For Northern Ireland, wales and scotland. Nicola sturgeon thinks that this decision could backfire on the Prime Minister in scotland because she really believes the snp are in a position to do well in this election. And that, if they do, then that will make it much harder for a westminster government to refuse to allow a referendum on scottish independence. Privately, though, the snp will admit it will be incredibly difficult for them to repeat the astonishing success they had in 2015. You could have a situation where the snp win most of the seats in scotland but it still looks like the support is slipping. The tories are convinced they can make significant gains in scotland now that they have successfully positioned themselves as the party most dedicated to keeping the uk united. There are many here in Northern Ireland who feel this vote could add to a sense of political instability. Remember, people here have already been to the polls twice in the last 12 months, both for Assembly Elections and the first one was itself a Snap Election after the complete collapse of power sharing at stormont. But the crisis that has not gone away. The parties have failed to come up with a deal to restore the government there. Despite two deadlines the reality of calling this vote will only leave it to be more difficult. Those negotiations have little chance of success now, and that is because Election Campaigns here tend to be bitter and divisive. Some political commentators called the last one nakedly sectarian. Theres no suggestion that this one will be any different. It is already being called an opportunity to show support for the uk, while republicans on the other hand raising the potential dangers of brexit and even pushing for a referendum on the united ireland. Here in wales its a lot more straightforward than in Northern Ireland but there will be intensity, nevertheless. Plenty of enthusiasm today, obviously, from the conservatives and also the leader of plaid cumry, leanne woods, said it was game on. The leader of welsh labour, the First Minister here in cardiff questioned the timing, questioned whether it was in the national interest. He will be acutely aware of the potential vulnerability of the number of Labour Constituencies in a general election. Two years ago the conservatives put labour under considerable pressure in parts of wales. The Tory Calculation will be that wales voted to leave and as such and because of that there will be large numbers of people in wales prepared to give theresa may a mandate to do exactly that. One final thought. The Eu Referendum campaign in wales was hugely divisive and bruising. I think the question tonight is whether the debate has moved on or whether it will be a rerun of that Referendum Campaign and the old wounds are reopened. Now on bbc news, a special programme from bbc newsbeat my spots and i. Hey, everyone, so i am katie snooks and you can normally find me here. Ive suffered with acne for the last decade and honestly, it has controlled every single aspect of my life from my social life, dating, and also my Self Confidence. I dont feel beautiful at all, my confidence is really low today. I tried five different antibiotics. I even tried Light Therapy. None of them worked. Until recently i finally had success. I have spent the last eight months vlogging my journey taking the sometimes controversial drug isotretinoin, more commonly known as roaccutane. The success rate is high but its also hard to get. You cant get it from your gp and it took me a couple of years to get referred to a dermatologist. I recently finished my treatment and ijust uploaded my last skin update on my Youtube Channel and the transformation in my skin has just been amazing. So i finally found a drug that cleared my skin but i want to know how other people deal with their acne but notjust the treatments but how they deal with the emotional side, the Self Confidence and the way you feel about being you. Time to catch a train, im off to edinburgh. Libby and lauren are taking me on a night out. Libbys tried Roaccutane Three Times without success so now shes trying something different. So the first time i went on it, it totally cleared up and it was really good. Cleared up for about a year. And then itjust came back all of it, and ifeel like it came back even worse than the first time. You so you lived with perfect skin for a whole year . I wouldnt say perfect, i still had scarring from obviously the spots before but i was happy with my skin and thats like the only time in about eight years that i have actually been happy with my skin. You are trying a new treatment now, can you tell me a bit about that . So its a suction and Laser Treatment and they go around your skin and they suck the bacteria out and zap it with a laser to kill any leftover bacteria. Whats the first step in your Make Up Regime . I always start with covering the majority of the redness with a really high coverage concealer. That looks like an amazing product. Its so good, i love it. This is bbc radio 1, saturday night, this is danny howard, a big shoutout to the girls getting ready for a massive night out in edinburgh. Taxis here, lets go. Libbys training to be a Beauty Therapist and she says nights out like this are one of the times she feels most self conscious about her skin. You feel like the odd one out, like you stick out like a sore thumb. Also i feel like sort of through the night like your make up comes off, as well, like its not as nice as it is at the start of the night. Do you feel like you completely let Go On A Night Out regardless of how youre feeling about yourself at that particular time . If i drink enough if i have had enough drink, then yeah, but if i have not. Yeah, i do let go. I am with my friends and trying to enjoy myself. When i have a problem about anything i can always go to them, theyre so nice about it, i love them. Do you feel like libby at any point gets jealous of you and the friends that dont have acne