this is bbc world news today. our top stories... ireland votes an overwhelming yes to overturn its abortion ban. the irish prime minister says he hopes a new abortion law will be passed this year. this is a historic day for ireland. a quiet revolution has taken place. todayis today is a great act of democracy. on again? a surprise meeting between the two korean leaders and now the white house says it's sending a team to prepare for a possible summit with north korea next month. the fourth man to walk on the moon, alan bean, has died at the age of eighty—six. also in the programme...all the sport, including an early injury blow for liverpool in the champions league final — they're 1—0 down against real madrid. those in favour of liberalising ireland's abortion

laws are celebrating an overwhelming victory in the country's referendum on the matter. a majority — sixty six point four % — voted to remove the eighth amendment to the constitution that bans abortion in almost all cases. crowds outside dublin castle met the announcement with huge cheers. the prime minister called the result a "quiet revolution". its thought a new law will be put in place later this year. it's thought a new law will be put in place later this year. the main anti—abortion group has called the result a tragedy of historic proportions. this is the moment the result was announced: majority of votes in favour of the proposal, 706,349. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, had been a prominent backer of the yes campaign.

here's how he greeted the news: today is a historic day for ireland. a quiet revolution has taken place and today is a great act of democracy. 100 years since women gained the right to vote, today we as a people have spoken, and we said we trust women and respect women to make their own decisions and their own choices. for me, it's also a day when we say no more. no more to doctors telling their patients that there is nothing that can be done for them in their own country. and no more lonelyjourneys across the irish sea. no more stigma. what the polls yesterday many people voted yes with enthusiasm and pride. but also many others voted yes in sorrowful acceptance with heavy hearts. the x marked on the ballot paper represented much more than individual votes.

in 1983, 841,000 people voted to insert the eighth amendment to our constitution. in 2018,1.4 million voted to remove it. men and women, all social classes and almost all age groups, we are not a divided country. the result is resounding and it gives us as the government demanded the mandate that we need now to bring forward that as soon as possible and secure their passage. we voted for the 200,000 irish women who have travelled to britain since 1980 32 end their pregnancies. since 1983 to end their pregnancies. for the couples who shared their heartbreaking stories of returning home from liverpool and other english cities with tiny coffins. for the young and not so young women who spoke the truth and for those stories that still have not been heard. the vote has been welcomed

by campaigners who argued that it was wrong for irish women to have to go overseas if they required a termination procedure. but anti—abortion groups say they are concerned at the consequences for unborn children. from dublin, emma vardy reports... singing a transformative moment for ireland. more emphatically than anyone had predicted, the country has voted for change. it has been such a long time coming. we have won. it's a massive relief. two years fighting and campaigning and finally we've shown the rest of the country that we got what we wanted and what we fight it for. it is showing a sea change in our society and how we treat women. exit polls indicated a landslide. by midday, pro—life campaigners conceded defeat but resolved to continue their campaign. this result will pave the way, and everything

about abortion on demand. we stand by everything we said during the campaign. the opinion on abortion is now so strongly against the messages you are putting forward — i continue to oppose what many women want? we have many women ourselves who have gone through abortion ourselves and have been hurt by it, it gives us strength in continuing with this. more than two thirds of voters supported repealing ireland's controversial law which has restricted access to abortion for so long. i think what we are seeing today really is a combination of a quiet revolution that has been taking place in ireland for the last ten or 20 years. this is a great exercise of democracy and the people have spoken. archive footage: the start of a moral crusade... in the 1980s, ireland voted to enshrine in law protection for the unborn. today's result shows how much attitudes have changed. this referendum, at its heart,

was about giving women a choice, but it has brought so much more. a renewed sense of pride and optimism in ireland's future. it is a step towards being a more progressive nation, and it is a really good move for the young people of ireland to get out, the political and vote. an intense campaign at an end, and ireland on the brink of a new era. well, earlier i spoke to katie ascoff. she's former student union president of university college dublin and she campaigned against repealing the 8th amendment with the love both campaign. i started by asking her how surprised she was by the scale of the yes vote. we are definitely disappointed with the result here, but we have also,

