nicola sturgeon saysis two what i have. nicola sturgeon says is that indoors in pubs etc?pril and six two in june and we allow you to meet in your own home. cabinet paper doesn't run tojune, but my mock graphics do. nicola sturgeon says we should bring indoor houses to mid—may. you say can you make that your feedback, or do you want me to do it. she says i will do it. so if we... pause there. in is in exchange you are pushing for or maybe advising that there is a change of the rules on there is a change of the rules on the amount of people who can socialise indoors is that right? so socialise indoors is that right? sr this refers to a proposal. the numbers four, two, six two, i'm not just pulling those out of air. this is a proposal in a draft of a cabinet paper. and in a draft set of communications material. that i'm looking at and suggesting to the first minister that i don't think the final part of the proposal, which issing is not in if cap, cabinet paper doesn't work. your reasonin: cabinet paper doesn't work. your reasoning seems _ cabinet paper doesn't work. your re

one final question, ms sturgeon- _ the situation. one final question, ms sturgeon.scussions about what would happen _ ms sturgeon. whether any discussions about what would happen if _ ms sturgeon. whether any discussions about what would happen if a - about what would happen if a criminal— about what would happen if a criminal trial— about what would happen if a criminal trial of— about what would happen if a criminal trial of the _ about what would happen if a criminal trial of the former. about what would happen if a . criminal trial of the former first minister— criminal trial of the former first minister alex _ criminal trial of the former first minister alex salmond - criminal trial of the former first minister alex salmond was - criminal trial of the former first minister alex salmond was stillj minister alex salmond was still ongoing — minister alex salmond was still ongoing at— minister alex salmond was still ongoing at the _ minister alex salmond was still ongoing at the time _ minister alex salmond was still ongoing at the time of- minister alex salmond wa

should nicola sturgeon _ future. destroying evidence. should nicola sturgeon take _ future.pression was that scotland was doing better than england. anin impression was that scotland was doing better than england. again it comes into the _ doing better than england. again it comes into the question _ doing better than england. again it comes into the question of- doing better than england. again it comes into the question of the - doing better than england. again it i comes into the question of the image being projected and the bottom line is that when it comes to care homes and hospital and ppe, is that when it comes to care homes and hospitaland ppe, on all is that when it comes to care homes and hospital and ppe, on all those fronts, we were failing and we had a high death rate. the only way to learn lessons, mr blackford, is if you don't destroy the evidence. that was the point. nicola sturgeon... you asked me not do it about you. the whole point is —— you asked me not to enter to you. with the greatest of respect, talking —— westminster guidelines, ministers were markin

to a decree nicola sturgeon. let's listen in. to a degree overstates _ nicola sturgeon.ree overstates what was - nicola sturgeon. let's listen in. to | a degree overstates what was there to break. they had met on a number of occasions, there was always a politeness, businesslike approach to it when boris johnson first became it when borisjohnson first became prime minister and came to meet nicola sturgeon in scotland. they had a discussion, it was more like a debate between intelligent people, engaged in discussion about policy issues but when we got to covid, i think it was much harder, it was evident in his exchanges with the scottish government and the first minister and i think with the other first ministers because we would all be on the same call that he did not want to be on those calls, he was not necessarily well briefed on was not necessarily well briefed on was not necessarily well briefed on was not necessarily listening to the points that were being made on those calls and i think engagement with him came to be seen as slightly pointless during this period.

the words say what they say, ms sturgeon. - what they say, ms sturgeon.ndence referendum with the arguments reflecting the experience of the coronavirus crisis. | reflecting the experience of the coronavirus crisis.— reflecting the experience of the coronavirus crisis. i appreciate the word say what _ coronavirus crisis. i appreciate the word say what they _ coronavirus crisis. i appreciate the word say what they say, _ coronavirus crisis. i appreciate the word say what they say, i - coronavirus crisis. i appreciate the word say what they say, i am - coronavirus crisis. i appreciate the word say what they say, i am not l word say what they say, i am not arguing that, but the facts also say what they say, which is that whatever consideration may or may not have been given, i certainly wasn't part of it at that point and if somebody had come to me after that and said, right, ok, if somebody had come to me after thatand said, right, ok, should if somebody had come to me after that and said, right, ok, should we consider restarting work? i would have said, ab

ms sturgeon, that is not a comment _ work. ms sturgeon, that is not a comment. the _ work. ms sturgeon, that is not a comment. the minutes - work. ms sturgeon, that is not a comment. the minutes read, . work. ms sturgeon, that is not a - comment. the minutes read, agreed, that means _ comment. the minutes read, agreed, that means cabinet _ comment. the minutes read, agreed, that means cabinet agreed, _ comment. the minutes read, agreed, that means cabinet agreed, doesn't l that means cabinet agreed, doesn't it? so— that means cabinet agreed, doesn't it? so are _ that means cabinet agreed, doesn't it? so are you— that means cabinet agreed, doesn't it? so are you saying _ that means cabinet agreed, doesn't it? so are you saying you _ that means cabinet agreed, doesn't it? so are you saying you would - that means cabinet agreed, doesn'tl it? so are you saying you would have overruled _ it? so are you saying you would have overruled cabinet? _ it? so are you saying you would have overruled cabinet? let— it? so are you saying you would have overruled cabinet?— overruled cabinet?

