later he said that he should resign, as a member of the scottish parliament.ember of the scottish parliament. what he did was an abuse of power. he said it was an abuse of power. he said it was predatory. he said it was predatory. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: it's been confirmed that li wenliang, the chinese doctor who was one of the first to raise concerns about the coronavirus in his country, has died of the illness. there have been a number of violent confrontations between israeli soldiers and palestinians. injerusalem, israeli police shot dead an arab israeli who opened fire on them. earlier, israeli troops killed two palestinians in the occupied west bank, and in a separate incident, an israeli soldier was hurt in a drive—by shooting. bbc arabic. italian authorities are investigating why a high—speed train derailed, killing two people, and injuring nearly 30. the train was travelling from milan to salerno when it came off the tracks. there are reports maintenance work was being carried out on the track where the a

the first one is the edinburgh agreement that established that the scottish parliament had the powerrendum. that was a legal agreement between the government and edinburgh... the power granted by westminster, the uk parliament. but there was nothing in that agreement that precluded having a referendum in the future and nothing that took place in the smith commission that precluded having another referendum. there may be nothing written down but it is quite clear that borisjohnson, who has a mandate and a majority of 80 in the westminster parliament, he said in his formal response to nicola sturgeon‘s saying "we must have a second referendum, it's the only democratic thing to do," borisjohnson said that a referendum, another one, would quote, continue the political stagnation that scotland has seen for the last decade. it simply will not happen. but the uk we voted to remain a part in 2014 no longer exists. the game has changed because we left the european union. we left the european union as a united kingdom, as the scottish people had voted to be a part of that united kingdom. havin

the first is the edinburgh agreement that established the scottish parliament had the power to call the the power granted by westminster. there was nothing in that agreement that precluded having a referendum in the future and nothing that took place in the smith commission that precluded having another referendum. there may be nothing written down but it is quite clear that boris johnson with this mandate and this majority in the westminster parliament, he said in this formal response to nicola sturgeon ‘s saying we must have a second referendum, boris johnson said saying we must have a second referendum, borisjohnson said that a referendum, another one, would continue the political stagnation that scotland has seen the last it simply will not happen. however the uk we removed voted to remain a part in 2014 no longer exist. we have left the eu and the game has changed. having had we been told that the you —— uk was a family of nations and we would leave the uk, scotla nd nations and we would leave the uk, scotland voted to remain. actually, there was a very crucial poll last week that

product available free of charge for all women and girls will go to the scottish parliament.pensive but it's changed its mind. and it's seen as a necessity, not a luxury. it's a ride that every woman should have, that they should be able to access free sanitary products. it's not a luxury or anything like that. it makes me feel really good because i know myself there have been people who have helped in people who have products which means they can come to school with no worries. there have been scottish government schemes the free products before but this will when it passes will make it law. suzanne allan, bbc news. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: a senior officialfrom the world health organization has warned countries around the globe to prepare immediately for the further spread of the coronavirus. the us democrats running for president have held a bad—tempered tv debate, with the frontrunner, bernie sanders and the billionaire, michael bloomberg both coming under attack. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the me

elections next year and scottish parliament elections next yearand a third scottish parliament electionsar and a third party the snp are successful she is really going to try and put up the pressure but constitutionally he can try and ignore it. medium or difficult problem is northern ireland but his deal has really aggravated even those who describe themselves as unionists, pressure for the feed unification is taking up, that is a harder pressure to contain. we're talking about the real issue which is the agenda which has been hugely neglected and the warfare of an brexit, nhs and housing and social ca re brexit, nhs and housing and social care for the elderly, the centrifugal forces that work against the unity of the kingdom and before you want to be a global power, make sure you have domestic power and you can deal with these problems and really remove the rather rotten state you find in many areas. we believe the prime is that without a return when we have something to witness. president trump called it the deal of the century. but he unveiled it alongside a smiling israeli prime min

