michelle 0'neill was elected first minister of the devolved government., sinn fein, hopes to one day unite northern ireland with the republic of ireland. sinn fein became the biggest party during elections 2 years ago. it is also two years to the day that the assembly at stormont last met, after the main unionist party — the democratic unionists — walked out of the power—sharing agreement over post brexit trading rules. 0ur political editor, chris mason, reports from belfast. good morning, stormont! stormont sits back up and running today, we've been running the past two years. limbering up and under way — park runners here first thing pounding around the stormont estate. and the politicians are back, too. whoo! and it's notjust you guys rattling around here now. no, there's going to be a few others rattling around. so there's going to be quite a number in the house, i believe, today. but they're welcome tojoin the park run. good to see them back? erm... we'll see. to be confirmed, still. so you thought you'd run at stormont today because the politicians

michelle 0'neill�*s journey to the topjob in northern ireland.orking for all everybody, notjust for one side. born into a family steeped in republicanism and politics, michelle 0'neill�*s father was an ira prisoner turned sinn fein councillor. when he stepped down, his daughter took his seat. she credits herfamily for their support when she became a mother at age 16 and says it shaped the woman she is today. in 2007, she became an assembly member aged 30. as an irish republican, my ultimate objective is to achieve a united ireland. but i was brought up in a house where if you didn't like something, you were told to change it. a decade later, she was named sinn fein's vice president. it was a defining moment for the party. a changing of the guard. for me to be selected to lead our party in the north is truly the biggest honour and privilege of my life. throughout her meteoric rise, there have been moments of controversy and of reconciliation. in 2017, she was criticised when she addressed an anniversary rally for eight ira men killed by the sas. i

there is the first minister michelle 0'neill along with the deputy first minister emma little—pengellyttle-pengelly. we can now hear what they have to say.— what they have to say. this is our first day and _ what they have to say. this is our first day and we _ what they have to say. this is our first day and we have _ what they have to say. this is our first day and we have had - what they have to say. this is our first day and we have had a - what they have to say. this is our first day and we have had a busy| first day and we have had a busy morning and a good morning it is fair to say, as we commit to working together, we have had the prime minister visit and leo varadkar visit and we have talked about the issues of finances and public services needing to be properly resourced and we had a good discussion with the prime minister in relation to that and with leo varadkar in terms of north—south cooperation and how we can effectively work together. we will now go in and have ourfirst executive meeting and executive colleagues have been engaged all morning and i think we have a large

michelle 0'neill pledged that she would work for everyone in northern ireland.a british, of a unionist tradition who cherish the union, this is an assembly for all — catholic, protestant, and the centre. 0n northern ireland's violence murder, known as the troubles, a notable apology for all deaths. we must never forget all those who have died or been injured or theirfamilies. i am sorry for all the lives lost during the conflict, without exception. history can at once be national, however defined, and deeply personal. and this is an historic day. and it does represent a new dawn. for the very first time, a nationalist takes up the position of first minister. that such a day would ever come was unimaginable to my parents' and grandparents' generation. northern ireland's first and deputy first ministers have equal legal powers, but sinn fein won more seats than the second—biggest party, the democratic unionists, at the last elections. so the dup take the deputy position. michelle is an irish republican and i am a very proud unionist. we will never agree on those i

sinn fein's michelle 0'neill makes history as stormont�*s first irish nationalist leader.biden saunters to victory in south carolina, where democrats held their first primary election of the year. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we start the programme in the middle east, where the us and uk have led fresh coalition strikes against the iran—backed houthis in yemen.

the democratic union party walked out in protest against post—brexit agreements but now michelle 0�*neilld executive. we will keep bringing you updates, more on our website on our live page and of course the day is not over. it is rishi sunak�*s seventh visit as prime minister but the first as a fully functioning government there in northern ireland. here in the uk, a reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected of carrying out a chemical attack on a mum and her daughters in south london. police say they believe people who know where abdul ezedi is have yet to come forward, as a nationwide manhunt enters its fifth day. a woman who rescued one of the daughters during the attack has spoken to the bbc about the moment she intervened... and ijust ran outside. and as soon as i ran outside, it was like, "whoa, what am i stepping into?" it was like, shock. the first thing i saw, ijust kind of froze and it was kind of hard to take in what i�*d just seen. and then, obviously, once i gathered kind of what was going on, it was like straight away,

