that was charlotte gallagher — so unfair.ed workers rights and better pay and conditions. unlike their full—time colleagues, these so—called forest fire crews are only employed on a temporary basis, to fight wildfires, in a year when thousands of hectares of woodland, were destroyed across spain, and throughout europe. russell trott reports. such is the strength of feeling amongst spain's part—time firefighting crews that they were determined to fan the flames and smoke of descent in the middle of the capital, madrid. the 2000 or so part—timers made the case loud and clear to demand a firefighter�*s statute to guarantee similar working rights to their full—time colleagues and recognise injuries inflicted while doing thejob. translation: we are forest. firefighters, and we wantjustice because we are a public service for society. we want our administrations to recognise us and respect us, and create a status for forest firefighters. we are here today but we're not going to stop. this fire is not going to stop until our rights r

good to talk to you, charlotte gallagher in fast. l charlotte gallagher in fast.a smoker, but with a fractured foot and shoulders, he�*s now stuck gateshead�*s queen elizabeth hospital. so how many cigarettes do normally smoke day, anthony? ten at the most. so, carole, one of the hospital�*s stop smoking advisers, sees a chance to help anthony quit. we can offer you some patches for your arm, and we can give you an inhalator, it�*s something to do with your hands, and that�*s full of nicotine as well. carole herself gave up smoking five years ago. she understands how hard it can be. if i could do it, anybody can, and i did it. so you can as well. and she fears what might happen if this kind of service didn�*t exist. i think people will die sooner because they�*re not getting the support that they need, and i think now if we�*re educating the grannies, the mothers, they�*re going to educate their children not to smoke as well, because it�*s them that�*s the future, isn�*t it? and on the respiratory ward, the medical team can see that carole�*s work is getting resul

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.hree days of national mourning after torrential rains killed at least twenty five people. officials say 52 people are also missing. the downpour caused landslides and flooding, with the city of las tejerias bearing the brunt of them, south of the capital of caracas. the bbc�*s azaday moshiri reports. this town in venezuela has seen its homes swept away and its people wading through mud as the biggest river floods people wading through mud as the biggest riverfloods in their kids have left those who survived searching for their loved ones. translation: we need help- _ loved ones. translation: - need help. please, help rescue the people because we do not know if people are buried. i have a missing brother. we need support. it is not only my pain, it is a pain of all the people who are here. about a thousand _ people who are here. about a thousand emergency - people who are here. about a thousand emergency workers | people who are here. about a . thousand emergency workers are involved in

that was charlotte gallagher there.a protest against the country's government and supreme leader. viewers saw the usual live programming interrupted without warning. images were shown of ayatollah ali khamenei with a target on his head, accompanied by captions encouraging people to join the current wave of demonstrations and pictures of women said to have been killed by police. our correspondent, anna foster, is on the iran—iraq border. they are into their fourth week, and we saw yesterday one of the most significant days so far, because geographically these protests are really spreading, and we are also seeing new demographics getting involved as well. they have been very much driven by young women like mahsa amini, the 22—year—old who died in police custody, and schools and universities have been at the forefront of the protest. but what we saw yesterday was bazaar holders closing their stores in support. a you can really see the size of these protests. i have been talking to some iranians on their way out of the coun

charlotte gallagher reports. on the menu in belfast, cocktail making.r champion! applause. they also spent time with a mental—health charity that helps people in the city. this is the couple's first visit to northern ireland since they received their new titles, and in the seaside town of carrickfergus, a warm welcome — despite the weather. cheering. as soon as word got out that the royal couple were coming here, crowds have been lining the street. some have been here for hours for the chance to see the new prince and princess of wales, others rushed down as soon as school had finished with their children. and you can see for yourself the reaction the couple are getting. it was great meeting them, and they were so nice as well. it was fantastic. it's expected the couple will make more visits across the uk now charles is king, and as some of the most popular members of the royal family, towns like carrickfergus are thrilled to have them. love you, william and kate! charlotte gallagher, bbc news, carrickfergus. time for a look at the weather. here's stav

