repetitive flashing images. northern ireland's politicians divided on abortion in the wake of the republic's historic vote. after celebrations in dublin, calls for change in the north, where abortion remains largely illegal. our policy is the same from the north of ireland right to the bottom of ireland. we want to see the same policy, we need to show care and compassion towards women. i think it is a popular opinion throughout northern ireland, that we should not have a liberalised abortion regime. with senior conservatives among those who want the same law for women across the uk, we'll look at the options for westminster. also tonight: a teenage girl and a 20—year—old man die at a music festival in portsmouth. storms, flash floods and a standstill at stansted, the weather attack on the bank holiday. chris froome becomes the first briton to win the giro d'italia.

and the human key to dolphin happiness. good evening. northern ireland's politicians clashed today over its abortion, a day after the historic vote for change in the irish republic. in northern ireland, abortion remains illegal in most circumstances, today sinn fein said it wanted to find a way to "deliver rights" to women in the north as well as the south. at westminster too, there have been calls for the law on abortion to be the same for women across the uk. but the democratic unionists, on whom the prime minister depends for her majority, said northern ireland should not be bullied into what they called "abortion on demand".

our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. chant: we made history! this was a seismic moment, marking a shift away from the country's once strict conservative past. yes, yes, yes! two thirds of irish voters backed repealing the ban on abortion, and the reverberations of this decision are being felt elsewhere. this has very much been a national debate, people the length and breadth of the island have been talking about how we need to support women. our policy is the same from the north through to the bottom of ireland, we need to show care and compassion towards women. ice cream! in belfast today, a sense that the debate now moves here. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where abortion is illegal unless there's a risk to a woman's life. i would love to see a referendum up here. again, it probably will never happen.

but hopefully it will start a conversation going. i don't think it should be legalised at all up here, whatsoever. i do think it will probably have a knock—on effect, a domino effect that will come up in this direction. could it happen here? not with our government. northern ireland's devolved government collapsed 16 months ago, and the largest party here does not want restrictions on abortion to change. the dup leader arlene foster has said her party will keep its pro—life position, and that friday's referendum in the south will have no impact on the law up here. i think it is a popular opinion throughout northern ireland that we should not have a liberalised abortion regime, that we should not have the 1967 abortion act here. but as i say, in the absence of a devolved assembly, there is no possibility for discussion on those issues. the priority is to restore devolution, say number 10, so northern ireland

politicians can decide. but a number of mps, including some from within the tory ranks, believe westminster should pass more liberal legislation for northern ireland. we would ask our politicians to respect democracy and devolution, to give the people of northern ireland a chance to decide on what goes forward, and don't impose anything upon us. but the resounding yes vote in the south means there is growing political pressure for those who now see northern ireland as drastically out of step. our political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster now, where does the government stand on this debate? downing street is clear, this is an issue for northern ireland and northern ireland only. instead the government is focused on getting that stormont executive back up and running and it is not for

politicians here to be dictating policy there. but what is clear is there are many mps at westminster who feel passionately that women in northern ireland should have the same rights and choices as women in the rest of the uk. there would be a majority in the house of commons who would support that if and potentially when that comes to a vote, but theresa may will continue to be underan vote, but theresa may will continue to be under an enormous amount of pressure over this issue and of course she is in an extremely tricky situation because she relies on that alliance with the socially conservative dup for her majority here, and they made it clear throughout the day that in no uncertain terms do they want to see any liberalisation of abortion laws in northern ireland. two people have died and another person is in a critical condition afterfalling ill at a music festival in hampshire. the organisers of the mutiny festival said a "dangerous high strength substance" had been brought on site. they called off today's events

as a safety precaution. dominic casciani reports. the highlight of a hot may day bank holiday on the south coast, thousands out for a good time. portsmouth‘s annual mutiny festival last night. but this evening it's empty and silent, closed down after police say 15 fell ill and two died in the city's hospital. this is the youngest victim, 18—year—old georgia jones. in a post on facebook, her mother said her little girl was full of life, but missjones had taken two pills at the festival, and she urged others not end up the same way. the second victim has been named locally as this father of one, 20—year—old tommy ba keer. while drugs have not been formally confirmed as the cause of death, the organisers last night posted this morning on social media. while the crowds danced, they warned that a

