they're not frightened by these sinn fein gains.oncentrating on negotiating with westminster to try to address their concerns on brexit. but it does leave sinn fein in a very strong position if a power sharing government is restored, perhaps in autumn time, further down the line, michelle o'neill from sinn fein will become the first nationalist first minister of northern ireland. the celebrated british author martin amis has died. he was 73. his works including money and london fields defined a new era of british writing in the 19805 905. later works investigated stalin's purges and the legacy of the holocaust. amis�* death was announced by his wife, the writer isabel fonseca, who said he'd had oesophageal cancer. he'd been living in the us state of florida. here in the uk, the veteran tv presenter phillip schofield will no longer present itv�*s this morning after agreeing to step down with immediate effect — his last programme was on thursday. the presenter has worked on the show for more than 20 years. recent reports claimed relat

as the democratic unionist party, for a second time in 12 months, has been overtaken by sinn fein.e that way, because people, well, my idea, you vote for people who are going to do the job. ijust think it was coming, the dup haven't been standing around doing anything, so... that is what it is down to, a lack of government? lack of government, yeah. someone has to make really vital decisions relating - to the environment, employment, . childcare, women's refuge provision, the whole abortion issue. the scale of the jump in support for sinn fein is something they themselves had not even predicted, but will it do anything to change the dynamic in the power—sharing crisis here in northern ireland, which has left everyone without a government for a year? the dup are preventing a return to power—sharing as a protest over the brexit arrangements. the irish sea border which they believe undermines northern ireland's place in the uk. the party wants new legislation from the british government to address their concerns before they will return to government. getting a border poll is still cor

if sinn fein that leaves them in a strong position.— sinn fein that leaves them in a strong position.sition. if the deadlock has energised voters, these _ strong position. if the deadlock has energised voters, these are - strong position. if the deadlock has energised voters, these are local . energised voters, these are local elections, so how will it affect the deadlock in practice? {iii elections, so how will it affect the deadlock in practice?— elections, so how will it affect the deadlock in practice? of course, you could sa , deadlock in practice? of course, you could say. why _ deadlock in practice? of course, you could say, why don't _ deadlock in practice? of course, you could say, why don't people - deadlock in practice? of course, you could say, why don't people vote - deadlock in practice? of course, you could say, why don't people vote on | could say, why don't people vote on local issues, bin collections, regeneration of local areas, but we always know that elections can mean different things to voters and this has been the first big chance to send a message on the overa

how significant is this winfor sinn fein? it has been a hugely significant weekend for sinn fein. time the largest party in stormont, now they are the largest party across local government, and that is after winning 144 seats, that is 39 more seats across councils in four years ago. in fact, they picked up new seats in ten of the ii councils, and if you look at the stats, what this means is that nearly one in every three votes cast went to sinn fein. you might think a in —— three votes cast went to sinn fein. you might thinka in —— big three votes cast went to sinn fein. you might think a in —— big when the sinn fein means a bruising for the dup but not quite, they have retained their 122 seats, and then of course not to forget the alliance party, the middle ground party in northern ireland, they are now the third—largest party local government, as they are in stormont, so these elections really reflect the political make—up we have in stormont. the political make-up we have in stormont. ., ., ., ,, ., ., stormont. you mentioned at stormont, but of course — stormont. you mentioned

that has benefited sinn fein, seeing them pick up these seats.p. they will see that as a sign of support for their tough stance and their holding out on power—sharing at stormont. but also, the unionist vote has been somewhat splintered, some people breaking off, going to a harder line party, the tuv. so while the dup�*s vote has held up, conversely, their blocking of stormont has also energised nationalists and seen these wins for sinn fein today, which leaves them in a very strong position. some breaking news from itv, about phillip schofield. phillip schofield has stepped back from itv�*s morning show this morning, which he will present finally on thursday. there was a lot of speculation about his future. he has to back from presenting duties. his last show was on thursday. he has finished presenting on that show. now it's time for a look at today's sport. it's been a miserable season for tottenham hotspur in the english premier league and theirfinal home game has ended in defeat. harry kane had given them the lead over brentford, as they look

