and sinn fein terms.s. and it's really important just to reflect that the rights that are being denied to people here across a range of issues that michelle has dealt with are promoted in all other parts of these islands. so if your mac in scotland, wales, the south, england itself, you will have these rights. but you can't have them here. and theresa may is allowing that to happen because she has done a deal with the dup. so... that's not acceptable to us, we have said that's very directly to the dup. we said it very directly to james brookman shower. i nearly said ken read there! we've told him it is not a cce pta ble read there! we've told him it is not acceptable to us. we want the taoiseach also to make it clear that it's not acceptable to the irish government, so... speaks irish so, the thoughts there of gerry adams on the continuing deadlock year. gerry adams referred to a number of issues there which have been at the centre of the disagreement between sinn fein and the democratic unionists at thes

calling for a border poll, a big sinn fein policy, is meaningless now.s are falling apart. and the dup also in a place where they didn't expect to be because of the outcome of the westminster election generally. they need to think it through, both of them. do you think sinn fein genuinely wants to see the stormont assembly restarting? that's very, very hard to answer. but i would say that on most days, you would assume that for the public opinion, the irish public to have a good opinion of sinn fein. it's better for them to be operating stormont. the caveat to that is that brexit, because it so threatens the irish economy and tens and tens of thousands ofjobs are at risk as a function of brexit and also, by the way, the position of the european union is currently in negotiation. the combination of these positions is such that there is more hostility towards britain in general, notjust the dup and therefore sinn fein can get away with a more anti—british stance than they could have before brexit. that's a simple fact of the matter, that it has definitely

a few minutes later the sinn fein leader at stormont michelle o'neill fein leader at stormont michelle of the lack of agreement that they've seen here at stormont so far. what we're dealing with is issues of equality, making sure we deliver access to legacy inquests and language rights. rights that are available to citizens who live in other parts of these islands. if you live in england, wales, scotland, by the 26 counties, these are basic rights afforded to citizens and should be afforded to citizens here for that reason we do not see those rights afforded and the reason theresa may is sitting back and allowing that to happen is because she is in hock to the dup. so the dup needless to say do not see things that way, they would save the extra billion pounds of the dup have secured for northern ireland as a result of that deal with the conservatives should make it more likely that sinn fein should want to go back into government and then play a role in deciding how that money is spent. so tonight still no devolved government after almost six months of a deadlock here, the northern ire

they have to deliver for everybody, notjust the sinn fein vote, notjust for everybody, notjust the sinnody, notjust the sinn fein vote, notjust the dup for everybody, notjust the sinn fein vote, not just the dup vote but for everybody, including those people who don't vote and those people who don't vote and those people who don't vote and those people who are abominable and in poverty who want their rights. that is the only basis there can be a return to the status quo, that is the only basis in which these institutions can be put together. all attention now turns to monday. last thursday was the deadline for some sort of progress in these talks and that has been and gone. 0n monday, the secretary of state james brokenshire plans to make a statement to update the house of commons on what steps are taken next. he has the option of extending the talks, he can call another assembly election or he can reintroduce direct rule from westminster. when it comes to the northern ireland political parties themselves, the dup traditionally do not take part in talks on sunday for religious reasons.

obviously, when sinn fein decided to collapse the executive back injanuary this year, they had littleg lists, the educational budgets, and indeed the community services that rely so much on the money coming from stormont. we, of course, wanted to get this executive back up and running as quickly as possible to deal with all of those issues. we had no red lines, we made that very clear to the electorate. however, sinn fein have a shopping list, a shopping list which seems to get longer every time we meet with them. that is very disappointing for all of the people of northern ireland who make it very clear to us that they want to see devolution back up and running again. the sinn fein leader michelle o'neill insisted the deadlock of stormont was not the foot of her party. here we are at the end of yet another exasperating day at the talks. what we have is dup's failure to implement rights for its citizens. a writes for... what's wrong with a couple who want to be married regardless of situation wrong with families wanting to access legacies? and what's wrong with people wanting to speak

