people in northern ireland and the republic of ireland have said they wa nted republic of ireland haveravel area to continue and it has been very good for trade across both borders. do you think that the dup insistence that there has to be some sort of deal is acceptable? i do not think it makes much of a difference. every party will see we want to do a deal. you cannot do asjeremy corbyn are seeing that will we end up, we accept the deal. that is nonsense. there is concern about this. it does terrible damage to the integrity of the british establishment if our democratic decision to leave the european union is not or not. what about the future of talks to revive the northern ireland assembly. peter hain said the prime minister cannot play party politics with northern ireland. a concern any deal between the dup and the conservatives would be hugely detrimental to confidence a botox, according to sinn fein. —— to talks. i do not agree with peter. he is very happy for senior republicans like gerry adams and is now a prominent member of the republic of ireland cabinet, but i said back whe

, northern ireland of course and the republic of ireland post brexit northern ireland would bethe uk with a land border with an eu country. currently, the republic of ireland and northern ireland are each other‘s biggest trading partners. so that is something that we can expect the dup will be discussing with theresa may as they try to hammer out an arrangement. let's talk now to our correspondent, john campbell, who is in belfast for us, he is bbc northern ireland's economics and business editor. i know you were saying to us earlier that of course many of the key demands of the dup in these discussions with theresa may are financial, but that issue of a deal on brexit is also going to be hugely important, isn't it? yes, since i last spoke to you i have spoken to some senior political sources in belfast and what they are saying about this is, look at the dup manifestos, there you will learn much about what is actually on their shopping list. when it comes to brexit they use language which is very ebullient and talks about the better the deal, the betterfor northern ireland, so

the republic of ireland have gone top of wales and serbia's group.ecord in group d with a 1—1 draw against austria in dublin. ireland fell behind in the first half but this late equaliser from jonathan walters means martin o'neil‘s side are currently a point clear of serbia and five clear of wales. the canadian grand prix has got underway with some incredible drama in montreal. lewis hamilton made the perfect start from pole, but not as good as max verstappen, who surged from fifth to second place. on his way through the field, he broke the wing on championship leader sebastian vettel‘s ferrari, sending him to the pits for a replacement and dropping him to the back of the field. moments later, carlos sainz and felipe massa's races were over as they crashed out. and verstappen‘s hopes of challenging hamilton ended on the 11th lap. you can follow the thrilling action with commentary on bbc radio five live and the bbc sport website. india's cricketers have secured their place in the semifinals of the champions trophy. they comfortably beat south africa

the republic of ireland are in the same group of serbia.in group d with a 1—1 draw against austria in dublin. ireland fell behind in the first half but this late equaliser from jonathan walters means martin o'neil‘s side are now a point clear of serbia and five clear of wales, in belgrade this evening. the canadian grand prix got under wayjust over an hour ago with some incredible drama in montreal. britain's lewis hamilton made the perfect start from pole, but not as good as max verstappen who surged from fifth to second place. on his way through the field he broke the wing on championship leader sebastian vettel‘s ferrari sending him to the pits for a replacement and he's currently down in seventh place. moments later carlos sainz and felipe massa's races were over as they crashed out. and verstappen's hopes of challenging hamilton ended on the eleventh lap. you can follow the action with commentary on bbc radio five live and the bbc sport website. it's been an historic afternoon in paris where rafael nadal has become the first man to win

now to football and in european world cup qualifiers the republic of ireland narrowly failed to take surge against austria. stoke city's jon walters with the leveller in the 85th minute before a shane duffy effort was ruled out late—on. martin o'neill‘s side remain unbeaten after six matches in group d. serbia's aleksandar mitrovic cancelled out a first half penalty from aaron ramsey for wales. the bottom two, georgia and moldova, played out a 2—2 draw. so serbia head the group on goal difference, level on 12 points with second placed ireland. we can't afford the length of time that we did to get into the game. that was it. i have to say, you know, let's not be pessimistic, now. i thought the second half, we were really fa ntastic, i thought the second half, we were really fantastic, and i think that jon rogers epitomised the strength of character that we have an aside. we lack a few other things, but that is not one of them. —— we have as a side. now to football and in european world cup qualifiers the republic of ireland narrowly failed to take all three points and top spot with a l

