shakespeare was doing the same thing. when we talk about shakespeare i ask them to let's decon trustru this a little bit and see how are these characters saying what you're feeling just in a different way. let's look at how they are using words and let's put them into your words and see where we meet in the middle. that's what we will be talking about tomorrow. >> i say this all of the time because i'm a former athlete. it is probably way too important in this country, sports. but having kids involved in these programs is vital to their future and the importance of them and how they grow up. you can get discounted tickets to tomorrow's 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. performances. use promo code kids win. we posted a link on nbc10.com and the nbc 10 mobile app. thank you very much, guys. >> thank you. >>> new finding may help cancer patients fight the disease. we'll tell you about something you might have in your medicine cabinets that may make cancer treatments more effective. we'll see what that is coming up. >>> philadelphia l

craig shakespeare has been named as leicester city manager for the remainder of the season.ow to our top story, and the call from brexit secretary david davis to mps to reject the lords amendment on the brexit bill and to give theresa may a "free hand" in negotiations with the european union. several conservative mps have threatened to rebel against the government if parliament isn't given a final say on the deal negotiated by the prime minister. with me now is the conservative mp neil carmichael. he was a remain campaign in the referendum. will you be one of the rebel that might vote against the government this week?|j rebel that might vote against the government this week? i don't think so government this week? i don't think so because i think david davis will effectively give us a statement, saying there will be a vote in parliament on the final deal. importantly, i think we need a vote if there is no deal. so you are looking for a guarantee that there will be a vote? yes, effectively, we are looking for a statement in the house of commons during the debate from david dav

bbc sport understands that leicester city will offer craig shakespeare the manager'sjob until the ende season. leicester have won both matches since shakespeare was named interim manager after claudio ranieri's sacking. you're watching bbc news, and i'm jj chalmers with a round—up of the latest sport. bbc sport understands that leicester city will offer craig shakespeare the manager'sjob until the end of the season. leicester have won both matches since shakespeare was named interim manager after claudio ranieri's sacking. ranieri guided leicester to the premier league title last season, but the club managed only five league wins under the italian this campaign arsenal will need to make champions league history tonight and become the first club to overhaul a four—goal first—leg deficit when they line up against bayern munich at the emirates tonight. we may be seeing a different side to arsene wenger — he's asked for a "lucid rage" from his players. the players are ready to fight, but it is always a mixture of a little bit success or a little bit belief, you know? it drops a little bit

has the opportunity to ta ke shakespeare has the opportunity to take leicester city into new territorying forward to it. it will be a special occasion, the atmosphere will be electric. i'm expecting the team to take the momentum from the two results and to take the confidence they have gained from that and really play on the front foot. that's not saying we are going to be open, because we know they have world—class players, but it makes for a very interesting game because of the away goal. took the word out of my mouth — that away goal could be all—important. how do you see the match panning out? do you see the match panning out? do you think savile and their players will be wary that leicester seem to have found themselves of late? will be wary that leicester seem to have found themselves of late ?|j think have found themselves of late?” think so, and if you look back at the last leg, the last 20 minutes seemed to click for leicester and that's when they scored that goal, and that has changed the whole dynamic of this second leg. you could think of that as the last act of leicester c

since then shakespeare has led them to wins over liverpool and hull city.ened their grip on fourth place in the premier league, with a hard —fought 2—1win over burnley. liverpool were far from their best, but the victory brings them a step closer to qualifying for the champions league next season, as drew savage reports. an expectant anfield crowd hoping liverpool will take advantage. no room for slip—ups. burnley do not travel well. but ashley barnes can certainly finish. the quality of the through—ball matched only by the size of ashley barnes‘ smile. liverpool struggled to settle. burnley seconds away from going in a goal up at half—time when giorgio wijnaldum pounced. 0n on with the game. it was hard to see where any more were coming from when emre can spotted a gap. not many can beat tom heaton from 30 yards. relief for liverpool. burnley have earned two points from away games this season in the premier league and it would stay that way, despite the best effort of lowton. ending up with points without playing your best could be the key toa playing your

