the latest headlines on bbc news: downing street and the democratic unionist party have both issued stateed statements overnight making clear that a deal between them has yet to be finalised. borisjohnson has dismissed as tripe newspaper reports that he is preparing a new bid to become prime minister. the former chancellor george osborne has described theresa may as a dead woman walking. scotla nd may as a dead woman walking. scotland yard has released pictures of the fake suicide belts worn by the london bridge attackers. more on that, scotland yard releasing those pictures of the fake suicide belts worn by the london bridge attackers. the officer leading the investigation says it's the first time he's seen the tactic used in the uk. last night, a week on from the attack, people visited bars and restaurants in the area in a show of unity and resilience. simonjones reports. designed to create maximum fear, these are the fake explosive belts worn by the three attackers. they're actually disposable water bottles covered in masking tape, but the police say anyone who saw them on the night wo

without enough mps of her own, theresa may has turned to the democratic unionist party to help herform a government. she signalled her intention yesterday in this address. we will continue to work with our friends and allies in the democratic unionist party in particular. our two parties have enjoyed a strong relationship over many years, and this gives me the confidence to believe that we will be able to work together in the interests of the whole united kingdom. with its ten seats won on thursday, the dup will back theresa may on key votes like the budget. it's not a full coalition, but a looser agreement. the details, scant so far. now they're politically centre—stage, prompting renewed scrutiny of their policies by some here in westminster. pro—brexit, socially conservative, the party's opposition to same—sex marriage and abortion in northern ireland has caused concern among some tory mps here, but not all. i don't think we're going to go backwards in terms of social legislation. it's part of our dna now, part of what makes us the great country we are. and i'm sure the dup understa

prime minister is expected to finalise her team of ministers and enlist the support of the democratic unionist party. the scottish conservatives leader is one of several to express reservations about mrs may doing a deal with the democratic unionists. she has made herself a hostage to the dup, which means she cannot be the dup, which means she cannot be the independent mediator between the two sides. labour took the conservative seat of kensington in west london — the final constituency declaration, after a third recount. we'll bring you the latest reaction from westminster, belfast and edinburgh, as questions remain about how long mrs may can remain as prime minister. also today, police reveal the terror attack is on london bridge tried to hirea attack is on london bridge tried to hire a seven—and—a—half—tonne truck but their cards were declined. police also discovered the safe house where they prepared for the attack. detectives want help in tracing three knives used by the attackers, and paid tribute to members of the public who put up a fight. people who came out armed with chairs, other items,

the headlines at eight: theresa may looks set to be backed by the democratic unionist party in a minority government as an outline agreement on a "confidence and supply" arrangement is reached. the prime minister's top aides — nick timothy and fiona hill — have resigned after the conservatives failed to win an overall majority in the general election. in the last hour, the former tory mp, gavin barwell, has been appointed to replace them as theresa may's new downing street chief of staff. they went following what the bbc understands were demands from some senior tories that mrs may would face a leadership challenge if the two had remained by her side. the other headlines... police reveal that the london bridge terror attackers tried to hire a seven and a half tonne lorry, but their credit cards were declined. petrol bombs and blow torches were found in the van they did use. police say they had pink ceramic knives tied to their wrists. a mid—atlantic yacht rescue involving the queen mary 2 cruise liner, after a "once in a lifetime" summer storm. and a scintillating finish to the world cup

monday's queen's speech could be delayed — the government needs to reach a deal with the democratic unionist partyirst. we're in talks with the democratic unionist party to see the deal that we can put together and i'm very optimistic that that will happen, but obviously until we have that, we can't agree the final details of the queen's speech. so what will the dup want in return for keeping theresa may in office? we're in northern ireland. it's thought the brexit negotiations could also be delayed — labour calls it chaotic. also tonight: russian police break up a protest in moscow — an opposition leader is arrested before he can address the crowd. the duchess of cambridge visits the hospital treating victims of the london terror attack — she met nurses and patients. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news — the england under—20s manager says it's too soon to call them a golden generation, despite their world cup final win. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in the last hour, theresa may has just faced her mps, admitting that she's got the party into a mess and promising that she wil