charlotte gallagher, bbc news, carrickfergus.aught the award and honour and responsibility. the swedish academy to the french writer received the prize for courage and clinical activity when she uncovered the root of collective restraint of personal memory. her literary work is mainly autobiographical, drawing on personal experience of her family, class and gender. in the northern hemisphere it is autumn familiars animals and soon time to hibernate, sleeping through the winter months and waiting for spring. but in the us state of alaska it is also known as fat bear week as bears in the katmai national park gorge themselves on someone had of the winter admirers of to crown one lucky bear as the fattest of them all. voting is open until the 11th october, known as tuesday when the champion will be crowd. two articles have been cloned by a company in china last month. here is mya, the first will pop to be born, playing with her surrogate mother who was a bigger. it's a subspecies of grey wolf native to canada apps northern arctic arc

charlotte gallagher, bbc news, creeslough.ead protests in the country and accusations of human rights violations and repression of women and girls. the protests began last month, after by the death in police custody of mahsa amini, a young woman who'd been detained by the morality police. hundreds of schoolgirls are said to have joined the demonstrations in recent days. the bbc is not allowed to report from iran, but our correspondent anna foster on the iran/iraq border. anna... this is one of the few places where you can actually speak to iranians as they come through this border crossing, which they are doing in small numbers. what is noticeable is how scared everybody is, about speaking out about what is happening in iran at the moment. i was at the bus station this morning, the place where people arrived by taxi before moving further into iraqi kurdistan. and they said if they spoke about what they have seen, the demonstrations, the protest, the fear they would be picked up and killed, they believe, by iranian intelligence

we can speak to charlotte gallagher, who's in the village for us. charlotte ? sica gallagher arrived, and there was complete silence. people stood remembering this young woman who had travelled the world, shanghai, paris, but had come home for her dream job. the priest said she was thejewel in herfamily and left ripples of love everywhere she went, and he said there are no answers as to what happened tojessica at that petrol station on friday. later the funeral of another victim, martin magill, will take place. he was a9, a devoted son, a carerfor his elderly mum and would do anything for anyone. elderly mum and would do anything foranyone. it elderly mum and would do anything for anyone. it brings it home how small and close—knit to this community is. the simple white churches outside the pharmacy where martin went about day to pick up a prescription for his mum, and next to the primary school where the youngest victim aged five attended. this is a community facing its darkest days, people are consumed with grief and many will be attending all ten funerals for

that was charlotte gallagher with the latest from the dup conference.life terms at her majesty's prison edinburgh for the murders of 15—year—olds vicky hamilton and 18—year—old dinah mcnicol. major electricity producers are urging the government not to cap the price of power produced at older renewable facilities. the earliest wind, solar and nuclear plants receive government subsidies and benefit from the rising cost of gas, even though they don't use it. ministers are expected to intervene as early as next week to make such renewable electricity cheaper, in a scheme similar to one already announced in the eu. earlier, i spoke to dr lawrence haar, an expert in renewable energy finance at the university of brighton. wet and windy weather in scotland and northern ireland tomorrow, but a ridge of high pressure for the majority and continuing dry weather stopped a scattering of showers in western scotland, take a cloud north of mainland scotland and northern ireland, producing patchy rain. temperatures 14—17. tonight the cloud and the breeze will pick up

let's join charlotte gallagher- let's join charlotte gallagher instrument, because you've been watching there's a few hours to go, what's the mood in the tone there? the dup are fed up, they feel they have no choice. there was never really any prospect of devolution starting again here today. the dup said they would block anything to do with getting stormont up and running until the protocol has either been asked or significant we altered. but there was this last ditch attempt to elect a speaker to the assembly — that should be semi—quite boring and straightforward, but the dup block to that, and that was the end of everything. in total it lasted ten minutes, then everyone piled out and had their say on what's going on. now sinn fein are obviously incredibly angry about this, they are saying essentially the dup is holding northern ireland to ransom and letting the northern irish people down. but the dup say it's either get rid of the mandate or not go back to work. alliance, the leader naomi long said she was fed up leader naomi long said she was fed up with what she calls being a circu

charlotte gallagher there. amanda _ go to the polls. charlotte gallagher there. watchers of northern ireland were ex-tectin ? , , ., ., watchers of northern ireland were ex-aectin? , , ., ., expecting? yes, it is groundhog day aaain in expecting? yes, it is groundhog day again in northern _ expecting? yes, it is groundhog day again in northern ireland, _ expecting? yes, it is groundhog day again in northern ireland, when - expecting? yes, it is groundhog day again in northern ireland, when it i again in northern ireland, when it comes to our stormont politics, it was a piece of theatre, it was giving the dup the opportunity to do the right they are in, as naomi long from the alliance party described it, but the dup are standing firm, it, but the dup are standing firm, it said it doesn't have the sufficient progress hadn't been made in the protocol, that it has a clear mandate to stay out of stormont and that was the sequence of events that we saw unfold in the chamber with attempts to elect a speaker, that it happened, and we now look to the secretary of state fo

