that was father martin magill speaking at the funeral of lyra mckee.he weather with susan powell. hello. after the warmth and sunshine of the weekend, it's changeover day today. cooler air is trying to put in from the west, the clouds of, rolling in and we will see some more heavy showers through the remainder of today across parts of england and wales. a fresh area of england and wales. a fresh area of showers pushing towards the south coast by the evening rush hour but potentially some of our most vigorous under the downpours spreading into northern england through the latter part of the afternoon into the early evening. rainfor afternoon into the early evening. rain for wales and for parts of the midlands, heavier showers for northern ireland and scotland. temperatures up in the high teens for anyone heading home across eastern england, but in the west by six p:m., we are back down to the low teens and the feeling is more one of spring than summer we've had of late. some heavy showers across northern ireland into the small hours of thursday, some af

that was father martin magill speaking to me a little earlier.nka say one of the suicide bombers behind the easter sunday attacks had studied in the uk. the country's president has asked his defence secretary and police chief to resign over the failure to pass on intelligence about the attack. meanwhile, officials in sri lanka say one of the suicide bombers behind the easter sunday attacks, had studied in the uk. eight of the nine bombers have now been identified — one of them was a woman. clive myrie has this report from the capital, colombo. investigators say in this upmarket corner of colombo lurked an islamist terror cell. a car outside has been dusted for fingerprints. and inside, forensic experts hunt for clues to shed light on sri lanka's easter sunday carnage. one of the men who lived here is ilham ibrahim, caught with an accomplice on cctv, minutes before a powerful explosion left several dead at the shangri—la hotel. investigations quickly led police back to ilham ibrahim's home. but as they stormed the building, it's believed his pregn

father martin magill.re today to pay their respects as well totally indicative of the person that lyra mckee was, someone of the person that lyra mckee was, someone who we have learnt in the past few days, made friends with anybody and everybody, herfamily said, no matter what their background. no matter they had political views or none. this was the sort of northern ireland that she champions. of course, it is the sort of northern ireland that people hope will be part of her legacy. music: how great thou art. when jesus saw the crowds whenjesus saw the crowds he went up the mountain and after he sat down his disciples came to him. then he began to speak and talk to them, saying, placid of the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. blasted are they will be comforted. blasted are the meek fore they will inherit the earth. placid or those whose hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. placid are the merciful, for they

at lyra mckee's funeral, the words of father martin magill received a standing ovation when he shamedto reconcile their differences to restore devolution. in his first interview since the address, he urged politicians to listen to the people. i get the sense that people want our politicians to move and they want them to move now, and by that, i mean in terms of entering into those talks and in a way that will actually bring a positive result at the end of them. political adversaries in northern ireland have been brought together by the death of the journalist who was shot during rioting in londonderry. more than two years since power—sharing collapsed in northern ireland, yesterday, the british and irish governments announced that in the wake of lyra's death, there would be fresh discussions to try to reach a new power—sharing agreement, beginning after the local elections next week. and we will work with all the parties to help them do that. but repeated rounds of talks have previously failed, and big sticking points between the parties remain. emma vardy, bbc news. more than 90 labo

at lyra mckee‘s funeral, the words of father martin magill received a standing ovation when he shamedor failing to reconcile their differences to restore devolution. why, in god's name, does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman with her whole life in front of her... applause in his first interview since the address, he urged politicians to listen to the people. i get the sense that people want our politicians to move and they want them to move now, and by that i mean in terms of entering into those talks and in a way that will actually bring a positive result at the end of them. political adversaries in northern ireland have been brought together by the death of the journalist who was shot during rioting in londonderry. more than two years since power—sharing collapsed in northern ireland, yesterday, the british and irish governments announced that in the wake of lyra's death, there would be fresh discussions to try to reach a new power—sharing agreement, beginning after the local elections next week. and we will work with all the parties to help them do that. but repeated rounds

