but they're also not in the stv debate tonight. so what can we expect, in terms of the arguments?onight's debate, we've been hearing more from them in terms about what we can expect than to say and set out there stall, make their case to voters on the programme. john swinney says he's hoping for a respectful contest based on ideas to improve the lives of the people of scotland, and he'll be setting out the snp as a genuine alternative to what he calls the broken westminster status quo. the scottish conservatives say the debate would mean the first minister would face scrutiny from douglas ross on his fixation, the scottish conservatives say, with breaking up the uk. the scottish conservatives switching, they say, the focus from independence to the issues that really matter to the scottish people. anas sarwar, for scottish labour, saying this is an election where scotland has an opportunity to vote for change, and he says this is an opportunity that scotland cannot miss. in the scottish liberal democrat leader said he's intending to pitch a message of hope and change to the people

stv will host the first televised debate of this year's uk election.the debate, which starts at 9pm uk time, will feature john swinney of the snp, labour's anas sarwar, douglas ross of the scottish conservatives and alex cole—hamilton, who leads the lib dems in scotland. there will be no place for the scottish greens, who formed part of the last coalition government in edinburgh, nor alex salmond's alba party, though stv says it is comfortable it is complying with ofcom rules around due impartiality. for more on this, let's cross to glasgow to talk tojohn curtice, professor of politics at strathclyde university. do you think they still have a place in general elections under the make a difference? the in general elections under the make a difference?— a difference? the answer that auestion a difference? the answer that question is — a difference? the answer that question is for _ a difference? the answer that question is for the _ a difference? the answer that question is for the most - a difference? the answer that question is for the most part, j a d

whom i will fit into any business, tv channel ont was headed by igor vladimirovich lutsky, ex-head of stvtration and ex-minister of information, so you sit down, you made the decision yourself, or you were crushed. journalists, that’s what they are, they have complaints against him if you don’t present it, you came to the sakal, let him add further, and by the way, the entire text above, and this is always interesting to the audience, did not agree with either the former head of ont or the current one, the most valuable thing in nato is more, some less, my name is igor tur, this was my propaganda.

let us remind you that the games of the tournament are shown on the stv channel.n the wta ranking updated today, the positions of the two leading belarusians have not changed, but today the tournament starts in berlin, where they can improve their ranking. the leader of the list continues to be inga szwiatek from poland, second place goes to american cori gauff, arin sabalenka is in third place. victoria zarenka remained in nineteenth place, aleksandra sosnovich did not make it into the main draw in berlin and fell into the rankings by 19 positions, now she is number 117 in the world. irina shimanovich, on the contrary , soared up 39 lines, she is in 236th place; among men , italian tennis player yannick ssinner continues to lead, carlos alcaraz is in second place, followed by novak djokovic, and has risen two places in the top ten. nikolay golyak also added six points 377 position, ilya ilvashka remained in 450th place. misunderstanding and indignation, such a reaction from the national olympic committee of belarus, was caused by the ioc's new decision on the adm

stv said they were comfortable with their decision.th jury selection in delaware on monday. it's the first prosecution in us history for a child of a sitting president. hunter biden denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 — the prosecution claim tom bateman sent this update from the courthouse well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the first lady, jill biden. she satjust behind him at the front of the public gallery in the courtroom all day. i was in the press benches and watched hunter biden turn and glance to his stepmother as the proceedings began. now, at issue here is hunter biden's purchase of a handgun here in wilmington back in 2018. the prosecution says that when he filled in an application form to purchase the gun, he di

stv. hello.ell me how you assess chance aggression from the outside. that those remaining there, even if in small numbers, are sensible people, people who have an instinct for self-preservation, will draw the right conclusions and will not cross the most dangerous line. thank you, let the newspapers know. hello, sergey viktorovich, i have a question for you. yesterday israel. the united states has already announced a possible response from iran, what is the likelihood of more countries becoming involved in the conflict in the middle east, and should putin’s proposed eurasian security architecture include this region? well, about the likelihood of getting more and more involved number of countries in the war in the middle east, we are doing everything to prevent this from happening. you mentioned iran, we know. yes, they are located on the continent of eurasia, so our proposal is addressed to all those who want to consider the prospects for creating a new security system on an equal basis, taking

