it comes as a surrise surrounding edwin poots?ots? it comes as a surprise and jeffrey _ surrounding edwin poots? it comes as a surprise and jeffrey donaldson - a surprise and jeffrey donaldson expected to become the new leader, currently he is the favourite, and it was thought he would keep paul givan in position, as his removal well create some political instability but edwin poots stepped down after just 21 instability but edwin poots stepped down afterjust 21 days as uup leader over his decision to agree a deal with sinn fein to introduce irish language legislation in order to nominate his close political ally paul givan as first minister but with that decision for edwin poots to go it means paul givan will have to go it means paul givan will have to also go. jeffrey donaldson has made it clear he intends to leave westminster and come to stormont and lead the party as a first minister. what that will mean when paul givan does step down, michelle o'neill is deputy first minister will also have to go which will lead to a seven da

does it go back as far as what is taking place with edwin poots?y said the dup has had a terrible number of weeks. doesn't it go beyond this few terrible number of weeks? does it go beyond arlene foster? because they have done quite well up until now. it goes back to arlene foster and i think it goes back in the dup history but fundamentally this is about the party that has made a number of catastrophic mistakes over the past few years, really, decades, really. that depends on your opinion. the party are struggling to grapple with its mistakes and i don't think it is ready to recognise those mistakes until it does so i do not think it will be able to move on. you mention the irish language, part of these latest discussions to put a first minister in place, but now we have the northern ireland protocol being thrown into the mix. there were protests that took place on friday, basically they were saying that you cannot have a new minister until the northern ireland protocol is abandoned. what exactly is going on there? what the line seems to be is tha

edwin poots announces resignationjust instability.nces resignation just over an hour and a half ago. you get the sense that politicians of all parties are still absorbing what happened. of course lots will inevitably turn to what comes next. for now paul given will remain as northern ireland first minister but surely with very little authority given his mentorfor many years edwin poots is now stepping down as leader of his party. sinn fein for its part has said its focus remains on doing the work necessary in these executive not least to bring this part of the world out of the covid pandemic. the power—sharing stalemate has technically been resolved but yet their situation tonight feels even more uncertain. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are tonight are rosa prince, editor of house magazine and broadcasterjohn stapleton. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the front page story for the yorkshire post is the report into the manchester arena bombing, which found there

going back to edwin poots again, there was a fractious time for the dup., they might well welcome someone is coming in. fundamentally this factions still exist at the same time, while the party is united at the minute against edwin poots, win a year later comes in, those factions will still exist. —— when a new leader comes in. the headlines on bbc news... a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to every adult in england is gathering speed, with queues forming outside pop—up vaccination centres. it comes as scientists repeat their warnings that a third wave of infections is under way: criticism of the metropolitan police by the son of a private investigator whose murder remains unsolved more than three decades later. northern ireland's first minister paul givan has been told he will have to resign once a new leader is elected by the democratic unionist party. senior conservatives have responded to the party's shock defeat in thursday's by—election in chesham and amersham, by warning the government not to "drift away" from its core voters. the conservative c

but with that decision for edwin poots to go, it means paul givan will have to go too. westminster and come to stormont and lead the party as a first minister. what that will mean when paul givan does step down, michelle 0'neill as deputy first minister will also have to go, which will lead to a seven—day period again when the dup and sinn fein will have to nominate to those positions. it could lead to more negotiations with the government, more demands, and that will mean more instability and itjust shows really once again how precarious power sharing can be at stormont. this might be a simplistic question but, given edwin poots was leader of the dup, why was he not himself first minister? that was his decision. it did cause some surprise. but when he stood in the leadership contest following the ousting of arlene foster as party leader and first minister, he made it clear if he became leader he wanted to remain as agriculture minister. part of his reasoning was as the agriculture minister he has some control over the ports and has a part to play in terms of the implem

yes, so when edwin poots took over three weeks ago | of the party. erred candidate, a protege of his. he said in the chamber here today that paul givan was somebody who would come into his office as a young politics student eager to get involved and he sort of nurtured paul givan over many years while he is a member of the website of assembly here and accountable for that. so the website of assembly here and accountable for that. 50 paul givan was very much the preferred candidate even of the democratic and his party has been bitterly divided since arlene foster was forced to withdraw. so edwin poots has been treading a difficult line. he first of all had to bring sinn f in on cited support paul givan in the office of first minister and managed to do that getting in confirmed today alongside michelle o'neill as deputy, but now he seems to have upset a huge number of senior members of his own party. and what they will now do in terms of confidence in the leader and his ability to make decisions in the next few weeks could be decided at the meeting that

