snp conference to come. chris, i do believe you're going to snp, and are you doing tuc?rrow, which i'm looking forward to, and probably going to the tuc. we think keir starmer, the labour leader, might be turning up on one of the days, and if he does, i think i might end up being there. so, will i still be standing? probably not. but, hey, they're all good fun, i love them! conference season is fun, even if it's exhausting. chris, lovely to speak to you. make sure you get some kip in between your conferences. now, before we go, ijust want to tell you about something else. there is an extra episode of ukrainecast on bbc sounds at the moment. the host of that is vitaly shevchenko, and he's reflecting on the destruction in his hometown of zaporizhzhia. it's obviously something that, you know, a lot of us have been following, but that is really worth a listen. so, that's on bbc sounds at the moment, if you want to take a bit of time to have a listen to that. but from us at newscast, that's it. thank you and goodbye. bye— bye. bye. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello. the

i— the snp won on independence referendum. i am _ the snp won on independence referendum.the commitments but secondly, this is substantive point, we are seeing every day right now theissues we are seeing every day right now the issues you are speaking to the panel about. the consequences for scotland of not being independent. alistair in 2014 told the people of scotland with his colleagues that independence would threaten our membership of the eu, independence would imperil people's pensions, it would imperil people's pensions, it would cause a currency crisis. look where we are right now, out of the eu, pensions within hours of falling down. , . . eu, pensions within hours of falling down. , ., . ., ., ., ., , down. guidance for and against stockin: down. guidance for and against stocking op _ down. guidance for and against stocking up the _ down. guidance for and against stocking up the currency - down. guidance for and against. stocking up the currency plunging. these are the consequences people are paying the price of right now and these ., ., ., ., and these flow from

we saw keith brown, the deputy leader of the snp open the conference and speu of the snp open the conferenceis making, which is that there is economic turmoil coming from westminster and actually even if there is uncertainty about what scottish independence might entail, what he is saying is that that is less uncertainty than what staying in the uk could offer at the moment. there are plenty who would disagree with that assessment. we also saw another theme running through keep down cosmic speech there, taking aim at the labour party. we know that labour are pulling quite well at the moment. they look like they could form the next government, that keir starmer could be prime minister after a general election. we could take that with a pinch of salt but they certainly do seem to be going in that direction and i think the snp are trying to start turning some attention to labour and claiming that things would not be very different under a labour government. we heard that he is —— that keir starmer is another tony blair and the fact that the labour party wants to keep brexit advertising the fact

important to stress, the snp have beenin important to stress, the snp have been in powerfor 15 yearss point-— at this point. what else can we meet to _ at this point. what else can we meet to hear _ at this point. what else can we expect to hear from _ at this point. what else can we expect to hear from at - at this point. what else can we expect to hear from at this - expect to hear from at this conference, in terms of focus and what they will be concentrating on? in terms of key events we can look forward to, nicola sturgeon�*s addressed to the party on monday will be the highlight for most of the delegates and most of the activists here and we will be hearing from other significant snp figures before that. what would normally be at the conference something to look out for with our debates about tactics surrounding independence, what approaches other party taking to secure its ultimate goal, the delegates happy with that or do they think that there should be a different approach, we are not really going to get that at this snp conference and that is because a lot of attention is fo

what you think the snp is hoping to achieve from its this year?morale of the party faithful, of the activists, but then everyone who goes on that stage to speak nose thatis goes on that stage to speak nose that is the potential of what they say to go wider than the delegates here and we heard earlier on from keith brown, the snp �*s deputy leader, really pointing the finger of blame for a recent economic problems at the door of liz truss and the uk government. and his argument is, essentially, even if there are some questions about scottish independence, even if you have some uncertainty about what would happen, that pales in comparison to the uncertainty of remaining in the uk now. liz truss is adamant her economic plans will lead to economic growth, across the united kingdom, buti lead to economic growth, across the united kingdom, but i think there has not been any sign of that yet and the snp certainly is trying to capitalise on that. what was also interesting from keith brown was how much of his speech he spent talking about the labour party.

