she did initially, because sinn fein were involved in - sinn fein were involved in considerable controversy while indeed. that slid away, and some of the problems that had been associated with arlene foster began to return. the dup of course was punished for the fact that stormont had collapsed between 2016 to 2019 and the dup would say they are blameless in that collapse but their critics would say it was partly their fault. critics would say it was partly theirfault. it is critics would say it was partly their fault. it is quite clear from public opinion that the northern ireland public still wants stormont but whether arlene foster was the person to be their first minister is open to question. the fact she lost the confidence of so many in her party, is a pretty damning indictment. the vast bulk of her northern ireland assembly party moved this, well, signed the no—confidence letter that went to the party chairman which is a fairly poor indictment of her performance, but she did engage in gestures, trying to reach out to the nationalist community. turning up at a gaelic community event i

of sinn fein politicians attending funerals during — politicians attending funerals during lockdownramilitaries do. but it's hard to put one of those threats — but it's hard to put one of those threats and solve the issue and calling — threats and solve the issue and calling for— threats and solve the issue and calling for calm is one thing, but is not _ calling for calm is one thing, but is not at — calling for calm is one thing, but is not at all— calling for calm is one thing, but is not at all clear that that's going — is not at all clear that that's going to _ is not at all clear that that's going to calm down very quickly. let's _ look at the ft. they also talk about this and you're absolutely right, it is finally making the front page and it certainly was not on many from pages yesterday but morning, there are appeals for calm but this is so multilayered and there is no one various different reason behind the increase tension although there have been particular flashpoints that henry has mentioned. i been particular flashpoints that henry has mentioned.- been particular flash

and sinn fein is the party from whom _ that. and sinn fein is the party from whom we _ that.t. and sinn fein is the party from whom we have the - that. and sinn fein is the party| from whom we have the deputy that. and sinn fein is the party - from whom we have the deputy first minister, michelle 0'neill, from whom we have the deputy first minister, michelle o'neill, and they have urged the dup to be pragmatic, whoever emerges as party leader, and, or first minister, to be pragmatic. who do you think could be the best person suited to navigate that difficult relationship with the westminster government over brexit and the northern ireland protocol and the northern ireland protocol and to also deal with the fact that and to also deal with the fact that a lot of mlas in northern ireland are not socially conservative in the way the dup is?— way the dup is? that could be --erhas way the dup is? that could be perhaps where _ way the dup is? that could be perhaps where the _ way the dup is? that could be perhaps where the role - way the dup is? that could be perhaps where the role

don't get on and didn't— dup and sinn fein don't get on and didn't get— dup and sinn fein don'turing the coronavirus pandemic which is — during the coronavirus pandemic which is still going on, the executive seemed to be constantly, the dup— executive seemed to be constantly, the dup and sinn fein, seemed to be constantly— the dup and sinn fein, seemed to be constantly quarrelling with each other~ _ constantly quarrelling with each other~ i— constantly quarrelling with each other. i think there has to be real ieadership— other. i think there has to be real leadership now, shown, at the minute, — leadership now, shown, at the minute, to— leadership now, shown, at the minute, to really promote community relations— minute, to really promote community relations otherwise i fear the violence _ relations otherwise i fear the violence will continue. gn relations otherwise i fear the violence will continue. on that oint, violence will continue. on that point. your— violence will continue. on that point, your thoughts, - violence will continue. on that point, your thoughts, both - violen

you have sinn fein who are irish republicans and the dup.a rainbow coalition that involve nigel farage and jeremy corbyn and everyone in between. that is not a recipe, that hasn't been an easy thing over the last 23 years and there have been lots of crises. but certainly brexit and i don't say this by taking a position of progressive or anti—brexit, but there is no doubt that brexit has been a very source of division of this resulting irish sea border has been a huge issue, and then sinn fein brought down stormont over an energy scandal three years ago but did not come back up until after they got a number of things they wanted including an irish language act and they are now wanting delivery on that and that is a big culture of battle, unionists are very concerned about that. that isn't going to be an easy thing for arlene foster to deliver in the circumstances. it is not easy to see how stormont itself is going to survive all of these tensions at the moment. even if the trouble which everybody will be hoping does die down a little bit. {li

