cheering. the snp remain the largest party in scottish councils — with labour overtaking the conservatives to finish second. labour was the biggest winner in wales, where the conservatives lost more than 80 seats. in other news, more attempts are being made to rescue civilians trapped at a steelworks in the beseiged ukrainian city of mariupol. 50 people were taken out of the city yesterday. chelsea get their new owners — terms have been agreed, with the consortium led by american todd bowly. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein is on track to win the most seats in the northern ireland assembly for the first time ever — signalling a historic shift in the political landscape. let's cross live to belfast and get all the latest from annita mcveigh. thank you very muchjoanna and

welcome back. as you say, sinn fein and course to emerge as the biggest party from these elections, a huge moment for nationalists and undoubtedly with constitutional questions raised by that over the questions raised by that over the question of the united kingdom or a united ireland. sinn fein of course the nationalist party that wants ultimately to see a united ireland but of course there are more immediate investing concerns expressed by voters on the doorsteps irrespective of their political backgrounds. the cost of living, health care, education and that very much in common with voters right on the uk and across the other media pressing concern about other parties were that they can get back on the table at stormont to form a functioning executive. we canjust give you a quick update on where we are on the seat numbers. we had sinn fein on 18 seats in the dpm14 seats and we have the numbers for you on your screens. the alliance party won ten and the ulster unionist party won four and they will be speaking

to agnes from the ulster unionist partyjust a to agnes from the ulster unionist party just a few to agnes from the ulster unionist partyjust a few minutes and the sdlp and three seats and traditionalist unionist voice on one and also an independent candidate on one as well so quite a few of the seats declared but still a substantial way to go and with me to assess the situation so far i am joined by matt davenport, former bbc northern ireland political editor. he has covered some of the biggest moments here such as the ira ceasefire. what is your assessment of the count. 7 ceasefire. what is your assessment of the count- ?_ of the count. ? that pecking order ou have of the count. ? that pecking order you have given — of the count. ? that pecking order you have given will— of the count. ? that pecking order you have given will hold _ of the count. ? that pecking order you have given will hold now- of the count. ? that pecking order you have given will hold now for. of the count. ? that pecking order. you have given will hold now for the election is the seats come in. it is pretty clearly established sinn fein are probably going to be at the top party by a fair margin of the dup and the centre grand alliance party which rejects the traditional green— orange divide and wants to get on make northern ireland workers coming to is the third biggest party so you are within a historic context are

thatis are within a historic context are that is big because of cult sinn fein are dedicated to an irish republic and now the top party in northern ireland and stormont used to always be associated with unionism and also if you look down at the buzzer that pecking order 25 years ago at the time of the good friday agreement these were the good parties that actually did the deal. several of them are now completely blown away. those first minister and deputy first minister position is knotin deputy first minister position is knot in the running at all for them. quite a shift in the best two and a half decades almost. constitutional questions seem to be grabbing the lion's share of the headlines but then you have all those bread—and—butter issues. whether those two dynamics that at this point because that is a question about whether the executive can actually return to some internet functioning way?— actually return to some internet functioning way? exactly. the two are connected _ functioning way? exactly. the two are connected because _ functioning way? exactly. the two are connected because in - functioning way? exactly. the two are connected because in order. functioning way? exactly. the two | are connected because in order for are connected because in orderfor any administration to tackle in a

dynamic and flexible way all the difficulties thrown up by the cost—of—living crisis and various other developments and whatever the pandemic might still have the edge to throw it will be better to have them working together and potentially coming up with policies, spending money in interesting and new ways and they can't do that. what will happen over the course of the next six—month is effectively a caretaker zombie regime where existing ministers will carry on other one of them has already lost a job so we will have see whether they can her but they do was for instance, with a new scheme to try and give money to consumers who are were hit by these height prices. elsewhere in the uk that has happened because the dup have pulled out of the administration here and it hasn't happened here.— out of the administration here and it hasn't happened here. thank you much and hopefully _ it hasn't happened here. thank you much and hopefully will— it hasn't happened here. thank you much and hopefully will talk - it hasn't happened here. thank you much and hopefully will talk again | much and hopefully will talk again later. mark devenport, former bbc northern ireland political editor. we can speak the conservative mp. let's speak now tojulian smith,

