they're all joining us from scotland. in emperor miles briggs, a member of the scottish parliament for the scottish conservative party in the isle of sky in blackford, a scottish national party member in the u. k. parliament. and also in edinburgh. mark defi, a pollster and director of the different partnership, a research and consultancy firm, a warm welcome to you all and thanks much for joining us today on inside story. and let me start with you today. nicholas sturgeon has been such a force in scottish politics for so long and such a key figure for so long. how big of a shock was the announcement that she's resigning? a surgeon has been the 1st minister since 2007 to become a 1st minister in 2014. i guess people what we are that we're approaching the, the end of her tenure in the leadership rather than perhaps being in the middle of it. so i guess in some respects we all knew that at some point that it would be, would be moving. and i think the timing, it was a bit of a shock. i have to say that i, i regret that she's

and is passionate about scotland, wejust scotland and is passionate about scotland, we just disagree on what the best future for scotland has been. ., . , ., ., , been. you are being more generous than the scottish _ been. you are being more generous than the scottish conservative - than the scottish conservative leader douglas ross, and ijust mentioned his comments in the last interview with blairjenkins. i'll give you another quote from what he has been saying. as a result of her relentlessly agitating, as he put it, for another vote on separation, scotland has been in a state of constitutional paralysis ever since, divided and unable to move on from the groundhog day of 201a and its toxic legacy. i the groundhog day of 2014 and its toxic legacy-— toxic legacy. i would suggest the toxic legacy. i would suggest the toxic legacy _ toxic legacy. i would suggest the toxic legacy and _ toxic legacy. i would suggest the toxic legacy and divisive - toxic legacy. i would suggest the toxic legacy and divisive in - toxic legacy. i would suggest the | toxic legacy and divisive in nature of

i5 to grow and flourish in scotland. is nicola sturgeon said in her speech she has devoted her life the cause of scottish independence so i wanted, in your view, of scottish independence so i wanted, in yourview, does of scottish independence so i wanted, in your view, does her departure deal a mortal blow to the scottish independence movement?? certainly not. polling on independence is at a consistent high at the moment because and, believe it or not, i can exclusively reveal there are some other supporter of independence in the snp, and i'm sure the names will get thrown into hat over the next few had to sure the names will get thrown into hat over the next few ha- sure the names will get thrown into hat over the next few had to set out their ideas about _ hat over the next few had to set out their ideas about how— hat over the next few had to set out their ideas about how the _ hat over the next few had to set out their ideas about how the defence i their ideas about how the defence movement goes for the very clearl

., , , scotland? it has certainly been divisive, but _ scotland? it has certainly been divisive, but at _ scotland? it has certainly been divisive, but at the _ scotland? it has certainly been divisive, but at the same - scotland? it has certainly been divisive, but at the same time | scotland? it has certainly been | divisive, but at the same time i think it would be wrong for me to certainly take over the bones of nicola sturgeon plus my premiership when she still has not even resigned yet. i think that is for the coming days and will be for pundits and political commentators. like i say, i lead the scottish liberal democrats in scotland, i have had a lot of cause to be in close proximity to nicola over the eight months of my premiership in green rooms and events and she has also in fairly decent to me behind the cameras, and i pass on my respects to her on what must have been a very difficult decision. i remember once, actually, a personal story, nicola sturgeon came over to me in the scottish parliament a couple of days... i had to resuscitate

that is what who voted scotland to leave in scotland care about . and if in scotland care about. and if you're looking for what has been the downfall of nicholas sturgeon then you will have to look at her as a whole. and one of the things she did say was judged education and that was brought up at the press conference. was it was you conference. it was it was you are not necessarily wrong in all of that, you said. but it is interesting we all still interesting that we all still with journalism below. with the old journalism below. christine, thank you, thank you very a pleasure. very much. always a pleasure. did that was the did i not? what was that was the right answer ? you say, right answer? you did say, i think they've made a mess it. think they've made a mess of it. there well, did. you did there no. well, you did. you did say that. yes, you did. thank you very much, christine. all right. i feel i've right. look, i feel like i've been off christine jardine, been told off christine jardine, who liberal democrat for who is the liberal democrat for edinburgh go edinburgh west t

a lot of members of the public in scotland have been - the public in scotland have been very unhappy with the way the party has handled the gender recognition reform act, which of course was rejected by the westminster government, and also the commitment to the deposit return scheme, to try to the deposit return scheme, to try to get people to recycle their bottles and cans, which a lot of people are now saying is utterly unworkable. how likely is it that the snp will have to move away from those two policies? tn the snp will have to move away from those two policies?— those two policies? in terms of the render those two policies? in terms of the gender recognition _ those two policies? in terms of the gender recognition reforms, - those two policies? in terms of the gender recognition reforms, that i gender recognition reforms, that situation, it's important that the media coverage, which it frequently fails to do, recognises that the bill, when it passed through the scottish parliament, was endorsed by all parties in the scottish parliament, including some conservative msps as we

