beyond 100 days will be starting on bbc four at 7.ntinue coverage of tonight's commemoration, together. i'll be back with a look at the first edition of the papers. that's after the ten o'clock news and sportsday. before all of that, let's take a look at the weather prospects — with darren bett. earlier today we had some thunderstorms to the south of london and they have now moved out into the english channel but the threat continues through the rest of this week. but many areas will be dry with some sunshine around and temperatures widely today into the low 20s. in the north east of england it was much colder. we also had some cloud around in scotland and northern ireland but that is getting to break up. we still have low cloud pushing further inland in the north east of england and other eastern parts of england. everything coming in from the north sea so further west it is dry and clear. not particularly cold but still quite lowly in the south east. the cloud across eastern england should roll back very quickly towards coastal area

four countries, four cities, and some of music's biggest stars. bbc biggest weekend is in full swing across the uk. and coming up: the click team have been looking back at the royal wedding and finding out how facial recognition could change the way we watch big live tv events in future. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, says his government plans to enact a new abortion law by the end of year after what appears to be a resounding referendum victory for those campaigning to liberalise such laws. welcome to dublin and dublin castle in the blazing sunshine this afternoon. that is where the votes are being collated right now, since when they have been since nine o'clock this morning. anotherfew hours to go until we get a significant result. but two significant result. but two significant exit polls seem to be projecting a landslide victory for the yes campaign, the campaign working to repeal language within this constitution referring to the abortion laws. one of the countries with the strictest abortion laws

these are some of the other stories we're coving in the bbc newsroom. fourraided in nigeria after a bbc investigation into the role of cough syrup containing codeine in an addiction epidemic. after the bbc report aired nigeria announced a ban on the production and import of the syrup. bbc swahili is covering. the widow of china's late nobel laureate, liu xiaobo, says she's ready to die at home after being under house arrest for eight years. liu xia has never been charged with a crime, but has been confined since her husband won the nobel peace prize in 2010. and hawaii has become the first us state to pass a bill banning the sale of sunscreens with chemicals that harm coral reefs. the chemicals are used in more than 3,500 of the most popular sunscreen products. we can read more about that on our website. for the first time ever one of road cycling's biggest races, the giro d'italia, is starting outside of europe. the first leg will get underway in jerusalem. it's a fairly technical route, but one steeped in history. here's the actual starting point, right be

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. laura: four reaction from capitolil i spoke a brief time ago to a republican otcongressman taylor, military veteran. was the president rightwi to draw from the nuclear deal? aylor: i do believe he was white from it.ht to withdraw it was a nuclear treaty. i think it is good for -- the deal itself creates short-termy nuclear stabilt long-term regional and world instability in terms of the nuclear arms race and all kinds of other problems that you foresee. in the meantime, what iran has done, they are have billions of dollars in hard cash to be used around the rion, to get more hegemonic regional status. they have been working on s.ssile delivery capabilit other time that expires and they get nuclear weapons in which they wil a we will haougher time dealing with them then. it is important that the president took the action that he did. laura: and yet you talk about instability in the region, and israeli alert.s are on high you have served yourself in the middle east. rep. taylor: sure. laura: are yo

the headlines on bbc news: more police officers are being deployed in london today, after four shootingsthree injured. vladimir putin is to be sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia, marking 18 years in power. more than 1,000 protestors have been arrested over the weekend. president trump is being warned by the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. good morning. manchester city manager pep guardiola believes their goalless draw with huddersfield yesterday shows just how hard it will be for his side to win the premier league title again next season. city held the trophy aloft in front of their fans at the etihad stadium yesterday, with guardiola now winning league titles in spain, germany and england. victory for city in both of their final two games will give them an unprecendented 100—point total. we cannot deny it would be nice but it's nice when we win the premier league, that's the most important thing. but, you know, we sp

