if you go to direct rule in northern ireland you are not going to have a democratically elected voice in an assemblyi think it's bad, it's a retrograde step. unfortunately it is down to the parties at this stage to see if they can reach a deal. let's go back to where the parties stand after this election. so, the sinn fein victory, what would you put that down to? sinn fein is the fastest—growing party north and south of the border. i'm not sure, i think probably the way in which the power—sharing arrangement in northern ireland is fairly unique, is setup makes it very difficult for the central parties. the wider the tent, the more you want to get everybody in, the more the people in the middle are squeezed, that is what has happened with the ulster unionist party and the sdlp. so i suspect that's certainly the tactic of blaming arlene foster, the leader of blaming arlene foster, the leader of the dup, we don't need to go into the details, but the renewable heat incentive and so on, probably did have an impact, martin mcguinness, the outgoing deputy first minister saying basically that she was unabl

as members of the northern ireland assembly are elected it seems sinn fein and the dup will remain thegest parties. police search them home of a man associated with recent threats to a number ofjewish associated with recent threats to a number of jewish centres. associated with recent threats to a number ofjewish centres. and are we there yet? this is the scene streamed live from animal adventure park in new york state for april the de graaf to finally give birth. —— april the de graaf. welcome to the programme. 12 iraqi civilians have been injured in what appears to have been a chemical weapons attack in the city of mosul. two shells were fired into the government held east of the city from the islamic state controlled west, releasing a fouls then gas. iii—year—old boy suffered severe burns and blistering. the international committee of the red cross has condemned the apparent use of chemical weapons but it hasn't actually identified what type they were. this comes as thousands of civilians continue to escape the embattled city. in bbc interview, a senior ias commander recently ca ptu

the headlines at 2pm: sinn fein celebrates a surge in support in northern ireland's assembly elections. the dup is still the biggest party but with just one more seat than the republicans. president trump accuses the obama administration of tapping his phone during the presidential election campaign. concerns over the impact for 4,000 vauxhall workers in britain, as a french car company reportedly reaches a deal to buy general motors‘ european operations. a house of lords report says britain is not be legally obliged to make a final budget payment to the eu after brexit. also in the next hour: thousands of people march in london to demonstrate over nhs cuts. protestors have travelled from across the country and jeremy corbyn is expected to address the crowd. and we're visting hull as britain's city of culture for 2017. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they've won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. s

northern ireland. temperatures between 7—11. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. results are being declared in the northern ireland assemblyns are that the largest parties — sinn fein and the dup are polling well. turnout is up 5harply — more than 10% in some areas. air accident inve5tigator5 say the pilot of the vintage jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow was flying "too low and too slow" when he started a loop manoeuvre. eleven people on the ground died. there5a may has accused the snp of neglecting public services in scotland, because it's obsessed with the issue of independence. the prime minister said securing the union was vital to the uk's prosperity. the red cross says chemical weapons appear to have been used in the iraqi city of mosul, which government forces are trying to liberate from islamic state militants. there are government concerns about the proposed merger between sky and 21st century fox. the culture secretary says she's likely to refer the proposed £12 billion merger to the media regulator 0fcom. 0k, sports news now including the latest cricket. good afternoon... england have recovered from a sh

northern ireland. this is bbc news, the headlines at three: first results are coming in this afternoon in northern ireland's assemblyein and the dup, are continuing to dominate the vote so far. too low and too slow — the verdict from air accident investigators on why a vintage hawker hunterjet crashed on to a main road at the shoreham airshow. theresa may accuses the snp of neglecting public services in scotland because of its obsession with the issue of independence. unstructured and disorganised — the police force which investigated the sudden death of poppi worthington comes under fire for failing to examine claims she was sexually abused by her father.

