in belfast.ver this is the biggest boxing event ever held in belfast. over 20,000 fa ns ever held in belfast. over 20,000 fans are set to pack inside the national football stadium here at winter park. hometown favourite carl frampton is a star attraction. he's a former world champion it takes on the ashley and underdog luke jackson. everyone has an amazing

an isolated catholic enclave in east belfast from the surrounding area. in two thousand and two it was the scene of the riots in the city since the start of the peace process. a catholic lives with his family in. shadow of the short strands wore as vivid memories of what. there was. on the smaller of short straw. and. a lot of it because a tree or the top of this particular spot because this was seen as a formal spot on the wall was a lot of time. here we love. the whole everyone. destroyed. of our. students and both came true. both in. two thousand people were hurt i mean. covered up. every day it was very dark going. to not just me it was. lives with her family place the other side of the wall the protestant side i actually moved in here in the troubles in two thousand today because. other people in here had children. and they were paid by the people next door and when you need people to move in here that want to free it eleven here so i. and i moved in. she was at my head in the back and it was just and the allies over there. said their manual. talk on

nearly a decade later al-jazeera visited belfast to explore ongoing divisions in the city . the film you're about to see was first broadcast in two thousand and seven. there's not been a lot to laugh about in northern ireland over the last forty years the old mantra for god and our stuff has a new twist these days the fact that it's now possible to make a joke about it is a sign of the changing times in northern ireland. and yet in many respects belfast the capital of northern ireland remains a divided city the physical evidence is there for all to see. the modern history of northern ireland has been dominated by one thing the troubles . and bitter conflict both political and religious between those claiming to represent the predominantly catholic nationalist of those claiming to represent the mainly protestant unionists. broadly speaking the nationalists more so-called republicans want northern ireland to be unified with the republic of ireland while the unionists wanted to remain part of the united kingdom along with england wales and. i think. the people of my community a

in belfast.y loads to come over the next half an hour, but we start tonight at stamford bridge. chelsea and arsenal always looked likely to be the game of the day and that's exactly how it's turned out. two new managers, five goals between their sides, joe lynskey was watching. the premier league landscape is a lwa ys the premier league landscape is always shifting. new faces bring in new eras. arsenal and chelsea have both switched to the winning managers were on proving coaching pedigree. the new ideas meant i0 or the brutal mindset. emery inherits a tea m the brutal mindset. emery inherits a team that's to play through. the opening goal was familiar picture. injanuary opening goal was familiar picture. in january they signed from opening goal was familiar picture. injanuary they signed from one of £50 million but he hasn't hit the heights of. important moments. the ball was at the other end. ma rotta the ball was at the other end. marotta justifying his own price tag. the sort of arsenal displ

since then, belfast has welcomed increasing numbers of shoppers and tourists.l remembered as a moment when the city felt revived. i think it was the beginning of things improving in belfast and you saw a lot of lines there that he did not get in other stores. and rather than being overshadowed, independent retailers in the city say they rely on house of fraser's success. it is inevitable, it is such a huge draw, for locals, for tourists and also for the huge amount of staff that work there, you know, you think about the disposable income that we, as the smaller retailers, depend on. belfast‘s house of fraser escaped the cull when half the uk's stores were earmarked for closure last month, but now, under the sports direct takeover, plans for its future are unclear. but the deal has been cautiously welcomed here, if it means that any possibility of losing a store that is so key to the city can be avoided. i think we have always been very careful to say, look, the high street is not dying, the high street is going through a creative reconstruction, like any recons

joining us from belfast is our ireland correspondent, chris page. with a lot of history? this is a very dramatic and very unnerving sight, right in the heart of belfast city centre. the store is in what is called the bank buildings on royal avenue, one of the main shopping streets in belfast. the fire broke out around 11 o'clock this morning and looked like it was coming under control but since then there have been sporadic explosions probably within the building and every time that happened it seems that the fire has reignited. so firefighters are still battling, around 100 of them onside, around 1a fire engines and still this retail district in belfast city centre has been sealed off as people have been finishing their work they have been stopping to ta ke their work they have been stopping to take a look and they cannot believe what they're seeing. this was a very well—known building in belfast city centre, to local people. in the past it has been everything from bishops residence to a bank and since 1959 primark upheld it and they have been refu

emma bardy, bbc news, belfast.onvservatives, and him in particular. and donald trump made the accusation on his favourite social media platform twitter. google search results for trump news shows only the viewing/reporting of fake new media. in other words, they have it rigged, for me and others, so that almost all stories and news is bad. fake cnn is prominent. republican/conservative and fair media is shut out. illegal? 96% of results on trump news are from national left—wing media, very dangerous. google & others are suppressing voices of conservatives... well, we can speak now to our north america technology correspondent, dave lee, whojoins us live from san francisco. dave, why is president trump decided to speak out about this now? well, he is echoing in many respects some of the concerns that have been voiced by the conservatives, the right—wing media in the us, suggesting that silicon valley companies run by people who they say as being the tech elite are inherently biased against conservative views and the

