this is bbc news, the headlines at six: doubts over power sharing in northern ireland — sinn fein are in line for the first minister's role at stormont, but the democratic unionists say they won't take part unless new brexit trading rules are scrapped. if the eu do not show flexibility, we have always said we will take the action we need to take as the uk government to ensure northern ireland's place in part of the internal market and protecting the good friday agreement is absolutely there. labour hits back at fresh claims over keir starmer�*s lockdown meal with colleagues — saying he didn't break covid rules. more than 60 people are thought to have been killed after a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine. the us first ladyjill biden has made a surprise trip to ukraine.

she's visited a temporary shelter in a school and met olena zelenska — the wife of the ukrainian president. stars have been gathering on the red carpet for the bafta television awards in london. the channel 4 drama it's a sin leads the nominations. and actor ncuti gatwa has been announced as the new doctor in doctor who. he'll take over from jodie whittaker next year. it feels really amazing. it's a true honour, this role is an institution. it's so iconic and it means a lot to so many people, including myself. and the actor dennis waterman, star of minder, the sweeney and new tricks, has died at the age of 7a. hello. the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis says he'll be at stormont tomorrow to meet party

leaders, to urge them to get a power sharing government back up and running. results from the northern ireland assembly elections made sinn fein the largest party — the first time that has been the case for a nationalist party. but the second largest party, the democratic unionists, say they are not prepared to go into government with sinn fein unless new post brexit trading rules are scrapped. our correspondent emma vardy reports from stormont. the last couple of days have been monumental for northern ireland but actually, the problems here remain largely the same. the dup's opposition to that new trading border in the irish sea means next week there will not be a new first and deputy first minister here, despite that sinn fein victory. the balance of power between the two different visions for this island has shifted, symbolically, at least. what do you think it means for northern ireland? it means maybe stormont will get back together and maybe it won't. this is what we have been living with for years now, dysfunctional politicians.

and dysfunctional system. the immediate challenge is to heal the divisions caused by the brexit arrangements, the anger over a new border down the irish sea which splits the unionist vote. it places us under the jackboot of the eu and we are effectively held hostage in an economic united ireland _ goods carried over the irish sea on ferries from britain undergo new checks when they reach these shores, which is perceived by some unionists as severing northern ireland's place in the uk. and is disrupting the functions of many businesses. attempts to make the arrangements similar has put the uk government at loggerheads with the eu. the eu is showing no flexibility, it's very disappointing that - what we're hearing is the eu is already saying it will not l show any flexibility, and that's why it is absolutely vital— that we as a uk government are very i clear, we want to get a resolution i ion this with the eu but we have.

never taken anything off the table l in terms of resolving this issue l for the people of northern ireland. while this persists, the dup said it will not go back into the power—sharing executive which sinn fein argues holds everyone to ransom. a fundamentalist approach that it's either an executive or the protocol but you can't have both, that is not helping with the cost of living. the dup are committed devolutionists but it can only be on sound, stable footing, which means consent for both unionists and nationalists. sinn fein�*s victory also raises new questions over what it says about the choices voters are making for northern ireland's future. the party strongly believes in holding a border poll, a vote on whether northern ireland should remain part of the uk. there's only one person that can call a border poll and that's the secretary of state for northern ireland. he is obliged to call a border poll if it appears to him there is a majority in favour of a united ireland within northern ireland. at the moment opinion polls suggest support for a united ireland is within the 30% to 40% range,

so it's still got considerable distance to travel before we get to that point. sinn fein is pushing for the governments in belfast and dublin to plan for what a united ireland might look like, fleshing out the details on things like health care and the economics of it all. and although there does not appear to be a majority here for it right now, sinn fein�*s electoral success will give more prominence to their campaign. for now, the problem for sinn fein is how to translate their victory into real power. because unless there is agreement between the parties, northern ireland remains in deadlock. the uk government says it is keeping all options on the table when it comes to resolving those problems with the brexit arrangements, the northern ireland protocol. we may see some indication in the queen's speech next week that there might be a willingness to overwrite parts of the protocol using new legislation, but of course, this is not going to please the eu. but unless we get some kind of breakthrough, we are going to see months

of uncertainty here, too. in ukraine, more than sixty people are feared to have died after the bombing of a school where civilians had been sheltering. the russian attack took place in the village of bilohorivka in the donbas region of eastern ukraine — as our correspondent laura bicker reports. this was a school in the village of bilohorivka. it was being used as a shelter when it was hit by an air strike. around 60 people are feared dead under this rubble. russia is stepping up its assault on eastern and southern ukraine. in mariupol, they seek out the last ukrainian fighters held up in the vast azovstal steel plant. "keep watching and see how they move," is the command made of this russian drone operator. there are thought to be around 2000 ukrainian soldiers still determined to make one last stand.

