we are fighting an irish on irish civil war. there cracking each other's heads -- they are cracking each other's heads. >> you mentioned the troops coming from gettysburg to restore order. it looks like, even then, it looks like a turning point. does that have an effect on the city's mood? won for change? neverthe great metropolis speaks with one voice. if you speak with maria dailey, , sherote a wonderful diary was convinced the north was never going to beat the south, and there were plenty of people who thought that. other people thought great, we won a few. very soon it was apparent this would drag out a very long time. there were ways in which if you had money in new york, the war was a very distant rumble of thunder off somewhere hundreds of miles away. gettysburg was the nearest battlefield, 200 miles away. something that if it did not come into your home, you did not think about it all that much. there was a lot of were profiteering going on in new york to -- in new york. the room where gold was traded in new york -- rich

irish on irish civil war. irish cops were clubbing irish men in the street, cracking their heads. there's a lot of irish loyalty as well. >> you mentioned the troops coming from gettysburg to restore order. gettysburg and vicksburg, it looked like a turning point. although, the war still had a long time to go. does that have an affect on the city's mood? a sense that we finally won some for a change. >> i think as always with new york -- the great metropolis never speaks with one voice. there were people -- if you talked to maria daily, for instance, judge daily's wife who wrote a wonderful diary through the whole thing, she was convinced that the north was never going to be able to beat the south. there were plenty of people who thought that. there were people who thought great, now we finally won a few. very soon it was apparent that this thing was going to drag out for a very long time. there were ways in which if you had money in new york, the war was a very distant rumble of thunder off somewhere hundreds

no, and i'm conscious of all of what might have become cliches of irish writing.story, i want multiple traumas that can be read that are palatable to the reader, so that's what i'm working on. and avoiding the irish cliche. trying hard! paula mcgrath, thank you very much indeed. thank you. hello once again. here is a little composition for you. it is one of our weather watchers. this is getting a lot of play on twitter today. i tweeted that sometime ago. manteit yulara ‘s cloud. that will probably be a distant men —— memory. —— lenticularis cloud. some of the sheu —— lenticularis cloud. some of the shell is quite sharp. come the afternoon, plenty of them. further south, when we get rid of that rain in the south—eastern quarter, really rather lovely. not wall—to—wall sunshine but really acceptable for the second ofjuly. a bit more in the second ofjuly. a bit more in the way of cloud across east anglia but that will not stop the temperatures getting up to around 23 out east. more cloud across northern ireland. sunshine in rather short supply. i think there are some

no, and i'm conscious of all of what might have become cliches of irish writing.raumas that can be read that are palatable to the reader, so that's what i'm working on. and avoiding the irish cliche. trying hard! paula mcgrath, thank you very much indeed. thank you. time we are dated you on the weather prospects for the next few days across the british isles. what a superb at all. this is from one of our weather watchers, in debuchy. the week ahead, can we keep that sort of thing going? no, of course we can't. there will be rained for some, and then later in the week, especially in the south, it will turn really quite warm and muggy. in some areas, it really was a taste of summer some areas, it really was a taste of summer today. but on the western side of scotland, it looked a lot more like that. that all came from a weather front which overnight will be bringing its reign to the north—west of england, and through wales. following on behind, somewhat clearer skies. this is how we shape up clearer skies. this is how we shape up through monday. i think that weather

economic progress of most irish americans. it wasn't until those political machines started to decline and influence that we saw the swelling of the irish middle-class to the point where today average irish incomes and educational attainment and so forth all exceed the national average. viewed against this history many blacks respecting obama's presidency to deliver more prosperity than political clout tends to deliver for a group in the us or anywhere else, the black experience in america, i should add is different from the irish experience, which in turn is different than the chinese or german or jewish experience. we can't generalize about the black experience because native blacks have patterns that differ from black immigrants from the west indies for example or africa. that doesn't mean because we can't make a perfect apples to apples comparisons that we have nothing to learn from what other groups experience or that no comparisons can be made. many racial and different minority groups have experienced various degrees of

