the former chief executive of scottish national party peter murrell has been released without charge by the police, pending further investigation into party finances. mr murrell, the husband of former first minister nicola sturgeon, was arrested on wednesday morning. a police search resumed on thursday morning at the couple s glasgow home. let us cross live to our scotland correspondent james shaw in glasgow. what is the picture they re just now? $5 what is the picture they re “ust now? , what is the picture they re “ust now? m what is the picture they re ust now? m , what is the picture they re ust now? as you can see, the scene behind me now? as you can see, the scene behind me is now? as you can see, the scene behind me is a now? as you can see, the scene behind me is a big now? as you can see, the scene behind me is a big police - now? as you can see, the scene l behind me is a big police evidence tent obscuring the front of peter murrell and nicola sturge
as paris becomes the latest city to ban them after safety concerns, what will it mean for their future here in the uk? ready to roar rory mcilroy says he believes this will be the year he completes a career grand slam by winning the masters. good morning. it isa it is a mild start to the day. we have got some rain putting steadily eased. it will clear over the far north east of scotland. behind it, bright spells, sunshine and heavy showers. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s thursday, the 6th april. our top story. the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley, has said there are hundreds of officers serving in the force who should not be there. it comes after an update on a review, which was launched following the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer, and the jailing of former officer david carrick, for a series of offences against women. helena wilkinson reports. david carrick, the serving police officer who committed violent and degrading
between bitter rivals saudi arabia and iran. buckingham palace is cooperating with an independent study into links between the british monarchy and the slave trade. cleaning up the uk s biggest police force. officers are diverted from investigating terrorism and serious crimes in london to tackling wrongdoing within the ranks. the uk s first residential gambling treatment centre for women has opened its doors to cameras for the very first time. the gordon moody facility opened in 2021, after the number of women receiving support for addiction more than doubled in five years. rachel stonehouse has met three women who ve been through treatment at the centre. everything was revolving around the gambling and i was just anxious all the time. i would get to the point where i wasjust gambling. it was boring, but i had to do it because that side of my brain was going, gamble, gamble, gamble. it has been the lowest point of my life and the saddest point because everything around me, i
hello, welcome to bbc news. we start once again in france because we have seen big numbers taking to the streets. the 11th day of mass protest against the pension age in france. some of the pictures from streets in the centre of the capital. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. france s constitutional council will decide next week on the validity of the government s move after the change was rammed through parliament with no vote. those are the live pictures. let s speak to our correspondent hugh schofield who is on the streets near the protests in paris. we have seen deadlock between the government and protesters. yes. government and protesters. yes, still deadlocked government and protesters. yes, still deadlocked and government and protesters. ye: still deadlocked and another demonstration on this 11th day of action. the first one was back in mid january and i have reported on every single one of them. it s pret
hello and welcome. we will concentrate on the stories dominating the headlines here in the uk. some breaking news here in the uk an inquiry fails to determine whether or not a british mp told a minister that her muslim faith was a factor in her sacking but finds mark spencer did not break ministerial rules. nusrat ghani claimed she was told her muslimness was raised as an issue when she lost herjob as transport minister in february 2020. our political correspondent jonathan blake gave details on the background to this investigation. this investigation began in february of last year when borisjohnson was prime minister. he asked his ethics adviser at the time to look into the claims by nusrat ghani, a conservative mp who claims that when she had been sacked as transport minister in 2020, she was told that her muslimness had been raised as an issue. subsequently, she raised concerns about those comments which were made. it was later revealed by the chief whip at the time, m