this is bbc news. the headlines at 4.00pm. senior politicians call for northern ireland's strict abortion laws to be relaxed as voters in the irish republic overwhelmingly back change in a referendum. preparations are under way for a next month's summit between the leader of north korea, kim jong—un, and president trump. the government is considering whether to expand england's network of national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. spectacular overnight storms across southern britain — around 15,000 lightning strikes in just four hours. coming up in the next hour: agony and anguish for liverpool fans. two glaring errors from their goalkeeper help real madrid to a 3—1win in the champions league final in kiev. more big acts perform on day two of the bbc‘s biggest weekend across the country. and in half an hour here on bbc news,

100 women interviews fatma samoura, the secretary general of fifa, and described as the most powerful woman in sport. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there have been calls for reform of northern ireland's strict anti—abortion laws following the referendum in the irish republic, which overwhelmingly backed change there. sinn fein said a way now "had to be found" to "deliver rights" to women in the north. however the democratic unionist party said northern ireland "should not be bullied into accepting abortion on demand". 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. in dublin today, people

are considering the outcome of what was a defining vote on a touchstone social issue. for many years, the catholic church's strong opposition to abortion was reflected in the law. churchgoers this morning were disappointed. i couldn't vote for that. i'm disappointed, i have a no badge, the majority spoke and you have to agree with the wish of the people so it's back to the government to see what they do now with it. but the referendum resulted in a landslide. abortion has been illegal in the irish republic unless a woman's life was substantially in danger. 66% of the voters supported the case for change. ministers are now set to bring forward legislation which will allow terminations for any reason until a woman is 12 weeks pregnant and in some ci rcu msta nces afterwards. but the huge shift here has raised questions about the situation in northern ireland where abortions are are only permitted if there is a serious or permanent risk to the woman's health. sinn fein there should be more access to terminations north of the border. this has been a national debate, people the length and breadth of the island have been talking about how we need to support women. 0ur polity is the same from northern ireland

to the bottom of ireland, we want to see the same policy. we need to show care and compassion towards women. the largest party in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party, are opposed to any change in the law. the devolved government collapsed almost a year ago. a number of mps from several parties think that westminster should pass new legislation for northern ireland, but government sources are stressing the priority is to restore devolution so local politicians can decide on the matter. campaigners in belfast who want to keep the current law say they will resist any attempt to alter it. the demand for abortion as a choice depends on the dehumanisation of unborn children. we have existing recognition for unborn children in law and that is the way it should be. we made history! the abortion referendum was a highly significant and symbolic moment for the irish republic but it will have an impact on politics across the whole island and in london.

earlier i spoke to grainne teggart from amnesty international in northern ireland. she told me that it's important that no woman on the island of ireland is left behind. all eyes are now on the uk government. they need to decide if they are going to remain complicit in the harm and suffering of women living under these restrictive abortion laws, or if like politicians in the republic of ireland, they are going to stand with and stand up for women in northern ireland and urgently legislate a much—needed and long overdue reform. the dup has already said that northern ireland must not be forced into doing something just because of what has happened in the south. this is a devolved issue, how can you ask westminster to intervene? well, the dup are wrong. they are out of step with their own electorate, on that.

amnesty polls and other opinion polls have clearly shown that the majority of people in northern ireland favour reform, which includes the decriminalisation of abortion. health and justice are indeed devolved matters, but we haven't had a devolved government for 16 months, and even if we did have a devolved government, that will not relieve the uk government who are ultimately responsible to ensure that women's right to abortion is upheld, here. devolution is not now, nor has it ever been, justification for the denial of women's rights, and women in northern ireland are now in the absurd position where soon they may board trains, to the republic of ireland to access abortion services, or planes to the rest of the uk, but still cannot access free, safe abortion in northern ireland. it is unacceptable, and the uk government must bring an end to the denial of our equality. there are criminal penalties that can be imposed in northern ireland for abortion, but in truth, how often are those laws really used? well, the abortion or in northern ireland carries the harshest criminal

penalties in europe. that grim distinction should have been a wake—up call to westminster long ago, but prosecutions are not in theory, they are in reality. amnesty is involved in a case that will go to hearing in september of this year, and that is the case of a mother who is being prosecuted for buying abortion pills for her then 15—year—old daughter. now, compare that with scotland and wales for example where women can now access abortion pills, taking one at home, that is obviously in stark contrast to northern ireland, where women are being hauled through the court. so, the uk government cannot turn a blind eye to the very grave situation that there is for women in northern ireland. we welcome the fact that penny mordaunt, the health and equalities minister and other members of the conservative party are now coming forward and speaking out for the need for change, for women in northern ireland.

