relatively small you know very crucial group of do you pay democratic unionist party and peace so i don't blame them for playing the card i mean what they're. and i don't worry about that because quite frankly they've the responsibility now that if the british government does anything that's very negative. and affects the economy in order and aren't who's going to get the blame in northern ireland patrice and pay it will be that democratic unionist party so they can only support as long as they agreement this puzzle off. and that's not going to be easy as we go through this year. because. the transition agreement ok i don't see that it's a difficulty transition agreement that probably would go where you want to go to the end to twenty twenty two weeks may want to go bit a bit longer but she has to watch the next general election when that is but more importantly she has to to now start work what's the future relationship and that's going to be to the crucial issue in order to hadn't look at blood and the islands both the. scottish first minister those are working together to try and secur

and the unit opinion before christmas i was surprised in the referendum campaign that the democratic unionist party they were the only party i think where the only major party in the nort who can bust. everybody else where remainders. and. it was a coalition of all kind of groups wanted to remain and of course to vote in order an ardent was overwhelmingly to remain. and sold out house to be taken into account to do you peto could opposing view they believed. they would get a very good deal at a so i suppose the election result was was great for that and i'm from a political point of view and it's a lot at the beginning of the election may was going to have a huge majority and that nobody in ordinary that would matter a tall and that ends up in the election. to stay in power that she has to have the support of the. relatively small you know for her very very crucial group of do you pay democratic unionist party and pays so i don't blame them for playing the card i mean what they're. and i don't worry about that because quite frankly they've a responsibility now that if the british government does an

the european union before christmas i was surprised in the referendum campaign that the democratic unionist party they were the only party i think where the only major party in the norte who can bust. everybody else where remainders. and it was a coalition of all kind of groups wanted to remain and of course to vote in order an ardent was overwhelmingly to remain. so that house to be taken into account to do you peto could opposing view they believed. they would get a very good deal at a so i suppose the election result was was great for that and i'm from a political point of view and it's a lot at the beginning of the election may was going to have a huge majority and that nobody in ordinary that would matter a tall and that ends up in the election. to stay in power that she has to have the support of the. relatively small you know very crucial group of do you pay democratic unionist party and peace so i don't blame them for playing the card i mean what they're. and i don't worry about that because quite frankly they've a responsibility now that if the british government does anything that's ver

complicated by her government‘s reliance for parliamentary support on northern ireland‘s democratic unionist partye united kingdom. it would be catastrophic economically, never mind politically from northern ireland to be cut off from its biggest market. this is not where the story ends. this document is a first draft to be amended by eu member states then negotiated with the government. which has plenty to say about it. the japanese car manufacturer toyota has announced plans to build the latest version of its auris model at its plant in derbyshire. most of the engines for it will also be built in britain, at the company‘s factory in deeside. the government says the plan will help to safeguard 3,000 jobs. one of president trump‘s longest—serving advisers, his communications director, hope hicks, has announced that she will resign. her decision to step down was confirmed by the white house but it‘s not clear when she‘ll leave. miss hicks, who‘s 29, is reported to have said she had achieved everything she could in the role. on tuesday, she was questioned for more than eight hours in the us house of

the democratic unionist party says there's no prospect of a deal to restore northern ireland's devolvedrecent days. the dup leader arlene foster said that one of the main stumbling blocks was sinn fein's desire for an irish language act. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has the latest from stormont. a breakthrough seemed likely when theresa may visited northern ireland on monday. she and the irish prime minister said they were hopeful of a deal between the parties at stormont. now, the prospect of renewed power—sharing is disappearing. unionists have accused republicans of asking for too much. we have, as i've said before, run out of road in respect of this process. we're not going to be able to get the executive up and running because there is not a fair and balanced package available. but sinn fein say the dup are to blame for the collapse of the talks. a lot of expectation over the course of the last number of days where people were either briefed or discussing the fact there potentially was a deal on the table. i'm saying confidently we had an accommodation with the dup and they

to northern ireland looking for another win, talks to restore power—sharing between the democratic unionist party stage 13 months after the devolved government collapsed. critical stage 13 months after the devolved government collapsedlj believe devolved government collapsed.” believe there is the basis of an agreement here and i believe that it should be possible to see an executive up and running here in northern ireland very soon. she was joined in the negotiations by the irish sea coast, —— the irish leader. we are hopeful the two parties will come to an agreement this week. the main sticking point has been whether there should be a new law to protect and promote the irish language. for speakers of the tongue, irish is about identity, culture and history and they believe it needs legal recognition. as the deadlock has continued, the irish border has become a significant matter in the brexit negotiations. that's one of the reasons why parties say they want devolution bag and a deal sounds doable. theresa may left with the stormont stalemate still unresolved but the mood certainly improved. eve