michelle 0'neill taking thejob as first mentioned.. this is an assembly for all — catholic, protestant, and dissenter. despite our different outlooks and our different views on the future constitutional position, the public rightly demand that we work together and that we deliver together. and also that we must build trust and confidence in our ability to collectively do that. michelle o'neill and i come - from very different backgrounds. but regardless of| that, for my part, i will work tirelessly - to ensure that we can deliver for all in northern ireland. i recognise that, for many today, it is an historic moment with - the nomination of michelle o'neill and myself as first ministers. - it is a day that confirms the - democratic outcome of the election. so, those formal proceedings done and dusted. the symbolism finished. now it's time for the hard work because politicians haven't been here for two years. there is lots on the agenda. we have taken a look at all the various issues that affect the people of northern ireland. we will

sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill has made history by being appointed northern ireland's first nationalistemocratic unionist party agreed to the recall on the back of a deal with the uk government earlier this week on post—brexit trading rules. addressing the chamber, ms 0'neill pledged to "serve everyone equally" and speaking to the bbc she said a referendum on a united ireland was closer than many expect. i think ithinka i think a lot of the old norms are gone and i think that as we move further into the next decade, a lot of things are changing in terms of our island and the opportunity to get towards an referendum is absolutely possible. —— ireland. the grammys take place in los angeles on sunday evening. the awards celebrate the best of the music industry and this year are dominated by female artists. only one male artist is up for the top prize of record of the year. taylor swift is predicted to top—off a hugely successful year, having already broken a grammy record, becoming the first songwriter to score seven nominations for song of the year. emma vardy reports from los angeles. ta

devolved government, and the first nationalist first minister in the shape of sinn fein's michelle 0'neilluld come from — who would be a republican themselves — it's truly amazing to see that we're really making progress. if you could give a message to politicians in northern ireland, what would it be? you're voted in to represent your constituents and to represent your country. do the job. the point that you're there is to solve problems, not create them. for me, it's aboutjust making sure that you're delivering for normal people and making sure that people can stay here and be able to live good lives. the message from these young people is clear, but are politicians in northern ireland listening? sara girvin, bbc news, in belfast. events have been taking place to mark the 20th anniversary today of the morecambe bay cockling disaster in which 23 people died. those killed were all chinese migrants. they got cut off by the tide whilst gathering cockles. they had been brought over here to work by a gangmaster who was laterjailed. mike stevens has the story. a dark february night in 200a. lan

this is the moment he was greeted by the new first minister, michelle 0'neill, from the nationalist partye democratic unionist party. under the power sharing agreement, they hold a joint office and have equal power. sinn fein took the largest number of seats at the election in 2022, and that's why, for the first time, their party holds the position of first minister. i had very constructive meetings this morning with the executive and political— this morning with the executive and political leaders across stormont and it's— political leaders across stormont and it's a — political leaders across stormont and it's a historic and important day for— and it's a historic and important day for the _ and it's a historic and important day for the country because northern irelands— day for the country because northern ireland's politicians are back in charge — ireland's politicians are back in charge making decisions on behalf of the people which is exactly how it should _ the people which is exactly how it should he — the people which is exactly how it should be. 0ur the people which is exactly ho

sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill makes history as stormont�*s first irish nationalist leader.british and unionist, your cultures, your traditions are important to me. us air strikes on sites linked to iranian—backed militias draw condemnation from iraq, syria and iran. former pakistan prime minister imran khan and his wife are jailed for seven years, after a court declares their marriage illegal.

michelle 0'neill talks about a border poll within the next decade, do you think that will happen?agreement, but we want to deliver on the day to day issues that matter to families and businesses, we've been without devolved government for two years, we need to focus on public services, everyone i was talking to this evening was telling me that that is exactly what they want from their government, now that it is up and running again and our deal ensures the executive will have the powers deliver for people. and funding it needs to air strikes on yemen, how far does this go with uk involvement? we have seen shipping attacked in the red sea, it is unacceptable, it was innocent lives at risk and it has economic consequences. that includes attacks on british linked vessels and that is why we have acted again in self defence, in a proportionate way, together with our allies. i have been clear that i will not hesitate to protect british lives and interest, and our diplomatic efforts are focused on bringing de—escalation and stability back to the region. rishi sunak. 0ur political editor,

