kathrine downes is live in belfast tonight. job done tonight? job done tonight?but what a job. 20—3. it looks like an easy win but it was not easy. i spoke to the captain sarah hunter and she said it was very, very hard. a lot of bruised bodies in the england and french dressing rooms i am sure. after half the scores, 3—3 on the board. just a penalty each in it. two kicks and six points on the board and after half—time, england just managed to injure head with a try by the prop sarah bern to put england ahead and it was won by a french fumble behind the gold coast —— the goalposts, in the end. and england secured the victory ever go through to face the fairy tale of finals in belfast between the two best sides in the women's game, england and new zealand. new zealand have a straightforward a5—12 victory against underdogs usa earlier. england versus new zealand in the final on saturday and it is the showcase of women's sports that everybody wanted to see at the end of the summer of sport that has seen women contest the cricket world cup, solheim cup, and it shows

so right from the word go, belfast, glasgow, aberdeen, edinburgh, sunshine to start — temperatures 13rth of england and wales. this is where heavy rain will be, say from birmingham to northampton. maybe nudging into the home counties, and squeezing into the south—west, as well. at this stage, from bournemouth, brighton, into kent and sussex will probably stay dry. heavy rain or showers will get going through the course of the latter part of the morning into the afternoon. a little like tuesday, like yesterday. downpours will be slow—moving as well, raining for a while in many locations. say the home counties, east anglia, maybe london as well. this south—eastern portion of the country and the south—east will see some downpours. this is where the worst of the weather will be. looking further north will be fine. how are we doing compared to the rest of europe? a heatwave across some central and southern and eastern parts of europe, 37 celsius over there in rome. a bit too hot to me. i would rather the 18 in london. high pressure starts to build on thursday. we still have the tail end of

the taoiseach, who is gay, is attending belfast pride later today.n brexit, with a strongly worded speech suggesting that a bilateral customs union could be the best way for the uk to deal with the issue of northern ireland's border with the republic. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler explains. the irish border has become a divisive issue in the debate about brexit. there are scores of completely open roads that connect northern ireland and the republic carry huge amounts of traffic and trade, and on his first official visit north of the border as ireland's prime minister, leo varadkar insisted that the free movement of people, goods and services should continue here after the uk leaves the eu. perhaps the biggest challenge for our generation is brexit. every single aspect of life in northern ireland could be affected by the outcome. we will do all that we can in brussels, london and dublin to achieve the best outcome for everybody on this island, to protect our peace, our freedoms, our rights and our prosperity. mr varadkar has also been meeti

welcome to a damp and rainy belfast but that hasn't in a nyway rainy belfast but that hasn't in anywayhat is really building ahead of this world cup. every bartender in the city, every taxi driver you talk to, they want to know about england and new zealand tomorrow. in fact, that in the pitch, they are having a rehearsal of the trophy presentation. but the team news, the announcement was that 20—year—old meganjones, announcement was that 20—year—old megan jones, the announcement was that 20—year—old meganjones, the centre for worcester, will start alongside rachel bertha. so the regular vice captain emily scarab will move to another position. she wasn't fazed when she spoke at the press conference. that has come about after the concussion to danielle waterman who would have been playing in herfourth waterman who would have been playing in her fourth world waterman who would have been playing in herfourth world cup waterman who would have been playing in her fourth world cup final. waterman who would have been playing in herfourth world cup final. these we re in herfourth world cup fin

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he arrived in belfast having upset unionists with recent comments about brexiteers.ty today, the new taoiseach was keen to talk about solutions, not divisions. at a time when brexit threatens to drive a wedge between north and south, between britain and ireland, we need to build more bridges and fewer borders. he is a taoiseach of a new generation. the referendum over the good friday peace agreement marked the first time he was eligible to vote. he said the challenge of this generation is brexit, and again he challenged those he called the brexiteers to come up with proposals to ease the problems posed by new borders. they have already had 1a months to do so, which should have been ample time to come up with detailed proposals. but, if they cannot, and i believe they cannot, then we can start to talk meaningfully about solutions which might work for all of us. for example, if the united kingdom doesn't want to stay in the customs union, perhaps there can be an eu—uk customs union instead. after all, the european union has a customs union with turkey. in all the poten