we don't have high chances of survival while we would be captured. and surrender for us is unacceptable because we cannot grant such a big gift to the enemy, because every person who is captured is the exchange fund. all the women and children who'd used this plant as a refuge for more than two months have been rescued according to ukrainian officials, but daily shelling has decimated their once thriving city. the mayor claims those still there are being forced to carry permits to move around, and some men are even being held in camps. translation: this means the russian i occupying forces are holding captive l more than 100,000 people. they are using them to clear rubble and dead bodies. our local population is now forced to work for food in the city that has been turned into a ghetto

in my opinion, established by the russian army. centres have been set up to help the tens of thousands of mariupol families trying to rebuild their shattered lives. this eight—year—old loves it here, but her mum is struggling to forget those harrowing last moments in her hometown. translation: planes, missiles, then ships, i everything was on fire around you. people in the streets, torn off limbs, it was tough. it was frightening. i don't want to recall any of that. those left behind in mariupol must make what they can of their war—torn lives, and even amid the scattered ruins of their school, some have found a place to play. earlier i spoke to our

correspondentjoe inwood in western ukraine, in lviv, who took me throguh the procession of foreign vips who've travelled to ukraine. a rather interesting selection today. firstly, first lady jill biden was here. she has come, her husband hasn't. she met with first lady 0lena zelenska. interestingly, it's the first time that ukraine's first lady has been seen in public since the start of the war. there were concerns at the beginning of the conflict that she would be targeted by russian assassins. so that was two first ladies together, they were maybe 400 kilometres south of here at a children's centre. we have had justin trudeau, the prime minister of canada. he went to irpin ahead of a meeting with president zelensky later today. and a very surprising one, u2 front man bono and the edge put on surprise performance in a kyiv subway station. so quite the selection today. that is very interesting. and also, we've been following another story. 0ur colleague james waterhouse talked about the azovstal steelworks in mariupol where there has been a siege, but also

a press conference? yes, quite remarkable, really, the idea that in amongst this absolutely brutal siege and bombardment, there was a press conference. two of the commanders of the azov brigade gave a fairly wide—ranging and long press conference, a lot of it in english, saying lots of quite interesting things. a few key points, they are still fighting, they say, although things are pretty desperate, they do have food, water and ammunition. they don't think they can surrender. they're pretty certain if they do, they would not be treated fairly, they suggested they would all be killed. they were critical, a little critical of their government, saying they feel a bit abandoned, but obviously, are also still in touch with them and are being told that they need to keep up the defence, so a rather remarkable few hours or so. and with some quite interesting stuff coming out of azovstal. the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, has accused sir keir starmer of "complete hypocrisy" after durham police

re—opened an investigation into claims the labour leader broke lockdown rules last year. sir keir has strongly criticised borisjohnson about parties held in downing street, and has denied doing anything wrong himself during a campaign trip before the hartlepool by—election. an itinery leaked to a sunday newspaper suggests sir keir�*s beer and curry event had been planned in advance. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticus has more. he's always styled himself a man of probity — mr rules, one of his shadow cabinet put it today. and sir keir starmer would like the focus to be on the election results, yesterday celebrating advances in scotland. this was sir keir in april last year on the campaign trail. covid rules said you could gather indoors if it was reasonably necessary for work, but not to socialise outside your household or bubble. so was he breaking the law? durham police investigated and said no. they're reconsidering.

a labour party schedule for the visit leaked to the mail on sunday shows the dinner was planned. that doesn't mean it broke regulations, but mr starmer is now in the spotlight and this makes it more awkward. a tweet sir keir sent when it emerged borisjohnson was under investigation, saying honesty and decency matter, calling on the prime minister to do the decent thing and resign. when we called for borisjohnson to resign, he was under investigation for 12 gatherings that he said simply never happened, that he denied that he was at, that we now know included karaoke, bring your own bottle, garden parties. that was clearly not allowed under the rules. they made those rules. they broke the rules. they lied about it and they laughed about it. keir starmer has done not a single one of those things. borisjohnson, after months under pressure, may now be enjoying labour's discomfort. the conservatives' losses in the elections are not the story now, but the fact mrjohnson has already been found to have broken the law and remains under investigation means tory attacks are muted.

