andy murray will be on court in a couple of hours, and novakjokovic starts his bid for the championship later on tuesday. we speak to the woman who s run 150 consecutive marathons and just completed an epic run across australia. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. we begin in the uk where the government has decided to block a controversial scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. it is the first use of a section 35 order, which can block scottish laws. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon called the move a full frontal attack on the scottish parliament and vowed to oppose it. here s our political editor chris mason. this is the ceremonial mace. it represents the scottish parliament s authority. we re seeing it here at the opening of its sixth session the year before last. and next, the crown of scotland, a symbol of royal authority. but power is shared in the
andy murray will be on court shortly at the australian open in melbourne. novakjokovic starts his bid for the championship later on tuesday. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the uk where the government has decided to block a controversial scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. it is the first use of a section 35 order, which can block scottish laws. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon called the move a full frontal attack on the scottish parliament and vowed to oppose it. here s our political editor, chris mason. this is the ceremonial mace. it represents the scottish parliament s authority. we are seeing it here at the opening of its sixth session the year before last. and next, the crown of scotland, a symbol of royal authority. all the laws that are passed here are checked to make sure they don t contradict with laws for the whole of the uk.
scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned a very warm welcome to the programme. a very warm welcome to the programme. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the uk government for blocking a piece of legislation passed in holyrood, saying it was a full frontal attack on its parliament. the measure had aimed to make it quicker and easier for trans people to change gender. but the scottish secretary, alisterjack, said allowing the bill to proceed would have a significant impact on equality laws across great britain. here s our political editor, chris mason. this is the ceremonial mace. it represents the scottish parliament s authority. we are seeing it here at the opening of its sixth session the year before last. and next, the crown of scotland, a symbol of royal authority. but power is shared in the uk, and with a rule book. all the laws that are passed here are checked to make sure they don t contradict with laws for the whole of the uk. i
and the met reveals it is now investigating 1000 claims of sexual and domestic abuse involving around 800 police officers. we will have more on the view from number ten downing street on falling public trust in the police. also on the programme. a constitutional showdown as rishi sunak says he ll block the gender recognition bill passed by nicola sturgeon and the scottish parliament. the government at westminster stops the government of parliament here in edinburgh from doing what it wants to using a legal advice never used before. and yes, you guessed it, thatis before. and yes, you guessed it, that is prompting one heck of a row. what do we want? 10%! when do we want it? as teachers strike in scotland, seven new dates for action are announced for england and wales, affecting more than 23,000 schools. and after 30 years on the run, the head of the infamous cosa nostra mafia has been arrested in sicily. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: no slip ups down unde