represent my home constituency offer mana true along arlene foster took over as leader of the democratic unionist party from peter robinson in december 25th the it made to the 1st woman to lead the progress his party and to serve as northern ireland's 1st minister less than a year later officials said serious systemic failings over a scrapped renewable energy scheme would hit the budgets available to the stormont assembly forced his opponents demanded she resign when she refused the deputy 1st minister martin mcguinness from the republican shouldn't fame party quit bringing down the power sharing executive which would stay out of action for 3 years during that period the u.k. and the prime minister to resign may was negotiating its bricks it divorce deal with the european union foster and her party strongly backed boris johnson the then foreign secretary when he promised to fight any attempt to impose a sea border but certainly this gives us a border in the irish sea in terms of the terms of customs by rejecting the may deal do you piece move johnson's poll to downing street but the brics it deal or wi

i believe that the democratic unionist party is now the mainstream unionist party in northern irelandopular and unwavering politicians... when you think about bullying me, think again. ..before replacing peter robinson to become first minister in 2016. chanting. it meant working alongside sinn fein's martin mcguinness, the former ira commander who became northern ireland's deputy first minister. until he resigned, causing a 3—year collapse in power—sharing over the dup�*s handling of a green energy scheme which wasted millions of pounds of taxpayers' money. tonight, arlene foster's current partner in the coalition at stormont had a message for her successor. you have to be committed to working together. it's about politics delivering for everybody, it's about progression, you know, it's about delivering for all citizens who live here. it was brexit which became arlene foster's biggest nemesis. her profile rose as the dup propped up theresa may's government through the confidence and supply agreement. when borisjohnson promised to protect the union, she championed him. he is a fabulous

i believe that the democratic unionist party is now the mainstream unionist party in northern irelandgh its ranks, becoming one of the party's most popular and unwavering politicians... when you think about bullying me, think again. ..before replacing peter robinson to become first minister in 2016. chanting. it meant working alongside sinn fein�*s martin mcguinness, the former ira commander who became northern ireland's deputy first minister. until he resigned over the handling of a green energy scheme which wasted millions of pounds of taxpayers' money. tonight, arlene foster's coalition partner at stormont had a message for her successor. it stormont had a message for her successor-— successor. it is about working to . ether successor. it is about working together and _ successor. it is about working together and politics - successor. it is about working | together and politics delivering successor. it is about working - together and politics delivering for everybody. it's about delivering for all citizens who live here. it everybody. it's about delivering for all citizens who live

i believe that the democratic unionist party is now the mainstream unionist party in northern irelandnd unwavering politicians. when you think about bullying me, think again. before replacing peter robinson to become first minister in 2016. chanting. it meant working alongside sinn fein�*s martin mcguinness, the former ira commander who became northern ireland's deputy first minister. but their power—sharing ownership lasted just a year. he resigned over the dup's handling of a green energy scheme which wasted hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money. where the scheme has brought us to this place is a matter of deep regret for me. but brexit became the party's biggest nemesis. arlene foster's profile rose as the dup propped up theresa may's government through the confidence and supply agreement. when borisjohnson promised to protect the union, she championed him. he is a fabulous friend to the union and a promoter of the union. but when he agreed a brexit deal which left northern ireland under a different set of rules from the rest of the uk, it was damaging to the party and

certain now among loyalists that the way the break that has panned out and remember it was the democratic unionist party which advocated brags that against the wishes of majority people in northern ireland but the way it is panned out has not been to the advantage of the unionist slash loyalist community and that is at the heart of a lot of what's going on right now brian could be pull economy combined with bragg's its aftermath a law with the cove it 19 impact on society is to that's what i was talking about particularly that this has not been resolved conflict itself and suddenly what is happening on the streets. yes there are there are a lot of factors and i think you know julie is correct that the accent when you saying this sort of arriving a disturbance is that we've seen or not reflective of what political representatives want to do. most of the people are causing disturbance rioting are teenagers and last night 3 of them were arrested who were 14 years old and they certainly would not be aware of the complexities of. sudden rechecks that they're at the ports or simple tell who's coming in and fo