no, and i'm conscious of all of what might have become cliches of irish writing.ory, i want multiple traumas that can be read that are palatable to the reader, so that's what i'm working on. and avoiding the irish cliche. trying hard! paula mcgrath, thank you very much indeed. thank you. hello once again. ijust want hello once again. i just want to update you on how we will start the new week. it will be on the mild side on central and southern parts. brighter skies in northern scotland. quite a bit of cloud associated with this front. there will be some rain through wales and the south—west of england as the game roll fun. we will drag a line of showers down towards the south—east. somewhat brighter skies following on behind. high of 23 or 24. feeling very warm across the south—eastern quarter. through the evening and overnight, we will push this area of cloud and rain and a new set of weather fronts through. to the south, it is quite close. to the north, brighter skies, the temperature only 13, 14 or 15. more details for the rest of the week online. this is bbc

god, that catholic irish god, very pagan. in the irish schools, i was...ent to an lcc school in london. i don't know if anybody went to such a school, but i don't think they exist any more. for some reason, i hope it wasn't something as blatant as because i was a poor irish child, i couldn't learn to read in england, that would be too horribly historically apt. but when we went back, they presented me in this frightening school, i have to say, because i now had an english accent, cockney accent: i was talking like that, you know. if you want to get beaten have to death in an irish schoolyard, go and try that accent. so i was learning to be irish game, which is a very strange experience for a child because i was irish. but they also had this mysterious book, and might parents were profound agnostics, although my mother, i think, secretly would go to mass because she didn't connect going to mass with religion particularly. she liked going to hear the noises. and this little book was the irish catechism. i don't know if they even do it any more. and it was ve

of the irish sea.ve now largely superseded the ulster unionists as the main party of unionism in northern ireland? well, the dup began in the bible belt to some degree, fundamentalist religious areas of northern ireland and dr paisley was the leading figure in the late 60s, 70s, 805. he'd struck many blows against the ulster unionist party, but you're quite right, it's only in recent years that they have become the hegemonic force and got the ulster unionist party really on its knees. and is that because sort of soft unionism, shall we say, maytriach unionism is largely just evaporated ? it's more complicated than that because the dup has adopted many of the policies, effectively the policy of power—sharing with sinn fein, originally pioneered by david trimble. and also the new dup person, in the old days, the free presbyterians of dr paisley‘s own church were the caders, who organised elections and things like that. in the last... ..since the good friday agreement, ..since the good friday agreement, t

you talk about being an irish writer.t it's a bit weighty and a bit imprisoning? no, i certainly don't. i've always considered myself to be an irish writer, whatever that means, but for me it meant tapping into that reckless and generous tradition of experiment that distinguishes our greatest writers. our greatest writers were unusual, i think, in that our greatest writers, our greatest fiction writers are exclusively our experimental writers. beckett and joyce and flann o'brien, the father, son and holy ghost, that's our mount rushmore. and if you're talking about any other writers, you've lowered your eyesight, you've lowered your gaze from those three. so i wanted to take my cue from their experimental tradition, and did it tentatively in notes from a coma, my prayer novel, but i think grabbed it a bit more two—handedly in solar bones. mike mccormack, thank you very much for talking about solar bones. thank you. a decent enough day across most of the uk today. we have a bit of rain in the forecast a night, mostly acros

of the irish that were the slowest rising of all european immigrants to america. the political power of a relatively small number of average elected officials have little impact on the economic progress of most irish-americans. in fact, it was not until the political machines started to decline in influence that we saw the swelling of the irish middle class. to the point where today average irish income and educational attainment and so forth all exceed national average. viewed against this history, many blacks were expecting obama tended to deliver more. the black experience in america i should add, is of course different from the irish experience which is different from the chinese, german or jewish experience. and we cannot generalize about the black experience here they have patterns that differ from blacks in the west indies or other places. but that does not mean that because we cannot make perfect apples to apples comparisons, that we have nothing to learn of what other cribs experience so that no comparisons can be made. many different racial and ethnic mi

