hello. this is the briefing. i'm david eades. our top story: a challenge for northern ireland, after the republic votes decisively to liberalise abortion law. speak to the. here they are beginning to work on introducing legislation to legalise abortion laws. that begins tomorrow. italy's populists call for the president to be impeached, following failed efforts to establish a coalition government. also, france's restoration revolution — safeguarding centuries of heritage with a little help from the brits. also, the rise of the black stuff. oil traders continue to bet on demand outpacing supply as prices hover close to a four year high. hello.

a warm welcome to the programme — as we brief you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. of course, you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think about our stories today. use the hashtag, #bbcthebriefing. the irish republic's decisive vote to liberalise abortion law has prompted another direct challenge for northern ireland, where abortion is banned except in very specific circumstances. but northern ireland's executive body has been suspended for the past 18 months, and that means there's mounting pressure on the british prime minister theresa may to consider fresh legislation from westminster. she faces a difficult choice because any move would be opposed by the democratic unionists — that's northern ireland's largest party — and she depends on their support in westminster to stay in power. 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. chant: 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 of ireland right through to the bottom of ireland, we want to see the same policy, we need to show care and compassion towards women. ice cream, 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. um, again, political parties, you know, probably it will never happen. but hopefully, it will start a bit

of a conversation going. i don't think it should be legalised at all up here, whatsoever. um, i do think it'll probably have a knock—on effect, like a domino effect that'll come up in this direction. i think it is a popular opinion throughout northern ireland that we should not have a liberalised abortion regime, we should not have the 1967 abortion act here. but, uh, as i say, in the absence of a devolved assembly, there's 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's growing political pressure from those who now see northern ireland as drastically out of step. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. let's speak to the bbc‘s nuala mcgovern, who's in dublin. we have seen some of those signs saying the north is next. we had this great sense of momentum in terms of a change in the medical order of things at the moment, you can actually initiate any move? --

but who. good evening, that is a great question for you viewers. it is one that is being debated this evening. as a colleague was telling us evening. as a colleague was telling us in that report, that the devolved government of northern ireland has broken down at the moment, so some are saying perhaps this is a chance for in fact, westminster to get involved in this particular issue, to try and force through some more liberal laws when it comes to abortion in northern ireland. there isa abortion in northern ireland. there is a domestic abuse bill ahead of them at the moment. some are feeling that that is a way into it, but that would be something that would be so politically contentious and also, this confidence and supply agreement that the conservatives have with democratic unionist in northern ireland is part of what keeps the prime minister theresa may in power, so prime minister theresa may in power, so it could be something politically volatile to even step in that direction. that said, the fact that it has happened here in the republic

is so significant for the people of northern ireland. if i were to hop ina car northern ireland. if i were to hop in a car right now, david, and go to belfast, it would take me about 45 minutes. that gives viewers an idea of the geography. they were previously under the nhs is able to access terminations but going to the mainland of the uk, so crossing the irish sea. now, instead, they would just be able to hop in a car and go a couple of hours south. it already has change the dynamics, even before that law has changed but the law as it is in northern ireland right now isa it is in northern ireland right now is a society i think probably fair to say more conservative than that which is south of the border. and in any case, it simply cannot be taken in isolation, solely as an in itself? immediately, people began talking about, this is even before the result was in, david, to be honest, about the border between the

north and south, fact that tracks it is now part of the discussion. what sort of border will that be? a soft border or hard border? what sort of cheques will there be if people travel over? and also, what does the northern ireland and the people of northern ireland and the people of northern ireland and their politicians, what sort of relationship are they going to have an opposed exit world with the politicians at the south and indeed with those of westminster? interesting to note the british prime minister, she was one of the first people to call the tee shot, thatis first people to call the tee shot, that is the irish prime ministers of the override code, these are his offices behind me to congratulate him because he was somebody who was such an advocate for the yes campaign. —— taoiseach. he thought it was time for this society to have more liberal abortion laws. others within mrs may's party feel that she should jump on this moment and try and push to similar legislation in northern ireland. thank you very

much indeed for your analysis of the situation in both south and north at the moment. that is going to run, thatis the moment. that is going to run, that is for sure. italy is once again in political turmoil, after the man chosen to be prime minister by the two main anti—establishment parties said he didn't want the job anymore. guiseppe conte had the backing of both the populist five star movement and the anti—immigration la liga party — but the italian president refused to accept his choice of an economy minister, who'd previously called for italy to leave the euro. it's sparked a furious reaction, as our rome correspondent james reynolds explains. italy's president has begun a dramatic stand—off with the country's populist parties, five star and the right—wing league. the head of state vetoed the government lineup suggested by giuseppe conte. the law professor put forward by the populists as prime minister. translation: as you already know, i've declined the mandate that i've been given by president matarella to form a government of change. i'd like to thank the president for giving me this opportunity