the talks were paused but the dup has said that sinn fein cannot demand a 10-0 said that sinn fein cannotnn fein cannot demand a 10—0 win in these talks. one of those mlas seem to indicate that sinn fein demands were excessive. they say that is not the case and all they want is a quality. both parties talk about a good deal, they wa nt parties talk about a good deal, they want a parties talk about a good deal, they wantafairer parties talk about a good deal, they want a fairer deal. but with such different views of what they and good means it seems so unlikely that we will see any deal struck by tomorrow. at least 28 people have been injured following a shooting at a nightclub in the us state of arkansas. police say two people are in a critical condition following the incident, which took place around 2.30am local time. a huge fire has broken out in a camp for syrian refugees in neighbouring lebanon. one person is reported to have died and the entire camp in the bekaa valley was destroyed. it's not yet known what started the fire. lebanon hosts some 1.5 million refugees from syria — a mil

speaking at the rally was the president of sinn fein, gerry adams.there can be no deal before monday. i do believe there will be a deal by monday. —— don't believe. the dup is showing no urgency or no real inclination to deal with the rights at the heart of the companies. i am talking about the companies. i am talking about the bill of rights, the whole issue of marriage equality, a whole range of marriage equality, a whole range of other matters, and unless that changes i can't see how we will be here on saturday afternoon. and i told them this directly. and of course if there is a staff change and part of that staff change is for everybody to understand that equality and respect has to be at the heart of the institution. they have to deliver for everybody. not just sinn fein or dup but for everybody, including those who don't vote and those who are vulnerable, who want their rights. that is the only basis on which these institutions are going to be put together. all attention now turns to monday, but it's not a deadline as that. last thursday was t

michele 0'neil of sinn fein and arlene foster of the dup. just eight years old, amidst the horror of the manchester bombing in may that killed 22 people. saffie roussos would have been nine today and her family have chosen the occasion to speak to the bbc about what happened that evening at the ariana grande concert. some of those who survived have life—changing injuries — saffie's own mother is still in hospital. judith moritz met the family. singing voiceover: saffie roussos shone. always singing and smiling, she loved music, and couldn't wait to see her idol onstage. you couldn't be out with saffie without having fun. but her dream was to be famous. it was her everything, and we bought her the tickets for christmas. she was just counting the days, the seconds, and it was just ariana grande ‘til nine, ten o'clock at night, and she would sing and dance every single song. she was ariana grande obsessed, so, to see how happy she was, it wasjust... obviously, i had to go with her. you were watching her watching ariana 7 pretty much, yeah. she

still no agreement between sinn fein and the democratic unionist party.t one i understand remains the issue of the irish language. sinn fein want a piece of legislation, an irish language act, which would promote and protect the gaelic tongue, but the dup are pushing for a broader law which would also incorporate some cultural issues which are imported to unionists. in a news conference this afternoon the dup leader, arlene foster, said that she still thought that an agreement was possible, that her party was still committed to achieving that agreement and getting the devolved government here at stormont back up and running again and she said the dup would continue to work towards that aim in the coming weeks. i think what we want to see is an agreement which everybody can buy into, whether you are a nationalist or unionist. i think that is very important for the sustainability of these institutions going forward. that is certainly what i am looking to do and i hope that others involved in this process are looking at the bigger picture as well question ev

talks between sinn fein and the democratic unionist party will resume on monday.ams had to say to journalists a well, our northern ireland reporter, sara girvin, joins me now from belfast with more. as you say, northern ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since january. the talks between political parties in northern ireland aimed at trying to record power—sharing resumed after the general election but it has been a very bumpy road since then. the two main parties involved, sinn fein and the democratic unionist party, the dup, seem unable to agree on major issues. each is blaming each other for the lack of progress. one of the main stumbling blocks between the parties seems to be the nationalist and republican demand foran nationalist and republican demand for an irish language act which the dup opposes. the deal a few weeks ago between the dup can deprive minister, theresa may, to prop up a government essentially, seems to have muddied the waters on the discussions. last night, downing street issued a statement after theresa may spoke to bo

it gives you an idea of how far apart the dup and sinn fein are.t be no point in continuing the negotiations with the marching season starting and reaching its height and the holiday season starts to approach as well. it makes it very difficult for northern ireland secretary james brokenshire, who has to balance these things up with a limited number of options. you could call fresh elections, he could have direct rule where westminster would ta ke direct rule where westminster would take over the reins for a time. or he could fudge it, trying to set a new deadline, yet another one, some kind of talks extension to see if they can come to an agreement in the longer term. some parties already talking about the autumn here. i think there is a growing recognition that the problems and difficulties with power—sharing are a lot more corrugated than everyone realised. up to 18 people are feared dead, after a coach crashed and burst into flames in germany. the vehicle collided with a lorry on a motorway close to the bavarian town of stammbach, in the south