when the british and irish lions we re when the british and irish lions were last in new zealand in 2000would ever return after a humiliation at the hands of the all blacks and a very one—sided series. even six weeks ago they arrived here with very few people giving them any chance of success. now, here at eden park, they are just one game away. one win away from making sporting history. there was a lot of belief that a lot of hope after that win in wellington last week and that's reflected in the tens of thousands of lions fans who are flooding in to the stadium. there are rumours that they could even outnumber the all blacks fans inside that ground. that might give the lions a bit of an edge in terms of the atmosphere because, although they are confident and it is the same starting 23 as last week, they are the underdogs in this one and the odds are stacked against them. new zealand are the world champions for a reason. they have a loss at this ground since 1994. it is kieran beat‘s 100th test as well, their captain, this evening. and they are unlikely to make the same mistakes they ma

but for the irish republic that we get that right. and indeed, i've already had meetings with my opposite number, on this matter and other matters. >> emily thornberry. >> i mentioned at the outset that he's the 16th member to represent his party since 1997. only three of those have been women and the last one before the current prime minister was 16 years ago. i believe we've had three women labor mps doing this job in the last three years alone. but if i may turn to the next question, my question was not what deal do we hope to get. my deal was not my question was not what deal do we hope to get what happenes if we get no deal at all? this isn't some sinister nightmare dreamt up by remainers, it was the prime minister who first floated the idea of no deal, the foreign secretary who said it would be perfectly okay. the brexit secretary who said we'd be prepared to walk away. but since the election the chancel ever has said that that would be a very, very bad outcome. is a and a former minister has told sky news that no deal is dead.

i'm irish catholic. i was born in pot stem in upstate new york. my grandparents came over on what has been known cause a copper ship during the irish potato famine. 70 people died along on these ships. my grandparents got here safely. they were quite young and were married as teenagers. they had a baby, daniel. my grandfather, daniel was working on a church building in pot stem and something fell on his head and killed him. my poor great-grandmother never remarried and that's why my father was that unusual creature and only child in an irish catholic family. [laughter] >> but, i'm the youngest of four children, born in pot stem-- i gave away my age. 1896. 80 well-- anyhow we moved to somerville which is it a city within the city of boston and that's where i grew up. i went to public schools there in my education was going along well until i was diagnosed with rheumatic fever when i was a young teenager and spent about two years in bed recovering, so i didn't finish high school until 1917 when our country had entered the great war. well, i was feel

which will no longer serve as a wbc featherweight eliminator for the northern irish boxer.e 1 pound. so he won't go on to face the wbc champion gary russelljr. as a mandatory challenger, should he win in belfast. it's six months since frampton's first professional defeat to leo santa cruz in las vegas. usain bolt‘s career in athletics could go on and on according to his long time rivaljustin gatlin. the american won 100 metres gold at the athens olympics in 200a and is still going at the age of 35. he thinks bolt might reconsider his decision to quit after next week's world championships in london, should he miss competing at the top level. the special thing about him, is not just such a predominant figure who will create a void in our sport but it will be filled by such young athletes who want to make a name for themselves but he has the opportunity to come back. he can still come back, he can have when year of arrest but he could say he loved tracks so much he wants to come back. you think you might do that after a break? he has that rock star mentality, travel the world,

irish people. i don't know where my family is from.ked my family tree. >> what is this? >> mayonnaise. >> what the -- >> we never get mayonnaise. >> [ bleep ]. i don't trust it. >> i know. >> i don't trust it. >> but stokes knows for long-term happiness he will need more than his gang. >> my daughter will only be 11 or 12 years old when i get out. the oldest one. i might still be able to be a dad. but i'd have to stop all this stuff. i can't be a gang member and a dad at the same time. >> stokes' eldest daughter is 7-year-old emilee. thanks to a program called story time, stokes and several other inmates can take a break from jail in order to be parents. >> you guys need to get a book and, you know, there's a bunch of books you can choose from over there. so just go and look around and see what you can find. when you get a book, let me know and i'll tell you what to do next. >> okay. >> all right? i'll get you some coffee, cream and sugar. >> we have quite a waiting list on the male population to get in here to read to their children.