first televised leadership debate of the general election is just getting under way in scotland, on stvit's featuring snp first ministerjohn swinney, douglas ross for the conservatives, labour's anas sarwar and alex cole—hamilton, of the liberal demorats but not the scottish greens. the israeli military has announced the deaths of four more people who were abducted by hamas on the 7th of october. they've been named as nadav popplewell, chaim peri, yoram metzger, and amiram cooper. israel's army says the hostages were killed during an israeli operation in khan younis. claudia sheinbaum has been elected as mexico's first woman president. preliminary results showed the 61—year—old former mayor of mexico city had won close to 60% of the vote in sunday's election. she will replace her mentor, the outgoing president andres manuel lopez obrador. a final message from rugby league legend and motor neurone disease and motor neurone disease campaigner rob burrow has been released as part of a new bbc documentary. the message was recorded by the former leeds rhinos star especially for the programme

good evening and welcome to the stv leaders debate.otes. if the snp win, they will claim every seat as a mandate for independence. they will be distracted from the local issues you care about. so, in key seats up and down scotland, if everybody who wants to beat the snp votes together for the scottish conservatives, we can end their obsession with independence for good. scotland can't afford five more years of this rotten tory government. we can't miss this opportunity for change. so every vote for scottish labour is a vote to make sure we get rid of the tories, to maximise scotland's influence, and deliver the change scotland needs. we all know the westminster system is broken. _ it has delivered austerity, brexit and the cost - of living crisis. scotland deserves better. scottish liberal democrats are all about hope. and we are part of the change that is coming. in the next parliament, we will be working for a better britain, to restore yourfaith in politics and fix our broken relationship with europe. the debate quickly turned to th

clean mbappe will perform, we will find out from the live broadcast of the tournament game. shows the stvstanislav filipsky, tv news agency. well, now we’re talking about real, sincere emotions that are aimed at creation, revealing creative potential, and of course, talent. the team of the country's highest-rated show factor bay went to the regions to find new voices. tomorrow vitebsk will begin to sing earlier than usual. the capital of the slavic bazaar is the first point in audition round. accept talents. performers are preparing across the road from the summer amphitheater on an improvised stage at kalinin 2a, landmark, vitebsk hotel. the impromptu open mic will run for 2 days. casting will begin at 10 am and will last until 5 pm. the project team will appreciate those who want to become a star without an acapella soundtrack. just take your passport with you and don’t forget to reveal your talent. factorby is not only a vocal show, it is a talent competition. of course vocals are very important, of course we we work, we have vocal teachers, vocal abilities are important to us, of cour

mbappe will perform from the live broadcast of the game the tournament, we remind you, is shown on the stv. tv news agency, well, now we’re talking about real, sincere emotions that are aimed at creation, revealing creative potential and, of course, talent. the team of the country's highest-rated show factorby went to the regions to find new voices. tomorrow vitebsk will start singing earlier than usual. the capital of the slavic bazaar is the first point in the audition tour. they are preparing to host talented performers across the street from the summer amphitheater and... the project team will appreciate those who want to become a star without phonograms, just take your passport with you and don’t forget to reveal your talent. factorby is not only a vocal show, it is a talent competition, of course, vocals are very important, of course, we work, we have vocal teachers, vocal abilities are important to us, of course, but this is of course a story, this is the story of the person we are telling, so there is such a combination of different talents here and... we are not only vocalists, bu

good evening, and welcome to the stv leaders debate.he leaders began by pitching for votes. if the snp win, they will claim every seat as a mandate for independence. they will be distracted from the local issues you care about. so, in key seats up and down scotland, if everybody who wants to beat the snp votes together for the scottish conservatives, we can end their obsession with independence for good. scotland can't afford five more years of this rotten tory government. we can't miss this opportunity for change. so every vote for scottish labour is a vote to make sure we get rid of the tories, to maximise scotland's influence, and deliver the change scotland needs. we all know the westminster system is broken. _ it has delivered austerity, brexit and the cost of living crisis. - scotland deserves better. scottish liberal democrats are all about hope. and we are part of the change that is coming. in the next parliament, we will be working for a better britain, to restore your faith in politics and fix our broken relationship with euro

