welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show. he switch from front line politics to his own show on russia today. while you still being in the spotlight, he has come out fighting and is ready to take centre stage in the highest court in scotland. the exact details of the allegations against him an investigation's findings have yet to be made public but the nature of these complaints against such a high—profile figure have rocked scotland's political establishment. lorna bbc news, edinburgh. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith joins me. what are the wider implications for politics in scotland? it is going to be very difficult for nicola sturgeon and you heard her sounding very upset. he has been a close colleague and a mental of hers for yea rs close colleague and a mental of hers for years in scottish politics. she is his party leader and she may at the end of this process, had to discipline him. that will be very difficult for the nationalist movement. at the same time she is the leader of the government he is challenging in court

alex salmond speaking to bbc scotla nd alex salmond speaking to bbc scotland just a short time ago. alex salmond is looking forward to having his day in court. he thinks that the scottish government have breached confidence actually as well but we have also been hearing as you saw from nicola sturgeon, the current first minister of scotland, looking actually quite visibly shaken during her interview. she said you cannot sweep these allegations in the carpet, no matter who the person is, there has to be that independent, impartial investigation, leading to this extraordinary story. it must be immensely discomforting for her. yes, it is, and you could really thing, i —— and perhaps in some ways, frustrating, i think. she does have two in some ways be overseeing this process as the political head of the government as this investigation is run by the signor serval servants, including leslie evidence, the permanent secretary, but she has to be careful what she says and what she does of course when it comes to handling this but she did say that it has been upsetting for rural and of c

welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show... alex salmond lost his westminster seat at the last general election, swapping front—line politics for presenting his own tv show. well used to being in the spotlight, mr salmond has come out fighting. he'll now take centre stage in a case which will be heard in the highest civil court in scotland. the details of the allegations against alex salmond, and the investigation‘s findings, have yet to be made public, but the nature of these complaints, against such a high—profile figure, have rocked scotland's political establishment. thomas cook has moved all 500 of its customers from a hotel in each of where a british couple died on tuesday. —— in egypt. egyptian authorities say a british couple john and susan cooper, who were on holiday there, died of natural causes. but that's being disputed by their daughter, who says they were in "perfect health" before they suddenly became very ill in their hotel room in hurghada, on the red sea. judith moritz reports. john and susan cooper

with alex salmond for many many years? this is an incredibly difficult situation for me to come to terms with. everybody knows the length and closeness of my relationship to alex salmond, and i think people will understand how difficult this is for me and for my party. this'll be extremely upsetting to members of the snp up and down the country. it a difficult situation, but what is important is that complaints are treated seriously regardless of who the person complained about is. i have been very clear that my belief and the importance of that, it's a principle that cannot be applied selectively, no matter how difficult that might be for me, my party or others. thank you. studio: that's a statement from nicola sturgeon, first minister of scotland, about the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, who has described the allegations against him of sexual misconduct as patenting ridiculous. but nicola sturgeon saying that this is an incredibly difficult situation because she of course has long been a close political

against the former first minister alex salmond. the claims are strenuously denied by mr salmond — he says he's no saint but that he's done nothing wrong. i've made many mistakes in my life, political and personal, but i have not sexually harassed anyone, and i certainly have not been engaged in criminality. the claims prompted an internal scottish government investigation. scotland's first minister said they couldn't be ignored. it's a difficult situation, but what is important is that complaints are treated seriously, regardless of who the person complained about is. we'll be looking at the wider implications of an affair that's taken scottish politics by storm. also tonight, egyptian authorities say a british couple on holiday there died of natural causes, but relatives say they were in perfect health. strong winds and torrential rain in hawaii as hurricane lane approaches. no booze is good news — a new study says there are no safe drinking limits at all. i can't wait to punch you in your stupid smug face... the biggest inter

salmond herfriend whole situation, calling alex salmond her friend and whole situation, calling alex salmond herfriend and mentalfor almost 30 years of. she said his contribution to the snp and the independence movement speaks for itself, but she said while the decision to resign has been alex alone, she said the region she understood —— the reason she understood —— the reason she understood this bread questions from the day—to—day business of the snp going campaign for independence. —— ongoing. when paris has raced authorities between clashes between english and french fishermen on the english and french fishermen on the english channel over scots on the normandy coast. now it is time to sport today. —— for. hello, i'm chetan pathak, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: sloane stephens battles back from a set down to maintain the defence of her us open title. benfica hit four to book their place in the group stages of the champions league. and with an eye on making history, india prepare for their must win fourth t

welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show. he switched from front line politics to his own show on russia today. while used to being in the spotlight, he has come out fighting and is ready to take centre stage in the highest court scotland. the exact details of the allegations against him an investigation‘s findings have yet to be made public but the nature of these complaints against such a high—profile figure have rocked scotland's political establishment. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. our scotland editor sarah smith explained the wider implications for scottish politics. it is going to be very difficult for nicola sturgeon and you heard her sounding very upset. he has been a close colleague and a mental of hers and a mentor of hers for years in scottish politics. she is his party leader and she may at the end of this process, had to discipline him. that will be very difficult for the nationalist movement. at the same time she is the leader of the government he is challenging in court. the former first minister taki

welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show... alex salmond lost his westminster seat at the last general election, swapping front—line politics for presenting his own tv show. well used to being in the spotlight, mr salmond has come out fighting. he'll now take centre stage in a case which will be heard in the highest civil court in scotland. the details of the allegations against alex salmond, and the investigation‘s findings, have yet to be made public, but the nature of these complaints, against such a high—profile figure, have rocked scotland's political establishment. the united nations says that 22 children and four women have been killed by a saudi—led coalition air strike in yemen. they were fleeing fighting in and around the key port city of hudaida. it comes just weeks after a strike on a bus killed more than a0 children. egyptian authorities say a british couple john and susan cooper, who were on holiday there, died of natural causes. but that's being disputed by their daughter, who says they were in perfect he

alex salmond said he intends to resume membership of the snp if he wins his case. but his focus now is to clear his name. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, should have resigned in the wake of the violence against her country's rohingya muslim population. that's the view of the outgoing united nations human rights chief, who's told the bbc that she should have considered returning to house arrest, rather than excusing her country's military. a recent un report concluded that myanmar‘s military should be investigated for genocide, and blamed aung san suu kyi for failing to prevent the violence. 0ur correspondent imogen foulkes reports from geneva. conclusive evidence from a un inquiry this week of war crimes, crimes against humanity, even genocide against rohingya muslims in myanmar. so sure are the investigators of theirfacts, they even named senior military commanders. but in the face of this overwhelming evidence, aung san suu kyi still insists her country is fighting terrorism. the danger of terrorist activities, which was the initial cause of events leadin

welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show. he switched from front line politics to his own show on russia today. while used to being in the spotlight, he has come out fighting and is ready to take centre stage in the highest court scotland. the exact details of the allegations against him an investigation‘s findings have yet to be made public but the nature of these complaints against such a high—profile figure have rocked scotland‘s political establishment. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. a tour operator has removed all three—hundred of its customers from a five—star resort in egypt after two guests were found dead in their room. 69—year—old john cooper, and his wife susan were staying at the five—star shty—guhn—bair—guhr aqua magic in hurghada on the red sea. their daughter, who was on holiday with the british couple, said they were "in perfect health" just hours before they fell ill. the tour operator thomas cook said it was removing its customers as a "precautionary measure". will perry has all the

salmond has stepped down from the snp - alex salmond has stepped down from the snp — he quits the snp to avoid party rifts. just talk to us about the significance of this resignation, first of all. it is very significant. alex salmond is a towering figure in scottish politics andindeed towering figure in scottish politics and indeed uk politics. without him it is highly unlikely that there would have been the referendum in scotla nd would have been the referendum in scotland which, although the snp lost, the defeat in itself triggered an extraordinary rise in support for the snp. he was instrumental in the recovery of the snp. he became first minister and so on. so even though he makes it clear he hopes to rejoin the snp, fora he makes it clear he hopes to rejoin the snp, for a figure who has been so the snp, for a figure who has been so dominant in that party to leave even fleetingly in this controversial context, is a big moment. i think it is an unsettling moment for nicola sturgeon who she describes quite openly as her mentor. and although on one level it helps her that he separat

after resigning from the snp, alex salmond faces criticism for setting up a crowdfunding page to fight sexual misconduct allegations. the payday lender, wonga, is teetering on the brink of collapse, after announcing it has stopped taking new loan applications. # you say...# and harry sings hamilton — very briefly — after watching the hit musical in london's west end. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, we'll have the latest from the fourth test at southampton where england have made a terrible start against india. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. an unmarried mother has won the right to a widowed parent's allowance, after taking the case to the supreme court. siobhan mclaughlin was refused the benefit after her partner died in 2014, because the couple, who had 4 children and had been together for 23 years, weren't married. but supreme courtjustices ruled this morning that denying her the benefit was unlawful. the ruling could help thousands of families in a similar situation — as jon donnison reports. john adams died from cancer in 2014, le

welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show. he switched from front line politics to his own show on russia today. while being used to being in the spotlight, he has come out fighting and is ready to take centre stage in the highest court in scotland. the exact details of the allegations against him and the investigation‘s findings have yet to be made public but the nature of these complaints against such a high—profile figure have rocked scotland's political establishment. lorna bbc news, edinburgh. a short time ago our scotland editor sarah smith explained the wider implications for scottish politics. it is going to be enormously difficult for the first minister and the snp party leader nicola sturgeon. you heard her sounding quite upset about this. this is a man who has been a close colleague and mentor of hers for years and years in scottish politics. she is his party leader. she may have to discipline him. that would be very difficult for the nationalst movement. in the meantime, she is the leader of the government whic

alex salmond's successor as snp leader, nicola sturgeon, based pressure to suspend alex salmond from the snp after sexual misconduct allegations emerged. she said there was no legal basis to do so but now alex salmond has taken matters into his own hands. in a statement he said... alex salmond continues to deny any wrongdoing and says he intends to reapply for party membership in the future. the former first minister had already announced he was taking the government used to lead to court over its handling of sexual misconduct allegations, but nicola sturgeon has said... she added that she is upset by alex salmond's resignation but that any legal processes must now be allowed to ta ke legal processes must now be allowed to take their course. let's return that breaking news we brought you a few minutes ago that an unmarried mother of four has won her legal battle to claim bereavement payments, following the death of her partner. siobhan mclaughlin lived withjohn adams for 23 years until his death from cancer in 2014. she was originally told she was unable to claim the benefit as she w

alex salmond speaking there to add a scottish political editor brian taylor. in a moment the business news. scotland's former first minister, alex salmond, strongly rejects allegations of sexual misconduct, dating back to his time in office, and says he'll take the scottish government to court over its handling of the allegations meanwhile the current first minister — nicola sturgeon — said the allegations against her predecessor could not be ignored, and the priority for the scottish national party was to ensure fair and due process. a post—mortem is to be carried out on the bodies of a british couple who died in egypt while staying at a hotel in the red sea resort of hurghada. i'm ben bland. in the business news. customs brokers, who make electronic declarations for uk firms that import and export, are expecting a huge spike in work if britain leaves the eu without a trade deal. the boss of one of the uk's largest such brokers warns the amount of customs processing work could rise by 500%. george baker said it will be "very difficult to cope" if there

alex salmond, former first minister, former mp, former msp. a man who led his party, the snp, twice and secured a referendum on independence for scotland, and who is now facing allegations of sexual misconduct in the run up to that vote. it is believed the complaints made by two people date back to 2013, during mr salmond's time as a serving first minister, when he would have been living here at the first minister's official residence, bute house. the current occupant of bute house, first minister nicola sturgeon, said she had been aware of the investigation for some time. she said the complaints could not be ignored or swept under the carpet. i have made clear on many occasions that in all workplaces people must feel able to bring forward complaints and have confidence that they will be treated seriously and now it is important that due process and fair process is followed. mr salmond has described the complaints procedure as unjust and has said he will proceed with a judicial review of the complaints process at the court of session. if you h

alex salmond really has been a colo55u5 of scottish politics. remember, this is the man who took his party, and indeed the country, to within 400,000 votes of becoming independent. he is by many definitions the snp's mo5t 5ucce55ful leader. independents really is in his blood. his party, or his former party the snp, i5 really is in his blood. his party, or his former party the snp, is part of his dna. he has dedicated 45 years of his dna. he has dedicated 45 yea r5 to of his dna. he has dedicated 45 years to the snp, 20 of those as party leader, and yet this evening within the last couple of hours, he i55ued that statement on social media, saying he is quitting a5 a member of the snp. his resignation come5 member of the snp. his resignation co m e5 le55 member of the snp. his resignation comes less than 24—hour i5 member of the snp. his resignation comes less than 24—hour is after he launched a legal case against the scottish government over its handling of the misconduct, sexual misconduct complaints against him, complaints which he absolut

in a statement, he said: last week, it emerged alex salmond had been last week, it emerged alex salmond had been the subject of an investigation by the scottish government. two civil servants made complaints of sexual harassment, dating back to 2013 when he was still first minister. the details have been passed to the police. there followed demands from opposition politicians that mr salmond should be suspended by the snp. the first minister and snp leader, nicola sturgeon, has told the bbc mr salmond's resignation from the party is incredibly difficult. this is not really about politics or about party or personality. if the rhetoric that we hear, that all of us have indulged in, in recent times about allowing people to come forward and have complaints dealt with fairly and impartially and with due process is to mean anything, then that should apply regardless of politics. alex salmond intends to take the scottish government to court over the process of how the complaints are handled. last night, he set up a crowdfunding page to pay for this. he has already exceeded his £50,000 target.

