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The Context

and we have just heard that he has returned to his home. this is colin beattie, just returned to his home. he made no comment tojournalists beattie, just returned to his home. he made no comment to journalists as he arrived home, and that's just after 8pm, sojust he arrived home, and that's just after 8pm, so just a few minutes ago. with me now is brian taylor, a former bbc scotland political editor and now commentator and scotland herald columnist. thank you so much forjoining me. you've been following the snp for years and years and years. ijust wonder how this is being received in scotland. it is wonder how this is being received in scotland. , . . , , scotland. it is an incredibly difficult situation _ scotland. it is an incredibly difficult situation for - scotland. it is an incredibly difficult situation for the i scotland. it is an incredibly i difficult situation for the snp, scotland. it is an incredibly - difficult situation for the snp, it is a particularly difficult situation for humza yousaf. if you think about it, he was not the leader at the time he investigated, he was not the chief executive, he was not the treasurer, yet yesterday all the potential political hit and political flack. all the potential political hit and politicalflack. he is left all the potential political hit and political flack. he is left in the middle, unable to intervene with the police investigations, unable to

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Asia Business Report

what we've got here, because i know central park's probably ten times bigger than this. but we're special. we're a little oasis in the middle of what's a concrete jungle. we used to come when we were young. now we're not quite as young. we got the kids, the grandkids. they're all here now and we love it. other sites shortlisted for the honour include york city centre and a collection of iron age settlements in shetland. there are 33 unesco sites in the uk, two in the north—west — jodrell bank and the lake district national park and birkenhead park is hoping to join them on the prestigious list, which recognises cultural, historical or scientific significance. the most talked about and was viewed story on our our website. 0ur colleagues in bbc scotland first picked up the story back in october. that is when miranda dixon

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BBC News at Ten

parties had this reaction. this is an extremely serious situation and the police must be allowed to do theirjob. but there are huge questions, i think, to answer, for both humza yousaf and nicola sturgeon about what they knew and when. this is clearly a very serious case and it's absolutely crucial now that those at the top of the snp, including humza yousaf and nicola sturgeon, cooperate fully with this ongoing police investigation. tonight, just before mr murrell�s release, a statement was issued on behalf of nicola sturgeon. it noted police had not made any requests for her assistance, while pledging to cooperate fully if that changed. james cook, bbc news, glasgow. a difficult day for the snp, the words of the new first minister, we had them in the report. bbc scotland's political editor glenn campbell is outside the snp�s headquarters in edinburgh. took us through the way the party is

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BBC News

independent country in the next five years. he talked about that yesterday in the scottish parliament but also other things that he is having to deal with as well, including poverty, is also going to be a priority, and the cost of living crisis, the deputy first minister, shona robison, was on bbc scotland, good morning scotland, this morning, and she said that cost of living would be a priority, but also independence, and she has said that one of the key priorities would be to ask the uk government again for an independence referendum, but as the uk government is also sticking to its guns and has said that no, this is not the time to have another referendum in scotland. so, yes, we may be seeing you faces at the front of scottish politics in scotland, but in terms of the independence debate, i'm not sure an awful lot has changed.—

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BBC News

to scotland now, where humza yousaf has been officially sworn in as scotland's first minister at the court of session. becoming first minister at the age of 37, the youngest first minister of 37, the youngest first minister of scotland, after defeating his rivals for the leadership ash regan and kate forbes. humza yousaf has said that he is appointing shona robison as his deputy first minister. i'm joined now by alexandra mackenzie, the bbc scotland correspondent. so, how much is it business as usual for the snp under humza yousaf, and how much will be new?— how much will be new? well, i think he will start — how much will be new? well, i think he will start getting _ how much will be new? well, i think he will start getting back— how much will be new? well, i think he will start getting back to - he will start getting back to business, just when he comes out of the court of session here in edinburgh. i'vejust been inside, this was a very short ceremony, if the is what we can call it, it was probably less than ten minutes, and

