this is bbc news, the headlines at four: first results are coming in this afternoon in northern ireland's assembly election. turnout is up by more than 10% in some areas. lam iamat i am at the titanic exhibition centre in belfast where the belfast constituencies are being counted and so constituencies are being counted and so via sinn fein and the dup are dominating the vote with big questions about what that could mean for a return to devolved government. pilot errors caused the shoreham air crash which killed 11 men. the final report says the stunt was perfomed too low and too slow. theresa may accuses the snp of neglecting public services in scotland because of its obsession with the issue of independence. the red cross says chemical weapons appear to have been used in the

iraqi city of mosul which government forces are trying to liberate from so—called islamic state. there are government concerns about the proposed merger between sky and 20th century fox. the culture secretary says she is likely to propose the merger to the media regulator ofcom. and the hotel that claims it has the worst view in the world. the graffiti artist banksy designs and funds the new venture in the west bank next to the isreali—built wall. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the first results are beginning to be declared in the northern ireland assembly election and turnout is up sharply compared to the last election. with 20 or so of 90

seats declared so far, early signs are that both sinn fein and the unionist dup are polling strongly. the election was called after sinn fein withdrew from the power sharing executive in january. let's join annita mcveigh who's in belfast. thank you very much. let me bring you up to date with a couple of interesting bits of information. we saw earlier that sinn fein‘s leader in northern ireland, michelle o'neill, was returned on the first count, topping the poll in her constituency. we are hearing in arlene foster's constituency, she is the dup leader and was the first minister in the assembly that collapsed in january, minister in the assembly that collapsed injanuary, her constituency is fermanagh and south tyrone. she has topped the poll, but she has not been elected on the first count. turnout is up, but her vote is down. that could be to do

with the management, but it is an interesting thought nonetheless that the turnout is up and her personal vote is down. i mentioned those women because they are big personalities in northern ireland politics. michelle o'neill says she will return to a power—sharing arrangement with arlene foster until the outcome of an enquiry into that botched renewable heating scheme that was the straw that broke the camel's that in terms of the power—sharing arrangement at stormont. let me bring you up to date with the seats. 22 of the 90 seats have been declared. sinn fein have ten, the dup had eight. they are still very much dominating at this point, the sinn fein and the dup. the cross community alliance party has two. the ulster unionist

party has won. the nationalist sdlp have just gained their first seat in this election. let's take a look at an overview of what is happening with chris buckler. this generation might not remember the troubles, but elections in northern ireland tend to expose old divisions and once the result of this vote are known the challenge could be holding onto power sharing. the public seem to have been engaged by this campaign, turnout is up. but the new government at stormont does notjust depend on the results. it needs the parties to agree to enter into a coalition together again. at one stage last year, sinn fein and the dup seemed so close, and the leaders martin mcguinness and arlene foster were given a joint nickname of marlene. that cosy relationship did not last long. the coalition government collapsed at the start of this year after a series of rows, not least over a financial scandal connected to the renewable heat incentive, a botched renewable scheme, that was at one stage projected to cost the taxpayer about half a billion pounds.

that led to what felt like quite a divisive and at times a bad tempered election campaign, but once the votes are counted, the parties will have to start thinking about negotiations to try to get power sharing up and running again. in our virtual assembly we can see how the parties did in the last election less than a year ago. the dup won 38 of the 108 seats, while sinn fein were in second place with 28 members. the opposition parties, the sdlp, the ulster unionists and the alliance will all hope to increase their share of the vote after the way the coalition fell apart and that is true for the smaller parties as well. but gaining seats could be difficult because the number of assembly members is being reduced from 108 down to 90. there will be some disappointed former mlas at count centres today. there is one other number to watch. the size of the dup in the last assembly gave the party what is known as a petition of concern.

in effect that is a veto to prevent any legislation they do not like. they need to hold onto 30 seats to keep that veto, although the petition of concern itself could be up for discussion as the parties try to get an agreement to allow the return to power sharing. that could be difficult. during this campaign harsh words have been exchanged between the dup's arlene foster and the new sinn fein leader michelle 0'neill. but by the end of this count stormont will have a new assembly, but it does not mean it will have a government. let's get the sense of what is happening at some of the other counts. first, let's go tojulian fowler who is in 0magh. you mentioned the dup leader arlene foster. her personal vote has gone down slightly. last year she was

elected on first preference votes, exceeding the quota she needed by more than 2000. but because of the increased turnout in fermanagh south tyrone, 73% of the electorate voted, that has pushed the bark much higher and she fell just 230 votes just short of that quota in order to get elected on the first count. you also mentioned vote management. the other dup candidate in this constituency, his vote did go up, so that can be explained by the dup spreading their vote. but it is a very different atmosphere here this year than it was 12 months ago. sinn fein have already got two candidates elected in west tyrone, so it does seem that both the dup and sinn fein will return with the two largest parties here in the west. julian, thank you.