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. i'm nowjoined by emma simpson.t happens next? good question. it is business as usual for now, but we have no detail about what mike ashley is going to do and, crucially, how many stores he's going to keep. all he's saying for 110w going to keep. all he's saying for now is he wants to to turn house of fraser into the harrods of the high street. hugely ambitious. many are wondering whether he's bitten off more than he can chew. this is a large, complex business, and it isn't long, dare i say it, before the countdown to the crucial christmas trading season, where department stores in particular have to be at the top of their game. house of fraser has suffered from chronic underinvestment for a long time, it's had a succession of owners, and mike ashley has written to the rescue today, but can he really deliver? their thousands jobs depended on it. emma simpson, thank you. warmer weather, the football world cup and the royal wedding all helped lift economic growth in the three months tojune. the office for national sta

when big—name brands began to be attracted to belfast, it was seen as attracted to belfast, it was seenat any uncertainty over the future of house of fraser here is a real problem for the city centre because it is such an integral part of the big indoor shopping centre here for sub as we had previously it was already announced that half of house of fraser stores across the uk were to close, some 3951 stores. belfast was not one of them to the delight of many shoppers that go to shop there. —— 39 of 51 stores. there is some speculation that some staff may be moved over to sports direct. it is unclear how staff feel about that but shoppers we have been speaking to in town to say it is important belfast to have this house of fraser store so it needs to be done, was the general feeling this morning. store so it needs to be done, was the generalfeeling this morning. so lots of fond memories of house of fraser coming to belfast particularly because of the context of belfast‘s history and it was seen asa sign of belfast‘s history and it was seen as a sign that the city was moving forward. 0nce

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.een contacted by the regulator asking them to take extra care with staff members wanting to remove their funds. there has been a sharp rise in people cashing in valuable final salary retirement pots, and managing the money themselves. the pension regulator warns that overly generous payouts could damage the schemes' remaining funds. british gas has paid more than £2.5 million in refunds and compensation after overcharging thousands of customers who switched to new providers. 0fgem says more than 94,000 people were affected. the energy supplier has blamed a systems error. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz is here. what was the impact on people affected ? what was the impact on people affected? when you are on a fixed rate tariff for gas and electricity, typically one or two years, and you come to the end of that period and start to look around and find another good dealfor start to look around and find another good deal for your energy supply so you do not lose out. rule

cooler ia degrees in belfast. air invading the uk by thursday. bye— bye.e minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: a warning of medicine shortages and confusion. nhs trusts criticise a lack of planning for a possible no—deal brexit. calls for tougher regulation of bailiffs, as families fall behind on essential bills. there's a new plan to boost exports. the government says businesses have nothing to lose and everything to gain from brexit. in sport, they're on the attack. sadio mane puts the shine on liverpool's 2—0 win at crystal palace, as they maintain their winning start to the premier league season. and it was a very special delivery, the baby born in a helicopter en route from the isles of scilly.

also in belfast. england have made their tea m belfast.team to face the all rounder will bat at seven, he is been called in place in the line—up, still playing as a specialist batsman, he will lead of five test series 2—1. specialist batsman, he will lead of five test series 2-1. i've got a lot of depth in terms of the batting and i've made some brilliant contributions as well. looking at the forum for example, a double hundred ina the forum for example, a double hundred in a week and a 64,1 the forum for example, a double hundred in a week and a 64, i have performed brilliantly in the few games in the series. it is great to see a good amount of depth there as well,. he can keep up with england's fortu nes well,. he can keep up with england's fortunes and the app, that is often sports day for now, coming up in just a moment for you. the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster, steve richards and camilla tominey, associate editor of the daily telegraph. man

