he is edwin poots and he takes over from arlene foster who stood down after criticism of her handlingrjeffrey donaldson today in the first leadership election in the dup's 50—year history. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy has more. the new leader of northern ireland's largest unionist party has made one thing clear, opposing the new brexit arrangements for northern ireland, the northern ireland protocol, will be one of his biggest priorities. edwin poots beat his rival, sirjeffrey donaldson, by 19 votes to 17. this party has been the authentic voice of unionism and will continue to be the authentic voice of unionism under my leadership. the northern ireland protocol has proven to be a massive challenge for us. and if we are to fight this to ensure that everybody in northern ireland is not worse off as a consequence of the protocol, then it's for us to do that together. edwin poots had been viewed as the more hardline of the two candidates. as agriculture minister he's already been responsible for moves to block the implementation of the brexit arrangements, the new checks on goods

edwin poots beat his rival, sirjeffrey donaldson, by 19 votes to 17.s been the authentic voice of unionism and will continue to be the authentic voice of unionism under my leadership. the northern ireland protocol has proven to be a massive challenge for us. and if we are to fight this, to ensure that everybody in northern ireland is not worse off as a consequence of the protocol, then it's for us to do that together. edwin poots had been viewed as the more hardline of the two candidates. as agriculture minister, he's already been responsible for moves to block the implementation of the brexit arrangements, the new checks on goods coming from great britain to northern ireland, the border in the irish sea. his socially conservative views have previously attracted attention. he's a creationist who said he doesn't believe in the theory of evolution and opposes gay marriage, same—sex adoption and abortion. he's been there at the beginning, his father was one of the founding members of the party and his heartbeat would be in those rural traditional sections

that was edwin poots _ within the uk. thank you. that was edwin poots who _ within the uk.in poots who is the new - within the uk. thank you. that was edwin poots who is the new leader| within the uk. thank you. that was l edwin poots who is the new leader of the democratic unionist party. he said he was proud to be taking over the reins of leadership and want unionism to work together and doesn't want bickering between different unionist factions in northern ireland. edwin poots named as the newly elected leader of the democratic unionist party. some breaking news from scotland and because of the indian variant in glasgow we are hearing that glasgow and marie will both remain in level three as the rest of scotland moves to level two easing of restrictions. nicola sturgeon has announced that. initially both those areas will remain at level three for a week with a further decision made at the end of next week. nicola sturgeon said the situation glasgow is causing even more concern than marie with initial research suggesting the outbreak could be being driven by the engine va

edwin poots had been viewed as the more hardline of the two candidates.moves to block the implementation of the new brexit arrangements for new checks on goods coming from great britain to northern ireland at the border in the irish sea. his socially—conservative views have previously attracted attention. he's a creationist who's said he doesn't believe in the theory of evolution and opposes gay marriage, same—sex adoption and abortion. he's been there at the beginning. his father was one of the founding members of the party, and his heartbeat would be in those rural, traditional sections of the party. the problem is, ithink, in terms of having to make difficult decisions and move the party forward, he may not be the best person because he is bound to them, his roots are in that party and he doesn't want to unsettle them. lisburn, in his constituency, is a proudly unionist area, but many voters think the dup is at a crossroads. i think they need to be a wee bit more inclusive, so they do, - to attract more voters. i think that's why a lot - of people are

the new leader of the democratic unionist party, edwin poots, has reiterated his determination to getared to bring down the institutions if new post—brexit trading arrangements are not removed. what i need to do, and my focus is actually on delivering going forward. and that delivery has to be about ensuring that your food costs don't go up because of the protocol, that medicines that should be available for people in hospital are available, that your amazon parcels continue to arrive, that the parts for your everyday things in life, for your cars and for your lawn mowers and all of that, they actually arrive and are not held up for weeks and weeks as a result of this protocol, and that people still want to continue to deliver to northern ireland from great britain. those are the things that are in people's minds. let's get stuck into the northern ireland protocol. it's part of the treaty which took the uk out of the eu, and despite a government promise that there would be no impediments to trade between northern ireland and great britain after brexit, the protocol means that in fact

