sport now on afternoon live today at 5pm — the british and irish governments launch hello, you're watching with holly hamilton. new talks, in an effort to restore the title race continues this evening and liverpool could go top yet again? power sharing in northern ireland. afternoon live. they say that after the killing of the journalist i'm martine croxall. lyra mckee, there's a clear message today at 2: that people want to see fresh to me, to you! and there's just three games left momentum for the peace process. the man who police believe shot dead the journalist in one of the most exciting lyra mckee in londonderry — premier league title races in years, new images are released with liverpool set to return in an appeal for help. to the top one again with a win lyra symbolised the new northern against huddersfield tonight. ireland and her tragic death cannot they're just that one point behind be in vain. i believe the gunman will have a manchester city at the moment. today police released pictures it doesn't look like either side very heavy conscience, particularly are dropping points anytime soon. of the man they believe killed all their games look pretty lyra mckee in londonderry — when you see the public outpouring winnable — take huddersfield they called on the public to help them identify him. of support there has been and the at anfield this evening, a side already relegated and they've i believe that the gunman will carry had a pretty torrid season, so it public condemnation there has been a very heavy conscience as a result of his actions. should be an easy three points. of lyra mckee's murder. when you see confess or deny — reports of an ultimatum to ministers as an investigation begins into who leaked secrets liverpool's tenth consecutive the public outpouring of support, from the national security council. matches win in all competition there has been public condemnation. is all the more remarkable to think debenhams confirms plans to close up to 22 stores, putting 1,200 jobs at risk. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with holly hamilton — they still might not win the title. the premier league title race continues.

liverpool once again able to return to the top, if they can beat already they must feel like they are all relegated huddersfield at anfield. a elastic at the moment! manchester city go to burnley on sunday? thrilling premier league title starting to reach its climax. manchester city go to burnley on sunday? thanks, holly, and darren bett yes it's city's turn on sunday has all the weather. when they head to burnley, rather different from which has the potential to be awkward, especially given how much bank holiday weekend. sean dyche relishes the idea of his side causing trouble yes, you can forget about 25 for the big boys. let's hearfrom pep guariola. degrees, which is what we had last weekend. it is going to be much cooler this weekend. and we have storm hannah. we will have a look at we are preparing especially, because that in more detail and who is going to be affected later in the this is the end of the season, the programme. thanks, darren. last games. also coming up — let nature sing. britain's threatened and endangered birds and the charity song highlighting their plight. we have to prepare what we have to do to control and get all these ten points. nine players from the top three sides in the wsl are in the professional footballers' association's team of the year. england captain steph houghton leads a trio of manchester city players, that also includes demi stokes and nikita parris. hello, everyone. there are also three players each this is afternoon live.

from chelsea and arsenal. the second round continues police in northern ireland in the world snooker championship. believe this is the man england's shaun murphy who killed the journalist, is still behind against lyra mckee. australia's neil robertson. the 29—year—old was shot dead while reporting on riots but, crucially, he hasn't in londonderry last week. a group calling itself the new ira dropped any further beind. both are former crucible has admitted it was responsible. champions and on form, today detectives so this has been a tight match released new pictures of the suspected gunman and they're calling on the local community with lots of safety play today. to help identify him. our ireland correspondent, they're on a break at the moment with robertson up eight frames to six. emma vardy, reports. the first to 13 frames will go about a minute before the shots through to the quarterfinals. were fired that killed lyra mckee, three men were seen on cctv, meanwhile, on the other table, walking towards the rioting. amateurjames cahill is trying to cause another upset in front, police say, a man carrying a crate of petrol bombs. after his shock win over ronnie with him, a man wearing a camouflage 0'sullivan in the first round. face mask and what police believe is the gunman. he's up against scotland's stephen maguire. the man in the face mask is then maguire though leads 5—3. seen lighting petrol bombs, and some time after the shooting, that match also what police believe is the gunman resumes this evening. seen again during the rioting here. you can follow that and this afternoon action right now on bbc two and the bbc officers believe they are all in their late teens. police say they have had sport website. overwhelming support from people there was a bizarre in derry during the investigation, incident in first practise but today reiterated a plea at the azerbajan grand prix after a car hit a loose for people to overcome fears manhole cover, causing

about coming forward, the session to be abandoned. saying witnesses will be protected. george russell's williams was damaged by the drain cover and then doused in hydraulic fluid after its recovery truck hit a bridge on its way back to the pits. baku is a street circuit, so there are plenty of drains along the way. russell can't drive again i do believe that the community do until tomorrow but second practise have information that is currently in progress charles leclerc is currently could help me to unlock the key fastest in his ferrari. to lyra mckee's murder. i'm not sure those individuals are necessarily protecting this individual but i do believe that they are frightened. the reassurance i want to give bryony frost has been passed fit to people is that i am able to ride just in time for the final to deal with those concerns jumps meeting of the season. and worries sensitively. all i am looking for is a conversation. frost broke her collarbone shortly after making history the death of lyra mckee has prompted at the cheltenham as the first renewed appetite for reconciliation female jockey to win a grade 0ne between northern ireland's deeply divided politicians. at the festival over fences. why in god's name does it take she'll ride present man the death of a 29—year—old woman with her life in front of her...? in tomorrow'a gold cup at sandown for trainer paul nicholls, who will be crowned champion trainer. the recently—crowned masters more than two years since champion, tiger woods, the collapse of the power—sharing hasn't given up hope of reaching government, the words of lyra's 18 major titles. local priest at her funeral, that record is held byjack nicklaus challenging parties to show unity, were given a standing ovation. and woods says that target is still on his mind.

one week on from the murder, today the secretary of state for northern ireland, karen bradley, was back in derry. later on, she'll announce new discussions to end the political stalemate. i think we need to make sure it took him an entire career to get the politicians come together, do the right thing, do the right the 18, so now that i have had thing for the people of northern ireland, another extension to my career, one and get back into government. ididn't another extension to my career, one i didn't think i would have a couple the events in derry of years ago, if i do things which led to lyra mckee's death were a throwback to northern ireland's past. the question now is whether this correctly and everything falls my tragedy can lead to real political way, it is a possibility. i'm never change for the future. going to say it is not. i'm never going to say it is not. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for our ireland correspondent, you in the next hour. cyclone kenneth has made landfall in northern mozambique, a country still recovering chris page, is in belfast. from another huge storm. 0ur correspondent pumza filhani is in mozambique for us today. we will talk about politics in a mozambique's national institute moment but what more can you add of disaster management said 30,000 people had been evacuated about the investigation? the police from areas likely to be hit. last month, cyclone idai caused say they have received a very positive response to their appeals for information but they still need hundreds of deaths in the region.

more people to come forward and that was the basis really of that really very detailed update they gave to the picture at the moment, while it their investigation this morning, releasing those images, identifying is still very early to get a clear picture of the destruction that has the main set —— main suspect, the man they believe fired the shots happened, but an initial estimate at the moment suggest a lot of that killed lyra mckee. there are other details day told us about, for destruction has happened, especially in the popular tourist town of pemba example, they have forensically examined the bullets at the scene and surrounding regions. we have and they have discovered the weapon heard reports that houses have been used was the same calibre certainly destroyed, people have lost homes in of gun that has been used in this process. we know that some paramilitary style shootings around that area, around derry, in recent routes have been affected parts of the infrastructure, including times. police emphasising they bridges, have been affected. this believe their investigation is moving forward. they are receiving morning the state administration minister give a statement saying they have teams in northern plenty of information and mozambique that are trying to get an intelligence from the community but what they are looking to do assessment of the damage. after that, they will be able to formulate ultimately is to convert that a response effort. 0ne information into evidence that they that, they will be able to formulate a response effort. one of the could then bring before the courts biggest problems response efforts in ina could then bring before the courts in a possible prosecution. one of a country the size of mozambique as the effects of the appalling death the country is largely rural and the of lyra mckee is that it seems to infrastructure is dated. they do have concentrated political minds.

anticipate that a lot of damage has briefly if you can, give us the been caused by the cyclone and they background to what has been happening at stormont, or more to just need to spend the next few the point, hasn't been happening. hours and days assessing how much has been destroyed and how quickly the british and i governments have they can get people to safer errors in the days since lyra mckee's —— areas. murder how to low—key meetings with they can get people to safer errors -- areas. following cyclone it die, what are the authorities think with northern ireland politicians here the best response be to future and it is understood the northern ireland secretary karen bradley will cycles ? the best response be to future cycles? there are usually things the announce their is to be a new talks response teams can learn. this is one of the biggest questions at the process to restore the devolved government which has not been in moment, martin. cycling i die hit place for more than two years. it is this area just over a month ago. having covered that in spoken to important to stress nobody think that if the devolved government authorities then, there are returns that would mean dissident conversations about possibly doing republicans give up their campaign something about the infrastructure, of violence but it is about if you saying that they can reinforce the buildings, slow down development in like narrowing the ground they stand any way. but those are conversations on, sending out a powerful message that are away. a lot of people here that northern ireland is a peaceful place and people want a stable in ruralzimbabwe and that are away. a lot of people here in rural zimbabwe and do not have future. talks may be set to begin the means to reinforce their houses after the council elections on or move to urbanised areas, sue thursday but progress will certainly thousands of people, all they can do not be straightforward. still plenty is sit and wait and get to a rooftop

of issues dividing the main parties. ora is sit and wait and get to a rooftop or a tree top and hope that once the cycle has passed, that that help there are elections, how might that will be able to get to them on time. change things? the council elections will be held on thursday, as they are in other parts of the uk. they feel weeks after that, likely to be some breaking news know about the three—day state visit by donald another set of elections to the european parliament. this talks trump that is due to take place process could be falling in between between the third and the 5th of two elections when you look june. heads of state are afforded a historically applicable talks in state dinner, hosted by the queen. northern ireland in the past, at election time, parties have tended we arejust state dinner, hosted by the queen. we are just hearing that the leader to retreat from compromise. they of the labour party, jeremy corbyn, says that he will not attend the will tend to try to appeal to their state dinner. there are a number of core bases. they are not winning to give ground on contentious issues voices in the country who are for stopping that sense, but when unhappy, opposed to president trump not the most natural time for the government to try a talks process coming to britain and being afforded but on the other hand, there has a state visit. the labour party in been such an expression of public particular have expressed their sentiment and outrage about the doubts over the wisdom of it and the murder of lyra mckee and in the wake appropriateness of it and jeremy of that, real calls and are corbyn now saying he will not attend passionate cause, including that one the state dinner when mr trump is from father martin magill at the the state dinner when mr trump is the guest of the queen.

funeral, for politicians to get back the liberal democrats round the table and to start working are the latest party to launch their campaign for the european elections. together again. in that sense, the the liberal democrats say they will fight the elections hope will be that there is a new as an unapologetically pro—european party, european elections take place dynamic and that might propel the next month, on 23rd may. parties towards an agreement. susan mckay is an author, 0ur correspondent journalist and broadcaster from derry in northern helena lee is in westminster. ireland and joins us now. i suppose this is no real surprise, thank you very much. i must add as well you are a very good friend of is it? no, it is not. what we heard lyra mckee. you are planning to meet from the launch today in london by this weekend and you were working on a book with her. what was she the liberal democrats, and you can writing about? i was not working sum up the message in two words, with her, i wasjust stop brexit. they are our remain writing about? i was not working with her, i was just giving writing about? i was not working with her, i wasjust giving her editorial assistance with the book she was writing, which was a book party. what we heard from vince cable today was that he, in his called the lost boys, about children who disappeared during the troubles. words, said the country was in a she was very preoccupied with the state of paralysis and the only practical way was to go back to the shadow that the conflict in northern ireland had cast over her people. in other words, another generation, which she called the referendum. the issue for the ceasefire babies, the... she was liberal democrats as they are not the only party who want to remain in only a 20 good friday agreement was the only party who want to remain in the european union. you have others signed. she was conscious of the

fa ct signed. she was conscious of the fact there was a legacy of sadness like change uk, that is the newly and bitterness left over from the formed party made up of former conflict and the book was part of labour and conservative mps. they have a similar message. they want to that. really as an editor, all i was remain in the european union. what able to do for her was suggest we heard from the liberal democrat party leaders are vince cable structural changes because her actual writing was very powerful and earlier on, he said that he had very mature and did not require any hoped that those other parties who advice whatsoever. the words of had a similar message to the liberal democrats would come together, father magill at the funeral have unite, tackle those european had an incredible impact around the parliamentary elections together. however, he said it was not world. what is your hope that will reciprocated and we are going our now happen as a result of what he own way. he spoke to our deputy said? one of the things, i think political editorjohn pienaar after chris has had a feel things that i that lunch. i regret the fact that would concur with about yes, people there hasn't been a common approach to these european elections because we needed to have a strong common are responding to those words about the politicians but before addressing that, i would say that there is another strand of pressure approach against nigel farage and the extreme brexit opens, but that coming now at the moment with lyra hasn't happened. when we get beyond that point, the brutal logic of the

