i believe in nicola sturgeon _ sturgeon resigned?- sturgeon resigned? i believe inj nicola sturgeon absolutely that sturgeon resigned? i believe in - nicola sturgeon absolutely that she had taken the party as far as she possibly could and anybody who has seen nicola through the pandemic could really sympathise with how exhausted she absolutely was. hagar could really sympathise with how exhausted she absolutely was. how do ou think exhausted she absolutely was. how do you think the — exhausted she absolutely was. how do you think the public _ exhausted she absolutely was. how do you think the public will _ exhausted she absolutely was. how do you think the public will be _ you think the public will be reacting to the news? i you think the public will be reacting to the news? i think there will be concern _ reacting to the news? i think there will be concern from _ reacting to the news? i think there will be concern from the _ reacting to the news? i think there will be concern from the public - reacting to the news? i think there wil

changing seasons in the sturgeon citadel. | seasons in the sturgeon citadel.ts abound. as new tides sweep in. nick watt. with me now is former first minister of scotland and former snp leader, alex salmond, who now leads the alba party. we asked numerous snp representatives to come on but they would not. you are enjoying this but it has serious consequences for the independence movement. i’m it has serious consequences for the independence movement.— independence movement. i'm not en'o in: independence movement. i'm not enjoying it. _ independence movement. i'm not enjoying it. i— independence movement. i'm not enjoying it. i spent— independence movement. i'm not enjoying it, i spent a _ independence movement. i'm not enjoying it, i spent a lot - independence movement. i'm not enjoying it, i spent a lot of - independence movement. i'm not enjoying it, i spent a lot of my - enjoying it, i spent a lot of my life building up the snp from nowhere to be the dominant force in scotland so that is not my emotion. i would like to see the snp solve its problems but i am

$5 i yousaf have to essentially disown nicola sturgeon now?— nicola sturgeon now?d already. you — nicola sturgeon now? as i said already, you are _ nicola sturgeon now? as i said already, you are innocent - nicola sturgeon now? as i said already, you are innocent until| already, you are innocent until proven guilty. and i haven't seen nicola sturgeon being arrested, i haven't seen her being charged with anything, i haven't seen any issues brought against her. so until such time as that happens, i don't see why humza yousaf, the first minister, oranyone why humza yousaf, the first minister, or anyone else should disassociate themselves with anyone until such time as we have a clear and final result and what the investigation shows.- and final result and what the investigation shows. miles briggs, what ou investigation shows. miles briggs, what you think _ investigation shows. miles briggs, what you think should _ investigation shows. miles briggs, what you think should happen - investigation shows. miles briggs, | what you think should happen now? i certainly would

leaked video of sturgeon which was released by the sturgeon which was released by tne suntay— sturgeonreatening about it. her senior ctttctatc— threatening about it. her senior officials even— threatening about it. her senior officials even asking simple tnecttcnc— officials even asking simple tneettcnc . — officials even asking simple questions . be— officials even asking simple questions. twig t officials even asking simple questions. t questions. be very careful. all of us, about suggestions that there are problems with the party's finances because we depend on donors to donate. if there are leaks. as with everything else that gets more difficult to do. so everybody has to be very, very clear about that. now last night, her former protege turned arch nemesis, the snp leader alex salmond, revealed he had warned sturgeon about her centralisation of power. look at this centre , power. look at this centre, ttccta— power. look at this centre, ttccta ant— power. look at this centre, nicola and peter,- look at this centre, nicola and peter, at a time that it nicola and peter, at a time tha