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bbc news. the headlines at four. early results suggest the republic of ireland has voted by a landslide to relax some of the world's most restrictive abortion laws. the leaders of both north and south korea hold talks as a us delegation heads to singapore in advance of any possible meeting between president trump and kimjong un. countdown to kick off — as liverpool fans soak up the atmostphere in kiev ahead of tonight's champions league final. jurgen klopp says winning is in liverpool's dna as the reds aim to stop real madrid from winning a third successive title. and coming up in half an hour on the bbc news channel. dateline london takes a further look at the irish vote to end the constitutional ban on abortion. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, says his government plans to enact a new abortion law by the end of year, after what appears to be a resounding referendum victory for those campaigning to liberalise such laws. the prime minister has just gone to dublin castle

bbc news. the headlines at four. a man is killed after flash flooding in the west midlands with some areas getting more than a month's rain injust one hour. the clean—up operation is under way, but weather warnings remain in place for several parts of england. a migrant from mali is to be made a french citizen after scaling a building in paris with his bare hands to rescue a dangling child. i asked him, wasn't he frightened for his own life. he said no, at that moment he wasn't thinking of himself, he was thinking of the child. as soon as he started to climb, he was scared that the child would get tired and let go. the labour partyjoins calls to change abortion laws in northern ireland, following the referendum in the republic. from sparkling sea to magnificent moorland, the 840 bus route from pickering to whitby in north yorkshire has been voted britain's most scenic. coming up... trish adudu meets gosp—ability choir, who wrote a special song to celebrate the royal wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. good aft

bbc news. the headlines: one person has been killed and four others injured after being stabbed in a busy parttacker was shot dead by police and is reported to have shouted allahu akbar. so—called islamic state say they were behind it. north korea has announced plans to start dismantling its nuclear test site in less than two weeks, and says international experts and journalists will be invited to watch. president trump's thanked north korea and called it a very smart and gracious gesture. votes are being counted in iraq after the first general election since the government declared victory over the islamic state group. but the country's electoral commission is reporting a low turnout, with less than 45% of eligible voters casting their ballots. countryside campaigners are calling for action on what they say

bbc news. the headlines: the metropolitan police continues to investigate four shootings injust21i hours in london — which left one teenager dead and three others injured. let my son he the last and be an example to everyone. just let it stop. vladimir putin is about to be sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia, marking 18 years in power. this is the scene live in moscow. as some question whether the next six years will bring further international isolation for russia. president trump is being warned by the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. record breaking temperatures for a bank holiday could be on the way for some parts of the uk. also: the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means the extract is now more expensive than silver. and click investigates the artificially intelligent software being used by police. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. vladimir putin is being sworn in as president of russ

bbc news. the headlines at four. after flash flooding in the west midlands with some areas getting more than a month's rain injust one hour. the clean—up operation is under way, but weather warnings remain in place for several parts of england. a migrant from mali is to be made a french citizen after scaling a building in paris with his bare hands to rescue a dangling child. i asked him, wasn't he frightened for his own life. he said no, at that moment he wasn't thinking of himself, he was thinking of the child. as soon as he started to climb, he was scared that the child would get tired and let go. the labour partyjoins calls to change abortion laws in northern ireland, following the referendum in the republic. from sparkling sea to magnificent moorland, the 840 bus route from pickering to whitby

he faces four—time championjohn higgins after he beat kyren wilson. all the action across the bbctwo o'clock this afernoon. you don't have to miss it if you're going outside, bring your mobile phone, it is one the app as well. we were debating the best way to watch, drag your telly to the window, the radio. the warm and sunny weather looks set to continue for the rest of the bank holiday weekend. this is outside our studio in

bbc news. the time isjust approaching ten minutes past four. has confirmed that jamie acourt has not appealed against his extradition back to the uk. he's wanted here on suspicion of drugs offences. mr acourt was one of the original suspects in the murder of the black teenager, stephen lawrence; he has always denied any involvement. tom burridge is in barcelona and has more. this was a long police investigation, intelligence led, between offices in spain and britain, and eventually he was arrested at a gym in barcelona on friday. we understand that when he gets back to britain he won't necessarily be arrested, but he will be questioned by officers from the metropolitan police because he is wa nted metropolitan police because he is wanted in britain on suspicion of being involved in supplying around £4 million worth of cannabis. the other thing to note about him is that he was one of the original suspect in the murder of stephen lawrence back in 1993, but he has never been charged in connection with the murder of the black teenager, and he has a

