emma vardy, bbc news, derry. now on bbc news, it's sport today. caribbean holiday last year and whether it was taxpayer funded. now on bbc news, it's sport today. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: israel folau is set make his debut for catalans dragons, but is super league ready for the controversial australian? it's all square, in the coppa italia semi—final, after ronaldo rescues juventus, against milan. and a shock defeat for second seed stefanos tsitsipas in rotterdam against aljaz bedene. but defending champion gael monfils marches on. welcome along to the programme. three—time australian rugby union player of the year, israel folau, is set to return to action this weekend, for the first time in 10 months. the former wallaby was sacked last year by rugby australia and his state side, over homophobic comments he posted social media. folau's now back in the spotlight, after being the given the chance to return to rugby league, signing for the french based super league

emma vardy reports. radio: storm ciara lashed the country over the past few hours. the established parties were rocked by a new storm. this breakthrough for sinn fein is unprecedented in the irish republic. once a much smaller player, now on a par with the two main parties who've dominated irish politics for a century. we need change, we need a new government. the best outcome is a government without fine gael and fianna fail so that's the first thing that i want to test. sinn fein's ultimate goal is to create a united ireland, breaking northern ireland away from british rule. its historical links to the ira caused controversy during the campaign, but the party appealed to voters with radical left—wing policies on health, housing and pensions. the surge for sinn fein has changed the landscape of irish politics and it raises new questions for the uk about the likelihood of a border poll. but it's still unclear who will form the next government. leo varadkar‘s party, fine gael, and their opponents, fianna fail, had previously said they will not form an alliance with s

emma vardy, bbc news, dublin.orm ciara batters the uk with heavy rain and strong winds, causing widespread flooding and leaving thousands of homes without power. a fourth person inthe uk has tested positive for coronavirus and is being treated at the royal free hospital in london history in the making in ireland, as sinn fein gains huge support, in the country's general election. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katie. hello and thanks forjoining us. in the premier league, sheffield united's remarkable season continues, as they kept their hopes alive of qualifying for europe next season. chris wilder's side came from behind to beat bournemouth 2—1 at bramall lane. the win moves sheffield united up to 5th and they're nowjust two points off the top four. bournemouth are 16th, only two points above the relegation zone. we have just rolled on and rolled onto the next game. we have got a bit of a break now, but we will go again and it has to be that way. we wa nt to again and it has to b

emma vardy, bbc news.d donald trump called the news great. the president retweeted the news about the film from peter tatchell, a prominent lgbt rights campaigner, and on seeing the president's endorsement, the film's director responded "? ?wow film's director responded " ? ?wow the film's director responded "? ?wow the film, which tra nslates "? ?wow the film, which translates to "be extra careful about marriage", stars and act as an openly gay man who clashes with his conservative pa rents over clashes with his conservative parents over his boyfriend. homosexual relationships, which we re homosexual relationships, which were decriminalised by the supreme court in 2018, are still rarely represented in india. that is just about it from me. you can get me on twitter anytime. i'm @lvaughanjones. hello there. some of us should see some sunshine this weekend but it is looking decidedly u nsettled but it is looking decidedly unsettled again stop we will have plenty of showers around and some of these will be ha

emma vardy reports.numbers than anyone predicted. a party followed by the shadows of its past... now appealing to younger voters looking at their future. in mary lou mcdonald's dublin constituency, the leader of sinn fein, the cost of living is sky—high. it's impossible. like, i'm just over 30 and out of my friend group, one person has a house. for daniel, who converted a garage to afford a place to live, the sinn fein breakthrough is a welcome change. in a city with a housing crisis, the party promised rent freezes and more homes. most people pay an exorbitant amount of rent. they have no prospect of living in the city or within an hour of the city. that's been the real failure of politics in the last 20 years in ireland. do you think the image of sinn fein is changing? yeah. they don't shy away from the fact that they were involved in the conflict in northern ireland, but that now is in the distant for most young people. it's not in most people's memories if they're under 30. as no one has a majority,