borisjohnson has already ruled out transferring powers to the scottish parliament, transferring powers was done in 2014. he says no to that concept. now, nicola sturgeon says she will continue to pursue that, to press for that. she will seek support from other areas of scotland, from civic scotland. she will continue to argue the case, she will discuss the question that might be put in a putative referendum. she will press for that. but she also says she's prepared to consider — at least consider — alternatives. she rules out a wildcat referendum, as in catalonia. she says it would simply set things back. she is not interested, she says, in gestures that do not fall within the law. but she is prepared to consider — at least consider — testing in the courts whether the scottish parliament might have the power to hold a consultative plebiscite — not a full—scale statutory referendum but a consultative plebiscite — whether the reservation of the constitution to westminster would rule that out or not. now, let me be clear, she is not particularly in favour of that. some within her party ar

decides that the should be a 2nd referendum now the scottish parliament is agreed that the should be a referendum the majority in the scottish parliament for that am joining the transitional period so there's an undoubted move this going to see scotland and the supporters who largely would remain in scotland become really joiners because how how the route do you think that referendum was actually about only given that boris johnson's all already refused to he said you know there's been one in a generation and that's enough. well it's not for us johnston to determine the sovereign rights of the scottish people the people are so often in scotland not on and the reality of the situation is that scotland to substantially changed since that last referendum not least and the proponents of staying in the u.k. told us of course that we to guarantee your membership of the european union was to vote no and to keep scotland part of the united kingdom that was monday one of many false leads that didn't bear fruit so the reality of the situation is it's the scottish people who will determine scot

within the last hour, nicola sturgeon has spoken in scottish parliament about mr mckay's resignation.has apologised unreservedly for his conduct and recognised, as i do, that it was unacceptable and falls seriously below the standard required of a minister. i can also advise that he has, this morning, been suspended from both the snp and our parliamentary group pending further investigation. this was the response from the acting leader of the scottish conservatives. i have to ask the first minister, can the reputation of scottish politics and this parliament be maintained with the full confidence of the public, or even his constituents, if mr mackay remains as a member? mr mackay‘s budget speech will now have to be delivered by a junior minister. it's all come as a shock to derek mackay‘s constituents in the town of renfrew. i think it's a scandal. if that was somebody else in parliament, he would be the man demanding they resigned. nicola sturgeon will hope that mr mackay‘s resignation can limit the damage to her government and party, but she has lost a key minister at a crucial mome

the european flag still flying outside the scottish parliament. the scottish parliament. those wanting scottish independence claim brexit proves why breaking away from the uk is necessary. we can look the people of scotland in the eye and say, look, we really did try to turn this around, but because the people of scotland aren't in charge of events, we're suffering the loss of our european status. what comes next is going to be the challenge, but today is just a sad day. in bristol, those hoping to be labour's next leader also expressed their regret, but the shadow brexit secretary said brexit had taught him that... we need to bring about fundamental change in this country, a shift in power, in wealth and resources, so we need to look forward, the leave/remain divide is over. from paris today, a letter... "dear british friends", wrote the french president on facebook. "the channel has never managed to separate our destinies, "brexit will not do so either. but, he added, ease of access to the eu's markets would depend on how many of its rules the uk accepted. i think in a

they have said what the scottish parliament says doesn't matter one bit. if the prime minister thinks the scottish parliament doesn't matter the scottish businesses matter. >> of course the scottish businesses matter and to do well by scottish businesses is not to tax them with the highest tax rates in the uk. we want a sound economy in scotland, to have an educational system that doesn't leave scottish children lagging behind through no fault of their own. mr. speaker, this government will get on and deliver a working immigration system for the whole of this country. i may say respectfully to the right honorable gentleman who said to me from a sedentary position, he would be better off getting on for the people of scotland rather to continue with his ceaseless and vein quest to break up the united kingdom. he will not succeed. >> delivering for the people. i'm sure the prime minister shares my concerns about the delay in the delivery of the east line that runs through my constituency and others. will the prime minister intervene to insure there are no mor

