mark easton, bbc news, newry.eak to our ireland correspondent chris page. borisjohnson is to visit belfast next week. where are things heading? well, reeta, stormont has reached a new stage of stalemate, it's been known all week pretty much it was very unlikely ministers would be appointed here today, but now as well as not having a government northern ireland doesn't even have a devolved assembly. looking ahead, well, the dup leader sirjeffrey donaldson has suggested he does expect the government to move soon to address unionist concerns over the northern ireland protocol. the question is will it be enough to convince the dup to go back into government here? sirjeffrey has emphasised he wants decisive actions, in other words it won't be enough for the government to say what it's going to do, it has to do it. most of the other parties here they will be responsible for boris johnson to take action on his own without an agreement with the eu. michelle 0'neill of sinn fein has said she will tell the prime minister sh

mark easton, bbc news.rash in which 22 people died. this is bbc news. hello. i'm sure it'll be all eyes on the weather forecast this week with the platinum jubilee celebrations just around the corner. the week certainly begins with some heavy showers in the forecast, some spells of sunshine in between, but those showers, driven by this area of low pressure wobbling its way westwards, and that will take up residence across the uk as we head through the next couple of days. it'll be quite a chilly start to the morning across some southern areas, but that's where we'll see the best of the morning sunshine. quite a lot of cloud to start off for scotland and northern ireland with some patchy rain but by the afternoon, we are, essentially, all in the same boat. we'll see some spells of sunshine developing but there will also be some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. quite a few showers across parts of southern england, the midlands, east anglia, across this eastern side of england. maybe not as m

mark easton, bbc news, newry. upon us once again, and while ukraine's entry is this year's firm favourite — unusually the uk entry is also among those tipped to win, as david sillito reports. one, two, three... yay! sam ryder. the uk's eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. # and i'm drifting in the dark...#. his song, space man, is being hotly tipped. eurovision has helped transform his life. 2.5 years ago, december 2019, where was your singing career? i did a little bit of everything. i was a labourer, a dogsbody, basically. so, december2019, yourjob is a labourer? yeah. his journey to fame began with this tiktok video. # hit me baby one more time... i thought nothing of it. because i went to bed that night and just thought, that was funny. i woke up and 2 million people had seen it. you had 2 million views? yeah, yeah. and it was that that led to eurovision. mahmood, lovely to meet you, lovely to meet you. let's go for a walk. and to understand what that could mean, meet italy's mahmood. singing in itali

mark easton, bbc news, newry.ose to her windsor castle home. the 96—year—old monarch missed the state opening of parliament on wednesday on the advice of doctors due to her continued mobility problems. but despite concerns about her health, she appeared well and spent almost an hour at the parade ring. the annual extravaganza that is the eurovision grand final is upon us once again, and while ukraine's entry is this year's firm favourite, unusually, the uk entry is also among those tipped to win — as david sillito reports. one, two, three... yay! sam ryder. the uk's eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. his song, space man, is being hotly tipped. eurovision has helped transform his life. 2.5 years ago, december 2019, where was your singing career? i did a little bit of everything. i was a labourer, a dogsbody, basically. so, december2019, yourjob is a labourer? yeah. his journey to fame began with this tiktok video. i thought nothing of it. i went to bed that night and just thought, that was funny. i woke

mark easton, bbc news. live to westminster and our political editor chris mason.eport and we understand the prime minister has spoken to his own mps this evening, how do you assess his situation? we evening, how do you assess his situation?— evening, how do you assess his situation? ~ . , ., ., situation? we have been waiting for the best part _ situation? we have been waiting for the best part of six _ situation? we have been waiting for the best part of six months - situation? we have been waiting for the best part of six months for - situation? we have been waiting for the best part of six months for thisl the best part of six months for this and the prime minister has met some of his mps in private this evening, trying to reassure them and apologising once again, and remember conservative mps are the most important of all as far as boris johnson are concerned because they have the power to remove him. the 17th conservative mp publicly said he should stand down today but others have said privately. they would need to be 5a in order for there to be a vote of con

mark easton, bbc news. that's all for now. hello.e platinum jubilee celebrations just around the corner. the week certainly begins with some heavy showers in the forecast, some spells of sunshine in between, but those showers driven by this area of low pressure wobbling its way westwards. and that will take up residence across the uk as we head through the next couple of days. it'll be quite a chilly start to the morning across some southern areas, but that's where we'll see the best of the morning sunshine. quite a lot of cloud to start off for scotland and northern ireland, with some patchy rain. and by the afternoon, we are essentially all in the same boat. we'll see some spells of sunshine developing, but there will also be some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. quite a few showers across parts of southern england, the midlands, east anglia, across this eastern side of england. maybe not as many showers across parts of wales. northern ireland, turning brighter into the afternoon, sunny spells but still scattered

