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long weekend, both sunday and monday looking fine as well. what you will notice is the air will get cooler, so temperature coming down a few degrees but that said, we are talking about may sunshine and in the sunshine it will feel pleasantly warm. enjoy the long weekend if you have it. thanks, chris. and thats bbc news at ten. theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with victoria derbyshire which is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc on...

To work, or are they right to keep on fighting for that pay rise . And thats all coming up in your hour . In your next hour . Thanks for joining me on the show. Your company is always an absolute pleasure. Also in the show today, an astonishing report, a survey of attitudes amongst british muslims really is an eye popping british muslims really is an eye popping reading. It says 52 of popping reading. It says 52 of british muslims would like to ban cartoons featuring the prophet muhammad. You re...

Scotlands police officers are quitting in their droves amid heavy workloads and stress as the force faces a perfect storm of recruitment and retention, exit interviews have found.

The dark web, terrorism and war in Eastern Europe are making Scotland's streets less safe according to Simon McLean, chair of the Scottish Police Federation and the Law Enforcement Action Partnership

First Minister Humza Yousaf is facing a political "apocalypse" as a survey found support for the SNP fell to its lowest level in a decade

ROBERT HARDMAN: This is a law which makes it a hate crime to abuse a man in a dress but not a woman wearing the very same dress.

Police Scotland received nearly 7,800 hate reports in the laws first week - many of which targeted JK Rowling (pictured). But just 240 reports have been logged as alleged crimes.

The moment is a major milestone for Labour and Scottish politics, and will shake SNP confidence.

Justice Secretary Angela Constance has criticised Police Scotland’s hate monster, saying the campaign “didnt particularly appeal to me.”

David Threadgold, chairman of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), says Police Scotlands vow to investigate every report of hate crime has created a simply unmanageable situation.