belfast's the city never at peace with itself for decades divided the walls and fences separating the 2 communities remain it's like a patients never quite sure if they're recovering from a terminal illness but now they have something in common the irish republican side of belfast always hated rex's the pro british side though supported it until boris johnson came along with a plan to partly divide the northern irish economy from the rest of the u.k. with a trade border in the sea his former allies here see that as a betrayal of the foundation of the united kingdom people are very angry about it people are you do not support what he is proposing certainly i think he has underestimated the strength of feeling across northern ireland where you know we fairly clearly and people on the bryan ferry really cherish being part of the kingdom being a full part of the united kingdom and if that's what your friends think then what about your enemies this neighborhood of belfast has no murals no symbols of the sectarian divide it is middle class and successful and doesn't like bricks it's in any

in south belfast.e them, she is not an abstentionest and would take her place in parliament. >> i think abstentionest is nuts. >> reporter: by maech everyone will know and few would dare predict what happens affthat. cnn, belfast, northern ireland. >>> an american thanksgiving feast isn't complete without a turkey. makes my butt look good fancy but not too fancy no matter why you love your clothes, care for them with woolite. woolite keeps clothing looking like new and cleans with just twelve ingredients versus the leading detergent's twenty-four. woolite. less ingredients. more love. there's a company that's talked than me: jd power.people 448,134 to be exact. they answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. and when they were done, chevy earned more j.d. power quality awards across cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand over the last four years. so on behalf of chevrolet, i want to say "thank you, real people." you're welcome. we're gonna need a bigger room. >>> now you may be a

belfast's the city never at peace with itself for decades divided the walls and fences separating the 2 communities remain it's like a patient never quite sure if they're recovering from a terminal illness but now they have something in common the irish republican side of belfast always hated bricks it's the pro british side though supported it until boris johnson came along with a plan to partly divide the northern irish economy from the rest of the u.k. with a trade board in the sea his former allies here see that as a betrayal of the foundation of the united kingdom people are very angry about it people are do not support what he is proposing certainly i think he has underestimated the strength of feeling across northern ireland where you know we fairly clearly and people on the bryan ferry really cherish being part of the kingdom being a full part of that uniting and if that's what your friends think then what about your enemies this neighborhood of belfast has no murals no symbols of the sectarian divide it is middle class and successful and doesn't like bricks it's in any form i

research professor at the institute for global peace security and justice at queens university in belfast michael semple welcome back to the news or how close are we to formal full on peace talks now. where president trump has put the ball in the taliban's court are now it's up to the here taliban to see if they are really ready to come back to those talks because the president has made it absolutely clear that a cease fire has to be on the agenda so what are the jigsaw bits that have to be put in place by the taliban for the u.s. to sign up to this. the taliban have to accept some form of violence reduction whether it's partial or global you know the optimum one being a full full ceasefire but it's possible they could agree to. more limited measures to reduce violence so they have to they have to agree to start turning off the violence and they have to agree to a pathway to direct talks with the with the afghan government there was a point in the middle of august early september when there was talk of a taliban trip to camp david does that mean that it's back on again as well potentially

the world watched as father martin gave tribute to lyra at her funeral in belfast cathedral.l leaders from westminster, belfast and dublin. this is why in god's name does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman with her whole life in front of her... applause it was an unforgettable moment. the political leaders seemed embarrassed and didn't know what to do or where to turn. it was as though father martin's words had shamed them. for a fleeting moment, it seemed there was hope of a political breakthrough but, alas, it was not to be. it was an incredibly courageous event. they acknowledged the bravery and the courage and creativity of those women in derry, friends of lyra's, when we can stand together and break some of this control. lyra's murder drew the world's attention to the new wave of violence festering in northern ireland's political vacuum. a new ira bomber parks a car outside the courthouse in derry. he makes his escape. people pass by unaware. miraculously, no—one is killed or injured. it was the opening of the new ira's intensified campaign. a campaign that also co