targeting both main parties of westminster, the snp have labour of westminster, the snp have labour insaid he would not be lumped in with the conservatives about the issues on brexits. the reality is the choice the next election is going to be _ a uk tory government that has| deliberately been picking fights with the european union in order l to cover for their own failures i and fight the culture wars i or a uk labour government that is proactively willing to work with european and the _ national interest. nicola sturgeon will address delegates here at conference tomorrow afternoon. a chance to rally the troops ahead of that all—important supreme court hearing. a former scottish judge at the court said today "that result could come within weeks." andrew kerr, bbc news. well as conservative mp�*s prepare to return to westminster after the conference season — let's discuss what might lie ahead for the government. joining us is laurren mcevatt who's a former conservative special adviser to the wales office. a former conservative special let's a former conservative special start first of

the snp have been in power here for 15 years and no sign of that changing soon.od and going on the attack against the in westminster?— in westminster? the i think we can stronal in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict _ in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict there _ in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict there will - in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict there will be i in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict there will be a i in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict there will be a lot. strongly predict there will be a lot of attacking the westminster government and a lot of the delegates and activate here agreeing on the broad approach for independence. what can be interesting sometimes is disagreements, debates, arguments, about the tactics for achieving independence. i don't think that will be such a focus at this conference this year and that is because all eyes are on that supreme court case which kicks off next week in which the scottish government will be arguing, they believe it h

historically, the snp has talked about oil and what back a de facto independence referendum.erence how that could bring about independence. historically, the snp has talked about oil and what bacca did for has moved on, as it talking about renewables. we can expect with nicola sturgeon to say with lead to a more secure and cheap energy supply for scots.— supply for scots. david, many thanks. our top story this lunchtime. i wave of russian attacks hit ukraine. the target is kyiv, for the first time in several months. and king charles sends his condolences to those who lost loved ones in the irish village of creeslough, after an exposion left ten people dead. coming up on the bbc news channel, brighton midfielder enock mwepu says "some dreams come to an end" after retiring due to a hereditary heart condition. the club say it puts him at a higher risk of a fatal cardiac arrest if he'd continued playing. many councils are planning to create warm spaces this winter to help people keep warm as the cost of the energy increases, according to research carried out by the bbc. so called

but later at the snp conference, she said she was speaking about policies — not people. after the snp leader compared them to the conservatives. here's our scotland political correspondent, andrew kerr. debates and discussion were in full swing at conference away from the hall, comments made by the first minister made headlines. in a bbc interview a question was posed and the answer sparked controversy. who would you rather have as prime minister? that's not difficult question for me, it is whether what i prefer a labour government over a tory government, i detest the tories and everything that they stand for. being better than the tories is not a high bar to cross right now. i think we need to see more of a radical alternative from labour rather than a pale imitation. a senior cabinet minister, nadhim zahawi, also appeared in the same programme. he said the use of the word detest was dangerous language. the first minister later clarified her comments. i was not referring to individuals or certainly not to people who vote tory, but i was referring to tory policies and va

at no point have the snp been critical of the monarchy, indeed, been critical of the king.s that they would maintain the crown in an independent scotland. just even the visuals of seeing nicola sturgeon at that proclamation ceremony, at one stage singing god save the king, that is something that i think a lot of scottish people and other people in the uk and around the world haven't seen before. and it's a fascinating insight into what the snp actually believe in a way that will surprise many people. i think this wave of pro—uk, pro—monarch sentiment is going to have a big effect on scottish independence for a while. when the scottish last got to vote on independence, queen elizabeth urged them to consider theirfuture very carefully. the general assumption is that buckingham palace would like to keep its kingdom united. but with the snp supporting a continuation of the monarchy, that's an issue king charles will have to handle with extreme care. the queen passed away on her scottish estate at balmoral. there's been speculation that the affection expressed for her across sco

david, good to speak to you, in aberdeen for the snp i to you, in aberdeen for the snp conference andach from about ten past three on bbc news. our weather is cheering up through the afternoon and for most of us there will be a lot of dry weather and sunshine as well and the satellite picture shows a band of cloud and weather fronts that brought early morning rain across northern england clearing out the way but there will be showers around for scotland, northern ireland and the north west of england and wales but otherwise even here there will be some sunny spells but the best of the sunshine will be across the midlands, eastern england and the south. temperatures at their highest up south. temperatures at their highest up to 18 in cardiff so pretty mild. overnight tonight, showers will continue to come and go across the north but with clear skies for england and wales, locally it could get cold enough for a nip of frost and that something gardeners might want to pay attention to given you might have plants outside that would not like temperatures that low. a chilly start for some of

