dr clare rice from the university — here. dr clare rice from the university of _ here.clare rice from the - university of liverpool, thank you for your time and insight. a woman who was killed along with her three dogs whilst walking in west london has been named by police. olivia riley was struck by a car early yesterday morning. victoria hollins reports. flowers left in the spring rain. the only real sign of the tragedy here on cheyne walk early yesterday morning. olivia riley described herself as a dog lover. she was walking her three golden retrievers around 6:15 when they were all hit by a car. olivia and all the animals died at the scene. one of those paying tribute today was sarah phillips, who walks her dogs nearby. it's just the most terrible, terrible thing on such a beautiful, beautiful morning. and so i thought, i've got to come and lay some flowers, as to say not to forget her. olivia's death has had a big impact on people in the area. the people i've spoken to, a lot of people have mentioned they're very sad. i mean, going for... taking your dogs for a wal

doctor clare rice, thank _ and overall outcome. doctor clare rice. thank you — and overall outcome.rice, thank you for your _ and overall outcome. doctor clare rice, thank you for your expertise i rice, thank you for your expertise on what is continuing to be a very difficult situation with regards politics in northern ireland, to try to resolve the issues. we have a copy of the letter from the top civil servant simon case, relating to the story we were just telling you about a couple of minutes ago, the news that the government wants to make significant reductions to the civil service of a little over 90,000 job cuts. the government says it wants to do that through a recruitment freeze and what it calls natural churn. in a letter last night, simon case acknowledged the cuts would be what he called challenging but he says departments need to consider how to streamline workforces. looking down through this to bring you the top lines, i'm seeing this for the first time myself. the corset and a boetius target to cut around 90,000 jobs that will meet imagination as well as a skilful col

joining me now is dr clare rice, politics researcher at the university of liverpool. how you see it? i think it is fair to say something has shifted in northern ireland's politics with this result. the idea of it being a two group political system dom by the unionist and nationalist groups seems to be certain that weekend, if not eroded. we have the strength of the centre ground emerging through the centre ground emerging through the selection, particularly the alliance calmac party. the path this has set is very different to the path we have just come off. min; has set is very different to the path we have just come off. path we have 'ust come off. why have thins path we have just come off. why have things shifted? _ path we have just come off. why have things shifted? it _ path we have just come off. why have things shifted? it is _ path we have just come off. why have things shifted? it is very _ path we have just come off. why have things shifted? it is very difficult - things shifted? it is very difficult to say. i things shifted? it is very difficult to sa . ~ .

new films from a director is kelly rice or clare, denise park chang. whoops. i'm the biggest names in international art house cinema will be a screening here for the 1st time in the next couple of weeks. now, is the war ukraine tossing a shadow of a proceeding? yes, i mean you think the warden, ukraine would be worlds away from, from the closet here and can, i'm but we're already seeing its impact here on the festival. the russian delegation, usually a very large group of filmmakers and industry people here in can. hm have been banned and we're seeing them a real strong focus on the ukranian industry and on ukrainian films i'm, there's even ukrainian documentary that's going to be shown here, which was shot since the invasion in mario pole. and the director was actually a tragically killed by russian forces after, after the invasion, but they manage to get the footage out of that film of act documentary, really depicting of the day to day life of the last a couple of months in the side. the war zone will be screening here in can. so even though it does seem al

earlier i spoke to dr clare rice — a research associate at the university of liverpool and a specialist me that the situation at stormont today is worse than anticipated. we anticipated the dup was going to be reluctant to nominate. at this stage last week, we didn't know whether it would be a deputy first minister or first minister, but it was confirmed pretty soon after the results started coming in that they wouldn't nominate to thejoint office. in the last few days, we have heard, had it confirmed overnight that the dup will not be nominating or partaking in the election of a speaker for the northern ireland assembly either. essentially, we are left with a zombie government, caretaker government, whichever phrase you wish to use on it, but due to legislation passed a few months ago, that means, effectively, we still have ministers who are kind of in post, still technically in charge of their ministerial portfolios, but they are limited to what they can do. they can't take any new decisions and can't take any cross departmental decisions because the executive itself is unable to form

joining me now is dr clare rice, political researcher at the university of liverpool focusing on politicsy minister in orderfor should be nominating a deputy minister in order for this government to get back to government the people of northern ireland, say they have a mandate because of the votes on thursday to make sure that northern ireland protocol is scrapped. are they right? tt is northern ireland protocol is scrapped. are they right? it is very much depends _ scrapped. are they right? it is very much depends on _ scrapped. are they right? it is very much depends on which _ scrapped. are they right? it is very much depends on which weight - scrapped. are they right? it is very| much depends on which weight you want to read the situation. the dup made no secret of the fact they had that red light regarding the northern ireland protocol in the lead up to the election so the fact they have a mandate and so far as they have a mandate and so far as they have a mandate and so far as they have elected representatives could be taken to an extent to mean they feel they have a position with r

and there was more disappointment for local boy sharla clare, who again failed to win his home. rice, despite started from po, position dark clouds on the monte carlo horizon and they proved a bad omen for home favorite charley clerk. after a delay of over an hour, due to the deluge, the monocle grown pri got underway and with claire was flying. until ferrari called him in for a 2nd tire change on 22 laughs. an engineer realized they'd made a bad call as didn't anguish mcclare when mc schumacher split his house into the race was stopped again. after 30 laps. schumacher walked away in one piece, but the crash met the grown pre became attained race by this time red will. sergio perez had stolen a march on the clare and even with his tires cut to ribbons hilda, ferrari's carlo sites to take the checkered flag. her guided, i'd like a badge. as the mexican celebrated an aggrieved laclare had some choice final words for his team. first, when for perez, this season and a good deal road for red bull standings leader max for stopping came in 3rd. francis sports minister says livable fans witho

there's so many great, interesting, and groundbreaking, a directors, kelly rice, hard pan, a park chan. whoop. clare, denise, they all have their new films here, and i think the films being shown over here and can, over the next 2 weeks, are the movies that will be sort of determining the cultural conversation for the whole year. what about the political compensation? is the war in ukraine costing some sort of shadow the proceedings there? yeah, well, i mean, of course, i mean, the war you came seems worlds away from, from across that here in can. but we are seeing the impact, the russian delegation. there's usually a large number of russian filmmakers, other members of the russian film industry here on the, on the quote that they've all been banned as a result of the, a war and ukraine. and the festival itself is trying to put a focus on ukranian filmmakers and the ukranian film industry. we have a number of ukrainian films screening here, one which looks like a very powerful documentary that was actually shot in the, at the center of the war over the last couple of months in the dom bass region wa

for more on the stalemate at stormont, let's speak to clare rice, a research associate with the university this morning. having seen and heard what's happened in the last 24 hours, do you think we are any closer to resolution? in hours, do you think we are any closer to resolution?— hours, do you think we are any closer to resolution? in short, no. we are in — closer to resolution? in short, no. we are in a _ closer to resolution? in short, no. we are in a very — closer to resolution? in short, no. we are in a very difficult _ closer to resolution? in short, no. we are in a very difficult situation | we are in a very difficult situation now where the dup have been unequivocally clear in saying they will not return to the executive until changes have been secured to the northern ireland protocol. the rest of the parties have been in stormont, the weather yesterday and there were clearly stating they wanted to get back around the executive table and to be in that position where new cross—party decisions can be taken. the cost of living legislation introduced, we are in a situation where ther