That the greens are going to have a good night as well. They will significantly increase the number of seats. The green party up in scotland has also proved independent is also Pro Independent for some i think there will be in snp majority for independence and definitely with the green Party Together a bit of a super majority. The question then is what happens next . Because Nicola Sturgeon is jumping up on tv over the weekend saying ive got my mandate from the scottish people, we are going to go ahead and Have A Referendum. But of course the Prime Minister In Westminster is saying no and he doesnt look like he is budging on that. So its going to be a very, very frost period ahead of us i think whats really interesting as well is that the ft is right, all eyes across the United Kingdom are on scotland. I spoke to people from Northern Ireland just marking the centenary of north and which happened in the last few days, all eyes are on scotland for this referendum when you look at what is
And the multi billion pound project to save the worlds coral reefs from overfishing and Climate Change. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Political parties have spent the day trying to secure last minute votes, ahead of a bumper set of elections in england, scotland and wales tomorrow. Around 48 Million People are eligible to vote on so called super thursday. Its the first test for parties since the General Election in 2019, and the start of the pandemic. There are votes for both the scottish and Welsh Parliaments. In england, there are elections for mayors in 13 of the biggest city areas, some Council Elections and the london assembly. There are also 39 police and Crime Commissioners up for election in england and wales. Finally, theres a by election In Hartlepool which could tell us how labour is doing in what was once its heartland. The only place in the uk without any elections tomorrow is Northern Ireland. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Watch the stunts. You mi
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the chief Political Correspondent at the daily telegraph, Christopher Hope, and the times Radio Presenter and Evening Standard columnist, ayesha hazarika. Tomorrows front pages starting with. The metro covers those royal navy ships, which have been sent to jersey tonight after french fishermen threatened a blockade over post brexit fishing rights. The mail is keen to mention the weaponary on the vessels, saying theyre armed with cannons and machine guns. Same lead for the guardian which says the deployment is precautionary. Thats also a photo gordon brown campaigning for labour in scotland. Similar look to The Telegraph, which says the government is keen to de escalate tensions. They opt for an image of Borisjohnson Cycling in the west midlands. The Financial Times has a picture of Nicola Sturgeon on the Campaign Trail but leads on Archegos Capital Filing for bankruptcy. New plans for b
A leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to the Nhs In England by the Coalition Government in 2012, which saw the private sector given a greater role. The chairman of the Vaccines Task force says hes confident the uk will be able to offer Coronavirus Jabs to everyone over 50 by may. Police say a 24 year old man in croydon has been taken to hospital after being stabbed. There have a spate of Stabbing Attacks in south london in the past 2a hours, with one man dying from his injuries. Hundreds of people have been detained during a nation wide Road Blockade in india by farmers protesting against new agricultural laws. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Scotland are odds on to beat england and win the calcutta cup at twickenham for the first time in 38 years. This years six nations is under way. The first player in history to score a double century in his 100th test. Joe root leads from the front as england take control in india
Word. Before the tournament was that if they brought their a game, they game, they felt they were capable of beating anyone and i suppose thats what we saw here tonight. I999 beating anyone and i suppose thats what we saw here tonight. 1999 was the last time they were champions of europe, over that period there have been times when scotland had strong back row forwards in particular when they send the ball out there was nobody there. More recently we have had a flamboyant reputation, almost playing Basketball Style rugby with creativity and flavour but not enough steel. Today we saw combination of all of those elements. Above all else, they were in control of the match from the word go. Thats the remarkable thing. They maintain that intensity throughout the 80 minutes and for a coach, that must feel almost like a perfect match. Lets hearfrom gregor townsend. Perfect match. Lets hearfrom gregortownsend. Im perfect match. Lets hear from gregor townsend. Im delighted for the players grego