leaked video of sturgeon which was released by the sturgeon which was released by tne suntay— sturgeoncials even— threatening about it. her senior officials even asking simple taeettone— officials even asking simple taeettone . — officials even asking simple questions . be— officials even asking simple questions. wig i officials even asking simple questions. i questions. be very careful. all of us, about suggestions that there are problems with the party's finances because we depend on donors to donate. if there are leaks. as with everything else that gets more difficult to do. so everybody has to be very, very clear about that. now last night, her former protege turned arch nemesis, the snp leader alex salmond, revealed he had warned sturgeon about her centralisation of power. look at this centre , power. look at this centre, tteota— power. look at this centre, tteota ant— power. look at this centre, nicola and peter,- look at this centre, nicola and peter, at a time that it nicola and peter, at a time that tt ootttn-t— nicola and peter, at a time that it couldn't work. _ nicola and p

peter murrell is the wife of the former first minister nicola sturgeon. as the chief executive of the snp quite recently. this was on a separate issue. this was due to party numbers. police scotland have been investigating the spending of money within the snp which had been earmarked for scottish independence campaigns. today we understand that 58—year—old peter murrell has been arrested. police scotland have said that their investigation into snp funding and finances has been ongoing. they say that they have arrested a suspect in connection with that ongoing investigation. they say the man in custody is being questioned by police scotland and police officers are carrying out searches at a number of addresses as part of that investigation. peter murrell is well _ part of that investigation. peter murrell is well known _ part of that investigation. peter murrell is well known by - part of that investigation. peter murrell is well known by some l part of that investigation. peterl murrell is well known by some in scotland for being nicola sturgeon�*s husban

to sturgeon, everyone will be wanting a comment from her.— comment from her. preperty that — comment from her. to me that preperty that we _ comment from her. to me that property that we are _ comment from her. to me that property that we are looking i comment from her. to me that property that we are looking at j property that we are looking at looks very like the property that nicola sturgeon and peter murrell live in in the east end of glasgow. so i suspect that is what those pictures are, of that house, but i understand that a number of other addresses are being searched. we don't know where they are and at the moment we don't know if they are being search right now rf is part of the ongoing investigation. the statement from the police is quite sure because there is a limited amount they can say while an investigation like this is life and we have to be very careful in how much speculation we put into that. but you can see there is a media presence and police tape around that house which looks to me very much like their first minister's house, the former f

peter murrell and nicola sturgeon have been married since 2010.timate power couple, running both the scottish government and the scottish national party. that arrangement always raised eyebrows and, in recent years, the level of scrutiny had increased. from 2017 to 2020, the snp raised nearly £667,000 to campaign for independence. questions arose when it emerged the party had just under £97,000 in the bank at the end of 2019. injune 2021, peter murrell loaned the party around £107,000 of his own money. the following month, police scotland opened a formal investigation into the snp�*s finances and last month mr murrell resigned after taking responsibility for the party's misleading the public about its plummeting membership figures. that followed nicola sturgeon�*s resignation, which she denied was influenced by this investigation. today, the opposition parties had this reaction. this is an extremely serious situation and the police must be allowed to do theirjob. but there are huge questions, i think, to answer, for both humza yousaf and nicola st

and indeed, nicola sturgeon has opted to stay away hem— sturgeon has opted to stay away hem hhe— sturgeonp chief executive. peter murrell hheehe— chief executive. peter murrell nicola sturgeon,— chief executive. peter murrell nicola sturgeon, was also a heehhg— nicola sturgeon, was also a leading figure— nicola sturgeon, was also a leading figure in the snp. she hhe— leading figure in the snp. she hhe herew— leading figure in the snp. she was the party leader. leading figure in the snp. she was the party leader . she was leading figure in the snp. she was the party leader. she was an ehhee— was the party leader. she was an office bearer. _ was the party leader. she was an office bearer. so— was the party leader. she was an office bearer. so obviously the geehhe— office bearer. so obviously the geeghe hewe— office bearer. so obviously the people have the— office bearer. so obviously the people have the questions about is people have the questions about he ehe— people have the questions about he ehe gehhg— people have the questions about he ehe gehhg he— people have the questions about is s

