this— snp, it is a continuation of that. this is— snp, it is a continuation of that.a cynical deal in which the nationalist parties _ this is a cynical deal in which the nationalist parties are _ this is a cynical deal in which the | nationalist parties are prioritising their obsession _ nationalist parties are prioritising their obsession with— nationalist parties are prioritising their obsession with separation . nationalist parties are prioritising i their obsession with separation over their obsession with separation over the things— their obsession with separation over the things that — their obsession with separation over the things that we _ their obsession with separation over the things that we should _ their obsession with separation over the things that we should be - their obsession with separation over| the things that we should be looking out, so _ the things that we should be looking out, so our— the things that we should be looking out, so our economic— the things that we should be looking out, so our economic and _ the things that we should be looking

during previous snp administrations.t worth watching out for this afternoon are those areas where there's still some disagreement, where the scottish greens remain outside the government tent, in effect, in opposition. what's in it for both sides? well, it's significant in that it will be the first time the greens have been in power anywhere in the uk, they will be able to influence policy. we expect them also to have ministerial appointments. for the snp, i think it does give perhaps more stability in government. it means they will have an outright majority in some areas of their programme, although not all of course. i think it also perhaps sends a message ahead of cop26 about where they stand on environmental issues. as you mentioned, making the scottish greens part of government clarifies that majority that already exists in the scottish parliament in favour of another independence referendum. we're already getting response from the opposition here in scotland, the scottish conservatives describing this as an "coalit

while united on wanting to see scotland becoming independent, neither the snp nor scottish greens areey are split. we agree on some things, disagree on others, and those distinctive voices can and will remain. that is why this is not a coalition in the traditional sense, but that mustn't mean that we can't cooperate. for the good of the people of scotland, our climate and our environment. as well as committing to another independence referendum, this power—sharing deal also details increased investment in public transport, more money toward energy efficiency and renewable heating, as well as more support for offshore wind and marine renewables. but there are areas where the two parties agree to disagree. these include aviation policy, using gdp as a measure of the economy, and while agreeing to work together on education reform, private schools are also excluded from this agreement. ijust think it is a coalitioni of chaos that will put jobs, the economy and our recovery - at risk as they obsess over another independence referendum, rather. than the important issues for people right ac

but at the same time, they won't need to support the snp policy in some areas such as fox hunting andto see some of their own priorities put into action, notjust on tackling climate change, but also when it comes to rent control and social housing. i think it was that sense that they had the opportunity to put some of their beliefs and principles into action, which explains why there was an overwhelming vote in support of the move by the green party members in scotland — more than 80% voted in favour. let's return to our top story, the situation in afghanistan. meanwhile, those who are trying to flee to safety in afghanistan face a growing humanitarian crisis, with families at risk of malnutrition, disease and the ongoing threat of covid—19. let's speak to 0rlaith minogue, who's the senior conflict and humanitarian advocacy advisor for save the children. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. i just want to get a picture, or all your staff out of afghanistan, but your staff out of afghanistan, but you have afghan staff still in the country? you have afghan staff still in the count ? , . .,

during previous snp administration.ut worth looking out for those areas where there is still disagreement, where there is still disagreement, where there is still disagreement, where the greens remain outside and effectively in opposition. it will be the first time the greens have beenin be the first time the greens have been in power anywhere in the uk. we expect them also to have ministerial appointments. the snp, it perhaps gives them more stability, it means they will have an outright majority, in some areas of the programme although not all of course. it also sends a message ahead of cop26 about where they stand on environmental issues and as you mentioned, making the scottish greens part of government clarifies that majority that already exists in the scottish parliament in favour of another independence referendum. we are already getting response from the opposition in scotland with the scottish conservatives describing this as a coalition of chaos, saying the snp have lost the plot for the greens to have a seat

would he ever do a deal with the snp? , ., . ., the snp?ion, no| into that next general election, no coalition coming out of it. my message will be we need a strong labour government to build that better future, labour government to build that betterfuture, to labour government to build that better future, to deal with the climate crisis. it better future, to deal with the climate crisis.— climate crisis. it feels like a campaign. _ climate crisis. it feels like a campaign, although - climate crisis. it feels like a campaign, although he - climate crisis. it feels like a campaign, although he is. climate crisis. it feels like a - campaign, although he is trying to avoid one, refusing to accept there should be another independence referendum any time soon. the trip is designed to show a uk government committed to scotland's future and deeply involved in is in nation. but the choice of people is controversial. borisjohnson is not popular in scotland and his visit does risk backfiring and even stirring up for support for independence. so far t

