the wind will ease for northern ireland and scotla nd will ease for northern ireland and scotland and it will brighten up here, but starting to feel fresher. away from there, temperatures widely in double figures. very mild for the time of year. this evening, the band of rain continues to the south and east, taking the strongest of the wind. lightest wind in the north, still some showers which could pose an ice risk first thing on sunday morning. here, temperatures lower. with wind and rain, temperatures not dropping so far. on sunday, that will clear south and east, another band of rain were stretched through wales, clearing through the midlands and lincolnshire. brightening up through the afternoon for many, a blustery day and starting to feel fresher. this is bbc news. the headlines: iran admits unintentionally shooting down the ukranian airlines passenger plane killing all 176 people on board because of human error misidentifying it as a cruise missile. ukraine's top security officials say their investigators confronted around with conclusive evidence before they change their posi

mr speaker, the government is committed to no hard border between northern ireland and the republic oft also says in this document, this plan that has been put forward in the annex, that the uk government will legislate to guarantee unfettered access to northern ireland's businesses to the whole of the uk internal market. on the assumption that that unfettered access is as unfettered as it is today, what are the implications of these commitments for the future trade deal between the uk and the european union? this deal above all is guaranteeing the executive a seat at the table as we implement our brexit deal. it also underscores our commitment to ensuring in law unfettered access of goods from ni to gb. and it also reconfirms the fact that all arrangements for northern ireland in our brexit deal are subject to the consent of the northern ireland assembly. in the agreement and in the secretary of state's statement today, the uk government commits to a new deal for northern ireland in the context of it being dragged out of the eu against its will. so i wonder if the secretary of state i

in northern ireland tonight. in northern ireland tonightm place an awful lot of people in northern ireland tonight. it sounds like we may be talking to you again. thank you very much. we will of course be taking a look at how the resumed northern ireland assembly and many other stories are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 1040 and then at 1130 this evening in the papers. my guest tonight, joanne nadler and political writer and academic my good fellow. bejewelled have been held in canada for some of the victims of the ukrainian plane crash on wednesday. iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down the aircraft, killing 176 people. the picture still remains unclear but what we do know is the flight took off from tehranjust after six know is the flight took off from tehran just after six in the morning but just two tehran just after six in the morning butjust two minutes later the data on that flight stop. the plane came down to the south—west of the capital tehran. 63 of the victims

storm brendan sweeps into the uk, battering northern ireland and scotla nd battering northern ireland

we stopped saturday with a band of rain stretching out of northern ireland adapters got them, sippingd and north wales. it's a windy across—the—board logic by drive further south you come. a fair amount of cloud. fresh conditions were follow behind with a few showers, some of which could be wintry. away from the far north of scotla nd wintry. away from the far north of scotland it will feel noticeably milder. any areas of seeing the temperatures in double—digit. as we have a saturday night and into sunday, he was a weather front, squeezing out the milder air, cooler conditions following behind but would be given quite a contrasting temperatures. when we keep the cloud in the outbreaks of rain, and the stronger went down to the south—east, temperatures won't away south—east, temperatures won't away so far. that wet and windy weather will gradually sink its way south eastwards during sunday. behind it will all be in the fresher conditions, some sunshine to be had but some showers which could be wintry over the high ground of scotland. and you will notice a difference in temperatures but

part of the deal was the promise of significant extra funding for northern ireland, as our ireland correspondent warning, her report contains some flashing images. high windscreen the prime minister ina high windscreen the prime minister in a place that's had to weather many storms. northern ireland's new parish sharing government between sinn fein and the democratic marks the end of three years of fighting, division and pain. with an irreverent nod to tony blair before the good friday agreement, boris johnson gave this new political venture his enthusiastic support. never mind the hand of history on my shoulder, i see the hand of history... i see the hand of the future! i see the hand of the future beckoning us forward. dublin also played a major role in brokering the agreement. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, came to endorse the deal, which includes promises of perhaps billions of more cash on the british government coming northern ireland's way. the money will end strikes by health workers over pay and help plug a major shortfall in school budgets, as well as contribute towards new in

thanks in northern ireland are a very contentious issue.r a set number of days a year. in this agreement they are now given an extra three days a year to be flown for the british union jack extra three days a year to be flown for the british unionjack to be flown on official buildings. sinn fein have said they rejecting the stronger stand that provision but they have said comprises needed and they have said comprises needed and they don't believe that is part of they don't believe that is part of the disagreement and i think it is against the good friday agreement but they have signed up to it. that is one thing we have just had jim alistair and sinn fein race. lots of challenges ahead. this is not going to be an easy ride. but this is what the majority of people in northern ireland wanted. they wanted the assembly up and running and that is what we are going to see possibly in the next few hours. kate, thank you very much. i would corresponding following all the events at stormont. more from keith if we get any more had details about the s

