means paul givan will have to also go.eave westminster and come to stormont and lead the party as a first minister. what that will mean when paul givan does step down, michelle o'neill is deputy first minister will also have to go which will lead to a seven day period again when the dup and sinn fein will have to nominate to those positions and it could lead to more negotiations whether the government, more demands, and that will mean more demands, and that will mean more instability and itjust shows really once again how precarious power sharing can be at stormont. this might be a simplistic question but given edwin poots was leader of the dup why was he not himself first minister? . . , the dup why was he not himself first minister? ., ., , , . , ., minister? that was his decision. it did cause some _ minister? that was his decision. it did cause some surprise _ minister? that was his decision. it did cause some surprise but - minister? that was his decision. it did cause some surprise but when| minister? that was his de

but with that decision for edwin poots to go, it means paul givan will have to go too. westminster and come to stormont and lead the party as a first minister. what that will mean when paul givan does step down, michelle 0'neill as deputy first minister will also have to go, which will lead to a seven—day period again when the dup and sinn fein will have to nominate to those positions. it could lead to more negotiations with the government, more demands, and that will mean more instability and itjust shows really once again how precarious power sharing can be at stormont. this might be a simplistic question but, given edwin poots was leader of the dup, why was he not himself first minister? that was his decision. it did cause some surprise. but when he stood in the leadership contest following the ousting of arlene foster as party leader and first minister, he made it clear if he became leader he wanted to remain as agriculture minister. part of his reasoning was as the agriculture minister he has some control over the ports and has a part to play in terms of the implem

if they don't, and to say when paul givan resigns, sinn fein have to resign as well.he problems are still the same, the institutions come down and will not come back in the same form they are today... if they don't, not to say when paul givan resigns, sinn fein have to resign as well. that will trigger an election, and at the end of that election, the problems are still the same, the institutions come down and will not come back in the same form they are they don't, not to say when paul givan resigns, sinn fein have to resign as well. that will trigger an election, and at the end of that election, the problems are still the same, the institutions come down and will not come back in the same form they are today, i think what we're talking about here is a complete change, possibly direct pro coming in further down the line. sir geoffrey — in further down the line. sir geoffreyjohnson has made it quite clear he wants the post. does he have the support of the party cosmic in what is his vision for the direction of the dup? he in what is his vision for the direction of the

so paul givan was the preferred candidate of the dup, but sinn fein refused to endorse him in the office the irish language here in northern ireland, protection and promotion of that language was something that they've been pushing for for a while, and it took the intervention of brandon lewis to bring about, very late last night, in the early hours of this morning, a deal between the parties that will see some progress now on the irish language, or if that isn't progress, he will intervene and put legislation through the parliament at westminster to make sure that promotion and protection is in place. now, that's pleased the sinn fein party who were prepared to come here this morning and endorse paul givan in his confirmation as first minister. but it's really upset a lot of the politicians in the democratic unionist party who are not happy with the move that their leader, edwin poots, has made, the deal that he struck with the uk government. yeah, so help us out with the personalities here. you've got edwin poots who is the new dup leader, but he's not the first minister, because that

if they don't, and to say when paul givan resigns, sinn fein have to resign as well.and at the end of that election, if the problems are still the same, if the institutions come down and will not come back in the same form they are today... i think what we're talking about here is a complete change, possibly direct pro coming in further down the line. sirjeffrey donaldson has made it quite clear he wants the post. does he have the support of the party> cosmic does he have the support of the party? and what is his vision for the direction of the dup? he seems to be the candidate. i think the word is that he will get the coronation in a couple weeks. i think what he is hoping for as he will be able to restore order and credibility of the party after this disaster, but fundamentally the challenges he faces are the challenges that edwin poots faces, and i think it is questionable about whether he can navigate them as well. going back to edwin poots again, that was a fractious time for the dup. the party is clearly divided. the people that were loyal to edwin poots, they m

paul givan of the democratic unionist party has been confirmed as the new first minister of northerndup members were unhappy about a decision by the party leader, edwin poots, to proceed with the nomination after a deal was struck with sinn fein to reassemble the stormont executive. 0ur correspondent danjohnson is at stormont now. is it right that edwin coots is facing some internal trouble already? facing some internal trouble alread ? , facing some internal trouble alread? , facing some internal trouble alread ? , , already? he could be. there has been some internal— already? he could be. there has been some internal upset _ already? he could be. there has been some internal upset in _ already? he could be. there has been some internal upset in the _ already? he could be. there has been some internal upset in the dup i already? he could be. there has been some internal upset in the dup as i some internal upset in the dup as there has been some upset about the way they got paul givan put in his first minister. sinn fein were blocking the nomination of paul givan initially because th

