What was a marginal seat, with the victorious labour candidate notching up a majority of more than 9,000 votes, his party describing it as a seismic and historic win. They said that we couldnt change the labour party, and we did it. They said that we couldnt win in the south of england and the north of england, and we did it. They said, youll never beat the snp in scotland, and, rutherglen, you did it. From the partys leader to activists working the streets, labour poured resources into this constituency and their win was much, much bigger than many had expected. Michael shanks, Scottish Labour party, 17,841. Labour winning double the votes cast for the snp. The party of power at holyrood faced challenges going into the vote and had been managing expectations of a win, but even so, this was a bruising result for them. I do recognise that we have a big challenge on our hands and as a party, we need to come together collectively to right the wrongs that have happened in the last few mont
United nations investigators are on their way to the Ukrainian Village where a Missile Strike killed more than 50 people on thursday, in one of the deadliest single attacks on civilians since russias invasion began. They will gather evidence and testimony, which could be used in any future war crimes trial. Ukraine has accused russia of deliberately targeting a funeral wake in hroza in the North Eastern kharkiv region. Every family there was affected when a missile hit a cafe where mourners had gathered after a funeral. Footage released by kharkiv officials reveals extensive damage after a missile attack. The local prosecutor insists the attack was deliberate. The kremlin says it doesnt target civilians. What is certain is the level of Human Suffering involved. Listen to this witness. A warning, you might find his testimony distressing. Translation i wish i were dead. All my dearest people will be laid here. Our village was very united. What am i going to do now . Close friends, cousin
And freedom for all. Her husband told the bbc hes excited for her and it will embolden herfight, but its a sad time because they are not together. Shes still in prison in iran. He also said the prize is for the woman life Freedom Movement. She has been arrested her 13 times, convicted five times and sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison. The Committee Said ms mohammadis brave struggle has come with tremendous personal cost. Women, life, freedom. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 to Narges Mohammadi, for herfight against the oppression of women in iran and herfight to promote Human Rights And Freedom for all. A landmark moment as i mentioned her husband has been speaking to the bbc, and he says this is a prize for the women, life, Freedom Movement and a light is being shown on that movement. It comes as authorities in iran have reportedly arrested the mother of a teenager who was allegedly assaulted by the countrys Morality Police aft
Narges mohammadi has been arrested 13 times, convicted five times and sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison. The Committee Said her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal cost. Irans state News Agency Says the decision is politicising the human rights issue. Caroline hawley reports. In iran last year, spearheaded by women, an extraordinary Rebellion Set off by the death in Police Custody of a young woman detained for allegedly not wearing her veil properly. The nobel Committee Said this award was for the hundreds of thousands of iranians who have stood up against the theocratic regimes policies of discrimination and oppression against women. Narges mohammadi is irans most prominent human rights activist. Here she was several years ago, criticising the regime for forcing women to wear the hijab while allowing corruption to run rampant. Shes currently serving a ten year sentence. Her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal cost. Altogether, the regime has arrested
I dont know how you follow the double act of ian murray and jackie baillie. Thank you for everything you brought to the campaign. Delighted to be here. Ijust want to echo some of what we said last night. This is a remarkable result. I want to talk a bit about the thousands of people we lead during this campaign. We have spent six months on every single story in this constituency, talking to voters at every single door about their hopes, their aspirations, their dreams, their aspirations, their dreams, their fears, their aspirations, their dreams, theirfears, their their aspirations, their dreams, their fears, their concerns for this community. It has been the honour of my life to talk to all those people, to get to know them. To find out from them what they want their mp to fight for an hour to be their mp, to have their chance to represent them is incredible. This result shows not only that people are fed up with the two governments that are distracted, out of touch, but also that the