so to a nswer mckee was fatally wounded.le that did this. you know, we are all standing here today speaking with one voice, and that one voice is saying to those people, "you are not wanted". if your purpose in this society is to cause mayhem, to try and kill people and cause damage the bomb explosions, thatis cause damage the bomb explosions, that is not wanted. everyone has a place in society, but people of violence have no right to carry out that violence. no it is not out of control. and... regretfully, when you have people who wake up every day and their sole purpose in life is to try and attack police officers and destroy the peace that all of us worked so hard for, desire so much, and it's possible to carry out such acts. but please, let's think about what this place used to be like. the type of country that i grew up in. the scale and volume of terrorist activity and criminal activity now is much less than it used to be. yes, we are standing here on good friday and it is not good at all today because we have lost a m

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

ms mckee was hit as she stood beside a police land rover.ar—old freelance journalist died in hospitalfrom her wounds. just before she was shot, ms mckee tweeted a photo of the scene with the caption, "absolute madness." a fellow journalist described what happened. no other distinguishable sound, the pop, pop, pop of a gun. when i heard that, i took cover behind a wall. but directly in my line of sight, i saw the police land rover right in front of me. and i saw a woman lying on the ground. police said they believe the murder was the work of dissident republicans in the new ira. this is a horrendous act. it's unnecessary, it's uncalled for, it's totally unjustified. but not only is it the murder of a young woman, it's an attack again upon the people of this city. you know, when i left religious education at 16... ms mckee has been described as a rising star ofjournalism, who had onlyjust moved to derry. here she was two years ago arguing for lgbt rights. we need to have conversations, difficult conversations, and fight for the hearts and mind

the senseless murder of lyra mckee...mckee's partner spoke of the pain of losing the woman she'd planned a future with. it has left me without the love of my life, the woman i was planning to grow old with. we are all poorer for the loss of lyra. our hopes and dreams and all of her amazing potential was snuffed out by a single, barbaric act. hundreds lined the streets as political leaders from all the main parties and both sides of the political divide came together in a show of unity. we have political leaders, religious leaders, civic society, all standing shoulder to shoulder to say we don't want to see this, we are not going backwards. we all have to stand against this, this is an attack on democracy, and on everybody standing here today. this city already harbours many memories from northern ireland's bloody past. there is now dismay that tensions have again resurfaced. it is terrible, i'm ashamed to be a derry man. these sort of things should be long gone. it should not be happening now. we need people like lyra, i'

, and lyra mckee, her partner sarah, her family, herfriends, and people lyra mckee, her partner sarahto change his society for the better through her career, through telling her own story, and supporting others to do the same could not stand in stark contrast with the people who took weapons onto the streets of derry with callous disregard for human life, to intimidate, to injure and to kill. dissident republicans, let me say this, the people of derry, the people and the wider community are good, decent people, whose concerns should be listened to and answered. but the people responsible for this murder do not represent them. they are a small minority who try to control communities through fear and intimidation and twisted, warped thinking. dissident republicans and their apologists are not protecting their apologists are not protecting their communities. they are endangering them. they do not speak for derry. they do not speak for nationalism and they certainly don't speak for ireland. 0n the psni. nationalism and they certainly don't speakfor ireland. 0n the psni. —— i would like to

but pausing festival to speak to the mother of lyra mckee, joan mckee who is leading the mourners today along with lyra mckee‘s two brothers, three sisters and her partner sarah. the murder of lyra mckee condemned by david livingstone and emily thornbury and prime minister's questions today as they stood in respectively for the prime minister and forjeremy corbyn, who is also here in belfast for this funeral service. a hugely solemn day here at sundance cathedral in belfast —— saint annes cathedral in belfast —— saint annes cathedral in belfast —— saint annes cathedral in belfast, in derry, and the many places where people are remembering lyra mckee today, including many of herjournalist colleagues, but this is also about a celebration of her life. , which is what it says on the front of the order of service for this funeral today, a celebration of the life of lyra catherine mckee, who died last thursday, murdered by dissident republicans in derry as she observed rioting going on in the creggan estate area of the city that night. that is the irish foreign minister, simon coveney, along

