with that, some experts say it may be boycotted by prounion voters, but of course, the key for the government here at holyrood, here in edinburgh, is that they want any result of any referendum, wear it to be in favour of independence, to be recognised internationally, for the uk government to be in a position to negotiate off the back of it, so a lot of interest in what nicola sturgeon s going to stay in the next few minutes. it has been a very closely guarded secret. the scottish government cabinet was briefed on it this morning, but we know some consuls and embassy have also been briefed on the timescale for a possible referendum and that was reported by the times newspaper this morning. they are suggesting that the bill aimed at holding another vote will be proposed after holyrood s summer recess because of course, there are questions about the timing as well, whether it would
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now here s a story that is shaking up the gaming industry. microsoft has announced plans to buy activision blizzard in a deal worth $69 billion. if it goes through, it will be microsoft s biggest acquisition in the company s history. the move means the tech giant will take ownership of gaming franchises like call of duty, warcraft and 0verwatch. samira hussain has more from new york. evenif even if you do not know activision by name, you may have heard of some of its most popular games. it was purchased by microsoft and catapults the company into third place in the world of gaming companies. it will help them grow their gaming businesses across mobiles, pcs and consuls along with providing the building blocks for the matter of those, this virtual augmented reality. magaverse. but it comes with