last night theresa may spoke to sinn fein and dup leaders.h the parties and get a successful conclusion, but she urged them to find agreement themselves. there was a campaign rally in belfast for same—sex marriage. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where it is still banned. speaking at the rally was the president of sinn fein gerry adams, and he outlined where he believes there can be no deal before monday. i don't believe that there is going to be a deal by monday. the dup are showing no urgency, or no real inclination to deal with the rights which are the crux of the heart of the difficulties. i am talking about the bill of rights, the whole issue of marriage equality, a whole range of other matters, including legacy issues. unless they step change, i cannot see, here we are on saturday afternoon, and we were told this directly, i do not see how a deal can be put together by then. and of course, if there is a step change, and part of that step change is for everybody to understand that equality and respect has to be at the he

the two main parties involved are the democratic unionist party and sinn fein. several major issues, both blaming each other for the lack of progress. 0ne each other for the lack of progress. one of the main stumbling blocks between the two seems to be their nationalist and republican demand foran nationalist and republican demand for an irish language act. the dup's opposition to that also. the deal struck between the dup and theresa may to prop up the government seems to have somewhat muddied the waters when it comes to these political talks. last night downing street issued a statement after theresa may spoke to both dup and sinn fein leaders. in it she said her government would do everything it could to work with the parties and get a successful conclusion, but she urged them to find agreement themselves. it was a campaign rally today in belfast for same—sex marriage. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where it is still banned. speaking at the rally was president of sinn fein, gerry adams and he outlined why he believes there can be no deal bef

the onus is on sinn fein.er taking over responsibility for the running of northern ireland. most people would see that as a short—term solution. finding long—term answers to the problems caused by old divisions seems much more difficult. talks are continuing inside stormont behind me, but without even a deadline, or even another deadline, it is not clear exactly where they are going. when you listen to sinn fein complain that dup are not addressing issues, and the dup complaining that sinn fein's shopping list isjust getting longer, it is not clear that any breakthrough is coming in the coming days, weeks, or even months. thank you chris. we can talk now to former secretary of state for northern ireland, lord hain. we just heard chris talking about a sense of drift seeping into these the bush issues. is that what you are seeing is well‘s the bush issues. is that what you are seeing is well's yes, and i do not see that out of any pleasure. i would like to support the current secretary of state, that is what has

also in the next hour: trying to restore power—sharing in northern ireland — sinn fein has said it ise will be a deal in the talks at stormont in the short term. the northern ireland secretary is due to give a statement shortly. and andy murray is through to the second round of the men's singles at wimbledon. the number one seed beat alexander bublik, of russia, in straight sets. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a long—awaited report into seven decades of child abuse in the care system injersey has warned that children may still be at risk. the independentjersey care inquiry describes a government seemingly "ignorant, uncaring and unwilling" to deal with issues facing vulnerable people, and services which are still not fully fit for purpose. the inquiry has heard from more than 600 witnesses over three years. here's what we know so far: the inquiry found that there have been failings at ‘all levels ofjersey‘s children's sevices. there was no political interest in defining and promoting standards of care and performance in residential care and no will to invest the resources req

the president of sinn fein, gerry adams says it would take what he called a "step change" to reach athe two parties have missed a series of deadlines to try to resolve their differences. chris buckler reports from belfast. for months, northern ireland has been without a government. deadline after deadline has passed and despite long days and nights of negotiations at stormont, every still no deal to restore power sharing and the parties are blaming each other. at this in time it requires sinn fein to change its attitude and its approach to these talks and not demand what it is looking for. sinn fein is demanding that the dup agrees the official status for the irish language and the introduction of same—sex marriage in northern ireland. this is now the only part of the uk where two men or two women cannot get married and at the weekend, there was a large march in the centre of belfast in either of changing the law. we want a quality and rights for everybody and we do have a rights —based society for everyone people ‘s rights, whether you are from the orange or any other tradition is p