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast.f nick timothy has been speaking to the daily telegraph to explain where he thinks the general election campaign went wrong for the conservatives. he says that when she became prime minister, theresa may understood that the country wanted fundamental change, but he says, "it was a reassurance and continuity campaign rather than a change campaign, i think that was wrong." after the election, chancellor philip hammond criticised the way campaign, saying the conservatives should have focused more on their economic record. mr timothy seems to accept this, saying, "it probably is true that there should have been more on the economy during the campaign." however, although he accepts some criticism of the campaign he helped run, he warns the tories not to go to their comfort zone, saying, "if the party retreats to a much more orthodox conservative proposition, we do risk the election of a dangerous left—wing alternative." i'm joined by our political correspondent leila nathoo. you have been r

i'm live in belfast this evening wear the red roses take on france in their quest for back—to—back worldals. five nil up, celtic look to wrap up their place in the group stage of the champions league. they take an 8—1; aggregate win. and there's stilljust two seconds in it at the vuelta a espana, but chris froome holds the leader's red jersey after stage four out of 21. yes, hello and welcome. england's women will continue the defence of their rugby world cup title when they play france in the biggest match of their tournamnet so far. we're at the semi final stage and france await. kick off in belfast in a little over an hour's time, which is where we can cross to join kathryn downes who's live there for us tonight. and kat to match that challanege, we're hearing england will field their strongest team so far? they will put our best on the side yet and may well have to conserve energy as well because it looks like the side going through to the semifinal, to the final i'm sorry, will be new zealand. they are looking on imperious form taking on the usa in the first semifinal going on behin

hello, some rain on the way for a belfast and the rugby.e should see some sunshine arriving across england and wales, a good day to be walking the dog in cornwall. you can see what i mean, grey and misty in the hills here in the peak district, very slow, we should see low cloud lifting, or sunshine coming up but not guaranteed. you can see them on the map, one or two showers in the west country, drifting further northwards, the wettest weather heading towards belfast, arriving in northern ireland through the afternoon and into the evening. not just heavy rain, could be thundery rain as well. a little bit of rain across northern scotland, petering out, trower, brighter, warmer. one oi’ out, trower, brighter, warmer. one or two showers arriving in northern england, warmer than it was yesterday, quite humid across england and wales in particular, and butchers 25 degrees in some places, especially where we get the sunshine. one or two showers, many places fine and dry with light winds, feeling warm. the rain to contend with further north, throu

the two sides go head—to—head for a fourth time in belfast.of the greatest rivalries in women's sport. when england and new zealand meet on the pitch, it will be a familiar story for the rugby world cup final. they had not meant —— they have not met once or twice, but five times. but the blackburns have beaten england in every final they have played in. in fact, they have not lost a rugby cup in fact, they have not lost a rugby cu p world in fact, they have not lost a rugby cup world final —— rugby world cup final. -- cup world final —— rugby world cup final. —— kieran power. cup world final —— rugby world cup final. -- kieran power. these are the guess you really look forward to. big e is where you beat teams —— the games ljubic is in for a five tries, they are not that exciting. hunico you need to be a stupid decisions. i hope it will be one of those games. —— you need to be making good decisions. a record global audience for a women's world cup final is expected. for a semifinal between england and france alone, we saw a french tv audience

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast.ratures across europe this week, scientists are warning that the number of people killed by extreme weather conditions could increase 50—fold by the end of this century. a study in the lancet planetary health journal suggests that heatwaves alone could account for 100,000 deaths a year. researchers in italy say urgent action is needed to curb the effects of climate change. rail passengers face three weeks of disruption from today as refurbishment work begins at the uk's busiest train station. ten platforms will be closed at london waterloo until the end of august as part of an £800 million revamp. simonjones is at the station for us now. simon, it is a station i know very well, waterloo, very busy — this is going to cause quite a bit of disruption for people travelling up from the south—west of england, isn't it? yeah, the warning is it will cause huge disruption, and that is because 99 millionjourneys will cause huge disruption, and that is because 99 million journeys are made each ye

here in belfast, england faced a fearsome machine.and the kiwis have always won. it'lljust seven minutes for the black ferns to kick into gear. an early shot, but england refused to shuffle aside. a penalty try in their favour was followed by their own brand of expansive rugby. but just followed by their own brand of expansive rugby. butjust as england sends the momentum was theirs, new zealand head back. this outstretched arm and a reminder that danger was a lwa ys arm and a reminder that danger was always lurking. in a match that swung one way and the next, england tried to wrest control. thomson managed this, new zealand could only sit and watch. but something had to give. the black ferns were ruthless, relentless. england struggled to stem the tide. new zealand has hit their stride and once on top, nothing will stop them. two more tries and they wrestled the trophy from england's grass. yet again, the red roses have finished second best to new zealand. a painful repeat. so new zealand has finished england's run in devastating styl

