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,
allegations from the six other women so far. correspondent brian yunus leads us off tonight from brooklyn. per new york state says they have notified the police department about this sexual misconduct allegation no criminal complaint has been filed against cuomo yet but the police reportedly has offered their services to the victim alleging the disturbing acts. if it s most egregious sexual misconduct allegation yet. a potential misdemeanor sex crime. at the times union in albany reports a stock member claims governor cuomo aggressively groped her late last year at the executive mansion in albany. they were alone in cuomo s private residence on the second floor when he closed the door and allegedly reached under her blouse and began to fondle her. at the unnamed aid reportedly told cuomo to stop. at the governor released a statement reading, as i said yesterday, i ve never done anything like this. at the details of this report are gut wrenching. he can no longer serve as
Exhibiting the kind of profound indifference to the racial contours of the jeff session nomination that i wouldnt have expected from somebody as savvy as mitch mcconnell. If they did that on purpose to be racially provocative, to stir you racial currents here, i think thats scary and gross. If they did it accidentally, i think its political malpractice. But i think theyve just turned this issue and Elizabeth Warren and the Jeff Sessions nomination into a much hotter, more hotly contested and sort of scarier thing that its been up until now. It was remarkable. Do you think it changes any votes . Thats my last question. I dont know. Weve seen a lot of republicans say they were willing to support Jeff Sessions, joe mancion. An extraordinary legal battle over the fate of the travel ban. A threejudge panel is considering an argument on whether to keep a hold on the order. Is there any reason for to us think theres a real risk . The president determined that there was a real risk. I cant bel
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