his resignation come5 member of the snp. his resignation co m e5 le55 member of the snp.omes less than 24—hour i5 member of the snp. his resignation comes less than 24—hour is after he launched a legal case against the scottish government over its handling of the misconduct, sexual misconduct complaints against him, complaints which he absolutely refutes but he indicated in this statement that his resignation was to avoid potential divi5ions statement that his resignation was to avoid potential divisions within the party and he will be hoping by resigning that ahead of the scottish parliament's return resigning that ahead of the scottish pa rliament‘s return next resigning that ahead of the scottish parliament's return next week, he will be puncturing any pressure the snp i5 will be puncturing any pressure the snp is facing from opposition parties. he did say it is his absolute intention to reapply for party membership once he said he has had the opportunity to clear his name. within the last few minutes, we have had a statement from nicola sturgeon. she has said she feel

- alex salmond has stepped down from the snp — he quits the snp to avoid party rifts.of this resignation, first of all. it is very significant. alex salmond is a towering figure in scottish politics andindeed towering figure in scottish politics and indeed uk politics. without him it is highly unlikely that there would have been the referendum in scotla nd would have been the referendum in scotland which, although the snp lost, the defeat in itself triggered an extraordinary rise in support for the snp. he was instrumental in the recovery of the snp. he became first minister and so on. so even though he makes it clear he hopes to rejoin the snp, fora he makes it clear he hopes to rejoin the snp, for a figure who has been so the snp, for a figure who has been so dominant in that party to leave even fleetingly in this controversial context, is a big moment. i think it is an unsettling moment for nicola sturgeon who she describes quite openly as her mentor. and although on one level it helps her that he separate himself from the party, it heightens the sense of trauma. so

he is by many definitions, the snp's most successful leader. has dedicated 45 years to the snp, 20 of those as party leader and yet, this evening within the last couple of hours the issue that statement of social media saying he is quitting as a member of the snp. his resignation of course, comes 24 hours after it launched a legal case against the scottish government over its handling of the misconduct, the sexual misconduct complaints against him, complaints which he absolutely refutes, but he indicated in the statement that his resignation was to avoid potential divisions within the party and he will be hoping, by resigning, that ahead of the scottish parliament return next week, he will be puncturing any pressure the snp is facing from opposition parties. he did say it is his absolute intention to reapply for party membership once he said he has had the opportunity to clear his name. within the last few we have had a statement from nicola sturgeon, she has said that she feels a huge sadness that the whole situation, calling alex salmond herf

after resigning from the snp, alex salmond faces criticism for setting up a crowdfunding page to fightl misconduct allegations. the payday lender, wonga, is teetering on the brink of collapse, after announcing it has stopped taking new loan applications. # you say...# and harry sings hamilton — very briefly — after watching the hit musical in london's west end. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, we'll have the latest from the fourth test at southampton where england have made a terrible start against india. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. an unmarried mother has won the right to a widowed parent's allowance, after taking the case to the supreme court. siobhan mclaughlin was refused the benefit after her partner died in 2014, because the couple, who had 4 children and had been together for 23 years, weren't married. but supreme courtjustices ruled this morning that denying her the benefit was unlawful. the ruling could help thousands of families in a similar situation — as jon donnison reports. john adams died from cancer in 2014, leaving behind

alex salmond said he intends to resume membership of the snp if he wins his case.der, aung san suu kyi, should have resigned in the wake of the violence against her country's rohingya muslim population. that's the view of the outgoing united nations human rights chief, who's told the bbc that she should have considered returning to house arrest, rather than excusing her country's military. a recent un report concluded that myanmar‘s military should be investigated for genocide, and blamed aung san suu kyi for failing to prevent the violence. 0ur correspondent imogen foulkes reports from geneva. conclusive evidence from a un inquiry this week of war crimes, crimes against humanity, even genocide against rohingya muslims in myanmar. so sure are the investigators of theirfacts, they even named senior military commanders. but in the face of this overwhelming evidence, aung san suu kyi still insists her country is fighting terrorism. the danger of terrorist activities, which was the initial cause of events leading to the humanitarian crisis in rakhine, remains real and

i understand why people in the snp, alex salmond's leadership over the snp for many years, of coursein which we would want to see a situation where he's back in the party but it's also important we don't get ahead of ourselves. the legal process lies ahead and alex himself is raising judicial review proceedings in the civil courts. we know from the police they are making inquiries so it's important now in the interests first and foremost in those who brought forward complaints and for alex that that is able to take its course. for a variety of different reasons someone to focus on politics and personality but fundamentally that's not what this is about. this must be about making sure that whoever is concerned, no matter how senior, how powerful, how well—known or the political allegiance of the person, that the complaint is treated seriously and fairly. nicola sturgeon speaking this morning. the bbc has been told that there has been a huge increase in the number women enquiring about having their vaginal mesh implant removed since the government banned it in nhs hospitals earlier thi