conservative mp and former secretary of state for northern ireland. thanks for your time. i just want to begin by looking at the suggestion a couple of weeks ago from the government that it was going to use the queen's speech to bring forward proposals to change the northern ireland vertical which, of course, borisjohnson negotiated and agreed with the eu. then on the eve of the vote here brandon lewis the northern ireland secretary said that wasn't going to happen. what was going on there? , ., ., , , ., there? first of all it seems a significant — there? first of all it seems a significant result _ there? first of all it seems a significant result from - there? first of all it seems a significant result from sinn l there? first of all it seems a - significant result from sinn fein. we don't know how that is going to pan out in terms of seats. but also we now see as you have alluded to the vies of alliance and also some pretty strong results of the dup so the challenge now is how do you get these three big groups back into power sharing and certainly for unionists, whilst i support the fact there is a protocol like northern

ireland business, we do need significant change from the eu to ensure that those unionist concerns, the people we need to get back into government at stormont, get those broadly resolved. those east—west checks, those fudges on divergences and other issues within the protocol so i really hope that the eu will listen directly to this vote in northern ireland and talk and understand the changes that need to be made to ensure that unionists can get back on board. buti be made to ensure that unionists can get back on board.— get back on board. but i raise that auestion get back on board. but i raise that question about _ get back on board. but i raise that question about what _ get back on board. but i raise that question about what was - get back on board. but i raise that question about what was said - get back on board. but i raise that. question about what was said about the queen's speech but apparently not happening, changes, proposals to change the eu northern ireland political because yesterday when i spoke to the dup they said that brandon lewis, what he had said the night before polling had caused them to lose trust in the westminster

government so why on earth did brandon lewis make that comment on the eve of the vote? i brandon lewis make that comment on the eve of the vote?— the eve of the vote? i can't comment on that detail — the eve of the vote? i can't comment on that detail and _ the eve of the vote? i can't comment on that detail and i'm _ the eve of the vote? i can't comment on that detail and i'm not _ the eve of the vote? i can't comment on that detail and i'm not involved i on that detail and i'm not involved in the government and i am only making comments on what has happened now and the only route to resolving both power—sharing and the political issueis both power—sharing and the political issue is for the voice of concern in northern ireland to directly articulate that to the eu and for the eu really to recognise that in northern ireland this will only be resolved with a fudge, with some delay, with some flexibility and that political settlement of the political issue is the only way, in my view, airhead and the voice of unionists in northern ireland does need to heard. i accept and i know that as business states that are lots of benefits to the protocol but

as major issues unionism have articulated it has concerns with do need to be fixed by column the yielded you to listen to northern ireland and address them. yes. yielded you to listen to northern ireland and address them. yes, that ou are ireland and address them. yes, that you are talking _ ireland and address them. yes, that you are talking about _ ireland and address them. yes, that you are talking about looking - ireland and address them. yes, that you are talking about looking for- you are talking about looking for the eu but what can be done at a westminster level about this because if you look at unionism in i was expressing a lack of trust and the government at westminster, a lack of trust with brandon lewis, the secretary of state for northern ireland and it also feels squeezed ijy ireland and it also feels squeezed by sinn fein. ireland and it also feels squeezed by sinn fain-— by sinn fein. well, look, i think dup and unionism _ by sinn fein. well, look, i think dup and unionism more - by sinn fein. well, look, i think. dup and unionism more generally. with seen the tv and also uup raising these issues. that strong view needs to be made clear directly to the eu. obviously it is a uk—eu negotiation. this is no longer about the drg in westminster or the tory party in westminster. this is about what are the issues that unionism has with the protocol and how can