i thought the cellist was amazing but after watching four hours of bbc or maybe six hours, we turnedlly it was too soon after the wedding. did you turn back to the bbc? know we just couldn't believe that he was advertising his album so soon after the wedding and we thought it was precocious. album so soon after the wedding and we thought it was precociousm album so soon after the wedding and we thought it was precocious. it was a different kind of wedding. intimate in a sense although obviously millions of people watching and it was a royal wedding but didn't parts feel like a family wedding orami but didn't parts feel like a family wedding or am i wrong?|j but didn't parts feel like a family wedding or am i wrong? i don't know. to me it'sjust felt like a very, very well organised splendid spectacle of the sort that the royals do so brilliantly. i'm not sure i agree with that. i thought it did have a family feel. i thought it was much younger. having been an avid royal wedding watchers since the days of di and charles, i thought that the crowd was so much younger than usual and it wa

he faces four—time champion john higgins after he beat kyren wilson. all the action across the bbco o'clock this afernoon. it takes me back. when i was younger, snoopy was the thing to watch. it's come back a bit. it had a dull patch. it is coming back. i love seeing namesake john a dull patch. it is coming back. i love seeing namesakejohn higgins. —— snooker. it is one of those

he faces four—time champion john higgins after he beat kyren wilson. all the action across the bbc2 o'clock this afternoon. looking forward to that. to a onwards. hopefully not another late night. there is a choice this afternoon, do you sit inside and watch the super or go outside and enjoy the weather? just bring your phone. it is now app as well. can you wedge and watching tv on your phone? when it is bright you cannot see it. get a little umbrella. is it

bbc news. the headlines at four.ictive abortion laws. the leaders of both north and south korea hold talks as a us delegation heads to singapore in advance of any possible meeting between president trump and kimjong un. countdown to kick off — as liverpool fans soak up the atmostphere in kiev ahead of tonight's champions league final. jurgen klopp says winning is in liverpool's dna as the reds aim to stop real madrid from winning a third successive title. and coming up in half an hour on the bbc news channel. dateline london takes a further look at the irish vote to end the constitutional ban on abortion.

bbc news. at least one person has been killed and four others injured after a man stabbed a number of people in centre of paris. the attacker was eventually shot dead by police. the attack happened at around 9:30 local time in the opera district of the french capital. the area is packed with bars and restaurants and was very busy at the time. president macron‘s expressed his sympathy to the victims. alluding to terrorism he added that "france once again pays the price of blood." bill hayton reports. it should have been a pleasant night out ina it should have been a pleasant night out in a popular part of paris. instead, as victim lies stabbed in the street. eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic as an attacker lashed out with a blade. investigators say he shouted arabic for god is great. police flooded the area near the opera house and eyewitnesses said officers at first tried to cater the subject and then fired two shots. authorities confirmed the attack was dead. —— taser. president emmanuel macron praised the police officers who, in his words, neutralised as terrorist. the city's method that

bbc two. in the other game, it is hull kr four, wigan ten. more for you a little bit later on. more details have emerged about the attacker killed by police following a deadly knife attack in central paris on saturday evening. he's been named by french media as 21—year—old khamzat azimov — a french national born in chechnya who was on an anti—terror watchlist. he reportedly killed a 29—year—old man and wounded four other people in the busy 0pera district before being shot dead by officers. janey mitchell reports. it should have been a pleasant weekend out in a popular part of paris. instead, a victim lies stabbed in the street. eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic as the attacker lashed out with a blade. police flooded the area near the opera house and witnesses say officers first tried to taser the subject and then the suspect and then fired two shots. translation: the attacker came around the corner of the street with blood on his hands, holding a box cutter, very aggressive, came with his arms open, with an angry gesture, came straight at

this is bbc news. attacked three churches. in the country's second city, surabaya. four others injureded by gunmen on friday. to rare mountain gorillas, a female ranger was shot dead. but was later released. in tourists every year. western visitors as a target. killed the driver and abducted the tourists. eastern congo is at the heart of some of africa's bloodiest wars. attacks by rebel groups in the east have been increasing. and ransom demands have given them a source of income. and there are limits to what help it can offer there. and offering support to the families of the tourists involved. in the past two decades. the army has nowjoined their search for the missing tourists. richard lister, bbc news. election. about his remarkable journey from child king to prime minister. the monarchy strikes back. more than symbolic. i really didn't think that we would have such a landslide. it was really quite a surprise. it was also a tremendous decision. would i live up to it? was i capable? of nazi germany during the second world war. regents, plus a number of people, were executed. we left

