a0 miles south of belfast, on the border, the debate has stirred painful memories.hat corner we've just turned, looking down this road and just seeing... damian mcginty is a south armagh farmer. ..of maybe about 18 or 20 paratroopers or four or five ruc. this militarised frontier vanished with the troubles. but any kind of hard border, with customs posts and identity checks, could be economically costly and politically divisive. what happens if you get a hard border here again, what's that going to do? that's a scary thing. ireland, it's just one country. now, if you stick any kind of a hard border along that 300 mile stretch, you're saying to a sizeable chunk of the population, young people here, that this country is being repartitioned. the republican dead memorialised on a border road heading south. now nobody i met feared a return to violence, but irish history is an enduring lesson in unintended consequences, of how political decisions play out in the long run. dublin has persuaded the eu to guarantee membership to the north if ireland unites. a former cabinet

western areas will see 18 degrees for belfast.row, into wednesday. temperatures in towns and cities willdip to temperatures in towns and cities will dip to two only the start. then we have a fine, dry day. the north—east, global have thicker cloud and cold. wednesday and thursday will see changes. the low pressure will start sending thicker cloud and spots of rain in our direction. it won't be heavy rainfall but it means a change. further north is looking fine, glasgow has 17 celsius and into friday, we could see some thunderstorms developing across southern and central areas of the uk. through the weekend, the trend is south—westerly winds picking up and drawing in cloud and some occasional rain. the rain is on the way. administration this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. administration the headlines at eight: the headlines at eight: the transition of power is under way in france as new elected president emmanuel macron prepares to form his government. theresa may says the conservatives won't abandon their promise to reduce annual n

about 15 degrees four glasgow and belfast. warming up on the south—eastern corner.ls of sunshine. sunday is the better of the two days. very little in the way of rainfall. and a bit warmer. some places are warmer still towards monday, with the southerly breeze. some wind and rain to the north and west of the uk. further south and east and it should be largely dry and bright for a 22— 23. 50— 16 at the very best in the north and west. in the next few days if you want to keep up—to—date with the details, and to the bbc website. —— had to do. hello. this is bbc news. i am ben bland. how donald trump is reported to have sacked the fbi chief to russian officials. he reportedly said firing him to the pressure off. revelations come as donald trump embarks on his first foreign trip as president. the founder of wikileaks, julian assange, holds as a victory the dropping of the decision to prosecute him by sweden. the dropping of the decision to prosecute him by swedenm the dropping of the decision to prosecute him by sweden. it is not something i can forgive. it is not someth

essentially, the west hangs onto the sunshine with the best temperatures, such as belfast at 18 degreesw will be nippy. at dawn on wednesday it will feel chilly out there. temperatures will be a couple of degrees above freezing in some area. the may sunshine is very strong. so the temperature is will quickly suit s4c shoot up to the high teens. 0n thursday, we see some changes. the atmosphere changes and we see the threat of cloud and spots of rain. it will still be decent weather with temperatures in the mid—teens, heightened in some spots. the changes arise on friday. the downfalls a re changes arise on friday. the downfalls are hit and miss on southern and central areas with thunderstorm. the atmosphere is then south—westerly winds in our direction. the days of the friday will be more unsettled with spells of rain on the way. we really do need the rain. hello and welcome to 100 days plus. the transition of power is currently underway in france. emmanuel macron will officially be sworn in as the new president on sunday. the president—elect was today fulfilling his first ceremonial rol

surfer who clung to his board for 30 hours before being rescued at sea is recovering in hospital in belfaste family of guy hedger, who was shot by intruders at his home in dorset, have paid tribute to him athletes like paula radcliffe could lose their world records under proposals to rewrite the record books in an effort to improve credibility over doping. ode to a nightingale. how singers are trying to save the endangered songbird. coming up in the sport on bbc news, world snooker champion mark selby admits he is at the peak of his powers as he becomes only the fourth modern player to retain his title at the crucible. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has defended his shadow home secretary after she appeared confused over the cost of the party's plans to put an 10,000 extra police officers on the streets. mr corbyn insisted he wasn't embarrassed in the slightest by diane abbott's difficulties with the numbers for what is one of his flagship election policies. the gaffe has overshadowed the launch of labour's policing policy for england and

sunrise in belfast was sent injust half indisputable sunrise in belfast was sent in just half an indisputableago. in northern ireland you can see the warmest day of the year so far. we have not had the rain that we had yesterday in cornwall. patchy fog around at the moment and grey skies but hopefully and improving picture for you as well. through the day to day, west is best. it will continue to drag in quite a lot of cloud, but sheltered western areas not too bad. it was that wind erection it may well not be quite as warm in western scotland as it has been this week. nevertheless still 16 to 18 degrees not out of the question. we could see 21 degrees into somewhere in northern ireland, and generally speaking with some sunshine we may well see temperatures into the high teens dotted around the country —— wind direction. around the east coast, disappointing. with a little bit of cloud coming off the north sea, ten 01’ cloud coming off the north sea, ten or 11 degrees at rest. a quiet story, and in the sunshine it will feel pleasant but where we have the best of the sun during the day, with cl