the defence secretary says a conservative deal with the democratic unionist party would only apply to "big issues". it for whatever snow to build the government by working with our friends within the dup. arlene foster is due in westminster this week and says they have made progress in the talks with the conservatives. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there is now open speculation over the prime minister's future. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's gonna remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean, we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. denial of a leadership bid from borisjohnson, who dismisses newspaper reports as "tripe" and says theresa may has his full support. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says there could be another election soon and he is preparing an alternative queen's speech. we are quite ready and able to put forward a series programme which has massive support within this country. also in the next hour, the fake suicide belts designed to spread terror in the london bridge

if last night's count revealed any winner, it was the democratic unionist party.ts at westminster. and their ten mps could offer theresa may what she wanted most from this election — some stability. although arlene foster has indicated that will come at a price. what we want to see happening is a recognition of the particular circumstances of northern ireland, recognising our history and our geography. we've always said we want the best deal for northern ireland and that's certainly what we will be pushing for. along with money for northern ireland's economy, the dup is thought to want influence in the upcoming brexit negotiations. questions about what will happen to northern ireland's land border with the republic have become a major concern. although the party has always seen itself as british rather than european. we say never! founded by the protestant preacher ian paisley, the dup‘s religious roots are deeply important. stormont, stormont, hear us clear. it's clashed with campaigners over its decision to block the introduction of same—sex marriage in northern

without enough conservative mps to form her own government, theresa may has turned to the democratic unionist party. she outlined her intentions straight after the shock election result. to help regain the political balance. we will continue to work with our friends and allies in the democratic unionist party in particular. our two parties have enjoyed a strong relationship over many years. and this gives me the confidence to believe that we will be able to work together in the interest of the whole united kingdom. the dup now has ten seats to use as a powerbroker. to back theresa may on key vote like the budget and queen ‘s speech. but as a full coalition but in a loose agreement. —— not as. that is pumping speculation about what the pro— brexit socially conservative party may want in return. causing concern among some tory mps at a bowl. i don't think we are going to go backwards in terms of social legislation. it is part of our dna and what makes us a great country that we are and i'm sure the dup understands that. but balancing two parties's interest could have an effect. i cannot see how a que

what can you tell us about the unionist party in northern ireland? guest: the democratic unionist party won a lot of seats and it's the main protestant parties. won 10 seats and obviously has done some kind of deal with the conservatives. it is not clear what that deal is. it sounds like an agreement to support the conservatives on ates of confidence so that minority tory government can stay in power. we don't know in exchange for what, what the price has been for that party. and theresa may is going to have trouble. she went to the polls to get a increased authority and mandates. she lost authority and lost the mandate. as confident that she says now that lifting out the next five years, that's not clear it will happen. host: with is that leave her, her position -- where does that leave her, her position as leader of the conservative party, and jeremy corbyn, the leader of labour party? guest: elites or where she was -- it leaves her where she was, the head of a government, but a minority government that will be shaky because it relies on the support of an ally party wit

minister is facing pressure this morning as she moves to form a government with the help of the democratic unionist partyilure to secure an outright majority has led to questions from some corners of the conservative party over whether she should remain in charge. emma vardey has this report on the fallout from the general election result. 16,000... a 16,000. .. a valuable result in the uk's richest constituency. almost 2a hours after the polls closed it took a third recount in kensington to finally reveal labour had taken the seat from the tories for the first time ever byjust 20 votes. it means the conservatives and the campaign with 318 seats to labour's 262, labour are with 318 seats to labour's 262, labourare up 30. with 318 seats to labour's 262, labour are up 30. the snp on 35, the lib dems on 12, plaid cymru on four and the greens with one. now, theresa may is reaching out to the democratic unionist party in northern ireland for support. with the ten dup mps the conservatives will have a working majority in the house of commons. but there are early signs that for some this will be an uncomfortabl

