this is bbc news. the headlines at seven o'clock. results are flooding in as the first members of the new northern ireland assembly are elected. sinn fein is having a good election. those are the words of the dup leader arlene foster, with 37 out of the 90 seats declared. air accident investigators say pilot error and ineffective safety measures caused the shoreham airshow crash which killed 11 people. theresa may criticises the scottish government accusing it of "tunnel—vision nationalism." that is over calls for a second independence referendum. the number of people on controversial zero hours contracts hits a record high of almost 1 million workers. and in the next hour — a hotel which boasts the "worst view in the world." the walled off hotel in bethlehem is the creation of famous street artist banksy,

and has views of the wall israel has built in and around the occupied west bank. hull is britain's city of culture for 2017 — we'll be bringing you the highlights from its first two months in a special programme at 8.30. good evening and welcome to bbc news. results are being declared in the northern ireland assembly election, and turnout is up sharply compared to the last election. with 37 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. good evening from the titanic exhibition centre in belfast. the votes for the four belfast constituencies are being counted. here and across counting centres in northern ireland, at 9am this morning, those votes, the process of counting those laws began. here we are at seven o'clock this evening and we are not quite halfway there yet. and i'm 37 out of 90 seats declared so far. —— around 37. sinn fein and the dup look set to remain the biggest parties in northern ireland. whether they can get back to governing together in the northern ireland december, that is the big question hanging over this entire election. —— the northern ireland december. many issues to be resolved. i'll be talking to a number of guests, but first, this report.

belfast‘s reputation has long been linked to divisive politics. if anything, stormont‘s latest election has cemented that. people returned to the ballot box to make their choice. after the collapse of northern ireland's power—sharing government... that is anything but a laughing matter. for those that find themselves voting again just ten months after the last election. there is too much bickering and fighting in ireland. instead of looking after the people and doing something for the people, there is too much in—house fighting. something for the people, there is too much in-house fighting. they are blaming each other for what is happening in the country. it is stalemate. the results of this forward look unlikely to make much difference to that stand—off at stormont. —— of this vote. if walking out of government was a

gamble for sinn fein, it has paid off. they have increased their share off. they have increased their share of the vote, narrowing the gap between them and old coalition partners the dup. and personal success for their new leader and potential deputy first minister, michelle o'neill. the office of first minister and deputy first minister needs to do more than those elected. they need to step outside their comfort zone. many to make sure the executive works on the basis of equality. that will be seen asa basis of equality. that will be seen as a direct message to arlene foster. the dup leaderforced as a direct message to arlene foster. the dup leader forced from the office of first minister when sinn fein brought down power—sharing. sinn fein brought down power-sharing. the ordinary man and woman in northern ireland once an assembly up and running and working for them. they want my party and all the other parties playing their role. we're up for that. we have proven that we offer that we call on other parties to be up for it and stop messing about with evolution and wrecked the hopes and dreams of the entire community. —— devolution. the dup and sinn fein have three

weeks to do a deal. otherwise, people face the prospect of the westminster government taking over the running of northern ireland, at least for a period. to avoid that, irish nationalists and british unionists must come together again. what might matter this much they value power. i have just hit refresh on the election tally. we are still at 37 seats declared out of 90. let me ta ke seats declared out of 90. let me take you through the figures in more detail. as things stand, sinn fein has 16 seats. the dup has ten seats. those are the two parties who we are sharing power at the assembly when it collapsed injanuary. the alliance party has four seats. the ulster unionists, who had called for voters to transfer their votes

across traditional perimeter lines, they are on three seats. the national eisteddfod dlp on three seats. —— the nationalist sdlp. we conduct our reporters now. julian is in fermanagh, and kieran is looking at the foyle constituency. arlene foster, the dup leader, heart institute is a, how shaping up? there was a lot of support for her in her home constituency. the surprise was her personal vote was down slightly on when year ago. that meant she fell just short of the quarter she needed to be elected on first preference votes. a short time ago, the transfers of a number of