the new dup leader edwin poots claimed the northern ireland peace process was being damaged.nce in terms of this. 0ur arguments are very clear, they're very coherent. this is the european union seeking to punish the united kingdom, and, as a consequence, northern ireland is being used as a plaything for the european union. i can assure you, northern ireland should be nobody�*s plaything. the eu commission vice president rejected that. i think we are working absolutely flat out to make sure that the protocol operates as smoothly as possible. i think we have also to turn the table a little bit in this discussion and look at what the protocol brings as an opportunity to northern ireland. the current position of westminster is that the uk would like an equivalence arrangement in which the eu would recognise uk food production standards as equivalent to its own, but the eu says the protocol is the only solution. louise cullen, bbc news. the prime minister has returned to work after his secretly—planned wedding yesterday to carrie symonds at westminster cathedral. the couple have r

not necessarily be first minister and it looks like that will the case if his leadership rival edwin pootswn that if we becomes dup leader, he will not be putting himself forward to be first minister. thatjob will go to somebody else in the party and mr poots sees his role primarily as party leader and his priority will be preparing for the stormont assembly election. so whetherjeffrey donaldson or mr poots becomes leader of their party, it is highly likely that neither will be the first minister at stormont. so we could even envisage a triple leadership with poots as leader, two other people, sirjeffrey at westminster and someone as first minister. obviously, it will presumably be down to the mps, the mlas who chose. is there much commemoration taking place to mark the 100 years of partition? i think it is fair to say there are a few minor events going on. there are other events planned for later on in the year, obviously. one of the major reasons why today is not being marked by major events is the pandemic. sir geoffrey dunn is a their stay is symbolic especially for unionists, it is no

the new dup leader edwin poots claimed the northern ireland peace process was being damaged.lear, they're very coherent. this is the european union seeking to punish the united kingdom, and, as a consequence, northern ireland is being used as a plaything for the european union. i can assure you, northern ireland should be nobody�*s plaything. the eu commission vice president rejected that. i think we are working absolutely flat out to make sure that the protocol operates as smoothly as possible. i think we have also to turn the table a little bit in this discussion and look at what the protocol brings as an opportunity to northern ireland. talks continue that simple find the workings of the protocol. the uk government spokesperson said solutions must be found rapidly to minimise disruption in northern ireland. in israel, opposition parties have moved closer to forming a coalition government, that would end the era of benjamin netanyahu, the country's longest serving prime minister. let's speak to our middle east correspondent yolande knell. slightly curious concoction, it app

the new dup leader edwin poots claimed the northern ireland peace process was being damaged.e very clear, they're very coherent. this is the european union seeking to punish the united kingdom, and, as a consequence, northern ireland is being used as a plaything for the european union. i can assure you, northern ireland should be nobody�*s plaything. the eu commission vice president rejected that. i think we are working absolutely flat out to make sure that the protocol operates as smoothly as possible. i think we have also to turn the table a little bit in this discussion and look at what the protocol brings as an opportunity to northern ireland. talks continue about uk government spokesperson said they must continue to ensure peace as a louise cullen, bbc news. the uk's biggest seller of building supplies, travis perkins, is warning of "considerable" increases in the cost of raw materials, because of shortages. the company says surging demand as lockdown eases, as well as problems with the supply chain, mean bagged cement will rise by 15%, chipboard by 10% and paint by 5%.

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intensifies its attack on gaza, as palestinian militants continue their rocket assaults on israel edwin pootss what the leader of the democratic unionists party in northern ireland. and coming up and a half an hour, foreign correspondence joined a half an hour, foreign correspondencejoined me a half an hour, foreign correspondence joined me to give an outsider view of events in the uk. stay with us for dateline london at 7:30 p:m.. good evening and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson is said the new variant of coronavirus could make a serious disruption to tackle the coronavirus and relaxing restrictions. speaking earlier, the premise reset the second vaccine dose for over 50s would be accelerated to keep ahead of the virus. cases of the indian variant have more than doubled in a week with over 1300 cases and most in england. the government says there is no the variant causes more severe disease or is more a visit to the vaccine but it may be more transmissible. 0ur medical editor explains. this is one way of keeping a lid on the indian variant. surge testing in formby, merseyside, one of 15 ar

ousting of alim foster 1st minister and do you prefer leader she may be replaced by evangelist edwin poots sitting beside her here he's a minister who's. catholics for spreading kovi. in west belfast republicans have a resentment to the 100 years celebration after the partition of olland and thousands of deaths on both sides that ensued and so more instability ahead alan mcbride thinks he lost his wife for the liar a bombing nearly 28 years ago and has campaigned for unity and i would just. just encourage in just a pain to our politicians to start to get around the table start to govern this place with us with a sense of just wanting to improve life for everybody not just their own particular tribe or no particular organization or group or community where they're coming from you have to make it better for everyone as long as people like dene feel alienated and others feel empowered the risk of violence still hangs over northern ireland and to simmons' al-jazeera belfast. still to come here on al-jazeera no sales no exports and fears of even harder times to come you speak to people in china