sinn fein's michelle 0'neill, will become the first minister — meaning the post will be held by an irish0'toole from the nationalist sdlp will become the new leader of the opposition. he says the government needs to address the crises in public sector services. we will have special coverage of this here later on bbc. so please stay with us for all of that. a quick recap on our main story. the united states has launched strikes on targets in syria and iraq in response to a drone attack last weekend, on a us military base that killed three soldiers. we can show these pictures of the b-1 we can show these pictures of the b—1 bomber is taking off to carry out strike. us central command said its forces hit 85 targets in total. white house national security spokesmanjohn kirby added that three facilities were hit in iraq and four were hit in syria. stay with us. hello, there. some very mild conditions around at the moment. plenty of cloud but also some sunshine at times, such as here in aberdeenshire on friday. a blustery day of weather but temperatures lifted to 15 degrees. 15.5 degrees in th

michelle 0'neill talks about a border poll within the next decade, do you think that will happen?agreement, but we want to deliver on the issues that matter to families and businesses, we've been without devolved government for two years, we need to focus on public services, everyone i was talking to this evening was telling me that thatis this evening was telling me that that is exactly what they want from their government, now that it is up and running again and our deal ensures the executive will have the powers and funding it needs to deliver four people. they can act air strikes on yemen, how far does this go —— air air strikes on yemen, how far does this no -- ., , ~ , air strikes on yemen, how far does this io-- . , ~ ,., air strikes on yemen, how far does this go --— air strikes on yemen, how far does this io-- . , ~ , ., ., this go -- air strikes on yemen, how far does this — this go -- air strikes on yemen, how far does this go? _ this go -- air strikes on yemen, how far does this go? we have _ this go -- air strikes on yemen, how far does this go? we have seen - far doe

the first minister, michelle 0'neill, the deputy first minister as well, from the dup in saying, lookity within the assembly are — but it won't happen overnight, things will take time to improve even with that dollop of cash. and by the way, as you were hinting at in your question, plenty of politicians here say that the funding formula from westminster needs looking at, which is political speak for "send more money". police searching for the suspect in a chemical attack on a mother and her daughters in south london on wednesday have confirmed a new sighting of suspect abdul ezedi on that same evening. they've released new cctv pictures of him shortly after the attack and are offering a reward of £20,000 for information that could lead to his arrest. simonjones reports. where is abdul shokoor ezedi? 0n the fourth day of their manhunt, police have released these cctv images of him at a tesco in north london. he has serious injuries to his face. this isjust over an hour after a mother and her two children were attacked. that took place at 7:25 on wednesday evening on lessar avenue in cl

sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill makes history as stormont�*s first irish nationalist leader.f south carolina where democrats are voting in their first primary of 202a. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda we start the programme in the middle east, where the us and uk have led fresh coalition strikes against the iran—backed houthis in yemen. according to us central command, 36 houthi targets have been struck.

it was a landmark moment, with sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill becoming northern ireland �*s first everr nationalist first minister-— first ever nationalist first minister. ~' , .,. minister. i think the very fact the very first _ minister. i think the very fact the very first time _ minister. i think the very fact the very first time a - the very first time a nationalist has been elected as first minister speaks volumes of the changes across ireland and i say again today, we are ina and i say again today, we are in a decade of opportunity. emma little pengelly of the democratic unionist party is now �*s assistant now 's assistant first minister.— now 's assistant first minister. ~ ., ~ ., ., minister. we will work hard to deliver for— minister. we will work hard to deliver for all— minister. we will work hard to deliver for all of _ minister. we will work hard to deliver for all of northern - deliver for all of northern ireland. , ., ' deliver for all of northern ireland. , q g; g; ireland. they were offered £35 billion for public— ireland. they were offered £35 billion for public serv

michelle 0'neill of sinn fein and emma little pengelly from the democratic union is. others were putting out the message. we formalities, others were putting out the message-— the message. we need to press forward with — the message. we need to press forward with reform _ the message. we need to press forward with reform of - the message. we need to press forward with reform of our - the message. we need to press. forward with reform of our health service, invest in our education system, grow our economy, provide childcare, support for working families in northern ireland. so many priorities and if the executive is to succeed, it needs the resources to deliver on those issues. ~ ., , resources to deliver on those issues. ~ . , ., , , issues. what they have offered us is a wa to issues. what they have offered us is a way to uplift _ issues. what they have offered us is a way to uplift some _ issues. what they have offered us is a way to uplift some of _ issues. what they have offered us is a way to uplift some of the - issues. what they have offered us is a way to upli

michelle o�*neill has urged all politicians to put aside their differences and work together.end in a row. an estimated one hundred and fifty thousand people have gathered outside parliament in berlin.