peter murrell and nicola sturgeon have been married since 2010.tland's ultimate power couple, running both the scottish government and the scottish national party. that arrangement always raised eyebrows, and in recent years, the level of scrutiny had increased. from 2017 to 2020, the snp raised nearly £667,000 to campaign for independence. questions arose when it emerged the party had just under £97,000 in the bank at the end of 2019. injune 2021, peter murrell loaned the party around £107,000 of his own money. the following month, police scotland opened a formal investigation into the snp�*s finances. and last month, mr murrell resigned after taking responsibility for the party's misleading the public about its plummeting membership figures. that followed nicola sturgeon�*s resignation, which she denied was influenced by this investigation. today, the opposition parties had this reaction. i think people will be looking on with shock and probably some anger about what has happened here. this is an extremely serious situation, and the police must

but sturgeon's home comes to an end. huh sevhev— sturgeon's home comes to an end. huh shh— sturgeon'seech champion toby— the guardian on free speech champion toby young says the these— champion toby young says the heheee ee— champion toby young says the palace are wrong— champion toby young says the palace are wrong to be led down the palace are wrong to be led down hhe vehhhh— palace are wrong to be led down the rabbit hole— palace are wrong to be led down the rabbit hole of— palace are wrong to be led down the rabbit hole of reparations. hes— the rabbit hole of reparations. he's uncancelled_ the rabbit hole of reparations. he's uncancelled later this heuh— he's uncancelled later this heuv. es— he's uncancelled later this hour, as nick— he's uncancelled later this hour, as nick pays a biological he— hour, as nick pays a biological man to model— hour, as nick pays a biological man to model their women's heoohhos— man to model their women's heeehos ehh— man to model their women's leggings and sports bras . leggings and sports bras. sheuhh— leggings and sports bras. should there— leggin

we've heard nicola sturgeon has _ couple of days.ola sturgeon has pulled _ couple of days. we've heard nicola sturgeon has pulled out _ couple of days. we've heard nicola sturgeon has pulled out of - couple of days. we've heard nicola sturgeon has pulled out of an - couple of days. we've heard nicola| sturgeon has pulled out of an event this evening that she was expected to attend. how she said anything about the ongoing investigation? nicola sturgeon was in the house, she said that through a statement last night when the arrest happened. we understand she had no prior knowledge of that but she did so through the statement that she would co—operate fully with police scotland if that was required. she was expected to be at a climate change event in edinburgh later today. we did hearfrom her this morning again through a statement that she was pulling out of that event, she wanted all of the focus to be on the climate change event and not to be on her. obviously, if she had turned up there, people would the focus would have been very mu

but sturgeon's home comes to an end. huh sevhev— sturgeon's home comes to an end. huh shh— sturgeon'seech champion toby— the guardian on free speech champion toby young says the these— champion toby young says the heheee ee— champion toby young says the palace are wrong— champion toby young says the palace are wrong to be led down the palace are wrong to be led down hhe vehhhh— palace are wrong to be led down the rabbit hole— palace are wrong to be led down the rabbit hole of— palace are wrong to be led down the rabbit hole of reparations. hes— the rabbit hole of reparations. he's uncancelled_ the rabbit hole of reparations. he's uncancelled later this heuh— he's uncancelled later this heuv. es— he's uncancelled later this hour, as nick— he's uncancelled later this hour, as nick pays a biological he— hour, as nick pays a biological man to model— hour, as nick pays a biological man to model their women's heoohhos— man to model their women's heeehos ehh— man to model their women's leggings and sports bras . leggings and sports bras. sheuhh— leggings and sports bras. should there— leggin