edwin poots says brussels is damaging the peace process by implementing the northern ireland protocolland of ireland but forces inspections on goods entering northern ireland from the rest of britain. mr poots says the protocol was having a "devastating impact" and leading to violence on the streets. the european commission says it rejects any suggestion it no longer cares about the peace process. the uk's biggest seller of building supplies, travis perkins, is warning of "considerable" cost increases to raw materials due to shortages. the company says surging demand as lockdown eases, as well as problems with the supply chain, mean bagged cement will rise by 15%, chipboard by 10% and paint by 5%. a key israeli opposition party has backed the formation of a unity government to oust benjamin netanyahu, the country's longest serving prime minister. the ultra—nationalist leader, naftali bennett, says he'd be willing to join a coalition with the main centrist party. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is in jerusalem for us tonight. can mr netanyahu survived this? well, after an

he'll be taking on the dup agriculture minister edwin poots for the leadership.he end of the month. premier league clubs will be required to sign up to a new owners' charter, with "significant sanctions" for breaches of rules, in the wake of the proposed breakaway european super league. liverpool, manchester united, manchester city, arsenal, chelsea and tottenham, all sparked outrage from fans with plans to join the new competition. this weekend, football clubs and their players have been boycotting social media in protest over online abuse and racism. the stand comes as police in london say the number of hate crimes against people of east asian descent has tripled since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, but it's thought many incidents across the uk go unreported. our special correspondent, fergal keane, has been meeting some of the victims. one old white lady, she uses herfinger, points out to me and screams at me, saying, "yol- chinese, - you have the chinese virus, just go back to your country". translation: when the train - was approaching camden roa

but edwin poots, incoming leader of the dup, is the latest politician to voice his concerns, as officialuts the latest proposals to australia, the government says any deal will include safeguards and will be phased in over 15 years. but, across the country, farmers worry their livelihoods could be compromised in the blueprint for global britain's free—trade future. dharshini david, bbc news. some of the world's biggest economic powers have raised their ambitions on tackling climate change. g7 environment ministers say they'll now aim to keep the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 celsius — a much more demanding target than the 2 celsius they are currently committed to. it'll mean they'll need to work much harder to cut emissions now, rather than putting things off for the future. so what action will they take? i'm joined in the studio by our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. this announcement represents an important increase in ambition, and notjust for the countries that signed today's pledge. it is designed to send a signal across the world that tackling climate change i

leader of the party's mps at westminster faces competition from stormont�*s agriculture minister, edwin pootsk and stands down at the end of may. she'll continue as northern ireland's first minister until the end ofjune. the queen has credited the people of northern ireland with maintaining peace, in a message to mark 100 years since a parliament was set up in belfast, dividing the island of ireland. she recalled her visits with prince philip to ireland, saying the centenary served as a reminder of the country's "complex history", but was an opportunity to reflect on "togetherness" and "diversity". her majesty said it's clear in the light of recent events that reconciliation and mutual understanding cannot be taken for granted. police in manchester have condemned the protests that led to the postponement of manchester united's premier league match against liverpool yesterday, calling them "completely unacceptable". two officers were injured when fans stormed the pitch. our sports correspondent joe wilson is at old trafford. how are fans reacting today? i think there are all — how are fans rea

but edwin poots, the incoming leader of the dup, is the latest politician to voice his concerns, as official off. as it puts the latest proposals to australia, the government says any deal will include safeguards and will be phased in over 15 years. but across the country, farmers worry their livelihoods could be compromised in the blueprint for global britain's free—trade future. dharshini david, bbc news. our top story this evening... the prime minister expresses concern in the wake of the damning report into the bbc�*s panorama interview with princess diana. and with princess diana. coming up, i will be live in rotterdam and coming up, i will be live in rotterdam to find out how the stars are preparing for tomorrow's eurovision grand final. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... we'll bring you the latest from the second round of the us pga golf, where ian poulter is among the early starters on day 2 in south carolina. the health secretary, matt hancock, has acknowledged the pain and suffering of victims of the contaminated blood scandal, saying the government will pay compensa