let's talk more about alex salmond, former leader of the snp. he has exceeded his fundraising target for his legal challenge against the scottish government. the target of £50,000 was reached hours after mr salmond announced he was resigning from the snp to fight sexual misconduct claims. he's been criticised by opposition parties for launching the campaign to help with his legal costs. alex salmond has denied any wrongdoing, and said he intends to reapply to be a member of the party once he's had an opportunity to clear his name. the first minister nicola sturgeon said his resignation had caused her huge sadness but that the allegations cannot be swept under the carpet because of who has been accused. look, i can only speak for myself. it's an incredibly difficult situation for me personally and for my party, but that is secondary to the importance of allowing proper process to take its course. and for having a culture in scotland where people, women, do feel able and confident to come forward and to know that their complaints will be treated

she said she had known about the investigations and since april, when alex salmond made her aware. she said she had had no role in the investigation and made clear to him she would not intervene. she said she would not intervene. she said she had had no prior knowledge of complaints about alex salmond's behaviour until advised about the current two complaints. there is no date set yet for the legal process. but alex hammond himself is speaking this afternoon. the daughter of a couple who died at a hotel in egypt has said they were "fit and healthy" before their holiday. kelly 0rmerod was with her parents, john and susan cooper, who came from lancashire. they were staying at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel in the red sea resort of hurghada. mrs 0merod said herfather, who was 69, died in his room and her mother died in hospital. the couple had booked the holiday with thomas cook, and the travel company says it's offering its 300 customers alternative hotels or the option to return home. dan johnson reports. what caused john and susan cooper's deaths? their daughter says john colla

alex salmond isa story. each politics. alex salmond is a colossus in scotland and has been rocked to the core by this story today that he has been accused of two allegations of sexual harassment. these allegations date back to when he was first minister in 2013. he strenuously denies those allegations. he has hit back and mounted a legal action against the scottish government, because he says he was told these allegations would remain confidential. the political backdrop, what makes this interesting, is that this pits him against nicola sturgeon, who has been, and is, his closest political ally. so really, really difficult, and,i ally. so really, really difficult, and, i mean, the optics of it are very tough. and it was interesting today seeing nicola sturgeon gives some interviews on this. she did look shaken, she looked upset to be having to oversee all of this. yes, as you say, they have obviously been incredibly close. she was almost seen as his protege, coming up through the snp. it is kind of... it is always a diffic

we spoke to alex salmond about the allegations facing him. i for future the complaints that were made against me and i have to deny any semblance of criminality. so when you have such things you need a process which is both confidential and fair and most reasonable people will understand and what i am not frightened of going to the highest court in the land to establish that it seems the scottish government looks a bit shaky in their position or anything like this depends on having a fair show having a feel opportunity and overfed the scottish government process doesn't do that he don't get to see the evidence you don't get to present your own case was barred from speaking to any civil servant many of whom incidentally have texted me today saying why didn't you come to us to support your position and well the reason is i was barred from doing that by miss leslie evans the family secretary the scottish government i wasn't allowed to contact them directly so if you can't present your own case you've got an unjust process. these investigations d

fury in scotland as alex salmond raises £80,000 on a crowdfunding site to pay his legal expenses that are linked to allegations of sexual harrassment. energy drinks do not give you wings, they make you fat and they rot your teeth, which is why the uk government wants to stop children buying them. get in touch with us using the hashtag — beyond one hundred days. hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. search donald trump and twitter today and you will get a veritable torrent of hits. in the past few hours, the president has taken on the media, social media, the justice department, james comey and even, most striking of all, perhaps, the chiefjustice of the supreme court. while mr trump was using twitter to rail against his perceived enemies, most of the nation was fixing on another image — this bipartisan scene in arizona, where mourners gathered to celebrate the life and public service of former senatorjohn mccain. so is this tweet storm an indication of stress in the white house? joining us is ab stoddard of real clear politics. what do y