leicester city have confirmed craig shakespeare will be their manager until the end of the season.eague champions sacked claudio ranieri a fortnight ago when they were 17th in the table. since then shakespeare has led them to wins over liverpool and hull city as caretaker manager but now has the role full time. a hat—trick from heung—min son for tottenham helped them to a 6—0 win over millwall in the fa cup. the south korean claimed the match ball against their fellow london side who are two leagues below them. tottenham now join manchester city and arsenal in the last four. wayne rooney will miss manchester united's quarterfinal with chelsea on monday. he'll have a scan after injuring himself in a collision with philjones during training. united will also be without the injured anthony martial, and marcus rashford who's ill. so, there could be selection problems up front forjose mourinho. gary lineker‘s been speaking to him about facing his old side. imean, it i mean, it has to have special significance for you. you have been there twice. that must must mean something. yeah. yeah.

we are at hull truck theatre where the royal shakespeare company have upped sticks from their home in—avon to come here and put on the world premiere of a brand—new play. called the hypocrite, a farce about the english civil war. we will take you behind the scenes with actors caroline quentin and mark addy. we will find out why this 75—metre long turbine blade has landed in hull city centre. and take a look at the tiny footprints making a giant artwork celebrating life, birth and memory. as you can see, there is already quite a buzz at hull truck theatre. but then again it's not everyday that the rsc up sticks and moves to a new home temporarily. but then again it's not a usual year for hull, we are the uk city of culture for 2017. i'm anne—marie tasker, the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc in hull. and this is kofi smiles. i'm the face of hull, chosen by the bbc to tell the world about the city of culture, after i auditioned here. you can see the stage, it's just down there, round past the toilets. it's three months since kofi was over there auditioning by the toilets. but

in the park. >> shakespeare in the park.i played a guy, thank you. >> stephen: had you done shakespeare before that? >> i had never done shakespeare, and they asked me to audition for it, and i was like, "all right..." and i gave up a lot of money touring. but it was like going to graduate school. i can't tell you. it was the most incredible experience. we're in central park. the raccoons were on stage with us. >> stephen: oh, no, there were lots of animals. >> it was unbelievable. it was like you were at the zoo. >> stephen: you are in a scene and you could be upstaged by a heron flying by you. >> you're at the most serious part, and all of a sudden, the audience is crack up. and you're like, "what's going on?" and there is a raccoon running across the stage. it was really fun. >> stephen: you have a podcast which is called "kill me now." ( laughter ) it's a message of home. ( laughter ) what is pissing you off now? what are the things that you want people to kill you now about? >> well, there's one thing that pisses me off

shakespeare has never managed full—time before and was brought to the club by ranier‘s predecessor nigelother potential candidates to replace ranieri had included the former england manager roy hodgson. england women face germany tonight in theirfinal match of the she believes cup — and it's a tournament they could win if the result of the us / france match goes their way. from washington, here's seth bennett. germany have been a powerhouse in women's football for some time but the european and olympic champions are facing an england side who are high on confidence following their victory over the usa on saturday night. the result we got in american two nights ago, it feels like a springboard to allow us to get to the level we want to get to. we want to be the best team in the world. those are the standards we are judging ourselves by and to do that we need to win big games are big tournaments. our next task is to beat germany. victory over germany would leave england in with a chance of winning the cup but it is by no means a foregone conclusion. if they we re means a foregone conclusio

and shakespeare was one of sherman's favorite authors. remember, i quoted that earlier, but here is the four lines that maybe expresses it all, quote -- the painful warrior, famous for the fight, after 1000 victories once boiled, is from the book of honor vanished quite, and all the rest forgotten for which he oiled. thank you. [applause] >> we are told that we have time for two quick questions, and that is all, so rush the microphones. >> and take it easy, too. >> for mr. marszalek, were there any thought that sherman had as he moved from georgia, id he know what was going on there? >> the question was determined think about andersonville? yes he did. he sent a unit of union calvary to try to free the people at andersonville, but they failed. and they were imprisoned. so nothing came of it. very good question. >> i know this isn't the question, um, that will result in an easy answer, but suppose andrew johnston had gotten along sherman? how would reconstruction have iffered? craig: the question is what would have been different if andrew