sinn fein have closed in on the dup in the northern ireland assembly elections.with 28 seats. our correspondent chris buckler is in belfast — earlier he told me a little bit more about what we could expect over the coming days and weeks, in light of the changed situation the dup now finds itself in. it is fair to say the dup have not had a great election but they remain the biggest party. but the wider context is not good for them. the last election was just last year, and they were returned with ten seats more than sinn fein. now that is down to just a single seat between the two parties. there has been a reduction in the number of assembly members, from 108 to 90, so it is not quite a reduction of nine seats, but nonetheless it is bad for them and puts them into a different position going into these talks. the dup would still have the right to be first minister, they still hold a lot of strength. sinn fein, as you can see, feel very buoyed up by their result. and as a result we have two parties going in determined to hold their corners. the difficulty for every

sinn fein make big gains in northern ireland's assembly elections. the dup is still the biggest party but with just one more seat than the republicans. fears for the future of vauxhall plants in britain, as a french car company reportedly reaches a deal to buy general motors‘ european operations. mercedes recalls 75,000 cars in the uk because of a risk of them catching fire. also in the next hour. just how much will it cost british taxpayers to leave the european union? a house of lords report says the uk has no legal obligation to make any final payment. and the dateline panel analyse donald trump's claim the us economy is booming; and asks about those contacts with russia? that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they've won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as "an end to the old status quo". the two parties n

assembly. if they want direct rule, they would not have come out at all, or they would have voted for the conservatives in northern ireland want is an assembly that delivers and works. they want sinn fein and the dup and other parties to work together to make that happen. the fact that turnout is up in this election is evidence about how much people care about the jeopardy in which this election has placed the assembly going forward. what impact has brexit had on the vote ? what impact has brexit had on the vote? people have been motivated by brexit and they are concerned that this has meant an assembly that has got no plan for brexit. people in northern ireland have good cause to be concerned. we are disproportionately affected by the decisions being taken. it is important that people come out and make it clear they want an executive forum and they want decisions to be made. we do not have a plan for brexit, we do not have a budget and inafew brexit, we do not have a budget and in a few weeks' time we will be entering a new financial year. people need to get around the table now and do the work required to make the assem

if you go to direct rule in northern ireland, you will not have that democratically elected voice in an assembly step, u nfortu nately bad, and retrograde step, unfortunately it is down to the parties at this stage to see if they can reach a deal. let's go back to where the party stand after this election. the sinn fein victory, what would you put that down to? sinn fein is the fastest—growing party on the island of ireland north and south of the border. i am not sure... ithink probably the way in which the power—sharing arrangement in northern ireland... it is fairly unique, the latest setup makes it fairly difficult for the central parties, because the wider the tent, the more that you want to get everybody in, the more that the people in the middle will be squeezed, that is what has happened with the ulster unionist party and the sdlp. certainly the tactic of blaming arlene foster, the leader of the dup, we do not need to point the details, over the renewable heating scheme, probably did have an. martin mcguinness, the outgoing dipsy first minister, basically was saying that she was unable to

northern ireland. hello, you're watching bbc news with me, rachel schofield, our headlines at 7:30 four. in the northern ireland assemblyf a vintage jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow was flying "too low and too slow" when he started a loop. their report said the display could have been aborted. 11 people died on the ground. theresa may has accused the snp of neglecting public services in scotland because, she says, it's obsessed with the issue of independence. and the number of people on controversial zero—hours contracts hits a record high of almost a million workers. the red cross says chemical weapons appear to have been used in the iraqi city of mosul, which government forces are trying to liberate from so—called islamic state. 12 people have been hospitalised, but exactly what chemical has been used is still unknown. wyre davies has been to the hospital in the city of irbil and sent this report. it is what local civilians, the iraqi government and international aid agencies had most feared, an 11—year—old boy lying in a hospital ward with serious burns, blisters and breathing difficulties. doctors are in no