eliminated candidates were tallied up eliminated candidates were tallied up and that brought her across the line. so far, she has not spoken to the bbc in omagh. she spent much of her time away from the media insider conference room oi’ on her time away from the media insider conference room or on the floor behind me. the bbc has been criticised quite a lot by the dup this evening. we don't know we will get the chance to speak to arlene foster at some stage. the other story is that sinn fein have pulled very strongly. they should retain to maxis in four man at, south tyrone and could pick up three seats in west tyrone, where they receive more than 21,000 seats. huge turnout in the west. 73% in four man, the highest in northern ireland. it gives an indication of how polarising the politics is here. it comes down to orange and green and it often comes them to just a few votes. in the recent westminster

election, just four forts decided the outcome. both sinn fein and the dup are very good at getting voters out to vote but it is the middle parties, the sdlp and ulster unionists, that appear to have suffered. thank you for that update. in foyle in particular, a real stronghold of the national eisteddfod —— the nationalist sdlp. this was once a heartland of the former sdlp leaderjohn hume. he strode this canvas usually. he won every election with huge numbers and majorities. but for the first time ever today, sinn fein have put in a very impressive performance, out polling the sdlp for the first time ever. that will cause consternation

within the sdlp as they began to the next westminster election. be sitting mp is the leader of the sdlp, with the majority of 6000. sinn fein are making inroads on that vote every election and they will be buoyed by this result today. they will also see that this was laying down a benchmark and vindicating the stand ta ken by down a benchmark and vindicating the stand taken by the outgoing deputy first minister step, martin mcguinness, who is not standing in this election due to poor health. sinn fein are proclaiming from the rooftops today that the stands of martin mcguinness has been ridiculed. that the rest of the constituency, it looks like the sitting dup mla will retain his seat, at the expense of the other candidates. in east londonderry, it looks like sinn fein have been

polling very strong as well. the dup could be down one seat from three seats to two. the outgoing justice minister in northern ireland, claire sugden, standing as an independent unionist, she says she is quietly confident. thank you very much. some or declaration is going on as we were listening to kieran. i will bring you details on just a listening to kieran. i will bring you details onjust a moment. i have just been handed them. the sinn fein candidate has been elected. another seat for sinn fein. doing very well. they are doing well in some places at the expense of the sdlp. that begins to explain how the gap in terms of numbers of seats is narrowing between sinn fein and the

democratic unionist party, compared to the last election which was in may last year. well, let's talk to the dup now. with me is gavin robinson. the dup mla for east belfast. we will try to make ourselves heard of the noise behind us. how are you feeling this evening about the party's performance and how do you think arlene foster will be feeling? it looks as though the gap between yourselves and sinn fein will be much narrower after this election. it will be narrower. it is something we predicted throughout the election. how do we feel? this is not been an easy election. it is not one that many people can say there was one real reason to it. lots of selfish political reasons. but not in northern ireland's best interests. the vote in my constituency in east belfast, and

arlene foster's held up. in extraordinary circumstances, that is a remarkable achievement. the think this evening arlene foster might be thinking that perhaps she should have taken that opportunity to step aside temporarily while an enquiry into the renewable heating steam was carried out and then came back into office, avoiding the selection entirely? —— the election. i know many people are blessed with the benefit of hindsight, always after the event. arlene foster has been very clear. she is resolute she will be vindicated through the enquiry. secondly, we believe in northern ireland and we want to see at work. we want to see a return to the institution ‘s. arlene foster, she nor any other person in the party will stand in the way of effective devolution in northern ireland. we are part of that. the people have returned us and they

will be a form as is the largest party in northern ireland. we have a significant part to play and want to see it succeed. if people vote for who the always voted for, they get what they always got. does that mean more polarisation and a lack of progress, a lack of return to the devolved it was only six months ago that arlene foster and martin mcguinness were highlighting this excess is to the people of northern ireland. highlighting all their achievements and commitment to cohesion and partnership in this province. the difficulties that have arisen, whilst usually important, not those of my double. —— are not insurmountable. we want devolution to succeed and i suspect we will get there. the dup clearly does not want sinn fein to dictate it should be dup leader. we know michelle o'neill, she has said she will work