it's a play that brings together the royal shakespeare company and hull playwright richard bean, whoernors. it is a swashbuckling farce about the english civil war. we have been looking at the rehearsals from the start. injanuary, the royal shakespeare company found a new temporary home in hull — a disused church on a housing estate. the english civil war starts now. who will make the first advance? it's a play that is hull through and through, written by a playwright from hull, it is being produced here and is based on a key moment in hull's past. this is a very historic spot for hull. the inspiration for your play. beverly gate. “116112, hull was a walled town, very secure fortress town, and sirjohn holland stood on the beverly gate low wall and he spoke directly to the king and refused him entry and at that moment he became treacherous and would be executed. the writer richard bean started researching his lead character more than two years ago. but rather than a historical drama he has turned the events of 1642 into a comedy. i thought i would be doing the politics. when i started

since then, shakespeare has led them to wins over liverpool and hull city.on fourth place with a hard—fought grip on fourth place with a hard —fought 2—i grip on fourth place with a hard —fought 2—1 victory grip on fourth place with a hard—fought 2—1 victory over burnley. they were far from their best and had to come from a goal down. ashley barnes scored in the seventh minute, but georginio wijnaldum equalised and emory chan claimed the three points with a strike just after the hour. it is important because, in the past, we have lost those matches and today we won the game. we know it was not our best game, but at this stage, you have to win the games. was it all about winning today? it was all about winning and to get three points. it is tough. i thought overall we gave a good account of ourselves. it is not easy to come here. they have only been beaten here once this season. a sublime goal. the quality of the first goal was fantastic. a soft one before half—time. getting lucky. it landed perfectly for him. the second goal we were disappointed in, but a lo

since then shakespeare has led them to wins over liverpool and hull city as caretaker manager. the oldest professional player to score a competitive goal. miura achieved the record by scoring the only goal in yokohama's1—0 victory over thespa kusatsu in japan's second division. that is all the sport for the moment. last year, the british public chose the name boaty mcboatface for a new polar research ship, part of an on—line vote, but the government was having none of it. the name does live on however. it's a mini yellow submarine, and it's about to leave getting ready to take a dip. this is boaty mcboatface. at the national 0ceanography centre in southampton, it is being put to the test before heading out to sea. this submersible has been kitted out with the latest underwater technology. but now scientists have decided that one boaty mcboatface is not enough. now we have not one, not two, but three subs, a fleet of boatys ready to explore underneath the waves. subs, a fleet of boatys ready to explore underneath the wavesm subs, a fleet of boatys ready to explore underneath the

two wins in two for the manager shakespeare as well.ger shakespeare as well. people talked about jamie vardy breaking his sprint record and how they were playing so well, considering riyadh mahrez player of the year last year, that was his first goal is essentially all season for him. you talk to the fans and he has not been himself all season. it was his first goal since november. the interim manager will find that this week whether he gets the job until the end of the season. they are going for some warm weather training. we spoke to the place, the resilience and the character they showed. it was against the run of play when they went 1—0 down, but to bounce back the way we did it showed their resilience. everyone looked at their resilience. everyone looked at the game on monday night and to get three points under that pressure was massive, but to back it up with a win today was vitally important. swansea's 3—2 win over burnley potentially reinforces that. and what a job paul clement is doing as swa nsea what a job paul clement is doi

it's called the hogarth shakespeare project.nd the hogarth press in great britain has asked a number of different writers of different genres to each pick a play of shakespeare's and revisit it as a prose novel. - [evan] as a prose novel. - so jo nesbø is doing macbeath, he's a murder writer. - [evan] okay. - suitable. i'm doing the tempest. - why the tempest? - you'll find out. - oh i guess i will! (laughter) you're just leaving a lot hanging out there. - i never tell in advance. - no i understand. but obviously this interests you as a project. - [margaret] fascinating. - what an interesting project. - yeah very very fascinating project. the first one has just come out, it's by jeanette winterson and it's on the winter's tale which is a pretty difficult play to do that with 'cause the plot is so weird. she's done a very good job with it, and her book is called the gap of time. - the gap of time. - yes. - so when will your book be out? - 2016. - that'll be the next thing from you that we see. - [margaret] yes. - yes. - anything

