the dup once ran a campaign called save ulster from sodomy.terfrom bigotry? the views that she has set out are absolutely not ones that i agree with or indeed i think are shared by this house. so, some moments there from commons questions on thursday. well, with me in the studio now is lord bew, who is professor of irish politics at queens university belfast and an author of many books and articles on the political history of ireland and northern ireland. lord bew, welcome to the programme. thank you. firstly, talking about the dup, bit of an unknown quantity on this side... yes. of the irish sea. why is it that the dup have now largely superseded the ulster unionists as the main party of unionism in northern ireland? well, the dup began in the bible belt to some degree, fundamentalist religious areas of northern ireland and dr paisley was the leading figure in the late 60s, 70s, 805. he'd struck many blows against the ulster unionist party, but you're quite right, it's only in recent years that they have become the hegemonic force and got the

minister supporting the dup.ant to see these additions restored but we need the executive to work on a sustainable basis, on the basis of fairness and equality and that remains our resolve. but we also know that the issues we are dealing with our rights —based issues. what we are dealing with is the issues of equality, we are dealing with making sure we deliver access to legacy inquest, language rights, rights that are available to citizens who live in other parts of these islands. if you live in england, wales, scotland or you live in the 26 counties, these are basic rights that are afforded to citizens and they should be afforded to the citizens here. the reason that we don't see those rights afforded and the reason that theresa may sitting back and allowing that to happen is because she is is in with the dup. so, michelle o'neill, sinn fein's reader in northern ireland saying she's disappointed but not surprised by the failure to secure a deal to restore the assembly at least before the summer and she said thi

minister supporting the dup. seven—time champion roger federer is the star attraction at wimbledon. he is through to the second round after his opponent retired with an injury. our top story this evening: north korea says it has successfully tested a long—range intercontinental ballistic missile. if true, it could have the range to reach the us mainland. an announcement on north korean state television said the missile had flown nearly 600 miles, before hitting a target in the sea. the claims haven't been verified but come just before the 620 leaders are due to discuss north korea's weapons programme. 0ur correspondent stephen evans reports from the south korean capital, seoul. could this missile hit the united states? north korean state television showed its launch today, under the gaze of the country's leader, kim jong—un. normal programmes were interrupted for the special announcement. she says: "our great leader, kim jong—un, gives us the great order to carry out a test of the intercontinental ballistic missi

the dup's paul girbin had warm words for the former uup mp for south antrim.ection, we were the best of friends. now, i don't know whether danny will still say that about me now, in that i took his seat! and if you want to be sure of always catching the speaker's eye, it's a good idea to point out something unique and memorable about yourself, like labour's new mp for bristol north west. and now, so i'm told, mr deputy speaker, an the first ever darren alex elected to this house of commons. bristol north west is an historic and fascinating constituency. claire gould. and that's it from us for another week, but dojoinjoanna shinn on monday night at 11 for another round—up of the best of the day here at westminster, including questions to the home secretary, amber rudd. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodnight. hello. most of us have seen a bit of sunshine today. the best across england and wales, but more sunny spells during the week to look forward to and a spell of rain on tuesday. after that, it is hot and humid across england and wales, with thunder

the prime minister supporting the dup.he prime minister supporting the dupi minister and interned the prime minister supporting the dup. i want to send the message very firmly to the people that we represent that we are still here, we are still try to find accommodation. what we want to see is an agreement which everybody can buy into whether you are a nationalist or a unionist. i think that's important. michele 0'neil of sinn fein and arlene foster of the dup. the youngest victim was just eight years old, amidst the horror of the manchester bombing in may that killed 22 people. saffie roussos would have been nine today and her family have chosen the occasion to speak to the bbc about what happened that evening at the ariana grande concert. some of those who survived have life—changing injuries — saffie's own mother is still in hospital. judith moritz met the family. singing voiceover: saffie roussos shone. always singing and smiling, she loved music, and couldn't wait to see her idol onstage. you couldn't be out with saff