new zealand where a thrilling british and irish lions series has ended in a draw.as 15 all in the third test. so honours even at the end of the tour, with both teams having won one match. katie gornall reports from auckland. rugby is part of the fabric of new by a red rugby is part of the fabric of new zealand. almost everyone here is a fan, although today the all blacks seemed a little outnumbered. the lions seem hopeful and determined to leave with more thanjust memories. the lions are confident that they are the underdogs. but in six weeks, the british and irish lions have transformed from no—hopers into a genuine threat, new zealand's fortress invaded by a red army. it would set the tone for a breathless first half, the pace not always matched with precision. that came from the all blacks' beauden barrett who picked out his younger, taller brother jordie to set up the opening score, a try finished by ngani laumape, but born in the barretts' back yard. new zealand's captain was making his 100th appearance, but it was the debutants who were stealing the limelight

the irish had more political success in the u.s. than any other ethnic group historically after they arrived. yet the irish were the slowest rising group of all european immigrants. the political power of a small number of officials had little impact on the economic progress of most irishmen. it wasn't until those local machine start to decline in influence that we saw the average middle-class where the point to today irish income educational attainment and so forth -- viewed against this history many blacks are expecting obama's presidency in more prosperity. the black experience in america i should add is of course different from the irish experience which in turn is different from the chinese or the german. indeed we can't generalize about the black experience. blacks have patterns that different from black immigrants from the west indies. that doesn't mean it is we can't make perfect apples-to-apples comparison that we have nothing to learn from one of the groups experienced or no comparison can be made. minority groups have exp

be a lot of irish whiskey. mark: that was my interview.inanceead, the irish minister, what the eu will be demanding from the u.k. post-brexit. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: we have the latest on exit. the eu is coming to a trade agreement with japan. why can't the do the same thing with the u.k.? we pose that question to the irish finance mr. -- minister. with japanhad this for many years. this has been underway for quite some time. think both the european union and the united kingdom have said that a matter of future engagement would be after the. that is what the future relation would the between the u.k. in the european union. jonathan: i understand that it takes time. the approach so far seems to be very political, about punishing the united kingdom. the sensible approaches to agree. from my perspective, is your message to europe get on with it? >> the outcome of the trade agreement and i hope a tread side -- ratified is the objectives and principles. it's driven by the understanding that free trade is mutually official to all. there is n

an irish catholic. i was born in upstate new york. my grandparent came over on what is known as the ship during the famine. so many people died along the way. my grandparents got here safely, they were quite young and got married as teens and they had a baby and my grandfather was working, my great-grandfather was working on a church building and a hack fell on his head. my poor grandmother never got remarried and was a very unusual creature in a only child in an irish catholic family. but i am the youngest of four children. i was born in 1890s -- okay i gave away my age from 1896 and when i was a small child we moved to somerville which is a city within the city of boston and that's where i grew up. i went to public schools they are and my education was going along well until i was diagnosed with manic fever as a young teenager and i spent about two years in bed recovering. so i didn't finish high school until 1917 when the country entered the great war. i was feeling very patriotic so i took the civil service exam as i studie studie

the british and irish lions have levelled the series in new zealand. is next saturday in auckland. our sports correspondent katie gornall was at the match. she sent us less from westpac stadium. many said it could not be done, not against the world champions and certainly not here on home turf. the lions have pulled off one of the great victories in the history and kept the series alive. when sonny bill williams was sent off in the first half a shoulder charge and anthony watson, he was notjust the first black to be sent off in 50 yea rs, first black to be sent off in 50 years, he gave the lions hope. one—man advantage is no guarantee against the all—blacks. ill disciplined clapped into the and beauden barrett kicked the all—blacks into any team— nine lead. hope was beginning to fade but the lions sprang into life, first through toby faletau, who crashed in the corner, and the converted conor murray tribe roddy lions level. with minutes remaining, owen farrell held his nerve to take the lions to a famous victory. owen farrell held his nerve to take the

