— years, it is a rebranded sinn fein they— years, it is a rebranded sinn fein. t young — people. they always talk about young families —— back working families — young families —— back working families. no one has ruled out so far~ — families. no one has ruled out so far. ., , ., ., so far. housing one of the ma'or so far. housing one of the major issues _ so far. housing one of the major issues in _ so far. housing one of the major issues in this - so far. housing one of the . major issues in this campaign which successive governments have failed to get a handle on. we will have plenty more from dublin as these results come through. that first seat going to fianna fail. thank you for breaking the news for us. some mps who backed the bill on assisted dying say they would want to see changes before they could guarantee to give it final approval. yesterday the house of commons voted in favour of a proposed law that would allow terminally ill adults in england and wales to take their lives with the help of a doctor. but the bill has many parliamentary hurdles to ove

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he has ruled out sharing power with sinn fein. micheal martin. the centre—right parties are hopeful they will return to office together. in terms of the regional analysis and i suppose the early indications are that we are competing well, and i think we are well disposed in many constituencies and certainly in the mix, which is an early positive sign at this point. the number of independent candidates who are elected could also be pivotal. for politicians and voters, the outlook for this country is unpredictable. chris page, bbc news, dublin. a memorial service for the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, has been taking place in edinburgh. around 400 people attended the invitation—only event at st giles' cathedral. alex salmond died last month in north macedonia at the age of 69. there have been a few speakers at the memorial, including alex salmond's niece. alexander elliot anderson salmond. to the world he was a political giant, a strong leader, a fearless campaigner. to us, he was a dearly loved husband, brother, a

the poll indicates that sinn fein has a very narrow lead in the race for first preference votes, butontenders to be the taoiseach. they are simon harris of fine gael who has been on the job forjust seven months, his main coalition partner micheal martin who was also taoiseach earlier in the coalition government's turn and mary lou mcdonald, sinn fein president, and her party has been the main opposition group in the irish parliament since the election in 2020. during that time sinn fein has also become the biggest party in northern ireland, and it would push hard for a referendum on irish unity by 2030 if it did take power here in dublin. but even if sinn fein were to win the most seats in the irish parliament for the first time, it could well still have an uphill task in assembling a coalition of other left—wing parties which would command an overall majority. so the results of that exit poll from the irish national broadcaster and trinity college dublin put sinn fein on 21.1%, fine gael on 21% and fianna fail on 19.5%. we should get the total number may be by tomorrow evening, but

and trinity college dublin put sinn fein on 21.1% and fina gael on 19.5%. maybe by tomorrow evening but then the accounting will move on into sunday transfers will come into play on the margins between victory and defeat for these 174 seats could be very small indeed. to south america, where colombia has intercepted a semi—submersible packed with drugs in the pacific ocean, in what the country's president has described as "perha ps colombia's largest—ever seizure of cocaine in transit". it is one of several vessels intercepted at sea during a six—week operation which uncovered a new pacific trafficking route from south america to australia. more than 400 people were arrested in the operation, which involved security agencies in the us, brazil, spain, and other countries. the colombian navy says the seizures have deprived drug cartels of more than $8.4 billion. let's turn to some other important news around the world. rescue efforts are continuing in eastern uganda, where the number of people confirmed to have died in landslides triggered by heavy rains has

sinn fein, for its part, has said it intends to try and make a government as well.nd independent candidates, and if that happens it would be the first time in the history of the state that sinn fein would be in power. before we get to that point, we have to get all of the seats filled, 174 seats in the parliament. we will have an idea of that injust a in the parliament. we will have an idea of that in just a few hours' time. an idea of that in 'ust a few hours' time._ now it's time for a look at today's sport with mike bushel. hello again. england's cricketers are on the verge of inflicting a rare defeat on new zealand in christchurch, after the third day of the first test. the tourists had built a first—innings lead of 151, and then threatened to embarrass the new zealand batters, by reducing them to 64—3 before kane williamson launched a rescue act. but a crucial two wickets in three balls for chris woakes broke the resistance, and it means the hosts are just 4 runs ahead, with only 4 wickets left and so england should be chasing an easy target when they have thei