of course, the big, thorny issue is that border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, body was, right at the end of a press conference, michel barnier issued what sounded like a bit of a dark warning, saying that for all the optimism, there would still be serious consequences for the uk from leaving the eu. despite the uk from leaving the eu. despite the optimism, quite a lot of emotions still on the european side, as well. bye, question, iwas emotions still on the european side, as well. bye, question, i was struck bya as well. bye, question, i was struck by a note at the bottom of those terms of reference, as you say, being issued publicly and for journalists to be able to see. the timetable for the next few months, talks about transparency and there isa talks about transparency and there is a very specific promise by both sides that in effect they won't leak each other‘s private papers to give them some advantage. i wonder what that tells you about the level of distrust, particularly in the light of that dinner in downing street, things got a bit apparently heated 0

of ireland. the fact that the issue of ireland. the fact that the border between northern ireland, pa rt the border between northern ireland, part of the uk, and the republicd, part of the eu, will be the thorniest issue to solve. david davis says it might not be solved until the end of the process. we heard in the questions david davis again asked about the single market, the customs union, restating the government's position, and that is despite the election results and all the suggestions that within the conservative party there is an argument being pushed to soften the position. yes, that is where british politics, domestic politics at westminster, comes into play in this big geopolitical, diplomatic negotiation. lots of questions arising from the uk's inconclusive election. does this mean people who wa nted election. does this mean people who wanted a softer brexit, so—called, something more akin to and remaining in almost in a different form? david davis quashed that idea saying the uk position remains as it has been since the start of the year, leaving the single market and the customs union. he explained that is because the uk wants to do its own t

the united kingdom is the largest market for agri— business in the republic of ireland. terdependent and interconnected. we need to keep that going. ifi and interconnected. we need to keep that going. if i were an eu bureaucrat i would say you can't have free movement of goods without free movement of people. before we we re free movement of people. before we were pa rt of free movement of people. before we were part of the eu, there was a common travel area across these islands. we can make that work again. we should be looking for solutions that work for everybody. we can make that happen. we will leave it there. thank you. the main parties focus on brexit as the leaders travel britain canvassing support. president trumpets to announce this evening whether the us will pull out of the paris climate agreement. —— president trump is to announce. tickets for the manchester concert on sunday have sold out within 20 minutes of going on sale. hello. now the latest snapshot on the markets. let's check in with the financial markets now. and shares in multinationals listed on the

is not a transitional arrangement, that would reduce chaos with regard to the trade with the republic of irelandy went into the election with the mandate to deliver, that would appear to change. it is changing as we speak and that is leading to a huge amount of speculation as to whether her leadership is tenable. there is talk that there could be a conservative party leadership election. i think it is clear that theresa may could not leaders another election. but i do think if we're going to have the leadership contest, it cannot simply be another coronation. a lot of mps just worked their socks off and to think that they could be just shut out of a future leadership contest would be appalling. you said in the immediate aftermath of the election that theresa may could not carry on after losing a referendum on essentially herself. this type of brexit she wa nted herself. this type of brexit she wanted to deliver, she cannot. does that make our position untenable? absolutely. she asked people to vote for it and they did not give it to her. first it was the first time a more detailed plan on brexit

in economic terms, northern ireland is less well—developed than the rest of the uk, all the republic land. it isa uk, all the republic of ireland. it is a small economy, which has low levels of productivity and exports and heavily dependent on the state. those sectors are —— apart from the state that it relies on tourism, manufacturing and fruit. they need large supplies of low skilled labour, especially from eastern europe and pollen. if britain is to leave the single market, and that is the stated policy, the dup may ask ofa the stated policy, the dup may ask of a derogation of labour. they want london to pick up $450 million per year that brussels sensed the belfast in agricultural subsidies. that comes on top of the $1 billion per month that london sends already to belfast. and then there is the political, expect the dup to want a lot more investment in infrastructure. joe lynam with some of the details as we know them so far. with me is david owen, chief european economist at the investment banking firm. nice to see you, welcome to business live. running through some of the issue

