coming from the former east smoke coming from the former east germany full of excited germans celebrating what they believe to be a moment of liberation. sojust celebrating what they believe to be a moment of liberation. so just two stories among so many. so many indeed, thank you, robert. time for a look at the weather. darren bettjoins us. thoughts turn to the weekend, and don't blame the messenger! whilst there will be some drier and brighter spells this weekend, there will be some spells of rain around as well, and we have rain in many areas through today. this picture was taken earlier on in warwickshire, where the rain was probably at its heaviest, and you can see from the picture we have a lot of cloud. it is moving its way slowly northwards across england and wales and into northern ireland. another picture in dorset showing the weather has cleared away, and the weather has cleared away, and the cloud looks a little thinner. but as the wind picks up in the

south—west and wales, we could blow in some further showery bursts of rain. milderairas you head northwards as the rain moves through the north of england, feeling quite gerry—macro for northern ireland with this more persistent rain. scotla nd with this more persistent rain. scotland looks largely dry, the best of the sunshine across the northern half of scotland, and this weather watcher picture highlights the difference, this was taken earlier on today in lerwick. it won't be as cold in northern scotland tonight because all of this cloud is moving northwards and taking wet weather into scotland, we keep the persistent rain going in northern ireland. there will be some showery bursts of rain from time to time. as you can see, there is a lot of blue on the map, and that will continue to be the case on saturday. we have this rain continuing, the wind off

the sea, some snow over the mountains, further rain for northern ireland and northern england for a time, rain threatening eastern coastal counties of england, but the rest of england and wales, a little brighter, maybe a hint of sunshine, but few showers not far away. and not just but few showers not far away. and notjust rain, we have snow across other parts of europe. a metre of snow possible in the alps, that could bring some disruption and it may lead to avalanches as well. low pressure on our shores, two, moving further north on sunday, so some changes. not as wet for scotland or northern ireland, but maybe some stronger winds will blow in bands of rain with a hint of sunshine in between. very unsettled weather. will this continue into next week? broadly speaking yes, drier on monday, but there is a chance of rain across some parts of england and wales. another band of rain coming in again on tuesday. thank you very much. i think!

a reminder of our main this lunchtime. pilot error caused the shoreham air crash which killed i! pilot error caused the shoreham air crash which killed 11 men. theresa may accuses the snp of neglecting public services in scotland because of its accession with the issue of independence. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. the fifa president was asked about the new ideas regarding football. this is an important one. something we need to discuss their strategy looking forward, to make sure the values on the pitch as well are reflected, that there is more respect as well for the referee. it is already a fantastic game but we can is already a fantastic game but we ca n always is already a fantastic game but we can always improve. well new rules were brought in at the start of the current

season to allow referees to punish abuses more harshly. today the fa have seen fit to increase the ban of aston villa's leandro bacuna, from the normal three — to six matches after he barged into a linesman at the end of their home win over derby last weekend. fernando torres has left hospital after a serious head—to—head clash which left him unconscious. the former liverpool and chelsea forward then landed heavily on his head and neck during last night's draw with deportivo la coru na. the 32—year—old underwent spent the night at a local hospital but cat scans didn't reveal any damage to his head or neck. the world cup winner says it was a "big scare". he could return to training within a few days. he could return to training within a few days. britain's eilidh doyle and lavaia nielsen are through to the semi—finals of the 400 metres at the european indoor athletics championships. and there will be three briton‘s in sunday's final of the three thousand metres. laura muir is bidding for glory in

that and the fifteen hundred metres. as a result she took it easy in qualifying by finishing fifth in her heat behind steph twell who was second. mccolgan completes the trio. there will be that camaraderie to keep each other going. there will be a tough race. there are turkish athletes who are going strong at the moment. we will go out there and try to be as strong as possible and get ourflag on the to be as strong as possible and get our flag on the track. good news for britain. good news for britain. but france's floria gay has been disqualified after tangling with denisa rossolova of the czech republic. you can follow all the action from belgrade live on bbc two. great britain's sophie thornhill beat teammate lora fachie to tandem pursuit gold on day one of the para track world championships in los angeles. the world title for the 21—year old, piloted by corrine hall, was the fifth in her career. the event is an important one for visually impaired athletes hoping to gain qualification points