charlotte gallagher, bbc news, carrickfergus.pening film was the world premiere of matilda the musical. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba was there. the west end smash is now a big—screen movie. the world premiere of matilda the musical is opening this year's london film festival. it boasts an all—star cast, including dame emma thomson as miss trunchbull. how much of an honour does it feel to have this film opening the london film festival this year? i mean, iwas so, so surprised, because... i don't know why i was surprised, because, isuppose, it's been around for a while, the story, and it's the london film festival, obviously. it normally opens with, i don't know, martin mcdonagh's latest, you know. and i think it's a wonderful thing to have chosen. the festival will be showing several films hoping for success in the forthcoming oscar season. she said details one of the decade's most significant stories, the new york times investigation into harvey weinstein, which helped launch the me too movement. the only way these

our correspondent charlotte gallagher is in belfast. charlotte, hello to you.e from a catholic background in northern ireland now outnumber people from a protestant background in northern ireland. and i wonder if that impact is whyjeffrey donaldson is making this broad appeal. it could well be, anytime. it could also be the election results in may when the dup lost their status as the largest party in northern ireland. sinn fein now hold that title. so a worrying time for dup in many ways. northern ireland is shifting demographically, as you said, with the census. and also politically. so today sir jeffrey donaldson is going to try and make this appeal for a broad coalition of people who believe that northern ireland should stay in the united kingdom. and he will say that this isn't about being a unionist or a nationalist. it is a question of fairness. because he believes the protocol leaves people in northern ireland treated worse than people in the rest of the uk. but the big question is are the dup going to return to power sharing at stormont? there has been

largest party, was a "wake—up call to unionists across northern ireland." 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagherern ireland was my place in the united kingdom, the importance of northern ireland remaining in the union and sirjeffrey donaldson tried to reach out to people that perhaps don't vote for the dup but want northern ireland to remain part of the united kingdom, saying he wanted to build a broad coalition. but, of course, the protocol was never far from any of the conversations, any of the speeches. the dup load the northern ireland protocol, they think it really cuts them off from the rest of the uk, these checks that have to be made on goods coming from the mainland uk anti—northern ireland, they hate, and they say they will not return to power sharing at stormont until the protocol is at. so, there was an ultimatum, really, for the westminster government, saying we will not be coming back until you get rid of the protocol. there was no sign from sirjeffrey donaldson that the dup were ready to return to stormont anytime soon. and why that is important is because this deadline, the 28th

we can speak to charlotte gallagher, who's in creeslough for us this lunchtime. lage ofjust a00 people. ten people have died. they were locals, so everybody here knows these victims. everyone has been affected by this. and it is notjust this village. i spoke to someone earlier said that the whole island is in shock from what happened on friday. these were people popping out of the shop on a friday to get a newspaper, packet of crisps, after school, and then the unthinkable happened. the irish police have given the names of the victims, four men, three women, two teenagers, and a girl ofjust five years old. we are already getting tributes for the victims from right across ireland, leone harvey was ia, keane, into sports, lots of pictures of her playing herfavourite sports, lots of pictures of her playing her favourite sports, sports, lots of pictures of her playing herfavourite sports, and of course that five—year—old girl besoyen picture ofjust then, shauna in her school uniform and backpack. the tragedy is unthinkable, as one person said earlier, and the local po

our ireland correspondent charlotte gallagher is there and joins us live.y, about what has happened. someone described it as an unthinkable tragedy. as chris said, this is a village of just 400 people, so everybody here will know people that have been affected by this tragedy, and everyone will be feeling it today. in fact someone said to me earlier, it's notjust the village that is in shock. it is the whole island that is in shock about what has happened here. forsuch is in shock about what has happened here. for such a tragedy to happen on a friday afternoon when people were popping into the petrol station for a newspaper, packet of crisps, or in their apartment, it is really just unbelievable. there is a mass going on this morning, people from the village will be attending, other people from around the community will be going as well. there was one last night, and ten red candles for each of the ten victims was laid out at the front of the chapel. and a lot has been said about the community here, and really everyone has rallied round. there is a coffee s

