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Transcripts For BBCNEWS The 20240703

Turbulence, and it turns so it is scotlands turn for a blast of political turbulence, and it turns out westminster does not have a monopoly on these things. Today matters, of course, for scotlands governess but it matters if you are in devizes as well as dundee, wherever you are in the uk, and that is because of the size of the snps political footprint. That is why its political rivals are seizing this moment. Well, it is for scotland and the Scottish Parliament to decide who the First Minister is. But what is happening now with the snp is that the mask is slipping. People in scotland are realising that Public Services are worse. The scottish people have been fundamentally let down. One in seven are on waiting list, there is a Cost Of Living crisis, and all the snp can offer is chaos. We have to turn the page on this now. We need an election and a fresh start. Ah, yes, the General Election. It could be a sticky moment at any time for the snp but it is particularly one with a General Election so imminent. The vast majority of scotlands mps right now are snp mps. Labourfor a while have been sniffing around trying to make significant gains. But what right do they have to feel extra confidence given what has just happened . Labour are of course hoping to profit substantially from snp electoral troubles and it looks as though those troubles may now have got worse. That said, labour need to bear in mind that the snp now have a chance to choose a new leader who might unite the party and prove to be more popular in a way that humza yousaf was not. The thing is, in moments of this magnitude get noticed, noticed by voters. Just start acting like rational, normal people and actually put the people first for once. I ijust, i think most of us feel. That we cant trust any of them. Everybody i have talked to has given up on any hope of scottish politics. They just dont understand where it is going. Ageing is inescapable and that is no different for political parties. The snp have been in power here since 2007 and the baggage and arguments of all of those years have contributed to what we have seen today. But the future matters more than the past and its consequences will be felt here in scotland and beyond. That was our Political Editor chris mason. The outgoing First Minister said multiculturalism should be celebrated, and cited leaders are cross the uk of an example of it working. figs cross the uk of an example of it workinu. � ,. , cross the uk of an example of it workinu. A. Cross the uk of an example of it workin. A. Working. As a young boy born and raised in scotland, working. As a young boy born and raised in scotland, i working. As a young boy born and raised in scotland, i would working. As a young boy born and raised in scotland, i would neverl raised in scotland, i would never have dreamed one day out of the privilege of leading my country. People who looked like me were not in positions of political influence, let alone leading governments when i was younger. We now live in a uk thatis was younger. We now live in a uk that is a british hindu minister, a muslim mayor of london and a black wash first minster, and for a while, so those who decry that multiculturalism multiculturalism has failed across the uk, i would suggest the evidence is to the contrary and it is something we should celebrate. Contrary and it is something we should celebrate. Lets speak to our olitical should celebrate. Lets speak to our political commentator should celebrate. Lets speak to our political commentator and should celebrate. Lets speak to our political commentator and former i political commentator and former labour party adviser, good to speak to you, humza yousaf spoke movingly about that growing up in the way that she did not feel politicians look like them. It was a very important thing for him to be First Minister in scotland. It important thing for him to be First Minister in scotland. Minister in scotland. It was and i do not share minister in scotland. It was and i do not share the minister in scotland. It was and i do not share the same minister in scotland. It was and i do not share the same politics i minister in scotland. It was and i j do not share the same politics as him but i am from an Indian Muslim background, and it was a source of immense pride to so many of us to see humza yousaf step up, and something that many of us who grew up something that many of us who grew up in scotland, particularly in the 70s and 80s, never thought would happen, so it was a moment of great pride to stop i think humza yousaf made some very big stakes, self inflicted wounds which brought him down, and as i said i have different politics from him, but there is part of me which is sad that our first there is part of me which is sad that ourfirst ethnic there is part of me which is sad that our first ethnic minority in First Minister crashed and burned so quickly to stop i think the fact that he was up there, it would have been an important moment for so many young people. If you cant seat, you cant beat the back theres that phrase, and it is important to have representation in politics. Representation in politics. Talking about british representation in politics. Talking about british Politics Representation in politics. Talking about british politics and representation in politics. Talking| about british politics and listening to that package right chris mason, it felt that voters in scotland are just fed up with whatjust happened . I was struck listening to the members of the public that chris mason members of the public that chris mason spoke to, and theres a feeling mason spoke to, and theres a feeling in mason spoke to, and theres a feeling in scotland at the moment that there has been a lot of turmoih that there has been a lot of turmoil. Thereve been three First Ministers turmoil. Thereve been three First Ministers of scotland in