to question a man arrested in connection with the murder of community support the government is expected to end the advice against hugging each other, as part of the relaxation of lockdown rules in england next week. and disruption continues on some of britain s busiest rail lines, after small cracks are found in some high speed trains. good afternoon, 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
in some high speed trains. and coming up this hour united beat aston villa to keep premier league title celebrations in the blue half of manchester on hold more on that in sportsday at half past six. good evening. the labour leader sir keir starmer is in the process of making changes to his top leadership team in the wake of results from the english local elections sacking angela rayner from her campaigning roles for the party. she remains its deputy leader. sir keir is expected to announce a reshuffle after a series of disappointing results from english councils and the loss of the hartlepool constituency to the conservatives. but he s been accused of trying to shift the blame for the results. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. tense and tight lipped. is removing angela rayner as party chair you taking responsibility? no rest this sunday. is this the first of many changes, mr starmer? after some awful election results, keir starmer has edged out hi
the guardian calls it a day of humiliation for the pm, saying mrjohnson suffered a number of blows to his authority. elsewhere, the paper claims russian forces are burying civilians in mass graves, during efforts to seize the ukrainian port city of mariupol. the financial times leads with claims that the government wants to give ministers the power to rip up the post brexit deal governing trade in northern ireland, and highlights the potential response from ireland and the eu. so let s begin. ican begin i can begin with the telegraph supporting where s your 28 boris johnson used to write his column. and they are running with the huge damage thatjohnson has suffered, it seems to many today. damage that johnson has suffered, it seems to many today. damage that johnson has suffered, it seems to many today. yeah, it was an interesting day seems to many today. yeah, it was an interesting day down seems to many today. yeah, it was an interesting day down in seems to many tod
when more conservative mps called for the prime minister to go. also tonight. in ukraine some civilians are able to leave the besieged city of mariupol, but thousands have been left behind. following the brutal killing of a five year old boy in south wales, his mother and stepfather have been convicted of murder. bonjour. ca va? we re on the chaotic campaign trailof marine le pen, who s hoping to become president of france on sunday. it s always like this on campaign trail le pen. there s protectors, press and protesters wherever you look. and is the man from ajax the right choice as manager of manchester united 7 coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, a big night for burnley, looking to get the win they need to improve their hopes of premier league survival. good evening. borisjohnson is set to become the first prime minister to be investigated for claims that he deliberately misled parliament. it s the latest stage in the controversy about lockdown gatherings held in d
losses caused by russia. he also called for russia s immediate exclusion from internationalfinancial institutions. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are torcuil crichton, the westminster editor at the daily record, and sian griffiths, who s education editor for the sunday times. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. borisjohnson once again on many of the front pages the i says tory rebels forced a new investigation into whether the prime minister misled parliament over lockdown parties. at last is the daily mirror s headline reporting that tory mps turned on borisjohnson in the commons today. but the daily mail says he has warned that investigations into lockdown law breaking in downing street cannot go on and on and on . the guardian calls it a day of humiliation for the pm. elsewhere, the paper claims russian forces are burying civilians in mass graves after shelling the ukrainian city of mariupol. meanw