sturgeon under pressure >> sturgeon under pressure nicola sturgeon has apologised for deleting covid related whatsapp messages after telling the official covid inquiry she was not aware she should have kept them . she went on to claim kept them. she went on to claim she does not recall receiving an email stressing the importance of keeping her messages relating to covid. but do you believe . her.7 >> her? >> yes. >> yes. >> so difficulties for nicola sturgeon today . but it also sturgeon today. but it also looks like the labour party has quite a few difficulties of its own. >> the guardian today splashing i'm not sure if they splashed actually, but a big piece on the difficulties labour face with the muslim vote. a lot of muslims in key target seats aren't very happy with keir starmer's stance on gaza. >> it's interesting because he has tried to take a fairly strong position on it, saying israel has a right to defend itself, but it seems that he's been sort of stepping back a little bit from that , trying to little bit from that, trying to find the right positioning, far be it from s

ms sturgeon was also asked about this.ou guarantee to the bereaved families that you will disclose e—mails, whatsapps, private e—mails, if you have been using them? i think if you understand statutory public inquiries, you would know that even if i was not prepared to give that assurance, which, for the avoidance of doubt, i am, then i wouldn't have the ability. this will be a judge—led statutory public inquiry. however, now she says she noted key points from her whatsapps and then deleted them. i was very thorough, notjust in the pandemic but in all my work in government, to ensure that things were appropriately recorded, but in line with the advice i had always been given since my first day in government, probably, was not to retain conversations like that on a phone that could be lost or stolen and therefore not secure. but did you delete them? yes. but others have provided whatsapps. the inquiry was shown messages for october 2020 in which ms sturgeon told her chief of staff, "i'm having a bit of a crisis of decision—m

holyrood , nicola sturgeon, of holyrood, nicola sturgeon, has faced her inquisition at the covid inquiry in edinburgh and told lawyers a part of her wish she had never been first minister during the covid events , as she also belatedly apologised for saying her whatsapp would be revealed knowing she'd already deleted them. the latest figures have revealed that the uk population is set to exceed 70 million by 2026. a decade earlier than expected, mainly because of our record breaking mass migration numbers. but this is not what the british people voted for last, an exhibition of masochism is on display at the royal academy as it reveals its own historical links with the slave trade. but are they merely accusing these figures of being products of their time? state of the nation starts now. i'll also be joined by a particularly pugnacious panel this evening. former editor of the sun , kelvin mackenzie, and the sun, kelvin mackenzie, and the contributing editor to novara media, michael walker. as always, i want to hear from you. it's a crucial part of the programme. me programme. email me ma

trio. in line behind your view on matters, ms sturgeon?— ms sturgeon? no, absolutely not.overnment was no different, ministers will moan about the first minister or the prime minister to each other and maybe i used to do it in a previousjob in each other and maybe i used to do it in a previous job in the scottish government as well. so that is normal. but i expected cabinet discussions, and cabinet discussions were full and robust, detailed. discussions, and cabinet discussions were fulland robust, detailed. i expected all cabinet secretaries to come to those discussions able to argue their points, put their point of your cross and then for us to come to a position at the end of that. that is how cabinet government works. it was absolutely not the case and i have referenced cabinet minutes before and you have seen the cabinet minutes in relation to covid, but this would be true of cabinet minutes generally, there is usually i don't know, two or three pages in a cabinet minutes that in detail summarises the discussion and the points that were raised. it doesn't attribute th

are those text messages with nicola sturgeon still available to you ?e not available, mr dawson. have they been deleted? they have been deleted. were they deleted manually or by some auto delete function? they were deleted manually. why? because i was always advised by my private office that i should not hold information that was not... that was relevant to the government's official record. missing whatsapp messages have hit the headlines — at times, overshadowing some of the other issues that are being examined. 0ne expert told the inquiry that the scottish government made the same mistakes with the second wave of covid, as it did with the first. another witness told the inquiry that discharging patients from hospitals into care homes was a disaster waiting to happen. so this is my mum at our wedding. maggie waterton lost her mother, margaret, and husband david. she wants answers from nicola sturgeon. i blame myself, i couldn't keep my mum at home. i blame myself that i didn't fight hard enough for my husband. and we carry that. and i want to be able t