it's after they beat france 20—3, in the later game in belfast on tuesday.two penalties and two conversions. the world cup holders will defend their title against the number one ranked side in the world, after they saw off the challenge of the usa. katherine downes was there for us. england are through to a second successive world cup final, beating france in the end, 23 points — three. it was so tight in the first half. just one kick a piece. three each on the board at half—time. in the second half, england gradually pulled away. first a try by sarah to give some daylight between england and france. and then at the final whistle, england pounced on the poll to get the 20— three victory. —— ball. and able verse new zealand after beating the usa in the earlier final today. the scoreline was 45— 12. it was another very tight semi—final. much more tight than people expected from the usa. they really put up a fight against the mighty black ferns. it was very close at half—time, but gradually, new zealand found a second gear and pulled ahead to get to the final a

he arrived in belfast having upset unionists with recent comments about brexiteers.niversity today, the new taoiseach was keen to talk about solutions, not divisions. at a time when brexit threatens to drive a wedge between north and south, between britain and ireland, we need to build more bridges and fewer borders. he is a taoiseach of a new generation. the referendum over the good friday peace agreement marked the first time he was eligible to vote. he said the challenge of this generation is brexit, and again he challenged those he called the brexiteers to come up with proposals to ease the problems posed by new borders. they have already had 1a months to do so, which should have been ample time to come up with detailed proposals. but, if they cannot, and i believe they cannot, then we can start to talk meaningfully about solutions which might work for all of us. for example, if the united kingdom doesn't want to stay in the customs union, perhaps there can be an eu—uk customs union instead. after all, the european union has a customs union with turkey. in all th

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast. an acid attack in salford. it's thought the victim was attacked in woodland in pendlebury yesterday afternoon. the man — who is in his 20s — has eye and face injuries, but it's not yet known how badly injured he is. a man has died after being shot in the chest outside a petrol station in chelmsford. essex police were called to the scene at two o'clock this morning. detectives say the victim and another man, both in their twenties were outside the petrol station when a blue ford fiesta pulled up. one of the men was shot before the car was driven off. a murder investigation is now underway. an oxford university employee, who's been on the run on suspicion of murder, has been arrested with his alleged accomplice. andrew warren and professor wyndham lathem of northwestern university, are accused of stabbing a 26—year—old man to death in chicago last week. both men were detained in oakland in california. theresa may's former chief of staff, nick timothy, has been speaking to the daily tele

they beat england a1—32 in belfast against england and it was their fifth world cup triumph.nd the rest of the marvellous sport today team. goodbye. hello. for some of us, wednesday looks set to bring a major cooldown. on tuesday, parts of south—east england had temperatures into the mid—to—high 20s. but for wednesday, not so. 15 or 16 degrees is the very best we can expect, with some outbreaks of rain. it may even feel like the end of summer. the cooler weather comes courtesy of this strip of cloud that has been working its way slowly southwards and eastwards. cooler air already in place across scotland, northern ireland, and northern england. here, the day ahead will bring a mixture of sunshine and showers. some a mixture of sunshine and showers. of those sh0w( the some of those showers could be on the heavy side. fairly breezy in the far north—west. but the further south and east you are, the greater the chance of being stuck in the areas of cloud, with some outbreaks of rain. where this rain turns heaviest and most persistent, you may be at 12 or 13 degrees at times in th

glasgow will be 19 or maybe 20 in belfast. similar temperatures in london at 23.unshine and showers. fewer showers generally across the south of the uk. cool, 15 degrees in glasgow. in the weekend, we have to look across the atlantic and this lump of cloud here. this is horror came gert. it will do battle to an area of low pressure across the eastern parts of canada. these two systems a re eastern parts of canada. these two systems are going to kind of combine so horror came gert will die by the time we get to friday. but the moisture left over will get munched by that other area of low pressure and that results in a working away across the atlantic bringing isabel of heavy rain. —— bringing a spell. we have still got the north and west, blustery winds. on sunday, the moist air associated with gert could bring us some very heavy rainfall across parts of northern ireland and scotland. a bit of uncertainty held far north or south this band of heavy rain is going to get. that is your latest weather. this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 2pm: "a seaml

as we sunshine, 19 degrees in belfast.west, sunny spells, temperatures around 20 or 21 degrees, it could get up into the mid—20s for parts of lincolnshire, east anglia, 24 degrees or so in london. looking ahead to sunday, and other mainly fine day, some spells of sunshine, fewer showers at this stage up towards the north—east, the vast majority will stay dry, however a little bit of damp weather pushing into the far north—west of scotland, 16 degrees for stornoway, 25 for london. monday, divided forgers, cloud and rain pushing into northern ireland, north west of scotland, the rain will be heavy at accompanied by blustery winds but further south and east be spells of sunshine and in the best of that sunshine towards the best of that sunshine towards the south—east, temperatures could well get up to 27 or 28 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: two police officers have been injured after arresting a man carrying a knife outside buckingham palace. both suffered minor injuries and weren't taken to hospital. the u

