyk that are causing quite a stir. they show her posing with a goat she apparently killed on islay, others show her in camouflage with a rifle and another with a dead ram. i think for every person that will find this an attractive image and bring them to islay, there will be 1,000 more will be repelled and horrified. it is unacceptable, it should not be happening. i have raised the issue with the environment minister and i know people are by and large outraged by it. celebrities including comedian ricky gervais and tennis coach judy murray have also condemned the pictures. feral goats are a non—native species in scotland and estates are obliged to control their numbers. hunting them isn't illegal on priv

the rally planned for the end of the march just beyond the scottish parliament at holyrood park did not it went ahead. people showing their support for the cause. the movement is growing. the more, the merrier. it is amazing. supposedly they said there will be about 100,000. we are hoping that there is. cos it is still coming. we have been voting for scotland and we know that scotland will probably get its independence. a spokesperson for historic environment scotland said it is their priority today to work with partners including the police to facilitate the march safely in the park and they will review the situation after the march. more on that crucial senate vote for brett kavanaugh, we are expecting that to be confirmed in the next half an hour or so by the supreme court. president trump has been speaking to supporters in the last 30 minutes or so about the vote, let's bring you what he said. we are looking forward to the vote, he will bea looking forward to the vote, he will be a great justice looking forward to the vote, he will be a greatjustice of the supreme court. people have

power, and when the scottish parliament said no to that raid, the uk government the people but to westminster. that they will decide if and when we can choose to be independent. let us send this message to date. you can oppose independence, that is your democratic right but you cannot and you will not deny scotland's right to choose. cheering and applause friends, scotland chose to remain in the eu. we did not choose this westminster fiasco. in recent days we have argued for the article 50 process to be extended to allow disaster to be averted. it would allow more time before a sensible single market option to be pursued and time for another vote to take place. on that, let me make our position clear. if there is a proposalfor position clear. if there is a proposal for another position clear. if there is a proposalfor another eu position clear. if there is a proposal for another eu referendum, snp mp5 will vote for that but let's not kid ourselves. there is no guarantee that another vote will not deliver the same outcome. scotland choosing to remain but still fac

of some wild animals, including deer and goats, is not illegal, but the local member of the scottish parliamente. welcome to my office. la rysa switlyk larysa switlyk describes herself as a hard—core hunter, posting her programme here, she took a trip to scotla nd programme here, she took a trip to scotland recently. it is these images posted on line by larysa switlyk who are causing quite a star. the show her posing with a goat she apparently curled an islay, others show higher in camouflage with a rifle. i think for every person that will find this an attractive image, they will be a thousand more will be repelled and horrified. it is unacceptable and should not be happening. i have raised the issue and i know people are outraged by it. celebrities including wreckage of these antennas coach 2—d murray have condemned the pictures. —— various celebrities have condemned the pictures. to resemble contributes millions per year, £69 million of that and the bulk of that comes on in the bottom. rural economies that are struggling with other forms of two resemble benefit from wealthy tourists coming f

government publications and documents which will be the case following the law passed in the scottish parliamentake bigger maps and put a lot more see in they get to you? they will have to put a bit of cm, but i was speaking with a cartographer on another show earlier today, and he was fully understanding of both the island's dimension, as well as the reality of this reality and geography of it. if you live in different parts of the country, you don't want to be miss portrayed as to where you actually live, and i think in terms of that, it is no longer insurmountable, and thatis it is no longer insurmountable, and that is the point he made to be earlier. when it comes to the wire protections of islands like the shetland islands, it has been the island's bill passed, because perhaps they have been overlooked and treated as an add—on. what you think are some of the wider issues for people living in places like the shetland islands? that an important point. i think the arrival of devolution in 1999 was meant to be about bringing politics and government about democracy closer to scotland, and that s

and when the scottish parliament said no to that raid, the uk government could and should have respectednot partnership, that is westminster control, scotland deserves better. nicola sturgeon speaking to the party conference earlier today. the time is 5:37pm here on the bbc. a convicted british paedophile is being sued for damages by five young people who claim they were sexually exploited by him while he was living in the philippines. douglas slade was jailed for 24 years in 2016 for abusing five boys here in the uk. our correspondent angus crawford reports. a dangerous and manipulative paedophile. briton douglas slade now behind bars in the uk. but for 30 years, he lived here, angeles city in the philippines. it's claimed he would entice children into his home and abuse them. whenever i remember the things he did to me, the way he abused us, it comes back to my mind. everything he did. a member of the notorious paedophile information exchange, two years ago he was extradited, tried and convicted of sex offences against children in the uk in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s. but today he faces

will she also commit to giving the scottish parliament essay on the outcome of the negotiations?gotiations? finally, can i ask the prime minister to could tell immediately jumped on the the prime minister to could tell immediatelyjumped on the single market and the customs union, and to focus our attention on that. and to acknowledge that she will not get any other through this parliament that stops short of the economic production ofjobs and living standards. cani standards. can i say to the right honourable gentleman as i responded to the leader of the opposition, i do think it is important that we all consider the language that we use armoured those of us in public life. there seems to be some confusion in relation to the backstop. the government is clear that we are negotiating for there to be a backstop in the withdrawal agreement. the question is, what are the terms about backstop? as i've said, i repeated my statement, i backstop as proposed by the eu which would effectively create that customs border down the irish sea is not acceptable to the uk government. hence other p