towards next yea r‘s commonwealth games. we didn't even know we were having a world championship until seven weeks ago. we jumped on world championship until seven weeks ago. wejumped on the bike and it just sort of clicked. several weeks later we are on the podium! finally olympic gold medallists jack laugher and chris mears have taken silver in the 3 metre synchro silver at the diving world series in beijing. the pair were second behind hosts china, while russia won bronze. england will take the bat first after they won the toss. there was half an hour of delayed because baller‘s run ups were deemed to be too wet. thank you very much indeed. as you've been hearing, the final report into the shoreham airshow disaster, two years ago,

has been released. it concludes that the pilot of the vintage jet which crashed onto a main road could have acted to abort his display. air accident investigators said the pilot started the loop stunt too low — and too slow. the pilot didn't realise how low he was and there could've been an issue with being able to read the flight intruments. earlier we spoke to major george bacon, deputy chairman of the british air display association and himself a civil aviation authority air accident investigator. the aaib investigators have gone into every aspect of air displays. first of all i think it is welcome after this 18 months, especially for the families to help get understanding and closure. clearly we are now going to reset the boundaries as to how air displays are conducted. a huge amount of work has been undertaken as a result of special bulletins last year. i think there will be much

greater scrutiny and a redefinition of boundaries, especially over land, in the way air displays are conducted. what do you mean? in the past, permission has been granted in the form of a line and it has not spelt out the surrounding areas. on behalf of the organisers, they did everything that was required of them before the shoreham airshow in 2015. permission was granted by the caa but we will move to slightly more of a us style format whereby we define clearly the area on the ground underneath which the entire aerial activity takes place. that must therefore be sanitised or protected in a particular way. is the logical conclusion that the regulations which were in place when the accident took place were not stringent enough? that is a real difficulty, hindsight is a wonderful thing.

we always want to do things better when we look backwards, but i do not know that all those regulatory issues were in any way a cause or factor in what happened on the day. therein lies the nub of the thing, human frailty is at the cornerstone of everything we do as human beings across the transport network. simply, it is almost impossible to regulate finitely every single outcome of this sort of aviation activity. what is interesting about this enquiry is it has delved into areas which have not been examined and thorough detail. that is probably because airshows have been delivered incredibly safely for well over 70 years. nonetheless i accept a review is a timely thing to do. in this case, the consultation has thrown up some very interesting observations. i have little doubt

we will nail down who exactly will be the responsible people for safety hero. let's get more now from northern ireland, where counting is underway in the assembly election. there's been a big increase in turnout compared to last year's election, up more than ten per cent in some constituencies. annita mcveigh is at a count in belfast for us. back at the titanic exhibition centre where the votes for the belfast constituencies are being counted. that counting under way right across northern ireland. that election, the last one, was just ten months ago but that certainly has not put voters off. we're seeing a re—energised a lecturer at this time round. they know an awful lot is at sta ke round. they know an awful lot is at stake and the future of the devolved assembly at stormont. voters out in big numbers. we are seeing a string

of constituencies where the turnout is up by ten percentage points and in some constituencies, more than that. " for today joins in some constituencies, more than that. " for todayjoins me now and barney rowan. first of all, why is the turnout up so significantly?m looks like we have turned the clock backin looks like we have turned the clock back in northern ireland in terms of interest in this election. the increase is 10% in some constituencies and in others it is up constituencies and in others it is up by constituencies and in others it is up by 13%. there are two factors at play, one is the reason we have this snap election, triggered because of we had this cost to taxpayers and northern ireland of half of million pounds, this is the first chance for the voters to have their say on the rhi scheme. secondly, this campaign has been fought along tribal lines. larger parties have gone back into

the trenches and used fear tactics to get their vote up. whenever you do that in northern ireland and tell people that the threat from the other side is so great that you need to vote, that usually strikes a chord and looks as if that is what is in play year. especially both nationalist parties have heeded the message and turned out in numbers. thank you very much, i will let you go. barney, your thoughts on the turnout and the numbers, are we seeing the big parties in the previous assembly, sinn fein and the dup, getting your core fought out or are we seeing signs of change?” think we're seeing a reboot within this process and refocus. perhaps this process and refocus. perhaps this was a crisis that was needed to awaken people out of their slumber. to wea ke n awaken people out of their slumber. to weaken the out of complacency. we have got a point where people were taking the political agreement for granted, the good friday agreement

of 1998 and of course we are not electing straight back into government. this election will be followed by negotiation over some impossible issues on the table to be resolved. you call some of those issues impossible, just remind our viewers what the key issues are at sta ke ? viewers what the key issues are at stake? factor ship government is the big issue. the republican complaint leading to this crisis was that partnership was not working. —— partnership was not working. —— partnership government. then that is the question of northern ireland's violent past, what is a process that will address that. they have been trying for ten years through consultation and negotiation to get something out and that has not worked out. another republican demand is for an irish language act, arlene foster dismissed that seeing if you feed the crocodile, a reference to sinn fein, then it will come back for more. i think that

