republicans, the new ria —— ira, i paya small dissident republicans, the new ria —— ira, i pay a smallment are sinn fein and the new ira are simply the latest script you had done that. from their point of view, do you think this killing will end up being counterproductive in terms of that hostility that we talked about and the repulsion that you mentioned in the repulsion that you mentioned in the wake of her killing? and demonstrating the revolution and awareness, and the response and relation to this from the republican community, i mean that political wing deny it, but they counseled their easter commemoration in dairy on easter monday recognising the level of repulsion there. good to and and get your analysis will stop. billy mcneill, the celtic legend and the first british man to lift the european cup, has died at the age of 79. billy mcneill captained the famous lisbon lions side that beat inter milan in 1967. he spent his entire 19 year career at celtic, playing more than 800 games and winning nine scottish league titles before turning his hand to management. james shaw takes a

new ira says brexit helps it to recruit. comes after the murder of the journalist lyra mckee. that is right. it has been remarkable over time how little attention has been paid to the northern ireland issue and the colla pse northern ireland issue and the collapse of the northern ireland assembly and the collapse of direct rule from westminster. this was within our lifetimes a live war in the united kingdom that has got remarkably little press with regards to what is happening. if this is something of a tragic victory, that lyra mckee's death has galvanised some attention, and now we see britain and ireland are having more negotiations about setting up some kind of sort of coalition in northern ireland. but at the same time we read deeper into the story and while the new ira says it is an accident, there are no signs that they will stop. they are clear they will not defeat the british military, but they will continue to carry out acts because of republicanism. what has happened is the representatives from the new ira's army

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 new ira experts believe the dissident group has about two hundred supporters they reject the good friday peace treaty

they work response 01’ known as the new ira. they work response orfor known as the new ira.nown 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 commemorating the easter rising in 1916. during those searches in creggan last night, the police came under sustained attacks, more than 50 petrol bombs were thrown at police vehicles. two cars were hijacked and set on fire and just before 11 o'clock a gunman was seen crouching down with a handgun and firing shots indiscriminately at the police. we now understand up to ten shots were fired. the journalist lyra mckee was standing near one of the police vehicles. she was hit. the police brought her to hospital where she later died. lyra mckee has been described by the nationa

the police believe a group calling itself the new ira was behind the murder. of the things that's 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 dreamt all this, it hadn't really happened. i'd dreamt the vigil, i'd 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 friends and family, 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 those dark days, and that our children deserve the opportunity to never be brought up in that, the way we all were. the killing of a cea

exactly 21 years after the good friday agreement, lyra mckee, gunned down by the new ira, has promptedrn day dissident republicans. the shock of lyra mckee‘s death has been felt widely but there is also a sense of hope here that it can bring a new turning point which helps northern ireland move forward. it should have been a thing of the past, you know. it is ridiculous, you know. it's a small minority who hold the whole country to ransom, or who are trying to do it, you know? a young girl has lost her life and i hope there's no more lose their lives after this. if people would only wise up in this country. this celebration of lyra's life, also a reminder of how much northern ireland has to lose through a continuation of its past. let'sjoin emma let's join emma in let'sjoin emma in belfast tonight. it was a very powerful appeal that people heard at the service. do you detect any sign that there is some kind of new political start in the offing? well, the change people really wa nt offing? well, the change people really want to see is a reconciliation between the main unionist and natio

ira. that started and then this new group called the new ira is a continuity of that. it includes the real ira and other splintnter groups that hae been aroround sincnce 2011. about 200 to 300 members now and that is the group being blamed for the shooting which k killed lyra mce last thursday, which it admitted and apologized for doing. triricks doeses brexitit he on the peace ococess? >> t the good friday peace accod is r responsible for c creatinga power-sharing arrangement bebetween ththe different northn irish parties, be they pupublican orr loyalist.t. ththis has held since 1998 whent was signed by the briritish prie mininister at the titime, tony blair. i think 99% ofof peoplple in the republic of irelanand and northn ireland want this agreemenent to holdld. with the brexit negotiations going on, there is s no border bebetwn nortrthern irereland ane republic of ireland. if northern ireland is to s stay inin the u.k.,., it will leave e european union andnd therefofora border may have to be set up. goingngidident groups s are to usese this to try and create tensio