we just went there. >> are you irish? >> stephen: all irish.entious. ( laughter ) actual catholic education? >> yeah. >> stephen: did you have to take latin. >> did that for one year. >> stephen: didn't take? not really, nope. >> stephen: did you study over there? did you study at the gate or anything like that? >> never studied as an actor. started off doing theater. >> stephen: i thought you had a band to start off. >> yeah, i have a failed career as a musician. >> stephen: okay. that's what i wanted to do. i really wanted to be a musician for years and years, and then the theater just became more, i suppose, like that was the form of expression that became more relevant or whatever. >> stephen: when sphwroag growing up, did you sing traditional irish tunes, ballads and things like that? >> not really. >> stephen: that's the stereotype. >> yeah. >> stephen: you're down at the pub singing. >> yeah, we were down to the pub, not necessarily singing. just drinking. >> stephen: well, the new movie "dunkirk" is an extraordinary story for those peop

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

a fascinating irish novel in it is written in irish in the '40's and translated. so it is the concept of the dead talking about their conditions nothing but a series of narratives for those are reflected what is going on around them. and it is fascinating i enjoyed a great deal. that is it for that. [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, think you ever so much for coming this evening we have a great lineup of different authors review upwards of 400 so this handy little flyer will give you more information and different events for right now we are so happy to claim her as long as we can

the british and irish lions have beaten new zealand in a thrilling second test to level the series.half an hour — dateline discusses the still fragile nature of britain's new government and the campaign against the jihadist group isis. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the mayor of london sadiq khan has written to the prime minister asking her to appoint commissioners to take over the running of kensington and chelsea local authority — which he says has lost the trust of local residents. the council leader, nicholas paget—brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. simonjones reports. after angry protests at the council offices and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to ban the public and press... reporter: were you pressured by number 10 to resign? ..the pressure for the leader got too great. i have decided to step down as soon asa i have decided to step down as soon as a successor has been found. they will pumped in new deputy leader and cabinet. —— they will appoint. this is a huge human tragedy for so many families. the task for my successor

eu want one thing and the irish want another — everybody wants to solve the problem.ally knows what the a nswer nobody actually knows what the answer is stopped after brexit there will be a new order that did not exist before between the european union and the uk so how do you avoid making it a hard border if we are not going to be part of the customs union and the single market. the question is how do you avoid that fundamental problem. thank you for talking to us. it's the time of year when millions of schoolchildren begin to break up for the long summer holiday. and for working parents — the big question of who is going to look after them? all across bbc news today, we're looking at the pressure of childcare for families around the world. and how businesses are responding to the challenge. samira hussain reports from the us, where for many kids, summer means summer camp yellow school buses on the streets of manhattan in the summer to not mean the school but it means camp. although some dread the 45 minute bus ride, the destination is an idyllic summer experience fo

i would like to congratulate the british and irish lions for drawing the series. series. both teams have played their hearts out. it has come down to the wire. we have ended up with a hand on the trophy each. it is a bit like kissing your sister. there is not a lot in it for anybody. at the same time, it has been a wonderful advertisement for rugby. nail—biting finish to an exciting series. memories for the fans. here is what some of them had to say leaving eden park. what an absolutely fabulous series. up the lines. fa ntastical world of rugby. we'll do the all blacks and calm. we have a young side there. guys in bin. 14 playing 15. a real hard battle. hollow feeling. everybody expected new zealand to run away with it or the lions win. maybe the expected a draw. they played well, the lions, a good, ha rd—fought test match. disappointing any time you get a draw, but we believe of it. england's cricketers are building a good lead at lord's on the third day of the test against south africa. they were 97 ahead after the first innings and have continued to make good p