the eu flexibly address those within the eu flexibly address those within the broad parameters that there is an international agreement but we need to make it work so that both communities plus the unaligned alliance can get back into power. john o'dowd of sinn fein has been saying this morning that brandon lewis should now publish the criteria for a border poll. i spoke to mary lou mcdonald the leader of sinn fein yesterday and iso about what her framework was timewise for a broader pull on the question of a united ireland and she said within a decade and she personally fought within five years so what you think on that point. to think that brandon lewis should the framework? weill. lewis should the framework? well, look on the — lewis should the framework? well, look on the good _ lewis should the framework? well, look on the good friday _ lewis should the framework? -ii look on the good friday agreement is very clear that it is ambiguous around those issues and, by the way, there is no evidence in polling or in any vote that there is a demand

for a border poll. whether it is a demand for its four northern ireland politicians to quickly get back into power, a sign of the budget, sought out and create opportunities to reduce the cost of living northern ireland citizens, and these issues of border polls etc are just not there at the moment. these are not going to be decided in stormont. the issues around cost—of—living and how we get power—sharing back in the best interests of those people that voted in large numbers this week for political decisions to be made and made same. political decisions to be made and made same-— made same. your departure as secretary _ made same. your departure as secretary of — made same. your departure as secretary of state _ made same. your departure as secretary of state for - made same. your departure as secretary of state for northern j secretary of state for northern ireland was greeted with consternation across the political spectrum. widely respected from the various traditions here in northern ireland. might you come back to help

out? i ireland. might you come back to help out? ~ ., , unlikely. what i'm committed to doing is helping as a backbench mp to make sure this incredible pass of the country which has the brightest of futures addresses the issues that need to be addressed, particularly proceeds the eu to listen to those concerns and can get on with and its economy and delivering high growth jobs and wages to families across northern ireland. but jobs and wages to families across northern ireland.— northern ireland. but you think it is a question. _ northern ireland. but you think it is a question, finely _ northern ireland. but you think it is a question, finely and - northern ireland. but you think it is a question, finely and briefly i northern ireland. but you think it is a question, finely and briefly if| is a question, finely and briefly if when not if there is a return to the northern ireland assembly? i can't see any world _ northern ireland assembly? i can't see any world where _ northern ireland assembly? i can't see any world where northern - northern ireland assembly? i can't i see any world where northern ireland voters are going to allow northern ireland politicians to be paid during a cost—of—living crisis for any longer than a few days before they get things back up and running. it is back to work.— it is back to work. gillian smith, former northern _ it is back to work. gillian smith, former northern ireland - it is back to work. gillian smith, i former northern ireland secretary, thank you for your time. really

interesting to see and hear his comments on what's been happening here and continue to unfold around is of the assembly elections in northern ireland. i am joined by the former leader of the uup. i'm joined by mike nesbitt, former leader of the ulster unionist party. then he could have you this. gillian smith was saying he can't see any world in which the voters in northern ireland will allow politicians to continue taking a wait without the proper return to work. what is that comment? i think that is a fair— work. what is that comment? i think that is a fair comment _ work. what is that comment? i think that is a fair comment and _ work. what is that comment? i think that is a fair comment and on - work. what is that comment? i think that is a fair comment and on the - that is a fair comment and on the doorstep in strangford which has a large town and is also a rural there was no divergence between urban and rural in terms of the opinion that wejust want you rural in terms of the opinion that we just want you to get on with the job that we're for, roll up your sleeves and sleeves and deliver and what we would like to see as the ulster unionist party is by monday that it so i entitled to be in the new executive sitting down together, a short but intense period of negotiation on a programme for government and at the end of that

every party should make a decision. if they like and there is enough in it for the end of that every party should make a decision. if they like and there is enough in it for them roll up your sleeves and deliver it and around the table have already agreed on what they're going to do over the next five years so you won't have people sitting there who are resistant to proposals or who are resistant to proposals or who are there to wreck it. i are resistant to proposals or who are there to wreck it.— are there to wreck it. i think that she'll be her _ are there to wreck it. i think that she'll be herjust _ are there to wreck it. i think that she'll be herjust a _ are there to wreck it. i think that she'll be herjust a moment - are there to wreck it. i think that she'll be herjust a moment ago | are there to wreck it. i think that| she'll be herjust a moment ago if we can show in our camera was the arrival of the dup leader sir jeffrey donaldson here in belfast. there he is. dup as you know saying that they will not return to the power—sharing executive unless the issues of the vertical are addressed. gillian smith in his interview with regis now was very much about looking to the eu for flexibility. to think that is a direction of travel given that boris johnson did negotiate this deal, signed up to it fully with the eu? to think that is where northern