emma vardy reports. radio: storm ciara lashed the country over the past few hours. were rocked by a new storm. this breakthrough for sinn fein is unprecedented in the irish republic. once a much smaller player, now on a par with the two main parties who've dominated irish politics for a century. we need change, we need a new government. the best outcome is a government without fine gael and fianna fail so that's the first thing that i want to test. sinn fein's ultimate goal is to create a united ireland, breaking northern ireland away from british rule. its historical links to the ira caused controversy during the campaign, but the party appealed to voters with radical left—wing policies on health, housing and pensions. the surge for sinn fein has changed the landscape of irish politics and it raises new questions for the uk about the likelihood of a border poll. but it's still unclear who will form the next government. leo varadkar‘s party, fine gael, and their opponents, fianna fail, had previously said they will not form an alliance with sinn fein. it seems that

emma vardy, bbc news, derry. british and american bombers during the second world war. between the 13th and 15th of february 19a5, thousands of tons of bombs and incendaries were dropped on a city famous for its beauty and architecture. tens of thousands of civilians were killed, many dying in firestorms. the assault was highly controversial — the war against nazi germany was nearly over and many felt the attack was notjustified. jenny hill reports from dresden. dresden has risen from the ashes, but it's dead are not forgotten. a city still a symbol of the horror unleashed by war. it is 75 years since allied forces dropped a bomb after bomb on the city, an attack which even at the time ignited controversy. underneath their bombardment, civilians suffocated and burned. their bombardment, civilians suffocated and burned. there city destroyed. ursula was 1a. she recalls a firestorm so intense that she clung a lamp post to avoid being sucked the flames. translation: we stood clinging to the lamp post, then we saw our

emma vardy, bbc news.come guest — a wild black bear. the animal, weighing nearly 200 kilos, could be seen wandering around the streets and gardens of monrovia — a town near los angeles. the bbc‘s tim allman takes up the story. believe it or not, this isn't exactly believe it or not, this isn't exa ctly a n believe it or not, this isn't exactly an uncommon site around these parts. monrovia backs onto the angelus national forest, so black bears to occasionally take a stroll through the neighbourhood. stroll being the operative word. this particular animal, described by wildlife officials as an old lady seemed to be in no particular hurry. from driveways to gardens, she sauntered very much at her own speed copy that laid—back attitude seemed to be infectious. it no—one seemed to perturbed. capturing the moment on camera seemed to be the priority for some. and it was ha rd to priority for some. and it was hard to work out who was the more ferocious. a big black bear, or some slightly smaller animals. the local

emma vardy, bbc news. a lovely story there. that is bbc world news today.mbland thank you for watching. good evening after all the rain we had seen and the flooding, i am sure you will be hoping for a dry weekend. that is not what i have to offer you i am afraid. more rain in the forecast and during the day. you can see it on the radar picture and you can can see it on the radar picture and you can see very can see it on the radar picture and you can see very persistent and some areas and this rain will be moving erratically southeast rates as we go through the night. the rain would form heading down to the south of england. showers turning wintry across scotland and colder air pushing and here. a mild night further south across much of england and wales. patchy rain plaguing the southeast coast of england and further north you are, some sunny brea ks further north you are, some sunny breaks but still some salary outbreaks south where it's. a windy day for all of us and when guests to expect and very windy indeed. mixture of sunny spells and especially in s

emma vardy, bbc news, derry.e created by material crashing together in the solar system to form ever larger clumps, eventually becoming worlds. but now nasa scientists say they no longer think that's what happened, instead they believe that material gently came together, as our science correspondent pallab ghosh explains. billions of years ago, the planets in our own solar system formed. it was a violent process of rocks crashing together and merging until they became worlds, which included our own earth. or so we thought. today, at a news conference in seattle, nasa scientists said that that theory, held for the best part of 60 years, was completely wrong and that the building blocks of planets slowly merged together. it is a wonderful scientific present and the results that have just been described to you are, in my view, watershed. the sun is right in the middle of the solar system. closest to it are the four small rocky planets, including the earth. then further out are four much larger planets, the most famo

emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories...of people killed in a mass shooting by a soldier in a shopping centre, has risen to at least 29. the gunman was eventually shot dead by security forces, in the city of nakhon ratchasima. hundreds of people today attended a vigilfor the victims. supporters of sir keir starmer‘s bid to become the next labour leader have denied claims his team hacked into the party's membership database. the allegations were made against two members of his campaign and have been passed to the information commissioner. the 92nd annual oscars ceremony gets underway in los angeles later tonight, with the world war one drama 1917, and, from south korea, the film parasite, frontrunners for best picture. but much of the build—up has been dominated by criticism yet again, of the lack of diversity among the nominees. our arts editor, will gompertz is in hollywood for us. good evening. welcome to the oscars red carpet where the stars are beginning to make their way past me u psta i rs beginning to make their way p

emma vardy, bbc news, dublin.s we've never been able to set before. nasa prepares to launch the new solar orbiter space mission. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special, secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories. head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: at the oscars, brad pitt takes on one of the night's major awards, winning best support

emma vardy, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.ny more of this between heavyweights wilder and fury ahead of their big re—match. 0rganisers say they won't face off against each other at the weigh in. eddiejones says his captain 0wen farrell comes from a unique family as they prepare to welcome his dad, who's the ireland coach, to twickenham. and what has given the usually rather stern tottenham mananger a fit of the giggles? the weigh in for one of the biggest fights in 30 years is about to take place in las vegas. heavyweights deontay wilder and tyson fury will meet for the second time on saturday night, but they won't be allowed to do the traditional face off tonight after the weight in, because there was pushing and shoving at their press conference on wednesday. 0ur reporter ade adedoyin is in las vegas with deontay wilder's trainer. we're just getting ready to go the arena. my first thing to ask you is how is beyonce? there a lot of -- deontay wilder. things slow down so after the way in he will be able to get his rest and his

emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. the first time in the awards' 92—year history a foreign language film won best picture. the south korean black comedy parasite picked up a host of other awards too, including best director. our arts editor, will gompertz, is in hollywood this evening. what started out as quite an ordinary night, in oscar's terms, turned out to be an extraordinary night, as parasite not only won best foreign language film, which was expected, but bong joon—ho got best director, then it won best picture, the first time a foreign—language film has done that. i think it suggests that hollywood is actually changing. it is becoming a little bit more inclusive, albeit quite slowly. and the oscar goes to... it was a good night for... parasite. the south korean film about social inequality became the first film not in the english language to win the prestigious best picture oscar. we never imagined this to ever happen. we are so happy. i feel like a very opportune moment in history is happening right now. its

emma vardy, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.t is a matter of time. we still have some flood warnings out at the moment. you can see the floodwaters just beyond gloucester. two severe flood warnings. they are currently around hampton bishop, on stretches of the river lugg and stretches of the river wye. we have heavy rain and a number of warnings, for example in tayside, and through the last few hours we are starting to see the weather front to slip southwards. it is still going to be wet for the next few hours for northern ireland and northern england, before the rain continue southwards overnight, to the midlands, and eventually to southern counties of england. it will be mild across england and wales. colder air moving and further north. in scotland, that means the showers will turn to snow across the high ground with significant accumulations and strong wind around. that equals blizzards, which will continue to blow into saturday, with further significant accumulations of snow and icy conditions on untreated roads. further so