, who was such a powerful figure from nicola sturgeon, who was such a powerfulfigure in from nicola sturgeontart to his time as first minister. find the most difficult start to his time as first minister.— as first minister. and it is difficult to _ as first minister. and it is difficult to see _ as first minister. and it is difficult to see how i as first minister. and it is difficult to see how he i as first minister. and it is l difficult to see how he gets as first minister. and it is i difficult to see how he gets out as first minister. and it is - difficult to see how he gets out of it, because there is nothing he can do. generally in politics you try and fix something or sort it or persuade someone or cajole somebody else or seek a compromise. you cannot seek a compromise with the police and the crown office, it is just not going to happen. he is going to have to hope and wait and at the same time take all of the flack from the opposition parties thatis flack from the opposition parties that is going, entirely understandable. entirely understand elite, the opposite and parties are sayi

there is _ sturgeon? peter murrell's life, indeed. there is a _ sturgeon?turgeon? peter murrell's life, indeed. there is a lot of- indeed. there is a lot of speculation tonight, it is only speculation, that the next stage could be perhaps questioning miss sturgeon. if you are questioning as you say the chief executive at the time of the peter murrell, if you are questioning as they have done colin beattie, the treasure at the time, perhaps in pursuit of answers to the issue of party finances, you should pushing the leader at the time, nicola sturgeon. that would by no means be a prospect to be ruled out, although i should stress it is only specular and at the moment. we should bear in mind always at all points of these are investigations and questions. no one has been charged. peter murrell was released without charge, colin beattie was released without parch and it remains possible that there consistent, cogent and coherent answers to all of these questions being posed by the police —— without charge. all of that said, it is not a good look for the party,

has sturgeon lost the plot ? what sturgeon lost the plot?ch— just in the scottish parliament elections , which ben has alluded elections, which ben has alluded to , tut— elections, which ben has alluded to , tut tne— elections, which ben has alluded to , but the most— elections, which ben has alluded to , but the most important one to, but the most important one is to, but the most important one ts gene— to, but the most important one ts getng te— to, but the most important one ts getng to te— to, but the most important one is going to be the— to, but the most important one is going to be the general eleetten— is going to be the general election, and— is going to be the general election, and it- is going to be the general election, and it will be a fight not election, and it will be a fight net sleut— election, and it will be a fight not about independence. it'll be tent— not about independence. it'll be tent sleut— not about independence. it'll be fight about how— not about independence. it'll be fight about how well the country is fight ab

how exhausted nicola sturgeon . so he and he's nicola sturgeon.d he's insisting that this wasn't the reason that that she stepped down. but certainly opponents asking a lot of questions about what is happening today in this long running police investigation . yeah. and as tony investigation. yeah. and as tony was indicating, not just the sturgeon home being searched, snp headquarters as well. no, humza yousaf, that's acknowledged that this could, as you said , it certainly doesn't you said, it certainly doesn't do us any good in terms of what it may do to the party. the polls. people will have questions. they will be some concerns. party membership will have concerns to . and i think have concerns to. and i think the national executive committee was actually looking at this review of governance and transparency at the weekend . transparency at the weekend. yes, indeed. it seems that the snp are desperate to insist that things are changing in the party because there's been a whole load of questions and there's been this investigation into finance i

played _ of work so far when nicola sturgeon played into— of work so far when nicola sturgeon played left of the rest of — was perhaps slightly left of the rest of the uk or slightly more progressive than the rest of the uk, so it sort— progressive than the rest of the uk, so it sort of— progressive than the rest of the uk, so it sort of made sense to pursue this as _ so it sort of made sense to pursue this as an— so it sort of made sense to pursue this as an agenda, which by the waym — this as an agenda, which by the wa �* ., ., , ., way... i'm going to interrupt, and my apologies. — way... i'm going to interrupt, and my apologies, let's _ way... i'm going to interrupt, and my apologies, let's go _ way... i'm going to interrupt, and my apologies, let's go to - way... i'm going to interrupt, and| my apologies, let's go to holyrood now to hear the statement. macri under section 35 of the scotland act from proceeding to royal assent. i must make clear that, as always, with live legal proceedings there are strict limits on what i can say, and i must not enter into the substance of the p