.�* he'll be taking on the dup agriculture minister, edwin poots for the leadership.of the month. the headlines on bbc news. no more keeping your distance. the one metre covid rule could end in england next month. but borisjohnson says infection rates must stay down. together in person — the foreign secretary meets his us counterpart, vowing to work together on everything from china to climate change. new premier league rules are introduced to prevent top clubs from breaking away. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. tolsen has torn himself away from the snooker to do some work! we start with football because the premier league say they'll bring in a new owners�* charter to stop future attempts tojoin another breakaway super league. the premier league and the fa both released statements this afternoon saying they're working with the government to protect the integrity of the football community. the premier league said they're "determined to hold the clubs accountable for their decisions and actions". and added that with the help of the fa, they'll

edwin poots told the andrew marr show on bbc one that eu officials were playing "fast and loose" withocol was having a "devastating impact". we're going to have 15,000 checks per week of goods from great britain coming into northern ireland, so more checks at the port of belfast than there is in rotterdam, europe's biggest port. we have more checks between great britain and northern ireland than there is between russia, ukraine, belarus, moldova — all those countries in the eastern part of the european union. and i'm asking the question of the european union, are they more trustworthy trading partners than great britain? and of course that isn't the case, so we really need to ditch the protocol and ease checks, because they're hugely damaging to the lowest paid workers anywhere in the united kingdom in northern ireland. european commission vice president maros sefcovic rejected the accusations. he urged the british government to be more willing to look at the solutions being offered, which he said could lead to an eradication of most of the checks. if you want even a better example ho

edwin poots is a very strong politician too, but i have seen donaldson win at the argument, and when is notjust about saying what you want to come in at the end is about delivering as well. that's the question out that i think the politicians have got to make their minds up on. it's notjust about who can scream the loudest, it's about who actually delivers, and who is going to fight for unionism, and who is going to succeed the unionism. that is notjust about is going to succeed the unionism. that is not just about shouting, it's about delivering. it's about jobs and opportunity. i have seen these two people argue the case, and i have seen at least two people when the case. jeffrey donaldson has proven experience in delivering. that's what they db have got to deliver, but is not for me to tell them who they should vote for. the rotocol, them who they should vote for. the protocol, even today there is more news that highlights another difficulty emerging as a result of the post—brexit deal for northern ireland, in that patients with lung cancer in northern ireland will not be able to

it has been reported that edwin poots has won the contest to lead the unionist party.al that was done and the strife we are seeing in northern ireland putting pay to her leadership. it will be a tough job. the northern ireland situation looks far from resolved and it is unclear as to how this is going to work out. the u.k. and the e.u. feel like they are on different pages. the eu saying we will stick to the deal that was done, the u.k. saying that will not work. i am not sure how some sort of middle ground will be found. alix: it seems like in the market there is no appetite to hedge any of that at this point. guy: at the moment i can understand why. this does not feel like it is something that will translate into further -- the fishing story has generated a big response at the moment. the finance story, i'm surprised how little that has generated in terms of having an impact in u.k. numbers. we are seeing quite a lot of resources being taken out of london and places to amsterdam and frankfurt. we will talk more about this over the next few days and weeks. let's talk

he'll be taking on the dup agriculture minister, edwin poots, for the leadership.new owners�* charter, with "significant sanctions" for breaches of rules, in the wake of the proposed breakaway european super league. liverpool, manchester united, manchester city, arsenal, chelsea and tottenham all sparked outrage from fans with plans to join the new competition. well, joe wilson is at old trafford for us, where yesterday some fans invaded the pitch, in protest at the club's owners. joe, these new rules, perhaps this is what the fans wanted?— is what the fans wanted? well, ma be, is what the fans wanted? well, maybe. clive. _ is what the fans wanted? well, maybe, clive, it— is what the fans wanted? well, maybe, clive, it is— is what the fans wanted? well, maybe, clive, it is a _ is what the fans wanted? well, maybe, clive, it is a wild - is what the fans wanted? well, maybe, clive, it is a wild and i is what the fans wanted? well, l maybe, clive, it is a wild and wet day in manchester today and condemnation has certainly continued today after the pitch invasions we w

ousting of alim foster 1st minister and do you prefer leader she may be replaced by evangelist edwin poots sitting beside her here he's a minister who's blamed. catholics for spreading kovi. in west belfast republicans have a resentment that 100 years celebration after the politician of holland and thousands of deaths on both sides that ensued and so more instability ahead on a mcbride thinks he lost his wife for the liar a bumbling lady 28 years ago and has campaigned for unity and i would just. just encourage in just a pain to our politicians to start to get around the table start to govern this place with us with a sense of just wanting to improve life for everybody not just their own particular tribe or no particular organization or group or community where they're coming from you have to make it better for everyone as long as people like dean feel alienated and others feel empowered the risk of violence still hangs a good northern island. intersections with that reporting live for us now in belfast take us further into this and why protestants feel so under threat is it brags that tha