but the parties involved are on board, with snp members also signalling an emphatic support.ations from president biden that it withheld key information about how the coronavirus pandemic started. a report by us intelligence came to no firm conclusion as to where the virus originated but did say that china had as to where the virus originated. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. good evening. things are staying dry and settled for at least the next week or so with a big area of high pressure firmly in charge of our weather. we have got a warm, sunny day for many areas during saturday. this was the picture in leicestershire a bit earlier. we saw temperatures of 24 degrees across central parts of scotland. sunday, a similar day, again, it's going to be dry and there will be spells of sunshine but there will be more cloud drifting around, particularly in the north. we've got an area of high pressure that sitting out towards the north—west with the winds rotating around that. there is a breeze coming in at the moment off the north sea, so that's going

this deal offers the snp administration more stability. inroads on some of their core issues. it still needs approval from the decision—making bodies in both parties. that's expected in the next few days. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. nearly a week after a powerful earthquake hit haiti there are still some remote areas that haven't received any aid. more than 2,000 people have died, with the epicentre of the quake in the south—west of the country. at least 12,200 have been injured, and several hundred people are still missing. an estimated 135,000 families have been displaced. 0ur correspondent james clayton reports now from the small town of les anglais, where an entire parish is in mourning. to get to the small town of les anglais, you have to take the coastal road. the town is two hours from les cayes, and the road snakes through earthquake—scarred villages and even through a river. this is what's left of the town's church. a mass christening was about to begin just before the earthquake struck. the church had been filling up with

but at the same time, they won't need to support the snp policy in some areas such as fox hunting andities put into action, notjust on tackling climate change, but also when it comes to rent control and social housing. i think it was that since that they have the opportunity to put some of their believes and principles into action, which explains why there was an overwhelming vote in support of the move by the green party members. more than 80% voted in favour. what's the reaction been from other parties in scotland?— parties in scotland? they're very sce tical. parties in scotland? they're very sceptical- their _ parties in scotland? they're very sceptical. they describe - parties in scotland? they're very sceptical. they describe as - parties in scotland? they're very sceptical. they describe as a - sceptical. they describe as a cynical coalition of chaos. in particular, there's the question of the second independent referendum. the deal between the parties, that aspires to voting a second recommender him —— referendum before the end of 2023. the power over a second wreck referendum

the fact that there are —— the snp are. thatjoins the hours _ are —— the snp are.ours and hours of criticism the prime _ hours and hours of criticism the prime minister faced in parliament earlier_ prime minister faced in parliament earlier this — prime minister faced in parliament earlier this week when mps were recalled — earlier this week when mps were recalled to discuss this. this is not been — recalled to discuss this. this is not been a _ recalled to discuss this. this is not been a good week for boris johnson — not been a good week for boris johnson and for some of his senior cabinet _ johnson and for some of his senior cabinet secretaries of.— cabinet secretaries of. sometimes there is an — cabinet secretaries of. sometimes there is an image _ cabinet secretaries of. sometimes there is an image which _ cabinet secretaries of. sometimes i there is an image which encapsulates a conflict or moment in time. in 2015, it was the young boy found did on a beach in turkey. this is another image on the metro. we don't know the name of the child, but the headline, th

so, would he ever do a deal with the snp to get into downing street? message will be we need a strong labour government to build that better future coming out of the pandemic, to deal with the climate crisis. it all feels rather like a campaign, although he is trying to avoid one, refusing to accept there should be another independence referendum any time soon. this trip is designed to show a uk government deeply committed to scotland's future and deeply involved in this nation. but the choice of messenger is controversial. borisjohnson is not necessarily the most popular politician in scotland, to put it mildly. aand his visit does risk backfiring and, perhaps, even stirring up more support for independence. james cook, bbc news, glasgow. it's been a record—breaking day for team gb at the olympic games in tokyo, boosting britain into fourth place in the overall medal table, with 15 gold medals in total. hannah mills and eilidh mcintyre won gold in the sailing, making hannah the most successful female olympic sailor of all time. our sports editor dan r