significantly, there were also warm words from sinn fein.the british royal family to assist in the building of relationships between britain and ireland. it's appropriate this contribution to the advancement of peace and is rightly recognised. the duke of edinburgh had, of course, a long association with scotland. he was educated at gordonstoun school on the moray murray coast. and at their home at balmoral, the queen has regularly hosted prime ministers and first ministers. i always enjoyed my conversations with the duke of edinburgh on these visits, indeed, on all of the occasions that i met him, and i was struck by how different he was in private to the way he was sometimes characterised in public. he was a thoughtful man, deeply interesting, and fiercely intelligent. he was also a serious bookworm, which i am, too, so talking about the books we were reading was often, for me, a real highlight of our conversations. but i think anyone who, in their life, fought in world war ii, set up an organisation to help young people build resilience a

sinn fein were to blame for that.derlies a lot of the trouble that we are now seen on the streets. people would expect a united call for the disruption and destruction. however there is a question as to exactly how much unity there will be amongst the parties at stormont.— unity there will be amongst the parties at stormont. thank you very much for that. _ parties at stormont. thank you very much for that, chris _ parties at stormont. thank you very much for that, chris page, - parties at stormont. thank you very much for that, chris page, our - much for that, chris page, our ireland correspondent, in belfast. more now on our top story — that ministers are continuing to reassure the public about the safety of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. we can speak tojohn carr from the university of cambridge centre for risk and evidence. he specialises in how risk is presented in the media in a way that is informative and easily understood by people. good to have you with us. a good time to talk about the presentation of so

it is part of it, but also the decision not to prosecute some sinn fein politicians, including the firstry the height of the pandemic last summer and so, paramilitary activity complicating things even further and a lot of— complicating things even further and a lot of people who have been arrested — a lot of people who have been arrested for the violence and paramilitaries and some kids as youngest— paramilitaries and some kids as youngest 13. there's a very complex patchwork _ youngest 13. there's a very complex patchwork of causes for the virus and the — patchwork of causes for the virus and the fear is that will make it even _ and the fear is that will make it even more _ and the fear is that will make it even more complicated to calm things down _ even more complicated to calm things down. , . ., , even more complicated to calm things down. , _, , ., ., down. extremely complex and to confuse everyone, _ down. extremely complex and to confuse everyone, i— down. extremely complex and to confuse everyone, i was - down. extremely complex and to confuse everyone, i was talking l confuse e

a prominent ira member, bobby story, and at that funeral, something like 2000 sinn fÉin supporters gatheredt all, the unionists said this was in breach of covered regulations and prosecution should have been made across the board, particularly at the senior sinn fÉin leadership. that did not take place. are arlene foster has now called for the resignation of the chief constable, and that has not. you can see everyone is reliant on security forces, but right now they're under fire from politicians themselves. so it is by no means a secure situation here. >> another story we are following, the number of judges making up that u.s. supreme court could increase. president biden is ordering a bipartisan commission to study potential reforms. term limits could be part of any changes. reform is a priority for progressive democratic politicians after the republican president donald trump forced through a replacement justice just before last year's election. up landmark pushed by workers to unionize at amazon in alabama, has failed. more than 3000 workers, the majority decided against it. the union s

what is a british government doing to try and alleviate the problem i mean do you think i mean to sinn fein call for the war zones a government to respond to dublin's desire for some kind of summit now about where we are as regards the protocol on the border in the irish sea yes i think we do need to lead in the. government and the british government the problem is that the d.v.d. don't want to nearby he broke off communication and they do want to participate in the east is doctors are there within the can for the agreement and what we need is the full implementation off the good friday agreement not any staying away from one not any excuses for not implemented and we don't need the shang to see it run loose are others trying to justify the bounds of the state as it were to something to do with the irish dimension do you think jonson not responding to dublin favorably so far some of that he doesn't want to be involved in any summit maybe a reflection of his understanding the joe biden used to well certainly support of the old ira. well joe biden had on the irish instructors in the u.s. in g