sinn fein has blamed theresa may's political arrangement with the dup for the failure of talks. theresa may. she has set back decades of work that has been done here throughout the years. and it's a consequence, as we all know, of the dup supporting the prime minister, and in turn, the prime minister supporting the dup. i want to send that message very firmly to the people that we represent — that we are still here, still trying to find accommodation. i think what we want to see is an agreement which everybody can buy into, whether you are a nationalist or a unionist. i think that's very important. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler is at stormont for us this evening. how long can this go on for? how is northern ireland running without a government? i think that a lot of people will be asking that tonight. there have been months of talks since power—sharing collapsed in january but they have failed to bridge the gaps between the dup and sinn fein. there are many disagreements but at the heart of the dispute is sinn fein‘s demand for legislation that would give official stat

still no agreement between sinn fein and the democratic unionist party.ints, but by far the biggest one i understand remains the issue of the irish language. sinn fein want a piece of legislation, an irish language act, which would promote and protect the gaelic tongue, but the dup are pushing for a broader law which would also incorporate some cultural issues which are imported to unionists. our lead story: there's been global condemnation of north korea's latest missile test. russia and china put a joint statement demanding that north korea freeze its missile and nuclear programmes. bbc world service reports that police in italy have carried out raids against the calabrian mafia. around a 1000 officers targeted 23 mafia gangs who, it's alleged, traffic cocaine around the world. hanoi in vietnam is considering banning all motorbikes by 2030. it's a big job — there are 5 million of them at the moment. the idea is to reduce congestion and pollution. that is from bbc vietnamese. a motorway has been closed in austria to allow emergency services to round up c

the dup as opposed to that and sinn fein wa nt dup as opposed to that and sinn fein want it., same—sex marriage. but recent deal with theresa may to essentially prop up the government, that has raised tensions as well. the talks process has crashed through two deadlines. 0ne has crashed through two deadlines. one in march and one last thursday with no agreed way forward. talks will pause today and the focus is very much on tomorrow whenjames brokenshire will address the house of commons. he has the option of extending the talks. he could call another assembly election or he could reintroduce direct rule from westminster. he was speaking yesterday in belfast. he did say he believes power—sharing is still possible, but over the weekend, the mood music hasn't been good. when you look at those options, election wouldn't necessarily change the overall make up a great deal. he is stuck in terms of what he can usually do? absolutely. it does seem like another election will not go down well. the other one was very polarising in northern ireland. james brokenshire is looking to the pa

it gives you an idea of how far apart the dup and sinn fein.he marching season starts its height and the holiday season starts to approach as well. it'll make a difficult for the northern secretary, james brokenshire. he has two during these things up and has a limited number of options. he can call fresh elections, he could have direct rule by westminster will take over the running of northern ireland for a over the running of northern ireland fora time, or over the running of northern ireland for a time, or he could basically fudge it — set a new deadline, some kind of talks extension to see if they can come to an agreement in the longer term. some parties are already talking about the autumn. what i think is a growing recognition and the problems of power—sharing are a little more complicated than perhaps everyone realised. two men have been charged after border force officers based in france seized 79 handguns. the weapons had been hidden in engine blocks on a trailer which was about to be taken through the channel tunnel into britain. two

the sinn fein president, gerry adams, says he does not expect a deal to restore power—sharing within assembly the controversy over a green energy scheme that left the devolved administration almost half a billion pounds overspent, led to the collapse of the assembly almost six months ago. in rugby, the british and irish lions have recorded one of their greatest victories, beating new zealand in wellington, to level the test series. beating new zealand in wellington, they won by 2a points to 21, the first time in eight years an all blacks side has lost at home. the first time in eight years all eyes now will be on next week's final, deciding test. from wellington here's katie gornall. weather in rugby can be a great leveller and when you're up against the all blacks, it all helps. leveller and when you're up against defeat here and any dreams of the lines making history, and the dreams would be over, for once the rain was welcomed. for once the rain was well, 12 years new zealand has waited for the returns of the lions. waited for the returns and these fans know their team is going to