lets return now to londonderry and the death of the journalist lyra mckee.ar, has condemned the killing and said, we cannot allow those who want to propagate violence, fear and hate drag us back to the past. we can go and speak to our report in derry, julian fowler. people forming fairly swift conclusions, both the police and the irish taoiseach, about what is going on and what was responsible for the death of lyra mckee. yes, the police are blaming dissident republicans, particularly a group known as the new ira. they work response 01’ known as the new ira. they work response orfor known as the new ira. they work response or for a car known as the new ira. they work response orfor a car bomb known as the new ira. they work response or for a car bomb outside the courthouse here in the city at the courthouse here in the city at the beginning of the year. the police say they were acting on strong intelligence in carrying out the searches in the creggan area last night that an attack was planned on monday. the commemoration events at this time of year commemora

how are local people paying tribute to lyra mckee?bed as a very talented, promising young journalist. in particular, somebody that was passionate about social issues and religious tolerance. a ted talk which she gave in stormont is being widely shared online, in particular, in which she was talking about lgbt issues and rights. also, if a limb which she made about her own experience of coming out to her mother. those who knew her, incredibly shocked at what happened. she wouldn't have been critically known as a general that covered the violence of the troubles but was more interested in telling people stories of their experiences of violence. what's behind this violence. what's behind this violence in derry? the police are saying they believe the new ira were responsible for this murder. they area responsible for this murder. they are a small violent group opposed to the good friday agreement, signed 2i yea rs the good friday agreement, signed 2i years ago. the threat posed by dissident republicans, despite the peace process over the

lyra mckee was observing riots in londonderry when she was hit. her death has prompted politicians to step—up their efforts to restore powersharing in northern ireland. lyra symbolised the new northern ireland, and her tragic death cannot be in vain. retailer debenhams confirms plan to close up to 22 of its stores next year, affecting around 1,200 jobs. libya says the brother of the manchester bomber salman abedi was about to be extradited to britain, but that's been halted because of heavy fighting around the capital tripoli. britain's top civil servant demands that ministers co—operate, as an investigation begins into who leaked secrets from the government's national security council. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police in northern ireland have released new footage of the man suspected of being responsible for the killing ofjournalist lyra mckee. the 29—year—old was shot dead while observing a riot in the creggan area of londonderry last week. detectives are calling on the local community to identify this man, who they suspect of being

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the prime minister has described the killing ofjournalist lyra mckee in londonderry as "shocking and truly senseless". sinn fein said it was "heartbreaking". those people who carried out this attack have no place in society. those people who carried out this attack have no support. those people who have carried out this attack have attacked all of us. climate change protests in london are entering their fifth day. thousands of police officers are deployed to try to clear the demonstrators. local authorities are acused of the "social cleansing" of people who rough sleep, beg or loiter by misusing council powers to issue fines. two women, aged 22 and 36, have died in the water off aberdeen beach. police don't believe there are any suspicious circumstances. what's this? wow, i see it. and how queen's brian may wants to bring back a victorian technique used to create sd effects. that's in 45 minutes here on bbc news. a journalist has been shot dead in londonderry in what police are treating as a "terrorist incident". dissident republicans are being blamed for the death of 29—year—old jou

lyra mckee was observing riots in londonderry when she was hit.ise the ireland and her tragic death be in vain. —— the new northern ireland. and her tragic death cannot be in vain. and retailer debenhams confirms plan to close up to 22 of its stores next year, affecting around 1,200 jobs. libya says the brother of the manchester bomber — salman abedi — was about to be extradited to britain, but that's been halted because of heavy fighting around the capital, tripoli. britain's top civil servant demands that ministers co—operate — as an investigation begins into who leaked secrets from the government's national security council. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7pm, we'll be speaking to the former northern ireland secretary, lord hain, after the british and irish governments announce that talks to restore the devolved government will resume. at 7.15pm, we'll speak to a former security adviser to gordon brown, lord west, on the chances of identifying the person respo