development last week, northern ireland's public prosecution service decided not to prosecute senior sinn feinin an apparent breach of coronavirus regulations. that provoked outrage among unionist politicians and some of that sentiment now appears to have spilled onto the streets. on friday night, 15 police officers were injured when a loyalist protest in south belfast turned violent. seven people have been charged with a riot in connection with that incident, the youngest a boy ofjust 13. there has also been several nights of trouble in londonderry, though no further incidents were reported from there last night. politicians and senior police officers are appealing for calm. police say they're dealing with reports of an illegal rave in herefordshire. roadblocks are in place in dorstone between hereford and hay—on—wye after around 100 cars arrived in the area last night. west merica police say they understand concern from local residents and officers say they are dealing with the incident as a priority. easter is being celebrated around the uk and across the globe. the easter service at canter

michelle 0�*neill of sinn fein. using this network. but as the world begins to venture outside, public transport is once again getting ready to take us there. at this depot in hull, they began fogging their buses 14 months ago. they�*re planning extra services into the summer to help with social distancing, but there�*s still some uncertainty from potential passengers. i wouldn�*t like to use the bus. it can be so busy i wouldn�*t want to be that close to people, especially if it�*s so full, you have to sit next to a random person. as long as people wear their mask, i think you can get as many people on as you want. changes are happening around the country. by monday, there�*ll be 18,000 train services each weekday across britain — that�*s 1,000 more since february. but how many passengers will take rail trips over the next few months is still guesswork. we want people to travel with confidence, so we�*re making as much space available for people — whether that�*s extra daily services or longer trains. we�*re also m

development last week, northern ireland's public prosecution service decided not to prosecute senior sinn feinlarge funeral in apparent breach of coronavirus regulations. that provoked outrage among unionist politicians, and some of that sentiment now appears to have spilled onto the streets. some nationalist politicians say unionist rhetoric has added to community tensions. a senior unionist rejects that. the violence has to be deplored and it needs to stop and i know, for example, we have local councillors and community workers trying to do what they can to calm fears, to try and get people to go home, to get parents to take responsibility and to get the mostly younger people to disperse. on friday night, 15 police officers were hurt when a loyalist protest in south belfast turned violent. seven people have been charged with riot in connection with that incident, the youngest a boy ofjust 13. the signs of last night's trouble have been cleared away. police and politicians are hoping there will be no repeat. more than a hundred people were arrested in central london yesterday during protests

the details in terms of the irish sea border, what they're being told and seeing in the media is sinn feind that our identity is under attack. when they hear those words, that stuff, and then they're told, the way you help is by going out and throwing bombs, sticks and stones at people, they're more than willing to do so. people will say, why were you there in the first place, wouldn't have been better to come home. somebody i cared about was in trouble and that is not something anyone can blame me for. as clean—up was going on, political leaders gathered at stormont. there can be no place in our society for violence or the threat of violence and it must stop. what we saw last night i think was a very dangerous - escalation of events. and it is deplorable. in the past hour, police under attack again, have used water cannons against large crowds on the nationalist side of the peace wall. there is concern the flood gates have opened on something more reminiscent of northern ireland's days of old. let's get some of the day's other news. the united states has imposed sanctions on myanmar�*s st

but you also have to be pragmatic, because loveless marriage or not, you have to do business with sinn feint first minister could be this man. edwin poots, first to officially declare he is running. the current agricultural minister, he is seen as even more socially conservative than arlene foster, with a track record of vehemently opposing gay marriage, same—sex adoption and abortion. westminster mp sirjeffrey donaldson and gavin robinson are also believed to be contenders. getting things done here depends on political partnership between unionists and nationalists. the dup's recent tactics of standing in the way of brexit arrangements and other things has already angered the nationalist parties, so there's uncertainty here about what approach a new leader might take to the tricky business of power—sharing. critics of arlene foster felt she should have defended the dup's core ideals more strongly. unionists feel undermined by the new brexit arrangements, a trade border separating northern ireland from the rest of the uk. i think there's a feeling that the party has moved away from its trad

