And coming up in the sport on bbc news, Gordon Strachan hopes to win back the fans after Scotland Beat Slovenia to keep their slim world cup hopes alive. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Theresa may will meet Nicola Sturgeon in scotland later, for the First Time Since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. At the beginning of a week that will see article 50 triggered on wednesday, the Prime Minister will say she wants to build a more united nation. Tomorrow, the Scottish Parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new Scottish Independence referendum which ms sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019. Theresa may, though, has said now is not the time for it. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. Number 10 says the relationship between theresa may and Nicola Sturgeon that, every political relationship has its own dimension. Certainly the public stance between them over the past two weeks has pointed to a relationship which has its challenges, particularly when it comes to the issue of the timing of any possible second independence referendum. It isa it is a week in which two unions will dominate the Prime Ministers agenda. One, the eu that the country is leaving, the beat the uk, a Union Theresa may wants to keep together. Theresa may wants to keep together. The precious, precious bond between england, scotland, wales and Northern Ireland. Her first visit after taking office was to scotland. Now, ina after taking office was to scotland. Now, in a week that she triggers article 50, shes back again. Meeting Scottish Police officers to discuss counterterrorism after last weeks attack at westminster, security is one likely area of consensus when the Prime Minister and First Minister meet later. Agreement in other areas may prove more challenging. My position isnt going to change, which is that now was at the time to be talking about a second independence referendum, because it wouldnt be fair on the scottish people to ask them to make that decision when the facts arent clear, and also because now is the time when we need to pull together to make sure we get the best possible dealfor to make sure we get the best possible deal for the uk, to make sure we get the best possible dealfor the uk, including the people of scotland. A majority of voters in scotland opted to remain. I believe it would be wrong for scotland to be taken down a path that it has no control over. Nicola sturgeon says her government has met a brick wall of intransigence in the negotiations to protect scotlands place in europe. If theresa may didnt want the union to become looser she isnt going good way about it. She needs to treat scotland as a partnership of equals. She needs not to disregard the will of the people of scotland when it becomes to a future relationship with europe. The Scottish Government sought compromise with the uk government, it is now up to them to respond to that compromise. Tomorrow at the Scottish Parliament the snp and the greens are expected to vote in favour of the right to call a second referendum. Both sides in this debate on scotlands future appears as farapart as debate on scotlands future appears as far apart as ever. Little sign yet on how this constitutional disagreement will be resolved. Studio lets go live to lorna in glasgow. In terms of this meeting between them, how cordial bore the talks be . Number10 say between them, how cordial bore the talks be . Number 10 say they hope the talks will be constructive but its hard to see where the consensus will be. A spokesperson from the Scottish Government this morning was talking about article 50 and we are just two days away from the start of the triggering of that process of the triggering of that process of the uk leaving the eu. He said, as of just now, the the uk leaving the eu. He said, as ofjust now, the Scottish Government isnt aware of its role, there will be no discussion about its role in the start of the process, no discussion about how scotlands interests will be represented, no discussion about what role the Scottish Government will play in those negotiations. They are unhappy about the process surrounding article 50. They are unhappy about the position theresa may has taken over the timing of any possible second independence referendum. She is saying now isnt the time. Downing street are saying they will engage On The Issues surrounding article 50 but they will not, this afternoon, be discussing the possibility of a second independence referendum. I think the Prime Minister will really be pressed on this issue by the First MinisterNicola Sturgeon. And its really at this point quite hard to see where the compromised position will be. Lorna, thank you. Labours brexit secretary sir keir starmer says the party wont support any brexit deal negotiated by the government unless it meets their six tests. Lets speak to our assistant Political Editor norman smith. The six tests are . Most of them are really not that controversial or own arrests. You might even say they are slightly motherhood and apple pie. They are bing is like ensuring the final deal protects national security, delivers the every part of the uk. It ensures we still have strong constructive relations with europe. But there is one condition which is viewed as a killer condition. That is the deal mrs may gets must ensure we get exactly the same benefits outside the eu as we get inside the eu. Many people are saying how is this