for viewers outside of the uk and maybe even outside of europe, the dup being the democratic unionist partynorthern ireland, which is helping to support theresa may's government to get a majority to get those through parliament right now. and the issue, this issue of the border between northern ireland and ireland is one of these issues that has been very difficult to come up with answers on, that are approved by all the parties involved. the dup were in support of brexit but what they don't want to see is anything that creates a regulatory alignment, this was the deal that was done in december, between the north and the south. they want to have more of an alignment between the rest of the uk, and northern ireland. and this isa uk, and northern ireland. and this is a tripwire for this entire conversation. if this is to happen tomorrow, as is widely reported, this could have a huge impact on what theresa may has to try and think about next to get her head around, and in the meantime labour leaderjeremy corbyn has set out his stall, and this adds to the pressure on her because he is saying th

the democratic unionist party says there's no prospect of a deal to restore northern ireland's devolvednt days. the dup leader, arlene foster, said that one of the main stumbling blocks was sinn fein's desire for an irish language act. our ireland correspondent, chris page, has the latest from stormont. a breakthrough seemed likely when theresa may visited northern ireland on monday. she and the irish prime minister said they were hopeful of a deal between the parties at stormont. now, the prospect of renewed power—sharing is disappearing. unionists have accused republicans of asking for too much. we have, as i've said before, run out of road in respect of this process. we're not going to be able to get the executive up and running because there is not a fair and balanced package available. but sinn fein say the dup are to blame for the collapse of the talks. there was a lot of expectation over the course of the last number of days where people were either briefed or were discussing the fact that there potentially was a deal on the table. i'm saying confidently that we had an accommodat

it. the irish sea, and no uk prime minister could ever agree to it. on northern ireland's democratic unionist partyorthern ireland to cut off from its biggest market. but this is not where the story ends. then negotiated with the government — which has plenty to say about it. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. in a second referendum. lines are unrealistic. speech as "riddled with errors". 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. stop brexit! stop brexit. up a permanent place in westminster might have a new ally. might have a new ally. deal will give you second referendum. referendum. nobody can truly know what the will of the people may then be. of the people may then be. what the will of the people may then be. will of the people may then be. what the will of the people may then be. the will of the people may then be. 0r put the issue back to the people. i don't enjoy being out of step with so many of my party. so many of my party. pleasure at all in speaking out as i have today. have today. to speak truth to the people as it is to speak truth to power. is to speak truth to power. decision i

talks ended yesterday when the democratic unionist party said there was no prospect of a deal. en locked in negotiations for 13 months. 0xfam has said it sacked its country director in haiti last yearfor mismanagement. the charity said damien berrendorf had faced allegations of inappropriate behaviour, but it said his dismissal was not related to sexual misconduct, or the scandal in 2011 involving aid workers in haiti paying local women for sex. the consumers' association, "which", says faulty household appliances are causing about 60 fires every week in the uk. it says a third of fires are started by washing machines and tumble dryers. "which" has written to ministers, giving them 90 days to draw up a plan to address the issue. dubious financial advisors exploited former steel workers in a pensions mis—selling scandal according to mps. the work and pensions select committee says it cost the people involved thousands of pounds, and that the financial conduct authority did too little to protect them after the closure of the british steel pension scheme. more than a thousand drivi

commons calling for a general election to be held on the eighth of june not least for the democratic unionist party after generation is a mere bits played in westminster politics elections saw them emerge victorious in their long struggle with the ulster unionists for supremacy is the voice of northern irish unionism even more significantly the election of thought combined with the loss of the twenty majority in the house of commons so the d.p. propelled into position of the site of influence and a hung parliament he holds the balance holds the power but with power comes responsibility and there are signs that this position is causing difficulties within the party the talks the sinn fein have each deadlock and the party now seems uncomfortable with the compromises required to restart the diva lucian's process and no matter how many times we're told that the norse and british north american british. the brits are supporting d.d.p. now finds its antipathy towards a partly conflicting with its wish to maintain an open border with the irish republic the party funded by the late reverend paisley in the

