i have always said nala saved teddy s life and that is how i wanted to think about it. and, new official figures show price rises slowed in the uk for a third month in a row but inflation remains near a ao year high. good morning and welcome to bbc news. first, some breaking news this morning, as two teenagers have been charged with the murder of brianna ghey. this morning cheshire police confirmed two is year olds, a girl from warrington and the boy from leigh, were charged. the 16 year old transgender school pupil was stabbed to death at a village park in cheshire, on saturday. our correspondent yunus muller is in warrington for us this morning. we warrington for us this morning. hope to cross to hi he we hope to cross to him any moment. he is able to join us we hope to cross to him any moment. he is able tojoin us now. good morning to you. bring us up to date, first of all, with the latest news. cheshire police had arrested two teenagers on suspicion of the murder of br
yes. so, in summary, what is it? so, what happened was, last month, the scottish parliament, by a pretty big majority, passed this legislation and the legislation, this gender bill, seeks to remove administrative and medical barriers to changing the sex on your birth certificate. that s basically what it does. it s passed the scottish parliament and it was waiting to be given the rubber stamp by the king, royal assent. but, crucially, while the issue of trans rights is devolved to the scottish parliament, the issue of equalities is something that s decided at westminster on behalf of england, scotland and wales and the uk government says, hang on a minute, we think those two clash. and there s a line in the rule book that set up devolution a quarter of a century ago that allows us, they say, to pull this trigger and stop that proposed law becoming law and getting royal assent. that s what they ve done and it s caused one heck of a row. right, well, let s chat a bit more a
expressing her concerns and asking for a meeting, and took place, and her concerns for a meeting, and took place, and her concerns were expressed. regarding the hrc, they are willing to support and work with the scottish to support and work with the scottish government if they can. however. scottish government if they can. however, they make it clear their ongoing however, they make it clear their ongoing concerns are still on the record. ongoing concerns are still on the record. and ongoing concerns are still on the record, and that s where that rests. that addresses all the points he raised that addresses all the points he raised. but if any are not addressed, i am sure there is a chamber addressed, i am sure there is a chamber will ask those questions. douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has sought douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has sought to government has sought to constr
scottish democracy. the electric car battery maker britishvolt has gone into administration, leaving hundreds of staff redundant. more rail strikes train drivers will walk out on the 1st and 3rd of february, after union bosses rejected a pay offerfrom rail companies. a double decker bus overturns in icy conditions in somerset. 56 people are injured. and after 31 years presenting his weekday mid morning show, broadcaster ken bruce announces he is leaving bbc radio 2. hello, good afternoon. for the first time, the uk government has announced it is blocking a law passed by the scottish parliament. the scotland secretary alisterjack told the commons he was blocking introducing reforms that would have made it easier for people to legally change gender. he said transgender people deserved respect and understanding, but he believed the bill would interfere with uk equalities law. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says her government will take legal action against the decision,