edwin poots, this is his 20th day on the job as leader, so he's very new in that office.f first minister as well, as arlene foster had done, but he wanted paul givan, a protege of his, to take that role instead. and that is what he has been trying to work out for the last few days, since arlene foster officially stepped down on monday. as i say, it all came down to this wrangling over the status, the protection of the irish language. sinn fein saw a chance to get extra reassurances on that. they got those last night from the northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis. he put that triumphant statement out this morning which some people were saying this morning sounded like his mo mowlam moment, or something. well, it hasn't worked out like that, because the division in the dup has only become even more apparent. there is a meeting of the party members and officials going on at the moment, potentially with a vote of no confidence in the new leader over the moves that he has made here. they were people going into that meeting saying, you can't be a leader if no one's followin

like edwin poots, he has socially conservative views.n . ”7 7 to tighteiniup . to tighten up abortion laws trying to tighten up abortion laws here in northern ireland and in effect ban abortions in cases where an unborn child is diagnosed with a serious disability. likewise, with mr poots, he says his faith as part of his politics and he is a member of his politics and he is a member of the free presbyterian church, the church set up by ian paisley a number of decades ago. speaking in the great hollow at stormont this afternoon, whenever mr poots confirmed he would be nominating paul given as first minister, he recognised he had a huge responsibility. the first policy issue he recognised was bringing down hospital waiting lists and northern ireland. he will be proposed as first minister in the stormont assembly on monday, which is when arlene foster will resign as first minister. that proposal will be put to a vote and it will have to be put to a vote and it will have to be voted through in a cross community basis. sinn fein will have to

the democratic unionist party is looking for a new leader again, following edwin poots' resignation.arty after agreeing a deal with sinn fein. 0ur correspondent, danjohnson, is at stormont. dan, what is the deal that cost mr poots hisjob? dan, what is the deal that cost mr poots his job?— poots his “ob? well, that was all about poots his job? well, that was all about laws _ poots his job? well, that was all about laws to — poots his job? well, that was all about laws to enact _ poots his job? well, that was all about laws to enact the - poots his job? well, that was all about laws to enact the irish - about laws to enact the irish language legislation in northern ireland to mode and protect that language. that had been the sticking point that had stopped sinn fein supporting edwin poots' preferred candidate for first minister, so there was a stalemate, but then there was a stalemate, but then there was a deal struck between dup and sinn fein, overseen by the northern ireland secretary, that in effect, if those laws on the irish language won't pass to you by the autumn, that they woul

the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, edwin poots, has resigned afterjust threee paul givan northern ireland's first minister. mr poots will remain in the post until a successor is elected. the united nations is warning of an imminent famine in ethiopia's tigray region, unless drastic measures are taken fast. it's close to eight months since war broke out there and there continue to be reports of abuses. there have been repeated international calls for hostilities to end to allow humanitarian access.

the biggest political party in northern ireland — the dup— is in crisis — as its new leader edwin pootsks after taking up thejob. dj and producer david guetta sells his catalogue of music for $100 million in a deal that includes his future recordings. japan's naomi osaka pulls out of wimbledon a month after withdrawing from the french open. hello and thanks forjoining us. the us supreme court has ruled against the latest republican challenge to the affordable care act — known as obamaca re. it's survived the third attempt to strike it down, which was led by eighteen republican—controlled states. president biden described the decision as a big win for the american people. barack obama said it showed that his signature policy �*was here to stay�*. it's the third time the court has thrown out efforts to scrap the programme. well, to discuss can now speak to us supreme court and us constitution expert ilya shapiro who is the director of the robert a levy center for constitutional studies at the cato institute. thank you so much for coming on the programme. thank you so much for coming on th