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.amilies struggling with finances, it means the welcome return of free school meals after the long school holidays? our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to st helens to find out how they've been coping since the end of term. this may look like any other play centre, but there is a difference. first of all we are going to have dinner and we have got some chicken pasta bake and... at this lunch club in st helens, many of the families who come here struggle to feed their children during the summer holidays. it's a chance for brendan, nicole, cara and jade to have a hot meal and play. we make friends and do painting, stuff like that. and we have lovely food. i do worry a lot about food. not being in the cupboards as much as he used to have. it's been very hard for mum, it's been very hard for my sisters and brothers. and mainly very hard for me to see mum struggle. fortheir mum sarah, the school holidays is a difficult time of year. she's on universal credit and changes to he

the headlines at 11pm: one of the biggest fires in belfast for decades — a major blaze guts a primarktore in one of the city's historic buildings. it had just been refurbished. we have concerns that the building might collapse, so we need to ensure that the firefighters are fighting ina that the firefighters are fighting in a safe way and are not impacted by the collapse of the building. a new relationship with africa after brexit — theresa may announces plans to be the g7‘s leading investor by 2022, and a change in the way uk aid money is spent. detectives say a mother and daughter stabbed to death at their home in solihull yesterday were on the phone to police as the attack unfolded. also coming up: remembering the queen of soul in her home town. # the moment i wake up, before i put on my make—up. aretha franklin lies in an open coffin at a detroit museum, as thousands queue to pay their last respects. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with michael booker, deputy editor of the daily express, and the broadcaster, lynn faulds wood. stay with us for that. g

, probably just for glasgow, and 19 for belfast, probablyjust shy for glasgow, and 19 for belfast, probablyy den on saturday. and saturday night is going to be dry as well, a beautiful evening on the way tomorrow. we'll get a bit more cloud in some spots of rain. sunday we see that high—pressure continuing to build, that is why its called be high, because it builds up in the southwest, but there are sewer lurking, they are approaching the northwestern parts of the uk, so we'll see amounts here, scotland and northern ireland, eventually sunday into monday and will see spots of rain here, but to the that, temperatures around 29 and 30 degrees, beautiful around the coast as well. i was the weekend, come monday those low pressures started nudging it did and it approaches west of scotland and northern ireland, and to the south of that, thatis ireland, and to the south of that, that is a reactive heat. but this low—pressure, with the fresher winds off the atlantic is going to deflect some of that heat, a little further towards the east, so that means it's just the southeast where the heat wave of

in aberdeen, glasgow, belfast, a high of 15—16.igh of 15-16. at 24, down. in aberdeen, glasgow, belfast, a high of 15—16. at 24, perhaps, in london but by friday down to 20 and as we head to the weekend, pretty mixed. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11: donald trump's former campaign chief, paul manafort, is found guilty of eight criminal charges, including bank and tax fraud. it's the first trial stemming from the inquiry into alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. paul manafort is a good man there. he was with ronald reagan, he was with lot of different people over the years and i am very sad about that. because it involved me, but i still feel it is a very sad thing that happened. it has nothing to do with russian pollution. —— collusion. in a separate case, president trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, has pleaded guilty in a manhattan court to violating campaign finance laws. we'll have the latest from washington.

and in belfast, with that fresh atlantic air coming in. to move further southwards, but most of the rain fizzles out. now, we have a succession of let's call it cool fronts moving across the uk towards the end of the week, and the forecast in the last few days has been for this fresh air all the way from the north, from iceland, to arrive and reach our shores, so that means that temperatures will be dropping away from thursday onwards widely across the uk. but there is the chance of some showers as well, dotted around across the country. some in the north—western scotland, some in the south—east, and the breeze will be picking up as well. quite a breeze across particular parts of scotland, double those figures for gusts. you can see the temperature on thursday dropping down to the low 20s in the south—east and only the mid—teens in the north of the uk. the temperatures will keep on dropping in belfast by friday. it is only 1a degrees and just scraping 20, maybe 21 by monday in london. goodbye. this istthe business briefing. i'm sally bundo

fire has destroyed a primark store in a historic building in belfast.k smoke engulfed the entire five—storey bank buildings — which has been at the heart of belfast for almost 250 years. primark shoppers and staff were evacuated from the building — which had recently undergone a multimillion—pound refurbishment. assistant chief fire officer michael graham from the northern ireland fire & rescue service gave an idea of the scale of the operation. we received a call at approximately iiam we received a call at approximately ”am this morning. ourfirst appliance was here within five minutes and the second one about two minutes and the second one about two minutes after that. currently we have iii fire appliances attending. we have over 100 firefighters have 1a fire appliances attending. we have over 100 firefighters and we have been here now for six hours. we think we will be here for another 3-4 think we will be here for another 3—4 hours fighting the fire itself and potentially keeping an eye on it for the rest of the night. we need to keep an eye on the s