now we can go tojulian 0'neill in lisbon. there are two counts taking place in lisbon, one the predominantly unionist constituency of lagan valley, the other the predominantly nationalist constituency of south down. let's start with lagan valley, a dup minister in the last executive, paul given, comfortably topped the poll here and has been deemed elected. the dup are hoping to hold onto three seats in this constituency, but they might face a battle over the third with the ulster unionists. southdown has had a very good day for sinn fein. they have had two candidates can return. but for the very first time sinn fein have well outpolled the more moderate nationalist party, the sdlp. that is

an indication that sinn fein will emerge very well from this election. the dup are also polling well, but at this stage in this count centre sinn fein are doing better. julian, thank you very much, sinn fein are doing better. julian, thank you very much, julian 0'neill in lisbon. with me now from the ulster unionist party is a representative of the constituency of south belfast. ulster unionists are not performing so far as they would have hoped. so far it is a disappointment, but remember this is apr disappointment, but remember this is a pr election and it will be tomorrow lunchtime before the final votes are determined. so it is a matter of waiting to see. but we are not doing as well as we could do. your party leader mike nesbitt had urged unionist voters to get out and transferred their votes to the nationalist sdlp party across

traditional community lines in order to bring about change. do you think people have not responded to that message, or has it damaged the ulster unionist vote? the issue is we do not have an opposition in our assembly. we have a government and everybody is in that. we are trying to form an opposition to offer people a choice either to vote for the government or the opposition. that message has not quite got across the way we had hoped. perhaps there is a bit of confusion in the electorate. when you go to an election you have got to have a clear message and say it sincerely and not make mistakes. we will be looking at how we performed. but wait until we get the final vote and then we will look and see what the actual balance is. do you think the electorate is sending a message that they want the dup and sinn fein so

far to they want the dup and sinn fein so farto dig in they want the dup and sinn fein so far to dig in on their positions? 0r is this an electorate that genuinely wa nts is this an electorate that genuinely wants change at stormont? how do you explain the dominance of sinn fein and the dup so far? they have been looking at their electoral strategy and vote management and they are successfully getting their vote out. sinn fein have had a good election so sinn fein have had a good election so far, the dup less good so far. but it is almost like a tribal count, get the tribes out and count the votes and there has been no crossover at all as far as those parties are concerned. the way forward is we try and get more form of government and a government with opposition. we are some way away from that. people think that because in 1998 we had a peace deal that the politics in northern ireland was sorted. but we have a way to go. i wa nt to

sorted. but we have a way to go. i want to bring in an emeritus professor to of politics at belfast university. just a thought on the news from arlene foster's constituency, topping the poll, but not by enough votes to get elected on the first count. is that down to vote management or is that some embarrassment for her? she will still see that as a solid result and the party will be thinking of vote management in that case. you cannot be sure that people would regard that as a negative result. what you might say is that in south belfast with the two dup candidates are very close and they might not get a second elected, the ulster unionist party are having a bad day, but they have done quite well in south belfast and that is a mini revolt against arlene foster. it is possible that in certain parts of the country she has cost the dup, who will lose seats today. it has

cost them something. thank you both very much for your time this afternoon. sinn fein and the dup are dominating, although with many seats still to be declared it looks as though the two parties who were in the power—sharing arrangement at the assembly when it collapsed in january could be returned to the negotiation period. they have got up until march the 27th to declare a new first minister and deputy first minister. but with those two parties dominating it is extremely difficult to see how they would manage to do that at the end of just a few weeks of discussions. we will keep you up to date and join us again soon in belfast. air accident investigators say the shoreham airshow disaster which killed 11 people was caused by the pilot flying too low and too slow. a vintagejet performing a loop manoeuvre crashed onto the a27 in 2015. in their report the investigators

said the pilot could have taken action to abort the display even after he had started the maneouvre. 0ur correspondent richard galpin is at farnborough airport. this is a really important report by the air accident investigators here. it is their final conclusions and it comes after an investigation by them which lasted 18 months into what was the worst airshow disaster in this country for many decades. duncan kennedy now reports. this was the hawker hunter jet at the centre of the shoreham air crash. a vintage aircraft that would later disintegrate among a crowded road. this is the jet over the shoreham area the day of the accident. it was during one manoeuvre that this happened. the jet crashed by the a27 that ran alongside the showground. oh, my god! the fireball engulfed

drivers and bystanders. a disaster measured in seconds and gave little chance of escape. 11 men were killed, it was the worst airshow accident in britain in more than 60 years. among those who died was mark reeves, a plane enthusiast. his family today gave their reaction to the accident report. obviously, the aib were brought in to discover the cause obviously, the aaib were brought in to discover the cause of the crash based on fact, they were not there to attribute blame and they have determined the cause. in that sense, we are satisfied, but obviously, it has exposed a lot of key flaws in the running of airshows. air accident investigators produced this video today of what they say happened. they say the pilot was lower than he should have been at the start of the manoeuvre