this evening, belfast, the women's world cup final in the rugby.kies. mist and fog patches forming the night. cool in the countryside. down to single figures. double—figure temperatures for sunday. cloud the western scotland. isolated showers in the west of england and wales to begin with. the vast majority, dry on sunday. more sunshine compared to today. temperatures just a little bit higher. crucially, most of you will stay dry. sunday night. changes taking place. monday, bank holiday for most people. wet weather pushing into northern ireland in scotland. dry to begin with but turning wet and windy through the day. a lovely start for the north and west and wales. rain by the evening. that will impact temperatures for the north of the uk. 18 degrees is not bad for this time of year. further south, increased sunshine. we could see temperatures on monday, bank holiday, across england, peaking at 28. that will be in the south—east. thank you. around 700,000 people in the uk are on the autism spectrum. getting a formal diagnosis can sometimes be diffi

a summer's day in belfast. formidable and the major opponents. three times, england have played new zealand and in world cup final and have lost everyone. when you get a world cup finals, past records, has twins, plus titles, goes out the window. you got to play the best. we show that on tuesday night and hopefully we'll be able to do that again on saturday. sarah hunter's site can through an aggressive semifinal against france. the school my not reflecting the battle they face on the pitch. using word on the other hand he's passed the usa. with a tight turnaround, that could be crucial. at the men's world cup, teams were given a week to recover for the final. the women have had four days. we heard for this. i can't complain about it because we just get thejob can't complain about it because we just get the job done. the body will be ready, mentally and physically. the final here is the one they have been craving. england and new zealand are the best two teams out there. although there is still progress to be m

the champions england face new zealand in belfast. and doing downward dog on a farm.ike will be exploring the weird and rather wonderful world of goat yoga. good morning. first, our main story. a man has been arrested under the terrorism act after two police officers with a large knife near buckingham palace. the officers were hurt while taking the 26—year—old into custody when he was found with the weapon in a vehicle near the palace. simonjones reports. concerned crowds look on as police investigator possible terror incident outside buckingham palace. the met says just after 8:30pm yesterday a man stopped his car near a police vehicle. officers then spotted a large bladed weapon in the carand spotted a large bladed weapon in the car and went to arrest him. two police officers suffered minor injuries to their arm and were taken to hospitalfor injuries to their arm and were taken to hospital for treatment. injuries to their arm and were taken to hospitalfor treatment. the met has praised their brave and swift action that meant the suspect was detained very quickly. no

he'll attend a pride event in belfast later.on brexit, suggesting that a bilateral customs union could be the best way for the uk to deal with the issue of northern ireland's border with the republic, describing brexit as "the challenge of this generation". an oxford university employee who's been on the run on suspicion of murder has been arrested with his alleged accomplice. andrew warren and professor wyndham lathem of northwestern university are accused of stabbing a 26—year—old man to death in chicago last week. both men were detained in oakland in california. after record—breaking temperatures across europe this week, scientists are warning that the number of people killed by extreme weather conditions could increase 50—fold by the end of this century. a study in the lancet planetary health journal suggests that heatwaves alone could account for 100,000 deaths a year. researchers in italy say urgent action is needed to curb the effects of climate change. millions of rail passengers are facing disruption as work to update t

the openly gay taoiseach will attend a pride event in belfast later.est way for the uk to deal with the issue of northern ireland's border with the republic, describing brexit as "the challenge of this generation". the united states has officially informed the united nations that it's withdrawing from the paris climate agreement. injune, president donald trump drew international condemnation when he announced the decision to leave the agreement. it had been drawn up by nearly 200 nations to curb greenhouse gas emissions in 2015. the state department says the us will continue to participate in climate change meetings until the withdrawal process is completed. an oxford university employee, who's been on the run on suspicion of murder, has been arrested with his alleged accomplice. andrew warren and professor wyndham lathem of northwestern university, are accused of stabbing a 26—year—old man to death in chicago last week. both men were detained in oakland in california. after record breaking temperatures across europe this week, scientists are warning t

thank you for joining us from belfast.ithin his own party after once more blaming both sides for violence in charlottesville during which one person was killed. here, the labour mp sarah champion resigns from her front bench role, and apologises for what she says was an extremely poor choice of words in a newspaper article about child abuse. at least 600 people are believed to be missing after a mudslide engulfed dozens of homes on the outskirts of the capital of sierra leone, freetown. the country‘s president has declared seven days of mourning and said entire communities have been wiped out. the united nations is preparing to deal with the outbreak of diseases such as cholera and typhoid. the families of those that have been buried by the mudslide have gathered here at the main mortuary in freetown. since we‘ve been here, a fleet of ambulances have arrived. the stench of corpses is overpowering. workers in the mortuary say there are too many bodies, they need to bury them as quickly as possible. there‘s concerns about a