northern ireland's democratic unionist party is beginning the process of selecting its next leader, and devolved government. on wednesday arlene foster announced she was standing down from both of the jobs after most of the dup�*s senior elected representatives said they wanted her to quit. here's our ireland correspondent chris page. arlene foster began her leadership with enthusiastic allies and electoral success, but yesterday, with her support base all but gone, she conceded her time at the top was over. for me, the decision to enter politics was never about parties or a person, it was about speaking up for the voiceless and building a northern ireland which could could prosper and be at peace within the united kingdom. unionists have felt that northern ireland's place in the uk has been threatened from the fallout from brexit, a new trade border meaning that there are steps on goods arriving from the rest of the uk. her critics felt that she should have opposed the arrangements more strongly and strategically. and early favourite to replace her as first minister is currently in cha

and a half years, i have been incredibly humbled to have had the opportunity to lead the democratic unionist partyidentity, others are irish, others are another irish, others are a mixture of all three, and some are new and emerging. we must all learn to be generous to each other, to live together and to share this wonderful country. the future of unison and northern ireland will not be found in division, it will only be found sharing this place we are all privileged to call home. —— unionism. privileged to call home. -- unionism-— privileged to call home. -- unionism. : �*, , ., unionism. arlene foster's statement. we have a statement _ unionism. arlene foster's statement. we have a statement from _ unionism. arlene foster's statement. we have a statement from northern i we have a statement from northern ireland's deputy first minister. she says, "i have worked beside arlene foster this year. throughout the pandemic, i acknowledge the efforts arlene foster has made as first minister and the service she has given as we battle the biggest health crisis in a generation. it is now a matter for the he

i believe that the democratic unionist party is now the mainstream unionist party in northern irelandts ranks, becoming one of the party's most popular and unwavering politicians. when you think about bullying me, think again. ..before replacing peter robinson to become first minister in 2016. chanting. it meant working alongside sinn fein's martin mcguinness, the former ira commander who became northern ireland's deputy first minister. but their power—sharing partnership lasted just a year. he resigned over the dup's handling of a green energy scheme which wasted hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money. where the scheme has brought us to this place is a matter of deep regret for me. but brexit became the party's biggest nemesis. arlene foster's profile rose as the dup propped up theresa may's government through the confidence and supply agreement. when borisjohnson promised to protect the union, she championed him. he is a fabulous friend to the union and a promoter of the union. but when he agreed a brexit deal which left northern ireland under a different set of rules fr

northern ireland's democratic unionist party begins its search for a new leader, after arlene fosterounced she would step down. the uk's biggest airport, heathrow, records losses of nearly £2.11 billion and passenger numbers down 90% due to the pandemic. more medical aid is due to arrive in india as the country reports nearly 380,000 new covid cases, the world's highest single—day total. we'll take a look at how helpless the british—indian community are feeling. let me know your thoughts on any of today's stories — on twitter, it's @annita?mcveigh or #bbcyourquestions. also coming up this hour... a return for parkrun, the volunteer—led initiative is hoping to restart its weekly 5k runs onjune the 5th. good morning. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. president biden has set out plans for a vast expansion of government and said it's time for the wealthiest americans to begin paying theirfair share. in his first speech to congress marking 100 days in office, the us president unveiled a sweeping investment plan forjobs, education and social care. 0n the coronavirus pandemic, he ha

northern ireland's leader has been ousted by her democratic unionist party.he will step down as party leader next month and as northern ireland's first minister at the end of june. she had been heavily criticized for handling of the fallout from britain leaving the european union. german chancellor angela merkel has urged china to resume a dialogue over human rights issues as soon as possible. she made the comment as she held her final government consultations with china as german chancellor. she expressed concern about beijing's crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in hong kong. her government has also raised alarm about china's treatment of its muslim uighur minority. she stressed there were areas where berlin and beijing could work together. it's not just the popular german -- the chinese market has been a boon to the german market on the whole throughout the pandemic. but germany wants china to open its markets even farther. that's a key issue for the intergovernmentalalks that are being held virtually this time due to the coronavirus restrictions. the

island's 1st minister is stepping down arlene foster was facing a revolt from within the democratic unionist party and will resign as party leader on may the 28th and his 1st minister by the end of june foster has faced criticism over her handling of breaks it and the r.c. border. on the eve of his 100th day in office u.s. president joe biden is due to give his 1st speech to a joint session of congress it is an opportunity for him to update americans on where his election promises stand the pandemic in his $1.00 trillion dollars spending plan likely to feature prominently speak to an official joins us live from outside the white house and so plenty to talk about for the u.s. president. it's going to split into 2 parts hey look what i did for you hey look what i want to do for you what i did for you will be pandemic how he's boosted the numbers of vaccinations across the country remember he said he wanted 100000000 jobs and 100000000 arms by his 1st 100 days people thought he was pitching that a bit low the numbers well in excess of that in the vaccination program is rolling out and then he managed