and there was not enough engine thrust or speed. the aircraft was too low to perform the loop the loop and it may be the pilot mis—read his height instruments. he was not trying to escape the accident in the hawker hunter. he was not trying to escape the accident in the hawker hunter. he hit the ground. investigators will not say the crash was avoidable but that a number of factors combined to cause it. an escape manoeuvre was possible and could have been conducted by the aircraft but with some additional work, we found there are all sorts of human performance limitations that might have prevented the pilot from recognising he was too low or that an escape manoeuvre was necessary or possible from that position. the pilot of the jet was andy hill, he survived with serious injuries but has no memory of the crash. the report suggests he may have confused his speed and altitude with other aircraft he had flown. the report also found there were deficiencies of organisation and maintenance.

the aircraft did not comply with its permit to fly. there was a lack of clarity over who at the airshow was responsible for safety. controls to protect the public were ineffective. the civil aviation authority which governs safety at britain's air displays has already brought in a number of changes following this crash. increasing the distance between the display and the crowds watching below and also requiring pilots to be better qualified before carrying out these acrobatic manoeuvres. today's final accident report has answered the technical question of what and why this crash happened. and that may give some measure of understanding and comfort to the relatives and friends of those who died. as duncan was saying, there has been

a lot of criticism of the airshow organisers and the regulator, the civil aviation authority, particularly over their plans to ensure that that isherwood not be dangerous. naturally, we are hearing reaction now from some of the families of those who were killed and they are saying quite clearly that the civil aviation authority and the organisers of the airshow have a lot to answer for. 0ur our latest headlines: results are coming infor our latest headlines: results are coming in for the northern ireland assembly elections this afternoon. turnout is up by more than 10% in some areas. air accident investigators say the pilot of the vintage jet which crashed at the sure how airshow was flying too high, too slow and too low.

theresa may has accused the snp of neglecting public services in scotla nd neglecting public services in scotland because she says it is obsessed with the issue of independence. un morgan and sam billings both make half centuries in england's one—day international against the west indies. england are 151—4 with 18 overs left. andy murray is in action against lucas puy in dubai. the latest score is it is going with serve in the first game. and there will be three britons in the final of the 3000 metres in the indoor athletics. they all qualified for sunday's final in belgrade. more for you all qualified for sunday's final in belgrade. more foryoujust all qualified for sunday's final in belgrade. more for you just after half past. the culture secretary

karen bradley says she is likely to refer to the regulator 0fcom the £11 billion takeover by rupert murdoch's zist billion takeover by rupert murdoch's 21st century fox of the pay—tv group sky. fox already own 39% of sky, but if the takeover went ahead, it would mean he would have control over major newspapers in the uk as well asa major newspapers in the uk as well as a group with 12 million tv subscribers in british and irish homes. let's discuss this with our media editor. rupert murdoch has tried this before. what is different this time? five years ago he tried to bid for bskyb and it was rupert murdoch's news corporation. that got com pletely murdoch's news corporation. that got completely subsumed by the phone hacking scandal which led to the leveson inquiry and the close of the news of the world. rupert murdoch calculated that the political heat was too much for him to buy sky and

ta ke was too much for him to buy sky and take control. since then he has split his company into two. this is coming from the entertainment division, 21st century fox. he and his son james are division, 21st century fox. he and his sonjames are saying that if it comes from the entertainment division it should satisfy the uk regulator. what does it mean for viewers who might be watching this? this is about who gets to control the media not just this is about who gets to control the media notjust in britain, but in the wider world. karen bradley has said she is minded to refer this to 0fcom mainly on grounds of media plurality. will there be a excessive control that rupert murdoch and his family have of the british media? in the short term it will not make much difference. this is really a way of the rupert murdoch family getting 100% of the profits you mention. they own 39% of sky already. it will

not make a huge impact on viewers. but for critics of the murdered family and people worried about media control and competition, they will say too much is owned by too few and they will want it to be investigated. few and they will want it to be investigated. theresa may has attacked the snp, saying it is obsessed with independence regardless of fact and reality. speaking at the scottish conservative conference in glasgow, the prime minister accused the scottish government of "neglecting and mismanaging public services in scotland" and said it was the poorest and most vulnerable who benefited most from the union between scotland and the rest of the uk. 0ur correspondent in glasgow, glenn campbell, told us more. theresa may came here to glasgow to make the case for the united kingdom and for scotland remaining part of the uk.

