wales whether the earlier pressure from the republic of ireland and win the referee awarded a penaltys coolly dispatched, carrie jones had a pinpoint finish and at that point the dream of wales was very much on. island gave themselves some life in the quickest reaction close range took it back to 2—1 but in comeback was too late. confirming wales is placed next summer �*s euro their first ever major tournament. summer �*s euro their first ever majortournament. some summer �*s euro their first ever major tournament. some of the place had waited a lifetime for this moment and they won't have to find long about who they will face in switzerland with the drawer set for the euros december 16. so a huge night for rhian wilkinson's side — their biggest victory in their history. and for the players, the experience will live long in the memory. honestly, i've got no words. there's nothing that will ever compare to this feeling. you can see what it means to everyone. i was crying when i scored. i'm not going to lie, i was a bag of nerves. but this is what dreams are made of. it was heartache fo

wales weathered the earlier pressure from the republic of ireland and when the referee awarded a penaltys coolly dispatched. carriejones doubled their lead with a pinpoint finish and at that point, the dream of wales was very much on. ireland gave themselves some lifeline but a quickest reaction at close range took it back to 2—1 but any comeback was too late. the full—time whistle confirming wales�* placed next summer's euro, their first—ever major tournament. some of their players had waited a lifetime for this moment and they won't have to wait long to find out about who they will face in switzerland with the draw set to be made for the euros december 16. jo currie. so a huge night for rhian wilkinson's side — their biggest victory in their history. and for the players, the experience will live long in the memory. honestly, i've got no words. there's nothing that will ever compare to this feeling. i'm speechless. you can see what it means to everyone. i was crying when i scored. how did you feel standing over that penalty. you looked cool as a cucumber. i'm not going to lie, i was a b

wales weathered the earlier pressure from the republic of ireland and when the referee awarded a penaltyheir lead with a pinpoint finish and at that point the dream of wales was very much on.

of the day — with wales, scotland and northern ireland still in the hunt. the only one of them not yet kicked off are wales, who are in dublin locked at 1—1 with the republic head of their second leg — a match that could take them to theirfirst major championship finals. tomos dafydd reports. travelling support may be modest, but it's growing as wales edge closer to their footballing dream. it's a game the players�* friends closer to their footballing dream. it�*s a game the players�* friends and family don�*t want to miss. ziara king plays in america and is married tojess fischbach. just�*s brother now lives here in ireland. what it mean to jess?— now lives here in ireland. what it mean to jess? everything. that's all she has talked _ mean to jess? everything. that's all she has talked about _ mean to jess? everything. that's all she has talked about for _ mean to jess? everything. that's all she has talked about for two - mean to jess? everything. that's all| she has talked about for two decades plus. we are a very passionate welsh family. she�*s a very passionate welch person. family. she's a very passionate welch person-— family. she's a very passionate

they take a 1—1 draw to dublin to face the republic of ireland. republic and portugal are tied at i—l. poland are 1—0 up going to austria, sweden lead serbia 2—0, while belgium are 2—0 up in ukraine. scotland take a goalless draw to finland. it is everything, it is everything for a lot of players, it really is. of course it is a game of football and that is how we will approach it but we know what is on the line out it would mean everything to the players and to the country if we qualified. —— but it would mean. the players are feeling good and relaxed. we are feeling well. ruud van nistelrooy meanwhile has revealed it "hurt" to leave manchester united as he prepares to take charge of his first match of leicester city against west ham. the dutchman had a four game spell as interim manger at united following the sacking of erik ten hag before amorim's apppiontment. he says he's excited and "proud to get the opportunity" at leicester. i'm not the romantic type of manager. that puts style in front of results. i love style and i love having the ball a

they take a 1—1 draw to dublin to face the republic of ireland. special players, equally we have played some really hard teams to break out already, we scored some beautiful goals in terms of getting the ball into the opposition half and working through how we like to play. so all i would say about this game, result is over there, how do we perform as wales and what does that mean? will see on the day. elsewhere norway have a 4—0 advantage over northern ireland going into their second leg. the czech republic and portugal are tied at 1—1. poland are 1—0 up going to austria, sweden lead serbia 2—0, while belgium are two up in ukraine. scotland take a goalless draw to finland. imean, i mean, it's everything, i think it's everything for a lot of players, it really is. of course it is a game of football and how that's —— that's how we will approach it but we know it's on the line and i think it will be everything to so many players, to the country if we qualify. and the players are feeling good, pretty relaxed in camp, they are preparing well. the olde