more of the estimated 42,000 people are now starting to cross the finish line. 0ur reporter charlotte gallagherng to be running this gruelling course, finishing at the mall, just outside buckingham palace, probably one of the most iconic locations in london. and people are running for lots of different reasons, for different charities, there is a former iranian detainee who was running to raise awareness of hostages all around the world, people running with different health conditions, one man running with an oxygen tank attached to him because he has a lung condition. another man has just recovered from a brain tumour, and he is running today. lots and lots of people, and the crowd, as you can see, cheering everyone on. 0n the other side over there, there is someone with a sign saying "my daddy runs marathons." lots of people cheering on family members taking on this challenge. this is the third time the marathon has been held in october, because of covid—19. fortunately, the weather has held off so far, we were thinking it was going to be a typical autumn day with pouring rain, but the weathe

our ireland correspondent charlotte gallagher is there and has more now on the reaction to this explosion it as an "unthinkable tragedy". as chris said, this is a village ofjust 400 people, so everybody here will know people that have been affected by this tragedy and everyone will be feeling it today. in fact, someone said to me earlier, it's notjust the village that's in shock, it's the whole island that's in shock about what's happened here. for such a tragedy to happen on a friday afternoon when people were popping into the petrol station for a newspaper, packet of crisps or in their apartment, it's just really unbelievable. there is a mass going on this morning. people from the village will be attending. other people from around the community will be going, as well. there was one last night and ten red candles for each of the ten victims was laid out at the front of the chapel. a lot has been said about the community here and really everyone has rallied round. there's a coffee shop opposite where i am now. they've been opening 2a hours a day offering free food and drink to the emerge

beyond a belief that northern ireland is best served as a part of the uk" our correspondent charlotte gallagherds from jeffrey donaldson. patti ever put the argument quite in this way before? no, he hasn't. he seems quite conciliatory, doesn't he? saying that unionism isn'tjust for dup supporters and supporters of other unionist parties across northern ireland. it is for anyone who wants to remain in the united kingdom. we know that he will saying his speech today that unionism is important and that northern ireland is best served remaining in the uk and he will also talk about building and he will also talk about building a better northern ireland, notjust for the dup and its supporters, but for the dup and its supporters, but for every community within northern ireland. so much more broad than perhaps before. but of course the issue that is overshadowing this is ireland ireiand protocoi. ireiand protocoii. large the northern ireland protocol. large who is the dup chairman, he this morning and said that spoke this morning and he said that it was a and no way the dup 90an :*::f;, if 90mg qb”? ,

the eskimo from charlotte gallagher.r. what has been the reaction there? i think people here just want to work with whoever is in charge and it is pretty rare that all parties in northern ireland say the same thing, but they all saying that northern ireland has to be the priority and that they really need to get this torment back up and running and something probably does need to get done about the protocol —— get stormont up and running. the building behind me, the lights are on but nobody is home. there has not been a fully functioning devolved government here since february. that is an incredibly long time because things like health care, public transport, education, there's lots of things that are not being resolved, so there were two questions facing northern ireland this morning. would chris heaton harris keep hisjob? and what an election be called this week? chris heaton harris, as you said, yes kept hisjob? and it is almost heaton harris, as you said, yes kept his job? and it is almost certainly will be an electi

charlotte gallagher, bbc news. of those who helped and who are now helping the community heal later in the programme. president putin is due to chair a meeting of his security council today to discuss the explosion which damaged a key bridge linking russia with occupied crimea. mr putin has accused the ukrainian intelligence services of being behind the blast. we're joined now by our corresponent in kyiv, hugo bachega. good morning, what more can you tell us? ~ ., good morning, what more can you tell us? a, , , us? morning, sally. president putin last niuht us? morning, sally. president putin last night said _ us? morning, sally. president putin last night said there _ us? morning, sally. president putin last night said there was _ us? morning, sally. president putin last night said there was no - us? morning, sally. president putin last night said there was no doubt l last night said there was no doubt that the explosion had been caused by the ukrainian intelligence services, he described it as a terrorist attack