maybe they can bring in the democratic unionist party. inside the house of commons. here they are and the democratic unionists would do this. give them a majority of seven so over the line. they can govern but the conservatives will have to listen to what the dup are asking for. it is untidy, it is messy and humiliating for theresa may. jeremy vine, thank you. having called the general election to increase her majority and strenghen her position, theresa may lost 12 seats and with it her parliamentary majority. it wasn't all bad news as the scottish conservatives under leader ruth davidson made historic gains in scotland, where they won a dozen seats. the party's share of the vote also improved across most of the rest of the uk, but fell back in parts of the south east and london. our political correspondent ben wright looks at where the campaign went wrong leading to the conservative shock result. at cou nts at counts across the country, conservatives dreams crumbled. tory ministers lost seats, including ben gummer in ipswich who helped t

democratic unionists continues, members of theresa may's cabinet have backed her despite open speculation from other senior tories about her future. overnight, the government and the democratic unionist partyoth issued statements, making clear that a deal between them has yet to be finalised. let's take a look at some of the main developments. defence secretary michael fallon says a deal can be done with the dup on major issues but clarified that there was no final agreement on the terms of a minority government deal. dup leader arlene foster is due to meet theresa may in downing street on tuesday. meanwhile, there's been much speculation about theresa may's future as prime minister, with former chancellor george osborne calling her, "a dead woman walking", after voters stripped her of a parliamentary majority. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says he is ready to fight another election, which he says could happen in the next few months or early next year, and in the meantime, he will be putting together an alternative queen's speech. no word this morning from theresa may, who attended a church service with her husband philip in her berkshire constituency, just a day after her two closest advisor

was plenty for him to do, he has got to oversee the deal that the strike with the dup, the democratic unionist partyconservative parliamentary party as well and ensure that, come the end of, a week on monday when the queen ‘s speech is, if few days after that, when there is a vote on the queen's speech that theresa may actually get that through. if she does not, she is out. you mentioned the dup and about how they might cooperate with the conservatives. not without controversy for some people? absolutely. we're not talking about a full call issue, we we re talking about a full call issue, we were never talking about that. the nature of that deal, we are yet to see. it might be some sort of confidence and supply, which means that the agreed to back the government of confidence motions, and supply, which is a fancy parliamentary word for money. after that, it is a case—by—case basis. but the government's chief whip is in belfast, we are told, talking to the dup. at the heart of the dup‘s agenda, parts are controversial. it is opposed to same—sex marriage in the province, which is still illegal there.

if last night‘s count revealed any winner, it was the democratic unionist party. much difference in a parliament of 650 people, but arlene foster‘s party could offer theresa may what she wanted most from this election, some stability, although it is likely that that will come at a price. we want to see a recognition of the particular circumstances of northern ireland, our history and geography. we have always said we want the best deal for northern ireland and that is what we will be pushing for. the democratic unionist party was founded by hardline protestant preacher, ian paisley. we say never. never. decades on, those religious roots still matter and so does being british. they campaign for the uk to leave the eu, but with concerns about what will happen here at the irish border, they want to have influence in the brexit talks, and to avoid what has been called a hard border. although with concerns about trade, customs and immigration, no one is completely sure whether these roads can remain totally open. sinn fein made a point of fighting both the dup and the c

so, there they go, the leaders of the democratic unionist party, not taking questions, having finishedement we got from arlene foster in the last couple of minutes, just to pull out some key elements from that, very interesting that she referred to the conservatives by their full title, the conservative and unionist party, clearly the maintenance of the union of northern ireland as part of the united kingdom is central to the dna of the dup. a couple of things in terms of our discussion earlier, joanna, about policies the conservatives were keen on that have been changed as a result of this deal. we now know that there will be no change to the pensions triple lock, the idea that the state pension will rise by the greatest amount of either to .5% earnings or inflation will stop the universal winter fuel allowance remaining in place and the conservatives and dup agreeing that the government will continue to give 2% of national income to the armed forces. and on that crucial issue of money, which is going to be massively contentious, i suspect, is going to be massively contentious, isuspe

