disappearance. ais year old boy and are charged with the murder of the 16 year old girl who was killed in cheshire on saturday. inflation remains near a a0 year high. the uk s most expensive drug saves a toddler with a rare genetic condition, but it is too late to save her terminally ill sister. nicola sturgeon is stepping down as scotland s first minister and leader of the scottish national party. she will leave office as soon as her successor is chosen. she says she can no longer give the role the full commitment she believes that it needs, and she hinted that after eight years as scotland s first minister, efforts to broaden the appeal of scottish independence could be hampered by what she called polarised opinions about her work. we ll look back at her career and get political reaction from edinburgh and london, but first lorna gordon on nicola sturgeon s resignation. she is scotland s longest serving first minister, the first female to hold the position. and today, nicol
will be thejob to drive through or get round that will be the job of the next snp leader, the next first minister. i hope whoever it may be that he or she takes that in a different direction by unifying the national movement, perhaps by the advice of an independence convention to take in all parties and nonparties, pressure groups, those arguing for independence. that might be the way forward. certainly, ithink independence. that might be the way forward. certainly, i think some candidates in the election will argue that, perhaps some won t, but that will be the task of the new leader, the nest greek next first minister, will be to find a way around that roadblock or through it. so when you say she took scottish independence into a cul de sac, you are saying she failed, effectively? there is a saying that all political careers end in failure, but would you say her sense? careers end in failure, but would you say her sense? well, the quote is from ian you say her sense? well, the quo