ireland has been without devolved government for 13 months after a coalition led by the democratic unionist partyy president trump have massively boosted his company's earnings. mr buffett, who is chairman and chief executive of berkshire hathaway, says the tax changes have benefited his firm to the tune of $29 billion. democrats had argued that the recent trump tax package was a huge and unaffordable giveaway to the wealthy. he's said in the past that the rich should pay higher taxes. britain is set for its coldest february week in five years — as freezing air, dubbed the beast from the east, arrives from russia. the cold snap will affect the whole of the uk from sunday night, with temperatures expected to drop to —8 in some areas. simonjones reports. the gritters are gearing up, as britain braces itself for a big freeze. the so—called beast from the east is sweeping in from siberia. the met office, in conjunction with nhs england, has issued a level three cold weather alert for the whole of the country, the second most serious level. that means there is a 99% chance of severe weather, icy condi

ireland has been without devolved government for 13 months after a coalition led by the democratic unionist partypsed. the european council president, donald tusk says he'll be presenting draft guidelines on the future eu relationship with the uk next month, whether britain is ready or not. speaking at a meeting of the other 27 eu leaders, mr tusk, who is meeting theresa may on thursday in london, said the uk is still trying to "cherry pick" its future relationship with the eu. if the media reports are correct, i am afraid that the uk position today is based on pure illusion. it looks like the cake theory is still alive. from the very start it has been a key principle of the eu 27 that there can be no cherry picking and no single market a la carte. a number of us companies have cut ties with the national rifle association, as consumers call for a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby. they include the car rental companies hertz and enterprise holdings, both of which have stopped offering discounts for members of the association, in the wake of the florida school shooting. our north am

into government in northern ireland will depend upon negotiations between sinn fein and the democratic unionist party been some progress in british and irish governments in the last 2a hours, they have been warning that time is running out to get devolution back. whether or not an agreement is possible should become clear over the next week or so, as talks seem to be heading for a crosspoint. now, other issues that mary lou mcdonald touched on in her speech, international issues, the middle east, catalonia, climate change and also more specific to politics here on the island of ireland, the legacy of the conflict in northern ireland, for example, paying tribute to her predecessors who have led sinn fein, and very much put the emphasis on the party's overall aim, achieving a united ireland. she says that she is willing to persuade unionists on that, many of them are extremely suspicious of sinn fein, given the legacy of the past, and in terms of building relationships with them, that will be an uphill struggle for mary lou mcdonald. however, it is hoped that this leader, with a very different backgrou

they had of northern ireland's largest pro british unionist party says there's no prospect of restoring devolved government democratic unionist party leader arlene foster wants london to take back financial control the region which is part of the united kingdom has had no devolved government for over a year the irish republican party fein pulled out of power sharing with the p over a financial scandal talks have since founded over demands by shane fein for a law to give official status to the irish language shia muslim protesters in bahrain have fought with police one marking the seventh anniversary of a failed uprising security forces fired tear gas in a number of villages while reinforcements were deployed to stop protesters blocking main roads the country has a shia majority but the ruling monarchy is sunni. police in iran have arrested dozens of unlicensed money traders as concern grows about the falling value of the rain in rio the president is under pressure to stop the currency slide against the dollar which business people say is doing serious harm to the economy has our report from tehran every morning irani

several rounds of negotiations have failed to break the deadlock between the democratic unionist partyrs may and the irish prime minister leo varadkar told the parties they were committed to bringing back devolution. after the meetings, stormont politicians struck a positive note. good progress has been made, we will continue to work to look for more progress. and it's about finding an accommodation that recognises the need to respect all languages and all cultures in northern ireland. we don't believe that there is anything now that is insurmountable left to resolve. there are matters of clarity and some detail. the main sticking point has been whether there should be a new law to protect and promote the irish language. for speakers of the tongue, irish is about identity, culture and history, and they believe it needs legal recognition. it needs equality and it needs to be on the same level as gaelic in scotland and welsh in wales. and obviously english here as well. it needs to be on an equal footing with the rest and that's all we're asking. but in unionist areas there is suspicion