democratic unionists. they are very hard right party in northern ireland. rumored to have links to loyalist paramilitary groups. this is some thing that is widely reported preeminent the controversial aspects of this is clearly this kind of alliance, which some might say is a labor grubby deal. >> many licking their real -- licking their wounds. clearly many satisfied with this outcome. >> many in the labour party actually thought that jeremy corbyn, when he was elected leader was a big mistake, it would be a huge liability. it looked this way. discourse totally fixed upon the public expect -- public aspect. those kindsation, of matters, promising to help students. bymising to have families giving them more benefits and opportunities. the conservative said it wasn't and this was a moot point. that's one of the factors that seems to have swayed things toward labor. the conservatives, the largest party in this election. labor outperforming what people ., exceeding all expectation. jeremy corbyn sitting on a sizable gain. before stronger position. a look at ho

we will continue to work with our friends and allies in the democratic unionist party in particular. ionist party in particular. the d u p now has ten seats to use as a powerbroker, to back theresa may on key votes such as the queen ‘s speech and budget. not as full coalition, but in a looser agreement. that is prompting speculation about what the pro— brexit socially conservative party may want in return, cursing concern among some tory mps, but not all.|j don't among some tory mps, but not all.” don't think we will go backwards in terms of social legislation. i think it is part of our dna now and what makes us the great country we are. i am sure the d u p understand that. the balancing the interests of two parties could have an effect.” cannot see how the queen ‘s speech cannot see how the queen ‘s speech can be laden with interesting pieces of legislation because many of them are going to be items which will cause dispute within the conservative party and certainly between the conservatives and the d up. between the conservatives and the d u p. so, the most unexpected result of the

in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party have ten, sinn fein on seven. in wales, plaid cymru have four, the green party keep their one, caroline lucas, and the independent mp is in northern ireland. no ukip mps in the house of commons will stop and more than 200 female mps for the first time. the

so it is currently working on a deal to get the support of northern ireland's democratic unionist partyat minority status could limit how bold the government wants to be, at a time when economic growth in the uk is slowing down and it is negotiating its exit from the european union. there are plans to stimulate the economy so measures to boost major travel infrastructure projects are thought to be on the cards. but plans to reform pensions, and social care for the elderly have proved very controversial and could be left off the government's wish list. with me is lorenzo codogno, london school of economics and political science and lc macro advisors ltd good morning. thank you for coming in. let's have a talk about what is likely to be in this speech. many are saying it will be brexit heavy. in many ways it will be watered down because there is still no deal with the democratic unionist party. that would represent some kind of what went down is supposed to what could have been expected. clearly, the vote was about brexit. we are coming from a referendum so clearly brexit will be the focu

if last night's count revealed any winner, it was the democratic unionist party.old more than half of northern ireland's seats at westminster, and their ten mps could offer theresa may what she wanted most from this election, some stability. although arlene foster has indicated that will come at a price. what we want to see happening is a recognition of the particular circumstances of northern ireland, recognising our history and our geography. we've always said we want the best deal for northern ireland and that's certainly what we'll be pushing for. along with money for northern ireland's economy, the dup is thought to want influence in the upcoming brexit negotiations. questions about what will happen to northern ireland's land border with the republic have become a major concern, although the party has always seen itself as british rather than european. we say never! founded by the protestant ian paisley, the dup's religious roots are deeply important. stormont, stormont... it has clashed with campaigners over the decision to block the introduction of same—sex

you with the very latest news on those talks between the conservative government and the democratic unionist partye democratic unionist party who went to number ten downing street with nigel dodds. he is the dup leader in westminster. they went to number ten at about 12.30 this afternoon and spent an hour—and—a—half, two hours, perhaps inside, for talks with theresa may in downing street. at one point we thought that a deal would be announced today. we understand that the details are still being ironed out, but that there is broad consensus for an agreement and the deal will be signed on the dotted line and that will enable theresa may and the conservatives to rule with a very slim majority. that's the latest news from westminster. let's catch up with the weather news now and join nick miller on the other side of the newsroom for the forecast. hi againks nick. we've got 20 celsius in edinburgh right now. we've got 21 celsius in cardiff and 18 slles in belfast. quite range of weather to talk about. some of us have had some really pleasant sunshine to go with the warmth. i know, it's cloudy, but doe