with arlene foster until this enquiry is over. in that sort of climate, where is the wriggle room for compromise for progress? there isa for compromise for progress? there is a judge leading quietly that will say whether arlene foster should have stepped aside or did anything wrong. our party is committed to seeing institutions work. we will work closely the next few weeks to see videos possible. we up for the challenge. red lines and bottom lines are not appropriate at this time. ijust want lines are not appropriate at this time. i just want to get your thoughts on the impact of brexit on the dup vote. brexit in northern ireland was supported by 44% of the people. we'll represent that 44%. that is not a bad position to be in. the crucial thing in bringing down the executive is that we do not have a devolved government engaging with

national government in westminster on the crucial issue of brexit. we would like to see institutions restored so we can get on with doing the proper day—to—day business of running this province. thank you very much for your time. i willjust bring in the other and commentator, barney rowan. you have been with us throughout the day, since first thing this morning. how are things shaping up? there has been a big rise in turnout. the other big story is the gap closing between sinn fein and the dup at the top of the seats and the dup at the top of the seats and the dup at the top of the seats and the overall vote. the big challenges still there beyond the election because this not an election because this not an election straight back into government. it is an election for negotiation, with many impossible, difficult issues on the table to be resolved. for the benefit of our

viewers, take us through the key issues to be tackled. there is a major argument about partnership governance. it was not working as a partnership, so it has to be what it says on the tin. that would be sinn fein‘s position on partnership. on the question of northern ireland's violent past, a legacy process and structure to try to address many of the unanswered questions. that is not just a the unanswered questions. that is notjust a dispute between the upn sinn fein. there is a question about whether the british secretary of state should be chairing those docs and a number of other issues as well. what you think is going to be running through james brokenshire i's mind as he watches these results coming in with close interest? he does not want devolution to fall apart. use your the dup and sinn fein and the british government, the irish government all saying that they want to fix this. but it is broken. it collapsed. people are saying that it might be difficult to put humpty dumpty back together again. ido

put humpty dumpty back together again. i do not think they should attempt to do it in three weeks. i think that is crazy in terms of what is on the table to be resolved. and i think they need to take a pause. they need to take a longer time to negotiate. they need to get something this time it will stick. inafew something this time it will stick. in a few months' time, we add in another crisis mode and people will ask, what was this all about? villas are not wriggle room for the secretary of state, isn't there, to leave the assembly effectively in limbo. he could take the option of calling another election. if you look closely at the wording, it says, within a reasonable period. that provides perhaps an off time —— enough time to allow political parties to continue talking without taking that step of direct rule or suspension. the problem is we have had ten years to try to resolve a legacy question and it has not been done. can it be done in three weeks

three months? particularly in a followed between the and sinn fein over whether or not arlene foster can be in government. there is also this question that republicans and the sdlp have about james brokenshire chairing talks. they have described him as partisan in recent days, pandering to the dup. they have said he is not an independent broker and should not be in that role of chairperson money comes to the legacy question. i do not think there is a magic one solution. i think it will take time. if they get it wrong, we could be backin if they get it wrong, we could be back in another crisis not fired on the road. taking time in trying to get it right might be the best approach. thank you again for your thoughts. there you have it. there area thoughts. there you have it. there are a possible 45 options to the question of what happens next. —— four or five question of what happens next. —— four orfive options. it could be extending the discussion

period beyond the three weeks, in which the mla ‘s return to the selection and are supposed to elect the first minister and eddie differs minister. certainly westminster, with brexit on its hands, does not have a particular appetite to imposed direct rule. that would require primary legislation. i can't quite tell from here... speaking at the moment is alex attwood. he has been on the political scene for a long time. students of irish politics will know that he was very close to the former sdlp readerjohn hume, one of the architects of the peace process. —— sdlp leader. today, you lost his seat. the number of seats at this assembly have been reduced in this election. he is out but right now he's telling the people to him that politicians have got to continue to work together. but in northern ireland, that is never a straightforward process. for the moment, it is back to the

studio. thank you very much indeed. plenty more from anita through the evening. no two other news. —— and now for other news. the pilot of the plane which caused the shoreham airshow disaster in which 11 people died was flying too low and was too slow. those are the findings of the final report into the crash in 2015 by air accident investigators. the pilot — who survived — says he remembers nothing about the crash, but investigators say he could have aborted his final manoeuvre to prevent the accident as richard westcott reports. it's still shocking. a vintage jet crashing out of the blue onto a packed road, killing 11 people. today's report explains what happened. as pilot andy hill begins his loop, he's more than 300 feet too low and nearly 50mph too slow. at the top of the manoeuvre, the engine should be at full power but it's not. he's still too low and too slow but doesn't seem to realise.