ireland has been without devolved government for 13 months after a coalition led by the democratic unionist partyed. a former senior adviser to donald trump has admitted charges of conspiracy and lying to investigators who are examining claims of russian political interference in the 2016 presidential election. in a plea deal, rick gates admitted conspiracy to defraud the government and making false statements. he's become the third associate of the president to agree to co—operate with a special investigation. a number of us companies have cut ties with the national rifle association as consumers call for a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby. they include the car rental companies hertz and enterprise holdings, both of which have stopped offering discounts to members of the association in the wake of the florida school shooting. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the aftermath to a school shooting that could prompt change in america. amidst the grieving, the mood has been different this time. within hours of a gunman killing 17 people, anger overflowed onto the st

confident united kingdom the head of northern ireland's largest unionist party says there's no prospect of restoring devolved government instead democratic unionist party leader arlene foster called for britain to take financial control of the region british province has been without a devolved government for more than a year since irish nationalists shin fein withdrew from a compulsory power sharing government with. a financial crisis in gaza is forcing hospitals and clinics to close intensive care bed to lie unused to save electricity and patients with contagious diseases are forced to stay in overcrowded rooms that are in the us a provided emergency funding for the hospital generators but it could be another week before this filters through and smith reports from gaza. mohamad also he has severe epilepsy this machine delivers a precise dosage of a drug every hour to control the two year old seizures. for thirteen days now the electricity the power as it has come from solar panels the hospital like all in gaza has not been give money for generator fuel embodied but i was astonished how long in the power goes off for one minute my son l

the head of northern ireland's largest pro british unionist party says is no prospect of restoring devolved government in belfast democratic unionist party leader on and foster wants london to take financial control the region which is part of the united kingdom has had no devolved governmental more than a year the irish republican party seen fame pulled out of power sharing with the because of a financial scandal talks have since foundered over sheen feigns demands for the law to give official status to the irish language international aid has begun arriving in parts of tonga that were hit by psycho on monday military aircraft from australia and new zealand have flown in emergency supplies to the pacific nation a cycle in which has caused widespread structural damage is one of the most powerful storms ever to hit. the headlines on al-jazeera jacob zuma has resigned as south africa's president reluctant to heating orders from his party the african national congress he'll go with immediate effect ending almost nine years in power frequently mocked by scandal the ruling a.n.c. told him to quit all face moves in quantum into

there are growing indications that the democratic unionist party and sinn fein may be close to a dealnt — although a dup source has said agreement is unlikely today. the last administration led by the two parties collapsed more than a year ago. south africa's governing party, the anc, says the fate of president zuma will be decided within 2a hours. there is mounting pressure for him to stand down, following allegations of corruption. speaking at a rally in cape town, the leader of the anc, cyril ramaphosa said the key aim of any transition of power was to unite south africans. london city airport has been closed until further notice after the discovery of an unexploded second world war bomb. the device was found in the river thames. passengers are being urged to check with their airlines before travelling this morning. a new campaign aimed at promoting the benefits of shared parental leave will be launched by the government today. the leave allows working couples to split up to 50 weeks between them to care for a child in the first year of their birth or adoption. but only 2% of famil

they had of northern ireland's largest pro british unionist party says there's no prospect of restoring devolved government instead democratic unionist party leader arlene foster call for london to take back financial control from the belfast administration the region which is part of the united kingdom has been without a devolved government for over a year the irish republican party sheen fane withdrew from a power sharing government with the over a financial scandal talks have since founded over demands by shin fein for legislation to give official status to the irish language. international aid has begun arriving in parts of tongo that were hit by psycho on monday military aircraft from all from australia and new zealand have flown in emergency supplies to the pacific nation the cycle in which has caused widespread structural structural damage is one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the island it's. now again i'm fully back to bill with the headlines on al-jazeera jacob zuma has resigned as south africa's president reluctantly heeding orders from his party the a.n.c. has gone with immediate effect ending almost nin

there are growing indications that the democratic unionist party and sinn fein may be close to a deale has said agreement is unlikely today. the last administration led by the two parties collapsed more than a year ago. let speak to our correspondent in belfast, keith doyle. —— let us speak to norman smith. they would not be going to belfast if there was not a fair chance to get this deal over the line?|j if there was not a fair chance to get this deal over the line? i think thatis get this deal over the line? i think that is true. there is the suggestion that is growing confidence there will be a deal, but whether it is today is questionable. deadlines tend to come and go in northern ireland. sinn fein may be relu cta nt to northern ireland. sinn fein may be reluctant to give up win to theresa may in the irish premier. it could drag on for a few more days but there is a sense both sides are moving towards some form of agreement. listening to arlene foster over the weekend, she was seeing progress had been made. the deputy in dublin stressed this week was a decisive move forward. ther