that has benefited sinn fein, seeing them pick up these seats. that as a sign of support for their tough stance and their holding out on power—sharing at stormont. but also, the unionist vote has been somewhat splintered, some people breaking off, going to a harder line party, the tuv. so while the dup�*s vote has held up, conversely, their blocking of stormont has also energised nationalists and seen these wins for sinn fein today, which leaves them in a very strong position. 14 people have died and thousands have been left homeless after heavy rains and flooding in parts of northern italy. the mayor of the city of ravenna has told the bbc that it's the worst disaster in a century. in some places, people are running out of food and drinking water, with aid unable to reach them. we can speak now to stella levantesi, italian journalist and author of the climate lairs. she joins us from rome. thank you forjoining us. thank you thank you for “oining us. thank you very much. — thank you forjoining us. thank you very much. what _ thank you forjoining

a surge for sinn fein on an elections results day.e devolved government at stormont. today, they repeated that in the local council elections, overtaking the dup. it was about a message of telling people what we were for. it was about electing hard working councillors. but for me it definitely was about positive leadership. it was about a restoration of the executive. it was about making politics work. and i'm very glad that that has resonated with the electorate and that they have come out in such strong numbers. northern ireland's democratic unionists have been refusing to return to power—sharing at stormont because of their objections to the post—brexit trading arrangements. and while this election was for local councils, it was seen as people's first chance to send a message about the big political crisis. while the dup�*s vote largely held up, the unionist vote overall has splintered in recent years and they've paid a price. there's no getting away from the fact that unionism needs to take a long, hard look at how we manage elect

it is not within sinn fein�*s gift to do that.nts, the border in the irish sea that makes it difficult to get goods over from great britain to northern ireland, and while you can see the headlines of sinn fein�*s success in the games they have made, if you look at the dup vote this has not collapsed the dup vote this has not collapsed the du peacoat by any means, they have largely held onto their vote, it has held up and they have held onto the same number of seats, they have made one game, so what they see this as, an endorsement of their policy for boycotting stormont until their concerns are met on the protocol, so this success for sinn fein will not push the dup to go back to the government any sooner, the dup are saying, we have a mandate for taking this very tough stance and for staying out of power—sharing and tell our concerns are met, the dup says it wants to negotiate with westminster in the british government to get more guarantees, perhaps even legislation that helps address concerns that the dup have, they say they wi

we know the gains for sinn fein.it hasn't lost in the majority are places —— dup vote. they will say that a summer mandate for them to boycott the restoration of an executor. . ~ to boycott the restoration of an executor. ., ~ , ., to boycott the restoration of an executor. . ~' , ., , to boycott the restoration of an executor. ., ~ , ., , ., , executor. thank you bring in ows the later is on the _ executor. thank you bring in ows the later is on the northern _ executor. thank you bring in ows the later is on the northern ireland - later is on the northern ireland elections, which has an important part to play on the deadlock in stormont. thank you mr king with us. there is plenty more, including the breaking news that philip schofield has stepped down from this morning. hello there. we've got differing fortunes across the four home nations this weekend. have a look out of the window here in west wales, beautifully sunny, feeling lovely and warm in the sunshine in light winds. move northwards into scotland, much more

from becoming first minister by the dup boycott has seen sinn fein pick up boycott has seen sinn feinhave remained the third—largest party in local councils. sinn fein ultimately want to leave the uk and create a united ireland but but they don't want this front and centre. they have been trying to broaden their appeal and pick up younger voters strategy that has been proving successful. emma vardy, bbc news. the celebrated british novelist martin amis has died at the age of 73 — his wife said the cause was oesophageal cancer. martin amis was one of the defining writers of the 1980s and �*90s. he produced 15 novels and perfected a style that was satirical, witty and caustic. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. reads: in diston, everything hated everything else - and everything else in return hated everything back. martin amis reading from his 2012 novel lionel asbo: the state of england, a pitch—black comedy about the darker side of britain. trademark amis. money, london fields, yellow dog — much of his best work was set in london, little signposts of the chan