i sturgeon went through when she decided to stand down?cided to stand down? i don't know what the basis _ decided to stand down? i don't know what the basis of _ decided to stand down? i don't know what the basis of her... _ decided to stand down? i don't know what the basis of her... we - decided to stand down? i don't know what the basis of her... we heard i what the basis of her... we heard what the basis of her... we heard what nicola said, was the basis for why she stepped down. i don't know whether it did form part of any decision—making process, that is a matter for nicola to decide vista people will now be questioning as a result of the police action today whether that played any role in her decision to step down. so whether that played any role in her decision to step down.— decision to step down. so do you think, because _ decision to step down. so do you think, because you _ decision to step down. so do you think, because you are _ decision to step down. so do you think, because you are heavily i think, because you are heavily i

has sturgeon lost the plot ? what sturgeon lost the plot?ust in the scottish parliament elections , which ben has alluded elections, which ben has alluded to , tut— elections, which ben has alluded to , tut tne— elections, which ben has alluded to , but the most— elections, which ben has alluded to , but the most important one to, but the most important one is to, but the most important one ts gene— to, but the most important one ts getng te— to, but the most important one ts getng to te— to, but the most important one is going to be the— to, but the most important one is going to be the general eleetten— is going to be the general election, and— is going to be the general election, and it- is going to be the general election, and it will be a fight not election, and it will be a fight net sleut— election, and it will be a fight not about independence. it'll be tent— not about independence. it'll be tent sleut— not about independence. it'll be fight about how— not about independence. it'll be fight about how well the country is fight about h

and - leaked footage has shown sturgeon are trying _ leaked footage has shown sturgeon are trying shuting shut down _ leaked footage has shown sturgeon are trying shut down scrutiny- leaked footage has shown sturgeon are trying shut down scrutiny merel are trying shut down scrutiny mere months _ are trying shut down scrutiny mere months before _ are trying shut down scrutiny mere months before the _ are trying shut down scrutiny mere months before the investigation. months before the investigation began — months before the investigation began yet _ months before the investigation began. yet humza _ months before the investigation began. yet humza yousaf- months before the investigation began. yet humza yousaf is - months before the investigationl began. yet humza yousaf is also indebted — began. yet humza yousaf is also indebted to _ began. yet humza yousaf is also indebted to his— began. yet humza yousaf is also indebted to his former— began. yet humza yousaf is also indebted to his former mentor. began. yet humza yousaf is also indebted to his former mentor isi indebted to his former

and i think sturgeon protege. and i think tney— sturgeon protege.t nan— finished nigel. no i don't think it is. i mean it's— finished nigel. no i don't think it is. “ c i it is. i mean it's certainly, it's certainly in huge trouble at the moment and the new leader has do something about has got to do something about getting of mess. he getting it out of that mess. he hasn't got the charisma of, of nicola sturgeon. nicola sturgeon was was an icon in scotland and it's quite clear that humza yousaf is not. so he's got a lot of work to do to try and get the snp back. by the look of the polls, i would think that labour will be hard on their heels and they stand to be the net benefit is if the snp do start collapsing. of course i think thatis collapsing. of course i think that is perhaps one of the consequence faces of the snp collapse. adam consequence faces of the snp collapse . adam it almost collapse. adam it almost guarantees— collapse. adam it almost guarantees us— collapse. adam it almost guarantees us a- i adam it almost guarantees us a keir starm

iiurreii— sturgeon's husband, peter iiurreii .— sturgeon's husband, peter murrell , was— sturgeon's forbes has said just minutes ago— useless kate forbes has said just minutes ago they were oiviousiy— just minutes ago they were oiviousiy o— just minutes ago they were obviously a very good team in ine— obviously a very good team in one sense— obviously a very good team in one oi— obviously a very good team in the sense of managing the snp , the sense of managing the snp, but the sense of managing the snp, iui inere-s— the sense of managing the snp, iui inere-s no— the sense of managing the snp, but there's no question that sine— but there's no question that onen— but there's no question that since then there— but there's no question that since then there have been lots of since then there have been lots oi guesiions— since then there have been lots of questions about— since then there have been lots of questions about transparency . we— of questions about transparency . wc ine— of questions about transparency . nc the integrity— of questions about transparency . nc the integrity of-