we realise there is a large group of people who are very mobilised and passionate about supporting women in oui’ passionate about supporting women in ourand passionate about supporting women in our and protecting unborn children as well. we think there is a lot of hope going forward. we are disappointed in the result and we will be holding our government accountable for what they have said throughout this campaign, but this abortion regime will be restricted, that late term abortions will be rare. we will be holding them accountable. currently ireland has one of the lowest abortion rates in the world, so it's hard to see, had to believe that ireland's abortion rate would remain as it is with the government's propose legislation. we hold the government accountable for the claims they have made. you are saying there is a large group of people who want to protect women, as you put it, but that's not in sync with the numbers. 66% of your country with the numbers. 66% of your cou ntry voted with the numbers. 66% of your country voted for yes. yes, if we look back on the campaign, i think

one message in particular pushed by the yes campaign, that wasn't quite a representation of the truth here in ireland is, is to do with health care. if we look at the who statistic, ireland is one of the safest places to have a baby. we did see a lot of narrative special saying we need abortion in ireland for health care reasons. —— the world cup organisation. was it an unfaircampaign? world cup organisation. was it an unfair campaign? i think campaigns we re unfair campaign? i think campaigns were run very intensely on both sides and there has been criticism of both. that's one thing i would pick up on. we really need to look at the legislation the government is proposing, because they propose abortion up to 12 weeks for any reason, and that was marginally supported by voters at about 52%. they are also proposing to legislating for abortion until viability, which is about six months. we see a similar law in a wood which is responsible and 97.4%

of abortions. england's largest abortion provider have said it's not very good case that most of the women having abortions on these grounds actually have a rest to the mental health. let's move on. the champions league final between real madrid and liverpool (live shot ex is entering its final few minutes of play in kiev. (live shot ex these are fans watching the game live on a big screen gareth bale scored moments after coming on as a substitute. we will bring you the latest in sports which is coming up injust ask you minutes. the white house says it is sending a summit preparation team to singapore this weekend — even though it's not clear if the negotiations between donald trump and kimjong un will take place. that's after the leaders of south and north korea held a surprise face to face meeting at the border village of panmunjom.

this was the second time moonjae—in and kimjong un had held a summit in a month. as you can see, they seemed to be pleased to meet each other again. the pair met to discuss if and how the proposed talks could go ahead. from seoul, here's our correspondent laura bicker... what does all of this mean? it means that president moon and kimjong—un are not going to wait for the united states to become involved. they will move the process along by themselves. it's a direct hotline between president moon's desk and kim jong—un and they decided not to use it. they unification house. when it comes to president moon he has made it clear this is why he was elected. this is his mission. he wants to move this forward and he wants to keep war away from the peninsula. when it comes to kim jong—un dishes is willing to engage at a level we have never seen from his father or his grandfather.

what does it mean for the singapore summit? we don't know, it's been on—again, off—again. none of us really know what will happen. president trump said it is looking more hopeful. i think with regards to what those two leaders met and talked about when other talked about the summit and we will wait and hear what president moon has to say. perhaps this means that both north korea and the us are moving towards meeting on the 12th in singapore, but who knows. joining me now via webcam is naoko aoki research associate for the centre for international and security studies at maryland. thank you forjoining us here. do you think the chances of that summit onjune 12 you think the chances of that summit on june 12 ardmore road you think the chances of that summit onjune 12 ardmore road less likely than they were at the beginning of the week? —— the 12th ofjune. normally i would say there would

have to be at least a postponement of the meetings because of the lack of the meetings because of the lack of time and preparation. but all the preparations... but given the leadership driven developments we have had over the last couple of days, i will not dismiss the possibility that it will happen on the 12th of june. possibility that it will happen on the 12th ofjune. the expression you just used, leadership driven, that is really what marks these talks as being different from past talks, which i know you have covered. yes, i think that's very much true. in the past, as diplomatic efforts have a lwa ys the past, as diplomatic efforts have always been bottom—up. this is top—down, very much unprecedented. there are very new elements here. so much of this seems to come back to this word, denuclearise asian, and what it means to the different parties. you have any sense that washington, about donald trump at the white house, is clear on what it wa nts the white house, is clear on what it wants from north korea? there has

been a lot of mixed messaging from washington, but i'm sure has confused north korea and confused american allies. i think it is a little bit unclear what washington once, and it's going to depend on what president trump the sides. we still have a lot of unknowns. -- what he decides. the real driver of a lot of this is south korea's leader. he really wants this summit to happen. and has staked a lot of political capital on making this summit happen. yes, i think you are right. he is personally invested in it, politically invested. the meeting today with the north korean leader shows that he very much wants to make this happen. how serious do you think kim jong—un to make this happen. how serious do you think kimjong—un is to make this happen. how serious do you think kim jong—un is about making this summit happen, given that again he has gone to the border and had another meeting?”

