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when alex salmond gives evidence tomorrow, _ sarah. when alex salmond gives evidence tomorrow, in _ sarah. when alex salmond gives evidence tomorrow, in public, i sarah. when alex salmond gives evidence tomorrow, in public, in| evidence tomorrow, in public, in front of a holyrood enquiry, he will make absolutely explosive allegations, claiming there was a high—level plot, a high—level conspiracy, to destroy him, and accusing nicola sturgeon of lying to parliament, something she completely denies. today in parliament she was facing allegations her government is trying conceal evidence. two old friends, now calling each other liars. mr salmond has set out his version of events in written evidence to a holyrood enquiry. some parts of which have now been removed for legal reasons, including his claim that nicola sturgeon is not telling the truth about when she first learned of sexual harassment complaints against him. scottish conservatives think they smell conspiracy. conservatives think they smell conspiracy-_ conservatives think the

in scotland, the growing rift between first minister nicola sturgeon and former first minister alex salmond, which comes to a head later this week. has he been physically violent before? calls to one domestic abuse charity have risen by more than 50% in the past year, as lockdown has increased suffering for many. and the van gogh masterpiece hidden from public view for the past 100 years is to be sold at auction. and coming up in sport on bbc news... a demoralising first day for england, bowled out for 112 in ahmedebad, as india have the upper hand in the third test. good evening. the "full return" of students to schools and colleges in england, on march 8th, is justified by the latest data, and what's called a "robust" covid testing regime is part of the plans. that was the assurance given to parents and pupils by gavin williamson, the education secretary, who also addressed the fact that hundreds of thousands of students have missed so much work this year. so he announced an extra £400 million, on top of 300 million announced last month, for what's being billed as a catch—up programme.

alex salmond is due to appear before the inquiry tomorrow to give evidence. our special correspondent allan little reports now on how a bitter political and personal feud could threaten the scottish national party's ambitions for independence. together their friendship and formidable political partnership brought scotland close to independence. now, their enmity threatens the project they devoted their political lives to. this was alex salmond in march last year, charged with 13 counts of sexual assault. minutes after being acquitted, he said he intended to expose more evidence. there are certain evidence that i would have liked to have seen led in this trial, but for a variety of reasons we were not able to do so. at some point that information, that facts and that evidence will see the light of day. now we know what he meant. mr salmond has told the enquiry in writing that there was a "malicious and concerted effort" by several scottish government and snp officials to damage his reputation, "even to the extent of having me imprisoned". and that nicola sturg

alex salmond was sunposed _ exactly is going on. alex salmond was sunposed to _ exactly is going on. alex salmond was supposed to be _ exactly is going on. alex salmond was supposed to be appearing i exactly is going on. alex salmond i was supposed to be appearing before msps right now and at that hearing he was expected to sate nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code and that he believes there was a malicious campaign involving people around her to get him. she denies that completely. but alex salmond is not here because he pulled out, his evidence which had been published by the scottish parliament, parts of it were taken down because the crown 0ffice were taken down because the crown office which is the prosecution body in scotland, said it could be in contempt of court that caused a furious row and big questions about the way holyrood is operating at the moment. alex salmond has suggested the head of the crown 0ffice, moment. alex salmond has suggested the head of the crown office, the lord advocate, has some sort of conflict

tonight at six: scotland's former first minister, alex salmond, launches a blistering attack on scotland's leaders, including nicola sturgeon. giving his long awaited evidence at a scottish parliamentary inquiry, he accused the government of acting illegally during an investigation into claims against him of sexual harassment. scotland hasn't failed, its leadership has failed. so the importance of this inquiry is for each and every one of us to help put this right. alex salmond said he believes nicola sturgeon has misled parliament and broken the ministerial code, which he thinks means she should resign. we'll be asking how much damage this bitterfeud is having on scotland's leadership. also tonight... age and not occupation will continue to lead the vaccination programme, with the over 40s next in line for the covid jab. the supreme court rules that shamima begum, who left london as a teenager to join the islamic state group, cannot return to the uk to challenge its decision to remove her british citizenship. a group of gymnasts is starting legal action against the governing body, british