sinn fein are celebrating a second historic win in 12 months.orthern ireland, winning seats in areas it has never had councillors elected before. the party says the victory is an endorsement by voters that the blocking of the stormont assembly must end. for me, it definitely was about positive leadership, it was about a restoration of the executive, it was about making politics work, and i'm very glad that that has resonated with the electorate and that they have come out in such strong numbers where we now are on course to have a very momentous election result. and then it is now obviously what we are going to do next, which is, in my opinion, we need to work, double down in terms of getting an executive restored. northern ireland is currently being run by civil servants while the dup are preventing a return to power—sharing as a protest over the brexit arrangements, which they believe undermined northern ireland's place in the uk. the dup avoided any losses, which they say shows there is support for their tough stance. obviously been at the ex

after a historic victory in northern ireland's council elections, sinn fein urges a power—sharing governmentbe restored at stormont. hello, i'm lucy gray... president zelensky is returning home from the g7 summit injapan, having secured a pledge of "unwavering support" as well as more military equipment from ukraine's allies. speaking at the end of the meeting mr zelensky said that russia's defeat would result in lasting world peace. he also insisted russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russia's president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. mr zelensky paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing and needed no reminder from the sombre city of what can happen when a bitter conflict leads to the use of a nuclear weapon. together with the entire g7, we have ukraine's back, and i promise we're not going anywhere. his meetings with the us

and sinn fein has become the largest party— sinn fein has become the largest berry m— sinn fein has becomeice president, michelle o'neill, beserbbeb— president, michelle o'neill, described her— president, michelle o'neill, described her victory as momentous— described her victory as momentous and said the result sem— momentous and said the result sem e— momentous and said the result sem e messee— momentous and said the result sent a message that stormont sbeebb— sent a message that stormont should return— sent a message that stormont should return to— sent a message that stormont should return to power sharing. bur— should return to power sharing. bur reader— should return to power sharing. dup leader sir— should return to power sharing. dup leader sir jeffrey donaldson ebmbrreb— dup leader sir jeffrey donaldson admitted lessons— dup leader sir jeffrey donaldson admitted lessons are needed to be beerm— admitted lessons are needed to be learnt from _ admitted lessons are needed to be learnt from the— admitted lessons are needed to be learnt from the results , but be learnt from the results,

on one hand, the gains for sinn fein, as sinn fein would say, this will show that the majority of peoplee restoration of an executive. now, to women's boxing. world champion katie taylor is set to make her long—awaited homecoming tonight as she takes on british champion chantelle cameron in dublin. the undefeated irishwoman says this is a fight she's "always wanted". it will take place in front of a sold—out crowd, and will be taylor's first professional bout on home soil. joining me live is chrissy peacock — a boxing coach from plymouth in southwest england. she teaches boxing to children and teenagers, and has received a british empire medal for her services to the sport. and shell holden, who is a member of dublin's beatbox boxing club. thank you both very much for joining. katie taylor is a true sporting legend. she has to be recognised as one of the best if not the best sport persons to ever grace island. and she is the significant female boxer across the world. we are extremely proud to call her irish. and, it is safe to say that the excitement here in dublin is palpable. in advanc

getting a border poll is still core business for sinn fein.u've now got in northern ireland is 40% of the population wanting a united ireland, 40% who don't want a united ireland, and 20% in the middle who can't make up their mind. when a devolved government is reformed here, sinn fein will, for the first time, hold the first minister's role. the dup will still have equal powers but the events of recent days have cemented a historic shift, which shows no sign yet of being reversed. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. two leading academics in the uk have written an open letter calling for suicides which may be work—related to be investigated by the health and safety executive. writing in the british medical journal, the letter refers to the death of headteacher ruth perry following an inspection of her school and says this should lead to change. the office for standards in education described her death as a tragedy. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. ruth perry took her own life while waiting for an 0fsted report. caversham primary was b

getting a border poll is still core business for sinn fein.come election time. in effect, what you've now got in northern ireland is 40% of the population wanting a united ireland, 40% who don't want a united ireland, and 20% in the middle who can't make up their mind. when a devolved government is reformed here, sinn fein will, for the first time, hold the first minister's role. the dup will still have equal powers but the events of recent days have cemented a historic shift, which shows no sign yet of being reversed. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... heavy fighting has continued in sudan despite rival generals agreeing to a temporary ceasefire. previous truce attempts between sudan's regular army and the paramilitary, rapid support forces, have tended to collapse within minutes of beginning. ten people have been taken to hospital after a double—decker bus hit a railway bridge in glasgow, tearing the roof off the vehicle. a number of other passengers were treated by paramedics at the s