and the republic of ireland ona ireland and the republic of ireland on a daily basis for work. asking for in the discussions with the conservatives over the coming days. we have just got this in from reuters. arlene foster, the dup leader, saying her priority talks with the prime minister are about defending the united kingdom and a good brexit deal. peter lynas, good morning to you. what is your view on this deal between the dup on the conservatives was blog good morning, victoria. we work across various parties in northern ireland. the dup, along with many others. in a sense, i agree with alistair. the dup set out sometimes two years ago. the dup sometimes misunderstood, they are not a simple party of the right or left, they have objected to some of the things are conservative manifesto around welfare reform. they want to see the triple lock and wa nt they want to see the triple lock and want to fuel allowance capped, many of their voters are class. they will disagree with the conservatives there. northern ireland has the young european land border. a soft brexit, that will h

brexit remains a crucial issue, as the future relationship with the republic of ireland remains unclearreland, the dup, has launched its manifesto, promising to work for the best deal, in the brexit talks. the party also pledged to make tourism a billion—pound industry, and called for a public holiday to celebrate northern ireland's centenary in 2021. the dup's leader and former first minister, arlene foster, said she wanted a mandate for talks aimed at restoring power—sharing at stormont. but above all, she said, the election was about making sure northern ireland remains in the uk. onjune the 8th, i'm asking people to get northern ireland back on the right track. to vote to get the best deal for northern ireland. to strengthen our hand in the upcoming negotiations. to get the assembly back up and running. to protect our place within the united kingdom. and to unite behind one strong unionist voice. northern ireland's alliance party has also launched its election manifesto, promising "progressive and pro—european politics". the manifesto includes a series of commitments on power sharin

pinpoint the exact rights of european citizens living in the uk and british citizens living in the eu after brexit. and ireland, how to avoid reintroducing a hard border between the republicch is in the eu, and northern ireland, part of post— brexit uk. 0f course britain's new government will almost certainly have their own ideas about the choreography of brexit talks. whatever happens, they will bejudged on brexit talks. whatever happens, they will be judged on the quality of the brexit deal they get, not from the brussels prospective, but in the eyes of british voters. so brexit and the business deals to come. what that means for the economy are among the major issues for vote rs economy are among the major issues for voters here in the uk. to talk more about this, i'm joined by communications advisor richard griffiths and market strategist david buik. good morning to you, bright and early by the houses of parliament. richard, are you happy in general terms about the level of debate there's been about brexit in this campaign? i think it's been a really poor debate and a frankly. for me, what's been most interesting from the communications perspective has been the toll,

scotland play one more friendly before the euros begin, against the republic of ireland next month.irish lions record in new zealand now reads: played four, lost two. they went down 23—22 to the super rugby side highlanders in dunedin. they have two more warm—up matches before the first test against the all blacks in 11 days, and their injury list is growing too. james burford reports. for the lions, another chance to leave everything on the pitch. but they do so with the news that stuart hogg has been ruled out of the rest of the poor through injury. in the highlanders, they saw a side with tricks, power and all blacks. after trading penalties he eyed another 93p- trading penalties he eyed another gap. this time firmly in his hands. the lions on the back foot. to add insult to injury, and injury for courtney lawes. jonathan joseph scored before the seymourjumped at the chance to take the lion's share of the scoreline. with tries coming ata of the scoreline. with tries coming at a premium suddenly the opportunities were starting to come. sam warburton first. liam coltman then for th

returning to the issue of the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, one of the key issues that eu negotiators, illuminate for us if you would how the dup‘s position on that and the conservative position might affect brexit. arlene foster had said prior to the election that she did not want a hard border between the north and the south, and if we leave the customs union and there is nothing put in its place, there is nothing put in its place, the northern ireland border will be the northern ireland border will be the outer border with the eu and so for that reason, if we left the customs union, there would have to bea customs union, there would have to be a hard border, customs checks on all the goods coming from the south and the rest of the eu into northern ireland. 0nce and the rest of the eu into northern ireland. once you start talking about hard borders, you are into difficult territory because there are 300 crossing points between north and south of ireland. it will cost very large sum of money to police those crossings. some of it can be done by electroni

but at the same time one of those countries that is remaining in the european union is the republic of ireland border with us, it has a lot of trade with us, and it has to at least look as if it is getting an ok deal out of this. and the dup, of course, will have a say in the kind of brexit. they don't want a hard brexit because of that land border. they are eurosceptic party and have been for decades. the interesting thing is how close the dup are to their voters, and that is because their voters, and that is because the reporters are very hardline eurosceptics. —— in their voters are hardline. that is one reason is the top very tough on this. it is a huge problem, the border. tom, the daily express is more confident. they have been optimistic about brexit throughout the period and see we wa nt throughout the period and see we want a deal that makes both sides strong. i go back to this point, europe is clear what makes europe strong, it is having a system that works together on common rules. and those common rules are at the basis of the european union. if you start to have on common rules, a