dangerous, high—strength or bad batch substance was on the site. throughout today, detectives have been speaking to festivalgoers, trying to find out who was selling drugs inside mutiny. many people have told us that, while security was good, bags were being searched on the gate and sniffer dogs were on patrol, they saw drug dealers openly working inside. i thought the security was better than last year. there were dogs and we had to walk through the docs to get through the entrance. we had to walk through the docs to get through the entrancem we had to walk through the docs to get through the entrance. it is down for the festival, you get offered them. were you offered drugs yesterday? yes, quite a few times, inside. the night friends of the two who died began laying flowers at the festival's closed gates. two lives destroyed, festival ruined and police investigating weather there could be more of this highly toxic substance heading the more events. more than 200 flights

at london's stansted airport were delayed or cancelled today after a lightning strike disabled the aircraft fuelling system. thunderstorms moved across southern britain last night, causing considerable disruption to bank holiday weekend travel. given the spectacular displays of lightning, sarah corker‘s report contains flashing images from the start. thunder crashes. bolts of lightning turned the night sky purple over parts of england last night. gasps. oh, my gosh! wow! it was the frequency of the strikes that made this so unusual, described as the "mother of all thunderstorms" by meteorologists. thousands of spectacular flashes were recorded over four hours, and this was the dramatic view 39,000 feet up, captured from the cockpit of a plane above london. while back on the ground, the storm caused major problems at stansted airport. a lightning strike damaged the airport refuelling system, leaving planes grounded for more than three hours.

0ther flights were cancelled altogether. i'm really upset. it's ruined my grandchildren‘s holiday. i've got a five—year—old who's been up since five o'clock. he's been incredibly patient, more patient than i am, and we've got loads of bags to check in, and we just don't know... we don't know what's going on. while the initial fault was fixed by around 9am this morning, the backlog of planes needing to refuel has caused significant disruption to both inbound and outbound flights. weary and frustrated, some gave up and went home. elsewhere in essex, the roof of this house was destroyed when it was struck by lightning and engulfed by flames. in wales, it was flash flooding that was the problem. this is welshpool, homes and the town's hospital under water. and there could be more thunderstorms in parts of wales and southern england over the weekend. the met office has warned of possible power cuts and delays on the roads and railways.

the latest attempt to form a coalition government in italy has failed. the man designated as the new prime minister, giuseppe conte, now says he can't take up the role because the president won't approve his cabinet. 0ur correspondentjames reynolds is in rome. so what happens now? the president may appoint a new non—populist prime minister who may not last all that long. this is now a real clash between president and populists. it is about italy's relationship with the european union. the populists had wanted to appoint a finance minister who had said italy should be prepared to leave the euro but the president vetoed disappointment, telling the populists, you cannot sneak italy out of the currency it helped to create, you would need to have a

proper national debate about it first. perhaps the only solution right now would be early elections we re right now would be early elections were italy's membership of the euro and relationship with the eu would really be up for discussion. us officials have arrived in north korea to prepare for a possible summit between president trump and kim jong—un. both sides are continuing to make arrangements despite mr trump cancelling the planned meeting three days ago. the us is hoping to persuade north korea to denuclearise in return for an easing of economic sanctions. 0ur china correspondent john sudworth has travelled along its border with north korea to look at the impact of sanctions. just a few metres away, a north korean fisherman wades into the water. from the chinese side of this river, you can gaze into the harsh reality of north korean life. a nuclear—armed state with not a tractor in sight. an impoverished country where, we're told, the toughest sanctions

ever are pushing its leadership to negotiating table. in the bustling chinese border towns, though, we find another side to the story. north korean seafood, added to the un sanctions list last year, is an abundant supply, openly advertised on this sign. could you get into trouble for selling them? "rarely", he tells me. this chef even shows me how to cook the sanctions—busting crab. so, these crabs have been smuggled? "of course they're smuggled", he tells me. with china and north korea making public displays of their friendship, the us president has been voicing his concerns that sanctions are slipping.

china, though, may have good reason to tread a careful line. for now, north korean guards keep the flow of refugees to a trickle. if their country collapsed, it could turn into a flood. the fences on this border are pretty flimsy affairs. porous to both goods and people. in some places, there are no fences at all. it's an illustration of the us president's suspicion, that china has no real intention of isolating north korea, and that the old alliance still stands. in one chinese city, we find more evidence of the continuing cross—border trade links. north korean workers. "what's it like working here?", i ask. they don't want to talk. workers like these face slave—like conditions, most of their wages go direct to their government. and, on the north korean side, the economy is quite clearly

still sputtering along, with building sites and factories belching smoke. the future of this antiquated military state is now centrestage, and china is showing it's the only power that can really tip the balance. a scientific study looking into the welfare of dolphins in captivity has suggested that interacting with human beings makes them "happy". it's one of the first attempts to measure how dolphins feel about life in captivity, as our science correspondent, victoria gill, explains. dolphins squeak. intelligent, sociable, playful. bottlenosed dolphins are the marine world's most charismatic mammals. which is why so many of them are kept in dolphinariums, like this one near paris.