in belfast and maybe western scotland, one of the places where the sun will come out in the second halfy. the rain may last in east anglia and the south—east until the latter pa rt anglia and the south—east until the latter part of the evening. tonight, skies will eventually clear. there will be a bit of a breeze. not too cold, 15 degrees in the south, around 10 celsius in the north. bank holiday monday isn't looking too bad. the weather system is well out of the way, moving into scandinavia. we are in between weather systems. so it is a window of opportunity tomorrow. we will be hoping for some sunshine on bank holiday monday and we should get it across the bulk of the uk, whether in scotland or in the uk, whether in scotland or in the south. maybe catch some showers. not completely dry day, but most of us will escape those showers. and it will feel a lot warmer, around 20 in london, into the high teens in the lowla nds london, into the high teens in the lowlands of scotland and in belfast. heading into tuesday, some warmer aircoming from heading into tuesday, some warmer air coming fr

firefighters have been tackling a huge blaze at the primark building in central belfast. to the ground floor. the store says all of its staff were evacuated safely. the historic building was being refurbished and police now say it's at imminent risk of collapse. 0ur ireland correspondent, , chris page, is at the scene for us this evening. chris... this is an extremely disturbing and dramatic sight, gutted by a severe fire in belfast city centre, certainly for several decades. the blaze started more than seven hours ago. more than 100 firefighters are at the scene put up several times todayit at the scene put up several times today it has looked like they managed to get the fire under control but it sounded like they we re control but it sounded like they were small explosions from inside the building and the flames have sprung up again. debris has fallen onto the streets below on the roof has collapsed as have several of the five floors in the historic building behind me. in the past it has been a bank and the residents of a bishop. it has been out for 250 years and it is

it would be a huge loss for belfast if that wasn‘t the case.lear how much of this belfast landmark may ever be restored. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. time for a look at the weather, with darren bett. we have seen the back of the rain across east anglia and the south—east now and we have acquired few days whether. some sunshine to end the date for most, some cloud heading back into the south—east. otherwise clear skies, a chilly night, three or 4 degrees in rural areas. for the most part of sunny start, most places will be dry with the odd shower possible across some western areas. temperatures tomorrow is similarto western areas. temperatures tomorrow is similar to today, around 17 through the central belt of scotland, 21 in london in the south—east. on friday again a lot of dry weather and lengthy spells of sunshine. more clout bringing spots of rain in the fire south—west eventually pushing into northern ireland. otherwise a fine day on friday with sunny spells. temperatures may be a bit higher in scotland. otherwise 19 or 20. this is bbc n

the fighter windsor park in belfast comes fighter windsor park in belfast co m es after fighter windsor windsor park started in may. at high altitude in the searing heat of tenerife. with gruelling runs up the volcano and intense gym sessions, all before an opponent was announced. you have to listen to your body and i have learned matt, as i have got older and more professional in my approach. —— i have learned that. especially when you are away from yourfamily, you especially when you are away from your family, you get lonely especially when you are away from yourfamily, you get lonely but i am lucky to be surrounded by good people. boxing now, at the end of my career, it is better than it has ever been. frampton has moved with the times, adapting a more scientific approach and working with the manchester institute of sport. he is telling me to hold it back,

here in belfast last night, there was a bit ofa game belfast last night, there was a bit of a game itm. if he wins, he fights that wilder. in november. that deal is done. how much pressure doesn't put on tyson fury, knowing the man he may be facing next is ringside? about 34 months ago, i sat on that studio on that so far —— about three orfour months. i studio on that so far —— about three or four months. i thought he would get next next may or september at the chance of the fight came from nowhere. he has had to speed up everything. he is £18 lighter than he was about two months ago that he had to put everything into overdrive, including staying in control of his senses and remaining calm when you have to be this italian —— when you have to beat this italian german guy to look good and then secure the fight. there is and then secure the fight. there is an awful amount of pressure on the tyson. a bit of a scuffle breaking out involving his dad of all people? his father was a good fighter in his day. he said to tyson, leave it to me, i will handle the american. you do the head—to—head,

since then, belfast has welcomed increasing numbers of shoppers and tourists.lt revived. i think it was the beginning of things improving in belfast and you saw a lot of lines there that he did not get in other stores. and rather than being overshadowed, independent retailers in the city say they rely on house of fraser's success. it is incredible, it is such a huge draw, for locals, for tourists and also for the huge amount of staff that work there, you know, you think about the disposable income that we, as the smaller retailers, depend on. belfast‘s house of fraser escaped the cull when half the uk's stores were earmarked for closure last month, but now, under the sports direct takeover, plans for its future are unclear. but the deal has been cautiously welcomed here, if it means that any possibility of losing a store that is so key to the city can be avoided. i think we have always been very careful to say, look, the high street is not dying, the high street is going through a creative reconstruction, like any reconstruction process, that is not without its