british first past the post system mckee's friends saying gay marriage is staring everybody in the face. you either hang together or hang equality should be brought in in separately. it is new leadership of your party part of what is needed tribute and the catholic church has for some kind of recovery? are you, some serious thinking to do with they want to play their part. she had written and broadcast about the putting a polemic, part of the fa ct had written and broadcast about the fact that as a young teenage girl growing up knowing that she was gay, problem? they will be getting new leadership soon because i will soon be standing down and providing for asa growing up knowing that she was gay, as a young catholic, she had contemplated suicide when she was much younger because she just felt an orderly succession and giving a that her church did not accept her new generation the opportunity to and she could not continue to live. break through. i have achieved much it is not just of what i set out to achieve, which and she could not continue to live. it is notjust the politicians who have got to make changes. in terms is to stabilise the party after two of the political process, as i say, difficult general elections. 0ur support is 50% up on when i started. i agree with chris, i think it will be very difficult because elections we are doing well in local elections tend to bring out the worst in the andl we are doing well in local elections prodigal parties and certainly and i think we will do well in the local council elections next week although we have seen the politicians agreeing that they will across the country. the head of the electoral commission has suggested think about going into talks, that having the selection, which so everything that both of the main many people feel should not be parties have said since what was taking place, that that could harm faith in democracy. do you believe said at the funeral has been in that? i think many people are

indicative of people who are sort of still in their trenches and i'm generally confused about why the afraid nobody in northern ireland election is taking place. i has great confidence in karen understand some of that confusion and anger, but we need to be clear bradley as the british secretary of why it is happening. because the state. she has almost boasted of the fa ct state. she has almost boasted of the fact that she is quite ignorant of various brexit factions can't agree on what brexit is supposed to be. northern ireland and its politics. it is complicated by the fact that the fact is that the country is in a bad place and a lot of people are we have got brexit coming up and all angry. some people are angry because we are not leaving europe, others of the uncertainty and instability about that. the majority of people because they feel we will. we have in northern ireland were against to resolve that anger and hopefully brexit but because the british our european election, democratic government is kind of tied to the dup in order to hold onto its vote process will channel some of that and therefore its power base, it anger into peaceful democratic expression, but it must be followed compromises the ability of the bya british government to intervene in a expression, but it must be followed by a resolution, and that is why are neutral manner in the politics of northern ireland. it is really quite people's vote is essential.” conservative council candidate was a stubbornly difficult situation and attacked the other day. what are your thoughts on that? what does it tell us about the nature of politics with european elections coming up, it is going to be really bizarre because everybody is so completely at the minute? it is unforgivable to resort to violence. it is not the divided, in relation to those issues. it remains to be seen but i british way, it is not necessary. we

think that although everybody is can deal with these things through kind of feeling brokenhearted and wa ry kind of feeling brokenhearted and wary at the moment, i think most debates and election, which is what we should be doing. people feel it is kind of our duty and responsibility to be hopeful sir vince cable, the leader of the liberal democrat party. in 2009 at because lyra mckee was hopeful and what is the alternative, despair? these european parliamentary elections, the liberal democrats managed to get 11 meps elected. the how different might deeply tickle last time round in 2014 theyjust seen be in northern ireland if it got one, so they are clearly hoping we re to do better than that. thank you. seen be in northern ireland if it were younger people, peers of lyra, who were standing for office? were younger people, peers of lyra, who were standing for office ?m were younger people, peers of lyra, who were standing for office? it is a very interesting question and younger people i think feel very frustrated and disenfranchised a two and a half minute track because there are people now who are — called "let nature sing" — sort of ah van age to take decisions has been put together who did not get a chance to vote on by the charity, the rspb to highlight the loss of more brexit, there are people who did not than 40 million birds from the uk get a chance to vote in terms of the since the 1960s. earlier, i spoke to adrian thomas from the rspb pluto structures we have and they who told me why the amount of birds see around them political failure has seen a decline, but first let's and parties made up of older people have another listen to the song. who cannot agree —— political structures. i think that lyra bird song. represented a very forward—looking

angle politics and just to see the group of people, the huge crowd of people at her funeral, it was like a vision of what the good friday agreement was supposed to deliver for northern ireland. they were gay people, straight people, protesta nts, people, straight people, protestants, catholics, atheists, old people, young people, migrants, what give you the idea?” black people, everybody was there and they were all people who were what give you the idea? i guess part united by the fact that they loved of the idea comes from the fact that or cared for or admired lyra mckee birdsong is so amazing. it is something that we really should and what she represented. there celebrate. at the same time it gives really is a need to start taking the us celebrate. at the same time it gives us the opportunity to effectively raise the plight of our wildlife out younger generation and its needs much more seriously, in the way that there. it is something so few people know about, that nature is in lyra did. she pointed out that young people were killing themselves by crisis. i suppose that surprises me because here at the bbc we do cover suicide at much higher rate here stories like that. i unaware our than in other places and that is indicative of the fact that young people? incredibly so. it is quite easy to go about your day and not people have been left with the burdens of the past without getting notice the loss of one voice from the benefits of the dividends of the the choir, and may be the same next peace process. fascinating to talk

year. iam the choir, and may be the same next year. i am so fortunate my parents to you. thank you. we re year. i am so fortunate my parents were into wildlife. this is a britain's top civil servant has 50—year—old notebook from my mum and demanded ministers co—operate with his inquiry into a leak dad. they kept a little log from of classified information from the national security council. sir mark sedwill has written their home village when they walked to ministers and is reported to have given them an ultimatum — about in the 1960s. i have a page that they either confess to or deny the leak about government plans here that is from april 1966. in it, to allow chinese firm huawei help build britain's new 56 network. they say they saw lapwing, skylarks, 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, reports. a warbler. you wouldn't see any of look who happens to be in beijing those today. i have noticed how today, talking up the prospect of business deals between the uk and china, the chancellor, philip hammond. back home, a row is raging, yes, there are fewer birds in my garden over a chinese telecoms firm neither when i was when i grew up. but also over who did it, who, after a meeting of the national security council, in making the recordings from the where those there have signed single. i went out at 3am and often the official secrets act, the best place for me to record disclosed what happened? birds was in villages and the suburbs. there are often more birds there than in the wider countryside, to my knowledge, there has never been a leak from the national so there than in the wider countryside, so there is another reason why security council meeting before. people do recognise as a nation how therefore, i think it is very important that we get to the bottom much we are losing. is that because

of what happened here. it is not about the substance with they like the habitats that we of what was apparently leaked. it is not earth—shattering provide what they have been pushed from the countryside? there is a information. mix. the big expanse of countryside, the policies that have driven our but it is important that we protect the principal that nothing that goes farming have led to huge losses on on in national security council meetings must ever be the insect populations which has an repeated outside the room. effect on the food chains. that is changing because there are some the daily telegraph reported that extremely responsive farmers who five cabinet ministers disagreed with the prime minister's assessment have change their practices. that a limited role for huawei absolutely. this isn't about in the uk's sg roll—out, the next generation of souped up demonising farmers, it is about mobile internet coverage, was a good idea. drawing attention to the state of some argue that it would our nation and the fact we are be a security risk. losing these voices out there and we all five have since denied leaking need a different approach. what is the informational strongly criticising the leak. that approach? what we need to see but there is fury isa that approach? what we need to see is a greater awareness amongst that it has happened. people to give politicians the permission to bring through leading how serious do you think environmental bills, take us through these lea ks are? to the nature summit in beijing next this is incredibly serious, actually, complete outrage. i set up the national security year as a nation that recognises council on behalf of the coalition that nature is in crisis and we need government back in 2010. it is a very special body. to do something about it.” that nature is in crisis and we need to do something about it. i often speak to scientists and environmentalists who say that if we all do something on a micro scale it the national security council is a senior committee of cabinet will have a macro impact. what can

dedicated to particularly sensitive subjects and it is rather appalling that the lack of discipline should we do, maybe people who have have extended to this body. allotments, gardens, pots on a i think my comment is, people need to get a grip terrace if you live in the flats. and actually start treating serious subjects seriously. huawei has denied there is any risk you are so accurate there. you can of spying or sabotage really make a difference, starting or that it is controlled by the chinese government. where you live. it might be in your it is already working here and it garden or your local green space. already has an eye kept on it. putting out supplementary food for the birds is a good first step, but giving them a habitat ready where what is called a cell was created, manned by british intelligence, they can breed. birds need insects paid for by huawei but manned and seeds. don't be too tidy in the by our people and answerable to our government, who monitor garden, as well? well you can have a on a daily basis whether huawei is behaving themselves are not. tidy garden, you don't need to go so far, as far as i'm aware, they have not found any obvious examples of abuse. too crazy. a pond, garden, it can be a wonderful place for wildlife. that balance of risk clearly remains an active debate at the heart of government but it is now over to this man, the head of the civil service, sir mark sedwill, to try to get to the bottom hello, jamie. you don't have enough of this leak. shadow puppetry these days, i do

like the little spiders. it was chancellor phillip hammond is in beijing for talks on chinese infrastructure projects quite brutal! around the world. he's offered china british help with its so—called "belt and road initiative". problems with council tax payments. the scheme involves reviving it turns out that someone owing ancient trading routes, the council £160 can in the blink but critics say it will simply strengthen chinese influence of an eye owe thenm £2,000. while burdening poorer countries with debt. 0ur china correspondent, yes, it's an odd system, by which if you miss one stephen mcdonnell, reports. council tax payment, the council can demand all the rest of that year's payments. shoulder to shoulder so the average council with dozens of world leaders, tax payment is £167. the chinese president arrived. if you miss the first one, the council can demand it this gathering is designed to sing and the remaining nine all in one the praises of xi jinping's signature policy, the belt and road go — £2,067. initiative. and he was using the forum to bolster enthusiasm for his global and if you try to fight it or don't pay up, there's court transport infrastructure drive. president xi promised costs of around £80. greater transparency, a clear shift from the opaqueness to date, with no published lists of projects or details of how they were chosen. the chinese leader says he wants then, if it gets worse, broader international involvement. bailiff fees of over £300. it isa it is a machine you can get onto and it is very hard to get off. it is a machine you can get onto and it is very hard to get off.

katie martin is from translation: we will enter citizens advice. into negotiations with more explain why there is this instant countries, to conclude high standard, free trade agreements and strengthen cooperation in customs, taxation and oversight. ratcheting up of unpaid debts, which, in turn, can soon become something very unpleasant indeed. under this initiative, china provides loans and technology so the developing world can build that is the question we are asking. infrastructure to connect with the global economy. it is not in control of the local yet some analysts have questioned whether a lack of capacity authorities who are collecting the for countries to make repayments debt, it is about legislation that could be used to draw them has been around for decades that into beijing's sphere of influence. does need updating. it specifies that local authorities have to make people liable for the full payment if they just missed but despite any criticisms, people liable for the full payment if theyjust missed one payment. that does escalate things and it many have decided it is better to be involved. in the case of the british government, there was praise does people no favours. it also for president xi's vision. means that local authorities are less a ble means that local authorities are less able to support people. it is often counter—productive to try to collect debts in this way. two local authorities have to go through this process , authorities have to go through this process, or can they get the person but not only in spreading prosperity but also addressing warning you must m, process, or can they get the person in, talk to them and try to organise de—deliver on the promises he has outlined. to be successful, it has to deliver repayments or whatever, a system by the high standards of international transparency and governance but also environmental integrity. which they can realistically pay

the president made a speech this morning in which he committed china that back? their hands are tied by to all of those things and set this legislation. they don't have out his vision for the next stage the flexibility to talk to people of belt and road and we will be looking very carefully about how that is made operational. about affordable repayment plans. the governments... the council is to make this at all, either? the local the chinese government has mobilised considerable resources to make this forum a success, government association has, today and said they support our goal is to at least in terms of drawing the world's attention change things, so they don't like to the belt and road. but as the capital lights up, some will be left wondering just how this either. they are compelled to much substance there is behind do this. they should be given much more flexibility to collect that in all the razzle—dazzle. a different way. i'm struggling to find anybody who thinks this is a stephen mcdonnell, goodidea find anybody who thinks this is a good idea at the way it worked at the moment. exactly. it makes no bbc news, beijing. sense whatsoever and that is why and we can speak to stephen, they are drawing attention to today. everybody we have spoken to has says who's in beijing now. it isa everybody we have spoken to has says it is a problem. the government is reviewing this so it is a perfect philip hammond's visit and offer of opportunity to look at the legislation that has been in place help is set against this backdrop of since 1992 and updated to make sure it is fit for purpose. very often discussions about huawei's involvement in britain in the sg network. how do they interconnect? when we do these stories we take an

extreme case and we use that as the certainly, he will be trying to wrap example. are we using just an that in also with sort of hinting at extreme case, somebody who misses the potential for a future trade the first one and then has to pay all the others, or does it affect a deal between britain and china, going into the future. and really, lot of people? it affects a lot of any comments he makes here, just people. one in ten people have like any other politician, should be missed a council tax payment in the last year, according to our research. we know that council tax considered, you know, in this framework. this is not a forum for debt is spiralling. there are 30% debate about the belt and road initiative, it is not even a forum more debt owed in council tax now than there was eight years ago. for rigorous suggestions in terms of how it should run. the leaders who people who come to citizens advice, have come here are on—board with concept and they are giving china for them council tax is the biggest problem. it really has changed, it face for this which after all is his really is a problem, and the way to help people manage their money is not by ratcheting up the amount they gift of the world, as he sees it. owe, like you say within nine weeks, it is by helping them develop an there is concern in the world around affordable repayment plan. it will be more effective for them, more what potentially could be effective for the local authority. beijing's's real motives and the energy companies are using different chinese government is going to have ways of collecting that now that is to put a bit more effort into

