But a report from the Scottish Fiscal Commission says while Uk Government policies have contributed to the pressure, much of it comes from the Scottish Governments own decisions. Heres our scotland editorjames cook. This is the reality of life less than four miles from the scottish parliament. A Community Centre handing out free bread to help the residents of muirhouse make ends meet. And yet, now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. Prolonged westminster austerity, the economic damage of brexit, a global pandemic, the war in ukraine, and The Cost Of Living crisis, have all placed enormous and growing pressure on the public finances. I must take further and more urgent action now to ensure that we can balance the scottish budget in 2024 25. And i call. There is also £800 million of additional spending for new pay offers, and all that means £500 million in direct service cuts, plus a raid on the Proceeds Of Offshore Wind and publicly owned scottish w
Chancellor, it is a uk wide tax, we have chancellor, it is a uk wide tax, we have cut chancellor, it is a uk wide tax, we have cut a chancellor, it is a uk wide tax, we Have Cut A Uk wide tax because we are a Have Cut A Uk wide tax because we are a party Have Cut A Uk wide tax because we are a party of the union and that has put are a party of the union and that has put more money in bag accounts since has put more money in bag accounts since the has put more money in bag accounts since the beginning of the year. We have always said we believe in a society have always said we believe in a society where hard work is rewarded. That is society where hard work is rewarded. That is the society where hard work is rewarded. That is the type of country we believe that is the type of country we believe in. Applause. Just this week applause. Just this week we had the final scottish budget pass. Snp and green coming together, we are paying more in tax and getting less in services. We talked about
Investigation is launched. Iran releases an alleged confession of spying by a British Iranian man whos facing the Death Sentence he says the confession was forced. The social media personality andrew tate investigated in relation to organised crime, we investigate his popularity with young people. And the Brit Award Nominations are out with a notable absence of women in the category of artist of the year. And stay with us here on Bbc News Channel for continuing coverage in analysis with our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. Good evening. Ambulance response times in england and waits in accident and Emergency Departments have reached the highest levels on record. The latest figures have exposed the Alarming State of Emergency Care in the National Health service. For some emergencies, including suspected strokes and heart attacks, the average wait was over 90 minutes. The target is 18 minutes. More than a third of patients waited more than four hours to be assessed a
yeah, it was like a dream come true. we ll be examining the government decision, and reporting from egypt on the plight of families separated by the violence. also tonight. the bbc chairman richard sharp resigns, after a report finds he was not open about his dealings with borisjohnson when he interviewed for the chairman s job. it is right to prioritise the interest of the bbc. i feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the corporation s good work, were i to remain in post until the end of my term. can you help, can anybody help? if teachers in england vote to strike, their unions say they will co ordinate industrial action. in ukraine, at least 25 people have died after a wave of russian air strikes across the country. and with the king s coronation just over a week away, we look at attitudes to the monarchy in scotland. on bbc london. these four gay men were murdered and in the sport on bbc news. mancheser united have stretched their lead in the women s super l
story. it goes on the nhs strike posing a threat to great ormond street, the children s hospital, serious concerns over staffing levels there, and looking ahead to next week s coronation. and the daily telegraph, there is a reference to the story of the bbc chair. gary lineker s tweet, saying, don t let ministers pick the bbc chief. he said the bbc chairman should not be selected by the government of the day, not now, not ever. another story about surgeons operating only once every fortnight. so a busy news week. that s all from us tonight. thank you forjoining us. mark is here on tuesday. till then, have a great bank holiday weekend. goodnight. breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. yeah, we did not fire the first shot. all the mediators were present. we agreed to sit down at 10 a.m. and sign the final agreement. we were taken by surprise when we found that the country was shut down and all the bridges wer