we finally havejustice-_ in the last hour, the dup�*s paul givan has become northern ireland's firsthe stormont assembly. sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill will serve as deputy first minister. it comes after a stalemate over irish language laws was resolved. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is at stormont. so, tensions up to the last minute, why? absolutely, yes, there were deals being done into the early hours of the morning and there has been wrangling right up to the confirmation hearing which did eventually confirm the new first minister here, paul givan, eventually confirm the new first minister here, paulgivan, in eventually confirm the new first minister here, paul givan, in the last hour along with his sinn fein deputy michelle 0'neill. but there has been a level of upset about the way this has been done, the deal that has been reached. the stalemate that has been reached. the stalemate that existed since arlene foster officially steps down... reassurances on protection and promotion of the irish language, and it is that kind of reassurance that had to be given late last night by br

northern ireland's new first minister, paul givan, has been told he will have to resign when a new dupeader is in place. the son of a private investigator whose murder has remained unsolved for more than three decades criticises the metropolitan police's handling of the case. now on bbc news, click takes in the world's largest videogames exhibition e3 to see what games will be making the headlines over the coming year. this week — it's only a game show, it's only a game show, but what a game show! we are at e3 to look at the big new games. the new game stars, made by you, and the mum and daughter trying to boost representation in games. hey, welcome to click. lovely to see you out in the sunshine. lovely to see you too, lara. how are you doing? and you! i'm good. the sunshine is wonderful. mmm, yes. but, of course, at this time of year, we are usually enjoying the los angeles sun, getting ready for e3, the massive video games convention. yeah. but even though we are not in la, we're darn gonna dress like it! this is what e3 looks like. this is what e3 sounds like. all roar. basically,

when it comes to political allies, you can't get two people more close than paul givan and edwin poots he has been communities minister, meaning he was in charge of everything from social welfare to grassroots sport. more recently, he has been chair of the assembly�*s justice committee. he shares mr poots�*s social conservatism. for example, recently mr givan has been feeding a private members bill through the assembly tightening up abortion laws in northern ireland, in particular banning abortion in cases where an unborn child has a non—fatal disability. mr poots and mr givan both members of the free presbyterian church, which was founded by the reverend ian paisley. he also founded the dup. both of them would say that faith does play a role in their politics. mr givan now set for the top job in the stormont executive, but it is not quite a done deal yet. his name will be put to a vote in the assembly and it's a cross community vote, so that means that dup�*s main power sharing partners, the biggest irish nationalist party, sinn fein, have to approve mr givan for the topjob, where he

northern ireland's new first minister, paul givan, has been told he will have to resign — just two dayse was installed in the post. he was given the news by officials in his democratic unionist party, after its leader, edwin poots, announced he would stand down just three weeks into the job. and rock fans from across the uk celebrate at the scaled down version of the download festival in england as it goes ahead as a test event. now on bbc news... as more us states move to legalise marijuana, there has been a rush to cash in on the business. in new mexico, a bizarre boom and bust of marijuana has become a cautionary tale. this is the latest front line of a cannabis boom in the us. a massive illegal marijuana operation on native american land. the suspects were found staying in a farmington motel where the occupied 19 rooms. police found around 2000lbs of marijuana plants and substances in multiple rooms. there is evidence of human beings that are not here any more, just sort of vanished. in the summer of 2020, hundreds of chinese immigrants moved to shiprock, new mexico, believing they

in northern ireland, paul givan of the democratic unionist party has been confirmed as the new first reports. for three days this week, northern ireland's been without a fully functioning devolved government. technically the deadlock�*s been resolved, but events at stormont are rarely straightforward. the new leader of the democratic unionist party, edwin poots, has chosen a close ally, paul givan, to be first minister. i know the challenge is great. the responsibility will be heavy. i have never shied away from taking on responsibility when asked to do so. the issue which held up the appointment was the protection and promotion of the irish language. the biggest nationalist party, sinn fein, wanted a guarantee there will be legislation soon. the british government has now said it will pass a law at westminster if that doesn't happen at stormont. but many senior democratic unionists are deeply unhappy about that move because they see it as bypassing the devolved assembly. it's understood most dup assembly members even told their party leader not to appoint a first minister today. so,