in economic terms, northern ireland is less economically developed as the republic of ireland and the it is a smaller economy with lower levels of activity and exports and heavily dependent on the state. those sectors apart from the states it relies on our tourism, manufacturing, and food. and they need large supplies with low—skilled labour, mostly from eastern europe, especially poland. if britain leads the single market, the stated position for now, the dup may request an exemption on the free flow of labour into northern ireland as part of its package with the conservatives wwe also wants london to pick up the a50 million dollars a year sent to belfast for subsidies on top of the $1 billion a month london already sends to brussels. and then there are political bribes. they want more investment in infrastructure. that means road and rail projects otherwise not economic will not get shot down and will be built. business confidence has sunk after the election as a snap poll found a dramatic drop in confidence following the hung parliament. there are hopes the minority conservative go

it's called the republic of ireland. that is a fact. use we want a new vision for a new ireland. i want a health service across the island of ireland. i want to see a health service delivered free at the point of use. asjeffrey's party and other parties who would be involved in the governance of that new ireland want to see a health service, want to see health care free at the point of delivery, then that is what we can achieve, so we don't want to see two failed statesjoin together. i want a new beginning with services rights protected in law, where our lgbt brothers and sisters are equal, where people's language rights are protected and their cultural rights are protected. this is a westminster election. the question is why is the constitution involved. it's because partition has failed. nine decades after partition, it has failed so let's look for an alternative. let's's look towards a society we can all be proud of, a society we can all be part of and a society, and this is the most important thing, where our rights will be protected

an economic terms, they are less developed than the republic of ireland or the uk. of productivity and is heavily dependent on the state. those sectors apart from the state that it relies on our tourism, manufacturing, and food. and they need large supplies of low skilled labour, mostly from eastern europe, especially poland. and if britain is to lead the single market, and that is the stated policy, then the dup may ask the conservatives for an exemption when it comes to the free flow of labour to northern ireland. on top of that, they will want london to pick up the $450 million a year that brussels seems to belfast in agricultural subsidies. and that comes on top of the $1 billion a month that london fans already to belfast. and then there is the political bribes, or poor, as it is known as. they will want more investment in infrastructure. that means that their roads and rail projects, which might otherwise be uneconomical, will be built, and will not be shut down. those with some of the issues that could be the agenda. with me is simon french, chief economist a

the dup means that an absolute for most of us which would have been an essential element is that there can be no hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. there's got to be pragmatic relationships and arrangements about how customs work and how trade works so that we don't actually build into the trading arrangement the kind of friction which the single market, which i was involved in negotiating 30 years ago, what we've painfully negotiated away doesn't get put back into place. >> if uk voters were to go to the pools now, jeremy corbyn would be elected prime minister. do you think there's a possibility of election happening and mr. corbyn taking the premiere? >> that's what one poll over the weekend said. one thing we should take away from this. don't believe what you see in the polls. because while there's absolutely the case that there were a couple of pollsters which ended up being correct, many more were not. and, you know, it's like a stopped clock. it's bound to be right twice a day but you don't know when. >> lord francis maude, thank you very much for your time. former shadow chancellor. just want to bring you the l

matt: in that sense, because dublin -- the republic of ireland will be deeply affected economically byard brexit. how much of an ally can theresa may count on in dublin? john: well, ireland is a member of the european union, and it wants to remain so. ,he benefit is we are in a rule based institution, where we have our courts that make fair decisions between strong countries and weak countries on the basis of uniformly applied rules. that is the attraction for us, and we're not going to leave the european union because we have experience of being in a union where there were not commonly agreed rules, and we suffered from that. we will of course, seek to mitigate the effect of brexit. we will in that sense, be looking for a soft brexit. but i think there is no such thing as a good brexit. brexit is breaking up something that has existed together for 44 years. there is disruption involved in that change. it is going to be costly. but we will obviously, try to explain british needs to our european colleagues, and we will try to explain to britain some of the preoccupations the european co