i mean sinn fein have had a fantastic might.— sinn fein have had a fantastic mtght. hettet— sinn feine the htggeet— better. they're going to be the biggest party— better. they're going to be the biggest party in_ better. they're going to be the biggest party in local government- biggest party in local government . that's not government. that's not meeting.— government. that's not including, of- government. that's not including, of course, the, the stetmemt— including, of course, the, the stormont government. there are the htggeet— stormont government. there are the biggest party— stormont government. there are the biggest party there already . se— the biggest party there already . se thew— the biggest party there already . so their message is it's time to . so their message is it's time te get— . so their message is it's time te get heet— . so their message is it's time te get heet te— . so their message is it's time to get back to stormont. but the hue— to get back to stormont. but the hue witt— to get back to stormont. but the pet with eew— to get back to stormont. but the dup will

sinn fein are hoping the dup�*s block on all of this is going to energise the sinn fein supporters toent years is the increasing number of people who are voting for parties that are neither unionist nor nationalist and the alliance party was the big winner of this last time around and they are hoping to build on that again. i will leave you with this, an independent councillor in antrim and news on abby, who ran last time around as an aprils fools joke and he got elected and he is standing once again and there are others who will also be hoping the public�*s frustration with the old problems of tribal politics and the stalemate at stormont mightjust benefit a you outside stoush newton abbe . ., benefit a you outside stoush newton abbe . . ., , ., , benefit a you outside stoush newton abbe . . . , ., , ., benefit a you outside stoush newton abbe. . . , ., ., abbey. emma vardy, many thanks, our ireland correspondent. _ the brentford and england striker ivan toney has been banned from all football related activity for eight months after he admitted to breaching the fa's betting rules ove

but the expectation is that sinn fein likely that sinn fein is likely to emege— that sinn fein is likelys going to get back up and running sooner or later ? well, it gives an or later? well, it gives an iriisalior— or later? well, it gives an indication of— eai17 well, it gives an indication of where the support is aor— indication of where the support is for parlies— indication of where the support is for parties that— indication of where the support is for parties that want to get lasl— is for parties that want to get lasl lo— is for parties that want to get back to government, but also the slrerglr— back to government, but also the slrerglr oi— back to government, but also the strength of support— back to government, but also the strength of support for the lap-s— strength of support for the dup's position— strength of support for the dup's position to boycott slormorl.— dup's position to boycott stormont. now jeffrey stormont. now sir jeffrey loralisor— stormont. now sir jeffrey donaldson said that he won't donaldson has said that he won't be donaldson has said that he won't le-immeii

sinn fein is now the largest party— sinn fein is now the largest panw tn— sinn fein is now the largesttt te— than expected result, is it. not well, it is better— than expected result, is it. not well, it is better than- than expected result, is it. not well, it is better than expected for sinn fein. it's the first time they've ever been this size of party, but it's not the first time that nationalism has got about 39 to 40% of the vote. that happened with the sdlp and sinn fein together back in 1998. well, what is now happening? what we are seeing happening is the middle ground being swallowed up by either side and the alliance trying to survive in the middle. so the sdlp in 1998 was very much the bigger party in that in that time. and sinn fein was smaller. that has now flipped on its head and sinn fein are the biggest nationalist party. in fact they are the biggest party in national are in regional government here. they're also in local government. they're the largest party in irish. doyle and party in the irish. doyle and they're not in government, they're not in government, they're

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over half of the seats have already been filled, with sinn fein making strong gains.ratic unionists as the largest force in local government. that would be a first for an irish nationalist party. live now to our northern ireland correspondent, clodagh rice. welcome to you, good to sue you. tell us more about these results and what they will mean for northern ireland. it what they will mean for northern ireland. , ._ ., what they will mean for northern ireland. , ., ., ireland. it is day two of counting in the local— ireland. it is day two of counting in the local council— ireland. it is day two of counting in the local council elections. . ireland. it is day two of counting | in the local council elections. we are at belfast city hall, the largest of the 11 councils. and we have about two thirds of the results so far, still waiting on about a third of the results and that could be a long night ahead. we won't get the full picture until potentially very late on this evening. the big story here so far is the surge in support for sinn fein, especially in some areas that