best teams in the world, england and new zealand going head—to—head for the world cup title here in belfastance was 20—3 and that looks much more one—sided than the match was. england only won because of a watertight defence, having to make 15 tackles in the first 15 minutes alone, a bruising encounter. and in fact the strength of their defence wore down france both physically and psychologically in the end which meant england could ta ke in the end which meant england could take the chances but they were few and far between. the try from sarah bern ‘s was the only real team effort and the try from megan jones right on the final whistle with a piece of opportunism after a french fumble. it means the captain, sarah hunter, can now finally look ahead to back—to—back world cup finals. the coaches did a greatjob analysing them and looking to set about how we wanted to play and the england team we want to put out and how we impose ourselves on that final. we will go back to looking at what we need to do and approach it as normal as possible. it is about that special occasion on saturday and maki

tonight england meet new zealand in the women's rugby world cup final in belfast.team three years ago, shejoins us now from outside the kingspan stadium where the match will take place tonight. great to see you this morning. we know there is no love lost between these two sides, this particular black ferns team and the england women's team. how gnarly will it be on the pitch later this evening? it's going to be a really competitive game today. these two have met each other three times in a world cup final and new zealand have one each time. it's always been a tight match. the last time they met england obviously one in new zealand 29-21. the tie england obviously one in new zealand 29—21. the tie before that new zealand beat england in england 25-20. this zealand beat england in england 25—20. this is going to be a very physical and competitive encounter. but also its the cool heads that count in these situations. they've got a long day today. they are going to wa ke got a long day today. they are going to wake up this morning, it's tough to wake up this morning, i

and belfast. the community shield gets the football season underway.eek, remaining and rain or showers and on the breezy side. this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines at midday: he is a one—man world superpower, it is gold for farah! mo farah wins his tenth straight athletics gold medal as he storms his way to the 10,000 metre title. he has that aura of invincibility. i'm not sure the others believe they can beat him. it's day two of the championships and katarina johnson—thompson kicks off her bid for a gold medal. ten of thousands of passengers face three weeks of disruption

they beat france 20—3 in the second semi—final in belfast on tuesday.e number one ranked side in the world, after they saw off the challenge of the usa. katherine downs was there for us. england are through to a second successive world cup final, beating france in the end, 23—3. it was so tight in the first half. just one kick apiece. three each on the board at half—time. in the second half, england gradually pulled away. first a try by sarah byrne, the prop, to give some daylight between england and france. and then at the final whistle, england pounced on the ball to get the 20—3 victory. and they meet champions new zealand after beating the underdogs usa in the earlier semi—final. the scoreline was 115—12. it was another very tight semi—final. much tighter than people expected from the usa. they really put up a fight against the mighty black ferns. it was 15—7 at half time, very close at half—time, but gradually, new zealand found a second gear and pulled ahead to get to the final as well. it is the fairy tale final everyone wanted to see in belfast

john campbell, bbc news, belfast.a of rainbow colours during the annual canal parade, celebrating the city's pride festival. eighty boats took part in this year's event. and while many embraced the celebratory vibe of the parade, others made more of a political statement, including an iranian boat with gallows. homosexuality is still illegal in iran and punishable by execution. many women in the developing world die because the equipment needed to stop bleeding during childbirth isn't available. but a small kit containing a condom has been developed in the us by massachusetts general hospital and is being distributed to places such as kenya. it's thought that it could save hundreds of thousands of lives. richard kenny from bbc‘s world hacks team explains. every two minutes around the world, a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth. the most common cause is severe bleeding or post—partum haemorrhage. the solution is normally something called a uterine balloon tamponade device, but it's too expensive for hospitals such a

john campbell, bbc news, belfast.he annual canal parade. it celebrates the city's pride festival. 80 boats took part and while many embraced the celebrant or revived, others made more of a political statement, including an iranian boat with ours. homosexuality is still illegal in iran and is punishable by execution. a reminder of our top story. in an unanimous vote, the un security council has approved new sanctions against north korea. the measures will hit pyongyang's trade in coal and iron exports worth more than one billion dollars a year. the us ambassador to the un nikki haley said the sanctions would cut deep and give north korea's leadership a taste of the deprivation they inflicted on their own people. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, @alpapatel. hello there. saturday brought with it some intense downpours, aylan thunder. we also have some stunning photos. this is my favourite, a double rainbow in aberdeenshire. this was through the afternoon from kent. all those show