he was found conscious by the belfast coastguard and is being treated in hospital for hypothermia.he need for more active talks on syria. but before we look at all that... time to catch up with all the sport at the bbc sports centre. good afternoon to you both. paula radcliffe has reacted angrily to new plans that could see some of athletics' most famous world records rewritten, including her own for the marathon set in 2003. the proposals from european athletics are an attempt to address concerns over doping. andy swiss reports. commentator: the crowd anticipating something special once again from jonathan edwards of great britain. august, 1995, and forjonathan edwards, a leap into history. oh, it is a tough act to follow, but he has done it again! i don't believe it! it remains the triple jump world record to this day but for how much longer? under a new proposal, all world records set before 2005 would be erased, including paula radcliffe's marathon mark from 2003, because the drug testing back then did not match today's standards. the plan aims to restore faith in athletics, bu

. -- every spring, brexit or no brexit, the orangemen paraded through belfast.o longer do these marches bristle with the menacing energy of the troubled years, but there is mounting uncertainty. at the same time as the collapse of -- here, national resentment over brexit have spurred irish unity. leaving union and uneasy. do you ever think of the back of your thoughts that eventually it's going to happen? >> i think it's always a possibility. i've heard people recently say, would we be any worse off, and i think that's what propaganda does. hopefully, the unionist movement will see through those things and get back to where their first love says, that remains the queen and country. >> the armed conflict has been over for 20 years. the agony brought to an end by a compromise which allowed all sides to feel their aspirations were respected. brexit has complicated that. 40 miles south of belfast on the border, the debate has stirred painful memories. >> turning the corner we have just turned, looking down this road -- >> he is a farmer. >> about 18 or 20 paratroope

he was found conscious by the belfast coastguard and is being treated in hospital for hypothermia.n chechnya as she visited russia for the first time in two years. main talking points between the leaders also included the conflicts in ukraine and syria. we will look at the sports news in a moment laughter but first we will go to our correspondentjudith mauritz but first we will go to our correspondent judith mauritz because i case has concluded into the story ofa i case has concluded into the story of a severely anorexic girl who stepped onto the path of a train five days after being released from a psychiatric hospital. we will hear the latest from the coroner's court. yes, this is an inquest into the death of 15—year—old pippa, and this court has been listening over the last week or so to the evidence of what happened to pip, as she was known, and she was a victim, as he said of anorexia, having suffered that from the age of 12. she was hospitalised backin the age of 12. she was hospitalised back in 2014 and the priory in cheshire, the hospital treating her, they have told this i

at this stage, still 12 in belfast with some sunshine and again showers starting to break out acrosse day, the further east and south—east you are, the drier it will be, but perhaps a bit more cloud in london and norwich. whereas western areas catching if you showers, and some of the showers in northern ireland could be heavy and thundery, also heavy and thundery across eastern and northern parts of scotland. watch what happens later on today, coming to this evening, rush—hour and this evening, the rain comes back again in the south—eastern and eastern areas, all the way up into hull. western areas this coming night should be dry. plymouth, cardiff, belfast, glasgow, all of these area staying dry tonight, whereas the further east you live the wetter it will be. and tomorrow, overall, another different day, it will be overcast across many parts of england. there will be some outbreaks of brain, some will be heavy, but across more western and south—western areas, certainly some sunshine around but here too at times you will catch some rain and a lot cooler tomorrow. temperatures in som

including heathrow, gatwick, belfast and leeds.line has apologised and said it's "working to resolve the problem". our business correspondent joe lyam reports. this is what happens when there is a major it failure. queues were snaking out of the door at terminal five at heathrow will stop for hundreds of passengers, the bank holiday didn't start well. very little information being made available by british airways themselves. people have been standing in queues for up to 70,90, 120 minutes in some cases. the queue stretches from the cheque in desks to the back of the terminal and to the front of the terminal where all the front of the terminal where all the taxes are delivering people. and it wasn't just at heathrow airport. philip bloom was stuck on the tarmac in belfast. we got on the plane, we accelerated and just as we got to the speed to take off, hit the bra kes the speed to take off, hit the brakes and that was it. british airways says it is experiencing an it outage which has affected the airline's global network and it is

chris buckler, bbc news, at the ulster hospital in belfast.er of men being treated for eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, according to a bbc investigation. figures obtained through a freedom of information request showed the number of males receiving outpatient treatment in england is rising at double the rate of females — although women still account for the majority of people treated. tim muffett reports. of whatever i've eaten. i tend to walk as far as my body will allow me to walk. the number of male patients being treated for eating disorders across england has risen by more than a quarter over the past three years. it's more than double the rise seen in female patients. the number of boys being treated has gone up by a third in the last year alone. these figures don't necessarily mean that more men have eating disorders. it could be that the stigma is lifting and that more are seeking help. dr kiran chitale is based at thejulian hospital in norwich and treats under—18s with eating disorders. she's seeing more boys than ever w