a greater chance of showers at dublin for republic of ireland's world cup qualifier. there could be a few storms around earlier on but a lot of the day will be dry, sunny and warm. through sunday night and into monday, still a bit breezy and still more showers across the northern half of the country. longer spells of rain for scotland. temperatures a bit down on monday morning. it will feel fresh across scotland because of the breeze. it may cause a few travel issues for the monday morning rush—hour. you could see gusts of up to 50 mph. the bridges and ferries could be impacted. elsewhere, a breezy, blustery start but the winds easing down. one or two morning showers but nowhere near as frequent as we have seen on sunday. the showers by the afternoon mainly across scotland and northern england. generally, quite a bit of cloud on monday. a few sunny breaks in the south and east. temperatures will have dropped down compared to the weekend but that will change through tuesday and into wednesday, a ridge of high pressure builds in. it doesn't quite build enough to stop the

after four straight draws, they're four points behind group leaders serbia and the republic of irelandng list of missing players but striker sam vokes is set to win his 50th cap. it has been a fantasticjourney. there has been a core group of players who have been there through the. that is very important. this is going to be very tough. but we've beenin going to be very tough. but we've been in these situations before. we are waiting to see if his to lose over after the nose injury suffered yesterday against the crusaders. usain bolt said he was the most nervous he'd ever been before a race, as he ran his last 100—metres on home soil. a sell—out crowd of 30,000 in the jamaican capital kingston watched as he won the "salute a legend" race. the eight—time olympic gold medallist will retire in august, after the world championships in london. and his words echoed around the stadium last night. there are no words to describe this. i would never thought i would have reached these hates in track and field. my aim when i came into athletics was to win the 200m at the olympics. i have obviously

more medal this afternoon for british isles interest, northern ireland but fighting for the republic of ireland. that ireland, through to the semifinals at bantamweight. that has a good tradition in irish boxing, his predecessor was michael conlan former world and olympic medallist. big shoes to fill for court walker. so far so good for him and so far so good for english boxers and i am sure there is more to come. david mcdaid reporting from the ukraine. a career playing sport is what many young people dream of, and as part of women's sport week we sent former england goalkeeper rachel brown—finnis to meet a 16—year—old female footballer who hopes to earn a living from the game. but as rachel's been finding out, although there are increasing opportunities for girls, there can be more challenges than for boys. women's football in england has never had it so good. in the couple of years since i hung up my gloves we have seen our of years since i hung up my gloves we have seen our women of years since i hung up my gloves we have seen our women win world cup bronze, the women's super league a track

it really matters because of that land border with the republic of ireland. r special circumstances. do you think that is reasonable? they can call for that but i think we need a holistic approach. we need to have that executive and have a strong voice about the difficulties northern ireland will face. as a party, we are opposed to a hard order because it will have a detrimental impact socially and economically. when you talk to people, they feel it is different in this part of the uk to other parts. is northern ireland really good to have a voice in those negotiations over brexit? it makes is difficult to have a voice at the table when we don't have a functioning executive. alliance have always been pro—european and pro—progressive and we wa nt pro—european and pro—progressive and we want to make sure that northern ireland's special status is recognised. but what does that practically mean? we wa nt but what does that practically mean? we wantan but what does that practically mean? we want an agreement that looks in northern ireland as a special case and look

the border between northern and the republic of ireland 7 border between northern and the republic ofonly when those have been dealt with will be other countries talk about the future relationship between the uk and the eu. adam, in luxembourg, thank you very much. joining me now from our westminster studio is edwin morgan, deputy director of policy at the institute of directors. thank you for being with us. we have heard from philip hammond. he is talking about a brexit deal that puts jobs talking about a brexit deal that putsjobs and talking about a brexit deal that puts jobs and prosperity purse. does that sound microsoft brexit than the government was initially going to pursue? hard and soft brexit are useful terms for journalists but pursue? hard and soft brexit are useful terms forjournalists but not for businesses. they are interested in the practical implications. they need to know about permanent residency for their staff. what will the transitional arrangements be? what will they looked like? how quickly will they be agreed? what does that final free trade deal look like for