emma vardy, bbc news. a reminder of our top story.middle east. the world health organisation has warned the window of opportunity to contain the virus is narrowing. hello there. some of us should see some sunshine this weekend, but it's looking decidedly unsettled again. we'll have plenty of showers around. some of these will be heavy, they'll be of snow across the north of the country. and for most of us, particularly today, it's going to be very windy, with pretty widespread gales. and you can see why. the pressure chart shows lots of isobars on the charts right across the country. a couple of weather fronts working their way southwards across england and wales. lots of showers packing into the north and the west of the uk. so it could start quite grey on saturday, with bands of rain spreading south—eastwards. most of them should clear away by the afternoon. and then we should see sunshine and showers, most of these showers across western areas, the odd heavy one, and plenty of snow showers across scotland. now, the winds a feature,

emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. awards' 92—year history, a foreign language film won best picture. the south korean black comedy, parasite, picked up a host of other awards too,, including best director. a host of other awards too, including best director. our arts editor will gompertz reports. and the oscar goes to... it was a good night for... ..parasite. the south korean film about social inequality became the first film not in the english language to win the prestigious best picture oscar. we never imagined this to ever happen. we are so happy. i feel like a very opportune moment in history is happening right now. its director and creator, bong joon—ho, became the first south korean to win best original screenplay and the first south korean to win best director. "the most personal is the most creative." that quote was from the great martin scorsese. applause. that got a standing ovation. he then announced his plans for the rest of the evening. i am ready to drink tonight... laughter. ..until next morning! thank

emma vardy, bbc news.developing over the last few weeks. the 35 british citizens aboard the diamond princess, who were transferred by coach to an airport in tokyo have, we understand, now left japan. coach to an airport in tokyo have, we understand, now leftjapan. the plan has ta ken we understand, now leftjapan. the plan has taken off. there were 35 people on board. 32 british and a number of european passengers, i do apologise. so they were evacuated from the diamond princess cruise ship and the plane has now left japan, and we believe it is headed for wiltshire and the patients will then be transferred to arrow park hospital on the will for further quarantine. —— on the wirrell. and we'll be having a look at tomorrow's front pages at11;30' this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the author and columnist that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with ben rich. hello there. as so often with our weather, we currently find ourselves at the mercy of th

emma vardy, bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for the film review. hello and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's releases is mark kermode. we have greed, the devil is in the retail. littlejoe, a sci—fi thriller, or is it? is it all in the mind? and like a boss, a comedy. the devil is in the retail. steve coogan stars as richard "greedy" mccready which is kind of a loathesome british retail mogul who has recently been hauled up in front of a bunch of mps to account for himself. this is fictional. but it will obviously it will ring certain bells for newsletters. he sunning himself on a greek island, building a coliseum at which he is going to lord it over all his toga clad friends at a party which is meant to be some huge roman spectacular including wild animals. however, people are dropping out left, right and centre. they have to turn to not real celebrities but look—alikes. here's a clip. hi, richard! simon cowell, very good. who are you? and l. who's the guy with the bandanna? is that rod stewart's bit

our correspondent emma vardy is in dublin. emma, what's the latest? vardy is in dublin. the the exit poll has been published in the last 20 minutes and things are looking extremely tight, and it predicts that leo varadkar‘s fine gael party are tied with their opponents fianna fail, so impossible to say who will be forming the next government. votes are not counted overnight, they will be counted tomorrow, and then it is likely a coalition negotiation will take place between the parties. coalitions are the norm in ireland. leo varadkar has had a big international profile in the last three years, he is the youngest ever leader in ireland and has had a big influence in the brexit negotiations. if his opponents form the next government, fianna fail, their leader will become the next irish prime minister, and we will have to wait and see. it is predicted to be a big breakthrough for sinn fein and it looks like a successful night for them. the first time in the history of ireland that a general election has been held on the weekend but all eyes will be on the weekend but all e