now offer the solutions that scotland needs. it's not about change at the top of other political parties, it's about the changes we've made to our own. and the changes that we can now deliver for the scottish people. and that's the value of the steps have already taken together. and don't underestimate them. change with a purpose. to make our labour party fit to serve our country. that's why we had to show our support for nato is non—negotiable. understand the importance of sound money, tear anti—semitism out by its roots, country first, party second. hear starmer talking _ country first, party second. hear starmer talking in _ country first, party second. hear starmer talking in edinburgh at the scottish labour party conference and as reference is to the leader of labour in... of the scottish party but also is the leader of the labour group in the national parliament, in the scottish parliament. to scotland now — where the first two candidates to replace nicola sturgeon as leader of the snp — and the country's first min

northeast scotland to friday. but scotland compared to friday. but in the sunshine across the midlands into east anglia, we could see highs reaching 50 and possibly even 16 degrees. so another very day to come into this evening. the band of rain across scotland will gradually work its way into north sea. this will allow some clearer and colder conditions to develop so we see a few icy patches we could see a few icy patches come sunday morning. elsewhere a cooler night, then a flight, but still outside temperatures. still the outside temperatures. germany staying up into the mid single figures. so we start the day on a fairly quiet note across the south. further north, we have this band rain, which will gradually work its way across scotland as the day goes on turning quite heavy and persistent and accompanied by a strengthening wind . northern strengthening wind. northern ireland. also ireland. northern england. also rather cloudy, could just see a few outbreaks of here, but few outbreaks of rain here, but further south a fairly calm afternoon to

we've already had a tory free scotland, now we need a completely free scotland-— free scotland. nicola sturgeon has been duly elected _ free scotland. nicola sturgeon has been duly elected to _ free scotland. nicola sturgeon has been duly elected to serve - free scotland. nicola sturgeon has been duly elected to serve on i free scotland. nicola sturgeon has been duly elected to serve on the | been duly elected to serve on the scottish— been duly elected to serve on the scottish parliament. applause how are you doing? good to see you again. how are you? here we are stop standing on the cusp of our moment in history. applause if that is the result of the referendum, then clearly i am deeply disappointed. soon to be first minister. cheering of the tectonic plates of scottish politics have shifted. coronavirus is the biggest challenge of our lifetime and the measures we take to tackle it must reflect the magnitude of that. stay—at—home. i can announce that the scottish government is proposing that the independence referendum be held on the 19th of october 2023. please know, be

. �* , scotland. that's right hugh. appointment _ scotland. that's right hugh. appointment victory - scotland. that's right hugh. appointment victory in - scotland. that's right hugh. appointment victory in that| scotland. that's right hugh. - appointment victory in that sense. a fantastic atmosphere you have to say inside the stadium. it was something special indeed. the big question going into this match was could be follow—up the victory over england last weekend. the answer was a decisive yes. it was a attritional first half and scotland led 13—7 at the break but after the interval they cut loose and their magician player who was at the centre of so much of their best play. set up the first try it with a brilliant pass and then a second try for the same person with a brilliant cake by defendant russell. he is a very special talent indeed. from that point it was simply a case of how many points scotland would score. we saw further tries after that from other players which added a bit of gloss t

minister of scotland. for wednesday's news at six, the bbc was in edinburgh speaking to the bbc scotland editorjames cook. and james joins me now. a resignation completely out of the blue this. what are we to make of it? and political editor chris mason, a huge politicalfigure, as you say, and political editor chris mason. a huge political figure, as you say, here in scotland, but a big political figure on the uk stage as well. those two were still on duty at 10:00, by which time huw edwards was there to present. live in edinburgh, where the first minister, nicola sturgeon, has taken everyone by surprise by announcing her resignation. this gave rise to a familiar complaint to regular newswatch viewers expressed here byjeff hardy. interestingly, we did discuss this back in the past with a bbc manager, who said on newswatch that they would be rethinking some of these kinds of deployments. do let us know what you think. the storm surrounding the bbc chairman richard sharpe, which we discussed on the programme

this is minister of scotland. this is despite the fact just a couple of weeks ago, nicholas sturgeon was insisting she had plenty left in her tank. it doesn't bear thinking about, is it.7 fast forward to today and she says she's been mulling whether to go for some weeks. well, what's said about she denies her decision, has anything to do with the new poll revealing a scottish appetite for independence? is currently lower than the 45% recorded in the 2014 referendum or . indeed, the 2014 referendum or. indeed, the fact that she thought it was tough, actually acceptable to put convicted rapist into a woman's prison because he suddenly started wearing a wig and a lot of pink. nope, it's to spend more time with her family and that she knows when go though i'm not entirely sure that last bit is true as it took over 30 minutes of self indulgence . jacinda ardern indulgence. jacinda ardern resignation style claptrap to say my strangely there was no time to mention scotland's drug addiction problem . the state of addictio