the snp leader and first minister nicola sturgeon explained why the deal was significant.ng. ground—breaking in both scottish, and perhaps even more so, uk politics. most importantly, though, it is an agreement that meets the challenges and the opportunities of our time. scotland is, of course, more, much more than our politics, but it is through our politics that we express our hopes for a betterfuture, and then turn those hopes into reality. we live in a time when the challenges we face have rarely been greater — the climate emergency, recovery from a global pandemic, an assault by the uk government on the powers of our own parliament, and the consequences to our economy, society and our place in the world of a disastrous brexit that scotland did not vote for. yet despite the magnitude of those challenges, many of them global, today's politics can too often feelsmall, polarised, divided and incapable of meeting the moment. this agreement is intended to change that in scotland. lorna slater, co—leader of the scottish green partyjoins me now. good evening and a very big da

would he ever do a deal with the snp?ong labour government to build that better future, to deal with the climate crisis. it feels like a campaign, although he is trying to avoid one, refusing to accept there should be another independence referendum any time soon. the trip is designed to show a uk government committed to scotland's future and deeply involved in is in nation. —— in this nation. but the choice of people is controversial. borisjohnson is not necessarily the most popular politician in scotland, to put it mildly, and his visit does risk backfiring and perhaps even stirring up more support for independence. james cook, bbc news, glasgow. day 12 of the olympic games in tokyo have come to a close — and the medals keep rolling in for team gb as they move up to fourth in the medal table. history was made in the skate park with sky brown, who's just 13, taking britain's first skateboarding medal and securing her place as the country's youngest ever olympic medallist. ben meher has secured individual showjumping gold

in scotland, a new power sharing agreement between the snp and the greens has been agreed.s stops short of a full coalition. the subscription site 0nlyfans, known for its adult content, has announced it will block sexually explicit photos and videos from one 0ctober. 0nlyfans said the change had come after pressure from banking partners. the site has grown during the pandemic and says it has 130 million users. the announcement comes after bbc news had approached the company for a response to leaked documents concerning accounts which posted illegal content. thousands of people have been unlawfully detained in police custody in england and wales because of delays in transferring them to mental health beds. a 2018 government report looked at seven police forces and estimated there were as many as 4,500 cases per year. unlawful detainment occurs when police powers to hold someone under criminal law end but a bed can't be found. sean dilley reports. i was in bed and he came into my room with a pillow and put the pillow over my face. and i managed to push him away and i said, "w

no cigar for the snp. -- for the s&p. we are going to focus on housing. during the pandemic, you could look anywhere in the country and find soaring housing prices. existing home sales data, july come arising for a second month, indicating actually that housing demand we were worried about may not be the issue at the moment. taylor: indeed. that was some of the actual strongly, data we got this morning. total existing home sales, you are up 2% in july. the median home price fell to just 359,000. you were down about $3000. year-over-year, up about 18%. if you think about some of the rates in blue that were low, that makes it affordable for lending, pushes up the price. in white, you have the home sales, real strength in the pandemic. olivia rockman has been covering the pandemic for bloomberg news. what are you thinking about low rates, affordability, then of course inventory and supply? olivia: it does seem like from the standpoint of existing homes, that the supply improvement in july is what helped improve sales more generally. there were 1.3 million ho

alyn smith, snp foreign affairs spokesman, _ safety.fairs spokesman, thank you very much. the american r&b singer, r kelly, is expected to appear in court in new york later today on charges of racketeering, sexual abuse, and bribery. the 54—year—old denies the accusations, some of which date back more than two decades. let's get more now from journalist josie cox who has been following the story. good morning. take us back and remind us where this all came from. good morning to you both. this is as you say a very highly anticipated case, not least because he's so famous but also because of the time period over which these incidents are said to have occurred, of which he is accused. so for background, 25 years ago, a woman in chicago sued the r&b artist, one of the most successful r&b artists of all time, saying that in 1991 he had had sex with her when she was underage, and that was settled for $250,000 at the time. it was the beginning of a slew of accusations that came off the back of it and culminated in a documentary that came out i

government here is announcing tonight doesn't necessarily go far enough i'll stop both to labour and the snper democrats have said it falls short of what is needed in this time of crisis. i'd expect that to come up of crisis. i'd expect that to come up in the house of commons tomorrow. also, those wider questions about why the uk and other nato countries were so surprised by the speed of the taliban in advance. uk. were so surprised by the speed of the taliban in advance.— the taliban in advance. 0k, nick, ou will the taliban in advance. 0k, nick, you will be _ the taliban in advance. 0k, nick, you will be busy _ the taliban in advance. 0k, nick, you will be busy tomorrow. - the taliban in advance. 0k, nick, | you will be busy tomorrow. thank the taliban in advance. 0k, nick, - you will be busy tomorrow. thank you very much indeed. now it's time for the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown and henry zeffman, chief political correspondent at the times. that evening to you both. a