more turmoil at the top in northern ireland — new first minister paul givan has been told he must resignhis party looks for another leader. a hard—line cleric linked to political executions wins iran's presidential election. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak. coming up on tonight's programme: hungary hold the favourites france in one of the surprise results at euro 2020. we check in with the home nations as wales prepare for their showdown with italy in rome. no stopping norrie. the british number two reaches the final at the queen's club as he chases his first atp title. and sophie ecclestone takes four wickets, but is it enough to help england see off india? welcome along, thanks forjoining us. arguably the most exciting group at euro 2020 is in action today. the defending champions portugal are playing germany — we'll bring you the latest on that in a moment — but before that game, the world champions france took on hungary in budapest. the hosts nearly pulled off the shock of the tournament, as adam wild reports. chanting cham

what it means for paul givan who is in office here as first minister but now doesn't have edwin pootsill depend on the support of anyone who does become the leader of the democratic unionist party. a difficult time, being described as a crisis here for political leadership at stormont, just one day into the new first minister's tenure in office. —— sirjeffrey donaldson. danjohnson, thank you very much. a planned relaxation of covid restrictions in wales on monday won't now go ahead because of concerns about the delta variant. the rule change is being put on hold for a month to allow more people to have their second jab. some small changes to the current rules are being made though, for example wedding numbers will be able to increase indoors. england and scotland will meet at a major football tournament for the first time in 25 years today. the euro 2020 game is one of the most anticipated of the championship, and will be played in front of a reduced crowd at wembley stadium this evening. alexandra mackenzie is in glasgow this morning. we have been here for a few hours, we have been w

northern ireland's new first minister, paul givan, has been told he will have to resign when a new dupinvestigator whose murder has remained unsolved for more than three decades criticises the metropolitan police's handling of the case. and coming up in half an hour on this week's click... the team takes in the world's largest video games exhibition, e3, to see what games will be making the headlines over the coming year.

that was enough to bring sinn fein on board to support paul givan but it enraged many of the dup's ownin leadership, that he had rolled over and giving too many concessions to quickly to sinn fein and effectively giving decision—making that should have rested here to the uk government if there was no progress. that is why there was no progress. that is why there was no progress. that is why there was a revolt and yesterday through the evening it was clear edwin poots had lost the confidence of his party and late last night he resigned from thejob of his party and late last night he resigned from the job of leader in just three weeks. make no mistake, it has been described as a crisis for the party, looking for a new leaderfor the for the party, looking for a new leader for the second time in less than a month. the favoured candidate is likely to be jeffrey than a month. the favoured candidate is likely to bejeffrey donaldson but he hasn't announced his intentions yet. doctor clare rice is a researcher in northern ireland politics at newcastle university. good to have you with hours thi

more turmoil at the top in northern ireland — new first minister paul givan has been told he must resign a gay pride rally in warsaw, despite a backlash against lgbt rights in poland. same sex marriage is illegal and the current polish government backs conservative catholic teaching. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejoe mayes, uk politics reporter

it follows a revolt in his own party when he agreed a deal to make paul givan northern ireland's firstister. mr poots will remain in the post until a successor is elected. the united nations is warning of an imminent famine in ethiopia's tigray region, unless drastic measures are taken fast. it's close to eight months since war broke out there and there continue to he reports of abuses. there have been repeated international calls for hostilities to end to allow humanitarian access. now on bbc news. kenneth kaunda, zambia s founding president has died at the age of 97. in 2014, zeinab badawi travelled to the zambian capital to speak with him hardtalk asked him what 50 years of freedom had brought the people of zambia. welcome to hardtalk in the capital. my guest today is kenneth kaunda. the leader of the struggle for independence here. he was imprisoned by the colonial authorities before he went on to become the first president of an independent zombie. this is a landmark year for the country and it celebrates its 50th anniversary independence from british colonial rule and he is turni