the outgoing government is a three—party coalition of fianna fail, fine gael and sinn fein.orning and the exit polls suggest it will be tight, tense and very unpredictable. the poll indicates that sinn fein has a very narrow lead in the race for first preference votes, but it�*s very close indeed between the three main parties to be the prime minister or taoiseach. simon harris who�*s been in thejob forjust seven months, his main coalition partner, also taoiseach earlier in the government term, her party has been the main opposition group since the last general election in 2020. during that time, it has become the biggest political party in northern ireland and it will push hard for a referendum on irish unity by 2030 if it did take power here in dublin. but even if sinn fein were to win the most seats in the irish parliament for the first time, it could well still have an uphill task in assembling a coalition of other left—wing parties which would command an a overall majority. results of that poll of the irish national broadcaster rte, the irish times and trinity college d

the poll indicates that sinn fein has a very narrow lead but it's very close indeed between the threeach. the are simon harris who's been in thejob forjust seven months, his main coalition partner, also taoiseach earlier in the government term, and the sinn fein president and her party has been the main opposition group since the last general election. during that time, and it will push hard for a referendum on irish unity by 2030 if it did take power here in dublin. but even if sinn fein were to win the most seats in the irish parliament for the first time, it could well still have an uphill task in assembling a coalition of other left—wing parties which would command an overall majority. the results of that poll of rte, the irish times and trinity college dublin put sinn fein on 21.1% and fine gael on 19.5%. we should get the actual first preference, the total number maybe by tomorrow evening but then the counting will move on into sunday transfers will come into play on the margins between victory and defeat for these 17a seats could be very small indeed. leading doctors in the uk,

and trinity college dublin put sinn fein on 21.1% and fina gael on 19.5%.mber maybe by tomorrow evening but then the accounting will move on into sunday transfers will come into play on the margins between victory and defeat for these 174 seats could be very small indeed. five and a half years ago, flames ripped through paris's notre—dame cathedral devastating the historic building. now, the gothic icon has been revealed to the public once more — after hundreds of thousands of euros of restoration work. french president emmanuel macron toured the building live on tv, giving people the first look inside since much of it was destroyed or damaged in the blaze. the cathedral has been completely renovated — years of soot were cleaned up, giving the space a brand new look. andrew harding sent this report. the scaffolding has come down. and like a burns patient shedding her bandages, notre dame is revealed today — whole again after years of delicate surgery. inside, the cathedral is a dazzle of light. the ash, debris and centuries of accumulated grime all gone. fr

five have been filled by sinn fein candidates.ference and in constituencies there are three or four and in constituencies there are three orfour or and in constituencies there are three or four or five seats to fill so it does take quite a while to fill the seats. we heard from the sinn fein leader mary lou mcdonald and she intends trying to form a government that some of the smaller left—leaning parties. but the outgoing government parties are saying the same thing. we can hear now from simon harris. he is the leader of the fine gael party and he spoke a while ago about how many more hours there are still to go. i think we have a while to go yet — i think we have a while to go yet in — i think we have a while to go yet. in many ways it could be this_ yet. in many ways it could be this time _ yet. in many ways it could be this time tomorrow before we are getting a clearer picture. but what _ are getting a clearer picture. but what i do know is this. fine — but what i do know is this. fine gael_ but what i do know is this. fine gae

the opinion polls are showing that the three biggest parties — sinn fein, fianna fail and fine gael — more or less around equal levels of support, but when you are out and about talking to people, it is exactly that, people say they are undecided, they're not really enthused by any of the parties, really, by any of the local politicians and that they have a lot of things they want addressed that haven't been addressed so far. but there is just a general sense of waiting until the last minute, nearly, to going into the polling booth on friday to make those decisions. the main issues of concern for people here are the same as they are across ireland and in many countries in the world now — the cost of living crisis, a housing crisis, employment here in ireland, the unemployment rate at a record low, around 4%, which is considered full employment here, but the problem is peoplejust can't afford anywhere to live, they cannot afford to live anywhere near to where they work, which brings in extra costs in relation to commuting and so on, so lots of issues on the doorstep for politicians aro