some rain on and off through the day in belfast and glasgow and elsewhere tomorrow.ust a little word of warning. we could see some thunderstorms breaking out across southern and south—eastern areas on friday with that weren't coming in from the south and those storms will continue to be quite vicious. but they should stay to the east of us, so on saturday and sunday, we have got these fresher atlantic winds being pushed in by that low—pressure. you can see those temperatures, 17 celsius to 21 celsius. so lots of sunny spells at the weekend but also some scattered showers, particularly across the northern and western part of the country and it is going to feeljust that little bit fresher. enjoy your day. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: breast surgeon ian paterson is sentenced to 15 years in prison for carrying out unnecessary operations after falsely telling patients they had breast cancer. he took everything from me and up until today this has been going on now since the 90s and only today i've gotjustice. he took away my youth. 80 people have been killed and

worked together in an effort to find matthew bryce, from glasgow, now being treated in hospital in belfast northern ireland coasts a popular destination for surfers. the coastguard say that matthew was lucky, but also prepared, wearing a wet suit that may well have saved his life. he was also able to stay close to his surfboard. when he was plucked from the sea, he was hypothermia but conscious, rescue just as evening was approaching, and in the coastguard's own words, extremely lucky to be found. after his ordeal in the water, matthew bryce is said to be exhausted but is expected to make a full recovery, and although he has asked for privacy, he sent a statement from his hospital bed, and king all of those that saved him, and are caring for him. he described them all as heroes. headlines: theresa may has told the bbc she would live up to her reputation as a "bloody difficult woman" in brexit negotiations with brussels. jeremy corbyn has defended his shadow home secretary diane abbott, after she got the figures wrong for labour's pledge, to fund 10,000 extra police officers for england and

for more than 30 hours clinging to his board in the irish sea has been described as "lucky" by the belfast year old matthew bryce was reported missing when he failed to return from a trip off the argyll coast on sunday. he was eventually spotted by a helicopter 13 miles off shore. our correspondent chris buckler has been giving us the latest from the antrim coast. he went surfing at a beach near campbeltown. before lunch time he went into the water. he went out in windy conditions. he wasn't found until the next day. when he was discovered it was miles out to sea beyond rathlin island, somewhere between northern ireland and scotland. that was after a major rescue operation involving coastguard teams and lifeboat teams, they found him after a coastguard helicopter spotted him from the air. after more than a day drifting in the water, matthew bryce was found by the coastguard, floating miles from land. he was still by the surfboard he left the argyll coast on on sunday morning, but when he was rescued on the monday evening he was closer to northern ireland than scotland. the waters around th

from glasgow to belfast, and bangor, aberystwyth, taunton, plymouth as well. also the temperatures where we the cloud and any wind of the north sea, feeling chilly. bailey double figures. but belfast is a winner. we are talking about 18 celsius in northern ireland. but with clear skies tomorrow night, into early wednesday, the richards put it away. temperatures will be a couple of degrees above freezing. wednesday with the strong sunshine, the temperatures shooting into the mid—. there will be some sunshine for all of us. then the atmosphere will shift around by thursday, and we will see cloud pushing into southern areas, possibly rain bearing cloud. at this stage, my thinking is not too happy at all. the spots, with nice weather across the country northward. 0n nice weather across the country northward. on friday, the weather front northward. on friday, the weather fro nt m oves northward. on friday, the weather front moves in and we could see thunderstorms across southern and central parts of the uk, downpours area central parts of the uk, downpours are a po

some rainfall western ireland and scotland. 15 degrees in belfast, 19 or 20 in the south—east.le to upper teens. to recap the weekend, saturday will see heavy showers and some spells of sunshine. sunday looks like a much better day, should be dry for the most part. some showers but mostly warm. that warming trend continues for some into monday. 0n warm. that warming trend continues for some into monday. on monday, with a southerly breeze to the north—west, we've got an area of low pressure bringing some cloud, rain and breeze. we will see some wet and windy weather in the north—west of the uk. to the south—east, variable rainfall and a bit warmer, 22 — 23 degrees. hello. my name is tom donkin. a warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. here are our top stories: "a nutjob": how donald trump is said to have described his sacked fbi director to russian officials. he also reportedly said firing him "took the pressure off". the revelations comes as mr trump embarks on his first foreign trip as us president. counting is under way in ira

berkshire, grey skies and buttercu ps buttercups in west berkshire, grey skies and buttercups here in belfastross the uk, and put the map up, you can see how we have more cloud across scotland, moving away from northern ireland, some rain heading its way towards the northern isles. skies will clearfor many of us except for wales, the south—west, towards the channel islands, increasing amount of low cloud will keep temperatures here, a bit chilly overnight. very different look to the weather, across south wales, the south—west of england, missed and hill fog, spot to drizzle, lapping its way into the channel islands, southeast, east anglia, nice and bright and sunny to begin with, keep an eye on the cloud thatis begin with, keep an eye on the cloud that is wandering across wales into the midlands, further north, more sunshine to begin the day, except for the northern isles, the last of the rain to clear the way from shetland, one or two showers possible in scotland, western parts, but generally, a fine day, sunshine coming and going across the vast majority of the uk, more cloud for south wale

