correspondent reports from belfast. easter weekend is the most important date in the irish republican calendar as people mark the armed uprising against british colonial rule at easterweek 1916. the main commemorations are held in belfast in the northern irish city. the people assembled at the republican graves and monuments at milton cemetry, where volunteers of the ira, as the irish resistance fighters are called, are buried. among the republican dead is the grave of 1980. one hunger striker bobby sans. we got here today to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the 1916 east horizon. we're in milltown cemetry we're at our own national plot here for republican network for unity. we not only remember the fallen dead and patrs of 1916 we also remember our own fallen dead her commemorated on this monument behind me here. at the republican party shin fein's commemoration the party aimed to convince its supporters that the referendum on irish reunification would be held within the next few years. however, the decision to call

the main commemorations are held in belfast. in the northern irish city, the people assembled at the republican graves and monuments at milton cemetry, where volunteers of the ira, as their resistance fighters are called, are buried. among the republican dead is the grave of 1981 hunger striker bobby suns. we got here today to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the 1916 east horizon. we're in milltown cemetry, we're on our own national plot here for. public and network for unity, but not only remember the fallen dead and patrs of 1916, we also remember our own fallen dead her commemorated on this monument behind me here. at the republican party shin fains commemoration, the party aimed to convince its supporters that the referendum on irish reunification would be held within the next few years, however the decision to call for a unity referendum still lies in the hands of the former colonial power britain and its government. more and more people are seriously engaged in the debate about constitutional change and won over to the

temperatures up a notch on today, belfast is more at 16 degrees so the milder air today, belfast is moreegrees so the milderairare today, belfast is more at 16 degrees so the milder air are starting to move in and heading through into thursday we have the westerly influence to the weather. that means milder conditions but a lingering weather front milder conditions but a lingering weatherfront in the milder conditions but a lingering weather front in the south could bring low cloud to southern england and wales, breaking up through the day but the best of the brightness in the north and east. pc again but not as windy as the past few days and looking at temperatures, 18 or 19 degrees by thursday. then it looks like the warming trend will continue into friday and saturday, especially in the south, 20 or 21 degrees possible, unsettled for the north and we will notice that and after a brief and warm spell it turns unsettled and colder into next week. thank you so much. and that's bbc news at one. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. the champions league last eight gets under wa

in belfast, the visitor attraction titanic belfast will be closed today after strong winds caused furtherthe ongoing inclement weather meant it was difficult to get up there to see what repairs will be needed. it hopes to be able to open again on monday. in edinburgh, this is the scene that colin mcfadden came across. fortunately, no—one was hurt. it was quite shocking to see, just because of the size of the tree and because there was quite a few people milling around it, i don't know if it had just happened when we passed the first time. there seemed to be a wee bit of panic going on, so maybe people thought there was somebody in one of the cars, but i think they were both parked cars, so that's just as well nobody was in them. flights were delayed, cancelled or disrupted. in belfast, passengers were relieveed simply to be back on the ground. i was meant to be coming into a belfast city airport this morning. due to the adverse weather and the winds coming in there, two attempts were tried to be made to come in. the first one was very close, the second one was very ropey. it was a dodgy f

, always good to have you here, it's always great to be in belfast, thank you, thanks, and that does it for another week, we'd like for you to join the conversation by sharing the link to today's program to help us grow our audience across all our social media platforms, and once again like to thank our special guest steve trevors, in the meantime, the conversation will be back next week with more investigations and analysis. i'm sean murray, bye for now. six months into the mowing the grass strategy, the sutler genocidal israeli entity has... icated immense effort to murder civilians and deprive the choice and right of resistance through suppression, invasions, assassinations, and widespread arrests in gaza, just as it does in the occupied west bank. the science settler entity in palestine is undergoing the same crisis that previous settler projects have experienced, failing to eradicate the indigenous peoples of the countries where they were established, before heading themselves towards disintegration and collapse. israel cannot regain the deterrance it pretended to. have, therefo