ireland must look to for changes? festival, in terms of the d field position, all my adult life i have heard the dup say we would love to get on with the bread—and—butter issues were not mentally get rid of and then you insert the protocol are backin and then you insert the protocol are back in 1985 you insert the anglo irish investment in 1988 you insert the belfast good friday agreement. it is always easy to find the excuse not to roll up your sleeves and get on with it in the dup are making a very strategic mistake if they are going to stay out of executive. the protocol as a political instrument so the only way to get rid of it is the politics and that means we have to engage in london and in brussels. we have to put our case, nay, argument and negotiate. —— make our argument. argument and negotiate. -- make our aruument. ., ~ argument and negotiate. -- make our aruument. . ~ ., , argument and negotiate. -- make our aruument. . ~ ., , ., argument. talk to us about your past the ulster unionist _ argument. talk to us about your past the ulster unionist party. _ argument. talk to us about your past the ulster unionist party. you - argument. talk to us about your past the ulster unionist party. you have l the ulster unionist party. you have issues with the protocol and say you want to get back into government and work around those issues but you

seem to have been squeezed. some of your votes gone to the centre ground alliance party? tells what is happening. i alliance party? tells what is happening-— alliance party? tells what is ha eninu. ~ ., , alliance party? tells what is ha eninu. ~ . , , happening. i think we have been this used and we — happening. i think we have been this used and we have _ happening. i think we have been this used and we have hardline _ happening. i think we have been this used and we have hardline unionists| used and we have hardline unionists are going more from the dup towards the traditional unionist voice and on the other side the centre ground about is going to alliance rather than to us. i think what we have to do is hold our nerve and stick with the message that we are a progressive inclusive positive unionist party and the big difference between us and the alliance and centre ground as we are further atomic firmly for another nine staying in the union and alliance nothing to be saying tell us what the conditions would be in a united ireland and then we will make up united ireland and then we will make up our mind whether we have the change the status quo. you have lost your only female mla which must be a disappointment for a party so progressive in its attitudes. we have a massive issue in terms of the

group being all male and we will address this and if you look at some of the younger candidates that haven't made it this time a lot of them are female so we are working on it but i can't disguise the fact it is a huge issue for laurels. what is a huge issue for laurels. what role, 'ust is a huge issue for laurels. what role. just to _ is a huge issue for laurels. what role, just to expand _ is a huge issue for laurels. what role, just to expand on - is a huge issue for laurels. what role, just to expand on what - is a huge issue for laurels. what role, just to expand on what you are saying a second ago, what role do you see in an executive hopefully when it returns rather than if it returns for parties like the alliance doing incredibly well in the selection? uup, the sdlp? despite doing incredibly well in this election. working together? i am very much for cooperating and four of the parties cooperated and there was a lot of election passed towards the end of last mandate in largely if there was anyone being resistant it tended to be the democratic unionist party so i am all for cooperation and after all thatis all for cooperation and after all that is the whole basis of devolution. it is no accident that the belfast good friday agreement begins with a paragraph about building relationships, offering

each other mutual respect and building mutual trust and we have a long way to go with thatjourney but thatis long way to go with thatjourney but that is the essentialjourney everyday to make northern ireland work. ., , ., ., 4' everyday to make northern ireland work. ., , ., ., ~ ., , ., work. lots of work to be done. former leader _ work. lots of work to be done. former leader of _ work. lots of work to be done. former leader of the _ work. lots of work to be done. former leader of the ulster - work. lots of work to be done. - former leader of the ulster unionist party, thank you very much for your time and, yes, it is a question of the protocol that keeps coming up again and again and again but there isa again and again and again but there is a desire from voters around northern ireland irrespective of which party they voted for to see politicians back in the stormont executive and working for them but as one former dup mp told me a little earlier today the vote for the gop is also a vote too, you know, stick with that view on the protocol so it is a very difficult situation as politicians have been reflecting here. it looks like they will be looking to westminster and indeed the eu to really venue their focus on issues on the northern ireland vertical, a set of rules that govern trade here another northern ireland post—brexit and see

