there. it had been a safe labour seat since the 1960s, but not any more. it now a conservative majority, nearly 7000 votes winning there. labour leader circuits, saying it was bitterly disappointing.- saying it was bitterly disappointing. saying it was bitterly disauointina. ., disappointing. here at holyrood, we have had a steady disappointing. here at holyrood, we have had a steady stream disappointing. here at holyrood, we have had a steady stream of- disappointing. here at holyrood, we have had a steady stream of results| have had a steady stream of results and what is the most important election in scotland since devolution. the snp have so far gained the constituencies of ayr from the conservatives, nicola sturgeon s scottish national party is not having it all its own way. there is some evidence of tactical voting against her. it is certainly too early to say if she is going to get the overall majority she needs if she is going to claim a mandate for a second refer
for big events as a test concert in spain leads to no additional covid cases. hello and welcome. india s covid death toll has just passed 200,000, according to local media as the federal government considers whether to introduce lockdowns for 150 districts worst hit by the pandemic. and even that terrible total seems likely to be an underestimate as there seems to a massive gap between these official figures from hospitals, and the numbers of bodies overwhelming crematoriums. the bbc spoke to two families, and a warning you may find some details distressing. it was the worst, worst night of my life that i was not able to save her no money, no contacts, nothing helped me out. translation: this - disease can be dangerous but our system is even more dangerous it has scared us. nishi and sachin are living india s nightmare. yelling - n0 audio translation available. this is sachin, moments after he got a call his pregnant wife, angelie, had died due to covid. desperately loo
did fail to hold and. the eu foreign policy chief says there can be no military solution to the fighting. the international community must push the rival generals to a political resolution to bring an end. let s speak now to a man whose niecejennifer is stranded in khartoum. a worrying time for you, donald and the family, how isjennifer? have you spoken to her recently? how is jennifer? have you spoken to her recently? how is jennifer? have you spoken to her recently? thank you for allowing us to take the her recently? thank you for allowing us to take the time her recently? thank you for allowing us to take the time the her recently? thank you for allowing us to take the time the behalf - her recently? thank you for allowing us to take the time the behalf of - us to take the time the behalf of the family. yes, about ten minutes ago we interacted withjennifer on facebook and she is fine. the internet was down so we had no communication from ten o clock last night, so w
decline and demise? it s notjust age which skews our views. 40% of people from ethnic minority backgrounds want an elected head of state and half think the royals have a problem with race and diversity . with less than two weeks until the coronation of king charles iii. the proclaimers have been removed from a coronation playlist because of their republican views. around half of all the adults surveyed think the royal family represent money well spent but again, just a third of yonger adults do. is the monarchy for you? get in touch. text 85058. call me on 08085 909693, or you can tweet us @bbc5live and here is the news. the foreign secretary james cleverly says the government is doing everything it can to help british citizens escape the violence in sudan. the country has seen more than a week of fighting, some british nationals who are still there say they feel abandoned. a bbc investigation has found more than £200 million of funding intended to help school children in
disappearance. ais year old boy and are charged with the murder of the 16 year old girl who was killed in cheshire on saturday. inflation remains near a a0 year high. the uk s most expensive drug saves a toddler with a rare genetic condition, but it is too late to save her terminally ill sister. nicola sturgeon is stepping down as scotland s first minister and leader of the scottish national party. she will leave office as soon as her successor is chosen. she says she can no longer give the role the full commitment she believes that it needs, and she hinted that after eight years as scotland s first minister, efforts to broaden the appeal of scottish independence could be hampered by what she called polarised opinions about her work. we ll look back at her career and get political reaction from edinburgh and london, but first lorna gordon on nicola sturgeon s resignation. she is scotland s longest serving first minister, the first female to hold the position. and today, nicol