bbc news. the headlines: one person has been killed and four others injured after being stabbed in a busy part of central paris, in what authorities are treating as terrorism. the attacker was shot dead by police and is reported to have shouted allahu akbar. so—called islamic state say they were behind it. north korea has announced plans to start dismantling its nuclear test site in less than two weeks, and says international experts and journalists will be invited to watch. president trump's thanked north korea and called it a very smart and gracious gesture. votes are being counted in iraq after the first general election since the government declared victory over the islamic state group. but the country's electoral commission is reporting a low turnout, with less than 45% of eligible voters casting their ballots. countryside campaigners are calling for action on what they say is an appalling lack of progress in improving mobile phone coverage in rural areas. they have been backed by more than 50 mps, who have accused mobile operators of failing to put up new masts, despite help from governm

we have four points at the moment. thatjoin them at the bbc sports centre.cottish premiership. they needed to better the result of partick thistle and they recorded a 1-0 partick thistle and they recorded a 1—0 winfor partick thistle and they recorded a 1—0 win for top the result means they finished four port "4 points clear of ross county. the winner will play premiership football next season. tranmere will play premiership football next season. tranmere rovers are back in the football league tonight. aston villa are a step closer to getting backin villa are a step closer to getting back in the premier league. mile jedinak heading in the only goal of the game. derby have a one nil lead. in the race to join this championship, coventry city came from behind. the equaliser came in the form of a controversial penalty in the last minutes of the game. the cou nty tea m in the last minutes of the game. the county team didn't think they had it. mark mcnulty slotted home the cheek. last weekend, it was the fa cup. this weekend, chelsea ladies are on the brink of win

bbc news. and the top story here in the uk... two men have been given life sentences, for the murders of four children, in an arson attack in greaterchester last december. zac bolland and david worrall targeted their home with petrol bombs. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. stock prices retreat worldwide after president donald trump cancels a summit with north korea and considers possible tariffs on all their imports. the most sweeping data privacy laws in decades takes effect in europe today. we will be finding out what this means for companies around the world. good morning asia, hello world. it is friday and glad you could join us for asia business report. the markets have plenty to react to have the president trump cancelled this meeting with north korean leader kim jong—un. wall street was very volatile overnight. higher at one point but finishing in negative territory, the dow down by 75. but news the us plans to investigate auto imports on the grounds of national security, costing the biggest move. japan was in negative territory on thursday and it currently continues to be in the red, down by

bbc news. the headlines: the metropolitan police continues to investigate four shootings injust 2a hours in londonmple to everyone. just let it stop. vladimir putin is about to be sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia, marking 18 years in power. this is the scene live in moscow. as some question whether the next six years will bring further international isolation for russia. president trump is being warned by the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. record breaking temperatures for a bank holiday could be

four hours. people who contacted the bbc on social media told us the electrical storm was ‘utterly insane' and ‘liket them. that‘s all for now — stay with bbc world news. thunderstorms this holiday weekend have been making the headlines, and we are not alone. quick look at western europe, plenty of thunderstorms to be had, great rafts of cloud across france into germany, the low countries too. in the forthcoming week i expect we will see further thunderstorms and places, it‘ll be in the warm side initially, like winds and mr fogg in the forecast, low cloud to start the day on monday anywhere from the lothians down the eastern side of the pennines down to the wash. elsewhere a lot of sunshine to start off the day, once the heat pause on through into the middle part of the afternoon we will start popping off showers. eastern shore is plagued in places by that low cloud but elsewhere much of scotland dry and fine and sunny and really very warm as well. 20—something in a number of locations, somebody in the south—east will record 28 we think. that will keep the show was going across the southern countie