one party with very little internal division is the snp.ough their party conference here in aberdeen, but when it comes to a uk election, who would nicola sturgeon rather see in number 10, liz truss or sir keir starmer? who would you rather have as prime minister? that's not a difficult question. if the question to me is would i prefer a labour government over a tory government, i detest the tories and everything they stand for, so it's not difficult to answer that question. so, yes, you want to see keir starmer in number 10. two things. firstly, you know, being better than the tories is not a high bar to cross right now. i think we need to see more of a radical alternative from labour rather thanjust a pale imitation. uk ministers know they need to repair the damage done in recent days. the prime minister's allies are calling on her mps to get behind her. division will cause delay, - delay is our enemy and ultimately defeat to keir starmer. we don't want to see keir starmer. with nicola sturgeon, who now talks about testing the conservativ

wants to use _ her way, she has said the snp wants to use the _ her way, she has said the snp wantsen if they may be discussion about the tactics in the corridor of snp conference at aberdeen, there is complete consensus around the ultimate destination of scottish independence, that was something outlined _ independence, that was something outlined by deputy first minister john swinney deserved —— this morning _ john swinney deserved —— this morning it— john swinney deserved -- this mornint. , , . ., john swinney deserved -- this morning-— john swinney deserved -- this mornint. , , . ., ., morning. it is very clear over the last 18 months _ morning. it is very clear over the last 18 months or— morning. it is very clear over the last 18 months or so _ morning. it is very clear over the last 18 months or so that - morning. it is very clear over the last 18 months or so that people | morning. it is very clear over the l last 18 months or so that people of scotland want a choice about the future. if you go back to the elections in may of 2021, the snp won the election, the fourth electi

of course, that would largely be expected from an snp conference. where polls suggest labour pulling ahead of the conservatives uk—wide and interestingly the snp earning some attention to criticising the labour party, perhaps a few there from some scottish voters that may be tempted by a resurgent labour but important to stress in all of that the snp have been in powerfor 15 years in scotland and still remain dominant at this point. five teenagers in hong kong have been found guilty of advocating a violent revolution against the chinese state. they were sentenced to up to three years in detention, making it the first time any hong kong citizens under the age of 18 have been convicted under the national security law. earlier, i spoke to our news reporter azadeh moshiri and asked her what we know about the case. according to what was said in court, they were advocating for a violent revolution. the prosecutor said this was on social media, on websites like instagram, as well as on street booths and by distributing certain pamphlets. now, this was poss

it is their first in—person conference since the pandemic and when keith brown, the snp deputy leadery, i think we got an idea of the messages that are going to be there all weekend. so that idea that perhaps any uncertainty that comes with independence pales into comparison when you ask the snp to the uncertainty of staying in the uk. of course, liz truss is adamant her economic plans will lead to growth across the whole of the uk, but no sign of that yet. keeping also taking aim at the labour party. he called keir starmerjust another called keir starmer just another tony called keir starmerjust another tony blair. we had a go at labour for backing brexit. he said the idea that a labour government would be better for scotland at uk level than a tory government was simply laughable. of course, labourto pitch themselves as a party that is going to reform the uk and make it work for all of the nations if it gets into power. of course, looming over this snp conference is the fact that the supreme court next week will hear scottish government lawyers argue the case that they believe that

but the snp argument is if the court case goes that way and judges ruled that politicians in scotlandction across the uk, the snp are saying they would run as a proxy referendum, a de facto referendum, as they call it, essentially sing if you vote for them you are voting for scottish independence and their argument is pro—independence parties get over 50% of the vote and that would be a mandate for independence. the difficulty potentially there, the other parties would you do soon, run on education, health care, things like day—to—day factors in any general election. and therefore that could lead to quite a convoluted vote were different people believe they are voting in a different type of election. petrol pumps have been running dry in france due to union strikes at refineries. this was the huge queue to get fuel in a petrol station in paris on saturday. drivers had to wait over an hour to fill their tanks. three out of six refineries are currently shut down in france due to worker strikes. government figures estimate that 20% of petrol stations in france are affected by shortages,