emma vardy, bbc news, derry. continents. today, however, we have communities that exist entirely online. companies like facebook, google, and youtube aren't just big—they're powerful. so, how should traditional nation—states confront the rise of so called "net states"? we're joined now by alexis wichowski, author of the information trade what arnett states? it is what happens when big tech evolves beyond making apps and services and get involved in things that state use to control entirely, not like defence and diplomacy. are you saying then that these states are replacing some of the functions that traditional states have failed? i would say they are complementing them in ways that we need to pay attention to. for instance, facebook has a counterterrorism team that is larger than the us state department and i think it says something that in some ways governments are glad to see happening, because there is more help for fighting counterterrorism, or for fighting terrorism online. on the other hand there is lots o

emma vardy reports. something new has swept through ireland.of its past... now appealing to younger voters looking at their future. in mary lou mcdonald's dublin constituency — the leader of sinn fein — the cost of living is sky—high. it's impossible. like, i'm just over 30. out of my friend group, one person has a house. for daniel, who converted a garage to afford a place to live, the sinn fein breakthrough is a welcome change. in a city with a housing crisis, the party promised rent freezes and more homes. most people pay an exorbitant amount of rent. they've no prospect of living in the city or within an hour of the city, and i think that has been the real failure of politics in the last 20 years in ireland. do you think the image of sinn fein is changing? yeah, like, they don't shy away from the fact they were involved in the conflict in northern ireland. that now is in the distant past for most young people, you know? it's not something that's in most people's memories if they're under 30. as no—one has a majority, some form of coalition

emma vardy was at the irish border in the minutes after it became the uk's only land border with theu. well, all of a sudden this invisible geographical line takes on a great new significance. this, where i am standing, is now the new land border between the uk and the eu. there was no great fanfare, no singing, a small band of protesters gathered here to mark the moment. to the eye, of course, nothing will change, but it will have implications for thousands of businesses across the island. now, keeping is border open was always such a difficult part of those brexit negotiations. in the end, a resolution was found through a controversial compromise which effectively moves this border to the irish sea. it leaves northern ireland in a bit of a halfway house in future, abiding by eu single market rules, but staying part of the new uk's global trading arrangements. and of course, don't forget, was always so important to be able to keep the sport open because having an open irish border has been a fundamental part of the peace process in northern ireland after decades of conflict. it has

emma vardy, bbc news, derry.ousands of tonnes of bombs and incendaries were dropped on a city famous for its beauty and architecture. tens of thousands of civilians were killed — many dying in firestorms. the assault was highly controversial — the war against nazi germany was nearly over, and many felt the attack was notjustified. jenny hill reports from dresden. dresden has risen from the ashes, but its dead are not forgotten. the city still a symbol of the horror unleashed by war. it is 75 years since allied forces dropped bomb after bomb on the city — an attack which even at the time ignited controversy. underneath their bombardment, civilians suffocated and burned — their city destroyed. ursula was 14. she recalls a firestorm so intense that she clung a lamp post to avoid being sucked into the flames. translation: we stood clinging to the lamp post, then we saw our house collapsed. first the facade crashed down and the bricks rolled up to ourfeet, and my mother said, "now we have lost everything. now we are h

preference votes, closely followed by sinn fein on 22.3% and fianna fail on 22.2%. 0ur correspondent emma vardylin. well, the exit polls suggest things are looking very tight indeed. it predicts that leo varadkar‘s fine gael party are tied with their opponents fianna fail, and it is impossible to say at the moment who will form the next government. now, counting takes place the following day, and it is highly likely after that that coalition negotiations will begin between the parties, and that will be where things really get down to the nitty—gritty. coalitions are the norm here in ireland. now, the current taoiseach, leo varadkar, he has had a very high international profile over the past three years as ireland's youngest ever prime minister. he has had huge influence in the brexit negotiations. if it is his opponents, fianna fail, who form the next government, then it will be their leader, micheal martin, who becomes the next irish prime minister. now, the other big story of the night is there looks to be some major breakthroughs for sinn fein, major gains for them. a big, successful night f