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of the uk to form a you need a united ireland and that's one of the leaders of the party michelle 0'neilleading up this power—sharing government at belfast. be heading up this power-sharing government at belfast.— be heading up this power-sharing government at belfast. there have been conversations _ government at belfast. there have been conversations about - government at belfast. there have been conversations about divisionsj been conversations about divisions within the dup about this deal but could there be further fallout following the restoration of the government in northern ireland? the leader of government in northern ireland? tie leader of the government in northern ireland? tue leader of the democratic government in northern ireland? ttj: leader of the democratic unionist party sirjeffrey donaldson basis quite a difficultjob of party management now in the months and years ahead. he has decided that there is enough on the proposal the british government to assuage his concerns about what unionists as a diminution of the political and economic identity of northern ireland but th

sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill makes history as stormont�*s first irish nationalist leader. our different outlooks, the public rightly demand that we work together and that we deliver together. iraq's prime minister says civilians were among 16 people killed in united states' attacks on what they say were pro—iranian militias. former pakistan prime minister imran khan and his wife are jailed for seven years after a court declares their marriage illegal. and british scientists and engineers arrive in antarctica to test a new drone that will help forecast the impact

sinn fein�*s, michelle 0�*neill makes history as stormont�*s first irish nationalist leader.people demonstrate in berlin. and british scientists and engineers arrive in antarctica, to test a new drone that will help forecast the impact of climate change.

the thing is michelle o'neill has promised to be a michelle 0'neill has promised to be a first— michellerst minister and deputy first minister are theoretically coequal. but a lot is going _ theoretically coequal. but a lot is going to — theoretically coequal. but a lot is going to matter in terms of how this place _ going to matter in terms of how this place works— going to matter in terms of how this place works over the next few months as to those _ place works over the next few months as to those relationships and whether— as to those relationships and whether she can deliver on that promise — whether she can deliver on that romise. . , whether she can deliver on that romise. ,, , . .., promise. slightly technical, we will t not to promise. slightly technical, we will try rrot to get _ promise. slightly technical, we will try rrot to get too _ promise. slightly technical, we will try not to get too technical, - promise. slightly technical, we will try not to get too technical, but. try not to get too technical, but the deal that has been brought, as to where we are right now, effecti

. >> why is further by losing so much of the black community >> that point neill, once the first of all, does not get warm only way they know how do you make a comment about the warriors last night, don't believe everything you read on the internet and they want to hear from you because you're i'm daniel lurie and i've spent my career fighting poverty, helping people right here in san francisco. i'm also a father raising two kids in the city. deeply concerned that city hall is allowing crime and lawlessness to spread. now we can do something about it by voting yes on prop e. a common sense solution that ensures we use community safety cameras to catch repeat offenders and hold them accountable. vote yes on e. the prescription is shipping are free go to get friday plans.com and see for yourself via headline or los vegas. that's what i want to do. >> it's unlike anywhere else in the world. >> vegas, the story of sensitive premiere sunday, february 25th. they ten on cnn >> september 11, 2001 >> as a >> refik attack unfolded new york russia's new president, vladimir putin, turned to a top a

independent of the uk, to form a new united ireland and it is one of the leaders of that party michelle 0'neillad up this power—sharing government at belfast. this power-sharing government at belfast. ., , belfast. there have been conversations _ belfast. there have been conversations about - belfast. there have been - conversations about divisions belfast. there have been _ conversations about divisions within the dup about this deal. could there be any further for not following the restoration of the government in northern ireland? the restoration of the government in northern ireland?— restoration of the government in northern ireland? the leader of the ro-british northern ireland? the leader of the pro-british democratic _ northern ireland? the leader of the pro-british democratic unionist - pro—british democratic unionist party sirjeffrey donaldson face is quite a difficultjob of party management now in the months and years ahead. he has decided there has been enough on the proposal from the british government to assuage his concerns about what unionists sow a diminution of northern irelan

