If we can start off first with, what is the policy that was stitched during the week that has and did some of the green party. The green a some of the green party. The green party share some of the green party. The green party share power some of the green party. The green party share power with some of the green party. The green party share power with the some of the green party. The green party share power with the snp some of the green party. The green party share power with the snp and | party share power with the snp and have done for three years. This week, the Scottish Government announced that they were ditching a key Climate Change targets. They accept that a 75 reduction in emissions by 2030 was out of reach. It was tougher than the uks goal of 68 . The green party have announced they will vote on whether to remain with the snp. Its known as the bute house agreement and they will be a general meeting to decide. Patrick harvey, their co leader has said they will vote. They wil
Can be dampened, and a wider escalation averted. Ourfirst report is from our north america correspondent will vernon. Its been just over 2a hours since iran came under attack. Us Officials Say israel fired at least one missile into iranian territory, no major damage or casualties were reported. This was a relatively small scale strike by israel. Earlier, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken would not comment on reports the white house was informed in advance about the israeli assault. The United States has not been involved in any offensive operations. What we are focusing on, what the g7 is focusing on and its reflected in our statement and in our conversation is the work to de escalate tensions. And this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. Last sunday iran attacked israel with more than 300 missiles and drones causing little damage. The fear in the west is that a cycle of retaliation between israel and iran could ignite a wider war. And there is hope too that the
few hours from now here in new york city. this case strikes at the heart of trump s identity. prosecutors accusing him of kpaj rating billions of dollars and manipulating the value of real estate properties. this comes as trump faces 91 felony charges in criminal cases, while also the republican front runner for the white house in 2024. senior legal affairs correspondent, paula reid with us. it s a juxtaposition, to see how well he s doing, and all of the charges against him, and he will take the stand today in just a couple of hours in new york. i have covered former president trump s legal problems. coming up on a decade now, and this today, this really is a significant moment. he is being called to be a witness for the prosecution in their case. now, the judge has already found the former president and his codefendants committed fraud, and this is more focused on the penalties and what is at stake here is possible his business s ability to do business in the state of n
Is about to get bigger. Full fact is a charity in which a team of analysts verify claims and counterclaims online. This month, they received funding from google to support their work. In years gone by, traditional media could devote greater resources to sifting truth from falsehood. But with their Business Models under pressure, new organisations are emerging to fulfil a smaller role. I think were at a pivotal moment. Weve just had a year in which everybodys realised, hang on, this is a really big problem. And for the first time, all of the people who could play a role in solving it are really thinking about what is their role. This year will tell us whether they stand up to that challenge or not. The tech giants who control so much of the information in our lives today are waking up to their responsibilities. For all that mps may investigate the problem of fake news, they know that ultimately it is the likes of facebook and google who will develop any long term solution. Amol rajan, b
Is about to get bigger. Full fact is a charity in which a team of analysts verify claims and counterclaims online. This month, they received funding from google to support their work. In years gone by, traditional media could devote greater resources to sifting truth from falsehood. But with their Business Models under pressure, new organisations are emerging to fulfil a smaller role. I think were at a pivotal moment. Weve just had a year in which everybodys realised, hang on, this is a really big problem. And for the first time, all of the people who could play a role in solving it are really thinking about what is their role. This year will tell us whether they stand up to that challenge or not. The tech giants who control so much of the information in our lives today are waking up to their responsibilities. For all that mps may investigate the problem of fake news, they know that ultimately it is the likes of facebook and google who will develop any long term solution. Amol rajan, b