emma vardy was at the irish border in the minutes after it became the uk's only land border with thea sudden this invisible geographical line ta kes invisible geographical line takes on a great new significance. this, where i am standing, is now the new land border between the uk and the eu. there was no great fanfare, no singing, a small band of protesters gathered here to mark the moment. to the eye, of course, nothing will change, but it will have implications for thousands of businesses across the island. now, keeping the spot open was always such a difficult part of those brexit negotiations. in the end, a resolution was found through a controversial compromise which effectively moves this border to the irish sea. it leaves northern ireland in a bit of a halfway house in future, abiding by eu single market rules, but staying part of the new uk's global trading arrangements. of course, don't forget, was always so important to be able to keep the sport open because having an open irish border has been a fundamental part of the peace pi’ocess fundamental part of the peace process i

emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. two avalanches have killed at least 38 people in eastern turkey.rs of the first incident which happened yesterday in van province. it is unclear how many people remain buried under the snow. the number of new cars sold last month fell by 7.3%, despite the number of electric vehicles being bought nearly doubling. the society of motor manufacturers and traders said 11,700 fewer new cars were registered injanuary than during the same month in 2019. they blame the fall in sales on the confusion over diesel and clean air zones and weaker consumer confidence. the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry, has told the bbc that she fears she is being "squeezed" by her rivals — sir keir starmer and rebecca long—bailey — for the labour leadership. she said under her leadership the party would be "more professional", and there would be a "leap of credibility". in the latest in our series of interviews with the leadership candidates she has been talking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the whole approach is just wrong. an awful lot went wrong for l

emma vardy, bbc news, dublin.skidded of the runway and broke into three sections. the boeing 737, operated by turkish low—cost carrier pegasus airlines, was carrying 177 people. officials said dozens of passengers were injured but no—one died. the trial of hashem abedi, the younger brother of the manchester arena bomber, has been told a friend refused to buy sulphuric acid for him after learning it could be used to make explosives. hashem abedi denies murder, and assisting and encouraging his brother, salman abedi, to carry out the attack in may 2017 which killed 22 people and injured hundreds more. emily thornberry has told the bbc that she fears she is being "squeezed" by her rivals for the labour leadership, sir keir starmer and rebecca long bailey. the shadow foreign secretary says there would be a "leap of credibility" if she won the top job. in the latest in our series of interviews with the leadership candidates, ms thornberry has been talking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the whole approach is

emma vardy, bbc news, dublin.stories making the news: heavily armed police and soldiers in el salvador have forced their way into parliament demanding the approval of a $109 million loan to better equip them. they entered the building as president nayib bukele was about to address lawmakers. on friday he gave them seven days to back his loan plan. azerbaijan's governing party says it believes it has won a snap parliamentary election which was called to speed up the reforms of president ilham aliyev. opponents accuse him of trying to consolidate his grip on power. sydney has been hit by its heaviest rain in 30 years, bringing flooding and travel chaos. about 100,000 properties have also been left without power. the authorities are warning of potentially life—threatening flash—floods, but the rains have also put out many of the bushfires which have torn through new south wales in recent months. the european space agency has launched its solar orbiter probe, designed to study the sun from close quarters. the mission

emma vardy, bbc news, dublin.the sun as we've never been able to see it before. the spacecraft, called solar orbiter, is a european space agency—led mission. it's due to be launched from cape canaveral in florida in the next few hours. bbc science reporter laura foster explains. you will get to see images on unprecedented levels of detail. and it'll be the first ever mission to get in and see and touch what is coming from the sun. solar orbiter is going to get the closest pictures of the sun that we've ever seen. it's even going to allow us to see the north and south poles the sun. we've never seen them before, so this will be a completely new thing. but it's notjust about taking cool photographs. this is all about measuring the sun's behaviour, as well. we've got a combination of telescopes which look at the surface of the sun and really see what is going on, and then a suite of instruments which measure the solar wind, which is what is thrown off the sun all the time. so the extended atmosphere, if you like, of