and have never really suffered with it . I wouldnt say so, libbys not like a jealous person, i do see she is not confident in herself and it is a real shame. Shed never be jealous of anyone. Do you think her acne has held her back with dating and her Self Confidence . As far as i have known her its been school since we started there shes, i have never known her to have a boyfriend. Which is a real shame because there are so many other girls that arent as pretty as her. Shes had acne the whole time you have known her. Never known her without and ijust hope something does happen for her that she can gain her confidence back. Shes not really dated many guys since i have been friends with her. Do you think that could be because of that . Definitely. If libby never looked good before she went out she wouldnt go. She would be like, i am not going out. Do you think her confidence has been affected by having acne . Sometimes we have to come in the morning without any make up on and i think libby is quite self conscious coming out into college with absolutely no make up on. If you are giving someone a facial with great skin but you have not great skin, so yeah definitely. So, its been lovely to spend the evening with you and after spending the last couple of hours with you and your friends ive been thinking are you kind of pinning all your hopes on this Current Treatment that youre on . Yeah, id say i am just because the amount of money ive paid towards it, its like my own savings and things like that. But if it doesnt work, it doesnt work and ill try something new. Hopefully not as expensive but i have noticed a difference in my skin and i have only had two treatments, so fingers crossed. It was lovely to meet libby, but after meeting her it really dawned on me just how much shes spending on this acne treatment, its costing her £600 and thats on top of all the make up shes buying, as well. I can relate to her so much and i really know how it feels to pin all your hopes on one acne treatment. Day one of roaccutane. This is my skin. Ive taken one pill so its kind of the first day but nothings really happened yet. Woken up and my lips feel weird. Im very worried about these big ones all coming at the same time. That will be very painful and very unattractive. Day 18, i wasnt going to film today because i didnt feel like it but i thought i would be completely honest and show you guys. Todays really hard. My skin hasnt been this bad in a really long time. I put so much hope and so much faith into every single thing i tried for acne and when things didnt work itjust crushed me even more. Im wondering what are the other Solutions Available for people like libby . So ive come to meet one of the uks leading dermatologists. Have a seat. I met libby a few days ago and shes tried Roaccutane Three Times and it hasnt worked for her and now shes paying her own money for a new Light Therapy treatment which shes kind of pinning all her last hopes on. I was wondering if there are any other treatments left available for her or people like her . I wouldnt say theres anything imminent thats going to topple roaccutane off its perch but there are particularly light based treatments now that seem to be gaining more evidence to suggest they may help. For libby, i think getting support from consultant dermatologists, either privately, if its not possible, because the nhs is so burdened, would probably at least make her feel more empowered and enabled. So ive just finished my course of roaccutane after eight months, and before i started i was googling it and researching it an awful lot. There are a lot of kind of controversial things about roaccutane on the internet. Is it really that controversial . Well, roaccutane is an extremely strong medication for acne, and acne is not a life threatening disease. So its always a matter of balancing up the pros and cons, but it doesnt come without risks and its understanding the risks, informing the patients of the risks so they can make their own decision, but it can be extremely effective for people who have severe and or stubborn acne. Its understanding what the risks are. Someone who knows all about those risks isjessica. Im off to third wheel her date night with boyfriend brendan. Jess hasnt used roaccutane because shes been diagnosed with anxiety. Dermatologists say the side effects range from dry lips to, much more rarely, Kidney Damage and Even Mental Health problems. So how did you two meet . We met at my dad and my stepmums wedding. Want to show us your. Show us your moves, your skills . Backflips . I dont think so. How long have you had acne . Its been about ten years now. So im 22 now, so kind of all started when i was about 12. Id get, like, really bad whiteheads on my face and my friends were like, let me pop your spot and id be like no, no, thats horrible and i think forget, like, the physical side of it as well. Yes. Kind of worse on my shoulders but it does go down my back as well, and i like to call it bacne. Can we see that as well . Do you mind . Lets have a look. See, they dont look too inflamed at the moment. Theyjust look a little bit. It looks like scarring, but it has been worse in the past . Yeah, definitely. How about when you first met, was that kind of awkward . I think i was a bit embarrassed, and especially because of my shoulders. I kind of, like, made a joke out of it but i think it was. Its hard. And do you have any ways in particular to make yourself feel better whilst youre, like, really suffering with acne . Just, like, having somebody, having your friends and family and just know that theyre always there. None of my friends, my family, my boyfriend, they dont care about my skin. So spending time with them, and ijust make sure that i use, like, a moisturiser. Hello. Are you exhausted . Yeah, im a bit tired after that. Now its your turn. Show us your moves. Brendan. Illjoin you in a minute so, ijust wanted to talk a little bit about how, kind of, jessicas acne has