iam back sturgeon. that is it from us tonight. i am back tomorrow. sturgeon.s it from us tonight. iam back tomorrow. until then, sleep well. the first drone footage of the monkey on the run in the highlands has been released — strong winds today hampered the ongoing search but this is what was filmed yesterday by the therma imaging drone. it spotted the japanese macack which escaped from a highland wildlife park at the weekend. it was seen just south of aviemore — but evaded capture. you're live with bbc news. let's bring you some breaking news from london. nine people — including a woman and her two young children — have been taken to hospital after what police called a "corrosive substance" was thrown in south london. a man was seen fleeing the incident in lambeth. three police officers, who responded to the incident, sustained what are believed to be minor injuries. more on that story as news comes to us. the white house says the islamic resistance in iraq group carried out the drone strike that killed three us soldiers injordan. the iran—backed iraqi milit

sturgeon? did _ sturgeon? they do indeed, which is why they did not — sturgeon? they do indeed, which is why they did not get _ sturgeon? they do indeed, which is why they did not get a _ sturgeon? they do indeed, which is why they did not get a pandemic . sturgeon? they do indeed, which is| why they did not get a pandemic run on instincts. brute why they did not get a pandemic run on instincts-— on instincts. we started these evidential— on instincts. we started these evidential hearings _ on instincts. we started these evidential hearings a - on instincts. we started these evidential hearings a couple . on instincts. we started these | evidential hearings a couple of weeks — evidential hearings a couple of weeks ago with oral evidence from mrs jane _ weeks ago with oral evidence from mrs jane morrison, a representative of the _ mrs jane morrison, a representative of the scottish coded bereaved group. — of the scottish coded bereaved group, whose wife died of 19 rocco acguired _ group, whose w

former chief of staff. minister, nicola sturgeon's former chief of staff-— chief of staff.ormer chief of staff, - chief of staff. yes, liz was the former chief of staff, nicola . former chief of staff, nicola sturgeon's right—hand woman. very close to a sounding board during the pandemic, one of her closest advisers, we sought text messages that were exchanged between the two in which nicola sturgeon called borisjohnson a clown. those messages contained expletives. in her exchanges to the layer, questioning her, liz lloyd denied that she said this was driven by a sense of frustration and with an announcement made by that then prime minister, borisjohnson, when he announced a second locked down, because, of course, this was done on national television, but it didn't apply to scotland. it applied to just england. she said there was a frustration with the way that these messages were being pushed out. she also denied any politicising of the pandemic, trying to advance the cause of independence. she said in relation to one set of messages that this was about wanting to provoke

selevro visited the sturgeon farm. 4 years ago, raising sturgeon was a kind of hobby for evgeniy; hefirst fry weighed less than 4 g; now it is already an adult, almost twenty kilograms. in general they can grow more than 2.5 m in length, which is why this fish is popularly called king fish. malkov evgeniy orders from kemerovo, and already in irkutsk the fish grows and reaches marketable sizes. and then the man supplies it to shops and restaurants, but before asyotor gets into the kitchen, it grows for about a year, while periodically evgeniy does chemical analyzes of the water and checks the oxygen level in it with special devices. the main work is to come, fill up the feeders, carry out some preventative work once a week, cleaning, measuring various tests water, that's all. the sturgeon is considered the most valuable fish and at the same time the oldest fossil found. tanks date back to the mid- jurassic period, more than 150 million years ago. in the chronicles of lake baikal they wrote about this royal fish even in the 17th century. the first russians who settled on the shores of

the inquiry - was shown messages between liz lloyd and nicola sturgeon from that night.don't get enough credit for how much better done than we are. she called borisjohnson a clown, using an expletive. the inquiry was shown more messages between the two, liz lloyd said she... a public argument over policy differences. i am over policy differences. i am definitely — over policy differences. i am definitely looking... - over policy differences. i am definitely looking... clearly | definitely looking... clearly looking to air the issue strongly and publicly and as i say in the vague hope that my get us an answer, yes. vague hope that my get us an answer, es, ., ., " ., ., vague hope that my get us an answer, es. ., .,, , . vague hope that my get us an answer, yes. looking for a public spat? i am lookin: yes. looking for a public spat? i am looking for— yes. looking for a public spat? i am looking for a — yes. looking for a public spat? i am looking for a public _ yes. looking for a public spat? i am looking for a public spat _ yes. looking for a public spat? i am looking fo