irish sea border and stuff, what they're being told and they're seeing reflected in the media is the sinn feinpublicans are winning and that our identity is under attack. and when they hear those words, that stuff, and then they're told, the way you help is by going out and throwing bombs, sticks and stones at people, they're more than willing to do so. people will say, why were you there in the first place, wouldn't have been better to go home? the fact is, someone i cared about was in trouble and i don't think that's something anyone can blame me for or accuse me of wrongdoing. asa as a cleanup operations began, political leaders gathered at stormont. there can be no place in our society for violence or the threat of violence and it must stop. what we saw last night at lanark way interface, i think, was a very dangerous escalation of events. and it's utterly deplorable. in the past hour, police under attack again, have used water cannons against large crowds gathered on the nationalist side of the peace wall. there's concern the flood gates have opened on something more reminiscent of northe

but you also have to be pragmatic, because loveless marriage or not, you have to do business with sinn fein first minister could be this man. edwin poots, first to officially declare his running. declare he is running. the current agricultural minister, he is seen as even more socially conservative than arlene foster, with a track record of vehemently opposing gay marriage, same—sex adoption and abortion. westminster mp sirjeffrey donaldson and gavin robinson are also believed to be contenders. getting things done here depends on political partnership between unionists and nationalists. the dup's recent tactics of standing in the way of brexit arrangements and other things has already angered the nationalist parties, so there's uncertainty here about what approach a new leader might take to the tricky business of power—sharing. critics of arlene foster felt she should have defended the dup's core ideals more strongly. unionists feel undermined by the new brexit arrangements, a trade border separating northern ireland from the rest of the uk. i think there's a feeling that the party has move

stop at the du peoples's main partner in the power—sharing executive is the irish republican party sinn feinbe making sure that the coalition works. . we be making sure that the coalition works. . we all have a “ob coalition works. . we all have a job here. — coalition works. . we all have ajob here. it— coalition works. . we all have a job here, it should - coalition works. . we all have a job here, it should work - coalition works. . we all have a job here, it should work for| a job here, it should work for everybody, and i hope that the du pea — everybody, and i hope that the du pea find a partner that is also — du pea find a partner that is also willing to do this. this is a huge _ also willing to do this. this is a huge moment - also willing to do this. this is a huge moment in - also willing to do this. this is a huge moment in the i also willing to do this. ti 3 is a huge moment in the complex and contentious politics of northern ireland. webber takes over as the leader of unionism and would have a defining role in shaping its future. the images out of india in recent weeks have been

it meant working alongside sinn fein's martin mcguinness, the former ira commander who became northernllapse in power—sharing over the dup�*s handling of a green energy scheme which wasted millions of pounds of taxpayers' money. tonight, arlene foster's current partner in the coalition at stormont had a message for her successor. you have to be committed to working together. it's about politics delivering for everybody, it's about progression, you know, it's about delivering for all citizens who live here. it was brexit which became arlene foster's biggest nemesis. her profile rose as the dup propped up theresa may's government through the confidence and supply agreement. when borisjohnson promised to protect the union, she championed him. he is a fabulous friend to the union. but when he agreed a brexit deal which separated northern ireland in trading terms from the rest of the uk, it was damaging to the party and arlene foster's leadership. now, the anger among loyalist communities over brexit has raised the stakes. there is a sense that unionism in northern ireland is weakened and l