leader of the snp, ian blackford. thank— leader of the snp, ian blackford. it is a pleasure to follow the right honourable memberfor pleasure to follow the right honourable member for maidenhead and i hope the government will reflect very carefully on her words this morning, and particularly her remarks at the end of her contribution about the role of nato in the light of the american decision to pull out of afghanistan, because these are very real issues about the capabilities we have with nato, and if i may say so notjust the capability of nato but how we make sure the united nations has all the tools at its disposal in order to do what we expect of it as well, and these are matters we are going to have to return to in this house when we come back from recess. mr speaker, i would like to thank the government for the briefings we have had over the course of the last few days and in particular i want to commend the defence secretary for making himself available and the way he has conducted himself, and indeed thatis he has conducted himself, and indeed that

in scotland, a new power—sharing agreement between the snp and the greens has been agreed.f a full coalition. one of the uk's biggest supermarket chains, morrisons, has accepted an improved offer from one of the two american private investment groups battling to take over the company. the morrisons board said that the £7 billion dealfrom clayton, dubilier and rice was good value for shareholders, whilst also protecting the firm's "fundamental character". with me now is our business correspondent, katy austin. let's get the latest on this. this is the latest step in let's get the latest on this. this is the latest step— let's get the latest on this. this is the latest step in what has now become a bidding _ is the latest step in what has now become a bidding war _ is the latest step in what has now become a bidding war over- is the latest step in what has now. become a bidding war over briton's fourth largest supermarket. there was a previous offer from a different group in the us, about £6.7 billion, fortress group. this offerfrom clayton, dubilier and offer from clayton, d

bbc understands a power—sharing agreement between the snp and the could be announced tomorrow.anywhere in the uk. an agreement is likely to stop short of agreement is likely to stop short of a full coalition. the former manchester united and scotland striker denis law, who's 81, has revealed he's been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. he says he'll be doing his best to tackle the condition and hopes to be able to continue watching manchester united at old trafford for as long as he's able. the supermarket chain morrisons is the subject of a bidding war between rival american investors. tonight a private equity firm in new york has made a bid valueing the supermarket chain atjust over £7 billion. morrisons board is now recommending to it shareholders over a rival £6.7 billion offer from a consortium in california. morrisons is just the latest british company targeted by foreign investors. our business editor, simonjack, has more details. morrisons was founded by william morrison in 1899 in bradford — a city where it still has its headquarters. for 50 years, it was run by his s

the scottish first minister and leader of the snp at nicola sturgeon said the closure of the man's devastatedange at the time for such she called the remarks crass and the labour leader dick sir keir starmer said they were shameful. the last couple of years the tories have done well at making progress in former coal—mining seats in england, but as the party tries to broaden its appeal across the uk, including in scotland, i'm not sure this remark will have helped. qm. in scotland, i'm not sure this remark will have helped. 0k, thank ou. ben remark will have helped. 0k, thank yon iten wright — remark will have helped. 0k, thank you. ben wright at _ remark will have helped. 0k, thank you. ben wright at westminster. i the taliban are continuing their rapid advance in afghanistan, with most us—led foreign troops due to leave by next month. insurgents now control large parts of the city of lashkar gar in helmand province, with reports of bodies lying in the streets after intense fighting with government troops. helmand was under the control of british forces after a us—led coalition invasion in 20

this has not just happened in england, it has happened in labour run wales and the ones run by the snpnment speaking today who say if you use the different system like exams this year the chances are that that gap would have been even whiter because of the different access to education that people from disadvantaged backgrounds have had during the pandemic when compared to some others from more advantage backgrounds so it is a complicated picture but for boris johnson because my picture but for borisjohnson because my government, one that talks a lot about leveling up i think this is going to be quite the test and they are going to face pressure both from opposition parties and from some tory backbenchers to really set out a plan, and one of the things that will be key to that is money. the government said so far has made £1.5 billion available for a catch—up fund for pupils in england that are, there are calls for some time for that to be much higher and labour for example are saying today it should be £15 billion, ten times what the government has promising and so you know we have se