negotiations aimed at restoring power—sharing in northern ireland have been suspended after sinn feinn failed to reach an agreement. sinn fein has blamed the failure on theresa may's agreement with the dup to support her minority government at westminster. at least 50 people have been killed as heavy rains pound central and southern china. hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes as water in more than 60 rivers rises above danger levels. andrew bryson reports. the waters began to rise on saturday. after days of rain, more than 60 rivers now at danger level. too much water even for the world's biggest powerstation. the three gorges dam had to reduce to one third of its capacity. away from the rivers the rains caused other problems. nine people died in one mudslide with rescue crews bust clearing roads elsewhere. there were lucky rescues too, this man trapped helping others retrieve their cars from an underground parking lot in yangshuo county. he missed his own chance to get out when the floodwaters rose. his colleagues showing ingenuity as well as courage in their rescu

the dup did very, very badly and a resurgence of sinn fein confidence.talks about her having to resign over the renewable heating scandal. it is amazing how things can change. and the fragility you talk about was there in northern ireland. we have these talks that are separate, about the internal power—sharing agreement in northern ireland. they are ongoing, they have been delayed and delayed again into next week. we have been here before. there may be a deal but i think sinn fein, who are newly confident because of their own electoral successes, are going to be very closely watching the dup. they are not comfortable with the idea — even though they will also receive a lot of this 1 billion — they are not very comfortable with the idea of the dup being so close to a conservative government. steve was talking about margaret thatcher before. in the 80s, in her pomp, they said "tina", — there is no alternative, and now you have an incredibly weak theresa may and it is still tina, there is no alternative. isn't that what is keeping her in office in the first

there may be a deal but i think sinn fein, who are newly confident because of their own electoral successesing to be very closely watching the dup. they are not comfortable with the idea, even though they will receive a lot of thisi billion, not very though they will receive a lot of this 1 billion, not very comfortable with the dup being so close to a conservative government. steve was talking about margaret thatcher before. in the 805 they said there i5 before. in the 805 they said there is no alternative, now you have incredibly weak there5a may and it i5 incredibly weak there5a may and it is still tina, there is no alternative. i5n't is still tina, there is no alternative. isn't that what is keeping her in office in the first place? yes. if there was a formidable figure waiting in the wings, if they're worth the equivalent, as there was in 1990 when margaret thatcher finally fell and michael heseltine, john major and michael heseltine, john major and douglas hurd. .. and michael heseltine, john major and douglas hurd... i don't think she would be here now. the fact is there isn't. those

the sinn fein president gerry adams says he doesn't expect a deal to save the power—sharing agreementby monday. that's despite further talks today between the northern ireland political parties. the northern ireland secretary, james brokenshire, said the situation "cannot continue for much longer," after the dup and sinn fein missed a government deadline on thursday. three men have been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. detectives from the metropolitan police's counter—terrorism command, assisted by officers from sussex police, arrested two men in essex and a third in east sussex at around 6pm on friday. the men, two aged 28 and one aged 31, are being held in custody at a south london police station. and anti—terror police have arrested two men at heathrow airport after they landed on a flight from turkey. both are aged 21 and are from leicester and birmingham. the chinese president, xijinping, says his government won't tolerate any challenge to its sovereignty in hong kong. mr xi was speaking at a ceremony to mark the twentieth

sinn fein has blamed the deadlock on theresa may's political deal with the democratic unionists at westminster roussos, has paid tribute to her today, on what would have been her ninth birthday. we've lost everything, we have. life willjust never be the same. most cancer patients should be offered dna tests to help select the best treatments for them, according to england's chief medical officer. britain's mark cavendish pulled out of the tour de france after breaking

sinn fein have blamed theresa may's political arrangement with the dup for the failure of talks aimed

the president of sinn fein, gerry adams, says he doesn't believe a deal to restore power—sharing in the will be agreed by the deadline of monday. the controversy over a green energy scheme, that left the devolved administration almost half a billion pounds overspent, led to the collapse of the assembly almost six months ago. president donald trump has criticised the growing number of us states were refusing to pass on the details of voters to this commission on electoralfraud. earlier details of voters to this commission on electoral fraud. earlier he tweeted "what are they trying to hide?" donald trump set up an election integrity commission back in may. he wanted to look at claims, including his own claims, that voter fraud was widespread across the united states. he believes that many people who might have died in the past are still on the electoral roll and people are voting on their behalf. to that end, the commission sent out letters to all the states. they are asking for very personal information about the voters, the 200 million voters across the us. they want their names, their