reasons for the ousting of alim foster 1st minister and leader she may be replaced by evangelist edwin poots sitting beside her here in west belfast republicans have a resentment to the 100 years celebration after the politician of olland and thousands of deaths on both sides that ensued and so more instability ahead on mcbride thinks he lost his wife a liar a bombing nearly 28 years ago and has campaigned for unity and i would just. just encourage and just a pain to our politicians to start to get around the table start to govern this place with us with a sense of just wanting to improve life for everybody not just their own particular tribe or no particular organization or group or community where they're coming from you have to make it better for everyone as long as people like dene feel alienated and others feel empowered the risk of violence still hangs over northern ireland and to simmons' al-jazeera belfast. epic games the makers of the popular video game fortnight has gone into battle with apple in court win or lose the antitrust trial draws apple into a global debate on whether huge

the dup's senior elected representatives will choose between the stormont agriculture minister edwin pootshe contenders put their names forward to succeed arlene foster, who announced her resignation last month. the father of a boy who died after being struck by lightning has revealed his nine—year—old son was an organ donor. jordan banks was playing football on a field in blackpool on tuesday when a thunderstorm hit. in a facebook post, his dad matt said his son's kindness "has meant that three other children may be able to live." he went on to describejordan as the "most amazing" person with the "biggest heart." a painting by pablo picasso has sold for $103 million dollars, the equivalent of {73.5 million — at an auction in new york. the piece, called woman sitting near a window, was painted in 1932. experts say the price shows that the demand for fine art hasn't been impacted by the pandemic. the same painting was bought in london eight years ago for less than half the price. regardless of whether you like it or not, the title of that is so bland, woman sitting near a window. doesn't qu

the democratic unionist party has elected their new leader, edwin poots, following the first leadershiprty's 50—year history. mr poots succeeds arlene foster, who will step down as leader on 28 may. he will remain as agriculture minister and will not take on the role of northern ireland first minister. debenhams will close its remaining stores today after more than 2112 years on the high street. the chain went into administration in 2019 after several years of falling sales. here's our business correspondent, emma simpson. the final few hours. not much left for the bargain hunters now. these stores reopened after lockdown to allow the remaining stock to be cleared. the last 28 shops closed today. the end of an era. debenham's roots can be traced back to 1778, when a drapers store in west london selling fabrics, huts and umbrellas. by selling fabrics, huts and umbrellas. by the 19505 it was the uk's �*5 department store and it continued to expand, pulling 5hopper5 department store and it continued to expand, pulling shoppers in with its famous blue cross sales. but it failed to keep up w

sirjeffrey donaldson and edwin poots are vying to replace arlene foster who resigned last month. 0nlyot are expected after 5 o'clock this afternoon. let's speak now to the conservative mp theresa villiers who's a former northern ireland secretary. i won't ask who you would prefer the winner is because that would be rather indelicate, but whoever wins, what is your hope for how they will lead the dup? it what is your hope for how they will lead the dup?— lead the dup? it will be very important — lead the dup? it will be very important for _ lead the dup? it will be very important for them - lead the dup? it will be very important for them to - lead the dup? it will be very important for them to be - lead the dup? it will be very l important for them to be able lead the dup? it will be very - important for them to be able to cooperate with the other parties and the northern ireland executive. that willingness to engage across the political spectrum is crucial to make the devolved institutions work. and i would also be looking to them to support the government in its efforts to get refor

the next leader of the dup, edwin poots, has hinted that he might still take up the post of northern, speculation is that you were behind the cou-. .,, speculation is that you were behind the cou. ,, . ., speculation is that you were behind thecou. ,, . ., ., the coup. people can speculate and think about — the coup. people can speculate and think about who _ the coup. people can speculate and think about who did _ the coup. people can speculate and think about who did what _ the coup. people can speculate and think about who did what and i the coup. people can speculate and think about who did what and all i the coup. people can speculate and l think about who did what and all and they don't have any evidence of anything. what i need to do, and my focus, is actually on delivering on going forward, and that delivery has to be about ensuring that your food cost don't go up because of the protocol, that medicines that should be available for people in hospital are available, that your amazon parcels continue to arrive and the parts for your everyday things in life, for your cars and yo