four nations. and coming up on bbc news — wickets wanted for england as pakistan attempt to build a big first inningss. a good day today and they could bat the home side out of the first test. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the american film producer, harvey weinstein, has surrendered to new york police to face charges of sexual misconduct. over the past eight months, dozens of women have come forward to say that they've been assaulted and propositioned, and it's prompted the launch of the #metoo and #timesup campaigns. harvey weinstein insists any sexual encounters were consensual. helena lee reports. harvey weinstein arriving at a manhattan police station in a short time ago. of egg h¥;‘bzzis 7 inside he egg h¥;‘bzzis 7 . k a . york. inside he was charged with rape and sexual assault. this is a man who once ruled the red carpet. and won dozens of oscars for films such as shakespeare in love. the charges he is facing relates to claims made by lucia evans, once an aspiring actress. she says the producer abused her at his office in new york. she and the number of hollywood supersta

bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at fourf the worst earnings crisis in modern history. voting has closed in iraq's general election — it's the first parliamentary poll since the country declared victory over the group that calls itself islamic state. two british tourists are among three people kidnapped at gunpoint in a democratic republic of congo national park. mps and campaigners criticise a "lack of progress" on mobile connectivity in rural areas. also in the next hour, we'll hear about a novel plan to regenerate the high street in dumfries. a community group is leading the fight against decline in the town's centre, with hopes of drawing the crowds back to the shops. and at 11:30, dateline looks at the implications

speaking to bbc radio fours today programme, he said the middle east was ina programme, he said the middle very important to have very meaningful dialogue because i see the region in a very dangerous position and i understand the concerns of some countries in relation to iranian influence in other countries of the region. i think we should separate things. other countries of the region. i think we should separate thingsm short, the message to donald trump is build on the agreement?” short, the message to donald trump is build on the agreement? i think that this agreement is an important achievement. if one day there is a better agreement to replace it, it is fine, but we should not scrap it u nless we is fine, but we should not scrap it unless we have a good alternative. the electric car company tesla has reported its worst ever results, announcing a loss of £523 million in the first three months of the year. the company is striving to produce more cars as questions mount about its financial situation. tesla says it hopes to be profitable in the second half of this year, but only if it can

bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: extra police on patrol in london — after four shootings in just 24 hours leave one teenagernjured. borisjohnson goes to washington in an attempt to persuade donald trump to keep the iran nuclear deal working with our european friends, we think we can be tougher on iran, but not throw away the heart of deal about stopping them getting nuclear weapons. vladimir putin is sworn in for a fourth term as president — promising to improve the lives of the russian people. translation: we are open to dialogue, along with our partners, we stand for equal partnership with every state in the interests of peace and stability on the planet. record breaking weather for a bank holiday in may —

bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at four: thousands join a trade union march calling for a new deal for workers and public services, as the tuc warns of the worst earnings crisis in modern history. voting has closed in iraq's general election — it's the first parliamentary poll since the country declared victory over the group that calls itself islamic state. two british tourists are among three people kidnapped at gunpoint in a democratic republic of congo national park. mps and campaigners criticise a "lack of progress" on mobile connectivity in rural areas. also in the next hour, we'll hear about a novel plan to regenerate the high street in dumfries. a community group is leading the fight against decline in the town's centre, with hopes of drawing the crowds back to the shops. and at a30, dateline looks at the implications of president trump's withdrawal from the iran nuclear deal, and what next month's summit with north korea could bring. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. british workers have experienced the longe

the 44—year—old's been talking exclusively to the bbc after having a seizure at his home last week. campbell — who won the four the 2004 olympics — had to be resuscitated. he says he now wants to be left alone while he recovers from the trauma. british number one kyle edmund is through to the second round of the italian 0pen. he beat malikjaziri of tunisia in three sets in rome. edmund, who recently broke into the world's top 20, taking the decider 6—3. kevin 0'brien has become the first man to hit a test century for ireland, as the hosts fought back on day four of their inaugral test match against pakistan. well, following on, ireland were reduced to 95 for four at one stage earlier, with mohammad amir the pick of the bowlers for pakistan. stuart thompson and kevin 0'brien then put on a partnership of 113 to steady the ireland innings, with thompson bringing up his 50 with a boundary. but the day belonged to 0'brien, who scored that historic century — he finished the day unbeaten on 118, taking ireland's lead to 139 by stumps on day four. meanwhile, the head of the england and wales cricket board has admitted

