Independence legislation, it is recovery from the pandemic. Disruption continues on some of britains busiest Rail Lines, after small cracks are found in some high speed trains. Hello and welcome if you re watching the leader of the Uk Labour party, sir Keir Starmer, is expected to reshuffle his Shadow Cabinet today. Sir keir is facing a furious backlash from some of his mps and members after sacking the Deputy Leader, Angela Rayner, as national campaign co Ordinator And Chair of The Party. Labour sources suggested Angela Rayner had to take responsibility for what was described as a bungled Election Campaign. But they stressed she would be offered another role. The Labour Leader didnt have much to say to reporters outside his home this morning. Im sure he will have plenty to say in the coming days though. Lets speak to our political correspondent Iain Watson whos in westminster. Really the fallout from these elections already having quite the ramification . Ramification . Thats right. W
After a dreadful penalty mIss from SergIo Aguero In theIr defeat to chelsea. Good mornIng. After beIng so cold for what felt lIke so long, chIlly days and overnIght frosts, fInally mIlder weather on the way for the weekend. Look out, we are all goIng to be dodgIng the showers. More for you comIng up. Good mornIng to you. Itsjust good mornIng to you. Its just gOne at sIx oclock. Its sunday, the 9th of may. Our top story the PrIme MInIster wIll speak to the Snp Leader NIcola Sturgeon by PhOne Today after her party won the scottIsh parlIamentary electIon by a huge margIn, whIch left them just One seat short of an outrIght majorIty at holyrood. Ms sturgeon vowed to push ahead wIth her plans for a second Independence Referendum after the covId crIsIs Is over and saId the westmInster government has No DemocratIcjustIfIcatIon to block It. Our Scotland EdItor Sarah SmIth reports. Across scotland, vIctorIas snp candIdates are celebratIng IncreasIng theIr vote and wInnIng a remarkable fourth ter
Police are granted more time to question a man arrested in connection with the murder of Community Support Officerjulia james. Disruption continues on some of britains busiest Rail Lines, after small cracks are found in some high speed trains. The cabinet office minister, Michael Gove, has refused to be drawn on whether the government at westminster would challenge a second scottish Independence Referendum in the courts. He said the focus of the devolved administration in edinburgh should be the recovery from the pandemic. But the First Minister of scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, warned number ten against using legal arguments. It comes as the Prime Minister invites the leaders of the devolved nations to a summit on how to recoverfrom the pandemic. I asked our political correspondent at Holyrood Nick Eardley how quickly Nicola Sturgeon might try to go for another Independence Referendum. Probably not for a while. I think you will see Nicola Sturgeon make a very public play in the next coupl
now on bbc news, the media show. hello. down with this obsession with youth how about we obsess over older people instead? baby boomers, for instance. after all, they re in the habit of actually watching and listening to linear telly and radio, and some of them even have money to spend after watching or listening to adverts. so goes the thinking behind a new radio station. no, not a digital platform available via smart devices, this is a real, actual radio station on dab. it s called boom radio, it s aimed at boomers, and its founderjoins us live. meanwhile, over the past week there has been a massive beef between australia s government and facebook, leading to the social media giant blocking every news organisation from their platform in australia. but what does this display of might from facebook mean for other countries readying themselves to regulate big tech, including britain? that s all in today s media show. let me introduce you to our guests. david lloyd is the bra
hello. down with this obsession with youth how about we obsess over older people instead 7 baby boomers, for instance. after all, they re in the habit of actually watching and listening to linear telly and radio, and some of them even have money to spend after watching or listening to adverts. so goes the thinking behind a new radio station. no, not a digital platform available via smart devices, this is a real, actual radio station on dab. it s called boom radio, it s aimed at boomers, and its founderjoins us live. meanwhile, over the past week there has been a massive beef between australia s government and facebook, leading to the social media giant blocking every news organisation from their platform in australia. but what does this display of might from facebook mean for other countries readying themselves to regulate big tech, including britain? that s all in today s media show. let me introduce you to our guests. david lloyd is the brains behind boom radio. he s also