alex salmond sex claims. very difficult times at the momentm alex salmond sex claims. very difficult times at the moment. it is referred to in the article as civil war. it does seem like two camps are emerging behind nicola sturgeon and alex salmond. his decision to crowd find his movement against the scottish government is causing particular controversy. it seems like it is an odd move, certainly not one that i can recall from somebody in this position. not one that i can recall from somebody in this positionm not one that i can recall from somebody in this position. it is difficult for because sturgeon, these two have been huge allies in these two have been huge allies in the fight for scottish independent. he was her men talk for so many yea rs, he was her men talk for so many years, they shared a vision and this was happening now. —— mentor. today the controversy rages for the crowd funding, which has reached 90,000. i notice nicola sturgeon has gone on today to support a crowd funding to women's aid, as if it is another side, being absolutely clear which side,

the headlines at 11pm: surprise as the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, resigns from the scottish national party amid allegations of sexual harrassment, which he strongly denies. the uk ambassador to france raises concerns — after clashes between british and french fishermen in a row over scollops. more than a fifth of 14—year—old girls say they've self—harmed — a report says worries about physical appearance are contributing to their unhappiness. a lot of self loathing and self hate and not knowing how to deal with my emotions led me to self harming and at the time i thought it was a coping mechanism. all or nothing — back the chequers plan or risk there being no deal on brexit — that's the warning to the eu from a senior cabinet minister. gruff by name but not by nature — a study shows goats respond better to happy human faces rather than angry ones. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the broadcaster and writer steve richards and camilla tominey from the daily telegraph. stay with us for that. good ev

fury in scotland as alex salmond raises £80,000 on a crowdfunding site to pay his legal expenses that are linked to allegations of sexual harrassment. energy drinks do not give you wings, they make you fat and they rot your teeth, which is why the uk government wants to stop children buying them. get in touch with us using the hashtag — beyond one hundred days. hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. search donald trump and twitter today and you will get a veritable torrent of hits. in the past few hours, the president has taken on the media, social media, the justice department, james comey and even, most striking of all, perhaps, the chiefjustice

salmond rejects the claims made against him and is launching a legal challenge against the scottish government everett's handling of the complaint the current affairs minister nicola sturgeon who's a close ally of thurman's has said the situation is incredibly difficult. for my party this will be extremely upsetting to members of the s.n.p. up and down the country it's a difficult situation but what is important is that completing our treaty seriously regardless of who the person complained about is i can confirm that the scottish government received two complaints in january in relation to alex salmond mr solomons was notified of the complaints in march and for mr salmond and the people involved on wednesday the trying to sell an organist of my conclusions and that i was considering the public interest in making the fact of the complaints investigation publicly known i know that the former first minister has indicated his intention to challenge the action taken by the scottish government the scottish government will defend his position vigorously scottish placed say they are assess

professor welcome to the alex salmond show thank you for having me here i was interested. why so many cattle an economist taken part vigorously in the independence debate but you have cause actually what a government minister for to spell so you made that transition from academic economists to government ministers what brought you into public service public services importer if i have to evaluate subjective when i was a youngster was a very politically involved so politics does always attracted me and. after a long period in a career there are some personal going to do you think to each other i believe strongly that there are many things that can only be done from from government that transition from being an academic serious to theoretical economists yes full of greek letters and your and your equations to actually the application of economics through policy how easy was that transition it can be done you have to do the well up some a scheme of talking to people. expounding ideas economic ideas the explain simply one can make people feel sure about them if you tell them t

salmond we re allegations against alex salmond were brought forward, dating back to 2013, when he was still first minister. why has he resigned his membership of the snp? he says the reason is twofold. 0ne, he wants to draw the sting out of opposition attacks on him personally. scottish labour and the scottish conservatives have been putting pressure on nicola sturgeon to suspend mr salmond from the snp. nicola sturgeon has said she cannot do that, because no complaints have been made about his behaviour to the snp, they have been made to the scottish government. also, he says he wants to avoid any internal splits within the snp. he is still a very, very popular man with snp activists. so, he essentially wants to re m ove activists. so, he essentially wants to remove himself from the party so it does not precipitate a wider split within the snp. he says he is innocent, as you head in the clip, i refute these two combines of harassment and reject any suggestion of criminality. do you know the nature of the allegations against him? we don't know terribly much, not much has been made pub