of months and then last week renewed and goes when prosecutors decided not to take action against sinn fein man in belfast last summer, allegedly breaching coronavirus restrictions. it is a complex picture but a message being hoped to be put out today is that the violence has to stop immediately and if it doesn't the reality is that lives will be lost.- and if it doesn't the reality is that lives will be lost. chris page, thank yon _ the foreign secretary dominic raab has condemned what he's called the bullying actions of myanmar�*s military leaders, after the country's ambassador to the uk was locked out of the embassy last night. a spokesman for the sacked envoy kyaw zwar minn has asked the british government not to recognise his replacement. myanmar�*s military seized power in a coup in february, sparking widespread protests. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. for more than two months now, myanmar has been torn apart by violence as people protested against the army's seizure of power. now this bloody struggle has led to a diplomatic stand—off on the streets of london. th

it meant working alongside sinn fein�*s martin mcguinness, the former ira commander who became northernnister. until he resigned over the handling of a green energy scheme which wasted millions of pounds of taxpayers' money. tonight, arlene foster's coalition partner at stormont had a message for her successor. it stormont had a message for her successor-— successor. it is about working to . ether successor. it is about working together and _ successor. it is about working together and politics - successor. it is about working | together and politics delivering successor. it is about working - together and politics delivering for everybody. it's about delivering for all citizens who live here. it everybody. it's about delivering for all citizens who live here.— all citizens who live here. it was brexit which _ all citizens who live here. it was brexit which became _ all citizens who live here. it was brexit which became arlene - all citizens who live here. it was - brexit which became arlene foster's biggest nemesis. her profile rose as the dup propped up theresa may's government throug

the sinn fein politician offered "a heartfelt and unreserved" apology for the hurt caused to those who'dbrated actor sir ian mckellen is taking on one of the toughest roles in theatre. he's playing hamlet, half a century after first appearing as the danish prince. the curtain should go up injune, when restrictions on theatres are finally eased. our arts editor, will gompertz, has been talking to sir ian, during rehearsals at the theatre royal in windsor. of all occasions to inform against me and spur my dull revenge! the mode, these days, of casting people who don't necessarily look the part, because it's the inner person you're going after, and if i can rake around inside and discover the young man in me, then hopefully it'll be all right. it strikes me that the biggest challenge is the physicality, is the movement. well, what am i to do? i can't pretend i'm 20. no—one's going to believe it. but i can feel that i'm 20. it is going to be an 80—year—old man playing a man 50 years younger. i have played gandalf, who was over 7,000 years old. no—one said i was too young! you shall not pass!

development last week, northern ireland's public prosecution service decided not to prosecute senior sinn feinirus regulations. that provoked outrage among unionist politicians and some of that sentiment now appears to have spilled onto the streets. on friday night, 15 police officers were injured when a loyalist protest in south belfast turned violent. seven people have been charged with a riot in connection with that incident, the youngest a boy ofjust 13. there has also been several nights of trouble in londonderry, though no further incidents were reported from there last night. politicians and senior police officers are appealing for calm. john campbell, bbc news, belfast. as coronavirus case numbers continue to rise in germany, many health experts are calling for an immediate lockdown. but angela merkel — who's urged regional leaders to introduce tougher restrictions — is facing stiff opposition. jenny hill reports from the city of marburg. spring has brought some life back to germany. but it has also delivered soaring case numbers and a confusing variety of restrictions. sandra is open

and there's fury over sinn fein politicians who escaped prosecution for attending the funeral of a former covid rules. what i see within the unionist and loyalist community now is grassroots, legitimate and justified anger which is widespread throughout the entire community. you say there's legitimate anger, but is that to legitimise violence? do you condemn what's happened? when it comes to loyalists on the ground, there has been a lot of protests that are taking place. there will probably be a lot more, and like i said, loyalist activists are doing their utmost to dissuade people from engaging in violence. the rioting was sporadic and still considered relatively low—level here. but police believe paramilitary organisations, who still have influence in some communities, had some involvement. signs of anger over the irish sea border are everywhere you look here, but to say that what happened at the weekend is a direct result of brexit isn't the full picture. loyalist paramilitaries are under pressure from police who have been cracking down on their criminal activities. a series of recent