it's a plan for yet more crisis, doubling down. of crisis, from the snp.ose voters? how did they feel about the independence debate? economically, yes, there is going to be the people, but every country that got its independence in the first few years had its upheaval, because they had to set up a central bank, they had to set up all the institutions. brexit isn't done yet. we're still feeling the pain for that. l and i think financially this is a terrible time| to go for indyref2. we've got inflation running at 10—11%.| imagine the hadrian's wall border crossing. | laughter but do you not think that we possibly have resources? i mean, we have a lot of wind in scotland. can we use this? can we generate more power? can we sell this power? we've heard the saudi arabia of renewables, the state—owned energy company. these are all things the scottish government could have done and snp said they wanted to do, and they just haven't done. so how do we know that's not going to happen after independence as well? there are so many little things, i and all they are as

the snp have been in power here for 15 years and no sign of that changing soon.arty remains dominant here. do you think we will see self—examination from the snp of the case as the sea is for independence is it's more about creating a mood and going on the attack against the in westminster?— in westminster? the i think we can stronal in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict _ in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict there _ in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict there will - in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict there will be - in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict there will be a - in westminster? the i think we can strongly predict there will be a lot. strongly predict there will be a lot of attacking the westminster government and a lot of the delegates and activate here agreeing on the broad approach for independence. what can be interesting sometimes is disagreements, debates, arguments, about the tactics for achieving independence. i don't think that will be such a focus at this conference this

so i think it is also interesting i believe i heard ian blackford be snp at westminster when he asked and what is interesting is that this is all as we have this supreme court hearings that will start happening and we will see in a few weeks' time may be given a result and where nicola sturgeon the first minister of scotland acknowledged that they might block and not give a green light to that referendum that she would like on the october of the 19th of next year. although she said she is confident that it can happen. her problem is that the polls strongly suggest that that is not a referendum, a priority for scots. and indeed a narrow majority will support the union. so we will see. if she repeats any of those accusations about the tories, there will be some i'm sure in her keynote speech. take us to the guardian's _ keynote speech. take us to the guardian's front _ keynote speech. take us to the guardian's front page _ keynote speech. take us to the guardian's front page story - keynote speech. take us to the| guardian's front page story stop after weeks of protests that have spread

i have with me, the snp's to calm down. i have with me, the snp�*s kirsten oswald.t do you make of this? it is snp's kirsten oswald. what do you make of this?— make of this? it is almost unbelievable. _ make of this? it is almost unbelievable. i— make of this? it is almost unbelievable. i say - make of this? it is almost l unbelievable. i say almost, make of this? it is almost - unbelievable. i say almost, we are getting _ unbelievable. i say almost, we are getting used to this chaos to some extent _ getting used to this chaos to some extent it — getting used to this chaos to some extent. it is extraordinary. the uk government is unravelling, it has unravelled — government is unravelling, it has unravelled before our eyes. the prime _ unravelled before our eyes. the prime minister has no authority and is losing _ prime minister has no authority and is losing ministers at a rate of knots — is losing ministers at a rate of knots she _ is losing ministers at a rate of knots. she has already lost the chancellor and we have suella braverman departing as well, under confu

i think ian blackford's speech was actually quite similar in many respects to the snp's deputy leaders morning, in terms of structure, at least. they spent a lot of time taking aim at the current uk government, really criticising the economic turmoil of the past week or so, really stressing that they believe that the only way for scotland to secure economic security is via independence — though, of course, that would largely be expected from an snp conference. what was also really interesting from ian blackford is a focus on labour, and that's at a point where polls suggest labour pulling ahead of the conservatives uk—wide, and i think interestingly the snp turning some attention to criticising the labour party, perhaps some fear there that some scottish voters may be tempted by a resurgent labour. but important to stress in all that that the snp have been in power for 15 years in scotland and still remain dominant at this point. the dup leader sirjeffrey donaldson said the latest assembly election in may which saw sinn fein emerge for the first time as the largest party was a wake—up