the democratic unionist party is looking for a new leader, after edwin poots stepped down afterjust threein and the westminster government to ensure paul givan became first minister. mr poots will remain in the post until a successor is elected. danjohnson is at stormont. gosh, it is difficult to keep up with politics in northern ireland. what happened, where are we and what will happen next? yes. what happened, where are we and what will happen next?— will happen next? yes, it has been a very difficult — will happen next? yes, it has been a very difficult week _ will happen next? yes, it has been a very difficult week i really, _ very difficult week i really, because as soon as arlene foster stepped down officially as first minister on monday, the problems started. sinn fein initially refused to endorse a paul givan, the preferred candidate to take over from her, and that's what brought about this deal that edwin poots agreed in the early hours of the morning yesterday with sinn fein and the northern ireland secretary. the signs were positive for having done that deal to agree a way to e

his predecessor, edwin poots, has not come here today.e back from westminster to stormont, where he wants to become first minister and that will lead to a westminster by—election, which could be pretty tricky for the dup, but his major focus is going to be the northern ireland protocol. that is the part of the brexit deal which creates a trade body in the irish sea between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. the dup what the northern ireland foot got to be removed or at least radically reformed. thank you very much. rescue teams in miami are continuing their search for survivors after an apartment block collapsed on thursday. the state governor has called for any explanation of why the building collapsed. the number of people unaccounted for now stands at 159 and four deaths have been confirmed. a coronavirus lockdown in parts of sydney in australia has been extended because of a sharp rise in cases driven by the delta variant. 7 the restrictions will now cover all of australia's biggest city and surrounding areas —? it has also been

edwin poots — the leader of the biggest party in northern ireland — resigns afterjust 21 days in thejobndmark step towards establishing beijing as a major space power. the spacecraft carrying three astronauts is heading to the tiangong space station, which was put into orbit in april and is still being constructed. let's speak to let's speak to paul byrne, associate professor of planetary science at north carolina state university. what is china's haimen space? is to leave an indelible _ what is china's haimen space? is to leave an indelible mark on the history— leave an indelible mark on the history of— leave an indelible mark on the history of human space flight. the united _ history of human space flight. the united states is done that, the european — united states is done that, the european space agency, the soviet union _ european space agency, the soviet union and — european space agency, the soviet union and china is making sure they have their— union and china is making sure they have their go. union and china is making sure they have their 90-— have their go. china, the us and

the democratic unionist party is looking for a new leader again, following edwin poots' resignation.fter agreeing a deal with sinn fein. 0ur correspondent, danjohnson, is at stormont and explained what the dispute is all about. that was all about laws to enact the irish language legislation here in northern ireland, to promote and protect that language. that had been the sticking point that had stopped sinn fein from supporting edwin poots�*s favourite candidate paul givan, but then there was a deal struck between the parties overseen by the northern ireland secretary, that in effect, if these laws were not passed here by the autumn then they would be passed at westminster by the uk government. that was enough to bring sinn fein on board to support paul givan but it enraged many of the dup's own membership. they said that was a sign of edwin poots�*s weakness in leadership, that he had rolled over and giving too many concessions to quickly to sinn fein and effectively giving decision—making that should have rested here to the uk government if there was no progress. that is why there

so, that was the leader of the democratic unionist party, l of the democratic unionist party, edwin poots the european union over post—brexit trading in northern ireland. it is worth saying that the cabinet office minister michael gove has been in northern ireland today, and has had meetings with mr poots. he has said that the british, irish and american governments between great britain and the european union over post—brexit trading in northern ireland. it is worth saying that the cabinet office minister michael gove has been in northern ireland today, and has had meetings with mr poots. he has said that the british, irish and american governments are all, and american governments are all, and i quote "on the same page over protecting the good friday agreement" and he played down differences over the northern ireland protocol. let us return to one off our other main stories. let's return to one of our main stories. a report by ofsted suggests that sexual harassment, online sexual abuse and sharing nude photos are becoming "normalised" among teenagers. in march, soma sara created a websi

the dup was in edwin poots's dna- this must _ leader. the dup was in edwin poots's dna.his must be hugely disappointing for him. who do you think should take over? yes. disappointing for him. who do you think should take over?— think should take over? yes, it is clearly disappointing _ think should take over? yes, it is clearly disappointing for - think should take over? yes, it is clearly disappointing for him - think should take over? yes, it is clearly disappointing for him and| think should take over? yes, it is. clearly disappointing for him and it must be very difficult, of course, many people want to be a leader of a party. it would appear he had planned this for some considerable time. he took the leadership in quite a brutal way from arlene foster and that had left a bad taste in many mouth surround that and ill feeling across the party about the way it has done done that been done. he started his leadership in a difficult set of circumstances over the course of the last two to three weeks and he's had a bit of a nightmare introduction to his leadership. and cer