sinn fein, for its part, has said it intends to try and make a government as well, with some of thosees. if that happens, of course, it would be the first time in the history of the state that sinn fein would be in power. but before we get to that point, we have to get all of the seats filled, the 174 seats in the parliament here in ireland, and we'll have an idea of that in just a few hours' time. georgian police have used water cannon and tear gas on demonstrators who turned out in their thousands near the parliament building in tbilisi for a second night running. police say 107 people have been arrested. georgia's pro—western president, salome zurabishvili — who's at loggerheads with the ruling party — said in a televised address that the "resistance movement" had begun and she stood by it. the protests were sparked by the georgian dream party's decision to put off accession talks with the european union until 2028. earlier i spoke to our correspondent rayhan demytrie in georgia. i began by asking her if we should expect more protests in the coming days. it's highly likely because

sinn fein, for its part, has said it intends to try and make a government as well, with some of thoseand independent candidates. if that happens, of course, it would be the first time in the history of the state that sinn fein would be in power. but before we get to that point, we have to get all of the seats filled, the 174 seats in the parliament here in ireland, and we'll have an idea of that in just a few hours�* time. an ex—director of harrods has told the bbc that mohamed al fayed manipulated managers to conceal his crimes and sacked those he could not control. jon brilliant worked at the luxury department store from 2000 to 2002. he said al fayed plied him with $50,000 of cash in envelopes, which he believes was an attempt to control him. he gave ben king this exclusive interview. how did mohamed al fayed get away from with his crimes for so long. i away from with his crimes for so long- ...— away from with his crimes for so long. i opened it up and it was $5,000 _ so long. i opened it up and it was $5,000 in _ so long. i opened it up and it was $5,000 in cash. - so long. i ope

but it does show those games sinn fein made in the last general election in 2020 have managed to holdarty in northern ireland and looks set based on that exit poll to be the biggest party in the republic of ireland as well. fianna fail and fine gael have said they would like to continue on their power—sharing arrangement in government. they will need others to make up the numbers whereas sinn fein says it intends to buy to make up a government as well with some of the smaller more left—leaning parties to get to the critical mass they need to have a majority. mass they need to have a majority-— mass they need to have a ma'ori . ., ~ i. , . majority. thank you very much indeed and _ majority. thank you very much indeed and we _ majority. thank you very much indeed and we will _ majority. thank you very much indeed and we will be - majority. thank you very much indeed and we will be keeping | indeed and we will be keeping across what happens there throughout the day. georgian police have used water cannon and tear gas on demonstrators who have turned out in their thousands near the parli

sinn fein has said it's hopeful of winning the most seats in the parliament in dublin for the first timeoing coalition government say they're both performing well in the early tallies. a final result isn't expected until the end of the weekend. let's speak to our chief presenter caitriona perry, who's in dublin for us. how is the account going? seats have now been sailed out of the hundred and 7a... as third seat is automatically field. two seats have gone to the fine gael party. both getting over the quota and winning those seats just in the last hour or so. the big story of this election so far based on the tallies and the first preference votes that are starting to come in, is that performance of sinn fein tied with fianna fail and fine gael. we are not sure who is going to emerge as the top party. the other story is the we are told, collapse of the green party. it looks like they may get at best, to seats —— two seats. it is still really early days. candidates are rated in order of preference which means that counting take some time to do. it will be the end of tomorrow, possibly mon

the three main parties, as you say, the three biggest parties fianna fail, fine gael and sinn fein — 20—21%, according to the latest opinion poll from the irish times. here, the two parties currently in government, fianna fail and fine gael with the smaller party, the green party, are hoping to keep on to that balance of power. but really, talking to people as you go around county louth, as we have done today, a county on the border with northern ireland, there's a lot of people who really haven't made up their minds yet. here in ireland — not dissimilar to the situation in many other countries — there's a cost of living crisis, a housing crisis. people feel that they're working hard. the unemployment rate here in ireland isjust in and around 4%, which is more or less considered to be full employment. so the jobs are there, but the disposable income just isn't. and the price of housing, rents, mortgages and so on are beyond the reach of most people. it's not unusual to find people well into their 30s, still living at home with their parents, because they haven't managed to move out.