and four seconds later, by around this point here, he could, potentially still have saved the plane. he didn't. andy hill says he can't remember anything about the accident, so we may never know why. the investigators found that he was used to flying a much smaller plane and may have got confused. this pilot was also qualified to fly other aircraft at displays, including another vintage jet aircraft called thejet provost. we found that the jet provost, at the top of such a manoeuvre would achieve the speed and height very similar to that achieved in the accident flight. it's certainly a possibility that he had misremembered the figures from the other aircraft type. the report says a lack of safety planning was the reason this accident was so deadly. no—one was clear who was in charge of safety, was it the organisers, or was it the regulator? plenty was done to protect people inside the airshow, but almost no thought went into protecting people who happened to be driving by.

i remember seeing it hit the ground and at that moment ijust instinctively turned away and covered my face. thomas was standing on this spot when the hunter crashed just feet away, the fireball burning his hands and legs. slightly angry that not enough thought was put into the planning, into the risk assessment. the report showed there was a lax culture around the preparation of these displays. the feeling was that it was safe last year, if you put it on again, it will be the same. among the 11 who died was mark reeves, a 53—year—old plane enthusiast whose family gave their reaction. the early days of this crash were getting over, trying to move on with, you know, get back to normality, with the funeral but as time has gone on it has turned

to the investigation, why this has happened. it's turned to how it could happen and i don't see a near end in sight. the families now know why this plane crashed but with the pilot still being investigated for manslaughter and the inquests to come, it may be months before they know if anyone will be held to account. richard west court reporting. significant quantities of human remains have been found at the site of a former home for unmarried mothers and their babies in county galway in ireland. the discovery was made by a forensic team investigating reports that nearly 800 children died at the institution in tuam.

the heir to the greggs bakery chain has been convicted of a string of sex offences against boys over 30 years. colin gregg, aged 75 from gosforth in newcastle, had denied indecently assaulting four boys while working as a teacher and head teacher, beginning in 1963. a jury at leeds crown court found him guilty after a trial lasting almost a month. our correspondentjoins me now. tell us more. let's tell you more about colin gregg. he had a life of distinction in many ways. he had been a head teacher. we back in the 1960s, he held hold up the family bakery chain. yet also been a charity worker and pillar of the community in many ways. however, there was a dark side. back in 1997, he went on trial accused of indecent assaults on our boy. he was found not guilty but a number of other people then came forward. last year, he worked on trial again, charged with a

string of indecent assaults. that judy could not decide and that brought us to a retrial here in leeds. earlier, thisjury brought us to a retrial here in leeds. earlier, this jury found brought us to a retrial here in leeds. earlier, thisjury found him guilty of nine counts of indecent assault on four boys. one of them had been abused in a swimming pool backin had been abused in a swimming pool back in the 1960s. three others in colin gregg's home gymnasium in the last 25 users. he always claimed he was the victim of a police witchhunt, the boys were liars and motivated ie desire for compensation. the prosecution claimed that only physically of respectability was an abuse of children. clearly that is the version thisjury children. clearly that is the version this jury believed. colin gregg has been released on bail tonight. he will be back in court at the end of the month for sentence in newcastle. the judge told the end of the month for sentence in newcastle. thejudge told him as he left court that he would be going to prison. thank you, peter. the taxi app, uber, has lost a high court appeal against a requirement

for all its drivers to prove their english language skills. the test for all private hire drivers was introduced by transport for london last year but the online cab firm argued the level had been set too high. tfl says the test is vital for passenger safety. earlier, our legal correspondent clive coleman spoke to us from outside the court. the reason why this was such an important case for buber was transport for london had set down a requirement that drivers needed to demonstrate... we're talking about drivers of private hire cars, not black cabs. —— uber. transport for london, tfl are the licensing authority. they had a requirement that drivers to demonstrate not only that drivers to demonstrate not only that they could speaking wish, but good understand written in christ. —— that they could speak english but