the president of sinn fein, gerry adams, says he doesn't believe a deal to restore power—sharing in thesembly will be agreed by the deadline of monday.the controversy over a green energy scheme, that left the devolved administration almost £500 million overspent, led to the collapse of the assembly almost six months ago. helmut kohl, the father of german re—unification and the country's longest serving chancellor in modern times, has finally been laid to rest. the service was held at speyer cathedral. his coffin was taken away by an honour guard for burial. earlier, world leaders paid tribute at a ceremony in the european parliament in strasbourg. hugh schofield was there. at the end of the day, they brought him down the rhine in a boat, from ludwigshafen, where he was born and where he died, to the mediaeval town of speyer, whose mediaeval cathedral was a place he loved. as a boy in the war, he'd sheltered there from allied bombs. and in the cathedral, they held helmut kohl's requiem mass. he was a catholic, this was his home, these were his people. this is provincial germany bidding f

the president of sinn fein, gerry adams, says he doesn't believe a deal to restore power—sharing in thembly will be agreed by the deadline of monday. the controversy over a green energy scheme, that left the devolved administration almost half a billion pounds overspent, led to the collapse of the assembly almost six months ago. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: how hundreds of couples in finland have given you meaning to the term supporting a wife. the government says it will keep a close eye on the authority in charge of g re nfell tower. close eye on the authority in charge of grenfell tower. the leader of the local authority resigned and pressure is mounting for the council is to be taken over by commissioners. as the tributes continue to arrive and the missing posters line many of the streets, the anger towards the council here is clear. there is such a lack of trust now. it needs notjust a few people to change but a real political shift and a shift in the culture of what they think is important and their understanding of what is needed in this area. it was the breakdow

the president of sinn fein, gerry adams, says he doesn't believe a deal to restore power—sharing in theassembly will be agreed by the deadline of monday.the controversy over a green energy scheme, that left the devolved administration almost half a billion pounds overspent, led to the collapse of the assembly almost six months ago. one of south america's most notorious drug barons has been arrested in brazil, after being on the run for three decades. luiz carlos da rocha — nicknamed "white head" — is thought to have been in charge of a cocaine production network in the jungles of bolivia, colombia and peru. he had plastic surgery many years ago to hide from police, and had been living under a fake identity. qatar has rejected the list of demands made by several arab states, led by saudi arabia. but it says it is ready to engage in dialogue under the right conditions. the qatari foreign minister spoke two days before an ultimatum set by its neighbours runs out. efforts, involving russia, are continuing to try to resolve the worst crisis in the gulf for many years ukraine says russian sec

meanwhile, sinn fein have claimed the prime minister was principally responsible for the breakdown of a moment it will be time for sportsday and the latest from wimbledon but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. the north korean communist regime celebrates after it claims to have successfully launched a long—range ballistic missile. we'll bring you the political fall—out worldwide in half an hour in one hundred days plus. after it's claimed that a personalised cancer treatment could be available to patients in five years, we'll be speaking to an expert from cancer research uk at 7.45. and our guests tonight in the papers at 10.40 are laura perrins, who's co—editor of the website, the conservative woman and torcuil crichton, westminster editor of the daily record. that's all ahead on bbc news. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to wimbledon sportsday, i'm katherine downes. injury crisis on centre court — fans miss out on a full afternoons entertainment with djokovic and federer — as their opponents pull out. the world number one who's under the r

sinn fein has blamed the deadlock on the democratic unionist party's deal with theresa may to support an agreement over the summer. northern ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since january because of a dispute between the political parties. the new director of the tate galleries has said she wants to make them much more accessible to the public and turn them into the most culturally diverse institution in the world. maria balshaw ran two successful museums in manchester before landing the job. she's the first woman to lead the tate in its 120—year history. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has been talking to her at london's tate modern. tate modern, the most visited museum of modern art in the world. it is the crown jewel in the tate empire built over the past three decades by sir nicolas serota who recently stood down as the institution's director. his replacement is maria balshaw, one of the forces behind manchester's recent cultural rennaissance and this institution's first female boss. it will be different because i am a different generation, i think differen

