if there is the opportunity for a full and independent public enquiry into what happened with rhi, andthere is a solution where the minister brides to be executive, i would have thought in the public eye, that would be the main outcome that they would be looking for, that we find out how it went wrong, who is responsible for it going wrong, and how it can be dealt with. and, anyone who calls an election and turns their back on that kind of opportunity, i think, turns their back on that kind of opportunity, ithink, the turns their back on that kind of opportunity, i think, the public will not look upon that favourably. ido will not look upon that favourably. i do not know if you saw martin mcguinness speaking moments ago, he does not look well. i know there have been questions surrounding his health. he missed a visit to china, and he's not been that many news conferences later. whilst many would say it is not something to speculate upon, do you think that his health plays a part? i've no doubt, in northern ireland, there has been speculation for four northern ireland, there has been sp

the idea that for all our outward differences we're all in rhis together, that we rise or fall as onepplause ) there have been moments throughout our history that threatened that solidarity. the beginning of this century has been one of those times. a shrinking world, growing inequality, demographic change and the specter of terrorism. these forces haven't just tested our security and our prosperity but are testing our democracy as well. and how we meet ne our democracy will determine our ability to educate our kids and create good jobs and protect our homeland. in other words, it will determine our future. to begin with, our democracy won't work without a sense that everyone has economic opportunity. and the good news is that today, the economy is growing again. wages, incomes, home values, and retirement accounts are all rising again. poverty is falling again. ( applause ) the wealthy are paying a fair share of taxes, even as want stock market shatters record. <

it is very clear this election isn't about the rhi issue because had it been then it could have beend this election will serve to disrupt and delay sorting thoseissues serve to disrupt and delay sorting those issues out. what it is about is sinn fein seeking opportunity with a advantage, seeking to overturn the result of the election held just a few months ago and seeking to gain a list of concessions from the government on legacy issues, such as rewriting the past and putting more soldiers and policemen in the dock and other issues and more concessions and other perversions from the dup. let's be clear. we will work through selection to correct the devolved government. but let the people know thatjust as we government. but let the people know that just as we have not given government. but let the people know thatjust as we have not given into sinn fein demands in the past, we will not bow down and give into sinn fein's unreasonable demands going forward , fein's unreasonable demands going forward, because that is what this election is all about. they urged the northern ireland secre

business is continuing but very soon they will be discussing rhi, the renewable heat incentive.ch this particular crisis is turning. although it is about much more than that. and then shortly after that, we expect to be up against that 5pm deadline when the northern ireland executive formerly colla pses northern ireland executive formerly collapses and effectively collapses and we may then hear from the secretary of state for northern ireland james brokenshire that he is calling elections. the big question that leads to, if those elections happen, the issues that led to them won't have gone away. so how long could it take to get this power—sharing executive up and running again. first of all we have a report from chris page who tells us a report from chris page who tells us the story so far. after a week with no functioning government, this is the moment when northern ireland's power—sharing executive finally collapsed. today, sinn fein will not renominate for the position of deputy first minister. sinn fein has honoured all agreements. we have striven to make these institutions

the rhi scandal was created by the former first minister when she was in the economy department.ing to do. —— martin mcguinness. we will not tolerate the arrogance and the disrespect of the dup. sinn fein and the public will not tolerate financial scandal, incompetence or waste of public money. the institutions can only function with the support of the people and can only operate on the basis of equality and respect. sinn fein will only be part of institutions which work and deliver for all in institutions which work and deliver forall in our institutions which work and deliver for all in our community. there can be no return to the status quo. if something is broke, you stop and you fix it. that is the sinn fein approach. today sinn fein will not renominate for the position of deputy first minister. sinn fein has honoured all agreements. we have striven to make these institutions work. martin mcguinness has acted at all times with integrity, with dignity, and with respect. he has taken personal and political risks to build a process of reconciliation. if we were to return to thi

of these things are hugely concerning for us in sinn fein and you can see by the way the debate on rhi the ranks of the dup, but as i told arlene, the dup in this issue are living in a bubble. they don't seem to understand how serious the general public, the voters, of all the other parties in the assembly make of this ridiculous situation which bears full responsibility for the ministers from the dup who were effectively in charge. you also have to consider as well that one of the most preposterous situations that i envisaged in the course of recent times was the refusal of both the british government and the dup to grant the funds on request to the lord chiefjustice on outstanding inquests. totalfailure on lord chiefjustice on outstanding inquests. total failure on dealing with the legacy issue aspect of the fresh start agreement and i have told both the dup and the british government that i believe that both of them have colluded to frustrate a way forward in relation to that. reporter: martin mcguinness, the dup would say well, look, we're trying to fix the financial problem, we're

government to be active, we have no government to be active, we have no government and no way to resolve the rhiinn fein's actions are not principled, they are political. let me make it clear that the dup will always defend unionism and stand up for what is best for northern ireland. it appears from the deputy first minister's resignation and his letter that this is what annoys sinn fein the most". soa is what annoys sinn fein the most". so a pretty combative response from arlene foster as the first minister to the resignation of martin mcguinness. and of course, the view among some of arlene foster's collea g u es among some of arlene foster's colleagues including ian paisley, who we spoke to a few minutes ago, is that unless something unexpected happens, we will be in a position where the secretary of state in northern ireland, james brokenshire, will have to call a new set of elections in around eight weeks' time, they say in reasonable period of time within the letter of the agreement. so it doesn't seem at the moment that this deadlock is going to be broken. martin mcguinness has now resign

the dup has set up a plan to deal with the rhi and the other parties in this campaign will come veryives face an extinction crisis. the findings are published in the journal, science advances. victoria gill has more. our closest biological relatives. but while the human population continues to grow, most of our fellow primates are now sliding towards extinction. this international team of scientists trawled through the data on more than 500 primate species, revealing a looming extinction crisis. they estimate that 60% of primate species are now threatened with extinction, and 75% have populations that are in decline. these guys are ring—tailed lemurs, and they are just one of the primate species that's been assessed in this new global study. and as nice as it is to see them thriving here in captivity, their natural habitat is disappearing fast. and its human activity that's driving that. forest habitat that these animals rely on is being destroyed, primarily for agriculture and logging. the animals are also hunted, particularly for their meat, at a rate that's faster than populations

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