killed at least 17 people. >>> the british prime minister has not reached a deal yet with the democratic unionist party after a snap election backfired on her. theresa may wants the northern ireland party to back her conservatives in parliament. earlier, downing street indicated a preliminary deal was in place. >>> and some political leaders, including conservatives, are criticizing a potential alliance with the democratic unionist party. the dup opposes abortions and same-sex marriages. earlier, the british secretary of defense spoke with the bbc and addressed that criticism. >> we're not in government with the dup. we're not in coalition with the dup. they're going to support us, as i said, on the crucial, economic, and security issues that face this country. we do not agree, and we do not have to agree with any of their views on some of these social issues. i certainly don't. >> and striking a deal with the dup is also divisive. nic robertson has more from belfast. >> reporter: elections barely over, the democratic unionist party, northern ireland's most powerful protestant party, is already in talk

the defence secretary says a conservative deal with the democratic unionist party would only apply to "big issues". it falls on us now to build a government in a national interest and that is what we are working with with our friends in the dup to do. dup leader, arlene foster is expected in london on tuesday, she says nothing is finalised but there had been some good discussions on reaching a deal. one that would bring would bring stability to the nation, and those discussions continue. we have made good progress but that discussions continue. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there is now open speculation over the prime minister's future. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. this is the scene live at downing street were an announcement is expected soon on the cabinet reshuffle. labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says there could be another election soon and he is preparing an alternative queen's sp

mrs may is preparing for talks with the democratic unionist party to shore up her government.he chief whip is in belfast for talks. i'm reeta chakrabati. the other headlines: police reveal the london bridge terror attackers tried to hire a seven—and—a—half—tonne lorry but their credit cards were declined. petrol bombs and blow torches were found in the van they did use. police say they had pink ceramic knives tied to their wrists. adam west, the american actor best known as the star series batman has died aged 88. good afternoon from westminster. theresa may's two closest advisors, nick timothy and fiona hill, have resigned, following the conservative party's failure to win a majority in parliament, in the general election. the bbc understands the prime minister had been warned she faced a leadership challenge if she didn't sack them. the government's chief whip, gavin williamson, is now in belfast to hold talks with northern ireland's largest party, the dup, to try to secure support for mrs may's minority government. here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. they were

the next question is a deal, some sort of arrangement with the democratic unionist party in northern. a lot of people watching in this country and around the world won't really know very much about the dup. the only thing they might remember is ian paisley as the founder of the dup. but it is notjust the party of protest any more. it is the party that will be in government. yes, it started off as a protest movement in the early 705. and it was based around the free presbyterian church, which ian paisley founded and also the party. it is deeply conservative. and as we have seen with what ruth davidson is saying in scotland is they are socially conservative, there will be issues around marriage equality, abortion as well. but if you put those to one side for a moment, because they are the ones making the headlines, the single most important thing for the dup is the maintenance of the union with britain. they are brexiteer 's, but they want a soft border because a lot of their trade, particularly in food and agriculture, that kind of thing, goes north and south across the border. so the

ireland's prime minister enda kenny's warned the uk prime minister over making a pact with the democratic unionist partyel macron's en marche party looks to be on course for a landslide victory in parliamentary elections. the party has won nearly a third of the vote in the first round. on the front of the times, us president donald trump's state visit to britain may be put on hold after mr trump allegedly told theresa may he would not come to britain if he was met with large public protests. the telegraph business section says there a questions over the future of uber chief executive travis kalanick following a scathing report into the us transport technology giant's company culture.

talks between theresa may and the democratic unionist party to ensure the prime minister gets a workingin the vommons to ensure the prime minister gets a working majority in the commons have not yet resulted in a deal. both sides though said the talks had gone well and an agreement is expected tomorrow. the dup leader arlene foster has outlined her priorities — among them brexit and counter—terrorism. the former conservative prime minister, john major, has added his voice to concerns about the implications of a deal with the dup and its possible repercussions on the peace process in northern ireland. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. they're all here. with new mps, parliament returning to its business. the commons' speaker elected, well, dragged, by tradition, to his grand chair again, but a government in charge? not quite yet. mr speaker—elect, on behalf of the whole house, may i congratulate you on your re—election. at least someone got a landslide. laughter. theresa may able to laugh about losing seats, but no deal in place yet that will prop her up. as we face difficult