possible . If you leave a club you cant expect to have all the benefits of remaining in the club. What is going on . The view of many people in westminster is labour is looking to toughen its sta nce is labour is looking to toughen its stance on brexit, afterfacing accusations it had just gone along with mrs may and is now seeking to position itself so it can vote against any final deal reached by mrs may. As part of that, tough words from the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer telling mrs may to stand up to the Hardline Brexiteers in her party. Once a small minority in the conservative party, the brexiteers are now in office and in power. This ideologically driven approach to brexit would be disastrous and divisive. And it would stand as a roadblock to continued cooperation in the important fields of technology research, medicine, security, science, art and culture. The Prime Minister needs to face down these brexiteers. Is there any risk this could actually derail brexit in the long run . Simon, i think actually derail brexit in the long run . Simon, ithink politicians actually derail brexit in the long run . Simon, i think politicians from all parties will be very wary of the derailing brexit. Ithink all parties will be very wary of the derailing brexit. I think we are now entering the hard yards of brexit. The past six months have almost been the easy part. Yes, weve had rows and revolts and showdowns with the house of lords. Weve had clashes withjudges. That house of lords. Weve had clashes with judges. That was just get to the starting to trigger article 50, to begin the whole process. Now we get into the deal making, shaping oui get into the deal making, shaping our relations with europe. Determining what Brexit Britain looks like. This is the really difficult part. If you think weve had plenty of confrontation and rows and revolt so far, i suspect theres going to be an awful lot more from here on in. Thank you. There will be special edition of Question Time tonight, called britain after brexit. Live this evening from 8 30pm til 10 00pm on bbc one. The family of kurt cochran the american tourist who was killed in last weeks attack in westminster have said he would not have borne any ill will towards his attacker. He and his wife melissa were on holiday in london to celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary when they were struck on Westminster Bridge by a car driven by Khalid Masood. Our correspondent Richard Lister reports. It was the last afternoon of their wedding Anniversary Tour of europe. Kurt and Melissa Cochrane were due to fly home the next day but in an insta nt to fly home the next day but in an instant he was killed and she was badly injured. Today their families we re badly injured. Today their families were in london, paying tribute to the man they lost. He was an amazing individual who loved everyone, and tried to make the world a better place. He left a legacy of generosity and service, that continues to inspire us. We are deeply saddened to lose him but grateful that the world is coming to know him, and be inspired by him. When Khalid Masood began his murderous drive across Westminster Bridge, the two americans were his first victims. Kurt was thrown over the bridge rail. The family said they were determined not to hate his killer. Last night we were speaking asa family killer. Last night we were speaking as a family about this. It was a unanimous that none of us harbour any ill will or harsh feelings towards this. We love our brother, we love what he brought to the world, and we feel like the situation is going to bring many good things to the world. A lot of inspiration, a lot of love. That remarkable sentiment was echoed today by another of Khalid Masoods victims. I dont want to blame anyone. I want us to make sure we are thankfulfor anyone. I want us to make sure we are thankful for what we have, for the people that are still alive and the people that are still alive and the people that are still alive and the people currently recovering. And we should try and unified through that, through love and compassion, rather than through our hatred and anger about what happened. As the investigation progresses, this chilling image has emerged of Khalid Masoods profile, showing hit sent a messagejust masoods profile, showing hit sent a message just minutes before he set off across the bridge. The debate over the issue of secure messaging continues but for those talking about the attack today, the focus is on remembering those recovering and those who are lost. Richard list, bbc news. The Oil State Of Qatar is to invest £5 million in the uk because it is optimistic about the economy £5 billion. Just looking at the timing of this, just before article 50 is triggered. Im sure this will be welcomed by number 10 and number 11. The qatari government is in the country and has been for a few days. Its made the big announcement of £5 billion of investment. People will know the qataris investing, they own harrods, they have invested in ca nary harrods, they have invested in canary wharf, also in gas Power Stations around the country. They are one of the biggest investors in the uk. Ive just are one of the biggest investors in the uk. Ivejust interviewed are one of the biggest investors in the uk. Ive just interviewed the Finance Minister and he made it clear that the brexit issues, britain leaving the eu had really no effect on decisions to invest in the uk. Sterling