the women's rugby world cup final in belfast is just moments away.st the number one ranked team in the world, new zealand. the black ferns have won the world cup four times and have a habit of beating england in finals. here's our sports correspondent katy gornall. we are here in belfast with what promises to be a great world cup final. iam promises to be a great world cup final. i am joined promises to be a great world cup final. iamjoined by promises to be a great world cup final. i am joined by two people who really ca nt final. i am joined by two people who really cant wait for all to get started. former british and irish lion and england winger. and cat merge into one the world cup with england back in 2014 and is very well placed to give us an insight into that dressing room. what is going through their minds at this point? wilber the nerve holes busted back definitely if you nervous. you learn to except that nerves are a good thing and you can fuel yourself the. it is only when people get nervous that it goes into negativity, but they will not

we'll have the latest from belfast and westminster. also on the programme. president trump dismisses allegations of russian links with his election campaign as "total fabrication". ba warns holidaymakers of delays at european airports, ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends of the summer. football star neymar, is unveiled at his new club, but can any player be worth close to £200 million? and the drama school producing some of britain's best black actors. we talk to star wars‘ john boyega, about fame and success. there's a purpose and a value, making others see themselves in a better way. you've got to break glass ceilings to do that. and that's what i'm doing. that's it. and coming up later in the hour in bbc news, in world athletics sportsday, we will look forward to the first day of competition at the london stadium, including usain bolt and mo farah. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. ireland's prime minister, leo varadkar, says britain must soon address, the key issue of the status of the irish border after brexit, because "the clock

. is in neath and chris buckler is in belfast.. stu d e nts let's go first to sheffield. students in england bearing the brunt of the changes to the gcse exams. however a feeling about the results they‘ re exams. however a feeling about the results they're getting? here in sheffield the students have actually done much better than they expected, there has been a range of nine grade, the top grade you can now get in the subject of maths, english literature and english language, five students have managed to achieve a great nine in maths and five in both the english subject as well. as we know, the exam boards are actually saying that girls have fared to get the top grade of 9, and two thirds of girls have managed to do that, and we will speak to some girls now who have managed to get some great scores. what you actually get? and eight in maths, nine in english language and eight an english language and eight an english lit. which surprised you most? in this language. it was quite difficult. why? i had a bit of trouble remembering t

john campbell, bbc news, belfast. a reminder of our top story.ons on north korea after last month's long—range missile tests. the weather now with helen willetts. hello there. saturday brought with it some intense downpours, showers with hail and thunder. equally, we had some stunning photos. this is my favourite, a double rainbow in aberdeenshire, but plenty with menacing clouds, this was through the afternoon from kent. all those showers just about died out through the night, and it is chilly. 10—11 in towns and cities, single figures to start the morning in rural areas, some frost if you are up early enough. that high—pressure hanging on in the east today, that will start to bring some rain into northern ireland fairly quickly through the morning hours. a brisk south—westerly wind driving that rain eastwards into western scotland, in the afternoon, pushing across the irish sea into england and wales. the east will be best as we go through sunday. come the afternoon, the rain should have blown away from northern ireland. a few showers, but the

john campbell, bbc news, belfast.iday, but his russian counterpart valdimir putin, had more energetic pursuits in mind, for his summer break. the russian president made a three day trip to the siberian wilderness and he's been showing off his fishing, snorkelling and quad biking skills. and once again baring his chest for the cameras. sarah rainsford reports. it's russia, it's summer, so it's time for vladimir putin's photo—shoot. and this year, the action—man president went fishing in siberia. it ran for ten minutes on state television. the highlight was the pike—chase. this year, mr putin went underwater with a spear gun. the kremlin says he was hunting his prey for two hours. "i had to shoot twice," he admits, finally surfacing with his catch. after notching up 17 years in power, russia's leader is a dab hand at such stunts. he once took to the skies as a human crane. he is regularly snapped on his skates. and horseriding is another action—man favourite for the judo black belt. this year, too, it was all about vlad

brightening a great belfast date with all the sparkle a world cup semifinal deserves.ampion tonight, faced a familiar foe, france, who proved a thorn in the side of the red roses over recent six nations campaigns, and so it would prove. by half—time there were only six points on the board shared between the boots of emily ‘s carrot and izar. 40 boots of emily ‘s carrot and izar. a0 minutes of crunching tackles, this was perhaps even more of a battle tha n this was perhaps even more of a battle than expected. england opened up battle than expected. england opened upa slight battle than expected. england opened up a slight lead at the start of the second half, another three points ha rd second half, another three points hard earned, ground up french mistake. even that try when it came to was inched over. england's battering ram finally puncturing a hole in france's defence. 20—3 disco. but also rendered finally by a french bumble at the final whistle. so relieved for england and the realisation that the world cup double is still possible, but if france were tough to beat