the final results from last week's general election in the republic of ireland have been confirmed. ast coalition government, has emerged as the largest party. it's widely expected to return to power with fine gael which finished in third place. queen camilla won't be attending all the events of the qatari state visit to london this week, due to a lingering viral chest infection. she's 77, and won't be joining the king and the prince and princess of wales for the official arrival of the emir of qatar and his wife, or the procession to buckingham palace this morning. but she will attend the state banquet in the evening. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news. a court in vietnam has rejected an appeal by truong my lan, a businesswoman sentenced to death in april for masterminding what is thought to be the world's largest ever bank fraud. the court ruled there were no grounds to commute the death sentence. she is accused of misappropriating $27 billion from the saigon commercial bank, which prosecutors say she secretly controlled through shell c

over 200,000 or so, and the republic of ireland has had it worse. 350,000 properties in our neck of then force. here is the storms, it continues to push eastwards. the amber warning remains in force across northern ireland, scotland, wales and western parts of england. the wind is still strong enough to bring down trees so we are not out of the woods with this storm system. the winds are behind us but potential for damage and destruction is far from potential for damage and destruction is farfrom over. what about the rest of the country?— what about the rest of the count ? �* ., , ., , country? away from these amber warnin: country? away from these amber warning areas. — country? away from these amber warning areas, they _ country? away from these amber warning areas, they are - country? away from these amber warning areas, they are strong i warning areas, they are strong enough to bring down tree branches anywhere as we had simon say, trees are down on lines around south—east england. it is notjust limited to the amber warning areas but away from that impact our more localised, but sti

lives, wales attempt to reach a major tournament for the first time with their playoff with the republic of irelandlevel at 1—1. good evening. in a shock move, the president of south korea has declared emergency martial law, saying he's doing so because of what he called anti—state forces attempting to overthrow the system. there've been tense scenes for hours outside parliament. the building was for a while sealed but then mps did go in and voted against the president's edict. but there are now conflicting reports suggesting that the military will maintain martial law. south korea is a democracy, but martial law would allow the suspension of the country's normal political processes, and give the president extraordinary powers. jake kwon sent this report from seoul. extraordinary scenes taking place in asia's foremost democracy. protesters clashing with soldiers on the streets of seoul, before storming the assembly hall of seoul's parliament tonight. the protesters chanting the name of the main opposition leader, and they have been chanting for hours now. it is almost 2am in seoul and people are no

was said to be very interested in northern ireland and what was happening about the peace process and very optimistic and the possibility of a visit to the republic the irish government was said to be cautious about that at the time and in fact it would be more than a decade in 2011 when that historic and symbolic visit would take place, which really set a new tone at the time in anglo—irish relations. lots of interesting details in these papers, but nearly 25 years later it still is interesting to hear how those issues of identity and tradition are as delicate here in northern ireland as they were then, more than a quarter of a century ago. australia's prime minister anthony albanese has sent his condolences to the two people who were killed whilst taking part in the annual sydney to hobart yacht race. police say both crew members died in separate incidents on different boats after being hit by the boom — that's the large horizontally pole attached to the bottom of the sail. the race, which started in sydney on thursday continues, with the first boats expected to arrive in hobart, tasmania, later on friday or early on saturday. several crews hav

very interested in northern ireland and what was happening about the peace process and very optimistic and the possibility of a visit to the possibility of a visit to the republicabout that at the time and in fact it will be more than a decade in 2011 when that historic and symbolic visit would take place, which really set a new tone at the time in anglo—irish relations. lots of interesting details in these papers, but nearly 25 years later it still is interesting to hear others' issues of identity and tradition are as delicate here in northern ireland as they were then, more than a quarter of a century ago. than a quarter of a century auo. ., ~' than a quarter of a century auo. ., ~ , ., than a quarter of a century ao. ., ~' , . sir richard branson is one of the uk's wealthiest and most high—profile entrepreneurs, but he says he still feels moments of disbelief when meeting other successful people and world leaders. he's spoken to the bbc for a new documentary about �*imposter syndrome', and his own self—doubt — which he traces back to struggling with dyslexia as a child. rob adcock went to meet him. good evening, everybody. there are few global companies with