that is not outwith of their control. they have the power to bring about the change that is needed, and we would urge them to do so. grainne teggart film amnesty international in northern ireland. president trump says discussions about his possible meeting with the north korean leader, kim jong—un, injust over two weeks, are going "very well". earlier this week mr trump pulled out of the summit blaming pyongyang's hostility. it's reported that a us official has travelled to north korea for talks on the possible summit. laura bicker reports from south korea. embracing for a second time, the two korean leaders look much more like new friends instead of decades—old enemies. the meeting was called by kim jong—un who seems eager to salvage his summit with president trump. translation: kim jong-un reaffirms his strong

will for denuclearising the korean peninsula. that's what the white house wants to hear. they had even created a special summit coin, but officially the meeting is off. or is it? so we're looking at june 12th in singapore. that hasn't changed... ..and it's moving along pretty well. at the border, tourists from the south come to catch a glimpse of a land they have never known. it often feels like the razor wire and landmines don't exist. and when their leaders meet so easily at such short notice, it makes them feel that one day that might be possible. each one of these ribbons tied to the barbed wire fence represents a hope for peace and if you were looking for signs that this time might be different they've got it. kim jong—un is showing he is willing to engage on a level that his father

and his grandfather never were. but fundamentally, one problem remains — is he willing to give away his nuclear weapons? but people here are eager for the us and north korea to at least try, as this is the closest they've come to peace in decades. laura bicker, bbc news, padu. let's look at some of the recent communication between the us and north korea. just last september the president made his infamous " rocket man" comments, accusing kim of being "on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime". the north korea leader's response? "a frightened dog barks louder. i will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged us dotard with fire". what a difference a few months make — in april of this year north korea announced it was stopping nuclear tests. and shortly after that, the historic us—north korea summit was announced for the i2thjune. only for trump to apparently cancel it, saying it was "inappropriate, at this time, to have

the long—planned meeting". but is all hope lost? yesterday state media reported that it's kim jong—un‘s "fixed will" for the summit to take place and president trump said things were moving along nicely. earlier our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes sent this update about the key stumbling blocks around that us—north korea meeting. i think the big question that still hangs over all of this is, yes, pyongyang wants a summit. it appears that president trump is keen for a summit to take place too, and it's very, very clear that president moon wants this process to move forward rapidly, but there is this big question hanging over all of it, which is, what does kim jong—un mean when he says he wants to denuclearise the korean peninsula, that he is committed to that? does that mean that he is willing to unilaterally give up his nuclear weapons?

i think the answer to that is probably no. but if the answer to that is no, how is president trump going to react, if he gets in a room with kim jong—un and finds out he's not going to get the nuclear deal he's hoping for? it's still a huge gulf between them on this issue. thunderstorms and torrential rain swept across parts of southern britain overnight, with frequent lightning flashing across the sky. around 15,000 lightning strikes were recorded in four hours on saturday night. the thunderstorms swept northwards across the south of england, the midlands and wales and are expected to continue throughout today. many people got out their cameras to photograph and video the electrical storm. the met office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain and flooding. those storms caused serious disruptions to flights at stansted airport. a lightning strike disabled the aircraft fuelling system — leading to cancelled flights. our news correspondent sarah corker is outside stansted airport and gave us an update.

