very concept of congressional oversight. we face the extraordinary spectacle of essential presidential candidate railing against the very institutions of democracy itself. a potential presidential candidate. many thanks again. let s talk about exam results. students in scotland have been receiving their results today and the overall pass rate is down compared with the previous two years when covid measures were in place and formal exams were replaced by lots of teacher assessments. at higher level, the number of pupils getting an a to c pass was just about 79%. that s down from just over 87% last year, but higher than the pre pandemic levels when the last formal exams took place. the pass rates for national 5 and advanced highers followed a similar pattern. 0ur scotland editorjames cook is in stirling with more details. here you go. good luck, nick. meet the covid cohort. pupils emerging from
nicola sturgeon, has outlined her plans for a second referendum on independence from the rest of the uk. she told the scottish parliament that a bill would set out how a vote could be held in october next year. 0ur scotland editorjames cook reports from edinburgh. chanting: yes, yes, yes! no, no, no! scotland 2014, when politics came alive. how dare they say that this country is not capable of running its own affairs? this is everyone s flag, everyone s country, everyone s culture, and everyone s streets. this is the vision we ve got for your country. i but should we do this all over again? how does the nation feel about the idea of a second referendum? yeah, i think if there s a public call for it then we should definitely have one and just see what the public thinks. i don t think it s the best idea. yes, go for it, - yeah, another one. oh, my god, again?
eastern flank and finland and sweden for this very, very attacked three day nato summit. for this very, very attacked three day nato summit. mark with the very latest in madrid, day nato summit. mark with the very latest in madrid, thank day nato summit. mark with the very latest in madrid, thank you day nato summit. mark with the very latest in madrid, thank you so - day nato summit. mark with the very latest in madrid, thank you so much. j the first minister the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has outlined her plans for a second referendum on independence from the rest of the uk. she told the scottish parliament that a bill would set out how a vote could be held in october next year. the question would be the same as that posed in the last referendum in 2014. should scotland be an independent country? . ms sturgeon has written to the prime minister to inform him of her plans. speaking to reporters as he flew to the nato summit in spain, borisjohnson said. we
there s ten days to go before the local elections, the results may give us some clues about the wider political landscape. the labour leader sir keir starmer s potential route to number ten would be smoother if his party could recapture some of the ground it has lost in recent years to the scottish national party. the snp currently has the largest number of councils in scotland, with the conservatives in scotland, with the conservatives in second place on labour third. 0ur scotland editorjames cook reports from glasgow. for decades, glasgow rumbled along as a labour city. five years ago came a shock when the snp took charge. but are they now about to hit a bump on the road? potholes are a hot topic for the council here, and for others around the country. glasgow says it is focused on making permanent, high quality repairs. hi there. how are you doing? good, thanks. just going to ibrox, please. but for some scottish motorists, it s a real pain. potholes in the city of glasgow at the mom
but there is no easy route back to power. they at least, though, have to be heading in the right direction. alex forsyth, bbc news, greater manchester. the ulster unionist party has launched its election campaign ahead of may s assembly election in northern ireland. the uup leader doug beattie urged the voters of northern ireland to concentrate on issues affecting their day to day lives, and dismissed the prospect of a united ireland during his children s lifetime. the first minister of scotland has defended the decision to award a contract for new ferries to a struggling shipyard on the clyde. the vessels, being built at ferguson s marine in port glasgow, are now years late and millions of pounds over budget, and nicola sturgeon is under pressure from her opponents to explain her decision. 0ur scotland editorjames cook reports from port glasgow. the clyde has a proud history of shipbuilding,