this is a hugely significant day for the scottish government and the snp.and i think extremely difficult as well for scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon. remember she and alex salmond were, for many years, if you like, the power couple of scottish politics, she was his protege, and together they made a formidable pairing, and she said today that her relationship with their predecessor here at bute house has made this an extremely difficult situation to come to terms with. and you know, in that interview she did on camera earlier on today, i think she was visibly upset at the events and how they have unfolded. and then, of course, there's the relationship with the party, there have been calls for mr salmond to be suspended from the snp. nicola sturgeon says that will be debated and decided on in the fullness of time, but you will face challenges in that area too. and on top of that, he is taking a government to court ahead of that october date, and she said she will announce whether or not she will push for another independence referendum. there are t

the pa rty‘s to be suspended by the snp.plit in the party. —— alex salmond. what kind of reaction hasn't been to this? well, nicola sturgeon has talked about this has been difficult time for the party. but that she understands why he chose to resign. she has reiterated that the two complaint could not be ignored. but she feels huge sadness about this whole situation. alex salmond has been my friend and mentorfor almost 30 salmond has been my friend and mentor for almost 30 years and his contribution to the party and the movement speaks for itself. we were just showing the picture of the crowdfunding website that mr samet has launched. let's put this in the can't do my contacts. he wants to ta ke can't do my contacts. he wants to take this to the highest civil court to complain about the process that was used in this investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment. that obviously is going to cause a substantial amount —— cost a substantial amount of money. he went to a crowdfunding page trying to get £50,000. it was a

why has he resigned his membership of the snp?sh government. also, he says he wants to avoid any internal splits within the snp. he is still a very, very popular man with snp activists. so, he essentially wants to re m ove activists. so, he essentially wants to remove himself from the party so it does not precipitate a wider split within the snp. he says he is innocent, as you head in the clip, i refute these two combines of harassment and reject any suggestion of criminality. do you know the nature of the allegations against him? we don't know terribly much, not much has been made public by the scottish government. probably for quite understandable reasons. the daily record newspaper has published what it says is a copy of one of the allegations against him, which includes, or involves, rather, an improper behaviour, alleged improper behaviour at bute house towards one scottish government member of staff. that is the first minister's official residence? in edinburgh, thatis official residence? in edinburgh, that is right. he comp

alex salmond said he intends to resume membership of the snp if he wins his case.t's go to our scotland correspondent catriona renton, who's in glasgow for us. what do you make of the timing of this? i not think there is any accident at all about the timing. alex salmond said about the peace of edit. he clearly thinks that she is going to bea dominant clearly thinks that she is going to be a dominant issue at hollywood and has been today. dell is more about this crowdfunding scheme. she also launched a crowdfunding page, asking supporters to fund has action against the scottish government. lasting a look at the page, he had raised or £80,000. there are almost three and a half thousand supporters of hers when i last looked. baggage in idea of the support behind him. the sport has attracted a reaction from political parties think that this is causing your problem because the scottish labour party has said that this is dragging scottish politics down. the scottish conservatives have said that the appeal is astonishing because it means that scotla nd astonishing becaus

history and alex salmond's personal career, but his successor as snp leader nicola sturgeon had beensure from opposition parties over the last few days to suspend mr salmond after those sexual misconduct allegations of merged last week. he of course denies any wrongdoing. mr salmond has taken matters into his own hands tonight, saying in his words he wa nts to tonight, saying in his words he wants to remove this line of opposition attack. he says that he is conscious that if the party at eventually felt forced into suspending him, his words again, it would cause substantial internal division. mr salmond also says in that statement that he plans to clear his name and that if he does so clear his name and that if he does so he wants to rejoin the party at some later date. we have heard from nicola sturgeon within the last hour oi’ nicola sturgeon within the last hour or two on this issue. she says she acknowledges the upset this will cause to mr salmond, herself, and members of the snp. but she adds that the hard fact remains in her words that two complaints were received by the scotti

