The Coalition Government in scotland collapses. What comes next for the Scottish National party . And for the union . The political game is on will humza yousaf survive a vote of confidence, but only because alex salmond is pulling the strings . Well be joined by liz lloyd, who was alex salmond and nicolas sturgeon s Chief Of Staff. The snp msp michelle thomas. And ian murray, the shadow Secretary Of State for scotland. Also tonight more arrests on american campuses, as pro palestinian protests continue. How is this going to impact the president ial election . Well be joined by two former American Ambassadors one under trump and the other with obama. And are the Proms Turning Populist . Turns out twas ever thus. Good evening. Theres something about Scottish Politics which has a propensity for high drama. Today, the First Minister crashed the coalition with the greens a deal called the Bute House Agreement before the greens could hold a ballot of their membership over whether to ditch t
good morning from north yorkshire. millions of us go on coach trips every year but they are under really big financial pressure and hoping for a big summer to their losses. it s a huge day forjockey rachael blackmore. she s leading the way at the cheltenham festival and today aims to become the first woman to win the gold cup. raising a laugh, but at a safe distance. red nose day goes ahead in the face of covid restrictions. a spring equinox this weekend but the weather stays fairly cloudy for most of you, but most should stay dry. the full forecast coming up. it s friday the 19th of march. our top story. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will be rolled out in some european countries today after regulators found no evidence it causes blood clots. the prime minister borisjohnson will receive the vaccine today and has assured the public it is safe after more than a dozen countries paused their delivery of the jab. here s our health correspondent katherine da costa. the oxford astr
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
connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the snp. opposition msps are today calling for colin beattie s suspension. are today calling for colin beattie s suspension. are today calling for colin beattie s susension. ., , beattie s suspension. there are very serious questions beattie s suspension. there are very serious questions to beattie s suspension. there are very serious questions to answer - beattie s suspension. there are very serious questions to answer and - beattie s suspension. there are very| serious questions to answer and that is why humza yousaf should suspend colin beattie for the duration of this investigation, and mr beattie should also step aside from the public audit committee, and that is the only way we can make sure that this investigation can be conducted fully transparently. fully transparently. from 2017 to 2020 the snp fully transparently. from 2017 to 2020 the snp raised fully transparently. from 2017 to 2020 the snp
its repeated electoral success and during the campaign for scottish independence. the former international banker, who became an msp, stewarded his party s money for 16 years before being defeated in an internal election in 2020. he then returned to the position when his successor to the post of treasurer resigned a year later, saying he did not have access to the accounts. earlier today mr beattie was taken into custody. police scotland said the arrest was made in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the snp. opposition msps are today calling for colin beattie s suspension. there are very serious questions to answer and that is why humza yousaf should suspend colin beattie for the duration of this investigation, and mr beattie should also step aside from the public audit committee, and that is the only way we can make sure that this investigation can be conducted fully transparently. from 2017 to 2020 the snp raised nearly £670,000 to campaign sp