however i have to say i found the apology offered today by the new ira nauseating, nauseating.he, the pain and the suffering to lyra's family friends and partners. thejustice secretary, david gauke, has defended his plan to overhaul divorce laws in england and wales so couples can split faster and, it is hoped, with less acrimony. under current rules, one spouse has to allege adultery or unreasonable behaviour by the other for divorce proceedings to start straight away. in future, they will only have to state that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. but not everyone is a fan of the proposals — a conservative used some fairly fruity language to sum up his opposition. having pissed off half our supporters by botching brexit, why are we no irritatingly other half with an extreme social agenda? every single study of the harbord law reform shows its deeper, vulnerable dispossessed children who suffer most from divorce were my right honourable friend at least accept this and if you make something easier it happens more often? the evidence in terms of no—fault divorce is that

the new ira thought to be the largest of the dissident operations.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 labour resuming in a couple of hours — should we be holding our breath for a breakthrough? quite the reverse. there is a real sense of brexit be calm, not a puff of wind, drifting aimlessly. although these cross—p

who are the new ira? they are an organisation formed in 2012, theirfirst ira?formed in 2012, their first communique was given to myself. they were formed out of the remnants of the real ira, that brought us the 0magh bomb atrocity and they also gather this new organisation, ex members of the provisional ira and formed into this new group, they morphed into this particular, the most lethal and dangerous of all, groups opposed to the good friday agreement and the peace process. how big an organisation do you think they are? clearly not on the scale of the ira of old but still sufficiently dangerous to be a worry for the police. they are much smaller in terms of membership. 200 people maximum. they have a much, much reduced base of support used to hide weapons are help activists get across the border. it's a much reduced organisation but can be dangerous nonetheless. i was speaking last night to a security official who said one of the things worrying about this organisation is that they do have people who were experienced in the dark arts of bomb—making when they

the police believe a group calling itself the new ira was behind the murder.e things that's worrying about this organisation is that they do have people who are 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 dreamt all this, it hadn't really happened. i'd dreamt the vigil, i'd 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 friends and family, 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 those dark days, and that our children deserve the opportunity to never be brought up in that, the way we all were. the killing of a ceasefire

police said they believe the murder was the work of dissident republicans in the new ira.rendous 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 minds of those who oppose us. this was the message to the men of ireland to the men of violence from the priest who anointed lyra in her hospital bed. stop, i would say what you're doing is... today is good friday. the good friday agreement. this is the day when christians celebrate jesus's conquering of sin, death and evil. and you are actually adding to that today. what you're doing is insulting to christians. from across the political divide, there's been condemnation of the murder. those people who carried out this attack do not have a

the fact that you now have the new ira, ruining ireland's lives, i remember going interviewing when int situation where there were if you are man goes out, you didn't... to be involved in violence of any didn't... to be involved in violence ofany kind, didn't... to be involved in violence of any kind, and it ruined the whole lives in. they could be going back to back not yet but the idea that that's even a possibility and when i interviewed the priest earlier and said to him, how is the community feeling about all of that, he said there is absolute appetite to get there is absolute appetite to get the politicians back together to try and get it up and running. and a saw that the children when i would not that the children when i would not that not it was naive of them not to think that brexit would have these applications because people undervalue what was achieved in the good friday agreement, it was a phenomenal achievement 20 years and astonishing thing to achieve that if you go to belfast, one of the things that shocking is how tiny it is, after london it feels like a village, and

belfast of the journalist lyra mckee, the 29—year—old who was shot in the head by a member of the new iraviolence in londonderry last week. the event was attended by theresa may, jeremy corbyn, the irish prime minister, as well as political leaders from across political spectrum in northern ireland. father martin magill made a pointed reference to the political problems in northern ireland. why in god's name does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman with her whole in front of her... applause scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says she wants to hold a second referendum on scottish independence by 2021 if the country is taken out of the eu. the chinese telecoms firm huawei welcomes reports that the government is to allow it to help build britain's 56 data network, despite concerns over security. sport now on afternoon live. we are talking football and a big night in manchester. good afternoon. it isa it is a huge night. if city win, they will be top of the table but if united win, they will boost their chances of champions league qualification. but if they do that, they will of