it was earlier today that passengers describe being stuck on grounded air craft for up to three hours while they waited to be refuelled and take off. others have been queueing for many hours inside the terminal waiting for information about their flights. it is quite chaotic inside, there are long queues and long delays. this is all because of those intense thunderstorms last night. a lightning strike, it the fuelling system here at the airport. that caused a technical issue which meant that the fuelling system could not connect to the planes. while that fault was fixed at around 9am this morning, it has caused that huge backlog that you have described there, inbound and outbound flights are both expected, and earlier i spoke to some rather frustrated passengers. we have had these children to entertain all morning, they have been up since five o'clock this morning, and they are looking forward to their holiday that they have been

waiting all year for. nobody has told us anything that has been going on. they dragged us through security knowing that this happened last night. i have got a five year old who has been up since five o'clock. he has been incredibly patient, more patient than i am. we have got loads of bags to check in, and we just don't know what is going on. it is a tad irritating, yes. on a scale of one to ten, it tops on the ten factor. this isjust... the actual jet2 staff were really nice, very friendly, but knew nothing. nothing on the board to say it was cancelled. we only found out it was cancelled by going on the website. 0urflightjust disappeared off the board. no information whatsoever. many of those affected are families trying to get away and there half

term break. but customers have been told that all ryanair flights are booked up now for the next two days, and they are being told to go home and they are being told to go home and leave the airport. it is getting quite crowded inside. two young people have died afterfalling ill at a dance music festival in hampshire. an 18—year—old woman and a 20—year—old man died in separate incidents at the mutiny festival in portsmouth. 0rganisers have cancelled today's event, which was to be headlined by craig david and sean paul, after warning of a "dangerous high strength or bad batch substance on site". 0ur correspondent, steve humphrey is in portsmouth and has this update. yes, festival—goers today have been telling us of their shock and sadness at this tragedy. the festival was supposed to go on for a couple of days, but today it was cancelled as soon

as the extent of what had happened became known. today, as you said there is supposed to be a whole line—up of people playing on the main stage behind me. interestingly, the main camp site is just a couple of miles away. police were first alerted yesterday evening when an 18—year—old woman fell ill, and 20 minutes later a 20—year—old man collapsed. they were both taken to hospital, just a short distance away. sadly, both of them died. two other festivalgoers also in hospital. one of them is in a critical condition. a few moments ago, ian baird from the festival made this statement. it is with tremendous sadness that we can confirm that two of our festival family died in hospital overnight. an 18—year—old woman and a 20—year—old man were taken to hospital where they sadly died. we understand that the police are not linking the two deaths at this stage. we do know that the police are supporting the next of kin, and we are continuing to work closely with the police and other relevant authorities. we took the decision, supported by the police, to cancel today's festival, to safeguard the welfare of all the others and out of respect to the two young people

who lost their lives. this is deeply upsetting and we again want to send all of our thoughts to the families. hampshire police say they are not treating the deaths as suspicious, but they are investigating. the headlines on bbc news: politicians are calling for northern ireland's strict abortion laws to be liberalised, after voters in the irish republic overwhelmingly backed changes in their referendum. preparations are under way for a next month's summit between the leader of north korea, kim jong—un, and president trump. england could get more national parks after the environment secretary, michael gove, announced he's launching a review into the country's natural landscapes. sport now we have a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon, ingrid's cricketers

suffered an embarrassing defeat in the first test at lord's. it proved in vain as england added just seven i’u ns in vain as england added just seven runs this morning, leaving pakistan chasing just 64 to win. it means that england can only draw with one test remaining. it is very disappointing. we did not bat well in ourfirst innings in particular. we showed a bit of character in the second innings. we have got to be better. we have got to find a way as a group, and that is a very individual thing, but ultimately, working out there together, whether it is pressure on occasions being a little bit more patient and then taking on our opportunities when we get them. the guys that

unbelievably. their performances was as good a real performance as i have seen since working with them. the commitment shown everything was outstanding. daniel ricciardo won the monaco grand prix after starting on pole position, and lewis hamilton finished third behind sebastian vettel. the main action came with this crash near the end of the race. hamilton's third series his gap at the top of the standing down to 14 points. after disappointment in kiev, dejan lovren and jurgen klopp reflected on costly mistakes from goalkeeper laurie is —— lloris karius. it is devastating for him. i

