To sell president obamas plan to fight i. S. I. L. And the nurse with the first shot of an experimental ebola vaccine. So then we begin in scotland where polls opened for a referendum on independence. People are asked to decide whether the country should split from the u. K. Or stay with it. Lets look at the scene in edinburgh. Quiet at the moment, but a huge turn out is expected. Which way the poll will poll is too close to call. If the yes campaign wins, it will end a union which has lasted 300 years. So straight to edinburgh, Julie Mcdonald is live. Tell us about the numbers that we are expecting. I think theres a mixture of feelings here this morning, and i dont know if you can see behind me. Edinburghs capital city is shrouding in this. Its an interesting metaphor, we wont have a clear picture of scotlands future until later. Let me tell you about turn out. 97 of the population has been register registered. 4. 2 Million People, the largest electorate ever. 200,000 have been added
Good afternoon. President trump says the United States has a list of 52 iranian sites, which will be hit very hard and very fast if theres retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Irans most senior military commander was killed on thursday in a us air strike in the iraqi capital, baghdad. Well have a full round up of this story when viewers on bbc one join us shortly, but first ive speaking to the former uk ambassador to iran, sir richard dalton. First, we should remind ourselves that assassinations have a record in starting wars, and a very poor record in changing the policies of the government of the person assassinated. Secondly, it is law and International Institutions that stand between us and anarchy, and the United States is not allowed to make the law and to set International Institutions at nought. It would be wise for the British Government to retain some distance from the United States, if it wishes to play an effective role in the diplomacy which britain is calling f
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