groupice have blamed a nanamed the new ira. it comes before easter weekend when republicans opposed british presenence. poroshenko has been pitted against vladimir zelinski. the televised event will happen later tonight. the >> i know how hard it is for you to give my mistakes and to believe me. yeyes, it is my fault. >> petro poroshenko has taken to heart criticism he hasn't done enough over his five years in office. runoffion in sunday's elelection. ofis known for his betrayal a teacher who becomes president. he got many votes in ththe first round and is expected to win. on friday, they will come head-to-head in a stadium for an early debate in the campaign. zelinski's platform focuses on corruption. he has made specific proposals and scored points when emmanuel macron agreed to o meet him. poroshenko has positioned himself as a leader who will stand up to russia. whoever wins, they will have to deal with russian-backed separatists in the east. moments after a saudi teenager made headlines, two other saudi women are in the sa

in its statement, the new ira said mckee's death was accidental and its members had been targeting securityreporter: 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 lyra mckee in the northernrn irish city of airyry londonderry. the group upopon the -- the grop apologized, saying the killing was not intentional. in the course of attacking the enemy, lyra mckee was tragically killed while standing beside and in been -- beside enemy forces. we offer our full ends -- full and sincere apologies. that apology will do little to quill the anger and sadness at her killing. friends and supporters had symbolic bloody handprints on the outside of the office accused of having links to the new ira. experts believe the dissident group has about 200 supporters. they reject the good fridayy peace treaty which largely ended the violence in northern ireland in 1998. now that piece seems more fragile than it has for decades. brent: african leaders have agreed to give

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

officials say they believe a dissident irish republican group, the new ira, was behind the killing.m belfast, louise cullen reports. a journalist, campaigner, beloved partner and devoted daughter. the police today said they'd met lyra mckee‘s family to try to answer their questions and they said the killing had united the community against the dissidents. my broader concern is that

it was issued toa known as the new ira. news, it is thought to be the largest and most active of the dissident republican parliamentary organisations who are opposed to the peace process. the new ira said it was behind the killing of lyra mckee and it has also apologised for the killing. the police have said that there has been a huge response to their appealfor there has been a huge response to their appeal for information about their appeal for information about the murder stop 143 people have contacted them online. there is a portal to upload mobile phone footage, for example. detectives are yet to find the gun that was used to murder lyra mckee and so they said they want more people from the local community to come forward to them. 0k, chris, thank you very much for bringing us up—to—date. the swedish schoolgirl credited with encouraging young people across the uk to protest against climate change, is taking her message to westminster this morning. greta thunberg, who addressed a crowd of anti—climate change protestors

to be a teenager and a once again urging the local community to identify him separatist group the new ira says it shot mickey by accident while opening fire on police. well so i have for you on the program. as a set and millions off the n.f.l. draft american football remains a game of survival for many others will have that story and more.

firstly, john, new iras as brexit helps it to recruit.roup had the violence in which the journalist leera mckee was murdered. obviously there is a long interview with the sunday times reporters —— lyra mckee. even though they acknowledge there is no chance of success in achieving a united ireland. the campaign will continue and say it is symbolic and will go on. they almost apologise for the murder of lyra mckee, saying it is not intentional. it wasn't a planned attack, it was a spontaneous reaction to the arrival of heavily armed police. shooting was unintentional and there is nothing they can say that will not sound like a hollow apology. well, they said it, not me. the other interesting line they also say is that brexit is, in effect, acting as a recruiting sergeant for them because it reminds them that ireland is partitioned and divided. whether you believe that statement is another question. we have these talks are forthcoming. they are now feeling much more urgent because of lyra mckee's death. looma give something good can come out

described the killing as a suspected terrorist incident linked to dissident irish republicans the new ira and appealed for witnesses to come forward. i would urge those people to have conversations in their home. and their family spacious. in there as memory. and to urge the people a the right to step away from such violence to step away from such organizations. the new ira claimed responsibility for a bomb attack in derry in january and is the biggest of the dissident republican groups operating in northern ireland it's now being linked with four murders including that of laramie keyes since its formation earlier this decade political leaders have condemned this latest attack this was an attack on everybody in northern ireland doesn't matter if you're a catholic or protestant british or irish this is an attack on democracy they have attacked the community they've attacked the people of derry they've attacked the peace process and they've attacked the good friday agreement this killing has brought memories back of the decades long conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles between