affected your relationship at all . She does have low confidence sometimes, especially when wearing tops where her backs revealed, because she feels quite conscious about that. Has it ever, like, caused any friction in your relationship, her low Self Confidence, because of her skin . Ive always been able to kind of notice whenjess has been quite down about things. So when shes been quite quiet or quite upset, ive approached her and spoken to her about it. You sound like a great boyfriend. Shall we go back in . Lets gojoinjess. It was really lovely to meetjessica last night, and although she is feeling confident and happy at the moment, i am concerned because i know from experience that if you have acne, its always there in the back of your mind, no matter how many kind of smiles you can put on for the people. Im meant to be going out tonight. Supposed to be going out tonight and now ijust dont. I really dont want to. Not only is it breaking out, its also so itchy and it hurts its painful as well. It becomes really infuriating and frustrating when girls with clear skin on social media, especially some of the ones i follow on twitter and snapchat, theyre like, oh, ive got a spot, everything is ruined and theyve got the tiniest, tiniest little spot you cant even see. Ive got something going on with my eyes, ive got some kind of eye infection. Ive never really had one before. It makes me want to gouge my eyes out. And sojust. Really frustrated. Today, im going to meet sarah. She got in touch with us about her acne. Shes suffered with it for an awful long time. And were also going to be meeting her son, george. He also has acne. Im unsure about how much hes going to talk to us about it, but lets go and have a chat. Im katie. So your mum got in touch with us about her acne. How did you feel when you found out . Not too bad, really. I mean i think its quite good that youre doing a documentary, because everyone can understand what its like. Almost everyone has or suffers with acne at some point in their lives. But when youre going through it kind of almost feels like youre the only one. Yeah. I look at myself in a mirror and think, yeah, this is worse than everybody else. Because i dont really see, i dont look at other people specifically, i kind ofjust criticise myself for it. You sometimes wear make up to cover your acne can you tell me a bit about that . It comes as a bit of a shock at first, people are like, are you wearing make up . Then everybody realises, what is the difference . All the girls in my year slather themselves in make up as soon as they get a spot, at the stage i was, i think everyone could empathise with me and see why i was doing this, because i was in such a bad point. It made you feel better . It did. I covered it up, when i looked in the mirror i did not look atrocious, i looked normal. Do you have any pictures, would you me having a look . George is 15 and it takes him real guts to show me these pictures. These are on holiday. As you can see, i look pretty bad. That is not at my worst. He is now on roaccutane, but the Camera Photos of when he was not is a step too far. It looks really painful, your entire face is covered with quite big. Not just the t zone. It was quite bad, it was notjust on my face, it was my back, my neck. Getting to sleep was a struggle. I would have to deal with my face in the day and my back at night. Im sorry to say this but it also. It almost makes you look like a different person because the cysts are so big they kind of distort your face. I was quite swollen as well. Thank you so much for showing me these pictures and for talking to me today you are super inspiring. I thought me and george had a unique story we both have acne, we both have acne, were both on roaccutane. I cant imagine many people in that situation. If showing the world has acne at its worst is too much for george, his mother has had decades to grow in confidence. Oh, my gosh that was pretty much rock bottom. That was horrendous. How did. . When you woke up every day, what did. . Literally, every time i looked in the mirror, it changed. It was like it was moving around. It got worse and worse. When george was nearing the age when you started to get it, were you worried . I always said as soon as they got spots they would go to the doctors. Did it make you feel guilty at all . No, just a bit sad. I cant feel guilty i have done nothing wrong, but i feel sad, i feel for george that he has had to go through this and he has dealt with it really, really well. He is a very resilient kid. Seeing acne that bad has really touched a nerve. I can remember exactly how i used to feel when mine was that bad, and it just isnt fair. You just want someone that you feel like you can turn to and will have answers for you. But obviously, it does not happen with everyone. I was lucky enough to have found a dermatologist i could connect with. Its got me Thinking Aboutjessica she has not really nailed any solutions despite putting on a brave face, so i have decided to put her in touch with dr tamara. Phone rings. Hello, dr tamara. Hi, jess. I thought i would tell you a bit about myself. I am 22, i have had acne for about ten years now. I saw a dermatologist and was offered roaccutane, but we decided it was not the best thing for me, so i was wondering if there were any alternatives. Every patient is different. I am meeting you for the first time but roaccutane may be a treatment option for someone with your skin type, but it is not just your skin, it is the emotional side and anxiety. There are lots of options to treat acne. Do you think there will ever be a cure for acne . In many patients, roaccutane or isotretinoin can cure the acne, turn it off and it does not come back, but not all. We always live in hope of a cure. I have heard things about diet, skin care, affects acne. Is there any truth behind that . Whether or not one develops acne is pretty much genetically determined, but there are outside factors. Stress can