steve, it's always great to have you in belfast, and i want you to do one last thing before we finish, you said you had new book, do you want to plug the new book? i thought, thank god for that, i thought you're going to ask me to sing a song, i never, um, or play the guitar, um, yeah, we have have new book, the uh, the book we we brought out. in 2007 was called obviously the miami show band massaker survivor search for the truth um and that led to the netflix documentary uh so it was brought the story to a global audience like your film you mean there's nothing better to you than to get people into a theater showed on television this new book is actually called the base player and the nature of base player somebody sort of stands back at least in my in my case, the vast majority of vs like to stand back and uh lay down a groove and and work with the drammer and not be the one that has to get out there and and and and front the band and smile and jump around the place and all that, we were the ones that stayed back, so in that context, i i hope that you know i'm able to maybe talk abo

harland wolff in belfast. this meant, of course, a lot to the people there and a lot of pride, of course, went into building these ships. they were extremely proud of it. the photo of the propellers this is actually not the titanic. no, but it's the same the same type of propellers. so therefore, it really shows vividly what the what they were like. they weighed about a hundred tonnes together. and one can actually see the rather that weighed 101 tons as well. so these were very, very big. and the ship itself was very big. the engines weighed about. 1000 tonnes each. and they had two engines and a turbine when combined with these two engines. so all in all, it was massive. it was very big. the engines were four floors high. for example. so she was as tall as the skyscraper, 11 decks, 46,000 tonnes. of course, today we have much, much larger ships, but in those days, in 1912, she was at the center at the top of everything. she was the largest manmade object ever made in the world. here you can see a life size r

thanks, once again want to thank you for coming to belfast, always good to have you here, it's always great to be in belfast, thank you, thanks, and that does it for another week, we'd like for you to join the conversation by sharing the link to the days program to help us grow our audience across all our social media platforms and once again like to thank our special guest steve trevors in the meantime, the conversation will be back next week with more investigations and analysis, i'm sean murray, bye for now. this week on expose benjamin netanyahu vows to reject any calls to hulk the rafah invasion as he and joe biden intensified their staged public spat over zionist israel's genocide in gaza. now following the statement made by former president donald trump that there would be a blood bath if he is not elected in november, leftist politicians and media personalities completely lose it on social media. and lastly, a recent politico ipso survey reveals that 50% of americans think trump is guilty and ought to be tried before the 2024 presidential election. stay tuned for expose. the t

harland wolff in belfast. this meant, of course, a lot to the people there and a lot of pride, of course, went into building these ships. they were extremely proud of it. the photo of the propellers this is actually not the titanic. no, but it's the same the same type of propellers. so therefore, it really shows vividly what the what they were like. they weighed about a hundred tonnes together. and one can actually see the rather that weighed 101 tons as well. so these were very, very big. and the ship itself was very big. the engines weighed about. 1000 tonnes each. and they had two engines and a turbine when combined with these two engines. so all in all, it was massive. it was very big. the engines were four floors high. for example. so she was as tall as the skyscraper, 11 decks, 46,000 tonnes. of course, today we have much, much larger ships, but in those days, in 1912, she was at the center at the top of everything. she was the largest manmade object ever made in the world. here you can see a life size r

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us live from beirot, and also saeb shath, author and west asia expert who was joining us live from belfast. thank you very much to both of you gentlemen for joining us. now uh, this was the big news of the day, making the headlines and of course uh attracting lot of attention uh, and of course it should, definitely deserves that much attention, because although we've had israel uh undermining syria's sovereignty time and again attacking different targets in syria soil. this time it crossed very big red line by attacking the consulate. of iran right next to its embassy in damascus, raising the whole building to the ground. so mr. jamal wakim, in your opinion, why did israel choose to attack uh the iranian councel at this point in time? well, first we need to understand the uh nature of the objective targeted by israel, which is the iranian consulat, considered as uh... iranian territory, we know that embassies and consulates all over the world are considered as territories of the country that they represent, so this is a big red line that israel is crossing. in addition, it's targeting of c