stunning weather for belfast, not a bad randy irish sea, most of coastal of wales.nwall and western parts of devon. in central and eastern areas, up to newcastle, probably staying on the cloudy side. tomorrow, eastern and central areas will remain cloudy and some of them will remain cloudy and some of them will stay pretty chilly. if you are in norwich or how little feel cold, temperatures barely into double figures, whereas 18 degrees for belfast. then we will have a cold night tomorrow night into wednesday. the butchers and cities will dip all the way down to just 2 degrees. there will be a grass frost here. then we have a fine day. thicker cloud for the northern isles, and it will be cold. that was the into thursday, we will start to see some changes as this low pressure will send thicker cloud and spots of rain and our direction. it will be heavy rainfall. further north it is looking absolutely fine, 17 degrees in glasgow. into friday, we could even see some thunderstorms developing across southern and central areas and through the weekend the trend is for the s

at 219 20 degrees. 15 or 16 for class ca re england at 219 20 degrees. 15 or 16 for class care and belfaste, but not the whole time and by sunday things will be turning and by sunday things will be turning a good till fresh air. saturday, not too many showers for the midlands, the southeast or the east, with most of the showers up towards the north—west. saturday night, we will all see rain for a time, that this group and then fresh air follows behind. sunday will be a day of sunny spells and chalice once again. temperatures still doing well but the air itself will be fresher. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11pm: labour's election manifesto is formally approved by the party leadership and will be published within days. jeremy corbyn says it contains policies that will be "very popular". an offer that will transform the lives of many people in our society and ensure that we have a government in britain onjune the 8th that will work for the many, not the few. the bank of england downgrades its forecast for economic growth this year, with a warning of a squeeze on consumer

than 30 hours clinging to his board in the irish sea has been described as ‘extremely lucky‘ by the belfastd him. matthew bryce was reported missing when he failed to return from a trip off the argyll coast on sunday. he was eventually spotted by a helicopter after drifting 13 miles off shore. our correspondent catriona renton is in westport beach in kintyre for us now. the weather looking pretty good this evening. but when this man got into difficulties last week, very different conditions? that is right, it is the picture of tranquillity this evening, we have this beach almost to ourselves but we have seen people here walking their dogs and it is also a hotspot for surfing when conditions are right. 0n it is also a hotspot for surfing when conditions are right. on sunday morning when matthew brice came here we have been told by a passer—by that the weather was quite different, that the clyde, the waves where up to three metres ijust off the shore. and the wind was around 25, 30 miles the shore. and the wind was around 25,30 miles an hour the shore. and the wind was around 25, 30 miles an

thanks forjoining us., professor richard english in belfast.ed i got igota i got a phone call saying there had been a major incident. i got a phone call saying there had been a major incidentlj i got a phone call saying there had been a major incident. i had had contact through social media initially that something had happened in manchester but i was not aware of what had gone on. 20 minutes later i got a call saying we had had our first walk—in patient come through. when we came in at was very calm and the atmosphere was near silent because everybody was getting on with what they had to do. when i arrive the level of professionalism among my colleagues was phenomenal. there was professionalism, the need to focus. they never considered the safety at the time. they just they never considered the safety at the time. theyjust approached the scene and started to deal with the casualties. even while we were dealing with the casualties we had reports of secondary devices actually within the vicinity. reports of secondary devices actually within the

. >> host: i hear your response a belfast had specifically?. >> guest: not yet. but the talking points are difficult., it is such a complex bill again the democrats had trouble explaining the affordable care act now republicans are having trouble. that all comes down to the senate now with the ad and the tower hall a think the senate was to avoid some of those same pitfalls and liability the house is going through. >> host: republican line go-ahead.ll >> caller: what talks aree being have had for insurance and paying the clinic?. >> guest: that is a very specific question. adverse selection what obamacare did made it so people with pre-existing conditions have to be given insurance and cannot be charged more. so the afc a they are still guaranteed but the state has a very limited to pay is a result the people so the way they deal with it they put money into the high-risk pool so that the federalum government would directly subsidize the premium of the pre-existing conditions of their not charge more but the question is whether or not a high risk pools are funded

the worst outbreak of street fighting to hit belfast in several months. >> the battle has been transformedting as referee between warring communities, the army is now fighting britain's first urban guerilla war. the enemy is the outlawed irish republican army. >> the provisional i.r.a., the i.r.a. of the 1970s, used violence that many of us would consider to be terroristic. and they used that violence to put pressure on the british to withdraw from northern ireland and bring about an independent sovereign country free from british rule. >> this was a sunday the people of northern island will not forget. it all started when catholics organized a demonstration to protest the continued internment of suspected terrorists. the demonstration, as all demonstrations, was banned by the government. >> it was intended to be a protest which was not about using violence, but when some of the marchers stopped and threw stones at the soldiers it led to a dramatic and awful overreaction. [ gunfire ] >> at least 13 people, civilians, were killed, shot to death by british soldiers. >> do not fire back for t