the snp run scotland and are the third biggest party at westminster.truss on the phone — a month after she became prime minister. i don't know whether that is arrogance, lack of respect or insecurity — whatever it is, it's not the right way to do government in a grown—up way. hovering over this gathering is a ruling coming soon from the supreme court on whether the scottish government can legally hold an independence referendum. the weight of legal opinion suggests the answer will be no. nicola sturgeon wants another referendum next year. let's talk about priorities. a poll by survation in the last week suggesting just 35% of people in scotland want a referendum in the next year. you've acknowledged we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis, there's war in europe. is it the right priority for you to be talking about a constitutional question right now? i was elected as first minister on a very clear manifesto commitment to have a referendum on the timescale that i'm talking about right now. many people will agree that you do have a compelling case

thank ou ve scotland, and that is the snp. thank you very much. _ scotland, and that is the snp.o liz truss, these cabinet ministers say, is the right person to push that plan through. they say she has been decisive, and also that she has listened when she needs to. but i think the real warning here is about labour, and the message from these cabinet ministers is, if you don't rally around liz truss, you will end “p rally around liz truss, you will end up with a labour government potentially supported by the snp. the problem for liz truss is that her problems are building, they are mounting. her poll ratings remain pretty dire across the board. she has got a divided party, we have heard over the last week from the likes of michael gove and nadine dorries, very critical of some of the measures that liz truss is trying to push through, and that might also be a problem in terms of getting those measures through parliament. and i think that is what this is really about. mps return to westminster on tuesday, and this is a warning to them to fall into line, otherwise this could be very

the snp run scotland and are the third biggest party at westminster.t know whether that is arrogance, lack of respect or insecurity — whatever it is, it's not the right way to do government in a grown—up way. hovering over this gathering is a ruling coming soon from the supreme court on whether the scottish government can legally hold an independence referendum. the weight of legal opinion suggest the answer will be no. nicola sturgeon wants another referendum next year. let's talk about priorities. a poll by survation in the last week suggesting just 35% of people in scotland want a referendum in the next year. you've acknowledged we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis, there is war in europe. is it the right priority for you to be talking about a constitutional question right now? i was elected as first minister on a very clear manifesto commitment to have a referendum on the timescale i'm talking about right now.

unless they get behind liz truss they risk putting keir starmer in downing street propped up by the snpdetested the tories. a clarification she said she detested their policies. but labour believe now they can beat liz truss on their own. ., ~ ., , ., now they can beat liz truss on their own. . . ., ., ~ now they can beat liz truss on their own. ., . ., ., ~ i., in iran, the state—run television channel has been hacked to broadcast a protest against the country's government and supreme leader. viewers saw the usual live programming interrupted without warning. the images show ayatollah ali khamenei with a target on his head, along with pictures of women said to have been killed by police, and captions encouraging people tojoin demonstrations. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks. good afternoon. max verstappen has won a second successive formula one world title. he triumphed in atrocious conditions at the japanese grand prix, overcoming torrential rain, and more scoring confusion, to wrap—up the championship with four races to go. 0lly f

the snp to account.d, the leader of the — first minister mark drakeford, the leader of the labour— first minister mark drakeford, the leader of the labour party - first minister mark drakeford, the leader of the labour party here i first minister mark drakeford, the leader of the labour party here at| leader of the labour party here at the senedd. — leader of the labour party here at the senedd, the _ leader of the labour party here at the senedd, the welsh _ leader of the labour party here at i the senedd, the welsh parliament, tweeting _ the senedd, the welsh parliament, tweeting congratulations _ the senedd, the welsh parliament, tweeting congratulations to - the senedd, the welsh parliament, tweeting congratulations to rishi i tweeting congratulations to rishi sunak— tweeting congratulations to rishi sunak command _ tweeting congratulations to rishi sunak command goes _ tweeting congratulations to rishi sunak command goes on - tweeting congratulations to rishi sunak command goes on to - tweeting cong

the snp run scotland and are the third biggest party at westminster. don't know whether that is arrogance, lack of respect or insecurity — whatever it is, it's not the right way to do government in a grown—up way. hovering, over this gathering is a ruling coming soon from the supreme court on whether the scottish government can legally hold an independence referendum. the weight of legal opinion suggests the answer will be no. nicola sturgeon wants another referendum next year. let's talk about priorities. a poll by survation in the last week suggesting just 35% of people in scotland want a referendum in the next year. you've acknowledged we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis, there is war in europe. is it the right priority for you to be talking about a constitutional question right now? i was elected as first minister on a very clear manifesto commitment to have a referendum on the timescale i'm talking about right now. many people will agree that you do have a compelling case for another referendum, given the election results of recent time

