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| |  | Iain McDowell 26 April 2024 | | | Good morning. After Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction is overturned, we get reaction from key figures in the #MeToo movement. James Cook takes us inside the crisis that's left Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf fighting for his political career. We speak to the Pet Shop Boys as they reflect on four decades together and don't forget our quiz of the week. | | | |
 Image: Getty Images / Reuters 'A hard day' - Backlash over Weinstein's quashed conviction One of the defining moments of the #MeToo movement, the rape case against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein in 2020 was seen as a victory against powerful men abusing their position. So there's been an outpouring of anger after judges in New York overturned his conviction. They say he was treated unfairly and they've ordered a new trial. We've spoken to Ashley Judd, the first actress to go public with claims against Weinstein. She says it's unfair to make victims relive their ordeals: "Oftentimes survivors say that the betrayal and the moral injury we suffer within the system is worse than the sexual body invasion we experienced." Weinstein remains in prison because he was also found guilty of rape in California. Could the quashing of his New York conviction reenergise the #MeToo campaign? Tomi-Ann Roberts, another of his accusers, hopes so: "The important thing is that we do not stop speaking out." | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Can Humza Yousaf survive as Scotland's first minister? Crisis has enveloped SNP leader Humza Yousaf after he ended his party's power-sharing deal with the Greens, having decided it had "served its purpose". But the move may have backfired as he's now facing a no-confidence vote. After a year as first minister that's been turbulent to say the least, our Scotland editor James Cook says Mr Yousaf's position at the head of Holyrood is hanging in the balance. And in a twist of fate, it's his former SNP leadership rival Ash Regan who could decide his future. | | | | | |
| Hope for skin cancer patients with trial of world-first vaccine "I'm really, really excited. This is my best chance at stopping the cancer in its tracks." So says Steve Young, one of the British patients taking part in a trial to develop the first personalised vaccine to stop melanoma skin cancer coming back. The treatment uses the same mRNA technology as some Covid jabs. Used alongside another drug, it could cut the risk of recurrence or death by half. Find out all about it in our full report. | | | |
Essential read | | | | | Ahead of the local polls, leaders are seeking the headlines, leading to general election rumours. | | | | | | | |
|  Image: BBC Pet Shop Boys: 'We should call our next tour Farewell' Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have certainly earned their crowns as the princes of British pop, with 50 million records sold and dozens of top 40 singles. Even after all these years, they're showing no sign of stopping and have just released new album Nonetheless, featuring songs as witty and as sensitive as the ones that made them famous. They've met our music correspondent Mark Savage to discuss the 40 years since their debut and whether they'll keep touring into their 70s. | | | | | |
|  | | BBC Sounds Could an MP present Today? Nick and Amol ask whether broadcasting rules are tough enough. | | | | |  | | WORLD news To combat over-tourism, visitors face a charge to enter the historic city. Would you pay it? | | | | | | | |
| 'Yousaf in peril' and 'save our FA Cup replays' Humza Yousaf has put himself in "peril", says the Guardian, after ending the SNP's agreement with the Greens. According to the Telegraph, his future is in the hands of Alex Salmond whose Alba Party has the deciding vote on a motion of no confidence. Shoplifting has hit its highest ever level, reports the Mail, which says retailers are accusing police of "letting thieves off the hook". And after football bosses' decision to scrap FA Cup replays, the Mirror begins a campaign to save them, saying they "provide vital cash to hard-up lower league clubs". See all the front pages. | | | |
| | Stripping off in the desert isn't the wisest thing to do for a variety of reasons but that's what three male tourists have dared to do on the Big Daddy dune in Namibia. It's one of the country's top attractions so their behaviour in getting naked to pose for photos hasn't gone down well. "It really [creates] a bad image for Namibia," says an official.
That's almost it from News Daily for another week - thank you for reading. I'll send you into the weekend with our quiz of the news from the past seven days. I scored 4/7 - can you beat that? | | | |
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