the taoiseach, leo varadkar — who is gay — made the comments at belfast pride earlier.er of time. it's the decision for the northern ireland assembly but i'm confident that like other western european countries they will make that decision in due course. my reason for being here really to express solidarity, to express my support and that of my government, for individual freedom and equality before the law for all citizens. we would do this in any part of the world but also it's striking and a lot of people outside northern ireland wouldn't realise this, this is the largest single march happening in northern ireland this year bar none and the largest march in northern ireland this year is a celebration of diversity and difference and doesn't that say something great about northern ireland 7 millions of rail passengers are facing three weeks of disruption, as work to update the uk's busiest railway station gets under way today. the revamp of london's waterloo station is costing £800 million. ten of the station's 19 platforms are being closed, which means a significantly

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast.s on bbc world news, still to come: the world's most expensive footballer signs for paris saint—germain, but a hitch with the paperwork means neymar can't make his debut on saturday. the question was whether we wanted to save our people, and the japanese as well, and win the war, or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. invasion began at 2am this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. and we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old, and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast.sh computer expert has appeared before a judge in las vegas, charged with creating software to steal bank details. prosecutors said 23—year—old marcus hutchins had admitted writing and selling the malware code, but his lawyer said his client denied all the charges against him. let's get more details now from our correspondent james cook, who's outside the courthouse in las vegas. james, you were in court, what was said? well, this was supposed to be a relatively brief procedural hearing but actually they went on for a reasonable amount of time as both sides, the government side and the defence lawyer, debated and discussed with the judge weather or not marcus hutchins should be released on bail, albeit under some pretty stringent conditions. the government lawyer did not want him to be released, arguing he could pose a risk to the public and also a flight pose a risk to the public and also a flight risk. that was dismissed by thejudge, she flight risk. that was dismissed by the judge, s

england new zealand women's rugby world cup final in belfast.irms. england are leading 10—5 with around 25 -- england are leading 10—5 with around 25 —— ten minutes played. hull have retained rugby league's challenge cup following an absorbing match at wembley, beating wigan by 18 points to 1a. there was little to separate the sides with both running in three tries each, but it was the goal kicking of mark sneyd that proved the difference. adam wild reports. in the wembley sun, rugby league's day to shine. no club has won the cup more times than wigan, but it is hull's to lose. cup holders against record holders, an intriguing contest. a game that could turn on something as small as the bounce of a ball. wigan were the wigan were the first to read it right, john bateman with the opening score. the lesson then, don't let it bounce. fetuli talanoa didn't, and hull were ahead at half—time. 0n the other wing, mahe fonua, he will leave hull at the end of the season. here he was leaving his legacy. the narrowest gap was all he needed for his second tr

about 14—16 celsius with a bit of clearance towards glasgow and belfast.ny morning rain in the south—east and north—eastern england and scotland which will clear, plenty of dry weather around on tuesday with some sunny spells. the scattered shower, one or two on the heavy side across central and northern areas of england. 23—24 in the south—east feeling present in the sunshine. 0n wednesday, a ridge of high pressure is with us for a while but then this area of low pressure here will move infor area of low pressure here will move in for the end of wednesday. eventually we'll see a bit of rain moving in the belfast but for most of us on wednesday, dry with bright spells. drier, brighter weather again on thursday after some early morning rain. during the week, sunny spells, heavier showers at times. it will turn a bit cooler as we go into later in the week. more details available on the website. more details available on the website. hello, it's monday. it's nine o'clock, i'm joanna gosling. welcome to the programme. urgent action is needed to deal with thous

john campbell, bbc news, belfast.ir putin, had more energetic pursuits in mind for his summer break. as part of a three day trip to the siberian wilderness, he's been fishing, swimming and hunting. and once again baring his chest for the cameras. we all give much thanks! a stately home in north yorkshire has transferred part of its art collection to public ownership to settle a tax bill. the pieces which include romans cauldrons and features of mythical characters remain on show at castle howard in york —— roman sculptures. the family treasures were collected at castle howard in the 17th and 18th century, treasures as for now are effectively owned by the british taxpayers. 0wners effectively owned by the british taxpayers. owners of the 89 treasures are owned by the nationally in liverpool, a deal that allows castle howard to wipe out an outstanding tax bill of £5.5 million. it's called the acceptance scheme and it allows families to pay their tax bills with works of art as long as those works of art are shown to the