there are an estimated 5,000 bottlenosed dolphins in captivity around the world, and it's only recently that scientists have begun to ask and investigate how these animals feel in this kind of environment. their acrobatic performances might appear enthusiastic to us, and they make dolphin shows a popular attraction. but one young scientist has spent three years at the theme park decoding dolphin behaviour to work out what activities they like best. humans have always been fascinated with dolphins, and there's this human—dolphin affinity, but nobody‘s really looked at it from the dolphins' point of view. what do the dolphins really think of us? this was an experiment designed to assess anticipation and enthusiasm. the dolphins' body posture, activity and where they look provided a measure of how much they were looking forward to three different things. and interaction with a familiar person, time spent playing with a toy, or being left

to their own devices. so, we found a really interesting result was that all dolphins waited around most for the event where the trainer would come and play with them. and we've seen it in other zoo animals, other farm animals, that better human—animal bonds equals better welfare. the aim is to use these findings to improve the lives of captive dolphins around the world. but for critics of this industry, a concrete pool can never be an acceptable home for these marine creatures. i think the study can't necessarily tell you if a dolphin in captivity is happier than if it was in the wild. i think that's one of the things we have to bear in mind, that this study is very much telling us how we can manage animals in the best possible way, if they are captive. i don't think the study can tell us whether these animals are happier in captivity, or nearly as happy as they would be in the wild. the much larger question remains of whether these animals are here to educate people

about life in the oceans, or simply for our entertainment. but this research, watching and listening to them, could help our understanding of how to make them happier. with all the sport, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre. chris froome's become the first british man to win cycling's giro d'italia. after three weeks of racing, he completed today's ceremonial final stage to become only the third man in history to win all three grand tours in a row. tim hague reports from rome. chris froome wins the giro d'italia! there can be few better places to create history than in rome. chris froome has donejust create history than in rome. chris froome has done just that an halt or three of cycling's grantor titles. but despite becoming the first british man to win the giro d'italia in its 101 year history, it has been

farfrom simple in its 101 year history, it has been far from simple road in its 101 year history, it has been farfrom simple road to in its 101 year history, it has been far from simple road to victory. before the race even began injuries and, the britain suffered a nasty crash and has had to content with an ongoing investigation surrounding the use of a drug, something some fa ns were the use of a drug, something some fans were keen to remind him. in the last few days, he has once again shown his pedigree on the road, winning two stages and on friday destroying the field so much that he went from fourth to first. but there would be no need for such a performance today. in this procession of final stage which loops the italian capital, the 46 second lead would not be made up by his nearest rival. he even had time for a his nearest rival. he even had time fora drink and, his nearest rival. he even had time for a drink and, as expected, side by side with the rest of his team sky colleagues, he finished the stage intact and, of course, wearing the leader's pinkjersey. there may be tough questions to answer further down the line but today was all

about celebrating. to have won three grand tours in a row now, there is no bigger goalfor a professional cyclist. to be the holder of those jealousies, i'm still pinching myself. with a grand tours of france, spain and now italy successively won... chris froome has broken records and broken his rivals once again. england captain joe root admits his side are underperforming following their nine wicket defeat to pakistan in the first test at lords. it's now eight straight matches without a win for his test side. ben croucher reports. after england's winter of discontent, the summer started with little to shout about. you need to get there early to see it unfold although the batting was something most have seen before. the day was just eight overs old whenjos buttler

missed a straight one. the beginning of an english collapse. in 27 minutes, the remaining four wickets added to seven runs for their overnight total. 64 of the target. with the lunches warming up, england served a bit of buffet bowling, help yourself, pakistan wasting no time in tucking in. we need to be better in these conditions which suit us as well. that is why so disappointing. you look at that dressing room, it is a talented team and there are plenty of guys in there that would do great things for england. the series were supposed to herald an upturn in england's form, new faces and fortunes. in a little over three days, very little has changed. johanna konta is out of the french open after losing in the first round. she lost in straight sets to the world number 93 yulia putintseva of kazakhstan. the british number one continues her unfortunate run of having never been past the first round at roland garros. red bull driver daniel ricciardo

battled through mechanical problems to win the the monaco grand prix for the first time. he suffered power problems for two thirds of the race, but held on to beat sebastiebn vettel of ferrari and world champion lewis hamilton in his mercedes who was third, trimming the briton‘s lead in the championship to 1a points. and as the dust settles on liverpool's champions league final defeat to real madrid last night, their goalkeeper loris karius, who made two costly errors in the match, has apologised to the club's fans on social media. he said this evening, i'm infinitely sorry to my team mates, for you the fans and for all the staff. i know i messed this up with the two mistakes and let you all down." the goalkeeper in tears after the final whistle as real won the trophy for a 13th time. there's more on the bbc sport website. but from me, goodnight. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel.