sings my soul, my saviour god, to thee in a powerful address at the funeral service, father martin magillebuked leaders for the political stalemate in northern ireland, and urged them to renew their commitment to powersharing. why in god's name does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman, with her whole life in front of her... applause. to get to this point? we'll have more on today's service, and we'll be asking if today's appeal is likely to lead to change. also tonight. here in sri lanka, three days after the easter sunday attacks, more is being learned about the bombers, with one of them a former student in the uk. sri lankans continue to bury the dead. the number who lost their lives has reached almost 360. in scotland, the first minister says she wants a second referendum on independence by 2021, if the country is taken out of the eu. the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has arrived in the far east of russia for his first summit with president putin. and in tonight's football, manchester city go top of the premier league again, after a decisive win in the manchester derby. and co

by father magill at lyra mckee's funeral was a challenge to political parties here.ery firmly to the two governments to do something, so i welcome the fact we fiow something, so i welcome the fact we now have a something, so i welcome the fact we fiow have a process. i think people want to see devolution back. we are on that page as well. we are devolutionists. we wa nt as well. we are devolutionists. we want to have a devolved administration here working within the uk for all of the people of northern ireland. the events in derry which led to lyra mckee's death where a throwback to northern rail and's past. the question now is whether this tragedy can lead to political change for the future. emma vardy reporting from stormont. well, our ireland correspondent, chris page, gave us this assesment of today's events. well, it is more than two years since the devolved government here at stormont was in place, and the british and irish governments have decided now is the time to restart talks between the parties with a view to getting it back up and running again. througho

father martin magill made a pointed reference to the political problems in northern ireland.god's name does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman with her whole in front of her... applause scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says she wants to hold a second referendum on scottish independence by 2021 if the country is taken out of the eu. the chinese telecoms firm huawei welcomes reports that the government is to allow it to help build britain's 56 data network, despite concerns over security. sport now on afternoon live. we are talking football and a big night in manchester. good afternoon. it isa it is a huge night. if city win, they will be top of the table but if united win, they will boost their chances of champions league qualification. but if they do that, they will of course and fierce rivals liverpool the advantage in the title race and a lot of united fa ns the title race and a lot of united fans are suggesting they would rather lose the match than see liverpool win the title. it is city's game in hand over the league leaders while united are on a bad run

father martin magill said he hoped lyra's death — at the hands of the dissident republican group, thew beginning.‘ this report is from sarah walton. her death has touched people around the world. today crowds in her home country came to say goodbye to lyra mckee. as a journalist lyra reported on the sometimes fractured society of northern ireland. in death she brought together leaders from across the political divide. the british prime minister, theresa mayjoining irish taoiseach leo varadkar and the irish president, michael d higgins to pay their respects. the lord gave and the lord has taken away. and that unity was reflected throughout the service for lyra who came from a catholic background. her funeral today held in belfast‘s protestant cathedral. lyra was a person who broke down barriers and reached across boundaries. this was her hallmark in life and this is her legacy in death. #and oh, my dreams, it's never quite as it seems. it was a service marked with music by northern irish artists and with too many to mourn inside the cathedral events were broadcast to those outside. #bu

the comments made by father martin magill were given a standing ovation by the congregation.r northern ireland. many of us will be praying that lyra's death, in its own way, will not have been in vain and will contribute in some way to building peace here. since thursday night, we have seen the coming together of so many people in various places, and the unifying of the community against violence. i commend our political leaders for standing together in creggan on good friday. i am, however, left with a question — why in god's name does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman, with her whole life in front of her... applause. applause. the death of a 29—year—old woman with a whole life in front of her to get to this point? that was father martin speaking earlier. more now on the latest from sri lanka, where officials say one of the suicide bombers behind the easter sunday attacks, had studied in the uk. eight of the nine bombers have now been identified, one of them was a woman. 359 people are now known to have died in the bombings which targeted churches and tourist hotels.