heading towards the end of the week of big drop in temperatures, belfast 1a degrees on friday.ing to get to 20 and a mixture of sunshine and showers, and quite breezy as well. my weather throughout the rest of the evening. and he is about to celebrate a very big birthday. and as a little present, we are going to put on an early do for him. he isjust outside, we will turn the lights down a bit, everybody quiet. are we ready? now, a big cheer. right, you can comment now. who is it? it is sir lenny henry alex —— it is sir lenny henry! how are you? lovely to see you. hello. we are a bit premature, because it is next week. it is, but what a lovely welcome, hello. are you all right? have you got plans for the big day? yes, we are having a bit of a do, there are going to be parties, pro—seco. are having a bit of a do, there are going to be parties, pro-seco. what is the best pie for you? steak and ale orjerk chicken, one of those. it is going to be good, it is going to be nice and we are just praying for the weather to be nice. it is supposed to be nice next week. you are in good comp

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.ishermen over scallops. theresa may visits nigeria — as part of her trade mission to boost ties with african countries after brexi. more than a fifth of 1a year old girls say they've self—harmed — a report says worries about physical appearance are contributing to unhappiness. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. british gas has paid £2.65m in refunds and compensation after wrongly overcharging more than 94,000 customers who switched to new providers. an ofgem investigation found the energy firm "failed" and "unfairly penalised" customers who were coming to the end of their fixed term contracts. british gas said those affected have been "refunded and paid an additional goodwill gesture". uk shop prices have risen for the first time in five years, according to the latest data from the british retail consortium. it's also warned that more price rises are to come, if the uk quits the european union without a trade deal. a stark warning from the pensions regulator — that gener

and we'll get more on the fire in belfast that has destroyed a historic building in the city — whichas existed for nearly 250 years. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft. what's eating jose? we'll look at what's next for manchester united boss after another premier league defeat. i won more premierships alone than the other 19 managers together. three for me, and two for them. respect. respect, respect, respect. both jamie vardy and gary cahill choose to step away from international football as gareth southgate prepares to name his first england squad

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.mpton, kettering and newmarket will close for good tomorrow. the firm has made the decision to close 100 shops around the country over the next four years, after a drop in clothing and food sales. sam read has been to northampton to find out what the closure will mean for a town centre, which is already struggling. for 111 years, m&s has been a stalwart of northampton town centre. that ends tomorrow. it really is the end of an era. disgusted, disappointed and sad. yeah. been brought up with m&s. i have a friend and a lot of her customers in the cafe she works in only come to town for marks & spencer's. she could lose herjob. older people have got to get out and get over to milton keynes or rushden lakes, and you have not got a car, people do not want to go on a bus. this is the latest closure in a town centre that is seen by some as being in decline. but business leaders expect a short and not long—term impact. there is concern. there is no point in being in denial about that. but we'r

you can see temperatures in the low 20s in the south, in the mid—teens for belfast, glasgow and for edinburghck up a little bit, but not awful lot, and cardiff might be up to 19 by monday, possibly 21 in london by monday, but it will be quite changeable. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen pleads guilty to breaking campaign finance rules. in court under oath, he says he committed the crimes at the direction of the candidate. and another dark cloud for the president. his former campaign manager paul manafort is found guilty of tax and bank fraud over his work for foreign governments. no turfing out. the uk's brexit secretary says all european union citizens currently in britain will be able to stay even if no deal is struck. 18 windrush migrants who may have been wrongfully removed from the uk are to receive an official government apology.

the decider will be played in belfast on friday.n pathak, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. plenty on what's happening in the us open in tennis with serena williams playing and nadal later as well. good morning. there's a lot of fine weather to be had across the british isles today. most of us will start the day sunny and although a little bit of cloud will develop as the hours go by, we will remain fine. a few showers possible, though, in the west. one thing to note, though, as you are heading out the door is that it will be a cool start, thanks to the clear skies overnight. some of the scottish glens, the north—east of england, you see the pale green behind me, will be three or four degrees at the day gets under way. the sunshine will get to work weekly and that will help temperatures to recover. a bit of cloud bubbling up through the day, turning the sunshine hazy, giving the odd light shower in the west. but, eventually, temperatures peaking in the high teens to the north of the uk and in the low 20s further south.

in london, 26 on tuesday, by friday it is 19 in london and on friday it is only 14 degrees in belfast globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: pope francis condemns sex abuse ‘atrocities‘ — and cover—ups by the church — in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. venezuala's neighbours say they're struggling to cope, as more and more migrants flee hardship and hyperinflation. the aid operation accelerates in the indian state of kerala. floods have forced a million people into relief camps. tears ofjoy — as relatives from north and south korea meet for the first time in more than 60 years. and a directorial debut for actor idris elba — just don't mentionjames bond.