that again he has gone to the border and had another meeting? i think kim jong—un is very much a berry is —— very serious about what he wants. it looks like he is calculating that continuing this diplomatic path is good for him. the question becomes, well, what, how does what he wants a line with what the us wants? what the south koreans once, and what the other major powers once. going back to where we started, that team from washington is going to singapore to prepare for this meeting. that seems to indicate that president trump is still hopeful. yes, it seems to indicate that there is still work going on, the momentum for diplomacy is still there. we will see how it goes. good to get your analysis. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you for having me. the fourth person to walk on the moon,

alan bean has died at the age of 86. the family of the apollo and skylab astronaut said that he died in houston after a brief illness, "surrounded by those who loved him." he walked the moon as a lunar module pilot on the the apollo 12 mission in november 1969. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come, all the sport, including... both sets of fans have had something to celebrate — but will it be real madrid or liverpool carrying off the champions league trophy? welcome back. the choice campaigners celebrate after ireland voted by a landslide to relax its restrictive abortion laws. the final results give them 626% of the vote. in a surprise move, the leaders of north and south korea have met for a second time in the demilitarised border area between their countries. us officials have admitted

that they have lost sight of 1,500 unaccompanied migrant children over three months at the end of last year. the current administration has a policy of prosecuting everyone who tries to cross illegally, which can lead to parents and children who cross together being separated by border agents. but on saturday president trump appeared to call for democrats to help him to change the policy. chris buckler is our correspondent in washington. first of all, can you explain to us what exactly is happening down there on the border, it has civil rights groups are making some quite shocking claims, had they? yes, we have two separate things. first of all, donald trump very much pushing for tougher immigration policies. but then also putting in place some thoughts that potentially policies that have been driven in the past are causing significant problems here. he has tweeted today, put

pressure on the democrats to end the horrible law that separates children from their parents. the reality is that the law doesn't really separate children from parents. what is happening is the policies that are being pursued are ultimately separating parents and children. he has put in place a zero tolerance policy. that means that everybody here is found illegally crossing the border will be prosecuted. he is trying to end what is known as catch and release. that means people after they are caught doing that will be released before they appear before courts. he wants them to be held and detained. the board does not allow children to be detained for a longer period than 20 days. —— the law. it means that some children and parents have to be separated. they are put into foster care or sponsor care while their parents are detained. ultimately, he wants to end that. but he also wants tougher immigration laws. that's what he is trying to put pressure on the

democrats to do, to try and give him something that effectively would mean tougher immigration but also using a subject that clearly is emotional and is concerning a lot of people. i seem to recall president trump's chief of staff: separation a tough deterrence. doesn't matter at the white house in a tricky position politically? i did it is a tough position on a number of levels. when you have a zero tolerance policy, it's very clear that they want to be tough on immigration, but that ultimately it means that families will be broken up. that is going to be the effect of the policy, it is not the law, as he is suggesting. donald trump got into the white house by pushing this idea that he would be tough on immigration. he would be tough on immigration. he would be tough particularly on illegal immigration. whatever you read, this tweet that has come from him today, he goes on to talk about some of the things he is on the about but also says that we must

continue building a wall. that message about building a wall between america and mexico is something he has —— is determined to do. the problem is that democrats also feel that there are a number of other issues to be sorted out, for example, a group known as the dreamers, young immigrants under the age of 30 in 2012, who really don't know what their future will be because donald trump is trying to end their protected status. unless he gets an agreement with democrats about building the wall. this issue of immigration is a pretty collocated one because there are a lot of different fronts. ultimately it is one that donald trump believes he can use to try and push through his policies. including the controversial walls. thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... us senator orin hatch has released a statement saying that a us citizen being held in a venezuelan jail for almost two years has been released, and is due to arrive in washington

later this evening. joshua holt, a mormon missionary from utah, travelled to caracas in 2016 to marry a woman he met online. police there said he was stockpiling weapons. iranian media has reported that a british—iranian a strong cyclone has killed at least two people in the gulf state of oman. cyclone mekunu has weakened to a tropical storm as it nears southern saudi arabia. it has already caused havoc on the yemeni island chain of socotra. five people there are known to have been killed and 40 are missing. (john watson has all the sport. just 15 minutes of normal time remaining in the champions league final between liverpool and real madrid where the score in kiev is 2—1 to real in what's been an astonishing match so far moments of quality and madness in equal measure. the first goal minute from karim benzema put real ahead, a moment of opportunismm, but liverpool equalise