page of the financial times, arlene foster has announced her resignation as leader of the democratic unionist partyand first minister. glaciers are melting twice as fast as 20 years ago. that's one of the stories on the front page of the guardian. it's claimed this is contributing more to sea—level rises than either the greenland or antarctic ice sheets. the duke and duchess of cambridge are on the front page of the daily mail. the royal couple were married ten years ago at westminster abbey. let's deal with that later but let's begin. let's start with the metro. a neat headline. they managed to put borisjohnson looking down at keir starmer. i don't know if there is any political significance in the way they did that. what about this story do you make of it? yes. way they did that. what about this story do you make of it?— way they did that. what about this story do you make of it? yes, as you sa , a lot story do you make of it? yes, as you say. a lot of— story do you make of it? yes, as you say, a lot of interior _ story do you make of it? yes, as you say, a lot of interior design - story do you m

northern ireland's democratic unionist party has begun the search for a new leader after arlene fosterparty over her position on brexit has prompted her departure. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. we say never! never! reverberating through the decades, the party's uncompromising brand of unionism. democracy was done to death in downing street. defending northern ireland's place as part of the uk... when you think about bullying me, think again. ..while sharing power with diametrically opposed adversaries. it is a difficult balancing act. to be the next dup leader you have to appear hard line but you also have to be pragmatic, because loveless marriage or not, you have to do business with sinn fein. i'm a proud northern ireland man, i love its people... - the next first minister could be this man. edwin poots, first to officially declare he is running. the current agricultural minister, he is seen as even more socially conservative than arlene foster, with a track record of vehemently opposing gay marriage, same—sex adoption and abortion. westminster mp sirjeffrey donaldson

northern ireland's leader arlene foster has been ousted by her democratic unionist party she'll step down as party leader next month and northern ireland's 1st minister at the end of june she had been heavily criticized for her handling of the fallout from britain leaving the european union. police here in germany have detained a 51 year old woman on suspicion of killing 4 people at a home for the disabled in the city of potts near berlin a 5th person was found with serious injuries the exact events and circumstances are still unclear. and china has successfully launched a rocket into space carrying the 1st of 3 modules for its 1st ever permanent space station beijing hopes to have it completed by next year when finished it will rival the only other continuously manned vessel orbiting earth the international space station. india has set another global record in corona virus cases reporting almost 380000 new infections in the last day medical aid from abroad has started arriving in the country but hospitals are still struggling with shortages of staff and supplies including oxygen ind

members of her party challenge her leadership early and foster will resign as leader of the democratic unionist party and as northern ireland's 1st minister critics blame her for the trade barriers down the irish sea known as the northern ireland protocol which was agreed as part of the u.k.'s exit from the e.u. south africa president has told a corruption inquiry involving his predecessor that the governing and c. party could and should have done more to prevent grafts the so-called state capture inquiry is looking at allegations of the former president jacob zuma allowed members of the controversial group the family to secure a government contracts and influence policy current president cyril ramaphosa was deputy under zuma deputy president under zuma that is he testified here is fine with more from johannesburg. as the sitting president is the highest ranking official to appear and testify at the zonder commission of inquiry into state capture or corruption but many didn't expect explosive evidence today they had our waiver expected some clarity on the role the african national congress might have

northern ireland's leader arlene foster has been else did by her democratic unionist party shills step down as party leader next month and as northern ireland's 1st minister at the end of june she had been heavily criticised for her handling of the fallout from britain leaving the european union that. german chancellor angela merkel has urged china to resume a dialogue over human rights issues as soon as possible she made the comments as she held her final government consultations with china as german chancellor hugh expressed concern about beijing's crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in hong kong her government has also raised alarm about china's treatment of its muslim with your minority but merkel stressed there were also areas where berlin and beijing could work together. it's not just the popular german cars the chinese market has been a boon to the german economy on the whole throughout the pandemic but germany wants china to open its markets even farther that's a key issue for the intergovernmental talks that are being held virtually this time due to the corona restrictions

northern ireland's democratic unionist party begins its search for a new leader, after arlene fosternumbers down 90% due to the pandemic. let's get more now on us presidentjoe biden's speech to congress on the eve of his 100 days in office. we can speak to drjonathan parker, senior lecturer in us politics, university of keele. he joins us now. this was a big government speech, do you think his calculation is that, not only is this what the us needs right now but what most fellow americans, asjoe biden would put it, want to hear? americans, as joe biden would put it, want to hear?— it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble- _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble- he _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble. he ran _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble. he ran as _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble. he ran as a - it, want to hear? yes, he is taking i a big gamble. he ran as a moderate candidate, talked about unity and bipartisanship. now he is in power he is going for it. he will spend as much as he can. he is limited, he cannot

