you now represent east belfast, - offer that comes from.epresent east belfast, you - offer that comes from. you now| represent east belfast, you have done it in northern ireland assembly, you have done it in the house of commons, you have done it in the european parliament as well. you have talked of east belfast of being the place that formed me and my values. to those of us who are occasional visitors to the city, we will know that the idiot that you grew up and is one of the most tribal areas in the whole of northern ireland. —— the area that you grew up in full stop you still see commuters paying tributes to loyalist terrorists in certain houses as you walk down the street. what sort of upbringing was it for you? i what sort of upbringing was it for ou? ,. what sort of upbringing was it for ou? . , what sort of upbringing was it for ou? ,. . , what sort of upbringing was it for ou? ,. ., . what sort of upbringing was it for ou? . , what sort of upbringing was it for ou? ., . , ., you? i tribalwas it? that is one side of east _ you? i tr

you have talked of east belfast of being the place that formed me and my values.of us who are occasional visitors to the city, we will know that the area that you grew up in is one of the most tribal areas in the whole of northern ireland. you still see murals paying tributes to loyalist terrorists on certain houses as you walk down the street. what sort of upbringing was it for you? that is one side of east belfast, the other side is that i grew up in a very close—knit community, a place where people genuinely had a real sense of community, generation after generation together, and there was a sense of pulling together. —— where families grew up. the tribal stuff actually often impacted really negatively in those communities, when you had gatekeepers from paramilitary organisations exercising coercive control over communities rather than giving people that freedom, and that has shaped my politics, because i hate bullying. i just can't stand it. and it felt like bullying, and it felt oppressive. so, for me, my politics is about trying to give people and those comm

proceeds that we get from the use of this house are used to support other community projects in east belfasts been fantastic. a lot of manchester united fans would stay here, but also just local people who just want the opportunity to see the house and stay in the house as well. so, peter's gone and here i am. this retro stuff is incredible. i mean, this was a guy who i'd pretty well worshipped as a child so to be in his house — this shrine, really — it's throwing me, to be honest with you. this year, the partnership has introduced an audio tour, featuring memories from george's sister, barbara. when mum and dad first moved in, it was much smaller... but peter has gone one better for my stay and organised a visit from barbara herself... there's a picture there. ..together with george's childhood friend, robin. that's me. yeah? yeah. and there is you—know—who. what do you think, barbara, of the idea that people can come here and stay the night? mmm. in his later years, george suffered a very public battle with alcoholism. but up until his death in 2005, this house was always a refuge. 16 burr

temperatures will be skyrocketing, particularly in the south and the south east, up to around 28, maybe 30 celsius. compare that to only 19 in belfasto go bang, thundery downpours on the way. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. the headlines — the us announces another $1 billion in security assistance for kyiv and urges allies to increase the delivery of weapons to help ukraine battle russian forces. the us central bank raises interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point to combat soaring inflation, the biggest hike in nearly 30 years. we have both the tools we need and the resolve that it will take to restore price stability on behalf of american families and businesses. uk prime minister borisjohnson's ethics adviser has resigned. lord geidt gave no details other than to say that he felt it was the right thing to do. and the england and wales cricket board brings charges against yorkshire and several individuals over

belfast. but by this stage, middle 20s looking likely across the south—east of england.be seeing across southwest europe. 44 looking likely in southern spain for a time. and as we move through wednesday into thursday and friday, this area of high pressure is set to wobble its way eastwards. and as it does, it would allow us to pick up a southerly wind and import some of that hot air into the south—east of the uk. so temperatures by the end of the week, 31, maybe 32 degrees, but further north and west, always cooler and cloudier with some rain at times. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in the us, a bipartisan group of senators say they've agreed a framework for potential legislation on gun safety. gains for the left wing alliance in the first round of france's parliamentary election. the family of former british soldier jordan gatley say he's been killed fighting for the ukrainian armed forces. are they loving it? in russia, the first ex mcdonald's restaurant reopens after the us chain pulled out.