on may 23. i can assure you that i have put the greatest effort and paid the greatest attention in fulfilling this duty. i can assure you also that i've done that in an atmosphere of full cooperation with leaders of both parties which appointed me. at issue was the appointment of paola savona to run the country's economy. the 82—year—old economist has said in the past that italy should prepare to leave the euro. to the president, the signal this sends out is unacceptable. translation: i agreed with all the ministers, except that of the economy ministry. the nomination for the economy ministry delivers to the financial world an immediate message of trust and alarm. the five star movement‘s leader, luigi di maio, accuses the president of overstepping his powers. translation: it is pointless going to vote because the rating agencies, the financial and banking lobbies decide the government. in governments, the leadership is always the same.

even when the citizens, with over 50% of consensus between two political forces who want to change things and want to represent italians and their interests, in the end, a way to block this always seems to be found. the league party's leader, matteo salvini, is equally critical of the president's intervention. translation: we worked for nothing, we will have a technical government. i ask, are we a democracy? in italy, do the italians decide or do the germans or french? i am sorry i lost so much time, they could have told us before. as a stopgap move, italy's president may now appoint a non—populist prime minister, but the only lasting solution may be an early general election. james reynolds, bbc news, rome. what does all this mean for the euro

and residential markets well? let's have a word now with lawrence gosling. good to see you. i want to ask you first walk about mr savona who is not getting hisjob. —— because the president post it. you can understand the coalition saying hang ona can understand the coalition saying hang on a minute, where is the democracy here? absolutely, it is the president who has sought of veto the president who has sought of veto the coalition. it does sound antidemocratic oddities within the italian constitution, so chances are we will end up having another election at some point. is looking that way, isn't it? the idea of italy having a man in charge of the economy he says let's get out of the euro, ican economy he says let's get out of the euro, i can understand why there are many people you find that very difficult, not least all of those lined up in brussels, and the markets are presumably going to have

to battle this for a long time. what was their initial reaction? their initial reaction on friday was that the cost of borrowing for the italian government became as expensive as it has been for the italian government for four years. the uk has been to its process, so there has been the fear that one of there has been the fear that one of the big countries would exit, alongside the uk, and it could be italy. so moody ‘s, the ratings agency, has threatened to download the italian government debt to close the italian government debt to close thejunk, again the italian government debt to close the junk, again that would make the italian government debt to close thejunk, again that would make it even more crucial. just briefly, when you say they threatened to, that generally leads the fact that that generally leads the fact that that will happen. yeah, they generally give a signal and then a few weeks or months down the line, it becomes that way. so a worry for the italian economy and financial markets. you going to review the situation in the news review as well little bit later. thanks very much, good to see you. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news.

us officials are in north korea to try to ease the path to that proposed summit between president trump and kim jong—un. the discussions — on the northern side of the demilitarised zone — are thought to be focusing on details of a possible denuclearisation deal. the summit was originally scheduled for the 12th ofjune. china has accused the us of infringing its sovereignty by sailing two warships close to disputed islands in the south china sea. the paracel islands are controlled and occupied by china, although taiwan and vietnam also claim sovereignty over them. the us pacific fleet said it regularly conducted freedom of navigation operations in the area, and would continue to do so. germany's biggest far—right party, the alternative for germany. has staged a rally in berlin, which was vastly outnumbered by counter—demonstrations. an estimated 5000 afd supporters marched to protest about themes including high levels of immigration and what they see as the growing influence of islam. around 20—25,000 people attended anti—afd demonstrations.

stay with us on the briefing. coming up on the programme: france's new plan to safeguard centuries of heritage, with a little advice from the brits. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more

than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. argh! i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the go, the girl power. not geri — why? you're watching the briefing. i'm david eades. our headlines: there's growing pressure on britain's prime minister to reform northern ireland's strict abortion laws, after the republic voted to overturn the ban. italy's populists have called for the president to be impeached, following failed efforts to establish a coalition government. now, the two main candidates in colombia's presidential election have gone through to