broadcasting grid in my head, and just in a second i understand that there is 1 in belarus , on ont, on stvthe internet, news agency and so on, and it also happens here now, if media executives or anyone one of the journalists thinks so, thinks so, then this is very in vain, and to be honest, this is a little sad, in no case has the telegram channel pool of the first ever competed with belta, or sat belarus today, or with other telegram channels, it is not worth the task, in no case should it stand can’t, give out well... somewhere first, absolutely, moreover, the scope of the task is such that you throw in the information and see when it has already been released in formalized form in that same telegram channel, and first you throw it in as a journalist belta, then you immediately instantly duplicate it into the group, we have a group with media leaders operationally, then the editorial board of the first pool, and then, excuse me, who is first, i used to think about this especially often, a few years after the creation of this telegram channel there were just a ton. a variety of people fr

ordinary people become participants in these projects, they discover their talents, i will also say about stvpeared thanks to the fact that there is this financial support, this is important for people, because when people participate, ordinary people, ordinary residents of our country participate in the creation of good, high-quality national content, they then consume it, they watch it, they become patriots of this content, of themselves in this media space, they realized that they are interesting, interesting on a national scale, that is, this parochialism, when it is good, is good , space, you said correctly, she will always feel there at the regional newspaper, this is their plus and bonus, yes, but they saw the interest of the authorities in their work and this changed their mental attitude, by the way, at the forum in mogilev we saw these girls, quality. it’s supposed to be said so that the only oil does not flow here, let me tell the truth, but in fact, joining many assessments, it still seems to me that we need to do this at this new stage, after all, this is a new stage, definite, a

stv said they were comfortable with their decision.ter in the programme. we want you to help shape how we cover this general election campaign, so if you have a question for a politician or perhaps an issue that you're concerned about. you can get in touch as part of your voice, your vote — by going to bbc.co. uk/news on your phone, tablet or laptop. the bagpipes have stopped just as we come to the live shot. they were playing just a moment ago. they are there to cheer on a ferry bringing d—day veterans to normandy for the 80th anniversary celebrations. we can have a listen for a moment. bagpipes play stirring stuff. to welcome d—day veterans to france and we will bring you more on the commemorations during the day. this is bbc news, the headlines: major london hospitals are hit by a cyber attack leading to cancelled operations and emergency patients being moved. rishi sunak and keir starmer will go head—to—head in a tv debate tonight for the first time in the general election campaign. the conservatives pledged to cut the number of vi

stv said they were comfortable with their decision.s, and more debate to come. david wallace lockhart, bbc news. we will be talking more about the leaders' debates to be held tonight with james cleverly from the conservative and from labour. plenty more news around this morning. a british—israeli man has been named among four hostages confirmed dead by the israeli army. 51 year—old nadav popplewell and three israeli nationals were abducted by hamas near the gaza strip on 7th october. a military spokesman said the four men were killed in the khan younis area, while israeli forces were operating there, and that their bodies are yet to be released. around 120 hostages remain unaccounted for. votes are being counted in india, as a world record—breaking 6a2 million people cast their ballots in the country's parliamentary elections. prime minister narendra modi is expected to win a third consecutive term. 0ur south asia correspondent, samira hussain, joins us now. it will take a long time to counter those millions of votes but what are the e