again, ms sturgeon, infairness, was again, ms sturgeon, in fairness, was also going _ again, ms sturgeon the papers — also going to refer you to the papers we took mr gove two, the state _ papers we took mr gove two, the state of _ papers we took mr gove two, the state of the newspaper that he delivered to cabinet on the 215t of july, two — delivered to cabinet on the 215t of july, two days before the visit, in which _ july, two days before the visit, in which he — july, two days before the visit, in which he described the risks to the union— which he described the risks to the union is— which he described the risks to the union is the — which he described the risks to the union is the greatest challenge for the uk _ union is the greatest challenge for the uk government to confront and said that _ the uk government to confront and said that protecting and strengthening the union had to be the cornerstone of all that the uk government did. sol put the cornerstone of all that the uk government did. so i put to him that that put— government did. so i put to him that that put some context, w

you are nicola sturgeon. i you are nicola sturgeon. i am. have provided _ you are nicola sturgeon. i am. you have provided two _ you are nicola sturgeon. i —n you have provided two statements to this inquiry— have provided two statements to this inquiry as_ have provided two statements to this inquiry as well as a number of other prior— inquiry as well as a number of other prior statements. the statements you provide _ prior statements. the statements you provide to _ prior statements. the statements you provide to this module are under reference — provide to this module are under reference in0000339033, dated the 6th of november, 2023, is at your statement? it 6th of november, 2023, is at your statement?— 6th of november, 2023, is at your statement? it is. have you signed a statement? — statement? it is. have you signed a statement? i _ statement? it is. have you signed a statement? i have. _ statement? it is. have you signed a statement? i have. to _ statement? it is. have you signed a statement? i have. to the - statement? it is. have you

you are watching bbc news and the live coverage of| bbc news and the live coverage of nicola sturgeonwo. just to be clear. we _ viewers on bbc two. just to be clear. we are _ viewers on bbc two. just to be clear, we are obviously - viewers on bbc two. just to be clear, we are obviously keen i clear, we are obviously keen understanding whether they were used for your— understanding whether they were used for your business related to the covid _ for your business related to the covid pandemic in the conduct of your— covid pandemic in the conduct of your rule — covid pandemic in the conduct of your rule as first minister. if there — your rule as first minister. if there were used for some other purpose. — there were used for some other purpose, we have no interest. they were the cause _ purpose, we have no interest. they were the cause that _ purpose, we have no interest. they were the cause that my _ purpose, we have no interest. ii2 were the cause that my constituency office nine lines were diverted to in the homes of my staff. i have never to the best of my knowledge seen, known of or

and sturgeon for her lies.. >> yeah okay. all right rebecca, mine is andrea leadsom who dismissed increased food prices is as just the price you pay for brexit. >> yeah we know mate. >> yeah we know mate. >> oh gosh. okay. it is a tough one. this time. i kind of wish i'd gone for tulip actually . one. this time. i kind of wish i'd gone for tulip actually. but instead, , i've gone for instead, no, i've gone for nicola sturgeon. i've just because i think there's so much more to this as well. there's loads going on north of the border, heck of a lot , uh, to border, heck of a lot, uh, to rumble unfortunately and rumble on. unfortunately and i just find her very, very disingenuous . but there we go. disingenuous. but there we go. can say a massive thank can i just say a massive thank you panel? it's been quite you to my panel? it's been quite a heavy show tonight because of the exclusive the news agenda, the exclusive that about the way that that we had about the way that taxpayers are now paying, you know, massive

ms sturgeon was also asked about this. you guarantee to - the bereaved families that you will disclose e—mails, i whatsapps, private e—mails, if you have been using them? i think if you understand statutory public inquiries, you would know that even if i was not prepared to give that assurance, which, for the avoidance of doubt, i am, then i wouldn't have the ability. this will be a judge—led statutory public inquiry. however, now, she says, she noted key points from her whatsapps and then deleted them. i was very thorough, notjust in the pandemic but in all my work in government to ensure that things were appropriately recorded, but in line with the advice i had always been given since my first day in government, probably, was not to retain conversations like that on a phone that could be lost or stolen and therefore not secure. but did you delete them? yes. but others have provided whatsapps. the inquiry was shown messages for october 2020 in which ms sturgeon told her chief of staff, "i'm having a bit of a crisis of dec

still to come nicola sturgeon biggest sturgeon faces her biggest interrogation sturgeon faces her biggestinterrogatof scotland's pandemic. sturgeon faces her biggest in is'rogatof scotland's pandemic. sturgeon faces her biggest inis happeningitland's pandemic. sturgeon faces her biggest inis happening right's pandemic. sturgeon faces her biggest inis happening right now ndemic. sturgeon faces her biggest inis happening right now and nic. it is happening right now and remember it came out those remember it came out of those whatsapp messages that boris johnson, and co johnson, matt hancock and co were looking to nicola were looking to what nicola sturgeon did, particularly in relation schools and then relation to schools and then deciding here in england deciding policy here in england based on what she was doing . so based on what she was doing. so let's hope she was right. now it's for your news it's time for your news headunes it's time for your news headlines with sam . headlines with sam. >> bev and . andrew thank you >> bev and. andrew thank you very much. it's just gone 10:30. the h