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they beat the republic of ireland in a dramatic play—off to reach their first major tournament. teams, but so are we. now we just grow bigger and go, ok, this is where we're at now, so let's go do it. the first ball of these euros will be kicked on the 2nd ofjuly. england and wales will not face each other until the final game of the group stages, in the 16,000 capacity stadium in st gallen. ahead of the draw, uefa announced they were more than doubling the prize money for next year's tournament. england will begin the defence of their title with the game at new heights. katie gornall, bbc news, lausanne. a public consultation closes tonight over whether a fourth national park should be created, in wales. it would stretch from near the coast close to prestatyn in denbighshire, down into northern powys. scotland is also considering creating a national park in galloway and parts of ayrshire. it's 75 years since national parks were created, with the purpose to conserve natural beauty, wildlife and heritage. millions of people visit each year but the views on creating a new park hav

delivered wales their first appearance at a major tournament after a euro 2025 playoff win over the republic of irelandut her intention to scrap the two child benefit cap that means families can only claim some benefits for their first two children. only claim some benefits it was among a wide range of measures in her budget, including a promise of spending a record £21 billion on the nhs. the conservatives at holyrood said the snp had failed to end the era of high tax and free spending in today's budget. 0ur scotland editor james cook has more. the sun may have been shining on edinburgh's christmas market today, but scotland's first minister, john swinney, says the nation is in the grip of a long, dark winter beset by challenges global and domestic. so could his finance secretary, shona robison, serve up any festive cheer? this budget invests in public services, lifts children out of poverty, acts in the face of the climate emergency and supports jobs and economic growth. it is a budget filled with hope for scotland's future. ms robison announced nearly £800 million more for social security spending,

into the republic of ireland, they've had it even worse.a million properties in our neck of the woods. out of power. due to this incredibly powerful storm. and the amber warning remains in force. you know, here is the storm as it continues to gradually push eastwards. the amber warning remains in force across northern ireland, southwest scotland, wales and western areas of england. the winds for these areas through the rest of today still strong enough to bring down trees. so we're not out of the woods with this storm system. the peak winds might be behind us, but the potential for doing damage and destruction is far from over with this. what about the rest of the countryt then? yeah, well, even away from these amber warned areas, actually, the winds are strong enough to bring down some tree branches pretty much anywhere. we've had even simon calder saying there have been some trees down on lines around southeast england. so it's notjust limited to those amber warning areas, it's just that away from that the impacts are a little bit more lo

promising change, but locked out and you know, position the parties central goal of uniting the republic of ireland with the north receding. for now, i would suggest the way that argues an outlier here in europe. it's, it's, it's not voting for a change. the government has been returned and the opposition is quite fragment of champagne to be nothing on the door now for a long time. and this was supposed to be their big opportunity. if you'd asked me a year ago, i would have said it shouldn't. fingerprint was a certainty because they were 36 percent of the opinion polls. they were more of the kids and can't afford to be together. their, their time is not your. com select the results in a continuation of the state. this quote with significant support for the 2 main center ride crossings that many now see as one see together on a fall in coalition since 2020 have speed look to become one of the richest countries per capita in the european union. and those who campaigned for change, complaining that hardworking irish families be left behind. well, there's not much change to be found here. i don't know

wales will be debutants at the tournament — after beating the republic of ireland in a play off.

wales will be debutants at the tournament — after beating the republic of ireland in a play off.and wales are in pot four so could be drawn together. we only know the first few teams at the moment. we only know the first few teams at the moment. it's live now on bbc two. meanwhile, england women's cricketers are looking to build a big lead, in their one off test against south africa. the hosts resumed on 17 without loss on day two in bloemfontein, but england performed well with the ball, bowling south africa out for 281 england taking the final five wickets for just 22 runs. that gave them a lead of 114 — which was extended to 145 by the close of play — as england closed on 31—1 at stumps. it's not going anywhere near as well for england's men, in their third and final test against new zealand. ben stokes�* side are on the verge of a huge defeat in hamilton. new zealand's captain kane williamson starred on day three, hitting 156 — as his side were bowled out 453. that set england a target of 658 to win — and that looks a long way away — as they closed on 18—2 — still needing a m