i was meant to be coming into belfast, the i to be coming into belfast, the airport, this morning. first one was very close. the second one was very bad. it was a rollercoaster ride, to be honest with you. all good. at the end of the day, the pilots kept us safe.— pilots kept us safe. elsewhere it was not so _ pilots kept us safe. elsewhere it was not so much _ pilots kept us safe. elsewhere it was not so much the _ pilots kept us safe. elsewhere it was not so much the wind i pilots kept us safe. elsewhere it was not so much the wind but i pilots kept us safe. elsewhere it. was not so much the wind but the warmth that was noticeable. the breeze blew in milder temperatures from the continent. 0n scarborough beach, people were making the most of it. but more strong wind is on its way the northwest scotland this morning. after yesterday, a gust of 101 mph was recorded in the scottish highlands. simonjones, bbc news. elizabeth will be here with the full forecast in a moment. an investigation's under way after two passenger planes collided on the ground at heathrow airport. a stationary

it is, it's it's been terrorism for the last 75 years in palestine, was we are stun here in west belfastl need to be palestinians so that from the river to the sea that palestine will be free, and that does for world news, this bye-bye for now. crisis, devastating wars, terrorism, the israely lobby, crackdown, diplomacy. kausa a predicament. when palestinian journalist shirin abu agale was killed by in hisready. sniper on may 11, 2022, the israelis meant to get across a clear message, that they don't want any narrative other than their own and decades old occupation of palestinian lands and their aggression. it wasn't the first time israeli sought to put gag on the alternative narrative, and every time it has failed. watch the history of the israeli measures and palestinian counter measures in this documentary. اني اعلم ما لا تعلمون، وعلم آدم الاسماء كلها، ثم عرضهم على الملائكه فقال، فقال انبئوني باسماء هؤلاء، ان كنتم صادق. welcome, in this episode we address several topics including the blinton zinus attack on the iranian consulate in damascus. we also discuss the negotiations for capti

happening currently in gaza you know and how this there's a global awakening our corresponders in belfast renish has asked some people there about the international goods day and it's important to the palestinian cause, let's see, listen, iranian government choosing such a symbolic day as the last friday in ramadan as alkuts day as a day of celebrating solidarity with the palestinians really shows that solidarity with palestine is their number one foreign policy priority and has been since the revolution, so i think that palestinians especially in these days in midst of war, starvation and genocide uh will... treasure this act of solidarity more than in any year before, and i believe fully that the israeli ambassador should be expelled from ireland. i believe that everyone, everyone has a right to protest and and should be on the streets calling for this genocide, this mass murder, not only to be stopped, but we should be calling for netanyahu to be in the hig and and and the international war crimes committee should be taken him for the... crimes against humanity that he has created in g

is, it's it's been terrorism for the last. 25 years in palestines was we are stunning here in west belfast in ireland, we are all palestinians and our thousands and our millions, we all need to... be palestinians so that from the river to the sea that palestine will be free and with that we come to an end for this additional world news, thanks for being with us, it's bye-bye for now. evvel allah, dik duracağız, dikleşmeyecek. 31 mart bizim için bir bitiş değil, aslında bir dönüm noktasıdır. milletle inatlaşmaktan, milli iradeye rağmen hareket etmekten, milletin takdirini sorgulamaktan, bugüne kadar olduğu gibi yine uzak duracağız. on over not live to uh damascus over in syria uh the minister of defense of the assyria is speaking and uh we are going to take a look atuh what is happening there in terms of uh this day marking the day that uh procession also uh is taking place. at this point we're waiting for that uh to come through for us uh uh the day is marked uh by obviously the result of the strike the assassination that took place the terrorist attack by israel uh where you have uh two s

ten and belfast and nine for both glasgow and aberdeen as well. on the cool side. particularly in the breeze, but that high pressure looks likely to build in later in the week and into the following weekend. what is not known at this stage isn't how long the high pressure will hang around for. ifor now. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines. oj simpson, the american footballer—turned—actor who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died of cancer at the age of 76. one of the greatest players in history, he'll forever be remembered for his televised trial for the double murder, and this notorious car chase. also in the programme — a former post office boss apologises for celebrating the conviction of this wrongly jailed pregnant sub—mistress seema misra, who was eventuallyjailed. japan's prime minister tells the us congress that american leadership remains indispensable to the world. and a big night for key players in the gaming industry, who are gathered in london for the bafta games awards. liv