culture, scottishing culture, irish education, irish education, with the english experience and how that broader argument fits in with your general positions on brexit. >> many subject wes have not had time to discussion and they need remain that way. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> book of the visit capitol hill to ask members of congress what they're reading this summer. >> love reading history about our president and the library of congress has a series where every so often they bring in the author of a book on one of the presidents. the last one we had, last week, happened to be on andrew jackso

massively disrupt trade, leaving irish firms exposed.upporting 400,000 jobs. the us has said it wants to renegotiate what it's calling a lopsided trade deal with south korea. monica miller is in singapore. monaco, tell us more. the news is not much of a surprise to the south koreans. the president met with the trump administration in washington just last month, and may walk away with a message that the us felt that the free trade agreement is not a great deal. south korea is a major us economic partner, more than $141; billion of goods and services was traded between the two countries last year. in 2012, the obama administration said the fda would boost its businesses, but exports have declined almost 3% since the deal went in effect, and at the same time imports from south korean companies have increased by about 23%. the us trade minister said yesterday he wants to have talks with the moon administration within 30 days, however that might be a problem for the south koreans. president moon is yet to appoint the top trade post and it may

yesterday, in the irish edition of the sunday times, there was a call bya the sunday times, there wasdy who is a regular contributor to the sunday edition of the irish times, kevin myers, and he wrote how bbc stars are paid and in that list, va nessa stars are paid and in that list, vanessa feltz and claudia winkleman, who arejewish, were reported. kevin myers said they were paid that much, he implied it was because they were jewish and he said jewish were not known for having lower salaries and is demanding less money. he said these things about how men deserve to be paid more because they are seldom found to be pregnant. it was intellectually incoherent and the question people would ask is how this got through. the usual process, i know this from a daisy newspapers, is the editor on the desk says, what do you think about writing? the columnist writes it and you check it with a headline to your editor. there is a question about how the irish edition allowed a column that was anti—semitic and misogynistic to make it onto the page. we can hear what vanessa feltz had to say right now. w

suzanne lynch of the irish times, now in dc after your

former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has beenjailed for 18 years for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years, have been announced by the health secretary. downing street has insisted that free movement of people will end in march 2019, when the uk leaves the european union. and real madrid superstar, cristiano ronaldo, has appeared before a court in the city accused of tax fraud. good evening from tyne cot cemetery in belgium, where commemorations have been taking place to mark 100 years since the start of one of the bloodiest battles of world war one. over three months, british and allied troops fought with german soldiers in what became known as the battle of passchendaele. in the fields around this cemetery, around half a million soldiers — on both sides of the war — were killed, wounded or went missing. prince charles, along with the duke and duchess of cambridge, joined 4,000 guests to remember the sacrifice made by so many, in a battle that has come to symbolise the horror of world w

there are big answers needed not only by the sunday times that the editor of the irish edition.ted that the free movement of people will end in march 2019 when the uk leaves the european union. after a series of interventions by senior ministers in recent days, downing street said it was wrong to speculate on the sort of immigration system which would need to be implemented after brexit. let's speak to our political reporter emma va rdy. it does on the face of it all look a bit of a mess? we have seen this run of stories and interviews with different ministers setting out their vision for brexit. lots of gossip and rumours of cabinet splits. but really today the prime minister's spokesman was seeking to rein in that speculation and seeking to clarify the government position. they said that the government position has not changed from that which the prime minister said that in her big lancaster has speech at the beginning of this year. they said that the dim of movement will not continue after brexit and that it is not not after a deal that will punish us and for the keepers in t