and he lived in this tiny little town, kind of on the border between northern ireland and the republicr, and it's like this pub and then there's nothing for miles around. it looks like "high noon." it's just like this one freestanding pub. and the guy says, "we'll sit out front, we'll sit at this picnic table and you can interview me about all this i.r.a. stuff that i'm really not supposed to be talking about." and i open up the door of the pub. it kind of creeks open. and i go inside. and there's eight guys in the pub. not together. eight guys just individually sitting there with their -- [ light laughter ] like, staring into their guinness. i order us drinks. i go out and i start interviewing the guy. but i can see them looking out and wondering, like, "what's this all about?" you know, "should he really be talking?" i've got my notebook. he finishes his drink. he sends me in for another round. i go in, and this time they are really looking at me pretty hard. i order another round. i go out. now they're looking out the window to see what's going on. he sends me in for another round.

of ireland, yes. because you also, in a political sense, believe that the destiny of northern ireland is one day to be unified with the republichether it happens or not is neither here nor there to me, because i believe more so the way my feet dance, the music i listen to, is kind of irish. but that doesn't say that i don't have a great love and affection for a lot of english or british things. one does not dissociate the other, and that's part of the problem. we have a lot of people who say, like, "that's the way we are. "that's wrong." it's just — it's too embedded, and the more progressive politics that we need in the north of ireland, we really need it. that's why i was very disappointed about the democratic unionist party, you know. of course, we're celebrating today because they finally said after two years, "we will try and move forward." but, you know, of any culture anywhere, when you face the people who keep saying, "no, never, notan inch, "surrender, i'll take the ball, i'm going home. "we're not playing, because..." we are not going anywhere, and until people learn to reach out and have the discussions, the debates

as the majority wanted northern ireland to remain within the united kingdom and the catholic republic and minority who sold themselves as oppressed by the front of more than 3500 people, were killed and thousands injured in this 3 decade long conflict known as the trouble over 16000 palms exploded across northern ireland from both sides and the violent spread to the irish capital dublin and the english capital london. but amid the violence, this building stood firmly in the centre of belfast. ringback witness some of the bloody is chapters of the conflict and hosted more generalist centuries. survived 33 bombings by the provisional irish republican army, the, all right. and held the dubious honor of being europe's most palm hotel, the in the mid 19 sixty's. despite the historical entity, the relationship between the protestant unionist and the catholic nationalist communities was relatively stable in belfast. growing economic confidence had led to a construction boot and the decision was made to build a launch new hotel on the site of the great northern railway station. in 1966, john metropolitan hotels commissioned the building of the hotel you

they came through in the playoffs, they dramatically beat the republic of ireland in dublin to make itr capable of raising their level. of course they do have their work cut out for them, they know that. they'll be a lot of excitement in the wales camp. wilkins wasn't here today at the draw, the wales manager, she had a prior commitment that could not be arranged. herassistant prior commitment that could not be arranged. her assistant was here and he recently has given his reaction. it's fantastic opportunity for us to play against all former winners with what we _ play against all former winners with what we wanted to make history and we knew _ what we wanted to make history and we knew coming here that it would be no easy— we knew coming here that it would be no easy draw. it gives us a real good _ no easy draw. it gives us a real good opportunity to test ourselves again— good opportunity to test ourselves again some of the top nations in european — again some of the top nations in european football. that again some of the top nations in european football.— again some of the top nati

night of european football with chelsea in kazakhstan, manchester united in the czech republic, whilst ange postecoglou returns to glasgow as spurs take on rangers in the europa league. northern ireland's months after admitting two counts of indecent assault. let's speak now to our ireland correspondent sara girvin, who has been following the case, and joins us now from belfast crown court. sara — what did the court hear? gary thompson was northern ireland's chief fire officer from 2016 until he was suspended in 2018, after his victim reported him to police. he then retired in 2020. today at belfast crown court the judge paid tribute to the victim, michaela holmes, she said she had shown courage through the legal process and had been subjected to experiences that colour to your entire life. we heard in court that gary thompson does now accept that he had ruined his victim whilst the offending was taking place, back in 26 -- 2006. offending was taking place, back in 26 —— 2006. michaela holmes the victim has been taking about the decision to waive her right to anonymity as a victim of a sexual assault, she said to encourage other victims of sexual assaults to speak up victims of sexual