i find the apology offered today by the new ira absolutely nauseating, nauseating.e grief, the heartache, the pain and the suffering to lyra mckee's friends, family, and partner. lyra mckee‘s funeral was held on wednesday, and theresa may, along with other senior westminster politicians, travelled to belfast to join mourners at the funeral. the prime minister sat between the irish taoiseach leo varadkar and the president of ireland michael d higgins. dup and sinn fein politicians also attended the service at st anne's cathedral in belfast. and there was a standing ovation when father martin magill demanded to know why it had taken a murder to bring the two sides together, asking — "why in god's name does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman with her whole life in front of her to get to this point?" power—sharing in northern ireland broke down injanuary 2017 — and sinn fein and the dup have been in a stand—off ever since. so what, if anything has changed? here's jayne mccormack. what we're hearing is dup has promised a time—limited process to restore the assembly

the police are saying they believe the new ira were responsible for this murder.iolent group opposed to the good friday agreement, which was signed 21 years ago. the threat posed by dissident republicans, despite the peace process over the last few decades, remains classed by the police as severe. they said last night they were acting on intelligence, that they believed acts of violence were being planned to be carried out this weekend. traditionally, the easter weekend, events take place to commemorate the 1916 easter rising against british rule in dublin. the police said they went into creggan and carried out searches to specifically look for guns and ammunition. an illegal parade by dissident republicans was due to be held in the creggan area on monday. that's when trouble broke out last night. over 50 petrol bombs were thrown at police, two vehicles were hijacked and set on fire. and then a gunman opened fire, we believe up to ten shots were fired, aimed at police. but we were told that a large number of people were present in the area and these shots were aim

police have blamed the dissident republican group, the new ira. and talented journalist. she was a really lovely person. she was a brilliant writer. she was a great campaigner and she cared deeply about other people, she cared very deeply about the ability of writing to change things and she was a really good, fun person as well. one minute, she will be tweeting about how to do research and to young people who had been murdered and disappeared. and the next she would be joking about how she had fallen off the wagon at swimming world and had bags of malties and buckets of popcorn and all the rest of it. she was just a very lovely person and she was very brave, she had a very unique writing style. she was a very, very, very much a rising star of irish writing and she had been already at the age of 29, published in some of the bestjournals in the world. but she was very happy, she is from a working—class background in north belfast but she had, when she was in belfast, she was living with her elderly mother who she was devoted to and was caring for h

police believe the violence was orchestrated by the group known as the new ira.n estate, looking for firearms. the response was the violence which led to lyra mckee‘s death. this is an 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. 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 are political leaders, religious leaders, civic society and we all stand shoulder to shoulder to say we do not want to see this, we‘re not going backwards. we all have to stand against theirs. this is an attack on democracy, it's an attack on everybody that standing here today. lyra mckee‘s partner publicly grieved. it‘s left me without the love of my life, the woman that i was planning to grow old with. we are all poorer for the loss of lyra. despite the gains derry has made, today there is a deep sense of loss. many hope to see a renewed stand against thos

the dissident irish republican group the new ira has admitted it was behind her killing. were "full and sincere apologies" to lyra mckee's family and friends. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page is in londonderry for us. an apology, they are always hollow, aren't they. a number of friends of leader mckee have said this morning they don't take this apology seriously, they have dismissed it, they regarded as hypocritical and offensive. the new ira the distance groups who oppose the peace process, are thought to be the largest of those groups. the security sources would say they have many members and maybe a few dozen who are willing to go out and kill. as the recent tragic events in the city have proven, it doesn't take many people to create a tragedy, doesn't take many people to take a lie. there is still a sense of disbelief and anger although a few days have passed since lyra mckee was killed. this morning, police made their third arrest in the investigation, 57—year—old woman detained under anti—terrorism legislation. she is in the police station in belfast currently

police say they're treating the shooting as a terrorist attack the dissident republican group the new ira admitted responsibility saying she was shot accidentally. a new court system is being set up in pakistan to speed up the notoriously slow legal process almost two million cases a waiting to get a cold meaning a long and expensive wait for justice come i'll hide the ripples now from islamabad . it's another day in islamabad your future system which i'd fire all good already lost count of how many times he's had to appear in court it's a regular wait outside for these people for their turn praying for a favorable conclusion to a long judicial proceeding. in pakistan can sometimes take years if not longer so the government is setting up a new system of what is courts they will try to grow a white foster service but that main gate its own challenges in soft can be gentle even the justice cannot be dispensed in a short period of time and there can be no short cuts to defense should have the complete rights fast tracking cases cannot do justice especially in complex cases such as murder it