winning these governments over. that more effective. government and local government have not caught up with is if it is going to get them to that. we think local government should be given the freedom to do sign onto a road. that so they can update the way they collect these ducts, that they need the authorities in sri lanka say they're hunting dozens of suspects linked to the islamic state group, and they are owed. thank you very still believed to be at large inside the country. sri lanka's president says much. the interesting point there the ringleader of the attacks died in the bombing of the shangri—la hotel in colombo. 253 people are now known to have about the difference between the private sector, they are being much lost their lives in the blasts. more realistic about the way they the authorities in sri lanka say collect debts, as a way to the they're hunting dozens of suspects public sector. you can work out 0ur correspondent, nick beake, is in colombo. payment systems, it is possible, but tell us about this investigation. we they are not being allowed to do it. prince william has called on people know that the government in sri to reject all forms of extremism. he was speaking during his visit la nka know that the government in sri lanka have already apologised and to new zealand, where he met survivors of last month's mass admitted there were major errors in shootings and relatives the lead up to these dreadful of the 50 people who died. in an emotional speech at one attacks last weekend and we have had of the mosques that was attacked, attacks last weekend and we have had a statement in the last 20 minutes the duke of cambridge described the shootings as an unspeakable act of hate. or $0 a statement in the last 20 minutes or so from the prime minister and he hywel griffith reports says his cabinet take responsibility from christchurch. collectively for any intelligence reclaimed as a place of prayer,

failings. however, it does not look the al noor mosque is no like he's going to resign. it looks longer a crime scene, like he's going to resign. it looks but what happened between these like he's going to resign. it looks like he will remain in place. walls has scarred every memory. contrast that with the fate of two other senior officials, the defence the prince came to bring a message secretary, who resigned yesterday, of hope that the unity shown and the chief of police has left his here in christchurch would overcome the actions of the gunman. post today. they are very much in a moment of acute pain, taking responsibility for what has happened. in terms of the you stood up and you stood together. investigation, it is still extremely and in reaction to tragedy, fast pace, not least because another you achieved something remarkable. i've had reasons myself to reflect official, the president, said today on grief and sudden pain, he believes there are about 130 or and loss in my own life. possibly 140 people in the country who are linked in some way to the and in my role, i have often seen up so—called islamic state group and of close the sorrow of others. them, so about 70 people, remain at that message of love overcoming hate does still resonate here for the survivors large. there is now a desperate manhunt to try and identify these and the families of the victims — people. we don't know if they are a message that they do belong here, directly linked to the attacks of last weekend but clearly that is that this is their country. something that the authorities want and that means something to find out by tracking them down to the family of abdel fattah kasem, and doing so as quickly as possible. one of the 50 gunned down in the mosque. his wife and daughter felt the words were genuine.

that means they are acknowledging that we are not left alone. a two and a half minute track — called "let nature sing" they're acknowledging what happened to us and they're showing has been put together that they are sharing our feelings by the charity, the rspb to highlight the loss of more and they are supporting us. than 40 million birds from the uk it's really appreciated. since the 1960s. it's sharing, i guess, in a moment we can speak to adrian thomas from the rspb, our grief from a really authentic and honest place. but first let's have before leaving, the prince laid a wreath for the victims a listen to the song. of the 2011 earthquake, a reminder that the city has been tested and overcome tragedy before. hywel griffith, bbc birdsong news, christchurch. now it's time for a look at the weather, with louise lear. —— darren bett. well, let's find out more about the song from adrian thomas, the project manager at the uk's bird

protection charity, the rspb. hello, they are. one thing is for what gave you the idea to do this? sure, the weather this weekend will look very different to last weekend. pa rt what gave you the idea to do this? for a start we have storm hanna part of the idea comes from the idea that birdsong is something so resting across the atlantic, that is amazing. it is something we should celebrate and at the same time, it the curl of cloud. it will be the gives us the opportunity to effectively raise the plight of our strength of the rim and the un the wildlife and it is something so few biggest issue. this rain is heading people know about that nature is in crisis. that surprises me because at slowly eastwards. a few showers to the bbc we do cover stories like that. how unaware our people? i the south. the wind is starting to pick up in the south—west and think incredibly so because it is quite easy to go about your day and northern ireland as we see the approach of storm hanna, an area of not notice the loss of one voice low pressure there. it's taking a from the choir and maybe the next track a little further north. it year, another voice being lost from will sweep strong winds across many the choir. this is a 50—year—old places of england and wales over night and into tomorrow. the wind notebook from my parents. they kept really picking up on the south—west a little log of what they saw in and wales. we have a band of rain their home village as they walked sweeping through, and another area around in the 1960s. my mother still of wet weather returning to northern lives there to this day. this is a ireland. that will keep the temperature dropped. the strength of

page from april 1966 and in it it the wind will bring travel disruption and potential damage says they saw lapwing, turtledove, overnight and into saturday. the strongest men shall be in wales, the kuchar, grass, warbler. you will not see any of those in that village midlands, southern england, whiteley up midlands, southern england, whiteley up to 55 miles an hour, perhaps up today. i notice how few birds are in to 70 on the coasts. the strongest my garden now compared to when i was winds will sweep their way eastward growing up. that is fairly through the day. the rain will hang representative, isn't it? in making around too much of the day across northern ireland and northern the recordings for this single, i got out early in the morning and england, perhaps north wales. underneath that when it will be often, the best place for me to cooled, eight or 9 degrees. it will record birds was in villages and the be so windy for scotland. sunshine and blustery showers for south wales suburbs. there are more birds often there than in the wider countryside. and blustery showers for south wales there is another reason why people and southern england, with temperatures may be up to 13 don't recognise as a nation how much degrees. the storm will weaken later we are losing. is that because they in the day on saturday. a brief likely habitats we provide all they have been pushed the countryside? ridge of high pressure will build there is a little bit of a mix going and perform other —— before other on. the big expansive countryside, weather fronts moving from atlantic. the policies in farming have led to losses in the insect populations. for the london marathon, it will be co mforta ble for the london marathon, it will be comfortable for the runners,

there are some extremely responsive temperatures no higher than 14 farmers who have change their degrees. showers in east anglia, practices in the light of this. more cloud coming in for northern absolutely and this is not about ireland, wales and the south—west, with a bit of rain. a limited amount demonising farmers. this is about drawing attention to the state of of sunshine ahead of that. the winds our nation and the fact we are losing these voices out there and we will be lighter and temperatures will be lighter and temperatures will be lighter and temperatures need a different approach. i think will be a little bit higher. heading into the early part of next week, what we need to see is a greater rain and western areas. it will be awareness amongst people to then give the politicians the permission dry with sunshine at times in the to bring through leading east. environmental bills and take us through into the nature some eight in beijing next year as a nation good afternoon, it's four o'clock, that recognises that nature is in you're watching afternoon live, crisis and we need to do something about it. i often speak to scientist with martine croxall. and environmentalistjose if we all we are keeping an ion a press do something on a microscale, it conference that is due to take place at stormont. it follows an will have a macro impact. what can announcement earlier by theresa may we do, as people who have gardens or and leo varadkar who have agreed to allotments or even little pots in a establish a new process of political talks and we are expecting a press terrace? you are so accurate. you can really make a difference, conference with karen bradley, the starting where you live and it might secretary of state for northern be in your garden on your dash or in your local green space was out ireland. this is the scene. we will

go back to them in that room when we supplementary food for the birds is a good first step of giving them a see them appear. 0f habitat where they can breed and go back to them in that room when we see them appear. of course, it follows on from the funeral this recognising that for some many birds, they need insects as well as week of lyra mckee, the 29—year—old journalist who was murdered in seeds. you can have a tidy garden thatis seeds. you can have a tidy garden that is still nature rich. lots of londonderry. let's speak to our ireland correspondent, chris page, plants, a bit of water, a pond, a at stormont. let's just remind log file, it all adds up to ourselves of what was contained in wonderful stuff for our wildlife. —— that announcement regarding these talks. it was a joint statement from a log pile. theresa may and the irish prime 0ne missed council tax payment minister, leo varadkar, they confirmed in that statement that in england and wales can escalate to more than two thousand pounds there are to be new talks aimed at worth of debt within weeks, according to citizen's advice. restoring the devolved government at the charity says when someone falls behind on their council tax payments stormont which has not been in place they can become liable for more than two years now. the for the whole year's bill. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent democratic unionist party and sinn colletta smith has more. fein had shed powerfor the best unpaid council tax is a growing problem. it's the biggest issue for people pa rt fein had shed powerfor the best part of a decade but their contacting citizens advice with worries about debt, and last year there was more than £3 billion relationship finally collapsed. of outstanding bills. since then, they have been several mps and the national audit office have rounds of negotiations aimed at criticised local councils for restoring devolution and putting the way they try and get that money power back in the hands of locally back, through aggressive bailiffs

and external companies. elected ministers but those now citizens advice say negotiations have not —— succeeded the rules for how the debts are calculated needs to change to stop debt spiralling. in england and wales, and the last negotiations in fact if someone misses a payment they become liable for happened 15 months ago. quite a long the cost of the rest of the year's time ago. many months since the bill within a fortnight. parties sat down around the table. the british and irish lions have at this point in the decided now is the time to reinstate financial year, an average a talks process. —— governments. the missed payment of £167 results in a bill for the full year's charge, plus court costs and bailiff fees. announcement was that there were desires expressed for new political within a few months, people could be facing momentum. the plan is for the talks debts of more than £2000. citizens advice say that process to begin after the local debt can be crippling. council elections which will be held last year, around £500 million on thursday, as they will be in of additional fees and charges were added on people's council tax debt. other parts of the uk. the and for an average person who does fall behind, that governments have not put a firm looks like about £300 deadline in that process but they have said they were review progress in fees and charges, by the end of may. it certainly which doesn't help the person repay their debt and actually doesn't help the council, because seems the hope would be something that money will have to be could be achieved over the course of

recovered as well as the arrears that they owe. a few weeks. we have just had a government say they statement from the leader of the expect councils to be democratic unionist party, one half sympathetic to those in genuine hardship. the local government association in england of that power—sharing coalition, she and wales say councils have faced huge budget cuts and anyone having said the dup won't be found wanting trouble paying their bills should in any talks process. arlene foster get in touch with their local authority. but citizens advice say that has repeated that her party's 2 million households facing preference would be for the assembly council debts are being pushed further into the red, rather than to be restored immediately and then helped out of it. negotiations held in parallel to try and resolve the issues and time for a look at the weather. disagreements. that is an approach that sinn fein has rejected over the last two days and the times it has been raised in the past, they say they want to go back into government but only when these disagreements are resolved because they say there is no point going back into government if in their view going back into government would be on a the weather this weekend is very sustainable footing. arlene foster, different to what we had last weekend. you can see this curl of the leader of the dup, stating her cloud on the satellite picture. anytime you see the cloud getting

carol, that is the sign that is a commitment to the talks and also deepening area of low pressure. this is the developing storm, named storm saying that her party will work for hammer. it is not too far away from a positive outcome. those sentiments have been echoed by sinn fein, southern ireland. there is the centre of the loo. this drags across whenever they have been on the airwaves over the last couple of days but important to remember that these widespread gales, particularly across england and wales. there are still very divisive issues standing between the parties and an agreement, issues like same—sex this was the met office warning. marriage, sinn fein want to legalise it and the dup don't. disagreements it is just it isjust a over the sensitive issue on how to it is just a yellow warning, so this is the lowest level of warning. investigate hundreds of unsolved killings from the troubles and this has been one of the biggest sticking there will be widespread gales. points in the whole process, should gusts widely up to 55 miles an hour. there be legal recognition for the nothing that strong, but trees are irish language? you get the coming into leaf. 0n the coaster could be gusts up to 60 miles an hour. this is only a yellow warning. impression that there is a it was named by the irish met

complexity, that has been service, not by the uk met office. the strongest winds will be in acknowledged by theresa may and leo varadkar in their statement today. southern ireland. there is a regular there is a critical mountain to climb but the governments are going drug for county clare, up to 95 to press ahead with the talks miles an hour. it is a big area. process in the hope that this time adie they can get a breakthrough. we are waiting for this conference to this is a bigger area than we were predicting yesterday. it has increased because the path of the flesh out a little more about the storm has changed a little bit. it talks that have been announced. what isa storm has changed a little bit. it is a little bit further north and is the sense in northern ireland, you get the strongest winds on the flank of the storm. the area has that it took father martin magill, who presided over the funeral of expanded. what do you think the next lyra mckee on wednesday, two in name storm will be cold? it should effect shame politicians into coming bea name storm will be cold? it should be a boys name. you really are together. yes, that is right. it was paying attention! simon doesn't pay a particular powerful moment in the funeral of lyra mckee, which was as much attention. ivan, ishmail or held in belfast on wednesday. father isaac. it is something a lot cooler than michele priest who spoke at that that. it is storm interests! ——

funeral address the —— he commended the politicians were coming together to condemn the murder but he also idris! last season we didn't get issued a challenge and posed the question, why had it taken the death past the latter edge. i think we got ofa question, why had it taken the death of a 29—year—old woman with her life to hector. the previous one was in front of her to bring politics in northern ireland to that point? you gareth. that brought some very windy received a standing ovation. that was seen as received a standing ovation. that was seen as the moment that captured the public sentiment. no one is weather. if we got down to storm max suggesting that if stormont was brought back in power—sharing —— and weather. if we got down to storm max we have had a bad winter. for cute, power—sharing was resolved, it would not mean that dissident republicans i would suggest quentin! you can simply gave up violence, those groups were still operating when think of one for the u? you know, power—sharing was up and running, nobody thinks it is going to be a quick fix to the problem of ursula. iam think of one for the u? you know, ursula. i am happy to take this on! continuing paramilitary violence in northern ireland but many would say restoration of power sharing would will you tell us what the weather will do! what we have at the moment, bea restoration of power sharing would be a powerful symbol that would send an important message that politicians in northern ireland are united around a vision, a shared