mark easton, bbc news, newry.ple have died after several days ago acknowledging its first—ever case of covid. the first-ever case of covid. the north korean _ first-ever case of covid. the north korean leader - first—ever case of covid. the north korean leader described the up as a great disaster but said it could be overcome. queen elizabeth has made her first public appearance since march at an equestrian show close to her windsor castle home. the 96—year—old monarch missed the state opening of parliament on wednesday on the advice of doctors due to her continued mobility problems. but, despite concerns about her health she appeared well and spent almost an hour at the parade ring. the annual extravaganza that is the eurovision grand final is upon us once again, and while ukraine's entry is this year's firm favourite — unusually the uk entry is also among those tipped to win, as david sillito reports. one, two, three... yay! sam ryder. the uk's eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. # and i'm drifting in

mark easton, bbc news.ns and we are covering a lot of them with our correspondence. head up to the website. all of our lead stories are there as well. this is the very latest, president biden in uvalde, visiting some of the grieving families there, and facing many demands at the same time to make something happen over gun laws. a bit of a challenge there. more on the website. thank you for watching. hello. i'm sure it'll be all eyes on the weather forecast this week, with the platinum jubilee celebrations just around the corner. the week certainly begins with some heavy showers in the forecast, some spells of sunshine in between, but those showers, driven by this area of low pressure wobbling its way westwards, and that will take up residence across the uk, as we head through the next couple of days. it'll be quite a chilly start to the morning, across some southern areas, but that's where we'll see the best of the morning sunshine. quite a lot of cloud to start off for scotland and northern ireland, with s

mark easton, bbc news. relationship between the uk and the european union over the northern ireland protocol — that's the post—brexit trading arrangements that mean goods from britain going to northern ireland have to be checked. and that's because northern ireland still follows some european union rules. it has emerged as a stumbling block to setting up a new power—sharing executive in stormont after last week's elections. for some businesses in northern ireland, trading opportunities have grown, but the rules have meant difficulties. it but the rules have meant difficulties.— but the rules have meant difficulties. . , , ., , difficulties. it has slow deliveries down. we would _ difficulties. it has slow deliveries down. we would all— difficulties. it has slow deliveries down. we would all the - difficulties. it has slow deliveries down. we would all the stuff- difficulties. it has slow deliveriesl down. we would all the stuff from england, but we are an independent business, and as soon as the weather cha

mark easton, bbc news.killing one of its journalists during fighting between israeli security forces and palestinian gunmen in the occupied west bank. shireen abu akleh — one of the most famous journalists in the region — died from a bullet wound to the head while covering an israeli army raid on a refugee camp. israel's prime minister, naftali bennett, denied that journalists were targeted and suggested the fatal shot was likely to have been fired by a palestinian. sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has pledged to roll back his powers, but stopped short of stepping down. he addressed the nation for the first time since protests against sri lanka's economic crisis began, vowing to restore security after the violence. he said he'd appoint a new prime minister and cabinet after his brother, mahinda rajapaksa, stepped down from the premiership. survivors of a tower block collapse in miami and victims families have reached a proposed settlement of almost $1 billion with insurers according to wall streetjou

mark easton assesses the impact of that agreement. invisible border that threatens to paralyse northern ireland politics. the brexit deal that britain signed with the eu sought to prevent reviving hostility at the land border with the republic just down there. so they moved customs checks out to a mythical point here in the middle of the irish sea, drawing a line between northern ireland — over there — and great britain. in doing so the prime minister broke a promise he had repeatedly made to unionists. i'm afraid that the right honourable lady is simply wrong, there will be no border down the irish sea. but in the end, a line between northern ireland and great britain was a key ingredient in mrjohnson�*s oven—ready brexit deal. so why does it matter so much? at queen's university in belfast, i met a history professor who tried to explain it to me. it shows a really strong relationship between geography and space and political power. from the old irish province and counties of ulster, in the 1920s politicians drew a boundary line betw

mark easton, bbc news. you have been watching newsday.jill, are in uvalde in texas speaking to first responders and to parents who lost children in a mass shooting at a local school. the usjustice department is to investigate why police took nearly an hour to confront the gunman. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. hello. i'm sure it'll be all eyes on the weather forecast this week, with the platinum jubilee celebrations just around the corner. the week certainly begins with some heavy showers in the forecast, some spells of sunshine in between, but those showers driven by this area of low pressure wobbling its way westwards. and that will take up residence across the uk as we head through the next couple of days. it'll be quite a chilly start to the morning across some southern areas, but that's where we'll see the best of the morning sunshine. quite a lot of cloud to start off for scotland and northern ireland, with some patchy rain. and by the afternoon, we are essentially all in the same boat. we'll see some spells of sunshine dev