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sinn fein, the republican party, they don't believe in the monarchy.ere have been designed in line with the king's own sustainable principles that he is very passionate about. there is a huge structure in the middle with what i can only describe as a giant disco ball with a crown on top. so, pretty eye—catching stuff. on top. so, pretty eye-catching stuff. . ~ , ., on top. so, pretty eye-catching stuff. . ~' , ., , on top. so, pretty eye-catching stuff. . ~ , ., , . stuff. thank you very much indeed, emma vardy- _ as we approach the end of the football season, a team is preparing to represent great britain in what's called unified football. it combines mainstream footballers and players with intellectual disability. the british team will take part in the special olympics next month and the england manager gareth southgate has been watching them prepare. here'sjoe wilson. these footballers have an intellectual disability — and these don't. put them together in a team, and where's the difference? that's unified football, great britain's squad. i never th

in northern ireland, the republican political party sinn fein is on track to become the largest partyvernment — with calls for the return of local rule in stormont. and energy bills for a typical household in the uk are expected to fall rom july, according to forecasts — a new price cap for energy prices will be set next week. now on bbc news, europe's royals revealed — royals reborn. washington dc is the heart of the free world. let's go now to capitol hill. i'm katty kay, and in more than 20 years here spent here in the news business, i've grown accustomed to thinking of this as the centre of power. decisions that reverberate around the globe are made here by politicians who proudly championed democracy — the rule of the people, by the people. we are here to assess the real meaning of the results. but it's not the only way or necessarily the best. a recent poll shows that of the 15 most successful democracies, nine are monarchies. the founding fathers rejected a king, but many europeans feel a royal family is an asset. i'm leaving washington on a royal mission, as the uk has a new k

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in northern ireland, the republican political party sinn fein is on track to become the largest partyn local government — amid calls for the return of local rule in stormont. protests have been held overnight in several cities in iran in response to the execution of three men on friday, who were convicted in connection with the recent wave of mass anti—government demonstrations. the executions have been condemned internationally. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week on the show — we're saving seals in vancouver... aw, there she is! oh, my gosh — they're so adorable! hey, buddy! ..saving money in warsaw... ..and heading to what might not be the cheapest but is certainly the rudest restaurant in sydney. messy! i don't want your leftovers! this week, i'm on canada's pacific coast, where vancouver lies in the shadow of a mountain range that is the only barrier between the city and one of the world's most vast wildernesses. surrounded by water, every year, thousands of people travel here to marvel at the whales as they dance along the coastline, returning after a long winter aw

sinn fein is now the largest in local government as well as the assembly. now on bbc news. media show. hello and welcome to this edition of the media show, and this week? our guest needs very little introduction. jeremy bowen joined the bbc as a trainee journalist in 1984 and he is now bbc news's international editor, one of the bbc�*s most recognised faces. welcome to the show. thanks very much for having me. you have a new series for radio 4 called frontlines ofjournalism, billed as your reflections on the most difficult stories you have covered. one of those is certainly ukraine. we heard the news that the afp journalist had died, killed, we're told, by russian artillery. he was 32—years—old and this is a conflict you know very closely. yes, he was killed somewhere in the east, somewhere near bakhmut, where i have spent quite a bit of time, i was there at the end of last year, these things are tragic and in all the years i have been doing this, i have known quite a few people who have been killed. i was reading his twitter account today and if you go back to me the first

in northern ireland, the republican political party sinn fein is on track to become the largest partygovernment — with calls for the return of local rule in stormont. breaking news, manchester city at the champions of the premier league after a second placed arsenal have just lost to nottingham forest at the city ground, meaning they have no chance of catching them before the season is over. manchester city are now the champions of the premier league. that's without touching or kicking a ball, because they play tomorrow. i simply nottingham forest at the city ground this afternoon. nottingham forest had themselves secured safety and secured another season in the premier league. for more on that, let's head to salford on bbc news, it is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night, i'm chetan pathak. coming up the programme... manchester city have been crowned champions again because nottingham forced had beat arsenal to seal premier league survival for them. arsenal will have to settle for second. this, the goal, handing the title to city without having to kick a ball