yes, absolutely, - probably someone that we didn't see as much as we sort nicola sturgeon because hen and he came into more prominent later when he did resign over the issues of numbers in the party. and the media officer also resigned over that when a newspaper had said that there had been fewer, there had been a significant drop in party membership and the snp had not confirmed, initially confirmed that and when it was confirmed that there had been a 30,000 drop in membership, then peter murrell took the decision to resign. so he had been a massive part of the snp for many years and as we have seen recently, there is a changing of the guard with nicola sturgeon moving on, obviously still in the snp but no longer first minister. peter murrell resigned. and we have heard today that he has been arrested.— been arrested. arrested but no charues been arrested. arrested but no charges at _ been arrested. arrested but no charges at the _ been arrested. arrested but no charges at the moment. - been arrested. arrested but no charges at the moment. so i been arrested. arrested but no charges

and i think sturgeon protege. and i think tney— sturgeon protege.t nan— finished nigel. no i don't think it is. i mean it's— finished nigel. no i don't think it is. “ c i it is. i mean it's certainly, it's certainly in huge trouble at the moment and the new leader has do something about has got to do something about getting of mess. he getting it out of that mess. he hasn't got the charisma of, of nicola sturgeon. nicola sturgeon was was an icon in scotland and it's quite clear that humza yousaf is not. so he's got a lot of work to do to try and get the snp back. by the look of the polls, i would think that labour will be hard on their heels and they stand to be the net benefit is if the snp do start collapsing. of course i think thatis collapsing. of course i think that is perhaps one of the consequence faces of the snp collapse. adam consequence faces of the snp collapse . adam it almost collapse. adam it almost guarantees— collapse. adam it almost guarantees us— collapse. adam it almost guarantees us a- i adam it almost guarantees us a keir starm

he happens to be mr sturgeon , who of mr nicola sturgeon, who of course, was the— mr nicola sturgeon,signed— snp and the first minister, who resigned o— snp and the first minister, who resigned o ion— snp and the first minister, who resigned a few weeks i resigned a few weeks ago. i inni— resigned a few weeks ago. i inink inn— resigned a few weeks ago. i think that-have- resigned a few weeks ago. i think that have anything think that didn't have anything left think that didn't have anything ioii in— think that didn't have anything ioii in non— think that didn't have anything left in her tank.— think that didn't have anything left in her tank. that's what sno— left in her tank. that's what one-inno— left in her tank. that's what she -that's-she. left in her tank. that's what. she -that's-she said. she said. that's what she said. nui— she said. that's what she said. nuilononooi— she said. that's what she said. butlsuspect the— she said. that's what she said. but suspect the ongoing police but i suspect the ongoing police investigation— but i suspect the ongoing police investigation is—

the husband of scotland's former first minister nicola sturgeon is released without charge while further investigations are done into the scottish national party's finances. and a pair of sneakers worn by michaeljordan is expected to break records at auction next week. the former chief executive of scottish national party peter murrell has been released without charge by the police, pending further investigation into party finances. mr murrell, the husband of former first minister nicola sturgeon, was arrested on wednesday morning. a police search resumed on thursday morning at the couple's glasgow home. let us cross live to our scotland correspondent james shaw in glasgow. what is the picture they're just now? $5 what is the picture they're “ust now? �* , what is the picture they're “ust now? m what is the picture they're 'ust now? m , what is the picture they're 'ust now? as you can see, the scene behind me — now? as you can see, the scene behind me is — now? as you can see, the scene behind me is a _ now? as you can see, the scene behind me is a big _ now? as you can see, the scene be