a relatively short space of time. I think relatively short space of time. I think people are sick of all the fighting think people are sick of all the fighting and division, and lots of people fighting and division, and lots of Peogie In Fighting and division, and lots of people in scotland still care about the issue people in scotland still care about the issue of independence. That is still an the issue of independence. That is still an issue which holds our own roughiy still an issue which holds our own roughly 50 . For those of people, even roughly 50 . For those of people, even those roughly 50 . For those of people, even those caring about independence, theyre care about other independence, theyre care about other things in their life like the cost of other things in their life like The Cost Of Living in crime and justice and The Cost Of Living in crime and justice and the nhs, they care about everything everyday things that everyday everything everyday things that everyday people are preoccupied with everyday people are preoccupied with and everyday people are preoccupied with. And it does feel to a lot of people with. And it does feel to a lot of people that instead of focusing on governing scotland, lots of bandwidth has been taken up by the snp with bandwidth has been taken up by the snp with lots of internal party turmoil. Snp with lots of internal party turmoil, police investigations, guite turmoil, police investigations, quite divisive falling outs over various quite divisive falling outs over various issues, sol quite divisive falling outs over various issues, so i think lots of people various issues, so i think lots of peogie in various issues, so i think lots of people in scotland feel let down by politics and cynical about it right now politics and cynical about it right now. � ,. , ~ politics and cynical about it right now. 2. , ~. , now. Lets talk about the runners and writers. Now. Lets talk about the runners and writers, potential now. Lets talk about the runners and writers, potential people now. Lets talk about the runners and writers, potential people to i and writers, potential people to replace humza yousaf. We feta few names bandied about, what do you think we will see over the next few weeks westmark it would be interesting because . It is interesting because . It is interesting interesting because . It is interesting because interesting because . It 3 interesting because kate forbes is someone people are talking about, she stood against humza yousaf in the last leadership contest and running very close and many people think if the countryside gone on longer, she may have tipped into the post. She was also a controversial figure, particularly social issues like gay marriage was not so lots of people will be looking at her, but the question is if she did when, theres a last section of the activist based who do like what she stands for, but therell be others, particularly amongst younger voters, who might end up like what she stands for unsocial and equality issues. Whoever succeeds will not have a majority and would have to try to get some sort of deal with other parties, ironically the green party, to try to get them through. The greens see kate forbes might be difficult for them to work with, and john sweeney is the other people people are talking about. It is a phrase in english politics, demanding grace suits, he seen as the man in a great kids, been around for a long time, a great survivor and experienced and could be a series share of hands is an sp leader to take them through the next General Elections, where it is suspected they might have a difficult time at the next General Election, the labour party looking strong and essential both of scotland, so he could be a safe Holding Pattern to give younger candidates like kate forbes and others time to think about how to pitch themselves and think about what the snp really needs, but whoever takes over they would have a difficult time in this. Between now and the next General Election. Really good to have you on the programme, thank you for lending us your expertise for a few minutes. At least 45 people have been killed after a dam collapsed during the night following torrential rainfall , according to local officials there. Video footage from near the Rift Valley Town of my mah i oo shows a vast area covered in mud , flattened houses and uprooted trees. It is feared that many other people may still be buried under the debris. Residents have described the roaring sound that woke them in the early hours of monday as a tide of water engulfed the area. Around 1. 30am there is a sound for the water coming through behind our houses. So we come out, and we come away from the house after calling the other people. Im just coming to the where the sound is water. You have seen those all these disasters for the water. When i mean, when we are sleeping with my wife, we heard a voice. That voice was kim. Was kim with a very big loud. I was calling my wife. Wake up, we are in danger. The Kenya Red Cross Hasjoined Search And Rescue operations. Stephen maina gave the bbc an update on attempts to rescue people still trapped under the debris. Broke the road, and it was really difficult for us to access some areas. During our efforts, we were able to rescue some members within the community. About 109, who have been admitted at our various hospitals in the area. Our team have done excellent work, and we are still continuing in our mission for rescue, which is already on the second wave, where we are draining the team on this mission. The floods have devastated parts of kenya over the last month , with thousands being forced to leave their homes , many people taking shelter in schools. These pictures from the Kenya Red Cross show rescue operations under way in the kenyan capital nairobi. We dont have those pictures, but we do have this from Barbara Platt 0sher our correspondent there. What happened was a dam burst and this rush of water