chris page, bbc news, nenagh.om southern israel. this morning, within the last hour, we have seen two very large explosions, large plumes of smoke over that broken skyline of there. this comes as washington has stepped up its criticism of the way that israel is carrying out its military offensive in gaza. antony blinken said there was a gap between the government's declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties, and what was actually happening on the ground there. you can take a look at our website for more detail on that. there are live updates as they progress there. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. if you have done any cross—country travel recently, you will notice how high the rivers are, how waterlogged the fuels are. there will be more this weekend, but the weather is chopping and changing a bit more at the moment. this is the bank of cloud that brought persistent rain yesterday, that is out of the way. further shower clouds, then the next bank of cloud and more persistent rain co

my girl by the factory wall. ..# people are walking around the town centre of nenagh to the tune ofto be really proud of the role this place played in the life of one of ireland's greatest—ever cultural icons. he was a nice man and great talent, you know? he was... in some ways, his life was sad, and in some ways it wasjoyous, you know? he obviously had a wonderful wife who looked after him very well, but... i'm delighted to hear his music being played today. it's really very cheering, you know. it's sadness for his family, all right, you know. i'm very sad. he was very important to me back in the '805. i lived in london then. and i'm actually going to his funeral tomorrow. i came out to check out parking and so on here. yeah, so... he's a sort of a national institution, you know? and he really kind of captured something about that experience of being betwixt and between being irish and english or english and irish and so on. he caught that in, i think, a very beautiful way, a very poetic way. and i thank him for that. it was really fantastic. great to give him a good send—off and i

chris page, bbc news, nenagh.ury brand, chanel, turned it into a catwalk for a prestigious fashion show. the event had been shrouded in secrecy, with parts of the city closed off for weeks. the fashion house said it chose manchester because of its pop culture and textile history. there was a lot put into that, you know. there was a temporary glass roof but over the street so that the celebrities who were there, lots of people over from the states, didn't get wet. people over from the states, didn't aet wet. , , .,, people over from the states, didn't aet wet, , .,, people over from the states, didn't netwet. , , , get wet. just as well because it was ti - -|n~ get wet. just as well because it was tipping down _ get wet. just as well because it was tipping down last — get wet. just as well because it was tipping down last night. _ get wet. just as well because it was tipping down last night. was - get wet. just as well because it was tipping down last night. was it? - tipping down last night. was it? they would _ t

in nenagh, tributes have been added to christmas shop window displays. to shane!iends, l play a game of pool, _ sing songs and chat and stories. he was a great musician and notjust lyricist, voice, all that. one word — legend. at the local church, the singer�*s status as a global irish icon was reflected by those who took part in the service. maestro. we pray for a deeper spiritl of compassion in the world. and we feel the pain of others. one of the musician�*s closest creative comrades, the australian singer nick cave, played a seminal pogues number, rainy night in soho. # i�*ve been loving you a long time # down all the years # down all the days # and i�*ve cried for all your...# and shane macgowan�*s wife remembered their decades together. i'm feeling so much love now from him that i don't think he can go away. i don't think love can go away, can it? i reallyjust don't. applause. music: fairytale of new york. there are few people who could�*ve inspired a funeral like this. a talent forged in rural ireland won admirers across the world all year round, the unique

in nenagh, tributes have been added to christmas shop window displays. to shane! the big limelight stuff. - he just wanted to be around his friends, l play a game of pool, _ sing songs and chat and stories. he was a great musician and notjust lyricist, voice, all that. one word — legend. at the local church, the singer's status as a global irish icon was reflected by those who took part in the service. maestro. we pray for a deeper spiritl of compassion in the world. may we feel the pain of others. one of the musician's closest creative comrades, the australian singer nick cave, played a seminal pogues number, rainy night in soho. # i've been loving you a long time # down all the years # down all the days # and i've cried for all your...# and shane macgowan's wife remembered their decades together. i'm feeling so much love now from him that i don't think he can go away. i don't think love can go away, can it? i reallyjust don't. applause. music: fairytale of new york. there are few people who could've inspired a funeral like this. a talent forged in rural ireland

a service will be held this afternoon in nenagh in county tipperary, with the president of ireland amongorrespondent sara girvin, sent this report. shane macgowan�*s family as people who admired the musician to line the streets and say goodbye. today in dublin, they did just that. a punk and a poet, and to these fans, a hero. i and a poet, and to these fans, a hero. �* ., , ., . hero. i didn't realise how much i loved him _ hero. i didn't realise how much i loved him until— hero. i didn't realise how much i loved him until he _ hero. i didn't realise how much i loved him until he died. - hero. i didn't realise how much i loved him until he died. i - hero. i didn't realise how much i loved him until he died. ijust. loved him until he died. i 'ust thou~ht loved him until he died. i 'ust thought he i loved him until he died. i 'ust thought he was i loved him until he died. ijust thought he was unbelievable. and today, _ thought he was unbelievable. and today, it _ thought he was unbelievable. and today, it is — thought he was unbelievable. and today, it is sinead o'connor's birthday _ today

chris page, bbc news, in nenagh, county tipperary. time for a look at the weather.