the dup did very, very badly and a resurgence of sinn fein confidence.e talks about her having to resign over the renewable heating scandal. it is amazing how things can change. and the fragility you talk about was there in northern ireland. we have these talks that are separate, about the internal power—sharing agreement in northern ireland. they are ongoing, they have been delayed and delayed again into next week. we have been here before. there may be a deal but i think sinn fein, who are newly confident because of their own electoral successes, are going to be very closely watching the dup. they are not comfortable with the idea — even though they will also receive a lot of this 1 billion — they are not very comfortable with the idea of the dup being so close to a conservative government. steve was talking about margaret thatcher before. in the 805, in her pomp, they said "tina", — there is no alternative, and now you have an incredibly weak theresa may and it is still tina, there is no alternative. isn't that what is keeping her in office in the fir

last night theresa may spoke to sinn fein and dup leaders. everything to work with the parties and get a successful conclusion, but she urged them to find agreement themselves. there was a campaign rally in belfast for same—sex marriage. northern ireland remains the only pa rt northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where it is still banned. speaking at the rally was the president of sinn fein gerry adams, and he outlined where he believes there can be no deal before monday. i don't believe that there is going to be a deal by monday. the dup are showing no urgency, or no real inclination to deal with the rights which are the crux of the heart of the difficulties. i am talking about the bill of rights, the whole issue of marriage equality, a whole range of other matters, including legacy issues. unless i step change, i cannot see, here we are on saturday afternoon, and we were told this directly, i do not see how a deal can be put together by then. and of course, if there is a step change, and part of that step change is for everybody

the dup's opposition to that also.eresa may to prop up the government seems to have somewhat muddied the waters when it comes to these political talks. last night downing street issued a statement after theresa may spoke to both dup and sinn fein leaders. in it she said her government would do everything it could to work with the parties and get a successful conclusion, but she urged them to find agreement themselves. it was a campaign rally today in belfast for same—sex marriage. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where it is still banned. speaking at the rally was president of sinn fein, gerry adams and he outlined why he believes there can be no deal before monday. i do not believe there is going to be a deal by monday. the dup are showing no urgency, or no real inclination to deal with the rights—based issues which are at the heart of the difficulties. i am talking about the bill of rights, the whole issue of marriage equality, a whole range of other matters, including legacy issues. unless there is a

i can barely put into words my anger at the deal my party has done with the dup.cannot fault the dup for wanting to achieve the very best for their residents in northern ireland, nor for their tough negotiating skills. but i must put on record my distaste for the use of public funds to garner political control. heidi allen. now, let's take at some of the other news from around westminster in brief. heidi allen. now, let's take at some of the other news from around westminster in brief. over 700,000 pieces of nhs correspondence, rather than being delivered, were put into a warehouse by a company called nhs shared business services, or sbs. correspondence which did not reach its intended destination includes blood tests, cancer screening, and child protection notes. i was advised by my officials not to make the issue public last march until an assessment of the risks to patient safety had been completed. the cost of this debacle could be at least {6.6 million for administration fees alone. that is is the equivalent to the average annual salary of 230 nurses. the fam

on the issue of the dup, it's extraordinary what has happened here.e foster, the head of the dup has been described as the second most powerful people in british politics, her party is propping up the british government. a few months ago she was in serious trouble. there were assembly elections in northern ireland, the dup did very, very badly and a resurgence of sinn fein confidence. there were talks about her having to resign over the renewable heating policy. it is amazing how things change. and the fragility was there in northern ireland. we have these talks that are separate, about the internal power—sharing agreement in northern ireland. they are ongoing, they have been delayed and delayed again into next week. we have been here before. there may be a deal but i think sinn fein, who are newly confident because of their own electoral successes, are going to be very closely watching the dup. they are not comfortable with the idea, even though they will receive a lot of thisi billion, not very though they will receive a lot of this 1 billion, not v

last night, downing street issued a statement after theresa may spoke to both sinn fein and dup leadersnment would do everything they could to help the parties and get a successful conclusion, but she urged them to find the agreement. today there was a campaign in belfast, a rally for same—sex marriage. northern ireland remains the only pa rt northern ireland remains the only part of the united kingdom where it is banned. at the rally, sinn fein president gerry adams, who is in favour of same—sex marriage, outlined why are there would be no deal by monday. the dup are showing no urgency or inclination to deal with the rights that are at the crux of the difficulties, and i'm talking here about the bill of rights, the whole nature of marriage equality, a whole range of other matters including legacy issues, and unless they step change, ijust legacy issues, and unless they step change, i just can't see, legacy issues, and unless they step change, ijust can't see, here we are on saturday afternoon, ijust can't fit... and we told them this very directly, howard deal can be put together by th