alex salmond says in written evidence, nicola sturgeon�*s account of meetings they had is, "false and manifestly untrue." he also claims there was a malicious and concerted effort by a number of people, including nicola sturgeon�*s husband and her chief of staff, "to damage my reputation, "even to the extent of having me imprisoned." he appears to be suggesting some kind of conspiracy or concerted campaign against him without a shred of evidence. as well as walking free from the criminal trial, he also won a legal battle in 2018 against the scottish government, when a court found the procedure used to invest allegations of sexual harassment against him, was unlawful. a holyrood parliamentary committee is now investigating how the scottish government got it so wrong and that�*s the inquiry which wants to take evidence from alex salmond in person this week. alex salmond has announced that he will not appear as scheduled in front of the committee on wednesday, thatis front of the committee on wednesday, that is because when his written evidence was published, the crown 0ffice, eviden

this has become a bitter battle between alex salmond - situation. this has become a bitter battle between alex salmond and | situation. this has become a bitter. battle between alex salmond and his successor, nicola sturgeon. he accuses her of misleading parliament and reaching the ministerial code, both of which would be resigning offences. she denies all of that, saying it is a conspiracy of nonsense. it could be damaging, just three months away from crucial scottish elections. today, the snp chief executive, who is also nicola sturgeon's has been, appeared in front of the virtual committee for the second time. the front of the virtual committee for the second time.— front of the virtual committee for the second time. the whole truth and nothin: but the second time. the whole truth and nothing but the _ the second time. the whole truth and nothing but the truth. _ the second time. the whole truth and nothing but the truth. he _ the second time. the whole truth and nothing but the truth. he was - nothing but the truth. he was accused of — nothi

alex salmond's evidence does raise significant questions for nicola sturgeon to answer. tonight, her spokesperson said that he had failed to provide proof of the alleged conspiracy and says the first minister is looking forward to addressing all the issues raised today when she gives evidence next week. sarah smith, bbc news. the amazon rainforest is one of the most beautiful and bio diverse places on earth, and if you want to buy a chunk of it, now all you have to do is go online. we have discovered facebook has become a go to marketplace for brazil's illegal land grabbers, ready to turn pristine rainforest into profit for buyers around the world at the click of a button, no matter what or who they harm. iamjoao i am joao fellet and i amjoao fellet and i am going to take you undercover to meet the sellers behind the online ads. to find out who they are and how they are getting away with it. deforestation in the brazilian amazon is at a ten year high. is facebook fuelling that destruction? deforestation is happening in every corner of the amazon. it is not hard to find c

the acting tory leader focused on the women who'd complained about alex salmond's behaviour. these women were failed, they were failed by the system that was set up by her government, and while they were being failed, the first minister knew exactly we what she was meeting alex salmond about and she chose not to tell her officials in advance and she chose not to keep a record, and she kept speaking to alex salmond all throughout this process, throughout this process that failed all of these women. and then she came into this chamber and she told parliament things that utterly contradicted by her own evidence and testimony. so we have failed women, taxpayers�* money and a cover—up at the heart of government, and this whole affair stinks to high heaven, and someone should take responsibility for the failings. shouldn't it be you, first minister? first minister. in terms of the government, and in terms of my role as first minister, the scrutiny is right and proper, which is why i am freely subjecting myself to that scrutiny, that is right and proper, i've waited a long time

the acting tory leader focused on the women who'd complained about alex salmond's behaviour. these women were failed. they were failed by the system that was set up by her government. and while they were being failed, the first minister knew exactly what she was meeting alex salmond about, and she chose not to tell her officials in advance, and she chose not to keep a record. and she kept speaking to alex salmond all throughout this process, throughout this process that failed all of these women. and then she came into this chamber and she told parliament things that are utterly contradicted by her own evidence and testimony. so we have failed women, taxpayers money and a cover—up at the heart of government, and this whole affair stinks to high heaven. and someone should take responsibility for these failings. shouldn't it be you, first minister? first minister. in terms of the government and in terms of my role as first minister, the scrutiny is right and proper, and that is why i am freely subjecting myself to that scrutiny. that is right and proper — i've waited a long

alex salmond could yet give evidence if the committee can agree the terms. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. the new us presidentjoe biden is calling for an end to the war in yemen which is estimated to have killed around 100,000 people. it�*s been six years since a saudi—led coalition backed by the us and the uk intervened in yemen�*s civil war, trying to restore the official government to power. but houthi rebels, backed by iran, still control most of the country. just over a month ago they carried out an attack on the newly—formed government in the southern port city of aden — from where our international correspondent 0rla guerin was granted rare access. a warning some viewers may find parts of her report distressing. aden, a city cradled by mountains in a country overshadowed by war. it�*s the seat of power of yemen�*s internationally recognised government which is propped up by saudi support. but when ministers flew in from exile in riyadh, this was the welcome. the first of three missiles slamming in. screaming the woman screaming in fear