welcome to the alex salmond show... in his show earlier, he made no comment about his resignation, but in his statement online he said he'd resigned to try and prevent opposition attacks on the snp and to avoid potential splits in the party, should nicola sturgeon have been forced to suspend him. but what could now cause division and difficulties is mr salmond's decision to launch a crowdfunding campaign to help with costs in his legal challenge against the scottish government's complaints procedure. he's collecting notjust money, but also a very public show of support from those in his corner. he's raised well in excess of his £50,000 target. 0pposition parties uneasy at the message this sends. frankly, this drags scotland into the gutter. that he is using his position and his recognition to put a signal to the people who have come forward and made those complaints that he might not still be first minister but he is still extremely powerful, and that they should get back in their boxes and leave him alone. mr salmond

join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. the macallan bus station is one of those places where everything begins. from macallan a city in southeast texas you only look straight ahead you can only discover the united states. every day at around three o'clock in the afternoon the monotonous rhythm of the station changes when the federals unload a new group of central american immigrants. you know. get out or ride the sponsor. mike allen is an immigration hotspot. on your book. but a. bit by. bit. on the whole thing the lawyer. on a blazing on the other side of the border in the mexican ramosa is labastida the freight train that crosses all of mexico packed with immigrants. that. i did. in a vote in. from the bus station to the reception center at the church of the sacred heart it's barely five hundred meters. a short journey but loaded with tension. the end of fear unmasks infinite tiredness uncertainty is etched on every face. for this new life that begins today they barely

alex salmond refutes all allegations and says some were ridiculous. he said that they were being dealt with under what he called an unjust procedure in place from the scottish government after he left office. he said he was not allowed to properly challenge the case against him. mr salmond who twice led the snp is seeking a judicial review of the complaints process in the court of session. the scottish government said it would defend its position vigorously. the chancellor, philip hammond, has been accused of launching a "dodgy project fear" by brexit—backing conservatives after he warned that a no—deal brexit would cause major economic damage. mr hammond's comments camejust hours after the brexit secretary, dominic raab, played down the likelihood the uk leaving the eu without a deal. 0ur political correspondent tom barton is in westminster for us this morning. tom, sequence of events, the brexit secretary's announcement yesterday, the chancellor weighing in with some thoughts late in the day, it now what? this isn't the first time that philip ha

our headlines today: former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, resigns from the scottish national party amid allegations of sexual harrassment, which he denies. a ban on the sale of caffeine—heavy energy drinks to children in england. the government outlines its plan. the nine to five might be a thing of the past, and now researchers say we do so much work on the daily commute it should all count towards our official working hours. andy murray battled through the heat at the us open. but it's not enough. he's been knocked out in the second round by fernando verdasco. and a burst of royal song. # you say... what happened when harry and meghan turned up for a fundraiser at the west end musical, hamilton. good morning. it is a chilly start to the day but for many of us it will be dry with some sunshine. the cloud will build through the day but it could produce some showers, mostly in the west. i will have more inis mostly in the west. i will have more in 15 minutes. good morning. it's thursday, 30 august. our top story: alex salmond, who led the scottish national party into governm

join me every thursday on the alex salmond's show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you there. the way to the united states is dangerous for most of the illegal immigrants. that's the word i'm sympathetic i want to. enter and i've won the last three but i have many of them look for refuge in the so called sentries sites the draft used to share information about undocumented migrants with federal authorities. began. listening to more you know i've ended up my son i guess i'm in a lot of class and i want that. they had a lot of the options to stay in the country with donald trump in the white house over forty. fifty what if the you could be about to be. a fifth. the puttin food impulse response both. of you doubtful to do with multiple. joining the monastery as a very idealistic twenty year old and thought i was going to be a monk a priest and unfortunately didn't work out that way because so many sex abuse cases came forward then i ended up actually being ordained early to go work on and follow sex abusers who were being withd

join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sport i'm sure. i'll see you then. stories here on t.v. give back what you stole over a hundred years ago try living on easter island one of the most isolated places on the planet wants to negotiate there were a ton of a sacred statue taken by the british navy and presented as a gift to queen victoria other stocks you ended up in the british museum where it's currently on display. visitors to the museum should part with the rock. hosting an estimated eight million objects the british museum is one of the world's best known collections of art history and culture and often the subject a fiery debate about whether all of chick sourced during the british empire is colonial times should be returned to where they came from. the latest dispute ironically involves a statue called lost or stolen friend a fitting name to the indigenous people of easter island or trying to recover a unique figure taken one hundred fifty years ago and given to queen victoria who then give to date to the museum th