more turmoil at the top in northern ireland — new first minister paul givan has been told he must resignlooks for another leader. and, as they say, never write off the germans — they come back from a goal down to register their first win at the euros. now on bbc news, as more us states move to legalise marijuana, there has been a rush to cash in on the business. in new mexico, a bizarre boom and bust of marijuana has become a cautionary tale. this is the latest front line of a cannabis plume in the us. a massive illegal marijuana operation on native american land. the suspects were found in a motel where they occupied 19 rooms. police found around £2000 of marijuana plants and substances in multiple rooms. there is evidence of human beings that are not here any more, they have just vanished. in the summer of 2020, hundreds of chinese immigrants moved to new mexico, believing that they were taking well—paid jobs on hemp farms. they found themselves prey to unscrupulous entrepreneurs who took advantage of the confusing laws that govern this industry. navajo nation farmers are calling for h

it follows a revolt in his own party when he agreed a deal to make paul givan northern ireland's first nations is warning of an imminent famine in ethiopia's tigray region, unless drastic measures are taken fast. it's close to eight months since war broke out there and there continue to be reports of abuses. there have been repeated international calls for hostilities to end to allow humanitarian access.

dup leader edwin poots has announced that paul givan is to replace arlene foster as northern ireland'solitics— handover of power. it is a new era in unionism and politics in - handover of power. it is a new era i in unionism and politics in northern ireland, givan nominated to take over from arlene foster at stormont. a few weeks now since arlene foster was ousted as at the dup. the plan is that on monday, mrs foster will stand down as a first minister and then paul givan will be nominated in then paul givan will be nominated in the stormont assembly to take over that role. when it comes to political allies, you cannot get to people more closer than paul givan and edwin poots. whenever mr givan was still a teenager, he became mr poots's constituency assistant, his ministerial advisor then before he went into the stormont assembly and has been sitting in the assembly now for 11 years. in that time, he has been communities minister and he was in charge of everything from social welfare to grassroots sport. more recently, he has been chair of the assembly is a justice committee. he shares

northern ireland's new first minister, paul givan, has been told he will have to resign when a new dupr is in place. the son of a private investigator whose murder has remained unsolved for more than three decades criticises the metropolitan police's handling of the case. and rock fans from across the uk celebrate at the scaled down version of the download festival as it goes ahead as a test event. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. the g7 summit, the nato summit, putin, biden, the world's biggest leaders were face to face in a series of meetings this week. these are some of the most intensely scrutinised meetings you can imagine. and you will have to imagine because of course none of the press were allowed in the room. so how easy is it forjournalists who specialise in diplomacy to sort fact from spin? in fact, do the politicians even want them there? unless of course it's to snap them posing grandly on the beach in those ubiquitous family photos. let me introduce you to my wonderful panel of guests. patrick wintour is diplomatic editor at the guardian. naomi o'leary is europe co

out after an internal party revolt over his decision to agree a deal with sinn fein and nominate paul givan ireland secretary brandon lewis, followed a stand—off over irish language laws. the uk government said it would legislate for language protections if the stormont executive doesn't. the fresh instability may have implications for the future of power—sharing, and at a special sitting at stormont, unionist unhappiness was clear despite the appeal for unity from the new first minister. northern ireland is a special place. it's special because of its people. we have different identities. we need to respect those identities. that difference shouldn't be seen as a threat, it should be seen as a strength. we have a rich tapestry that makes up who we are, what we are, the society that we belong to. sinn fein nominated michelle o'neill to continue as deputy first minister, joint head of the executive office. and on the issue of rights, we have seen the dup resist these. i don't expect that to change. i will work with the other parties in this assembly and the executive towards achieving a prog

more turmoil at the top in northern ireland — new first minister paul givan has been told he must resignrty looks for another leader. it is time for our world. boris johnson: the coronavirus is the biggest threat _ this country has faced for decades. if too many people become seriously unwell at one time, the nhs will be unable to handle it. from this evening, i must give the british people are very simple instruction — you must stay at home. 0h, hello. hello! hi. hello! hi! hi. hiya - hello, hi. sound, um...brain's not working _ couldn't work for two weeks. welcome to oxford gardens. i wake up in the morning, see the blue sky, sun out, and i think wow, what a beautiful day. and it doesn't take me long. i look out the window, open up my blinds and i see people walking with their masks, then it hits me. it doesn't feel real. but you know it's real because you've got the letters in your hand telling you you must stay at home. well, i've been here 25 years. we've got a range of people. people who are obviously quite wealthy. there are quite a lot of people renting, privately, and also socia