quitting the snp after claims of misconduct which he denies, but this isa misconduct which he denies,ut this is a big moment. quite a towering figure in scottish parties. this statement tonight basically describing it as a lifelong mentor, she has worked with him for years, he and the s&p cause a synonymous and there'sa he and the s&p cause a synonymous and there's a are are just allegations not being investigated, so allegations not being investigated, so there is no admission of guilt, that he is trying to remove himself from the snp said he does not take party with any allegations that he is presently facing. but you will be personally, rather rocked by this entire story. it is a big moment. the equivalent of a uk wide basis of saying a former labour or tory prime minister announcing the root quitting their party, leaving with the intention to fight some kind of allegations which he denies. and it's as big as that in the context, this is the man that created the space of the referendum, who lead a revival of scottish nationalism, so he became the first minister. who resigned during

this will be extremely upsetting to members of the snp up and down the country.difficult situation, but what is important is that complaints are treated seriously, regardless of who the person complained about his. the investigation into these allegations was conducted by scotland's top civil servant, the permanent secretary leslie evans. in a statement, she says alex salmond's comments contain significant inaccuracies which, she says, will be addressed in the court proceedings he intends to bring. she said the scottish government will defend its position vigorously. they've now handed the information to the police, who said their inquiries are at an early stage. welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show... alex salmond lost his westminster seat at the last general election, swapping front—line politics for presenting his own tv show. well used to being in the spotlight, mr salmond has come out fighting. he'll now take centre stage in a case which will be heard in the highest civil court in scotland. the details of the allegations against alex sa

the snp 500 is set to hit a milestone. the longest bull market in history. what is a bull market?al definition, but it is widely accepted to be when a market rises 20% from a trough. the opposite is a bear market, which is a 20% fall from the peak. and as of wednesday, the snp 500 will have been rising for 3553 days, the longest of the. —— since the dot—com boom of the 1990s. expect a future years and quibbling about definitions on the us stopped today. hope you are paying attention, there will bea you are paying attention, there will be a test tomorrow! laughter we know all about the numbers, what do you make of this strong bull run. 0ne, as explained there, going on quite a while. it is amazing, re ce ntly quite a while. it is amazing, recently driven by the tax—free form in the us, but good, strong growth numbers, and yesterday, hints that maybe us and chinese officials will start talking to agree some kind of end to the possible sanctions that are going on, that is what has pushed markets on yesterday. certainly since the financial crisis, a tremendous recovery. this is with t

it will be extremely upsetting to members of the snp up and down the country.ifficult situation but what is important is that complaints are treated seriously regardless of who the person complained about is. the investigation into these allegations was conducted by the permanent secretary, leslie evans. in a statement she said alex salmond's comments contain significant inaccuracies, which she says will be addressed in the court proceedings he intends to bring. she said the scottish government will defend its position vigorously. welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show. he switch from front line politics to his own show on russia today. while you still being in the spotlight, he has come out fighting and is ready to take centre stage in the highest court in scotland. the exact details of the allegations against him an investigation's findings have yet to be made public but the nature of these complaints against such a high—profile figure have rocked scotland's political establishment. lorna bbc news, edinburgh. 0ur scotland editor sarah smit

it is going to be upsetting to a lot of snp and nationalist supporters.revered figure among nationalists. after he led the 20 14th independence campaign. his credibility has been dented since then since he left government but people will be deeply upset to hear these allegations against him. do not forget, nicola sturgeon is about to update us on her plans for a second independence referendum in a couple of months‘ time. it is a difficult time for her to be making very big decisions like that. sarah smith there. the authorities in egypt say a british couple who died on holiday suffered heart and respiratory failure. 69—year—old john cooper, and his wife susan were staying at the steigenberger aqua magic in hurghada on the red sea. their daughter, who was on holiday with them, said they were "in perfect health" just hours before they fell ill. the tour operator thomas cook said it was removing all its customers from the hotel as a "precautionary measure". judith moritz reports. john and susan cooper are said to have started their holiday in great spirits a

mr salmond, who strongly denies the accusations, resigned from the snp last night. an opportunity to clear his name. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon sent this report. they've been side by side for decades. alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, an unbreakable political duo who made the snp the dominant force in scottish politics. now, the cracks are beginning to show. nicola sturgeon is leading a government which mr salmond is taking to court, and a party from which he has resigned. it follows allegations of sexual misconduct against mr salmond, which he denies. ms sturgeon left defending the complaints process he's facing, while trying to maintain party unity. amidst of all the focus on process and politics here, it's really important, in my view, that we don't lose sight of the fact that two individuals came forward with complaints. those complaints can't simply be hushed up or swept aside because of the identity of the person involved. since losing his seat at the last election, mr salmond has moved into broadcasting, presenting his own programme on russia tod