alex salmond's evidence does raise significant questions for nicola sturgeon to answer. tonight, her spokesperson said that he had failed to provide the first minister is looking forward to addressing all of the issues raised when she gives evidence next week. sarah smith, bbc news. this is bbc news, the headlines: a declassified us intelligence report says that the saudi crown prince approved and likely ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. the crown prince denies the accusation. security forces in nigeria are searching for more than 300 girls who were abducted from a school — the second such kidnapping injust over a week. more now on president biden's visit to texas. well, people in texas are continuing to pick up the pieces following the freeze. and for some the burden of repairs and higher power bills has left them financially stretched. reggie young is from the houston food bank, hejoins me now. thank you very much for coming on the program.— on the program. thank you, pleasure — on the program. thank you, pleasure to _ on the program. thank yo

firstly, alex salmond claims that the _ complained? firstly, alex salmond claims that the name _ complained? firstly, alex salmond claims that the name of _ complained? firstly, alex salmond claims that the name of a - claims that the name of a complainant was kevin. that is not the same thing as saying or accepting that that is the case. —— claims that the name of the complaining was gavin. i plan to speak claims that a name was given. —— claims that a name was given. i heard that when my written evidence was published, i set out that one of the things alex salmond asked me to do was to intervene to bring about a process of mediation, i declined because i did not think it was appropriate. i heard jackie do an interview seeming to suggest i should have done that, should have intervene to bring about the process of mediation. along the way here i have faced accusations of collusion with alex salmond, accusations of conspiracy against him, hopefully by the time i get to the committee they will have made up their mind which one it

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alex salmond, the former scottish first minister, will not now give evidence to msps tomorrow in their inquiry into the government's handling of harassment complaints. heavy snow and ice causes disruption in parts of the uk. people are being urged not to travel. and england set india a mammoth task of 420 runs to win the first test in chennai. coming up on bbc news, three weeks later than planned, novak djokovic makes a winning start in front of crowds in melbourne on day one of the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson hasjoined other ministers in seeking to reassure the public over the effectiveness of the oxford astrazeneca covid—19 vaccine. the prime minister said there was good evidence it was reducing transmission of the virus and the vaccine programme remained of massive benefit to the country. a study has suggested the current jab offers only limited protection against mild disease caused by the south african variant. but scientists remain confident it will prevent death and serious disease. there have been fewer than 150 cases of th

alex salmond will be questioned by members of the scottish parliament today. the former scottish first minister claims there was a conspiracy against him over sexual harassment claims. and the supreme court will today rule on whether runaway schoolgirl shamima begum can return to the uk to appeal against the removal of her british citizenship. prince harry has said the british press was "destroying" his mental health, in an interview with the late late show host james corden. he said the pressure he was under meant he had to move his family away. the interview was recorded earlier this month — before he and his wife meghan lost their royal patronages. our royal correspondent sarah campbelljoins me now. good morning. harry has never shied away from discussing his mental health. tells more about this interview. health. tells more about this interview— health. tells more about this interview. ., ., , interview. no, you're right. heads totether interview. no, you're right. heads togetherwas— interview. no, you're right. heads together was a — interview. no

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as a result, we now simply do not know whether alex salmond will turn up to give evidence in front of a holyrood enquiry as he is scheduled to do tomorrow. his lawyers have warned that he could be in legaljeopardy if he turns up in front of that committee to discuss his evidence. alex salmond does want to tell his side of the story and we know from the documents he has submitted that he believes that there was a conspiracy by senior scottish government officials as well as those at the top of the snp to destroy his reputation and ultimately to see him in prison. you will remember there was a criminal trial last year and he was acquitted on 13 counts of sexual assault. we know also that he wants to make public his accusations that nicola sturgeon is not telling the truth about what she knew and when. he will allege that she has misled parliament and broken the rules that govern ministerial behaviour. if that was established to be the case, she would be expected to resign as first minister, so does a very serious allegations and they are accusations that are directly refuted by nicola s