the leader of the democratic unionist party, arlene foster, has announced that she's stepping down aser. more than 80% of the party's elected representatives are though to have signed a letter of no confidence. she's been criticised over the northern ireland protocol — the post—brexit agreement that, in effect, left northern ireland within the european single market for goods. after a deceptive lull earlier this year, india is grappling with a devastating second wave of covid—i9. today, the official death toll passed 200,000 — and many fear that figure is a huge under—estimate. the health system is under enormous pressure, with acute shortages of hospital beds and oxygen supplies. our correspondent yogita limaye has from delhi. her report contains images you may find upsetting. years of training, but nothing could have prepared them for this. this woman, a nurse and the mother of three young children. every few minutes, there's a new patient. oxygen mask! i need an oxygen cylinder! she's constantly scanning how others are holding up. treating as many as they can. translation: people s

members of her party challenge her leadership arlene foster will resign as leader of the democratic unionist party northern ireland's 1st minister critics blame her for the trade barrier down the irish known as the northern ireland protocol which was agreed as part of the exit from the. thanks for watching we'll take a short break and we'll be with you in just a moment. from inside the walls of a west african prison. a chance to create to express emotion and take the 1st steps towards rehabilitation. his passion for. inspiring prisoners to perform and to reach beyond the ill deeds of the past and the confines of. the dance of the. documentary. in the midst of war a generation grew up in exile more than 13000000 syrians tough the pre-war population remain displaced inside and outside the country and as the conflict enters its 2nd decade with no political settlement in sight there could be further displacement home for many has been informal camps like this in neighboring countries in lebanon's bekaa valley life has been one of poverty and uncertainty. is collapsing and international aid organizatio

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the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party eileen foster has announced she's stepping down the 1st minister said she will resign as leader of her party on may the 28th in this mold nylons 1st minister by the end of june critics accuse foster of failing to secure a break the deal that saw no night and leave the e.u. on the same terms as the rest of the u.k. . unions in colombia's capital a protest against president even duke is economic policies despite a ban on gatherings juta coronavirus they're angry about fiscal reforms including tax hikes protesters pressed ahead with a rally despite a government plea to postpone police say they will enforce the law by local authorities colombia's saw a widespread anti-government protest in 2019 but they died down during the pandemic south africa's president has told a corruption inquiry involving his predecessor that he will not defend the indefensible several roma poses says the governing party could have done more to prevent corruption during jacobs used a new term opposes the highest ranking official to testify in the so-called

northern ireland's democratic unionist party has begun the search for a new leader after arlene fosterarty over her position on brexit has prompted her departure. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. we say never! never! reverberating through the decades, the party's uncompromising brand of unionism. democracy was done to death in downing street. defending northern ireland's place as part of the uk... when you think about bullying me, think again. ..while sharing power with diametrically opposed adversaries. it is a difficult balancing act. to be the next dup leader you have to appear hard line but you also have to be pragmatic, because loveless marriage or not, you have to do business with sinn fein. i'm a proud northern ireland man, i love its people... _ the next first minister could be this man. edwin poots, first to officially declare his running. declare he is running. the current agricultural minister, he is seen as even more socially conservative than arlene foster, with a track record of vehemently opposing gay marriage, same—sex adoption and abortion. westminster mp

arlene foster will leave the democratic unionist party, which she's led for five years, when she stands she thinks it's no longer the party shejoined. mrs foster is to resign as dup leader on may the 28th, and cease being first minister at the end ofjune. in less than a week's time, scotland will go to the polls to elect the country's parliament at holyrood. five years ago, the first minister nicola sturgeon said she would put her neck on the line when it came to improving education — in particular, closing the gap between pupils from the most and least deprived areas. our scotland editor sarah smith looks now at how successful her government has been. education, particularly narrowing the gap between the attainment of students from the poorest and the most affluent parts of the country, was to be the defining mission of the last snp government. five years on, experts say the gap remains wide. even students who have got good grades themselves believe there should be a level playing field. people should be looking at the difference between schools that are doing better and schools that a