borisjohnson sturgeon i'm sure it's being _ borisjohnson sturgeon i'm sure it's being -- _ borisjohnsonshe was less polite and public, calling him a clown all sorts— public, calling him a clown all sorts of— public, calling him a clown all sorts of names and his utter incompetence. there was that tension during _ incompetence. there was that tension during the _ incompetence. there was that tension during the pendant between the governments in the scottish minister and boris _ governments in the scottish minister and borisjohnson said a lot interfered in their patch and the uk government felt frustrated they were unable _ government felt frustrated they were unable to _ government felt frustrated they were unable to make those decisions for the entirety of the uk because of spread _ the entirety of the uk because of spread nicola sturgeon is breached on fairly— spread nicola sturgeon is breached on fairly well and answered a lot of questions — on fairly well and answered a lot of questions of the fact that she scrapped her whatsapp messages and the success party leader, i don't think— t

look, coming up, nicola sturgeon's messages sturgeon's whatsapp messages dunng sturgeon's whatsapp messagesndemic appear to have i'll be have been deleted. i'll be discussing panel discussing that with my panel again very shortly. and shall we sue police sue our government? our police or intelligence forces if or our intelligence forces if they keep us safe from they fail to keep us safe from terrorists ? and my press pack, terrorists? and my press pack, they're chomping at the bit to debate and tomorrow's debate and dissect tomorrow's newspaper it's the newspaper front pages. it's the kind of entertaining paper have you show that you, will you show that you, frankly, will not else on telly. not get anywhere else on telly. this is patrick christys tonight, >> the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news who's . news who's. >> this is patrick christys. tonight we're only on gb news now. the daughter of sir david amess who's suing a police force and home office after the failure to stop the terrorists which killed him in 2021. this incident is one of many in which the authorit

uh, of course, sturgeon diana? uh, of course, sturgeon crying , uh, diana?t that first minister i've got so much coming up. xl bullies as well. the final day to day, uh, wasn't it, to get those dogs registered? do we support that ban or not? lots to talk about. in essence . to talk about. in essence. >> always going to be superb as even >> always going to be superb as ever. michelle dewberry. and once again, a very happy brexit day to dewbs & co six till day to you. dewbs& co six till seven. right after this show. don't miss it now at the grace disgraced former bbc journalist martin bashir has you just heard there, but from jobs has claimed criticism following his interview with diana, princess of wales, was down to jealousy and of course, racism . i martin and of course, racism. i martin daubney on gb news britain's news channel . >> only on gb news, the people's channel >> only on gb news, the people's channel, britain's news channel for a valuable legacy. >> your family can own gold coins will always shine bright rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news

full coveraue faced by nicola sturgeon today. dyson inquiry. the corporation has spent more than £100,000 in a court case trying to resist this release of further documents, saying they�*re largely irrelevant, or legally privileged. david sillito, bbc news. president biden says he has now decided how the us will respond to a drone strike which killed three american service personnel injordan at the weekend. mr biden stopped short of providing further details but said he didn�*t "think we need a wider war in the middle east." iran�*s representative to the un warned tehran would respond swiftly to any attack on its territory or interests. details of the government�*s deal with the democratic unionist party to restore power—sharing in northern ireland are expected to be set out in the commons today. the dup has boycotted the devolved assembly at stormont for almost two years in protest against post—brexit trade arrangements. our correspondent, tomos morgan, is in belfast. morning, what details might we hear? well, jeffrey donaldson

nicola sturgeon, scotland's main decision key communicator for scotland's pandemic response.e former first minister, who they described as scotland's master of spin, to be held to account. nicola sturgeon stands accused of a betrayal of the many promises that she made, including that nothing would be off—limits in the public inquiries. her industrial deletion of whatsapps, along with those in her inner circle, begs the question why, when she knew a public inquiry was on its way. why, from january 2020 to the 1st of september 2020, are there zero whatsapps and, rather conveniently, none from her inner circle? the very first question she faced, how decisions on covid were made, recorded, discussed. is it still your position today that you and the scottish government were open, transparent and accountable in your actions, notjust in your words, at all times during the pandemic response in scotland? yes, that is still my position. i did not do government business through informal messaging in relation to covid or any other matter. nicola sturgeon gave public assurances in the mid