and i just wonder if nicola sturgeon as well, nicola sturgeon could as well, you know. mr.s recently as chief executive of recently the and we will the ship campaign, and we will bnng the ship campaign, and we will bring more on gb bring you more coverage on gb news day goes on. yeah. news as the day goes on. yeah. now just hours after leaving his fingerprints , i suspect they fingerprints, i suspect they were orange, putting all that fake tan on the obsessed with me in a manhattan courthouse. donald trump . donald trump. he donald trump. donald trump. he was in a defiant mood. of course he was when he spoke to his supporters at mar a lago. that's his place in florida . supporters at mar a lago. that's his place in florida. he said the only crime he's ever committed is to defend the nafion committed is to defend the nation from those who seek to destroy remember, denied nation from those who seek to derdifferentlemember, denied nation from those who seek to derdifferentlemembein denied nation from those who seek to derdifferentlemembein thatanied 34 different charges in that

iiurreii— sturgeon's husband, peter iiurreii .— sturgeon's husband, peter murrell , was— sturgeon'ss has said just minutes ago— useless kate forbes has said just minutes ago they were oiviousiy— just minutes ago they were oiviousiy o— just minutes ago they were obviously a very good team in ine— obviously a very good team in one sense— obviously a very good team in one oi— obviously a very good team in the sense of managing the snp , the sense of managing the snp, but the sense of managing the snp, iui inere-s— the sense of managing the snp, iui inere-s no— the sense of managing the snp, but there's no question that sine— but there's no question that onen— but there's no question that since then there— but there's no question that since then there have been lots of since then there have been lots oi guesiions— since then there have been lots of questions about— since then there have been lots of questions about transparency . we— of questions about transparency . wc ine— of questions about transparency . nc the integrity— of questions about transparency . nc the integrity of- of que

alexandra mackenzie in glasaow, nicola sturgeon.lexandra mackenzie in glasgow, thank you. _ our top story this evening: the metropolitan police says it needs new powers to sack people as it tries to rebuild public trust. and coming up, frank lampard returns to chelsea as the club's caretaker manager. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... there's a special night ahead for the lionesses, the european champions are taking on the south american champions brazil and it's a sell out at wembley stadium. buckingham palace has announced it will open the royal archives to researchers looking into the links between the monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. the study is expected to take three years, and news of the palace's cooperation came on the king's first maundy thursday of his reign, when he takes part in a centuries—old tradition, distributing maundy money. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott went to meet one of the recipients in york. this is me. what you see is not what you're go

he's married to former first minister nicola sturgeon.ice scotland launched a formal investigation into the snp's finances after receiving complains about how donations to the party were used. last night he resigned from the snp after taking responsibility for misleading the public about plummeting membership figures. and now colin beattie has been arrested by police. we have heard that he has returned to his home. colin beattie has just returned to his home and made no comment to journalists as he arrived home. it was after 8:00. a few minutes ago. with me is brian taylor, a former abc scotland political editor and commentator and "scotland harold columnist. you have been following the snp for years and years and years. i wonder how this is being received in scotland. >> it is an currently difficult situation for the snp. it is a particularly difficult situation -- he was not the leader at the time being investigated. he was now the chief executive. he was now the treasurer. and yet he has to take all the potential political hit and flak

the husband of scotland's former first minister nicola sturgeon is released without charge while further investigations are done into the scottish national party's finances. serving london metropolitan police officers are moved from tackling serious crime to investigating wrongdoing in the force. french president emmanuel macron meets with president xijinping in beijing. and a pair of sneakers worn by michaeljordan is expected to break records at auction next week. hello and welcome. the former chief executive of scottish national party peter murrell has been released without charge by the police, pending further investigation into party finances. mr murrell, the husband of former first minister nicola sturgeon, was arrested on wednesday morning. a police search resumed on thursday morning at the couple's glasgow home. our scotland correspondent james shaw has more details on the investigations that is being conducted at the glasgow house of peter murrell. as you can see, the scene behind me is a big police evidence tent obscuring the front of peter murrell and nicola sturgeon�*s house.