the rest of the uk and northern ireland out of the uk and northern ireland out of the uk and northernanged there in the last week versus where we we re in the last week versus where we were for the last three years, is two things. one you touched on, a desire amongst the parties to correct all the things is far as funding is concerned. there is now a majority government here for conservatives with a sizeable majority. that's good alas of fuel term and all likely —— that will last a full term. that power base they have as a result of an outcome of the 2017 election when the conservatives needed the dup, so that coupled with the community in northern ireland decided that they we re northern ireland decided that they were willing and wanted to press ahead with devolution being established is the main driving force rather than necessarily brexit because as you were saying, they are now empowered, or could be, around this whole issue of northern ireland where it sits and relative to the public after brexit. when do the trade talks start? they can't yet. the uk is keen to start in the start

it is great to be here, and it is a very good day for northern ireland and for the people of northerny long—term future. ijust want to say how grateful i am to all the parties, everybody here in northern ireland for the way they have compromised, the way they have worked together to get stormont up and running again. it has shown a willingness to trust each other and to set aside differences that i think it's absolutely commendable and wonderful to see. i also want to pay tribute to my friend, the secretary of straight for northern ireland, gillian, he seems to vanish. he —— like the secretary of state. he along with many others work very hard for this moment. now is the chance for the government executive assembly of northern ireland to deliver for the people of northern ireland, and to deliver on the priorities of the people. that is, above all, improving people's health care, making sure we have fantastic schools and making sure that our streets are safe. i was able to tell the executive a little bit about our priorities as a uk, is a united kingdom government, investing record sum

in places from northern ireland's past, here to witness a new future. places from northern ireland's here to witness a new futurei believe that powersharing can work. that requires everyone to step up. sinn fein‘s commitment is to do all in our power to make this happen. sinn fein‘s commitment is to do all in our power to make this happenm marks the end of a bitter stand—off between sinn fein and the democratic, who had already given their endorsement to the deal. late last night, the ultimatum was given in dramatic fashion. secretary of state for northern ireland and the irish government's deputy prime minister chose to go public before all parties were on board, saying, it is on the table, take it or leave it. not all the documents are agreed by all the parties, some are commitments by each government. but i believe we have a deal that all parties in northern ireland can support. the deal contains wide—ranging revisions for the health service, education, policing and other areas. but the biggest ask was getting agreement for the much fought over legal protection for the irish langu

of this affected northern ireland's future direction? rs probably know that there have been increases in favourability for the idea of a united ireland. talk of a united ireland happening imminently is a bits, a bit exaggerated, the time frame on that. however, the next year and beyond will be incredibly bumpy for northern ireland. there is still a great deal of uncertainty for what the ultimate trade and security and regulatory relationship will be with the eu. and northern ireland is, it has the only land border between the uk and the eu and especially those towns along the border have been suffering economically for quite some time because of this uncertainty. that is the economic side stop the political side is that there are some changing demographics and changing understandings of what identity means and is in northern ireland today. thank you so much bonnie. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: plants living the high—life — why vegetation is growing at higher altitudes in the himalayas. day one of freshness on to force the ira

speaker has been elected, and eileen foster of the dup had been nominated as first minister of northern irelander agree with sinn fein‘s michelle o‘neill who is the deputy first minister northern ireland‘s passed by the time has come to move forward and lessons have been learned from the past three years of deadlock. more ministers will be appointed over the day, one of the controversial ministries is that ofjustice, there needs to be cross community agreement for that post, and the alliance have ta ken agreement for that post, and the alliance have taken that position and it has been given to its leader naomi long. our ambition is to have sustainable government and that we would be able to have a fit for purpose executive and that it would deliver for all of the people of northern ireland. the deal was put to us and whilst imperfect as any deal would be, we believe it can be the basis for delivery for the people of northern ireland. if it is implemented with good well. i would love to know what the atmosphere is like there now. now they are convening after all this time. there has been a real

julian smith, the northern ireland secretary, in the commons.f time — and world leaders need to make life or death decisions on climate change now — a warning from sir david attenborough. prince harry makes his first public appearance since announcing he and meghan will be stepping back from front line royal duties. the nhs condemns what it calls shameful tactics by betting companies to fuel gambling addiction. another dramatic day in moscow. the russian parliament has overwhelmingly approved a new prime minister following the surprise resignation of dmitry medvedev. mikhail mishustin is a little—known head of the federal tax service. his appointment is all part of radical changes outlined by president putin, reforms which could see him remain in powerfor much long than expected. sarah rainsford reports from moscow. few russians could have named this man until today. he is mikhail mishustin, the chief tax man, who is now their new prime minister. it's a surprise change many are linking to president putin's own political future. before the vote i