nicola sturgeon stands accused of a - sturgeon stands accused of a betrayal of the many promises thatde, including that nothing would be off—limits in the public inquiries. her industrial deletion of whatsapps, along with those in herinner of whatsapps, along with those in her inner circle, begs the question why, when she knew a public inquiry was on its way. why from january 2022 the ist was on its way. why from january 2022 the 1st of september 2020 are there zero whatsapps and rather conveniently none from her inner circle? , , , ., , circle? the very first question she faced, circle? the very first question she faced. how _ circle? the very first question she faced, how decisions _ circle? the very first question she faced, how decisions on _ circle? the very first question she faced, how decisions on covid - circle? the very first question she l faced, how decisions on covid were made, recorded, discussed. is it made, recorded, discussed. is it still our made, recorded, discussed. is it still your position _ made, recorded, discussed. is it still your position today that you and

for years, liz lloyd was either at nicola sturgeon's side, or one step behind.r's closest confidantes. but this morning, it was ms lloyd who took centre stage, alone. can we go back to your whatsapp messages? and this time, my lady, i wanted to give a warning that there will be some bad language in some of these. i'm used to it. the inquiry saw exchanges between the two women. in messages relating to the uk government's announcement of a second lockdown in england, nicola sturgeon wrote, "this is expletive excruciating, their comms are awful", accusing borisjohnson of "utter incompetence". the prime minister, she concluded, "is a expletive clown". it was evident in his exchanges with the scottish government, with the first minister, and i think with the other first ministers, because we would all be on the same call, that he didn't want to be on those calls. he wasn't necessarily well briefed on those calls and he wasn't listening to the points we were making on those calls. so i think engagement with him came to be seen as slightly pointless during this period.

to be fair, ms sturgeon, if one reads _ decision. to be fair, ms sturgeon, if one reads that _ decision. to be fair, ms sturgeon, if one reads that passage - decision. to be fair, ms sturgeon, if one reads that passage in - if one reads that passage in isolation _ if one reads that passage in isolation without looking at the subsequent actions, one might conclude — subsequent actions, one might conclude that, but one obviously needs— conclude that, but one obviously needs to — conclude that, but one obviously needs to see what is reached by the end of— needs to see what is reached by the end of the _ needs to see what is reached by the end of the meeting in the actions, which _ end of the meeting in the actions, which involved further advice being taken _ which involved further advice being taken on _ which involved further advice being taken on the issue. sill which involved further advice being taken on the issue. filll which involved further advice being taken on the issue.— taken on the issue. all i can say is i was in that _ take

for years, liz lloyd was either at nicola sturgeon�*s side, or one step behind.antes, but this morning it was ms lloyd who took centre stage, alone. can we go back to your whatsapp messages? this time, my lady, i wanted to give a warning that there will be some bad language in some of these. i'm used to it. the inquiry saw exchanges between the two women. in messages relating to the uk government's announcement of a second lockdown in england, nicola sturgeon wrote, "this is bleep excruciating, their comms are awful", accusing borisjohnson of "utter incompetence". the prime minister, she concluded, "is a bleep clown". it was evident in his exchanges with the scottish government, with the first minister, and i think with the other first ministers, because we would be on the same call, that he didn't want to be on those calls. he wasn't necessarily well briefed on those calls and he wasn't listening to the points we were making on those calls. so i think engagement with him came to be seen as slightly pointless during this period. ms lloyd was then questioned about

we've got sturgeon's whatsapps.nce harry's libel claims and harry's deleted libel claims and terrorists released from jail. cheery stuff. see you in a couple radio. >> welcome back to headliners i'm leo curson, i'm still here with paul cox and lewis schaffer , kicking off this section with the telegraph . and nicola the telegraph. and nicola sturgeon deleted her whatsapp, denying us the chance to see the least arousing dick pics of all time . time. >> paul sturgeon deleted all covid whatsapps in query told so this is scotland's former first minister as if we didn't know retained zero messages whatsoever and a deputy used an auto delete function . nicola, auto delete function. nicola, you silly sausage . i wonder what you silly sausage. i wonder what she was. i wonder what she was thinking. she said she made no decisions on whatsapp by the way. but course she didn't. way. but of course she didn't. that's where she that's where. that's where she put all the secret information that she didn't anybody to that she didn't

ms sturgeon was also asked about this.u will disclose e—mails, i whatsapps, private e—mails, if you have been using them? i think if you understand statutory public inquiries, you would know that even if i was not prepared to give that assurance, which, for the avoidance of doubt, i am, then i wouldn't have the ability. this will be a judge—led statutory public inquiry. however, now, she says, she noted key points from her whatsapps and then deleted them. i was very thorough, notjust in the pandemic but in all my work in government to ensure that things were appropriately recorded, but in line with the advice i had always been given since my first day in government, probably, was not to retain conversations like that on a phone that could be lost or stolen and therefore not secure. but did you delete them? yes. but others have provided whatsapps. the inquiry was shown messages for october 2020 in which ms sturgeon told her chief of staff, "i'm having a bit of a crisis of decision—making in hospitality, not helped by the fa