now, four pages, for sale, if you're willing to fork out. jon kay, bbc news, bristol.or with jim naughtie. two political murders, more than three decades apart and a web of conspiracy, 01’ so some say. "the shape of the ruins" takes us into the cauldron of politics in columbia and assassinations in 1914 and 19118 that became emblems for much of the violence and chaos that enveloped the country. the author, juan gabriel vasquez, is also a character in his own book exploring the history of these bloody events in a labyrinthine story where the truth is elusive in a dark and conspiratorial world. welcome. what made you decide to put yourself in the novel, as a way of bringing the story to life? yes, well the origin of the novel has a very personal and direct important for me. in the year 2005, much as is told in the book, my twin daughters were being born in bogota. and right at that time, i met this doctor. who invited me to his house, telling me he had something to show me. he had something that nobody else had in the world and he wanted to show me. this mysterious thing

bbc news... another crunch match in the premier league. chelsea are chasing a top fourish but face a huddersfield side, who are looking to avoid relegation. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. president trump says there will be very severe consequences if iran restarts its nuclear programme. it follows his decision yesterday to withdraw from the 2015 iran nuclear deal. the move has left other countries including britain who've signed up to it trying to salvage what they can of the agreement. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, told mps that britain had no intention of walking away from the deal. the nuclear agreement was signed three years ago between iran and six other countries including the us, the uk and russia. iran agreed to limit its nuclear activities and allow in international inspectors, in return for the lifting of economic sanctions. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. in iran there is a ritual way of denouncing the united states and today they took it to the floor of that parliament. burning the us flag and shouting death to

bbc news, the headlines. a man armed with a knife has attacked people in central paris, killing one and wounding four others. two of the injured are in a serious condition. police attempted to stop the man with a stun—gun before shooting him dead. north korea says it will start dismantling its nuclear test site in in less than two weeks, in full view of international journalists. president trump said it was a "very smart and gracious gesture". iraq's electoral commission says thatjust 44% of voters took part in saturday's parliamentary election. it was the first since the government declared victory over the islamic state group. a court in italy has overturned a ban which prevented the former prime minister silvio berlusconi from holding public office. the six year ban had been imposed following mr berlusconi's 2013 conviction for tax fraud. now on bbc news... islay: for those in peril. 100 years ago, war‘s grim tide swept this coastline. as the island of islay‘s sons fought away on the western front, at home, their families could not escape the conflict. the carnage came to them in two separate shipping dis

bbc news... two men have been convicted of murdering four children after throwing petrol bombs into their home whenrder his wife by tampering with her parachute. north korea appears to have blown up tunnels at its only nuclear test site ahead of a planned meeting between kimjong un and president trump. i'm ben bland. in the business news... uk retail sales rose by more than expected last month — up by 1.6% — as consumers resumed spending after the cold weather earlier in the year. only department stores reported a fall in sales — down 0.9%. experts say the rise is due to a weak start to the year, rather than a rebound in consumer spending. and global trade tensions could be about to shift up a gear. the trump administration has launched an investigation into car and truck imports. it could lead to new us tariffs similar to those imposed on imported steel and aluminium back in march. president trump says the imports could threaten national security. deutsche bank has said it will slash its global workforce by 7,000 as part of a restructuring effort to cut costs and boost profits. the bank said that

four cities. and some of music's biggest stars. bbc music's biggest weekend is in full swing across the uk.ood afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, says his government plans to enact a new abortion law by the end of year, after what appears to be a resounding referendum victory for those campaigning to liberalise such laws. counting is nearly over, but, in the first four let me welcome you to dublin. a sea of people that have gathered to celebrate what has been a historic referendum. there are waiting the results inspected to come within the next hour. that would overturn legislation that was put in place of 35 years ago. the same rights tabib on born as it did to the mother. barry with exit polls that there was an overwhelming victory for the yes campaigni an overwhelming victory for the yes campaign i was working to liberalize the abortion laws of this country. just a few moments ago the prime minister has spoken to the bbc. i think what we have seen today, really, is a combination of a quiet revolution that has been taking place in ireland the past t

