also on the programme. lucy letby goes on trial accused of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of ten others at a hospital in chester. she pleads not guilty. in aberdeen nicola sturegon tells the snp that the economic case for scottish independence will be published in a week s time. and how councils across the uk are supporting warm hubs where people can keep snug at a time of rising energy bills. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, there s a premature end to the w series season. the championship for female drivers scraps its last three races because of financial reasons. good evening. parts of ukraine have suffered the biggest bombardment by russian forces since the early weeks of the conflict. more than 80 missiles have struck both industrial and civilian buildings. it s the first time the capital kyiv has been targeted in months. president putin says the strikes on ukraine are retaliation for saturday s attack on a key bridge linkin
scottish line with mandates given by the scottish people. line with mandates given by the scottish people. studio: we will leave nicola scottish people. studio: we will leave nicola sturgeon scottish people. studio: we will leave nicola sturgeon there. i scottish people. studio: we will leave nicola sturgeon there. we | scottish people. studio: we will. leave nicola sturgeon there. we can now speak to our correspondent lorna gordon. b. now speak to our correspondent lorna gordon. ., ., ., , ., gordon. a lot more in that statement than we expected, gordon. a lot more in that statement than we expected, and gordon. a lot more in that statement than we expected, and we gordon. a lot more in that statement than we expected, and we note i gordon. a lot more in that statement than we expected, and we note the l than we expected, and we note the wording of the question that nicola sturgeon would like to be asked in a second referendum, the same question that was asked in 2014,
status as the vote in 2014 and that is simply wrong, factually, and legally. let me be clear, the status of the referendum proposed in this bill is exactly the same as the referendum is of 1997, 2014 and 2016. the next provision of the bill i wish to draw attention to relates to the question to be asked in the referendum, and the bill states the question on the ballot paper should be, just as it was in 2014, should scotland be an independent country? finally, the bill includes the proposed date on which the referendum should be held. in line with the government was much clear mandate, this is a date within the first half of this term of parliament, and i can announce that the scottish government is proposing that the independence referendum be held on the 19th of october 2023.
exists only to further the interests of the snp, i do nothing parliament with a first minister obsessed with another referendum at all costs, so can i ask the first minister, why should the people of scotland s real priorities be put on the back burner for another divisive damaging independence referendum? first minister. douglas independence referendum? first minister. douglas ross - independence referendum? first minister. douglas ross had i independence referendum? first| minister. douglas ross had three obs at the minister. douglas ross had three jobs at the last minister. douglas ross had three jobs at the last count minister. douglas ross had three jobs at the last count and - minister. douglas ross had three jobs at the last count and he i minister. douglas ross had three i jobs at the last count and he might be a do jobs at the last count and he might be a do nothing msp but this is a do much be a do nothing msp but this is a do much parliament. douglas ross has also