since then, shakespeare has led them to wins over liverpool and hull city.just five months in charge. it is the second time mcclaren has been let go by the club. they are tenth in the championship, and ten points off the play—off places. in a statement, the club's chairman said they acted following a significant, unexpected and persistent decline in results, team unity, and morale. celtic are just six points away from winning the scottish premiership title after a 1—1 draw with rangers. a late clint hill equaliser denied celtic a 23rd consecutive league win, but they are 25 points ahead of second—place aberdeen. britain'sjohanna konta is out of the indian wells tournament in the usa, after losing to france's caroline garcia in the third round. world number 11 konta seemed to be in charge of the match, and made an early break of serve to take the first set 6—3. but garcia, who is 1a places below her in the wta rankings, fought back to win the second set 6—3, and force a decider. that went to a tie—break, and garcia won that 7—1, to go through to the last 16.

after the shakespeare's hopes of getting the manager's job after the club sacked claudio ranieri.tion zone after losing at stoke. a late goal gave swansea an important win over burnley. a high scoring game at watford ended 4—3 to southampton and crystal palace won their first game since january at west brom. newcastle united have extended their lead at the top of the championship to five points, with a 3—1victory at huddersfield. a penalty from matt ritchie and a goalfrom daryl murphy put the magpies ahead, before dwight gayle rounded off the win in injury time. rangers are through to the semi—finals of the scottish cup. they beat hamilton academical 6—0. but refereejohn beaton came in for some criticism. hamilton felt rangers striker joe garner could have been sent off for this challenge on dougie imrie. garner went on to score a hat—trick. hamilton boss martin canning wasn't happy with the officials, but he was equally unhappy with his team's defending. in yesterday's other cup quarter final, hibs beat ayr 3—1 and, in the premiership, kilmarnock lost at home to motherwell 2—1. t

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since then shakespeare has led them to wins over liverpool and hull city.e this season but they took an early lead. ashley barnes finishing an excellent through—ball. liverpool struggled to get going but georgino wijnaldum's turn and shot drew them leveljust before half time. and they took the lead just after the hour mark — from 30 yards out, emre can powered a shot into the bottom right hand corner. celtic are now just six points away from winning the scottish premiership title, after a 1—1 draw with rivals rangers. a late clint hill equaliser for rangers denied celtic a 23rd consecutive league win, but they're now 15 points ahead of second place aberdeen. the way rangers celebrated, you would have thought they had won at celtic park. on their last visit, they were sent packing after losing 5-1. things have changed since, with portuguese pedro caixinha appointed manager yesterday. the players were keen to impress with to impress, with martyn waghorn coming close to opening the scoring. but it was the home side who struck first, thanks to stuart armstrong.

in sport, the bbc in the stands leicester will offer craig shakespeare the managers job until the endatsman kevin pietersen has signed for surrey to play in the t20 blast competition. he will play his first game against essex at the oval on july 19. and williams driver felipe massa set the quickest time this morning on the first day of final preseason formula one testing in barcelona. i will be back with more on those stories shortly. a conservative backbencher is attempting to reverse government plans to end a scheme under which unaccompanied migrant children who don't have relatives in the uk are given refuge here. last month the government announced that it was limiting the so—called dubs scheme to 350 children. campaigners had hoped around 3000 children would be allowed in. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. inside westminster, there will be a crucial debate on the future of the dubs scheme. 0utside, supporters of the scheme gathered to call on mps to vote to keep it open. we have a long history in this country of offering sanctuary of people fleeing war zones and