has fallen in value which makes uk assets more attractive for foreign investors. But just as you attractive for foreign investors. Butjust as you say, this will be seen as an important signal, that outside investors are still looking to the uk in a favourable light. Also, i think that as theresa may looks to trigger article 50, there is still confidence in the uk economy. Which is going to be an important part of her message, this isnt all about europe, its about other countries around the world. Whether its the middle east, china, america. What will they fund . They said railways, roads, gas power plants, digital technology. Its said railways, roads, gas power plants, digitaltechnology. Its a bit of a shot in the arm as we approach article 50. Thank you. Bt has been ordered to pay a record £112 million fine for delays in installing high Speed Broadband lines. Ofcom found bts Openreach Division had committed a serious breach of its rules. Its failure for to install high speed lines for businesses fast enough is likely to cost the company a further £300 million in compensation. Simon gompertz reports. Theres been a rapid increase in demand for data links for our workplaces and devices. Bt is the main company which can install the wires and its being fined for not paying compensation when it is to blame for delays. It relates to a very important part of the uk economy, so its basically the backbone of our digital network. And bt was found to have breached this contract with some of its customers, other Telecoms Providers such as vodafone and talktalk. One provider said bt engineers turned up without six kilometres of cable they needed. On another occasion they didnt have the Emergency Traffic Lights that were required. Once, an engineer had forgotten his boots, and that was an excuse for delay. Bt is being fined £112 million for not paying compensation for unjustifiable delays over 30 days. £300,000 for not giving the regulator all the information it needed to investigate. And £300 million in backdated compensation to the Telecoms Firms who deal with the end users. What were talking about our Optical Fibre Cables which we need to carry huge amounts of information from officers to the exchange, from one office to another office, even from mobile phone masts carrying our calls and information. And what bt is being accused of is not installing them for up to a year and then trying to wriggle out of responsibility for paying compensation. Vodafone led the complaints against bt and there are hundreds of other firms which provide phone and data links for customers but depend on bt to link them swiftly to national networks. Businesses expect us to deliver on time and fix things on time. If were not able to do that because the provider we use is unable to deliver on the agreed timescales that they would promise us that they would deliver on, then of course we let our customers down. And that is a problem. It means our brand is affected and those customers are financially impacted. Bt said theres an explosion in data and communication needs. Bt is being blamed for holding uk business up and not making amends. Simon gompertz, bbc news. The deadline to form a new devolved government in Northern Ireland looks likely to pass today without an agreement. Sinn fein said the talks had run their course. Lets speak to our ireland correspondent chris buckler. Chris, four oclock, this deadline, then what . Yeah, well, simon, the assembly was meant to meet at midday today, that didnt happen. It is at four oclock as you rightly say the deputy First Minister are supposed to be elected by the politicians. It seems clear that not going to happen. The whole talks process that was supposed to deal with the problems of power sharing, frankly its been described as one politician today as a shambles. What happens next . Its up to the Northern Ireland secretary James Brokenshire but really he has a limited number of options. The first is to call another election and that would be the third vote in just over a year. Thats something the government dont want. They could play for time because he is only supposed to call back within a reasonable time period, so ultimately they could have talks while that takes place and they bluff that time for a while. The other option is to go to direct rule where westminster would effectively Ta Ke Direct Rule where westminster would effectively take over the running of Northern Ireland, thats something they dont want either. Ultimately at the moment that leaves us in a kind of limbo and that has practical circumstances. Budgets have not been set for public spending, so as far as health, public spending, all sorts of Public Services are concerts earned, that becomes a worry. Getting out of that limbo will not be easy because politicians here are simply pointing at each other, blaming each otherfor the fa ct other, blaming each otherfor the fact that these negotiations have not been successful, and the gap between them on all of the big issues that they are disagreeing about, it does not seem to have been closed in anyway whatsoever. Edu p and sinn fein need to come together if there is to be another executive here at stormont. Thank you. Our top story this lunchtime. Theresa may meets Nicola Sturgeon for the First Time Since the snp announced proposals for a second independence referendum. Coming up, new quid on the block. The new 12 sided pound rolls out tomorrow. 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