mr salmond, who strongly denies the accusations, resigned from the snp last night.otland correspondent lorna gordon sent this report. they have been side by side for decades. alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, an unbreakable political duo who made the snp the dominant force in scottish politics. now the cracks are beginning to show. ms sturgeon left defending the scottish government's complaints process her former mentor is challenging following the allegations of sexual misconduct which mr salmond denies. amidst all the focus on process and politics here, it is really important in my view that we do not lose sight of the fact that two individuals came forward with complaints. those complaints can't simply be hushed up or swept aside because of the identity of the person involved. mr salmond made no comment about his resignation in his television show which aired today. he has also refused requests for interviews. but in his statement last night he said, "i did not come into politics to facilitate opposition attacks on the snp. i have tendered my resignation to remov

the snp we re on, politically, you know? snp were not really rocked by these kinds of allegations in the same way that other political parties were when lots of them came to light last year. it is kind of, you know, we obviously don't know what happens, but it's kind of suggests that this can happen anywhere. —— it kind of. politics has been particularly badly hit with that, but we haven't seen it in scotland so much. one of his complaints is that he has not been allowed to see, or he has not been told what the allegations are against him. identity can nicola sturgeon and the scottish government have any other option but to investigate this. due process must happen. they cannot be any special treatment for a former first minister. you can see that it must strike people is odd, you don't know quite what you are being accused of. this whole legal process is about how he feels they have mishandled it in some way. do we know quite what he is going to challenge, in court? i don't think we are entirely sure that it i don't think w

the snp after sexual misconduct allegations and merged.he had said there was no legal basis to do so, but now mr salmond has taken matters into his own hands. in a statement, he said: mr salmond continues to deny any wrongdoing and says he intends to reapply for party membership in the future. the former first minister had already announced he was taking the government he used to lead to court over its handling of misconduct allegations. but nicola sturgeon has defended the process. ina sturgeon has defended the process. in a statement of her own, the first minister said: in a statement of her own, the first ministersaid : mr sturgeon added she is upset with the allegation but any legal processes must be allowed to ta ke any legal processes must be allowed to take their course. children in england could be banned from buying high caffeine, high—sugar energy drinks, as part of efforts to tackle childhood obesity. one issue to be decided is whether sales should be restricted to children over the age of 16 or 18, as ben ando reports. children

it will be extremely upsetting to members of the snp up and down the country.ficult situation but what is important is that complaints are treated seriously regardless of who the person complained about is. the investigation into these allegations was conducted by the permanent secretary, leslie evans. in a statement she said alex salmond's comments contain significant inaccuracies, which she says will be addressed in the court proceedings he intends to bring. she said the scottish government will defend its position vigorously. welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show. he switched from front line politics to his own show on russia today. while used to being in the spotlight, he has come out fighting and is ready to take centre stage in the highest court scotland. the exact details of the allegations against him an investigation‘s findings have yet to be made public but the nature of these complaints against such a high—profile figure have rocked scotland's political establishment. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. our scotland editor sarah s

it will be extremely upsetting to members of the snp up and down the country.iously regardless of who the person complained about is. the investigation into these allegations was conducted by the permanent secretary, leslie evans. in a statement she said alex salmond‘s comments contain significant inaccuracies, which she says will be addressed in the court proceedings he intends to bring. she said the scottish government will defend its position vigorously. welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show. he switched from front line politics to his own show on russia today. while used to being in the spotlight, he has come out fighting and is ready to take centre stage in the highest court scotland. the exact details of the allegations against him an investigation‘s findings have yet to be made public but the nature of these complaints against such a high—profile figure have rocked scotland‘s political establishment. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. a tour operator has removed all three—hundred of its customers from a five—star resort in egypt afte

these are totally u nfortu nate caused to the snp? my making, but at the end of the day, i saw the scottish government statement saying these rules are to apply to everybody regardless who they are. absolutely. i agree with that absolutely. but equally the rules have to be fair regardless of the highest person in the land or the highest person in the land or the lowest person in the land, that the lowest person in the land, that the whole point of having a quasi—judicial process and luckily the highest court in the land, the court of session, we'll do this. at after what the impact on everybody else but what about the impact on you personally? in terms of, obviously, it's been five months and i'm not disputing the fact it's been wearing five months, but look, i've beenin wearing five months, but look, i've been in politics for than 30 years. therefore, to some extent i'm used to it. the thing about confidentiality is the people involved not in that situation, not just talking about the complainants, but there anonymity could be in jeo

