And a further £14,000 was spent on private medical bills. He strongly disputes the claims, according to the times. The Conservative Party was made aware of the allegations three months ago. It says its investigating. 0ur Political Correspondent nick eardley reports the honesty needs to start now. The lack of clarity needs to stop. This was mark menzies last week in a local campaign video. When this was filmed, he was still a conservative mp. But last night he was suspended from the party. It came after allegations in a newspaper that he used funds from donors to pay thousands to so called bad people who had apparently locked him in a flat. The bbc has checked details of some of the allegations printed in the times this morning that mr menzies called a 78 year old local activist in the middle of the night, asking for money. It is claimed he said he was being detained against his will, that he needed money as a matter of life or death. The £6,500 was provided by a local activist, the money was then reimbursed from donations to the local party. In his fylde constituency this afternoon, no sign of mr menzies. At the address given for the local party offices, there was no response. But he did tell the times, i strongly dispute the allegations put to me. I fully complied with all the rules for declaration. There is anger, though, among some tory activists that more wasnt done to address the case after the allegations were first raised in january. I understand that cchq have been aware of it for a while, and have been investigating. I think some new information has come to light, subsequently. There are obviously a lot of Unanswered Questions in relation to these allegations. Not least why it seems the Conservative Party took so long to act, and whether they have reported this to the police, who it seems to me should be involved in this. Its not the first time mr menzies has faced controversy. Ten years ago, he quit as a ministerial aide after allegations he paid a male Escort Allegations he denied. He was also reportedly quizzed a few years later by police over claims he got a dog drunk. Again, those allegations were strongly denied. Mr menzies said he had been cleared by police. After the latest allegations, some local voters were less than impressed. Iii local voters were less than impressed local voters were less than imressed. ,. Impressed. If you are in a Public Osition impressed. If you are in a public position like impressed. If you are in a public position like that, impressed. If you are in a public position like that, then impressed. If you are in a public position like that, then honesty| impressed. If you are in a public position like that, then honesty and high standards and ethics should be something you take seriously. This is a messy story something you take seriously. This is a messy story of something you take seriously. This is a messy story of allegations about the local mp here. But it has wider implications about the reputation of politicians, too. Police in scotland say they have re arrested Peter Murrell the former Scottish National party chief executive and husband of ex First MinisterNicola Sturgeon. Lets go live to lorna gordon whos in glasgow. Yes, this news broke within the last hour, with Police Scotland stating that Peter Murrell, the husband of the former First MinisterNicola Sturgeon was taken into custody at 9. 30 this morning and was questioned by detectives. He was previously arrested in april last year in connection with the Ongoing Investigation into the funding and finances of the snp. He was later released without charge. His arrest at that time was the first of three arrests as part of Operation Branch form, Police Scotlands Major Investigation into the snp finances. That investigation was launched almost three years ago, after the Police Received complaints about how more than six of donations given to the party for a fresh Independence Campaign had been used. Injune last year, Nicola Sturgeon, scotlands longest serving First Minister, was arrested and questioned as a suspect for more than seven hours as part of the investigation. She was released without charge. The snps former treasurer Colin Beattie was also arrested and interviewed by police before being released pending further investigation. He was released without charge. But this evening, the news that Peter Murrell has been rearrested and is being questioned, police can question him for 12 hours. Questioned, police can question him fori2 hem for12 hours. Lorna gordon, thank ou. The Scottish Government has confirmed its abandoning a Flagship Target of reducing Greenhouse Gas emission by 75 by 2030. It is also scrapping annual Climate Targets, but insists the final goal of reaching net zero by 2045 will remain. It blamed uk government cuts and Backtracking On Climate Measures for the move. 0ur Scotland Editor james cook reports. For five years, the Scottish Government has trumpeted its tough targets to tackle Climate Change. We have, targets to tackle Climate Change. Have, as a country, de carbonised faster than any t20 nation. Have, as a country, de carbonised faster than any t20 nation. When do we wanted. Faster than any t20 nation. When do we wanted, now . Faster than any t20 nation. When do we wanted, now . Campaigners faster than any t20 nation. When do we wanted, now . Campaigners kept| faster than any t20 nation. When do i we wanted, now . Campaigners kept up the pressure we wanted, now . Campaigners kept up the pressure for we wanted, now . Campaigners kept up the pressure for action we wanted, now . Campaigners kept up the pressure for action to we wanted, now . Campaigners kept up the pressure for action to save we wanted, now . Campaigners kept up the pressure for action to save the the pressure for action to save the planet. Now the minister in charge of ditching a promise to cut emissions by 75 by 2030. I understand the disappointment, i am disappointed myself. My team have worked exceptionally hard not to make the change we are making today. But lets not overplay what is being done here. This is a minor legislative amendment, restating our 2045 goal, but recasting the trajectory in line with what our independent advisers and the committee on Climate Change advise is achievable. fit, committee on Climate Change advise is achievable is achievable. A minor change . Nonsense. Is achievable. A minor change . Nonsense. Say is achievable. A minor change . Nonsense, say the is achievable. A minor change . Nonsense, say the opposition. | nonsense, say the opposition. Transport, housing, agriculture, all devolved, transport, housing, agriculture, all devolved, this announcement is an absolute devolved, this announcement is an absolute humiliation for the snp. But even absolute humiliation for the snp. But even more humiliating for the greens, but even more humiliating for the greens, who have ditched environmentalism for nationalism. Thursday environmentalism for nationalism. Thursday the 18th of april 2024 Will Io Thursday the 18th of april 2024 will go down Thursday The 18th Of April 2024 will go down as Thursday The 18th Of April 2024 will go down as the Thursday The 18th Of April 2024 will go down as the day Thursday The 18th Of April 2024 will go down as the day that Thursday The 18th Of April 2024 will go down as the day that scotland. 