you can see temperatures in the low 20s in the south, and the mid—teens for belfast, glasgow and forell, it looks like the temperatures might pick up a little bit, but not an awful lot, and cardiff may be up to 19 by monday, possibly 2i in london by monday, but it will be quite changeable. bye— bye. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: two former members of donald trump's inner circle are convicted in separate court cases overnight. but the president denies any corruption in his 2016 election campaign. this is a witch—hunt, and it's a disgrace. this has nothing to do with — they started out looking for russians involved in our campaign. there were none. protecting pets from being reared in poor conditions. the government says puppies and kittens will no longer be sold in pet shops in england. a warning that children risk problems with their sight. 0ptometrists say one in four school pupils haven't had their eyes tested.

but those temperatures getting up to around 21 degrees in belfast and 25 or 26 degrees in belfast andonday to tuesday, with still got higher pressure, really, across the southern half of the uk. not a really dominant, high pressure, though. coming across the north, a string of weather fronts will arrive very late on in the day. the north—west of the uk, ahead of it, one tee showers for scotland and northern ireland. drier i think england and wales, a bit more sunshine around as well. again probably looking at the mid—20s in the south—east. 20 or so further north—west. this is bbc news, i'm nkem ifejika. our top stories: devastating floods kill more than 300 people in the indian state of kerala. prime minister modi makes an emergency visit. funeral preparations for victims of the genoa bridge collapse. the search goes on for five people still missing. in a couple of hours, pakistan's former cricket captain, imran khan, will be sworn in as the country's new prime minister. and indonesia is about to host the asian games — the world's second—largest multi—sport event.

and it will feel a lot warmer. 20 in london, the high teens in belfast.e start to see some slightly warmer it coming in temporarily. thejet strea m coming in temporarily. thejet stream shifting to the north—west of us $0 stream shifting to the north—west of us so in the south we will see soap temperatures climbing. —— those temperatures. possibly heading the mid—20s on tuesday. in the northwest we are closer to low pressure so the western isles of scotland and northern ireland getting a little bit of rain. this is bbc news i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at 11am: on the second day of his visit to ireland, the pope prays for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. and promises action to secure truth and promises action to secure truth and justice. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. we'll be following the second day of the pope's visit to ireland for you. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour:

a major store reduced to a blackened shell by the most severe fire here in belfast city centre for many has been here since the late 18th century and has been a bishop ‘s residence in the past. primark spent millions of pounds in the renovation project that was about to finish but business leaders now fear that retailers in this area are facing a financial hit. there will be a period of major disruption. it is heartbreaking, to be honest, and i don't know how much more can say on that. hundreds of people who work and shop in northern ireland's capital will be affected. this blaze was the most sudden of loads but the consequences will be felt for a long time. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: puerto rico has acknowledged a dramatic rise in the death toll from hurricane maria. it says nearly 3000 people lost their lives last year — up from just 64. president trump has accused google, facebook and twitter of prioritising fake and biased news, warnin

chris page, bbc news, belfast.correspondent emma va rdy. i , a dramatic fire. it's extraordinary that everybody got out 0k. is it clear what caused the fire? that is still the unanswered question. no clues and no statement from the fire service about exactly what caused this place. we know that there was refurbishment work going on in the building and that fire, starting on the top floor of the building. they had just been coming to the end of a £30 million piece of refurbishment work. it could have been devastating for many people who work in the building and many prospective staff who were meant to start very soon. today, a lot of sadness in belfast. it is such a focal part of the town's high street. this historic 200—year—old building, now standing as a blackened shell. people are looking on with dismay and still are as it burns down yesterday. just now, there are about 100 people here who are taking a look. it is expected that it could be at significant cost to the city, there is still a police cordon around th

steve smithers was turned away at security at belfast international airport and missed his flight tot has happened here? he was travelling from belfast international to london on the weekend, he was travelling to visit his father who has been seriously ill and he says he has travelled with the wheelchair repair kit many times before, it contains a couple of spanners and a wheel nut and he said it was essential to have it because he was going to need to use it to adjust the wheelchair to fit a hire carat it to adjust the wheelchair to fit a hire car at the other end. on this occasion, as he went through airport security, he was told by a member of staff there was no way he would be able to take it on the plane. so i asked if we could give them to cabin crew to hold and give them to me at the other end. that wasn't permitted either. he wasn't going to entertain that. he said, the only way you can do it is by checking your bag into checked luggage, but you now haven't got time to do that. i've realised that ijust can't get to gatwick, i'm stranded, there's no way i can carry on the jour