the bbc understands leicester city will offer craig shakespeare the manager'sjob until the end of theas named interim manager after claudio ranieri's sacking. and kevin pietersen has signed for surrey to play in the t20 blast, he will play against essex at the oval on july the 19th. i will be back with more on those stories just after half past. a woman from liverpool has been rescued by police in australia after allegedly being held against her will for more than two months. a 22—year—old man from queensland has been charged with several counts of rape and assault. police say they made the arrest when a car being driven by the woman was stopped for a routine check. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith sent this report. moments before her ordeal would end, this footage shows the woman at the petrol station with a bruised face. she left without paying for her fuel. when the police pulled her over, they could tell something was wrong. she said for weeks she had been violently abused. the police say they found the man hiding in the boot. the pair met at a party in cairns, the violence starte

it goes back to shakespeare. he made the mistakes that we all laugh at and then there was no word for it, though, you thought he was a moron. about a 175 years later the play writer richard wrote a play called the rivals and there was a woman in that play named mrs. malaprop who misused language amazingly and it's still hilarious but at the time there was no word for it either but she was -- this was such a big hit that those -- those mistakes became nonas malapropiate and that's where they got the labels from. one class looking at another class because of mistake in words and the modern malapropism because we all make that we don't have time to look them all up. we sometimes just repeat them. >> of course, malaprop is specially good because mal means bad and prop means appropriate. [laughter] >> so you put that together and it describes it too. >> probably getting the word wrong and probably getting everything wrong on this but bolderrism. i guess so. you define it for me and you tell me if it's what i think it

that's where i caught the bug. >> stephen: did you wander around the house reciting shakespeare?t to the sword fights. we would go out in the woods and try to find sticks and fight with them. it was a special way to grow up. it definitely exposed me to theater at a very young age and i think it was a heferlty way to start. >> stephen: what's it like working with sally field? >> she's the best is that has she made out with you yet? >> no. ( laughter ) >> stephen: we kissed a couple of times and it's totally worth it. >> she told me to give you kiss from her but i think i should refrain. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: "the glass menagerie" is on broadway now at the belasco theatre. finn wittrock, everybody! we'll be right back with a ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) ( band playing ) ( cheers and applause ) new degree ultearaclrnt saving black + white.othes. no yellow stains on white clothes. no white marks on black clothes. new degree ultraclear black + white. it won't let you down. how's this for a tv show? sous chef. lawyer by day, prep cook by night. no. here you go

no, i love shakespeare. this whole concept that it's wrong to take something from a single mother of two in the form of taxes or a minor who is trying to put food on his table, in order to give it to a program that is failing as i think somewhat a revolutionary thought. not the kind of language we hear spoken in washington every day. >> not even failing. you are just taking the money from the mother come with a single mother with a child, in order to give it to some program may be as a break, great program. it is still something we have to say, is this right? >> martha: i want to circle back. i want to get your thoughts on the other part of the briefing, which was combustible. something else. what did you think? >> we see this side of trump that gives hope for his supporters. this is going to work, this budget, maybe he is doing deals, selling the health care plan. then, the stuff that we are reminded of the troubles he had when he was running for president when he gets stuck on something or when he first ca

the citizens of rome gathered here, in the heart of the forum, to hear mark antony say, in shakespeare'scountrymen, lend me your ears. i've come to bury caesar, not to praise him." but the republic was finished, and rome became the grand capital of a grand empire. the via sacra, or sacred way, was the main street of ancient rome. it stretched from the arch of septimius severus to the arch of titus. rome's various triumphal arches, named after the emperors who built them, functioned as public-relations tools. reliefs decorating the various arches show how war and expansion were the business of state. rome's thriving economy was fueled by plunder and slaves won in distant wars. - [voiceover] up next, it's music city roots live from the factory. in this episode, china meets appalachia with wu fei and abigail washburn, plus tim o'brien and the new bluegrass of the infamous stringdusters, right after this. - [voiceover] national broadcast of music city roots is made possible by acceptance auto insurance. based in nashville, tennessee, acceptance offers personal automobile coverage from coast

