21/05/2017 BBC News at Ten

Tonight at Ten, President Trump has told the leaders of more

religious extremism. they must unite, to defeat

Speaking in Saudi Arabia, he said the Middle East cannot wait

And drive them out of this earth. the "barbaric criminals".

And we're live in Edinburgh tonight - where the Scottish party leaders

have engaged in their first televised debate of the campaign.

Where is the NHS? off the table...

..That you would do. the people of Scotland...

There were some robust exchanges on the question

and health and education policy. the impact of Brexit -

And we'll have the latest reaction to Conservative plans for reforming

social care and winter fuel benefit for pensioners.

President Trump has told the leaders of more than 40 Muslim nations,

they must join forces to defeat religious extremism.

in their own countries. a responsibility to tackle violence

Speaking in Saudi Arabia, on the second day of his tour

of the Middle East and Europe, he said extremists must find no

sanctuary, and he accused Iran of representing "the tip

of the spear of terrorism," helping to fuel sectarian conflict.

Our North America Editor, Jon Sopel, is travelling with the President.

The president has been on a deep immersion into Middle East politics

leaders from across the region. meeting a host of Arab and Gulf

And one central geopolitical subject, the fight against Islamist

so-called Islamic State. on his pledge to destroy

But after the trenchant and some would say Islamophobic language

We are not here to lecture. the president chose a much more

Or how to worship. other people how to live.

Instead, we are here to offer partnership.

Based on shared interests and values.

And he framed the choice that Arab leaders faced like this.

Or different civilisations. between different faiths.

This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate

human life and decent people all in the name of religion.

This is a battle between good and evil.

And he said that if terrorism was to be defeated it was up

to the people in that room to do more.

Drive them out. possible if your nations

And drive them out of this earth. places of worship.

This speech was a far cry from the language that

No more talk that Islam hates us. during the campaign.

No more mention of this being a clash of sterilisations.

-- No more mention of this being a clash of civilisations.

And the one phrase that he chided Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama

That was then. terrorism was not even mentioned.

Donald J Trump is calling for a total and complete

shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.

Radical Islam is coming to our shores.

And this is now. terrorism problem, folks.

visit and this speech. a lot of friends with his

A more inclusive tone, a pledge of American help,

combined with a strong attack on Iran.

Exactly what his Saudi hosts were hoping for.

And this is what President Trump wants to see more of,

the Saudis have built. extremist ideology that

John Sopel, BBC News, Riyadh. this is a worldwide problem

Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner joins us

And the listened intently to the Frank.

And the listened intently to the President's words, but what do you

think many of them are subjects and citizens made of his speech? They

nearly always is a considerable gulf nearly always is a considerable gulf

between what leaders and government, official media says, and what people

are saying at street level. At an official level, it has gone down

well, there is some relief in Riyadh that somebody who shoots from the

hip and goes off script has stuck to the script. And has said things that

have gone down pretty popularly here. At street level people are

undo the prejudice they think undo the prejudice they think

America shows towards the Muslim nations, that goes back decades in

saying this is a slap in the face saying this is a slap in the face

for their election that they had only two days ago, which has

The Conservatives say this policy shows if they end up back

in here they will make the tough choices needed by governments.

Boris Johnson said he understood people's reservations,

However, the party's political opponents sense some vulnerability.

What we are seeing this weekend with the Conservatives

chosen a dementia tax. because they have

they are coming for you. or will get dementia,

Labour, too, is on the attack, claiming the Tory plan is unfair.

The reason some people unfortunately call this a dementia tax

is because you don't know what condition you'll suffer from.

If it is a more serious one like dementia, and I'll tell you,

is that the burden falls upon you. I know what it is like, what happens

But the Tories say to sustain a system that is stretched

they will stick to this plan and consult on the detail.

Nonetheless, Labour's pitching hard to older voters,

Alex Forsyth, BBC News, Westminster. gain some ground.