i'm joined now by ian blackford, snp westminster leader. mr blackford, good afternoon to you.on. we have been with them for most of the last 20 years and we have left them in the lurch, we have left them in this situation where the taliban have taken over, and of course people are very frightened or very vulnerable to whatever the taliban are going to do will and given we place so much on education for young girls, for women, for women to go into the professions, not least become journalists, i think it is clear there are many vulnerable people and i think we've got to do is recognise that when we look at the syrian situation back in 2014, we did have a resettlement scheme for phone rope edom. the united kingdom took 20,000 people right through the silence, supported by local authorities, and we have to do the same again. and if you look at the 20,000 we took from syria, .1% of the population, that would be an equivalent number of about 35,000 from afghanistan, so asking the government to look at the way we did do in syria, to work with our evolved institutions, the local auth

ambitious and generous offer is needed, the liberal democrat saying it needs to be at least 20,000, the snpmore that could be resettled in the uk. conservative mps putting pressure on the government saying now is not the time to be strict, time is of the essence, and one describing this as what could be the biggest mass migration of people since the end of the second world war. as you heard the foreign secretary saying the uk has always been a big hearted nation, we will find out when the prime minister speaks in parliament tomorrow what that means in practice.— president biden says he stands 'squarely�* behind his decision to pull us troops out of afghanistan. he said he wasn't willing to sacrifice more young american lives when the afghans themselves had caved in. america spent $2 trillion on the war — and over 2,000 troops lost their lives. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool reports from hookstown in pennsylvania. patriotic country music plays. it's a procession in rural western pennsylvania to honour an american soldier killed in a very different world, one of more than 2,500 us military l

i commit myself as leader of the snp here, and i commit my government to work with the government heren london, but they have to extend the hand of friendship to us. >> let us hope that refugees do not become a political football in this place. all of us, all of us care desperately about giving these people safe haven. we welcome them in the highlands, we welcome them everywhere, but does the right honorable gentleman agree that the proper finance to support our local authorities must be forthcoming from the uk government and the scottish government, because without it our councils will struggle? >> yes, i agree, and i thank the honorable gentleman for that intervention because i know that he will associate himself with me in saying that we will extend 100,000 welcomes to those who wish to come to the highlands of scotland. we have called for a four-nations summit to integrate our efforts across the united kingdom. i hope that the prime minister will respond positively and take the opportunity to meet the devolved administrations to discuss this. perhaps he will indicate now that he is

these contingency purposes, while the scottish conservatives say it is a dereliction of duty for the snp r kelly got under way today at a us federal court in new york. the r&b star is accused of racketeering, sexual abuse and bribery — charges which he has denied. if the singer is convicted on all counts, he could face ten years to life in prison. samira hussain reports. for r kelly's many accusers, this federal court in brooklyn is where, finally, their voices may be heard. jonjelyn savage is here. for years, she has been pushing for charges against kelly. she says her daughter had been held captive by the musician. the opening statements will open some people's eyes to what we have been knowing for the last five and a half years, when we started this journey, because we knew something wasn't right and we knew that it had to stop. in those opening statements, prosecutors said kelly targeted, groomed and exploited young girls and boys for his own satisfaction, and that this case is not about a celebrity who likes to party, but a sexual predator. r kelly is one of the most successful arti

the snp�*s ian blackford says he must resign or be sacked by the liberal democrat leader, sir ed daveyan takeover that kabul had already fallen by the time dominic raab got back to the uk on sunday night. and today, one of his cabinet colleagues, said there was very little be collapsing afghanistan government could have done to help. last afghanistan government could have done to help-— done to help. last friday, the aft han done to help. last friday, the afghan government _ done to help. last friday, the afghan government was - done to help. last friday, the i afghan government was melting done to help. last friday, the - afghan government was melting away quicker— afghan government was melting away quicker than ice and a phone call to an afghan — quicker than ice and a phone call to an afghan ministerat quicker than ice and a phone call to an afghan minister at that moment in time would _ an afghan minister at that moment in time would not have made a difference. what we were absolutely worried _ difference. what we were absolutely worried about and determined... were unsure _ worrie