if they can iron out the concerns that the unionists, the dup and the tuv party is half but it is worth remembering that, actually, the majority of politicians who will be re—elected to this executive actually either in favour of the political or as we just heard on the ulster unionist party have issues with able can work with it within a government so lots of difficulties to be ironed out. back to you joanna. . ~ to be ironed out. back to you joanna. ., ~' , ., to be ironed out. back to you joanna. ., ~ ~ ., . to be ironed out. back to you joanna. ., ~ ., . joanna. thank you anita. we can take a look at what — joanna. thank you anita. we can take a look at what happened _ joanna. thank you anita. we can take a look at what happened in _ joanna. thank you anita. we can take a look at what happened in the - joanna. thank you anita. we can take a look at what happened in the local i a look at what happened in the local elections elsewhere. conservatives lost control of 11 councils across england and wales, a set of results which the premise to borisjohnson described as mixed. the conservatives lost control of 11 councils across england and wales — a set of results which the prime minister borisjohnson described as "mixed". labour's celebrations were overshadowed by durham constabulary announcing that it's investigating sir keir starmer over an alleged break of lockdown rules last year. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. elections can change the political landscape, and the verdict from this set of votes has shown up

some significant shifts. across england, scotland and wales the conservatives took a beating, losing control of 11 councils and close to 500 seats overall. these are local elections about local councillors, people who actually deal with potholes and bins and planning decisions — difficult decisions locally — and we shouldn't try and extrapolate too many national trends. i know it's always tempting. they are very, very low turnouts in many of these elections. in parts of southern england the liberal democrats swept to power. in somerset and elsewhere, voters turned away from the tories. i think people have just had enough of all the duplicity, and it's about time, really. i'm delighted. possibly because the last party wasn't very trustworthy, couldn't really trust what they said! she laughs. yeah, i know that i haven't got much trust in them any more. i think it does send a message l

to central government that local people want feel empowered. and supported and, you know, they can do that through local elections through having - their voice heard. for labour, results were good but not great. the party's gains here in cumbria and beyond tainted by sir keir starmer facing a police investigation for an event during covid restrictions. well, as i've explained a number of times, we were working in the office, we stopped for something to eat — no party, no breach of the rules. the police, obviously, have got theirjob to do, we should let them get on with it, but i'm confident that no rules were broken. labour needed a stronger showing to prove government could be within their reach. we're not saying that we would win the general election tomorrow, but what we're saying is that we're on our way. but, you know, it gives us great hope and we're really encouraged. and i'll be honest with you — in the shadow cabinet,

when we were having presentations about how well we might do and what we could expect, this is most definitely at the top end. some races are just too close to call — heads or tails deciding one ward in monmouthshire in wales, where labour gained from conservative losses. the scottish national party consolidated their position as the dominant force in scotland. yet more trouble for the tories here — labour now in second place. as ever with local elections, it's a patchwork of results, not a neatly drawn picture, but there's plenty for all sides to digest. jonathan blake, bbc news. the ukrainian army says it's recaptured five villages northeast of kharkiv, in a counter—offensive against russian forces who've been shelling the city for weeks. it comes as the united nations and the international red cross continue efforts to rescue more civilians from the besieged city of mariupol. on friday, 50 more people, including children, were evacuated from a huge steel factory complex. these are the latest pictures of some of those who've got out. the azovstal plant is under

siege by russian forces. dozens are still trapped inside. the city, in the country's south, has been under constant shelling by the russian military. earlier i spoke to my colleague ben brown who's in kyiv and gave us this update. good news that another 50 people have been evacuated from azovstal. we don't know how many civilians are left there — we think probably about another 150, some frail people, some elderly people, women and children. so they still have to be rescued from that steelworks because the russian bombardment there has been continuing relentlessly, and it has taken huge diplomatic efforts with the ukrainian government, the united nations, the red cross, to get people out of there. there are still some 2,000 fighters in there as well, and they are fighting a last stand, really, against the russians. it is a pretty defiant stand and until the russian forces can

