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yes. so, in summary, what is it? so, what happened was, last month, the scottish parliament, by a pretty big majority, passed this legislation and the legislation, this gender bill, seeks to remove administrative and medical barriers to changing the sex on your birth certificate. thats basically what it does. its passed the scottish parliament and it was waiting to be given the rubber stamp by the king, royal assent. but, crucially, while the issue of trans rights is devolved to the sc...

a political clip for instagram. and a senior un official visiting kabul says progress is being made to ensure that afghan women continue work with aid agencies, despite the taliban ban. you are watching bbc news. now newscast. hello, it is chris, back in the studio in westminster and no longer in edinburgh. here in the studio. we have got this week, weve had to guess in recent weeks in the first edition of newscast in this, we have three. forthe edition of newscast in this, we have thr...

arrest a suspected gunman, after the second mass shooting in days leaves seven dead. we have special reports from afghanistan where the taliban continue to crack down on the rights of women. set and...action! and a behind the scenes look at hit show happy valley, with star of the showjames norton. opposition parties have called for the conservative party chair, nadhim zahawi, to be sacked now — rather than wait for the outcome of an investigation. the government�*s independent ethi...

in sport today, delight for scottish side darvel. how the sixth tier side upset all the odds to knock out premiership side aberdeen in whats being called the biggest upset in scottish cup history. 0k, set, and. . .action. and its one of the biggest hits of the year so far. we go behind the scenes with star of happy valleyjames norton. theres an energy about tommy. theres a kind of animal, vital and unstoppable kind of force. and so when hes allowed to let rip, like he was yesterday, it...

yeah. in radio and radio, i used to actually call into my own radio show from the elevator on the way and it was really. yeah, i have a problem with punctual. >> its a well i dont know what it is i, i have to, i think its an adrenaline, adrenaline thing. i wait till the last second no matter what. >> all right. well well try to pick it up where you left off. and i cant wait for your town hall on monday. cant wait. all right. my friend. >> i am laura ingraham. this is ingram angle from ...

the murder of zara aleena, just days after he was released from prison. the chief inspector of the service says it is �*chronically understaffed. it is impossible to say whether the murder could have been avoided but we did find severe deficits in practice at many stages of jordan mcsweeney�*s supervision. nhs representatives will appear before mps on the health and social care committee to discuss the situation in a&e departments across england. lets cross live to the house of com...

have improved touch. but making ends meet still the biggest for families and firms. i cant give them the things you would like to give them, like the new books. i cant afford to do it any more. with a new promise from labour to help keep a lid on bills, we have one big question this morning — is rishi sunak keeping his promise to run a professional government for us all? to answer that, james cleverly, the foreign secretary. the woman whod be your chancellor if labour win the next el...

we report from the arctic circle, which is warming more quickly than any other place on earth. president putin warns that the coming decade will be the "most dangerous and unpredictable" since the end of the second world war. elon musk claims hes buying twitter to "help humanity" as the deadline approaches for him to complete the deal. and why british schools that try to ban pupils from wearing their afro hair in certain styles are likely to be breaking the law. black people are dispro...

president putin warns the coming decade will be the most dangerous and unpredictable since the end of the second world war. a fresh election for the northern ireland assembly is likely to be called in december after the latest efforts to form a new governing executive end in failure. and prince harry announces the title and publication date for his memoir, promising a "raw and unflinchingly honest" account of his life as a senior member of the royal family. welcome to our viewers on pb...

expressing her concerns and asking for a meeting, and took place, and her concerns — for a meeting, and took place, and her concerns were expressed. regarding the hrc, they are willing to support and work with the scottish— to support and work with the scottish government if they can. however. — scottish government if they can. however, they make it clear their ongoing _ however, they make it clear their ongoing concerns are still on the record. — ongoing concerns are still on ...