we heard from philip mcguigan, who is the north antrim mla, the north antrim representative of sinn feine mp for north antrim, sits top of the pile. the report concluded that he was involved in serious misconduct, and the people of north antrim now have six weeks to come out and sign this petition. and i know, the contact i have had with people over the last number of weeks, that people are very motivated to do so. this is an issue of integrity in government. it is not, as some people will try to do, turn it into an orange and green issue. this isn't an issue about nationalism versus unionism. this is an issue about trust in your politicians that they will do theirjob in public office with integrity. and that affects nationalists, unionism and everyone who is a voter, an elector in north antrim. it's also worth pointing out that mps, regardless of the outcome of this, have voted to suspend ian paisley for 30 sitting days. so, were it to get to a by—election, were he could win that and retain his seat, he would still be suspended from sitting parliament until around november. and will mis

at nine o'clock this morning, three recall positions open in the three main towns across north antrimn for the next six weeks. this is the first four uk politics. it was brought about because of ian paisley‘s failure to declare the hospitality he received from the sri lanka in government. it came to light last year he had been on two matri family holidays, paid for by sri lanka. he lobbied the then prime minister on the country's bihar. the parliamentary standards committee ruled he was guilty of serious misconduct. it will take 10% of the electorate to sign these petitions and trigger a by—election. sinn fein, a representative from that party were here this morning to encourage people to come and sign it. their message was, forget the party politics, this is about the standards we expect from mps in office. the report concluded he was involved in serious misconduct and the people of north antrim have six weeks to come out and sign this petition. i never contact i have had with people over the last number of weeks. people are very motivated do so. weeks. people are very motivated do s

and the people of north antrim have six weeks to sign this position.e government. this isn't a issue of nationalism versus... this is an issue about trust in your politician that they will do their job in public office with integrity. there are some 75,000 registered to vote in north antrim, so the northern ireland electoral office says the number that would need to be reached to trigger a by—election, that 10%, is 7543 signatures. but however this plays out, mps have already voted to suspend mr paisley for 30 sitting days of parliament. so if he does retain his seat, he will still be suspended up to november, and may miss some key votes during this time. so that is the longest nmp has been suspended for over 70 years, just a mark of how seriously this misconduct is being taken. new research suggests social media and celebrities may be driving the popularity of certain dog breeds, leaving "unfashionable" ones at risk of being abandoned. the survey from dogsblog.com and direct line shows that trends also affect the amount of time a dog has to wait to be

if 10 percent of his constituents in north antrim sign the petition, which opened this morning, it will recall petitions that the three maignan towns across mr paisley‘s constituency opened at nine o'clock this morning. they will be open for people to sign for the next six weeks. this is a first for a uk politics. it was all brought about by ian paisley‘s per year to deeply at the luxury holidays he went on paper by this alliance in government. he then later went on to lobby david cameron on behalf of sri lanka. when this came to light last year, the parliamentary standards committee ruled that he was guilty of serious misconduct. so, over the next six bees, if 10% of the electorate in northampton sign those recall petitions, it will force ian paisley to stand down and there will bea paisley to stand down and there will be a by—election. the dup's main rival, sensing, is going to be out campaigning against him, effectively, and began their bed this morning urging people to sign. the report concluded he was involved in serious misconduct, and the people of north antrim has six weeks to s

the report concluded that he was involved in serious and the people of north antrim have six weeks to couple of weeks, want to do something. this is an issue government. this isn't a issue of nationalism versus... do theirjob with integrity. the northern ireland electoral office says that the number that would need to be reached to trigger a by—election at 10% is 7543 signatures. however this plays out, mps have already voted to suspend mr paisley for 30 days of parliament. so if he does retain his seat, you will still be suspended up to november and may well miss key votes during this time. that is the longest in mp has been suspended for over 30 years so a mark of how seriously this is being taken. his tweets are bullish — but donald trump's republican party — has suffered a major scare at the polls — ahead of crucial midterm elections in november. its candidate is claiming victory, in what should be a safe mid—western congressional seat. but the margin, of less than 1% — and votes are still being counted — represents a big swing for the democrats. this ‘special election' was a one—

attempt to unseat a member of parliament through a petition has been opened in the constituency of north antrim month when democratic unionist politician ian paisleer was suspended from parliament for failing to declare holidays paid for by the sri lankan government. more than 10% of registered voters will need to sign the petition over the next six weeks for a by—election to be held. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the final preparations are underway asjustin thomas looks to defend his us pga championship when play gets underway in missourri on thursday. novak djokovic eases through to the third round of the rogers cup in toronto. and a first ever european championships track gold medal for israel as lonah chemtai salpeter claims the victory over 10,000m. hello and welcome to the programme, where by this time tomorrow, the 100th us pga championship will be well underway at bellerive country club near st louis in missouri, withjustin thomas defending the title he won at quail hollow las

the first recall petition — which could see a by—election held in north antrim — has opened.,000. the petition will be open for six weeks. our ireland correspondent emma vardy is in ballymoney for us. so, emma, tell us more about how this is going to work. well, yeah, this is going to work. well, yeah, this is going to work. well, yeah, this is a first in uk politics, because as you say, the rules to recall mps came in and act in 2015, essentially an mp is guilty of serious misconduct, theirfuture can be put to a public vote, aof their constituents. over the next six weeks, this position here and that two other locations will be open to anyone on the electoral role in the north antrim constituency. —— this petition. if after six—week 10% of the constituency has signed the petition, it will force ian paisley to stand down, there will be a by—election. but he is still free to stand ina by—election. but he is still free to stand in a by—election if it comes about, and he has already made it clear that if it comes to that, he will continue to fight to keep his westminster seat. j

antrim and county down. some mist and fog over the hills. 0vernight tonight, band of rain in scotland slowly drifting north into heavy, fog patches around the coasts and hills. the forecast monday, we are looking at an area of low pressure, the same low still with us, that will be gradually pushing rain in across england and wales, still some rain in scotland too. rain at times best sums up the day, but when it reaches the afternoon, drier and brighter. sunshine in short supply. temperatures as you were, high teens, low 20s. a little on the cool side for parts of low —— for parts of scotland. quite unsettled with further spells of rain on monday. in the south, warming up for a time, but rain moving in later in the week dropping the temperatures once again. change on the weather front. todayis again. change on the weather front. today is particularly wet particularly in wales and south—west england. we do think the weather is slightly better in florida? the latest news from nasa about the rocket they will send to the sun, despite the 45 minute window, between 831 and 9:15am, they now think it will leave on time,