for more, let's speak to our correspondent in belfast, charlotte gallagher.ounds but who he can get, he hopes, to unite around the idea of support for northern ireland staying within the union. indeed. he was really trying to reach out in his speech, notjust to reach out in his speech, notjust to dup members and supporters, but people who perhaps have never voted for the dup before, but believe northern ireland's place is with the uk. they don't want it to become part of a united ireland. so that was one of the key themes of his speech. there was a warning to unionism as well that he touched on there, saying that unionism had become splintered and that had allowed sinn fein to become the largest party and there was also a warning to the uk government in westminster, saying if the protocol, the northern ireland protocol, which is much loathed by the dup, remains, they will not return to stormont so they will not return to stormont so they will not return to stormont so they will be no power—sharing agreement at stormont. at the moment, that building lies dorma

secretary chris heaton—harris says a fresh assembly election will be called. 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagher here. politicians meeting in the building behind me trying to get back together, trying to get back to work. it looks really unlikely. still these huge blocks. the democratic unionist party say now not going back until the protocol is axed or significantly altered. the only certainty in northern ireland politics at the moment is more uncertainty. belfast, a bus ci moment is more uncertainty. belfast, a busy city centre- _ moment is more uncertainty. belfast, a busy city centre. shoppers, - a busy city centre. shoppers, workers, tourists. four miles away, a parliament shut the business for months. today, politicians are back, one last ditch attempt to get stormont back up and running. sinn fein's vice president taking aim at the democratic unionist party and its leader, said jeffrey donaldson. he stood for election yet failed to show up. it is a fail of leadership by him and his party. power-sharing has to be about _ by him and his party. power-sharing has to be about consensus - by hi

charlotte gallagher is at stormont and shejoins me now. shortly. election to be revealed very shortl . ~ ., election to be revealed very shortl . ~ . ., ~ shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going _ shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going to _ shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going to be _ shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going to be the - shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going to be the 15th - shortly. we are indeed, and we think that date is going to be the 15th of i that date is going to be the 15th of december, so ten days before christmas. the time when many people will be wanting to do their christmas shopping, going to nativity plays, christmas parties, they will be asked to go and vote. and people in northern ireland do not want this election, the voters do not want the selection and neither do the political parties. but chris heaton harris, secretary of state for northern ireland, says he has no choice, he has a legal mandate to call the selection. he

our reporter charlotte gallagher is at the start line. this morning, charlotte. the ma�*am it will indeed, roger. you can probably see behind me the finishing touches are being made. there is lots of drilling, hammering going on. the course is being set out because thousands and thousands of runners are going to be setting off here in the next few hours and some inspirational stories. there is an 89—year—old man running. the oldest competitor today. we have also got someone running with an oxygen tank. another man who only had a brain tumour removed injuly, he will be running the london marathon. lots of people with lots of stories trying to raise money and for the first time ever wheelchair competitors will be allowed people to help them on the course, so that has increased the number of those people competing today. i imagine a lot of nervous, jittery stomachs this morning that we have got some very, very good news. it was meant to be absolutely pouring down with rain today and fingers crossed the weather is staying fine. so, it will be

expected to fail due to opposition from the democratic unionist party. 0ur ireland correspondent charlotte gallagheror us and joins us live. this has been rather protracted process and there this has been rather protracted process and there has this has been rather protracted process and there has been this has been rather protracted process and there has been no functional government for a very long time. explain why we are where we are now. there has been no functioning government since february and they held the last elections here and the results came in with sinn fein for the first time the largest party and the democratic unionist party at the second largest. when the results came in and they came back to stormont the dup said they would not do anything until the northern ireland protocol and specifically postbag is trading arrangements were significantly altered or completely scrapped. that was six months ago and nothing really has happened since then here. they have been back and forth trying to discuss things but there has been no real chance of a devolved assembly being formed here and the

charlotte gallagher is at stormont and shejoins me now. under the rules a new election must take placehat may be. we are, indeed. we think in about three hours' time the northern ireland secretary will make an announcement about when the selection will be held, saying he would not be having a u—turn on this, the election would definitely be happening, because time has run out here. it passed at midnight, the deadline, and power—sharing is still not back here. the big question is, what will the selection achieve, really? we may get the same results we got in the may elections, so sinn fein, the nationalist party, merging of the largest party here, and the dup is the second party. the dup say no matter the results of the selection they will not be returning to stormont until the northern ireland protocol and the post—brexit trading arrangements are scrapped or significantly altered, so we could be in exactly the same position in a few months where the building by me, which should be full of politicians making big decisions about health care budgets, education, public transport, is still