the prime minister refused to resign when he was fined during for for breaking lockdown rules. so keir starmer doesn't have to resign even if he's fined, does he? look, keir starmer has clearly got a bunch - | of questions to answer in terms| of how straightforward he's been with the public and his answers to beergate and also, frankly, i the rank double standards. that's for him. the liberal democrats, who would love to be talking about their electoral gains, the most of any party feel on firmer moral ground here. if he's found to have broken the law, does he have to resign? well, as i made really clear, no politician is above the law. so that's a yes? if any politician, be it keir starmer or boris johnson, if they get a fixed penalty notice after a police investigation, it's extremely difficult for them to continue. so this could get even more difficult for sir keir and that won't change until durham police complete their investigation into his behaviour. damian grammaticus, bbc news.

a reminder of our top stories on bbc news. doubts over power sharing in northern ireland — sinn fein are in line for the first minister's role at stormont, but the democratic unionists say they won't take part unless new brexit trading rules are scrapped. labour hits back at fresh claims over keir starmer�*s lockdown meal with colleagues, saying he didn't break covid rules. more than 60 people are thought to have been killed after a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine. there are more than 50,000 new breast cancer cases in the uk every year — but research shows that women from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to attend screening. after nagina kaleem was diagnosed, she said some people in the south asian community blamed her for getting the disease. sophia seth has been to meet her. i was feeling like i'm untouchable person, and very worthless. nagina kaleem started getting

breast—cancer symptoms in 2013. this very discomfort in this arm, and a lot of pain in myjoint. the pain worsened. unable to move her arm, she visited the gp, and a lump in her armpit was found. big shock. i don't have any cancer history in my family. nagina struggled to come to terms with her diagnosis, but what made it worse was that some people from parts of south asian communities blamed her for getting breast cancer. they don't take it as a disease. they think that this is the result of that person's sins, or that this is punishment from god. 0r sometimes they think that this person is cursed. some friends just said that, "you should go and repent." one of my friends, she just stopped talking with me, and for eight years she couldn't

talk with me on this topic. some people even refused to get close to her, because they thought they could catch cancer. one of my friends just avoided having tea or water or anything from our home. nagina is keen to stress it was not everyone in her community who treated her like this — but it was enough to make her believe she had done something wrong. i was feeling, why me? why i'm going through this? especially in our communities. people want to be perfect — they don't want to tell about their weaknesses. she had to undergo chemotherapy, a mastectomy, and radiotherapy. she had around nine months of treatment. what got her through it was the support from her immediate family — especially when one of her sons signed up for race for life in 2014. he ran for me because he thought that, with that step,

he could save his mum's life. so that was my strength. nagina is now cancer—free, and is on a mission to break down the stigma surrounding the disease. i really want to educate people. i want to tell them that this is a disease, not a curse — don't feel embarrassed. this is not punishment from their past life of their. . .their actions or their things. this poor lady, she had to deal with the diagnosis of cancer... a breast—cancer surgeon in southampton says he's also heard that some asian and middle eastern communities will refuse to take the gene test for breast cancer, because they believe it may lower their status if they have it. part of it might be the fear of being labelled as a person or a family with a cancer gene. this might have a social impact in terms of community interaction with them, and it might have an effect

on their marriage prospects in the future, as well. it's not very common, but it's been reported before. how important is it to have an early diagnosis? generally speaking, an early diagnosis of a smaller tumour that hasn't progressed into the lymph nodes is commonly treated by a lumpectomy. if the disease has progressed to a certain extent and we don't have means to try and downsize it or down—stage it, patients might end up having a mastectomy and a full axillary clearance, for instance. nagina has now started a not—for—profit organisation... i will go through... ..and holds workshops every month to encourage people to talk about cancer. if we make it so common that people don't feel embarrassed, or don't feel any fear from cancer — and if they feel anything different in their body,

just go and see their gps. don't delay that, because early treatment can save many lives. that was sophia seth reporting. hong kong's former security chief john lee has been elected as its new chief executive. mr lee oversaw crackdowns on pro—democracy protests in 2019 — and was the only candidate for the role, which is voted on by a pro—beijing committee. a small group of local activists marched as the announcement was made to protest against the selection process. easyjet is to remove seats on some of its planes in the summer, so that flights can operate with fewer cabin crew. six seats on the back row of its airbus a—319 fleet will go — which it says complies with civil aviation authority guidelines. easyjet and other airlines have been battling covid—related staff shortages in recent months, affecting flights just as travel bookings started to come back.