what message is being sent today with this vote in the scottish parliament?”y, because girls can't afford that and people struggle. even if you can't afford it, it should be accessible because it's a normal thing, it, it should be accessible because it's a normalthing, it it, it should be accessible because it's a normal thing, it is a natural thing that happens to most women. free sanitary products are already available in schools, colleges and universities in scotland and in schools in england and wales too. the vote at holyrood goes further and will mean that tampons, sanitary pads and some reusable products will be available to anyone in scotland. menstruation is normal. free access to tampons, pads and reusable options should be normal too. period dignity for all isn't radical or extreme. it's simply the right thing to do. the scottish government previously opposed the proposals because of concerns over deliverability and cost. its u—turn means all parties at holyrood now support the plans. in pursuit of good legislation, parliament will 110w good legisla

schools and colleges already provide the products at no cost, but now the scottish parliament is votingeriod poverty means girls can't afford to buy sanitary products. it means girls might have to use other products like tissues and socks. it means some girls are afraid to come to school and don't want to leave the house at all. these are the pads we get sent to the school, probably about every month or so in these boxes. these girls are telling a first—year class about the free products in the toilets. most women and girls get periods that last on average five days a month, so it can cost around £5—£8 in sanitary products every time. definitely more people are staying off school due to not having protection. i wasn't really aware of it because i didn't personally know anyone that had to deal with this. but finding out how many people even in my school, i was very, like, shocked at how many people were staying. we started off with all the period products and we put them in all the toilets so everyone had them. we had no complaints or anything and it worked really well. today, a bill to

mr mackay resigned just hours before he was due to deliver his budget in the scottish parliament.eon, told msps that his behaviour had been "unacceptable". his resignation meant it was the public finance minister, kate forbes, who stepped in at the last minute to set out the budget, announcing there'd be no changes to income tax rates in scotland. to cement the progressivity of our tax system, we will increase the basic and intermediate rate threshold by inflation to protect our lowest and middle ironing taxpayers. the higher and top rate thresholds will be frozen. that will ensure that 56% of scottish taxpayers pay less than they would if they lived elsewhere in the uk. scotland will continue to be the lowest tax part of the uk for the majority of income taxpayers. the tories said the scottish govenrment was benefiting from a "boris bonus" due to an increase in its grant from westminster, as to the tax rates. the tax changes introduced by the former finance secretariat, egged on by the greens, making scotland the highest tax part of the united kingdom, haven't actually raised any

he has had to resign from the same as a secretary that can be remain a member of the scottish parliamentaid pending —— suspended i think it will be very difficult for him to be a member of the scottish parliament. a lot of pressure from those in scotla nd a lot of pressure from those in scotland to force them out of the scottish parliament. i don't think he has any chance of then attaining high office again. in politics, said the best he can hope for is he lease and if he does it's pretty unlikely. he was considered one of the rising stars and politics, a lot of people we re stars and politics, a lot of people were prepared to back him for succeeding nikolai sturgeon, hill is the next likely person to take over for her now? it opens up an opportunity for others, the first name that springs to mind is that ms. parry, she is an s in pe, np that she is very popular with the grassroots. she is less cautious than nicholas sturgeon is when it comes to pursuing dependence referendum. there is a lot of pressure for the grassroots activate to be more aggressive in pursuing the referendum. right n

outside the scottish parliament opponents of bricks and gathered where in london there was joy in edinburgh there was sadness a majority of scots voted to stay in the a you. but they don't have a dominant voice in british politics think it's appalling to me 62 percent of us fortunate to demand an year at a time are being dragged out against our will it's absolutely disgraceful. the. sorrow also in brussels 2 here and in other cities on the continent young britons rallied their future less certain after sinatra and the vision of a nation at home in europe seemingly defeated. the need to break spines all the thank you play seems to think that if he didn't face the way home. the he was in not in which all the divisions of british politics were on display by. a show of emotion and tribalism proving that the bite of britain's place in europe is far from settled. and to shed some more light on the situation we're joined in the studio we did you did have his breath said analyst rob much rob the u.k. has left the e.u. what next well it's it's left the realities on the grounds means nothing much cha