sinn fein make big gains in northern ireland's assembly elections.s still the biggest party but with just one more seat than the republicans. the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. president trump accuses the obama demonstration of tapping his phone during the presidential election campaign. the president tweeted "this is nixon/ watergate". there are fears for the future of vauxhall plants in britain after a french car company, which produces peugeot vehicles, reportedly reaches a deal to buy general motors‘ european operations. mercedes is recalling 75,000 thousand cars in the uk because of a risk of them catching fire. it follows the discovery of a fault in a fuse in some models. britain is not legally obliged to make a final budget payment to the eu after brexit, according to a house of lords committee. downing street has described the report as a "significant contribution". now on bbc news, inside out examines the plight of indian women who've been abandoned by their british husbands. not a day had com

northern ireland. hello. this is bbc news with maxine mawhinney. the headlines... sinn fein make big gains in northern ireland's assembly elections. dup is still the biggest party but with just one more seat than the republicans. the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. there are fears for the future of vauxhall plants in britain after a french car company, which produces peugeot vehicles, reportedly reaches a deal to buy general motors‘ european operations. mercedes is recalling 75,000 cars in the uk, because of a risk of them catching fire. it follows the discovery of a fault in a fuse in some models. britain is not legally obliged to make a final budget payment to the eu after brexit, according to a house of lords committee. downing street has described the report as a "significant contribution". i will be back at the top of the hour. now it's time for the week in parliament hello and welcome to the week in parliament. a setback for the government, as the lords gives the brexit bill its first defeat. peers demand guarantees for eu nationals in britain. these people are not bargaining c

sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly.they have won 20 76, just one behind the pro—british democratic unionists. —— 20 six. gerry adams described it as a watershed election and the two parties now have three weeks to agree a new power—sharing coalition. malaysia says the north korean ambassador must leave the country in the next 48 hours. the two nations have fallen out after the death of the estranged half brother of north korean leader kim jong—un am. the estranged half brother of north korean leader kimjong—un am. a north korean held in malaysia says he is the victim of a conspiracy by the malaysia authorities. he was accused the lead actor —— he accused the police of threatening his family. this is our pacific editor with her assessment. it has been a spectacular deterioration of ties between these countries and we would never have predicted this a month ago. but right from the starting point, when we first heard about the death of king john mann, the north koreans took a strong stance, saying the ambassador was out in

we'll have the latest results as they come in from the northern ireland assembly election.ll take a look inside the west bank hotel completely designed and funded by banksy. find out why it's more of a political statement than a business. and at 8:30 this evening, we're in hull for the first of a special series of programmes celebrating this year's city of culture. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster. these are our sportsday headlines tonight: managers under pressure, will one of them crack at anfield tomorrow? murray almost cracked yesterday, but there were no dubai drama today, and he's into the final tomorrow. weighing up the opposition, it's finally time for the gloves to do the talking. also coming up in the programme, some big shots of captain morgan have given the windies a headache in antigua. and also a cracking first day at the european indoor athletics championships. good evening. there's so much sport going on today, it feels like the weekend has already started, we'll bring you right up to date with the

northern ireland. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: there are signs that both sinn fein and the unionist dup are polling strongly in the northern ireland assembly election. ulster unionist leader mike nesbitt has resigned after a disappointing performance by his party. air accident investigators say the pilot of a vintage jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow was flying "too low and too slow" when he started a loop. their report said the display could have been aborted. 11 people died on the ground. theresa may has accused the snp of neglecting public services in scotland — because she says it's obsessed with the issue of independence. the snp has rejected the prime minister's criticism. now on the bbc news channel we've got the first in a series of special programmes bringing you the highlights from the uk's city of culture 2017. hull's year in the spotlight began on new year's day with a huge fireworks display — and now thousands of people are flocking to the city for 12 months of art and culture. here's anne marie tasker and kofi smiles. hello and welcome to hull, the uk's city of culture for 2017. a 365 day celebration of all things art