ireland has been without devolved government for 13 months after a coalition led by the democratic unionist partye cut ties with the national rifle association — as consumers call for a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby. united and delta airlines have joined car rental giants hertz and enterprise in ending discounts for nra members in the wake of the florida school shooting. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the aftermath to a school shooting that could prompt change in america. it the grieving, the mood has been different this time. within hours of the gunman killing 17 people, anger overflowed onto the streets. now it is social media where pressure is being exerted on the hugely powerful gun lobby. under the hashtag boycott nra, activists are targeting firms that offer special benefits to members of the national rifle association. and they include some of the most familiar corporate names. the car rental companies hertz and enterprise, offer special benefits to members of the national rifle association. and they include some of the most familiar corporate name

talks between the two largest parties, the democratic unionist party and sinn fein to restore the statusster is the 10th to bring back direct rule, so what next? brian, how serious is this political mess? i think it is very serious. i think it is more serious than the press attention it has received in british media, anyway. it could not have happened at a worse time, given what we were talking about earlier thatis what we were talking about earlier that is coming down the pipelines regards that. —— brexit. but where do they go from here in the next... what was the problem, they got so close as we understand it. what the talks fell to pieces over was an irish language act which sinn fein had been asking for four years. it goes way back to the 2006 agreement and it is really about not who speaks irish but it is about recognition of the irish language on the same level as english. in northern ireland. i mean, when you think about some of the enormous challenges that these two parties have overcome in the last 20 years to get where we are today it is astonishing in a way to those you don't

there has been another round of talks between sinn fein and the democratic unionist party, the formeris former partners in government, and that is now moving towards some kind ofa that is now moving towards some kind of a conclusion, some reports of progress in the last 2a hours. michelle 0'neill suggested the talks would move to a crunch point over the next few days. there is no doubt that progress has been made, but there are outstanding issues which remain to be resolved. we will continue to meet with the dup, with the british & irish cup comments and we anticipate that talks will resume again on monday morning. and i anticipate that talks will conclude next week. —— the british government and the irish government. i believe that the issues which caused the collapse of the stormont institutions can only be resolved with political will and with future respect to death issues like marriage equality, irish land which actor, legacy, writes, respect, integrity in government, should not be politically contentious. michelle o'neill be politically contentious. michelle 0'neill fair well, t

now the head of northern ireland's largest pro british unionist party says there's no prospect of restoring devolved government instead democratic unionist party leader forced to call for london to take back financial control from the belfast administration now the region which is part of the united kingdom has been without a devolved government for over a year the irish republican party shin fein withdrew from a power sharing government with the d u p over financial scandal talks have since floundered over plans by vain to give official status to the irish language or staying in the u.k. a court in london has rejected an appeal by two nigerian communities who want to sue royal dutch shell over oil spills in the niger delta it a polder a ruling last year that the company can't be held responsible in the english courts for actions of its nigerian subsidiary the lawyers for the billionaire garley communities say they're hoping to appeal again this time to the u.k.'s supreme court's. police in iran have arrested dozens of unlicensed money traders are concerned grows about the falling value of the iranian reale the president is unde

complicated by the government's reliance for parliamentary support on northern ireland's democratic unionist partym, it would be catastrophic economically, never mind politically, for northern ireland to cut off from its biggest market. but this is not where the story ends. this document is a first draft, to be amended by eu member states, then negotiated with the government — which has plenty to say about it. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. meanwhile, sirjohn major has called on theresa may to offer mps a free vote on the final brexit deal, with the option of a second referendum. the leading conservative brexiteer says his comments are riddled with errors. stop brexit! stop brexit. the freezing protesters who have taken up a permanent place in westminster might have a new ally. the former tory prime minister, sirjohn major, who says mps should be allowed to approve or to block the final brexit deal or give you second referendum. nobody can truly know what the will of the people may then be. what the will of the people may then be. 0r put the issue back to the people. i don't enjoy being out of s