the murder of 29—year—old northern ireland journalist lyra mckee.g rioting in londonderry‘s creggan estate. the organisation known as the new ira has said it was behind the shooting and has offered what it's called "full and sincere apologies." the northern ireland secretary set out what had happened that night — she said police had been carrying out searches, in londonderry looking for firearms and explosives. while the searches were being carried out, the crowd gathered. three vehicles were hijacked and set a light and the police came under attack with up to 50 petrol bombs thrown at police lines. during the disorder, a gunman fired a number of shots in the direction of police, wounding lyra mckee. to those responsible for this act of terrorism, we say we have heard your excuses and your hollow apologies, no—one buys it. this was no accident. there is nothing that can justify this murderous act, and you are being called out for what you really are. i'm struck with the contradiction between lyra mckee and the values she stood for and the values of

they say that after the killing of the journalist lyra mckee, there's a clear message that people wanto see fresh momentum for the peace process. lyra symbolised the new northern ireland and her tragic death cannot be in vain. today police released pictures of the man they believe killed lyra mckee in londonderry — they called on the public to help them identify him. i believe that the gunman will carry a very heavy conscience as a result of lyra mckee's murder. when you see the public outpouring of support, there has been public condemnation. we'll have the latest from stormont. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... the bbc is told libya has agreed to extradite the brother of manchester bomber salman abedi — but it is now on hold because of heavy fighting around tripoli. britain's top civil servant demands that ministers co—operate — as an investigation begins into who leaked secrets from the government's national security council. retailer debenhams confirms plan to close up to 22 of its stores next year, affecting around 1200 jobs. we lost, all of us. we lost friends, we lost a

thousands lined the streets for lyra mckee, her death uniting protesta nts a nd for lyra mckee, her deathnd 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 labels are meaningless. and a pre—to political leaders. where labels are meaningless. and a pre-to political leaders. why, in god's name, does it take the death ofa god's name, does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman with her whole life in front of her? more than two years since the breakdown of

the killing of mckee.ut the support that they might have felt, this terror group might have felt like it had in some tiny parts of this town. the message here is not any longer. don't know how long that will last, however. >> nic robertson, following the story for us, nic, thank you. >>> now, to the mueller report. the u.s. president and many republicans are ready to move on, after the release of that information. but congressional democrats have a different idea. here's a look at what they're considering. they want the special counsel himself robert mueller to testify by may 23rd. they're looking into more probes, more investigations into president trump's finances. and several former white house officials have been subpoenaed. last but not least, they want the full, they want the unredacted mueller report on that last it the justice department did respond offering to have some congressman read a slightly less redacted report. will that be enough? manu raji takes a look at the democratic demands. >> the f

flowers and mementos have been left at the spot where lyra mckee fell.m, one reading: "not in our name", from the people of derry. nearly 10% of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented in england and wales if health checks were tailored to individual patients. at the moment, people over the age of a0 receive a heart check—up every five years. but new research from scientists at university college london, shows that high risk people should be screened more, and low risk patients much less. our health correspondent james gallagher reports. somebody‘s risk of heart attack or stroke can be worked out by looking at risk factors, such as their blood pressure, cholesterol levels or family history. doctors use the information to give advice on lifestyle changes, or to prescribe drugs like statins for cholesterol or blood pressure. the study in the lancet followed 7,000 people to see how their risk changed over time, then investigated whether there was a better way of performing routine checkups. currently, people should be seen every five years, but the stu