supporters gathered outside the scottish parliament here in adams and in other parts of the u.k. there was sadness a majority of scots voted to stay in the e.u. but their voice is being ignored in westminster. i think it's because i'm a 62 percent of us voted to demand in europe and they're being dragged out against our will it's absolutely a disgrace. sorrow in brussels to hear and in other cities on the continent too young for. since rallied that future less certain and their vision of a nation at home in europe seemingly defeated. and. breaks my heart when you say even if you think everything he did a fair way. breaks it has exposed a huge division in british politics but the show of emotion and tribalism in the u.k. on its point of departure from the e.u. indicates that the debate over its place in europe is far from settled. and to shed some more light on the situation we're joined in the studio we did you did abuse breck said analyst rob much rob the u.k. has left the e.u. what next well it's left but the reality is on the grounds means nothing much changes within the next

outside the scottish parliament opponents of bricks it gathered where in london there was joy in edinburgh there was sadness. a majority of scots voted to stay in the a you. but they don't have a dominant voice in british politics i think it's because i'm a 62 percent of us wanted to demand in europe i may have been dragged out against our will is absolutely disgraceful. some are also in brussels 2 here and in other cities on the continent young britons rallied their future listen off to some not and the vision of a nation at home in europe seemingly defeated. the need to break the think the u.k. seems to think he can take the place. he was in not in which all the divisions of british politics were on display i. show of emotion and tribalism proving that the bite of britain's place in europe is far from settled. now just some of the other stories making news around the world israeli aircraft have struck militant targets in the gaza strip in response to new rocket fire from the palestinian territory israel's military said 3 rockets were fired at israel overnight without causing any casualti

supporters gathered outside the scottish parliament here in adams and in other parts of the u.k. there was sadness a majority of scots voted to stay in the e.u. but their voice is being ignored in westminster. i think it's because i'm a 62 percent of us fortitude in europe some are being dragged out against our will it's absolutely a disgrace and. sorrow in brussels to hear and in other cities on the continent young britons rallied their future less certain and their vision of a nation at home in europe seemingly defeated. the need breaks the thank you kate. he didn't pay for. rex it has exposed a huge division in british politics but the show of emotion i'm trying to listen in the u.k. on its point of departure from the e.u. indicates that the debate over its place in europe is far from settled. and joining me now is the mass with standing by in london where it is day one after brags that bear get what is the mood like on the streets there. well sorrow these feelings that have been displayed last night these patriotic feelings by the brick city is who feel that they have finally

supporters gathered outside the scottish parliament here in adams and in other parts of the u.k. there was sadness a majority of scots voted to stay in the e.u. but their voice is being ignored in westminster. i think it's because me 62 percent of us fortitude and then in europe and they're being dragged out against our will it's absolutely a disgrace. sorrow in brussels to hear and in other cities on the continent young press. since rallied their future less certain and their vision of a nation at home in europe seemingly defeated. the great. thank you. to. rex it has exposed a huge division in british politics but the show of emotion and trifle isam in the u.k. on its point of departure from the e.u. indicates that the debate over its place in europe is far from settled. and joining us now is the don't correspond to begin in london they'll get day one after bracks said what is the mood like where you are out and across from. well here in parliament square you've shown that there were strong strong feelings expressed yesterday and these feelings are not going away the bricks and

because each a government is going to do whatever it likes and the scottish government scottish government's got a parliament the scottish people will simply have to lump it that in the end is not sustainable and just briefly gave a house that who still is the committee in the european parliament has echoed a lot of sentiment in brussels saying that they'll try to work to make the e.u. a bloc that britain will want to rejoin in the future is that pie in the sky that in 10 years time people might want to get back in one of the ironies of brics it is that it has created the largest pro e.u. movement of any country in europe so there are millions of people right now you will start an hour. angry resentful of the father something's been taken from me against their will but also means that they want based they want to be in europe that's not going away and we'll see over the course of the next year and coming is that things are not going to get better for us and so i think it's entirely plausible that in some time down the road we don't know exactly where they will be and move in large enough to try and take us b