talks ended yesterday when the democratic unionist party said there was no prospect of a deal. ical spectrum in belfast made of the news. our correspondent chris page is in belfast. good morning to you. what are you hearing about sinn fein's next move and the next move for the dup, the secretary of state who hopes to unlock something to move these negotiations forward? well, the political parties will be discussing amongst themselves where they go from here, sinn fein have been having a meeting of their own here at stormont, this morning. they divided a bats they excite a considered response today. it ended up considered response today. it ended up in considered response today. it ended upina considered response today. it ended up in a very acrimonious break—up with not much hope of reconciliation, even on valentine's day. the relationship between the dup and sinn fein, which was never a happy one, does seem to have reached something of a new low, in particular, the issue that they can't seem to get a deal on, is that of the irish language. sinn fein ‘s said they want a stand—al

if the british government would impose that and the people they are in hock to, the democratic unionist partythey are not willing then what would they do, ask dublin? that would be unacceptable. i can't see how the eu would impose a hard border when there is no british consensus and probably no support in the republic of ireland either. it is obviously a negotiating tactic but what i think it will do is drag the eu into much more complex constitutional questions about the nature of northern ireland and its existence either in the uk or in a united ireland. do you think this idea supported by many brexiteers that evenif supported by many brexiteers that even if the uk was outside the customs union, you could indeed have an arrangement whereby goods could flow pretty freely because of the use of technology, trusted trader status and so on. is that a workable solution? i am not going to be an apologist on a spokesman for the brexiteers but i would say that exists already on the border. you have call on the main dublin— belfast road where vehicles pass by every single day 2a hours a day and there

complicated by the government's reliance for parliamentary support on northern ireland's democratic unionist partyed kingdom, it would be catastrophic economically, never mind politically, for northern ireland to cut off from its biggest market. but this is not where the story ends. this document is a first draft, to be amended by eu member states, then negotiated with the government — which has plenty to say about it. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. is politicians spend a lot of time talking about this and they came to some kind of agreement, is this a case of when you come to an agreement which is basically a fudge and they called it regulatory alignment, when you put the details on at the fudge falls apart? at some point you have to put it into legal text. we were at the summit in december and they said they had found an agreement on full alignment, no border between north and south. what michel barnier is saying is this is the logical extension, that if you reach no deal you have to put the border somewhere and although they don't spell it out it would have to go in the irish sea. its highly

the democratic unionist party leader arlene foster said she was "hopeful" the uk government would sethe very near future. and i think she heard that very loud and clear. we are hopeful thatis very loud and clear. we are hopeful that is going to happen in the near future, so you keep up the dialogue with the government in relation to that, as you would expect, because the people of northern ireland deserve to have a budget in place as soon as deserve to have a budget in place as soon as possible. arlene foster of the dup speaking briefly outside parliament after the talks. speaking a short time ago, the sinn fein president mary lou mcdonald said... the government of westminster did not appear to have a plan to restore power—sharing at the moment. i have to tell you that we can only surmise from the meeting with the british prime minister that the government year doesn‘t have a plan. doesn‘t have a plan, a viable plan for carving a pathway to the restoration of the institutions. with disappointed the government seems wedded to what we are calling a reflection period. the opening up of a

several rounds of negotiations have failed to break the deadlock between the democratic unionist party irish prime minister leo varadkar told the parties they were committed to bringing back devolution. after the meetings, stormont politicians struck a positive note. good progress has been made, we will continue to work to look for more progress. and it's about finding an accommodation that recognises the need to respect all languages and all cultures in northern ireland. we don't believe that there is anything now that is insurmountable left to resolve. there are matters of clarity and some detail. the main sticking point has been whether there should be a new law to protect and promote the irish language. for speakers of the tongue, irish is about identity, culture and history, and they believe it needs legal recognition. it needs equality and it needs to be on the same level as gaelic in scotland and welsh in wales. and obviously english here as well. it needs to be on an equal footing with the rest and that's all we're asking. but in unionist areas there is suspicion and even hosti

