in parliamentary elections. polls suggest the governing centre right new democracy party is on course to win the most seats. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what shapes theirs. it isn t that long ago, since nicola sturgeon looked to be unassailable as first minister of scotland. she and her party, the snp, were held up as a contrast to the chaos and the division of the tories down south. yet since she stood down as first minister, pretty much anything that could go wrong has gone wrong, as part of a police investigation into the snp s finances, which has a long way to run yet. now, even though no one s been charged, her party finds itself in the worst crisis it s faced, certainly since alex salmond became first minister 16 years ago. my guest this week is not sturgeon, it s not salmond. it is the new rising star
come under strain. manchester city are the premier league champions following second placed arsenal s 1 0 defeat today at nottingham forest. and while celebration are afoot in manchester, the arsenal side finds consolation in coming second their best result since 2016. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky meets uk prime minister rishi sunak at the g7 summit injapan after landing in japan. zelensky tweeted that peace will be closer as a result of his meetings. sinn fein is for the first time the largest party in both local government and the northern ireland assembly, after making huge gains in council elections. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what shapes theirs. it isn t that long ago, since nicola sturgeon looked to be unassailable as first minister of scotland. she and her party, the snp, were held up as
it lay on its side at the bottom of the river solent. but amazingly, the starboard half was preserved under the silt, which led, in 1982, to one of the most complex maritime salvage operations in history. and now, exactly a0 years on, i ve donned a bluetooth connected backpack that will release different smells as i chase around the mary rose museum in portsmouth, trying to work out why the ship went down. right in the bowels of the ship now, and i m smelling tar. it s like the roadworks outside my house! we ve got a genuine mystery here. we don t know why the mary rose sunk on 19july 1516, and now, we re giving you the chance to, through following these clues, work it out for yourself. my dad was a sailor for the spanish merchant navy. he s from the sahara desert in north africa originally. myjob is to meet the characters and watch the scenes that might explain the sinking. i think i m gonna fire the cannon now, which is gonna put a hole in that wall. chuckles getting the sm
one of the world s worst stadium disasters. at least 125 people have died in a stampede at an indonesian football match after police tear gassed pitch invaders. and crunch time in brazil with just hour to go in the election which has seen a bitter campaign between past and present presidents. good evening. the prime minister has admitted her government should have laid the ground better before unveiling its plan for major tax cuts funded by borrowing which led to days of turmoil on the financial markets. in a bbc interview this morning liz truss defended the content of the mini budget but some prominent conservatives are publicly expressing significant concern. our deputy political editor vicki young is in birmingham where the conservative party conference is underway. this is a prime minister who needs to calm the markets and many in her own party. the decision to borrow billions to pay for tax cuts was met with panic and disbelief. today she made no apology for