the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, edwin poots, has resigned afterjust threeks in the job. it follows a revolt in his own party when he agreed a deal to make paul givan northern ireland's first minister. mr poots will remain in the post until a successor is elected. the united nations is warning of an imminent famine in ethiopia's tigray region, unless drastic measures are taken fast. it's close to eight months since war broke out there and there continue to he reports of abuses. there have been repeated international calls for hostilities to end to allow humanitarian access. now on bbc news. kenneth kaunda, zambia s founding president has died at the age of 97. in 2014, zeinab badawi travelled to the zambian capital to speak with him hardtalk asked him what 50 years of freedom had brought the people of zambia. welcome to hardtalk in the capital. my guest today is kenneth kaunda. the leader of the struggle for independence here. he was imprisoned by the colonial authorities before he went on to become the first president of an independent zombie. this is a lan

edwin poots, the leader of the northern irish democratic unionist party has said he will stand down asor is elected. the japanese tennis star, naomi 0saka, has pulled out of the wimbledon championships later this month, but is planning to return for the tokyo 0lympics. in may, 0saka withdrew from the french open, saying she'd been struggling with depression and anxiety. her decision followed a dispute about post— match press conferences. the us supreme court has rejected an attempt by republicans to scrap barack 0bama's health care programme. thejustices ruled that there was no legal standing for the challenges. it's the third time the court has upheld the affordable care act since 2010. the law, known as 0bamacare, provides health insurance for tens of millions of americans. it bans insurers from denying coverage because of pre—existing conditions. french prosecutors have asked a paris court to jail the former president nicolas sarkozy for a year, with six months suspended, over his re—election campaign expenses in 2012. they say a public relations company falsely invoiced mr sarkozy�

sirjeffrey is northern ireland's longest serving mp and will replace edwin poots, who is standing down correspondent chris page has the details. sirjeffrey donaldson is the fifth leader of the democratic unionist party, but also the third since april. after arlene foster and then edwin poots were toppled by internal revolts, sirjeffrey is the only candidate this time. he says he wants a new start and notjust for the dup. he says he wants a new start — and notjust for the dup. our priority would be to put northern ireland back on track and ensure we have political stability. the stability that i know the vast majority of people in northern ireland want to see. it is six weeks since he narrowly lost the dup's first—ever leadership contest, but now he's taking on the top job after all. his first task will be to unite the party after a turbulent two months. his early career was forged during the years of conflict. he decided to stand for election after relatives were killed the ira. i have two members of my family murdered by the provos! but the politics of protest have long since given wa

edwin poots resigned as leader of northern ireland's largest political party, the dup, after just threeparty revolt over his decision to agree a deal with sinn fein and nominate paul givan as first minister. the deal, brokered by the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis, followed a stand—off over irish language laws. the uk government said it would legislate for language protections if the stormont executive doesn't. the fresh instability may have implications for the future of power—sharing, and at a special sitting at stormont, unionist unhappiness was clear despite the appeal for unity from the new first minister. northern ireland is a special place. it's special because of its people. we have different identities. we need to respect those identities. that difference shouldn't be seen as a threat, it should be seen as a strength. we have a rich tapestry that makes up who we are, what we are, the society that we belong to. sinn fein nominated michelle o'neill to continue as deputy first minister, joint head of the executive office. and on the issue of rights, we have seen the dup

sirjeffrey donaldson was the only candidate to replace edwin poots, who was ousted last week afterjustister. back at westminster, the northern ireland secretary had his hands full with the special brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland known as the northern ireland protocol. edwin poots had said the government had "promised that there will be a significant win" on the protocol and he'd "received assurances" from brandon lewis and that it could emerge in earlyjuly. this is what the northern ireland secretary told the commons. as i said at this despatch box last wednesday we will do what we need to do to make sure we deliver for the people of northern ireland and we take nothing of the table in that regard. but obviously we wait to hear from the eu and want to work this through with the eu. labour said northern ireland had been overlooked too often and laid the blame firmly at the feet of the prime minister. he was repeatedly warned of the consequences for the fragile peace process of his brexit deal. and he chose to ignore these warnings. there is a direct line from his dishon