we are already seeing some wet future, sharing government, sharing weather. this rain we have had in the northern parts of the uk is not power, and that people in northern ireland are fully behind the idea really at the storm. this area has that northern ireland needs to have been pushing its way northwards and a peaceful and stable future. i believe we are about to hear from eastwards. there are more showers in karen bradley, the —— the northern ireland secretary. the sickening the south, the best of the sunshine attack that led to the death of lyra probably for north—eastern scotland. mckee has deeply shocked everyone this area of rain is the arrival of across the world. she was a storm hanna. we will see that brilliant and talented journalist realist weeping northwards and eastwards. the winds will pick up and a role model to many who always fought to make northern ireland a overnight. gill is developing here. better place. since lyra across vs more wet weather pushing back into death, committees across northern ireland and the little spectrum have northern ireland, into england and wheel is. the temperatures will be come together, united in up, but the strength of the wind condemnation at this murderous act and they have delivered a clear will cause travel disruption. it will cause travel disruption. it will stay when the overnight into message. the people responsible for saturday morning in particular, this act of terrorism have widely up to 55 miles an hour with absolutely nothing to offer northern stronger gusts around the western ireland and have no place in society. due to the hard work, coasts. the strengths of the winds will push their way eastwards resilience and commitment of the through the day it stays windy for

people of northern ireland, along northern ireland, and weights. there with those we entrust to uphold the will be rain in northern england rule of law, the security situation is transformed but there remains pretty much all day. under the rain, small numbers of dissident it will be eight or 9 degrees, not republicans who remain intent on killing. 0ur challenge is to ensure 25! blustery showers and sunshine we continue to work for peace for further south where temperatures the whole community. northern will be 12 or 13 degrees. that is storm hanna, just wandering out into ireland today is a dynamic, modern, the north sea and fading away. winds outward —looking place. it is open to everyone, regardless of their will be later into sunday. a bit blustery for the london marathon. community background, critical aspirations, race, gender, last year we had record breaking high temperatures. it will be much sexuality. lyra's symbolise the new more comfortable for the runners this year. it should be dry. showers northern ireland and her tragic death cannot be in vain. all of us must take inspiration from what lyra in east anglia, with more cloud and achieved in her life and work, even patchy rain moving into northern ireland, wales on the south—west harder, to make sure northern from the atlantic. there will be a ireland was a more prosperous place fair bit of cloud around on sunday for everyone. as secretary of state, but temperatures should be a little bit higher and it will be much my absolute determination is to see the restoration of all the little calmer. institutions established by the 1998

agreement —— political institutions. that agreement has formed the bedrock of peace here since it was reached just over 21 years ago. it must be upheld and it must be defended from those who would seek to undermine it. northern ireland needs its political leaders to stand together and work with each other in the spirit of unity and togetherness, now more than ever. that is why the prime minister and taoiseach in their statement earlier today call for formal talks to route —— restore the executive, commencing this is bbc news. on the 7th of may. the talks will our latest headlines: police in northern ireland release ta ke new footage of the man they suspect on the 7th of may. the talks will take place in accordance with the is behind the murder three standard approach, they will of the journalist lyra mckee in londonderry. also be a meeting of the conference britain's top civil servant demands co—operation with his inquiry on the 8th of may. both our teams into leaked discussions from a national security council meeting about the chinese will be working with the parties on an intensive period of preparation telecoms giant huawei. to get ready for those talks. we debenhams names 22 of the 50 stores it plans to close at the start of next year — will do everything in our power to

putting 1,200 jobs at risk. make those talks a success. but we video emerges of the man believed need northern ireland's political to be the mastermind behind leaders to do everything they can to the sri lanka bomb attacks. ensure we emerge with an agreement, the country's president restore the executive, and build a says zahran hashim died better future for the people of during the bombing of the shangri—la hotel in colombo. northern ireland. 0ver the duke of cambridge meets survivors of last month's mosque attacks in christchurch and speaks better future for the people of northern ireland. over 21 years ago, northern ireland. over 21 years ago, northern ireland. over 21 years ago, northern ireland possibly as political leaders reach the belfast of his personal experience of grief. agreement and showed how coming together for the benefit of the community can achieve truly ground—breaking and community can achieve truly ground— breaking and remarkable things. these talks offer us a sport now on afternoon live. chance to move forward, restore the the premier league lead could change hands yet again later tonight. little institutions and deliver for on sunday, the current league the people of northern ireland. i am leaders are in action again. determined to ensure we use this opportunity to succeed in doing just it all feels a bit tit—for—tat now, that. we had a narrow window in which genuine progress can be made doesn't it! and we must act now. thank you. the end is near. just the three games left in one of the most exciting premier league liverpool are set to return thank you, karen. firstly, iwant to the top one again with a win and we must act now. thank you. thank you, karen. firstly, i want to say that these few days belong to against huddersfield tonight. they're just that one point behind manchester city at the moment — lyra mckee, her partner sarah, her we're already at the stage where liverpool and city have

collectively dropped fewer than any family, her friends, and previous top two in history, lyra mckee, her partner sarah, her family, herfriends, and people lyra mckee, her partner sarah, her family, her friends, and people who and there are no indications loved her. this week, we mourn with that is going to subside. the form of both just looks too them and grieve for the life and good, and their remaining fixtures just looking too winnable. career them and grieve for the life and career that was cut short so let's take liverpool's brutally and so needlessly. she was task tonight — that's huddersfield at anfield, a brave, bright and brilliant person a side already relegated. they've had a pretty torrid season who exemplified the spirit of what we need today. her ambition to and it has got worse the longer it's gone on, to be honest. change his society for the better so should be an easy three points, through her career, through telling her own story, and supporting others but three wins in their last three to do the same could not stand in games won't be enough to pip manchester city to the post. stark contrast with the people who how doesjurgen klopp took weapons onto the streets of feel about that? derry with callous disregard for if we do it, we will do it, if we human life, to intimidate, to injure do, as long as we have given our and to kill. dissident republicans, best. this season, however it ends let me say this, the people of up best. this season, however it ends up is only a step in that area, we derry, the people and the wider are not the finished article. we community are good, decent people, whose concerns should be listened to

started this year with this team and we will carry on. and answered. but the people responsible for this murder do not represent them. they are a small well, that game kicks off minority who try to control at anfield at eight o'clock communities through fear and tonight and a win for liverpool intimidation and twisted, warped would make it 10 consecutive matches thinking. dissident republicans and in all competitions. their apologists are not protecting unbelievable then to think their apologists are not protecting their communities. they are they might still not win the title. endangering them. they do not speak for derry. they do not speak for well, it's city's turn on sunday when they head to burnley, nationalism and they certainly don't which has the potential to be speak for ireland. 0n the psni. awkward, especially given how much sean dyche relishes the idea of his side causing trouble for the big boys. and then city have confirmed they'll nationalism and they certainly don't speakfor ireland. 0n the psni. —— i be without their influential would like to say few words. it midfileder kevin debruyne. he's continuing to battle takes real courage to transform the community, despite often a hamstring injury. intimidating circumstances. and i tell you where i serial courage and vision in northern ireland today and thatis vision in northern ireland today and that is amongst the young catholics who are joining the ps ni, because

we have just had a statement from they know that communities have to be able to see themselves in the the taoiseach. he has said we have police service that they all working with. if you want to show your support for a better future, show listened to the clear will of the your support for the police. support people to reject violence and support peace and a better future for everyone. it goes on to say we young people who are brave enough to have agreed to establish a new consider joining young people who are brave enough to considerjoining that police. and of process of political talks involving all main political parties in course, respond to the appeals that northern ireland together with the we have heard today from the psni, uk and irish governments in to give information about people who accordance with the three stranded process. the aim of the talks is to are involved in last week's killing. com pletely process. the aim of the talks is to completely re—establish to full 0n politics, let me say this, there operation the democratic institutions of the good friday agreement, as in the northern ireland executive assembly, the is an urgent need for positive and determined action at all political north—south ministerial council, so levels in northern ireland. as karen they can effectively serve all of they can effectively serve all of the people for the future. we have has said, that is why we are announcing today that a new round of asked the secretary of state for focused talks will begin on the 7th northern ireland and the foreign minister of ireland to meet later of may. we are also going to convene today in belfast to set out our proposed approach and to commence the talks process as soon as the next british irish possible. it finishes by saying, we intergovernmental conference the following day, on the 8th of may in

have agreed there should be a london. two years and counting meeting of the british irish without an assembly, without an intercou ntry meeting of the british irish intercountry governmental conference during the same period. we understand the complexity of the executive, and without a north—south underlying issues and the need for renewed trust, mutual respect, ministerial council, we are leaving generosity and new thinking to far too much wide—open space for resolve the issue. we are determined other kinds of voices that don't to work together. that is the believe in democracy but that pedal statement from theresa may and hate andrea. the institutions by taoiseach, lead author radtke. you will get more from belfast and dublin throughout the afternoon. themselves won't solve all of our this is a sign that there may be arguments or problems, we know that. but they will give people a place to more of a desire, political intent come together to discuss real issues while listening to other diverse to get things moving again in voices and try to find solutions northern ireland. with storm at not being operated for such a long time now. one of the things that seems to together. what we want and i think have come to fruition following the what every decent thinking person wants now in northern ireland is to funeral that we saw in belfast of lyra mckee on wednesday. see us debenhams has announced the closure wants now in northern ireland is to see us take that spark of of 22 stores by next year, determination that i think we have putting 1,200 jobs at risk.

the retailer says that all felt in the last few days and to all stores will remain open for the rest of this year, see all felt in the last few days and to including the christmas see if we can build a momentum from trading period. that that can do something real and the struggling department store chain was taken over by its lenders this month. positive. we need new thinking about how to restart politics in northern 0ur correspondent ireland. for our part, we are ready bob hockenhull is wolverhampton — to support people who are ready to one of the towns affected make choices, to take risks, to by debenhams' deicision, improve politics. we need this to be people are upset here. this store a talks process that genuinely tackles the difficult issues, only opened in 2017. it was the through compromise. people have no centrepiece of a £35 million refurbishment of the main shopping patience for another show of a centre here in the city of process or talks that go on and on wolverhampton. everyone was very and on and then in the end go excited, people were queueing up before the opening, and now we hear nowhere. we have had enough of that. it needs to be different this time. it is going to close next year with as we have done before, the two the loss of just governments will work very closely it is going to close next year with the loss ofjust over 100 jobs. the

business forum here said that they are surprised that the debenhams together to set the conditions and store has stayed open as long as it the structures and the timelines of the structures and the timelines of the talks to give them the best has because they feel that the major possible chance of success that will department stores are not the way of course involve a lot of forward for cities like preparation and consultation with wolverhampton. they field the all of the political parties. but shopping centre would benefit more if there were more restaurants in ultimately, the challenge is for the here, that would lead to more parties themselves, kindly take this footfall, may be a cinema, and that would lead to more people coming broken situation and take the risks here and shopping in the stores that they need to take, can they show the are there. the city council is trying to put on a brave face to the leadership that needs to be shown closure of this debenhams store. it now to find a sustainable way said that it will be talking with forward that will last? i met all of debenhams to try and find alternative employment for the 100 the party leaders over the last or so staff affected and it says it numberof the party leaders over the last number of days. and i believe that will be working closely with the they can do so. but i recognise that shopping centre to develop economically viable plans for prime we are in for a sale difficult weeks location space that will be left by ahead. this generation of debenhams, so that it can be revitalised and we utilise as politicians in northern ireland and in both governments for that matter quickly as possible. whatever the council says, you can't get away need to stand up now, we need to from the fact this is a major blow

to wolverhampton, especially as this ta ke need to stand up now, we need to take on our responsible 805 and make store only opened in october 2017. take on our re5pon5ible 805 and make thi5 take on our re5pon5ible 805 and make this process work. people will tell you it is not the right time, that we should wait, from my experience, let's return to that new process of it never seems to be the right time. political talks that theresa may and whether it is local elections, leo varadkar have announced after european government elections, a the murder of lyra mckee. marching season, the season of party conferences, there is always a pressure and a reason to say it 0ur ireland correspondent cannot be done now. the excuses need chris page is in belfast. to end. we all that to the memory of there has been a joint statement from theresa may and her irish counterpart, leo va radkar lyra in particular but too many others also. i look forward to from theresa may and her irish counterpart, leo varadkar commerce and that they expect there to be a working closely with karen, we have new talks process here at stormont a responsible 80 together as with the aim of restoring the co—guarantors of the good friday devolved government here which collapsed just over two years ago. agreement that needs to succeed and we will work with the parties to the prime ministers began their

statement by pointing out they were together at the funeral of lyra help do that. and i look forward to doing that in a timely manner mckee in belfast earlier this week, starting the week after next and the 29—year—old journalist murdered by dissident republicans, shot dead hopefully including before summer. during rioting in londonderry on thursday of last week. they reflect the desires that they have heard we have been here repeatedly before from people in northern ireland. when previous talks have failed, what makes you think a fresh round they have been given the expression of talks will be any different this time? you are right. this is not the of the clear will of the people of ireland to reject violence and look first time talks have been called for a better future for everyone but it has been sometime since the parties have been together and i ireland to reject violence and look for a betterfuture for everyone in think what we so last week, this ireland. they speak of an time last week, with the party unmistakable message to all political leaders that they should leaders coming together and going to be more political progress. the the estate and standing united, talks are set to begin after the putting out a joint statement, it council elections in northern really gives me clear indication ireland, which are due to take place on thursday and the governments, that the party leaders do want to do well, they don't put any firm this. we were always clear and we deadline on this, but they do conclude their statement saying they have talked about this, we want to will review progress at the end of start talks after the local may. the hope and the air am i elections, and what we are here suppose that is expressed there is today to say as this is going to that an agreement can be reached happen, it is going to start on the