police are blaming her death on a group known as the new ira.mcdonald — a journalist based in belfast who has written several books about irish republicanism. he told me more about the group. they are an organisation formed in 2012, their first communique was given to myself. they were formed out of the remnants of the real ira, the terror group that brought us the 0magh bomb atrocity 21 years ago and they also gathered this new organisation, ex—members of the provisional ira from places like north armagh and formed into this new group, they morphed into this particular, the most lethal and dangerous of all, groups opposed to the good friday agreement and the peace process. how big an organisation do you think they are? clearly not on the scale of the ira of old, but still sufficiently dangerous to be a worry for the police. they are much smaller in terms of membership. maybe 200 people maximum. they have a much, much reduced base of support used to hide weapons or help activists get across the border. it's a much reduced organisation, but can b

exactly 21 years after the good friday agreement, lyra mckee, gunned down by the new ira, has prompted has been felt widely, but there is also a sense of hope here it can bring a new turning point which helps northern ireland move forward. it should have been a thing of the past, you know. it's ridiculous, you know. it's a small minority who hold the whole country to ransom, or who are trying to do it, you know? a young girl's lost her life and i hope there's no more lose their lives after this. if people would only wise up in this country. # amazing grace. this celebration of lyra's life, also a reminder of how much northern ireland has to lose through a continuation of its past. no stay no with us on bbc news, still to come: —— stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the battle for brazil's indigenous population — the huge protests planned against president bolsonaro. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. one of the most successful singer—song

church organ plays exactly 21 years after the good friday agreement, lyra mckee, gunned down by the new ira a backlash against modern day dissident republicans. applause the shock of lyra mckee's death has been felt widely, but there is also a sense of hope here it can bring a new turning point which helps northern ireland move forward. it should have been a thing of the past, you know. it's ridiculous, you know. it's a small minority who hold the whole country to ransom, or who are trying to do it, you know? a young girl's lost her life and i hope there's no more lose their lives after this. if people would only wise up in this country. this celebration of lyra's life, also a reminder of how much northern ireland has to lose through a continuation of its past. earlier i spoke to father martin magill of stjohn‘s parish, who spoke at lyra's funeral today, and asked her what impression he'd former of her. i suppose when i think about her life, i mean she was very determined. i described her as dogged but one of the things i'm really very clear on is the number of people, the number of friends

a lot of very adrift young men from very deprived backgrounds have got involved in the so—called new iraause they have not got very much else going on in their lives and they are being brainwashed by sentimental old men who also did not have a much going on in their lives except a cause. but it was a tragedy and good friday agreement, which took years and years and years of effort, from john major initially and tony blairand effort, from john major initially and tony blair and jonathan powell and tony blair and jonathan powell and all kinds of, it has been put in jeopardy by brexit and one of the things that makes me very angry, and lam sure things that makes me very angry, and i am sure the people in this photo and in northern ireland, a million times angrier, is the politicians did not even seem to think about northern ireland when they made their wild promises about what brexit would do for the united kingdom. they did not even think about the fact that there there was peace that had not been there before and that this would automatically mean that either there was going to be hard bo

funeral but he was hit by a stray bullet while standing near the police a small militant group the new ira has claimed responsibility for her death and in an unusual move has apologized to the family. of a more on this i'm joined now by ayman melly he is a veteran broadcaster author and editor of the irish a news website and blog a man merely dot com mr malley it's good to have you on the day this funeral this funeral it was it was more than just a funeral for a young woman i talked to me about the significance of what we sold today inside that church. well it was quite remarkable in fact unique in the history of all the nun and because in there you have the irish president and michael de higgins you have the irish prime minister leave iran is one of their foremost forces within the who or even concept and who breaks it to be it because of the irish border you had the foreign minister simon the again very prominent on the european stage right now you had the british prime minister to reason may and all the political leaders of the political parties in northern ireland all in death to fever