the actor ncuti gatwa will become the next doctor in the programme doctor who. the 29—year—old is the first black actor to take the lead role in the popular science fiction show. the scottish actor — born in rwanda — is best known for starring in netflix's sitcom, sex education. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba caught up with him at the red carpet for the bafta tv awards. the future time lord on the red carpet, hours after his casting as the doctor was revealed. his emotions on taking on the role — excitement, nervousness? joyous. it feels really, really exciting, being a part of a programme that pushes the narrative and makes people feel seen, but also really funny. so it feels nice to be back, and nice that people receive it, so, yeah, feels good. doctor who's returning head writer russell t davies says they've been keeping the news secret since february. completely surprised and completely thrilled, and it's so nice to see the cast being recognised tonight.

and of course it was made on a channel that the government's going to sell off! they are also planning to get rid of the bbc licence fee. so if you like shows like this, go and vote differently, that's what i say. ncuti gatwa's success on sex education has already helped him become one of tv�*s newest stars as the irrepressible eric. i like your moves. thank you. here. let me fix your... he was born in rwanda and came to the uk as a refugee when his family fled the genocide there. he grew up around edinburgh and ended up studying drama. ah, what is this called, mum? today he's up for a best comedy performance bafta for the series sex education for the third year in a row. and the winners at the baftas are starting to come through. ant and dec�*s saturday night takeaway has claimed the first award of the tv baftas, it's the fourth time they've won this award. cathy tyson has won

best supporting actress for the channel 4 drama help, set in a care home during the pandemic, which also starsjodie comer and stephen graham. and succession star matthew macfadyen has won the tv bafta for best supporting actor. succession creatorjesse armstrong collected the award on macfadyen�*s behalf. joining me now is tv critic, siobhan synnot. what strikes you about the early winners? , ., ., ,., ., winners? very good evening so far for itv, i winners? very good evening so far for itv, | think. _ winners? very good evening so far for itv, | think. as _ winners? very good evening so far for itv, i think. as you _ winners? very good evening so far for itv, i think. as you said, - winners? very good evening so far for itv, i think. as you said, ant i for itv, i think. as you said, ant and dec one of the first winners, but i'm also seeing that they got a lot of awards and other places, the chase one daytime, missing children one specialist show, interesting to see in the international, we have room for surprise here, succession, of course, talked about a lot, squid

game dominated the water cooler is when it went on netflix, and yet the winner of the international best series is the underground railroad, so a bit of an upset there, i think, for people who thought something like succession or mare of easttown or squid game or call my agent... let's turn to the new doctor who, ncuti gatwa, he 29, the first black actor to have the park he says it's important for people to feel seen. i think it's kind of an unexpected one in the sense that they always look for someone who is talented and on the way up but may not necessarily be on everyone's radar, and ncuti certainly has been recognised through his netflix series, which is

“p through his netflix series, which is up for a bafta tonight, in fact, best male performance in a comedy series. sex education has raised his profile. but things are going to change massively now. as we know, the doctor who role is a global brand and it's a much scrutinised row, whoever takes it, and yes, his life will change massively from now on. in life will change massively from now on, ., ., " ., , life will change massively from now on. ., , ., on. in looking at the list of nominations, _ on. in looking at the list of nominations, any - on. in looking at the list of nominations, any big - on. in looking at the list of. nominations, any big misses on. in looking at the list of- nominations, any big misses that on. in looking at the list of— nominations, any big misses that you will be shouting at the tv tonight, they didn't pick this? i will be shouting at the tv tonight, they didn't pick this?— they didn't pick this? i have seen some surprises _ they didn't pick this? i have seen some surprises but _ they didn't pick this? i have seen some surprises but we're - they didn't pick this? i have seen some surprises but we're still - some surprises but we're still waiting see what sort of game this ends up being for it's a sin, which comes in is a strong contender, it has three actors up against each other, so i see a massive fight for best supporting actor! find other, so i see a massive fight for best supporting actor!— best supporting actor! and we believe to _ best supporting actor! and we believe to get _ best supporting actor! and we believe to get the _ best supporting actor! and we believe to get the red - best supporting actor! and we believe to get the red carpet i best supporting actor! and we | believe to get the red carpet all afternoon for the when actors say it is an honour to be nominated and

they don't mind that anything else, is that the real case or are they desperate to win and will be bitterly disappointed if they lose? a bafta raise your profile, it raises your credit, raises interest notjust in the uk but also abroad, so a big deal. like richard ayoade, the host of the baftas this year, said, for everybody in the room, no one works harder than us except for other professions. and there is a lovely element in that, picking their own pomposity.— lovely element in that, picking their own pomposity. great speaking to ou, their own pomposity. great speaking to you. thank — their own pomposity. great speaking to you. thank you — their own pomposity. great speaking to you, thank you so _ their own pomposity. great speaking to you, thank you so much. - the actor, dennis waterman has died at the age of 7a. he was best known for his roles in tv shows like minder, new tricks and the sweeney. his family released a statement saying he had passed away peacefully at hospital in spain. 0ur correspondent andrew plant is here — what more do we know?