results are being declared in the northern ireland assembly election.been polling strongly. and within the last hour the ulster unionist leader mike nesbitt has announced he is to resign, saying the electorate had rejected his message and he had to take responsibility for what happened. inafew in a few minutes time we will be live in belfast, to get the very latest news and the results, that is ina latest news and the results, that is in a special northern ireland election programme. in the meantime we can have a look at what is leading the papers tomorrow. the times says theresa may is set to reject demands by the eu to pay a £50 billion "divorce settlement" after brexit. the express is leading with the same story. it says government lawyers have indicated britain can quit the eu for free. the telegraph says there will be a crackdown on companies using small print, that will be in next week's budget from philip hammond. the i weekend has an interview with ukip donor arron banks who says he'll stand against the party's only mp to get rid of him. the mir

first—round results are coming in in the elections for the northern ireland assembly.m in belfast, where sinn fein and the dup, the two main parties in the assembly that collapsed in january, are dominating the sport. cumbria police are criticised for a "catalogue of failures" in their investigation into the death of toddler poppi worthington. theresa may criticises the scottish government, accusing it of "tunnel—vision nationalism". a room with no view in bethlehem — banksy‘s latest project, a hotel in the west bank. and hugh bonneville as lord mountbatten in viceroy‘s house. we'll find out what mark kermode thinks of that and the rest of the week's releases in the film review at 5.45. good evening. it's five o'clock. our main story... air accident investigators say the shoreham airshow crash which killed 11 people was caused by the pilot flying too low and too slowly. a vintage jet performing a loop crashed onto the a27 at the annual airshow in august 2015. in their report, the investigators say the pilot could have taken action to abort the display, even after he'd

victory for the democratic unionists, but only by a single seat in northern ireland's assembly elections. sinn fein were the night's big winners with a significant surge of support, as they closed the gap on the dup. good morning. it's saturday, march 4th. we'll be live in belfast in the next few minutes. also ahead: mercedes recalls 75,000 cars in the uk because of a risk of them catching fire. sweeping away the small print — the chancellor promises a crackdown on consumer rip—offs. the uk could quit the eu without paying a penny. a house of lords report says the government isn't legally obliged to contribute to the cost of brexit. good morning. in sport: a century from captain morgan sets up england for victory in the first one—day international against west indies. how do make sure your children get a good night's sleep? a panorama investigation finds a big rise in the number of youngsters being diagnosed with sleep disorders. and how do we make sure that we get a good night's sweet, more importantly? and sarah has the weather. good morning. it is an unsettled, showery weekend. most o

sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they've won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as "an end to the old status quo". the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. for the latest, annita mcveigh is in belfast. a lot has changed in ten months since were elections in northern ireland in may. back then, the dup had a ten seat majority over sinn fein, and that has now been reduced to just fein, and that has now been reduced tojust one, fein, and that has now been reduced to just one, and fein, and that has now been reduced tojust one, and big questions ahead as to what the parties can do now, whether they can reach some sort of agreement, or as whether they can reach some sort of agreement, oi’ as seems whether they can reach some sort of agreement, or as seems likely, enter into a protracted period of negotiations before northern ireland can get its power—sharing government back at

results are coming in as diverse members of the new northern ireland assembly are elected it seems then fein will remain the largest parties —— results are coming in as new members. prosecutors said thatjuan thompson was also charged with cyber his girlfriend. the main centre—right candidate in the french presidential race has suffered a further blow with the resignation of his spokesperson and another party withdrawing its support. at ten o'clock we have a round—up of the day's news, but now it is time for newswatch. welcome to newswatch. on this week's programme, they got their envelopes mixed up, but did bbc news get its news priorities the wrong way round? we discuss complaints that the embarrassment of the oscars was reported on as if it was an event of major global significance but really, was it? did you know that things did not go entirely as planned at the oscars this year? thought so. any bbc news programme on monday, the strange events on stage were hard to avoid. it really should not have been that difficult, opening the right envelope at the right time and naming the right

sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly.ith all the votes counted, they have won 27 seats, one behind the pro—british democratic unionist. gerry adams described it asa unionist. gerry adams described it as a watershed election. coming up atiopm, as a watershed election. coming up at 10pm, kate silverton has the full round—up of the news. first, our world. cambodian music plays a0 years ago, cambodia experienced a genocide of unimaginable proportions. two million people died. now a new film directed by hollywood superstar angelina jolie has won the backing of the cambodian establishment. the presence of the cambodian royal family at the movie's premiere, a stamp of approval for a film about the genocide that has never happened before, a significant acknowledgement that there needs to be more public discussion about the events of that time. i hope this doesn't bring up hatred, i hope it doesn't bring up blame, i hope itjust brings up discussion and i hope that the people of this country are proud when they see it because they

the ordinary man and woman in northern ireland want and woman in northern ireland want an assembly up my party and all parties playing their role. we have proved we are up for that and we call on other parties to be up for it and stop messing about with devolution and wrecking the hope and aspirations of the entire community. the dup and sinn fein have three weeks to do a deal, otherwise people face the prospect of the westminster government is taking over the running of northern ireland, at least for a period. to avoid that, irish nationalists and british unionists must come together again. what might matter is how much they value power. officials in ireland say human remains of a significant number of babies and infant children have been discovered in underground chambers at the site of a former church—run mother and baby home. excavations were ordered at tuam in county galway by a commission set up by the irish government last 0ctober, following allegations about the deaths of nearly 800 infants at the home between 1925 and 1961. the red cross says chemical weapons appear to have b

sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. onist majority in northern ireland. the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. from belfast, chris buckler reports. sinn fein believe they have changed the political picture in northern ireland. if this election was a battle in the long fight between unionism and nationalism, they are claiming victory. clearly the unionist majority in the assembly has been ended and the notion of a permanent or perpetual unionist majority has been demolished. the dup are still storm's biggest party, but they can only watch as republican add to their sizeable lead from the last election just ten months ago. many voters were motivated by the harsh words of the campaign. at one stage the dup compared republicans to crocodiles. then they bit them back. in order to go back into government sinn fein are calling for arlene foster to step aside as first minister while a public enquiry takes place into a financial scandal led to a botched green energy scheme. it is a dem

results are expected to start coming in for the northern ireland's assembly election.n is the first member of the assembly to be returned in this election as we ask whether that big turnout means changes on the

this week in a degree of political crisis northern ireland voters have been electing members of the stormont assemblylfast. how shaky is devolved government in northern ireland? and where would brexit leave the island of ireland? we know sinn fein has done very well and the dup are still the largest party, but it is neck and neck. where do you see this going? can there be a new stormont devolved assembly or direct rule from london which we have not seen for years? under the rules the parties have about three weeks. there is a discretionary thing the british government has where they can extend that if they need to. they have three weeks or so to form a government. i think personally, and it is only personal, that the reasons why sinn fein brought the executive down in the first place, we do not need to go into the details, but what has happened is sinn fein now has a shopping list and at the top of it is a piece of legislation that they want to put through, which puts the irish language on a par with english in governmental institutions in northern ireland. it is a throwback to the st andrews agreeme

voting is underway in the northern ireland assembly elections — for the second time in ten months.s triggered after the power—sharing government at stormont collapsed last month. ninety members will be elected — 18 fewer than previously. polling closes at ten o'clock tonight. mps have called for the government to publish a long—delayed plan for improving nature in england. the government promised in its manifesto that it would restore damaged wildlife habitats — and leave them in a better state than before — but mps want to see how they propose to do it. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabin reports: to the west of manchester, a landscape devastated by digging for peat to make garden compost. so many wildlife sites degraded in england and the government's pledged to improve them. here is one way how — row on row of tiny sphagnum moss plants being nurtured in a polytunnel. planted out, they are helping to recreate a peat bog that stores carbon and attracts wildlife. and what about this? meadows used to be a common delight, now more than 90% of them are lost. the government has prom