the snp 500, for trading days in a row of record rises. it is boosting other markets in asia.ond—quarter numbers the growth in the us and that is what is fuelling the us and that is what is fuelling the optimism. i will see you so on. children in england could be banned from buying high caffeine, high—sugar energy drinks. there are fears they could be damaging child rens' health and education, with the drinks linked to behavoural issues and poor classroom discipline. many also contain very high amounts of sugar, contributing to tooth decay and obesity. a 12—week consultation is set to decide whether the ban should apply to under—16s or under—18s. our correspondent, ben ando, has more. children are told these drinks will give them energy but doctors say drinking to excess could lead to headaches, sleep problems and upset tummies. teachers suggest children could become a really an disruptive in the classroom. health experts believe it is part of the reason why british children are becoming obese. they contain a double whammy of caffeine and sugar levels and children in the uk ar

mr salmond, who strongly denies the accusations, resigned from the snp last night.urgeon, an unbreakable political duo who made the snp the dominant force in scottish politics. now the cracks are beginning to show. ms sturgeon left defending the scottish government's complaints process her former mentor is challenging following the allegations of sexual misconduct which mr salmond denies. amidst all the focus on process and politics here, it is really important in my view that we do not lose sight of the fact that two individuals came forward with complaints. those complaints can't simply be hushed up or swept aside because of the identity of the person involved. mr salmond made no comment about his resignation in his television show which aired today. he has also refused requests for interviews. but in his statement last night he said, "i did not come into politics to facilitate opposition attacks on the snp. i have tendered my resignation to remove this line of opposition attack. most of all, i am conscious that if the party felt what could now cause division and

a man who led his party, the snp, twice and secured a referendum on independence for scotland, and whong allegations of sexual misconduct in the run up to that vote. it is believed the complaints made by two people date back to 2013, during mr salmond's time as a serving first minister, when he would have been living here at the first minister's official residence, bute house. the current occupant of bute house, first minister nicola sturgeon, said she had been aware of the investigation for some time. she said the complaints could not be ignored or swept under the carpet. i have made clear on many occasions that in all workplaces people must feel able to bring forward complaints and have confidence that they will be treated seriously and now it is important that due process and fair process is followed. mr salmond has described the complaints procedure as unjust and has said he will proceed with a judicial review of the complaints process at the court of session. if you had asked me would i ever be in the position of taking the scottish government to court, i would have been totally,

alex salmond resigns from the snp over sexual assault allegations, and faces criticism for setting upwdfunding page to fight the claims. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at seven, beyond 100 days will be looking at president trump's latest twitter targets. at eight, we'll be discussing the impact of the collapse of payday loan firm wonga. and at 10:40 and 11.30 tonight we'll be discussing the front pages of tomorrow's papers with pauljohnson from the guardian and helen brand from the association of certified chartered accountants. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm holly hamilton. coming up in the next half hour: big problems for england in southampton. i'm live is at an senate where england are trying to turn things around after a desperate start in the fourth test against india. i'll be reflecting on today's champions league drawl, with four english side featuring. and join me at here at st george's park where earlier today gareth s

it is green so the snp and the nasdaq. i'm melissa francis. dave: i am david asman. the dow was down 180 points at one point today so it's a tremendous comeback. we are so glad you could join us for "after the bell". first here's what else we are covering at this busy hour. cbs is in the spotlight. the media giant out with its big proper report at any minute and then one of the most highly anticipated conference calls in history. les moonves is expected to be on the call addressing analysts amid allegations of misconduct and questions over his future at the company. this is an historic moment. we will bring you the numbers when they come out and of course the conference call when it begins life. and sounding the alarm to the nations highest intel officer bringing the -- briefing the press on the thread over our elections with russia. the details on this and how they plan to fight back and then there is twitter. the ceo jack dorsey responding to incredible claims that his company censoring voices. guy benson sat down with dorsey and he will bring us the details of the

think but what many snp supporters think but what about the allegation from one of the scottish labour over victims who had been brave enough to come forward with allegations? yes i hear that. the idea of starting a legal fund for crowd sourcing —— the fire crowd sourcing is open to all people. stormy daniels the pornography star has raised almost $600,000 for her fund. pornography star has raised almost $600,000 for herfund. it pornography star has raised almost $600,000 for her fund. it does not a lwa ys $600,000 for her fund. it does not always work, we should point that out. another donald trump affair accuser also started a crowdfunding campaign and did not raise much at all. it was totally a bust. you run all. it was totally a bust. you run a risk when you start these things. 0k. thank you. interestingly it is not so much about the money but showing you how public support, the more money you earn the more the public agrees with you and maybe thatis public agrees with you and maybe that is what alex salmond is doing. i went through the go fund me website today and i will show you