term, crocodile, is part of what has re—energise that nationalist vote which is why we seeing those numbers. when we get dup and the national is back as the two largest parties, and they have three weeks to come up with our first minister and the deputy first minister, that is not going to happen, is it? sinn fein had said while the public inquiry is continuing into the rh! scandal, this will not happen. so is arlene foster prepared to stand aside and is the dup prepared to put aside and is the dup prepared to put a caretaker into the position of first minister? that is a huge in its —— issue in itself. the idea this can be sorted out in a few weeks seems unrealistic, but perhaps to go back to that thoughts of the reboot and refocus, maybe it needs the time and the pause after this election to try and get it right this time. i think many people say

this time. i think many people say this negotiation is the last chance. thank you very much. once we know who the new assembly members are and the period that takes us up to the 27th of march has passed, it will be over to james brokenshire, in the absence of a first minister and deputy first minister being appointed, it will be up tend to decide what happens next. direct rule would require new legislation. the most likely scenario is he will try to find more time in the hope of solution could be found to make the devolved institutions work again. so we will keep a very close eye on this very interesting election so far, some things are the same but are many unknowns and we will have more coverage for you right throughout the day. we will be back with anita mcveigh shortly but first we have the latest headlines. air accident investigators say

the pilot of the vintage jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow was flying "too low and too slow" when he started a loop manoeuvre. eleven people on the ground were killed. theresa may has accused the snp of neglecting public services in scotland — because it's obsessed with the issue of independence, she said. and results are expected for the northern ireland election. there has been a big increase in turnout compared to last year's election. the house of lords has warned that bold steps will need to be taken if the uk is to continue to attract the best in scientific talent after our departure from the eu. it's argued that the uncertainty over brexit is having a "corrosive" impact on science. pro brexiters argue that the move will not affect uk which will continue to be a key influencer in eu science policy. let's go live to manchester and the museum of science and industry, where our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma can tell us more.

hello there. hello, afternoon from this hole in manchester. this room is phil of the most magnificent old —style stea m is phil of the most magnificent old—style steam engines. this is booby of peacock locomotives, built in 1873. -- booby of peacock locomotives, built in 1873. —— this is the peacock locomotive. joining me now is a member of the association of the pharmaceutical industry. let us talk about drugs and medication. how are drugs going to be affected once we leave the european union in terms of prices and availability? our focus on brexit is in talking about the availability of medicines we are

using today and what we want to use in the future. it is about making sure we have a system to discover and develop, manufacture and provide those medicines in the future just like today because the uk is still one of the best places in the world to do that. we have a regulatory body, there is a threat of that reading once we leave and that is concern over drug trials, will approving drugs be harder? will that be the case? does it really matter? regulation around the world has been coming together. we have a lot of similar processes we use in europe and the us but this agency has been and the us but this agency has been an important part of how we develop regulation hear for europe. it is important to remember that the body itself is not doing all the decision—making. it is a network of regulators. the nha plays a critical

role in that european network of regulation. this system has worked well for 30 years. we want to make the joint when we leave the eu so that whether you're a patient in manchester or amsterdam, would not notice. let us talk about funding, there will be a gap once we leave because we rely on investment into science and research from their european union, can we get funding elsewhere from you like america or asia, private investors, is the possibility? it is such a big question because the uk is such a strong deliverer of life science research around the world. the government made a statement in the autumn to support science with a 2 billion contribution and we welcome that but it is notjust the money, it is about being part of the partnership to deliver excellent

science for centuries really. we are keen to make sure that although we fix on money, we fix on great partnerships between academics throughout the world and through companies. we're keen to stay working with excellent science year in the uk. talking about skills and talent, we do rely on europe, 18% that we recruit from the mainland, to rethink that will be saved going forward and is it an opportunity to get people interested in science the uk? it is important to remember tale nt uk? it is important to remember talent is crucial for our industry. we can claim support for about half a million really great highly skilled jobs but it could be talent which is attracting the best minds around the world. whatever situation we have, we have to make sure we bring the people to the jobs were we need them to be, either here in

manchester or around the uk, as easily as possible. talent is what makes our sector work. thank you. that's all from me. more news from the museum later. more news from the museum later. let us go back to northern ireland, as we have been hearing that has been a big increase in voter turnout. it is up 10%. the first results are starting to come in right now. anita mcveigh is therefore as in belfast. thank you very much. we havejust had therefore as in belfast. thank you very much. we have just had the first mla elected member of the legislative assembly elected here in this assembly election 2017 and that is or love flowing of sinn fein. —— flynn.

