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the party's former treasurer, colin beattie, andj former treasurer, colin beattie, and nicola sturgeon, who were both also previously arrested, remain under investigation but have not been re—arrested or charged. when nicola sturgeon stepped down as scotland's longest serving first minister, she said she would remain member of the scottish parliament but that she wanted a bit more privacy and anonymity in her life. that appeal for privacy reiterated today. but this has been a dramatic 2a hours for two people long seen by many as scotland's political power couple. this is the latest development in the long—running police investigation into the finances of the party that one of them lead on one of them run. the crown office are now looking at evidence gathered by officers to decide whether to prosecute peter murrell. families of people who were shot dead on bloody sunday say a decision not to prosecute 15 former soldiers who were investigated for perjury is an �*affront to the rule of law'. considered one of the darkest days of northern ireland's troubles, 13 people were killed whe
the party's former treasurer, colin beattie, andj former treasurer, colin beattie, and nicola sturgeon, who were both also previously arrested, remain under investigation but have not been re—arrested or charged. when nicola sturgeon stepped down as scotland's longest serving first minister, she said she would remain member of the scottish parliament but that she wanted a bit more privacy and anonymity in her life. that appeal for privacy reiterated today. but this has been a dramatic 2a...
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it's understood that both nicola sturgeon and colin beattie, the party's former treasurer, remain under investigation, though have not been rearrested or charged. lorna gordon reports. nicola sturgeon, seen for the first time since her husband was arrested and charged. it's incredibly difficult, but that's not the main issue here. so i can't say any more — i won't say any more. the home she shares with peter murrell was searched by police when he was first arrested last year, as was the snp's headquarters. mr murrell was its chief executive for more than two decades. after being held in custody for more than nine hours yesterday, he now stands accused of embezzlement, the misuse of funds — stealing money from the party he once ran. we now know that the individual has been charged, peter has been charged, where the allegation of embezzlement from party funds — and that's a really serious matter indeed. many people in the snp right across scottish politics will be shocked by the news. the party's former treasurer, colin beattie, and nicola sturgeon — who were both also previously
it's understood that both nicola sturgeon and colin beattie, the party's former treasurer, remain under investigation, though have not been rearrested or charged. lorna gordon reports. nicola sturgeon, seen for the first time since her husband was arrested and charged. it's incredibly difficult, but that's not the main issue here. so i can't say any more — i won't say any more. the home she shares with peter murrell was searched by police when he was first arrested last year, as was the snp's...
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two weeks later, officers arrested the scottish national party treasurer, colin beattie. and then, last summer, ms sturgeon herself. after questioning, both were released without charge. at the heart of this inquiry is nearly £667,000 raised by the snp between 2017 and 2020 to campaign for independence. questions first arose at the end of 2019, when it emerged that the party had just under £97,000 in the bank. and one more development in an inquiry that has sent shockwaves through scottish politics, scottish politics, peter murrell has resigned his membership of the snp. james cook, bbc news. we are keeping an eye on capri and italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hearfrom us italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from us secretary of state antony blinken shortly. they are setting up the room there. they are setting up the room there. the agenda was supposed to have moved on from the middle east, but they did bring it back onto the main topic of discussion today after there were explosi
two weeks later, officers arrested the scottish national party treasurer, colin beattie. and then, last summer, ms sturgeon herself. after questioning, both were released without charge. at the heart of this inquiry is nearly £667,000 raised by the snp between 2017 and 2020 to campaign for independence. questions first arose at the end of 2019, when it emerged that the party had just under £97,000 in the bank. and one more development in an inquiry that has sent shockwaves through scottish...
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two weeks later, officers arrested the scottish national party treasurer, colin beattie, and then, last summer, ms sturgeon herself. after questioning, both were released without charge. at the heart of this inquiry is nearly £667,000 raised by the snp between 2017 and 2020, to campaign for independence. questions first arose at the end of 2019, when it emerged that the party had just under £97,000 in the bank. and tonight, one more development in an inquiry that has sent shock waves through scottish politics — peter murrell has resigned his membership of the snp. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... kenya's president, william ruto, has confirmed that the defence chief, general francis ogolla, has been killed in a helicopter crash. nine other people died in the crash, in the rift valley in the west of the country. yemen has become the latest gulf country to be hit by a torrential rain storm that's swept across the region. one person was killed when roads, farms and businesses were flooded in an area around the port city of mukalla. the same storm has killed a
two weeks later, officers arrested the scottish national party treasurer, colin beattie, and then, last summer, ms sturgeon herself. after questioning, both were released without charge. at the heart of this inquiry is nearly £667,000 raised by the snp between 2017 and 2020, to campaign for independence. questions first arose at the end of 2019, when it emerged that the party had just under £97,000 in the bank. and tonight, one more development in an inquiry that has sent shock waves through...