the husband of former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon is arrested over an investigation intohe party's finances. the latest after israeli police clash with palestinian worshippers insidejerusalem's al—aqsa mosque. french president emmanuel macron begins a visit to china — amid tensions over the war in ukraine. and buckingham palace says after the coronation, the queen consort will be known as queen camilla. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is making his first official visit to poland since russia invaded ukraine. these are live pictures from warsaw where he is being welcomed by andrzej duda the country's leader at the presidential palace and he is expected to thank the polish people. poland has been one of the most outspoken and generous supporters of kyiv since the war started in february last year. it's taken in millions of refugees and sent more than 300 tanks. it was also the first country to send fighterjets to ukraine. let's head to warsaw and our correspondent, adam easton. take us through what we are looking at. g , . ., take us through what we are looking a

is this the real reason why nicola sturgeon resigned? as she possibly could. i think anybody who has particularly seen nicola through the covid pandemic could really sympathise with just how exhausted she absolutely was. crossing live now to glasgow, as we had there, this is a live investigation, so you have to be careful with what you say, but we can give a bit more background in terms of what is happening here. yes, we can give a bit of background and i am here outside the home of peter and nicola sturgeon, the former first minister, police officers have been here all day. the houseis officers have been here all day. the house is cordoned off. there's a large tent outside in the garden, a couple of police vans and police officers have also been working in the back of the house as well. as we heard, this is a live investigation, but we can give you some details, and back in 2021, police scotland launched an investigation into snp finances. the party had raised more than £600,000. that was between 2017 and 2020. the party pledged to spen

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is this the real reason why nicola sturgeon resigned?as she possibly could. i think anybody who has particularly seen nicola through the covid pandemic could really sympathise with just how exhausted she absolutely was. live to alexandra mackenzie in scotland. as was just as wasjust said, as was just said, it is a live investigation, so we need to be careful of what we say, but what can we say about what has happened so far? . , ,., , we say about what has happened so far? . , ., we say about what has happened so far? absolutely, he also said it was a very difficult _ far? absolutely, he also said it was a very difficult day _ far? absolutely, he also said it was a very difficult day for— far? absolutely, he also said it was a very difficult day for the - far? absolutely, he also said it was a very difficult day for the snp. - a very difficult day for the snp. and i am here, and usually a quiet residential streets just outside glasgow. it is the home of the former first minister, nicola sturgeon and peter murrell, the former chief execut

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reportera: mientras connor sturgeon perpetraba un tiroteo masivo, los que estaban adentro comenzaronlas autoridades hicieron pÚblicas estas grabaciones. [habla en inglÉs] cinco personas murieron y ocho resultaron heridas, entre ellas un policÍa de 26 aÑos, quien recibiÓ un disparo en la cabeza y acababa de graduarse de la academia de policÍa 10 dÍas antes del tiroteo. las vÍctimas describieron lo que tuvieron que hacer para salvar sus vidas. [habla en inglÉs] reportera: el atacante no era un desconocido. se trataba de un joven de 25 aÑos empleado del banco. antes de que comenzara la masacre, una mujer afirma haber conocido al agresor mientras ella conducÍa. [habla en inglÉs] [habla en inglÉs] reportera: efectivamente era sturgeon, quien cargaba un rifle ar—15. maity: tenemos entendido que un familiar del atacante tambiÉn llamÓ y alertÓ a las autoridades. reportera: la madre llamÓ al nÚmero de emergencia preocupada por que la compaÑera de vivienda de su hijo le comentÓ sobre las intenciones de sturgeon. leÓn: en indiana los bomberos intentaron ccontrolar un incendio en una fÁbrica de

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