the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, accuses his successor and former colleague, nicola sturgeon, of a �*malicious and concerted attempt to smear him'. and, we look at the remarkable images of nasa's rover landing on mars, searching for signs of past life. and coming up in sport on bbc news: could we have fans back at wembley in time for the climax of the european championship? we'll be looking at the government's road map for sport. good evening. borisjohnson has unveiled his so—called �*roadmap�* for the gradual lifting of the lockdown in england, a process that starts on march the 8th. wales, scotland and northern ireland have their own separate arrangements. in england, if all conditions are met, the restrictions will all disappear by the 21st ofjune. the prime minister said there could be no such thing as a covid—free future, but the end of the restrictions was finally in sight. from the 8th of march, all children in england will go back to school and further education colleges will open. residents in care homes will be allowed one regular visitor. there c

we now going straight over to holyrood where alex alex i over to holyrood where alex alex salmond is talking to mps.... you salmond is talking to mps. . .. you are under— salmond is talking to mps.... gm. are under examination. my interest in assisting this enquiry is out of respect for our parliament. i have made no personal public comment on these matters of any kind for 11 months, not one single television interview, or press statement. i have turned down hundreds of such offers which the committee members know has not been hitherto my policy. i've been silent while this committee has been systematically deprived of the evidence it has sought. in fact, deprived of the evidence it has sought. infact, i'm i'm your only witness trying to present evidence instead of withholding it. we saw this week, it was published and then published by intervention of a crown office he should not be questioning the will of parliament. i watched in astonishment on wednesday when the first minister of scotland, the first minister of scotland, the first minister of scotland, the first minister of sco

she is talking about her former mentor alex salmond. we are going to hearfrom him tomorrow in what is going to be an extraordinary moment in scottish politics where he appears before that committee. we expect nicola sturgeon to appear before that committee next week as well but this story is going to get incredibly explosive over the next few days as two of the biggest names in scottish politics, two of the biggest names in the snp, accuse each other essentially of lying. itruiiiiii in the snp, accuse each other essentially of lying.— in the snp, accuse each other essentially of lying. will have more tomorrow. thank _ essentially of lying. will have more tomorrow. thank you _ essentially of lying. will have more tomorrow. thank you very - essentially of lying. will have more tomorrow. thank you very much, i essentially of lying. will have more - tomorrow. thank you very much, nick. european leaders are meeting to work out how to speed up the rollout of vaccines across the continent. in some parts of the eu, vaccination rates are one f

alex salmond, the former scottish first minister, will not now give evidence to msps tomorrow in their inquiry into the government's handling of harassment complaints. heavy snow and ice causes disruption in parts of the uk — people are being urged not to travel. there urged not to travel. are some people out enjoying themselves there are some people out enjoying themselves and i brave young boy we saw on the seafront enjoying himself, having an ice cream with a flaked right in front of the sea in the snow. and, buying cars with bitcoin — tesla invests $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency, and says it will begin accepting it as payment for products soon. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson hasjoined other ministers in seeking to reassure the public over the effectiveness of the oxford/astrazeneca covid—i9 vaccine. the prime minister said there was good evidence it was reducing transmission of the virus and the vaccine programme remained of massive benefit to the country. a study has suggested the current jab offers only limited protection against mild disease cause

no prizes for guessing who that man is, it is alex salmond. it is just a sign of how much the relationship between nicola sturgeon and alex salmond, once the dream team at the snp and the scottish independence movement, has completely disintegrated and over the next few days there are going to be some really high drama when he accused her of doing something that could cost her herjob and she appears before the committee next week to refute those claims. it is extraordinary to hear them speaking in those terms today, nick. what is interesting is that often in political parties are experiencing war within the party, where there are real internal splits, the opposition will stand to one side and let them get on with it. that has just changed, hasn't it? i think that right. one of the reasons is quite simply that the scottish election is ten weeks away today and there is no doubt that some political calculation as to how opposition parties are dealing with this, but also some genuine concern about what is going on here because there is a committee

alex salmond — who led the snp for 20 years — was cleared of all charges in a trial last year. he has previously accused people close to his successor, nicola sturgeon, of plotting against him. she has denied his claims. our scotland editor sarah smith has the story. alex salmond arriving at the very parliament he once dominated as the most powerful man in scotland, with a story to tell about government failings and a conspiracy to destroy him. he is speaking under oath. i swear by almighty god that i will tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. but angry. he's been told there are things he cannot discuss for legal reasons. i received a letter of what i was and wasn't allowed to talk about and, according to that letter, i'm not allowed to talk about areas of my written evidence that were submitted in good faith to this committee, which are easily available online in reputable journals for anybody to see. he said he didn't think scotland's democracy was failing, he blames the people, and that includes nicola sturgeon at the top of the system. the scottish civi

