One evening, the BBC's Six O'Clock News headlines were disrupted by shouts of "Stop Clause 28!" and when the clause was debated in the Lords, protesting lesbians abseiled from the public gallery down to the floor of the House.
Newsnight Scotland came about as a result of calls for a Scottish-based version of the BBC News at Six (the so-called "Scottish Six") following the vote in favour of Scottish devolution.
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The flagship programme is broadcast between 18:30 and 18:55 each weekday evening, following the end of the BBC News at Six and is presented by Riz Lateef.