ekaterina, a sports news presenter on the stv channel, is my colleague, but this is where our professionalod friends will support her from the command post. let's go look at the hint. katya, look, the first clue will be as soon as you go up, now through the tunnel, right at the exit, right at the exit, you go up now, right away it will be somewhere, so don’t run far, somewhere here, here it will be here somewhere now, calmly, don’t rush kat, calm, everything is fine, somewhere here, stop, back, kat, back, i found a clue, yes, just the first clue, which one, kat, what number, okay, then, go ahead, hello, can you hear us, yes, i hear, i’m moving this thing, where the second hint is approximately, the second hint will be at your bottom, when you go down, you’ll already jump down, that’s it, now calmly pass, that’s it, i’m moving, moving, moving, right , key, super, katya, what’s the first number, you, so , the first number, and 37, 37, 37, okay, open it calmly, open everything calmly. well done, that's it, well done, well done, well done, jump, so, i'm getting into the checker, come on in, no

ekaterina, a sports news presenter on the stv channel, is my colleague, but this is where our professionalugh calmly, that's it, i 'm moving, moving, moving, okay, key, super, katya, what's the first number, okay, the first number, and 3.7, 37, 37, okay, open it up calmly, open everything up calmly , well done , that's it, well done, well done, well done, jump, so i climb into the checker and see, come on, now you will have to go all the way, you will have to go up, as soon as there is space up, you have to go up, where is the space, you passed it, a little back, yes, climb up, go up, go, now when you jump down, okay, climb, then i’ll tell you, well, where is the hint, it’s not here, climb, climb, calmly, below, when you jump, here for you, remember? look, it's definitely on the floor, up, up, look above you, shaft, shaft, shaft, at the shaft, look, the shaft that came out, yes, yes, yes, damn it, why did they block me back, yes, come on, come on, come on , oh, there is, 54, 54, 37, okay, go further, it will be near the door, next hint, near the door, in the center, in the center of the do

stv said they were comfortable with their decision.st to win again with a coalition but not the landslide he was hoping for. let�*s speak to the bbc�*s arun—o—day mukharji is in delhi. what do we know about these results? the early trend suggesting another victory for mr modi._ victory for mr modi. that's right. the big headline _ victory for mr modi. that's right. the big headline take _ victory for mr modi. that's right. the big headline take away - victory for mr modi. that's right. the big headline take away from j victory for mr modi. that's right. - the big headline take away from this day so far as what you just mentioned. it was widely anticipated that the ruling party of prime minister mahendra modi would come back with a landslide. there was talk and the prime minister himself said they would likely cross 400 seats with a parliament strength of 543 but that doesn�*t seem to be happening. that is where the key political analysis lies. the bjp, which has been in powerfor the last ten years, it looks like they might just need th

and tonight, the scottish party leaders have faced off in an all male stv leaders debate tonight. conservative douglas ross , conservative douglas ross, labour's anas sarwar and lib dems alex cole—hamilton all took part alongside first minister john swinney, who gave this opening statement as your first minister, i will be totally focused on the issues that matter to you. >> i know these debates can often turn into a bit of a shouting match, but i think the times are far too serious for that. i know that many of you are struggling with the cost of living. i know you want the very best of health care for you and your family. if you're in business. brexit has made your life a lot tougher. i want to sort those issues out. i believe the best way to do that is to ensure decisions are made in scotland. for scotland . scotland. for scotland. >> john swinney, speaking earlier on this evening . well, earlier on this evening. well, for the latest news sign up to gb news alerts scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . com slash alerts. >> hello and welcome to head

it's being broadcast on stv — and here's a taste of the opening statements. want the next five years to all about delivering action on the issues that really matter to you — creating good jobs, cutting tax, reducing nhs waiting lists, fixing our roads, investing in schools. we've listened, and we know these are your top priorities. i know families are struggling because of the cost of living crisis, and i know so many families are worried about loved ones who can't get treatment because of the crisis in our nhs. that's why a labour government will deliver economic stability to bring down the cost of your mortgage. the liberal democrats _ are all about hope, and we're part of the change that's coming. in the next parliament, we'll be working for a l better britain, to restore your. faith in politics and fix our broken relationship with europe. we know the westminster system is broken, it is delivered austerity, brexit and the cost of living crisis. scotland deserves better. i'm asking you to vote snp to put scotland bus plus interest first. how much of the deb