salmond. european leaders are meeting to work out how to speed up the roll—out of vaccines across the continent. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has dismissed allegations that she breached ministerial code in the scottish government's investigation of sexual harrassment claims against her predecessor, alex salmond. ms sturgeon called it a dangerous and quite deluded conspiracy. let's hear some of the exchanges between the first minister — and the leader of the conservatives at holyrood ruth davidson. this sorry affair isn'tjust tarnishing the first minister's reputation, it is damaging the institutions that it is her responsibility to uphold. majority votes by members of this chamber to produce legal advice ignored, crucial evidence freely available elsewhere censored. promises of openness and transparency broken. the chief executive of scotland's ruling party caught calling for the police to be pressured, the reputation of the scottish government tainted, the standing of this pa

nicola sturgeon says she doesn't believe alex salmond will be able to produce any evidence to prove his claims when he appears before the holyrood enquiry tomorrow. she will give evidence next week. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. to the us now — where pop superstar lady gaga, is reportedly offering half a million dollars in reward for the return of two dogs. they were stolen by a gunman who shot her dog—walker in los angeles. this is where the shooting took place in hollywood — just before 6am local. the dog walker is being treated in hospital and is apparently recovering well. we think that the french bulldog on the right was stolen. and that the blag dog in the picture — called miss asia — managed to escape. it's not clear whether lady gaga's dogs were specifically targeted in the attack. french bulldogs are a sought—after breed in the us. let's speak to our correspondent in los angeles, peter bowes. hejoins in is live now. so, brings up—to—date, peter, especially in terms of the actual condition of the dog walking himself.— dog walking himself. well, yes, we know t

salmond and by the way it still supposed to hear from alex salmond and by the way it still supposed to hearfrom nicola sturgeon probably next week if alex salmond turns up on friday, so there will be a race against time to get this out, and there are a number of members of the scottish parliament who are really frustrated that it has got to that point. as we heard from ruth davidson in that clip, she thinks it's a sign that scottish democracy is under strain, nicola sturgeon says that's nonsense, there is not a shred of evidence or a conspiracy but this is an extraordinary row that has taken on everything from the former first minister accusing his successor of raking the rules that ministers have to follow, something he would resign for, alex salmond sang senior people in the party he used to lead have conspired to have him jailed, and now the questions being asked about the separation of powers in edinburgh, is an extraordinary story. the prime minister has warned people must continue to be prudent and follow the rules as the lockdown in england is eased. government officials say

when alex salmond was cleared of all charges, he hinted at a political plot against him. that information, those facts and that evidence will see the light of day. as he has pursued claims of a conspiracy, those who testified against him you they are being implicated. prompting one of the women to speak out. her voice and appearance have been changed to protect her identity. it is utterly absurd to suggest that nine women could be persuaded to lie to the police, to perjure themselves in court. mr salmond was acquitted of 13 sexual assault charges. by then, he'd won a separate case against the scottish government, challenging the process it used to investigate earlier harassment complaints against him. a holyrood committee is investigating the mistakes the scottish government made. the woman i've spoken to think it has become too political. it's actually, in many ways, more traumatic than the experience of the high court trial. more traumatic? i think so, because you actually now have, what was a glimmer of hope in the committee, thinking that they could be impartial, inst

salmond. why some european vaccination centres lay empty, as people won't take the jab on offer. i get maybe four, five, six e—mails every day, of nurses, even medical doctors, saying they don't want the astrazeneca vaccine, they refuse, and they want to wait for a better vaccine. a daughter of the ruler of dubai asks british police to reopen their inquiry into her sister's disappearance, 20 years ago. how thousands of thermal images of elephants could help protect endangered species. wickets tumble in india, as england collapse against india's spinners. and coming up on bbc news — george north will win his 100th cap for wales against england on saturday. he's been recalled to the starting xv after missing the six nations match against scotland. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. teachers will decide grades for this year's gcses, a—levels and written vocational qualifications in england, after the exams were cancelled, because of the coronavirus pandemic. the education s