clear out the plant, then they can't really say that they have finally taken the city of mariupol and they want to do that, especially by monday, which is may the 9th, when the russians have their victory day parades in moscow and elsewhere, marking their victory over nazi germany. it's an important moment for the russians and the thinking is that president putin very much wants to have some more successes to show to his people on the battlefield here in ukraine, and a final victory in mariupol would fit the bill. but in the middle of all of that we've got these civilians who have been trapped inside that steelworks for months now, since the beginning of the war. they've been living in hellish conditions without food — well, with very dwindling supplies of food and water and medicine. at least now we are seeing some people getting out of there. whether the remaining civilians can be evacuated from there, we will

have to wait and see. taliban authorities in afghanistan have directed women to wear the all—encompassing face veil, something they enforced during their earlier rule but had not ordered since retaking power last year. the taliban's ministry for the prevention of vice and promotion of virtue termed the restriction advice, but listed escalating punishments for husbands or male guardians who failed to ensure their spouse was correctly attired. president macron has outlined the challenges facing france after being sworn in for his second term. he said war in europe and climate change were threats for the coming years, but that he'd work to make his country more equal and prosperous. today is the 15th anniversary of the rotary young citizen award, which celebrates remarkable young people across great britain and ireland who have made an outstanding contribution to their community and taken on important responsibilities at a very young age. this year introduces the first—ever young environmentalist award

and the child of courage award honouring two youngsters who are helping make a difference to others despite having to face extreme health problems and difficulties themselves. let's speak now to 14—year—old avye in birminghgam who is one of the winners, this year at the awards. welcome and thank you very much for joining us and before we read at your award they want to be that your bio because i have never made it 14—year—old with that by like this. you are described as a multi—award winning tech intervener, word leader doesn't work leader and founder of girls into coding. we started coding and attending physical computing workshops at seven. it was not really impressive. what drives you? definitely so when i used to run about the shops i was normally one of the only goals in the role and they really wanted there to be more girls like me who had that passion for coding, making, building robots around me so i wanted more girls like me which is why started girls into coding to get girls who had that passion to come explore and

have fun and make.— that passion to come explore and have fun and make. what is the award he won? i have fun and make. what is the award he won? i won — have fun and make. what is the award he won? i won the _ have fun and make. what is the award he won? i won the vote _ have fun and make. what is the award he won? i won the vote of— have fun and make. what is the award he won? i won the vote of the - have fun and make. what is the award he won? i won the vote of the award . he won? i won the vote of the award for the work — he won? i won the vote of the award for the work i _ he won? i won the vote of the award for the work i do _ he won? i won the vote of the award for the work i do getting _ he won? i won the vote of the award for the work i do getting more - he won? i won the vote of the award for the work i do getting more girls. for the work i do getting more girls into stem and tech —based activities. into stem and tech -based activities. ., ., ., ., , a activities. congratulations. asi sa , activities. congratulations. asi say. you've _ activities. congratulations. asi say. you've been _ activities. congratulations. asi say, you've been going - activities. congratulations. asi say, you've been going with - activities. congratulations. as i | say, you've been going with this activities. congratulations. as i . say, you've been going with this at the age of seven. what was it that inspires you initially? this i the age of seven. what was it that inspires you initially?— inspires you initially? as i said previously _ inspires you initially? as i said previously it — inspires you initially? as i said previously it was _ inspires you initially? as i said previously it was the _ inspires you initially? as i said previously it was the lack - inspires you initially? as i said previously it was the lack of i inspires you initially? as i said i previously it was the lack of girls which inspired me and made me want to start my organisation and i also want to be a role model to other girls out there to show that if i can be interested in this kind of stuff then they can too. haifa can be interested in this kind of stuff then they can too.- can be interested in this kind of stuff then they can too. how of your interest first — stuff then they can too. how of your interest first arise _ stuff then they can too. how of your interest first arise in _ stuff then they can too. how of your interest first arise in a _ stuff then they can too. how of your interest first arise in a personal i way for you? what made you decide to start coding? i way for you? what made you decide to start coding?— start coding? i guess my parents used to bring _ start coding? i guess my parents used to bring me _ start coding? i guess my parents used to bring me along - start coding? i guess my parents used to bring me along to i start coding? i guess my parents used to bring me along to the i used to bring me along to the science museum and different exhibitions and stuff like that and i also started going to coding events and workshops on different kinds of clubs and i guess all these