and then the belfast coastguard became involved.tually picked up, winched to safety at 7:30pm yesterday evening just as darkness was falling. that means he had been in the water for falling. that means he had been in the waterfor more falling. that means he had been in the water for more than 32 hours. the north channel is renowned as being dangerous and particularly cold. it has very strong currents. the coast guard has said that matthew was very lucky to survive and were delighted that they were able to recover him. he was still conscious. you can see his surfboard are still lying in the water is the coastguard team lifted him onto the helicopter to take to hospital in belfast. he is being treated and we are told he is any stable condition. let us hear from the belfast coastguard who coordinated the final stages of that surf and —— soft and rescue operation. he had been surfing. when he attempted to come back to shore, we believe he suffered from cramp. he was unable to make his way against the tide. he drifted out and he stayed w

matthew bryce is from glasgow and being treated at a hospital in belfast.he waves make the scottish and northern ireland coast a popular destination for surfers. the coast guard said matthew was lucky, but also prepared. he was wearing a wetsuit that could have saved his life. he was able to stay close to his surfboard. when he was plucked from the sea he was hypothermic or conscious. rescue just as evening was approaching. in the coast guard's words, extremely lucky to be found. tim: a lucky man indeed. the tony awards were announced honoring the finest that broadway has to offer. category,t physical it will have to beat "come from away." nick bryant has this. ♪ a feel-good 9/11 musical. "come from away" has been a foot tapping, tearjerking sensation. story of the 7000 airline passengers stranded for nearly a week in newfoundland after the closure of u.s. airspace in the aftermath of september 11. a tiny town with a big heart whose residence welcomed unexpected visitors with open arms and wallets. >> we call it a nine/12 story. is -- it is about newfoundla

chris buckler, bbc news, at the ulster hospital in belfast.ft dived between saturn and its rings, the images cover an hour of observations as cassini flew as close as 4000 miles from the planet ‘s surface on april 26. the spacecraft encountered very few particles on the way despite fears it might hit fragments of ice all rock which could have caused it damage. lets see what the weather is doing on earth. louise lear can tell us. a beautiful beach but we would like blue skies to go with it in kent. u nfortu nately blue skies to go with it in kent. unfortunately that's not what we've got, another cold, grey day. after sunshine this morning through east anglia, the cloud arrived coming in off the north sea, driven by the brisk north—eastern breeze, making it feel quite cold out there for the first week of may. further north and west a different story. here we have sunshine and warmth, temperatures peaking into the high teens across the sheltered western areas again. we've had quite a stunning week across the highlands of scotland. through the nig

belfast, gorgeous weather. but central and eastern, chilly.f the week. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the president elect of france, emmanuel macron, has joined the man he‘ll replace, francois hollande, at the arc de triomphe to commemorate the end of the second world war in europe. theresa may insists brexit will help cut immigration as the conservatives pledge to bring figures down to the "tens of thousands". labour has put health at the heart of campaigning today, setting out plans to tackle childhood obesity. the party will ban junk food adverts during all programming before the 9pm watershed if it wins the election. a 35—year—old man has been charged in connection with a dog attack on a two—year—old girl in liverpool yesterday. merseyside police say andrew mcgowan was in charge of four dogs which were dangerously out of control. the social networking site facebook is placing adverts in newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run—up to thejune 8th‘s general election. and an irish beach that was washed away more than 3

joining me now from belfast is the sdlp leader, colum eastwood.rthern ireland is the area that will be worst hit by a hard brexit. we will of course see a hard border and big limitations on how we trade with the rest of our island and how we move freely across this island and across the european union. people here are very concerned about theresa may's vision of brexit. what we are saying is if theresa may wants to reinforce last yea r‘s theresa may wants to reinforce last year's referendum theresa may wants to reinforce last yea r‘s referendum result, theresa may wants to reinforce last year's referendum result, we think we should reinforce the referendum result in northern ireland. many people here voted to remain in the european union and we now need to get the best possible deal, the best possible outcome from these brexit negotiations. it's only the sdlp and we are probably the most pro—european party on these islands. it wasn't until you got to page 13 of your manifesto that you raised any kind of domestic issues. are you saying therefore th

chris buckler, bbc news, at the ulster hospital in belfast. absolutely extraordinary story. latest forecast. today's weather is just like the story all week, a tale of mixed fortunes. glorious sunshine for some but not for all. across that kent coast it's rather cloudy and grey. i would still like to be on that beach right now but nevertheless i'm not, i'm here telling you just where the cloud is sitting down across the south coast. a better start across east anglia but already with breeze coming in off the seat it's a drawing more cloud. you've probably seen drawing more cloud. you've probably seen the best of the weather here. further north and west it has been a glorious day and continues to be so across much of western scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. plenty of blue sky, sunshine and warmth to go with it. temperatures likely to peek into the high teens. disappointing that the breeze coming in off the sea, ten or 11 at the very best across the east coast. through the night we keep cloud, the risk of a few showers, dotted around the m4 corridor, drifting