a greater chance of showers at dublin for republic of ireland's world cup qualifier. a few storms around earlier on but a lot of the day will be dry, sunny and warm. through sunday night and into monday, still a bit breezy and still more showers across the northern half of the country. longer spells of rain for scotland. temperatures a bit down on monday morning. it will feel fresh across scotland because of the breeze. it may cause a few travel issues for the monday morning rush—hour. you could see gusts of up to 50 mph. the bridges and ferries could be impacted. elsewhere, a breezy, blustery start but the winds easing down. one or two morning showers but nowhere near as frequent as we have seen on sunday. the showers by the afternoon mainly across scotland and northern england. generally, quite a bit of cloud on monday. a few sunny breaks in the south and east. temperatures will have dropped down compared to the weekend but that will change through tuesday and into wednesday, a ridge of high pressure builds in. it doesn't quite build enough to stop the showers in pa

wales are third in group d after drawing against austria, georgia, serbia and the republic of irelandland with five qualifying games remaining. warren gatland has named an entirely different starting 15 for the british and irish lions‘ second match of the tour of new zealand. the lions face the blues on wednesday wales hooker ken 0wens will captain the side. fellow welshmen rhys webb and dan biggar are the half—backs, with the england pair of maro itoje and courtney lawes in the second row. there's also a start for james haskell at flanker. there are eight all blacks in the blues starting 15. we know we will have to create the momentum game on game and improve into the test match. 15 new guys starting, an opportunity to put our hands up to obviously raise standards week on week, game on game. that is what we need to do to beat the all blacks. england's cricketers play new zealand in cardiff tomorrow in the icc champions trophy. victory would put england into the semi—finals after new zealand's match with australia last week was abandoned because of rain. the black caps opener martin g

there is a lot of discussion about the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland. bill, the figure that the uk may have to pay to get out of its long—term financial commitments to the european union. some big issues to grapple with. before we go further, let me play you a little bit of what theresa may told the bbc earlier. i will set out today clearly how the united kingdom proposes to protect the rights of eu citizens living in the rights of eu citizens living in the uk, and see the rights of uk residents living in europe protected. it has been an important issue, and we wanted it to be one of the early issues considered in the negotiations. that is now the case, that work is starting, and we will step out —— set out how rights will be protected for eu citizens in the united kingdom. that was the prime minister arriving at the european council. president of the european council donald tusk appears to still be hoping it won‘t happen at all. you hear different predictions coming from different people about the possible outcome of these negotiations. hard brexit, sof

common travel area between us to make sure the uk's withdrawal from the uk does not harm the republic of irelandmentrights that our citizens enjoy in both countries to continue including the rights guaranteed under the belfast agreement and both we and the eu have made clear that we and the eu have made clear that we wa nt we and the eu have made clear that we want to resolve this as a matter of priority and i'm pleased that as negotiations begin in brussels today we can start working in earnest together on joint solutions. and we can start working in earnest together onjoint solutions. and it is with this shared sense of purpose that i believe our two countries can build even deeper ties and our unique relationship will become closer and stronger. the taoiseach andi closer and stronger. the taoiseach and i have had constructive discussions today and i look forward to working with hill and to continue the close relationship that our two countries have enjoyed for many more generations to come. taoiseach. thank you, first of all, prime minister, thank you very much for hosting us today here in ten do

thatis brexit is very important here and that is partly because of the land border with the republic of irelandtion about what a hard order could be is very important here and it is pushing a lot of other buttons as well. that is helping to make the selection even more divisive than usual. unionists say you need support to strengthen the uk because they are watching what is happening in scotland with the push for an independence referendum. but irish republicans are watching that closely as well and are saying they want a referendum on a united ireland in five years. part of that is because of what has happened in scotland. they say that the push for the second referendum is that —— is based on the fact scotland voted to stay inside the eu. northern ireland also voted to stay in and they see of the argument exists in scotland thenit of the argument exists in scotland then it shoots exist here. that is increasing divisions which were already prominent to start with. the american surfing high anyjack o‘neill has died. he is credited with inventing the wet suit. his company is now one of the bigge