and i'm herejust near the bbc live location, just over there alongside one, two, three, four...colleagues from new zealand. joining me now is lloyd burr, who is the newly—appointed europe correspondent for newshub in new zealand. a greatjob to have that brings you over here at this time? i know, it's a baptism of fire. straight into it, yeah, straight into the deep end. there are so many of us here, aren't there? how are you finding it? it's quite intimidating. new zealand's media market is a lot smaller than this. so to come here and have this huge setup, with satellite trucks everywhere, you've got nbc from america with 300 staff, who have turned that rooftop into a massive studio, so just the scale of the media operation here isjust kind of really in your face. the royalfamily in new zealand — how are the couple going down there, do you think? new zealand has a love affair with harry, and i think having meghan markle in the mix, as well, and she's very similar to diana, she's got that caring aura about her, very charitable, and we all know her from suits in new zealand. and n

bbc 2. and olympic champion greg van avermart of belgium won this year's tour de yorkshire — the four day race about that and the rest of the day's sports news on the bbc sport website. and the rest of the day's sports but from me, back to you. and the rest of the day's sports health problems related to the way we live — ourdiets, drinking, smoking and lack of exercise, are costing the nhs in england around £12 billion a year. the people of one community, in the former fishing town of fleetwood in lancashire have a life expectancy significantly lower than the average for england, and they‘ re determined to change things. and they‘ re determined our health correspondent dominic hughes has the latest on their progress. hughes has the latest fighting for their future. hughes has the latest getting the children of fleetwood active. teaching them lessons for life. of fleetwood active. at school, learning about nutrition, diet and calories. for older men a chance for exercise and much—needed social contact. they're all part of the healthier fleetwood initiative, an attempt to turn around decades of

now, four pages, for sale, if you're willing to fork out. jon kay, bbc news, bristol.s picture taken this afternoon, the quality not great but when you are knee deep in water i suspect that is the least of your worries, and there are warnings from the met office, there is an amber warning extending across the west country, south—west england and southern parts of wales. these shower started the day across the south—east and have migrated further westwards. 21 millimetres in an hourjust further westwards. 21 millimetres in an hour just south further westwards. 21 millimetres in an hourjust south of london in the last couple of hours or so, hence that warning. here we go through this evening and on through the night and into the first part of friday for that area, the showers becoming more confined for wales and the south—west. further north, a fairly quiet sort of night, humid in the south, pretty close wherever you are spending the night. i show you this particular image because i want to emphasise the thing that heavy rain and the potential for flooding, bbc radio usu

bbc sport website and app. let's round up some of the day's other sports stories now and four time motogp world champion marc marquezce injerez. there was disappointment for britain's cal crutchlow — who crashed out, having started pole... he drops to eighth in the standings... marquez‘s day was made even better, when his main title rivals; andrea dovizioso, jorge lorenzo and dani pedrosa all—white kigen out with eight days to go. —— all wiped each other out. having claimed victory in a dramatic sprint finish yesterday, italian rider elia viviani once again left it late to win the third stage of the giro d'italia. team sky rider chris froome finished further back in the main peleton, as did australia's rohan dennis, who retains the overall lead. the final stage at the tour de yorkshire was won by frenchman stephane rossetto... greg van avermaet, the 2016 olympic road race champion and pre—race favourite held on to win the overall title by nine seconds. now, to boxing news and tony bellew is targeting money—spinning fights with tyson fury and andre ward. after stopping david haye in the fifth round of their heavyweig

bbc news. here's some sport now with hugh. third spinner in four tests to do so for england. for england. is dueainst pakistan this morning. against pakistan this morning. catch manchester city at the top of the premier league. the premier league. sixth, 37 points behind the champions last season. champions last season. he has work to do. to do. first british rider to win the prestigious race. prestigious race. seconds after that soggy stage yesterday. yesterday. league, a liverpudlian will try to do the same for lyon today. do the same for lyon today. they play wolfsburg in the final in kiev. play wolfsburg in the final in kiev. much more sport coming up after ten o'clock. former inmates get a job and cut re—offending. inside prisons, staff levels down and complaints about overcrowding. ready for life on the outside. prisoners in cheshire. by prisoners across the uk through the clink charity. i was going through a really bad patch in my life. i was an addict. i got involved with a bunch of people and i ended up selling drugs. for conspiracy to supply class a. my mum died and my life spiralled o