could understand written english. uber argued that was on lawful and discriminated against drivers who came from countries where english was not predominantly spoken. they sought tojudicially was not predominantly spoken. they sought to judicially review the position of this written test. they made the point that drivers who can read made the point that drivers who can rea d roa d made the point that drivers who can read road signs, even pass the driving test could potentially fall file of a written test. it was a test too far, so to speak. today, they have lost a challenge. the judge ruling that transport for london, because they have the regulator and looking at public safety, a re entitled regulator and looking at public safety, are entitled to ask drivers to meet a comprehension test of both verbal and written english. and effectively has ruled against uber. this is significant because uber say that some 30,000 drivers could lose

their livelihood. they say that over their livelihood. they say that over the three—year period, some 70,000 applicants could fail this test and failed to become licensed drivers. however, transport for london throat have said that this is a matter for public safety. today, the mayor of london, sadiq can, has welcomed this high court ruling. he says it is out of the process of driving up standards of safety for the public and it is critically important that drivers from uber and other private hire companies understand information that is given to them about passengers and by their own company both in a verbal form but also ina company both in a verbal form but also in a written form. i should just add that uber won a couple of points. that included whether drivers should have private hire insurance throughout the year, in

effect, even when on holiday are not driving people for hire. they won on that and only point relating to having a 24/7 call centre in london. on the main point critical to their business model, they lost. they say that many thousands of drivers now will not be able to get the license and will not be able to drive for uber. some are seeing this perhaps is the regulator catching up with technology. the gig economy and companies like uber have grown quickly. regulators are struggling to catch up with technology and have proposed this test. uber challenged it and have lost. joining me now from our central london studio is steve mcnamara, the general secretary of the licensed taxi drivers association. just so people don't get confused, you represent black cab drivers. this ruling was not relevant to you? no, because we have to speak

english, having learned to three yea rs english, having learned to three years learning our way around, undergoing exams, so the level of language we need is higher. so you would say this is only fair, given the expertise your drivers have to have, and minicab drivers should have, and minicab drivers should have the same. i do not think it is anything to do with us whatsoever. this came about as the result of a public consultation with tfl, and londoners responded in significant numbers, they wanted the driver to be able to speak english, they wa nted be able to speak english, they wanted the vehicle insured, no surprise, they wanted to be able to contact the minicab operator in the case of an emergency or something going wrong, and that is what they asked the mayor to do, and that is what the mayor try to do. the interesting thing is that there is a democratically elected mayor trying to bring in regulation that the people of london have asked him to

do, and this $64 billion company, which doesn't pay any tax in this country, can spend millions of pounds challenging the mayor in the high court, trying to stop implementing public safety. if they we re implementing public safety. if they were to spend some of that money that they spent in the cordon insisting that drivers learning this, it would be a better place. uber would say they support the idea that their drivers need good spoken english but it is the written test that they object to. let's be honest, it is the requirement that a primary school child, nine or ten—year—old primary school child just about to go to a secondary school would be expected to speak and understand. this is not an a—level english literature. this is a very basic, simple test that the mayor requires. and anything uber say, 30,000, 40,000 people not passing it, that is absolute tosh. if someone wants to take a small test, they can pass it. and there is

another key issue, when the mayor wa nted another key issue, when the mayor wanted to bring these plans in, quite sensibly, he did not want them to apply to anyone who was born in an english—speaking country. he says it is only for people who are not born in english—speaking countries. uber challenged that, and as a result everybody now has to do it as a result of uber spending millions of pounds, people born in this country are going to have to do this test. it is a crazy situation. as i say, this multi—billion dollar company is trying to stop the public having a safe, secure, private eye transport system in london, absolutely ludicrous. what we need is an inquiry into what has gone on. you say that the figures that their lawyer put forward, 33,000 drivers could lose their licence, that is absolute tosh — presumably it would be no bad thing for black cab drivers if you have their drivers did fall by the wayside?“ drivers if you have their drivers did fall by the wayside? if the standard of driving on london road is improved, and we do not see the