the world watched as father magill gave tribute to lyra at her funeral in belfast cathedral. of political leaders from westminster, belfast and dublin. why in god's name does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman with her whole life in front of her... applause it was an unforgettable moment. the political leaders seemed embarrassed and didn't know what to do or where to turn. it was as if father martin's words had shamed them. for a fleeting moment, it seemed there was hope of a political breakthrough, but, alas, it was not to be. it was an incredibly courageous event. i acknowledged the bravery and the courage and creativity of those women in derry, friends of lyra's, when we can stand together and try and break some of this control. lyra's murder drew the world's attention to the new wave of violence festering in northern ireland's political vacuum. a new ira bomber parks a car outside the courthouse in derry. he makes his escape. people pass by unaware. miraculously, no—one is killed or injured. it was the opening of the new ira's intensified campaign. a campaign that a

he argues the backstop would undermine the belfast agreement he helped negotiate.ore, we welcome lord david trimble. i'm curious, your former party has tweeted out that boris johnson's deal is fundamentally bad for the union, a bad deal for northern ireland. what makes you think as unionists it's a good deal for northern ireland? david: i'm quite sure it is in interest to leave the european union, and we will now with boris as prime minister. we can look forward to him acting to take us out of the european union and put us into a situation where we are in control of our own country again. that is the important thing that happen. happen. vonnie: lord trimble, how can you have the belfast agreement intact and a brexit agreement as is intact? david: there is no conflict between the two. the belfastdavid: agreement deah constitutional matters, matters of governance, it does not do with economic issues. brexit is an economic issue. there is no overlap. it is wrong for people to suggest that brexit in some way e belfastha agreement. i am really crossed with people peddli

michael semple is from queen's university belfast.ys there needs to be compromise for talks to move ahead. >> the taliban have to accept some form of violence reduction, whether it is partial or global, one being a full cease-fire. but possible they could agree to a more limited measure to reduce violence. to start to agree turning off the violence, and they have to agree to a pathway to direct talks with the afghan government. what the taliban have bid saying the past several months since the protest -- the process broke happy tohey are reenter negotiations, but only if the americans give them everything they felt had been whereas in that deal, on the others, the americans have been telling them quietly that that deal became impossible because there was zero support inside afghanistan. strongly opposed by the afghan government. public opinion in kabul, something is going to have to budge to make this process acceptable to the afghan people. on taliban's insistence restarting where they left off, essentially reviving the deal that was

the party will not field candidates in south belfast, east belfast, or north down, and are urging votersve from the ulster unionist party and the sdlp, who are not standing in north belfast to give sinn fein a better chance of beating the dup‘s deputy leader, nigel dodds. if you want to know about why an election has been called, and the issues that voters care about, see our really simple guide to the general election, at bbc.co.uk/news, or on the bbc news app. mps will vote this afternoon to electjohn bercow‘s successor as speaker of the house of commons. the seven candidates will make their pitch before a series of secret ballots. ben brown looks at the importance of the role of the speaker. order, order! john bercow stood down as speaker of the house of commons last week after ten years in the hot seat. thank you, order. as well as pomp and regalia, what exactly does the job involve? we march on our way. well, probably the best—known role of the speaker is keeping order in the house. and ensuring parliamentary rules are upheld. mps don‘t have an automatic right to speak during debate

— the radio tv show so we asked him what people in belfast are talking about and the election and whetherf i can cover that is so complicated that it has during people even who live on it. and then, actually one of my colleagues is very politely talking and i am going to release you to speak loudly. i think that the other thing that threw everything here was this comment from borisjohnson the other day, at an event where he was speaking to people and he said with a glass of wine in his hand, there will not be any forms to fill out. they were all looking through the protocol saying the whole point surely is that there are forms, that stuff goes between northern ireland has got to be some sort of check and reporting and said that is through the whole thing so it is notjust about the border, it is about the alliance with the may government as i say. it is just very interesting dynamic here, where you have a remain majority but the dominant party is brexit. none of it really stacks up. jeremy vince, lighting up lives all across the four nations of the united kingdom. and next time i'm on, ple

and he's joining us live from belfast mr semple always good to talk with you on al-jazeera let's talk about these prisoners these taliban leaders who've been released because they aren't ordinary members of the taliban. absolutely they really are taliban elite the younger brother her maternal uncle of the deputy of the taliban leader who to surround. the brother or one of his regime your agent a friend of his father so who this is this is really keeping it in the family and we 1st heard about it from president ghazi last week could it lead to those direct talks between the government and the taliban that president ghani has been so hopeful for. look i think we can be sort of clear of 2 things 1st of all that this is basically a prisoner for hostage exchange that we know that they the taliban were very keen extremely keen to get their people out and of course there's a big push by the leader who wanted his family home we know that the. fate of american hostages in afghanistan has been a concern for the u.s. administration for their families for a long time but then you get to the issue