and like you say through shakespeare and stuff like that because it's not what i'm good at.sh! so you spent all this time doing it and you spent all this time doing it and you didn't need it? yeah, which is annoying. city college norwich has so many stu d e nts city college norwich has so many students that need to take their gcses and they need to rent this space to fit them all in. this is norfolk showground, one of the biggest indoor spaces in the cou nty the biggest indoor spaces in the county and it is not the only place being rented out by colleges need more room. the association of colleges says neng gland last year, one in five plans to hire external venues to cope with the numbers. two—thirds were forced to take on short—term staff and colleges say there is no additionalfunding short—term staff and colleges say there is no additional funding from there is no additional funding from the government for any of this. i'm head of school for gcses and maths at city college norwich. how much is it costing you to keep going with the exams? there is such a range. the cost is

case you were having a little trouble there, researchers in r texas are using robot that recites shakespeareith senior citizens. they call it parts pry art.rt previous studies have shown this kind of interaction can harper the minds of the elderly.elde in the next two weeks they'llhe' start conducting more trials and collecting more data. this one is helping fight off parkinson's disease.park people with the disease havehave trouble controlling their muscles. trainers at this gym are working with people to keep them moving and active.tive at a neurological level this is changing the brain and in somein case it's actually reversing the disease that up to now has been a mystery. i can tie shoes again. the medicine wasn't helping h me do, really. the gym in missouri is strictlyi for parkinson's patients. the gym is making a positive difference in their lives. that is very cool. so cool. i love that.hat. if that's having that sort of an impact. i love finding alternatives oror things that can help in additioi to medicine. so maybe we can lower theer amounts of medicines we take.ke. >> absolutely

you know bob dylan called him the shakespeare of rock 'n' roll. >> sreenivasan: again, high praise fromsomeone who knows a few -- >> a thing or two. many lessons he learned from chuck berry. this was in the stupid throw away teenage music. it had that spirit and that freedom but it also had a depth and a resonance, that's the reason these songs sustained 50, 60 years later. >> sreenivasan: and he brought a certain attitude to the table as well. >> absolutely. he was unapologetic. he was a showman, a performer, somebody who was a proud black man at a time when that was a challenging thing to be. in mainstream entertainment. who could write a song like brown eyed handsome man that was a little bit coded but not that coded in speaking about, you know, racial divisions and affinities in this country. >> sreenivasan: he was also pretty savvy in marketing his music really early on giving co-writing credits. >> he picked up early on he was getting burned by the way things were being handled. maybelline was his first writing credit. the song writing was given to him and alan freed, and the guy

he was doing a shakespeare at lincoln center with my great friend, kate. we met and add very, very happy many, many years. he had gone to juliart. i went to yale. we add very similar idea of what we wanted to do with our craft and lives. and there is no internet. you would get together in the evening and talk and read and have a cocktail. it was a very different time. i had a hard time trying to have a baby. then francis was born. nbc called and the next day malcom picked up. the next day, the doctor called, i was pregnant again. i said to bradley, wow, i wonder if our lives will change. >> that's too funny. >> i was pregnant the first season of malcom. the great thing about it is both sets were so celebrated that we wept to all of the award shows together. our careers were so similar in the acclaim we were getting from the show. >> couldn't avoid the two of you. if we wanted to. we love you both. >> but i, bradley worthked more than i do. that show is incredible. i would insist i was home at a certain time because i have children to feed and nurse and et

he was doing shakespeare at lincoln center with my great friend, kate burton. you know, we met and had a very, very happy many, many years. he had gone to juilliard, i went to yale. we had a similar idea of what we wanted to do with our craft and lives. there was no internet. you know, you would get together in the evening and talk and read and have a cocktail. >> sure. >> and it was a very different -- very different time. we had the great bad luck of both of these shows happened at exactly the same time. i had a great difficulty having a baby. finally frances -- had frances, she was 18 months. we were trying to have another baby, and one day the phone rang. it was nbc that "west wing" had been picked up. phone rang the next day, it was fox. "malcolm" had picked up. the next day the doctor called, i was pregnant again. >> literally three days in a flow row? gee whiz -- >> i said to bradley, i wonder if our lives are going to change. >> that's too funny. >> you know, i was pregnant the first season of "malcolm." the great thing was both shows were so celebrated

