let s start with big news here in the uk. scotland s longest serving first minister, nicola sturgeon, has resigned. she s been the leader of the scottish national party which wants independence from britain for more than eight years. she steered the country through brexit, covid, ukraine, five conservativce prime ministers and enjoyed huge ongoing public support. have a listen to some of what she had to say. in my head and in my heart i know the time is now. let s take a look back at her career. she entered politics full time in 1999 when she was elected to the new scottish parliament. she was twenty nine years old. herfirst big test in government came when she was deputy first minister and health secretary, as swine flu was declared a pandemic. she then oversaw planning for 2014 s independence referendum. the scottish people voted to stay part of the uk but today she said she remained committed to the independence cause. am firmly of the you there is no majority suppor
a woman has shot dead at least six people at a private christian primary school. a number of children are among the dead. the gunwoman herself has been killed. the police gave this update a short time ago. we know at this point that this shooter is a female and she appears to be in her teens, although her identification has not been confirmed at this juncture. we know that she was armed with at least two assault type rifles and a handgun. freddie o connell is a mayoral candidate in nashville hejoins me now. absolutely tragic morning in nashville what more can you tell us? tremendous sadness and anger on the ground, i know a tremendous sadness and anger on the ground, i knowa member of tremendous sadness and anger on the ground, i know a member of my team has family in that school in the family constituent in that school and have multiple friends with children at that school and all there is his heartbreak among the chaos. we ve been waiting for hours to confirm people that
strike over pay. scotland s first minister says a trans woman convicted of rape won t now be imprisoned at the women only jail where s she currently being held. and scouring our coastlines for waste why some of the plastic that s washing up is decades old. coming up on the bbc news channel, controversy at the australian open after novak djokovic s father is filmed posing for photos with the vladimir putin supporters. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. russia has hit ukraine with another wave of missile strikes, this time during the morning rush hour, killing at least one person and injuring several others in the capital kyiv. ukrainian officials also said critical infrastructure was damaged in the black sea region of 0desa. the strikes come the day after germany and the us confirmed they would send leopard and abrams tanks to the country. this morning the german defence minister said he wanted his country s vehicles there by the end of march. russia has cond
thank you. the first minister will now take thank you. the first minister will now take questions on the issues raised now take questions on the issues raised in now take questions on the issues raised in his statement. i intend to allow raised in his statement. i intend to allow around 40 minutes for questions, after which time we will move questions, after which time we will move onto questions, after which time we will move onto the next item of business, and it move onto the next item of business, and it would move onto the next item of business, and it would be helpful if those numbers and it would be helpful if those numbers who wish to ask a question would numbers who wish to ask a question would press numbers who wish to ask a question would press the request to speak button, would press the request to speak button, and i: meghan gallacher. presiding button, and i: meghan gallacher. presiding officer, the first minisler presiding officer, the