hammond before at this holyrood committee —— alex salmond. and the opening statement gave us a favour but it wasn't until two and a half three hours and that he really started with the big accusations. he is attacking the leadership of both in the civil service and very clearly he did not say it immediately but eventually did, clearly his former protege, the current first minister, nicola sturgeon. what is interesting about the daily telegraph is that they have got a new angle on this. they say that downing street is being urged to intervene in this escalating salmond — sturgeon feud and it is a saying that it is the scottish conservative leader douglas ross who has told the telegraph that the cabinet office should investigate whether scottish civil servants have broken the code of conduct. downing street has carefully whether it is in the domestic lobby or in the foreign lobby really not wanted to step in nor even really comment and what is personal grief amongst the snp. and

after alex salmond. this morning, taken down, certain paragraphs removed and it was made available to again. dr alex salmond wants his story told. he believes there was a conspiracy to destroy his reputation and to see him imprisoned. you will remember there was a criminal trial last year and he was acquitted on 13 counts of sexual assault. we know also that he wants to make public his accusations that nicola sturgeon is not telling the truth about what she knew and when. you will allege she has misled parliament and broken the rules that govern ministerial behaviour. if that was established to be the case, she would be expected to resign as first minister, so very serious. and they are directly refuted by nicola sturgeon full time she will be giving evidence for self week possibly, something she says she relishes the opportunity to do, because according to her alex salmond will not be able to prove any of his conspiracy theories, because they are simply not true. our scotland editor, sarah smith, there.

salmond, on the basis basis _ against alex salmond, on the basis basis of— against alex salmond, on the basis basis of information that you provide? _ basis of information that you rovide? , , ., ., basis of information that you rovide? , ., , provide? this is a covid briefing, but i will briefly _ provide? this is a covid briefing, but i will briefly address - provide? this is a covid briefing, but i will briefly address that, i but i will briefly address that, note, that is not the case. i refute that absolutely and i look forward to getting the opportunity at long last to appear before the committee of inquiry. i very much hope that will be next week, assuming we don't postpone it again. and let me be very clear, i'm willing to answer and any questions put to me by that committee, including on the topic that you have just asked me. committee, including on the topic that you havejust asked me. and in addition to answering any and all questions, i also get the opportunity to take out on some of the ridiculous suggestion set a been made about this whole situation. suggestions that i

join me every 1st week on the alex salmond short and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics or business i'm showbusiness i'll see if they're. undocumented migrants joe blow's families penniless pensioners or just some of the groups struggling to survive in one paris suburb branded a ticking time bomb by its mare charlotte dubinsky next this morning reporting from the town where food aid charities warn they can no longer cope. the time of the given year is just 30 kilometers south of paris and it's already infamous in france as being one of the country's poorest areas and home to one of europe's biggest housing complex is now nearly hall full of the residents who live in that complex behind me live below the poverty line things would already be bad before 19 ravaged through this community now the mayor is sounding the alarm saying the pandemic is causing a social tsunami. between last march and december the number of unpaid charges including for water and heating has practically doubled and if we can't pay for the water and heating that means we also can't pay for upkeep and

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welcome to the alex salmond show from scotland the scottish constitutional debate is highly charged provoking many and varied commentators on participants none more so than our guest of titty professor richard murphy started his career as a chartered accountant however much of his analysis these days is on economics and political economy whether he's attacking u.k. chancellor as for the timidity of the economic response to crisis or intervening in scottish political debate he is one of the most clear sighted and articulate of commentators providing an alternative viewpoint to conventional wisdom much more from professor murphy later on in the show but 1st to your tweets messages and emails in a sponsor russia last week on corporate 19 and whether it will be ever with us of course we heard from the wonderful professor hugh much government had lots and lots of comments 1st of all from lindy he says excellent interview with professor montgomery imbedding equality addressing poverty and dealing with public health properly should form the basis for scotland's route map of corporate and he says pro