minister supporting the dup. we represent — that we are still here, still trying to find accommodation. i think what we want to see is an agreement which everybody can buy into, whether you are a nationalist or a unionist. i think that's very important. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler is at stormont for us this evening. how long can this go on for? how is northern ireland running without a government? i think that a lot of people will be asking that tonight. there have been months of talks since power—sharing collapsed in january but they have failed to bridge the gaps between the dup and sinn fein. there are many disagreements but at the heart of the dispute is sinn fein‘s demand for legislation that would give official status to the irish language. yesterday the northern ireland secretary in his statement to the house of commons seemed relentlessly upbeat, talking of the possibility of a deal in the coming days. that doesn't seem realistic. even yesterday there were parties here shaking their heads. jam

when it comes to the northern ireland political parties themselves, the dup traditionally don't takeligious reasons. so the talks will begin again in earnest on monday morning, but at this point it is looking very unlikely that a deal will be struck. three men have been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. detectives from the metropolitan police's counter—terrorism command, assisted by officers from sussex police, arrested two men in essex and a third in east sussex at around 6pm on friday. the men, two aged 28 and one aged 31, are being held in custody at a south london police station. and anti—terror police have arrested two men at heathrow airport after they landed on a flight from turkey. both are aged 21 and are from leicester and birmingham. the former chief of staff to the brexit secretary has said negotiations with the eu are being "hamstrung" by theresa may's lack of flexibility. james chapman worked closely with david davis, and told the bbc that the red lines set by the prime minister had made his former boss's job very

the dup don't see things quite that way.ave got for northern ireland as a result of that deal with the conservatives should make it more likely that sinn fein should want to go back into government and then play a role in deciding how that money is spent. so tonight still no devolved government after almost six months of deadlock here. the northern ireland secretary james brokenshire has released a statement saying, following discussions today it is clear that issues cannot be resolved quickly enough to enable a power—sharing executive to be formed in the immediate term. the government welcomes that the parties have emphasised their desire to remain engaged. he says the government will not forget its responsibilities to uphold political stability and good governance in northern ireland, so he is going to reflect carefully in the coming days on any further steps which he may need to take to support the provision of public services in northern ireland. in his commons statement yesterday he hinted that westminster may have to p

the dup once ran a campaign called save also from sodomy.ster from bigotry? —— save ulster from sodomy. the views that she set out are absolutely not ones that i agree with or indeed i think our shared by this house. as i said to her, i think it is important that the way in which we have this debate and progress continued improvements in lgbt rights, women's rights, in the rights of disabled people. all sorts of people who face discrimination in our country is in ameasured fashion. where we can find some consensus, we will steadily win the battle in that fashion. equality and tolerance are important british values. we should be proud of them. will the minister work to overturn the ongoing ban on equal marriage in northern ireland, or does she believe that £1 billion is a fair price to pay for selling of these fundamental values? i think we have to fundimentally win the argument on lgbt rights. this is something that needs to take place across our country, including in northern ireland. there is a democratic northern ireland assembly and i th

what we have is dup's failure to implement rights for its citizens. a writes for...o want to be married regardless of situation wrong with families wanting to access legacies? and what's wrong with people wanting to speak to irish kids with legislation. those at the core of why executive is not up at the core of why executive is not up and running. an hour of news coming up. time for the weather. sunshine is reluctant to come through for many of us today that there was a slow brightening play set into the afternoon, rain and the way for some of us but tomorrow, initially for northern ireland then into scotland and northern england. cloud increasing fort north wales and west england. dampen damp and drizzly for some. low single figures for scotland. one or two showers to come on tuesday. cloud and a picture frame in scotland, southward, but near the leg northern ireland view sunspot in the 20s in south east england but quite a cool day if you've got this rain. looking further ahead, wednesday and thursday have warmth in the north but the chance of thundery downpours o