welcome to the alex salmond show today we feature a special interview with the former first minister of scotland henry mcleish twenty years ago as a labor minister of state he was piloting the school and back to the house of commons he then became scotland's second first minister after the untimely death of don't know two or his time at the top of scottish politics was cut short by an expenses scandal which nice seems relatively minor in light of many more recent issues however over the last fifteen years he has devoted himself to public service in scotland while also pursuing an academic career in the united states meanwhile his political journey from keen devolution este to being on the cusp of backing independence has been as much as scotland today alex interviewed him on his career on the status front of scotland's parliament on the egyptian issue and scotland and on his thoughts on the direction of american politics under trump but first to your tweets your messages and e-mails and first from hazel he says thanks for today's got in the brown theme here interviewee so passionate

professor welcome to the alex salmond show thank you for having me here i'm interested. why so many cattle an economist taken part vigorously in the independence debate but you have course actually government minister for to spell so you made that transition from academic economists to government ministers what brought you into public service public services importer if i have to evaluate subjective when i was a youngster was a very politically involved so politics does always attracted me and. after a long period in my career there are some personal going to do you think to each other i believe as strongly that there are many things that can only be done from from government that transition from being an academic a serious to theoretical economy yes full of greek letters in your and your equations to actually the application of economics through policy how easy was that transition it can be done you have to do the well up some skill of talking to people. expounding ideas economic ideas the explain simply one can make people feel chilled about them if you tell them that

francesco welcome to the alex salmond show thank you very much you've seen by many one of the widest as the leader of it's often called the miracle generation of catalan poets what provoked such an upsurge in the catalan poetry and four of your generation. i think you know people born in the forty's and fifty's by the time we were able to decide what we wanted to do we had two ways in front of us his finest writing goes we could choose to write on him or we could choose to write in the spanish we had been brought up in the spanish that posts under the front for him for all of us within the have television with him at radio within that newspapers very few books.

alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, an unbreakable political duo who made the snp the dominant force in scottish politics. now the cracks are beginning to show. ms sturgeon left defending the scottish government's complaints process her former mentor is challenging following the allegations of sexual misconduct which mr salmond denies. amidst all the focus on process and politics here, it is really important in my view that we do not lose sight of the fact that two individuals came forward with complaints. those complaints can't simply be hushed up or swept aside because of the identity of the person involved. mr salmond made no comment about his resignation in his television show which aired today. he has also refused requests for interviews. but in his statement last night he said, "i did not come into politics to facilitate opposition attacks on the snp. i have tendered my resignation to remove this line of opposition attack. most of all, i am conscious that if the party felt forced into suspending me, it would cause substantial internal division." what could now cause division and d

welcome back the former first minister of scotland alex salmond is taking the country's government to court he claims its inquiry into his alleged sexual misconduct is illegal the case revolves around allegations of sexual harassment made by two star for years and has since been passed to police the incumbent first minister nicholas sturgeon who is a close ally of some and says she wants to see the investigation move ahead even though it could have and there's are about the ramifications for her party. for my party this will be extremely upsetting to members of the s.n.p. up and down the country it's a difficult situation but what is important is that completes our treaties seriously regardless of who the person complained a boat is i can confirm that the scottish government receives two complaints in january in relation to alec sam and mr sam and was notified of the complaints in march and phoned to mr simonds and the people involved on wednesday august the twenty second of my conclusions and the time was considering the public interest in making the fact of the complaints and invest

breaking news about the former scotland first minister alex salmond. the scottish government has confirmed it received two complaints in january this year regarding former first minister alex salmond, who denies the allegations of harassment. he‘s taking the scottish government to court after being accused of sexual misconduct, he denies those claims. which have been confirmed by the scottish government that they are investigating. he has denied the claims, he says they are ridiculous and has not been allowed to properly challenge the case, so he is going to court to challenge the complaints procedure. coming up... chinese tourists flock to a fish and chip shop in north yorkshire after their president enjoyed the traditional dish on a 2015 visit. we‘ll speak to the manager of scotts fish and chips who have translated their menu into mandarin and cantonese. normally when we delve into the jungle of reality tv show i‘m a celebrity get me out of here, we‘re used to the patter of ant and dec. but whilst ant mcpartlin takes time off after the year f

alex salmond, the former first minister of scotland, denies allegations of sexual misconduct. he says he's suing the scottish government over its handling of the complaints. no safe level of alcohol. a major study says going teetotal is the only way to avoid any risk to your health. good morning. rangers have one foot in the europea league group stage but celtic manager brendan rodgers says his side must take more pride, after another disappointing night.