the former leader of the snp has written to the national secretary of the party, reciting his membershipg of sexual harassment allegations made against him, he is taking court action against the scottish government to contest the complaints process that was activated against him. but as i say, this is, i will put my glasses on to see if i can read this here. more on that as we get on it that the moment the news we're bringing to you that he has resigned from the snp following allegations of sexual harassment. an endurance swimmer has completed a 348—mile swim from lands end in cornwall to dover in kent in 49 days. lewis pugh wanted to swim the length of the english channel to raise awareness about cleaning up oceans. he started his challenge, swimming six to 12 miles every day, in earlyjuly. its estimated he took at least half a million strokes along the way — and burned some 98,000 calories. and lewis pughjoins me now. congratulations first of all! you must be delighted but i imagine you're a bit tired? yes, absolutely delighted it was a very long swim, 49 days but i am delighted to fin

it isa the snp up and down the country.y clear about my belief in the importance of that and that isa in the importance of that and that is a principle that cannot be applied selectively, no matter how difficult that might be for me, my party or for others. australia has sworn in its sixth prime minister in 11 years after malcolm turnbull was forced out by his party rivals. scott morrison, who had been an ally of mr turnbull, won a leadership contest held this morning. no australian pm has served a full three—year term since 2007. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith sent this report from the capital, canberra, and a warning that there are flashing images. meet australia‘s latest prime minister, the fifth injust meet australia‘s latest prime minister, the fifth in just eight yea rs. scott minister, the fifth in just eight years. scott morrison is known and school mode to his friends. allies he will need as he tries to rebuild a governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. there ha

this'll be extremely upsetting to members of the snp up and down the country.y, no matter how difficult that might be for me, my party or others. thank you. studio: that's a statement from nicola sturgeon, first minister of scotland, about the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, who has described the allegations against him of sexual misconduct as patenting ridiculous. but nicola sturgeon saying that this is an incredibly difficult situation because she of course has long been a close political ally of alex salmond and saying it is extremely upsetting for members of the scottish national party, but at the same time, nicola sturgeon really emphasising that there has to be fairand due emphasising that there has to be fair and due process in terms of this investigation. and saying nothing could be in her words swept under the carpet, saying complaints that have been made cannot be ignored or swept under the carpet. she said i have been clear on many occasions that all organisations and workplaces must make it possible for people to come forward to rep

mr salmond, who strongly denies the allegations, resigned from the snp last night after more than 45old has been criticised for launching a crowd—funding campaign to fight the allegations. nicola sturgeon said the enquiry must be fair to all parties involved. this is now about making sure that jew process is allowed, that any legal process, criminal or civil, is allowed to go to court —— court. and those who have put claims forward about alex, for justice those who have put claims forward about alex, forjustice and truth to prevail. that is more important than any of the focus on politics or personality or process, that many people from many different reasons would no gap referred to focus on. —— no doubt prefer. a finance manager for kensington and chelsea council has admitted defrauding around £60,000 from the grenfell tower victim fund. jenny mcdonagh took cash meant for survivors of the tragedy and victims' grieving family members using pre—paid credit cards. she spent the funds on trips to dubai and los angeles, expensive dinners and online gambling. the 39—year—old, from south—

, they are leading on the whole ru ptu res times, they are leading on the whole ruptures within the snp claims. very difficult times at the momentm alex salmond sex claims. very difficult times at the moment. it is referred to in the article as civil war. it does seem like two camps are emerging behind nicola sturgeon and alex salmond. his decision to crowd find his movement against the scottish government is causing particular controversy. it seems like it is an odd move, certainly not one that i can recall from somebody in this position. not one that i can recall from somebody in this positionm not one that i can recall from somebody in this position. it is difficult for because sturgeon, these two have been huge allies in these two have been huge allies in the fight for scottish independent. he was her men talk for so many yea rs, he was her men talk for so many years, they shared a vision and this was happening now. —— mentor. today the controversy rages for the crowd funding, which has reached 90,000. i notice nicola sturgeon has gone on today to support a crowd funding to women's

alex salmond, former first minister, former mp, former msp, a man who led his party, the snp, twice andecured a referendum on independence for scotland and who is now facing allegations of sexual misconduct in the run—up to that vote. it's believed the complaints made by two people date back to 2013 during mister salmon's time as a serving first minister when he would have been living here at the first minister's official residence. the current occupant, nicola sturgeon, said she had been aware of the investigation for some time but she said the complaints could not be ignored or swept under the carpet. i've made clear on many occasions that in all workplaces, people must feel able to bring forward complaints and have confidence that they will be treated seriously. and now, it is important that you process and fair process is followed. mr salmond has described the complaints procedure as unjust and has said he will proceed with a judicial review of the complaints process at the court of session. in a statement he said he has not been allowed to see and therefore properly challenge the e