they were there in a close small space and of course father magill was brilliant because he set a linen't it terrible that that depth of a 20 on yourgirl terrible that that depth of a 20 on your girl who life in front of her before you actually get together and speak to another? now, it'll be interesting to see if anything comes from this because ireland is in an interesting position about about their relationship with us, about their relationship with us, about the new ira, which seems to be having an influence. and dare you think it's a small country and bees group of people could change the world, and change the future all in one small space. it'll be interesting to see if they didn't. especially before, a different number of politicians all those yea rs number of politicians all those years ago but they did had to good friday agreement that that'll be interesting about whether we saw the standing ovation air, politicians we re standing ovation air, politicians were reluctant to get to their feet at that shamefaced. well, it was incredibly moving speech, and the whole thing is heart

father martin magill, who led journalist lyra mckee's funeral service, stressed the need for peace anddemanding the party commits to holding another referendum on any brexit deal. labour's ruling national executive will meet on tuesday to finalise the party's manifesto for the european elections, which are due to take place in less than four weeks' time. at least 10,000 homes have been left without power in ireland as storm hannah hits the uk. weather warnings are in place for much of ireland. the storm is expected to pass through southern wales and south—west england this morning. travel disruption is highly likely. and what about the weather in the sport? they kept talking about it in the liverpool match last night, the 5-0 the liverpool match last night, the 5—0 win, but it didn't do much to stop them! it's a case of who blinks first, in this unprecedented title race, so it's now up to manchester city, now points behind, to respond at burnley tomorrow. andy swiss reports. all sing: liverpool, liverpool, liverpool! they may be the underdogs in the title race, but you would scarcely h

father martin magill, who led journalist lyra mckee's funeral service, stressed the need for peace andm to move now. and by that, i mean in terms of entering into those talks and a way that will actually bring a positive result at the end of them. more than 90 labour mps and meps — including a number of shadow ministers — have signed a letter demanding the party commits to holding another referendum on any brexit deal. labour's ruling national executive will meet on tuesday to finalise the pa rty‘s manifesto for the european elections, which are due to take place in less than four weeks' time. the snp is to decide on a new currency plan for an independent scotland as its spring conference opens in edinburgh. the party leadership, including first minister nicola sturgeon, wants scotland to keep the pound in the years after independence. they say the country could then look to introduce its own currency if six economic tests are met. but some activists believe this does not go far enough, and want a separate currency introduced sooner. aid agencies have raised concerns about the effect o

the words of father magill at the funeral have had an incredible impact around the world.will now happen as a result of what he said? one of the things, i think chris has had a feel things that i would concur with about yes, people are responding to those words about the politicians but before addressing that, i would say that there is another strand of pressure coming now at the moment with lyra mckee's friends saying gay marriage equality should be brought in in tribute and the catholic church has some serious thinking to do with they want to play their part. she had written and broadcast about the fa ct had written and broadcast about the fact that as a young teenage girl growing up knowing that she was gay, asa growing up knowing that she was gay, as a young catholic, she had contemplated suicide when she was much younger because she just felt that her church did not accept her and she could not continue to live. it is not just and she could not continue to live. it is notjust the politicians who have got to make changes. in terms of the political process, as i say, i

father martin magill was given a standing ovation when he challenged leaders from both sides of northernivide who were attending the service. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy was there. a modern victim of political violence that many hoped was in the past. thousands lined the streets for lyra mckee, her death uniting protesta nts a nd for lyra mckee, her death uniting protestants and catholics and political rivals. side by side, the leaders of the democratic unionist party and sinn fein. united in their condemnation of the events which led to lyra mckee‘s death. theresa may and labour leaderjeremy corbyn joined ireland's president and prime minister. lyra was a person who broke down barriers and reached across boundaries. this was her hallmark in life. and this is her legacy. in death. lyra is many things to many people. tributes were paid to lyra mckee for her writing and her activism. she campaigned for peace and gay rights and today, her family appealed for people to embrace her vision for change. we have the power to create the kind of society that lyra envisioned. 0ne where labe