her party will work with northern ireland's democratic unionists who won ten seats. pposition labour party celebrated unexpected gains across the country. their leaderjeremy corbyn said people, young and old, had voted for change and for hope. mrs may said crucial talks on britain leaving the european union would begin as planned in ten days' time. but she'll enter brexit negotiations in a much weaker position. president trump has said he is willing to testify under oath about his talks with the sacked former fbi director, james comey. mr trump rejected the allegation that he had urged mr comey to drop an investigation into his presidential campaign's links with russia. more now on the surprise result of britain's election today

now, theresa may is reaching out to the democratic unionist party in northern ireland for support.ith the ten dup mps, the conservatives will have a working majority in the house of commons. but there are early signs that for some, this will be an uncomfortable alliance. the dup is anti—abortion, and northern ireland is the only part of the uk where same—sex marriage is not legal. scottish conservative leader ruth davidson last night sought assurances that any deal with the dup must not affect gay rights across the uk. meanwhile, concerns remain over whether the prime minister can hold on. 0ne senior tory has told the bbc she has to go. and this was the transport secretary, chris grayling, on question time. my view is that she should stay as prime minister for the foreseeable future. what was once sold as strong and stable now feels ever so shaky. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, joins me. you have been talking to backbench mps. your sense of what people have been saying about theresa may and where this goes now? her leadership is in the balance. there is a view amongs

about the conservative party using its full title, the conservative and unionist party in doing an agreement with the democraticland which hasn‘t been around for the best part of six months. so that is the case from the conservatives and the one we will keep seeing them make in the coming days but clearly not a situation they would have wanted. even with they would have wanted. even with the democratic unionist parties, they‘ll still only have a working majority of 13 — that is not easy as far as theresa may is concerned even when it comes to the big votes, let alone the smaller ones, when the democratic unionist party reserve the right to decide on a case by case basis whether they‘ll prop up theresa may. of course coming back to that all—importa nt theresa may. of course coming back to that all—important money, as we heard the snp there very unhappy about that being seen as unfair by other partses of the uk and also suggesting it will skew the territory there. we are hearing, and this is no surprise in the context of this deal, angry voices from scotland, we heard the scottish national party just there scotla

the democratic unionist party leader arlene foster is in talks with theresa may at downing street over. an inquest opens into the deaths of the victims of the london bridge terror attack — and hears five of them were stabbed. the us attorney general, jeff sessions, will face questions about his dealings with russian officials when he gives evidence to the senate over alleged interference in the presidential election. in the business news this afternoon... uk inflationjumped to its highest level in nearly four years in may, tightening the squeeze on consumers. 2.996 2.9% last month. 2.7% in april. a lucrative part of the city of london's financial trading could be forced to move to continental europe after the uk leaves the eu. the european commission is expected to say later that it wants the eu to regulate what's known as the clearing of euro denominated transactions. at the moment nearly a billion dollars worth of such trades are done in london every day. we'll have more on this in a moment. and the company behind the london eye says visitor numbers are down. merlin entertainments sa

downing street and the democratic unionist party say no final deal has yet been reached over a parliamentarytalks will continue next week and that the detail of an agreement is still to be determined. borisjohnson has rejected newspaper reports of a leadership bid, giving theresa may his full support. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says he's ready for another general election, insisting he can still become prime minister. good morning. it's sunday the 11th ofjune. also ahead:

in furtherance of our overall agreement, the government and the democratic unionist party have establishedll remain in place for the length of the parliament and after each parliamentary session, both parties will review the names, principles and implementation of the agreement. i want to personally thank the prime minister and her negotiating team for the spirit in which these discussions have been conducted. i particularly wa nt discussions have been conducted. i particularly want to acknowledge and pay tribute to the two men standing beside me, the right honourable nigel dodds and the right honourable sirjeffrey donaldson mp for their efforts. i want to thank other party collea g u es efforts. i want to thank other party colleagues and, indeed, our parliamentary party, who will be to the fore in working with these new arrangements. today, we have reached an outcome that is good for the united kingdom, good for northern ireland and allows our nation to move forward to tackle the challenges ahead. this afternoon, i will be returning to northern ireland to continue our discussions as we at

