and back at last after being delayed by the pandemic we speak to the creator of line of duty about covid challenges and the brand new series. and coming up on bbc news: as rachel blackmore makes history as leading jockey at the cheltenham festival, she is beaten by the horse she didn t choose in the gold cup, minella indo. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the leader of the scottish conservatives at holyrood, ruth davidson, has called for nicola sturgeon to resign as first minister, saying it was clear she misled parliament. a majority of the committee investigating the scottish government s handling of harassment claims against alex salmond is understood to have voted last night that she didn t give them accurate information. a spokesman for nicola sturgeon has accused the committee of peddling baseless smears. the final report is due to be published on tuesday. nicola sturgeon says she stands by every word of her evidence. our scotland editor sarah smith re
overall, it is hoped this census will provide a clearer view. so, for the first time, sexuality and gender identity will be a matter of national record. what difference will that make? well, some organisations say the data could be very useful. both in terms of funding and, for this youth homelessness charity, how best to focus support. as we expand our services, we would like to know where young people are that identify as lgbtq plus, so that we can target those areas and make our services go further. landmark buildings lit up in census purple ahead of this sunday, the day to base your answers on. in scotland, the census has been pushed back a year. in northern ireland, there s no question on gender identity. nevertheless, a hope it might all shine some sort of light on the society we live in. jessica parker, bbc news. and that s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bri
Pressure has been ramped up on send banger. Also, golf, men and women will be playing side by side on the European Tour. There is snow out there. It is all about knowing where to look. There is more Severe Weather to come through the rest of this week. More Severe Weather warnings and more travel warnings. If you thought it was cold today, just wait until tomorrow. Also coming up, the warning that Global Warming could have a devastating impact on king penguins. Heavy snowfall is hitting parts of the uk, causing road, rail and flight disruption in many areas. Police say driving conditions are treacherous in places three people have died in lincolnshire after a crash involving a car and a lorry. Hundreds of trains are cancelled, many schools are shut and forecasters say some Rural Communities may be cut off. And theres a warning from the met office that if you havent seen snow yet by the end of the week you will have. Lets get the latest from our correspondent in North Yorkshire. First,
This is bbc news. Im ben brown. The headlines. 12,000 jobs likely to disappear from the high street, as debenams goes out of business. It comes just hours after topshop owner, arcadia, collapsed into administration, putting another 13,000 jobs at risk. Devastating for all those employees, and no easy time, but coming up to christmas, the uncertainty now for 2021, i really do feel for all the individual employees and their families. Mps are debating plans to introduce a new tiered system of coronavirus restrictions across england tomorrow. This is the scene live from the house of commons. We cannot afford to relax, especially during the cold months of winter. Police in germany have arrested
the driver of a vehicle that ploughed into pedestrians in the city of trier, killing at least two and injuring at least ten more. A High Court Ruling on the treatment of children who say theyre transgender a woman who was prescribed puberty blockers when she was 16, says shes delighted. The governmen