tom: joining us to look ahead is sylvain broyer, chief economist of emea and snp global ratings -- s and p global ratings. you detailed the timings of how you expect the taper to play out, but more importantly, how it will end. flesh it out for us. >> everybody is waiting for jay powell's speech on friday. but we agree with the previous speaker. there will be some announcement in principle to what will be very live. suddenly -- and the pace. this can be done in september. for example, -- there is no rush to qatar. they have looked only missing consensus among the fed, but the balance is back. so why should they hurry? on the concrete tapering, our current view is the fed will continue buying assets until the end of the year. and starting next year, the fed will decrease, or is likely to decrease by 10 billion until they reach december 2022. it means purchases in bonds will last for one year. it is not the end of the story. maybe it is not the main issue for asset prices. the key issue in normalizing monetary policy, both in the u.s. and other central banks, is are the steps coming ri

in scotland, the snp and the greens agree a new power sharing agreement — but stop short of a formal

but the snp will be using this as a little victory. thank you.pm. i'm sure here on the bbc news channel as well, so stay with us for that. exactly a year ago, lebanon witnessed a blast which experts say was one of the biggest non—nuclear explosions in history. over 200 people died and thousands were injured, after a port's warehouse storing ammonium nitrate exploded. a year on, the families of the victims are still looking for closure, and for those responsible to be held to account. bbc arabic�*s carine torbey reports. one year has passed since the apocalypse and beirut is still assessing the impact. the port area where an unknown quantity of ammonium nitrate exploded stands in ruins. one year after the explosion, all the debris is swept to a corner and it is kept here at the port. names of the victims fill the walls surrounding the area that some here call the crime scene. their families still don't have answers for what happened that day and why. thejudge investigating the port explosion wants to summon high—ranking politicians and security of

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

the snp's ian blackford says he must resign or be sacked by the liberal democrat leader, sir ed daveyhe must go. so swift was the taliban takeover that kabul had already fallen by the time dominic raab got back to the uk on sunday night. and today, one of his cabinet colleagues, said there was very little be collapsing afghanistan government could have done to help. last friday, the afghan government was melting away quicker than ice and a phone call to an afghan minister at that moment in time would not have made a difference. what we were absolutely worried about and determined... were unsure about was whether the airport would remain open. that was at the front of everyone's minds. without a functioning airport, we were going to get nobody out, no matter how many phone calls you made, do a disappearing government. in a packed commons record for an emergency city yesterday, the government was accused of complacency. this phone call adds to the general impression in westminster that perhaps dominic raab has not entirely been on top of events in afghanistan. publicly, largely his coll

the snp have begun that change. i think thatis snp have begun that change.ies that have been dependent on oil and gas, we want to invest in the alternative industries that will provide jobs and prosperity that will genuinely last without destroying the planet. you want to see climate and green policies at the heart of this agreement, your commitment, though, with the snp to hold another independence referendum, do you worry that that is going to dominate this political term and wants to dominate the stuff you want to do on climate, that that might become the overriding issue again? the question of independence _ overriding issue again? the question of independence is _ overriding issue again? the question of independence is already _ overriding issue again? the question of independence is already a - of independence is already a prominent and you might say dominant issue in scotland. it isn't going away because the people of scotland have repeatedly voted for parliaments with the majority for independence and the uk government if it is democratic needs to re

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in scotland they have the influence because the snp does not have a majority.g sure that they are meeting the demands of the climate emergency even before talking to the snp. one thing i think it's really important is in england and wales we are proving that we can great beat the first past the post system with more councillors across the country, showing people want to vote for green politicians —— that we can beat. in those areas, if people who voted green in council elections, voted green in council elections, vote green in the next general election, we can win more green seats and that influence as we saw with scotland, that can lead to a genuine renewable revolution and making sure that tackling environmental issues at the same time as social issues at the same time, and putting forward the progressive vision of what politics in the 21st century needs to look like to meet the demands of the planet. like to meet the demands of the lanet. �* ., . ., ., . ,, , , like to meet the demands of the lanet. �* ., . ., , , ., planet. amelia womack, deputy leader ofth

appointments were confirmed by 69 votes to 56 in holyrood as part of a power—sharing arrangement with the snpt un climate conference in 2019, but this time she's not so sure. but this time, she's not so sure. greta thunberg wants to go to the glasgow talks, but says her participation is conditional. hi, greta. in an interview for bbc scotland, i asked what was stopping herfrom coming. well, of course, i'm not 100% sure yet, but if it's considered safe and democratic then i will, of course, go there. i take it you mean by that that it's accessible to the world's poorer nations. yeah. how important and why is that to you? because that's the essence of this meeting. it should be all about climate justice and, of course, we can't achieve climate justice if everyone is not contributing on the same terms. cheering. it won't be the first time greta has visited the uk. she addressed a large crowd in bristol last year before the pandemic. but it will be her first time in scotland. she famously clashed online with donald trump and doesn't seem too impressed with his successor. the biden administration