the exact rights of european citizens living in the uk, and british citizens living in the eu after brexit. and ireland — how to avoid reintroducing a hard border between the republicnew government will almost certainly have their own ideas about the choreography of brexit talks. whatever happens, they will be judged on the quality of the brexit deal they get, not from the brussels perspective, but in the eyes of british voters. a pretty quiet day in the city behind me, and in fact in this election, it is one where the voice of business has been strangely silent. and yet, on some of the biggest issues — brexit, immigration, regulation, taxation — these are issues that fundamentally affect the way business and the wider economy works. and yet some business leaders feel the politicians aren't speaking to or listening to them. the conservative party, for example, wants to intervene in energy markets — that's a departure for them. the labour party want to see a sharp rise in corporation tax. the lib dems would like the ability to reject any final brexit deal, and parties in northern ireland are worried about what the imposition of a land border with the eu will do to p

greater chance of showers and dublin four republic of ireland's world cup qualifier. howers but a lot of the day will be dry, sunny and warm. through sunday night and into monday, still a bit breezy and still some showers. longer spells of showers for scotland. temperatures are bit down on monday morning. it will feel fresher and scotland because of the breeze. it will cause a few travel issues that are rush—hour. you could see gusts of up to 50 mph. the ferries could be impacted. elsewhere, a breezy, blustery start but the wind easing down. one or two morning showers but nowhere near as frequent as we have seen on sunday. the showers by the afternoon mainly across scotland and northern england. quite a bit of clout on monday. a few sunny breaks in the south and east. temperatures will have dropped down compared to the weekend but that will change for tuesday and into wednesday, a ridge of high pressure builds in. it doesn't quite build enough to stop the showers in northern ireland and scotland. a few showers showing up for belfast but cardiff, london and much of engl

a greater chance of showers at dublin for republic of ireland's world cup qualifier. could be a few storms around early on but a lot of the day will be dry, sunny and warm. through sunday night and into monday, still a bit breezy and still more showers across the northern half of the country. longer spells of rain for scotland. temperatures a bit down on monday morning. it will feel fresh across scotland because of the breeze. it may cause a few travel issues for the monday morning rush—hour. you could see gusts of 30—50 mph. the bridges and ferries could be impacted by that. elsewhere, a breezy, blustery start but the winds easing down. one or two morning showers but nowhere near as frequent as we have seen on sunday. the showers by the afternoon mainly across scotland and northern england. generally, quite a bit of cloud on monday. a few sunny breaks in the south and east. temperatures will have dropped down compared to the weekend but that will change through tuesday and into wednesday, a ridge of high pressure builds in. it doesn't quite build enough to stop the sh

subsequent agreements, and we continue to work with all the parties in northern ireland, and with the government of the republicut in place those measures necessary to fulfil those agreements. as you will be aware, there are discussions continuing to ta ke there are discussions continuing to take place on the formation of the northern ireland executive, and are intent on enabling the parties to work together to ensure we can see that executive being reformed, and the devolved administration continuing in northern ireland, is absolute. what we are doing in relation to the talk is that we're holding, the productive talks we're holding, the productive talks we're holding with the democratic unionist party, is ensuring that it is possible to, with their support, give the stability to the uk government that i think is necessary at this time. we stand at a critical time with those brexit negotiations, starting only next week. i think that stability is important, we have worked as a party with the dup before, and those are productive talks. the intent is to ensure that we have the stability of government in the nation

returning to the issue of the border, between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, which, ofourse, is one of the key issues for the eu negotiators, just eliminate for us, if you would, how the dup's position on that, vis—a—vis, the conservative position, might affect the brexit? well, arlene foster, the leader of the dup, had said priorto well, arlene foster, the leader of the dup, had said prior to the election that she did not want a ha rd election that she did not want a hard border between the north and the south, and if we leave the customs union and there is nothing put in its place, the northern ireland border will be the ultra—border with the eu, and so, for that reason, if we left the customs union, there would be a hard border, they would have to be customs checks on all of the goods coming from the south and indeed the re st of coming from the south and indeed the rest of the eu, into northern ireland, and once you start talking about the hard border, you are really into quite difficult territory, because there are 300 crossing points between north and south irelan

direct rule where westminster will take over the running of northern ireland, certainly the issue of stability becomes one for them. ultimately the republicere is so much trade between the republic and the uk. so much trade that even crosses the border. cross—border trade a big thing and a question about what will happen to that border. lots of people cross it for social things, for work, even to get health care. any change to that border, any physical presence on those open road is something that the republic of ireland are worried about and as i mentioned, for their economy as well. 20 discussed as we looked was those different negotiations. the one at stormont, the one at westminster and the one with the eu. thank you very much for that. just to be more detail on the breaking news coming into highs of some sort of incident close to parliament at one of the gates into the houses of parliament. police are saying a man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife. they reported injuries, so whatever has gone on there has been dealt with very quickly. there were reports from journalists on twitter saying there we re journalists