ms mckee was a person who worked to bring people together.s a person who broke down barriers and reached across boundaries. this was her hallmark in life, and this is her legacy in death. as a journalist, she pursued truth wherever it took her, never content with the sullen silence of unanswered questions. lyra was a child of the good friday agreement. she was a primary school pupil in north belfast when the agreement was signed. she grew up to champion its hope for a society that was free from the prejudices of the past and open to the possibilities of a new future for the peoples of these islands. lyra's sister, nichola corner, also paid this tribute. let's face it — none of us will ever be the same again. we have all been changed by the events of last thursday. we don't have dumbledore's time turner that will enable us to change the past. but within each of us, we have the power to create the kind of society that lyra envisioned. one where labels are meaningless. one where every single person is valued. child gets the chance to grow up and

journalist lyra mckee was hit as she stood beside an armoured police vehicle.r nearby tried to help. i could see a land rover and there was a young woman lying on the ground beside the land rover, unconscious, and her friends were beside her. they hadn't realised what had happened. someone turned around and saw her on the ground and theyjust started screaming. it's a sound i'll never forget. described as a rising star, lyra mckee was a gay rights activist and freelance journalist. within the lgbt community we have a saying that we tell people. we tell them "it gets better". and what i realised that day is it gets better for some of us. it gets better for those of us who live long enough to see it get better. just after 11 o'clock, lyra mckee was taken to hospital in a police vehicle, but died of her wound. officers are treating her death as a terrorist incident and say a murder inquiry has started. this morning, there was dismay that tensions continue to resurface. this city already harbours many memories from northern ireland's bloody past. it's terrible. i fe

during last week's violence and derry also known as londonderry mckee's death led to an outpouring of support and raised fears are over the stability of the northern irish peace process and his statements the new ira said mckee's death was accidental and that its members have been targeting security forces. the statement was received late on monday by the northern irish newspaper the irish news in it the dissident republican group calling itself the new ira admits responsibility for the death of reliever mckee in the northern irish city of derry londonderry the group apologized saying the killing of the young journalist was not intentional. in the course of attacking the enemy lire mickey was tragically killed while standing beside enemy forces the ira officer are full and sincere apologies to the partner family and friends of larry mckee for her death that apology will do little to quell the anger and sadness at micky's killing friends and supporters dog symbolic bloody handprints on the sign outside the offices of the republican party syria which is accused of having links to the ne

the prime minister has described the killing ofjournalist lyra mckee in londonderry as "shocking and truly senseless". sinn fein said it was "heartbreaking". those people who carried out this attack have no place in society. those people who carried out this attack do not have any support. those people who carried out this attack have attacked all of us. climate change protests in london are entering their fifth day, with more than 1,000 police officers deployed to cover the demonstrations over the easter weekend. local authorities are accused of the social cleansing of people who rough sleep, beg or loiter by misusing council powers to issue fines. this is the scene live in paris where notre—dame cathedral services have been moved elsewhere, as firefighters continue working to ensure no further fires erupt. two women have died after they got into difficulties in the water off aberdeen beach. chelsea and arsenal are through to the europa league semi—finals. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a journalist has been shot dead in londonderry in what police are treating as a terrorist

police release pictures of the man they believe killed the journalist lyra mckee in londonderry. he's described as a short, stocky man. detectives are appealing for help from the public to identify him. i believe that the gunman will carry a very heavy conscience as a result of lyra mckee‘s murder, and particularly when you see the very public outpouring of support there has been and the very public condemnation that there has been of his actions. the killing of 29—year—old lyra mckee has brought fresh attempts to restore power—sharing in northern ireland. we'll be live at stormont. also this lunchtime. confess or deny — reports of an ultimatum to ministers as an investigation begins into who leaked secrets from the government's national security council. debenhams confirms plans to close up to 22 stores, putting 1,200 jobs at risk. an emotional address from prince william at one of the mosques in new zealand where worshippers were massacred last month. in a moment of acute pain, you stood up and you stood together. and in reaction to tragedy, you achieved something remarkable. i

