As a result, he had been facing two separate votes of no confidence this week. Well, in an emotional statement a short time ago, mr yousaf said hes not willing to trade his values and principles simply to hold on to power. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has this report. Under pressure and out of time. Humza yousaf facing judgment on his future, jumping before he was pushed. A Route Through this weeks motion of no confidence was absolutely possible. I am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power. Therefore, after spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, for the government, and for the country that i lead, ive concluded that repairing our relationship across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm. I have therefore informed the snps National Secretary of my intention to stand down as party leader and ask that she commences a Leadership Contest for my replacement as soon as p
Theseissues agreement and it is important that these issues are considered carefully and handled with care. I spent a large time in government and the past doing that. It is important that those are the values and characteristics that are brought to how we deal with other Political Parties, and particularly now the snp will be a Minority Government in the scottish parliament, it is important that there is an approach taken that ensures that we work carefully with all Political Parties. Carefully with all political arties. , ~ , parties. That sounds like the greens are out of the parties. That sounds like the greens are out of the picture, parties. That sounds like the greens are out of the picture, then . Parties. That sounds like the greens are out of the picture, then . The i are out of the picture, then . The scottish are out of the picture, then . Tue Scottish Government and are out of the picture, then . Tue Scottish Government and the ways that will have to find agreement with pe
Of economic co operation. Mr musk said tesla is looking for more win win results. According to reports, he has won approval from the chinese authorities for the enabling of a self driving feature on tesla cars in the country. The news has sent shares up as high as 13 in early trading in new york. Lets get the details from michelle, who is standing by in new york. That is the issue, one of those Self Driving Features on the car with a sort of holding them back by not being able to deploy it. The news that elon musk once that they can roll that out in china. It is that elon musk once that they can roll that out in china. Roll that out in china. It is all to do with chinese roll that out in china. It is all to do with chinese data roll that out in china. It is all to do with chinese Data Security i do with chinese Data Security requirements. Overthe do with chinese Data Security requirements. Over the weekend, we saw the authority that kind of Grants Permissions when it comes to Data Secu
Hed been under growing pressure after he ripped up a Power Sharing Deal with the Scottish Green Party and faced two separate votes of no confidence. There are renewed hopes tonight of a breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas after weeks of stalemate between the two sides. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, who is in saudi arabia, said he is hopeful hamas will accept what he described as a very generous proposal. At least 45 people have been killed in kenya after a dam collapsed during the night following torrential rainfall according to local officials there. Video footage from near the Rift Valley Town of mai mahiu shows a vast area covered in mud, flattened houses and uprooted trees. A trial has got under way in the city of stuttgart over an alleged far right coup plot to overthrow the german government. Nine men appeared in court, accused of Planning A Coup with the aim of installing an aristocrat as head of state. It is the first of three trials
Some rain. Some wetter weather to begin with earlier today across Northern Ireland, being replaced by sunshine and sharp showers but the rain is pushing further into scotland, still affecting western parts of england and wales. Further east, likely to stay dry. Sunnier skies more towards east anglia, lincolnshire and the south east, temperatures here reaching 17 or 18. To the west, still stuck at around 13 or 1a. As we were over the weekend. Wet weather to end the day across northern and western isles. It should become drier with clearer spells in scotland and we will see it turning drier Northern Ireland before we get rain later. Still cloudy across Northern England and wales to the south west with more rain later. Clearer skies in the south east, minimum temperature 6 or 7. Tomorrow, more rain in western areas, but whether pushing back into Northern Ireland for a while. Rain returning to wales and the south west. A little rain for the far West Of Scotland otherwise it may well be joy