cannot even it is plain how he feels. —— explain how he feels. he is really sorry. like i said, we are in the same boat together. you know, when we make mistakes, it is m ista kes when we make mistakes, it is mistakes from everyone, and it is easy to data point at him, but i am confident for this team that we can do next year even better. it is really hard, i really feel the him. nobody wants that, and yeah. that is the situation. the mistakes were obvious, we don't have too talk about that, it is all clear. he knows it, i know it, you all know it, and now he has to deal with it, we have to deal with it. we will do that, of course be well. with him, that, of course be well. with him, thatis that, of course be well. with him, that is not out of our depth. the end of season lay—offs are reaching their finale end of season lay—offs are reaching theirfinale as this end of season lay—offs are reaching their finale as this afternoon rather and shrewsbury battle it out in the league1 play—off rather and shrewsbury battle it out in the league 1 play—off final at wembley. the score currently with rock from leading 1—0. richard would

put them ahead in the first half. shrewsbury yet to win at wembley, while roger are looking to bounce back up onto the chav egypt after a three—year stay in the second tier. it has been a frustrating day for rory mcilroy. the italian francesco molinari canjust rory mcilroy. the italian francesco molinari can just confirm victory on the european tour. nothing was going his way, all day, he mist birdie after birdie and failed to threaten the leader. this putt fell short on the leader. this putt fell short on the 18th and final holed. because can see his disappointment. chris froome is about to become the first british rider to win the prestigious giro d'italia, by an accident in a couple of hours he will cross the line and become the first cyclist to hold all three of these was major race titles at the same time, as along with the tour de france and

the voltaire the spaniard. he could lose all three titles if you found guilty in his anti—dumping case which is currently ongoing. that is all these boards are now, you can get the latest, johanna content is getting away at the french open. you can getting away at the french open. you ca n follow getting away at the french open. you can follow that all. for now, you can... that is all from the sports centre. we will see a bit longer. that we will see you a bit later. if music lovers across the uk have been treated to a second day if een treated to a second day of headline acts as part of the bbc‘s biggest weekend which by its close will see more than 100 artists perform in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland over four days. today sees big acts such as taylor swift, shawn mendez and paloma faith taking to the stage. let's cross to our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba who is at singleton park in swansea...

thank you to a very lovely sunny singleton park in swansea. this ball day festival across four science and four nations is all part of the bbc‘s commitment to live music in all its forms. in belfast, we had a six music event, here in swansea it isa six music event, here in swansea it is a radio one about. yesterday, we had the likes of sam smith and ed sheeran onstage, today will rita 0ra kicked things off. it has been a glorious day of music, and the weather has not been what it was expected. it was predicted to be thunder and lightning, but it has been absolutely glorious, but mostly because of the quality of me is a copout on the stage. now, later, we will see the likes of taylor swift and florence and the machine taking to the stage, and tomorrow, in coventry with radio 3, we will see some of their stars being performed. in swansea, it is a lovely afternoon, the fans are having a lovely time. it is a real family

atmosphere, and people of all ages enjoy all the wonderful things that are going on this afternoon. thank you very much, would somebody appreciative in the background, there. england could get more national parks as part of a review of the country's landscape. the environment secretary, michael gove, said the review would also look at whether to increase the number of areas of outstanding natural beauty. ben ando reports. the cpre are now fighting for great tracts of land to be used for national parks. between the wars, the battle raged for britain's open spaces and the right to roam. there were mass trespasses, arrests and propaganda films like this. but it wasn't until 1951 that the post—war government legislated to create britain's first national park, here in the peak district, a place where ordinary people could enjoy the extraordinary beauty of nature and that would be protected from overzealous developers. over the intervening years, others have been added. the lake district, dartmoor, snowdonia in wales and the cairngorms in scotland. now, there are 15 national parks. 70 years on, the environment