i'm here near the bbc live location just over there alongside one, two, three, four, probably ten other, the newly appointed europe correspondent for news hub in new zealand. a great job that brings you over here at this time of year? baptism of fire, straight into the deep end. there are so many of us here, how are you finding it? it's quite intimidating, the new zealand media market is a lot smaller than this so to come here and have this huge setup and satellite trucks everywhere, nbc from america with 300 staff who have turned that rooftop into a massive studio, the scale of the media operation here is really in your face. the royal family operation here is really in your face. the royalfamily in new zealand, how are the couple going down their do you think? new zealand has a love affair with harry. having meghan markle in the mix as well, she is similar to diana, she has that caring or about her, very charitable and we all know her from suits in new zealand and now she's becoming part of the royal family in new zealand and the queen is head of state in new zealand. when harry came

bbc news. sir alex ferguson is out of intensive care, four days after surgery following a brain haemorrhage.e his recovery on a ward in hospital in salford. his family has thanked fans for their support. a major new exhibition at london's v&a museum aims to chart the ground—breaking designs, that might well define our existence in the years and decades to come. the future starts here brings together hundreds of objects, that are already redefining daily life, and even death. 0ur arts editor will gompertz went to explore. this is brett, a robot at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence research. the idea is he's supposed to do all those household chores that we can't be bothered to do, except he's not very good at them — and that is the opening message of this exhibition. that intelligent robots are coming, but they're still a long way off. but that's not stopping designers from making technology that they hope will elicit from us a human type emotional response. meetjibo. hey, jibo. i want to give you this flower. will you tell me a joke? sure, i've got one. what did the zero say to the

william and catherine will be there, but prince louis, who will be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simon jones, bbcorld. but first the weather. hello there. saturday was a glorious day for much of the country. we saw some fine sunsets up and down the uk, like this one here in wakefield in west yorkshire. not all areas, though, were sunny and warm. coastal parts along the irish sea were disappointing, around cornwall and devon and into western wales, south—western parts of scotland as well. this weather front has been plaguing the north—west corner of scotland, bringing strong winds and outbreaks of rain. as we start sunday morning, there should rarely be any rain here, just a bit of cloud. elsewhere it is a clear start, quite chilly across eastern parts of england. sunday promises to be another glorious day for much of the country once again. sunshine from the word go. a bit of cloud across scotland. i think we are looking at a better day through the central belt on sunday afternoon. top temperatures reaching 2a or 25 celsius, so another warm day on the cards. even warmer air is imported off the co

but prince louis, who will be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simon jones, bbcnd of islay to mark the hundredth anniversary of two first world war troopship disasters that took the lives of hundreds of american soldiers. princess anne took part in events to mark the sinking of the ss tuscania and hms 0tranto in 1918. from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remember the twin tragedies on the —— of 1918 at the american monument, a naval tribute completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tra nto with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off the west coast, 300 men were thrown into the atlantic in hurricane condition. badly damaged, torn to pieces, every man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. 0nly man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made it ashore allowed. despite not being able to swim, his father was one of the lucky few. he ended up at the cliff over here. i sure, the mcphee family saw the disaster unfold and rushed to help. it was said they we nt rushed to help. it was said they we

bbc sport website. and the tour de yorkshire has begun this morning. the women were first to set off from beverley and will finish stage one in doncaster. the men get going this afternoon. it‘s a fourace ending on sunday in leeds. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. back now to our main story. tens of thousands of women are waiting to hear if they‘ve been affected by an nhs computer error in england which meant they weren‘t invited for breast screening. it‘s estimated that up to 270 women may have died prematurely because they were not invited to routine screening. questions are being asked about why senior health officials didn‘t realise sooner that there was a problem. the authors of a report for the ippr think tank — which found the take—up for breast screening among women aged

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sara 0rchard. black people in london are fourorce against black people 23,000 times last year — the first full year that they had to record each time that force was used. these figures are very alarming. if the met really is using this level of disproportionate force against black people, that is not a recipe for good police community relations. the metropolitan police has been approached for comment. a 19—year—old man has been arrested in hertfordshire on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism. met police say the arrest took place in bishop's stortford last night. an address in the town is being searched. scotland yard says it's linked to the arrest of an 18—year—old in north london on friday. an exhibition which captures the lives of the first generation of caribbeans to have settled in london goes on display from today. the photos were taken by award—winning photographer jim grover for the collection called windrush: portrait of a generation. they'll be on display at london's south bank until the 10th ofjune. the elizabeth l