the sign outside the offices of the republican party syria which is accused of having links to the new ira experts believe the dissident group has about two hundred supporters they reject the good friday peace treaty which largely ended the violence in northern ireland in one thousand nine hundred eight and now that peace seems more fragile than it has for decades. or here in germany the right wing populist party alternative for germany or the dean once germans to be proud of being german the party believes that people spend too much time apologizing for the crimes of the nazi era there has to be said that germany is considered a role model around the world because it's developed what is called a culture of remembrance to ensure that a dark chapter in its history is not repeated. not far from berlin sachsenhausen concentration camp was one of many sites where people were brutally annihilated on a huge scale german world war two school groups come here from across europe to learn about nazi atrocities. this is shown this is really depressing. and makes me feel very sad a little as it's a ho

the dissident irish republican group, the new ira, has admitted it was behind her killing.e's family and friends. our ireland correspondent chris page, in londonderry told us about the reaction to the apology. a number of lyra mckee's friends quickly and very publicly dismissed it, branded as cynical, christ, as offensive. they said that paramilitary organisation should not beissued paramilitary organisation should not be issued waiting —— issuing state m e nts be issued waiting —— issuing statements of apology. they should be dismounting. the new ira is thought to be the most active of the dissident republican groups are opposed to the priests —— piece. although there are several hundred members they still pose a severe threat. here in dairy detectives have said they have had a massive response to the calls for information about lyra mckee. they say they still need more potential witnesses. they are continuing to concentrate their efforts on the dragon area where lyra mckee was fatally wounded on thursday night —— creggan. a57—year—old woman is being detained. the focus wi

reading the statement from the so—called new ira last week with its talk of attacking enemy forces andcere condolences for lyra's death was a sickening throwback to the days we thought we'd left behind 20 years ago. from despicable individuals whose only desire is to turn back the clock and destroy the progress that has been made. so does the minister for the cabinet office agree with me — this is one of the central reasons that we must find an answer to the northern irish border question, rather than give these evil terrorists the divisions that they crave? i don't think that those murderers in derry were motivated by any thoughts about a border or about customs arrangements, important as those issues are. i think what the right honourable said that i wholly agreed with was the utter unacceptability of references to police officers in northern ireland, that they were somehow a legitimate target. i agree entirely with the sentiments expressed by the honourable gentleman, but can i bring him back to the issue of the border? because i agree with the ends that he's trying to achieve, but

the dissident irish republican group, the new ira, has admitted it was behind her killing.ends. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in londonderry for us. chris, i wonder how this apology has gone down. george, a number of lyra mckee's friends quickly and very publicly dismissed it, branded it as cynical, as crass, as offensive, and they said that paramilitary organisations should not be issuing state m e nts organisations should not be issuing statements of apology, they should simply be dismounting. the new ira is thought to be the largest and most active of the dissident republican groups which are opposed to the peace process. police have been warning for several years now that although they are small in number, perhaps several hundred members, they still pose a severe threat. here in derry, detectives have said that they have had a massive public response to the appeals for information about the murder of lyra mckee, for example more than 1a0 people have contacted them through an online portal, but they stay they still need more potential witnesses and they are con

the new ira is believed to be the largest organisation opposed to the peace process.rs they still pose a threat. here in derry, detectives say there has been a massive public response to their appeals for information. more than 140 people have contacted detectives through an online portal where they have been uploading mobile phone footage and other material that could be of use, but police say they still need more potential witnesses to come forward. today they made their third arrest of the investigation with a 57—year—old woman detained. but like two other such expects a rest before her, she has been released without charge. lyra mckee's funeral will be held in belfast at the head of that herfamily have held in belfast at the head of that her family have released a statement this evening saying she was a gentle and innocent soul who wished ill on nobody. the 16—year—old climate change activist from sweden, greta thunberg, has addressed mps in parliament today and told them that her generation's future has been stolen. she insisted that politicians needed to act now

the sign outside the offices of the republican party syria which is accused of having links to the new ira experts believe the dissident group has about two hundred supporters they reject the good friday peace treaty which largely ended the violence in northern ireland in one thousand nine hundred eight and now that peace seems more fragile than it has for decades. african leaders have agreed to give sudan's interim rulers more time to carry out democratic transition measures following the else think of a long time president bashir at a meeting in cairo today the african union extended its fifteen day old to meet him for the military to hand over power to a civilian government meanwhile in sudan protests continued on tuesday tens of thousands of people joined rallies and sit ins across the country including in front of the military headquarters in the capital khartoum. earlier we spoke to our correspondent jeff are all due karim and we asked him what the opposition in sudan is planning to do next. here in the khartoum in sudan the tension is rising between the military council on one side