when you listen to sinn fein complain that dup are not addressing issues, and the dup complaining that chris. we can talk now to former secretary of state for northern ireland, lord hain. we just heard chris talking about a sense of drift seeping into these the bush issues. is that what you are seeing is well‘s the bush issues. is that what you are seeing is well's yes, and i do not see that out of any pleasure. i would like to support the current secretary of state, that is what has been the case over the decades. but i have been warning, as is my predecessor —— about the sense of drift now four months, and it goes back to the failure of the prime minister and the taoiseach to get a grip through the some six months ago, so deadlines are set and the secretary of state has repeatedly set them, and then they have passed, and there are no consequences, no downside for any of the parties. and meanwhile, there is a massive democratic deficit which is deeply disturbing at a time when the brexit negotiations require northern ireland's twice, just like wales's twice in scotland's voice, to be

and her points are saying with the dup negotiations, she ended up with the dup negotiations, she endeds are haggling over that money for schools and education and it was no problem to give them that and fly them back on the raf flight that and fly them back on the raf flight from london to belfast, mine, don't get me started! also, on the sort of post—brexit sunday express saying no foreign fishing in our water, brexit bonus, britain takes back control of the coasts. so this is other countries not able to fish within 12 miles of uk... we shouldn't overstate the economic impact this will have. it doesn't account for a huge amount of the fishing that happens in british water, we are talking about single digits. it is a significant move. i don't mean to down play it. we should put it in the proper context. it is an interesting move. it is parliament of the broader brexit negotiation. it won't happen tomorrow, but as and when it happens, this is all the various, you know, as we were talking about in the eu election, so the brexit cap page —— campaign, there is is a litany of... this was sig

his party's deal with the dup makes reaching a deal more difficult.he consider the link between his ministerial colleague, the parliamentary undersecretary in the department for exiting the european union, and the constitutional research council, which made the questionable brexit donation to the dup, to be an additional and unwelcome complication? why did it take three years from the consultation on increasing transparency in northern ireland's political donations to get the position where the government is now announcing that it will be bringing legislation forward? the murk that surrounds this whole affair at times makes it increasingly difficult to trust that that is true impartiality. can he confirm that unless we have a fully up and running executive, we cannot implement the corporation tax, which will benefit every single citizen? regrettably, in answer to the question, the answer is without an executive being in place the devolution corporation tax cannot happen, and i think it underlines one of many reasons why an executive is needed to get o

do you think the relationship, the deal between the dup by conservative party will last?usly leads to the question, are we heading for stop elections? we spoke to jeremy corbyn today, who is acting like he is prime minister and waiting. do you expect this deal between these two parties the last? simon: i think it is dangerous territory for me as a foreign minister to talk about internal politics and the united kingdom. all i can say is we are successfully running a minority government that relies on a conference of supply agreement of the main opposition party in ireland. that has lasted now for more than one year and it looks like it will last for another year. it is possible to make arrangements work. even when you have a minority government, as we have, so i do not see any reason why it is not possible for the government to last, but i think brexit -- mark: we have to leave it there. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark:mark: it is 11:00 in new york, 4:00 p.m. in london and 11:00 p.m. in china. i am mark barton. vonnie: i am vonnie quinn. ons is the european close bloomberg marke

the dup has a post about, sinn fein wanted.and same—sex marriage. that the gpu deal in recent weeks with theresa may to essentially prop up the government has raised tensions as well. the talks process has already crashed through to deadlines, one in march and one last thursday, with no agreed way forward. the talks were positive day and the focus is very much on tomorrow whenjames broken chair will address the house of commons. he has the option of extending the talks. he could call another assembly election or reintroduce direct rule from westminster. he was speaking yesterday in belfast and he did say that he believes power—sharing is still possible, but over the weekend the mood music has not been good. when you look at those options, elections would not necessarily change the overall make up necessarily change the overall make upa great necessarily change the overall make up a great deal. he really is stuck in terms of what he can usefully do. absolutely. it seems that another election would not go down well. the last one

even tories did not vote for the dup and all their policies, but suddenly they are part of an arrangementment with the government to get bills through, and people think that is not very democratic. she comes away from the 20 saying, donald trump says there isa 20 saying, donald trump says there is a good chance we can sort it out. no they are not. not until after we have sorted ourselves out of brexit. it is not going to happen. it does not give her any point saying that there is good ba trade deal with the us. he says he loves putin. you just cannot what he's going to say tomorrow. and also the reality of these big adjacent is that they are incredibly hard yards they have to make, canada took eight years to form a trade deal with the eu, and they had not immensely hacked them off by walking out in a so—called point of principle, and they did not make them serve the most unpopular people in europe, so imagine how much enmity and bitterness they will be towards the uk. there will be revenge. i don't blame the eu for that. i think like a lot of people, there are those who are worried that t