the european flag still flying outside the scottish parliament. sh independence claim brexit proves why breaking away from the uk is necessary. we can look the people of scotland in the eye and say, look, we really did try to turn this around, but because the people of scotland aren't in charge of events, we are suffering the loss of our european status, and what comes next is going to be the challenge, but today is just a sad day. from paris today, a letter. but, he added, ease of access to the eu's markets would depend on how many of its rules the uk accepted. i think in a way, none of us are able to take onboard the enormity of what has happened, and the words can't describe the uncertainty of the future, for both ourselves and the european union, and indeed in the united kingdom. and for that reason, the scaffolding needed to create that new long—term relationship will soon be as visible as the real thing here. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. iraq has a new prime minister after three months of anti—government dem

others are hoping for more radical solutions from the scottish parliament and would have liked to stay in the e.u. . i'm really angry and upset it's being taken out in vu against our will not just breaks my heart just breaks my heart please leave l.a. own foreigners less trying to refight to europe please england. scotland are in 2 different caucus england's one to go their own way and they want to be a bit more right wing and they want to be a bit more a reclusive and not so progress save the scotland one speed progressive. to despair about bricks it has reignited the debate about scottish independence. scotland already declared its independence once here in opera exactly 700 years ago. kenny brace is a councillor for the scottish national party the country strongest political force at the moment he wants history to repeat itself of course scotland could be independent a country with such huge as awesome as we have 25 percent of europe's offshore wind and potential. and we have one of the best educated and highly skilled peoples in europe and we're not saying we're any better than oth

but look at this — the european flag still flying outside the scottish parliament. why breaking away from the uk is necessary. we can look the people of scotland in the eyes and say, "look, we really did try to turn this around." but because the people of scotland aren't in charge of events, we are suffering the loss of our european status. and what comes next will be the challenge, but today is just a sad day. in bristol, those hoping to be labour's next leader also expressed their regrets. but the shadow brexit secretary said brexit had taught him that... we need to bring about fundamental change in this country in shifting power, wealth, and resources. so we need to look forward — leave/remain as a divide is over. from paris today, a letter. "dear british friends," wrote the french president on facebook... but, he added, ease of access to the eu's markets would depend on how many of its rules the uk accepted. i think in a way, none of us are able to take on board the enormity of what has happened. and the words can't describe the uncertainty of the future, both fo

the european flag still flying outside the scottish parliament. t at what's happened. those wanting scottish independence claim brexit proves why breaking away from the uk is necessary. we can look the people of scotland in the eye and say, look, we really did try to turn this around, but because the people of scotland aren't in charge of events, we are suffering the loss of our european status, and what comes next is going to be the challenge, but today is just a sad day. from paris today, a letter. but, he added, ease of access to the eu's markets would depend on how many of its rules the uk accepted. i think in a way, none of us are able to take onboard the enormity of what has happened, and the words can't describe the uncertainty of the future, for both ourselves and the european union, and indeed in the united kingdom. and for that reason, the scaffolding needed to create that new long—term relationship will soon be as visible as the real thing here. chris mason, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the un children's agency says

what message is being sent today with this vote in the scottish parliament?think it's about time. this should have been done ages ago, obviously, ‘cause girls can't afford that, and people struggle. even if you can't afford it, it should be accessible, because it's a normal thing. it's a natural thing that happens to most women. free sanitary products are already available in schools, colleges and universities in scotland, and in schools in england and wales, too. the vote at holyrood goes further, and will mean that tampons, sanitary pads and some reusable products will be available to anyone in scotland. menstruation is normal. free universal access to tampons, pads and reusable options should be normal too. period dignity for all isn't radical or extreme. it's simply the right thing to do. the scottish government previously opposed the proposals because of concerns over deliverability and cost. its u—turn means all parties at holyrood now support the plans. in pursuit of good legislation, parliament will now need to pull out all the stops and work hard col