paul givan was confirmed as the new northern ireland first minister.first minister. but on the face of it, business can resume and that is an executive meeting due to start here in the next few minutes, primarily to tackle issues like the pandemic here in northern ireland, and how lockdown restrictions will be reduced, whether the planned reduction in restrictions can go ahead next week. those are the sorts of issues that paul givan will be getting his head around now as he takes on the role of first minister. later this afternoon members of dup will meet here to discuss whether these moves have dented their confidence in the party leader edwin poots. to some degree of political deadlock sorted after three days, but instability still there, especially for the dup. ryanair and the owners of manchester, stansted, and east midlands airports are launching a legal challenge over the government�*s covid traffic light travel system. jet2 and easyjet holidays also say they don�*t understand why destinations with low infection rates, such as mallorca, are not o

paul givan is set to take over from arlene foster.ging both sides to find compromise. it's going to be up to the uk and the eu, what we need them to do is live up to their commitments, where they said that the protocol would be put in place with the least disruption to northern ireland communities. the eu has warned that if the uk takes matters into its own hands again by changing the rules of the deal, there could be financial consequences. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. armed forces from the us and other western nations are facing a new threat in iraq. on two occasions, american airbases have come under attack from iranian—made drones fitted with explosives. it follows earlier rocket attacks on western forces but commanders say the drones are a "game changer" in terms of threat. iran denies involvement, but its proxies in iraq, the shia militia, have been growing in strength. what is in effect a shadow war is taking place between the us and iran with iraq as the battleground. and iraqis are paying the price — as our middle east corr

the dup's paul givan was nominated after a stand—off over irish language laws, with the uk governmentstormont executive does not. it follows a late—night deal brokered by the northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis, although there's still unhappiness within the dup and other unionist parties. in his acceptance speech at a special sitting of the stormont assembly, the new first minister appealed for unity. northern ireland is a special place. it's special because of its people. we have different identities. we need to respect those identities. that difference shouldn't be seen as a threat, it should be seen as a strength. we have a rich tapestry that makes up who we are, what we are, the society that we belong to. sinn fein nominated michelle o'neill to continue as deputy first minister, joint head of the executive office. each of the five parties within the executive all have distinct identities and different outlooks and policies. there are parties of the right, centre and left in coalition government, which is undoubtedly challenging to steer. we do not and will not always agree,

the new dup leader, edwin poots, has nominated paul givan as the new first minister, but this still has sinn fein. in her resignation statement, arlene foster urged northern ireland's political parties to stick to a language and cultural deal they agreed to in january last year — an issue that now threatens the existence of devolution. let us realise on every corner of this house that people live here who have an irish identity, a british identity — some have a british and irish identity — some are british and northern irish, and there are new emerging identities. but for all of this place is a place called home. we can poke each other in the eye and have a competition of "my identity is better than yours," but it is only by respecting each other�*s identity that we will move forward. and the beauty of the union is that we can have all of our identities and live here side by side. she ended her resignation statement with these words. let's be generous. our lord told us the parable of the good samaritan, and i'm sure we've all heard it. but remember, two people passed by, they closed the

new first minister paul givan has been told he must resign as his party looks for another leader.news...specialist doctors are calling for obesity to be classed as a chronic illness which needs comprehensive treatment for all those affected. jeremy cooke speaks to sarah — who lives with obesity and has battled through stigma, dieting and damage to her mental health 7 about a condition which society needs to face. a warning viewers may find some of the images of surgery in this film disturbing. people think you are unintelligent, that you are lazy, that you eat too much, that you have done this to yourself, that is a choice, and i just want to scream and say, none of those things are right.— those things are right. sarah knows that bein: those things are right. sarah knows that being this _ those things are right. sarah knows that being this bait _ those things are right. sarah knows that being this bait is _ that being this bait is heartbreaking. her story is one small part of the growing obesity crisis. ., . , crisis. unfortunately in the uk, we have built up _ crisis. unfortunat

more turmoil at the top in northern ireland — new first minister paul givan has been told he must resign