7th of may and we are very realistic over the next few weeks after the about what is going to be involved negotiations commenced. and what is going to be needed. this over the next few weeks after the negotiations commencedm over the next few weeks after the negotiations commenced. it is very is not going to be easy. but i am much an initiative between london absolutely determined, as is simon, and dublin and belfast? yes, that's that we will make a success of this andl that we will make a success of this and i truly believe from my conversations with the leaders this right. the british and irish cup week that they agree with that. governments say that as well as to be in talks in stormont involving i think it is difficult and the two governments and the parties, different this time. there is a real there will be a meeting of the peace understanding that northern ireland desperately needs its own government process body known as the british right now. there are pressures from the outside that we all know about, irish intergovernmental conference during the same period. it was set that northern ireland needs its own up during the same period. it was set up under the terms of the good response when it revised to respond friday agreement. it hasn't met to collectively. there are basic much, in fact they have met at all things, in terms of day—to—day life for ten years, until the last few here, health care, housing, jobs months when it has met again in the policy, the need for investment in absence of devolution. that body communities that are disadvantaged. the ordinary day—to—day stuff of brings the two governments together to discuss the issues. a statement politics is not working. people can see that. and i think is clinical from the two prime ministers says parties canvas for local elections, that the conference will consider they are getting feedback on that east—west relations, in other words the relationship between london and too. —— political parties. people are saying, enough, do yourjob.

dublin, security cooperation and stability in northern ireland. so, establish stormont in a way that can allow it to work again. through an negotiating fronts are being opened executive at hopefully involves all in the number of levels, between the five main parties here in stormont, parties. and as i say, you know, we we re parties. and as i say, you know, we were close to agreeing a basis for between the two governments and the five main political parties and the re—establishment of an executive between the two governments themselves. it will be a sustained in february last year. it did not effort by the looks of things to try work out and i don't think it to break the political deadlock. benefits anyone to go into detail of that said, many issues remain why and so on. this can be done. when you think about the agreement unresolved. the two main parties that was made 21 years ago and the have not been conclusive, the dup obstacles they needed to overcome them, the challenges we face today pale into the background, in don't want same—sex marriage aloud, sinn send them to you. 0ver brexit, comparison to that. yes, we have difficult choices to make. the polarisation of politics in northern the dup were passionate brexiteers, and sinn fein didn't want brexit to ireland, particularly in the last 12 happen at all. they say it will be a months, poses real challenges. there are trust issues, let's not pretend disaster for northern ireland and there isn't. and we will have to try for the whole island of ireland. and overcome them. but having spoken there are a lot of issues at stake to all of the parties in the last here. perhaps the biggest sticking point in negotiations that have been three days, i believe there is an

appetite to try and i can tell you held so far, has been legal the two governments are determined protection for the irish language. to assist that process in a way that can get it across the line. but we sinn fein wants a stand—alone piece should not pretend it is easy or of legislation to protect the straightforward because it is not. language, they say it is important for members of the nationalist community in particular. that has proved a step too far for the we noticed a reference... is there a democratic unionist party. whether that issue or others can be sorted out in the next few weeks, the history of northern ireland has deadline, a finite period or is this shown us that nothing is impossible, an evolving situation? when i say but it will be a serious and difficult challenge. midsummer, i delivered lee was not cyclone kenneth has made landfall giving a specific end date. i don't in northern mozambique, a country still recovering think that would be helpful. i thing from another huge storm. mozambique's national institute of disaster management said 30,000 people had been evacuated from areas this process will be watched closely by the prime minister and the likely to be hit. taoiseach. they realise and understand what is at stake. what we have said and what they have said is joining us from maputo, that they will review progress at the capital of mozambique, the end of may. we all know the

is our correspondent pumza fihlani. pressures that come as you move through the month ofjune, moving tell us what kind of conditions they towardsjuly and through the month ofjune, moving towards july and all that brings. are expecting this time. the picture time is short. and we will need to try and make this process work within weeks, rather than months. but i think we have been around long at the moment, it is early to get a enough to know that if you start clearer picture of the destruction, setting absolute deadlines, first of but initial estimate at the moment all everybody waits until the suggest that a lot of destruction absolute deadline to make decisions, has happened particularly in the and then it tends to run on beyond popular tourist time of camber and that. we are not doing that this surrounding regions. we heard time. but! reports that houses had been that. we are not doing that this time. but i think the hope would be that we would have made progress by destroyed, people have lost their homes. we know some routes have been that we would have made progress by that review period and hopefully affected and part of the shortly after that, we can find infrastructure including bridges has agreement. and i would echo that. we been affected. this morning, the state administration minister give a statement saying that they have wa nt agreement. and i would echo that. we want to get these talks started. teams in northern mozambique that that is the key point. we have an are trying to get an assessment of opportunity to get the parties back the damage. after that they will be in the room, talking to each other and that is what the people of able to formulate our response. 0ne northern ireland deserve and want of the biggest problems with those and need to see happen. when the

prime minister made the decision to effo rts of the biggest problems with those efforts in the country such as mozambique is that the country is come to the funeral of lyra mckee on largely rural and the infrastructure wednesday, she wanted to do so both because she wanted to pay her is dated. they do anticipate that a respects and her condolences to lyra lot of damage has been caused by the and herfamily and cyclone and they need to spend the respects and her condolences to lyra and her family and partner but she also wanted to make a very clear next few hours and days assessing how much is being destroyed and how statement that as prime minister, quickly they can get people to safer she is determined to see northern areas. following cyclone idai, ireland change and sea northern ireland change and sea northern ireland see its executive restored because that is the best thing for the people of northern ireland and i what's did the authorities decide was in derry, londonderry, this was the best response for future morning, meeting a cross community group of politicians and others and cyclones ? what is clear to me is that we need was the best response for future cyclones? this is one of the biggest to see jobs, prosperity, what is clear to me is that we need to seejobs, prosperity, economic questions at the moment. as you growth, we need the city deal that we are working on for derry. that is mentioned, the previous cyclone hit the area just a month ago. having something that is needed urgently covered that unspoken to authorities but that is not going to deliver unless there is an executive in them, there are conversations about stormont. and an assembly working. possibly doing something about the that is what we need to deliver on. infrastructure, seeing if they can reinforce the buildings, if they can slow down development in any way, but those are conversations that are

away. a lot of people here do not asi have the means to build better as i said earlier, we have always been clear that we would start houses or to move to more urbanised political talks process after the areas. response efforts could get to local elections but i think that them quicker there. for a lot of what we saw last week was an people, all they can do is sit, extraordinary moment of the people of northern ireland coming together wait, kept to a rooftop were tree and saying enough is enough. saying top and hope that once the cycling that they want to see things change has passed that help can get to them andl on time. that they want to see things change and i could not put things better than father martin did in the a court in new york has found cathedral himself when he expressed a german—russian woman who passed the views of people across northern herself off as a wealthy heiress ireland that they do want to see guilty of numerous offences, including theft. their politicians come together. we the daughter of a russian truck saw the politicians walk together la st saw the politicians walk together last week, we now know they can work driver anna sorokin stayed in five— star hotels and travelled on private together. planes, while posing as a german heiress and scamming her way there are moments in politics when into wealthy new york society. things change. karen and i have been 0ur correspondent dan johnson has been following the story. hejoins me now from washington. speaking for months actually about the right time to try and recommence it sounds like the plot of the film! the right time to try and recommence the talks process. i think we would have been trying to do that in any indeed, she was certainly living the case, using the window after the life. she stayed at the best hotels, eight at the best restaurants, she local elections, but i think that

had a private jet. eight at the best restaurants, she the emotion of the last week has had a privatejet. she made people believe she was about to inherit $60 givena spark the emotion of the last week has given a spark to that process and an million. she was trying to borrow urgency to it. that has meant now $20 million in new york. it was all that there is i think something that based on lies. it was a cone. people we need to capture, the discussed around her is that it was like a magic trick, they believe she had that communities have shown on the this background, the story, but none back of what is happened, the utter of it was real. she was fabricating rejection of that kind of thinking, everything and seemingly getting the sort of new found support for away with that. she moved from the sort of new found support for the psni in communities that may be different hotels, promising the would not have been talking to them previously. and we need to respond money would follow on but are never dead. the france kebab people around to that as public representatives her, ended up paying for the night and as governments. there is a moment now that will hopefully allow side, the parties, the meals, and all of this collapsed when the banks at the end of the day did research people to work together and bring down barriers in a way that may have background and check out whether she been more difficult without the had this wealth or not. she did not. events of the last week. and we would be very foolish if we allow she was a 28—year—old russian that time to pass without trying to emigrant, the daughter of a truck capture the opportunity. could you driver. she can't a lot of people. now she is going to pay for it. she

has been fun guilty of conning more than £200,000 to people in new york provide a little more clarity around and she faces 15 years in prison. a midsummer deadline? and can i ask damn, thank you very much. in a moment we'll will be telling us as well, there seems to have been an what's hot and what's not in the business news. first, a look at the headlines attempt of a deal last year... ?” on afternoon live the british and irish government's agree to a fresh round of talks with the main political parties in northern ireland, don't think it is helpful for us to in an attempt to try and re—establish the stormont speculate on what form the deal will assembly police in northern ireland ta ke speculate on what form the deal will take or what it will look like. i think that puts political parties in release new footage of the man they suspect is behind the murder of the journalist a very awkward place before we even lyra mckee in londonderry. britain's top civil servant start talking. i think there is... demands co—operation with his inquiry into leaked discussions from a national security council meeting about the chinese there has been ground work but there isa there has been ground work but there is a need for intensive engagement telecoms giant huawei. with all the parties next week here's your business before we start to talk about headlines on afternoon live. it's set to be the biggest us stock anything like for more detail that market listing for five years — can be the basis for agreement. that uber has released what it wants to sell its shares at and, is the first thing i would say. can if it succeeds, it would give ijust clarify, the company a value of more is the first thing i would say. can i just clarify, when is the first thing i would say. can ijust clarify, when i said midsummer, i was not giving an than $91 billion. indication of mid—july. i think debenhams has announced a survival plan. it expects to close 22 stores next

there is a need for agreement well year and it will try to renegotiate in advance of that. we want to make rents with landlords at others to allow them to stay trading. as much progress as we can by the around 1,200 jobs are at risk. end of may. and if there is a review investors have been disappointed needed at that stage, we certainly would like that to provide an by a drop in profits at rbs, revealed a day after its chief impetus to get agreement quickly executive ross mcewan resigned. after that. i would profits before tax were £700 million down from £800 million for the same period last year. impetus to get agreement quickly after that. iwould not impetus to get agreement quickly after that. i would not like people to read too much into the midsummer comment that i made earlier. there is always an excuse, always not the right time, there is always something that means this would not be ideal. we need to get on with it on the people of northern ireland have been absolutely clear that they the american economy is still wa nt have been absolutely clear that they want the politicians to come together and they want ministers booming? it is, surprisingly. the making decisions about things like first three months of this year was schools and hospitals and when we saw the government shutdown, infrastructure, they want to see a so you would have thought that would great future for northern ireland, have had an effect, but it seems they don't want to go backwards. if not. they measure things differently there is any message that politicians have heard this week it in the states than the do here. it has to be that, come together, do the right thing, go back to is the pace at which the economy is

stormont, format executive, get the growing, 3.2%a is the pace at which the economy is assembly working and start growing, 3.2% a year. it is about delivering for the people who looking at your speedometer. for a elected. could you tell is about the while your speedometer says 60 miles format of the talks? are you going in our commerce to you would think you would do 60 miles an hour, but you would do 60 miles an hour, but you don't because you speed slow to host them differently to try and down. this is saying you are going ensure a different outcome? the key point today is that we are starting the talks we have to do intensive up work over the next two days with the down. this is saying you are going up 3.2%a down. this is saying you are going up 3.2% a year, it is the same sort parties to work out the best way to of thing. make sure we have inclusive five party talks that can deliver an samira hussain is at executive that includes hopefully all five parties that can be the new york stock exchange. delivering for the people of northern ireland. i think whilst i this is pretty strong, isn't it? how understand absolutely your interest is the market reacting. taking a and concern, i think those are questions for a later date. today's look over here, keeping in mind that the day about, we want to get it is earning season so there are started, there is an urgency about different company earnings that are this and we want the parties in the reporting that are having an impact room together and we want to see an on markets, but by and large people executive reformed. there will be are surprised by the positive one big difference and that is you numbers that we are seeing from the might rememberthe one big difference and that is you might remember the last six months, us economy. many people expected to it really was about trying to find a

see a slowdown happening, given one culmination between the large of the big reasons why we were anticipating the slowdown was if you parties and create the space and look at consumer spending and confidential environment to do that and it almost worked. but it did not business spending, it has taken a bit of a back seat. remember, two in the end. i think this will be thirds of the us economy depends on much more inclusive. it will involve all parties. and i think that is consumer spending, so if there is a slowdown in that, that likely will important, if we expect the smaller have an important impact on the parties to be part of an executive, overall growth of the us economy. they need to be part of designing but we didn't see that in these they need to be part of designing numbers. a lot of people were taken the framework and the solutions that can the framework and the solutions that ca n allow the framework and the solutions that can allow that executive to work. by surprise by this. just a quick and that is why i think we are word on uber. they have said how determined that this time it will be, of course the two big parties much they will sell their shares at. new to work together, but it is very important to be fully inclusive of this will be big. they have set a all parties —— need to work price of between $44 and $50 a together. it was a very frustrating share. if they sold all of them at process last time for the parties, the top price of $50, that would mean that uber would be raising $9 who were very helpful during the process but really it was about billion. as ever with these trying to facilitate the two large