this morning, a member of the scottish parliament got in touch.veral women who say surgeons said they would receive a full or complete mesh removal. msp neil finlay says he has written to nicola sturgeon, asking her to call the general medical council to look at this matter. could this be a communication issue between surgeons and their patients? that is the suggestion from some experts. it is very much the surgeon's responsibility to make sure that patients are fully informed about surgery patients are fully informed about surgery before it happens and afterwards. women i have spoken to say they have been on this horrible journey and that when they say they we re journey and that when they say they were promised this full mesh removal, they thought thatjenny was over. to then discover that they we re over. to then discover that they were not mesh free is extremely distressing for them. baroness cumberlidge says surgeons need to be 100% clear with patients. for example, a partial removal can also be called a full vaginal removal, which is very con

what message is being sent today with this vote in the scottish parliament?ages ago, obviously, cos girls can't afford it and people struggle. even if you can't afford it, it should be accessible because it's a normal thing, it's a natural thing that happens to most women. free sanitary products are already available in schools, colleges and universities in scotland and in schools in england and wales, too. the vote at holyrood goes further and will mean that tampons, sanitary pads and some reusable products will be available to anyone in scotland. menstruation is normal. free universal access to tampons, pads and reusable options should be normal too. period dignity for all isn't radical or extreme. it's simply the right thing to do. the scottish government previously opposed the proposals because of concerns over deliverability and cost. its u—turn means all parties at holyrood now support the plans. in pursuit of good legislation, parliament will now need to pull out all the stops and work hard collectively, collaboratively, on this bill for it to achieve

labour msp monica lennon has introduced the period product built of the scottish parliament to give freeing opposed by the snp government because of tampon raids from the english into scotland's to steal products. if that is the case, what kind of border does the secretary of state would be required in the event of an independent scotland with separate currency, a different regulatory environment, and different provisions on trade? the honourable gentleman makes an exceptionally good point, and that is a border we need to avoid. and it makes no sense in having any sort of border between gretton and berwick. and as to the snp opposing that and that opportunity to reduce back rates and other things that would help people, people of the poorest incomes, i simply don't understand what they're thinking. if the secretary of state truly values the trade between scotland and the rest of the united kingdom, why is he prepared to countenance a situation where we would lose frictionless trade between scotland and northern ireland? as the prime minister said, there will be unfettered access between

offer the people of scotland a choice over their future that mandate says that it is for the scottish parliament nort a westminster government to say whether and when this should be a new referendum on independence with so many unknowns the brits might have agreed that at least some special bricks accordions would be a good idea to mark a historic events and spend some taxpayers' cash surely money could bring everyone together and not what it comes to bricks it a fully fledged war is on the way hash tag bricks it 50 p. is an insult to all of us who want to remain the brags that 50 pounds marks the acceleration of the new iraq of dogma nation always and debilitating control freakery so the government prefers to spend time and money and it's pathetic breasted $50.00 pants and the so called breck's it festival rather than try to sort out the problems that bracks it creates well with so much left to be settled before bricks it lost means of bricks it at least we can finally see the promised bricks it unicorn even if it looks slightly more like a goat with a horn. let's switch gears to the us now whe

nicola sturgeon has spoken in the scottish parliament about mr mackay‘s resignation. unreservedly for his conduct and recognised, as i do, that it was unacceptable and falls seriously below the standards required of a minister. i can also advise that he has this morning been suspended from both the snp and our parliamentary group pending further investigation. this was the response from the acting leader of the scottish conservatives. i have to ask the first minister, can the reputation of scottish politics and this parliament be maintained with the full confidence of the public or even his constituents if mr mackay remains as a member? mr mackay‘s budget speech will now have to be delivered by a junior minister. it has all come as a shock to derek mackay‘s constituents in the town of renfrew. it's a scandal. if that was somebody else in parliament, he would be demanding they resign. nicola sturgeon will hope that mr mackay‘s resignation can limit the damage to her government and party, but she has lost a key minister at a crucial moment. steadying the ship will be a