members of her party challenge her leadership arlene foster will resign as leader of the democratic unionist party and is northern ireland's 1st minister critics blame her for the trade barrier down the irish sea known as the northern ireland protocol which was agreed as part of the u.k.'s exit from the e.u. and her simmons has more from outside the northern ireland assembly in belfast there are up to half a dozen contenders in the leadership race all of them men and one thing you can count on is that the heart of the line they take against bricks it in the northern ireland protocol more chance they'll have of winning the protocol being foisted upon northern ireland against the will of union us has served to destabilise northern ireland and more recent times. and why if there is still a job of work today i'm proud that there is a young generation of democratic unionist getting involved in politics and trying to shape northern ireland for the better you don't have to turn the clock but far to see the main reason for arlene foster's demise she backed boris johnson over bricks it didn't expect was th

liberties in recent weeks recent months we have hardly been worth senior members of the democratic unionist party the house of m.p.'s are with us from the street and people who represent the loyalist community it's all there representatives of us for defense situation. come on look these are prescribed illegal paramilitary groups that have used balance and from a cease fire actually come up recently involved and criminally so so that the peak of the lower politically what they want which is the sea border move on to the island of ireland so what we have in response of the filter of the politicians is a combination of the politicians speaking of the violence followed bag or dear here's the reaction of people on the street against the political but it's very very limited people i mean most of all of. the reality. i was agreement was so meant to be both are 100 people on the strip who would only 40 mayhem with paramilitary criminal connections attacking the police saw as quite small or little with quota up so what you're saying is if trade barriers are lifted this this situation could to escalate qu

what you've seen over the last week in northern ireland let's bring in the issue of the democratic unionist party how do you see the d.p.'s role in all of this that they were pushing for a hard breck said all these years and now they're furious at the way it's all worked out it is a bit of an own goal for them perhaps yeah i think it was in terms of the u.p.a. that the peace heartbreaks it was never really tenable now the d.p.p. argued the technological solutions to the board on the on the violence so there is no need for a hard border there anyway but wherever the e.u. has a border with a neighboring country there is a hole a border in place than the seamless border between you can trees so i think the d.p. was was sort of tilting a rainbow there and now we're seeing the price. presided over i think the only force to leave that the e.p.a. now has a responsibility to try and quell the violence within loyalist areas how much control she has i think is open to question because the people who might have been orchestrating some of the violence and those within loyalist paramilitary organizations who

the bbc understands that most of the democratic unionist party's assembly members at stormont have signeder. mrs foster has led the dup, and has been northern ireland's first minister, for five years. the dup has said it won't comment on internal party processes, as our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. appearing unfazed by the bubbling dissent in the party that was about to surface, arlene foster brushed off suggestions today that her leadership was in trouble as she visited a local youth centre. stories on leadership come up from time to time and it is one of those times. so we willjust deal with it and move on because i have bigger things to do, including getting us through this covid pandemic. arlene foster has overseen a bruising period for the party. he is a fabulous friend to the union... after championing borisjohnson, the dup were cast aside as he agreed a brexit deal which placed barriers to trade between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. a sense of betrayal over brexit is among the issues driving loyalist protests on the streets. and a feeling that arlene foster

arlene foster will quit the democratic unionist party when she stands down as northern ireland's firstparty shejoined and it is moving in a different direction. mrs foster is to resign as dup leader on 28th may and end her tenure as first minister at the end ofjune. clubbers are returning to the dance floor in the uk for the first time since the pandemic began, without facemasks or social distancing. i have literally spent about three weeks preparing for this outfit! so long! deciding what to drink, deciding what to wear, it has been, honestly, big up liverpool for having the first non—socially distanced event in the country! it is notjust a question of fun, though, although it clearly is for those taking part. it's all part of a pilot programme to establish whether large crowds can safely gather without spreading covid. 6000 people will attend a two—day event in liverpool today and tomorrow but they have to have a test before they take part. at 7.30 it's dateline london, but first a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie a full day boycott of social media platforms ha

minister of northern ireland, arlene foster, is facing a challenge to her leadership of the democratic unionist partythe first shipment of uk medical aid arrives in india, as coronavirus infections and deaths, reach record highs. thanks to the uk and everybody else, we too are sending thousand of oxygen concentrators in field hospitals and people, but it is wonderful to see the world standing up wonderful to see the world standing up and helping. wejust need wonderful to see the world standing up and helping. we just need to wonderful to see the world standing up and helping. wejust need to keep that spirit going throughout this pandemic. researchers say lockdowns and other covid measures, adversely affect the speech development, of young children. some schools are now offering additional support. back to royal duties — the duke and duchess of cambridge and also the queen have carried out their first official public engagements since the death of the duke of edinburgh. good evening and welcome to bbc news. labour have escalated their attack on borisjohnson — now openly accusing him of lying over wher