the republic of ireland in the same group as wales and they kept up their unbeaten record with one all behind in the draw against austria in dublin. after falling behind in the first half this late equaliser left them for clear of wales. lewis hamilton's title challenge is back on track after the winning the canadian grand prix. he led from start to finish to win the flag. the mercedes received their first 1—2 finish with a season. the championship leader has now been cut to 12 points as the german could only finish fourth. rafael nadal has won a record—breaking 10th only finish fourth. rafael nadal has won a record—breaking10th french open title after defeating stan wawrinka. it means that he becomes the first men's singles player to wina the first men's singles player to win a tournament ten times. it is magical to think it happened again in this tournament ferment so happy for everything. today was a very important day for me there have been some tough moments at times with injuries so this is great to have a big success like this again. alistair brownlie has defeated his brotherjoh

hundred million euros that brussels will demand from london then there's the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland how will it look how will it be enforced all of these things brussels one sorted before they'll even enter into any negotiations over trade financially we've seen the pound drop to a seven month low against the euro over the last couple of weeks and then there's london's enormous financial services industry now that's been beset by rumors that some companies may look to relocate following breaks it but that is something that at least the european side have said they want to avoid if possible the purpose of our legislative proposal is to ensure financial stability and not moving business for the sake of moving business this is why we are not putting forward some kind of generalized location requirements but rather empowering the relevant authorities when briggs talks got underway on monday the two sides exchanged some of the pertinent gifts with the u.k. receiving a walking stick and the e.u. among to the ring book both sides on the know will lucian's that they wer

of consumption. while another major challenge for the brakes in negotiations is avoiding a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland one of the keyboard is in irish politics biased north and south of the border ition fane the body strongly opposes breck's it which is later has branded a mess. i want to ensure as much as possible that while there may be a political border between our two countries that there should not be an economic border and that any border that does exist should be invisible and we've committed to work on that to affirm those common goals and work together to achieve the best outcome possible for all of our people. ocean fane is one of the largest parties in the northern ireland assembly but it refuses to take up its seven seats in the british parliament well let's cross live now to m.e.p. martine around a son who's a member officer or wanting to thank you very much indeed for joining us well let's get straight to the nitty gritty of that why your party so opposed to rex's. well bracks it is going to be a disaster for ireland we cannot have a situation here where part of our land is i

a greater chance of showers at dublin for republic of ireland's world cup qualifier. could be a few storms around earlier on but a lot of the day will be dry, sunny and warm. through sunday night and into monday, still a bit breezy and still more showers across the northern half of the country. longer spells of rain for scotland. temperatures a bit down on monday morning. it will feel fresh across scotland because of the breeze. it may cause a few travel issues for the monday morning rush—hour. you could see gusts of up to 50 mph. the bridges and ferries could be impacted. elsewhere, a breezy, blustery start but the winds easing down. one or two morning showers but nowhere near as frequent as we have seen on sunday. the showers by the afternoon mainly across scotland and northern england. generally, quite a bit of cloud on monday. a few sunny breaks in the south and east. temperatures will have dropped down compared to the weekend but that will change through tuesday and into wednesday, a ridge of high pressure builds in. it doesn't quite build enough to stop the showe

a greater chance of showers at dublin for republic of ireland's world cup qualifier. he match in belgrade, there could be a few storms around early on but a lot of the day will be dry, sunny and warm. through sunday night and into monday, still a bit breezy and still more showers across the northern half of the country. longer spells of rain for scotland. temperatures a bit down into monday morning compared to sunday. it will feel fresh across scotland because of the breeze. it may cause a few travel issues for the monday morning rush—hour. you could see gusts of 30—50 mph. the bridges and ferries could be impacted by that. elsewhere, a breezy, blustery start but the winds easing down. one or two morning showers but nowhere near as frequent as we have seen on sunday. the showers by the afternoon mainly across scotland and northern england. generally, quite a bit of cloud on monday. a few sunny breaks, best of which in the south and east. temperatures will have dropped down compared to the weekend but that will change through tuesday and into wednesday, a ridge of high