massive increase in accidents that we have seen, assaults on the public and complaints from the public, anything we see that of the private hire driving in london we welcome. the reality is that most uber drivers are forced to work 70 or 80 hours a week for minimum wage, they would welcome regulation as well. steve mcnamara, thank you very much. let bring you up to speed with the weather, jay wynne has all the details. changeable weather over the next few days, keep your umbrellas handy, we are going to see some rain in all areas, andi are going to see some rain in all areas, and i have seen some rain moved north today, a good crop showers in the and west. the main band of rain will get stuck across northern ireland, a wet night here,

and rain in the eastern side of scotla nd and rain in the eastern side of scotland for quite some time. a miserable day in the eastern side of scotland, cold, wet, windy, rain slowly moving away to the north of northern ireland. a lot of dry and bright weather in southern england, but chilly underneath that rain in scotland. sunday, some wet weather across england and wales, rain followed by sunshine and showers, scattered showers across scotland and northern ireland. hello, you're watching bbc news with me, rachel schofield, our headlines at 7:30 four. in the northern ireland assembly election, there are signs that the sinn fein and dup are polling strongly.

air—accident investigators say the pilot of a vintage jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow was flying "too low and too slow" when he started a loop. their report said the display could have been aborted. 11 people died on the ground. theresa may has accused the snp of neglecting public services in scotland because, she says, it's obsessed with the issue of independence. and the number of people on controversial zero—hours contracts hits a record high of almost a million workers. 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. 12 people have been hospitalised, but exactly what chemical has been used is still unknown. wyre davies has been to the

hospital in the city of irbil and sent this report. it is what local civilians, the iraqi government and international aid agencies had most feared, an 11—year—old boy lying in a hospital ward with serious burns, blisters and breathing difficulties. doctors are in no doubt that this is a deliberate attack with chemical weapons. we have the mainly affection the respiratory tract, so some people have breathing problems, like an asthma attack. the majority of patients have developed different sizes of blisters, especially in exposed areas. when the patients come, we have to take care that they are properly decontaminated with water and soap, the whole body. we destroy their clothes. they will get new clothes. if they need medication, mainly for the respiration, for the lungs, they get medication. fighting between government forces and so—called islamic state has driven thousands

from their homes to refugee camps. but with 700,000 civilians still trapped in western mosul, that is might now be using chemical weapons is a huge concern. fighting is still heavy but government troops say they are easing islamic state's grip on mosul, its last major stronghold in iraq. with islamic state threatening to kill those who leave the city, and relentless shelling from the government side, escape is not easy. this family was inside the western part of the city this morning and as they escaped, there was fighting inside their house. two members of the security forces that freed them were killed, and according to them, many more are being kept by so—called islamic state as human shields. sammy mahmud and his family survived the warped logic of islamic state and count themselves lucky to have escaped with nothing but their lives.

under is, having a simple sim card for a phone, or a woman refusing to cover her face, could mean certain death. my kids have not been to school for three years, and we lived in constant fear of upsetting the islamists. islamic state may be facing imminent defeat in mosul, but as the latest incident has demonstrated, no one is safe from an organisation that is showing its own people precious little humanity. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases, as ever, is mark kermode. hello, mark — what's in store?

so a very mixed bag — we have logan, a superhero movie that isn't really a superhero movie. viceroy‘s house, a very handsome period drama from gurinder chadha. and certain women, the latest low—key offering from kelly reichardt. so wolverine, back with us. yeah, although in a way that kind of mis—sells it. so this is basically a superhero movie that isn't about superheroes — it's about ageing, and it's about arthritis, and it's about growing old, and losing your memory. wow, i am already surprised! yeah, it is an x—men movie for people who prefer westerns to comic—book adaptations. set in a not—too—distant future in which huthackman's titular character, wolverine obviously, is making a living as a limo driver. he is looking wretched, drinks, has bloodshot eyes, and he spends his time looking after patrick stewart's charles xavier, who now has what is descibed as a degenerative brain disease in the most dangerous brain in the world. they are living off the grid, trying to stay under the radar,