stephen gethins, snp mp, thank you. thank you.g and in with a new scale from 9 to 1, with 9 being the highest. i got an 8 in music, i got a 9 in geography, i got a 7 in history, i got a 9 in biology — happy with that as well, very happy. i got three 9s... one, two, three, four, five... five 8s... no, seven 8s and one 7. and it's notjust the grades that have changed — there's less coursework and more emphasis on final exams to make gcses more challenging. near enough every subject said that they overtaught us because they didn't know what to expect, and i think personally with the amount of content we had to do, to give us the same period of time to do the test, it was a lot to handle. a lot of people are just used to the grade system, where you get a letter? it's true, i don't actually tell them the numbers, i tell them in letters and there's a conversion chart on the bbc website so i sent that to them as well — if they want to know the numbers. but ijust tell them in letters. but they know that there's a new grading system. the o

it is green so the snp and the nasdaq. i'm melissa francis. dave: i am david asman. was down 180 points at one point today so it's a tremendous comeback. we are so glad you could join us for "after the bell".

mr salmond who twice led the snp is seeking a judicial review of the complaints process in the courtion. the scottish government said it would defend its position vigorously. the chancellor, philip hammond, has been accused of launching a "dodgy project fear" by brexit—backing conservatives after he warned that a no—deal brexit would cause major economic damage. mr hammond's comments camejust hours after the brexit secretary, dominic raab, played down the likelihood the uk leaving the eu without a deal. 0ur political correspondent tom barton is in westminster for us this morning. tom, sequence of events, the brexit secretary's announcement yesterday, the chancellor weighing in with some thoughts late in the day, it now what? this isn't the first time that philip hammond has drawn fire from brexit supporters within the conservative party. in this letter which was sent to the commons treasury committee yesterday like you say just hours treasury committee yesterday like you sayjust hours after dominic rabo had been talking down the prospect of a no—deal brexit, he warned, the chancellor

the snp leader has called on mrs may to rule out a no—deal brexit, and what she calls a blind brexite can go live now to our correspondent, glenn campbell — who is at the edinburgh festival. let this put into context. i am standing outside the first minister official residence in edinburgh. elsewhere in the city she will meet with the prime minister theresa may a little later to discuss brexit. the prime minister is having to work really ha rd on the prime minister is having to work really hard on this. she is probably juggfing really hard on this. she is probably juggling harder than a street performer at the edinburgh fringe festival in pursuit of our goals on brexit. the blueprint that was agreed by cabinet at chequers last month has already been crit criticised by the eu side with the eu chief negotiator ruling out the uk collecting customs receipts on behalf of the european union. although they have seemed willing to give ground on other areas. the uk government is then proceeding direct talks with the european union leaders. that is why the prime minister cut short her a walking

the snp, there are really two stories. the apple story dominated headlines.urkish is down at the bottom of the screen. we are about to see the inflation come out. that will have a significant impact on the lira and the 10 year. this is what futures look like, broadly positive in europe. a lot of individual stocks news. fiat, heineken, a series of names we will get through. ftse 100 starting off flat. up 2/10 of 1%. getting some traction. individual names are going to be important in europe. we will wait to see what other markets do. keep an eye on fiat. heineken could have a positive start as well on the dutch market. we will keep an eye on the brewers. see if any other market will open. you could get some ftse action. the nasdaq's opening up early. here, up 3/10 of 1%. this is the picture, as you can see, largely positive. financials trading strongly. materials catching a bid as well. it looks like energy is the area where we are seeing some's coming through. i just want to break it down, get a grr look. everything is in positive territory. energy is the big

alex salmond says he is resigning from the snp, following allegations of sexual harassment, which he a statement via twitter a short time ago. today i wrote to the national sector of the party, resigning my membership. i carefully read the statement i read the interview a few days ago, she made it clear that the smp have never received a single complaint about my personal conduct and my many decades of membership. in the scottish government have confirmed they did not have any such complaint before this january. more than three years after i left office as first minister. that is the record of 30 years of public service. so, let me be clear again, i repeat these two complaints of harassment and i absolutely did jack any suggestion of criminality. i believe all issues of al-qaeda should be treated seriously confidentially and for a fair process. all kinds. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... russia's president vladimir putin has announced plans to soften controversial pension reforms that have caused public outrage in russia. bbc persian reports tha