as you mention, she accused the snp of neglecting public services in scotland, like education, because she believes the party is pursuing nationalism in a way that amounts to obsession. the snp has said that brexit could lead to a second vote on scottish independence, a second referendum, unless the uk government backs a special deal that would allow scotland to remain in the european single market when the uk as a whole leaves the eu. but theresa may said the impetus that the snp and its leader nicola sturgeon place on the eu market downplays the importance of the uk market to scotland. in fact, the eu comes third after the rest of the uk and the rest of the world as a market for scottish goods. and yet the snp propose scottish independence which would wrench scotland out of its biggest market. they think independence is the answer to every question in every circumstance, regardless of facts and reality. it simply does not add up

and we should never stop saying so. theresa may did not say whether or not she would be prepared to grant the scottish government the power to hold another referendum should that demand come from nicola sturgeon. she did not give much more detail on what will happen with scottish devolution through the brexit process, except to say that the uk would not be seeking to take any powers away from the scottish parliament. the suggestion is agriculture and fisheries responsibilities coming back from brussels may be shared between the governments in london and in edinburgh. but for the former snp leader alex salmond that is not good enough. theresa may has to show she has some understanding of the scottish political situation and she showed precious little of that today. what she announced was a power grab.

if brexit goes ahead, the powers that should come back to scotland, she is going to retain them at westminster because she likes the look of the scottish economic zone. that is a fundamental attack on the very principle statute of the scottish parliament of 1999 which said specifically that anything that was not reserved to westminster should be run in scotland. this is a prime minister who is attacking the very foundations of the scottish parliament and she will do it to her cost. what is theresa may's tactic here? she was pulling no punches. is she trying to open up some new front of attack, move it away from a second referendum and instead talk about domestic politics? she did offer a critique of the snp's record in the scottish government, but from one end to the other this speech was about the united kingdom and theresa may emphasising her personal commitment to keeping

scotland within the uk. it was almost as if we were already in another independence referendum campaign. it seems theresa may anticipates that demand for another referendum to come from nicola sturgeon at some point. earlier in the day the scottish conservative leader ruth davidson told the bbc that she does not think the snp have a mandate for a referendum, she does not think the public in scotland want one, but she said if it did go ahead, the snp would take a big hit. it is almost like the conservatives are saying, come and have a go if you think you are hard enough! in ireland, the mother and baby homes commission, which is led by a judge, has announced that excavations at the site of a former mother and baby home in tuam, county galway, has found an underground structure.

it is divided into 20 chambers and inside are significant quantities of human remains, including those of babies. the discovery was made by a forensic team investigating suspicions that nearly 800 children died at the catholic institution in tuam until its closure in 1961. let's talk to our correspondents who hasjoined me. what do let's talk to our correspondents who has joined me. what do we let's talk to our correspondents who hasjoined me. what do we know let's talk to our correspondents who has joined me. what do we know about what has been discovered? local records showed that 796 infants and children died at this home between 1925 and 1961 and there had been rumours about where the remains were, but nobody knew, the relative said no closure. they did not know what happened to them and where they were. but now the commission has said it is shocked by the discovery of remains in underground chambers as you say. there were significant

quantities of human remains in 17 of the 20 chambers they found. they say they range from those of 35 weeks old to those two or three years old and further tests will be carried out and the coroner has been informed. the commission is continuing to investigate another 13 mother and baby homes in ireland. this is not the only one. what sort of reaction has there been to this discovery? the minister for children and youth says it is disturbing news and youth says it is disturbing news and today is about remembering and respecting the dignity of the children who lived those short lives in this home. the woman who first raised these concerns a few years ago about this site said it is wonderful and emotional that the truth has finally been revealed. she says survivors of the home for

unmarried mothers should be consulted about what they would like to happen now. some relatives say they are pleased that they now know what has happened and they had hoped the truth would come out and they say the authorities knew more about this back in the 19705 and did not do what they should have done. let's find out what the weather is doing. some rain is spreading its way north. northern scotland is the place to be this afternoon if you wa nt to place to be this afternoon if you want to see some 5un5hine. there are showers in the south and west and they will drift away acro55 showers in the south and west and they will drift away across the south east this evening and overnight. it pushes into scotland and northern ireland. a bit of snow over high ground and overnight lows

of 4—7. what ea5ter scotland tomorrow it will be wet, windy and chile all day long. there is a dried up chile all day long. there is a dried up proce55 chile all day long. there is a dried up process in northern ireland. lot5 of dry and fairly bright weather and temperature is getting up to about 10-12d. a temperature is getting up to about 10—12d. a role reversal on sunday with england and wales looking quite wet and windy. in comparison, not so much rain for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures between 7—11. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. results are being declared in the northern ireland assembly election and the early signs are that the largest parties — sinn fein and the dup are polling well. turnout is up 5harply — more than 10% in some areas. air accident inve5tigator5 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 died. there5a may has accused the snp of neglecting public services in scotland, because it's obsessed with the issue of independence. the prime minister said securing the union was vital to the uk's prosperity. the red cross says chemical weapons appear to have been used in the iraqi city of mosul, which government forces are trying to liberate from islamic state militants. there are government concerns about the proposed merger between sky and 21st century fox. the culture secretary says she's likely to refer the proposed £12 billion merger to the media regulator 0fcom. 0k, sports news now including the latest cricket. good afternoon... england have recovered from a shaky