our ireland correspondent emma vardy is in belfast for us. emma, what more do we know?s death had a major impact here. she was described asa major impact here. she was described as a rising star in northern ireland and she was shot by terrorists, say police, during rioting last year in londonderry. now a 52—year—old man from derry, who was arrested on tuesday, has been charged with murder with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and with intent to endanger life and with professing membership of a proscribed organisation. you will appear at londonderry magistrates' court tomorrow. there was widespread condemnation of the violence after lyra mckee's death, both the british and irish prime ministers attended herfuneral. and irish prime ministers attended her funeral. these charges will be seen as a her funeral. these charges will be seen as a significant step but police in northern ireland have a lwa ys police in northern ireland have always said a number of people were involved on the night of her death and the quest for evidence to bring the gunman to ju

observing riots in londonderry when she was shot dead in april last year. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardyrising star in northern ireland. she was shot by terrorists, police say, during in the city‘s ragan estate last year. after that, the group known as the new ira claimed it was behind the shooting. a52—year—old man from derry have now been charged with murder and possession of a firearm and membership of a prescribed organisation. he will appear in a magistrates court tomorrow. the violence that led to their key‘s death was widely condemned, something many people hope was consigned to the history book in northern ireland. both british and irish ministers attended the funeral. police say this is a significant step but they believe a number of people were involved in the event last —— that night and that the search for justice continues. senior ministers are bracing themselves for boris johnson‘s first major cabinet reshuffle since the conservatives‘ general election victory. the prime minister will make a number of changes over the next 2a hours although it is unclear how wide—ranging th

emma vardy, bbc news, dublin.y her rivals — sir keir starmer and rebecca long bailey — for the labour leadership. she said under her leadership the party would be "more professional", and there would be a "leap of credibility". in the latest in our series of interviews with the leadership candidates, she has been talking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. the whole approach is just wrong. an awful lot went wrong for labour. she's lagging behind her rivals in this race. people are giving us their e—mails... but could emily thornberry, london mp and shadow foreign secretary, be the person to put it right? the labour party doesn't need to go through some kind of great existential crisis about who it is that we are. i think we know who we are, and we're proud of it. i think whatjeremy brought to us was an authenticity and an ability, and a confidence to speak from the heart. i think there were some terrible tactical errors in relation to the general election. and i have been open about the disagreements i had.

our ireland correspondent emma vardy is in derry with the latest.lt very deeply here in derry, she was a writer, a gay rights activist described as a rising star in northern ireland, and she was shot, police say, by terrorist during rioting in the city's creggan estate last year. rioting in the city's creggan estate last yea r. after rioting in the city's creggan estate last year. after that, the group known as the new ira said it was behind the shooting. a 52—year—old man from derry has been charged with murder, possession of a firearm, and membership of a proscribed organisation. he will be appearing in front of magistrates tomorrow morning. the virus which led to lyra mckee's debt was widely condemned, something that many hoped was consigned to the history books. —— the violence which led to lyra mckee's death. recite this is a significant step but they believe a number of people were involved in events that night and that the search for evidence to bring the government tojustice search for evidence to bring the government to justice continues. —

as emma vardy reports, no—one was more surprised than daragh when klopp actually wrote back.. but his tactics were different. i support man united and the reason i'm writing is to complain. liverpool are winning too many games. channelling the frustrations of millions of fans, he had a sincere request. the next time liverpool play, please make them lose. you should just let the other team score. i hope i have convinced you to not win the league or a match, ever again. i thought if i wrote to 0le gunner solskjaer, that wouldn't really make a difference. so, i thought i had a better chance of writing tojurgen klopp to stop him winning. the plea was received by liverpool boss, jurgen klopp, a man who's transformed the club's fortunes. at his press conference today, he said he liked daragh's letter, even though daragh was not on his side. it wasjust nice. it was nice, it was cheeky. i was happy we had time that day. so, i read the letter and i replied. "unfortu nately, on this occasion," he wrote, "i cannot grant your request, not through choice anyway. we have lost games in the