secretary michael gove says it is time for a fresh look at the system. writing in the sunday telegraph, mr gove says a growing population and decline in some habitats could not be ignored and he is ordering a review, which he says has the aim of strengthening protection in the face of present—day challenges. challenges like new housing estates encroaching on the outer edges of national parks and britain's 34 designated areas of outstanding natural beauty. the government has previously talked about a 25 year environment plan and a green brexit. mr gove knows it may be hard to balance demand for new homes with the desire to protect britain's

open spaces, whether green and pleasant or wild and rugged. ben ando, bbc news. katy austin has been at butterley reservoir in the peak district one of the 10 national parks currently in england. it is on beautiful sunny bank holiday weekend like this that you can really see what makes national parks so special. just over here we have got the reservoir, and the peak district was the first national park to be created. there are ten in england alone, along with 34 areas of outstanding natural beauty around the country. these are great places for walking, cycling, exploring, and what has really struck me today speaking to some of the people around here isjust how many different kinds of people they attract. all you need is a car to get here, and then you can walk forfree and take in the glorious views. we spoke to some people about the idea that there would be a review about the protection these have parks have, and how much the people enjoy them, and we asked people whether they thought the idea of getting new national parks was a good one? very valuable, and they have to be

maintained, as well. while they are not as they used to be, you don't see that many people around, they should be much better used, and certainly should be well kept. i think it is important that you have got space like this with good footpath and good access, that people on days like this can go for walks. it would be a really good idea to increase the number of national parks. construction is giving you a sense of claustrophobia, and it is so important that you go out and get into the countryside, away from those things that make you feel pressured. somewhere where people to go for, somewhere different. i am from huddersfield, but we come on a regular basis, now, so.

you heard some people talking there about concerns that things like population growth increasing the demand for housing could have some impact on areas of outstanding natural beauty, and some people may be not getting out into the countryside as much as they want. it is concerns like that that have prompted michael gove to launch this review. it will also be looking at whether the national park system is working for people who live there, whether it is working for their economies, as well. as well as the 260 million visitors that come in every year. that review will be led by a writer, julian glover, who will also have a panel of experts from everything from tourism to farming. that report will come out sometime next year, we don't know when, but then we can expect to know whether the recommendation for more national parks will be made. less tha n

less than breaking news on the fallout from the referendum vote on abortion. two thirds of people voting in favour of the repeal of the eighth amendment, which will change access to abortion in the republic of ireland. lots of questions about whether northern ireland will come under pressure to change the laws there regarding abortion, which it is a criminal offence. a statement has just been issued, that our island correspondent has just posted, from arlene foster, the leader of the dup, she says friday's referendum has no impact upon the law in northern ireland, but we busy take note of issues impacting our nearest neighbour. a referendum was held in ireland because of the constitutional prohibition on

abortion that exists there. there is no such thing in northern ireland. it isa no such thing in northern ireland. it is a devolved matter and it is for the northern irish is in beta debate and decides at issue. some who wish to circumvent the assembly‘s role may be doing so to avoid its position. the dup is a pro—life party, and it is an extremely sensitive issue, not one that should have people taking to the streets in celebration. she finishes off with a reference of the fa ct finishes off with a reference of the fact that storm and has not been sitting for many months. she says "i wa nt to sitting for many months. she says "i want to see the assembly restored. " some of those up of the same people blocking devolution are demanding that westminster change the law are simultaneously opposing direct rule. the dup's position very clear, there. that was arlene foster. let's ta ke there. that was arlene foster. let's take a look at the weather forecast.

there has been a lot of talk about these thunderstorms. it has been beautiful and other areas. but southern and central areas, that thunderstorm risk will continue. the receiving, some rambling, a bit further north this time, maybe to merseyside, around the midlands and other parts of england and wales. that is webby be considered heavy showers with thunder and lightning p°ppin9 showers with thunder and lightning popping off almost any time. they may rumble through the evening, as well. tonight, many eastern and central parts of the country turned quite misty and murky, and that means that first thing on monday morning, it will be quite overcast, for example in hull, sheffield and those of areas. across the south, we will see this thunderstorms popping off randomly, scattered around them. giving us thunder, lightning and gusty winds, as well.