The opportunity to lead to my home well, that has been the most tremendous honour that i did not think was reserved for people who looks like me. Msps then voted in a new snp First Minister, who said he agonised over whether to stand because of his concern for his wife in the Pinkjacket Who has multiple sclerosis. I cannot let this moment pass without making it clear to elizabeth my profound eternal gratitude for the sacrifices she is prepared to make to enable her husband to serve our country as First Minister. As for policy, he named one priority. So, i will be unapologetic about bringing to this parliament the measures we can take to eradicate Child Poverty and i look forward to seeking the support of others to achieve that aim. Words underlined with deeds, Asjohn Swinney crossed as mr swinney crossed the floor to shake the hands of the opposition leaders. So, john swinney insists he wants to get back to the founding principles of this parliament, to the politics of consensus. But t
Several israelis injured, at least one critically. The wounded evacuated to hospital. The Israeli Military showed this Drone Footage ten projectiles fired before the Israeli Air Force destroyed the launcher. America and britain have been urging israel to open this crossing to aid. For now, its shut again. Today, israels embattled Prime Minister reacted to hamas s demands for a permanent ceasefire and an israeli withdrawal from gaza. The state of israel is not willing to accept this, he said, capitulating to hamas s demands would be a terrible defeat for israel. At the Kerem Shalom Crossing Point into gaza this afternoon, this afternoon, Israeli Police raided the offices of the tv channel aljazeera within hours of a unanimous cabinet decision to shut down its operations in israel. If youre watching this pre recorded report, then aljazeera has been banned in the territory of israel. The government accused it of being a mouthpiece for hamas. Its Regional Bureau chief called this a dangero
# how could i dance with another. dave grohl. # everybody had a hard year # everybody had a good time. and movingly, on screen, byjohn lennon. that is so special for me, here i am singing withjohn again. we re back together. so emotional and overwhelming. obviously his presence and the history that he brings and how generously he brought all the band members back together, like, both past and present. there are 100 performance stages at this festival. soon the other stage, which saw a packed out 0livia rodrigo set, will host the years & years singer and star of the tv drama it s a sin, 0lly alexander. 0bviously, we ve played here a few times, but to be back here now, 2022, it feels so special. i m just, i m excited. i m so excited. diana ross! yeah, tell me about diana ross. woo! i m just very, very excited. she s a legend. i mean, so many hits. 0bviously, i m coming out, like,
today and so many of us, so learning all of that has been hugely profound for me. # then you re telling me you can t breathe. # well, you should set me free. # baby, if you re over me. 2022 is almost upon us. new year s resolutions, what are you going for? my new year s resolution last year was not to search my name on the internet. i have managed a whole year, so i m just going to keep that one going, as well. well, congratulations, 0lly alexander. thank you very much for speaking to us right to the end of 2021. thank you for speaking to me. # only got a second to midnight.# it s going to be good fun, isn t it? the big new years & years eve party starts tonight on bbc one at 11.25pm in england,
let s reflect on all things new year. the actor and singer, 0lly alexander, will be joined by kylie minogue and the pet shop boys to ring in the new year tonight on bbc one. he may be watching it this evening with a glass of something fizzy. the years & years singer is following in the footsteps of robbie williams and alicia keys to host the concert. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been speaking to 0lly, and given us a little sneak peak of what s to come tonight. # sanctify the love that you crave.# 0lly alexander, when you get the call saying do you want to do the bbc new year s eve show, how did you react? isaid yes! oh, my gosh, i can t believe. i feel very lucky to be doing it. i can t tell you. it s such an honour to be bringing in the new year s with everyone watching. quite a responsibility, because there will be a lot of people at home this year. that s true, actually, yeah. i am actually quite nervous, so