father martin magill, who led her funeral service, stressed the need for peace and a resolution.politicians to move and move now. that means entering into those talks ina way that means entering into those talks in a way that will actually bring a positive result at the end of them. health officials in pakistan say they've suspended a nationwide anti—polio campaign, after a series of deadly attacks on health workers trying to vaccinate children last week. a health worker and two security officers were killed in separate incidents. thousands of parents have refused to allow their children to be given the vaccine. officials are blaming mis—information being spread on social media. cyclone kenneth has become the second powerful storm to hit mozambique in two months. rescue teams are attempting to reach remote villages in the north of the country, where thousands of people may be trapped. the united nations says some villages have been completely flattened. the storm first hit the comoros islands, killing three people. it then made landfall on thursday in the cabo delgado region, nea

our reporter thomas magill has been on the red carpet speaking to nominees at the star—studded olivier say, it doesn't matter, doesn't matter... until you are not nominated until you realise how much it really does matter. it is really wonderful to be nominated. you are up against quite a lot of really good pedigree, that might feel like you're all winners? yes, everybody in that room is a winner. and monica who is in the play with me is also nominated and i am very excited for her. she is very fantastic. the play was absolutely phenomenal in the west end, what was it like to be part of that? we are still right in the middle of it. it has been a fantastic experience. mostly because of the cast. it is such an extraordinary group of people and ijust feel very honoured everyday to work with them and they have made it fun. it's just really fun and the audiences seem be really entertained and we get a really good response and margo channing's incredibly fun to play. what more could you ask for? now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. for most of the country it was a

and there was a standing ovation when father martin magill demanded to know why it had taken a murders together, asking — "why in god's name does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman with her whole life in front of her to get to this point?" power—sharing in northern ireland broke down injanuary 2017 — and sinn fein and the dup have been in a stand—off ever since. so what, if anything has changed? here's jayne mccormack. what we're hearing is dup has promised a time—limited process to restore the assembly restored immediately alongside a process to resolve high standing issues, including culture and language. —— proposed. sinn fein rejected that proposal when it was first proposed back in 2017, and it says that as of right now, it has set out clear terms that it wants to see the us and be restored on the basis of rights and equality. so at this moment in time, there is no indication that anything significant has changed. back over to the british and the irish governments to see if they can get the parties to move from their entrenched perspective positions. jayne mccormack there.

on the red carpet for us is our reporter thomas magill, and it is already looking quite busy absolutely think everybody here is hoping it is going to stay like that. it has the theatre industry, 3a million seats sold across the uk, generating over £760 million in box office sales, for london alone. another £500 million in box office that's why awards ceremonies like this one matter so much to everyone involved in the theatre industry. who are the front—runners? this year we have got something old, stephen sondheim's company, from the 1970s, which has been given a makeoverfor the west end last year, that is up for nine awards, including best supporting actress in a musical. and then there is something new as well, sean faldo, which has picked up a handful of tonys, and it has transferred to the phoenix in london and it has also picked up nine awards. those are the big budget hits. and it is notjust those big ones which might be in for a good night tonight, the musical six, written by two mates for a little show at the edinburgh fringe, it was picked up there and transferred to the west e

. >> reporter: wildlife expert ron magill said the lion saw an opportunity to challenge the hierarchy and took it. >> the trainer's life was absolutely in danger. he's lucky to survive that. if that lion had gotten the trainer by the neck, it probably would not have ended as well as it did. >> reporter: one week later, the man and the lion are back working together. brushing off the attack as just another day at the office. >> just lions and tigers, for me, just like my sons, like my daughter. >> he says this is not going to keep him from his life's work. he mentioned the fact that he had been attacked before. experts tell us that lions don't see the tamer as a human but more like a fellow lion. so it's really normal for them, for male lions, to challenge each other in an attempt to be the dominant male, the leader of the pride. in the cause with two lions, one of them usually shirks away. with a human it's much more dangerous. >> how lucky is that man? he's back at it doing it once again. >> nothing is going to keep him from it. >> i can't imagine being in the cage with those monstro

sings my soul, my saviour god, to thee in a powerful address at the funeral service, father martin magill a 29—year—old woman, with her whole life in front of her... applause. to get to this point?