the people in northern ireland think they have an open door into these negotiations?” about it. from my understanding, it is going to be fairly limited. those negotiations are going to take place when the uk government and the eu. at times, when the irish government is part of the eu side, storm administers and northern ireland will have a role to play. 0ther times, it might be quite a closed shop. between the uk and the eu. now of course northern ireland has been givena of course northern ireland has been given a role and a say in the kind of arrangements that it will have to be part of that compromise agreement. how that works in who gets to be in the room when it is rather unknown and i expect those are some of the questions it will come to the fore in the next 11 months. ok, thank you very much from the border, emma. a few tweaks in the border, emma. a few tweaks in the last minutes about business and raising a point that you said commit had three years to prepare and someone said we have not had three yea rs someone said we have not had three years because someone

devolution in northern ireland.hat's so great about it today is, asi what's so great about it today is, as i say, that northern ireland politicians have put aside their differences, stepped up to the plate and shown leadership. thousands leave their homes as the taal volcano begins to spew lava, sparking warnings of a ‘hazardous eruption‘ — possibly within hours. tight—lipped: flybe declines to comment on reports that the airline is in crisis talks in an attempt to prevent financial collapse. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — jane. former world athletics president lamine diack has arrived for his corruption trial in paris. he's been investigated over allegations that he took payments for deferring sanctions against russian drugs cheats. he denies the charges. talk to you later, thank you. and storm brendan is on its way? yes, i'll give you more on that later, and on how these stones develops rapidly and drive across the uk. you then. also coming up —joker leads the oscar nominations, the film is up for ele

a return to devolution for northern ireland, and for many of the people in northern ireland, possiblyheadlines on bbc news... iran admits unintentionally shooting down the ukrainian airlines passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board because of human error. the northern ireland assembly will today set for the first time since the collapse of power—sharing three years ago. kier starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, officially launches his leadership campaign in the race to lead the labour party. there are just two days left for the six labour leadership candidates to gain the backing they need to get to the next stage of the contest, and it's sir keir starmer who currently has the most nominations and the support of the uk's largest trade union, unison. the five other candidates standing are rebecca long bailey, emily thornberry, clive lewis, lisa nandy and jess phillips. registered supporters who are not full party members will have 48 hours from 1a 16 january to secure a vote by paying £25. the ballot will be open from 21st february to the 2nd of april. with the results announc

power—sharing raw return to northern ireland.ein and the dup. videos are held in canada for some of the victims of ukrainian plane crash that killed 176 people. iran rejects suggestions that one of its missiles brought on the aircraft. as we have just been missiles brought on the aircraft. as we havejust been hearing, 21—year—old woman who disguised herself as a teenage boy to groom and sexually assault girls is jailed for eight years. let's turn our attention to sport, if we can get a full round—up from the sports centre. we'll start in the sports centre. we'll start in the premier league. sheffield united who have extended, today, the manager's contract until 202a. they are taking on west ham, about quarter of an hour played there, goalless still. there are two matches, meanwhile, in rugby union's union champions cup. you can see sale are up 13—12. harlequins at the recreation ground lead 12 — seven. england say they won't be calling up another batsman. burns suffered ankle damage playing football in cape town. england are alre

it will bring in more rain, probably after dark for northern ireland and scotland for northern irelandd scotland for the most part, but when the rain sets in, and across north—west england and parts of wales, that strong wind pushing more rain in through friday night into saturday, saturday night as well, so it looks as though we will see some very wet and windy weather in the north and west. as i say, please stay tuned, more on the website. thank you, helen willet. a reminder of our top story. two us airbases in iraq are hit by more than a dozen ballistic missiles fired from iran. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's just after 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. the government want the football associtaion to consider immediately ending a deal with a gambling company that allows them to show fa cup matches. bet 365 has had the rights to show the ties on its website and app since the start of last season. fans have to either make a bet or open an account to watch. the f

part of the deal was the promise of significant extra funding for northern ireland — as our ireland correspondenteport contains some flashing images. high winds greet the prime minister in a place that's had to weather many storms. northern ireland's new power—sharing government, between sinn fein and the democratic unionists, marks the end of three years of fighting, division and decay. with an irreverent nod to tony blair before the good friday agreement, borisjohnson gave this new political venture his enthusiastic support. never mind the hand of history on my shoulder. i see the hand of history, no, i see the hand of the future! i see the hand of the future beckoning us all forward. dublin also played a major role in brokering the agreement. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, also came to endorse the new deal, which includes promises of perhaps billions of more cash from the british government coming northern ireland's way. the money will end strikes by health workers over pay and help plug a major shortfall in school budgets, as well as contribute towards new infrastructure. there's als