our home editor mark easton assesses the impact of that agreement.autical map, but somewhere out here is the invisible border that threatens to paralyse northern ireland politics. the brexit deal that britain signed with the eu sought to prevent reviving hostility at the land border with the republic just down there. so they moved customs checks out to a mythical point here in the middle of the irish sea, drawing a line between northern ireland over there and great britain. in doing so the prime minister broke a promise he had repeatedly made to unionists. i'm afraid that the right honourable lady is simply wrong, there will be no border down the irish sea. but in the end, a line between northern ireland and great britain was a key ingredient in mrjohnson's oven—ready brexit deal. so why does it matter so much? at queen's university in belfast i met a history professor who tried to explain it to my. it a history professor who tried to explain it to my.— a history professor who tried to explain it to my. it shows a really strona explain it to my. it s

mark easton, bbc news. with all the day's sports news, here's lizzie at the bbc sport centre.ime in 23 years. they narrowly beat huddersfield town in the championship play—off final — nicknamed the richest game in football. adam wild reports from wembley. it isn't the easiest route to promotion. it is invariably the most agonising, the most exciting. after nine months, this walk up wembley way is the season's final stretch. for either huddersfield or nottingham forest, the riches of the premier league await. some value that at £170 million. but for one set of fans, a party you can't put a price on. not a time, then, to let things slip by. ryan yates' header did just that — the best of the early chances. but forest would have their moment before the break. driven into the box, lewis colwill deflecting past his own keeper. forest had the lead. now, could they hold onto it? the second half, a tale of two penalties that weren't. both at the forest end. huddersfield's harry toffolo brought down — no penalty. even a video replay wouldn't change the referee's mind. and just moments l

mark easton, bbc news.ers. colin paterson reports. in court, coleen rooney's eyes did not move from rebekah vardy the whole time she was answering questions about allegedly leaking stories to the sun newspaper. in one example, rebekah vardy contacted her isn't that riyad mahrez had not turned up to training for the second day in a row when her agent suggested selling the story rebekah vardy reply, yes, let's do it. the court heard that rebekah vardy�*s agent caroline watt, seen here on the left was repeatedly asked by her client to leak stories to the sun newspaper, something rebekah vardy denies, although she did concede that on one occasion she specifically directed her agent to get information from coleen rooney put my private instagram about a damaged car. at one stage rebekah vardy broke down in tears when it was mentioned how trolls had threatened to harm herfamily. she was offered the chance to take a break but chose to continue. so, an uncomfortable day in the witness stand for rebekah vardy. she wi

here's our home editor, mark easton, on what we know, and what we've learnt about the culture behindoor of number 10 downing street, a black and white statement of the dignity, authority and integrity of those who occupy this most famous address, the staircase adorned with former pictures of the great public figures who have resided here. but now another set of pictures have emerged from behind the black door, illustrating the culture of rule breaking, drinking, rowdiness and rudeness in the building that represents the united kingdom too many around the world. nine published images taken by an official government photographer are just a fraction of the hundreds of pictures seen by sue gray's inquiry team. it is what is not in the report that poses as many questions as what is. for example, a gathering took place in the prime minister's flat, seen here when theresa may was pm, but sue gray did not investigate that event, nor any other gatherings the team had not already looked at before the scotland yard investigation. i before the scotland yard investigation.— before the scotland ya

here's our home editor, mark easton, on what we know, the door of number 10 downing street, a black anddignity, authority and integrity of those who occupy this most famous address, the staircase adorned with former pictures of the great public figures who have resided here. but now another set of pictures have emerged from behind the black door, illustrating the culture of rule—breaking, drinking, rowdiness and rudeness in the building that represents the united kingdom too many around the world. nine published images taken by an official government photographer are just a fraction of the hundreds of pictures seen by sue gray's inquiry team. it is what is not in the report that poses as many questions as what is. for example, a gathering took place in the prime minister's flat, seen here when theresa may was pm, but sue gray did not investigate that event, nor any other gatherings the team had not already looked at before the scotland yard investigation. i have taken the view it would not be necessary, appropriate or proportionate to undertake any further investigation work following t