and in northern ireland, sinn fein is on track to become the largest party in local government.c news, it is time for click. this week — paul's in for a shock. 0h! the planes that are preparing for the unexpected. burlington airport. lima, foxtrot, bravo, oscar. the man who doesn't want any surprises. all right. normally, i have four smartwatches. a band broke on one, so i'm down to three right now. it's a good job you've got the other three, isn't it? it is. otherwise, i'd be losing data. and we're getting nostalgic, with a flashback to those coloured blocks. it's poetry, art and math, all- working in magical synchronicity. it's... it's the perfect game. spencer: air passenger volumes are set to grow from pre—covid levels of 4 billion passengers a year to 8 billion — a little more than the current world population — in about 15 to 20 years. lara: this means there'll be more aircraft flying _ and more flights to manage. so, although a lot of the talk recently has been about autonomous cars, let's not forget that planes have had autopilot for quite a while. but just how autonomou

sinn fein�*s vice president has called on the british and irish governments to restore a power—sharingt at stormont. it's after the party delivered a stunning victory in the council elections. now on bbc news, it's sportsday with chetan. celebrations at the etihad stadium as manchester city are crowned champions of england again. fantastic! but we are getting used to it now. it is just one of those things. closing in on a fourth successive league title — chelsea could be women's super league champions tonight. late drama at ibrox — as glasgow city dramatically snatch the swpl title from celtic in the dying seconds. justin rose and rory mcilroy are among the chasing pack trying to catch brooks kopeka at the pga championship — we'll be live in new york on the final day. and northampton fighter chantelle cameron announces herself on the world stage, beating ireland's katie taylor in her own backyard. welcome along. thank you welcome along. thank you for welcome along. thank you forjoining welcome along. thank you forjoining us. 2a hours ago, they were celebrating nottingham forest's win a

sinn fein is for the first time the largest party in both local government and the northern ireland assemblymaking huge gains in council elections. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what shapes theirs. it isn't that long ago, since nicola sturgeon looked to be unassailable as first minister of scotland. she and her party, the snp, were held up as a contrast to the chaos and the division of the tories down south. yet since she stood down as first minister, pretty much anything that could go wrong has gone wrong, as part of a police investigation into the snp�*s finances, which has a long way to run yet. now, even though no—one�*s been charged, her party finds itself in the worst crisis it's faced, certainly since alex salmond became first minister 16 years ago. my guest this week is not sturgeon, it's not salmond. it is the new rising star of the snp, the leader of the party in westminster, stephen flynn, who seized thejob. and yes,

sinn fein nationalist, sinn fein , now the nationalist, sinn fein, now the biggest party in local government one particular party.- across the uk, not just one particular party. so leaving one bamsakar— particular party. so leaving one barrrsarar bary— particular party. so leaving one particular party has left has arrowed— particular party has left has arrowed me— particular party has left has allowed me to— particular party has left has allowed me to sit right across ammsm— allowed me to sit right across unionism and— allowed me to sit right across unionism and not— allowed me to sit right across unionism and not just in one bamsakar— unionism and not just in one barrrsarar parry.— unionism and not just in one particular party. so that's brobabry— particular party. so that's brobabry wby. — particular party. so that's probably why. but yes, i think the probably why. but yes, i think me bdr— probably why. but yes, i think me our bad— probably why. but yes, i think the dup had a— probably why. but yes, i think the dup had a good election asbaakky— the dup had a good election asraarry. rbey— t

in northern ireland, the republican political party sinn fein is on track to become the largest partygovernment — with calls for the return of local rule in stormont. this is bbc news. now on bbc news, newscast. hello. i'm tina from radio 2 let loose on newscast. i'm james let loose from scotland on newscast. they've left us in charge against all the odds. they have. who decided to do that? this is my first time. possibly my last time. who knows? i very much doubt it. and because adam's away. yes. and chris is away. but chris is somewhere really quite interesting. he is with the prime minister, rishi sunak at the g7 summit injapan. we can have a look at him because he's on the aeroplane or he's not any more. but he was on the aeroplane with the prime minister. look at all the reporters huddled around, and chris, i must say, tina. crouching down there. is he crouching? is he kneeling? i don't know. i think he's got strong thighs, whatever he's doing. you know what i was also thinking? annoying. if you suddenly get turbulence at that point. if you get hurled into the prime minister's la