some people are saying _ lib dems and the snp.uld be sacked. i don't think that is where he — should be sacked. i don't think that is where he is as far as where the government— is where he is as far as where the government is likely to be in response _ government is likely to be in response to this. their argument is, look, _ response to this. their argument is, look. given— response to this. their argument is, look, given where the afghan government was last friday, in other words _ government was last friday, in other words deteriorating, perhaps that kind of— words deteriorating, perhaps that kind of call wouldn't have counted for very— kind of call wouldn't have counted for very much. let's explain the context — for very much. let's explain the context. dominic raab was on holiday. — context. dominic raab was on holiday, as lots of people do in august — holiday, as lots of people do in august. we are told by the foreign office _ august. we are told by the foreign office he _ august. we are told by the foreign office he was ma

december, ofcom�*s head went before a parliamentary select committee and was asked by member of the snpr workplaces inclusive and ofcom it says it is leaving because it needs to avoid any perception it is not impartial of a political and social issues such as those of transgender rights. off, leaving the scheme itself has been controversial. report into the incident which occurred at the university of essex were two macro female speakers had their invitations to events withdrawn because they were seen to be critical of transgender, ofcom is not the only organisation to leave recently. the equality and human rights commissions also left last year it said on cost grounds that when they had said women should not be abused for talking about clash between trans— killie transgender and women�*s rights. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. forecasters are going to be probably running out of things to say over the next few days. there is going to be so little change in the weather brought by this high pressure which has anchored itself across the uk. it is really establi

over the last 12 months, they have been net new buyers every month across the snp 500 except this lastat how the global demand picture has had a bit of volatility added to it. from an overall perspective, our clients are actively engaged with us exchange rated products and they look to stay that way throughout the remainder of 2021.— look to stay that way throughout the remainder of 2021. good to speak to ou toda , remainder of 2021. good to speak to you today. thank _ remainder of 2021. good to speak to you today, thank you _ remainder of 2021. good to speak to you today, thank you for _ remainder of 2021. good to speak to you today, thank you for your - you today, thank you for your thoughts on the visit of vice president to singapore. chris brankin, ceo of td ameritrade singapore. more now on the situation in afghanistan — the defence secretary ben wallace has been speaking from fort george near inverness, giving an update on what's happening at kabul airport... the prime minister is obviously at g7 going to raise the prospect of seeing if the united states will extend. it is really

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

that this meeting, there was not going to be a meeting scheduled, it was interesting that it was the snpnded with yesterday, he said, there will be lots of opportunities to talk, not just with the be lots of opportunities to talk, notjust with the first minister of scotland, but the leaders of all of the devolved nations. so, ithink what this represents, to an extent, is the difficult relationship between the first minister and the prime minister. in what is a very, very delicate time. bill prime minister. in what is a very, very delicate time.— prime minister. in what is a very, very delicate time. all right, tony. for now, thank _ very delicate time. all right, tony. for now, thank you _ very delicate time. all right, tony. for now, thank you very _ very delicate time. all right, tony. for now, thank you very much. - very delicate time. all right, tony. | for now, thank you very much. the visitor to scotland continues. our political correspondent at westminster. much more coming up in the next half hour. your questions answered is one of the things coming up. now it is time for the wea

snp's ian blackford said it was regrettable the deadline had not been extended.used boris johnson been extended. the liberal democrats accused borisjohnson of having failed on the global stage. accused boris johnson of having failed on the global stage. helen, thanks. failed on the global stage. helen, thanrs- we _ failed on the global stage. helen, thanks. we will _ failed on the global stage. helen, thanks. we will have _ failed on the global stage. helen, thanks. we will have the - failed on the global stage. helen, thanks. we will have the latest i failed on the global stage. helen, j thanks. we will have the latest on the situation in afghanistan throughout the morning and we will talk to the foreign secretary dominic raab who will be with us at 7:30am. police say they expect to spend several days searching a popular fishing spot near york as part of a renewed investigation into the suspected murder of claudia lawrence. the chef was 35 when she vanished in 2009. no—one has ever been charged. 0ur reporter alison freeman is in york for us. give us an idea of w