and back at last after being delayed by the pandemic we speak to the creator of line of duty about covid challenges and the brand new series. and coming up on bbc news: as rachel blackmore makes history as leading jockey at the cheltenham festival, she is beaten by the horse she didn t choose in the gold cup, minella indo. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the leader of the scottish conservatives at holyrood, ruth davidson, has called for nicola sturgeon to resign as first minister, saying it was clear she misled parliament. a majority of the committee investigating the scottish government s handling of harassment claims against alex salmond is understood to have voted last night that she didn t give them accurate information. a spokesman for nicola sturgeon has accused the committee of peddling baseless smears. the final report is due to be published on tuesday. nicola sturgeon says she stands by every word of her evidence. our scotland editor sarah smith re
scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon faces growing calls to resign after a committee of msps concluded that she misled them. the army s new specialist unit designed and equipped to fight the wars of the future. sunday is census day, the compulsory survey painting a picture of the population. for the first time sexuality is included. and coming up in sport on bbc news: rachel blackmore makes history as the cheltenham festival s top jockey, but she s beaten in the gold cup by minella indo. good evening. continental europe is preparing for a third wave of coronavirus amid a surge in new cases and a shortage of vaccines that can reduce the spread of the disease. large parts of france are going into lockdown again tonight amid a sharp rise in cases. only 8% of the population has been vaccinated. switzerland is extending its restrictions. poland, where the surge is being driven by the variant from southern england, is going into partial lockdown. the german chancellor angela m
overall, it is hoped this census will provide a clearer view. so, for the first time, sexuality and gender identity will be a matter of national record. what difference will that make? well, some organisations say the data could be very useful. both in terms of funding and, for this youth homelessness charity, how best to focus support. as we expand our services, we would like to know where young people are that identify as lgbtq plus, so that we can target those areas and make our services go further. landmark buildings lit up in census purple ahead of this sunday, the day to base your answers on. in scotland, the census has been pushed back a year. in northern ireland, there s no question on gender identity. nevertheless, a hope it might all shine some sort of light on the society we live in. jessica parker, bbc news. and that s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bri