was a 5% swing to red as theresa mayjust held on to power, but only with the help of the democratic unionist party party. what do you know about them? i don't know a lot about them. let's have a look together... a quick look at either dup's socially conservative views, anti—abortion, anti—day, are not palatable to all conservatives. as a tory supporter, how do you feel about what is going to be around the corner? i can't, ijust can't. you hope the murder mystery might be easier to solve! ahead lies a journey into brexit negotiations few could imagine. theresa may says nothing will derail them. really interesting hearing some of those conversations going on across the country. let's introduce you to two mps this morning. ed vaizey, conservative, for didcot and?l sarahjones, conservative, for didcot and?l sarah jones, croydon conservative, for didcot and?l sarahjones, croydon south. good morning to you both. you will be less only a face to people, as well as making the link, we were speaking to gavin barwell, whom you beat in this election. i did, yes. it was quite an extraordinary turnaround. expla

we're in talks with the democratic unionist party to see the deal that we can put together and i am very optimistic that will happen but obviously until we have that we can't agree the final details of the queen's speech. and, the start of the formal brexit negotiations, due in a week's time, might also be delayed, following a meeting between senior officials in brussels today. also on the programme. in libya, the house where the manchester bomber stayed, just days before the attack, he'd been under surveillance there for a month. thousands on the streets in russian cities protesting against corruption, but many of the organisers have been arrested. and what was the impact of social media on the election campaign? we'll examine the evidence. coming up in sportday on bbc news: pakistan will face england in the champions trophy semifinals after a thrilling three—wicket win over sri lanka in cardiff. good evening. the prime minister has told conservative mps that she will serve them as party leader for as long as they want her. four days after the election — which resulted in a hung parliam

people voted for them on that basis will stop given that so much media attention is on the democratic unionist partytlight. their concerns as regards to the talks, sinn fein are the other party negotiating with the dup as well as the conservatives. discussions are going on at stormont to put back together the devolved power—sharing government which collapsed in january after sinn fein and the dup finally fell out. the relationship between them had never been that great, but it had lasted for ten yea rs great, but it had lasted for ten years up to that point. sinn fein have criticised the prospective deal between the tories and the dup on the grounds that they say it underlines the view they have always had that the british government cannot act as impartial brokers in the talks process. you heard sir john major, he was involved in the peace process here in the 1990s. and lord peter hain was a key part of tony blair's government, who oversaw the deal initially between the dup and sinn fein which resulted in them going to government back in 2007. in the good friday agreement, it says that the british

the sun is shining on northern ireland's democratic unionist party.ten mps and their leader who now wield huge powers. are we looking at the real government? big smiles and with good reason. the democratic unionists are crucial in propping up theresa may in government. look how excited they are. and listen carefully. the future is bright. the future's bright, the future's orange. a clever mash up of an advertising slogan and the colour traditionally associated with unionism. as the cabinet met this morning there was an obvious question to ask. are you up an obvious question to ask. are you up freddie woodward dup? the answer is yes because... we need a stable government governing international interest in one of the ways to do thatis interest in one of the ways to do that is talk to the largest party in northern ireland in order to make sure we can have the support for a queen's speech which will enable us to negotiate a good brexit deal in due course and have policies the country needs in order to make sure out country needs in order to make sure our

the conservatives will rile support from the democratic unionist party. this is the debian is coming to live from berlin. as always, more on our website. thanks for watching. i will see you soon. >> hey there everyone! thanks for tuning in. it's a pleasure to join you on this edition of euromaxx highlights. let's get started with a quick glance at today's stories smooth as glass why sculptors are rediscovering this fragile material food turnon , how the foodporn craze on the net is affecting restaurants a man and his castle what wartburg castle, the wartburg car and martin luther have in common the biennale in venice is currently under way. many exhibitions are taking place all around the city. however, for our next report we want to focus on the use of glass in art. some artists shy away from glass because its manufactg