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power sharing to northern ireland's devolved government have broken down according to the democratic unionist partyprocess. this is what people from all sides of the political spectrum in belfast made of the news. i think it's a big disappointment and i'd just wish she could get over the line and get things up and running. sometimes you'll have to think if we vote to someone they don't get on each other and think of different parties. certainly i'm looking at different parties to make a right choice but unfortunately we will send a future that something has to change. i think she isjust right. we don't even know what the irish act means. on the cards, no way. when two prime ministers come together. i hope that they would find some kind of solution. when i first heard about it over a year ago. but the longer it goes on, i believe the worse the situation we may find ourselves in. believe the worse the situation we may find ourselves inlj believe the worse the situation we may find ourselves in. ijust believe the worse the situation we may find ourselves in. i just think both sides at the moment are b

latin of sixty nine is unable to move in over some twenty years ago shin fein and the democratic unionists led the party militaries and both sides into a peace process which holds to this day graduation fane of eclipse the constitutional nationalist of the s.-t. o.-p. in the elections of the north while the twenty six thousand election for the doyle in dublin achieved its best results since the one nine hundred twenty s. a met him to challenge the irish old firm a feeling galan feel for oil now the question is under this new leader maybe with donald tension fane finally overtake the democratic unionist in the north and the med once again as a governing party in the public. believe it donald you're no officially the leader of shouldn't fear tell me a bit about your own background how you came into politics your double go i am an example and woman alex even and and i came into politics in some ways almost accidentally i came into sort of a pit of political activism and running for elections and so on as a result of my interest in. domestic politics what was going on in the north it and i too international

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tensions between the ruling parties, the democratic unionists and sinn fein, over implementing the irishribed as a hands hands—off approach to restoring the power—sharing executive. today's visit is a clear indication that progress has been made. the prime minister is meeting the parties at stormont, the home of the assembly along with the irish premier, leo varadkar. the speculation is the deal to restore the power—sharing assembly may include a workaround to resolve the issue of the official status of the irish language, which has been a bitter source of division between the dup and sinn fein. restoring the power—sharing executive would come at a crucial time for northern ireland as it faces another huge issue, brexit and the irish border. the irish government wants further guarantees that there will be no hard border. theresa may has given those guarantees, but as yet, no clear plans have emerged to show how that will be the case. while this has all the makings of being a day for deals, these days have come and gone in northern ireland in the past. keith doyle bbc news. are we holding

tensions between the ruling parties, the democratic unionists and sinn fein, of implementing the irishs well as an overall acrimonious relationship. it has resulted in 13 months of stalemate. at the weekend, the new sinn fein leader, mary lou mcdonald, indicated that some sort of deal might be in the making. but it seems that may now be the case. the prime minister was last in northern ireland in the election campaign and has been criticised for what some described as a hands off approach to restoring the power—sharing executive. today's visit is a clear indication that progress has been made. the prime nest is meeting the parties at stormont, the home of the assembly along with the irish premier. the speculation is the deal to restore the power—sharing assembly may include a workaround to resolve the issue of the official status of the irish language, which has been a better source of division between the dup and sinn fein. the bitter source. restoring the power—sharing executive would come ata power—sharing executive would come at a crucial time for northern ireland as it faces anoth

the democratic unionists, the biggest political party as far as mps are concerned in northern irelandd say there is no way there can be a hard border. they continue to make the argument that the art and coming out of brussels is, ok them, but what is your solution to solve that? and we have not seen that. chris, thank you. an 11—year—old, named by police as jasmine forrester, has died in hospital after being stabbed in a house in wolverhampton. a 51—year—old man was taken to hospital for treatment for a minor injury and has been arrested on suspicion of murder. police say they are working to establish what has happened. an elaborate opening ceremony for the winter olympics has been taking place in south korea. among those attending was the sister of the north korean leader, kim jong un. she's part of the most senior north korean delegation ever to visit the south. the british team is hoping to win ten medals as our seoul correspondent, laura bicker, reports from pyeongchang. korea! these athletes have been divided by a war that never truly ended. they carry the flag of a unified korea

minister have been holding talks with the main political parties in northern ireland, to urge them to restore devolved government. the democratic unionistsure of south africa's president, jacob zuma, hangs in the balance as the governing anc party meets to discuss next steps. if we have that stood in front theresa may, we will come to it immediately. first to the bbc sports centre. good afternoon, the weather has played havoc in the pyeongchang, despite postponement of two major events, one that did happen today did so after a delay and amid controversy, the women snowboarding slopestyle went ahead after an evens slopestyle went ahead after an ever‘s dillane and nearly all of the athletes fell over at some point. there have been numerous complaints. 0ne there have been numerous complaints. one of them to tumble was great britain's aimee fuller, finishing 17th after a heavy crash on what was her second run in pyeongchang earlier today. as i was powering into thejump, i was like, i've got this, and then i felt a glass, it was like riding into a wind tunnel, bristol. it's not how i would have expected and how i had planned and how i had vis