counting is under way for northern ireland's assembly election vote. pected on saturday afternoon. it's the second time that northern ireland has had to choose a government in the space of ten months. chris buckler reports from belfast. this generation might not remember the troubles, but elections in northern ireland tend to expose all divisions, and once the results of this vote are known, the challenge could be holding onto power sharing. the public seem to have been engaged by this campaign. turnout is up. but a new government at stormont doesn'tjust depend on the results. it needs the parties to agree to enter into a coalition together again. at one stage last year, sinn fein and dup seemed so close that their leaders, martin mcguinness and arlene foster, were given thejoint nickname of marlene. but that cosy relationship didn't last long. the coalition government collapsed at the start of this year after a series of rows, not least over a financial scandal connected to the rhi, the renewable heat incentive, a botched green energy scheme that was a

but first, elections to the northern ireland assembly were held at the start of the month. the idea was for the democratic unionist party and sinn fein to form a governing coalition. but the talks failed to produce a deal by monday's deadline. the northern ireland secretary, james brokenshire, said it was a source of deep disappointment and regret. following the passing of yesterday's legal deadline, in northern ireland, northern ireland has no devolved administration. this also means that other elements of the belfast agreement, including the north—south bodies cannot operate properly. the consequences of all of this are potentially extremely serious. and the most immediate is that we're rapidly approaching the point at which northern ireland will not have an agreed budget. from tomorrow, a civil servant, the department of finance permanent secretary, will exercise powers that allocate cash to northern ireland departments. but let me be very clear, the situation is not sustainable, and beyond a short period of time, will have an impact on public services. what we're talkin

sinn fein have been celebrating big gains in northern ireland's assembly elections.till the biggest party but with just one more seat than the republicans. the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. president trump accuses the obama administration of tapping his phone during the presidential election campaign. the president tweeted "this is nixon/watergate". there are fears for the future of vauxhall plants in britain after a french car company, which produces peugeot vehicles, reportedly reaches a deal to buy general motors‘ european operations. thousands of people are marching in london to demonstrate over nhs cuts. protestors have travelled from across the country and jeremy corbyn is expected to address the crowd. now, reporters. hello. welcome to reporters. i'm david eades, and from here at the bbc newsroom, we send our correspondants to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme, the other side of the american dream. as donald trump sets out his vision for the next four years, ian pannell

northern ireland. good afternoon. sinn fein are celebrating their best—ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly.c unionist party. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as "an end to the old status quo". the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. from belfast, chris buckler reports.

victory for the democratic unionists, but only by a single seat in northern ireland's assembly electionsignificant surge of support, as they closed the gap on the dup. good morning. it's saturday, march 4th. we'll be live in belfast in the next few minutes. also ahead: mercedes recalls 75,000 cars in the uk because of a risk of them catching fire. sweeping away the small print — the chancellor promises a crackdown on consumer rip—offs. the uk could quit the eu without paying a penny. a house of lords report says the government isn't legally obliged

northern ireland. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: there are signs that both sinn fein and the unionist dup are polling strongly in the northern ireland assemblyter a disappointing performance by his party.

northern ireland executive, tomorrow. as things stand the northern ireland assembly had been scheduled to meet tomorrow for the largest parties deputy first ministers, but would be the democratic unionist party bought first minister and sinn fein for the position of deputy first minister. but if those parties can't agree and if either of them decide they are not ina if either of them decide they are not in a position to nominate and can't go along with the terms of being in government win the other then there is no devolved government for northern ireland. that's the stage we've got to. sinn fein saying unequivocally, no ifs, no buts, they're not going to be nominating for the post of deputy first minister, therefore the deadline will pass tomorrow with no power—sharing executive in place and northern ireland facing an even more uncertain political future. northern ireland facing an even more uncertain politicalfuture. the dup leader has issued a statement, pretty critical, what is her position? the dup leader arlene foster has issued a statement saying that there was little to suggest in her opinion that sinn fein wanted to