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the party's former treasurer colin beattie and nicola sturgeon, who were both also previously arrested, remain under investigation, but have not been rearrested or charged. when nicola sturgeon stepped down as scotland's longest serving first minister, she said she would remain a member of the scottish parliament but that she wanted a bit more privacy and anonymity in her life. that appeal for privacy reiterated today, but this has been a dramatic 2a hours for two people long seen by many as scotland's political power couple. this is the latest development in the long—running police investigation into the finances of the party one of them led and one ran. the crown office now looking at evidence gathered by officers to decide whether to prosecute peter murrell. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. lancashire police say they're reviewing information about allegations against the mp mark menzies, who's accused of misusing campaign funds. mr menzies was suspended by the conservative party after the times newspaper reported claims that he'd asked a party activist for thousands of pounds, say
the party's former treasurer colin beattie and nicola sturgeon, who were both also previously arrested, remain under investigation, but have not been rearrested or charged. when nicola sturgeon stepped down as scotland's longest serving first minister, she said she would remain a member of the scottish parliament but that she wanted a bit more privacy and anonymity in her life. that appeal for privacy reiterated today, but this has been a dramatic 2a hours for two people long seen by many as...
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and they have said within the last few minutes that colin beattie, who was the former treasurer of the snp who was arrested last year, and nicola sturgeon, who was the former leader of the snp, who was also arrested last year, have not been rearrested or charged but remain under investigation as part of inquiries into the funding and finances of the scottish national party. just time to squeeze in one more story... taylor swift has delighted herfans — by making her new album a double whammy. the �*tortured poets department�* was released this morning — then, just hours later, she announced' a second instalment with an extra 15 tracks. our music correspondent mark savage reports. # and for a fortnight, there we were...#. fans were already expecting a long album from taylor swift, with 16 brand—new songs, but in the small hours of this morning she had a surprise. the countdown is going down and we think something big is going to happen. two hours after the record was released, taylor updated it with 15 extra songs. writing online, she explained she had written so much tortured
and they have said within the last few minutes that colin beattie, who was the former treasurer of the snp who was arrested last year, and nicola sturgeon, who was the former leader of the snp, who was also arrested last year, have not been rearrested or charged but remain under investigation as part of inquiries into the funding and finances of the scottish national party. just time to squeeze in one more story... taylor swift has delighted herfans — by making her new album a double whammy....
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the snp's former treasurer colin beattie was also arrested and interviewed by police before being released pending further investigation. he was released without charge. but this evening, the news that peter murrell has been rearrested and is being questioned, police can question him for 12 hours. questioned, police can question him fori2 hem-— for12 hours. lorna gordon, thank ou. the scottish government has confirmed it's abandoning a flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emission by 75% by 2030. it is also scrapping annual climate targets, but insists the final goal of reaching net—zero by 2045 will remain. it blamed uk government cuts and backtracking on climate measures for the move. 0ur scotland editor james cook reports. for five years, the scottish government has trumpeted its tough targets to tackle climate change. we have, targets to tackle climate change. - have, as a country, de carbonised faster than any t20 nation.- have, as a country, de carbonised faster than any t20 nation. when do we wanted. — faster than any t20 nation. when do we wanted, now? _ faster than any
the snp's former treasurer colin beattie was also arrested and interviewed by police before being released pending further investigation. he was released without charge. but this evening, the news that peter murrell has been rearrested and is being questioned, police can question him for 12 hours. questioned, police can question him fori2 hem-— for12 hours. lorna gordon, thank ou. the scottish government has confirmed it's abandoning a flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emission by...
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two weeks later, officers arrested the scottish national party treasurer colin beattie, and then, last summer, ms sturgeon herself. after questioning, both were released without charge. at the heart of this inquiry is nearly £667,000 raised by the snp between 2017 and 2020 to campaign for independence. questions first arose at the end of 2019, when it emerged that the party had just under £97,000 in the bank. and tonight, one more development in an inquiry that has sent shockwaves through scottish politics — peter murrell has resigned his membership of the snp. so, what happens now? well, the police say that in due course, they will send what is known as the standard prosecution report to the procurator fiscal. just because someone is charged by the police with a crime in scotland does not necessarily mean there will be a prosecution. that is a matter for the crown, and that decision could be taken in the coming days, weeks, or even months. james, thank you. a lifelong conservative party activist who complained after a tory mp allegedly called her in the middle of the night asking
two weeks later, officers arrested the scottish national party treasurer colin beattie, and then, last summer, ms sturgeon herself. after questioning, both were released without charge. at the heart of this inquiry is nearly £667,000 raised by the snp between 2017 and 2020 to campaign for independence. questions first arose at the end of 2019, when it emerged that the party had just under £97,000 in the bank. and tonight, one more development in an inquiry that has sent shockwaves through...
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beattie, who was the former treasurer of the snp who was arrested last year, and nicola sturgeon, the former leader of the snp who was also arrested last year, have not been re—arrested or charged but remain under investigation as part of inquiries into the funding and finances of the scottish national party. it is understood that the chair of the labour party, anneliese dodds, has written to lancashire police calling for an investigation into allegations against the mp mark menzies. the conservative party has suspended mr menzies after claims he misused campaign funds. mr menzies disputes the allegations. the conservative party is also running an internal investigation. 15 former soldiers investigated for perjury over bloody sunday will not face any charges. the bloody sunday families were informed of the decision this morning. the public prosecution service said there was "insufficient evidence". jennifer o'leary is live from belfast. jennifer, just talk us through the background to this and the significance of this decision? what significance of this decision? what became known _
beattie, who was the former treasurer of the snp who was arrested last year, and nicola sturgeon, the former leader of the snp who was also arrested last year, have not been re—arrested or charged but remain under investigation as part of inquiries into the funding and finances of the scottish national party. it is understood that the chair of the labour party, anneliese dodds, has written to lancashire police calling for an investigation into allegations against the mp mark menzies. the...