only take seven mps to mount a rebellion, for the government to be defeated, even with the help of the dup. and you have liberal democrat saying, predicting that legislative war, saying the bill would look like a christmas tree because of the number of amendments that will be hung onto with full. as isaid, that will be hung onto with full. as i said, anybody who - it was i said, anybody who thought it was going to be easy... over the last year, it is not going to be easy. this is the reaction from the european parliament rejecting britain's damp squib off on citizens rights. this is theresa may's suggestion a couple of weeks ago. do not forget, that this is a negotiation, this is our starting point. it is very much like the start of any negotiation. you go and barter over something in a market you start your position here, they start there and you come together. that is how it is. the problem for mrs may now is that before the election she was being quite leash, saying that no deal is better than a bad deal. but europe is laughing. there is a sense in europe that we area there is a sense i

it has an effective majority with the support of the dup of 13.oid a vote of no—confidence which is the only way you can get it out. and i think theresa may will last longer than people imagine. the backbenchers say they want to keep her there for the moment, that any leadership election will be divisive and would lead to calls for another general election which they don't want. and the key unifying factor for the government which keeps them there is jeremy corbyn. the fear ofjeremy corbyn. and that will keep them there possibly for five years. all right, thank you all very much indeed for coming into the programme. now, let's take a look at some other news from around westminster in brief. the state pension age is to rise from 67 to 68 seven years earlier than initially planned. the change will affect those born between april 1970 and april 1978. the increase will now come into effect from 2037. the work and pensions secretary david gauke told mps people were living longer. there is a balance to be struck between funding of the state pension in y

sinn fein said that in their view the dup still had not moved on the right space issues that they say apart, particularly on the issue of the irish language will stop sinn fein wanta of the irish language will stop sinn fein want a stand—alone piece of legislation to protect the gaily town, while the dup want broader legislation that will include cultural issues important for unionists. negotiating will go on and it looks like there will be no resolution to this deadlock today. james brokenshire says the point is not quite arrived where the westminster government will have to ta ke westminster government will have to take over some of the functions of stormont in order to keep the cash flowing to public services, but it has said that this absence of a devolved government here can't go on much longer. another measure that james brokenshire ratners was that donations to political parties in northern ireland, which have been anonymous up until now, will no longer be. all donations and loans given to parties in northern ireland will have to be published. that is something that will be a c

the dup as opposed to that and sinn fein wa nt dup as opposed to that and sinn fein want it., same—sex marriage. but recent deal with theresa may to essentially prop up the government, that has raised tensions as well. the talks process has crashed through two deadlines. 0ne has crashed through two deadlines. one in march and one last thursday with no agreed way forward. talks will pause today and the focus is very much on tomorrow whenjames brokenshire will address the house of commons. he has the option of extending the talks. he could call another assembly election or he could reintroduce direct rule from westminster. he was speaking yesterday in belfast. he did say he believes power—sharing is still possible, but over the weekend, the mood music hasn't been good. when you look at those options, election wouldn't necessarily change the overall make up a great deal. he is stuck in terms of what he can usually do? absolutely. it does seem like another election will not go down well. the other one was very polarising in northern ireland. james brokenshire is looking to the pa

i'm sorry, but arlene foster from the dup is giving a news conference right now on the ongoing talks.dibly frustrated that we haven't reached the point of agreement for them in respect of health education, job security, security services and everything else that we have been able to provide for them for the past ten years. however, we are going to keep working at it through the summerand going to keep working at it through the summer and hopefully we can come to an agreement later on in the year. we are certainly up for an agreement. we are up for devolution. we think that we have two questions to ask, of course, whether you think devolution is worth having which we fundamentally do and the second is whether we can bring about an agreement to make sure that evolution happens and we hope that we will be able to come to that in the near future. so we are going to keep working at it throughout the summer keep working at it throughout the summerand keep working at it throughout the summer and hopefully come to an agreement thereafter. inaudible i'm not sure what the secretary of state is