the sinn fein politician offered "a heartfelt and unreserved" apology for the hurt caused to those who roles in theatre. he's playing hamlet — half a century after he first played the role. the curtain should go up injune, when restrictions on theatres are finally eased. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has been talking to sir ian at the theatre royal windsor about the huge challenge ahead. of all occasions to inform against me and spur my dull revenge! the mode, these days, of casting people who don't necessarily look the part, because it's the inner person you're going after, and if i can rake around inside and discover the young man in me, then hopefully it'll be all right. strikes me that the biggest challenge is the physicality, is the movement. well, what am i to do? i can't pretend i'm 20. no one's going to believe it. but i can feel that i'm 20. it is going to be an 80—year—old man playing a man 50 years younger. i have played gandalf, who was over 7,000 years old. no one said i was too young! you shall not pass! i think it's fair to say, or true to say, at least, you first played

the details in terms of the irish sea border, what they're being told and seeing in the media is sinn feinthat our identity is under attack. when they hear those words, that stuff, and then they're told, the way you help is by going out and throwing bombs, sticks and stones at people, they're more than willing to do so.— willing to do so. people will say, wh were willing to do so. people will say, why were you — willing to do so. people will say, why were you there _ willing to do so. people will say, why were you there in _ willing to do so. people will say, why were you there in the - willing to do so. people will say, why were you there in the first i why were you there in the first place, wouldn't have been better to come home. place, wouldn't have been better to come home-— place, wouldn't have been better to come home. , ., come home. somebody i cared about was in trouble _ come home. somebody i cared about was in trouble and _ come home. somebody i cared about was in trouble and that _ come home. somebody i cared about was in trouble and that is _ come home. somebody i cared about w

and fury over sinn fein politicians who escaped prosecution for attending the funeral of a former ira loyalist community now is grassroots legitimate and justified anger, which is widespread throughout the entire community. you say there is legitimate anger, but is that to legitimise violence? do you condemn what has happened? when it comes to loyalists on the ground there has been a lot of protests that are taking place, there will probably be a lot more, and like i said, loyalist activists are doing their utmost to dissuade people from engaging in violence. the rioting was sporadic and still considered relatively low level here. but police believe paramilitary organisations who still have influence in some communities, had some involvement. signs of anger over the irish sea border are everywhere you look here. but to say that what happened at the weekend is a direct result of brexit isn't the full picture. loyalist paramilitaries are under pressure from police who have been cracking down on their criminal activities. a series of recent raids and arrests have targeted paramilitary li

the dup's main partner in the power—sharing stormont executive is the irish republican party sinn fein all have a job here. politics must deliver for everybody and power—sharing must deliver for everybody. i will play my part in that, i hope that the dup find a partner that's also willing to do the same. no one has officially declared themselves as running just yet, but whoever takes over as the leader of unionism will have a defining role in shaping its future. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. president biden has announced huge spending plans in a speech to a joint session of congress, saying america needs a "once in a generation" investment in itself. delivered as he prepares to mark 100 days in office, he wants to spend trillions of dollars creating jobs, fixing infrastructure and improving education. but his plans face a battle in congress, with republicans opposed to higher taxes and greater state involvement in the economy. here's lebo diseko. applause it was an evening of historic firsts. president biden's first address to a joint session of congress, the first time two women flan

do and _ westminster and doing what sinn fein do and having a separate leader in stormont — do andister but really increasingly there is a — minister but really increasingly there is a sense i think within the dup people are questioning jeffrey donaldson about two years ago he was the heir— donaldson about two years ago he was the heirapparent is donaldson about two years ago he was the heir apparent is seen as the person— the heir apparent is seen as the person who overwhelmingly was likely to take _ person who overwhelmingly was likely to take over from olly foster, a lot of people _ to take over from olly foster, a lot of people went to him to move in various— of people went to him to move in various points and he did not move against _ various points and he did not move against her~ — various points and he did not move against her. this time people are talking _ against her. this time people are talking about edwin, possibly at first minister and also as party leader~ — first minister and also as party leader. �* , ,., , ~ leader. briefly, it sounds like thins leader. briefly,