start in their opening one day international against west indies.after losing the toss on a bowler—friendly pitch, england were put into bat and lost two early wickets. ja5on roy — lbw for 13 and new te5t captainjoe root lasting only 5 balls, but the one—day 5kipper eoin morgan has shown the way, he's just reached his half century, along with sam billings who was out on 52. england are now 164—4. andy murray is in action against luca5 pouille in the semi finals of the dubai championships. murray is playing in his first tournament since january's australian open due to about of shingles. it is 3-3 it is 3—3 in the first set. british boxers — david haye and tony bellew have weighed in ahead of their heavyweight fight in london tomorrow. no title is on the line but it hasn't stopped their aggre55ive verbal clashes in the build up. earlier in the week the british boxing board of control had to warn the pair over their conduct. bellew, who is stepping up from crui5erweight to heavyweight for the first time, weighed in over 15 stone 3lbs, while haye came in nearly a stone

heavier at 16 stone 9 ounces. he is prepared and ready to perform the two round fight. he should not be that rate. he is manufactured at heavyweight, is not really in a million years at heavyweight. aesthetically you looks fantastic, but when you get close down he's trembling. even doesn't, he is not as confident and ee does not believe the things he's saying. i look at him and is actually trembling. the things he's saying. i look at him and is actually tremblinglj the things he's saying. i look at him and is actually trembling. i was hoping he would look more physically impressive, i was hoping i would see some remnants of abdominal muscles of some sort, they look very smooth, he did not look good in my opinion, so he did not look good in my opinion, so it does not bode well for him. i have not dealt out a lot bigger and stronger and more athletic than him. ido stronger and more athletic than him. i do not see what he can do other

thanjust get i do not see what he can do other than just get smashed. well, that i'd is to my night that london's 02 arena and we will have full commentary on... aston villa's leandro bacuna has been given a six match ban after he barged into an assistant referee at the end of their home win over derby last weekend. he admitted a charge of violent conduct. the standard ban is three matches and manager steve bruce has described bacuna's punishment as "a bit harsh". fernando torres has left hospital today after a serious head—to—head clash which left him unconscious.the former liverpool and chelsea forward landed heavily on his head and neck during last night's draw with deportivo la coruna. the 32—year—old spent the night at a local hospital but scans didn't reveal any damage. —— the 39—year—old. the world cup winner says it was a "big scare but added that he could return to training within a few days." britain's eilidh doyle and laviai 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 3,000 metres. laura muir is bidding for glory in that and the 15,000 metres. as a result she took it easy in qualifying by finishing fifth in her heat behind steph twell who was second. ailish mccolgan completes the trio. lower your also qualifying for the final of the 1500 metres. leading into the race will be helping each other and if we are close to each other and if we are close to each other there will be a camaraderie to keep each other going. it will be a tough race, there are a lot of athletes from turkey look strong at the moment. it is getting out there trying to be as strong as possible and put flag the track. 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. that is it the eu are up—to—date with all the spot and there was more than an hour's time. thank you,

lizzie, see you on, thank you. let's get more now from northern ireland where twenty or so results are now declared in the assembly election. what's already clear is that the turnout has gone up sharply — and that's being attributed to the uncertainty caused by the brexit vote. let's join annita mcveigh who's in belfast. watching all the results as they come in. yes, keeping an eye across all of the constituencies but our viewers, 27 seats declared, so far. let's ta ke viewers, 27 seats declared, so far. let's take it to those. sinn fein has gained 1a seats, so far. the dup, has eight, a reminderthat has gained 1a seats, so far. the dup, has eight, a reminder that they wear the two largest parties in the power—sharing assembly at stormont that collapsed injanuary leading to the selection. the ulster unionist party has one, the cross community alliance has two great and the sdlp has one. so, still a long way to go. if sinn fein and the dup continued

to dominate, of course there will be questions about what numbers they precisely end up with and how about my affect any discussions that take place from monday onwards in an attempt to get the power—sharing assembly back up and running again. with me now i have someone from the as dlp and also a commentator. you are in north belfast, that is your constituency, how are things looking you? from my perspective it is looking quite positive, we are moving from six down to five. at this stage, the loss may be felt by the democratic unionist party. there was some suggestion that the dup is taking a head in admin areas. was some suggestion that the dup is taking a head in admin areasm seems that way but as you know these things are very fluid and it is never own end of the final vote is counted. i have been around a number of cou nts counted. i have been around a number of counts of what i have lent is to