said the tories took the election for granted, and questioned the credibility of their deal with the dupe tories went into this election thinking it was going to be a walk in the park. it became a walk in the dark, and a nightmare for them. but do you know what? i am not sure they have learned very many lessons from it. because they have done a deal with the dup, which has cost them £1 billion, and the same levels of investment around the rest of the country would mean £50 billion being invested in all of the english regions. money going into scotland and wales — but no, they've got £1 billion to buy ten votes in parliament, they've got £1 billion for those ten votes to stay in office, and they cannot find a penny for the health workers, education workers or any other group in the public sector. tens of thousands of people have been taking part in the annual pride in london parade, which celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. it comes fifty years after parliament began the decriminalisation of homosexuality, in england and wales. wyre davies has the details. for the la

that is true, she has a majority, the dup will not turn against her.t you can do without legislating atoll and getting frozen and carrying on in government for as long as they can, nobody wants that poisoned chalice of eating the brexit negotiations. of course the conservatives are nervous about losing the tenuous control of power they have, but rememberjeremy corbyn lost a c0 nfe re nce vote with his backbenchers. they are not convinced they can robbed of victory quickly either. isn't the big danger for the voting public that the parliament is there, but it is not doing any legislating? —— can romp. we have already seen the conservative party bend a lot of its manifesto. the focus is on brexit, they are not dealing with social care, mental health, the problems in the economy. this is called a zombie parliament, that might be unfair to zombies because they move forward in some way, but this parliament is static. a lot of people say politics is not just about legislating and we have a chance to see whether the public by that argument or not. it looks li

it looks like the conservatives do have a magic money tree for certain things like the dup. arrived in italy in the first six months of this year. the united nations high commissionerfor this year. the united nations high commissioner for refugees has added his voice to those calling for italy to be given more support as it deals with large numbers of migrants crossing the mediterranean. claire seaward is a humanitarian campaign manager at 0xfam and she joins seaward is a humanitarian campaign manager at 0xfam and shejoins me from chesham in buckinghamshire. great to have you with us this evening. what do you think of these figures? they are holding a meeting tonight. what would you like to see coming out of that? we are seeing two things at the moment going on. it's important to remember that europe, these numbers coming across now holds a very small number of refugees, 86% of the refugees around the world are hosted in developing countries. whilst europe are seeing increasing numbers, 28 countries make up the richest continent in the world. it is a problem that is easy to

the dup say they are hopeful that a stormont agreement can be reached later in the year.nd of term feeling here at stormont this afternoon. the expectation that these talks are going to in effect be taking a break for a while over the summer and if negotiations continue, they will be on a lower level than has been the case over the last few days. still no agreement between sinn fein and the democratic unionist party. a number of sticking points, but by far the biggest one i understand remains the issue of the irish language. sinn fein want a piece of legislation, an irish language act, which would promote and protect the gaelic tongue, but the dup are pushing for a broader law which would also incorporate some cultural issues which are imported to unionists. our lead story: there's been global condemnation of north korea's latest missile test. russia and china put a joint statement demanding that north korea freeze its missile and nuclear programmes. bbc world service reports that police in italy have carried out raids against the calabrian mafia. around a 1000 officers t

said the tories took the election for granted, and questioned the credibility of their deal with the dupity, real solidarity and what it means. but you know something, the tories went into this election thinking it was going to be a walk in the park and it became a nightmare for them by the end of it. but i am not sure that they have actually learned very many lessons from it, iam not sure actually learned very many lessons from it, i am not sure about that at all. because they have done a deal with the dup which has cost than £1 million and the same levels of investment around the rest of the country would kneel £50 billion a big investor it in all the initial regions, money going into scotland and wales, but they have £1 billion to buy ten votes in parliament. they have a billion votes for those ten votes to stay in office and they cannot find a penny for the health workers, education workers or any other group in the public sector. our headlines: splits over climate change among the 62 20 group of won leaders. president trump is urged to reconsider pulling out of the paris accords. ce

it gives you an idea of how far apart the dup and sinn fein are.t be no point in continuing the negotiations with the marching season starting and reaching its height and the holiday season starts to approach as well. it makes it very difficult for northern ireland secretary james brokenshire, who has to balance these things up with a limited number of options. you could call fresh elections, he could have direct rule where westminster would ta ke direct rule where westminster would take over the reins for a time. or he could fudge it, trying to set a new deadline, yet another one, some kind of talks extension to see if they can come to an agreement in the longer term. some parties already talking about the autumn here. i think there is a growing recognition that the problems and difficulties with power—sharing are a lot more corrugated than everyone realised. up to 18 people are feared dead, after a coach crashed and burst into flames in germany. the vehicle collided with a lorry on a motorway close to the bavarian town of stammbach, in the south