a number of lyra mckee's friends have dismissed that apology as offensive.ed paint and placed red handprint outside an office belonging to an organisation linked to the new ira. the new ira thought to be the largest of the dissident operations. the events of the last few days have tragically proved to be severe. preparations continuing for lyra mckee's funeral which will be held in belfast tomorrow afternoon. police have made a third arrest in their investigation, 57—year—old woman being held. 0ver their investigation, 57—year—old woman being held. over the weekend two teenagers were also held under anti—terror legislation but released without charge. chris page in londonderry, thank you. talks on brexit between the government and labour will resume this afternoon, as mps return to westminster after the easter break. theresa may has been holding a cabinet meeting this morning, the first since the eu agreed to delay our departure date until the end of october. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is at westminster. norman, those brexit talks with labou

plus, mourners for the journalist lyra mckee. the northern irish reporter was shot dead while on reese -- assignment last week. a nationalist militant group claims responsibility amid fears of renewed violence in northern ireland. and how to improve the taste of your cheese. play some music for it. that's right. a swiss cheese maker swears it is music to the ears of his product. how do different melodies affect the cheese as it ripens? we will hear some tasteful takes on the topic. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. for our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. sri lanka's president is demanding the country's police and defense chiefs quit for grossly mishandling intelligence relating to the suicide bombings on easter sunday. the government has confirmed that information about possible attacks was not passed on to relevant authorities. the death toll has now risen to a grizzly -- grisly 359. investigators say they have identified the bombers and are now looking into whether international extremist groups ma

lyra mckee was shot dead by the so—called new ira in londonderry last week.werful address at the funeral service, father martin magill rebuked leaders for the political stalemate in northern ireland, and urged them to renew their commitment to powersharing. our correspondent emma vardy has this report. a modern victim of political violence that many hoped had been consigned to the past. thousands lined the streets of belfast for lyra mckee, her death uniting protestants and catholics and political rivals. 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. # then sings my soul, my saviour god, to thee...# side by side, leaders of the democratic unionist party and sinn fein, bitter adversaries, today united in their condemnation of the events which led to lyra mckee's death. and british and irish prime ministers brought together too, as theresa may and labour leader jeremy corbynjoined leo varadkar and irish president, michael d higgins. lyra is many things to many people. tri

at lyra mckee's funeral, the words of father martin magill received a standing ovation when he shamedces 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 of talks have previously failed, and b

lyra mckee was rushed to hospital where she died from her injuries.ing itself the new ira was behind the shooting. one of the things that is worrying about this organisation is that they do have people who were experienced in the dark arts of bomb—making, when they were in the provisional ira and some of those people have gone over to the new ira in the last decade or so. for friends of the journalist and lgbt activist, reality is just beginning to sink in. when i woke up this morning, i did think that i had dreamt all this, it hadn't really happened. i dreamt the vigil, i dreamt everything and then i heard the news and i realised it wasn't some awful nightmare, it was true. and people across northern ireland are standing with lyra's family and friends, with books of condolence being signed and vigils held in a number of towns and cities. everybody should show their condemnation of this murder in some shape or form. we need to move forward. nobody wants to go back to the dark days and our children deserve the opportunity to never be brought up in that

lyra mckee was rushed to hospital but died from her injuries.e been paid to the young writer and lgbt activist and vigils have been held in belfast and in derry. where political leaders united in their condemnation of the killing. a minute's silence was held before a football match last night to remember her and there will be more of held across northern ireland more held across northern ireland today as the community reunites in shock and revulsion. today as the community unites in shock and revulsion. the former us president quentin tweeted that he was heartbroken by her death. the rioting in the creggan began as the police carried out a search operation targeting dissident republicans. the police say they have reviewed the intelligence that led to that operation and it is sound. that the blame for lyra mckee‘s death lies solely with the man who pulled the trigger. police say they're "continuing to liaise" with climate change protesters — on the sixth day of demonstrations in central london. more than 700 people have been arrested. activists a