scotland the news? just fine. scotland fita today than it was in 2014. there so much that i am proud of . but what do you think was nicholas sturgeon a success or failure ? scottish first minister failure? scottish first minister down at gbnews.uk big poll running on this right now at gb news twitter. the result shortly to help you make up your mind, i'm joined by the founder of the majority and anti nationalist campaigner devlin, the political writer and pundit james melville and the former snp councillor austin sheppard and now luke austin. i've very tough on sturgeon , so i want to give you sturgeon, so i want to give you ample opportunity to put her case. however, austin, how you claim she's been a success when she hasn't actually taken in scotland any closer towards separation . that question has separation. that question has been a success not just in terms of advancing the cause of scottish but in terms of the way that she has gone from scotland , the support that she's received from the people. i mean i mean, for example and when it comes to foll

-— in scotland. paying his tribute, scottish labour's _ in scotland. paying his tribute, scottish labour's leader - in scotland. paying his tribute, | scottish labour's leader recalled tussles of old. i scottish labour's leader recalled tussles of old.— tussles of old. i first met nicola sturueon tussles of old. i first met nicola sturgeon when _ tussles of old. i first met nicola sturgeon when i _ tussles of old. i first met nicola sturgeon when i was _ tussles of old. i first met nicola sturgeon when i was 12 - tussles of old. i first met nicola sturgeon when i was 12 years i tussles of old. i first met nicolal sturgeon when i was 12 years old because — sturgeon when i was 12 years old because she _ sturgeon when i was 12 years old because she was _ sturgeon when i was 12 years old because she was standing - sturgeon when i was 12 years old because she was standing in - sturgeon when i was 12 years old because she was standing in an. because she was standing in an election— because she was st

scotland is for independence. you independence you know, independence doesn't mean and mean snp government and independence doesn't mean a particular it means you control . and i'm sure at times when you've disagreed with whichever uk governments have been in place. nigel, you haven't thought you know what would be better of governed by parties berlin or brussels ?11. no, no . berlin or brussels? 11. no, no. believe angus, i in self—government we have slightly different definitions of it. but you know, the point is, is that we should have a capital and i know decision making in the capital of our nation and edinburgh and, you know, our neighbours in london. i'm just fine with them as i guess, i fine with them as as i guess, i promise you . i promise you if promise you. i promise you if you believe in an independent scotland , separate from the scotland, separate from the united kingdom , separate from united kingdom, separate from the union, i respect the european union, i respect that point of view and i think

so to the people of scotland so. so to the people of scotland to all of the people of scotland. whether you voted for me or not, please know that being your first minister has been the privilege of my life. nothing. absolutely i do. in future will ever come anywhere close. thank you from the very bottom of my heart. sturgeon resigning in boots in edinburgh a little earlier. speak to our political reporter olivia utley with us in the studio because. remember you in edinburgh outside the parliament building for some time as the trans went on no nicholas sturgeon saying that decision to stand on is a reaction to short term pressure . all the controversy over the trans issue in scotland . but trans issue in scotland. but clearly it does seem to have taken toll on her politically. it absolute she has and the gender recognition which she personally remember pushed through holyrood before christmas has proved remarkably unpopular in scotland by a margin 2 to 1. scots don't support . so that really has put support. so that really has put a lot pressure on her. the other issue is that so

miss sturgeon, scotland longest serving 1st minister. she said when she announced a resignation that she had become too polarizing a figure to continue after 8 years in the role. do you think that assessment is correct? had she become to polarizing a figure? i think it is right what she said, and i think all polling suggests and if you're support request or you're against her and the people in school really base their minds up on her personally to be quite honest. but i think the, the opportunity is 1st to try to look towards her, the parliament, her scottish politics is moving forward because we've been stuck, as i've said in this constitutional hold for too long. i think for what i hope is that opportunity presents itself for people to take a look at. like can canada as well, where after a period of division and constitutional division, people decide that they want to move on in normal politics at resumes. which i hope as the 2nd largest party in scotland and the conservative party can capitalize on that and try to attract more support