is, it's it's been terrorism for the last 75 years in palestine was, we are stunning here in west belfast in ireland, we are all palestinians and our thousands and our millions, we all need to be palestinians so that from the river to the sea that palestine will be free. iran's base volunteer forces have held naval drills in the southern. the country to mark international goods day. more than 300 types of vessels and motorboats participated in the naval exercise held by the maritime units of beside in support of the palestinian people and resistance. the drill was held over area from the arvand river in the persian gulf to the sea of oman. the parade of the vessels was under the command of the irgc navy. simultaneous drills were also scheduled to be held by resistance groups in iraq, syria, yemen, and lebanon. ramadan in iran where ancient traditions blend with modern celebrations to create a truly unforgettable spiritual journey where everything comes alive with the spirit of the holy month, a unique experience like other. these and more on this position of iran today. welcome back to th

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it's now on display at the titanic museum in belfast.d the world, ready to spend as they save these unique items from a ship enshrined in maritime folklore. duncan kennedy, bbc news. let's speak to karl bennett, managing director of bloomfield auctions. a deputy with us. —— good to have you. how important are these two items? , , ., , . ., items? these items are immense. who the belon: items? these items are immense. who they belong to. — items? these items are immense. who they belong to. the _ items? these items are immense. who they belong to, the fact _ items? these items are immense. who they belong to, the fact that _ items? these items are immense. who they belong to, the fact that there - they belong to, the fact that there is so valuable from the disaster backin is so valuable from the disaster back in 1912, they are absolutely imperative to the history of the titanic. 50 imperative to the history of the titanic. ,., ., imperative to the history of the titanic. ., ., ., , , titanic. so important and a ship that sank in _ titanic

are there people sleeping on the streets in belfast and derry ? in belfast and derry?ts, of course, but the people that are sleeping on the people that are sleeping on the streets are saying, well, we can't get anywhere else because the social housing is being bought up by an arms length body and a body operating for the government. so the likes of beaver estate in south belfast, where it's nearly impossible to get a social house in there, what is happening is most of these landlords and hotels are being bought, are being put into contracts with private companies whose job it is to look after the placement of migrants , and the placement of migrants, and thatis the placement of migrants, and that is where the problem in the social housing is coming . and social housing is coming. and that's what's causing the lack of, housing in northern ireland for everyday families . and that for everyday families. and that is murdered the whole way across the uk. fortunately, and in most parts of europe. >> thanks, toogee . thank you >> thanks, toogee. thank you very much indeed. ab

the uk covid inquiry is starting three weeks of public hearings in belfast today. the region. bereaved families gathering outside the inquiry in belfast this morning said they hoped the inquiry will bring lasting change. the british army says two injured military horses seen galloping through the streets of london, are making progress after surgery. quaker, a cavalry black, and a grey called vida, bolted after being spooked by noises from nearby building site. it happened last wednesday while the household cavalry, were training in the belgravia area. you are watching bbc news. eurovision has catapulted many acts to global fame over the years — but one performer triumphed without even competing. michael flatley was the half—time entertainment when he stole the show in 1994, with riverdance, his fresh take on irish dancing. 30 years on, he's been talking to our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher about how he "nailed it." eurovision, 1994 in dublin. and this was the interval act — riverdance with michael flatley. my goodness, that brings up a lot of memories.