hold back on speculation because there can be a very number of unexpected outcomes at the very end. when we did get the final result sometime tomorrow and mlas return to stormont on monday, not to a devolved government but to a negotiation process, what do you think the likely outcome is going to be? big question to ask is there are several options. it is difficult to say exactly at the stage, but if you have listened very closely to what the dup and sinn fein have been saying throughout this campaign it makes negotiations exclusive to those two parties very difficult. todayis those two parties very difficult. today is about looking at the that come in, taking a look at the overall picture but the critical question is what happens next and absolutely no one i believe once the sea direct rule so we want to see genuine, honest negotiations in good faith and parties, despite all of their rhetoric leading up to this election need to compromise. how the smaller parties fitting into that

jigsaw? someone who has been around for a long time has gone, how will those of you who are left fit in to bat? certainly the likes of alex attwood will always be there to guide a young generation forward that we will be grateful, but we are moving into a new era for the party and yes the sdlp has never been found wanting when it comes to negotiations, we'll be there on monday morning playing full part in the programme the government negotiations because we want to see the best outcome everyone in northern ireland not one side or the other. then the very much. you have some interesting turnout figures. other. then the very much. you have some interesting turnout figuresm is the first preference vote and the dup remained largest party but only just. 28.1% sinn fein on 27.9% points to other percent separating them on first preference votes? that

is right. and sinn fein 4% overall, so the spring is in their step. that is not a shock, i think there has been made around that community in re ce nt been made around that community in recent weeks and an energy around that community that people have not seen for a very long time. maybe the size of the vote is a surprise, but it will not come as a shock but those who are running that sinn fein campaign. do you think at the end of this we will see sinn fein and the dup close together in times of the number of seats and what would that mean that the period of negotiation? well, you had nicholas saying we are still in account, i think we have of you that the gap will narrow. the gap is ten seeds from the 2016 election i do not think anyone seeds it as ten seats this time round. —— ten seats. the other point you made

is the negotiation that follows, how much my difficult will that be, the idea that this can be sorted out in a few weeks, i think is crazy. i do not think there should be an effort to try and sort it out in three weeks, because if they do not get it right this time and we return to another period of crisis that far down the road, people will be asking what was this all about. maybe there is the need for a pause, to try and get something this time that will hold and will work. 0k, thank you very much for your thoughts. history of northern ireland '5 politics tell collapsing and assembly is a quick process but the terry putting one together is much more torturous. just to give you a sense briefly at the time frame on monday when all of the time frame on monday when all of the mlas have been elected and they we re the mlas have been elected and they were ten to stormont they have three weeks taking is at the mars the 27th, at the end of which they are

jeeps you collect another first minister and deputy first minister. lots of people seriously doubt that that will happen in that time frame, thenit that will happen in that time frame, then it is over to the secretary of state to has a number of options but many people are suggesting, commentators and students of politics, suggesting that the northern ireland secretary will try to play the time, we'll try to extend this discussion process to see if any solution and attentive devolved government can be found. much more coming up bombers, but the now banned belfast, but the studio. thank you very much indeed, thank you. websites that sell prescription medicines can be tempting, but there isa medicines can be tempting, but there is a warning that these put patients at risk, according to the helbig later in england. i'm joined by gareth jones who

later in england. i'm joined by garethjones who is the head of corporate affairs, thank you the joining us, you are not a fan of these online pharmacies, what sort of whiskey they pose? this the care quality commission has found significant concerns, they found significant concerns, they found problems so they are advising people to exercise caution when using them, one of the problems with online pharmacies if you do not get that face—to—face interaction you get ina that face—to—face interaction you get in a neighbourhood pharmacy. most people want to talk to a pharmacist, they want to be able to see somebody at their convenience, maybe in the evening or weekend. that is just not available with online pharmacies. who are they good for, then? you said they were good for, then? you said they were good for a small group of people but where does it work? rv cert said that the vast majority of people wa nt that the vast majority of people want the online, the face to face interaction. perhaps a small number of people want to use them but most

people value the face—to—face, they wa nt to people value the face—to—face, they want to have their neighbourhood pharmacy less than thames walk away and going. the vast majority of the public it is the high street pharmacy that they won. but, the government has recently cut funding for local pharmacies, so there you are, you are ill, you need to get hold of medicines comey can't go to your pharmacist because it is shut, what shall you do? this is a big problem on the 1st of december last year the government made a big cut to pharmacy bonding in england, they anticipate actually quite a lot of community pharmacies will close and will be less provision locally. that policy looks quite flawed, in never search that you should exercise extreme caution when using online pharmacies. what should happen now? i think the government need to look at its policy at cutting funding the pharmacy, because pharmacy can do so much, it is not about a pure supply