during that time, she spearheaded scotland's bid for independence from westminster. she will stay on until her successor is chosen. editor james cook reports now on the news of nicola sturgeon's resignation. james: no one has done the job longer. no other woman has done it at all. >> good morning. thank you for coming along. james: nicola sturgeon says the job of first minister includes knowing when to call it a day. >> in my head and heart, i know that the time is now, that it is right for me and my party and the country, so today, i am announcing my intention to step down as first minister and leader of the party. i am firmly of the view that there is no majority support for independence of scotland, but that support needs to be solidified, and it needs to grow further if our independent scotland is to have the best possible foundation. to achieve that, we must reach across the divide in scottish politics. james the: s&p itself is divided, split over attempts to make it easier for people to change their gender, and over her plan to try to turn the next general elec

scotland is for independence. you independence you know, independence doesn't mean and mean snp government and independence doesn't mean a particular it means you control . and i'm sure at times when you've disagreed with whichever uk governments have been in place. nigel, you haven't thought you know what would be better of governed by parties berlin or brussels ?11. no, no . berlin or brussels? 11. no, no. believe angus, i in self—government we have slightly different definitions of it. but you know, the point is, is that we should have a capital and i know decision making in the capital of our nation and edinburgh and, you know, our neighbours in london. i'm just fine with them as i guess, i fine with them as as i guess, i promise you . i promise you if promise you. i promise you if you believe in an independent scotland , separate from the scotland, separate from the united kingdom , separate from united kingdom, separate from the union, i respect the european union, i respect that point of view and i think

here's our scotland editorjames cook. no one has done the job longer, no other woman has done it at all. good morning, everyone. thank you for coming along. but nicola sturgeon says the job description of first minister includes knowing when to call it a day. in my head and in my heart, i know that time is now, that it is right for me, for my party and for the country. and so, today i am announcing my intention is to step down as first minister and leader of my party. individual polls come and go, but i am firmly of the view that there is no majority support for independence in scotland, there is now majority support for independence in scotland, but that support needs to be solidified, and it needs to grow further if our independent scotland is to have the best possible foundation. to achieve that, we must reach across the divide in scottish politics. the divide is cultural as well as constitutional. the case of the double rapist posing particular problems for the first minister and highlighting concerns about her attemp

scotland repeatedly rejecting it. in that context, the independence movement reinvented itself, the snp talking the language of social democracy and greater equality. this appealed to old labour voters and enthused the young. that realignment of loyalties happened under alex salmond's leadership. no—one embodied it more fully than nicola sturgeon. but under her, there's been no further surge in support for independence. even the unpopularity of brexit here and the toppling of four conservative prime ministers have moved the dial a few points, at most. but drill down into the opinion polls that consistently show the country roughly divided 50—50 on independence. the young remain overwhelmingly in favour, and there's even strong support among the middle—aged. many nationalists believe time is on their side, that the fruit of independence is ripening on the tree of age demographics, and it will eventually fall into their laps. the union has been strongest over the ages when it's been built on shared values and a co

it's been windy in scotland and the winds continuing to pick in northern scotland we could have some gusts of around 60 miles an hour for a while by the end of the night. a lot of cloud to come tonight. it's going to be a mild one, particularly in northern ireland. perhaps temperatures no lower than 11 degrees tomorrow. for a while by the end of the night. a lot of cloud to come tonight. it's going to be a mild one, particularly in northern ireland. perhaps temperatures no lower than 11 degrees tomorrow. the winds continue to gradually ease down through the day, but this rain is stuck in scotland. could see a secondary band of cloud, a few pockets of rain and drizzle affecting northern ireland over the irish sea into northwest england. there's a lot of cloud on the scene. again, some eastern parts of england, particularly across east anglia, could get some sunshine. it's going to be very mild here, 16 degrees. northern scotland getting some sunshine, but the air is a little bit chillier here. 0n the whole, though, we're starting the week with some very mild air across the uk. there i

to the people of scotland . to all of the of scotland. to all of the people of scotland . whether you people of scotland. whether you voted for me or not. please know , being your first minister has been the privilege of my life . been the privilege of my life. nothing. absolutely i do. in future will ever come anywhere close . thank you. from the very close. thank you. from the very bottom of my heart . forgive me . bottom of my heart. forgive me. i'm not going to do my usual go round. absolutely. every journalist . the room. there will journalist. the room. there will be time over the next few weeks, i'm sure, for you to ask me questions. but i'll take a few questions. but i'll take a few questions for now. and i'll start with glen campbell from the bbc westminster. and you can read scotland's independence since sorry first minister, if you cannot lead scotland to independence who, if anyone can . and what is the timetable now for your replacement . and on for your replacement. and on a slightly lighter note do you know or douglas was as a result of a bet . i know or dou