to brexit, part of it might be to do with the fact that there were no police action taken over a sinn feinby hundreds of --eole? ~' �* ., people? i think if you're asking me the question. _ people? i think if you're asking me the question, our— people? i think if you're asking me the question, our young _ people? i think if you're asking me the question, our young people i the question, our young people worried about brexit, yes, they are. our young people worried about 0ur young people worried about feeling that their communities are being discriminated against and not being discriminated against and not being listened to, yes, they are. they also worried about mental health and well—being. they are also worried about poverty, worried about climate change, there are also worried about black lives matter, and they are also worried about keeping safe and violence against women and girls and sexuality education. those are the things that young people in northern ireland being very, very animated and worried about. and they're not mounted —— marching on the streets in these violent ways aroun

it meant working alongside sinn fein�*s martin mcguinness, the former ira commander who became northernyear. he resigned over the dup's handling of a green energy scheme which wasted hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money. where the scheme has brought us to this place is a matter of deep regret for me. but brexit became the party's biggest nemesis. arlene foster's profile rose as the dup propped up theresa may's government through the confidence and supply agreement. when borisjohnson promised to protect the union, she championed him. he is a fabulous friend to the union and a promoter of the union. but when he agreed a brexit deal which left northern ireland under a different set of rules from the rest of the uk, it was damaging to the party and arlene foster's leadership. now the anger among loyalist communities over brexit has raised the stakes. there is a sense that unionism in northern ireland is weakened and losing ground to nationalists. and now arlene foster is paying the price. we are into uncharted territory now, as the dup has never really had a leadership contest

development last week, northern ireland's public prosecution service decided not to prosecute senior sinn feinneral in an apparent breach of coronavirus regulations. that provoked outrage among unionist politicians and some of that sentiment appears to have spilled onto the streets. on friday night, 15 police officers were injured when a loyalist protest in south belfast turned violent. seven people have been charged with riot in connection with that incident, the youngest a boy ofjust 13. there has also been several nights of trouble in londonderry, though no further incidents were reported from there last night. politicians and senior police officers are appealing for calm. john campbell, bbc news, belfast. and preparations are under way for the annual boat race, which is taking place in cambridgeshire this year. the two teams will row along the great ouse in ely for the first time since the second world war. the move is partly to dissuade big crowds in london and because of problems with one of the bridges over the thames. organisers say the event in ely is closed to spectators. you can see

in a separate issue which emerged is that some senior sinn fein members were not prosecuted breechinge of the sentiment is now spilling onto the street.— onto the street. thank you very much. onto the street. thank you very much- he _ onto the street. thank you very much. he was _ onto the street. thank you very much. he was reporting - onto the street. thank you very much. he was reporting from i onto the street. thank you very - much. he was reporting from belfast. the headlines on bbc news: a plan for the return of large public gatherings. the fa cup final will be among the pilot events for the government's covid passport scheme in england. a traffic light system is being planned for the re—introduction of international travel from england. but there's a warning not to book foreign holidays just yet. the former crown prince ofjordan says he's been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on government critics. pope francis has called on the international community to overcome delays in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines, especially for the poorest countries. in his ea

ireland �*s public prosecution service decided not to pursue criminal charges against some senior sinn feinof coronavirus legislation. the public prosecution service said they had no reasonable prospect of securing convictions. that led to outrage amongst unionist politicians and it now appears that some of that average has spilled out onto the streets. 0n average has spilled out onto the streets. on friday night, the trouble you reference their work there was all those arrests particularly of young people, that is something which started out as a protest, it then turned violent. seven people have now been charged with riot in connection with that incident, four of them adults, three juveniles, the youngest of them a boy aged just 13. then what we had was something where there was no pretense of protest, this was initially an incident which started off with masked men hijacking cars in newtownabbey in the northern suburbs up belfast. those cars were set on fire, that drew police into the area, police vehicles were then attacked with bricks, bottles, fireworks, some bins were set on fire. th