brandon lewis has reportedly told the outgoing leader of the dup, edwin poots, that there'd be "veryecretary of state, i'm going to ask you, i think, the question which is on everybody�*s mind — to which we do not know the answer. we had a taster, a tantalising taster yesterday in an interview, but between you and me, as friends, what did you tell edwin poots about the protocol the other day? laughter. i'm just laughing, at "between you and me". i suspect, chairman, we have a few more people than just yourself and myself. well, possibly, who knows? as i have said yesterday on the floor of the house, what i've outlined pretty consistently, actually, over the last period is that we are very clear with the minister at the dispatch box. as i've said myself, the current position of the protocol is not sustainable. he himself has also said this. it is causing issues for businesses and consumers, citizens in northern ireland, and we need to rectify that. we need to ensure that that gets corrected, and the prime minister has been very clear, we take nothing off the table, and we do want to g

arlene foster was deposed as leader in april and she was succeeded by edwin poots, who was succeededttled upon a coronation rather than a contest to try to unite and heal some of those deep divisions. sirjeffrey donaldson, the only candidate to put his name forward. he is northern ireland boss �*s longest serving mp had been at westminster for 2h years. he longest serving mp had been at westminsterfor 2a years. he began his career in another party, the ulster unionists but he left in protest at what he saw as too many compromises to republicans during the peace process. recently he's been the dup's westminster leader but he plans to resign his seat in the house of commons to come back to be first minister in the power—sharing devolved government. many would say his task now is even harder than it would have been had he been successful in his first leadership bid.— he been successful in his first leadership bid. pregnant women and new mothers have faced some tough challenges during the pandemic. but campaigners say the last 16 months have been even more worrying for those from ethnic

when it comes to political allies, you can't get two people more close than paul givan and edwin poots he has been communities minister, meaning he was in charge of everything from social welfare to grassroots sport. more recently, he has been chair of the assembly�*s justice committee. he shares mr poots�*s social conservatism. for example, recently mr givan has been feeding a private members bill through the assembly tightening up abortion laws in northern ireland, in particular banning abortion in cases where an unborn child has a non—fatal disability. mr poots and mr givan both members of the free presbyterian church, which was founded by the reverend ian paisley. he also founded the dup. both of them would say that faith does play a role in their politics. mr givan now set for the top job in the stormont executive, but it is not quite a done deal yet. his name will be put to a vote in the assembly and it's a cross community vote, so that means that dup�*s main power sharing partners, the biggest irish nationalist party, sinn fein, have to approve mr givan for the topjob, where he

the party is looking for a new leader after edwin poots resigned.ecades of neglecting england's education we can speak to a professor of social mobility at the university of exeter. he gave evidence to the education select committee for this report. thank you forjoining us. welcome. one of the things that really grabbed the headlines has been the use of the term white privilege by the mps and they are saying that it has been damaging to the prospect for many white people from working—class backgrounds. what he thought on the use of that time in this context? i think that the report is a good one in identifying the biggest factor that determines school outcomes, which is social class. it is your class background, your home background, and that affect all children, whatever other background that they have in terms of whether they are white, black or other ethnicities. so i think... i worry about terms like white privilege because it causes more division and put one working class group against another and in many ways we should be talking about class p

poster and now edwin poots, it's not a good time?— a good time?y deal with issues not just of the together as they deal with issues notjust of the pandemic but also the impact brexit is having across northern ireland. ok. the impact brexit is having across northern ireland.— the impact brexit is having across northern ireland. ok, thank you so much. northern ireland. ok, thank you so much- dan — northern ireland. ok, thank you so much. dan johnson _ northern ireland. ok, thank you so much. dan johnson at _ northern ireland. ok, thank you so much. dan johnson at stormont. i i don't think you have to be a regular football fan to embrace a moment which is going to happen tonight. england, scotland at wembley. it'sjust tonight. england, scotland at wembley. it's just a tonight. england, scotland at wembley. it'sjust a massive sporting event. it's going to be exciting. what side you may it could be easy i suppose if you are firmly in england, firmly in scotland, if you are on the border, like berwick—upon—tweed, it's a little bit more tricky and that's