more turmoil at the top in northern ireland — new first minister paul givan has been told he must resignoks for another leader. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejoe mayes, the uk politics reporter at bloomberg, and sian griffiths, of the sunday times. a bit look —— look through the front pages. matt hancock kept the prime minister in the dark overjabs success is the sunday telegraph's headline, which goes on to say the health secretary sat on positive data for three days ahead of a meeting that ruled the unlocking of restrictions must be delayed. the sunday times features a picture of four—year—old ella harris signalling the £100,000 bill her father has received to repair the cladding on their one—bedroom flat in salford. the paper says it's just one example of families receiving ruinous bills in the cladding scandal. the express says more than 50 conservative mps are backing plans to step up a lockdown fight with plans for a new �*pandemic law' to block future lockdowns. the independent�*s main picture story is of thousands

seat at westminster, getting co—opted into the assembly here in northern ireland, and replacing paul givaneement, because the problem edwin poots, the previous dup leader who stepped down last week after only three weeks in the job faced was he couldn't keep onside sinn fein to get his person in office here and his own party, that is why here and his own party, that is why he faced that rebellion, this is over laws to enact the irish language here, so if sirjeffrey donaldson is elected as leader, as everyone expected by the end of this week on saturday, that should be completed that is no end to the political wrangling here in northern ireland. there are so many other issues they are facing. the property coll is a huge issue, so electing sirjeffrey donaldson would be one solution to the mess the dup is in, but there would be a lot of stricky steps thereafter. dan, many thanks. dan, many thanks. back in the spring, official data suggested more than a million people in the uk were suffering from long covid. the symptoms — of breathlessness and fatigue — can persist for months, and leave suff

more turmoil at the top in northern ireland — new first minister paul givan has been told he must resignhis party looks for another leader. thousands of people have been taking part in a gay pride rally in warsaw, despite a backlash against lgbt rights in poland. same sex marriage is illegal and the current polish government backs conservative catholic teaching. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejoe mayes, uk politics reporter at bloomberg and sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times. hello to you. quickly take our viewers to the front pages. john bercow — the former conservative mp and house of commons speaker — defecting to labour with a withering attack on borisjohnson is the observer's lead. the paper quotes mr bercow as saying today's tory party is "reactionary, populist, nationalistic and sometimes xenophobic." matt hancock "kept the prime minister in the dark overjabs success" is the sunday telegraph's headline. it says the health secretary sat on positive data for three days ahead of a meeting that rule

paul givan remains first minister following the resignation of edwin poots a5 dup leader, but could besed to nominate a replacement, power—sharing would colla pse. last year, covid re5trictions wiped out the uk's summer festival 5ea5on. this year, despite many events being delayed or cancelled, some are going ahead. download festival at donington park near derby is one of them. it's taking place this weekend as part of the governments live event pilot scheme. the crowd is smaller and all those attending have had to have a negative covid te5t. 0ur correspondent luxmy gopal is there. luxmy. welcome to back5tage welcome to backstage at download. it is a much smaller festival than usual but it is hugely scaled up from the government's previous cove act—macro pilot te5t event5. up to 10,000 people are camping for three days, with no social distancing and no ma5k5 required. and it also hosts the first illegal mo5h pit since the pandemic began in what is possibly the closest return to normality yet. they seem like scenes from pre—pandemic time5, rather than just this weekend. no masks and no

an internal revolt after agreeing a deal with sinn fein and the westminster government to ensure paul givans elected. emma little—pengelly — who was until last month special adviser to the former first minister, arlene foster. thank you forjoining us. , emma. what did you make of events taking place yesterday?— what did you make of events taking place yesterday? gosh, it has been a very eventful — place yesterday? gosh, it has been a very eventful number _ place yesterday? gosh, it has been a very eventful number of _ place yesterday? gosh, it has been a very eventful number of hours - place yesterday? gosh, it has been a very eventful number of hours but i very eventful number of hours but certainly an eventful number of weeks here for the dup and in northern ireland. i don't think anybody predicted what was going to happen as yesterday unfolded. as we have seen, it ended up with the new dup party leader edwin poots resigning afterjust 21 days as dup leader. resigning after 'ust 21 days as dup leader. , ., , ., ., ,�* , leader. the dup was in edwin poots's dna. this leader. the dup was in

the dup leader edwin poots has announced that paul givan is to replace arlene foster as northern ireland'se foster, whom he referred to as "giants". there's a huge responsibility that comes with this position, particularly in serving the people of northern ireland as we come through the covid pandemic, the recovery that's needed in our economy, within our education system, and meeting the needs of the people. we have a huge task when it comes to tackling our waiting lists and we need to get to work, so what we now need is an effective transition that needs to take place next week so that we have that smooth delivery of governance, and that is something that i look forward to doing. the environment secretary, george eustice, has said it would be "bonkers" if sausages made in great britain couldn't be sold in northern ireland because of the row about post—brexit border arrangements. britain is considering extending a grace period so that shops in northern ireland can continue selling chilled meats produced in the rest of the uk. but brussels has warned it will act firmly if the uk doesn't st