rain at times in belfast, manchester the same. the further south you go, the same.y the weather will be absolutely fine across the south of the country. that is it for me. have a great afternoon. hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm... they've gone, yeah. what about the two other labs? —— lads. police body—camera footage is released of the moment cricketer ben stokes is arrested, as he begins giving evidence at his trial for affray. huge cuts to services and jobs in northamptonshire as the council votes on trying to tackle a £70 million budget shortfall. borisjohnson faces an inquiry over comments he made about muslim women who wearfull face veils. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. another busy day at the european championships in germany in scotland, strong

this is the forecast from the morning onwards, it is raining in belfast, lowlands of scotland and anyumid air with got the orange colours, warm, humid airwith us, so got the orange colours, warm, humid air with us, so perhaps the high 20s in one or two places, norwich and london. the other side of the weather front in belfast and glasgow is going to be much fresher with temperatures in the high teens. and as we go through wednesday, thursday and friday a succession of weather fronts will bring some rain and behind it some cooler air is going to swing in all the way from, pretty much iceland, so that means we are infora drop much iceland, so that means we are in for a drop in the temperatures big—time over the coming days. here is an example, london 26 degrees, wednesday it is down to 19 on friday, and in belfast temperatures dropping to around 1a degrees. so the next couple of days, still very warm, still very humid, then a spell of rain will come and then at the end of the week it looks like the temperatures will dip. good night. welcome to bbc world news. i'm rico hizon in singapore

maybe the high teens in belfast.s we re very warm and warm and temperatures were widely into the mid—20s and yours hitting early 30 degrees once again in the southeast. this is saturday, now sunday. another beautiful day with great outdoor plans. but that's on its very strong this time of year. temperature around 30 or so in london, in the low 20s in the northwest. they come monday, looks like things are starting to change a little bit. we see weather fronts moving starting to change a little bit. we see weatherfronts moving into progressing a little bit more but still warm ahead of these weather fronts, still around 20 in belfast and hitting 31 ciganda in london. here is a reminder. into the weekend, you keep the hot air in the south and still pretty warm in cardiff and decent enough further north. bye—bye. this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines: the bank of england raises interest rates for only the second time since 2009. the increase to 0.75% will see some homeowners pay higher mortgages. every decisi

there is a sense of sadness this has happened to belfast.backed remains. we know engineers are trying to assess the extent of the damage to see whether any of this historic building can be saved. the british cyclist mark cavendish has announced he's taking an indefinite break from cycling, as he recovers from illness. the 33—year—old, who failed to finish the tour de france earlier this year, said he hadn't felt himself all season, and needed a period of ‘total rest‘. he's suffering from a virus which causes glandular fever. an endurance swimmer has completed a 348—mile swim from lands end in cornwall to dover in kent in 49 days. lewis pugh wanted to swim the length of the english channel to raise awareness about cleaning up oceans. he started his challenge, swimming six to 12 miles every day, in earlyjuly. mr pugh, from plymouth, says he's exhausted and now looking forward to a "really good sleep". it's one of wales's most popular tourist spots, but the agricultural landscape at rhosilli on the gower peninsula has been undergoing a transfor

from belfast to dublin...s year's world para—swimming european championships haven't exactly seen her put in the dominant performances we've become so used to. she has another chance to go for gold this eveing though in dublin. kate grey has more... a roller—coaster week for ellie simmonds in dublin. she lost out in her best event but bounced back winning a silver in the 100 metres breaststroke. this evening she has qualified as fastest and is feeling positive about her performance —— is the second fastest. billy happy with that. i think it wasjust the second fastest. billy happy with that. i think it was just the 400, to be honest. i am looking forward... a lot faster time than expected, it felt really good. —— i am really happy with that. you never know what will happen, looking at the heat after me. swimmers in fine form this week. anything to play for tonight, i think. form this week. anything to play for tonight, ithink. i have really enjoyed my 100. was so happy to get the silver, really unexpected. just

degrees in belfast. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news.erica and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: pope francis condemns sex abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. venezuala's neighbours say they're struggling to cope, as more and more migrants flee hardship and hyperinflation. the aid operation accelerates in the indian state of kerala. floods have forced a million people into relief camps. tears ofjoy as relatives from north and south korea meet for the first time in more than 60 years. action! and a directorial debut for actor idris elba. just don't mentionjames bond.