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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 showbusiness i'll see you then. small seemed wrong why don't we all just don't call. me. yet to shape out these days to come out ahead and engage me because the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. according to a new gallup poll over 60 percent of those asked are just satisfied with the 2 major parties the country is divided politically but the parties themselves are divided with it down to this the fact most voters do not belong to either party is it finally time to move on from this studio. welcome back now a shot in the arm to the ears flagging trouble industry could be just months away i don't like to come in the form of a covert vaccination did still poss against the job and told so i think so. with respect to digital vaccination bass all member states agree that when he says a thing the technical preparations were done by the european commission as well as member states in january now when you temper man that's

alex salmond versus nicola sturgeon. it's a bitter row between two of the most influential figures in the scottish national party, and it's threatening the very foundations of the country's democracy. that's the view of ruth davidson, the leader of the conservatives in the holyrood parliament. at the heart of the conflict is an argument over how the scottish government, under ms sturgeon, handled sexual harrasment complaints against mr salmond. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith takes up the story. alex salmond will soon have his say in public in front of the holyrood inquiry. he will claim there was an orchestrated plot to destroy his reputation and land him injail, and allege conspiracy as well as cover—up in government. his political opponents agree this is now about much more than complaints of sexual harassment made against him. i think we've got to the stage where this is now beyond sturgeon versus salmond, beyond the women versus the system that let them down, this is now about the structure of the scottish institu

join me every 1st day on the alex salmond chill and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm sure i'll see you then. have. a feud between the deed you made british vaccine make her intensifies with from sun germany proposing penalties if. it gives the u.k. preferential treatment also ahead in the program. unrest yet again in france over a security bill giving extra powers to police while officers themselves say pile and trouble makers are avoiding. danger.

join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to get out of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. i'm after attaching your watching another log jam edition of going underground 18 years since the largest peace demonstration in history when up to 30000000 people in 600 cities worldwide protested against the nato nation war in iraq orchestrated in this country by labor prime minister tony blair in part 2 we'll hear from the rapper looking to replace arguable iraq war supporters of the current as london mayor in may but 1st let's speak to the award winning author of a new book on political lying peter oborne is the author of the assault on truth boris johnson donald trump and the emergence of a new moral barbarism and he joins me now from wilcher peter thanks so much for coming back on the show you know f. scott fitzgerald said keeping 2 opposing ideas in your head of the same time still functioning that's a 1st rate intelligence how come in this new order to yours for a. second job so. yeah all of his job was not alive then one minute

alex salmond has now offered to appear before msps on friday and his lawyer has written to the committee tonight. our scotland editor sarah smith has more. well, after alex salmond submitted his statement, which is his version of what happened when he was investigated over these complaints of sexual harassment and that was published last night, the crown office, the prosecution service in scotland, they got in touch with the parliament and said that they had grave concerns over some aspects of the evidence for legal reasons. so this morning, it was taken down, certain paragraphs were removed and it has now been made available again. now, alex salmond does want to tell his side of the story, and we know from the documents he has submitted that he believes that there was a conspiracy by senior scottish government officials, as well as those at the top of the snp, to destroy his reputation and ultimately to see him imprisoned. you will remember there was a criminal trial last year and he was acquitted on 13 counts of sexual assault. we know also that he wants to make public his accusations

there's a lot of backstory to this — this was two years ago, alex salmond went on trial in a criminal court, he was eventually cleared of 13 charges of sexually assaulting women who worked for him. however, he did admit to inappropriate behaviour — touching, and kissing women who were on his staff late at night when he was drunk. now, alex salmond is accusing nicola sturgeon and some of those around her of conspiring to fabricate & exaggerate some of the allegations against him. one of his friends alex neill — member of the scottish parliament alex neill, spoke to the today programme. he believes that there was a conspiracy to get him. initially i've been keeping for extended attempt to keep him out of public life and not allow him back into the scottish parliament after he lost it but i think since the empties has grown and he believes a number of people have been involved in conspiring against him and teaching him up. nicola sturgeon and those around her all deny that. both she and alex salmond are due to give evidence over the coming days and the stakes are incredibly high. if

joined me everything else on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see about. a dark industry comes to life in los angeles every night. dozens of women sells their bodies on the streets many of them underage. los angeles police reveal a taste of their daily challenge if you're going to exploit for a trial here in los angeles there are going to come as you see officers going undercover as 6 workers and customers to fight straight. from 2nd impeachment trial ends with a 2nd acquittal as the u.s. senate votes to clear him of inciting the capitol hill ride. some of the other stories making the headlines the last 7 days no foreign social media unless absolutely necessary a key topic tackled them by president putin as he meets heads of russian media. and a member of the world health organization expert team just back from the coronavirus center in china tells us how it did originate him it was then transmitted via other animals.