and that spelled a crisis for edwin poots, dup leader for less than three weeks, with his party furiousrlier, arlene foster had stepped down with an appeal to northern ireland's political parties to stick to the deal they had agreed to in january last year. let us realise in every corner of this house that people live here who have an irish identity, a british identity. some have a british and irish identity, some are british and northern irish, and there are new emerging identities. but for all, this place is a place called home. we can poke each other in the eye and have a competition of "my identity is better than yours", but it is only by respecting each other's identity that we will move forward. and the beauty of the union is that we can have all of our identities and live here side by side. she ended her statement with these words. let's be generous. our lord told us the parable of the good samaritan, and i'm sure we've all heard it. but remember, two people passed by. they closed their eyes to the injured jewish man. now, mr speaker, i haven't always made the right calls. none o

the new dup leader, edwin poots, has nominated paul givan as the new first minister, but this still has sinn fein. in her resignation statement, arlene foster urged northern ireland's political parties to stick to a language and cultural deal they agreed to in january last year — an issue that now threatens the existence of devolution. let us realise on every corner of this house that people live here who have an irish identity, a british identity — some have a british and irish identity — some are british and northern irish, and there are new emerging identities. but for all of this place is a place called home. we can poke each other in the eye and have a competition of "my identity is better than yours," but it is only by respecting each other�*s identity that we will move forward. and the beauty of the union is that we can have all of our identities and live here side by side. she ended her resignation statement with these words. let's be generous. our lord told us the parable of the good samaritan, and i'm sure we've all heard it. but remember, two people passed by, they closed the

what that means in future for their leader edwin poots is a big question.s now come to an end and business of devolved government can resume, but confidence in the dup leader has been shaken. what that means for the future is now a major issue. many future is now a ma'or issue. many thanks. social services in england are too often focused on investigating struggling families instead of providing them with support — that's the finding of a government—commissioned review of children's care. it describes the system as currently failing young people, and says it needs urgent investment and reform. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. what can you see? playing and exploring in the shade at this children's centre in hertfordshire helps children and parents make the most of life together. it's the sort of community support that today's report says should be much more widely available to all families. certainly for these parents, it means a lot. very important for the mum and the baby, obviously, for the mum to meet new friends and to get advice an

he was the only candidate to put his name forward for the position after edwin poots resigned last week job. sirjeffrey received the backing of 32 votes out of 36 votes from the party's stormont assembly and mps. his leadership will now need to be ratified at a meeting of the dup executive, next week. yeah, ithink yeah, i think she talked about this being a very bruising experience for the party because the men he is now the party because the men he is now the third leader in just 50 days and one of the things he is going to have to do will be to rebuild the unity of this party, a really extraordinary period in the dup's history, a party which has historically been known for really strong discipline but now you have open warfare between some of the members and he is going to have to try to heal those winds the best he can. but what he really wanted to talk about today was the northern ireland protocol, the part of the brexit deal which prevents a hard brexit deal which prevents a hard brexit dealer in ireland and it does that by creating a trade border between great britain and northern

dup leader edwin poots has announced that paul givan is to replace arlene foster as northern ireland'solitics— handover of power. it is a new era in unionism and politics in - handover of power. it is a new era i in unionism and politics in northern ireland, givan nominated to take over from arlene foster at stormont. a few weeks now since arlene foster was ousted as at the dup. the plan is that on monday, mrs foster will stand down as a first minister and then paul givan will be nominated in then paul givan will be nominated in the stormont assembly to take over that role. when it comes to political allies, you cannot get to people more closer than paul givan and edwin poots. whenever mr givan was still a teenager, he became mr poots's constituency assistant, his ministerial advisor then before he went into the stormont assembly and has been sitting in the assembly now for 11 years. in that time, he has been communities minister and he was in charge of everything from social welfare to grassroots sport. more recently, he has been chair of the assembly is a justice committee. he shares

a meeting of dup leaders is under way after the revolt of a nomination by edwin poots.ecision —— opposed the decision to nominate a first minister. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good evening. for many today, it has felt a little fresher with some sunshine still, but across central and eastern parts of england in particular, we have kept humidity, there has been a lot more cloud and few rumbles of thunder and the show is a are going to plague central and eastern areas through this evening and overnight. we are going to continue to feed on the moisture from the south and so once again, really uncomfortable night sleeping, but for many, it will be far fresher and much more comfortable in fact — single figures, low single figures in the glens of scotland, but plenty of sunshine here tomorrow and indeed for northern ireland. just the odd shower bubbling up, but most shower activity will be torrential toward southern and eastern areas. pushing further north through the day and further west with some fairly strong winds which will keep the temper