the snp leader and scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she doesn't regret saying she �*detestsfer in power — the conservatives or labour. would i prefer a labour government over a tory government? i detest the tories and everything they stand for. so it's not difficult to answer that question. let's speak to our scotland editor james cook, who's in aberdeen where the snp annual conference is being held. so, conservatives tonight questioning her choice of words. yes, that's right. among those were the conservative cabinet minister nadeem zaha we who was on the same programme of nicola sturgeon, sunday with laura kuenssberg, and described the comments as dangerous which was echoed by some of his comments. the first minister herself said she had nothing to apologise for in her view, saying she didn't regret the comments and had not been referring to individuals or even supporters of the conservative party but to tory policies. this afternoon that theme was taken up by her deputyjohn swinney on this stage here. he talked about the conservatives being in his words a bunch of reckles

unless they get behind liz truss they risk putting keir starmer in downing street propped up by the snp today that she detested the tories, later clarifying that she detested the policies but labour say that they will be no deal with the snp they believe now that they can be liz truss on their own. in iran, the state—run television channel has been hacked to broadcast a protest against the country's government and supreme leader. viewers saw the usual live programming interrupted without warning the images show ayatollah ali khamenei with a target on his head — along with pictures of women said to have been killed by police — and captions encouraging people tojoin demonstrations. earlier i spoke to kasra naji from the bbc�*s persian service and asked him about that hacking of the state television's news bulletin and what we should make of it. iranian government is quite adept at hacking to, foreign governments, foreign nations and systems. but also hackers who are targeting the iranian government, we have seen this from this particular group, they have done this before. i remember a few

ms sturgeon was addressing the snp conference in aberdeen, where she told party members that a primeto mark the bbc�*s 100th anniversary. the coin pays tribute to the bbc�*s global reach. the reverse side of the coin is inscribed with "inform, educate, entertain" — those are the values set out by lord reith when he founded the bbc in 1922. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — it's been two weeks since new zealand banned more single—use plastics. we find out how it's going. parts of san francisco released effective are returning to life, but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. he conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed.— it was a £20 bomb which exploded on the fifth _ it was a £20 bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the ground hotel, ripping a _ the fifth floor of the ground hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building — ripping a hole in the front of the buildinu. , ., ., building. this government will not weaken. democracy _ building. this govern

to labour mps, possibly with a coalition_ message to labour mps, possibly with a coalition with the snpjohnson, _ keep coming up again around boris johnson, who seems to hang over the party stilt _ johnson, who seems to hang over the party still. one of his biggest supporters, nodding doris, was asked about_ supporters, nodding doris, was asked about this _ supporters, nodding doris, was asked about this today. she has consistently said that the government can't change —— must change — government can't change —— must change track because people in 2019 floated _ change track because people in 2019 floated for a set of policies and also for — floated for a set of policies and also for borisjohnson, floated for a set of policies and also for boris johnson, which floated for a set of policies and also for borisjohnson, which begs the obvious question, is it possible that boris— the obvious question, is it possible that borisjohnson might be planning a comeback. she was asked about this this morhihg — she was asked about this this morning. the key message from borisjohnson to anyone is to s

ms sturgeon was addressing the snp conference in aberdeen, where she told party members that a primeg oil revenues and borrowing, to support renewable energy to reduce bills and fuel poverty. our scotland editor james cook has more details. nicola sturgeon has been dreaming of independence since she was a teenager and now she insists her dream is closer than ever, despite losing a referendum eight years ago. back in 2014, the westminster establishment told us that it was a uk's standing in the world, its economic strength and its stability that made independence impossible. now they say it is the uk's isolation, its weakness and instability, the very conditions they created, that means change can't happen. as far as westminster is concerned, it is heads they win and tails we lose. but this time, it will not wash. she said the tories were guilty of pursuing a damaging and aggressive unionism, but labour, rising in the polls, were not much better. bluntly, they are willing to chuck scotland under borisjohnson's brexit bus to get the keys to downing street. a referendum said the first m