around 1a degrees in belfast. but some of the forecast first thing. you canjust about make it out in 12 other places and further north in the northern isles. the morning is going to remain right across eastern and central areas, which is how we start the afternoon but in the west, it will remain fairly cloudy at times but it won‘t be completely overcast and the sun will be potent at times so not a bad day, temperatures in the low 20s but it in their mid—20s in the south—east. that was saturday, this sunday. approaching the very far north—west of the uk, probably late in the day, really late in the day we could get some in belfast in gloucester, to be approaching the western isles with some stronger winds quite early in the afternoon. the most of us, sunday is a very warm day with partly cloudy skies and the best of the sunshine a further east and south you are, temperatures could top 25 on sunday and 20 expected in belfast as well. the outlook for the next couple of days as we head into next couple of days as we head into next week, it cools off a lit

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.ut where the rubbish is coming from. lorna gordon has been finding out more. taking to the skies in the war against litter. i am going on a flight with the volunteers pinpointing hotspots where plastic rubbish is washing in from the sea. this is a typical, sort of, patrol height and patrol speed. as you can see, things are moving past reasonably quickly. you can see in some of these inlets there are bits and pieces. there is a fishing net or something. absolutely, you can see it there. have you found it quite an eye opener? absolutely. from the east coast, the north, the south, the west, the volunteer crews have been methodically crisscrossing scotland's coastline. from the air, flying at heights ofjust a few hundred feet, you get a unique perspective of the plastic rubbish blighting our shores. from beautiful sandy beaches like this one, to more remote rocky inlets hard to reach by foot, thousands of miles of scotland's coastline are being photographed and surveyed. every photo, every

chris page, bbc news, belfast. pensioners out of final salary pension schemes by offering them lump sum cash payouts. the regulator has written to 1a firms. steph's here with the details. who are they writing to and what's going on? as you know, millions of people put money into their pension pots every year through their employer. often called final salary pension schemes and that gives you a guaranteed income when you retire. what we're seeing here is companies who are obviously concerned about the huge pension liabilities they have offering their employees the chance to take the money out of the pension scheme and put it somewhere else. now, it can seem quite attractive because you're thinking, hang ona attractive because you're thinking, hang on a minute, i'm going to get a couple of 100 thousand pounds here. but what the regulator is worried about is the fact that that money being taken out might end up not making them the money it could have if it had stayed in the pensions clea n if it had stayed in the pens

the series is tied at 1—1 with friday's decider also in belfast.from cycling because of illness. he's been diagnosed with the epstein—barr virus. medical tests have shown cavendish has been training with the virus — which causes glandular fever — over recent months. the football association has lent its support to safe standing if there's "clear evidence that satisfies authorities". the premier league and efl have also said they'd support clubs wanting to install safe standing in the top two tiers of english football. a government review is expected to report by the end of the year. and liverpool's loris karius has completed his two—year loan deal to turkish side besiktas. the german keeper has lost his place at anfield this season, and made two costly mistakes in the champions league final in may. karius says he is still young and hopes to make the next step in his career. we started the programme with tennis and now we are ending with it. is this britain 5 oldest tennis player? 99 and still going strong. many players half his age would have hung

belfast fight fans are amazing.adcast rights in sport have led to an increase in finances for many sports teens across the world. la liga has announced a deal to allow viewers in the subcontinent to watch la liga games forfree. i askedif watch la liga games forfree. i asked if cristiano ronaldo's departure had affected the product. cristiano ronaldo gave to la liga the best years of his career. and he is moving out and finishing an era of cristiano ronaldo playing for real madrid isjust a matter of passing the time. these things happen and will keep happening. what we are happen and will keep happening. what we a re pretty happen and will keep happening. what we are pretty sure is that the best players will keep wanting to play for our teens, wanting to go to play inla for our teens, wanting to go to play in la liga. that's life. of course, as you say, we have three of the biggest club rounds in the world when derail madrid, barcelona and atletico madrid. 0ther when derail madrid, barcelona and atletico madrid. othe

like it will continue to see low pressure in the north—west, bringing in showers and edinburgh and belfastafter a warm middle part of the week, it will turn colour. —— cooler. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. police are treating a shooting in manchester's moss side area as attempted murder after ten people, including two children, were wounded. none of the injuries are thought to be life—threatening. nasa's daring solar probe mission has successfully launched from cape canaveral in florida, after the launch was called off yesterday. the mission will analyse the sun's atmosphere for the first time. rail passengers in the north—west have faced another sunday of disruption, as operator northern cancels around 80 train services. now on bbc news, it's time for more from the money & power season, a new craze is seducing couples across uganda. in a quest to show off new found wealth or status and in a race to outdo their neighbours, brides and grooms are going to extremes on their big day. ugandan weddings are now big business. big dresses, big venues and big bills. i am on the shores of l