keep themselves to themselves — or at least that is what they're trying to do. here's a clip. hey, carl, it looks like mr munson hired some muscle. looks that way. he's a friend of mine. friend with a big mouth. i hear that a lot. then you probably hear this too. rifle cocked. more than i'd like. then you know the drill. i'm going to count to three, and you're going to start walking away. i got rights to this one. one. i have a lawyer now. two. three. ah—ah—ah! you know the drill — get the hell out of here. now, the interesting thing about the film is often with the superhero comic—book franchises, you know exactly where you are. this is such a different beast — the plot involves a young girl who logan finds himself having to take care of,

although initially he doesn't want to. he is forced to do so by circumstances. the real themes of the film are violence and redemption — as i said there is a big western theme. it refers again and again to shane, and i'm thinking of movies like clint eastwood's unforgiven. there is a line that recurs time and time again, "there is no living with the killing." some of the violence does involve a young child, it is bloody and brutal and genuinely properly shocking. like deadpool — this is a 15 certificate — it is not a film for kids. but unlike deadpool, it is played completely straight — it is not played for goofy laughs. it is played as a film about what happens when you get old, when you are looking back and trying to make sense of your life, when you are trying to find some kind of redemption in a world which is fundamentally broken. as i said, when you talk about those things, the western theme keeps coming back. yes, there are action themes, there is violence, quite surprising violence...

and you know me — that is the bit that puts me off, to be honest. but it has context and meaning, and most importantly it has pain — when it happens it feels painful, it doesn't just feel exciting. it feels like there is genuine pain. and when you think that we have seen so many of these kind of movies in which entire cities are just sort of merrily wiped out and you don't feel anything at all — in this you do. no—one was more surprised than me. it is directed by james mangold, obviously, and i think it's a really fine piece of work that stands on its own, and you don't have to have seen or loved the other films to get it and understand it. you should give it a go, because i think it's really interesting. the next one i want to like, because i really like gurinder chadha's work, as a rule. yes, and i do like it — it is a very handsome period drama which blends personal history and politics. it's the story of the partition of india in 1947, so what you have is hugh bonneville and gillian anderson as lord and lady mountbatten. he has been sent there is the last viceroy to oversee

the peaceful transfer of power. the story is told through the prism of the people who are working in the household, so whilst upstairs you have dignitaries and politicians arguing about the fate of nations, downstairs you have all these different characters whose fates seem to reflect those of the larger environment. there's a romeo and juliet romance at the heart of it, which i have to say was the one false move — itjust never really gelled for me. what i think does work, chadha was very clear that she wanted to make a populist drama, that would work for a mainstream multiplex audience, that would address a very difficult and complex subject and do so in a way that was comprehensible, accessible, and also entertaining, and to her great credit i think she has done that. i know that some people have complained that the film perhaps plays to the gallery, it is too simple, broad strokes characters, but i think that she has understood what the audience needs, and i think she has managed to tell a complicated story in a way which is accessible. obviously it is a particular take on that story, but i was surprisingly charmed as well, because it is also a movie that has that wry cheeky wit, which are a lot of her stuff does, even among these complex historical

events which are so complex, and often so brutal. certain women — i don't know much about it, but quite a cast. it is great — kelly reichardt, of course, the director, gave us meek‘s cutoff and wendy and lucy — so essentially this is a triptych of tales by maile meloy, and they are put together in one film, and the stories intertwine, but only slightly. in one of them, laura dern is a lawyer who has a client who has an old case he keeps coming back to, and she can't move on from it. in another, michelle williams is attempting to build a dream house while her life and marriage is falling apart. in the third, kristen stewart and lily gladstone are a teacher and a rancher respectively who strike up an unlikely friendship. here is a clip. i took this job before i finished law school. i wanted anyjob — i was afraid of my loans coming through. i didn't know where belfry was. i guess i was thinking about

belgrave, which is a lot closer. so stupid. then i got a realjob. and they are letting me do this because they think it is funny. the pass is icy — it takes me four hours to get here, it's going to take me four hours to get back. i have to work in the morning. now, you can tell from that, the tone of the film seems to be... remember that famous quote — waiting for godot was a play in which nothing happens twice? you could say that this is a film in which nothing happens three times. but it is in the nothing—happening an awful lot is happening. and a lot of it is to do with, as you saw in that, one character is talking and another character is looking.