snp mp and chair of the committee on textiles and fashion.the high street and the big stores affected differently from independent, what is your view? firstly i think it is an issue that government needs to be taking seriously. i have been calling for that for some time and i think it is true from some of the people who have contributed already and have been saying that this has largely been saying that this has largely been overlooked almost as though it has been taken as read that people are shopping more online so therefore this will impact the high street. that is true that we need to be taking steps to protect and support the high street to reinvent it has been said, business rates have already been discussed at length, car parking charges in towns, particularly new towns, market towns, i think city shopping isa market towns, i think city shopping is a different scenario and it tends to survive too much greater degree but it is market towns, new towns, we wa nt but it is market towns, new towns, we want government to be having a focus on

closely followed by the nasdaq 100, the snp and third place. as earnings seasons comes to a slow -- to a close, traders should not bank on a quiet august. take a look at this chart. the s&p has dropped five out of the last eight augusts. the bank of london looking to a number of things. we can add to it, a political spat between canada and saudi arabia. sanctions from russia and turkey to that list. let's take a look at some of the movers today. we have a bunch of offshore drillers in the red. 6%.can see it down by transocean down over 4%. the same for weather. this is after barkley came out with a nose saying the stock is overvalued. offshore drilling stocks have outperformed since march, as oil prices have risen. analysts saying that is baked in. there are a cover of movers in the green. let's switch up the board. viacom and cbs. viacom had a big beat on earnings. stocks having its best rally in six months. surprise success of its horror film "a quite place" cost $70 million to produce. it has raked in $300 million worldwide. cbs getting a bu

if you look at the snp this year, last year, there were only four days with the s&p was down by 1% orore. since 1964. lowest so far come of this year, we have had 17 days like that. the difference is the liquidity. it last year, the central banks per month, added $125 billion to the market. this year, the average is 25 billion. the second half, it becomes a net drain. that is the big change in market conditions. that is something the market is not talking about enough. when earnings are good, that support. look at what is happened. it is related to the same thing. this is something that will be a significant headwind. i think the market just is not pricing it properly. >> always great to have you with us. we will focus on tariffs and specifically the potential trade dispute with china. we talked about tim cook saying these terms were attacked. as he talked, we learned that mnuchin is talking about talking with his chinese counterpart. we also found out the tariffs the u.s. is thinking about an additional 200 billion. maybe 25%. instead of 10%. the chinese government was quick to respo

program, decreasing the expenditure relative to that which will be received from the federal program snp. >> i can share with you the way we work with states today. >> now we have to imagine that it's 50 states. because now you may work with a state but you still have to have a policy which works if somebody moves half way between -- you see where i'm going with that. so if california has a law and the person lives in nevada and they're going to go from nevada to california to care for a sick relative, do you have two different policies whether somebody lives in nevada or california? >> deloit has a single policy that applies to all as a national employer. and we work and coordinate very closely with the states to execute they're plans and what deloit does is is, you know, we encourage our people to enroll in both programs, the state as well as the deloit program. and then deloit supplements over and above what a state may offer. >> do you pay the full amount that you normally would? or do you just top off the ok you would receive under our program $100 through the state you're getting $

will talk to the mayor about what it means for the city and the second hour of power begins right now snp> and we welcome you back to power lunch. i'm bill griffeth. stocks in a narrow trading range. the nasdaqs leading the gains. index now on the eighth straight day of gains with the dow the lagrd. materials and telecrom leading energy and staples lagrds. the xrt's on pace for the best week since early july. fossil, lands end and michael kohrs among the best performers. it's been a good day for food stocks, like jack in the box, papa john's and wendys seeing gains. >> thanks, bill. let's dig into the markets inchesing closer and closer to the all-time high for s&p. mike santelli from the new york stock exchange. >> and inching toward the old highs is the right way to put it back in january when we came to the levels we reached right now in late january the market was up more than 7% year to date it burst through the highs we are inching there in an orderly way and no hurry what's changed between now and the levels last january. >> sexton are more expensive corporate profits are up more t

what is propolen the stock higher are there risks snp josh is lift in san francisco with more hi, josh mitchell emichelle, apple stock performs well hid of new launches the stock is up 15% so far this month after the latest earnings all-time july 31st wrr strong demand for the iphone x lifted the price by 20% bern ernest says in the month prior to a new iphone launch the stock has been up on nch 5.3 process% over the s&p 500. the six months out it's up 4% over the broad gauge we are waiting to hearer when the launch happens this year still not everyone is an apple fine today the rare apple bear raised his head pierre of new street research downgraded saying the porpt pulled forward demand which leaves in his words an air pocket next year other analysts are luke warm on the stock because of valuation concerns meaning they think a lot of the good news is priced in but that remains a minority opinion. more than 60% of analyst still think you should own apple mere. >> thank you very much. >>> should the apple valuation keep you on the sidelines? could it derail the recent rally? retires le