he was travelling to scotland, he had been briefly - to scotland, he had been briefly backin to scotland, he had been briefly back in london having in the exclusion crisis been sent first to europe and then to scotland by his brother, king charles ii, because as a catholic in a protestant nation, there was a lot of turmoil about whether he was a fit heir to the throne. so he had been resident in scotland for a couple of years but by 1682, that political turmoil is starting to die down and he had been invited, briefly, back to the court, it had all gone very well, so now, in may 1682, he is travelling back up in may 1682, he is travelling back up to scotland to collect his pregnant wife, mary of modena, and his daughterfrom his pregnant wife, mary of modena, and his daughter from his first marriage, and, later queen anne, and bring them all back in the gloucester, it was hoped, to reside permanently in the court in london. but i'm right that the sinking of the ship sealed his unpopularity? i think post—1688, after the glorious revolution, when william and mary become monarchs, james's r

another mild day, nine in scotland, 13, 14, even afternoon. another mild day, nine in scotland, 13, 1a, even 15 across south—eastern parts of england. in northern ireland, a cloudy afternoon with rain. and weather front and an area of low pressure comes in overnight bringing some wet weather, not especially windy. some rain across northern areas and briefly snow over the scottish mountains. most of the wet weather is out into continental europe by saturday, leaving behind some dribs and drabs of rain that will move northwards into the central belt. to the north, some sunshine, to the south, some sunshine and clout and maybe one or two showers. breezy across southern england but otherwise, the wind much lighter on saturday. another mild day. a quick look at the second half of the weekend, some more rain, particularly in scotland, brighter as you head further south and dries well. the wind picks up again during the course of sunday, especially in the course of sunday, especially in the north—west and temperatures not quite as high, 10—12.

the rugby was laurentiis from 19—0 down, scotland were struggling. french defence under constant pressure now. then rustle over and scotland would just fall behind. the next try would win it. 32—21. but to push the match in the final seconds was itself a sign of scotland's progress. that was the assessment of the scotland coach as well who despite defeat says he was proud of his team was �*s performance. we his team was 's performance. we robabl his team was '5 performance. - probably played better today than an hour last two games. we did enough to win, we feel like we did. but we really believe in what we have here stop we went up to one of best teams in the world, on their home patch, with 14 in the world, on their home patch, with ia men and we came away really disappointed not to get a win or get tries against the defence. exeter have moved up to fifth in the gallacher premiership after narrowly beating sale at sandy park. a man of the man performance from josh hodge saw exeter to victory with two first—half tries. sale had gone 10—0 up

this is minister of scotland. this is despite the fact just a couple of weeks ago, nicholas sturgeon was insisting she had plenty left in her tank. it doesn't bear thinking about, is it.7 fast forward to today and she says she's been mulling whether to go for some weeks. well, what's said about she denies her decision, has anything to do with the new poll revealing a scottish appetite for independence? is currently lower than the 45% recorded in the 2014 referendum or . indeed, the 2014 referendum or. indeed, the fact that she thought it was tough, actually acceptable to put convicted rapist into a woman's prison because he suddenly started wearing a wig and a lot of pink. nope, it's to spend more time with her family and that she knows when go though i'm not entirely sure that last bit is true as it took over 30 minutes of self indulgence . jacinda ardern indulgence. jacinda ardern resignation style claptrap to say my strangely there was no time to mention scotland's drug addiction problem . the state of addictio

she's quite marmite character in scotland.— you are on. she's quite marmite character in scotland. she has been a significant — character in scotland. she has been a significant political _ character in scotland. she has been a significant political force. - character in scotland. she has been a significant political force. as - a significant political force. as you develop your political career, it's hard to think of the snp without nicola sturgeon or alex salmond and yet they will both be gone soon. he's already gone from the party, she will stay as an msp for now. it's going to be a different and potentially an opportunity for the opposition parties. opportunity for the opposition arties. �* opportunity for the opposition arties. . ., , , ., opportunity for the opposition arties. ., , , parties. alex salmond seems to be one from parties. alex salmond seems to be gone from front-line _ parties. alex salmond seems to be gone from front-line politics - parties. alex salmond seems to be gone from front-line politics but i gone from front—line politics but seem to be all over t

it is the situation in scotland at least? it is looking — the situation in scotland at least? it is looking that _ the situation in scotland at least? it is looking that way. there - the situation in scotland at least? it is looking that way. there is - the situation in scotland at least? it is looking that way. there is a l it is looking that way. there is a one off some with some backdated in effective january following the 7.5% pay award to help staff in scotland this year. one union, unison has already welcomed it. in the last few minutes i have gathered the royal college of nursing has said it will recommend this offer to its members. that is hugely significant because the rcn has not, in this current pay dispute, recommended any of the office put forward in the uk's nations. of course, they are planning further strike action in england. the dealfor this planning further strike action in england. the deal for this year for nhs staff in england was between 4% and 4.5% and ministers will not go any higher because they are concerned about the effects on inflation. unison has

