scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned a very warm welcome to the programme. a very warm welcome to the programme. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the uk government for blocking a piece of legislation passed in holyrood, saying it was a full frontal attack on its parliament. the measure had aimed to make it quicker and easier for trans people to change gender. but the scottish secretary, alisterjack, said allowing the bill to proceed would have a significant impact on equality laws across great britain. here s our political editor, chris mason. this is the ceremonial mace. it represents the scottish parliament s authority. we are seeing it here at the opening of its sixth session the year before last. and next, the crown of scotland, a symbol of royal authority. but power is shared in the uk, and with a rule book. all the laws that are passed here are checked to make sure they don t contradict with laws for the whole of the uk. i
bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. and in the tennis, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set match at the australian open. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, says a decision by the uk government to block a bill passed in scotland is outrageous and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it s causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland s gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next. shame on you! an
a record low. and in the australian open, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set first round match. hello and welcome to the programme. social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm, under new changes to the online safety bill. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation begins its final stages in the house of commons today but lucy powell, labour s shadow secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, says the bill doesn t go far enough. we would go further in terms of the measures that take buses would be accountable for so we are notjust looking up the narrow issue of directly causing harm to children which is what really the bill has been massively scaled back to focus on measures that tech buses would be accountable for. so things like viral mi
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ajury is sworn in to hear the inquest into the death of five people shot dead byjake davison in plymouth in 2021. 0h, oh, my goodness me. and, a five set thriller down under britain s andy murray beats the 13th seed, italy s matteo berrettini, in the australian open. and coming up in sport on bbc news: jurgen klopp says he will not leave anfield until someone tells him to. it s been a difficult season for liverpool, who have an fa cup third round replay at wolves later. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police have declared a major incident after a double decker bus carrying 70 people overturned in icy conditions in somerset. the crash happened on the a39 near cannington early this morning. many of the passengers were workers from the nearby hinkley point nuclear power station. no one died but three people are believed to have significant injuries. our correspondent helena wilkinson has the latest. this footage, posted on social media, shows the double de