charlotte gallagher there.found that the price of vegetable oil soared by 65% in the 12 months to september. the price of pasta surged almost 60% and tea by 46%. overall, the price of some of the cheapest food in supermarkets rose by i7% in the year to september. inflation rose 10.1% in the year to september — driven mostly by soaring energy and food prices — that's the fastest rate in 40 years. let's hear from some people in rishi sunak�*s constituency of richmond in north yorkshire. you can see it on the shelves when you go into supermarkets. you have got to really thing about making better choices. i have also gone to doing some online shopping, so i just buy literally what i need as opposed to going down the middle aisles and buying all the extra bits you might have done a few months ago. you might have done a few months auo. ~ :, you might have done a few months am, : ., , , ~' you might have done a few months an, . ., , , ~' :, you might have done a few months ao.~ :, , , ~' :, , ago. we are buying, like,

our correspondent charlotte gallagher is at stormont for us this morning. ning to you. talk of this election in mid december? indeed. chris heaton harris, the northern ireland secretary, is expected to call an election today, we think around lunchtime. he says he has a legal duty to do this and it's something that he will absolutely not you turn on. the big question in northern ireland is, is what this election will achieve, if anything? we think the results may be pretty much the same, so sinn fein still emerging as the largest party, the dup, the second largest party. and the dup have said no matter what the results, if the northern ireland protocol remains, they will not return to stormont. so they will not return to stormont. so the building behind me will continue to lie empty. so, decisions around health care, education, the cost of living, they are still not being made. for example, the £400 fuel top up made. for example, the £400 fuel top up that people should have been receiving has not gone out yet, people don't know when they are going to get it a

let's talk to our ireland correspondent, charlotte gallagher, who joins us now. correspondent, charlotte current northern ireland secretary has said he wants to stay on the job and feels like he has unfinished business. steve baker, the northern ireland minister, he wants to stay as well. chris heaton—harris supported borisjohnson in the early stages of this recent leadership contest and then switched to rishi sunak. we do not know if he will stay. steve baker, we do not know if he will stay, same so many questions facing northern ireland. julian smith, former northern ireland secretary has been mentioned as possibly coming back. he was someone who was incredibly popular in northern ireland and managed to get on with all parties which, i'm sure you will know, is quite a feat in northern ireland. and now we are looking at whether there will be an election to storm and called on friday and you mentioned the protocol there and essentially there has been a fully functioning dissolved government since february and the democratic unionist party are refusing to go back to stormont until the pro

our reporter charlotte gallagher is in creeslough for us this morning. and shock, it's the whole island in shock, and that's really the sense you get here. people arejust that's really the sense you get here. people are just an automatic by what happened. these are people, these victims going to a petrol station on a friday afternoon, perhaps buying a packet of crisps or a newspaper and this has killed them. this is a village, as chris said, of 400 people so everybody here inaudible has been affected by this and i think the scars of what has happened here will live on for a very, very long time. such an enormous thing happens in a close—knit community, it takes generations for people to get over what has happened. today, we're going to see more church services in the village and are expecting crowds notjust the village and are expecting crowds not just opeople from the village and are expecting crowds notjust opeople from the village but people in other areas inaudible support the people suffering here and that's one of the things we have seen here, the c

our ireland correspondent charlotte gallagher is at stormont for us and joins us live.l, does it? not at all, i am afraid. they are coming back today, politicians, and midday, to try to elect a new speaker and nothing can happen until they have elected a new speaker that we are pretty certain that the democratic unisys party, the second—largest party here will refuse to take part so that means a speaker can't be elected and nothing else can be done. party will have their say and then everyone will leave in the building over there will remain mothballed, a huge building that is meant to be full of politicians making decisions everyday but very little is being done there and the reason why the dup refused to take part at the moment is because of the northern ireland protocol, the post—brexit trading arrangements in place. the dup say they have left northern ireland separated symbolically from the rest of the united kingdom and they thinks it gives a place of northern ireland and the union at risk stop and people in northern ireland are worried about the huge cost of livin