belfast. but by this stage, middle 20s looking likely across the south—east of england.—west europe. 44 looking likely in southern spain for a time. and as we move through wednesday into thursday and friday, this area of high pressure is set to wobble its way eastwards. as it does, it will allow us to pick up a southerly wind and import some of that hot air into the south—east of the uk. temperatures by the end of the week, 31, maybe 32 degrees, but further north and west, always cooler and cloudier

belfast and cardiff. the best sunshine always furthest south and east. thank you very much.cross the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house has accused the justices of criminalising health freedom. she also said that contraception, ivf and family planning. she is claiming that there was, too, could potentially be legally threatened. is that collecting anyway. —— is that correct in any way? t5 is that collecting anyway. -- is that correct in any way? is exact about. that correct in any way? is exact about- one _ that correct in any way? is exact about. one of— that correct in any way? is exact about. one of the _ that correct in any way? is exact about. one of the things - that correct in any way? is exact about. one of the things the i that correct in any way? is exact i about. one of the things the judges said was try to really say this was just about abortion and i think about all the other things but when you think about a lot of the other white americans rely on, they come from the right to privacy, the right to

east anglia. the orange colours, warmer and sunnier with temperatures at 22 in norwich and hull. in the west, only 16 in places like belfast hull. in the west, only 16 in places like belfast. on sunday, this area of low pressure edges closer. the cloud becoming more extensive around western areas. at times more than just a few showers, perhaps persistent rain. 0nly than just a few showers, perhaps persistent rain. only 16 in glasgow. again, the east, north sea coast and east anglia, whether looking finance quys east anglia, whether looking finance guys like this. the outlook into next week. lots of shower icons on the forecast with temperatures typically in the teens. you are the winner if you like fine weather in the south and south—east with lots of fine and bright weather. and that's bbc news at ten. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. from the team here it's goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to our look at how newspapers and websites here in the uk and around th

that we have to do is to make sure that we protect the balance of the belfast good friday agreement, that means respecting trade eastrth-south. what would you say to the conservative _ trade north-south. what would you say to the conservative mps - trade north-south. what would you say to the conservative mps who i trade north-south. what would you | say to the conservative mps who are thinking of voting against theirs, who think you are breaking international law and could spark a trade war? shire international law and could spark a trade war? : :, international law and could spark a trade war? : s ., :, ., trade war? are mean international obliuation trade war? are mean international obligation is _ trade war? are mean international obligation is to _ trade war? are mean international obligation is to the _ trade war? are mean international obligation is to the belfast - trade war? are mean international obligation is to the belfast good . obligation is to the belfast good friday agreement, the peace process in northern ireland, getting that stormont assembly up and running again. northern ireland is fantastic but

some of these western coast, temperature is only 18 in plymouth, 18 in belfast but some sunshine and warmth left for lincolnshire and eastng they could even become a little more widespread. that's it for me. the by. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... taliban officials and the afghan province was hit by an earthquake thought to have killed over 1000 people say the search for survivors in many areas has ended. in the last couple of hours, eu leaders have granted candidate status to moldavia on the move has been called historic. a passengerface further disruption the summer after hundreds of a ground crew voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay. it comes as the second day of rail strikes is under way with half the network closed in england, wales and scotland. 0nly way with half the network closed in england, wales and scotland. only 20 blend of services are believed to be running. relatives of the young men murdered by the serial killer steven port welcomed the decision by the police watched dog to begin a fresh investigation into the way police handled the inquiry. borisjohnson is in rwanda for

temperatures 18 in plymouth, 18 in belfast but some of that sunshine and warmth left for lincolnshire and eastoon and during the afternoon they could become more widespread. that is it for me. goodbye. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. after an excellent day, rain is frustrating england's cricketers on the opening day of the final test against new zealand. england lost the toss and had to bowl — but that wasn't an issue for stuart broad — removing tom laytham in the first over. wickets fell at regular intervals — including a moment to rememberforjamie overton — his first test wicket as he removed devon conway. new zealand were struggling on 123—5 when henry nicholls was caught in bizarre circumstances off the bowling of jack leach — his second wicket of the day. but daryl mitchell dug in late on as he reached his half century. new zealand were 187—5 before rain stopped play. they before rain stopped play. are set to resume shortly well, the chair of yorkshire county cricket club, lord patel admits he was worried international cricket wouldn't return to headingly after s

east, a measure taken to help support the nhs and local services. further north, and temperatures are almost half. peaks of 17 expected in glasgow, and belfastith temperatures rising to 18 degrees. wherever you are today, if you are a pet owner, vets are asking you to ensure your animal doesn't suffer in the sun. , ., ., ensure your animal doesn't suffer in the sun. ., ., ., , the sun. dogs and other animals can aet the sun. dogs and other animals can get severely — the sun. dogs and other animals can get severely unwell _ the sun. dogs and other animals can get severely unwell as _ the sun. dogs and other animals can get severely unwell as a _ the sun. dogs and other animals can get severely unwell as a result - the sun. dogs and other animals can get severely unwell as a result of. get severely unwell as a result of hot weather, and they can get heat stroke. _ hot weather, and they can get heat stroke. and — hot weather, and they can get heat stroke, and this can present as panting. — stroke, and this can present as panting, feeling very unwell in themselves, very disoriented and wobbly. _ themselves, very disoriented and wobbly, and it ca