that's all from me, stay with us on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello, this is bbc news with lu kawesa burak. 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 as 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 3a 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. london has introduced a contactless

payment scheme for buskers in what the organisers claim is a world first. instead of handing over loose change, passers—by can use card readers to make contactless payments. 0ne busker who has already been using the system is charlotte campbell. she popped into our studio to tell us how she started playing and why she thinks the new technology will give busking a new lease of life. i started off doing it as a means to an end. i was trying to promote my music and share it, but now i've realised that busking itself is an art. it's a really wonderful way of sharing music and also it's a surprise gig in the streets for people who weren't expecting it, and that's what i love about it. ok, so, paying with your card. are you comfortable with that? you've worked with this project, you're behind it. how do you feel about that — sort of handing over the reader? i'm so used to contactless payment, personally. in london, everything is contactless — we use contactless on the tube, most coffee shops have contactless payment.

i've been using contactless for personal use for a long time. so, for me, even when i see buskers now, sometimes i'll see a busker, and i hugely appreciate busking as an art, and i don't even carry cash myself, and i'm supposed to be one of the buskers that's doing it. 0k, give us about 30 seconds. then you're going to hand over the reader to me and i will pretend to tap. i just want to feel how comfortable that's going to be as a member of the public. have i got my reader with me? they've confiscated it! let's start with some music. 0k, sure. i wrote a little song about being a busker in london. and it goes like this. # there's music on the streets of london # there's music in my heart # there's music on the streets of london # that's where we are.# applause.

that was beautiful, wonderful! how long have you been playing? blah blah blah. i go into my purse, rummaging around for some coins, and what will you say to me when i say, i haven't got any change? i'll say, if you'd like to pay by card, it's set up as a £1 donation. so, if you'd like, you canjust tap here and that will be £1 and, if you like, i can e—mail you your receipt. 0h, fantastic! all done! have you been doing this already? i've been using it. what sort of response have you had? some people would find that a little bit intrusive. absolutely. i've been doing it for about a year. at the start, you wouldn't believe the responses and, honestly, i see people nudging theirfriends, going, she's got a card reader! people do think it's quite funny but, as time's gone on, people are getting more comfortable with using it. time for a look at the weather. hello, once again and thanks very much indeed forjoining me.

i want to update you on how we see the rest of the holiday weekend panning out right across the british isles. before we look into the future, let me take you back to last night, where we had the most enormous amount of thunderstorm activity, gradually drifting its way across the southern half of the british isles. some 50,000 lightning flashes were recorded in just a few hours. a big area of low pressure still churning away in the bay of biscay, throwing these thundery plumes up across the british isles and here is the thing. we've done pretty much the same sort of thing in the first part of this evening and we will continue so to do possibly in slightly different areas over the next few days. that thunderstorm risk still persists. part of the reason for it is that things are on the mild side at the moment, to say the very least, even as we move towards midnight. temperatures around 20 degrees across parts of the south—east. many more of you will notice, as the thunderstorms fade away, we will see the incursion of low cloud coming in off the north sea to give a pretty dull start to the new day across the greater part of central britain.

a bit of sunshine further south, still pretty sultry here. temperatures never lower overnight than 15 degrees. a fresher start to the day across the north of scotland but, again, gloriously sunny here away from the eastern shores. the heat of the day pours on through, again, another close day. eventually spawning more thunderstorms across some of the southern counties of england and wales. in some areas, 26 and possibly even 27 and even into northern ireland, scotland, temperatures comfortably into the 20s in a number of locations. eventually, that low cloud peeling its way back towards those eastern shores. but, as we get on through the evening and, indeed coming to the start of tuesday, so there will be quite a blanket of cloud coming in, off the north sea, pushed in by a gentle north—easterly breeze. tuesday starts off pretty cloudy. eventually, the sunshine pops on through and eventually, again, those temperatures get into the low 20s. this time it's the far south

of the british isles likely to see the greatest number of thunderstorms. into the middle part of the week, not a great deal changes. perhaps we willjust develop some thunderstorms drifting towards the northern parts of scotland and still that threat of thundery showers down into the southern parts as we get into the second half of the week.