it was encouraging that the prime minister picked up the phone to the leaders of the dup and sinn feinay night. but i would invite the secretary of state, in this new spirit of free speech that seems to be abroad in the conservative party, to agree with me that the prime minister could do a bit more, that he could tell her to get more involved herself, indeed get on a plane to belfast herself. i'm sure that arlene foster wouldn't mind lending her hers for the weekend. it is her reliance on the dup that is being cited by other interlocutors at the talks as part of the reason for the impasse. so i agree with the secretary of state that the hiatus cannot continue for much longer, but i would like to hear more from him about what he is going to do to resolve it. because of it isn't with greater hands—on involvement by the prime minister and the taoiseach, as i and others have suggested, is there a role for a new independent, impartial, international perhaps, chairman of the talks, with fresh eyes, and a new mandate? in the past that too has played an important means of shifting things. his

he allowed the talks between the democratic unionists and sinn fein to continue after a negotiating periodago. the republicans have said it's unlikely a deal will be reached "in the short term". we are 19 years on from the good friday agreement card ten years on from the saint andrews agreement, the dup are still bargaining against the dup are still bargaining against the bill of rights, marriage equality, legacy issues, respect, it it is -- equality, legacy issues, respect, it it is —— they oppose rights for irish language, writes the ethnic minorities and women, they are opposed to the rights of lesbian and 93v opposed to the rights of lesbian and gay citizens to equal marriage. and in doing all of this, they are emboldened by the alliance with the british government, which has taken the initiative in its own interests and against the interests of what needs to happen in this part of ireland. it institutions that have to be reformed, have to be with based on respect and equality, which is the basis they were performed in the first place. that is the only basis on which they can survive.

sinn fein have blamed theresa may's political arrangement with the dup for the failure of talks aimedr you — here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. in a moment — cancer patients should be offered dna tests to help select the best treatments for them, according to england's chief medical officer. it was the prime minister's promise after the grenfell fire that those affected would get a "good, temporary home" within three weeks. that deadline is tomorrow. the government says it's offered housing to those who need it. but some families have told us why they feel what's being offered isn't always acceptable. tolu adeoye reports. this is the hotel that we were accommodated nearly three weeks ago. sajad has been living in this hotel room since that grenfell fire. he, his mother and sister escaped from the third floor. in the aftermath of the fire at the prime minister promised that every affected family would be offered a good quality temporary home within three weeks. sajad's family is one of more than 100

the sinn fein president said as early as saturday that he did not expect there to be an agreement byy the timejames brokenshire spoke to mps this afternoon. the dup came back and said that sinn fein could not demand a 10—0 win in these negotiations, see you have the two biggest parties here going against each other for the deadlock. mr brokenshire has several options, all of which will require new legislation. he could either call a snap election to the stormont assembly. again, i do not think that is likely, he can impose direct rule from london, the third option, which i think most people involved in this process that expect to happen, is he will find some way of giving the parties more time to negotiate while putting in some arrangement to keep the basic wheels of government in northern ireland turning. 0ne the basic wheels of government in northern ireland turning. one way or another, it does not look like we will have a resolution to this political crisis today. before we go to the weather, a quick update for years from a prime minister ‘s spokesman in relation to the reports th

at this minute in time, that requires sinn fein to change its attitude and its approach to these talkshe uk where two men or two women cannot get married, and at the weekend, there was a large march in the centre of belfast in support of changing the law. we don't want cultural supremecy. we want equality, and a rights—based society for everybody and when you have a rights—based society for everybody, people's rights, whether you're from the orange tradition or any other tradition, is protected in law. 4:00pm last thursday had been set as the final opportunity for agreement. now today, after a weekend of stalemate, the northern ireland secretary, james brokenshire, is going to have to take action. he can call elections, have westminster take over the running of northern ireland for a time, or try to delay things further. but he knows power—sharing at stormont needs parties who are willing to work together. two people have miraculously walked away with just minor injuries after their supercar crashed into the side of a house and burst into flames. these images were taken by fire crews a

but what we found with the first report and see the first sinn fein that the candidate's son himselfas willing to accept assistance from the russian government. knowing the government want today help elect his president -- his father president. and the president's defense today was basically saying one o you know what collusion is okay. we don't know anything came out of the meeting. i don't know that we should take denials at face value. we don't know if anything came out of theeth meeting. but the president's defense you heard earlier is him saying collusion is okay anyone would do it. >> this is interesting, bob, because this white house and this the president is trying normalize this saying this happened all the time. people do it. the president also pointed out this is not a russian government lawyer. this is a russian lawyer. maybe true. but in fact the invitation was accepted on the basis of an el from rob goldstone to donald trump jr. saying it was a russian government lawyer and representing the russian government support for donald trump's campaign. at some point it doesn't