the rain is moving into belfast for the rugby this evening.eather front on the scene, warm and humid air. behind it something fresher. a band of cloud in the south and further north a band of rain. the rain will take a while to clear away to the east. we will see sunshine coming into western scotland. eastern scotland hanging on to rain until late on in the afternoon. it will clear away for north—east england. fresh air into northern ireland and sunshine. one or two showers to west wales and the far south—west. for the most part dry. temperatures 1—20. the muggy air today will be across east anglia and the south—east of england. fresher air for thursday and friday. the northern half of the uk, it will be wetter for northern ireland. showers for scotland, not too many for northern parts of england. further south across england and wales, thursday and friday should be generally dry and bright with some sunshine. sophie. lovely, darren, thank you. four moroccans appear in court in spain in connection with the terror attacks that killed fifteen pe

the women's rugby world cup final takes place in belfast this evening.champions and face the number one—ranked team in the world, new zealand. the black ferns have won the world cup four times and have a habit of beating england in finals. here's our sports correspondent, katy gornall. asummer a summer stay asummerstay in a summer stay in belfast, wet and rainy and perfect for nurturing flowers. the england red roses have flourished at this tournament but 110w flourished at this tournament but now comes a true test of their progress. the defending champions will face a formidable and familiar opponent. three times england have played new zealand in the world cup final and they have lost everyone. when you get to world cup finals, past records and wins and titles goes out the window and we have said that all along. to be the best you have to play the best and we showed on tuesday night and hopefully we can do it again on saturday. sarah hunter ‘s site came to an impressive semifinal against france, the scoreline not reflecting the battle they faced on the

alison is the principle here, at this girls high school in belfast.well but that will be a concern to some teachers. we would like to see these results, we have got 70% a*— see, which is increasing, but there are still children struggling. we want to see them leave and go onto local colleges and we think we have prepared them well and that's important. we are still seeing pa rents important. we are still seeing parents pupils going in behind and getting their envelopes. some people have done very well already, you have done very well already, you have to think about those who have not done particularly as well as they would have hoped, there are options for them. there are lots of options, sometimes they can repeat the fifth year, you could have people who have li—macro gcses but are happy to come back in again. there we have girls who will use those gcses and go to college or go straight into the hair and beauty academies. pushing the subjects that are being extended here, there seems to have been a move towards stem subjects, are you seeing that her

this evening in belfast the red roses play in the final of the rugby world cup.d team in the world. the black ferns are four—time champions, and beat england in three finals in a row between 2002 and 2010. england are champions though, which makes tonight's match at the kingspan stadium a fitting climax to the tournament. pretty excited by the goal that we have waited for so long and the ambition for three years on was to get to this final again. it has been our goal all season with the squad of players and we are finally here. it's one of the biggest days in the rugby league calendar, the challenge cup final at wembley. hull face wigan this afternoon. for one of the most prized pieces of silverware in the sport. hull are looking to retain the trophy after that thrilling victory against warrington last year, their first wembley win. the warriors have their name on the cup more than any club. victory for them would be their 20th. the match starts at 3.00pm and is on bbc one. the summer transfer window shuts next thursday, we've seen some massive signings, neymar l

katherine downes is in belfast for us.leton's site will come up against a very talented but familiar opponent. yes, and i'vejust arrived at this stadium, home of ulster rugby, to familiarise themselves with the stadium. they are the defending champions, the world's number one test side, and they have cruised through the tournament so far, so understandably they are favourites to lift the trophy. and france will be their toughest test yet, having won two the last four six nations titles, coming third in the last world cup in paris. they haven't reached a world cup final before, but confidence will be high after they knocked out the hosts ireland in the last round and, as a result, simon middleton has named what's been seen to be his strongest 15 yet to take them on. we have been professional. we've had time together with combinations, so we know each other well, so actually i think what you want to do is to ensure that people are not worn out by playing the same 15, the same 23 for every minute of every game throughout all

a fairamount of dry degrees belfast, 18 in dundee. fair amount of dry weather in england and wales. then we get into the band of patchy but occasionally heavy rain in the far south—west and east anglia. the far south—east could see some sunshine and if that happens temperatures could get to 22 degrees. overnight we keep the band of cloud with outbreaks of rain, not moving quickly and we could see thundery downpours off the coast of east anglia, baby ligature and easter east yorkshire as we go through the night. clear skies and light wind and a surprisingly cold night for august, particularly if you are in a sheltered spot in scotland, where it could get down to one 01’ scotland, where it could get down to one or 2 degrees. tomorrow's weather chart looks a bit of a mess. still that were the spot with a slow—moving band of rain in central areas and an area of low pressure trying to roll in from the south—east. just to boil this down in simple terms, england and wales tomorrow will have quite a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain. there co