thank you. the first minister will now take thank you. the first minister will now take questions on the issues raised now take questions on the issues raised in now take questions on the issues raised in his statement. i intend to allow raised in his statement. i intend to allow around 40 minutes for questions, after which time we will move questions, after which time we will move onto questions, after which time we will move onto the next item of business, and it move onto the next item of business, and it would move onto the next item of business, and it would be helpful if those numbers and it would be helpful if those numbers who wish to ask a question would numbers who wish to ask a question would press numbers who wish to ask a question would press the request to speak button, would press the request to speak button, and i: meghan gallacher. presiding button, and i: meghan gallacher. presiding officer, the first minisler presiding officer, the
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This is bbc news, the headlines we can go to the Scottish Parliament where there is an election taking place to choose the new First Minister, to replace humza yousaf. John swinney is now in the process and the votes are being cast for him and the votes are being cast for him and it is expected he will imminently be leader of the Scottish National party but he needs to be formally elected as First Minister by the Scottish Parliament and that is what is happening right now. All of the Party Leaders are allowed to nominate themselves as First Minister and it is now the turn of john swinney and he is expected to have a majority of votes. Voting is pretty simple, msps press a button to register their preference. We can now have a listen. The to register their preference. We can now have a listen. Now have a listen. The vote is closed. Could now have a listen. The vote is closed. Could any now have a listen. The vote is closed. Could any member. Now have a listen. The vote is l closed. Coul
Good afternoon. The Police Officers wounded in a sword attack in hainault yesterday suffered horrific injuries according to the metropolitan Police Commissioner sir mark rowley. He says one of the officers came close to losing her hand and shes had several hours of surgery. A 1a year old boy was killed in the attack. One of the victims of the Nottingham Stabbings Last year. Graham satchell reports. Devastation this morning at bancroft s school in east london and confirmation that one of their students, a 14 year old boy, was killed in the sword attack yesterday. Its the second time in less than a year that bancroft s is in mourning for one of its own. Former student grace omalley kumar, who was killed in a knife attack in nottingham, was also a student here. The final moments of yesterdays terrible attack were captured on a doorbell camera. The 36 year old man still carrying a sword is cornered and met Police Officers move in. A taser is fired and then a female officer approaches and a
Is found at a Nature Reserve in salford. And discovered in a field in lincolnshire, this Roman Artefact is 1,700 years old. But what is it . And coming up on Sportsday On Bbc News after a season of points deductions in the Premier League, are the financial rules that were used to punish everton and Nottingham Forest about to change . Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six live from the Holyrood Parliament in edinburgh, on a tumultuous day in scottish politics. Humza yousaf has announced he is standing down as snp leader and scotlands First Minister afterjust 13 months in office. His politicalfuture had been uncertain since his announcement last thursday that he was ending Power Sharing with the scottish greens. They had clashed with the government over the scrapping of Climate Goals and the approach to gender reform. He was at risk of losing a Confidence Vote later this week. The snp now have 28 days to find a new leader whos supported by a majority here at holyrood. Our Scotl