and northern ireland, a bit more cloud but it should brighten up, especially in the east of northern ireland with belfast best known for performing for tens of thousands of fans at festivals around the world but in recent days fatboy slim has been staging a home—town gig with a difference. as part of an nhs project to help people with severe mental health problems, the dj has been hosting a music workshop in hove. annabel rackham has been finding out more. one, two, three, four. is music the key to helping your mental health? at this workshop in brighton, norman cook, better known as fatboy slim, is teaching dj first timers about the difference music can make. that's it, bang on. music has helped me tremendously during my own mental health journey. as a dj, what i try and do is help people escape and sometimes it's good to escape your life or your stress for a couple of hours. and i've always done that for a living but then at times in my life when things have been falling apart, ifind that i'm doing it to myself as much as everybody. i need two hours where ijust lose myself to music and dance and flashi

the wind will pick up across western areas in quite a contrast between east and west. 26 in norwich and 18 expected belfaston just around the corner, it's been a day of disappointment for two of britain's top tennis players at eastbourne. harriet dart is out. the british number two lost her quarter final in straight sets against petra kvitova. the two—time wimbledon champion winning 6—3, 6—4. in the men's draw — disappointment too for british number one and top seed cameron norrie. he lost his quarter final against maxime cressy in straight sets... and cressy will now play another british player in the semi finals — as jack draper awaits. he beat another british player ryan peniston in straight sets 6—3, 6—3. it's the first time draper has reached a semi final on the main atp tour. and the next time tennis fans can see serena williams on a tennis court — will be at wimbledon. that's after she — and doubles partner 0ns jabeur pulled out of their semi final at eastbourne — with jabeur unable to recoverfrom a knee injury. it means williams heads to wimbledon next week having played just two matches in almost

but even so, the east of northern ireland should also see some sunshine as we go through the course of the day. and here we�*re looking at highs in belfastnd some of those could be heavy and also thundery. temperatures ranging from 13 in lerwick to 26, possibly 27 as we push down towards london and also cardiff. then into the weekend, as low pressure comes in, we see a return to windier conditions, some showers or longer spells of rain and it is eventually going to feel cooler as those temperatures start to slide. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... uk�*s biggest rail strike in three decades is under way — the first of three affecting england, scotland and wales. fewer than 20% of trains are expected to run today. with last ditch negotiations failing, the prime minister accuses the unions of harming the very people they claim to be helping. the unions say the government blocked negotiations. we need to get ready to stay the course, to stay the course, because these reforms, these improvements in the way we run our railways are in the interests of the travelling public. the government could have made a move to settle this dispute but

belfast good friday agreement and the balance between the communities in northern ireland because whilst we've seen north south relationships and trade protected, because of the customs bureaucracy eastthat the people of northern ireland are not able to benefit from the same tax benefits as people in great britain. for example, at the spring statement when the chancellor announced the reduction in vat on solar panels, we were not able to pass that reduction onto people in northern ireland. there are real problems in northern ireland, people feeling more disconnected to the united kingdom, what we are doing through the northern ireland protocol bill is making that east west trade easier, through the green channel, and we are also restoring the tax rules so they are now set by the tax rules so they are now set by the uk government. sir robert goodwill is the conservative mp for scarborough and whitby and a member of the northern ireland affairs committee. liz truss saying the situation as it currently stands is damaging the good friday agreement at the good friday agreement as you know is underpinned by the principle of consent and we saw in a majority of mlas in northern ireland yeste

scotland and also the north and west of northern ireland back to the east we will see some of that break and we will see some sunshine so in belfast we also start to import showers coming over the channel islands initially, across southern england and south wales heading in the direction of the midlands, but in between once again a lot of dry weather and a lot of sunshine with top temperatures 13 up to about 27 degrees. as we head from friday into the weekend, low pressure takes over and it turns more unsettled, cooler, wetter, with showers and longer spells of rain and windy. this is bbc news. the headlines... the majority of britain's trains are at a standstill — and many stations are all but empty, as millions of people face disruption in the first of a series of rail strikes — the biggest in 30 years. the prime minister calls on travellers to 'stay the course' during the strikes — many have had to drive, cycle or walk to their destinations. our company employs 50 drivers and today, it's a disaster, thanks to them. i think they deserve it but can we afford to give everybody a raise? striking workers are picketing stations, with