northern ireland has a road map to stability but there will be tough work ahead.wen has secured a second term in office after sweeping to victory in an election dominated by the island's relationship with china. this report, from john sudworth in taiwan, contains flashing images. not long ago, she was struggling in the polls. now, she's being swept to a second presidential term. her strategy, rallying voters to a single cause. to show that we can be against...communist. yeah, so, this is really important to us. has china been a factor for you? i think, yes! it's my reason to vote, to defend our country. beijing's attempts to pressure president tsai with renewed threats to take taiwan by force have badly backfired. do you think you have the chinese president, xijinping, to thank for this victory? translation: the taiwanese people insist on protecting our democracy. i hope china gets the correct message as a result of this election. there is, in fact, a great irony to these celebrations. beijing's authoritarian vision of a greater china, wholeheartedly rejected in t

but it is northern ireland, things never go to time here.eakers nominated and sworn in, and once that happens, then we get into the nitty—gritty, the processes of getting that first minister from the dup, the largest unionist party, likely to be arlene foster, and the deputy first minister from sinn fein, the largest nationalist party, likely to be michelle o'neill, so they are likely to be the first and deputy first minister. in the last few minutes we have heard the alliance party, they are nonpartisan, so they want affiliate to either the union or national side. there is the crucial role of the justice minister here. side. there is the crucial role of thejustice minister here. that was previously taken by the alliance party, because it has to be agreed bya party, because it has to be agreed by a different way, by consensus right across the communities. we understand the alliance party have been offered that crucial role of justice minister. this is the alliance party boss mike naomi long. are ambition for this place has always been that w

back to business for the northern ireland assembly.se are the scenes live in stormont, as talks resume for the first time since the power—sharing agreement collapsed three years ago. keir starmer — the shadow brexit secretary — officially launches his bid to become the next labour leader, saying the country needs radical policies to fight inequality. the moralfight the moral fight against injustice and poverty and homelessness isjust as big a moralfight as it was in the general election. coming up, the best exclusive stories from vicotoria derbyshire — a review of the week, that's at a50. —— victoria derbyshire. borisjohnson has said that iran's admission that it shot down by mistake a ukrainian passenger plane over tehran is an ‘important first step‘. four britons were among the 176 people killed in wednesday‘s crash. a senior iranian military official said the airliner was misidentified as a cruise missile. iran‘s president rouhani has called the downing of the jet an "unforgiveable mista ke". our diplomatic correspondent caroline ha

it was on thursday that the northern ireland secretary, julian smith, and the deputy prime minister of the party right in front of the stormont parliament buildings on thursday night. so, yesterday we saw those dramatic developments as the dup said, yes, they would sign up to it. arlene foster, the leader of the dup called itafairand foster, the leader of the dup called it a fair and balanced deal. then we saw sinn fein come out yesterday evening saying, yes, while they did not think it was perfect, there was enoughin not think it was perfect, there was enough in it, particularly on that issue of irish language. that was one of their red lines on the fact that irish language will get an official and legal standing in northern ireland, was enough for them. so, the result of that is today at one o‘clock the assembly will be recalled. the speaker will be sworn in at one o‘clock and that will be followed by the first minister, we assume it will be arlene foster of the dup. deputy first minister, possibly michelle o‘neill from sinn fein, but we will have to see exactly who they nominate. th

the rain coming to scotland and northern ireland —— northern ireland, very slowly southwards, very wetscotland and have the option of the wind will start to ease a bit but it says very windy across england and wales. a strong gale force wind here. as we have seen it as mild as a form most parts of the country double—figure temperatures, perhaps as high as 12 or 13 degrees. the weather front bringing that brand of rain will sweep its way down toward south—eastern errors overnight on saturday night, and then leaving behind that, we will find showers coming in on a cooler air stream of that they did. still summary to clear away first thing across the south—east of england, one that goes so we south—east of england, one that goes so we will see a batch of showers coming in across wales to the midlands, those could be rather heavyin midlands, those could be rather heavy in the morning before easing off towards afternoon. further north showers, most of them in opposite scotla nd showers, most of them in opposite scotland rate will be wintry over the hills. back in to cool air on sunday, part

, and indeed here in northern ireland, and indeed here in northern ireland, and indeed here in northerne of the contest. of the uk‘s largest trade union. candidates now need more nominations to ta ke candidates now need more nominations to take place. let‘s talk now to our political correspondent tony bonsignore. tony, is sir keir the front runner in this contest? good morning, running away with this stage of it, that is the key here because there are many stages to this leadership contest. 68 nominations, he has from labour mps and meps, way ahead of rebecca long—bailey on 26. sir keir starmer is in manchester, at the mechanics institute, birthplace of the trade union movement, and he is talking about connecting with voters in the midlands and the north, labour did very badly there in the election in december, but also sir keir starmer talking about maintaining the radicalism of the past few years, and that is important because of what is to come in this contest. after this candidates need the support of local party affiliates and unions, and after that it is a one member one vote elec