emma vardy is in londonderry. tells what happened.d rover ran a gun and missing stepping out and firing towards police. what happened today was that paul mcintyre, who has now been accused of murder, appeared in court to hear the charges against them which are of murder, possession ofa them which are of murder, possession of a firearm and of membership of the prescribed organisation the new ira. his defence solicitor spoke and said paul mcintyre is accused of being the person standing with the gunman and accused of later being seen picking up the bullet casings that had come from the gun. he argued that there was very little evidence against him. the court also heard that evidence from that night, including mtv footage from an mtv television crew in the city that evening as well as mobile phone footage from the public and witness state m e nts footage from the public and witness statements from the public, and from police. during the hearing today, friends and family of lyra mckee sat in londonderry magistrates‘ court in the public ga

emma vardy is in belfast. a major impact here.terrorists. now a 52—year—old man from derry who was arrested on tuesday has not been charged with murder with possession ofa charged with murder with possession of a firearm and intend to endanger life and with professing membership ofa life and with professing membership of a prescribed organisation. you will appear the magistrate court tomorrow. there was widespread condemnation of the violence after lyra mckee's death, but the british and irish prime ministers attended herfuneral. so and irish prime ministers attended her funeral. so these charges will be seen as a significant step but police have always said that they believe a number of people were involved in the night of her death and request evidence to bring the government tojustice and request evidence to bring the government to justice and it remains ongoing. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? the world health organisation says it appears the spread of coronavirus in china has stabilised.

emma vardy has this report. the ancient west of ireland has seen rapid change.st gay pride, remembers a less liberal city. i came out as lesbian. i didn't know the word lesbian, and i didn't know what coming out was. leo varadkar has been symbolic of ireland transformed, the legalisation of abortion under his premiership a watershed moment. the high cost of living, hospital overcrowding and a major shortage of housing are turning people away from the main parties, while polls have indicated a dramatic increase in support for sinn fein. hello, and you're very welcome to prime time: the leaders' debate... after a poll by the irish times suggested sinn fein were now in the lead, the irish broadcaster rte was forced to make a late change and include sinn fein president mary lou mcdonald in last night's debate. but in large parts of ireland, the party still struggles to shake off its historical links to the ira. younger people are judging based on policies. sinn fein's past is less important? yeah, i guess so, i mean i'm focusing on the future. the surge for sinn fei

counting is continuing so let's speak to our ireland correspondent emma vardy who's in dublin. actually forms the next government will be decided by coalition negotiations. fine gael and fianna fail, led by the current irish prime minister, leo varadkar got and make our mark in said they we re got and make our mark in said they were not going into coalition with sinn fein, a party with historical links to the ira but they will be under pressure to reconsider. sinn fein are triumphant with their success and their president, mary lou mcdonald, arrived earlier to huge cheers, calling this a revolution at the ballot box. and their success increases the likelihood that the party will push harderfor likelihood that the party will push harder for a likelihood that the party will push harderfor a border poll, something that has been back on the agenda since the brexit vote. thank you, emma, lived in dublin. england's cricketers have won the third and final one—day international against south africa, to level the series. the hosts set a target of 257 injohannesburg and moeen ali hit the

let's cross to belfast and talk to our ireland correspondent, emma vardy.ical earthquake. the dust is just having to settle from that surprise result at the moment. you are right to say that the onus at the moment is on sinn fein. they are saying they want to try and form a coalition government without what were the two main parties. they want to try and do it themselves with the help of smaller parties, independence, the greens, labour, parties like that. they need to get to a total of 80 seats by gathering all these other parties together. will they be able to do it? looks at the moment that the two main parties will sit back and let sinn fein have a go and see what they come up with. the expectation is that they may be u nsuccessful expectation is that they may be unsuccessful and they may have to bring one of the two other parties back into the fray. that is also difficult. someone is going to have to make a u—turn if that the case. the two main parties in the campaign said, look, we don't want to work with sinn fein. there is a view that they are not a