some rainfall western ireland and scotland. 111—15 degrees in belfast, 19 or 20 in the south—east.iddle to upper teens. to recap the weekend, saturday will see heavy showers and some spells of sunshine. sunday looks like a much better day, should be dry for the most part. some showers, but mostly warm. that warming trend continues for some into monday. on monday, with a southerly breeze to the north—west, we've got an area of low pressure bringing some cloud, rain and a breeze. we will see some wet and windy weather in the north—west of the uk. to the south—east, very little rainfall and a bit warmer, 22 — 23 degrees. hello. i'm tom donkin. welcome to bbc news. us media are reporting that president trump told senior russian officials visiting the white house that the fbi director, james comey, was crazy, and that firing him had relieved great pressure on him as president. mr comey had been running an inquiry into possible collusion between russia and donald trump's election campaign. the ex—fbi chief has agreed to testify before the senate intelligence committee about the investiga

again, we've got buttercups this time in belfast, but a very different looking sky, much greyer here and into the evening and behind that, dry, clear skies for many of us, but a lot of low cloud coming into wales and the south—west of england and beginning to run into the english channel. not as cold as last night further south, but a greyer start actually across the south—west of england. some low cloud and hill fog and there could be one or two spots of drizzle. the south east, the east midlands and east anglia bright and sunny, a bit more cloud for a while, but back northwards, we're back into the sunshine and back into rising temperatures quickly in the morning. overnight rain beginning to nudge away finally from shetland. so a lot of dry weather to come on tuesday. we might squeeze a shower out across northern parts of scotland and then we've got this cloud low enough, thick enough to give us drizzle in the south—west. so a cooler, greyer looking day here. some of that cloud will wander through the midlands towards the south east of england at times. not as warm as today, but no

northern ireland, plenty of sunshine here. 11 degrees in belfast.the best of the sunshine. in much sunnier day across the far south—west. a cloudy day for north—western scotland and across this more than half of scotland, we will see some areas of cloud. also across the east of england and it will feel on the. further west, with more sunshine, those temperatures getting up to 18, maybe 19 degrees. fairly bright for the liverpool match in the premier league tomorrow afternoon whereas for the arsenal versus manchester match, a little but more cloud. eastern areas, keeping a fair amount of cloud as we go into the start of the new week. fairly cool weather as well. further west, a better chance of seeing sunshine. —— sunshine. where you get those funny spells, it doesn't feel too bad. this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister campaigns in key general election battle grounds in the midlands, and plays down talk of a landslide victory. i'm taking nothing for granted over the next five weeks. i need support from across the united kingdom to str

and cloud and at least some rain in northern ireland and western scotland. 14— 15 for glasgow and belfasters for saturday and spells of sunshine. sunday, a much better day. dry for the most part. way fewer showers and warmer as well. that warming trend continues for some into monday. equally, on monday, with the southerly breeze to the north—west we have this low pressure bringing cloud and some rain and a bit of a breeze. so we will have wetter and windy weather towards the north—west of the uk. to the south—east, very little rainfall and feeling warmer. hello. my name is tom donkin. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. here's our top stories. "a nutjob." how donald trump is said to have described his sacked fbi director to russian officials. he also reportedly said firing him "took the pressure off." the revelations comes as mr trump embarks on his first foreign trip as us president. counting is under way in iran's presidential election after a high turnout forced polling to be extended for several hours. the wikileaks founderjulian assange

the atlantic air is a bit fresher for belfast and scotland.me rain into the south west. eventually ahead of that, warm and humid, maybe high 20s and the risk of thunderstorms, and they will be rambling away into saturday. the thinking is the warm and humid weather will stay around the near constant on saturday, but for us it is the atlantic winds which will spread across the country —— the near continent. much cooler in the south—east and in the north. this is the summary for the weekend. sunny spells and scattered showers, a fresher feel, but on balance, sunny spells and scattered showers, a fresherfeel, but on balance, if you don't mind a few sprinkles, it is looking pretty good. this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at apm: breast surgeon ian paterson is sentenced to 15 years in prison for carrying out unnecessary operations, after falsely telling patients they had breast cancer. he took everything away from me and i'm still... up until today, this has been going on now since the 90s, and only today i've gotjustice. he took away

and the lowla nds conditions in belfast and the lowlands of scotland, but warmer weather, warming upn friday, the weather front is over the western areas, very front is over the western areas, very warm, front is over the western areas, very warm, and a chance of some thunderstorms across south—eastern and southern areas on friday. those storms will be rumbling through on saturday, so not far away, but probably staying just towards the east of us. the weekend overall, is looking relatively fresh and you can see the temperature not so high in the south—east, down to around 22. some fine weather, lots of sunny spells. a few scattered showers, but feeling a bit fresher. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm: breast surgeon ian paterson is sentenced to 15 years in prison for carrying out unnecessary operations, after falsely telling patients they had breast cancer. he took everything away from me and i‘m still... up until today, this has been going on now since the 90s, and only today i‘ve gotjustice. he took away my youth. 80 people have been killed and hundreds injured in the afghan c

this was a beautiful sunrise in belfast.low cloud and a little bit of patchy fog across cornwall, it is not raining like it was this time yesterday. and you may well see a little bit of sunshine coming through. generally speaking today we will see some sunshine the further west you are. there is a cold northerly wind coming in, ousting the gale force eventually into the northern isles today. and that will continue to drive in quite a lot of cloud across the east coast yet again. because it is coming from the north, temperatures perhaps in sheltered western areas of scotland not as high as in recent days but nevertheless around 16 degrees, still quite cold with the strength of that wind further north and east. northern ireland, a little bit more shelter. some lovely sunshine, you could see 21 and generally speaking we could see the high teens into sheltered western areas, perhaps down into wales as well, maybe on the south coast. all the time coming in off that north sea we will see more cloud and the colder feel. solway from