marking the end of world war 2. more than 60 people, i fear dead and as strike on a village school in easton ukraine. all that remains of a school in the village of villa rica in la hans region. ukrainian officials, se 90 people with sheltering here when the russian air strike heat rescues have pulled 30 survivors from the rubble. but the fate of the rest is unknown. heavy fighting nearby has hindered rescue efforts. they should cibola taking into account that it was an air strike and not a simple artillery shelling. ah, when, when the explosion happened, there was an extreme dam, prieto dumble, a fellow competitor resource. suddenly, our emergency woke us. we'll be clearing the debris with maximum speed, but there's only of very slim johns that any wants of iola alone. those are mulling care all schanzer bush, but we hold for the best ellis. could you learn was mc rush. ukrainian officials via russia is stepping up attacks as moscow prepares to celebrate the soviet union's victory over nazi germany. on monday may, 9th, the port city of odessa has also come under fire, struck by multiple cruise missi

verbally marks the occupation of east jerusalem by israel in 1967 after the 6 day war. russian forces have stepped up their soul since the varied on the skin easton ukraine. control of lyman will allow access to multiple roads and rail bridges, which has so far impeded russian progress in a dumbass region. death of a mentally ill black man in brazil, his protest against police violence and racism man was killed when he was tied up and knocked in the back of a car by 2 officers who then threw in a gas canister. those are the headlines and these continues here on out to 0. that's after 4 on stay with us. the what what do we need to know that on this we don't need to be nuclear, the mac, and i'm just going to put them in the midst of the home and yeah today and we're going to be what we said as well. they didn't put me in. i'm a lot of fun at the book. if you're the one i know. i mean, i mean me shooting off and just i was raised in france. these are my grandparents. these are my parents, and this is mean fighting both isis and the 2nd of a 2 part mpeg tail of a remarkable family. the father, the son and the g. hi. cartoon al jazeera previously on b

easton ukraine. the town of dublin helio was targeted on saturday. 7 people were injured there when a residential buildings struck. all muslims around the world are celebrating the 1st day of id, alpharetta, marking the end of the holy month of ramadan. thousands of palestinians are attending prayers at the alex a mosque compound tension. there has been high in recent weeks following multiple israeli incursions inside the mosque. well, let's now speak to stephanie decker. she joins us live from lions gate. that's the entrance to alexa steph. as every a significant day in the muslim calendar, we saw that very festive atmosphere there with you last hour. there is still quite the crowd. i see. oh yes. well we spoke just as a prayers were about to start and now they finish. so what you're seeing behind us is, is a massive crowd now covering, making their way out of the lock. so most compound having finished what is the main need for everyone. now, we'll be heading home to celebrate with our families and say, eat here for the next 3 days, and really pulsing without incident that we've been speaking to people here. as you mentioned there, they have intentions over the last couple of weeks, particularly

about 60 people sheltering at a school in easton, ukraine have been killed by a russian bombing. german chancellor, olaf sholtes has made a t v address to mark the 77th anniversary of the end of the 2nd world war. he criticized russian president vladimir putin slackening of the conflict in ukraine to the fight against nazi germany. sholtes cold. this falsification of history. let me think about is riley soldiers shot dead to palestinians in separate incidents on sunday. this, along with the stabbing of a policeman in jerusalem, happened hours after the arrest of 2 palestinians suspected of killing 3 people on israel's independence day. israeli palestinian violence has surged in recent weeks . you're watching a dw news from berlin. you can find more on our website, d, w dot com. ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, hundreds of drones take to the skies for a spectacular light show in germany's port city of hamburg. we'll find out what the occasion was in a moment. i want to welcome to another edition of your own acts with me, your host megan late. here's a look at what else we've got coming up in today's show. find out from an expert what goes into a real

about 60 people sheltering at a school in easton, ukraine have been killed by a russian bombing. german chancellor, olaf sholtes has made a t v address to mark the 77th anniversary of the end of the 2nd world war. he criticized russian president vladimir putin slackening of the conflict in ukraine to the fight against nazi germany. sholtes called this falsification of history hasn't let me think about the holding stations are open in the philippines where voters are choosing the next president. 10 candidates vying to succeed president rodrigo to take hitting the pack is the son of the light philippine dictator ferdinand marcus, who was deposed and exiled 40 years ago. you watching d. w. news from berlin? there's more on our website, d, w dot com. ah ah ah, welcome to global 3000 temples without tourists with coded restrictions, now lifted many in cambodia, a desperate for visitors to return. the big eats. insects are being used to fight invasive plants in south africa and nuclear testing in the us radiation victims of fighting for compensation, blue, nuclear weapons, one of humanity's most lethal inventions, 200000 people died instantly foll