temperatures in parts of western scotland just 1a or 15, 16 for belfast, 18 or 19 in wales, 22 in the south—eastlly high teens to link 20 is going from north to south across the uk. so, as you can see, these temperatures would be above average. statistics showing it has been a pretty cool tune so far. it has been a degree or so below average in most parts of the uk. it looks like that could be about to change throughout the coming week. a charity that holds fitness classes for people over 50 says it's been saved after receiving £100,000 from a mystery donor. staff at age active, in sheffied, described the gesture as a "miracle" — but they have no idea why the stranger chose to support them. our reporter tom ingall went for a work out with the group. # it's raining men, hallelujah... you want moves? they've got moves. each week age active welcomes hundreds of people. from keep fit to zomba, they are single—handedly keeping the cod liver oil market afloat. and now they can afford to upgrade the half—time biscuits. this letter arrived, "i don't know anybody from york," we didn't know what it was, w

in the west cloud and splashes of rain. 13 in stornoway and 18 in belfast were creeping up to 27 as we slip down towards the south—eastre town of whitby will head to the polls today. but this is no ordinary election. it's a referendum on what many believe is their most pressing political issue — second—home ownership. the non—binding poll will ask voters if they want new—build properties to be reserved for locals — many of whom say they can no longer afford to buy in their hometown. richard moss went to whitby to find out more. wonderful whitby. picturesque, popular but pricey. house values here are high and rising. estate agents are selling properties as fast as they go on the market. this one's gone back on today. but not generally to locals. i would say mainly second homes/ investors with holiday cottages. that makes up 75%, i would have thought so. so a lot of the time people find that they are sort of out priced or they find that they are in a position where they're competing with people sort of coming into whitby, really. and that's led to big changes in the town. sandra has lived here since she was a child, but

belfast, 18 degrees. what a contrast in temperature over the past few days. holding onto that heat and humidity at the moment particularly down towards the south—east.ndon where overnight temperatures are still sitting at 20 or 21 degrees. it is more difficult for the average daytime high for this time of year. if you are a of the heat and humidity, you will be pleased to know things are turning cooler and fresher for most of us today. some rain in the forecast as well as the cooler air pushes print from the north. we have this weather front which is introducing cooler, fresher error but there will be gone through the central slice of wales and england and that will bring outbreaks of rain. this line of cloud this morning, rain developing across parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia. some could be heavy, but the on rumble of thunder. to the north of that rain band, the cooler, fresher conditions. windy weather in the far north—west. gusts of about 50 miles an hour with the odd shower around. temperatures around 13 to 19 degrees for most of us. look at the south—east corner where we still have the heat, 27 or 28 degrees. into the evening hours, t

belfast good friday agreement and the balance between the communities in northern ireland. because whilst we've seen north—south relationships and trade protected, because of the customs bureaucracy easto northern ireland, we've seen them come in at a higher cost and we've also seen companies from great britain not trading. it is also the case that the people of northern ireland are not able to benefit from the same tax benefits as people in great britain. so, for example, at the spring statement when the chancellor announced there would be a reduction in vat on solar panels, we weren't able to pass that reduction on to people in northern ireland. so there are real problems in northern ireland, people feeling more disconnected to the united kingdom. so what we are doing through the northern ireland protocol bill is making that east—west trade easier through the green channel, and we are also restoring the tax rules so they are now set by the uk government. the irish foreign minister simon coveney said the plans marked a "new low" for british—irish relations, and broke international law. i think this is not consistent with international law and the british government's obligations unde

belfast good friday agreement and the balance between the communities in northern ireland. while we have seen north— south relationships and trade protected, because of the customs bureaucracy eastover the past few years, these issues have emerged and they have got worse. now they are affecting political stability in northern ireland. we haven't seen the executive of northern ireland established since february because of concerns from the unionist community. we are seeing more difficulty in terms of accessing goods of trade. it is important to note the protocol itself hasn't been fully implemented. at present we have a standstill with the eu, not till the czechs have been implemented. we have got to a situation now where we cannot allow the situation to drift any more. the people of northern ireland need a government, we need to sort out the trade issues and the tax issues. that is why the uk government is acting. that is why the uk government is actina. ~ : �* , that is why the uk government is actina. m �* , acting. michelle o'neill is saying very similar _ acting. michelle o'neill is saying very similar things _ acting. michelle o'neill is saying very similar things to _ acti