arlene foster will quit the democratic unionist party when she stands down as northern ireland's firstshe will be leaving the party she has led for five years? this week arlene — she has led for five years? this week arlene foster _ she has led for five years? try 3 week arlene foster has experienced politics at its most painful with a big majority of the dup's senior elected representatives signing a letter saying she should resign as leader. in her resignation statement she said she was preparing to leave the political stage. now sources close to mrs foster have told the bbc that when she leaves a first minister's office here at stormont at the end ofjune, she will also be leaving the dup. those same sources say that she thinks it isn't the same party that she joined and that it is taking a different direction. now the background to that, a number of politicians involved in removing mrs foster essentially thought she was being too moderate. they believe she should take a more socially conservative position on matters such as lgbt issues and thought she should be more strong and strat

arlene foster, has already announced she�*s going to stand down as leader of the dup, the democratic unionist partyoster is to resign as dup leader on the 28th of may, next month. and end her tenure as first minister at the end ofjune. arlene foster, who has a ready announced she is going to leave the leadership role that she has had for about six years, i think, now, in the dup. but she�*s also going to leave the party. a parting of the ways for unionism and its most recent leader. sky tv says the actor and director, noel clark, will not be involved in any of its future productions, after multiple accusations of sexual harassment. he�*s already been suspended by bafta, just three weeks after he received one of the film academy�*s top awards for outstanding british contribution to cinema. mr clarke says he vehemently denies any sexual misconduct or wrongdoing. this report from lizo mzimba contains flash photography. applause. earlier this month, noel clarke received one of bafta�*s highest honours. hopefully people see that i have tried to elicit change in the industry. outstanding british contribu

well the leader of no of niven's democratic unionist party arlene foster has announced she is stepping down 1st minister said she will resign as leader of her party on may the 28th and is northern ireland's 1st minister by the end of june the critics accuse foster of failing to secure a break that deal that saw in northern ireland leave the e.u. on the same terms as the rest of the u.k. . south africa's president has told a corruption inquiry involving his predecessor that he will not defend the indefensible cyril ramaphosa says the a.n.c. governing party could have done more to prevent corruption jury jacob zuma as tenure from opposers the highest ranking official to testify at the inquiry into the so-called estate capture scandal zuma faces allegations of allowing a business family close to him to secure government contracts and to influence policy for me to miller is outside the is under commission building in johannesburg . the zonder commission is looking into wide scale corruption and until now much of it has focused on former president jacob zuma in fact he's called the commissi

arlene foster will quit the democratic unionist party when she stands down as northern ireland's first minister at the end ofjune. sports bodies have become a boycott of social media. it's hoped the protest will encourage social media companies to do more to prevent harmful content from being posted, and punish those behind it. nestor mcgregor reports. taking the knee, slogans, banners, big campaigns — now football's latest attempt to stamp out racism is digital silence. do i think it will make a difference? probably not, but what it does do is it sends a warning to these companies to let these people know we are not going to take this abuse any more. led by the premier league, the efl and with support from the other major sports, a vow of silence on the platforms where the abuse takes place. if they still don't take action, i think you will see these clubs, players, staff, corporations, start to get together and think of more tough measures to finally force action. for some, the boycott doesn't go far enough or address why people behave like this in the first place. but, as seen recen

northern ireland's democratic unionist party is beginning the process of selecting its next leader andter in the devolved government after arlene foster announced yesterday that she'll stand down. her decision followed a growing revolt among her own party. here's our ireland correspondent chris page. applause and cheering. arlene foster began her leadership with enthusiastic allies and electoral success. but yesterday, with her support base all but gone, she conceded her time at the top was over. for me, the decision to enter politics was never about party or person, it was about speaking up for the voiceless and building a northern ireland which could prosper and be at peace within the united kingdom. unionists have felt northern ireland's place in the uk has been threatened by the fallout from brexit. a new trade border in the irish sea means there are checks on goods arriving from the rest of the uk. mrs foster's critics felt she should have opposed the arrangements more strongly, and strategically. an early favourite to replace her as first minister is edwin poots, who is currently