the i splashes with the former scottish first minister alex salmond who has resigned his membership of the scottish national party following allegations of sexual harassment. the metro leads with moped violence on the streets of london after two burglars ambushed a police van in bid to free an accomplice. the ft reports on the brexit secretary dominic raab's comments that britain and the eu are unlikely to meet their target of agreeing a brexit deal by october. meanwhile, the daily express says michael barnier has dramatically raised hopes of a brexit deal by conceding that the bloc is finally ready to offer britain a unique partnership. and the times suggests president macron is preparing to throw theresa may a lifeline by pushing other eu leaders to agree a close relationship with britain after brexit. the daily telegraph claims children will be banned from buy—ing energy drinks under plans announced by theresa may to tackle disruptive behaviour in classrooms — and pictures the duke and duchess of sussex at a gala performance of hamilton at the victoria palace a variety of front

alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, an unbreakable political duo who made the snp the dominant force in scottish politics. now the cracks are beginning to show. ms sturgeon left defending the scottish government's complaints process her former mentor is challenging following the allegations of sexual misconduct which mr salmond denies. amidst all the focus on process and politics here, it is really important in my view that we do not lose sight of the fact that two individuals came forward with complaints. those complaints can't simply be hushed up or swept aside because of the identity of the person involved. mr salmond made no comment about his resignation in his television show which aired today. he has also refused requests for interviews. but in his statement last night he said, "i did not come into politics to facilitate opposition attacks on the snp. i have tendered my resignation to remove this line of opposition attack. most of all, i am conscious that if the party felt what could now cause division and difficulties is mr salmond's decision to launch a crowdfunding campaign to

salmond, resigns from the scottish national party amid allegations of sexual harrassment, which he denies. a ban on the sale of caffeine—heavy energy drinks to children in england. the government outlines its plan. the nine to five might be a thing of the past, and now researchers say we do so much work on the daily commute it should all count towards our official working hours. andy murray battled through the heat at the us open. but it's not enough. he's been knocked out in the second round by fernando verdasco. and a burst of royal song.

here you know i speaks to alex professor welcome to the alex salmond show thank you for having me here i was interested. why so many cattle an economist taken part vigorously in the independence debate but you have course actually government minister for to spell so you made that transition from academic economists to government ministers what brought you into public service public services importer if i have to evaluate subjective when i was a youngster was a very politically involved so politics does always attracted me and. after a long period in academia there are some personal going to do you think which are there i believe strongly that there are many things that can only be done from from government that transition from being an academic serious to theoretical economists yes full of greek letters and your and your equations to actually the application of economics through policy how easy was that transition it can be done you have to do the well of some a skill of talking to people. expounding ideas economic ideas the explain simply one can make people feel sure about them if yo

the headlines at 11pm: surprise as the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, resigns from the scottish national party amid allegations of sexual harrassment, which he strongly denies. the uk ambassador to france raises concerns — after clashes between british and french fishermen in a row over scollops. more than a fifth of 14—year—old girls say they've self—harmed — a report says worries about physical appearance are contributing to their unhappiness. a lot of self loathing and self hate and not knowing how to deal with my emotions led me to self harming and at the time i thought it was a coping mechanism. all or nothing — back the chequers plan or risk there being no deal

the i weekend reports on the sex assault claims against the former first minister alex salmond as police confirm an investigation is ongoing. he denies the allegations. the daily mirror leads with claims from the daughter of a couple who died while on holiday in egypt, she raises questions over their deaths. the daily express also has the same story — as kelly ormerod believes her parents didn't die from natural causes. the daily mail says the plastic bag tax is set to be extended to all shops, with the levy increasing from 5 to 10 pence. it's the same lead on the daily telegraph too, which it describes at prime minister theresa may's war on plastic. a picture of the notting hill carnival queen ahead of this weekend's events which will see metal detecting knife arches for the first time. the main story on the ft weekend is about senior executives leaving tsb following a disastrous it upgrade in april. the independent say half a billion pounds of annual science funding will be lost in the event of a no—deal brexit. a variety of stories making the front page of saturday's papers. as yo

salmond. the claims are strenously denied by mr salmond. he says he's "no saint," but that he's done nothing wrong. i've made many mistakes in my life, political and personal, but i have not sexually harassed anyone, and i certainly have not been engaged in criminality. the claims prompted an internal scottish government investigation. scotland's first minister said they couldn't be ignored. it's a difficult situation, but what is important is that complaints are treated seriously, regardless of who the person complained about is. egyptian authorities say a british couple on holiday there died of natural causes, but relatives say

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