passage of the scotland act, which paved the way for devolution and the establishment of the scottish parliamentight. in the past 20 years, scotland, with the support of all political parties at holyrood, has expanded its presence in brussels. we have collaborated with partners on european projects from your renewable energy to healthy eating —— from renewable energy. scottish society has been enriched by the presence of more than 230,000 eu citizens from outside the uk. we have seen it first hand the benefits we gained from working with allies from —— allies from across the continent. we are determined to work to enhance rather than diminish our ties with the eu. in the past two yea rs ties with the eu. in the past two years alone, the scottish government has established new offices in berlin, dublin and paris, here in london as well. our enterprise agency has doubled its representation in europe. so even if the uk government does offer a hard brexit, i‘m determined that scotland will do everything we can to ensure that our policies remain consistent with european priorities and values. the bas

we introduced recently new legislation to the scottish parliament that would make scotland carbon neutrali'm biased as first minister first minister of scotland, but it's no exaggeration, and many people in the world will agree with this, especially at the un, that scotland is a leader and had a's report is a reminder of our moral responsibility —— today's report. what differences have you made? i like to live my life in a way that is mindful of the environment in my home life. i don't pretend to be perfect. there are still things i would like to do better. any leader saying that wouldn't be telling the truth. i accept that responsibility. as a leader it's myjob to set the overall policy framework that encourages people to do that. energy efficiency, for example, one of the areas, like transport, that impinges areas, like transport, that impinges a lot on individual behaviour, that's the big challenge for scotla nd that's the big challenge for scotland now. we've been very successful in renewable energy, decarbonising electricity, as i said, but the further down the road we go it impinges

through some of the week's papers is broke out of all liberal democrat member of parliament member that pick lembit scottish women in solidarity today in glasgow lots of trade unionists mazing march and in time island disappearing in the pacific you want to talk about some being added gunny from soho the bearded guy and so let's look at this from the guardian reports the socialists are coming white house sounds alarm at rise of the left what is the run up to the midterm elections of course after and he's finally running because engels often said he should well know i'm not sure he's running i think it's the dangers of if he did have launched from the white house diatribe about the dangers of socialism apparently there's a lasting specter from call marx the bearded man himself or bernie saunders not from soho and working mothers in sweden all in the same story and there's a new or logical thing about the white house council of economic advisers report oh yes two hundredth anniversary to eight hundred nine hundred twenty eighteen it's all in the still that's not the main figure out this is the main figure it'

through some of the week's papers is broadcaster vulnerable democrat member of parliament member it picked them but scottish women in solidarity today in glasgow that's a trade union is amazing march an entire island disappearing in the pacific you want to talk about some be a good guy from soho the bearded guy and so let's look at this from the guardian reports the socialists are coming white house sounds alarm rise of the left it's the run up to the midterm elections of course after and he's finally running because engels often said he should well i'm not sure he's running i think it's the dangers of if he did have launched from the white house diatribe about the dangers of socialism apparently there's a lasting specter from call marx the bearded man himself or bernie saunders not from soho and working mothers in sweden all in the same story and there's a new or logical thing about the white house council of economic advisers report oh yes two hundredth anniversary to eighteen eighteen twenty eighteen it's all in the story that's not the main figure out this is the main figure it's claimed that if medicar

scottish voice not being heard. they would vote if it was proposed in parliament. now it is time for dateline london.sa may fared at her party's annual conference. was there enough talk of domestic policies alongside the brexit hubbub? there's been a few positive murmurings about that this week, brexit that is, from elsewhere in the eu. we'll discuss that. and as the us senate prepares to vote on the next potential supreme courtjustice, we'll reflect on what this ugly period might mean for the midterms, and the #metoo movement. with me is the columnist for the i here in the uk,

scottish nationalist party. just before the prime minister's questions on wednesday in parliament, at that point there are 600 mps, enormous amount of noise going on, you could hardly hear yourself thinking a question from the corner of the chamber, i have absolutely no idea what the question is. i have the prime minister sitting behind me. i'm on national television and have a second and a half to make a decision. i encourage you all to concentrate and reflect on that. suddenly in my panic a thought came to my mind. i referred to the honorable gentleman to the words of his immortal compatriot adam smith when he said the union of 1707 is a measure from which infinite good has been derived to this nation. i sat down, the house of commons went in an uproar, my colleagues were delighted. i managed to get out of that. the union of 1707, the founding economic fact of scotland in the 18th century. but of course it is a country that is very much divided through at least the first half of that, on religious grounds, a pick up aliens versus presbyterians, catholics, divided between the highlands and the lowlands, gaelic a