the first person to throw their hat in the ring to replace arlene foster as leader of the democratic unionist party. nick eardley is at aberdeen harbour this afternoon. hello. the parties all afternoon of what they are _ hello. the parties all afternoon of what they are offering. _ hello. the parties all afternoon of what they are offering. i - hello. the parties all afternoon of what they are offering. i wanted l hello. the parties all afternoon of| what they are offering. i wanted to finish up by speaking to someone who knows more about what businesses here are talking about. last year has been extremely tough for a lot of businesses. how do you feel the city is doing?— city is doing? always optimistic, but they have — city is doing? always optimistic, but they have of _ city is doing? always optimistic, but they have of course - city is doing? always optimistic, but they have of course been . but they have of course been challengers put up before covid as well, _ challengers put up before covid as well, but — challengers put up before covid as well, but we are so very much vibrant — well, but we

minister of northern ireland, arlene foster, is facing a challenge to her leadership of the democratic unionist party

ago i called my party chairman to inform him that i intend to step down as leader of the democratic unionist partyf taxpayer money. scheme has brought us to displace as a matter of deep regret to me. but brexit became the party's biggest nemesis. arlene foster's profile role —— willis as the dup popped up the government through the confidence and supply agreement. when borisjohnson agreement. when boris johnson promised agreement. when borisjohnson promised to protect the union he championed him. when he agreed a brexit beer which left northern ireland under a different set of rules from the rest of the uk it was damaging to the party and arlene foster's leadership. now the anger among lightless communities of brexit has raised the stakes. there is the sense that unionism has weekend and losing ground to nationalists now are is paying the price. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is — more than 200,000 indians are now confirmed dead from covid—19, but the real total is feared much higher. health systems are at the point of collapse, crematoria are overrun and some va

arlene foster's future as leader of the democratic unionist party is under threat.ues have signed a letter of no confidence in her. she's led the dup, and been northern ireland's first minister, for more than five years. the dup says it won't comment on internal party processes. more and more uk towns and villages are being left without a bank branch or free—to—use cash machine because of closures. now some are fighting back, and starting up their own community banking hubs. our personal finance correspondent kevin peachy has been to one of them. it's market day in rochford, but since the last bank left town more than three years ago, locals and traders have had to travel miles to withdraw and deposit cash. until now. this former carpet shop is five banks in one, with a regular counter and mainstream bank staff visiting once a week for trickier transactions. we've had one lady that came in and said, "thank you, you've changed my life. " and that's not an understatement when they said we've got vulnerable members of the community that have struggled with travelling f

arlene foster is to stand down as leader of the democratic unionist party and as the first minister ofish, others are a mixture of all three and some are new and emerging. we must all learn to be generous to each other, ——are to live together and to share this wonderful country. the future of unionism and northern ireland will not be found in division. it will only be found in sharing this place we are all privileged to call home. the independent watchdog that regulates political finance in the uk has launched a formal investigation into the funding of borisjohnson's downing street flat refurbishments. the electoral commission said there were "reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred". here in the united states congress gives new presidents 100 thousand dollars to refurbish the white house — not so in britain, where mrjohnson is under growing pressure from the opposition to explain whether he initially borrowed the money. here was the exchange in the commons during prime minister's questions earlier today. so i asked the prime minister again who paid

the future of the leader of the democratic unionist party — arlene foster — is under threat. first minister, for more than five years. the dup says it won't comment on internal party processes. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast. morning to you. a number of edges, not least brexit, have been bubbling away for some time, but why is this no—confidence move against arlene foster taking place now? yes. no-confidence move against arlene foster taking place now?— no-confidence move against arlene foster taking place now? yes, as you sa , foster taking place now? yes, as you say. brexit, — foster taking place now? yes, as you say. brexit, the _ foster taking place now? yes, as you say, brexit, the arrangements - foster taking place now? yes, as you say, brexit, the arrangements for - say, brexit, the arrangements for northern ireland in particular, really centred everything going on here. union are strongly oppose part of the brexit they were known as the northern ireland protocol, which has an effect created a trade border between northern ireland of the uk, goods a

sense even within the electorate and the support for the electorate and the support for the democratic unionist partyecessarily but the tide seems to be turning on that front. who necessarily but the tide seems to be turning on that front.— turning on that front. who will they re - lace turning on that front. who will they replace her — turning on that front. who will they replace her with? _ turning on that front. who will they replace her with? the _ turning on that front. who will they replace her with? the dup- turning on that front. who will they replace her with? the dup have - turning on that front. who will they replace her with? the dup have a l replace her with? the dup have a habit of learning someone up before a vacancy becomes available, don't they? a vacancy becomes available, don't the ? . . a vacancy becomes available, don't the ? . , ., ., ., they? that is the million dollar question- _ they? that is the million dollar question. that _ they? that is the million dollar question. that is _ they? that is the million dollar question. that is the _ they? that is the million dollar questio

