Police are granted more time to question a man arrested in connection with the murder of community support officerjulia james. Disruption continues on some of britain s busiest rail lines, after small cracks are found in some high speed trains. The cabinet office minister, michael gove, has refused to be drawn on whether the government at westminster would challenge a second scottish independence referendum in the courts. He said the focus of the devolved administration in edinburgh should be the recovery from the pandemic. But the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, warned number ten against using legal arguments. It comes as the prime minister invites the leaders of the devolved nations to a summit on how to recoverfrom the pandemic. I asked our political correspondent at holyrood nick eardley how quickly nicola sturgeon might try to go for another independence referendum. Probably not for a while. I think you will see nicola sturgeon make a very public play in the next
To postpone that. The attorney general is looking to get involved. There s been a lot of outcry from foreign diplomats, from the international community. Of course they see eastjerusalem as being occupied and have suggested that evictions of this kind of the palestinian families could breach international law. Serious disruption on some of the uk s busiest rail lines is expected to continue into next week after cracks were discovered in some high speed trains. Inspections on more than 180 trains are due to be completed today, but great western railway and london north eastern railway have advised passengers to check timetables. Our correspondent, sean dilley, has this update from kings cross station. To describe the picture at kings cross, one of the major london terminals, there are people turning up for travel. Within the last couple of minutes there was one train on the platform coming behind us here, but there are plenty of staff trying to help people to make theirjourneys. The adv
After small cracks are found in some high speed trains. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc news. Welcome to bbc news. Scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said any attempt by the westminster government to block a second independence referendum would show a lack of respect for scottish democracy. She was speaking after the cabinet office minister, michael gove, said the snp s failure to win an outright majority at holyrood proved that people in scotland weren t agitating for a new poll. Mr gove said the snp should concentrate on recovering from the pandemic instead. From edinburgh, here s our political correspondent nick eardley. Back in power, back to work. Nicola sturgeon says her immediate priority will be the pandemic, but a battle is coming. The snp won the election by some distance, and even though they were short of a majority alone, with the greens there is a comfortable pro independence majority and the first minister says that is a mandate. The people of scotland have v
Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. Scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said any attempt by the westminster government to block a second independence referendum would show a lack of respect for scottish democracy. She was speaking after the cabinet office minister, michael gove, said the snp s failure to win an outright majority at holyrood proved that people in scotland weren t agitating for a new poll. Mr gove said the snp should concentrate on recovering from the pandemic instead. From edinburgh, here s our political correspondent nick eardley. Back in power, back to work. Nicola sturgeon says her immediate priority will be the pandemic, but a battle is coming. The snp won the election by some distance, and even though they were short of a majority alone, with the greens there is a comfortable pro independence majority and the first minister says that is a mandate. The people of scotland have voted for the snp on the strength of offering, when the time is right, an