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temperatures are 11 degrees in belfast and that is a typical bus number on wednesday. and a risk of frost overnight before lower pressure bringing rain by the end of the week. live from washington, this is bbc news. israel continues air strikes on gaza's southern city of rafah. more than a dozen people from one family alone are killed in one raid. palestinian officials say teams have recovered more bodies from a hospital in southern gaza weeks after israeli forces pulled back from the medical complex. president zelensky calls on the us senate to swiftly take up a $61 billion aid package for ukraine. hello. i'm helena humphrey. bad you could join me. —— glad. at least 15 people have been killed in israeli air strikes on rafah in southern gaza. israel is continuing air raids on the city where 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said on sunday that israel "will deliver additional and painful blows" aimed at hamas. he has, for weeks, threatened to start a ground offensive on rafah, claiming hamas members are hiding there. ga

and they stayed at home with illness, the team returned to belfast with bosnia dispatched.t's his tenth attempt to complete the career grand slam. tiger woods has tipped him to finally wear the green jacket. it's flattering, it's nice to hear in my opinion, the best player to play the game and say something like that and being around again and having the potential to do it and i got the potential to do it too and i have not been a pretty good play for the last couple of decades and so, yeah, it's nice to hear when it comes out of his mouth. arsenal have drawn 2- all — comes out of his mouth. arsenal have drawn 2- all against _ comes out of his mouth. arsenal have drawn 2- all against buyer _ comes out of his mouth. arsenal have drawn 2- all against buyer munich - drawn 2— all against buyer munich and manchester surrey all against real madrid and all square going into the second leg of the quarterfinals next week and all the reaction coming in the sports website but that is all for now. hello. tuesday was another wet, windy and fairly wild day of weather for many of us. we'v

bit sunnier, perhaps for western scotland and northern ireland, but temperatures are 11 degrees in belfastead. temperatures dropping across northern areas and there's even the risk of frost overnight before lower pressure, maybe bring some rain by the end of the week. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. the headlines: israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu warns that attacks will be stepped up against hamas in gaza. grieving in gaza, as 20 members of one family die in an israeli air strike of one family die in an israeli airstrike in rafah of one family die in an israeli air strike in rafah — we have a special report. president zelensky says a new us$61 billion aid package, will give ukraine a chance of victory in its war against russia. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east, where israel's prime minister, binyamin netanyahu, says the only way to secure the release of hostages in gaza is to increase the military pressure on hamas. in his message to mark thejewish holiday of passo

be quite windy, particularly around western and southern coasts, but pretty warm — 15 degrees for belfasttland, but it will turn milder here, as we go through friday night. further bands of heavy rain driving northwards, turning increasingly windy around some western parts, but a very mild start to the weekend. down towards the south, 12 or 13 degrees, first thing on saturday. so storm kathleen, this deep area of low pressure, well to the west of us, but coming close enough to bring some very strong winds, and with those winds coming from the south, well, they will be pulling some really warm air into the mix. it is likely that saturday will be the warmest day of the year so far, with some outbreaks of rain moving northwards across scotland, showers following on behind, some decent sunny gaps in between, but i think it is the strength of the wind that could cause some issues, especially around western coasts. we'll see gusts of 50, 60, maybe 70 mph in exposed spots. so that could cause some travel disruption, maybe a little bit of damage. temperature—wise, though, well, values up to 20 or

so temperatures 13 in belfast typically into double figures with that weather coming in from the southat the temperature of the atmosphere. so the air mass here, the air�*s coming in from the south east and the east, slightly warmer air. so that means the temperatures will steadily climb. we're talking about the mid or high teens. so a gentle climb in the south around mid—teens in the north. and the weather will remain a mixed bag. bye— bye. live from london. this is bbc news. top us diplomat antony blinken is meeting with china's president xi in beijing. we could hear to communicate clearly about our differences to minimise the chance of miscalculation. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. global conservation efforts are having a positive effect.