of northern ireland rejoining the republic of ireland?nd came back to the fore during the brexit process. sinn fein, the largest irish nationalists, the republican party here, they used it asa republican party here, they used it as a way to... republican party here, they used it asawayto... a republican party here, they used it as a way to... a bigger pardon, very loud. they used it as a way to really, if you like, but their horn for their cause tooth further the cause for a border poll for irish community. that —— the democratic unionist party were angry about that, trying to hold targeted british roots. prosise hard their positions, really into their two changes. that is what reawakened all the old divisions in northern ireland and why it became the part of the brexit process that really wasn't talked about all that much in the referendum but suddenly came to the referendum but suddenly came to the fore as the difficult issue to resolve. nothing around here will change to the eye, but there will be changes behind the scenes going forwar

back to theresa may's nightmare with this border between northern ireland and ireland.ircle and keep everybody happy? and it looked like there was going to be no deal made because the eu said they were not going to budge over the single market, fundamentally, never mind the peace process and then, there was this magical mystery surprise meeting between borisjohnson and the person who held the keys to a deal here, which was the irish prime minister, leo varadkar. and this is why i think there was so much of this cannot happen and this cannot happen, and i always say this — it is about the politics, right? we get two politicians who can actually look each other in the eye and get on and say, "we both need to fix this" and the problem is theresa may never had that relationship. she found it very difficult to build up relationships with her counterparts and there was never any small talk — she and leo varadkar didn't really get on. borisjohnson by that point, he was desperate for a deal. he never wanted to take people out without a deal. if you talk to the inner inner core

in places from northern ireland's past, here to witness a new future.hat powersharing can work. that requires everyone to step up. sinn fein‘s commitment is to do all in our power to make this happen. it marks the end of a bitter stand—off between sinn fein and the democratic, who had already given their endorsement to the deal. late last night, the ultimatum was given in dramatic fashion. secretary of state for northern ireland and the irish government's deputy prime minister chose to go public before all parties were on board, saying, it is on the table, take it or leave it. not all the documents are agreed by all the parties, some are commitments by each government. but i believe we have a deal that all parties in northern ireland can support. the deal contains wide—ranging revisions for the health service, education, policing and other areas. but the biggest ask was getting agreement for the much fought over legal protection for the irish language. well, it is my community language, it is the language that is spoken at home, it's the language i spea

but if northern ireland's and forcing e.u. custom rules at its ports there is going to be a few formalities even if they are well formalities and that aside the kind of agreement needed means a very close relationship paves the way for a near agreement on our future relationship with our european neighbors based on an ambitious free trade agreement so no alignment but close enough to mean no checks some in the e.u. are concerned that johnson's contradictory rhetoric suggests he could just ignore the rules 2020 will not just be about the future. sure lation sure but also implementing that withdrawal the agreement notably the northern irish protocol we will have to be extremely disciplined to get it up and running in 11 months to have you tail forty's apply the checks the u.k. has agreed to apply that creates quite a lot of proprietary measures and certainly on our side grewal not tolerate any backsliding or half measures if you think it's all a mess you should hear what the recently reform storm and assemblies think of it. in t

northern ireland has been without a government since it collapsed three years ago — injanuary 2017 wheny scandal. here's our ireland correspondent chris page after months of negotiating with political parties, the northern ireland secretary was holding a different kind of discussion this morning. we've got some hard questions, i'm a bit nervous. the talks at stormont have been intense, but now he says politicians must do business. we have gone for three years without government, without politicians taking the right decision. we have had three years where mlas have been paid their salary. the time is up, we need to get to work. last night, he and the irish foreign minister, simon coveney, made a bold move to break the deadlock. this deal enables the journey for northern ireland, from peace to power—sharing, to prosperity to continue. they have made proposals to settle the most contentious issues. there are plans for two commissioners, one would protect and promote the irish language, which is particularly important for nationalists. the other would work on ulster—scots language and cultu

faces from northern ireland's past here to witness a new future.t power—sharing can work. that requires everyone to step up. sinn fein‘s commitment is to do all in our power to make this happen. it marks the end of a bitter stand—off between sinn fein and the democratic unionists. it is a fair and balanced deal. i know there will be challenges in the deal, not least we need to make sure that we have the finances to be able to deal with all of the issues in northern ireland that are present at the moment. events were set in motion when an ultimatum was given late last night in dramatic fashion. the british and irish government chose to go public with the deal, saying, take it or leave it. but the gamble paid off. the new agreement contains wide—ranging promises. firstly, to tackle a crisis in the health service and resolve a pay dispute which has seen health workers on strike. there will be more money for schools after months of head teachers saying they face an unprecedented shortfall. and northern ireland will get around 800 more police to increas

