Of the 60s, has died at the age of 82. takeover at the top manchester city re assert themselves at the top of the premier league, after winning at arsenal to overtake them on goal difference, in a statement of intent. today in a statement of intent. will be clouded with patchiness, today will be clouded with patchiness, hell fog, and some rain. clearer skies across the north of scotland, but we should see a little sunshine developed elsewhere later on. tonight and tomorrow, the northern half of the country will have gales or even severe gales. all the details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday 16th february. our main story the search for a new first minister of scotland has begun, after nicola sturgeon s surprise decision yesterday to stand down, after more than eight years in thejob.
One thing you can t doubt is this is someone that is an able politician, someone who has been in politics for 20 years, and that level of service is, of course, worthy of respect and thanks. alex salmond was once a close friend and mentor. now he s a political opponent. the key litmus test is going to be whether the next leader sees the opportunity to redefine the strategy for independence, to broaden the base of the independence campaign, and starts articulating the fundamental case for scottish self determination. i am not going to say who my preference will be to succeed me. but many are asking that question. one possibility is the deputy first minister, john swinney, who has done thejob before, or angus robertson, the former snp westminster leader and now constitution secretary. the finance secretary, kate forbes, who is currently on maternity leave, the health secretary humza yousaf, or the mpjoanna cherry, a critic of nicola sturgeon s leadership. nicola sturgeon wanted a referen
Come down the east coast into north east england we have gusts of “p north east england we have gusts of up to 70 mph so these are damaging and potentially disruptive gusts of wind and the roads are likely to be affected and for example the a 68, so if you are in a high sided vehicles there will be trippy travelling conditions on the same goes for a light vehicle or any vehicle and through the rest of the day you can see how the rain continues to drift slowly south and through the rest of england and wales and out of northern ireland and northern england and scotland but now we have cool air following behind and it means any of the showers in the north are likely to be wintry in nature. temperatures in the north between five and 8 degrees and as we can further south, between nine and 14 so on the mild side. by the end of the afternoon the next system all coming across northern ireland and western scotland and the winds will come down a touch through the day but the system is a
The ocean s surface. hello again. it s been a fairly cloudy, murky, wet start to the day for some of us. the clearer skies have been across the north of scotland. we ve got this weather front which is sinking steadily southwards clearing, but then later in the day we ve got this next weather front coming our way. so a lot of cloud, brightening up, though, as the rain clears away across east wales, the midlands, east of the pennines and later east anglia and the southeast. and at the same time we ve got more rain coming in across northern ireland and western scotland. but once again today it s going to be a mild day across the board with temperatures 7 14 degrees. now, this evening and overnight, a rapidly deepening area of low pressure crosses us, taking some heavy and persistent rain across northern ireland and scotland. sinking slowly south is a weaker feature,
I was pleased that we were able to announce two freeports - in scotland, that s joint working between the uk governmentl and the scottish government. those freeports are going to attract investment and create jobs - in scotland, which is great, i and i look forward to working with whoever the new first minister is to continue working constructively to deliver i for the people of scotland. one thing you can t doubt is this is someone that is an able politician, someone who has been in politics for 20 years, and that level of service is, of course, worthy of respect and thanks. alex salmond was once a close friend and mentor. now he s a political opponent. the key litmus test is going to be whether the next leader sees the opportunity to redefine the strategy for independence, to broaden the base of the independence campaign, and starts articulating the fundamental case for scottish self determination. i am not going to say who my preference will be to succeed me. but many are asking t