and those temperatures, 17 for aberdeen, 17 for belfast, but highs could reach around 19 or 20 acrossles and england as we head into the weekend. temperatures could reach the low 20s for some. hello, i'm michelle fleury. it is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a date has been set for an israeli invasion of rafah, ga are�*s last refuge for displaced palestinians. he did not reveal the date. the un watchdog sticks out after drones hit a nuclear power plant in ukraine. and a total solar eclipse sweeps across parts of north america, plunging millions into brief darkness. plunging millions into brief darknes— plunging millions into brief darkness. , ., , darkness. there it is! that is spectacular! _ hello, i'm michelle fleury. israel premised a benjamin netanyahu says a date has been set for an israeli invasion of rafah, gaza's last refuge for displaced palestinians but did not reveal the date. miss netanyahu said invading the area is critical to reach his country at�*s goals are releasing all hostages and destroying hamas. but as many asi million people are believed to be shel

and those temperatures, 17 for aberdeen, 17 for belfast, but highs could reach around 19 or 20 acrossles and england as we head into the weekend. temperatures could reach the low 20s for some. live from washington. this is bbc news: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a date has been set for the rafah offensive. this programme is live captioned by red bee media. the un's nuclear watchdog speaks out after drones hit a nuclear power plan in ukraine. a total solar eclipse sweeps across parts of north america plunging millions into complete darkness. hello i'm michelle fleury. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a date has been set for an israeli invasion of rafah, gaza's last refuge for displaced palestinians. he did not reveal when that date is but it comes as a new round of ceasefire talks take place in cairo. mr netanyahu said invading the area is critical in order to reach his country's goals of releasing all of the hostages and destroying hamas. however, as many asi million people are believed to sheltering in rafah — more than half of them children. this mr n

dry further east and temperatures up to 18 degrees in london, butjust ten in belfast.the evening, fairly heavy showers in the south east of england and east anglia. could be the odd thunderstorm. fairly cloudy and wet for most of us. if you are hoping to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse, your best bet towards the western isles, perhaps north highlands. you could see 37% of the sun obscured by the moon. that is where we are likely to see clearer spells. for most of us, there is too much cloud and outbreaks of rain. we will keep the rain for many of us with the evening and the night. persistent across central and eastern scotland where the ground is very wet, so we could see flooding as we head into tomorrow morning. not a particular cold night, temperatures around 79 degrees. but we start the day on that unsettled notes, cloudy and windy again, especially towards the south west of england through the irish sea. more heavy rain especially for parts of scotland, northern and eastern england could see wet weather as well. followed by blustery showers from the w

here are the temperatures first thing — around 9 in london, 8 in belfast maybe, the glens of scotland in places. and i think it should stay generally dry through the day, although a few showers are possible inland in central parts of the uk, and also damp conditions at times are possible along the north sea coast where it'll be coolest. temperatures in newcastle, only 1a degrees — deeper inland it'll be closer to 18, perhaps 20. and then wednesday night we're expecting some heavy rain to come in from the south. this could be thundery rain and downpours are likely almost anywhere across southern england, perhaps into the midlands and also southern parts of wales, and flashes of lightning certainly a possibility. so that's how we start thursday. then here's that weather front, which could bring the thundery weather for a time across some southern parts of the uk. now, the air�*s relatively warm — it's actually coming in out of the east—south—east. but because the north sea is quite cold, see that wind blowing off the north sea? it will actually drag in that cooler air to the north sea c

and those temperatures, 17 for aberdeen, 17 for belfast, but highs could reach around 19 or 20 acrosse head into the weekend. temperatures could reach the low 20s for some. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines: a total solar eclipse has brought darkness to millions as it swept across north america. qatar's foreign ministry has told the bbc it's cautiously optimistic about a new proposal in the gaza ceasefire talks. people with long covid have evidence of continuing inflammation in their blood, a possible way to understand how it could be treated. a record—breaking heat wave in south east asia, what can be done as crops felt and education suffers. # they tried to make me go to rehab # but i said, no, no, no...# and the life and music of amy winehouse is the subject of a new film, back to black. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and thanks forjoining us on bbc news. tens of millions of people across north america have been watching a total solar eclipse — where the moon briefly blocked the light from the s