paul givan stands poised.ns are becoming retail centres and the needs to be clarity on who is responsible for what. the other issue, how the security agents prepare for what is likely to be the next type of attack. this was a very unusual attack in terms of the way this individual targeted young people coming out of a concert venue with an explosive device. the agencies, the police, the security agencies, the police, the security agencies had been preparing, focusing on things like happened in mumbai, india and france where people got in with firearms and essentially kill large numbers of people, and that affected in a way how the fire and ambulance service responded as well because that is what they prepare for. clearly there will be important recommendations coming out today but the challenge for the police and other agencies and people running venues and in charge of shopping centres and all sorts of different places, what is likely to be the next type of attack? it might not necessarily be of this nature.

the deal was made last week to get paul givan to get confirmed in office. the decision as "deeply disappointing". unesco's also called for the great barrier reef to be put on a list of world heritage sites that are "in danger" over harm caused by climate change. it says the world's biggest reef system has been badly damaged after several bleaching events which cause large areas of coral to die off because of warming sea temperatures. the australian government says it's stunned by the decision. as final—year pupils prepare to say their goobyes to classmates, the teachers of one school in suffolk decided to give their year 11s a send—off they wouldn't forget in a hurry. # and we will come back home. # home again. lam i am absolutely stunned! is a decent rehearsal time _ i am absolutely stunned! is a decent rehearsal time has _ i am absolutely stunned! is a decent rehearsal time has gone _ i am absolutely stunned! is a decent rehearsal time has gone into - i am absolutely stunned! is a decent rehearsal time has gone into that. i rehearsal time has gone into th

an internal revolt after agreeing a deal with sinn fein and the westminster government to ensure paul givan poots will remain in the post until a successor is elected. ministers have apologised for failing rape victims, following a fall in prosecutions and convictions in england and wales in recent years. they've proposed a series of measures aimed at improving those figures and ensuring that investigations focus more on suspects than victims. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. i think it's really important that people do report, but at the same time, my gut instinct is to just say don't bother. they didn't think that a jury would believe that he had raped me. i actually felt suicidal. if you're a rapist, the likelihood of you being held to account - in the courts is minuscule. the words of some of those who witnessed and experienced how the criminaljustice system treats rape complainants. 0ne rape survivor whose attacker escaped justice has waived her anonymity to speak out. i feel really sad that it's taken this for them to listen and an apology is worth nothing to me unle

so, without that support, paul givan, the preferred replacement can't be confirmed in thejob, so it looksnister appointed, at least today. there is a period of seven days for the parties to try and agree on replacements for arlene foster and for her deputy as well, but without that, there will be once again something of a political vacuum in northern ireland. but let's reflect on the career of arlene foster as she steps down as northern ireland's first woman in the office of first minister. a difficult time that she has had, more than five years in the job, but that period of three years between 2017 in 2020 where power—sharing broke down and i was in effect no executive in office here in northern ireland. a very difficult period. and she announced at the end of april that she was due to step down as first minister and that she was leaving as leader of the democratic unionist party after all the disagreements there have been in the party over the issues around the northern ireland protocol and brexit and the perceptions about her leadership role. let's have a listen to the statement that

minister here but that would mean prompting a by—election and it would put in doubt the future of paul givandeal that was done to enact irish language laws and the deal confirms sinn fein�*s support here but prompted a rebellion in the dup that brought down edwin poots, so how willjeffrey donaldson navigate that? he has had an easy run to the leadership but the trickiest decisions lie ahead. they are marking 100 years here today since the official opening of the northern ireland�*s first parliament and no doubt they will have been many unstable times since then, but potentially there are fragile days ahead as well. weekly registered covid deaths in the uk have dropped below 100, for the first time since the end of last summer. new figures from the office for national statistics, also show eight in ten adults now have coronavirus antibodies, produced by vaccines or previous infection. here�*s our health correspondent, naomi grimley. we have all got used to huge uncertainty in our lives. the only predictable thing right now seems to be the british summer weather! the latest surge in infections