this weather front is approaching northern ireland, a soggy end to the week in belfast.weather front moves through from sunday into monday. we could see increasing winds, a big low pressure in the north atlantic, sending strong winds in our direction. it will feel cold across north—western parts of the uk. frequent showers across western scotland, the north west of england, and northern ireland. on monday, the south and east of the country could get away with mostly bright, if not sunny, weather. low pressure in charge of the weather on tuesday, here it is, across the north sea. sending strong winds across eastern areas. potentially wintry weather across the high grounds of scotland, possibly northern england too. the best of the weather is across south—western and southern areas of the uk, places like cardiff could get away with a sunny tuesday. another low pressure is carried on by the jet stream. we are on the cold side of the jet, low pressure coming our way brings colder weather with them. the next weather front bringing outbreaks of rain to northern ireland but not

up to around 8 or 9 degrees in london and cardiff, around 8 degrees or so in aberdeen and a 10 for belfastersistent as we've seen so often this autumn. cold nights to watch out for, a few fog patches, but it does turn a bit milder later in the week. that's your weather. welcome to bbc news, i'm james reynolds. our top stories: after a two day standoff with the police protesters at hong kong polytechnic emerge from the building but are prevented from leaving the area. further controversy for prince andrew after the bbc‘s exclusive interview, he says he doesn't regret his association with sex offenderjeffrey epstein, now lawyers say he should assist investigations in america. whether a person is a prince or a pauper, if anyone has evidence or information that might be relevant to an investigation of a criminal case, that person should provide it. large parts of central venice in italy are once again under water, as another exceptionally high tide inundates the city. and the man whose lens helped define the 1960s,

northern ireland and the republic of ireland already knew their opponents but will play each other in belfastey win their respective semifinals. more on all of that coming up on bbc news later this evening, but now it is time for the film review... hello and a warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. hello, mark. something for everyone. harriet, a true story of bravery. some come here we go again. and 21 bridges, crime thriller. and earworm all day, let it go. i am hoping you are going to tell me that harriet is really good... it is really good. a story about former slave turned abolitionist harriet tubman. cynthia erivo is the women who escaped slavery, makes her own way to philadelphia, connects with the underground railway, and he can't believe she has made this journey pretty much on her own steam. this isa clip... so where are the others? there are no others. well, you know you can trust me. i'm a friend. who did you make the journey with? i left my husband and family. just me and the lord. well, i don't know if you know

but at the same time, northern england with much lighter winds, same for belfast and glasgow. southern portion of the uk, isolated gusts could hit 80 mph, and inland in places like london up to 60 mph, and that could prove disruptive with tree damage from these strong gusts of wind. but notice that across northern england, we even have some sunshine in the forecast here around newcastle. how about temperatures? whether you are in the south or north, it will be more or less the same, talking about 10—12dc for most of us. i mention that low—pressure parking itself across the uk. it will park itself and also start to blow itself out. winds are much lighter on sunday, still a bit of a breeze out there, but the real message for sunday is just how changeable the weather will be from sunny spells to occasional heavy showers. and that will continue into monday. bye—bye. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 9pm: nigel farage calls on borisjohnson to join forces for the election, but the prime minister says there'll be no deal between them. any other party, voting for a

temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere., this weather front, just wiggles a bit further east. it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and perhaps south—west scotland. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single figures elsewhere, will remain fairly chilly. and dry and bright with sunshine. as we head into the latter parts of the week and into the weekend, low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain and heads on into the central mediterranean but another low pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well 00:12:

up to around 8 or 9 degrees in london and cardiff, around 8 degrees or so in aberdeen and a 10 for belfastkely to be as heavy or persistent as we've seen so often this autumn. cold nights to watch out for, a few fog patches, but it does turn a bit milder later in the week. that's your weather. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: prince andrew faces calls to apologise to the victims of sex offenderjeffrey epstein. a night of fiery clashes in hong kong, as protesters try to stop police storming a university campus. pitching for the business vote — from apprenticeships to brexit — party leaders look to persuade britain's bosses that they are best placed to run the country. england wrap up their euro 2020 qualifiers with a dominant 4—0 victory over kosovo. they're now one of the top seeds for next summer's tournament.

temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere. low pressure, this weather front just wriggles a bit further eastwards. so it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland, perhaps into south—west scotland too. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. it's going to be abreezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again, temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single—figure values elsewhere will remain fairly chilly and dry and bright with some sunshine. as we head into the latter part of the week into the weekend, another area of low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain, heads on into the central mediterranean, but another low—pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall acros

at the same time, northern england, much lighter winds here, belfast and glasgow, her daily wind at alln of the uk. —— hardly any wind at all. could hit eight e—mails per hour in some exposed places and in london up to 60 mph and that could prove disruptive —— could hit 80 mph in some exposed places. there could be tree damage from this winter. across northern england and elects a new car so winter. across northern england and elects a new car so there could be some sunshine. temperatures, weather any south or north of the country, will be the same ten or 12 celsius. that low pressure is going to park itself across the uk. it will pack itself across the uk. it will pack itself and start to blow itself out. they went so much lighter on sunday. a bit ofa they went so much lighter on sunday. a bit of a breeze out there, but i think the real message for sunday is just how changeable the weather is going to be from sunny spells to occasional heavy showers. that will continue into monday. goodbye. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8pm: nigel farage calls on borisjohnson to

northern ireland will host republic of ireland in belfast. semi—finals at bosnia and slovakia. fulham fought back from a goal down against qpr to move them into 4th place in the championship table. qpr opened the scoring to stun the hosts. aboubakar kamara, scored twice with this winner securing the victory at craven cottage. kamara was brought in to replace the suspended top goal scorer aleksandar mitrovic. falkirk have become the first team to book their place in the fourth round of the scottish cup with a 4—1 win at linlithgow rose. the amateur side from the east of scotland league did draw level in the first—half, but the league one side hit back to eventually go on and secure a comfortable victory and book their place in sunday‘s draw. now there will be plenty of managers, renewing their rivalry withjose mourinho now that he‘s back in the premier league with tottenham but there‘s one relationship that will be taking on a different perspective this season. frank lampard is now the boss at chelsea, where he won the premier league title und

briefs and outbreaks of rain along the irish sea coast and down towards the southwest. 10 degrees for belfast we are looking at single digits. we will still have sunny spells to compensate. heading into low pressure and further ease words and pledging to western parts of scotla nd pledging to western parts of scotland and quite a feature blowing up scotland and quite a feature blowing up from the southeast and a place of a few showers into the eastern coast of scotla nd a few showers into the eastern coast of scotland and these will be wintry of scotland and these will be wintry of the high ground. and perhaps into the southwest into wales for the afternoon. temperatures here are ten or 11 degrees and at least you have the sunshine in the northeast. heading into the end of the week and the weekend, this next area of low pressure skirts the country and pushes into the mediterranean for the weekend for another area of low pressure starting to push to western parts of the country. we will tend to have more cloud and rain and fairly strong winds and isobars and we noticed orange colours there and

south—easterly direction so the temperatures are just rising a little bit, as of eight in london and ten in belfastin but it is unlikely to cause some significant problems as we have seen this autumn. cold nights to what doubtful, but for many of us it is looking dry and bright with some sunshine. that is the latest weather. you are watching you on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: hong kong police have entered hong kong polytechnic after protestors set the entrance alight further controversy for prince andrew after the bbc‘s exclusive interview. he says he doesn't regret his association with sex offender jeffrey epstein, now lawyers say he should assist investigations in america. whether a person is a prince or a pauper, if anyone has evidence or information that might be relevant, to an investigation of a criminal case, that person should provide it. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme:

but at the same time, northern england, much lighter winds here, same for belfast and glasgow, hardlyts could hit 80 mph in some exposed places, and inland in places like london even up to 60 mph, and that could prove disruptive. there could be some tree damage from these strong gusts of wind. but notice that across northern england, we even have some sunshine in the forecasts here around the lakes around newcastle. how about temperatures? whether you are in the south or north, it will be more or less the same, talking about 10—i2dc for most of us. i mention that low pressure parking itself across the uk. it will park itself and also start to blow itself out. winds are much lighter on sunday, still a bit of a breeze out there, but the real message for sunday is just how changeable the weather will be from perhaps some sunny spells to occasional heavy showers. and that's going to continue into monday. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: nigel farage calls on borisjohnson to join forces for the election, but the prime minister says there will be no deal between them. a

