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the uk s largest force, the metropolitan police, has been put in special measures over concerns about a series of failures in high profile cases including that murder or server abroad. the population of england and wales has soared to a new high in the past decade and it s getting older. and rafa nadal begins his quest at wimbledon to win his 23rd grand slam title we ll be there live. coming up on sportsday, it s the end of an era in english cricket as their inspirational white ball captain eoin morgan retires from the international game. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. should scotland be an independent country? that is the question the first minister nicola sturgeon wants to put again to the people of scotland in an independence referendum next year. it s exactly the same question that people were asked in 2014. downing street says the prime minister thinks now is not the time to be talking about a referendum but the government will look carefully ....
Referendum next year. it s exactly the same question that people were asked in 2014. downing street says the prime minister thinks now is not the time to be talking about a referendum but the government will look carefully at the proposal. nicola sturgeon says she wants to hold the vote on the 19th october 2023. she s also asking the supreme court to decide if it can be held legally without westminster s consent. eight years ago scotland rejected independence by 55% to 45%. but most polls suggest the gap has narrowed over the last two to three years and is now too close to call. our scotland editorjames cook reports from edinburgh. chanting: yes, yes, yes! no, no, no! scotland 2014, when politics came alive. how dare they say that this country is not capable of running its own affairs? this is everyone s flag, everyone s ....