of medicine is not all be a vice, it is about broad prevention of illness, about supporting people with medicines it is about helping to avoid putting pressure on gps. the government should review its funding for community pharmacies and recognised that the public do want to be up to walk in and get their ca re to be up to walk in and get their care in the local community. 0k, thank you payment. in a moment a look at how the financial markets in europe closed the day, but first the headlines on bbc news: results are coming in for the northern ireland's assembly election. turnout is up by more than 10% in some areas. sinn fein share of first preference votes is up by more than 4%, only slightly behind the dup. 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. 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. brexiters argue that the move will not affect uk which will continue to be a key influencer in eu science policy. let's return to manchester where our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma is at the museum of science and industry. 0ver over to you. 0verto you. hi, over to you. hi, that is right i am here at the power hall, if you are

between family might be a bit envious, because this room is full of classic steam engines a bit like this turbine which was used in the soviet union in the 19405 but was made around the corner in manchester. i've been finding out all day about what brexit means that the science industry with me now is a science technology entrepreneur will start so coming you left school about nine months ago, what inspired you to get into science and starting a business? growing up in the internet connected era it is been very interesting to see things like facebook, twitter and snapshot grow from a few lines of code into multi—... says seeing what your work can do on a global scale is what inspired me. was it a bit lonely being into science at school, where other people as interested do think people could do more to get people interested in science? in our sixth form class of 250 maybe 16 taxi top computing, it will be interesting to

see government schemes to teach children computerfrom see government schemes to teach children computer from primary school age. not everyone who does english literature goes on to become a writer so that is the same in computing. how is brexit impacted your business in the short—term?m the short—term one above clients... we manufactured overseas so a lot of traders in us dollars, with the price of the currency going down it meant our margins are affected, to the point that it will be cheaper for is to do final assembly in the uk. so you many factors smart devices, what is the single market and you and if we leave what would thatis and you and if we leave what would that is your business? one of our main export areas is island, because they use the same three prong plug as we do. —— is ireland. if we leave the single market we will leave the access to expertise. if there are

people out there who are listening to this and want getting signs of entrepreneurship, what advice would you give them? talk to people, use the internet, there is so much available especially the code. a lot of the key figures who you need to speak to are all available on twitter, asked them questions and show they will be able to help you out. that is albany at the power hall at the museum of science and industry. —— that is all the me. police who investigated the sudden death of a baby in cumbria have been heavily criticised as being disorganised and having an unstructured approach. poppi worthington who was just thirteen months old, collapsed at her home in barrow—in—furness in december in 2012. the independent police complaints commission found that the investigation into her death was "not fit for purpose". judith moritz reports. poppi worthington only lived for 13 months. she was found with serious injuries at her home in barrow in 2012. the investigation which followed her death was so flawed that four years on, serious failings are still coming to light.

the watchdog, the ipcc, has published a report levelling heavy criticism at cumbria police. the investigator found evidence there had been an unstructured investigation, essentially not fit for purpose. we found concerns in relation to the way that the scene where poppi had been managed. the report's details are a catalogue of mistakes made by detectives. crucial evidence was thrown away. witnesses were not interviewed for eight months. there was enough evidence to arrest poppi's father on day one. but paul worthington has neverfaced charges although a high courtjudge ruled he had probably sexually assaulted his daughter shortly before her death. he has always denied this. for most people, this is incomprehensible that the father was not investigated immediately. by the time the trail was picked up, it had gone cold and so probably,

there will never be justice for poppi worthington and that is a terrible thing. the ipcc found that two detectives who led the investigation had cases to answer for gross misconduct. both are now retired. they waited until they got a firm report by the pathologist with firm conclusions. that took seven months and in that seven months, the whole investigation went into suspended animation. that was wholly unacceptable because that was seven months lost. a new inquest will be held in may and poppi's mother says that the failings have left her deeply and profoundly distressed. donald trump has defended his attorney generaljeff session as an honest man and dismissed calls for his resignation. senior us democrats have demanded the attorney general step down, saying he had lied on oath

at his confirmation hearing over his contacts with the russian ambassador. president trump said mr sessions "could have stated his response more accurately but it was clearly not intentional" and accused the democrats of a witch hunt. daniel boettcher reports. at the centre of the latest allegations of contact between the trump administration and russia, the attorney generaljeff sessions. at his confirmation hearing, he'd failed to tell the senate about two meetings with the russian ambassador. senior democrats accuse him of lying under oath. president trump says he still has his full confidence. jeff sessions has resisted pressure to resign, but he has now removed himself from any investigations looking into the election campaign, including allegations of russian interference. the reason i believed i should recuse myself is because i was involved in the campaign. to a degree, i think it would have been perceived but i wouldn't have been objective in participating in an investigation that might involve the campaign.

i did not confirm or deny any investigation. i just felt like i should clear the air. senatorjeff sessions! but he's denied he did anything wrong, and describes what's been said about his meeting with the ambassador as unfair and hyped beyond reason. president trump has come to his defence, tweeting: jeff sessions is an honest man. the real story is all the illegal leaks of classified and other information. it is a total witch—hunt. this is russia's ambassador to the us, sergey kislyak. it's a post he is held for almost a decade. there has been a furious response from russia to allegations in some us news reports that he is a spy. the foreign ministry describing it as a media provocation and a stunning charge. and when russia's foreign minister was asked today about the continuing controversy over his ambassador meeting jeff sessions, his reply echoed words president trump had used earlier. translation: i can only quote the phrase that has appeared in the media today.