lyra mckee was rushed to hospital where she died from her injuries. police believe a group calling itself the new ira was behind the shooting. one of the things that's worrying about this organisation is that they do have people who were experienced

the protest was by friends of lyra mckee.by political groups linked to dissident republicans. the protesters had publicised on social media what they intended to do. when they arrived, a number of men were waiting outside. the police were there, too. no arrests were made, but police did take the names of the women involved. applause. for lyra. that wee girl is dead! she is dead! nothing matters. take me to court, take me to jail, i don't care. i absolutely don't care. the rest of us is all the same. we're strong women. we're not afraid. we are not afraid. i have my own children myself and i've got grandchildren coming up and i don't want it for them. i'm proud to come from derry city, very proud, but i tell my children now, if you get a chance, a job out of here, get out. the funeral of lyra mckee will take place on wednesday, at st anne's cathedral in belfast. it will consist of a catholic priest and the church of ireland dean of belfast, and i think that's lovely, you know, because obviously, there will be a large contingen

lyra mckee watched as violenced. erup shots rang out.you can see a gunman who t fired up to es. year-old journalist was hit by aullet. a reporter beside her tried to help. >> i could see a land rover and there was a young woman lying on e ground. unconscious. friends beside her hadn't realized what happened. they just started screaming. it is a sound i will never forget. emma: lyra mckee was described as a promising up-and-coming journalist. she was also a gay-rights activist. >> within the lgbt community we have a saying we tell people, i gets better. what i realized is better for some of us. it gets better for those who live to see it better. emma: many tributes were paid by people who knew lyra and read her work. just after 11:00 last night, she was taken to hospital by police but died of her wounds officers are treating her death as a terrorist incident, and a murder inquiry is under way. >> this is an horrendous act, it is unnecessary, it is uncalled for, it is totally unjustified. but not only is it the murmar of a young it is an a

tributes of flowing in following the death of the journalist of lyra mckee. will clinton hasjust posted. -- bill mckee. will clinton hasjust posted. —— bill clinton. the latest tribute there coming from the former president of the usa, bill clinton, following the death ofjournalist lyra mckee. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers asa bennett and yasmin alibhai—brown — that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with mel coles. ramped up the sunshine amounts and temperatures responded. while that sunshine did turn a little hazy at times it certainly did not spoil the feel of the day, and actually help to give our temperatures extra boost. all four nations recorded the highest temperatures of the year so far. and there is more warmth to come for many of us as we had into the weekend. we are drawing up that warmth around this area of high pressure that is sitting over scandinavia, and the warmth is coming from central europe. we have a weather system working its way from the atlantic, quite bluste

lyra mckee was observing riots in londonderry when she was killed. her death has prompted politicians to step—up their efforts to restore powersharing in northern ireland. she symbolised the new northern ireland and her tragic death cannot be in vain. sri lankan police find large amounts of bomb—making equipment as they hunt those behind the easter sunday attacks, in which more than 250 people lost their lives. retailer debenhams confirms plan to close up to 22 of its stores next year, affecting around 1200 jobs. liverpool return to the top of the premier league after a 5—0 win over huddersfield. and at 11.30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers claire cohen and joe twyman — stay with us for that. good evening. the british and irish governments have announced that talks to break the political deadlock and restore the devolved government in stormont will resume, in the wake of the death ofjournalist lyra mckee. police in northern ireland have released new footage of the man suspected of being responsible for shooting the 2

