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
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in south asia. rescuers in nepal have recovered two more bodies from the site of sunday s plane crash. they say they don t expect to find any survivors. 72 people from at least nine countries were on board yeti airlines flight 691. a british man, ryan calum crighton, is one of the latest victims to be named. the plane was on an internal flight from the capital, kathmandu, to the tourist town of pokhara when it crashed just before landing. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from the scene. scattered across the riverbank, fragments of flight 691. windows still intact. seats mangled close by. like pieces of a broken toy, the remnants of a national tragedy. so, you saw the plane come down from the sky? yeah, yes. people living near the gorge, like indraprasad sapkota, say they are thankful the plane did not land on their houses close by. translation: i looked at the sky and saw
we begin in china where we ve just had a slew of data that shows how deep the impact of both the pandemic and its demographics is having on society and the economy. data from the national bureau of statistics shows china s economy grew by 2.9% year on year for the last three months of 2022. that beat expectations reuters expected the economy to grow byjust1.8%. for the full year growth came in at 3% far below china s official target of 5.5%. excluding the year covid hit in 2020, this is china s worst showing in nearly 50 years. also today, the news that china s population has shrunk for the first time in more than 60 years a change that is expected to have deep economic, social and political implications for china. for more on that let s go to katie silver in our asia business hub. tell us more. that s right. the bi . tell us more. that s right. the big figure tell us more. that s right. the big figure that tell us more. that s right. the big figure that we ve tel
About how they fit everything in and in the sport this morning. Were leeds. Make it to the championship play off final. They thrashed norwich four nil and theyll take on the winners of southampton versus West Bromwich albion who play tonight. Tyson fury wouldnt look at Oleksandr Usyk in the eye yesterday ahead of their world title fights. This is how world title fights. This is how intimidating you can be and who is the richest person in sport. Well find out later. Good morning. Its going to be a warmer day for most of us today, but there is a risk of thunderstorms for some. Find out all the details with me a little later on. Good morning to you. Im Ellie Costello and im tom harwood this morning, although im tom harwood every morning. Every morning. But im here this morning. This is breakfast on gb news. On gb news. Well, welcome tom harwood this morning. Its a delight to be here. A slightly earlier alarm than usual, but you know what. 7 its all worth it. What time did you wake up. 7 3