Here in Edinburgh tonight - the party leaders debated

the question of a second independence referendum -

the likely impact of Brexit - and the direction of health

Not for Westminster. two areas of responsibility

of the campiagn in Scotland. reports on the first leaders' debate

relationship with Europe. No be a

were about Scotland's place in the UK. -- the fiery comments were about

Scotland's place in the UK. Arguing over who has been driving the

constitutional debate so far. She says I talk about nothing else. She

talks so much about independent I cannot get a word in. I have a Tory

leaflet here and it mentions an independence referendum 26 times. It

doesn't mention the NHS ones. It doesn't mention education once.

There was a simple way, if people want me to stop fighting

independence, there is a simple way of doing it, take your second

referendum of the table. The Labour manifesto is clearly against

because of the ?15 billion worth of because of the ?15 billion worth of

that. For the SNP it's always about that. For the SNP it's always about

independence. Today Brexit is the excuse. Every other day it could be

any excuse. There were questions from the audience, some on devolved

issues such as health, education, and passion from the party leaders.

The You have had ten years. Proud of

cuts, fewer support staff, and a widening gap between the richest and

poorest, that your -- that is your poorest, that your -- that is your

on the poorest is not widening. The on the poorest is not widening. The

gap between the richest and the poorest is narrowing. You should put

a modest penny on income tax to have a colossal effect on public

services. We want to invest education... For Ruth Davidson the

task was to defend decisions at Westminster at times. You are having

have been issued now since 2010. For remote ability cars taken away. More

have been issued now since 2010. For the Greens and you get

election campaign which still has weeks to run.

She has been busy, she was Sarah Smith is here.

She has been busy, she was motivating the debate earlier this

evening. There were tough exchanges. This is a Westminster election, yet

the debate will be on that. There were some good questions from the

audience about health and education that sparked some of the liveliest

issues. That is controlled by the Scottish Government in Holyrood.

They have been in government for ten They have been in government for ten

years now. People are taking into account how the schools and

be divorced from the Westminster be divorced from the Westminster

election. Nicola Sturgeon got a hard time about that. She also had a few

blows on Ruth Davidson, talking blows on Ruth Davidson,

about austerity cuts. It is about austerity cuts. It is

noticeable that Ruth Davidson often looks at her most uncomfortable when

she is defending policies of the were the main topics of the night.

Nicola Sturgeon wanting to get a message across, a vote for the SNP

is to get Scotland's voice heard in the Brexit negotiations. She didn't

answer the question about how bad will happen when the PM has already

ruled out having a seat Is debt something you use?

of swimmers, Tracey and Mike. There is a purpose for credit cards,

I use them for overseas transactions I have a mortgage now.

but I pay it off immediately, In my student days, I was in quite

a large amount of student debt, It can give me sleepless nights.

want to return to. Bills come in constantly,

but I try to look at the positives, because there are people

who are a lot worse off. There is help out there for people.

when your arm is better, It is people with money problems

who come to you at the food bank? a week, and that is rising.

although we distribute two tonnes are a common problem.

issues, and debt issues There has been a change in the type

of people coming with debt problems? Yes, it used to just be people

on low income, benefit income, but now it is people working,

they are using their Enjoy the sun and deckchairs.

through to the next payday. There is a lot of debt

sloshing around out there, but how do we compare

to our neighbours? This shows debt as a percentage

of disposable income, and you can see the UK is quite

high, but not as high as Australia, economies as well.

all of which have robust You have some thoughts.

about being in debt? Debt sounds like a dirty word,

but it does not have to be, as long as you can repay

what you borrow, and you are not using it to cover your

day-to-day living expenses. Wages are not expected to go

up and inflation is, start to struggle.

incomes, and we will If rates went up by 1%,

that would be an extra ?71 a month on an 85-grand

variable-rate tracker mortgage. Research from Experian says that

almost 6 million households currently have no savings

whatsoever, which could leave people struggling if things

do get more costly. But debt can be good

if you are repaying it sensibly, it can help you to buy things

to make your life easier. For many people, managing

it is dependent on economic is an undercurrent of uncertainty.