arriving in belfast this summer. because the kids in the exact working quite straight which closed off at the bank always stayed the same time i'm sure your friend. and you're right that living area. something. in the moment though i thought it's a pretty day and if you engage me we will see if we go on to give a what. i want from some even the many well. we all respect one another's views yeah to a point of we disagree sometimes but we don't ram if you spend people's fronts. the way i do you can't be fearful just in case you as you know that what i do. when the down am not ok's and think we're going to happen is you going to have a yeah especially when you go to kate's. what i could call them. to get the original stuff yes you have to give them the original green certificate last year which is slowing this country you have to have the green certificate original ok i do problems give me a ring but i think you're going by. you only bury somebody once and people remember things when they go wrong weddings and funerals

for what brits 1st was privileged to be in london i was speech she might arrive in belfast this summer. and you always hear it's because the kids in exact incidentally working quite straight was closed off because you had to find the same time i'm sure it was developed by now for an era and you know i don't live in the area. momenta lytle it's a pretty you know they're an issue we work together we go on together what. i want to focus on me and the many well. we all respect one another's views yeah to a point of we disagree sometimes but we don't ram have used them please push fronts . the way i do you can't be fearful just in case you have you know that. when the downy i'm not ok and think we're going to happen is it going to happen yeah especially when you got the kates. what i could. to get to your original question yes you have to give them the original green certificate last we were too slow in this country you have to have the greens and difficult original ok i do problems give me a ring but i think you're going by. you only bury somebody once and people remember things when they

temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere.ther front, just wiggles a bit further eastwards. it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland, perhaps into south—west scotland too. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again, temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single figure values elsewhere will remain fairly chilly and dry and bright with sunshine. as we head into the latter part of the week and into the weekend, low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain, heads on into the central mediterranean, but another low—pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well, so

that is where the fog is. 7 degrees in belfast.wing out of the east and south—east so oui’ out of the east and south—east so our weather front sitting on top of us our weather front sitting on top of us in bringing some rain to penzance and probably plymouth and the weather will drift into the channel and for as high pressure building for sunday so sunday is looking dry across the uk apart from the occasional shower in the far north of scotla nd occasional shower in the far north of scotland and maybe one sneaking into lincolnshire but on the whole it isa into lincolnshire but on the whole it is a chilly day with plenty of sunshine and that chilly weather is expected to last until monday and tuesday in london only about 6 degrees. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm rebecca jones. today at 2: three quarters of npower‘s workforce — up to 4,500 jobs — are at risk, as a restructuring plan is announced. the energy retail market it's usually challenging. the price cap doesn't help. that means that companies cannot secure a fair

car belonging to an ira activist in the vicinity reported it to belfast car. belonging to an irate activist in the vicinity reports that nothing was done and if up to this chap graeme yule was sacked made just nothing was done and if up to this chap graeme you'll was sacked made just on a gagging order which only expired 2 years ago. and the protection of gagging order which only expired 2 years ago. and the protections given to the garda who were not really qualified to do that job but also mum and it was given to the garda who were not really qualified to do that job but also must have been told repeatedly not to go to on that year they knew there was a plot to assassinate him over the road being told repeatedly not to go to on that year they knew there was a plot to assassinate him over the royal family probably him and it was pretty irresponsible not only to go but to bring his family family probably him and it was pretty irresponsible not only to go but to bring his family with him and make them . victims themselves while of course we don't believe that h

temperatures reaching 10 degrees belfast, plymoth, but still single values elsewhere.t could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday for western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and perhaps south—west scotland was top one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry into the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again temperatures reaching double figures, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single figures elsewhere, will remain fairly chilly. and dry and bright with sunshine. as we head into the latter past of the week and has met part the weekend, low pressure skirts by and heads into the central mediterranean but another low pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well so turning a bit more unsettled into the weekend. you are watching newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl

up to around 8 or 9 degrees in london and cardiff, around 8 degrees or so in aberdeen and a 10 for belfastas we've seen so often this autumn. cold nights to watch out for, a few fog patches, but it does turn a bit milder later in the week. that's your weather. welcome to bbc news, i'm james reynolds. our top stories: after a two day standoff with the police protesters at hong kong polytechnic emerge from the building, at least forty are arrested by police prince andrew stands by his exclusive interview to the bbc to defend his friendship with sex offender jeffrey epstein, sources say. its been seen as deeply damaging. large parts of central venice in italy are once again under water, as another exceptionally high tide inundates the city. and the man whose lens helped define the 1960s, the photographer terry o'neill has died.

the ta blet in south—west england, but the tablet is coming back up, highs of 10 degrees or so in belfastfor much of the month, but some cold nights to watch out for in the next couple of nights. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. ford unveils its electric dreams, which it hopes will revolutionise and ignite the industry. and we're at the dubai airshow, where aviation giants are showing off their new planes. and on the markets, despite the ongoing stand—off in hong kong the hang seng is headed higher, investors are looking for fresh developments in the us—china trade negotiations.

up to around 8 or 9 degrees in london and cardiff, around 8 degrees or so in aberdeen and a 10 for belfastmn. cold nights to watch out for, a few fog patches, but it does turn a bit milder later in the week. that's your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: hong kong police have arrested at least a0 protesters after a two—day stand—off at the polytechnic university building. activists continue to occupy parts of the building after a night of clashes. 0vernight, protesters set fire to two of the entrances when police moved into the campus. there's further controversy for prince andrew after the bbc‘s exclusive interview. he said he didn't regret his association with sex offender, jeffrey epstein. the duke of york has been widely criticised for failing to express sympathy for victims of epstein, who killed himself in august. large parts of central venice are under water again as another exceptionally high tide inundated the italian city. three of the worst ten floods since records began nearly a hundred years ago, have now happened in a week. the mayor of venice has blamed it in part on

temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere. east. it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and perhaps south—west scotland. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single figures elsewhere, will remain fairly chilly. and dry and bright with sunshine. as we head into the latter parts of the week and into the weekend, low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain and heads on into the central mediterranean but another low pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well so turning a bit more unsettled into the weekend. i'm

because there's no executive in belfast to make decisions, westminster has to step in.speaker's chaplin, rose hudson wilkin, who's been appointed bishop of dover. the shadow leader of the commons made a tearful tribute. we know you will go on to greater things. and are proud to have crossed paths with you. a true pilgrim's progress. from jamaica to canterbury, as aretha franklin would say — "respect." mps approved the suspension of labour mp, keith vaz from parliament for six months. it follows newspaper revelations in 2016. a report by the commons standards committee said he'd disregarded the law by expressing a willingness to help buy cocaine for male prostitutes and there was compelling evidence he had paid for sex. it recommended keith vaz‘s suspension after he was evasive and unhelpful during the investigation. keith vaz himself hasn't commented on the accusations, saying he's receiving treatment for a serious mental health condition. but the debate on the report quickly turned into an angry exchange between the conservative who'd made the original complaint to the

temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere. front, just wiggles a bit further east. it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and perhaps south—west scotland. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single figures elsewhere, will remain fairly chilly. and dry and bright with sunshine. as we head into the latter parts of the week and into the weekend, low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain and heads on into the central mediterranean but another low pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well so turning a bit mor

launching her pa rty‘s manifesto in belfast, arlene foster said she remains opposed to the customs changesduring the last parliament, but relations soured over the prime minister's agreement with the eu. the deal obviously that is there at the moment is not acceptable. and everyone across northern ireland knows the reasons for that. certainly unionism, as nigel has said, is united in relation to our rejection of the boris deal and therefore it needs to be changed. a united nations food expert has warned that zimbabwe is on the brink of man—made starvation. nearly 8 million people, almost two thirds of the population, are unable to meet their own food needs, according to the report. hyperinflation is preventing most households from getting enough food. an iraqi military commander has been sacked after security forces in the southern city of nassiriya killed at leas 25 anti—government protesters. authorities opened fire as they cleared demonstrators from a bridge. there have been widespread protests in iraq for nearly two months. president trump has made a surprise trip to afghanistan to cel