first, first minister in northern ireland and first deputy first minister for northern ireland.irst irish nationalist to be joint head of the power—sharing devolved government at stormont. he became deputy first minister weeks after he helped to negotiate the good friday peace agreement, along with his party leader, john hume. the teacher from county armagh became involved in politics during a campaign for civil rights in the late 1960s. in 1986, he won a seat in the house of commons, which he held for almost two decades. but it was his work back at home which he most valued. his consistent condemnation of violence and his persistence in persuading people away from it, earned him international respect. 0nly last year he was still speaking out to encourage reconciliation. if we have the courage and the desire for two communities to live together in a palatable way, if we want that, we can we can get it. it's going to be tough, it's going to require a lot of goodwill and hope. but if we haven't got hope, you've nothing. tony blair's described seamus mallon as one of the most impor

after three years of deadlock, power sharing returns to northern ireland. sinn fein agreed to re—enter devolved government, meaning the stormont assembly will sit again tomorrow. i believe that power—sharing can work. that requires everyone to step up. sinn fein‘s commitment is to do all in our power to make this happen. we believe this is a fair and balanced deal. we believe it is a deal that can form the basis for allowing us to go back into government and to deal with all of the difficult issues that we need to deal with. with the political stalemate over, it's hoped the deal will bring about much—need improvements to public services. also tonight... vigils in canada for the victims of the ukrainian plane crash, as iran rejects claims that it shot it down. the gangs using pay—as—you—go phones to deal drugs. now a call to change the law. and on the eve of elections in taiwan, we look at why china's taking centre stage. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, chris wilder signs a new contract at sheffield united. he plans to be at the club until 202a. good

this next system comes in overnight and into monday morning, and there is a chance that that northern irelandd seeing snow to relatively low levels early on. icy in places so don't get caught out by that. on monday, the snow is coming in towards the south and west, wintry on hills in the north and another breezy day. it will be a colder start to next week, but then by the end of the week, turning milder again. this is bbc world news — i'm james reynolds. our top stories... china reports more deaths from the respiratory coronavirus as the first cases in europe are confirmed. the search for survivors continues after a powerful earthquake strikes eastern turkey. at least 18 people are dead. democrats conclude opening arguments in president trump's impeachment trial with a warning "he is a threat to democracy". i implore you. give america a fair trial. give america a fair trial. she's worth it. and — the massive swarms of desert locusts threatening the food supply in east africa.

we have seen some very heavy rain today across scotland and northern ireland. ing up here through the rest of the day. turning wetter in northern england and north—west wales. gale force winds for northern england. it stays mild across southern parts of the uk tonight. clearer skies further north with a scattering of showers they could be frost for some and where we have the grand dam, could be frost for some and where we have the grand darn, it could be icy into the morning. a brighter day than today. a few showers but better sunshine and lighter whence. still quite a bit of cloud with outbreaks of rain. all should see the sunshine before the day is out. temperatures still in double figures a chilly day for the south. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: iran admits unintentionally shooting down the ukrainian airlines passenger plane killing all 126 people on board because of human error. the northern ireland assembly will today set for the first time since the collapse of power—sharing three years ago. keir starmer officially launches his leadership campaign

and northern ireland will get about another 800 police officers to increase numbers to 7,500. 000 days, northern ireland has been in the remarkable position of not having an elected government. but all that has changed. this parliament building on the outskirts of belfast is a place of power once again. the 90 members of the stormont assembly met to formally appoint ministers to the devolved government. it will be headed by the dup leader, arlene foster, and the vice president of sinn fein, michelle o'neill. they are respectively the first minister and deputy first minister and, in their speeches to the assembly, they spoke of the need to leave behind the years of division and disagreement and build a new future on common ground. most of the ministries went to those two largest parties but three others were involved as well — the nationalist sdlp, and the ulster unionist party have a ministry each. and the job ofjustice minister, always a sensitive one here given the legacy of the long conflict, that has gone to the leader of the cross—community alliance party, naomi long. the

so i think we have seen the mood shift, most people in northern ireland would prefer people in northerne a deal being struck on these kind of different redline issues perhaps being backtracked on a bed just to see the government return. really good to have your analysis, siobhan fenton, thank you very much indeed. derbyshire police has referred itself to the independent 0ffice for police conduct after a man and a woman were found dead at a house in duffield yesterday. helen hancock from duffield and martin griffiths from derby were discovered by officers with fatal stab wounds. it's emerged that ms hancock had been in contact with the police before the incident. phil mackie sent this update from in duffield. derbyshire police have confirmed that a 39—year—old man, rhys hancock, mrs hancock's estranged husband, has been charged with both murders. he is due to appear before derbyshire magistrates tomorrow morning. at around the same time as that announcement, detectives who'd been here since just after four o'clock yesterday morning, when they discovered the bodies in the house, packed up