parties in accommodating each rideshare apps, they have yet to other's genuine concerns, but this turn a profit. uber earlier reported that it will not do that for a long timel other's genuine concerns, but this time. thank you very much indeed. time i think it needs to be inclusive of all parties throughout judging by the picture behind us, process. can we talk about resourcing? thejockey club has warned that the racing industry is going to be feeling the pinch because of the clamp down on gambling. is it time for someone other than a this is the increasingly tough line the government is taking on problem gamblers, reducing the amount you can gamble on fixed odds betting terminals. politician to chair these negotiations to make sure this opportunity is not lost? we will talk to the parties about that. that, in turn, makes a lot there are no plans at this stage to of bookmakers unviable and there are warnings that perhaps introduce a high—profile international name. we could do that that we have decided not to. but the thousands will have to close. actual structure of discussions and different sessions, dealing with they have set that could be different sessions, dealing with different issues, we will talk to thousands of closure. the parties about how they are now, thejockey club is a nonprofit organisation that runs much chaired and managed. we have always of the racing industry — been clear, we want to have a the grand national the derby, the cheltenham festival. success here, it is not a question one of the ways it makes money of ruling anything out or saying

is live tv to the betting shops. fewer betting shops, anything is in. it is a question of working with the parties of the next fewer live feeds, less income. also the betting levy of 10% few days to work out how we have the goes towards helping the racing industry — veterinarian research, best chance of success. but the breeding and so. church leaders has been instrumental over many, many months, in finding less money there meaqns thejockey opportunities to bring the parties together and you are right to say club will have to do more itself. that it was the words on wednesday they give a warning today it could that it was the words on wednesday that resonated so clearly across the be £50 million less going into british racing generally as a result world. of the restrictions being put on the thank you. thank you very much, betting industry. thank you. everybody. karen bradley, the time for a look at the weather. secretary of state for northern ireland and the deputy prime minister of ireland, simon coveney. storm hanna is not far away now, it will bring rain and some potentially they paid tribute to lyra mckee, the destructive winds in areas. we have 29—year—old journalist who was seen destructive winds in areas. we have seen this when moving across murdered in derry. they described northern england and scotland. this her as a role model. simon coveney area of cloud marks the arrival of saying it will be a difficult few the storm. the winds really up, weeks ahead and new thinking will be

especially in wales and the southwest overnight and we are likely to find some guilds here. wet required. chris page was listening weather around overnight, keeping the temperatures up to six or 7 to that press conference. new degrees. it will be very windy thinking, says simon coveney, but what will that look like? yes, both tonight, especially across wales, mid and southern england. there is a yellow winter morning here. that simon coveney and karen bradley not could be gusts on the coasts up to pulling any punches about the challenge that they face, making the potentially 70 miles an hour. it point that they knew there would be will be windy in northern ireland and britain will continue here difficult weeks ahead and trying to throughout the day. temperatures underneath the rim will only be bring back the devolved institutions of government here at stormont, but eight or 9 degrees. it won't be making it very clear also that they anywhere near as windy in scotland felt it was now the right time for and there will be some sunshine and the parties to get back around the showers. further south across the table and try to reach a deal. i was midlands, there will be sunshine. struck by something that simon coveney said, is that there are temperatures 12 or 13 degrees. sunday should be much, much quieter. moments in politics when things change. that is clearly a reference to the tragic events which the two ministers were mentioning all the way through the news conference, the death of lyra mckee in londonderry just over a week ago. at 29—year—old

journalist shot dead by dissident republicans. an event that has concentrated so many minds and resulted in a great outpouring of grief it has renewed public frustration at the political states in northern ireland, the factor hasn't been a government here for two years. it has become one of those moments in the whole political process in northern ireland that has encouraged people on all sides of the political divide and members of the political divide and members of the public to take stock and think about the sort of place they want northern ireland to be. it is that kind of moods that has led the british marriage governments to act. karen bradley and simon coveney making the point they had been discussing when to restart talks for some time already. they were expecting to make a go of it sometime over the summer. simon coveney acknowledging the point that this isn't the right time to do it because we are coming up to the

council elections next week, then probably into the european elections in may, but he said in his hello, you're watching experience in northern ireland there was always something on the horizon afternoon live. that would mean that the chance of i'm martine croxall. progress could become more difficult today at 3: and things could be complicated. his the british and irish government's argument is, and karen bradley, that agree to a fresh round of talks with the main political parties in northern ireland, you can always argue it is not the in an attempt to restore power—sharing at stormont. right time to go for something, you meanwhile, new images are released of the man who police can right time to go for something, you ca n always right time to go for something, you can always make excuses, but they believe shot dead the journalist said that now, in their minds is the right time to get the parties back lyra mckee in londonderry. together. that is now what will happen. talks will start on the 7th of may, the tuesday following the may day bank holiday. the first i believe that the gunman will carry working day if you like after the a very heavy conscience count for the council elections. as a result of lyra mckee's murder, and particularly when you see 0nce count for the council elections. the very public outpouring once the results in those elections of support there has been and the very public condemnation that there has been of his actions. are in, we expect the five main debenhams confirms plans parties here in stormont to sit down to close up to 22 stores, putting 1,200 jobs at risk. with the two governments begin the coming up on afternoon process. a day after that there will live all the sport.

that's with holly hamilton. bea process. a day after that there will be a separate meeting of the british irish conference, a body set about —— set up under the good friday in the premier league, it has gone a agreement that was designed to bring the two governments together to little bit from etu in the title discuss issues. so on the 7th of race. it is livable's turn tonight, may, the two governments, the five when they take on huddersfield. a parties will meet. then the day win would put them back on top —— after that the two governments will liverpool. thanks, holly, and darren bett come together to discuss likely different issues. those two has all the weather. processes if you like will be linked yes, last weekend we were forecasting barbecue weather. this in terms of the government's plan to weekend, we are not. it is going to try to strike a deal that will be wet and windy overnight and into restore the devolved power sharing executive after more than two years. tomorrow with storm hannah arriving, better weather on the way perhaps on thank you. joining us now is kevin sunday. more details later on. thanks, darren. also coming up — let nature sing. ma, special adviser to the secretary britain's threatened and endangered birds and the charity of state northern ireland, sean song highlighting their plight. woodward. how do the parties involved the groups, the politicians involved the groups, the politicians involved in these forthcoming talks, ensure that they don't squander this hello, everyone —

opportunity. this week has been fairly remarkable. it was a feature this is afternoon live. the british and irish governments have, of everybody speeches today, the murder of lyra mckee at the start of in the past hour, announced that an agreement has been reached for new talks to be held the week, and the sense that there on power—sharing in northern was a sea the week, and the sense that there ireland. was a sea change in public opinion in a joint statement, in terms of people from across theresa may and leo varadkar said northern ireland wanting to see discussions would involve all the main political parties. their politics mature and develop the killing of thejournalist, and not be dysfunctional. i think lyra mckee, has increased there is a great responsibility that the pressure on politicians all the parties frankly will feel. to resume talks, which will begin after next we went that far away 12 months ago thursday's council elections we can get more on this from putting this back together with our ireland correspondent again. there has been a lot of drift chris page who is in belfast for us. and brags it has dominated british and brags it has dominated british and are as politics ever since but i the acknowledgement from these think there is a sense here there is politicians, chris, that the funeral and the words that were said on a quick focused approach that might get this back over the line and remove a huge problem for both the wednesday for lyra mckee have prompted politicians to act. yes, british marriage governments. they still have to negotiate bilaterally thejoint statement over brexit anyway. if they can prompted politicians to act. yes, the joint statement that has been issued in the last half—hour by remove one big item from their

theresa may and lee virago begins by injuries they will consider that a good day does not work. one of the making the point that they were journalists at the press conference together at the funeral of lyra asked whether, given that it was a mckee, standing with people and they heard peoples desire for new clergyman at lyra mckee's funeral that seemed to encapsulate the political momentum and progress on feeling of so many, whether the fact they begin their statement politicians are really the right people to get northern ireland back on track. i think there has to be a in that way i think is acknowledgement that there is some kind of new dynamic that has been lot of other voices that come to the brought forward by that tragic event floor, that could be civic unionism, in londonderry on thursday of last week. lyra mckee, who was shot dead civic nationalism, civic groups, other players in the mix. northern bya week. lyra mckee, who was shot dead by a dissident republican gunmen ireland is a very plural political during riot that rioting. there is system anyway, lots of politicians, lots of parties. there is a sense that things have drifted far enough to bea and that getting some choreography during riot that rioting. there is to be a new talks process, aimed at where the dup and sinn fein can get a deal across the line, that the restoring the assembly government, two years after its collapse. the other parties might come back to the executive once again which will probably help in bed that progress. partnership fell apart in january

two years after its collapse. the everybody will be looking to see partnership fell apart injanuary of 2017 and there have been several that they go that extra mile in this rounds of negotiations to try and restore it. there have been no process simply because this is the last best opportunity before the cisterns of negotiations for 14 autumn. simon coveney referenced the months. but now they will be new talks that will commence just after the local elections, the council marching season in july, autumn. simon coveney referenced the marching season injuly, which makes it difficult for unionists to give elections, which will be held in ground. we have the culmination of northern ireland on thursday of next week. they will review progress by the enquiry into the renewable heating and scent of scandal which the end of may. there is no firm is the reason stormont collapsed in deadline but an expression of hope that some kind of agreement can be the first place. we have bloody reached in the space of 80 weeks. sunday. lots of headwinds will come that'll be a difficult task. so plenty of issues dividing both to northern ireland and its politics fairly soon. this is a unique sides. they will be involved in opportunity, given what has happened talks with the other three main this week, given emotions are raw, parties in stormont. and as far as given that the public demand for progress and for things to be just less dysfunctional. there may be that opportunity where it seems the investigation is concerned into the investigation is concerned into the murder of lyra mckee, we have everybody‘s purpose is to get this had this image released by police. put back together again. how important will it be to involve the that is right. police gave a very young people of northern ireland in

detailed update to their investigation this morning, where this process, given the fact that so many people have paid tribute to the they release new video footage of way lyra mckee led her life. there events they release new video footage of eve nts o n they release new video footage of events on the night lyra was killed and we can get more on that now from area way lyra mckee led her life. there are a lot of people that are not my colleague. about a minute before the shots restricted by the traditional were fired that killed lyra mckee, loyalties in what is still very three men were seen on cctv, walking towards the rioting. in front, police say, a man carrying divided society. they can play a a crate of petrol bombs. powerful role helping to provides with him, a man wearing a camouflage face mask and what police believe is the gunman. ballast to say that we want a less dysfunctional politics, we want to the man in the face mask is then seen lighting petrol bombs, find areas of cooperation. we have and some time after the shooting, acute housing problems, lots of issues around the economy that brexit will make worse anyway. there isa what police believe is the gunman brexit will make worse anyway. there is a need to focus on some of the seen again during the rioting here. day to day bread—and—butter issues 0fficers believe they are all in their late teens. which have drifted for far too long. police say they have had overwhelming support from people in derry during the investigation, but today reiterated a plea cavan, we appreciate you talking to for people to overcome fears about coming forward, saying witnesses will be protected. us this afternoon. thanks. let's go to the sport.

i do believe that the community do have information that could help me to unlock the key to lyra mckee's murder. i'm not sure those individuals the end is near in the premier are necessarily protecting this league title race, but liverpool individual but i do believe that they are frightened. could go top yet again tonight? and the current league leaders the reassurance i want to give are at burnley on sunday? to people is that i am able to me, to you! to deal with those concerns there's just three games left in one and worries sensitively. of the most exciting premier league all i am looking for title races in years, is a conversation. with liverpool set to return to the top one again with a win the death of lyra mckee has prompted against huddersfield tonight. renewed appetite for reconciliation between northern ireland's they're just that one point behind manchester city at the moment and it doesn't look like either side deeply divided politicians. are dropping points anytime soon. all their games look pretty winnable — take huddersfield at anfield this evening, why in god's name does it take a side already relegated, the death of a 29—year—old woman and they've had a pretty torrid with her life in front of her...? season, so should be an easy three points forjurgen klopp's side. more than two years since the collapse of the power—sharing that game kicking off government, the words of lyra's at 8.00pm tonight. local priest at her funeral, it's worth mentining too that challenging parties to show unity, if liveprool do win, were given a standing ovation. it will be their tenth consecutive one week on from the murder, matches win in all competition, today the secretary of state all the more remarkable then for northern ireland, to think they still might not karen bradley, was back in derry. win the title. later on, she'll announce new discussions to end the political stalemate.

