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believe this and we see it," because there have been a number of similar projects and proposals for carbon capture schemes in the area of which, for one reason or another, have not come to fruition. but on the back of today's announcement, the back of today's announcement, the business community here has issued a warm welcome — they say this carbon capture scheme brings huge potential for innovation and those jobs that we spoke about, and that the new licenses issued for the north sea signal a vote of confidence in the north sea sector. now that is not a view shared by scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, he doesn't agree, he says the prime minister has effectively signalled that his government is not serious about tackling the climate emergency when it comes to issuing these new licenses. that is also a view shared by environmental groups — i'll give you a few of their views, 0xfam uk says, "the decision is wrong—headed," and calls the
scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, is facing calls to suspend his predecessor, nicola sturgeon, from the snp, after she was arrested yesterday by police investigating the party's finances. ms sturgeon was questioned and released without charge pending further inquiries. she says she's innocent of any wrongdoing. here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. humza yousaf, first minister and leader of the snp for a little over two months. resisting pressure to suspend his predecessor nicola sturgeon from the party.- suspend his predecessor nicola sturgeon from the party. being in government. _ sturgeon from the party. being in government, you _ sturgeon from the party. being in government, you are _ sturgeon from the party. being in government, you are always - sturgeon from the party. being in | government, you are always going sturgeon from the party. being in . government, you are always going to be under pressure. that is part and parcel of thejob. be under pressure. that is part and parcel of the job. the way i operate as leader is to make sure i have consistent values as a leader. i will treat nicola sturgeon no differently than i have treated colin beattie or others. she has been released without charge, and i think it's important that the presumption of innocence is upheld.
and i think one of them is that i have been very vocal about these issues and i come from the eastern flank and although we have been in nato for 20 years, i think there are still some countries that are considered to be more eligible. but if you are offered it, you would obviously say yes? if i would be offered, then i would have to think about this. but so far there is no reason to get yourself sweaty over this! prime minister kallas, thank you very much for talking to newsnight. we appreciate your time. thank you. it's now two months since nicola sturgeon ended her eight years as scotland's first minister, the longest anyone has ever done thejob. for many people in her party it was a real shock. a decision they didn't see coming. but for some voters in particular, the change might feel bigger than for most.
so where does this leave policing in scotland, and if reform is needed what shape should it take? we'll discuss in a moment. first, kirsty reports from glasgow. scotland's first minister described today's announcement as monumental and historic. certainly it marks a critical moment in the decade long history of police scotland, an organisation formed in 2013 following the merger of scotland's eight former forces. following the merger of scotland's eight formerforces. after a damning eight former forces. after a damning report eight formerforces. after a damning report into the culture of his force, sir iain livingstone said things needed to change. it is the riaht things needed to change. it is the ri . ht thin things needed to change. it is the right thing to _ things needed to change. it is the right thing to do _ things needed to change. it is the right thing to do for _ things needed to change. it is the right thing to do for me _ things needed to change. it is the right thing to do for me as - things needed to change. it is the right thing to do for me as chief l right thing to do for me as chief constable to clearly state that institutional racism, sexism, misogyny and discrimination exist. police scotland is institutionally racist and discriminatory. publicly acknowledging these institutional issues exist in our organisation is
this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. an icon and a trailblazer — tributes pour in from around the world for the british presenter, comedian and drag artist paul o'grady who has died suddenly aged 67. humza yousaf is about to be sworn in as scotland's first minister, the country's youngest leader at 37. asylum seekers in the uk will be
constituency. big questions about how this is going to work in practice. but ultimately, rishi sunak has said stopping small boats is one of his big test as prime minister. this is part of the plan to make it happen. as ever when we talk about asylum and refugees, the big question, is it going to work? thank you very much. humza yousaf will be officially sworn in as scotland's first minister today. he's already started the job of shaping his new government — but kate forbes, the finance secretary he narrowly defeated in the leadership contest, has decided to leave government after turning down a move to rural affairs. protests have been continuing in france over president macron's controversial plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. while many demonstrated peacefully, clashes between protesters and police have been taking place in large cities such as paris and nantes. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, sent this report.
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are therefore declare humza yousafjulie lake did. —— duly elected. humza yousaf is expected to succeed nicola sturgeon as scotland's first minister after winning the scottish national party leadership election. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has announced he'll delay his plans to change the judicial system. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in opposition to his proposals. opponents say the plans undermine democracy and help mr netanyahu as he faces an ongoing trial for corruption. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. singing, beating drums the anger has built for weeks, erupting today outside the israeli parliament. this country is gripped
the tenth since protests started in mid—january against controversial pension reform. president macron told a crisis meeting of cabinet ministers that the violent protests over the last days had nothing to do with the reform itself. the first shipment of leopard ii tanks from germany has been sent to ukraine, according to the german defence ministry. 18 cutting—edge main battle tanks were delivered after ukrainian crews were trained to use them. challenger ii tanks from the uk have also arrived, according to reports from ukraine. the hungarian parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ratify finland's application to join nato, but again postponed a decision on sweden. the government had said it was fed up with both finland and sweden criticising its democratic credentials. the new leader of the scottish national party, humza yousaf, is expected to be elected as scotland's first minister later. if he is confirmed in the post, the 37—year—old would be the first ethnic minority leader of a devolved government in the uk.
increases the terror threat level in northern ireland from "substantial" to "severe", meaning an attack is considered highly likely. humza yousaf is confirmed as scotland's first minister, becoming the first person from an ethnic minority background in the role. hello and welcome. we start this hour in france, where another day of co—ordinated, nationwide protests is very much under way, as unions continue to oppose president macron�*s pension reforms. over a million people took part in similar protests in the last week. we have seen extraordinary scenes again out on the streets.