a service will be held shortly in nenagh in county tipperary, with the president of ireland among theto line the streets and say goodbye. today in dublin, they did just that. a punk and a poet, and to these fans, a hero. i didn't realise how much i loved him until he died. ijust thought he was unbelievable. and today, it is sinead o'connor's birthday. so for shane's funeral to be on this day, we have had a sad day this year, losing our best talent. i think shane's music mean something to anyone who is irish. _ if it doesn't, then they need to look at their roots, - because basically, shane is our soul. _ and we will always remember shane. he was a poet in the same vein as some of the great irish poets like yates and joyce. just a legend. the pogues front man was taken on his finaljourney through dublin in a horse—drawn carriage. there was a piper and a marching band playing strings of his greatest hits. and even after his coffin had passed, the music continued. there was sadness, but there was also a celebration. the crowds gathered here in dublin today, wanting to celebrate the man a

there'll be a procession through the streets of dublin, before a church service in nenagh in county tipperary as it was turned into a catwalk for chanel�*s 2023—2021; show. the french luxury fashion house said it chose the city because of its pop culture and textile history. our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher, was there. high fashion and a manchester high street. the legendary french fashion label chanel has taken over the city centre. models, celebrities... hi, there! ..and the children of manchester icons liam and noel gallagher filled the front row of the chanel fashion show. even a—list actors couldn't keep away. are you enjoying the weather? yeah, lam. i've been walking around in the rain all day. - it was fine. no, it's so good, and i'm telling you, it's, like, - it is such an iconic place for me i and i've been dreaming to come. the show celebrated not just fashion, but also the music of manchester. the rapper and actor bugzy malone came dressed for the occasion. we have the jacket, the watch, the trainers. and i'm very serious about this chanel thing right now. and the nec

procession is currently making its way through the streets of dublin, ahead of a church service in nenaghtream of today's events on the bbc news website and on iplayer. let's dip into that now. hello and welcome to viewers across the united kingdom joining us now for live coverage of the funeral procession in central dublin for the pogues singer and front man shane macgowan who died last week. you can see the horse—drawn carriage with shane macgowan�*s coffin. joining us from dublin is our correspondent sarah govinda. lots of people on the streets for this event in dublin today. streets for this event in dublin toda . , ., ., , today. yes, there are. in the last 20 minutes. _ today. yes, there are. in the last 20 minutes, the _ today. yes, there are. in the last 20 minutes, the crowds - today. yes, there are. in the last 20 minutes, the crowds have - today. yes, there are. in the last i 20 minutes, the crowds have really swelled. they will be watching the procession through the streets of the south of dublin, a part of the city where shane macgowan lived and he passed away at home a week

part in the funeral service, with hundreds of mourners gathering in the grounds of the church in nenaghr at the age of 65. judges have ruled that the uk government acted lawfully in blocking scotland's gender self—id reforms. legislation making it easier for people to change their legally recognised sex was passed by the scottish parliament last year, but the government in westminster blocked it over fears it would impact equality laws. the scottish government's legal challenge to that veto has now been rejected. yellow weather warnings for wind and rain are in place for large parts of the uk on friday and saturday, with disruption likely over the weekend. the met office say severe weather is expected in western and central england, as well as wales, south—west scotland and northern ireland. there are also almost 30 flood warnings in place, you're live with bbc news. the british government's rwanda policy will cost twice as much as was previously thought. the home office confirmed today the bill will be closer to £290 million by next year without much to show for it. so far, significant

mourners attending the funeral later of the pogues frontman shane macgowan, at a church service in nenagh. people in the streets of the irish capital broke into impromptu performances of the pogues�* best known songs, including dirty old town, which we're listening to now, and of course, fairytale of new york. at the funeral, the mourners will be led by his widow victoria mary clarke, who said her husband's final farewell would be magnificent and memorable. with more on this is our bbc music correspondent mark savage. you've been watching the pictures come out of dublin this morning, some of them are joyful, people remembering, singing, sharing their memories. what were your thoughts as you watched that this morning? it you watched that this morning? it was a real display of affection for shane macgowan and for the music he made and i think i've covered a lot of musicians' funerals over the years unfortunately, none of the things that really stood out was the community around those songs. when david bowie died, he didn't see a lot of people on the streets of london singing ashes to ashes

. >> father john malloy, a native >> fatherjohn malloy, a native here of nenagh father, brendan fromom nenagh, and our new member of the team, father larkin, who will lead us in the of life that i personally think i've ever seen. what a fantastic send off that was. and i'll be showing you a real highlight if you can even call that as part of a funeral. but i can tell you, if i had to send off half as good of that, what an absolute privilege it would be. and i'll bring you as i said, one of those key moments from that service before the end of the program. but for now , i am the program. but for now, i am michelle dewberry. this is jubes anchor and we have got a lot to get through over the next hour, starting with the fact that of course, there is another divide hitting tory party this time hitting the tory party this time , believe it or not. yes, you did hear this right. centres did hear this right. it centres around a tweet. yes, a tweets. ken rishi sunak unites his party or is indeed that just wishful thinking? and let's cross