by westminster because they feared the democratic choice of the people of scotland then, for me, the snpn or we give up on scottish democracy. i want to be very clear today, i will never, ever give up on scottish democracy. the irish prime minister has attended a church vigil for victims of the explosion in county donegal on friday which killed ten people. three children were among the dead. the blast happened at a petrol station in the village of crees—luh. no cause has been determined but an investigation is under way. chris page reports. for more than 24 hours, police and firefighters searched what was left of the petrol station, hoping to find survivors. but the more time passed, the less chance there was of finding anyone alive. all of the ten people who were killed from the local area. it's thought most of them were in the garage shop or the flats above it when the explosion happened. the leader of the irish governments came to the village last night. he met firefighters, police and paramedics and offered his condolences to bereaved families. words on their own may not console some

i will come to the snp spokesperson- — the tories. i will come to the snp spokesperson.and's first minister set out _ spokesperson. today scotland's first minister set out an _ spokesperson. today scotland's first minister set out an optimistic, - minister set out an optimistic, ambitious and credible economic plan for scotland's future. a leader who spent over an hour setting out and answering questions on the positive case for in our country's independence. it's a very stark contrast to a prime minister hiding in downing street, a prime minister terrified to answerfor in downing street, a prime minister terrified to answer for the mess she has made, the mess which will cause so much harm to all of our constituents. so, mr speaker, iam going to keep this short and to the point. can the leader of the tell us exactly where on earth is the prime minister? and if she doesn't even have the backbone to shore up your today, is there really any point in her showing up here again? surely time is up, she needs to go and let the people decide.— time is up, she needs to go and let

and conference, you won't get it from the snp either.e, the challenges we face, the cost-of-living crisis, climate change, standing up to putin, are common across our four nations. we saw off the threat of fascism and deadly disease, together. we built the nhs and the welfare state, together. but i don't believe in our union just because of our history. i believe in it because of our future. i know we can meet the great challenges to come. build new beacons of fairness that light up the islands we share. scotland needs a labour government that can deliver change. but it also needs the power and resources to shape its own future, whoever is in power in westminster. and the snp are not interested in this. for them, scotland's success in the u.k. is met with gritted teeth, seen as a roadblock to independence, and so, they stand in the way. we can't work with them. we won't work with them. no deal under any circumstances. a fairer, greener, more dynamic scotland in a fairer, greener, more dynamic, labour britain. conference, on climate chang

nicola sturgeon was addressing delegates at the snp conference in aberdeen earlier., the building a new scotland fund will be set up with remaining oil revenues and borrowing to support renewable energy, cut fuel bills and reduce poverty. she also promised to increase welfare immense for struggling families. —— welfare payments. nicola sturgeon has been dreaming of independence since she was a teenager and now insists her dream is closer than ever despite losing a referendum eight years ago. back in 2014, the westminster _ referendum eight years ago. back in l 2014, the westminster establishment 201a, the westminster establishment told us that it was a uk's standing in the world, its economic strength and its stability that made independence impossible. now they say it is the uk's isolation, its weakness and instability, the very conditions they created, that means change cannot happen. as far as westminster is concerned, it is heads they win and tails we lose. but this time, it will not wash. she said the tories _ but this time, it will not wash. she said the tories

the snp conference being held in aberdeen, less risk —— listen in.all of our lives. and without giving away my age for veterans like me who firstjoined the party many decades ago, we needed far smaller venues, it remains a sight to behold that we have been able to gather in such numbers. and with that in mind, it is worth taking a moment to remember that since we last met at conference, that strengthen support for our party has grown even further. let's remember that in the 2019 westminster election, we secured over 80% of the seats here in scotland. in may of this year, we increased our share of the vote, increased our share of the vote, increased the number of councillors, and became the largest party at even more counsel. and, friends, most important of all, we won a landslide at last year's holly ridge election. —— holly redirection. together, we secured an independent majority and with it the democratic right of the scottish people to choose their own future. friends, let record, those results, and that success has —— is only possible because of