a huge cheer went up when it was announced and two other members of sinn fein are close to being collected. talking to a representative of sinn fein, he told me they had worked hard to re—calibrate management of all the constituencies. it seems to be paying off. let us discuss this with our can “— paying off. let us discuss this with our can —— our consultant. any other declarations? we are hearing one at the moment. the second belfast seat to declare. we are hearing results in north down are imminent. it is a unionist stronghold. for the moment, sinn fein have the north—west. it is very important in these elections if you are running multiple candidates among constituencies, you have to

tell people in each constituency which candidate to vote for. in west belfast we have seen model vote management by sinn fein. several other candidates are pulling near ha rd other candidates are pulling near hard level so sinn fein have been hear all morning and their vote management worked out in west belfast so that is a good sign for their election. the alliance party may have outpolled the leader of the ulster unionist party, mike nesbitt. he was asking people to transfer their votes across traditional community lines in order to deliver change at stormont. that's right, that was one of the key points in this campaign. mike nesbitt thing he would give his second preference vote to the nationalist sdlp. the dup strongly attacked him for that, damaging unionism. a lot of people thought that might take the wind out

of the sails of the ulster unionist campaign. incidentally there was a big cheer therefore sinn fein. he topped the poll in south belfast. in strangford, mike nesbitt is in a battle there. the alliance party polled strongly and they may have topped the poll. strangford is one of the places we will say is the dup vote has been holding up or if the alliance party can make inroads because of mike nesbitt‘s mention of tra nsfer votes. because of mike nesbitt‘s mention of transfer votes. it will be fascinating to see as the votes coming, how do sinn fein is doing regarding the dup. will they end up with a similar number of seats and be on with a similar number of seats and beona with a similar number of seats and be on a more equal footing compared to the last assembly? still long way to the last assembly? still long way to go but very interesting results

so far. back to you in studio. indeed, thank you very much. we will be back with the needs throughout the afternoon. now we will check out the afternoon. now we will check out the weather. good afternoon. all eyes on the weather. there will be some drier and brighter spells but green is never far away. it could and brighter spells but green is neverfar away. it could be heavy at times. this picture was taken earlier today when we had heavy rain in the midlands. you can say it on the map, all this thick cloud and rain pushing northwards across england and wales. settling in across northern ireland. drier in southern regions, not without showers which will develop widely across the south of england and wales. south of —— south—east of england a bit drier, brighter as

well so temperatures are higher. moving northwards, the rain in the midlands is sitting in and it will feel cold, as it does in northern ireland where the rain increases. but scotland, largely dry, best of the sunshine in the north. this was a scene taken in lerwick earlier today. following a cold and frosty start in the north of scotland. not as cold tonight because we have cloud moving northwards. we will say rain edging up to scotland, continuing in northern ireland. not com pletely continuing in northern ireland. not completely drive for england and we either. show the bursary which should keep temperatures high. more rain on the way for most of us on saturday, especially across scotland and northern ireland. a very poor day for the east of scotland. snow in the mountains. rain for some time in the mountains. rain for some time in the north of england. the rest of

england and wales cricket board cheerful, brighter skies with sunshine at times but perhaps one or two showers. —— look more cheerful. we mention this now in the alps yesterday, there could be a metre of snow which could be dangerous, with the risk of avalanche. the centre of this low pressure will move away and ta ke this low pressure will move away and take the rain with it, not as wet on sunday. a glimpse of sunshine in england and wales but bands of rain coming in with stronger winds. things change from one day to the next. monday looks drive for most of us with the threat of rain across southern england and were. mostly dry on tuesday. another band of rain coming in from the atlantic midweek. this is bbc news at two, the headlines: too low and too slow.

air accident investigators say the shoreham airshow disaster pilot was flying too low and too slow. familes and friends of the victims said the accident should never have happened. they will always be remembered by us as great footballers. first of all, they were superb players and friends. results are expected to start coming in for the northern ireland's assembly election. there's been an increase in turnout in some areas by more than 10%. sinn fein‘s orla flynn is the first member of the assembly to be returned in this election as we ask whether that big turnout means changes on the