the second round. the conservative, ivan duque, has called for the landmark peace deal with farc rebels to be overhauled. he'll be facing gustavo petro, a former rebel who supports the accord. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. the results of this first round sum up the political scenario in colombia, a society that is deeply polarised. ivan duque was always expected to go through to the runoff, he is a man who represents traditional politics. he has criticised the peace deal agreed with the former farc rebels as being too lenient, striking a chord with many conservative voters. the issue of security always wins votes in colombia and he knows it. translation: i want to govern colombia without looking back, but rather towards the future of our country. i want a country with legality, frontal struggle against corruption. but in the second round, he will go head—to—head with this man, a politician on the other

end of the spectrum. gustavo petro is a former mayor of bogota and a former number of the m19 guerrilla group. he supports the peace deal, but has also made equality and corruption a priority and he has won supporters among the younger generation wanting political change. translation: this electoral debate is between a corrupt establishment and free citizens. our children's future depends on who wins. he has his work cut out, convincing a traditionally conservative electorate that he could offer a new beginning. his critics have warned his leftist policies could turn colombia into a new venezuela, a scaremongering tactic that has played on fears of colombians during the campaign. no matter the result next month, the fact that these elections took place in a country no longer in conflict was symbolic, sunday felt very different. war may no longer be raging

in colombia, but the debate over the peace agreement still is and whoever wins next month will determine its ultimate success. katy watson, bbc news. france is looking across the channel to its british neighbour for inspiration that will see thousands of forgotten architectural gems brought back to life. the man behind the project, anglophile historian and tv presenter stephane bern, hopes to establish a french equivalent of britain's national trust organisation. hugh schofield has been to meet the new heritage tsar at his home near paris. alun cairns ornate french village green. well, there is a scottish connection coming here. centuries ago, monks founded priory is in scotla nd ago, monks founded priory is in scotland and this has not been forgotten. today, the mother church is in forgotten. today, the mother church isina forgotten. today, the mother church is in a dire condition. —— priories.

the north wall threatens collapse. inside it is banking collapse dated. locals cannot make anything like the money needed. —— dilapidated. translation: the building is too big for the village. it is an abbey church. it is 60 metres long. it is immense. and of course the people here are all very proud to have this piece of heritage. but we just don't have the money. across brands there are thousands of forgotten architectural gems like this falling apart for lack of money. but help may be coming. under emmanuel macron, and new and ambitious programme has been started to see the architectural heritage. and it was inspired quite explicitly by the united kingdom. this is the man behind it all. actually what are the most famous faces in modern—day france, stephane bern, historian, tv star, and huge fan of the uk. he has

acquired another part of the average complex here which is turned into a museum. he plans to set up a membership scheme is echoed the national trust to connect ordinary folk with the nation's heritage. that is a lottery, again on the british model to provide funding. that is a lottery, again on the british model to provide fundinglj have british model to provide funding.” have heard about the national trust andi have heard about the national trust and i have met people from the national trust. and the lottery for the national trust is a great thing. i want to do it in france. so i said to emmanuel macron, there is one very good idea of england. it is the lottery for the national trust. if i'm elected, it will have to do it. you will see ok. and now it is in the low. the french are used to the state being for the upkeep of their historic homes, churches, and gardens. but today the state can no longer afford it, and it is the french themselves who are being asked to step in. hugh schofield, bbc news. here's our briefing on some

of the key events happening later. first to geneva. the international labour organisation is holding its annual meeting — which will consider an international treaty on violence and harassment at work. then to harare, where former president robert mugabe is scheduled to give evidence in parliament about diamond corruption alleged to have cost zimbabwe billions of dollars during his rule. and finally, in brussels, eu foreign ministers meet to discuss efforts to save the iran nuclear deal and sanctions on venezuela. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. i'm marc edwards. here's your monday sport briefing: the king of clay, rafa nadal, will be in action with an 11th french open in his sights in paris later. and away from tennis, there's a winner takes all showdown in the nba. the second tennis grand slam of the year is underway at roland garros and the king of clay is looking to rule once

again. rafa nadal takes to court philippe—chatrier. he's up against italy's simone bolelli in the first round. to say nadal is in good form is a slight understatement. he recently went on a record—breaking 50—set winning streak on a single surface. could an 11th french open be on the cards for the spaniard? the battle to reach the nba playoff final will come to a thrilling conclusion later on monday as the golden state warriors and the houston rockets meet in game seven of the western conference final. the series was tied at three—all after the warriors beat the rockets in oakland on saturday and both teams are looking forward to the final showdown in houston. finals game seven, to go into the finals against the warriors, we will ta ke finals against the warriors, we will take that. so nothing changes for us. take that. so nothing changes for us. we know it we had to do. obviously it is going to be defensively. we just can't let m ista kes defensively. we just can't let mistakes happen. we are confident.

