plans for a second scottish referendum on independence have been put on ice. first minister nicola sturgeon has categorically not dropped the idea of another vote, but said today that no legislation will be brought forward until autumn next year at the earliest. given the pace at which these things proceed, that means no vote would happen until 2020 and by then it would likely be delayed until after the next scottish elections in 2021. the reset amounts to a setback for the ambitions of the snp, but it s arguably also a retreat for the forces of change and disruption that have been dominating politics for so long. it was scotland that led the world into a new era of voter restlessness. a nationalist surge that saw snp majority rule in scotland and which paved the way for that independence referendum. scotland has voted no in this referendum on independence. it was a defeat for independence but it came closer than anyone anticipated when it all started. something had stirred a
good evening and welcome to bbc news. the us says a huge bomb dropped on so called islamic state militants in afghanistan was the right weapon against the right target . president trump authorised the use of the weapon known as the mother of all bombs for the attack in which 36 militants were killed. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said it had been carried out in coordination with the government in kabul. the former afghan president hamid karzai has condemned the attack. here s our security correspondent frank gardner. a remote valley in a remote country. 11 tonnes of high explosive. on an isis tunnel complex in afghanistan. the blast was felt 30 miles away. the weapon used is called a massive ordnance airburst, also known as the mother of all bombs. this was its first time used in combat. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our afghan comrades. to eliminate this threat
here at 10.00, but first of all it is time for click. we are now more surveilled than we have ever been. cities are covered in cctv cameras. authorities are gathering data on its citizens. it would be all too easy to confuse the real world with a sci fi dystopia. mr marks, my mandate of the district of columbia pre crime division. i m placing you under arrest for the future murder of sarah marks and donald dubin, that was due to take place today, april 22, at 0800 hrs and four minutes. no, i didn t do anything. in the movie minority report, the pre crimes unit race to arrest would be offenders before they have a chance to commit their crimes. now, they use psychics but it turns out, something similar is being attempted using big data. in chicago, where the violent crime rate has exploded, law enforcement has been forced to try out unconventional ideas to combat crime. authorities are attempting to combine various technologies in an effort to predict where and when violent cri
0h, forget it. we are now more surveilled than we have ever been. cities are covered in cctv cameras. authorities are gathering data on its citizens. it would be all too easy to confuse the real world with a sci fi dystopia. mr marks, my mandate of the district of columbia pre crime division. i m placing you under arrest for the future murder of sarah marks and donald dubin, that was due to take place today, april 22, at 0800 hrs and four minutes. no, i didn t do anything. in the movie minority report, the pre crimes unit race to arrest would be offenders before they have a chance to commit their crimes. now, they use psychics but it turns out, something similar is being attempted using big data. in chicago, where the violent crime rate has exploded, law enforcement has been forced to try out unconventional ideas to combat crime. authorities are attempting to combine various technologies in an effort to predict where and when violent crimes might occur. marc cieslak went to c