thomas magill caught up with patsy ferran on the red carpet after the ceremony.f the people you were up against. gillian anderson and eileen atkins. that's mad. that's pure madness. these are people, four women, who i look up to and i'm not supposed to be... and sort of like having tom hiddleston looking at me and saying congratulations and i'm like, "why are these people talking to me? this is crazy." i'm really happy. yeah. i'm glad that people responded so positively to the show. that was the winner of the olivier best actress award. now, time for a look at the weather with simon king. a rather misty and murky start to the day. for many of us, brightening up the day. for many of us, brightening up quite nicely. some warm, sunny spells although some showers across southern parts. it's across wales, the midlands, into the south—east of england, we see the showers today. could be quite heavy, perhaps thundery, one to breaking out in the midlands towards the merseyside area. cloud in the north—east of scotla nd area. cloud in the north—east of scotland and england

father martin magill, who led journalist lyra mckee's funeral service, stressed the need for peace andlks and a way that will actually bring a positive result at the end of them. cyclone kenneth smashed into northern mozambique barely a month after a previous cyclone cut a path of destruction through the country, as well as malawi and zimbabwe, leaving more than 1,000 people dead. the cyclone hit on thursday with 140mph winds, flattening thousands of homes and flooding low—lying areas. we're joined now from nampula by matt carter from the international federation of red cross. it is good to have you on the programme and thank you forjoining us. programme and thank you forjoining us. we understand the winds are easing but it is the rain and flooding that could now cause serious problems. yes, absolutely. 0vernight we have received reports of heavy rain in the area in the far north of mozambique which is set to be, forecast to be a prolonged spell of heavy rain and obviously after people have lost their homes in heavy winds the last thing they want his standing and flooding. further sout

the service, the dean of st anne‘s cathedral stephen ford, and also catholic priest father martin magill and her desire to bring people together made her toe tickle a political. —— nick hurd totally apolitical. it has been of immense solace that lyra made so —— meant so much to so many. we can go to our ireland correspondent emma fardy. this funeral very much the evidence of what the family are saying. she meant so much to so many people. that‘s right. there has been this huge outpouring of grief over the last few days since lyra mckee‘s death. some 600 people inside the cathedral here in belfast. many people lining the streets here. many friends and family of her son as people to continue her messages of positivity. particularly marking this event is the presence of political leaders within the congregation, the irish prime minister, the irish president, theresa may, jeremy corbyn, a mark of solidarity and unity that this event has inspired. political leaders from across the divide in northern ireland coming together as well. of course, her family have indicated that in a statement that

in belfast earlier this week attended by theresa may amongst many others, a priest, father martin magilluse so that seem to capture the public mood. in the last few days the british and irish governments had met the main stormont parties and it understood today that governments are expected to launch a new plan for interparty talks, the first substantive negotiations to ta ke first substantive negotiations to take place in 1a months and they are likely to begin after council elections in northern ireland held on thursday. no one believes that the power—sharing government at stormont was restored it would mean dissident republicans would simply give up violence but many say it will send a powerful message that northern ireland wants a peaceful and stable future. also worth bearing in mind even if the talks start no guarantee of success, still very many difficult issues dividing the parties. chris, thank you very much. the foreign office has warned against all but essential travel to sri lanka following the bombings on easter sunday. it says terrorists are very likely to carry out indiscri

that was delivered by father martin magill, who was speaking at the funeral mass of the 29—year—old journalistind of society that lyra envisioned. 0ne power to create the kind of society that lyra envisioned. one where every single person is valued. many of us will be praying that lyra's death, in its own way, will not have beenin death, in its own way, will not have been in vain and will contribute in some way to building peace here. i am, however, left with a question. why in god's name does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman with her whole life in front of her... applause let's talk to a writer and journalist, who knew lyra and was at the funeral yesterday. she's in our belfast newsroom. good morning. it was very interesting watching the father's reactions, what did you make of it? i think it was very powerful and moving ceremony. it was great to hear about different aspects of lyra's life and her contribution and i think people got a real sense of what she was like as a real sense of what she was like as a person and how kindhearted she was as well and how incredibly talented as well