that's when england and scotland 5tarted they were swept away. that's when england and scotland started to diverge pipe two politically, tho5e diverge pipe two politically, those values, registering under 5train. value5, registering under 5train. embracing a radical offered by margaret thatcher, scotland repeatedly rejecting it. in that context, the independence movement reinvented itself as a ps np talking social democracy and greater equality. this appealed to our old labour voters and enthused the young. that realignment of loyalty have been under alex salmond leadership, nobody imparted more holy than nicola sturgeon. under her there's been no further search for support and independence. even the unpopularity of brexit here and the toppling of holcomb two more conservative mini5ter5 toppling of holcomb two more conservative ministers to help move the dial a few points at most. the drill down into opinion polls consistently show the country roughly divided 50—50 on independence. the young remain overwhelmingly in favour put up 5trong overwhe

scotland's next match is against the phillippines on saturday. england captain leah williamson says the squad will continue to promote inclusivity ahead of wearing the 0nelove armband at this month's arnold clark cup. it comes after czech republic internationaljakub jankto announced he is gay. england play south korea tomorrow. we are a squad that promotes inclusivity, equality. we obviously have a number of people that feel very strongly about it and i think it is not even a question for us, really. you know, you havejust seen another men's player step out and be as brave as they can be and potentially changed their whole life. they don't know what is coming, so for us to stand also in solidarity with that is important to us. but yeah, it is something we have always done, to something we will continue to do and yeah, like i say, we're notjust impacting football, we are trying to have a positive impact society. meanwhile, manchester united's ella toone, who was sent off against tottenham in the wsl on sunday has had her red card overturned. totte

scotland the news? just fine. scotland fita today than it was in 2014. there so much that i am proud of . but what do you think was nicholas sturgeon a success or failure ? scottish first minister failure? scottish first minister down at gbnews.uk big poll running on this right now at gb news twitter. the result shortly to help you make up your mind, i'm joined by the founder of the majority and anti nationalist campaigner devlin, the political writer and pundit james melville and the former snp councillor austin sheppard and now luke austin. i've very tough on sturgeon , so i want to give you sturgeon, so i want to give you ample opportunity to put her case. however, austin, how you claim she's been a success when she hasn't actually taken in scotland any closer towards separation . that question has separation. that question has been a success not just in terms of advancing the cause of scottish but in terms of the way that she has gone from scotland , the support that she's received from the people. i mean i mean, for example and when it comes to foll

she was curious about scotland, if it was beautiful. and she was promised that she would be back by monday. 0ur assessment is that bennylyn didn't intend to stay long in dundee, as there were no overnight bags. we've nothing to indicate that there was any kind of long term serious relationship and it was very much, as you say, a trip to dundee. and in fact, we know there are photographs at various tourist sites across the city. we talk a lot. with the time difference of six to seven hours... ..i have time to chat in the evenings, which is usually morning or afternoon in her time. we're always chatting. every day. bennylyn and shela chat on friday the 19th of february. it's the last contact they'll ever have. over the next day, shela grows concerned that her sister isn't replying to her messages and contacts innes. on sunday the 21st of february, shela receives a message from him. innes tells shela that bennylyn and jellica are with another man she met online, a teacher. this is a lie, the first of many. he said he was upset. i got sever

windy there for the north of scotland. but look at these temperatures were up to 12, maybe 13 degrees across the south, up to 11 degrees as far north as the highlands. as we move through thursday night, it stays fairly breezy, dry for most with variable clouds, some clear spells. we lose the rain as well across the north of scotland for a while. so we start the early part of friday, off on a dry note forallareas, pretty mild night to come, lows of 6 to nine or ten degrees. so we've still got our area of high pressure to the south of the uk, lower pressure towards the north. this new weather front will wriggle in to northern areas through the day on friday. so that will introduce a little bit of rain initially to northern ireland, then push across scotland, perhaps northern england for a time. quite drizzly, in fact, some low cloud mist and murk. best of any brightness later in the day. northern ireland, parts of central southern england and wales, another breezy day to come across more northern and western areas. but light

the rain that moves south across scotland will lift back northwards across scotland tomorrow though the windiest weather will be easing and we are left with another day with a lot of cloud. wales, western parts of england seen the light rain and drizzle whereas in northern ireland it will brighten up a bit. temperatures rising to 14 degrees. a milder day tomorrow and a mild start to the weekend. clearly with a lot of cloud around, still a lot of light rain and drizzle and for northern ireland and scotland a band of heavy rain moving through and that is the leading edge of the weather change arriving by sunday. a cold front moving southwards with that rain weakening as it does so. behind it the cold moving in but with an area of high pressure centred right across the uk and that means bags of sunshine on a dry, settled day on sunday. just a little cloud hanging across parts of scotland. it is not terribly cold but it will mean under clearer skies, a frost by the time we get to sunday night. thanks, nick. and that's bbc news at ten on thursday the 2nd of february. there's more analysis of