saying that all this closely resembles a witch—hunt. 0r times of mccarthyism, which we thought had long passed in a civilised country like the us. but more contacts have emerged. mr trump's son—in—law and senior adviser, jared kushner, was with michael flynn, who has since been sacked as national security adviser, when he met ambassador kislyak after the election. daniel boettcher, bbc news. in the bedroom hotel is designed to... called the wall. which was designed by banksy it is more of a political statement than a business. we went to take a look. this is banksy‘s latest creation, it is a hotel in bethlehem, it is called the walled 0ff, which is a play on the famous

waldorf and the reason for that is that it is situated just feet from the barrier which separates the west bank from israel. more than just a business, this is a political statement by banksy, a comment on what he sees as the plight of palestinians. it has come as a surprise to people living here, nobody knew he was behind it until today. we can take a first glimpse at what he has created, so let us take a look inside. this is the reception, it leads through to the lounge area, everything in here was designed by banksy, it has taken some 14 months to create. he fully funded the project, although he will not say how much it cost. he describes as the hotel with the worst view in the world. that is because if you look through the windows you can see the wall which is so nearby. that was built by the israelis and they say it is essential for their security and to prevent terror attacks.

many palestinians feel that it encroaches on their freedom. if you look around this hotel you can see on the walls there are symbols of banksy‘s view on the situation here, his political comment. it's not the first time he's been in this area, he has painted on the wall itself in the past. some have criticised him for that, saying he is normalising the wall and that should not be the case. his argument is that he is raising awareness and the team behind this hotel are keen to stress that it employs local staff, some 45 people, and it is run by a local palestinian. there are nine rooms, the prices start at $30 a night, but they say that this is not a moneymaking operation, instead this is about raising awareness. let's have looked at the weekend weather prospects. thanks, good afternoon it

is pretty changeable alberto the next few days. there will be some raid at times. that is the big headline the weekend. we'll see some rain, we will all see some rain at some stage. but, there will be dry and spells as well. soggy in ba rnsley and spells as well. soggy in barnsley recently, this photograph was sent in recently. big puddles in the garden. as you can see we have an extensive area of rain. it has been working its way ever northwards, but it's been scotland at the best of the sunshine so far today. a band of rain continues its journey ever northwards, the share was bono along behind. some will creep up to the neo—con was bono along behind. some will creep up to the neo-con continent to affect the south—east. a bit of wintry weather up on higher ground, but the most praised by dawn tomorrow we have temperatures in the range from four to seven to 8 degrees. it may well start off a bit wet in the east side of england but it will be miserable in the skydive scotland. we'll beware, windy and

will be like that for much of the day. quite chilly as well through the morning. and the wetter weather gets through into northern ireland for the morning. the eastern side of england may star al claggy and wet as well. but it should not last too long and i think for the bulk of the morning the england and wales it is not looking so bad. we have some cloud in sunshine getting through but we always have more cloud in western pa rt of but we always have more cloud in western part of in and wales, maybe a shower or two in on the breeze, generally speaking fed in man and feather east in parts of england, it will be a reasonable bait. rate im proves will be a reasonable bait. rate improves either the most part. wet in scotland, windy. slowly things will dry in scotland, windy. slowly things willdry up as in scotland, windy. slowly things will dry up as the vain edges its way further towards the north. 9 degrees in belfast, 11 or 12 in london. the weather front of draping the weight down and we will see heavy snow this weekend. we could see up to a metre of snow in places and that leads to further significant avalanche whisk as well. some good spring skiing though as

well. while reversing on sunday, inman wales will see wet and windy weather and in comparison not too much rain across scotland. —— england and wales will see wet. ten or 11 degrees in the london area. a lot of clouds on monday, some rain, mainly in south wales, subaccounts. .. tuesday, we mainly in south wales, subaccounts... tuesday, we will see the next valley active band of rain moving its way in from the atlantic. some changeable weather some rain and dry and bright intervals, keep up—to—date with all the details online. today at five...

a report says pilot error and ineffective safety measures caused the shoreham airshow crash which killed 11 people. investigators say the pilot flew the vintage aircraft too low and too slowly to complete the loop. and they said he could have taken action to abort his display even after he'd started the manoeuvre. we'll have the latest from shoreham in a moment, and we'll be talking to the local mp. the other main stories on bbc news at five... first—round results are coming in in the elections for the northern ireland assembly. im in belfast, where sinn fein and the dup, the two main parties in the assembly that collapsed in january, are dominating the sport. cumbria police are criticised for a "catalogue of failures"