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The sn ps leader in Scrapping Targets. Snps partners in the scottish leader in Scrapping Targets snps partners in the Scottish Green Party dont sound too happy, but they are not leaving government. I am deeply disappointed and angry that those kind of transformational green policies have not been in place for ten, 15, 20 years that would have been necessary to make that 2030 target possible. The only rational response to those decades of inaction is to accelerate the action we are taking, that is what we have announced today. I5 action we are taking, that is what we have announced today. Is less than three we have announced today. Is less than three years we have announced today. Is less than three years since we have announced today. Is less than three years since politiciansl than three years since politicians from around the world gathered at a summit here on the clyde to promise action to tackle Climate Change. Since then, the snp, the greens and politicians in other parts of the country and the world have found that delivering those promises is much harder than making them. The Scottish Government made yet more promises today about accelerating measures to go green. The pressure to deliver now is immense. Scotlands only gender Identity Clinic for under 18s has put a hold on prescribing Puberty Blockers to children. The decision by the Sandyford Clinic In Glasgow follows the Landmark Cass Review of Gender Services for under 18s in england and wales, which said young people had been let down by a lack of research. An inhouse lawyer at the post office admitted to a bunker style mentality within the organisation as the Horizon It Scandal developed. Giving evidence at the inquiry today Rodric Williams said he wasnt aware of a cover up but said he could see why someone could see it like that. Emma simpson has more. Subpostmasters whose lives were ruined theyve come to see a lawyer who worked for a decade behind the scenes as the alleged cover up was well under way. I swear by almighty god. Roderick williams is still employed by the post office and he wasnt enjoying being in the spotlight today. Im missing your question. Im sorry, im being thick. Im struggling with these questions a little bit. Can i understand what you mean by strategy . I havent got my dictionary with me at the moment, mrwilliams. He admitted bantering about subpostmasters with colleagues in internal emails. If they arent happy with horizon, they can leave the network, he wrote. When a sub postmaster raised concerns, mr williams said, generally, my view is this guy is a bluffer. As for bbc media requests about the growing scandal, he called them puerile and getting ridiculous. How key documents are disclosed has been a big theme in this inquiry. He was sent this email by an external solicitor about how to deal with a Defence Request for post Office Investigation guidelines. She proposes suppressing them for as long as possible. Theres no record of how he replied. This email should have had a prompt response from you to the effect of you cant possibly do that. Thats right, isnt it . Thats what i thought when i looked at this. It is quite possible, and i offer this in no way as an excuse, because thats what would have been desirable. Roderick williams is still on the payroll at the post office, dealing with compensation. He should be removed from anything to do with the victims. He should have no part to play in any of the schemes, any of the remuneration. Roderick williams is continuing his evidence tomorrow. Emma simpson, bbc news at the post office inquiry. Prince william has returned to official public duties for the First Time Since his wife, princess catherine, revealed her Cancer Diagnosis nearly four weeks ago. How choked up is this going to be . A bit smaller . Youre trying your best. He showed off his culinary skills at a food charity in surrey, helping out in the kitchens and loading meals into delivery vans. 0ne Charity Volunteer handed him get well cards for kate and king charles. An inquest has found the 48 people who died in dublins stardust nightclub fire, in 1981, were unlawfully killed. After the verdicts were read, Family Members of the victims walked to the Garden Of Remembrance to honour their loved ones. The inquests began in april last year and heard evidence from 373 people. It was the longest running inquest in irelands history. Police have broken up an alleged International Cybercrime gang that provided scammers with the technology needed to trick people into paying them online using fake Text Messages. Almost 40 people were arrested worldwide. Around 70,000 people in the uk are among those thought to have been tricked by them. Our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports. Its 5am in south london the end of a two year investigation. Police this was one of a series of co ordinated raids targeting cybercrime in 17 countries, masterminded from the uk. One man was arrested here, and 23 others around the country. And this all began about two years ago when Security Experts for the Banking Industry spotted on the dark web criminals offering other criminals a service a way to make money using phishing, with a ph. Labhost, freely available on the internet, provided technology and training to other criminals so they could carry out phishing, attacks sending fraudulent Text Messages to trick 70,000 people into handing over personal information. These crimes as a service, or fraud as a service, are allowing people into this criminal marketplace, who dont have necessarily Technical Skills but they can get these crime as a Service Capabilities off the shelf they can buy it online. As the arrests were taking place, including at luton and manchester airports, police were also contacting 25,000 victims of the scammers. The victims in this case have been aged between about 25 and 45, predominantly. Pretty young, then . Yeah. Digital natives. Well, its people who live their lives online, that perhaps do their banking online, that shop online, theyre more likely to fall victim to this. People like alex, an accountant for tech firms who works online, scammed in february by criminals who targeted her business account. They sent you a text message . Yes. They then called you . Yes. They then got you to install an app . Yes. And then they scammed you . Correct. They made me believe i was protecting the funds in my bank from fraudsters. And how much did you lose . 53,000. £53,000 . Yes. They gloated. They said, how does it feel to have your money taken from you . How does it feel to have your money spent in Louis Vuitton dubai . 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