Involvement. This incident is further proof that the uk is facing rising and evolving threats. Grant shapps, speaking earlier in the commons. Well, in scotland, john swinney says hes over the moon to be voted in as the scottish parliaments choice to be their next first minister. He was backed by 64 of his colleagues and his name will now be submitted to the king. He replaces humza yousaf, who sent his own official letter to king charles earlier confirming he was stepping down and staying in scotland, where ministers have been warned that children there who question their gender are being referred to clinics because some doctors are fearful of toxic debate. The author of the cass review told the Health Committee in scotland, theres fearfulness among Health Professionals who dont know how to treat gender issues that some children face. Doctor hilary cass suggests the toxic nature of the gender debate means that some doctors are afraid of doing or saying the wrong thing, leaving children
Consultant and former labour aide stella santykiu, and the former conservative mp michael brown. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me. Mail. Margaret gbnews. Com. But now its what weve all been waiting for. The news bulletin with sam francis. Francis. Jacob, thank you very much. And good evening to you. Its just after 8 00 leading the news this evening, just after 8 00 leading the news this evening , the defence this evening, the defence secretary says state involvement in a cyber attack on the ministry of defence cant be ruled out. But he refused to confirm if china was the culprit. Beijing strongly denied it was behind the hack, calling the accusations completely fabricated. Up to 272,000 british personnel may have had their details compromised. And their details compromised. And speaking in the house of commons, grant shapps said it shows that the world is, he says, becoming a more dangerous place for reasons of National Security. We cant
And thats why im absolutely determined to fight incredibly hard for what i believe for and the future country that i want to build. And thats what im going to do. Well, liberal democrat leader sir ed davey says he will table a motion of no confidence in the government in an effort to pressure rishi sunak to call a june general election. Sir ed claims that the disastrous local Election Results show the country has, in his words , had country has, in his words, had enough of rishi sunak and his out of touch government. The out of touch government. The motion will be tabled when parliament returns tomorrow. The parliament returns tomorrow. The new snp leader, john swinney, says he will seek to build a coalition of the willing to focus on scotlands problems, but wont resurrect the power sharing deal that they had with the scottish greens. In his acceptance speech, mr swinney called for unity and said that the polarised version of politics does not serve the country well. Mr swinneys appoin
Theyre exhausting every possible, every possibility regarding negotiations. An israeli official described the proposed deal as softened and said it was a ruse intended to make israel look bad. Hamas claims it meets several demands, including the return of displaced people and a prisoner swap. It comes after israel ordered the evacuation of parts of rafah ahead of a large scale military offensive. Theres been no successful agreement on a ceasefire in gaza since a week long pause in november. Rishi sunak says hes determined to fight, and the general election is not a foregone conclusion. The Prime Minister is calling for unity among tory mps after saying that he believes britain could be heading for a hung parliament. The conservatives lost hundreds of Council Seats and the West Midlands mayoralty results rishi sunak described as bitterly disappointing. But he bitterly disappointing. But he says hes not giving up what the independent Analysis Shows that whilst of course this was a disapp
The attack. Marcus monzo, a spanish brazilian dual national, has been charged with murder and attempted murder. A manhunt is attempted murder. A manhunt is ongoing tonight for a prisoner who escaped from jail in suffolk. Ricky wall was reported missing in woodbridge on saturday morning when he failed to appear for roll call. The 23 year old, serving a seven year sentence for aggravated burglary. Police are now appealing for help in tracing him. A woman from essex has been him. A woman from essex has been arrested on suspicion of neglect after a five month old boy suffered cardiac arrest at Legoland Windsor resort, the baby, we understand, remains in Critical Condition in hospital following that incident. Police have now released the 27 year old woman on bail and say theyre not seeking any other suspects. Detectives, though, are asking anyone with information, particularly those at legolands coastguard hq boat ride on thursday afternoon to come forward. A man has been come forward. A ma