northern ireland executive, tomorrow. as things stand the northern ireland assembly had been scheduled to meet tomorrow for the largest parties said that would be the democratic unionist party is that the position of first minister and sinn fein for the deputy first minister, but if those parties cannot agree and i have of them decides that they are not in a position to nominate and they cannot go along with the terms of being in government with the other then there is no devolved government the northern ireland. that is not the state we have got to, sinn fein are saying unequivocally that they are not going to be nominating for the post of deputy first minister, therefore the deadline will pass tomorrow with no power—sharing executive still impose will start northern ireland face an even more uncertain political future. northern ireland face an even more uncertain politicalfuture. the ddp leader has admitted a statement. macro yes the democratic unionist party death has said that there is little such suggest that sinn fein wa nted little such suggest that sinn fein wanted to secure an agreement. —— the democratic unionist pa

sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. one behind the pro— british democratic unionists. gerry adam described it as a watershed election. both parties now have three weeks to try and agree to a new power—sharing parliament. the polish government has confirmed it will not back the current eu president for a second term. the countries foreign secretary said that somebody us would be put forward instead. the governing law and justice party has long opposed this man, mr task, and justice party has long opposed this man, mrtask, a member of and justice party has long opposed this man, mr task, a member of the rival party. uber has admitted using secretive software to help you identify local regulators from checking if the company was breaking local taxi regulations. it said the softwa re local taxi regulations. it said the software was designed to deny fraudulent users from entrapping drivers in a sting operation. in the south african township of khayelitsha, close to cape town, one local psychology graduate has started taking

the headlines at 3pm: sinn fein celebrates a surge in support in northern ireland's assembly elections republicans. president trump accuses the 0bama administration of tapping his phone during the presidential election campaign. concerns over the impact for 4,000 vauxhall workers in britain, as a french car company reportedly reaches a deal to buy general motors' european operations. a house of lords report says britain is not be legally obliged to make a final budget payment to the eu after brexit. also in the next hour: thousands of people march in london to demonstrate over nhs cuts. this is the scene live in central london. protestors have travelled to the capital from across the country. jeremy corbyn is expected to address the crowd.

mcguinness, the former ira commander who went on to become deputy first minister of the northern ireland assemblys and foes had recalled his life at a special meeting at stormont the day before. martin mcguinness was an integral part of this institution since its inception in 1998. many members have sat in this chamber in that period but few have demonstrated the same level of commitment to this assembly. indeed, without martin mcguinness, it is questionable whether there would be an assembly. martin mcguinness was a political visionary. he played a key and enormous part in delivering fundamental change in this society and in transforming the relationships on this island and between these islands. he was a gifted political strategist, an orator, a thinker and an occasional angler, when he got the chance. he never sought to airbrush the past and neither did i. and of course it is precisely because of his past, because of his involvement with the ira in the 70s and 80s because of his influence within those circles that he was able to play the role he played in bringing the republican movement towar

let's round—up some of the other main stories: counting will begin this morning in the northern ireland assembly the snap poll was called when the power—sharing executive, led by the democratic unionist party and sinn fein, collapsed injanuary. 228 candidates are competing for 90 seats across 18 constituencies. it's the second time the electorate has had to choose a government in the space of 10 months. scientists in britain have created artificial embryos using two types of stem cells from mice, in what they say is a world first. the researchers at cambridge university say their artificial embryo is unlikely to develop into a healthy foetus but they hope it will lead to improving fertility treatments. a north korean man detained in malaysia in connection with the death of kim jong—nam has been released and deported. the attorney—general said there was insufficient evidence to charge rijong chol. kimjong—nam died after being poisoned with vx nerve agent. meanwhile, malaysia's foreign ministry says it is greatly concerned as the use of a toxic chemical at an airport endangered the general public.

sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly.h all the votes counted, they‘ve won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as "an end to the old status quo". the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. from belfast, chris buckler reports. the battle between unionism and nationalism has been at the centre of politics in northern ireland for decades. and the harsh words of old returned during this election campaign. the dup leader even compared irish republicans to crocodiles. if you feed a crocodile, they are going to keep coming back and looking for more. this vote saw republicans bite back. the increase in support for sinn fein has left them just a single seat behind the democratic unionist party. until the start of this year, they worked in coalition with their old rivals, but now the animosity has returned, and that leaves major questions about the future of power—sharing at stormont. it is time for political leaders