we are confident group and we have one chance. world number two alexander zverev got off to a flying start at roland—garros. he's on the hunt for a first career grand slam, the 21—year—old cruising past ricardas berankis of lithuania in straight sets, 6—1, 6—1, 6—2. here is reminding us of his achievements so far this year. during all the time and so they have played so far, the worst i have done was the semifinals in monaco. that is not a bad preparation. so i've won two tournaments, made the finals in rome again, losing to write an aduu in rome again, losing to write an adult in a close match. so i feel good. —— rafael nadal. it wasn't such a good afternoon for the 2017 women's champion jelana ostapenko as she crashed out at the first round stage in straight sets against kateryna kozlova of ukraine. ostapenko becomes only the second women's defending champion to lose in the first round of the french open in the open era

after anastasia myskina in 2005. now for the the holy trinity of prizes — a set of wins so tough to complete that only twice has it ever been done before. take a bow chris froome. the brit has become just the third man to win all three of cycling's grand tours in a row after claiming his first giro d'italia on sunday — he even had time for a drink during the final stage in rome. now here's a look at what caught our eye on social media. despite the huge dissappointment experienced by liverpool fans who travelled to kiev to see their beloved team lose 3—1 to real madrid in the champions league final they were in good voice on their way home, a group of merry supporters even managing to involve none other than — cap backwards — liverpool managerjurgen klopp, in their sweary sing—song to sweep away the sadness. enjoy. we are bringing back to liverpool.

we are bringing back to liverpool. we saw the european cup. but we didn't givea we saw the european cup. but we didn't give a bleep. we swear we're keeping it cool. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me marc edwards and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. a pair of premium melons from hokkaido in northern japan, has fetched a price of 3.2 million yen, orabout $30,000 us at auction. they were among about 500 yubari melons auctioned at a wholesale market. the melons were grown by farmers in yubari city. the winning bidder said he wanted to support local farmers, and would share the melons for free among the local people. that is a lot of money for fresh and zingy melons. there they are. stay with us for the business briefing coming right up. hello once again.

the thunderstorms of this holiday weekend have certainly been making the headlines — and we are not alone. you and we are not alone. can see from the satellite imagery you can see from the satellite imagery plenty of heavy and thundery showers to be head across the central and southern and western parts of europe. in the forthcoming week, more thundery showers to be had. it will be warm with light winds and there will be mist and fog in the forecast. it will start fairly leaden across the eastern side of the pennines, down to the lothians perhaps. one or two bits of cloud stretching into the northern isles. getting into the middle part of the afternoon, not as widespread perhaps as they have been, but a peppering of showers to be head across parts of wales into the southern counties of england. maybe one or two into east anglia. north of the wash, so the issue on the east coast of low cloud, but many inland areas are in for a really warm afternoon. some someone inland areas are in for a really warm afternoon. some someone in the south will see 20 degrees. getting

into the evening and overnight, the low cloud piles and again from the north sea. no grey surprise when you look at the overall set up. the area is milling around this area of low pressure coming across the north sea and in towards those eastern shores. so statues there is going to start off on so statues there is going to start offona so statues there is going to start off on a pretty dull note, it has to be said. and you are really from the northern isles right through the spine of the country down towards eastern areas. in the south, eventually, we will see another crop of thunderstorms coming in from the continent. maybe notjust as hot a day as you would have experienced on monday, but still there is hijabi had come because we are still tapping in most of thunderstorms and also the supply of of heat coming out of the continent towards the british isles. wednesday, we suspect there will be more anywhere showers, more widely spread across northern and eastern parts concentrated the channel as well. the best of the sunshine, i would channel as well. the best of the sunshine, iwould have channel as well. the best of the sunshine, i would have thought, northern ireland, western scotland, and western england and wales, too.

temperatures creeping into the low 20s across the british isles. not a grey deal of change in the second half of the week. —— not a big deal of change. as far ahead as thursday, still a chance of thunderstorms and temperatures on the warm side. hello. this is business briefing. i'm david eades. italy is without a government — again. the prime minister resigns even before taking office, when the president refuses to approve a eurosceptic candidate for the post of finance minister. the rise of the black stuff. oil traders continue to bet on demand outpacing supply, as prices hover close to a four year high. and on the markets, should tell you the uk in the us are not functioning today the public holiday reasons. as we have a look around, let's be honest not the busiest day of the year. the hang seng up about 0.5%

there. a little jolt as well for the