calm at the moment, but there And for more on the election,

including details on how to register to vote -

the deadline is tomorrow - head to our website at

bbc.co.uk/election2017. Scientists in the UK

are investigating whether many cases of depression could be triggered

by an overactive immune system. It's a theory attracting a lot

of attention, and researchers help certain patients.

anti-inflammatory drugs might Our Medical Correspondent Fergus

Walsh has this special report. and disability worldwide.

cause of ill health treatments or talking therapies.

who seek help don't respond to drug So now scientists are trying

a radical new approach. than mental causes, for depression.

are examining physical, rather In particular, they are looking

at whether the immune system, of psychological harm.

bodies, can be a source Carmine Pariante has spent

20 years investigating the link between the immune

system and depression. So we know that stress

activates the immune system. It is a physiological response

in a situation of dangers. This affects the brain.

switches on the immune It disrupts the connection

between the different neurones and this is what creates

the depressive symptoms. They are looking for bio markers

in patients' blood and saliva system is in overdrive.

a sign that the immune They are hoping to help patients

like Michaela Whitton from Brighton. Depression, I think,

has always been with me, It's been a part of my life.

until today, you know? It's been something that has limited

my capacity and capabilities. Probably progressively more

so as you get older, as well. Michaela has given tissue samples

and is being scanned to see whether her immune system has caused

inflammation in her brain. It's part of a Wellcome Trust funded

trial led by Ed Bullmore. could be repurposed.

like rheumatoid arthritis If we can identify the bio markers

that will allow us to predict which patients with depression

are most likely to respond to anti-inflammatory drugs,

the good news is that there out to be effective antidepressants.

already available that might turn drugs for depression.

testing anti-inflammatory change public perception.

which is not in the mind would help To be able to say there are physical

causes for depression, or other mental health issues -

this is immense. It's a massive, massive turnaround

and will definitely go mental health issues.

that we have here around The UN Security Council is to meet

Fergus Walsh reporting. The UN Security Council is to meet

on Tuesday to discuss the latest missile test by North Korea which

took place despite warnings of new sanctions. It's the latest in a

series of tests and launches amid concerns about the country's nuclear

capability. Earlier this month,

North Korea successfully launched a long range missile -

prompting protests from Japan. The latest launch is being analysed

by Washington and South Korea. whales, off the Suffolk coast.

concerned for a family of minke One adult washed up

on a beach yesterday, while a second and a young calf

are also believed to have died. one in waters off Harwich in Essex.

in trouble further out to sea, In football, all 20 teams

were in action on the final day race for Champions League places.

with the action dominated by the Match of the Day follows the news,

and later in Scotland, so if you don't want to know

what happened you know what to do. Manchester City and Liverpool

grabbed the last two Champions League spots

at the expense of Arsenal. And Chelsea, have been

crowned Premier League Champions. Today they beat Sunderland

5-1 at Stamford Bridge, in a match that marked the end

of captain John Terry's career at the club, after more

than 700 appearances. Celtic have completed an entire

league season unbeaten, the first time that's happened

in Scotland since the 1890s. Today they won their final

game 2-0 against Hearts, Joe Wilson reports.

thirty ahead of Aberdeen Celtic Park can seem

like its own world, rotating around Scottish

football, untouchable, invincible. onto the pitch by Hearts.

Celtic were applauded But that's not Celtic's fault.

observers this season. History surrounded the players.

until the second half Displays to remember 1967

when Celtic were the best team in Europe,

never mind Scotland. But here now was an opportunity

for Stuart Armstrong, a premiership record in itself.

of the league season, premiership season unbeaten.

Brendan Rodgers' first Scottish Ambitions must lie in

the European Champions League. That's it.

in Scotland all they could You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel. you are.Have a very good night.

it's now time for all news where It has been a weekend of two halves,

many of us saw heavy downpours at times on Saturday,

but Sunday has been