through sadio mane and then what a goalfrom gareth bale (wipe gfx) the big talking point in the first half was an injury to mo salah — colliding with sergio ramos, consoled by cristiano ronaldo. real took the lead in surprise fashion as loris karius thre the ball into the path of karim benzema who stuck out his leg and the ball bounced into the liverpool goal .. a huge mistake form the keeper //sadio mane saved his keeper further embarassnment as equalised a few minutes later, prodding the ball over the real keeper from just a few yards out, then the turning point in the match so far gareth bale, who started the game on the bench volleyed home with an overhead kick...a quite brilliant goal here's the live pictures at anfield,

liverpool‘s home ground, where an estimated 30,000 plus fans have turned out to watch the game on the big screens. and that gareth bale goal has really dampened the atmosphere the kop is packed and to say it's tense would be somewhat of an understatement ..also in the crowd are some of the fans who were unable to get to kiev having been stranded due to cancelled flights. real madrid remain on course for a third successive title in the champions league. and the 13th european cup in history. we will keep you posted on results. in other football news — the reward for keeping southampton in the premier league, is a new three year contract the former stoke boss, signed a short term deal on the south coast of england, in march, with the club, in real danger of relegation. . but a revival in their last five games, meant, they pulled off a great escape, despite losing their last match of the season.

to an extraordinary achievement now from teh cyclist chris froome — tomorrow he'll be confirmed as the winner of the 2018 giro d'italia. a day after taking the lead in a momentous day for cycling, he extended it — during the crucial penultimate stage. the last day "effectively being a procession", stage 20 represented the last chance for last year's winner — tom dumoulin — to catch froome — but the briton's 46 seconds ahead — and makes it three grand tours in 12 months. he held onto the pinkjersey, with thibault pinot falling away on the penultimate climb; dumoulin "couldn't catch him". mikel nive took the stage.. chris frome says it's been tough it has been absolutely brutal. when someone tends to have a bad day here, it is notjust a matter of 30 seconds or one minutes, it is ten to

15 minutes. it is a brutal race. you could see today that my... was in trouble. for us it wasjust could see today that my... was in trouble. for us it was just to follow. for me to keep an eye on tom. to the monaco grand prix — where daniel ricciardo's put himself on the front of the grid for sunday's race. it's the second pole of the australian's career — the first coming on the same monte carlo streets she's two years ago. a polar opposite day for team—mate max verstappen though. his crash puts him at the back of the grid. ferrari's sebastian vettel was second fastest; lewis hamilton of mercedes will start third. that's all the sport for now. thank you and goodbye. a little bit

of the excitement in the forecast for the rest tonight. there may well bea for the rest tonight. there may well be a risk of thunderstorms across some of the southern counties of both england and wales. not everybody will get to see them, but i'm giving you an indication of the sort of zone that may well see those showers. if not thunderstorms. generally speaking, once you start drifting further north, or east, the night is a good deal quieter. there will be the return of some low cloud across the north—east are insurers of england. billing in the central belt perhaps and the north—east are insurers of scotland's. under clear skies further north, temperatures that five or six to greece. a close night in the south. never lower than 15 or 16 degrees. —— at least. once the mist and fog has retreated back to the coast. for the most part,

maybe popped away. further south, you see the extent of those heavy showers and downpours and thunderstorms. there will be a lot of surface water and spray if these come to pass. which is in the south around 25. everyone well into the teens. except some of the eastern coasts. mist and fog pretty long, it could be close to 13 or 14. not a wash—out by any means. but given the extent of those showers, you can imagine if you catch them then it will be pretty wet. that threat recedes in coventry as the festival there are extensive into monday. our weather at the moment is being driven by a big area of low pressure towards biscay and iberia, throwing these thunderstorms from the new continent towards the british isles. we are also importing some heat which originates down in the northern insurers of africa, comes across western parts of europe. russia is widely into the 20s if not 30 degrees. as far ahead as bank

holiday monday, fewer showers to reports. still one or two sharp ones around. late in the day, it may well be that we see further heavy showers if not understand is. as temperatures get to around 25 to 26. many with those temperatures in the 20s. goodbye. this is bbc world news. the headlines: victory for the yes campaign in the republic of ireland as voters reject strict abortion laws in a landmark referendum. the majority of votes in favour of the proposal, 706,349. cheering. the leaders of north and south korea meet in the demilitarised border area as the white house says it's sending a team to prepare for a possible us—north korea summit next month. a scheme to protect interpreters who helped british troops