it is important to stress, after 15 years in power, the snp remains — after 15 years in power, the snpree. david, thank ou ve not uk ministers agree. david, thank you very much- _ the mayor of liverpool says her city will "do ukraine proud", after it was chosen to host next year's eurovision song contest. the show is coming to the uk for the first time in 25 years — after this year's winner, ukraine, was unable to host it because of the war. our media and arts correspondent david sillito has the story. liverpool, and fingers were being crossed. the choice of which uk city would host eurovision was down to a battle between the mersey and the clyde. the city that will host the 67th eurovision song contest in 2023 is.. and graham norton had the answer. ..liverpool. congratulations! what fantastic news! i'm absolutely over the moon. when graham was opening that envelope, iwas like, "oh, my goodness, please, please!" oh, i'm ecstatic, it's marvellous! of course, this eurovision should be taking place in ukraine, and it is now for liverpool to prove that while it can't take place in ukraine,

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has told the snp conference that her government will provide as the country struggles with the soaring cost of living. in her speech to delegates in aberdeen, she said scotland has "what it takes" to make a success of independence, and she criticised liz truss's government in westminster for its approach to economic growth. here's some of ms sturgeon�*s speech to the hall in aberdeen a little earlier. for scotland there is a fundamental democratic issue here. and it has real—life consequences whether it is tory or labour, labour or tory, it is not us who gets to decide. 0ur votes don't determine who gets to occupy number ten. for scotland the problem is notjust which party is in power at westminster, the problem is westminster. applause. and to fix that to make sure that we get the governments that the largest number of us vote for always, notjust occasionally, for that my friends we need scotland's independence. applause let's talk now to our political correpondent, david wallace lockhart, who's been following the snp conference in aberdeen. a

it's a plan for yet more crisis, doubling down a crisis from the snp. but what about those voters? central bank, they had to set up all the institutions. brexit isn't done yet. we are still feeling the pain for that. l and i now think that - financially this is a terrible time to go for indyref2. we've got inflation. running at 10% or 11%. imagine the hadrian's wall border crossing. | do not think we possibly have resources? we have a lot of wind in scotland. can we use this, can we generate more power, can we sell this power? you have heard the saudi arabia of renewables. the state—owned energy company. these are all things the scottish government could have done, that the snp said they wanted to do, and theyjust have not done. so how do we know that it's going to happen after independence as well? there are so many little things. all they are asking - you is do you want to be independent, do you not? it's a yes or no question. that a difficult thing to answer. if they get a chance, because they — we — are all waiting for the supreme court to rule on the legality of another refere

relations between the snp and the uk government are not in a good place at the moment, we saw some ofis made worse by the uk government's refusal to countenance the idea of an independence referendum. what nicola sturgeon will say this afternoon in her speech is she believes that recasting that relationship through independence could actually lead to better relations, and at the moment undermine what she calls aggressive unionism. you can also expect her to talk about the economic case for scottish independence, she is likely to put that forward in the months ahead. a big part will focus on scotland's renewable energy potential. the snp leader will be on stage this afternoon at about 3:15pm. stage this afternoon at about 3:15m. ., , .,, ., stage this afternoon at about 3:15m. ., , ., ., . ., 3:15pm. you will be able to watch on the bbc. 3:15pm. you will be able to watch on the sac. thank— 3:15pm. you will be able to watch on the bbc. thank you. _ the union representing defence barristers in england and wales will announce this morning whether they'll end their strike. almost 2,500 mem

labour, the lib dems and the snp, the militant unions, the vested interests dressed up as think-tanksthe talking heads, the brexit deniers and extinction rebellion and some of the people we had in the hall earlier. the fact is they prefer protesting to doing. they prefer talking on twitter to taking tough decisions. they taxi from north london townhouses to the bbc studio to dismiss anyone challenging the status quo. from broadcast to podcast, they peddle the same old answers. it's always more taxes, more regulation and more meddling. wrong, wrong, wrong. we see the anti-growth coalition at work across the country. keir starmer wants to put extra taxes on the companies we need to invest in our energy security. and his sticking plaster solution will only last six months. he has no long-term plan and no vision for britain. mark drakeford in wales is cancelling road-building projects and refusing to build the m4 relief road. nicola sturgeon won't build new nuclear power stations in scotland to solve the energy crisis in scotland. have these people ever seen a tax rise they don't like? or

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