across scotland england and will through the day. we ended the day in northern ireland with high clouds moving in with this halo you can see here in this weather watcher picture, the high cloud associated with the next weather system. that would bring cloudy and damp weather for northern ireland and rain into england and wales region southern areas of scotland. i co—ordinate, frost free for most of us with clear skies in northern scotland, you might see patches of frost in the highlands. tomorrow morning, i cloudy and damp start to the date with mist and fog patches in western clothes and help with light rain and juicy easing off through the day with skies trying to brighten through the afternoon. i don�*t think there�*ll be that much in the way of sunshine, compared to what we had today. temperatures, despite the cloudy skies, on the my side with ten to 14 degrees. for the end of the week we are looking at windy weather with the area of low pressure bring in tightly packed isobars with strong winds wrecked on its way across so

good for scotland . sturgeon? good for scotland. we'll be debating that with none other than ann widdecombe. see you . in three. listen, we have a relationship and we talk every night and you agree with me on some things you don't agree on others. a lot of you are not having rishi sunak and you're not having any potential compromise when it comes the northern ireland comes to the northern ireland protocol was topic of protocol. that was the topic of my opinion . so let's to my big opinion. so let's get to your straightaway . john your feedback straightaway. john says mark, as someone who voted tory for 13 years and has been betrayed by the tories ousting boris, i'm telling you from a red wall voter, the tories are out at the next election . it out at the next election. it doesn't matter what rishi does now. people are giving up on brexit. immigration out of brexit. immigration is out of control and it's the working class suffer the most class that suffer the most because children and because their children and grandchildren can't ge

what future for scotland ? what what future for scotland? what future for the united kingdom . future for the united kingdom. the questions already being asked about whether the of asked about whether the issue of scottish independence has been decided nicola sturgeon's decided by nicola sturgeon's departure. a party, the snp meeting tonight to decide a way forward and who takes there? kate forbes. angus robertson . kate forbes. angus robertson. john swinney some of the names in the frame, but the in the frame, but what's the bigger

colder air pushing into scotland. more rain on the way moving through northern ireland, starting off as rain in scotland, could be snow on the mountains. maybe at lower levels for a time as well. that will ease eastwards and a blanket of cloud and rain across central and southern parts of england keeping things incredibly mild through the night. these temperatures are higher than the daytime maximums should be at this time of year. we have a horseshoe of weather fronts to start off the weekend unfortunately. saturday will be a bit of a messy picture, cloudy and drizzly weather frontal system is in southern scotland and northern ingrid and the same along the south coast. either side of the fronts, sunny spells coming through. a blustery afternoon, mild once again. looking up afternoon, mild once again. looking up highs of 7—15. we should be getting temperatures across southern england of seven or eight through the middle of february. a brief ridge of high pressure building on sunday, quietening things down for most.

scotland's health. secretary is reportedly expected enter the race to become next leader of the scottish national party . the the scottish national party. the daily record says humza yousaf will throw his hat into the ring after nicholas sturgeon stepped down as first minister. the snp's executive committee is meeting this evening to draw up a timetable for a leadership race of a possible replacements include deputy first minister john swinney and finance kate forbes . you up to date on tv, forbes. you up to date on tv, onune forbes. you up to date on tv, online and dab plus radio. this is gb news the people's channel sitting in for laurence fox tonight with . tonight with. get off me and it is fast approaching 6 minutes after 8:00. this is a gb news on tv, onune 8:00. this is a gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm not a quitter . online and on digital radio. i'm not a quitter. i like to online and on digital radio. i'm not a quitter . i like to call not a quitter. i like to call this fun hoi

scotland's health. secretary is reportedly expected enter the race to become next leader of the scottish national party . the the scottish national party. the daily record says humza yousaf will throw his hat into the ring after nicholas sturgeon stepped down as first minister. the snp's executive committee is meeting this evening to draw up a timetable for a leadership race of a possible replacements include deputy first minister john swinney and finance kate forbes . you up to date on tv, forbes. you up to date on tv, onune forbes. you up to date on tv, online and dab plus radio. this is gb news the people's channel sitting in for laurence fox tonight with . tonight with. get off me and it is fast approaching 6 minutes after 8:00. this is a gb news on tv, onune 8:00. this is a gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm not a quitter . online and on digital radio. i'm not a quitter. i like to online and on digital radio. i'm not a quitter . i like to call not a quitter. i like to call this fun hoi