they want more detailed answers from nicola sturgeon when she appears here next week.have announced they've narrowly rejected the government's latest pay offer. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. so is strike action back on the table? well, jane, that is certainly possible. in the government, there had been a slight feeling that this is a done deal. they felt an existing 6% pay award to consultants, topped up by another 4.9% on the table and reform of the whole pay system would be enough to sway the vote. but a very narrow majority, 51%, voted against. the british medical association, the doctors' union, is not talking at this stage about industrial action, but he was what they had to say. the best thin to sit was what they had to say. the best thing to sit down _ was what they had to say. the best thing to sit down and _ was what they had to say. the best thing to sit down and discuss i was what they had to say. the best thing to sit down and discuss the i thing to sit down and discuss the offer— thing to sit down and discuss the offer and — thing to sit down and dis

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among those due to be called is the former first minister, nicola sturgeon, along with her successorth minister at holyrood for some of the pandemic. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon sent this update from edinburgh. first time the uk covid inquiry has sat outside of london and on this, the first day of 12 days of hearings here in edinburgh, we heard lots of facts, figures, statistics and also a detailed timeline of how the pandemic unfolded here in scotland. we also got a sense of some of the themes that might be explored in the coming three weeks. the lead counsel in this phase of the inquiry, jamie dawson casey, recalled earlier evidence that relations between the scottish and uk government in the lead up to the pandemic were unusually poor. he said some of the areas that they aim to explore would include whether the scottish government had acted quickly enough to contain the disease and also whether the government had enough freedom to act. the lawyer representing the scottish covid bereaved group said some of the politicians who had earlier given evidence in london had del

nicola sturgeon the same number as this time last year . nicola sturgeon says last year.a sturgeon says her biggest regret during the pandemic was not locking down earlier. the former first minister gave evidence at the covid inquiry today , where she covid inquiry today, where she also admitted to deleting whatsapp messages, insisting she acted in line with scottish government policy. miss sturgeon appeared emotional as she recounted that part of her wished she hadn't been first minister when the pandemic took hold in the united states. donald trump is said to discover whether his legal claim of reputational damage from sex allegations can go to court. reputational damage from sex allegations can go to court . the allegations can go to court. the former us president is seeking compensation from a consulting firm founded by a former british mi6 firm founded by a former british m16 officer concerned over allegations he took part in sex parties and bribed russian officials . christopher steele officials. christopher steele was the author of the so—called steele dossier , wh

nicola sturgeon claims the covid inquiry does have messages she sent and received during the pandemicriday, the inquiry heard all of ms sturgeon's communication on whatsapp at the time had been erased. however, scotland's former first minister has posted on social media the inquiry does have messages between her and those she communicated with through informal means. at that time . informal means. at that time. she previously said she never used informal messages to make decisions. ms sturgeon says she'll answer questions directly and openly when giving evidence at the inquiry at the end of the month. this is gb news. we're live across the uk on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaken digital radio and on your smart speaker. that's it for the moment. now back to . leo. moment. now back to. leo. >> thank you aaron and welcome to the saturday night show . to the saturday night show. down. and what a week it's been . down. and what a week it's been. prince harry has withdrawn a libel claim against the mail on sunday. honestly, harry, if you're worried about your reputation, you sh

nicola sturgeon says her year.cola sturgeon says her biggest regret during the pandemic was not locking down soonen pandemic was not locking down sooner. the former first minister gave evidence that the covid inquiry today, where she also admitted to deleting whatsapp messages , insisting she whatsapp messages, insisting she acted in line with scottish government policy . ms sturgeon government policy. ms sturgeon appeared emotional as she recounted that part of her wished she'd not been first minister when the pandemic took hold. >> that is . >> that is. >> that is. >> and lastly, labour says it will set out plans to renationalise british railways next month. the party announced the news last year but speaking exclusively to gb news earlier on today, the shadow transport secretary said the public will find out more detail on their plans in 2 or 3 weeks time. well for more background to our stories , do sign up for gb news stories, do sign up for gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. if you're watc