of being on the stage in that one party negotiation with the uk government, it becomes michelle 0'neillday. we're going to head inside the chamber and listening. i we're going to head inside the chamber and listening. i would ask for our chamber and listening. i would ask for your indulgence _ chamber and listening. i would ask for your indulgence for _ chamber and listening. i would ask for your indulgence for me - chamber and listening. i would ask for your indulgence for me to - chamber and listening. i would ask l for your indulgence for me to remain seated _ for your indulgence for me to remain seated for— for your indulgence for me to remain seated for this and for other items of business. thank you. members, this is_ of business. thank you. members, this is the — of business. thank you. members, this is the sixth occasion that i have _ this is the sixth occasion that i have sat — this is the sixth occasion that i have satin _ this is the sixth occasion that i have sat in this chair in the capacity— have sat in this chair in the capacity of adding speaker at a session— capacity of

and i also agree with neill that the attorney general has an independent obligation, because the attorneywho makes the report public under the rules. not robbed her. and he had the absolute authority to adhere to the written rules of the department of justice, which don't permit any lying prosecutor to do what happened here. >> neal katyal and andrew weissmann, good at reminding, everybody should read the report before they are reporting on that. important guidance, there. thank you both as always for joining us this afternoon. and coming up, this presidential race is going to be between 81-year-old and a 77 year old. but only one of them is facing 91 criminal counts, was found liable for sexual abuse, and -- to. i've been waiting all we can get a few things off my chest, and we will see that, next. you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now

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sir bob neill served as a member of parliament since 2006, and was a junior minister in the coalitionovernment under david cameron . government under david cameron. he joins a series of mps who have announced they won't contest the next election, which is expected to be held autumn is expected to be held in autumn . if you want the latest on our story, sign up to gb news alerts . you can do that by scanning the show qr code on your screen or by following the details. there gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to dawn . thank you now it's back to dawn. thank you very much aaron. >> now let's get straight into today's story, shall we. the us military launched air strikes in iraq and syria yesterday, hitting more than 85 iranian targets . that's as president joe targets. that's as president joe biden claims. these strikes are just beginning as he faces what is considered to be the most dangerous days of his presidency. this all comes after a deadly drone attack in jordan that killed three us troops and injured 40 others. um again, not good news from that area , is it? good news from

sir bob neill served as mp since 2006 and was a as an mp since 2006 and was a junior minister in theoalition government under david cameron. his wife, ann—louise suffered a stroke in 2019, with sir bob saying it's a tough road for her, but claims they both remain positive about it . sir bob joins positive about it. sir bob joins a series of mps who have announced their intention not to contest the next election , which contest the next election, which is expected for this autumn . now is expected for this autumn. now for the latest stories , sign up for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen now, or by going to gb news .com/ alerts. that's it for the moment. now back to ellie and peter . peter. >> thank you aaron. now we start with the story that has shocked the nation this week . it is, of the nation this week. it is, of course, the deeply distressing story of brianna ghey , who was story of brianna ghey, who was stabbed 28 times in broad daylight last february by two people that she believed were her friends. >> yesterday, the 216 year

he cross—examined david neill, 15 reports at the home office simply didn't want to go out there.tion ? what they what information? what they what don't they want us to know? and the bigger question is who's actually control? suella actually in control? suella braverman anne spoke out. she's gone. robert jenrick spoke out. he's . david neil spoke out. he's gone. david neil spoke out. he's gone. david neil spoke out. he's gone. david neil spoke out. he's gone. yeah. the home office, the unelected bureaucrats who we don't even know who they they remain know who they are. they remain in office. who's actually in control . control. >> well, ultimately it's the prime minister and the home secretary. >> um, it's up to them to release these reports . now, we release these reports. now, we can assume if the government don't these reports don't want these reports released, probably released, that they're probably critical government and critical of the government and the government is the way the government is handung the way the government is handling the whole immigration, um, at the mom

and that new first minister will be sinn fein�*s, michelle 0'neill. it will be to have a nationalist first minister here in northern ireland. scotland's former first minister nicola sturgeon has appeared at the uk covid inquiry in edinburgh to answer questions about how her government handled the pandemic. she was emotional as she admitted that at times she'd felt overwhelmed — but dismissed claims that some of her decisions were politically motivated to try to advance the cause of independence. shiona mccallum's report contains flashing images. excess deaths! it was a tense, tough and sometimes emotional day for the former first minister, nicola sturgeon, who at times was visibly upset. i was the first minister when the pandemic struck. there's a large part of me wishes i hadn't been... ..but i was. and i wanted to be the best first minister i could be during that period. it's for others to judge the extent to which i succeeded. she denied that there was an approach of secrecy during the pandemic, and says her desire for scottish independence did not