secures her majority in parliament and the heartbreak to tears and the soft brakes the tears and the remainders the people who don't want bricks at all and the opposition and the scottish parties so she really can't move and it's very difficult for her there will be no solution today and she has a really hard time so barbara then how important is this summit if the deadlock is broken the difficulty broken but the in part the summit is still important because in a way it's a milestone. the head heads of state and government will say ok we've come so far basically we could agree on something if the british side were to move and get a bit more creative and the europeans can try to get a bit more creative to there must be a middle ground on this and we give it more time we just keep on negotiating we say the next stop is like say mid november we'll call for another some of them and we see how far we get actually experts say that a solution could be found until december so there is a good two months and that's all long time at the negotiating table so a few months left there but i mean ultimately there's talk of extending britain's transition period by another year kicking

scottish government's a plan to stay in the single market dismissed. our request for a role in negotiations cast aside. a raid on our parliament's powers.that raid, the uk government could and should have respected that decision. instead, they took us to court. that is no partnership. that is westminster control. scotland deserves better. applause this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... america's ambassador to the un nikki haley has resigned. she'll leave the post at the end of the year. president trump said she's done an incredible job. meanwhile, president trump has apologised to the newly appointed us supreme courtjustice brett kavanaugh for what he called a campaign of destruction against him, based on lies and deception. mr kavanaugh has faced allegations of historical sexual abuse, but he insisted at a swearing—in ceremony that he was not bitter and would be impartial. so how has the kavanaugh saga played out with trump's base? rajini vaidyanathan has been at some of the president's rallies talking to people and joins us now. you've been to a lot of trump rallies. iam i am curious as to whether it i

parliament in the meantime. >> some confusion here on this one. listen to the question by one scottish who has no idea what he is saying. >> in english. >> can i ask the honorable gentleman what is being done to make this more accessible, particularly for colleagues that have a disability. >> i'm sorry, it must be something to do with my background. could he please repeat the question because i didn't follow it. >> oh, wow. very popular today. i'm saying that a number of parliamentary colleagues do find that getting around certain parts of the state -- what can be done to make sure those with a disability or able to move around more freely and the place is accessible? >> i'm really sorry. please could you do it very slowly and then -- >> i think the answer might be helped if you can reply in writing. >> he made him put it in writing. >> oh, man. >> no way. i completely understood it. >> yeah, i guess maybe from the distance -- we were reading it from up close. maybe from far away it was harder to tell. >> he had the emphasis on the wrong syllable. >> they say plain english. >> lock, st

parliament. expected thately they would cause mayhem. this is an ad from a glazier, saying it suffragettes broke your windows, hire me to replace your windows. it was in a scottish newspaper. suffragettes may break windows but i'm the boy who puts them in. radicalizedl became england,nkhursts in and it was a radicalization process. she would start by handing out pamphlets, introduce a street corner speaker, maybe become a street corner speaker yourself, maybe standup in parliaments and yell things, maybe throw rocks to the windows of parliament, and it escalated as women became more willing to push boundaries. alice paul went to jail. proclaimold to prisoner status and go on a hunger strike. she did. she was force-fed in the british gale, which is as horrifying as it sounds. , who hadet lucy burns gone to london specifically to hear the pankhursts. ,o paul and burns, young women incredibly energized by the british movement, i'm back to paulca in 1910, 1911, and being in jail was publicized in the press here. when she got off the boat from england there were reporters on the docks. so she was a mini celebrity in suffrage circles, and suffrage care was trying to g

members of the scottish fishermen ‘s federation and the national federation and the national federation of fishermen ‘s organisations are jointly lobbying parliamentt honourable gentleman i absolutely recognise the importance of the fishing industry across the uk, but particularly in scotland. as we are going through these negotiations we have been very clear that once the eu rules no longer apply to the united kingdom, we will be an independent coastal state and we will be making those decisions. we will be making those decisions. we will control access to our own waters and we will be seeking to gainafairershare waters and we will be seeking to gain a fairer share of quotas. mr speaker, in 2005, the then labour government closed accident and emergency at crawley hospital. i'm delighted that my right honourable friend has committed to additional resources for the national health service, including part of the brexit dividend. can i get an assurance that the upcoming nhs plan will include a return of local services at its heart? yes. can i say to my honourable friend that absolutely i can give that assurance. obviously the long—term plan for the n

scottish conservatives. this afternoon the prime minister will come back from brussels, she will come back from brussels, she will speak to business leaders, but she will be looking ahead to monday when she faces parliamentounter. the father of a man who died after being assaulted at a block of flats in south london, says his son often confronted drug dealers there. a murder investigation is underway after 46 year old ian tomlin, was killed in battersea. in the last hour with the police cordon has been pulled back but forensic teams are coming and going into the block behind me where mr tomlin was found on wednesday evening. it seems he was well—known in the community and people have told me they are by what happened. a father of two, murdered outside his home. 46—year—old ian tomlin suffered fatal injuries after an argument with a group of people on this housing estate on wednesday.- was on the floor. i came back from waitrose, and they said, get some towels. they were flashing lights on the car. theyjust towels. they were flashing lights on the car. they just jumped towels. they were flashing lights on the car. theyjustjumped out of the car, they gave him resuscitation. yesterday the latest crime figur