from surface to air missiles made in bolton to anti—tank weapons in belfast, we will replenish our stockpiles the uk. but it is not just about investing more, we must invest better, and for too long, too much of our defence procurement has been over complex and overbudget and over time. been over complex and overbudget and overtime. so been over complex and overbudget and over time. so we are making radical reforms to our procurement model to make sure this new investment delivers value for money. to encourage private sector investment into defence production, i can also announce that we are going to put beyond doubt the defence investment does count towards environmental, social and governance assessments, and there is nothing more ethical than defending our way of life from those who threaten it. all of this will put us at the forefront of the global defence industry, allow us to hugely ramp up defence production and give our armed forces the capability they need to keep us safe, but as in so many other areas of our lives, technology is changing. it is changing the face of war so our second

be quite windy, particularly around western and southern coasts, but pretty warm — 15 degrees for belfastwill turn milder here, as we go through friday night. further bands of heavy rain driving northwards, turning increasingly windy around some western parts, but a very mild start to the weekend. down towards the south, 12 or 13 degrees, first thing on saturday. so storm kathleen, this deep area of low pressure, well to the west of us, but coming close enough to bring some very strong winds, and with those winds coming from the south, well, they will be pulling some really warm air into the mix. it is likely that saturday will be the warmest day of the year so far, with some outbreaks of rain moving northwards across scotland, showers following on behind, some decent sunny gaps in between, but i think it is the strength of the wind that could cause some issues, especially around western coasts. we'll see gusts of 50, 60, maybe 70 mph in exposed spots. so that could cause some travel disruption, maybe a little bit of damage. temperature—wise, though, well, values up to 20 or 21 degrees in

it's between belfast and derry. there was nothing.is little boxing club. i have to say within six, seven years, we became one of the top clubs in all of ireland all because of him. >> stephen: and that sort of kept you out of trouble? >> liam: it kept me out of trouble. it did. i've boxed with kids from derry, belfast, all over. some of them who died violently. we were surrounded by violence. paramilitaries. british army. it was, yeah. maybe there's a wee bit of post-traumatic stress disorder. i don't know. i often talk about with my sisters. how do you feel about that? we kind of still don't know. >> stephen: where do you fall in the family? how many kids in the family? >> liam: three sisters and myself. >> stephen: are you the youngest? >> liam: no. elizabeth, bernadette, me, and rosalynn. >> stephen: what do they think about their famous brother? >> liam: we don't actually talk about films. we talked about this years ago. i said anytime i'm back i would prefer you don't ask me about movies. what was cher like, what was clint eastwo

growing up in belfast dunng bars after growing up in belfast during the troubles. can you guess might be then in guess who he might be then in clip bait the cop in dubai radio i >> -- >> let me stop you right there. do you know what do you think comes next? >> all will be revealed. you won't want to miss that. but before we get started, let's get your latest news headlines. >> nana. thank you. 3:01. your top stories. rishi sunak says the government continues to stand by israel's right to defend its security. six months on from the october seventh terror attacks marking the occasion the prime minister said the uk is shocked by the bloodshed and called for an immediate humanitarian pause in fighting. he also urged hamas to release its hostages and implored israel to get aid into gaza more swiftly . meanwhile, gaza more swiftly. meanwhile, the foreign secretary has used the foreign secretary has used the occasion to stress that the uk's support for israel is not unconditional . while writing in unconditional. while writing in the sunday times, lord cameron said there'

so belfast, for instance, up to around about 16 degrees.y, that frontal system gets out the way towards the east and then we've got more of a westerly flow coming in. i think we'll start thursday with quite a lot of low cloud, perhaps some spots of drizzle in the south. that cloud should tend to break up, further north a bit more in the way of sunny spells, but perhaps some showery rain moving in from the west later on in the day. but we're widely looking at temperatures in the mid to high teens, so up to 19 degrees or so for the warmest spots i think in the east during the day on thursday. and then temperatures will continue to rise for some of us, especially in the south. but friday into saturday, 20 degrees or so stays unsettled and it turns colder elsewhere. bye. the public inquiry into the post office it scandal has been taking place with alan bates giving evidence. he led the inquiry into the scandal. he said that he phoned warned the post office in the year 2000. our correspondent is with us. this is the next phase of the inquiry, it

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