secretary james brokenshire, said the situation "cannot continue for much longer," after the dup and sinn feingovernment deadline on thursday. a number of british airways cabin crew are launching a sixteen—day strike from this morning in a long—running dispute about pay and conditions. the airline says that no short—haul flights will be affected, but it has brought in aircraft and crews from qatar airways to reduce the impact. thousands of police have been deployed in hong kong, where celebrations are being held to mark the 20th anniversary of the territory's handover from british to chinese rule. the new chief executive carrie lam was sworn in this morning. our correspondentjuliana liu joins us now from live from hong kong. juliana, it's a day of notjust celebration, but tensions too? the new chief executor of hong kong, carrie lam, was sworn in by the chinese president, xi xingpin, on his first trip to hong kong as president of china. he reiterated his commitment to the one country two systems system in hong kong allowing it more freedom. he also let the people in the city who are calling fo

secretary james brokenshire, said the situation "cannot continue for much longer," after the dup and sinn feinnt deadline on thursday. a16 a 16 day strike this morning from airline staff. the airline says it has brought in a kraft and crews from qatar airways to reduce the impact. after the last major dispute in the thousand ten, all new crewjoined under different pay conditions. that difference is the backdrop for this latest strike set to run for 16 straight days. up to 1400 set to run for 16 straight days. up to 11100 could go out in strike vote far fewer have done so previously. they describe pay levels as poverty pgy- they describe pay levels as poverty pay. ba denies this and has offered passengers a refund, rerouting all rebooking if they are worried. mixed fleet cabin crew are striking until the 16th ofjuly in what began as a straightforward pay dispute that has 110w straightforward pay dispute that has now become more of an issue about the sanctions ba has applied to the strikers who took action in 26 previous days. to prevent further cancellations, ba has leased aircraft and crews fr

we are expecting to hearfrom sinn fein as well in the next few minutes we are told.programming. web log off we we re children's programming. web log off we were talking about content. content is king and is that what the bbc should concentrate on? content will always be a main driver in not just going through the internet aimlessly. you're always going for a good piece of content. but i do think that how it is distributed does also matter. it's very much the case now that young children by a large margin are not necessarily watching scheduled tv any more. they are watching my player, they are picking up from what they are hearing on social media. so i feel very much that the bbc and cbbc hacks to reflect where are those interests are going. you can'tjust shove content online hoping that some of it will stick. they were announcing blogs and blogs and podcasts and many broadcasters both in the public and private sector have been throwing that on there and you wonder, well, is anyone really engaging with this? we were talking about children's television but there is the

deadline for the negotiations passed on thursday — but he allowed the talks between the dup and sinn feinut. the public enquiry into decades of historical child abuse in jersey will report its findings later today. more than 600 witnesses have given evidence about abuse in children's homes and in foster care. police recorded more than 500 alleged offences — of which 315 were said to have been committed at the haute de la garenne children's home. president trump has been accused of inciting violence against journalists, after he tweeted a spoof video showing him assaulting a man with a cnn logo super—imposed on his head. in the wrestling video, he's shown punching the cnn character repeatedly. the president regularly accuses cnn and other media outlets of broadcasting what he calls, "fake news." it's been retweeted more than 250,000 times. two people have miraculously walked away with just minor injuries — after their supercar crashed into the side of a house and burst into flames. these images were taken by fire crews at the crash site near trowbridge in wiltshire. it's understood it was

since january sinn fein and the other party have been in talks to form another government. the june election in the uk resulted in prime minister may's conservative party forming a co a ligs with -- -- although its founder, ian paisley, ultimately agreed to a government in which he served as first minister and mcginness served as deputy first minister, the prime minister's -- may's coalition was. ed with the dup and particularly troubling because the british government is the guarantor of the good friday agreement and is responsible for mediating the political crisis in belfast. so, all of these factors raise serious concerns, especially since the northern irish voted overwhelmingly against brexit. now, even as there is a goal set by prime minister may she wants a hard brexit, which causes real problems potentially in northern ireland. could you talk a bit about that issue and how you would represent the united states? >> senator, i thank you for that very complicated question. because, it's a -- it reflects the complications of what's happening in northern ireland and its