the future of the leader of the democratic unionist party — arlene foster — is under threat. trading arrangements for northern ireland in particular, really central to everything that is going on here. unionists strongly oppose the part of the brexit known as the northern ireland protocol, which has in effect created a trade border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, goods arriving here from england, scotland and wales have to be checked, because northern ireland in effect remains in the eu single market for goods. so, the big issue in the background has been discontent in the dup about how the party's leadership has been tackling that particular issue. there is some thinking that the northern ireland protocol should have been more strongly opposed by arlene foster. another issue is that some of the more conservative members of the party perceive miss foster has been taken a softer stance on social issues such as lgbt rights. two events in the last week or so have brought things to a head. one was the continuance of meetings between dup ministers here at stormont

looking increasingly precarious, after most of her party's senior elected representatives challenged her leadership. arlene foster has led the democratic unionistsracted a large measure of support in the dup. mrs foster has said her focus is on getting northern ireland through the covid pandemic. later today the european parliament will announce the result of a vote on tuesday over whether or not to ratify the eu uk post brexit trade deal. it's likely it will be approved, but the president of the parliament has said the eu would not accept any backsliding from britain. the bloc is already taking legal action against london over its unilateral decision to delay implementing customs checks in northern ireland. my colleague ros atkins has been looking at whether promises made to northern ireland during the brexit referendum have been met. borisjohnson made this promise on brexit and northern ireland. we will respect the peace process and the good friday agreement entered but northern ireland's violent past remains clear in the memory and this month we have seen reminders of that violence did have the most serious for years to but where, if at all,

understand that at least three quarters of democratic unionists members of the northern ireland assembly and half of its eight mps have signed a motion of no confidence in partyof the party. ms. foster has led the dup and ben northern ireland's first ministerfor more than ben northern ireland's first minister for more than five years. hong kong's public broadcaster says the territory's chief executive, carrie lam, will present her own programme about recent changes to the electoral system. they are expected to be 40 episodes of the chinese language show in which she will speak to guests about the controversial reforms imposed by china. searches in spain say that they found no sign of high levels of infection in people who attended a ladder church concert last month. 5000 music fans are part of the experiment after having previously tested negative for covid—i9. audience members wore masks but did not have to socially distance. six people tested positive after the gig, the others have been infected elsewhere. black women face a significantly higher risk of suffering a miscarriage during pregnancy than white women — that's according to a new global study publis

at least three—quarters of the democratic unionists' members of the northern ireland assembly and half of their eight mps have signed a motion of no—confidence in their partyhe dup and been northern ireland's first ministerfor more than five years. hong kong's public broadcaster says the territory's chief executive, carrie lam, will present her own programme about recent changes to the electoral system. there are expected to be forty episodes of the chinese language show that will feature ms lam speaking to guests about the controversial changes imposed by china. the upper house of the brazillian congress has opened an inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic — a move that could prove politically damaging for presidentjair bolsonaro as he seeks re—election next year. brazil has recorded the world's second—highest number of deaths fom the pandemic. from the pandemic. but the president has attempted to stop state governors from imposing lockdowns and mandating the use of masks. 0ur correspondent mark lowen is in sao paulo well, president bolsonaro was sounding very bullish about this commission of inquiry when he spoke to reporters,

that at least three quarters of the democratic unionist members of the northern ireland assembly and half of their mps have signed a motion of no confidence in their party first ministerfor more and the northern ireland's first minister for more than five years. hong kong's public broadcaster cis territories chief executive, carrie lam, will present a rome programme about changes to the electoral system. there are expected to be a0 episodes of the chinese language show that features miss lamb speaking to guests about the changes imposed by ageing. —— miscarry lamb. speaking to guests about the changes imposed by beijing. —— miss carrie lam. the queen has been photographed for the first time carrying out an official engagement since the funeral of prince philip. she held audiences with foreign diplomats via videolink. meanwhile the duke and duchess of cambridge have been visiting a family farm in county durham two days before their 10th wedding anniversary. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. can it really be ten years? yes, it can. ten years ago this week they were on the balcony of buckingham their wedding at westminster abbey. now, one