it was part of their campaign to try and undermine british rule in northern ireland and to make northernffectively ungovernable. >> no warnings were given, and the targets seem to have been chosen precisely because they would be crowded with people at that time of day. >> what they managed to do was make the percussive regularity of bombs going off the norm in northern ireland during the 1970s. >> what do you think will happen? >> i think they'll just keep bombing going on. >> it's got to end some time. >> aye, some time, but i don't know when. nobody knows. >> i'm jim mckay speaking to you live at this moment from abc headquarters just outside the olympic village in munich, west germany. the olympics of serenity have become the one thing the germans didn't want them to be, the olympics of terror. >> i was in my bed at the hotel. and the phone rang, and they said, you better get in here. some terrorists have taken over the apartments of the israeli team. and i said, they did what? >> at about 5:00 this morning, before dawn, arab guerillas believed now to be five in number got over the fe

some breaks in the cloud in northern ireland eventually into northern england.d go in the far north—west of scotland. average went concealed touch galeforce across parts of northern england and north wales especially. temperatures climbing in the afternoon. north—east wales possibly 15 degrees. it should be around seven celsius this time of year. still very blustery. the rain in the south is continuing. lusting through the night. southern part should stay dry. well clear of frost into saturday morning. at the start of the weekend, across england and wales a bright start. but outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards through the morning and early parts of this afternoon. scotland showers at times. temperatures dropping in the northern half. around 10—12, 13 degrees so it should feel quite pleasant. into sunday, the next weather system starts to work its way in. affecting the southern half of the country. dry and sunny through parts of scotland. after a wet, early start, brightening up. sunshine and a few showers. more persistent rain through northern ireland and southe

good morning from northern ireland, we are right on the border here.he most controversial elements of the brexit negotiations. this place makes sportswear, it is sold all over the world but made right here. but the issue is, the equipment that it needs, the material has to cross the border eight times before it gets to customers. so quite clearly they've got a very close eye on what happens in the coming year. let me introduce you to cieran, who's the boss here and also grainne, who runs a business. good morning to you both. ciaran, give me a sense of what changes because tonight, 11:00, the uk officially leaves the european union, but not a lot changes for you? not a lot changes for us. 0bviously, for us, the big part was the uncertainty and may be the threat of a hard border. so, you know, it allows us to make sure we can move our goods freely across the border, which we do on a very regular basis and that our staff can freely move across the border as well without any delay and get into their place of work. now, you run a business as welljust down t

northern england, northern ireland and scotla nd england, northern ireland and scotland will see some seven, around eight in northern england but still in double figures pushing further south and west. this evening and overnight, an area of low pressure comes in from the south—west, bringing all of this rain, pushing into southern scotland and northern ireland, with some hill snow at times. it will be a windy night across england and wales. just how much there is no pressure deepens will define how windy it is going to be but as we move north of that area it will be a frosty night. tomorrow, the rain and snow will push up into the rain and snow will push up into the north sea leaving a largely dry day but later in the day we will have some more rain sweeping in from the south—west. hello, good morning, this is bbc news with me annita mcveigh. the headlines: iran has fired missiles at two airbases housing american—led forces in iraq, in response to the us drone strike which killed general qasem soleimani. in response, president trump has tweeted that "all is well" and he'll make a stat

notjust in scotland and northern ireland, but also across parts of northern england and wales.centimetres at the moment in strathallan, more of that in the highlands. for south—west england, more showers around. some will have sleet, we have seen some snow on the moors, the same across wales and the higher ground. we're looking at some snow. south—east england, where you have showers, there could be sleazy on the downs, for example. north—east england drier. north—west england showers. showers and northern ireland and still some of those wintry at lower levels for a time. the risk of ice stopped through the day, as i mentioned, the snow level will rise back up into the hills. you will still see a plethora of showers coming our way. some of those will be happy in thundery, with some hail. the other thing you will notice is it is going to be quite a blustery day. the strongest winds will be around devon and cornwall, the isles of scilly, the english channel and the channel islands, where we could have gusts in excess of 50 mph, possibly at times closer to 60. so these are our tem

there will be brighter skies following behind, more especially to northern ireland and scotland. a few showers on the hills of scotland. as it turns colder, enhanced by a stronger wind, a blustery day tomorrow. temperatures are coming down as the rain clears away. further wintry showers in 00:01:36,646 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 places sunday night into monday. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the death toll from the coronavirus rises to 41, with authorities in china struggling to contain the outbreak, as millions travel for the lunar new year. benita mehra, a newly—appointed member of the grenfell tower inquiry panel, resigns after being linked to the charitable arm of the firm which supplied the tower block's cladding. donald trump's lawyers have begun their defence of the president in his impeachment trial in the senate — they say he's done nothing wrong. the search for survivors continues after a powerful earthquake hit turkey. at least 22 people have been killed and more than 1,200 injured. now on bbc news, witness history. hello and welcome to witness history with me,