the bbc understands leicester city will offer craig shakespeare the manager's job until the end of the named interim manager after claudio ranieri's si king. —— have won. and kevin pietersen has signed for surrey to play in the t20 blast, he will play against essex at the oval onjuly the 19th. will play against essex at the oval on july the 19th. back with will play against essex at the oval onjuly the 19th. back with more on those stories later. a coroner has confirmed that the singer george michael died of natural causes. the 53—year—old was found dead at his home on christmas day. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito gave us this update earlier. there have been tests, repeated tests. today, a statement by darren salter saying that george michael died of natural causes from dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver. in essence, heart disease. myocarditis is well—known as a heart disease that can affect young people, people who seem otherwise healthy, it can lead to sudden death, sometimes of athletes, it has been linked there. so heart disease rather than the many other

and two wins in two for leicester under craig shakespeare — that's in sportsday at 7:30pm.evening and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing elections to the irish assembly. they have won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic irish unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, said it was "a watershed election" and the end to a permanent unionist majority in northern ireland. the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. sinn fein believe they have changed the political picture in northern ireland. if this election was a battle in the long fight between unionism and nationalism, they are claiming victory. clearly the unionist majority in the assembly has been ended and the notion of a permanent or perpetual unionist majority has been demolished. the dup are still stormont‘s biggest party, but they can only watch as republican add to their sizeable lead from the last election just ten months ago. many voters were motivated by the harsh words of the campaign. at one stage the dup compared republicans to

we are at hull truck theatre where the royal shakespeare company have upped sticks from their home ine, a farce about the english civil war. we will take you behind the scenes with actors caroline quentin and mark addy. we will find out why this 75—metre long turbine blade has landed in hull city centre. and take a look at the tiny footprints making a giant artwork celebrating life, birth and memory. as you can see, there is already quite a buzz at hull truck theatre. but then again it's not everyday that the rsc up sticks and moves to a new home temporarily. but then again it's not a usual year for hull, we are the uk city of culture for 2017. i'm anne—marie tasker, the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc in hull. and this is kofi smiles. i'm the face of hull, chosen by the bbc to tell the world about the city of culture, after i auditioned here. you can see the stage, it's just down there, round past the toilets. it's three months since kofi was over there

in the process, as shakespeare said, he was hoisted on his own petard. moderates, dislike things in there such as the cutting of medicaid, and the more right—wing conservatives said it did not go far enoughin conservatives said it did not go far enough in creating a market raced alternative. i would say the president will probably return with this plan or a variation there of when obamacare begins to of its own accord. certainly be premiums people will have to pay this year is an alarming step towards its decline. so the issue is not over. not for now he has suffered a major blow. so you say he will return to this, likely when obamaca re you say he will return to this, likely when obamacare collapses, as he says he will leave it to do. what will be have to do differently to get it grew in that time? 0k, will be have to do differently to get it grew in that time? ok, let's put it on the table right now. two weeks ago, in response to a question from this reporter, house democratic leader nancy pelosi said that none of the 187 democrats in the house of repr

the premier league. who are in third place leicester city have confirmed the appointment of craig shakespeare games as the caretaker boss following the sacking of claudio ranieri. while a late equaliser for rangers from clint hill denied celtic a 23rd consecutive league win, but they are now 25 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership. world number one andy murray suffered a shock second—round defeat at the prestigious indian wells open, beaten by a qualifier, vasek pospisil. indian wells open, beaten dan evans has also been knocked out, while world number iijohanna konta lost her third—round match this evening in three sets to caroline garcia of france. evening in three sets and britain's elise christie has become a triple world champion at the short track speed skating championships in rotterdam. and tributes have been paid to the singerjoni sledge — of the group sister sledge — who's died at her home in phoenix, arizona. who's died at her home she was 60. who's died at her home the band — four sisters — achieved fame in 1979 with their signature track "we are family". other hits