other parts of scotland have seen some cloud and some rain. that will pull away this evening and overnight. and many other parts of the country will become dry as well. a few breaks in the cloud, the best of those probably in northeast scotland. so the risk of some icy patches here with temperatures close to freezing. 0therwise those numbers are more comfortably sitting at around seven or eight degrees. tomorrow will be a windy day in scotland. we'll see the cloud thickening. some rain at times, very different day in northern scotland. that rain will be heavy at times. we've got a cloudier picture across northern ireland, northern england. it may well stay dry. further south brighter, more in the way of sunshine that we've had today across southern parts of england and south wales. another mild day, temperatures 11 to 13 degrees. so those temperatures are a little bit higher than they were today in scotland, despite that stronger west to south—westerly wind which will be touching gale force in the far north—west of scotland later on. and w

who will be scotland's next first minister? the country has had five since the advent of this devolved scottish parliament more than 20 years ago, but who will be the sixth after the unexpected announcement from nicola sturgeon that she is going? i think over the past couple of years there have been many moments when i thought that maybe she will go, particularly after the pandemic, or after an election where there is maybe a natural break. i expected maybe there to be more of a succession plan in place. she is leaving the door wide open. nicola sturgeon was unopposed when she took over from alex salmond, but her successor is likely to face a competition, not a coronation. no one has yet formally declared their intention to stand. those who might throw their hat into the ring include the deputy first minister, john swinney, who has done thejob before, or angus robertson, the former snp westminster leader and now constitution secretary. the finance secretary, kate forbes, who is currently on maternity leave, the health secretary

into the far north of scotland. just before that some very strong and gusty winds, up to 75 mph in north—west scotland. winds far lighter further south and east and temperatures generally between seven and ten. through wednesday night and into thursday this weather front will weaken quite significantly, not much rain getting in to the south and probably not so much fog on thursday morning, some wintry showers in scotland, mostly wintry showers in scotland, mostly wintry over high ground, many of the showers fate so thursday is largely dry with temperatures of eight or 9 degrees. a bit of a change in the feel of the weather, this frontal system pushes in from the west and will bring a feed of winds from the atlantic, quite a mild wind direction so we will see temperatures climbing. parts of scotland or northern ireland could see temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees. it will be mainly dry over the weekend but we could see patches of mist and fog towards the south. thank you, ben rich. that's it. now on bbc one, time toj

scotland had one in 2014 where people voted note independence. although there will be many who look back very from the on her time as first minister, there will be quite glad to see her go as there will be those who wil be quite glad to see her go, and the fallen will be her view on scottish independence. geeta: will the opposition parties think it is going to be quite hard to find such a charismatic leader, whether you agree with her or not, and therefore they might fancy their chances of winning more seats? >> i don't have any doubt that oppotion parties in scotland will see nicola sturgeon's departure as an opportunity for them to do well. like i say, she has dominated scottish politics in the last 10 years or so, and she has taken the snp to levels of success it could only have dreamt of not that long o. that being said, speaking to one scottish liberal politician today, pointed out that although some people do vote for nicola sturgeon because they are a fan of her as first minister, there is a lot of snp voters who voted that way because the

jonathan blake, regain ground in scotland. jonathan blake. thank _ regain ground in scotland. jonathan blake, thank you, _ regain ground in scotland. jonathan blake, thank you, from _ regain ground in scotland. jonathan l blake, thank you, from westminster, and james kirk in edinburgh, thank you, too. today's other news now and a toddler with a rare inherited condition has become the first child to be treated by the nhs with a new life—saving gene therapy. i9—month—old teddi shaw has mld, which severely damages the brain and nervous system. the treatment costs almost £3 million and is the most expensive medicine ever approved for the nhs. teddi was diagnosed because her older sister nala showed symptoms. it was too late to treat nala, who is now terminally ill. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. he sings imagine having two daughters with a devastating genetic condition, but only one can be saved. wheee! nala and teddi have mld — metachromatic leuko—dystrophy. children are born apparently healthy, but the condition gradually attacks the brain and body. this was

scotland. it's been windy in scotland and the winds continuing to pick up in many places overnight in northern scotland. we could have some gusts of around 60 miles an hour for a while by the end of the night. a lot of cloud to come tonight. it's going to be a mild one, particularly in northern ireland. perhaps temperatures no lower than 11 degrees tomorrow. the winds continue to gradually ease down through the day, but this rain is stuck in scotland. could see a secondary band of cloud, a few pockets of rain and drizzle affecting northern ireland over the irish sea into northwest england. there's a lot of cloud on the scene. again, some eastern parts of england, particularly across east anglia, could get some sunshine. it's going to be very mild here, 16 degrees. northern scotland getting some sunshine, but the air is a little bit chillier here. on the whole, though, we're starting the week with some very mild air across the uk. there is colder weather trying to push in from the atlantic, but