there was a separate debate on stv - third largest party. that's right and that is very destructive of trust - deceit. that's right and that is very destructive of trust and i deceit. that's right and that is . very destructive of trust and trust is very much at a premium given what we have seen over the last 14 years in terms of austerity, brexit, the pandemic, the lack of trust has been of the government telling people to do very severe things during the pandemic while ignoring that as well. trust also in terms of conservative government would sign international treaties and then drop them afterwards. and then admitted in never intended to honour those treaties. i think you are right to say trust was not in evidence last night and there nothing there to build trust either from labour or from the conservatives, it struck me as very surprising that labour could not win a debate against a beleaguered and discredited tory government of 14 years. but again, it doesn't registerfor government of 14 years. but again, it doesn't register for scotla

scottish conservative leader douglas ross willjoin the 90—minute debate, which starts at nine o'clock on stvas "out rageous" work has begun this morning on the rob burrow centre for motor neurone disease — as tributes continue to pour in for the former rugby league player, who died yesterday aged 41. fans have been laying flowers and cards at headingley, where he played for leeds rhinos until his diagnosis nearly five years ago. our correspondentjohn maguire has this report. three, two, one... cheering it is the moment rob burrow was determined would go ahead today without delay. a spade went into the ground for the first time to create the motor neurone disease centre in leeds that will bear his name. along with rob's family was his former team—mate kevin sinfield. between them they have raised almost £15 million. some of that money will help to build the centre. it will be rob's legacy. i help to build the centre. it will be rob's legacy-— help to build the centre. it will be rob's legacy. i wish he could have seen the outpouring _ rob's legacy. i wish he could have seen the outpouring of

stv will host the debate in which four party leaders will discuss key issues. votes cast. meanwhile in south africa, the party once led by nelson mandela, the african national congress, has had its worst election result since the end of apartheid three decades ago. the party has lost its majority in the national assembly for the first time. our reporter catherine byaruhanga is injohannesburg for us. morning to you, catherine. so now the results are in, the coalition talks begin. the results are in, the coalition talks begin-— the results are in, the coalition talks begin. the results are in, the coalition talksbetin. , ., . talks begin. exactly sarah. with the announcement _ talks begin. exactly sarah. with the announcement of _ talks begin. exactly sarah. with the announcement of this _ talks begin. exactly sarah. with the announcement of this result, - talks begin. exactly sarah. with the announcement of this result, it - announcement of this result, it triggered a two—week deadline for the first sitting of parliament and at this setting, the president of sou

meanwhile, the scottish party leaders are tonight facing off in an stv leaders debate.as ross, labour's anas sarwar and lib dems alex cole—hamilton all have been taking part alongside first minister john swinney, who gave this opening statement me as your first minister, i will be totally focused on the issues that matter to you. >> i know these debates can often turn into a bit of a shouting match, but i think the times are far too serious for that. i know that many of you are struggling with the cost of living. i know you want the very best of health care for you and your family. if you're in business, brexit has made your life a lot tougher. i want to sort those issues out. i believe the best way to do that is to ensure decisions are made in scotland. for scotland. >> john swinney speaking there for the latest stories , do sign for the latest stories, do sign up to gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common alerts . gb news. common alerts. >> buckle up britain this general election just got a lot more interesting. here's the tale of the

as well as the bbc election debates, stv are also holding a televised debate in scotland this eveningare hosting the first head—to—head debate between rishi sunak and keir starmer tomorrow. that was exhausting. let's start with this opening question, kemi badenoch, will they change anything? debates can chance will they change anything? debates can change things. _ will they change anything? debates can change things. i _ will they change anything? debates can change things. i remember- will they change anything? debates. can change things. i remember when will they change anything? debates i can change things. i remember when i first stood as a candidate back in 2010, i agree with nick debates, that change the dynamic of that election. it is a format that will be better for rishi election. it is a format that will be betterfor rishi sunak in particular. when you look at p.m. queues, it is a bit of argy—bargy and the nature of the short short answers means it can look a punch and judy but in a proper debate, there is no mps and judy but in a proper debate, there is no mp5 on the sidel