Uk political power . Hello. The turnout was low, a little over 37 . Most voters stayed at home. But the labour party is describing its victory in the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election as seismic. The partys candidate, michael shanks, won over 58 of the vote, more than double that of the snps katy loudon, who came second. That means the swing to labour was over 20 from the Scottish National party. Sir keir starmer claims the result is the first step on an important journey. The conservatives lost their deposit. Our scotland editor james cook has our top story. Michael shanks, scottish labour party, 17,840. Applause. Labour didntjust win here, they triumphed. The snp didntjust lose, they were trounced. My campaign has been focused on offering people here a fresh start, a break away from the divisiveness and distraction of two failing governments and to give a voice to those who are too often voiceless in our society. Applause. A few short hours and several gallons of coffee later,
manchester city chairman khaldoon al mubarak says the club want to be judged by the facts and not by claims and counter claims, after allegations of breaching financial regulations. hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the king and queen, and the prince of wales havejoined second world war veterans at an event in portsmouth to mark the 80th anniversary of d day. the normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with the 191m battle laying the foundation for an allied victory. the special ceremony was narrated by dame helen mirren and included a flypast by the red arrows. jon kay is at the commemorations on southsea common. good afternoon from portsmouth where in brilliant sunshine a crowd of thousands has just been treated to a spectacular, noisy and deeply poignant event to honour those who served on d day. part commemoration part celebration. yes, there was a vip box where members of the royalfamily sat alongside political leaders and mil
Discuss terms. amanda knox who was convicted and then cleared of murdering her british roomamate has been sentenced to three years in prison for slander. ms knox has been convicted of falsely implicating a man in the murder of meredith kercher in italy, 17 years ago. despite today s sentencing, ms knox will not go to prison for the conviction as she served four years for murder before being aquitted. the first minister of wales, labour s vaughan gething, looks set to lose a vote of no confidence in his leadership in the senedd this evening. opposition parties have raised a number of concerns including why he accepted a donation from a millionaire who had convictions for illegally dumping waste. our wales correspondent tomos morganjoins us now. what could this mean for the first minister? the first minister was due to be in portsmouth today for d day commemorations representing wales but instead will be here in cardiff bay to face a vote of no confidence.