a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, is jailed for 18 years, for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. ministry ofjustice says rogue landlords who exploit tenants by offering sex for around could face prosecution, after a bbc investigation. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years, are announced by the health secretary. sam shepard, the hollywood playwright and actor, has died at the age of 73. earlier today one of french cinema's biggest stars, jeanne moreau died at her home in paris at the age of 89. it is an absolute mess. it is also a wind—up, geoffrey! it is an absolute mess. it is also a wind-up, geoffrey! and geoffrey boycott is bold a googly by his collea g u es boycott is bold a googly by his colleagues on bbc test match special. —— bowled. good evening and welcome to bbc news. commemorations have been taking place in belgium to mark a hundred years since the start one of the bloodiest battles of world war one. over three months, british and allied troops clashed with german soldiers in what became known as the bat

the 30th year for the event that raises money for the irish pub children's foundation which benefits families of fallen first responders and other local children in need. here's a live look now over the ben franklin bridge where you can see those bicyclists heading over from old city into south jersey. the bridge is closed because of the event until about 8:00 this morning. once those bicycle riders pass over the bridge, they'll be making their way to atlantic city. joining us now to talk more about the event from the irish pub children's foundation is michelle gallagher. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >>> so michelle, the race began just a few moments ago. tell us more about the event and describe for us the role that law enforcement plays not only in the fund-raising but also participating in the ride. >> oh, yeah. absolutely. they have a team of riders that, you know, start here in philadelphia. race all the way to atlantic city. also, we have support along the way, followinglife of the bikers, making sure everyone is safe. just raising money as well as our youth police a

i had about eight or nine british and irish lions supporters in the room with me.ed without sonny bill, down to 14 players with the majority of the game, but the lions were the better side. the weather conditions were atrocious, you know, but two tries to nil, you can't really argue with that. i thought it was brilliant. i was delighted for all the fans who had gone out there. and it is going to be a cracking, cracking game next week. gavin hastings, he was the last british lions captain to win a game down there, and that was in wellington as well in 93 so, you know, auckland is going to be a different challenge altogether. the fact is that the all blacks will be going to the test match now, you know, do or die, in the same way the lions went into the test match this morning, so there is going to be a slight shift of focus for the all blacks. obviously the main aim will be to keep 15 players on the field for this week, and for the lions their big focus will be to try and keep that error count down, because they gave away far too many silly penalties which allowed t

and what's wrong with people wanting to speak to irish kids with legislation.utive is not up at the core of why executive is not up and running. an hour of news coming up. time for the weather. sunshine is reluctant to come through for many of us today that there was a slow brightening play set into the afternoon, rain and the way for some of us but tomorrow, initially for northern ireland then into scotland and northern england. cloud increasing fort north wales and west england. dampen damp and drizzly for some. low single figures for scotland. one or two showers to come on tuesday. cloud and a picture frame in scotland, southward, but near the leg northern ireland view sunspot in the 20s in south east england but quite a cool day if you've got this rain. looking further ahead, wednesday and thursday have warmth in the north but the chance of thundery downpours on thursday. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight... a long—awaited report into child abuse injersey reveals decades of abuse of children as it warns some may still be at risk in the island's care

it was called callahan brothers incorporated and my name is murphy and we have this irish thing going on so if you went to saint siena church and you were 17 years old and you wanted to work for callahan brothers then you were allowed to do that and it was essentially closed to other entrants. so that's what i did it in the summers between college.

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

from an irish perspective, the problem is our economy is so close to the british economy that we willn outcome here that respects both. mark: can we talk about progress made so far? theresa may has put forward the idea of bright for eu nationals -- of right for you nationals in the u.k. they have to allow talks to progress to ultimately a trade negotiation. how much progress is being made so far in early negotiations between the two parties? early i think it is very days so far. they are braving up to negotiating segments into a four-week segments. we are coming to the end of the first one. as you say, there are three issues to be discussed in the first phase of negotiations before we can move on to the bigger trade and transition issues, which i know they are anxious to talk about. in order to get onto those discussions, we do need to see some progress on the issue eu citizen rights in britain and the rest of the european union. i think there are some progress on that. written hazard -- britain has produced a paper they are examining in detail and i think that is a good start. on the