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questioning and release of the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, in connection with the investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. mrs sturgeon says her arrest was a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. she s been released without charge pending further investigation. our scotland editor james cook reports. nicola sturgeon, for so long, front and centre in scottish politics, was arrested well away from the cameras, just after 10am. detectives questioned her as a suspect, before releasing her without charge seven hours and 15 minutes later. this evening, ms sturgeon issued a statement which was raw, blunt and defiant. i am certain i have committed no offence, she said, describing the situation as both a shock and deeply distressing. she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to harm either the snp or the country, and she insisted in the strongest possible terms that i am in fact inno ....
with thousands of protesters, demanding fresh elections, descending on the capital. a study finds greenland s ice sheet is the warmest it s been for over a thousand years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. we start with breaking news from new zealand where prime ministerjacinda ardern says she is standing down, and will leave office in february. she has led her country for five years. her resignation comes ahead of a general election, which is due to be held in october. here s how she broke the news. macro, this summer, i had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year but another term, not just another year but anotherterm, because not just another year but another term, because that is what this year requires. i have not what this ear reauires. i have what this year requires. i have not been able what this year requires. i have not been able to what this year requires. i have not been able to do what this year requires. i h ....
south east in the afternoon, and at many north and west areas will hold onto showers and continue to be heavy, winds strong and reaching gale force in exposed areas. 15-19 c. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the household energy supplier octopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, one of the companies which collapsed last year amid soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying there s too much vitriol in us politics. the head of the royal navy orders an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harrassed on submarines. a severe tropical storm has killed at least 45 people in the philippines and left many more homeless. it s expected to reach the capital manila later today. the price of diesel at uk pumps has gone above £1.90 for the first time in nearly three months. now on bbc news, tackling climate change. when i was 15, i wasjust disc ....
a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. good afternoon. in the last hour, the met office has said that a new provisional uk temperature record has been set with 40.2 degrees registered at heathrow. if confirmed, it will mean that today is officially the hottest day in this country since records began. the previous record of 38.7 degrees was set three years ago. the met office had already said that last night was the hottest ever recorded in the uk, with temperatures failing to fall below 25 degrees in some places. network rail has issued a do not travel warning for anyone travelling through the zone covered by the extreme weather warning. the east coast main line out of london s kings cross is closed and there will be no thames link for great northern services running north from london all day. many other lines are subject to speed restrictions. the hot weather is also putting pressure on the nhs emergency ....