the party has been in turmoil culminating in edwin poots being forced out of the job last week.of him. political comebacks do not come any more quickly the fortunes of the dup as a party to be rejuvenated so rapidly. it has been a hugely bruising time for the biggest party in northern ireland and just a few weeks ago arlene foster was ousted after an internal party coup and then on thursday last we had her successor evan puts who had to resign. so in the past hour sirjeffrey donaldson has announced he will put forward his name for leadership once again and in a statement he focused on the issue that he thinks can and should unite his party and heal those fractures and that is the northern ireland protocol. the de facto trade border in the irish sea which he says is the number one issue facing northern ireland, its people and its place in the uk. another challenge he may face, he said in the past he would want to be first minister in the devolved government, but to do that he would have to resign his westminster seat. be co—opted into the devolved assembly and then the whole proc

the party has been in turmoil culminating in edwin poots being forced out of the job last week.de stormont. is this going to put an end to the dup�*s current troubles? political comebacks do not come any more quickly than sirjeffrey donaldson but few people here at stormont would expect the fortunes of the dup as a party to be rejuvenated so rapidly. it has been of a prison time for the biggest party in northern ireland and just a few weeks ago arlene foster was ousted after an internal party coup and then on thursday last we had her successor evan puts who had to resign. so in the past hour sir jeffrey donaldson has announced he will put forward his name for leadership once again and in a statement he focused on the issue that he thinks cannon should unite his party and heal those fractures and that is the northern ireland protocol. the de facto trade border in the irish sea which he says is the number one issue facing northern ireland, its people and its place in the uk. another challenge she may face, he said in the past he would want to be first minister in the devolved gove

last week, that could open up an opportunity for more political disagreement, because the problem edwin pootscouldn't keep onside sinn fein to get his person in office here and his own party, that is why here and his own party, that is why he faced that rebellion, this is over laws to enact the irish language here, so if sirjeffrey donaldson is elected as leader, as everyone expected by the end of this week on saturday, that should be completed that is no end to the political wrangling here in northern ireland. there are so many other issues they are facing. the property coll is a huge issue, so electing sirjeffrey donaldson would be one solution to the mess the dup is in, but there would be a lot of stricky steps thereafter. dan, many thanks. dan, many thanks. back in the spring, official data suggested more than a million people in the uk were suffering from long covid. the symptoms — of breathlessness and fatigue — can persist for months, and leave sufferers unable to return to normal life. but therapists are working to rebuild people's strength, and our correspondent graham satchell has b

he�*ll replace edwin poots, who resigned last week afterjust 3 weeks in charge.han 80% in england waiting for lockdown to lift before reopening. current measures as listed in step three will remain for a further month to 19july. well, one show which opened its doors after being delayed for seven months is the west end production of hairspray. the curtain raised at the london palladium last night. here�*s a taste of the production, from when the cast visited our friends at �*the one show�* last week. # you can't stop the train. # as it comes speeding down the tracks. - # yesterday is history. # and it's never coming back. # because tomorrow is a brand—new day. i # and it don't know white from black. i #the world keeps spinning round and round. _ # and my heart's keeping time to the speed of the sound. - # i was lost until i heard the drums. i # then i found my way. # cos you can't stop the beat. marisha wallace plays motormouth maybelle and joins me now. there is a taste of what we used to enjoy on the stage and its back. what�*s it like to be back? it is enjoy on

sirjeffrey will replace edwin poots, who is standing down after only three weeks in the job.ear or so, but where will the next generation of barbers and hairdressers come from? the number of apprentices has fallen sharply, which is worrying some industry leaders. our business correspondent katy austin has been looking into this. my name is dulcie wilson. i'm an apprentice here at frank di lusso's here in carshalton. i have always been really passionate about hair. since i was younger i've always wanted to do something to do ifeel like when i'm working, i've got a job, i'm part of the real world and i'm helping real people. 17—year—old dulcie hopes to forge a career styling hair after she completes her apprenticeship programme. the boss says training on the job is really important. it's a well—trodden route here. three of them are assistants which are apprentices. four of my current styling team have been apprentices within the salon and have become stylists, senior stylists and one is even assistant manager. but not all salons are taking on as many apprentices as they used to