leicester city confirms that craig shakespeare will continue to manage the club until the end of theeason. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour says it will fight for changes to the brexit bill when it comes back to the house of commons tomorrow. the brexit secretary david davis has called on mps to reject lords amendments — and to give the prime minister a "free hand" in negotiations with the european union. if the bill is passed — theresa may could trigger the formal process of brexit as early as tuesday. our political correspondent susana mendonca has more details. theresa may wants to get on with it. for months she has vowed to kick—start brexit talks by the end of march. but some here in parliament are fighting to get safeguards written into law before the negotiations begin. today the brexit secretary tried to reassure mps and peers they would get a vote on the prime minister's final deal with the eu. but... what we can't have is the, the either house of parliament reversing the decision of the british people. they haven't got a veto on it. what does it mean otherwise

what will it mean for craig shakespeare's future?league game against seville. will he get thejob at the end of the season? we spoke to the players, the resilience and the character they showed. it was against the run of play when they went 1—0 down, but to bounce back the way we did it showed their resilience. everyone looked at the game on monday night and to get three points under that pressure was massive, but to back it up with a win today was vitally important. another team that had a big win today was swansea against burnley. potentially a huge win for swansea. what is paul clement doing? he has proven himself to be a brilliant coach, a brilliant assistant to carlo ancelotti and now an excellent manager. with eight games in charge, he has got five wins. you can see how the fans are celebrating at the liberty stadium. two calls for llore nte. liberty stadium. two calls for llorente. he nearly went in the tra nsfer llorente. he nearly went in the transfer window. it was a very controversial burnley penalty, a case of mistaken ide

riyad mahrez scored his first league goal since november, boosting craig shakespeare's hopes of gettinger the club sacked claudio ranieri. it could turn out to be that all‘s well that ends well at the king power stadium. quote of the weekend, hejumped into my elbow. the other results in the premier league saw middlesbrough drop into the relegation zone after losing at stoke. a late goal gave swansea an important win over burnley. a high scoring game at watford ended 4—3 to southampton and crystal palace won their first game since january at west brom. newcastle united have extended their lead at the top of the championship to five points, with a 3—1 victory at huddersfield. a penalty from matt ritchie and a goalfrom daryl murphy put the magpies ahead, before dwight gayle rounded off the win in injury time. rangers are through to the semi—finals of the scottish cup — they beat hamilton 6—0. the referee came in for criticism. hamilton felt strikerjoe garner could have been sent off for a challenge on dougie imrie and garner went on to score a hat—trick. the hamilton boss was not happy wit

it remains likely that caretaker manager craig shakespeare will remain in charge until the end of thee to go well for the struggling champions. golf is set for the biggest shake—up in the rules in a generation. the governing bodies want to make the sport quicker and simpler. ideas including relaxing rules on free drops and reducing the time allowed to search for lost balls. the proposals come into effect from 2019. all sorts of modern technique, dare i say it even plain english now and again. so by a combination of these things. these things we have to cover a huge amount, they will at least be structured more logically. rory mcilroy says tiger woods was it a good place mentally when the pair had lunch last week. mcilroy believes the next few weeks will go a long way in determining whether woods will play a master next month. the tournament which he has won three times, mcilroy is back in action at the world golf championship in mexico city after nursing a stress fracture in one of his ribs. he has been out of action since january. the masters is the only golf major he is yet to win.

two years ago, in a move worthy of shakespeare, she kicked her own part y yy father out of the partyo you have any contact with him? >> translator: no, i don't have any contact with him. we broke up. broke up politically. it was a very clear decision on my part to have a political break. which he turned into a family breakup. a personal breakup. that was his choice. >> reporter: le pen is now a practiced politician. [ speaking foreign language ] as a member of the european parliament, she spent years polishing her persona as a straight-talking, working mom, a french everywoman, doing her best to make people forget her party's past. when you go to a marie le pen rally, you don't see her last name or the name of the party very much. >> but she's right. if she wants to succeed, she must cut all links with that past. she is the daughter of jean le pen. >> reporter: nona is considered a leading authority on the national front. she's tainted because of her last name? >> yes. she is a le pen. >> reporter: and in france, that name is still tonightic? >> yes. >> reporter: but she says while h