, buttercups out as well in belfast, but this time, very grey skies, light rain and drizzle is ours aroundexcept towards wales and the south west, increasing the low cloud here, missed and hill fog, bit chilly for rural parts, sunshine on the way. very different look to the day to begin with at least. bit grey, cloudy, maybe damp as well, probably a bright sunny start across the south—east and the east midlands and across east anglia. some cloud coming into the midlands. sunshine further north as well, one or two showers possibly showing, and in the north of scotland, that rain clearing away. for most of us, nice day, cloud coming and going during the day, more cloud across south wales, south—west england, some coming into the south midlands, towards the south—east as well. not quite as sunny for these areas as it has been, more noticeable around the south—west, generally, temperatures in the sunshine up at least into the high teams, maybe to the low 20s. as we head into wednesday, a bit more cloud around on wednesday, breaking up cloud around on wednesday, breaking up and running the area

chris buckler, bbc news, at the ulster hospital in belfast. amazing story of survival.: the duke of edinburgh is to retire from public duties, a decision he took himself, backed by the queen. the french presidential candidates trade insults on television. now emmanuel macron files a lawsuit to scotch rumours he holds an offshore bank account. the surfer rescued after 32 hours stranded in the irish sea speaks exclusively to the bbc. matthew bryce says he thought he was going to die. now a look at how the markets in europe have ended the trading session. britain's ftse held pace with european shares today, boosted by some robust results — which we'll talk about in just a moment. germany's dax hit a new record high and france's cac 40 hit its highest point for nine and a half years. shell was a crowd pleaser today. profits roared ahead in the first three months of the year. the company says that, according to the way it likes to measure these things, profits jumped to around £2.6 billon. it was helped by the fact that in the first quarter, oil prices were 55% higher than t

some rainfall western ireland and scotland. 1a—15 degrees in belfast, 19 or 20 in the south—east.rday will see heavy showers and some spells of sunshine. sunday looks like a much better day, should be dry for the most part. some showers, but mostly warm. that warming trend continues for some into monday. on monday, with a southerly breeze to the north—west, we've got an area of low pressure bringing some cloud, rain and a breeze. we will see some wet and windy weather in the north—west of the uk. to the south—east, very little rainfall and a bit warmer, 22 — 23 degrees. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and sally nugent. president trump will arrive on his first foreign trip since taking office, amid growing controversy back in washington. just hours before he lands in saudi arabia, there are reports in the us that he described the fbi director he'd just sacked as a "nut job" to russian officials. good morning, it's saturday the 20th of may. also ahead: tighter restrictions on tobacco come into force this morning, with plain packaging and smaller packets no longer on sal

beautiful weather for belfast, temperatures through yorkshire on wednesday in the mid—or high teens.h coast, the channel coastline, some gloriously sunny weather on the way. very little change as we head through wednesday evening, if you are out in the evening, if you are out in the evening, no rain on the way, just a few spots there in the far north of scotland. but look at the blobs, in the early hours of thursday, we anticipate the weather to go downhill as we head into thursday. let's have a look at the weather map for thursday. weather fronts are approaching from the south—west. an area of low pressure across spain, portugal and france, lots of storms, humid weather. one weather front will approach us later on thursday. in the morning, showers across southern areas. but on the whole, thursday is looking mostly dry across the uk, still beautiful weather across northern areas. a different story on friday. we start to see humid, warm, fund reid, cloudy weather swinging in from the south—west from the iberian front. the humidity will be with us for a few days. humid air through the

more cloud and at least some rain for northern ireland and western scotland. 14—15 for glasgow and belfastud towards liverpool and manchester. a quick recap for the weekend. a day of heavy showers for saturday and spells of sunshine. sunday, looks like a much better day. should be dry for the most part. way fewer showers on sunday and warmer as well. that warming trend continues for some into monday. equally, on monday, with the southerly breeze to the north—west we've got this low pressure bringing cloud and rain and a bit of a breeze. so we will have wetter and windy weather towards the north—west of the uk. to the south—east, very little rainfall and feeling warmer — 22—23. hello. this is bbc news. my name is ben bland. our top stories: "a nutjob" — how donald trump is reported to have described his sacked fbi chief to russian officials. he also reportedly said firing him "took the pressure off". the revelations comes as mr trump embarks on his first foreign trip as us president. counting is under way in iran's presidential election after a high turnout forced polling to be extended for