ealier, i spoke to our correspondent charlotte gallagher on the view from northern ireland.eed to be done about stormont, the lack of devolved government, and the issues need to be sorted. there has not been a functioning devolved government here since february. that is an incredibly long amount of time when decisions are not being made about health care, education, for example. so, people here, voters, are really fed up. and as you said, this deadline looming friday. if the devolved government is not back at stormont working by then, chris heaton harris has said he will call an election. and steve baker who is his minister said there will be absolutely no u—turn on that issue. so, realistically, ithink there is little chance of them getting back to stormont before friday, because the dup said they will only go back once the northern ireland protocol, so those post—brexit trading arrangements, are either scrapped or significantly altered. and they said they will not go back until there is action on that. they will not take it on a promise. so, the chance of that happening in

our correspondent charlotte gallagher has more.and he said there was really no answers as to what happened and why it happened to jessica. you can see behind me the petrol station lying in rubble, the flats above it where she was. the funeral of martin mcgill, another victim, that took place in the last hour. martin was originally from scotland and a lone piper led the hearse down to the church in the foothills of mountains. and we heard about martin being a devoted son. he was a carer for his elderly mum and he has been described as the type of person who would do absolutely anything for anyone. and you can really tell how close knit this community is and how small it is. when you were at the church, in front of it is the pharmacy where martin had been that day to collect a prescription for his mum. and next to that is the primary school where the youngest victim, five—year—old shauna flanagan garwe had attended. and many people notjust in this village, but this surrounding will be attending all ten funerals. this is an incredibly

charlotte gallagher is in northern ireland.? will it still be chris heaton harris or someone different who will delay this election? at the moment, everything really feels in limbo here. and while things aren't happening, of course, no decisions are being made about health care, public transport, education, things that really concern people here in northern ireland who like the rest of the uk living in a cost of living crisis. so there is a feeling that politicians in westminster and here in northern ireland need to get their act together. but one is that going to happen? chris heaton harris said it wanted to be the northern ireland secretary for a long time but that was a few days ago when liz truss was still in total charge, and now she's on her way out, is chris heaton harris on his way out as well? and of course different views from all the different regions. let's hear from alexander in glasgow. in scotland, all of the party leaders say liz truss made the right decision to resign. the leader of the scottish conservative pa

our correspondent charlotte gallagher is in belfast this morning. g time with much, many struggles, in terms of trying to come to some agreement. what are we expected to hear today? the dup, really, today, by going to be stressing the importance of the union, their place in the union, and building a better northern ireland. that is what they want for the future. but things are gonna be really different from their last conference in 2019, because so much has changed for the dup. crucially, they are no longer the largest party in northern ireland. sinn fein took more votes in the stormont elections in may, and also the northern ireland protocol, which the dup absolutely loathe. they feel and their supporters feel that it has cut them off symbolically from the rest of the uk. and he mentioned there were some positive moves yesterday between london and dublin about the future of the protocol, coming to some kind of resolution. but crucially, chris heaton harris also said, the northern ireland secretary, but he didn't expect a resolution by october 28. by

let's go live to our correspondent in creeslough, charlotte gallagher.eds of people were outside saint michael's church to greetjessica when the hearse carrying her arrived today and there was just complete silence. people standing there thinking about a young woman who had travelled the world, been to paris, shanghai, who wasjust world, been to paris, shanghai, who was just about to start her dream job in belfast. and a tragedy struck on friday and the priest said she was a jewel in herfamily on friday and the priest said she was a jewel in her family and ripples were left by her everywhere she went. he said there was really no answers as to what happened and why it happened tojessica. you can see behind me the petrol station lying in rubble, the flats above it where she was. the funeral of martin magill, another victim took place in the last hour. martin was originally from scotland and a lone piper the last hour. martin was originally from scotland and alone piper made the hearse identity church in the foothills of the donegal mountains. we heard abou

charlotte gallagher is at stormont.ertainty. it looks like we are going to be having another election ten days before christmas, no one wants that, voters don't want that, parties don't want that, but it looks like it will be happening. thank you, charlotte. hundreds of thousands of nhs staff across england, wales and northern ireland will begin voting today on whether to go on strike over a pay dispute. ballots in scotland are already open. health workers have been offered a pay rise of £1,400, a figure the department of health says was recommended by the independent nhs pay review body. but union officials say that's not enough and they're warning that many nhs staff have "reached the end of the road". now, it's a disgusting habit, and one we wouldn't normally discuss while you might be trying to eat your breakfast, .wedo . we do not want to even see it but we are going to see it. it is we are going to see it. it is important _ we are going to see it. it is important scientific - we are going to see it. it is importan