19 years on from the good friday agreement card ten years on from the saint andrews agreement, the dupare still bargaining against the bill of rights, marriage equality, legacy issues, respect, it it is -- equality, legacy issues, respect, it it is —— they oppose rights for irish language, writes the ethnic minorities and women, they are opposed to the rights of lesbian and 93v opposed to the rights of lesbian and gay citizens to equal marriage. and in doing all of this, they are emboldened by the alliance with the british government, which has taken the initiative in its own interests and against the interests of what needs to happen in this part of ireland. it institutions that have to be reformed, have to be with based on respect and equality, which is the basis they were performed in the first place. that is the only basis on which they can survive. the foreign secretary has become the latest member of the cabinet to put pressure on the chancellor to relax the public sector pay cap. sources close to borisjohnson have made it clear he wants a better deal for workers. he joins the en

it gives you an idea of how far apart the dup and sinn fein.he marching season starts its height and the holiday season starts to approach as well. it'll make a difficult for the northern secretary, james brokenshire. he has two during these things up and has a limited number of options. he can call fresh elections, he could have direct rule by westminster will take over the running of northern ireland for a over the running of northern ireland fora time, or over the running of northern ireland for a time, or he could basically fudge it — set a new deadline, some kind of talks extension to see if they can come to an agreement in the longer term. some parties are already talking about the autumn. what i think is a growing recognition and the problems of power—sharing are a little more complicated than perhaps everyone realised. two men have been charged after border force officers based in france seized 79 handguns. the weapons had been hidden in engine blocks on a trailer which was about to be taken through the channel tunnel into britain. two

the fact that they sent the dups there to go to meeting, that's enough of a signal that it might be wisese tapes. we have a single data point here. the mueller investigation will have a spider chart, an ancestry chart of connections, calls, television reports, a timeline of who's feet there are a number of people out there that could have continued this operation. >> do you think the russians gained anything from this meeting? >> yes, they gained a message that the trump cam pan at a very high level were willing to play ball and didn't mind contra. >> all right. a former fbi agent wrote the campaign's willingness to take this meet and what do you think your take is? do you think over all this was interpreted by the russians opening the. >> rolf is a good friend. we've worked on moscow and russia things together. people have used the word dangel. it is a soft approach using what we called but they wouldn't want to do that at this point because they're operating on hostile territory. >> what are they trying to obtain? >> sflrnl, cyber, trolls, human intelligence. they're going to take adva

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spoke about an hour ago, he spoke about fighting austerity, he criticised the government deal with dupending the public sector pay cap. as before, he directly linked the disaster at the grenfell tower with austerity, talking about the system leading to people living in a fire traps. when the march started about one o'clock, from two miles away from here, there was a minute's silence for the victims of grenfell, and a minute's applause for the emergency services. for the posters —— from the posters that have been appearing in parliament square, it is clear that people directly connect the two. the slogan has been, not one more day. we have been hearing from people from the nhs, unions, the teaching profession is, talking about the impact of austerity as they see it, and the slogan of the day has been that it is an ideological choice rather than a necessity. many thanks. three men have been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. detectives from the metropolitan police's counter—terrorism command, assisted by officers from sussex police,

there is cross— party widely welcomed and there is cross—party pressure for this enquiry, including the duptheresa may. i do not know how significant that was in it. blood products given by the nhs to british haemophiliacs and other patients and it turned out a lot of it to be infected with hepatitis c and hiv. police 2&00 have died and thousands more infected and families put at risk and claims the authorities knew and covered it up. and it took years before they stop the use of these products. we will have a public inquiry and the victims will be consulted on what sort of enquiry. it is very sad of course, that this goes on so long and it takes so long to get a inquiry. almost what theresa may does best. another statesman—like statement issued today about it. and references back the week of the anniversary walking into downing street and promising to write injustices and it is significant in her statement about the need for the enquiry. she makes the point of saying, and i will seek to root out injustice wherever i find it. she has been trying to restate her mission. does that mean we wil