came came through this town in the middle of the night, 3am in the morning. So it cut this swathe right through town, gouging out this valley, as you can see, felling trees, sweeping away houses and many people as well. I spoke to a man earlier who said when he woke up, he could hear the sound of water. Isaid, well, what did it sound like . He said, it was sort of like a roar. And he got his family out of their house in time. But 50, around 50 of the families where he was living lost their homes and some of them were taken away by the floods. He said he was able to rescue one little boy, but theyre still looking for others who are missing. And its part of the heavy rains weve been having in kenya and other parts of east africa in the past month. And theyre continuing and filling the dams. And so this is really quite ominous because there are other dams in other parts of the country that are filling up as well. And, of course, people here are gathered round looking to see what happened because its so extraordinary and also just trying to find people. We spoke to one man who said two of his cousins were missing. They were living in a house sort of down this way. And so he was hoping to see if he could find them or get any news of them. So its very much a disaster scene. Thats our correspondent Barbara Platt 0sher. Since a calm, can historians unravel the mystery of butane behind this activex . You heard about snakes on a plane, but how about giraffes . Less scary but more wholesome stop around the world and across the uk, youre watching The World Today on bbc news. Just over 13 years ago norway and indeed the world was rocked by the events in oslo and utoya island. 0n the 22nd ofjuly 2011 a right wing extremist murdered 77 people in twin attacks many of them youngsters who were attending the Norwegian Labour Party youths summer camp on the island. Now many years later norway is hosting words matter a conference on Hate Speech In Oslo and today a special commemorative event is taking place on the island, attended by some of the survivors from that day. Earlier, i spoke to one of the survivors of the attack ingrid endrerud, who is now the Executive Manager at utoya island, about her experiences that day in 2011 and why events like this that speak out against hate speech and extremism are important. In 2011, i was the leader of my region in the udf and i was at a summer camp and the 21st ofjuly was a perfect summers day with sunny, warm weather. We went swimming, we had football matches, and a lot of political debates at the summer camp. So the 22nd ofjuly couldnt have been in a bigger contrast to the day before. It was rainy, it was cold. And at one point we got the message that a bomb had went off in oslo. And myself, i was on the land side and when i was going back to the island, someone dressed as a policeman came and i was on the boat over to the island together with the terrorist. I had to flee from the gunshots, and i hid near the water beneath the cliffs. And i was rescued by a volunteer in a boat after a few hours. And this is now 13 years ago. And today, i am the Executive Director at utoya and i have decided to continue engaging in politics. And why have you decided to continue engaging in politics after that terrible event that happened to you and so many of those young people that day . Well, i think for me it made being engaged in politics even more important. Utoya, today is rebuilt and we build our work on three pillars. We have one pillar that utoya is a place for engagement, that is a place for learning, and that duty is a place for commemoration. And this is still the island of the norwegian labour youth, but weve made room for many new dimensions at utoya. So weve created a Learning Center where students can come to learn about the 22nd ofjuly, why it happened, and how we can try to prevent extremism and radicalisation. That was ingrid endrerud, a survivor of those attacks. The bbc� s tim muffet went to meet one woman who has been living with migraines for years but has only recently reached out for help at work. Maria has a greatjob, which she loves, but her migraines have had a huge impact on her life and her career. Shes such a lovely girl, isnt she . It was a tightening in my neck and then a really heavy, severe, throbbing pain all across my forehead. You feel almost like your heads in a clamp and its being really squeezed that happens sort of 30 to 50 of the time. What impact has this had on your life . A huge impact. There are so many, there are so many occasions and events, conversations. Sorry. That i dont remember couldnt fully participate in, have just felt like, you know, ive not really been able to contribute in the way that i would typically. Ijust havent been able to fulfil my potential in life. I do feel robbed. Morning, everyone. I work from home, but i have meetings all of the time. Apologies, ive got a bit of a migraine today, so im just going to have my ice pack on. I am very confident to have ice packs on the back of my neck or my head during meetings. People are very understanding. Itjust helps to be able to just continue with meetings rather than change them or reschedule them. Brightness and glare can be triggering, but also can make the pain worse when you have a migraine. So it were able to kind of Access My Machine remotely and look at what those settings were, show me how to change them myself so that during a migraine attack, i might want to change them beyond what the normal settings are, if that would help. They talked about the importance of background lighting. I think its really important that other employers consider this. If youve got a great employee and you want to keep them employed, you want to help them to do a good job, then its really important to build in some flexibility if you can. For maria, her migraine is really extreme. Ive got massive sympathy for her trying to cope. Hopefully s

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