the current league leaders are at burnley? the current league leaders are at burnley? yes, it's city's turn on sunday the events in derry when they head to burnley, which led to lyra mckee's death were a throwback which has the potential to be to northern ireland's past. awkward, especially given how much the question now is whether this sean dyche relishes the idea tragedy can lead to real political of his side causing trouble change for the future. for the big boys. let's hear rom pep guariola. the most incredible thing is we win a very important, significant announcement, that comes with some pressure. that's right. we are totte n ha m the most incredible thing is we win tottenham at home after defeat three expecting to hear from the northern days before in the champions league. ireland secretary, karen bradley and that shows me the character, the personality, the team that we are. the foreign minister this afternoon, they will be meeting to finalise the they don't have to do anything else. they don't have to do anything else. they want to try to win this title. arrangements for the talks process, we are told, but in the meantime i think people will be contemplating we would not have done what we have what prospect of success these talks done. we would not have done will have. there are a few issues to what we have done. nine players from the top three sides in the wsl bearing mine. the first is that are in the professional footballers' association's team of the year. england captain steph houghton leads these talks will take place a trio of manchester city players essentially in between two that also includes demi stokes and nikita parris. elections, the council elections and there are also three players each there are likely to be in european from chelsea and arsenal. elections of course held at the end the second round continues

of may. historically in northern in the world snooker championship. amateurjames cahill is trying ireland at election time, parties to cause another upset have been less likely to compromise. after his shock win over they are more likely to try to ronnie 0'sullivan in the first round. appeal to their core electoral base. he's up against scotland's 0n appeal to their core electoral base. stephen maguire. maguire, though, leads 5—3. on one hand, that might suggest the prospect of reaching agreement on that match also these already difficult issues are resumes this evening. you can follow that and this quite slim, on the other, this is i afternoon's action on bbc two and the bbc sport website. think what the governments are hoping, we have had this great charles leclerc led a ferrari outpouring of public sentiment in one—two in an incident—packed second the aftermath of lyra mckee's practice at the azerbaijan grand prix. he finished seconds ahead of sebastian vettel murder, captured by father martin with lewis hamilton in third. magill in the report, receiving a earlier, there had been a bizarre incident duirng first practice. standing ovation when he addressed when a car hit a loose manhole cover, causing the politicians sitting right in the session to be abandoned. front of him in the cathedral. also george russell's williams was damaged by the drain cover and then doused in hydraulic fluid worth bearing in mind that even if after its recovery truck hit a there is a deal to restore the bridge on its way back to the pits. devolved government, it'll be broadly welcomed by many people in sam billing's hopes of forcing his northern ireland, on the other hand way into england's world cup nobody is suggesting it would mean squad look to be over. he will be out of action the dissident republicans simply will off their campaign. what it may for three to five months after injurying his shoulder playing

for kent yesterday and will now require an operation. well do though is narrow the ground he wasn't named in england's preliminary world cup squad, and send out a powerful and but was included for the 0d! against ireland and the t20 important symbol that people and with pakistan, and was still hoping politicians in northern ireland are committed to peace and that they are to force his way into england's final world cup squad. committed to peace and that they are committed to peace and that they are committed to ensuring that this place has a stable future. bryony frost has been passed fit britain's top civil servant has to ride just in time for the final demanded ministers co—operate with his inquiry into a leak jumps meeting of the season. of classified information from the national security council. frost broke her collarbone shortly sir mark sedwill has written after making history at the cheltenham as the first to ministers and is reported to have female jockey to win a grade 0ne given them an ultimatum — at the festival over fences. that they either confess to or deny the leak about government plans to allow chinese firm huawei help she will ride present man build britain's new 5g network. 0ur political correspondent, in tomorrow'a gold cup at sandown for trainer paul nicholls, who will be crowned champion trainer. chris mason, reports. look who happens to be in beijing the recently crowned masters champion tiger woods had today, talking up the prospect admitted he stil hasn't come of business deals between the uk and china, the chancellor, to terms with winning his fifth greenjacket in augusta. philip hammond. back home, a row is raging, yes, over a chinese telecoms firm but he says he says he hasn't given but also over who did it, up hope of reaching 18 major titles. who, after a meeting of the national security council, that record is held byjack nicklaus where those there have signed and woods says that target the official secrets act, is still on his mind. disclosed what happened?

it took him an entire career to get the 18, to my knowledge, there has never been a leak from the national so now that i have had another security council meeting before. extension to my career, therefore, i think it is very one i didn't think i would important that we get to the bottom have a couple of years ago, of what happened here. it is not about the substance if i do things correctly of what was apparently leaked. and everything falls my way, it is not earth—shattering information. it is a possibility. but it is important that we protect i'm never going to say it is not. the principal that nothing that goes on in national security council meetings must ever be repeated outside the room. that is all your support for now. —— the daily telegraph reported that five cabinet ministers disagreed with the prime minister's assessment support for now. police have that a limited role for huawei discovered a large cache of in the uk's 5g roll—out, the next generation of souped up mobile internet coverage, was a good idea. explosives in sri lanka. police some argue that it would suspect the safe house they really be a security risk. all five have since denied leaking did was used by the suicide bombers. the informational strongly criticising the leak. an ias banner and uniform similar to those appeared —— that appeared in the video released by the suicide but there is fury bombers were amongst items that it has happened. reportedly discovered. the prime how serious do you think these lea ks are? minister of sri lanka has told the this is incredibly serious, bbc that he thought about resigning actually, complete outrage.

i set up the national security council on behalf of the coalition after the bombings at easter. he government back in 2010. said he didn't understand why he it is a very special body. wasn't told of prior warnings that it could be a tax. in an interview the national security council is a senior committee of cabinet dedicated to particularly sensitive with clive myrie, the prime minister subjects and it is rather appalling said he would not step down, but we that the lack of discipline should have extended to this body. for the results of an official i think my comment is, people need to get a grip and actually start treating enquiry. serious subjects seriously. the defence chief has already resigned, he is not waiting for the huawei has denied there is any risk of spying or sabotage investigation. i have been on the ground in sri lanka forfive or that it is controlled by the chinese government. investigation. i have been on the ground in sri lanka for five days and pretty much everyone i have it is already working here and it spoken to has said you should already has an eye kept on it. resign. definitely not. idid what is called a cell was created, manned by british intelligence, paid for by huawei but manned spoken to has said you should by our people and answerable resign. definitely not. i did not know, and i said so. if i knew i to our government, who monitor on a daily basis whether huawei is behaving themselves are not. would take responsibility. there has been a serious breakdown in the so far, as far as i'm aware, they have not found any machinery and that is what we have obvious examples of abuse. to look at. that has led to hundreds that balance of risk clearly remains

an active debate at the heart of lives being lost. certainly. why of government but it is now over to this man, the head of the civil service, sir mark sedwill, did it take place? what happened to try to get to the bottom of this leak. there? if we had any inkling and not taken action i would have handed in my resignation immediately. 0r well, we can now speak to brian lord, former deputy director for intelligence and cyber 0perations taken action i would have handed in my resignation immediately. or if we at gchq, who sat in on many didn't take sufficient action. but what do you do when you're out of the loop? absolutely, but that is my national security meetings. point. with great respect, we are thank you very much forjoining us. talking about not being in the loop, we get lea ks thank you very much forjoining us. we get leaks from government all the time, why is this one different?” you are the prime minister, your think this one is different because number two on the national security the national security council, it council, why aren't you on the loop? was set up specifically to make sure that is the point. that is the critical issue to find out, who was that most up—to—date and including in the loop and he wasn't. have you very secret intelligence was thought about resigning?” considered at a very senior cross in the loop and he wasn't. have you thought about resigning? i thought government level to make the best effects. i spoke with the minister. advice into why the government decision—making and as a consequence, with all the sensitive we had a discussion on that. the information disclosed, there is a

responsibility on those within it not to disclose that. the risk being prime minister of sri lanka. inevitably is if there are leaks let's catch up on all the business from such a body then inevitably, the more sensitive and most news now on afternoon live. important intelligence will be made available so widely and then government decision making gets so jamie, what has been going on in impaired. ithink government decision making gets impaired. i think there is a recognition that this body has an the markets? well, a number of things. additional set of responsibilities, outside the other levels of we have had some economic numbers out from the us. confidentiality. those who attend we thought the numbers would be a little depressed because in theose these meetings will know the first three months we did see importance of keeping things confidential, so why would someone the government shut—down, choose to leak this, would you but even so the economy grew believe? first of all, yes, at a 3.2% annual rate. everybody who attend those meetings is reminded of the sensitivity of the information discussed. i think what is happening is we are living people thought the government shutdown would have an effect, but through an age where information is freely available —— freely available really it hasn't. the economy is

still going great guns. what is and shared and there are leaks all over government of all types. and we happening with debenhams? are seeing that kind of culture debenhams pervading into an area where in fact has named 22 of the 50 stores it plans to close as part of a plan by new owners to revive the department store chain. it should not. there is a poor the retailer says the store closures will start next year and 1,200 staff will be affected by the first phase. judgment from these people. what the new owners have now announced their store closure programme under a process known impact might it have on the efforts as a company voluntary arrangement intelligence agencies have been which also allows them making to be transparent to the extent that they can be? this is to renegotiate rents at stores that what i am picking up on. there is a remain open. lot of anger and sadness. 0ver what i am picking up on. there is a lot of anger and sadness. over the last ten years, the intelligence agencies have been very careful and they have been on a very delicate journey to make sure that they are open within government and to the the landlords are under a lot of public and i think what is most important is this is not allowed to pressure. 0ne go backwards. there will be a sense the landlords are under a lot of pressure. one of the reasons why it of, well, if this is going to is important to us is because the happen, we cannot trust this, we big property companies, a lot of going to be withdrawing? in terms of

them are the stuff of pension funds. wider damage, let's bear in mind, a lot of the pension funds are one of the subjects that will have been discussed is the wider impact invested in these big property companies and if they find that their rents are squeezed on, that of the huawei involvement on wider affects all of us. other stories relationships with the us and others and here we are, that very about amazon and uber. environment, leaking information out into the public domain. but is hardly likely to help support that cause that we can handle intelligence correctly. how likely is it that they will be a police let's talk to derrick, investigation? first of all, we need the chief currency strategist for bank of new york. to let mark do his job, investigation? first of all, we need to let mark do hisjob, he is a very robust guy and he will get to the bottom of this. if anybody can. when i am on this shoe with tend to after that, what we have to be able to do, what has to be done, is a a lwa ys when i am on this shoe with tend to always talk about another retailer judgment made about what is found in trouble. part of it is the fact that we all know shop online, that and whether it is in the public is an easy thing to say. it might interest to have a police enquiry tell us a lot about the state of the into a possible breach of the uk economy, the state of the global 0fficial secrets act. we must not economy. things are slowing down. in let the increasing tendency to make

intelligence available go backwards. retail, in the big high street i think that has to be a judgment stores, the pressures are starting that can only be made when the to be brought to bear. they become enquiry has been concluded.“ that can only be made when the enquiry has been concluded. if you had been responsible for the sleek, self —— self reinforcing because you how worried would you be?” have 1200 people being made had been responsible for the sleek, how worried would you be? i rather think i would not have been redundant, they will spend money on the shops. if there aren't shops in responsible. the person who has lea ked responsible. the person who has leaked this or who has been the shops. if there aren't shops in the big shopping malls, less people responsible for this being leaked really should be very worried will visit. it become self because police investigation or not, reinforcing and there is an issue i think the issue of not being able that we are looking at perhaps something more substantial in terms to trust senior officials or of slowdown in growth in retail. you ministers with secret information can be gloomy about the united really will have an impact on their states. i have seen people like career, one way or another, i would yourself, and others, and possibly imagine. in no way meant to imply myself, saying this will all come true and answer. itjust keeps on that you would have been responsible! rolling, though. people could say chancellor phillip hammond is in beijing for talks on chinese infrastructure projects this is the golden era of trump around the world. he's offered china british help with its so—called "belt economics. it is a good phrase, but and road initiative". the scheme involves reviving ancient trading routes, but critics say it will simply i won't use it! it is a great number strengthen chinese influence while burdening poorer countries with debt. 0ur china correspondent, on the surface. twice what i expected it to be. when you look at

stephen mcdonnell, reports. the numbers, it was to do with chancellor phillip hammond exports, part of it to do with is in beijing for talks on chinese infrastructure projects government spending, part of it around the world. shoulder to shoulder simply to do with company with dozens of world leaders, the chinese president arrived. stockpiling. if you look about the this gathering is designed to sing consumer is doing, it is a really the praises of xi jinping's small number. this lowest growth in signature policy, the belt and road initiative. and he was using the forum to bolster enthusiasm for his global something like three years. when you transport infrastructure drive. get down to the end—user, what is happening on the high streets in the president xi promised greater transparency, us, it is nowhere near as good as a clear shift from the opaqueness to date, with no published lists might sound. but look at amazon, of projects or details of how they were chosen. the chinese leader says he wants doubling its profits. uber will be floating on the market, $91 billion broader international involvement. worth of shares, it will be valued translation: we will enter at $91 billion. that doesn't strike into negotiations with more countries, to conclude high me as an economy where the consumers standard, free trade are slowing down. let's take the agreements and strengthen cooperation in customs, taxation and oversight. amazon number. you are absolutely right, they doubled their profits in the first quarter, but a lot of that under this initiative, china provides loans and technology was down to cost savings. they had so the developing world can build infrastructure to connect with the global economy. the slowest growth in terms of sales

in three orfour years. in the slowest growth in terms of sales in three or four years. in terms of underlying growth, people buying yet some analysts have questioned whether a lack of capacity more stuff, it wasn't there. for for countries to make repayments could be used to draw them uber, this will be the second into beijing's sphere of influence. largest one ever. sorry, i have to interrupt you. really good to speak to you. let's go to michelle but despite any criticisms, many have decided it is better to be involved. o'neill, in the case of the british to you. let's go to michelle 0'neill, deputy leader of sinn fein. government, there was praise we are committed to making the for president xi's vision. executive work. the executive, simply needs to be credible, sustainable, based on equality, to be successful, it has to deliver based on genuine partnership working. sinn fein will not the high standards of international transparency and governance acquiesce in the denial of rights. but also environmental integrity. the process itself, the talks, will the president made a speech this bea morning in which he committed china the process itself, the talks, will be a test as to whether or not the to all of those things and set out his vision for the next stage dup and the british government are prepared to deliver on the rights of belt and road and we will be —based issues. that is the way looking very carefully about how that is made operational. forward. we have said in the event the chinese government has mobilised considerable resources to make of the dup being unwilling or unable this forum a success, at least in terms of drawing the world's attention to deliver on the issues of marriage to the belt and road.