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BBC News at Ten

quickly to emergencies, or they didn't turn up at all. bbc scotland's investigations correspondent mark daly has the full details. lamara bell and john yuill died in july 2015 after their crash on the m9 was left unattended for three days by police. police scotland admitted their call handling system was at fault for the tragedy. now the control room involved, bilston glen in midlothian, is under further scrutiny. the bbc can reveal that for at least eight years up to march 2015, bilston glen was operating a dummy call handling system to manipulate response times, giving the appearance police performance was better than in reality. it also led to many calls going unattended. internal police documents obtained by the bbc under freedom of information reveal the practice was designed to prevent the activation of internal alarms and provide artificial levels

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BBC News

saying, can we use your speech in that debate in future conservative party political broadcast? ﬁlth. party political broadcast? oh, brian, thank _ party political broadcast? oh, brian, thank you _ party political broadcast? oh, brian, thank you very - party political broadcast? oh, brian, thank you very much for that. brian, thank you very much for that. brian taylor that from the scotland herald, former bbc scotland correspondent. there have been more widespread protests in israel. overnight against plans to give politicians more power over the justice system. this morning israel's president called on the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu to withdraw his controversial plans. tens of thousands of people took to the streets after mr netanyahu sacked his defence minister, for saying that the plans should be scrapped. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports from jerusalem. israel is gripped by unprecedented turmoil. and a leader refusing to give in. in tel aviv last night, protests erupted as people burned tyres and blocked highways and the police here let it happen, leaving it hours to respond.

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Outside Source

migrants, _ celebrating and always celebrate the migrants, that contributes so much to her— migrants, that contributes so much to her country. migrants, that contributes so much to our country. so let's take a look at what mr yousaf�s has been promising over the course of his campaign. he's pledged to appoint a senior figure to devise a strategy for rejoining the eu. he's said he would be prepared to challenge westminster�s decision to block a scottish bill on gender recognition — though he did add that it would depend on legal advice. and he said he would seek to build a "consistent majority" in favour of independence. so what are some of the challenges that lie ahead for him? this is former bbc scotland political editor brian taylor. it will make you may be disdained in disowned _ it will make you may be disdained in disowned by the conservative party of westminster but he does not need to court— of westminster but he does not need to court favour there, he needs to court _ to court favour there, he needs to court favour — to court favour there, he needs to court favour with the scottish people — court favour with the scottish people refused when further votes for the _ people refused when further votes for the s&p and crucially a referendum should that be granted at some point but with regards to

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Outside Source

to leaving the country that we all call home. this is a journey over generations that reminds us that we should be celebrating and always celebrate the migrants, that contributes so much to our country. so let's take a look at what mr yousaf�s has been promising over the course of his campaign. he's pledged to appoint a senior figure to devise a strategy for rejoining the eu. he's said he would be prepared to challenge westminster�s decision to block a scottish bill on gender recognition — though he did add that it would depend on legal advice. and he said he would seek to build a "consistent majority" in favour of independence. so what are some of the challenges that lie ahead for him? this is former bbc scotland political editor brian taylor. it will make you may be disdained in disowned by the conservative party of westminster but he does not need to court favour there, he needs to court favour with the scottish people refused when further votes for the s&p

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Breakfast

we are nowjoined by bbc scotland reporter catriona renton from glasgow. catriona, where does this leave the party? talk to us about how significant this is. as jamesjust this is. as james just said, this is. as jamesjust said, with huge challenges, the as james just said, with huge challenges, the latest blow in what has been a turbulent few weeks for the snp as you heard their — peter murrell, a key player behind the scenes credited with building the huge electoral success of the snp but since his wife nicola sturgeon announced her resignation we have seen better splits within the party. a reason often cited for the smb's success in scotland has been a party discipline and we have seen that splinter over the past few weeks. we have seen a host of figures following nicola sturgeon leaving big jobs in the scottish government and party, or both, and there is a changing of the guard, surely at the top. 0ne changing of the guard, surely at the top. one week on monday but will

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