the family have just talked about his amazing career, as you say, he passed away peacefully at his home in spain late last night with his fourth wife pam by his side, but he had the kind of career that i'm not sure you could even have nowadays simply because td was such a different beast when he was at the height of his acting fame in the 70s and 80s. —— tv was a different beast. peace party purtill young, ten, 11, 12, acting in theatre, but when he got those roles, minder, for example, getting audiences. —— he started pretty young. he got audiences of 50 million plus on a regular basis and that that might happen now for a one—off event but not regularly every single week. that's what made himself famous, famous, it people's living rooms every week. so iconic, started back on the just william series every week. so iconic, started back on thejust william series when he was 13, 1a... on the just william series when he was 13, 14. - .— on the just william series when he was 13, 14. . ._ and| was 13, 14. .. and never stop. and never step. _ was 13, 14... and never stop. and never stop, really _ was 13, 14... and never stop. and never stop, really quite _ was 13, 14... and never stop. and j never stop, really quite beenmike several times since but i think people still see that as the definitive version, playing the

leader of the gang of outlaws. but it was really his first sort of aduu it was really his first sort of adult acting fame, came freely with the sweeney, which i think a lot of people would associate him with, mid—70s, he hadn't really done that sort of hard man cop yet, he was more of a good copter the bad cop in that series, and it was only a year later in 1979 in minder that he really sort of seal that knew she had. �* . �* , ~ really sort of seal that knew she had. �* ., �*, ~ ., ., had. and that's kind of what we remember _ had. and that's kind of what we remember tonight, _ had. and that's kind of what we remember tonight, that - had. and that's kind of what we remember tonight, that tough l had. and that's kind of what we i remember tonight, that tough guy role. . �* , . remember tonight, that tough guy role. ., �*, ., ., remember tonight, that tough guy role. ., �* , ., ., , remember tonight, that tough guy role. ., �*, ., ., , ., role. that's what he made his own, i think. he role. that's what he made his own, i think- he was _ role. that's what he made his own, i think. he was in _ role. that's what he made his own, i think. he was in minder _ role. that's what he made his own, i think. he was in minder for - role. that's what he made his own, i think. he was in minder for years, i think. he was in minderfor years, spanning the late 70s to the late 80s, sort ofjust out the stretch in prison, xbox, trying to go straight but unfailingly... so that sort of a double act that was in the national psyche at the time. find double act that was in the national psyche at the time.— double act that was in the national psyche at the time. and in the early 2000, little _ psyche at the time. and in the early 2000, little britain, _ psyche at the time. and in the early 2000, little britain, he _ psyche at the time. and in the early 2000, little britain, he was- psyche at the time. and in the early 2000, little britain, he was a - psyche at the time. and in the early 2000, little britain, he was a big i 2000, little britain, he was a big figure on. he 2000, little britain, he was a big fiaure on. ., , 2000, little britain, he was a big fiaure on. .,, ., 2000, little britain, he was a big fiaure on. ., ., figure on. he was a sort of reinvented _ figure on. he was a sort of reinvented himself- figure on. he was a sort of reinvented himself in - figure on. he was a sort of reinvented himself in that | figure on. he was a sort of- reinvented himself in that tough guy image with new tricks, that ran for

a decade as well, he was a cast member on that. at singing the theme tune is something that has stuck with his career as well because that's what he did for minder, of course, went to number three in the charts. he also sang the new tricks theme tune as well stop little britain, obviously of long—running sketch, write theme tune, sing the theme gym. but actually, dennis waterman love that it was a big deal to him, there is a lovely tribute from matt lucas from little britain, in the last couple of hours, he said, "i grow up watching dennis waterman, his guest appearance at hammersmith apollo in which he duetted with david's observed impersonation of him remains the absolute highlight of my career." so he loved that, that was all part of it for him, in a career which spanned theatre, tv, music, films, he didn't finish acting until 2020, he didn't finish acting until 2020, he was in an australian movie, so more than six decades of acting, really cementing him as an icon of the british acting industry.-

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continues further south. powered or sharing of northern ireland, sinn fein are in line. the democrats net unit is say they will not take part. labour hits back fresh claims over sir keir starmer�*s lockdown meal with colleagues. more than 60 people are thought to be killed after a russian bomb hit a school in the east of ukraine. the us first lady has made a surprise trip to ukraine, visiting a shelter and a school. an act —— he'll take over from jody whitaker.

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