the wettest weather is in the north and west of scotland, northern ireland, rain at at times, showerscross some eastern and southern areas, but many stay predominantly dry and widespread gales again from the south east and gales up to 70, may 80 mph across the hebrides, auckland and shetland. —— 0rkney. temperatures up to 50 degrees in the north east of wales, northern ireland and 60 celsius in the north east of scotland. milder air is swept out of the way into wednesday, not the chain across southern and eastern areas at this stage and wednesday should be dry for many. we could see more wet and windy weather across the south on thursday before dry and cold conditions visit at the weekend. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: the body of the iranian general assasinated by the us on iraqi soil is returned, as borisjohnson says "we will not lament" his death. they chant anti—american slogans are heard in parliament in tehran. the united states says it is preparing for any iranian response. the australian prime minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last

plus, much of scotland and northern ireland that fall becoming quite dense through parts of northerne into east anglia as well. and see where the lowest temperatures are indicated by those blue colours, minus six or minus seven for rural parts of england and wales, compared to eight or nine across the far north of scotland. this area of high pressure is the dominant feature, not just through tomorrow, but for much of the weeks were little dry weather in this forecast. a front to the far north of scotland will introduce some rain here later in the day. and a lot of cloud still across scotland and northern ireland, some brightness across eastern counties. that fog will be slow to clear across parts of england and wales, making for quite a cold day and probably a bit more cloud across east anglia and southeast england. but light winds for many. quite a windy day, though, across the northern and western scotland. but these gusts could touch 50 or 55 miles an hour at ten or 11 celsius here or like six to nine celsius elsewhere, but closer to freezing where that fog is slow to clear. and a

more substantial rain to northern ireland and western scotla nd to northern ireland and western scotlandthe breeze picking up across the uk. pa rt breeze picking up across the uk. part and parcel of the changes coming from this weather front. we put on the colours to represent the feel of the weather, the cold air following behind the rain as it pushes east t tomorrow with no showers and also some way quickly in northern ireland in the morning, pushing across scotland, wales, england, not reaching the far south—east of england until late in the day. behind that, brighter skies. the lion's share of the sunshine in northern ireland and. so, the rain, out of the way quickly in northern ireland in the morning, pushing across scotland, wales, england, not reaching the far south—east of england until late in the day. behind that, brighter skies. the lion's share of the sunshine in northern ireland and scotland. behind the rain, it will feel colder once it is cleared, the wind adds to the colder feel of things. into the colder air, some showers across the uk tomorrow night. focusing on northern

unionists do — but are angry about checks on goods coming into northern ireland from the rest of the m people in county down, as brexit day approaches. this place is a picture of calmness and natural beauty. and yet, it's been on the front line of a fierce debate and an often fraught process. soon one side of carlingford lough will be in the eu, the other won't be. the question of how to keep the border open has been a huge diplomatic problem. but in the next phase of brexit, other complex issues will come up more. like citizenship and national identity. previously a lot of the discussion around brexit focused on trade, on finance, and business arrangements. but now people are starting to really feel the effects, but it's opened a much greater conversation, particularly in northern ireland, where we already know people have the option to identify as irish, british, or both. it's easy to drive between the two states. but sometimes the shortestjourney from north to south is across water. well, somewhere underneath here is the border between northern ireland and the irish republic. which

simon the political breakthrough in northern ireland. the authorities agree to a por-sharing administration after years of deadlock. andpr climate chaotests across australia as hot, wiy weather threens to fan a new bushfires. ♪ ♪ mon: hello and welcome to "world news today." iran has once again rejected suggestions one of its missiles brought down a ukrnian passenger jet on wednesday, killing 176 people. the picture remains un we do know the flight took off from a j tehran airport after six eclectic the morning, but two minutes later, data from the flight stuff. the plane c down to the southwest of the capital. 63 of the victims were canadian. h our noerican correspondent reports from toronto. reporter: the sense of utte disbelief now is palpable. elthe shocking rions about how this disaster may have happened compounded of course by the huge sense of loss. >> i am crying sin yesterday. i lost one of the students from the school it is so sad. so sad. >> some people say it was just engi failure. some peopl it was done by missiles. really i

although famous for its past, northern ireland is looking to the future. but a dark history still clouds politics here, and over the years, huge sums have been spent helping northern ireland find its way. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. there will be 5 candidates competing to be the next leader of the labour party after the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry, secured enough nominations in the last ten minutes of voting to go thorugh to the next round of the contest. shejoinsjess phillips, sir keir starmer, lisa nandy and rebecca long bailey, who'd already got the backing of 22 mps and meps. earlier clive lewis pulled out — after he failed to get the necessary support. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from bury where she's been getting the opinion of labour party members. who will they choose? after being battered at the election, labour members have another big vote, this time, a vote of their own. we've got to get this right. we've got to get this leadership election right. we need to get back in there, and show people some heart. we ne