but as the capital lights up, equality and language rights, some will be left wondering just how much substance there is behind women's rights, victims rights, the all the razzle—dazzle. stephen mcdonnell, intergovernmental conference dude meet and remove those obstacles and that would pave the way for the bbc news, beijing. institutions to be restored. that would pave the way for the institutions to be restoredm seems she nearly had a deal last we can now speak with raffaello pantucci, the director of international security studies february but the dup couldn't sell at the royal united services it to the grass roots. do you think institute, a british defence you will go back to that situation, could not form a template? we had a and security think tank. deal last february. the issues remain the same. these issues are thank you very much forjoining us. well rehearsed. everyone knows what how much of china's policies at home needs to be done in order to restore and abroad are actually connected to the institutions and we will play our part, but there is a this initiative? the best way to responsibility to deliver citizens' understand it is to think of it as a rights in society for everybody sort of foreign concept. where people are treated fairly. the essentially, president xi since government that represents them delivers for all people. how making the speeches where he realistic is a talks process in outlined a silk road economic bout and a maritime silk road and linked

three weeks, in terms of restoring together to become the initiative this place? i think there is no idea, essentially he was outlining a vision built around sort of china doubt that will be difficult. i also increasing and growing these trade and economics corridors, based on believe that you should give people hope. i also believe that we did building infrastructure and opening reach a deal last february so things out from china in every direction. are possible. what we have to do is that has then slowly moved into deliver on the rights —based issues. becoming the dominant foreign—policy idea that china is trying to article the issues are new. we need to see eight when it engages with the that all people here are treated world. to think of it as a specific equally. we need an executive project with a physic outline and restored the command public confidence, the people can fake map is not quite right. it is an then. it can be an unjust government. we will play our part in idea that has now got increasingly all of that. this process will be got more elements in structure to tested quickly in terms of ability it, including this biannualforum we to deliver. can you explain what has are seeing held in beijing. how wary changed, what is different? what we should potential partners be?m are seeing held in beijing. how wary have to do is take every opportunity should potential partners be? it is very complicated. there is an to restore the institutions. we element of people somewhat misinterpreting this handsome believe in making the institutions recipient countries which are sort

of getting these loans or have some of getting these loans or have some of these projects coming to them, they are maybe thinking in a term work. in terms of what has changed, is. this is seen from beige nothing has changed in terms of incapacity has perspective... the obviously delivered on. nothing has changed and trying to get equality overwhelming majority is actually for all citizens. nothing is changing terms of trying to deliver seen overwhelming majority is actually seen through a commercial light. the danger is dealing with some poorer good government for people. i think there is an onus on all of us to try to find a way forward, but we can't countries whose capacity to manage these massive investments and to be acquiesce in the denial of rights. i able to ensure they are getting there so the maximum benefit out of don't think the electorate to thank it is quite limited in some cases. us for that. what we need to do is we see some countries appearing to ta ke us for that. what we need to do is take this period and see if there is a way forward. we are determined to ta ke we see some countries appearing to take on overly large levels of investment and not really being able get the assembly and executive up to manage it effectively and and running again, but it has to be ensuring they get their own equity out of it. what choice do they have? credible. that will be our resolve in this process. other countries this is the difficult question. some of these countries have more choices than they are necessary looking at. but maybe the chinese ones appear to have language protection, access to be offered on a slightly easier abortion, marriage equality. in the terms. they are thinking about looking at projects from the world

bank or other international la st abortion, marriage equality. in the last round of talks, not everybody financial institutions, they will was happy with the deal that was see those as having too many demands nearly reached. i can offer coming with them and these countries feel they do not necessarily want to assurances to everybody that our worry about those. the other issue resolve is to get good government. is timelines. china offers to 0ur resolve is to have a government deliver these things in very quick that treats everybody equally. turnaround. that is very attractive whether that be women's rights, to leaders in some of these countries. they will say, i have got language rights, victim rights, an election on the horizon and it is marriage rights. those are things at good if i am able to demonstrate the heart of the current political impasse. we are determined to do that i am bringing in a new infrastructure and investment. it is that. in the event that the dup are a difficult question and there is a debate happening in a lot of countries about whether they have unwilling or unable to deliver on managed to calibrate their response those things, there is a way forward to it appropriately. what equivalent which is the intergovernmental sort of budget has there been in the conference, and the two governments could deliver on those issues, that past? again, it is a question of is will lead to a path whether to be this a project or a foreign—policy full restoration of the assembly and idea? it is more of a foreign—policy we would deal with all the other idea? it is more of a foreign—policy idea than a specific project. the issues. we should not play the example people will look to is the marshall plan in europe but i don't think that works in the same way

because that was a different sort of rights of the health service, the other issues, rights for one are for construct. you had the united states coming in and helping rebuild europe that had been wracked by war. here you are talking about china as a all. rights denied for one actor for power having massive amounts of liquidity and large companies and a all. rights denied for one actor for desire to essentially enhance its connectivity around the world and all. with elections coming up north putting those altogether. i am not and south, it seemed unlikely that sure we have seen a these talks would happen, do you putting those altogether. i am not sure we have seen a clear articulation of a foreign—policy, think the murder of a young girl and the community reaction to it has and overwhelming pearls —— foreign—policy missing sort of way, created a climate for this but you could look at japan and even initiative, even if it fails? the the western countries like the onusis united states, who have been doing initiative, even if it fails? the onus is on all of us to continually the sort of instruct with macro try to put it back together, to make politics work. the challenge laid down by father magill at lyra investor —— infrastructure for some time previously. china does not have mckee's funeral was a challenge to political parties here, and a those worries about political challenge to the two governments to do something. i welcome the fact instability, insofar as there is going to be an election coming that we have a process. we will come along. china has encountered a lot at it with good hearts and an temp of issues in particular because of two try and find resolution. what we the changing elements we have seen. need is not talking for talking

the narrative you have seen over the sake. it can become a talking shop. past year is the narrative that says it needs to be a process about there is a pushback that is delivery, about resolution, that happening. we have seen countries will give hope to all those people like pakistan and malaysia trying to that want to see politics work here. we wa nt renegotiate some of the projects that want to see politics work here. we want to see politics work here. they have been managing. and in at we want to see politics work here. we believe in the good friday agreement and this goes to the heart of that. following the funeral of least two of those cases, malaysia and pakistan, part of the reason for this pushback was you had a change in government in those countries and lyra mckee, what is dew relationship like with arlene foster now?m the new administration so an opportunity to try and renegotiate isn't about that. it is about some of the projects. within that genuine partnership working, about context, the question of political trying to make politics deliver for all people. i will work with any change in countries where china is political leader in order to try to trying to deliver these projects has been a real issue for beijing. thank make politics work. what we have to do is make it work for all people, thatis do is make it work for all people, that is why the issues at the heart you very much. of the impasse need to be resolved. the authorities in sri lanka say they're hunting dozens of suspects linked to the islamic state group, that would allow us to have the still believed to be at large inside the country. restoration of the assembly and sri lanka's president says executive, but people need to have the ringleader of the attacks died in the bombing of the shangri—la confidence in it so it needs to be

hotel in colombo. credible and sustainable. 253 people are now known to have lost their lives in the blasts. michelle 0'neill they're speaking in earlier we heard from our belfast and welcoming the correspondent nick beake, who is in colombo. announcement of a new process of talks that we have been reporting on tell us about this investigation. this afternoon. theresa may and leo we know that the government in sri lanka have already apologised and admitted there were major errors varadkar announcing the this afternoon. theresa may and leo va radkar announcing the talks this afternoon. theresa may and leo varadkar announcing the talks due to in the lead up to these dreadful begin. michelle 0'neill saying that attacks last weekend and we have had a statement in the last 20 minutes they are incredibly keen to restore or so from the prime minister and he says his cabinet take they are incredibly keen to restore the institutions in northern ireland and protect the good friday responsibility collectively for any intelligence failings. however, it does not look agreement. she said we know it will like he's going to resign. be difficult but we need to offer it looks like he will people hope, but we must deliver a remain in place. we know that the government government that works for everyone. that's it from afternoon life. next in sri lanka have already apologised the bbc news at five with ben brown. contrast that with the fate of two storm hanna will bring wet and windy other senior officials, the defence secretary, who resigned yesterday, and the chief of police has left his post today. weather tonight and into tomorrow. they are very much taking responsibility rain has been moving into northern for what has happened. in terms of the investigation, it is still extremely fast pace, england's. here is the next area of not least because another official, the president, said today

he believes there are about 130 rain, the wind is picking up through or possibly 140 people in the country who are linked the night, gill is developing in in some way to the so—called wales in the south—west. we will see islamic state group and of them, so about 70 people, remain at large. there is now a desperate manhunt more rain arriving from northern to try and identify these people. ireland back across the irish sea we don't know if they are directly linked to the attacks into northern england, wales and the of last weekend but clearly midlands. it is the strength of the that is something that wind that will cause most of the the authorities want to find out by tracking them down and doing issues. the strongest winds will be so as quickly as possible. across wales, the midlands and southern england. widespread gill is developing overnight and through the day on saturday. gusts up to 70 miles an houraround day on saturday. gusts up to 70 miles an hour around the coasts of debenhams has announced the closure of 22 stores by next wales on the south—west. the rain year, putting 1,200 jobs at risk. will hang around in northern england the retailer says that and that will be wet and windy in all stores will remain open for the rest of this year, northern ireland. underneath the including the christmas trading period. rain, temperatures only eight or 9 the struggling department store chain was taken over by its lenders this month. degrees. sunshine and a few showers. less windy in scotland, blustery 01:26:44,065 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 showers to the south. debenhams is one of britain's oldest retailers, it traces its roots back to 1778.

now, it's battling for its future. the crisis facing the high street has hit debenhams hard. it has issued a series of profits warnings. a few weeks ago, the retailer went into administration and was taken over by its lenders. debenhams is one of britain's oldest retailers, it traces its roots back to 1778. now, the company says it plans to close 50 stores. 22 will shut next year, about 1,200 workers could be affected at those. no one likes to close stores, it's something that none of us wants to do, and we've talked to our staff this morning, they've been briefed, and we will do our utmost to minimise the 1,200 jobs that are at risk of redundancy by trying to redeploy them into differentjobs over the next period of time. the list of stores due to shut is longer than expected. it includes places like canterbury, kirkcaldy and wolverhampton. many places have already lost other big chains in recent years. debenhams is a key store on many high streets, but it's failed to move with the times and keep pace with some of the big changes that have been buffeting retailers. sales at debenhams have been falling recently, but it seems many shoppers still have a fondness for the brand. debenhams is also saddled with huge debts, and it,

like many large retailers, say its rent and business rates bills are just too high. but, its restructuring plan is by no means a done deal. the majority of creditors have to vote in favour, that includes landlords, and many of them are being asked to accept painful cuts to the retailer's rent bill. the rent at some stores could be halved. i think it is very likely that the landlords will vote through this cva. it's very unusual for them not to do so, and in this particular case, debenhams are only asking for 22 stores to be closed, and the landlords know that to keep the rest of the business going and to have a long—term, sustainable future for the other stores, some stores at debenhams have to close. debenhams is the latest of several retailers to announce store closures. topshop is understood to be looking at its estate, too. the crisis on the high street is far from over and continues to affect many once much loved big names. rob young, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. the weather this weekend certainly very different from what we had last weekend. wetter and windier. that is coming from this swirl of cloud and marks the position of storm hannah. that deep area of low pressure is going to sweep its way eastwards across the uk, bringing heavy rain and the strongest winds on the southern flank of that area of low pressure. this is where we have the yellow warning area from the met 0ffice. widespread gales and gusts could be as high as 70 mph. that ru ns could be as high as 70 mph. that runs from 9pm until 3am. we have had outbreaks of rain coming in, across northern england, that is heading its way into scotland as well. this

is the radar picture. you can see this first band of rain pushing northwards and eastwards. not much rainfor northwards and eastwards. not much rain for east anglia and the south—east again. that is where we are likely to see the highest temperatures. this next area of cloud and rain signals the start really of the storm arriving on that sweeps northwards and eastwards. could be heavy at times. winds picking up in wales and the south—west. more wet weather coming back into northern ireland, all helping to keep temperatures up. the winds will cause the biggest issues, i think. especially across wales and the midlands. you may get gusts of 60 mph in exposed coasts. later on in the day, the winds do start to ease but that rain will continue across northern ireland. wet and windy weather, rain continuing for north england and north wales.

ca ptu res north england and north wales. captures only eight or 9 degrees. —— temperatures. further south, blustery showers and some sunshine. windy weather developing overnight and into saturday. that area of low pressure fades out across southern parts of the north sea. the london marathon, last year we had record breaking high temperatures. this time, much more comfortable for the runners. a lot of cloud. a small chance of a shower. a zone of cloud across the uk and thickening cloud bringing patchy light rain and drizzle into northern ireland, wales and the south—west. the winds will be lighter and more places will be dry on sunday and it will not be quite as cold. temperatures as high 01:31:51,491 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 as 13 or 14 celsius.