i want to find the people who murdered lyra mckee.t the information that could help us to bring those responsible for her murder tojustice lies within the community. on thursday night of last week, about 100 people were on the ground watching the disorder as it unfolded. people saw the gunman and his associates. i think people within the community know who they are and i'm asking them today to come forward to help us. i am releasing footage today from the night of lyra's murder. and i want to appeal to anyone who recognises or knows these people to talk to us. about one minute before lyra was murdered, three men walked across central drive from the direction of the shops. here, you can see these men. at the front, you can see a man circled, he is carrying a crate of petrol bombs. behind him, you can see two other men. the man on the inside, nearest to the wall, is the next tallest. you'll see this on the footage shortly. the man on the inside is wearing dark skinnyjeans, blue nike trainers with a white tick, and a white sole. he's a c

they are now feeling much more urgent because of lyra mckee's death.ing good can come out of something good can come out of something so extraordinarily tragic... there is still no indication on whether it was targeted. she was tweeting about the violence. s ——if something good can come out of something... their position is that they didn't just refer to police, they talk about the crown forces. we don't have the full story, it's on page seven but this exclusive by the sunday times, they are exclusive by the sunday times, they a re clearly exclusive by the sunday times, they are clearly the new ira, saying, it's the fault of the crown forces and until ireland is no longer partitioned that, in a sense, they are kind of saying how can you blame us are kind of saying how can you blame us for doing that? they would be wasting an opportunity. it's chilling and quite scary but these parallel talks, of course they will bea parallel talks, of course they will be a lot of hope in that. it's not the dup and sinn fein talking to each other, its parallel talks to

lyra mckee can be seen among the onlookers as rioting flares in the creggan.s on the streets, a masked man steps out from behind a wall, then disappears again. a few minutes later, a man with a gun fires shots towards the police and onlookers. lyra mckee was rushed to hospital by police, where she died from her injuries. many tributes have been paid to the writer and lgbt activist. vigils were held in derry yesterday where political leaders from both sides of the community united in condemnation. a local football game held a minute's silence in her memory. and former us president bill clinton said he was heartbroken, that her death was a reminder of how much there was to lose if northern ireland let go of the last 21 years of peace and progress. the murder dominates the newspapers today. when i woke up this morning, i did think that i'd dreamed all this, that it hadn't really happened. i'd dreamed the vigil and everything, and then i heard the news, and i realised it wasn't some awful nightmare, it was true. the rioting began during a police search operation i

lyra mckee was shot dead by the so—called new ira in londonderry last week.y hoped had been consigned to the past. thousands lined the streets of belfast for lyra mckee, her death uniting protestants and catholics and political rivals. 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. # then sings my soul, my saviour god, to thee...# side by side, the leaders of the democratic unionist party and sinn fein, bitter adversaries, today united in their condemnation of the events which led to lyra mckee's death. and british and irish prime ministers brought together too, as theresa may and labour leader jeremy corbynjoined leo varadkar and irish president, michael d higgins. lyra is many things to many people. tributes were paid to her writing and her activism. she campaigned for peace and gay rights in northern ireland, and her family appealed for people to embrace her vision for change. we have the power to create the kind of society that lyra envisioned. one where labels are m

lyra mckee was shot dead by the so—called new ira in londonderry last week. then sings my soul, my saviour god, to thee in a powerful address at the funeral service, father martin magill rebuked 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 f

and i think it was lyra mckee, not the gunmen who mowed her down.ility, said at an accident and apologised to her friends and family but 'sorry' is nowhere near good enough, it does not bring back lyra or ease the suffering of her partner and her friends and family. it does not alleviate the concerns of communities across northern ireland of a step backwards to a past they hoped to forget. and he quoted lyra's own words. we were destined never to witness the horrors of war but witnessed the spoils of peace, the spoils just never seemed to reach us. let us ensure she is the last to suffer. it has brought a palpable sense of real grief, shock and anger across the community that a young lady who had so much to offer, lyra mckee, was struck down in such circumstances and the appalling statement by those responsible saying it was some kind of accident as if it was ok to murder police officers, these are people going about, journalists and police officers going about their proper business on behalf of us all and they deserve all of our thanks and gratitud