sinn fein nationalist, sinn fein , now the nationalist, sinn fein, now the biggest party in local government one particular party.- across the uk, not just one particular party. so leaving one bamsakar— particular party. so leaving one barrrsarar bary— particular party. so leaving one particular party has left has arrowed— particular party has left has arrowed me— particular party has left has allowed me to— particular party has left has allowed me to sit right across ammsm— allowed me to sit right across unionism and— allowed me to sit right across unionism and not— allowed me to sit right across unionism and not just in one bamsakar— unionism and not just in one barrrsarar parry.— unionism and not just in one particular party. so that's brobabry— particular party. so that's brobabry wby. — particular party. so that's probably why. but yes, i think the probably why. but yes, i think me bdr— probably why. but yes, i think me our bad— probably why. but yes, i think the dup had a— probably why. but yes, i think the dup had a good election asbaakky— the dup had a good election asraarry. rbey— t

in northern ireland, the republican political party sinn fein is on track to become the largest partycal government — with calls for the return of local rule in stormont. protests held across iran in response to the execution of three men on friday, convicted in connection with the recent wave of mass anti— government demonstrations. some breaking news here in the uk. tv presenter phillip schofield will step down from this morning with "immediate effect" after more than 20 years on the itv programme, the broadcaster has announced. the 61—year—old tv presenter will not return to co—host the morning talk show with holly willoughby, with thursday's show being his last. in an statement, itv said that holly willoughby will remain on this morning and will co—present with members of the this morning family. despite his departure from this morning, phillip schofield will continue to present peak time shows for itv. after more than 20 years on the this morning sofa, phillip schofield has stepped back from itv�*s flagship morning show having presented his last episode on thursday. ina in a stat

of sinn fein themselves.ming months. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. liam is up bright and early in shrewsbury. weather watcher liam always is good morning to him and all the weather watchers. notice in shrewsbury there is rain. this halo happens when the sun passes through ice crystals of cirrus cloud which link into a weather front producing a different colour of sky across scotland at the moment. fairly grey and damp as we see rain continue. a lot of it will gradually fade. this strip of cloud, and the white cloud is the cirrus cloud. drifting into northern parts. the weather front has been drifting into northern parts. the weatherfront has been producing rain in northern ireland and scotland. notice it is fragmented. rain inc cumbria and northumberland. that will fade. lower cloud close to the coast in lincolnshire, east anglia, kent. it will break up. much of england and wales, a sunny day. across north and west of scotland and north in northern ireland, more sunshine tha

sinn fein has made declare. sinn fein has made strang— declare.ntrol dog causing death. and a 22 year old woman has also— causing death. and a 22 year old woman has also been arrested on susttstan— woman has also been arrested on susttstan at— woman has also been arrested on suspicion of money— woman has also been arrested on suspicion of money laundering . suspicion of money laundering. ware— suspicion of money laundering. ware tnan— suspicion of money laundering. more than 300— suspicion of money laundering. more than 300 jars of honey were tratusea— more than 300 jars of honey were traausea tast— more than 300 jars of honey were produced last year— more than 300 jars of honey were produced last year at buckingham ratase— produced last year at buckingham ratase .— produced last year at buckingham ratase . wttn— produced last year at buckingham palace , with some— produced last year at buckingham palace , with some of it being palace, with some of it being served— palace, with some of it being served ta— palace, with some of it being served to gu

sinn fein's victory in the recent elections was predictable, but its dimensions were surprising. it seems that there are two political, religious and social fabrics in irish society. northern ireland should be resolved in the near future. the situation that has led to a deadlock in the formation of the local government in northern ireland for months. most of the people of northern ireland want to unite with ireland . until now, the pro-monarchy parties in northern ireland have been dominant. now, with the result of the election , the issue of the republicans has been strengthened. if the supporter of the alliance with the united kingdom throws stones again at the formation of the local government, then his party will probably demand the holding of early elections for the formation of the local government, which is expected to gain more seats and the education of the fan will be strengthened again the separation of northern ireland from england and the joining of the republic of ireland and the formation of a united ireland for the first time in more than a hundred years was able