regular season in the pro12, munster took top spot in the table as leinster slipped up to ulster in belfastots in fifth place, went ahead early on. the opening try scored by roger wilson. ulster‘s most capped player in his last game before retiring. scrum—half ruan pienaar is also leaving the province. he set up winger andrew trimble, added another try after the break to help ulster seal a 17—13 victory. a day of goodbyes at glasgow too. but not a winning send off for warriors coach gregor townsend. he‘s taking charge of the scottish national team. stuart hogg, a player he‘ll undoubtedly be working with again, got glasgow to within four points of edinburgh. but a late try from glenn bryce helped edinburgh claim a 29—18 win. munster are beating connacht and — as things stand — they‘d top the table. and in the battle of the bottom two, treviso are beating zebre. so munster finish the season top. with leinster, scarlets and ospreys in the top four. zebre finish bottom. let‘s catch up with all the day‘s football in the premier league, with olly foster and our football reporter steve crossman. p

they pipped leinster on the final day, who lost to ulster in belfast 17—13.rew trimble adding another in the second half. glasgow warriors couldn‘t give their departing coach gregor townsend a winning send off. he‘s off to take charge of the scottish national team, but ended his spell with the warriors in defeat as they lost 29—18 to edinburgh. some other rugby union news this evening, england‘s ben youngs has withdrawn from the british and irish lion‘s tour to new zealand next month after the wife of his brother and teammate tom, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. scotland‘s greg laidlaw has been called up. churchill — the 6—4 favourite — has won the first classic of the season, the 2,000 guineas at newmarket. that‘s a record eighth win for trainer aidan 0‘brien in the classic. it was jockey ryan moore‘s second win in the race, having ridden 0‘brien‘s previous winner gleneagles in 2015. barney roy was second ahead of third —favourite al wu kair. the son of legendary classic winner frankel, eminent, was unplaced. germany‘s ingrid klimke leads the badminton h

northern ireland will have a sparkling start to the days of the plenty of sunshine here. 11 degrees in belfasts the far south—west. the cloudy day in the north west of scotland. across the north west of scotland. across the north of scotland we will see areas of cloud and the east coast of england. further west, with more sunshine, temperatures getting up to 18, maybe 19 degrees. fairly bright for the liverpool match in the merely tomorrow afternoon for arsenal against manchester united there will be more cloud into the mix. we will keep a fair amount of cloud as we go into the start of the week. further west a better chance of seeing some sunshine. where you get sunnier skies, it will not feel too bad. that is it now. . the headlines: theresa may campaigned in the general election battle ground in the midlands. she says she is grateful for the support the conservatives received in the local elections but is taking nothing for granted ahead of the 8th ofjune. jeremy corbyn acknowledges that labour faces

more cloud and at least some rain for northern ireland and western scotland. 111—15 for glasgow and belfastuick recap for the weekend. a day of heavy showers for saturday and spells of sunshine. sunday, looks like a much better day. should be dry for the most part. way fewer showers on sunday and warmer as well. that warming trend continues for some into monday. equally, on monday, with the southerly breeze to the north—west we've got this low pressure bringing cloud and rain and a bit of a breeze. so we will have wetter and windy weather towards the north—west of the uk. to the south—east, very little rainfall and feeling warmer — 22—23 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines: us media are reporting that president donald trump told russian officials that firing fbi directorjames comey eased "great pressure" on him. he's also said to have described mr comey as a "nut—job". the revelations comes as mr trump heads to saudi arabia on his first foreign trip as us president. the wikileaks founderjulian assange says it's a personal victory that swedish prosecutors have shelved a lengthy rape inv

than 30 hours clinging to his board in the irish sea, has been described as "extremely lucky" by the belfastssing when he failed to return from a trip off the argyll coast on sunday. he was eventually spotted by a helicopter after drifting 13 miles off shore. 0ur correspondent, chris buckler, reports. after more than a day drifting in the water, matthew bryce was found by the coastguard, floating miles from land. he was still by the surf board he left the argyll coast on on sunday morning, but when he was finally rescued, on monday evening, he was halfway between northern ireland and scotland, and farfrom the beach near campbelltown where he'd gone for a day's surfing in blustery conditions. this picture, taken that morning, shows how challenging the waves would have been for surfers. he'd been surfing and when he attempted to recover to shore, we believe he suffered from some cramp and was unable to make his way against the tide. the current which flows through the north channel into the atlantic from the irish sea is very strong. that would have had an impact on how far he'd been drifted o

regular season in the pro12, munster took top spot in the table as leinster slipped up to ulster in belfastwent ahead early on. the opening try scored by roger wilson. ulster‘s most capped player in his last game before retiring. scrum—half ruan pienaar is also leaving the province. he set up winger andrew trimble added another try after the break to help ulster seal a 17—13 victory. a day of goodbyes at glasgow too. but not a winning send off for warriors coach gregor townsend. he's taking charge of the scottish national team. stuart hogg, a player he'll undoubtedly be working with again, got glasgow to within four points of edinburgh. but a late try from glenn bryce helped edinburgh claim a 29—18 win. churchill — the 6—4 favourite — has won the first classic of the season, the 2,000 guineas at newmarket. that's a record eighth win for trainer aidan 0'brien in the classic. it was jockey ryan moore's second win in the race, having ridden 0'brien's previous winner gleneagles in 2015. barney roy was second ahead of third —favourite al wu kair. the son of legendary classic winner frankel, emin