he'll replace edwin poots who resigned last week afterjust 21 days in charge.ampaign group, end furniture poverty, says more than two million people are living without at least one essential piece of furniture. in bath, a local charity says demand for their help has gone up by almost a third during the pandemic. fiona lamdin has more details. fiona, this was a shell — there was just nothing here, there was underlaying concrete. got the carpets, new bed in plastic, lovely chest of drawers, which was just fantastic. i had no other drawers. fridge freezer out of the box, microwave, washing machine, all brand new. but this time last year, things were very different. anne, a teaching assistant, lost herjob when schools closed for lockdown, and then lost her home. she was given 29 days' notice. and at 65, you find yourself homeless and sleeping on somebody�*s floor. i was quite willing to sleep in my car. there was a real shortage of rental properties, so while she waited for a council home, she sofa surfed, then checked into a hotel. when that became too expensive,

edwin poots led that challenge and succeeded.ination. the dup could not nominate without the agreement of sinn fein, and vice versa. what we have seen over the last three weeks is a series of discussions and negotiations, perhaps, between the new leadership team and sinn fein. it was clearfrom new leadership team and sinn fein. it was clear from some of the comments made by sinn fein in particular they didn�*t feel they were getting what they wanted to get from the dup and that was a commitment to bring forward the irish language legislation, part of the cultural legislation package outlined in the agreement, which was the basis for the restoration of the assembly back injanuary of last year. when they felt they could not get that, then opened up negotiations with the british government and what we have seen as the british government have agreed to put this legislation through westminster and now that has opened up westminster and now that has opened up the way for both democratic unionist party and sinn fein to nominate today.—

he was the only candidate to put his name forward for the position after edwin poots resigned last weekbacking of 32 votes out of 36 votes from the party's stormont assembly and mps. his leadership will now need to be ratified at a meeting of the dup executive, next week. let's speak to our ireland correspondentjohn campbell. it has been a torrid time for the party, john. wedgesjeffrey donaldson start with this? what are his priority is a time? i donaldson start with this? what are his priority is a time?— his priority is a time? i think she talked about _ his priority is a time? i think she talked about this _ his priority is a time? i think she talked about this being - his priority is a time? i think she talked about this being a - his priority is a time? i think she talked about this being a very i talked about this being a very pleasing experience of the party because, remember, he is now the third leader injust because, remember, he is now the third leader in just 50 because, remember, he is now the third leader injust 50 days because, remember, he is now the third leader in just

the new leader of the democratic unionist party, edwin poots, has chosen a close ally, paul givan, to from taking on responsibility when asked to do so. the issue which held up the appointment was the protection and promotion of the irish language. the biggest nationalist party, sinn fein, wanted a guarantee there will be legislation soon. the british government has now said it will pass a law at westminster if that doesn't happen at stormont. but many senior democratic unionists are deeply unhappy about that move because they see it as bypassing the devolved assembly. it's understood most dup assembly members even told their party leader not to appoint a first minister today. so, that means that although the power—sharing stalemate's been broken, there's still no real stability. the dup�*s main coalition partner hinted the problems were far from over. and on the issue of rights, we've seen the dup resist these. i don't expect that to change. after years of stop—sta rt governments, people in northern ireland are hoping for calmer times. it would be nice if they could work togelher— it

he was given the news by officials in his democratic unionist party, after its leader, edwin poots, announcedd stand down just three weeks into the job. and rock fans from across the uk celebrate at the scaled down version of the download festival in england as it goes ahead as a test event. now on bbc news... as more us states move to legalise marijuana, there has been a rush to cash in on the business. in new mexico, a bizarre boom and bust of marijuana has become a cautionary tale. this is the latest front line of a cannabis boom in the us. a massive illegal marijuana operation on native american land. the suspects were found staying in a farmington motel where the occupied 19 rooms. police found around 2000lbs of marijuana plants and substances in multiple rooms. there is evidence of human beings that are not here any more, just sort of vanished. in the summer of 2020, hundreds of chinese immigrants moved to shiprock, new mexico, believing they were taking well—paid jobs on hemp farms. they found themselves prey to unscrupulous entrepreneurs who took advantage of the confusing laws that g