different things eventually added up to my interest in coating technology and making things and that is kind of what got me into that whole world —— coding technology. i of what got me into that whole world -- coding technology.— -- coding technology. i think you've not to -- coding technology. i think you've got to robots _ -- coding technology. i think you've got to robots with _ -- coding technology. i think you've got to robots with you _ -- coding technology. i think you've got to robots with you that - -- coding technology. i think you've got to robots with you that you i -- coding technology. i think you'vej got to robots with you that you have made. can you show us and tell us what they do? i made. can you show us and tell us what they do?— made. can you show us and tell us what they do? i have two robots with me here. what they do? i have two robots with me here- this _ what they do? i have two robots with me here. this one _ what they do? i have two robots with me here. this one right _ what they do? i have two robots with me here. this one right here - what they do? i have two robots with me here. this one right here is i what they do? i have two robots with me here. this one right here is a i me here. this one right here is a robot which reacts to the distance so there is a sonar sensor attached to the front so what happens is the robot will approach an object such as a wall. it will turn and go backwards and drive another direction until it bumps into another wall and i used both these robots in my workshop and this other robots in my workshop and this other robot next to me here is a remote control robot so it can go forwards, backwards, left and right and also has a grab at the front was open and close which is really fun for the girls who come to my and workshops to play around with and i think they have a very good great time building up have a very good great time building up these two different types robots.

i'm assuming you're mind is constantly working with ideas of what you might do and create. can you give us an insight. what what you might do and create. can you give us an insight.— you give us an insight. what are our you give us an insight. what are your thoughts — you give us an insight. what are your thoughts on _ you give us an insight. what are your thoughts on what - you give us an insight. what are your thoughts on what you i you give us an insight. what are your thoughts on what you want j you give us an insight. what are i your thoughts on what you want to achieve? ~ , ., ., ~ , achieve? mine i 'ust want to keep developing — achieve? mine i just want to keep developing workshop _ achieve? mine i just want to keep developing workshop ideas i achieve? mine i just want to keep developing workshop ideas and i developing workshop ideas and bringing working on what you're doing right now and for the future of what i want to do i want to do something the tech industry to do with either making or building coding, something like that. share coding, something like that. are there any particular challenges that you would target your efforts at? i would definitely say towards the pandemic when covid—19 hit we had to think of a new way to run workshops because before we were only doing in—person events and because of the pandemic that was no longer possible so we transition to virtual events

where we would invite the girls online but we also wanted to keep that hands—on aspect so we had to think ways they could still be able to do the task at home with them but we managed work around problem and i think the pandemic has actually been really like a benefit to us because we found that a new way to be able to develop and deliver our workshops. to develop and deliver our workshops-— to develop and deliver our workshops. to develop and deliver our workshos. , ., ., ., ,, ., workshops. great to talk to you. thank you _ workshops. great to talk to you. thank you very _ workshops. great to talk to you. thank you very much _ workshops. great to talk to you. thank you very much for - workshops. great to talk to you. thank you very much forjoiningl workshops. great to talk to you. i thank you very much forjoining us and congratulations again on all that you're doing and am getting the award. . ~ that you're doing and am getting the award. ., ~' ,, pleasa ntly warm pleasantly warm in the sunshine this weekend and we will continue to see some spells of sunshine. a future was around, mainly today. the bulk of those in the south—east as we break through the cloud. the best of the sunshine in wales, south—west england, northern scotland doing quite well. some sunny spells elsewhere but there could be a couple of showers. many places will be dry.

now, it will become dry early in the night,