trigger it. You need strategies to manage it so that you feel happy that it is acceptable and you are coping with the condition rather than it ruining your life. Thank you for talking to me. All the best. That is what it is all about. You finding ways to deal with and cope with the acne, rather than it controlling every aspect of your life. Somehow, you have to find a way to stay positive. Its looking so good. I am really, really happy with how my skins looking. What is this, though . For the first time in a real long time i am just using like a stick concealer foundation, which ive never been able to do before because my skins always been so blemished. Day 205, this is my skin. Still really happy with it apart from this, but apart from that perfect loving it today is my last ever day of roaccutane. I am the happiest ive ever been within myself. For a really long time, like ten since since i have had acne, and i couldnt be happier, yeah, this is my skin, how good is it, guys ive been lucky so far. But the up with thing ive learned is that your skin doesnt define who you are. So whatever stage of your acne journey you are on, you have got to find a way to feel good. I am a keen photographer. It is what my degree is in. I wanted to do something to help the people i have met feel better. What were your thoughts about chatting to dr tamara . Ifeel more confident about talking to my doctor about seeing a Dermatologist She Put my mind at rest and i might go on roaccutane. It is good you spoke to her, you have not spoken to anybody about your acne for awhile. About four years, it was nice for her to put my mind at rest. Cute big smile. Do you guys have one thing that you would say to someone suffering with acne . Go to the doctor, if the doctor does not give you the answer you want, go to another and keep asking, ask for a referral to the dermatologist if the medication is not working. You are never alone there is always someone else out there suffering, try to find someone to talk to, even if they do not have acne. Dont pick your spots it leaves you with so many scars. Every time i get a new spot, i dont touch it. Look how beautiful that is. Thanks. Do you like it . Yes. It has been amazing to meet so many inspiring people along this acnejourney, who all have great ways of dealing with their acne to make themselves feel better. You can talk to your doctor and see what treatments are available, you can visit a dermatologist, listen to their advice and take it in because they are the experts. Whatever stage of your acne journey, there are still ways to feel great about yourself. Spring, thus far, has been marked by pretty settled fare. And i suspect that is going to be the overriding theme of the next few days, with a quiet spell of weather set to continue. Not just for the next few days, but right on into the forthcoming weekend. But gardeners and growers take note night time frost will still be a consideration. Not so much for the first part of wednesday, across the northern parts of scotland, youve got a Weather Front there spreading a veil of cloud. That will keep the temperatures up. But further south, not so much in the major conurbations, but in the suburbs, and in the countryside, the early part of wednesday could see frost. 3 or perhaps even i or so. But once the sun is up, that converts intto a glorious start of the new day. Plenty of sunshine across the Southern Parts of england and wales, through midlands and lincolnshire and cambridgeshire. But further north and west of that, the cloud thickens up into the borders, to Northern Ireland and the eastern side of scotland, and there will be enough cloud for a little bit of rain. A drier prospect, although still pretty cloudy first up across the rest of scotland. As the day really gets going, i am hopeful that some of that cloud will break up. A good bit of sunshine across scotland. Some of that rain will drift off into the north channel, away from Northern Ireland. So a dry afternoon for many here. Further south and east, brighter skies will boost the damage to about 13 or 11 degrees. From wednesday to thursday, any prospect of frost is largely confined to the south eastern quarter. The High Pressure really doing its stuff for the greater part of us. Yet more dry weather to come for many. Save for the northern and western isles, maybe the north of the mainland, too. A Weather Front here just keeping that cloud coming in from the atlantic. And enough about it again for there to be the prospect of some rain. Again, not amounting to much. The temperatures are where we have been of late. Somewhere locked into the low to mid teens. Friday is marked by a progression of the Weather Front and across scotland into the north of england, through Northern Ireland. To the south of it, with a bit of sunshine, we can boost the temperatures nicely. Possibly 17 degrees. To the north of the weather feature, a cooler and fresher regime sets in and eventually wins out. The front will reintroduce the regime down across the rest of the british isles. The High Pressure, neverfar away, that keeps things fairly settled. Your scene could look something akin to that. All that combination, the temperature never better than about 13 degrees, perfect conditions, i would have thought, for those taking part in the london marathon. A very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in North America and around the globe. My names mike embley. Our top stories a Surprise General Election for the uk. The Prime Minister says it will ensure stability during the brexit talks. The only way to guarantee certainty and stablity for the years ahead is to hold this election and seek your support for the decisions i must take. Mrs may will ask mps to support her decision in a few hours but outside Parliament Views in the country are mixed. Not another one . oh, for gods sake, i cant stand this. Theres too much politics going on at the moment. 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