so is this at odds with what nicola sturgeon seemed to promise back in august 2021?using them, whatever, that nothing will be off limits in this inquiry? i think if you understand statutory public inquiries, you would know that even if i wasn't prepared to give that assurance, which for the avoidance of doubt i am. some whatsapp exchanges survive and former civil servant ken thomson was asked about his. in them, colleagues are told to clear chat, as their discussions could be made public in future. that was in fact the instruction that we were given in the corporate policy, having transferred any salient points to the corporate record. in one message, the national clinical director, jason leitch writes: "whatsapp deletion is a pre—bed ritual." he's due to give evidence to the inquiry in the coming days. as recently as 2017, the world health organisation declared that measles had been eliminated in the uk. now the disease is back, with cases rising sharply — particularly in birmingham, where a "national incident" has been declared. ellie roscoe caught measles six year

to be fair, ms sturgeon, if one reads _ decision.uent actions, one might conclude — subsequent actions, one might conclude that, but one obviously needs— conclude that, but one obviously needs to — conclude that, but one obviously needs to see what is reached by the end of— needs to see what is reached by the end of the _ needs to see what is reached by the end of the meeting in the actions, which _ end of the meeting in the actions, which involved further advice being taken _ which involved further advice being taken on _ which involved further advice being taken on the issue. all which involved further advice being taken on the issue. filll which involved further advice being taken on the issue.— taken on the issue. all i can say is i was in that _ taken on the issue. all i can say is i was in that meeting, _ taken on the issue. all i can say is i was in that meeting, i _ taken on the issue. all i can say is i was in that meeting, i recall- taken on the issue. all i can say is i was in that meeting, i recall it i i was in that meeti

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but that won't be the case for scotland's former first minister nicola sturgeon.ear to have been deleted. david henderson has more on this. stay at home. the order to lock down brought much of scotland to a standstill. with a pandemic sweeping the country, government had to act. but how were decisions made when lives were at stake? this inquiry wants answers and it's asked to see whatsapp messages which went to and fro between nicola sturgeon and herteam. but documents we saw show many have been lost. what that tends to suggest is that at the time a request was made, nicola sturgeon, the former first minister of scotland, had retained no messages whatsoever in connection with her management of the pandemic. is that correct? that's what that indicates to me. the inquiry was told those whatsapps were deleted when inboxes were routinely tidied up and when phones were changed. the former deputy first minister's position appears to be that he had messages set up on an auto delete function. was that something that was permitted? the use of whatsapp was permitted on scot

it's a rare moment of accuracy for sturgeon, guess even a stopped sturgeon, i guess even a stopped clockwo times a day. clock is right two times a day. sturgeon's whatsapp messages can't be retrieved. according to her new head of data management, rebekah bbc comedy was rebekah vardy. bbc comedy was accused of being completely biased by a tory minister and it is . a study showed that of all is. a study showed that of all the bbc comedians that have a political stance 98% of them are left wing and 2% are jeff norcott . it's not been a great norcott. it's not been a great week for the bbc. a scientist told an inquiry that the bbc lied about the severity of covid to get support for lockdown . to get support for lockdown. that's another conspiracy theory that's come true. maybe we should rename conspiracy theories spy killer alerts in america , the establishment america, the establishment attempts to bring trump down, continued a jury. attempts to bring trump down, continued a jury . ruled that continued a jury. ruled that trump has to pay one of his accusers, $83 million for defamation . it

nicola sturgeon should be treated no differently to boris johnson, nicola sturgeon should be treateddifferently to borisjohnson, who failed to provide what's ats from the start of the pandemic, while the prime minister rishi sunak claims to have had non—. it is an important principle of government, transparency and accountability that official records are kept of key actions, key decisions, that applies to both the uk and the scottish covid bereaved are entitled to know why our politicians have not been forthcoming about what materials they hold, and much has been destroyed. our clients have asked for the consideration of a criminal complaint and for the consideration of a criminal complaintand a for the consideration of a criminal complaint and a formal complaint to the information commissioner, who has already said he has serious concerns. we will take all necessary steps once the evidence is completed. it ought to have been blindingly obvious to the politicians, to the civil servants from 2020 onwards, that their contemporaneous messages may be of relevance to a public inquiry. pr

nicola sturgeon is due to give evidence to the inquiry in the coming weeks.t is the warning from the head of the uk's health security agency who says vaccination rates are well below what's recommended. measles is highly contagious and can lead to serious complications including meningitis, blindness and seizures. more than 200 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the west midlands recently. here's our health editor, hugh pym. a vaccination bass out on the road today, promoting the benefits and offering a range of vaccines in a london borough. the capital has the lowest rate of take—up in england for mmrjabs with lowest rate of take—up in england for mmr jabs with protection against measles and officials are appealing for more families to come forward. the message to parents is measles is a serious disease, it is highly contagious and can cause serious illness and all cases of measles are preventable through vaccination. there are growing concerns in the west midlands with more than 200 confirmed cases since october. this primary school in coventry has