midday today and you need a ticketmaster account for that lunchtime sale. so if you want them, i reckon you should pretend you have a work meeting around midday to try to get them. do we know how many there are quite yellow do we know how many there are quite yellow my do we know how many there are quite yellow my estimate is probably less than 1000 across the week. interval there will be than 1000 across the week. interval there will be 6000 than 1000 across the week. interval there will be 6000 in than 1000 across the week. interval there will be 6000 in the than 1000 across the week. interval there will be 6000 in the arena - than 1000 across the week. interval there will be 6000 in the arena forl there will be 6000 in the arena for each of the shows. it is a huge production, the stage is massive. we have not yet see it. we will get a sneak peek on wednesday because the king and queen consort are travelling to liverpool and unveiling the stage and that will be a big momen
when they play france in paris, having already seen off england and wales. yesterday, ireland maintained their bid with a defeat of an improving italy and england saw off wales in cardiff. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss rounds up the action. just a few days ago it seemed it might not happen. now england against wales came with royal approval. but after all their strife and strike threats, how would the hosts handle it? wales remember have lost their opening two matches and they were soon losing this one. commentator: the try is beckoning for watson! ., i ~ , : commentator: the try is beckoning for watson! ., j~ g; ., for watson! england led 8-3 of the break courtesy for watson! england led 8-3 of the break courtesy of for watson! england led 8-3 of the break courtesy of anthony - for watson! england led 8-3 of the | break courtesy of anthony watson s acrobatics but after the interval and interception and there was no stopping the was resellers. 0nly wales had charged into the
a bill passed in scotland. the legislation in question had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to legally change gender. but uk ministers say that would have a significant impact on equality laws and are now preventing the bill from being sent for royal approval. here s our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. this was always a controversial piece of legislation, heavily consulted on, it led to rows, resignations and protests from activists on both sides. now remove from the uk government to block it becoming law. a move scotland s first minister has called an outrage. first minister has called an outraae. , ., , ., first minister has called an outrae. , ., , ., , ., , ., outrage. they are using a provision never used outrage. they are using a provision never used in outrage. they are using a provision never used in a outrage. they are using a provision never used in a quarter outrage. they are using a provision never used in a quarter of- outrage. they are usi
scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, says the scottish government will take legal action against the uk government after the latter used what s called a section 35 order, for the first time, to block a bill passed in scotland. the scottish legislation aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to legally change gender. but uk ministers say that would have a significant impact on uk wide equality laws and are now preventing the bill from being sent for royal approval. at westminster, the scotland secretary alisterjack told mps that holyrood s gender bill would have adverse effects . i have not taken this decision lightly. the government has looked closely at the impact of the bill and i have considered all implications, together with the minister
decided to block the scottish government s gender recognition reform bill from becoming law. the scottish secretary alisterjack, we are hearing, is expected to lay an order before the westminster parliament this week, tomorrow, in fact, to prevent the bill being sent to the king for royal approval. let s remind you what the bill, the gender recognition reform scotland bill, it has been highly controversial but was passed by the scottish parliament because what it would do is make it easierfor trans people to obtain a gender recognition certificate, and it also reduces the minimum age, the time required to live in their acquired gender, and removing the need for a medical diagnosis as part of the process, called self identification. as i say, that has been very controversial and there have been