the third main party is sinn fein.een as socialist party and are strong advocates of uniting the irish republic with northern ireland. irish elections use a system where candidates are ranked in terms of preference. it means a lot of counting and the possibility of another coalition government. lets ta ke lets take you to my colleague, caitriona perry, whojoins us now from ireland. n caitriona perry, who “oins us now from irelandh caitriona perry, who “oins us now from ireland. i am speaking to ou now from ireland. i am speaking to you from _ now from ireland. i am speaking to you from the _ now from ireland. i am speaking to you from the north-east - now from ireland. i am speaking to you from the north-east of i to you from the north—east of ireland, from county louth. this county is one of the north—eastern ones that borders with northern ireland. those issues you mentioned around housing, cost of living, health care, immigration are all big issues for voters here. the imf estimates, just to give you an example, tha

early tights show a strong performance from sinn fein while the green party looks set to lose most of seats. in georgia, police use tear gas and water canon on crowds as thousands protest a decision to suspend eu membership talks. in syria, islamist rebels are reported to be in control of much of the city of aleppo, for the first time since being forced out by government troops in 2016. rebel soldiers are patrolling the streets and there are reports of long lines of cars clogging the roads out of aleppo as civilians flee. they've also been celebrating outside the city's ancient citadel. the islamist rebels are said to have met little resistance, though the army says dozens of its soldiers have been killed or injured. this was central aleppo in the early hours, after russian and syrian warplanes intervened in support of government forces, bombing rebel positions. russia is an ally of president bashar al—assad's regime. a monitor of the conflict — the syrian observatory for human rights — says 16 civilians were killed in a strike which hit a roundabout. the rebels�* offensive has made r

minister — fianna fail, led by micheal martin — he's the tanaiste, the deputy prime minister — and sinn fein largest party in northern ireland. let's go to stephen. welcome to tullamore in county offaly, where we have been chatting to people about what's on their minds ahead of the election and for lots of young people, it is housing. rents and the cost of buying a place here is among the highest in the eu, and some young people have told us that they have considered leaving the country because it is so expensive. now, polls open tomorrow at 7am and the system here is different — you can vote for multiple people to represent your area. in previous elections, parties have had to work together to form a government, so it might be a while until we know who is going to run the country for the next few yea rs. in other news — australia will ban under 165 from using social media. the australian prime minister says it will protect young people, but critics are not sure. in the uk, ofcom found a fifth of children use a fake age on social media. and there's just time for ten seconds of flop the pengu

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left parties that have dominated ours politics for years. face of challenge from opposition, party sinn fein housing and cost of living crises have talked about are concerns during the campaign now to the middle east and the fragile ceasefire between israel and has belong militants in $11.00 on the is really military has warrant lebanese residents against moving south to a line of villages and their surrounding surroundings until further notice, police people in their thousands rather, are still returning to their homes in southern lebanon as the shaky truce between israel and hezbollah interest its 3rd day. new images are revealing the extent of the destruction from israeli bombardments. like here in the city of tyre. israel's military says, any violation of the cease fire will be met with force. people have also been morning at a mass grave near tire where dozens killed and is rarely ever strikes were buried. dw correspondence tell a man in berry and told me how the cease fire is holding a. so we're entering the thursday of the ceasefire agreement. and up until now there have been several

that have dominated the irish politics for years faced a challenge from the nationalist opposition, sinn fein housing immigration and the cost of living have top the list of voter concerns during the campaign. not for dom cathedral in paris has shown off its new face to the world 5 years after a devastating fire. the beloved gothic landmark is almost ready to open. rebuilding has cost around 700000000 euros. hundreds of skilled craft workers of painstaking. we restore the cathedral speier and roof along with much of the interior after 5 years, the assets of thousands of workers, millions of years, and a little bit of good faith. one of paris is most famous buildings. the notes are dom cathedral is ready for its grand reopening. one week ahead of the big day french president emanuel macklin took a tool or the renovated line to my meeting with some of the opposite ends, who have worked on the project. or he describes the effort to rebuild the procedural as a overwhelming he's saying to everyone who donated money, but saves the highest prize for the work. cuz autism ends in clapham people, he ma

sinn fein, on the left of the political spectrum, has been arguing it is time for change.. paul suggesting it is likely the coalition could be returned once again. incidentally, the fourth largest party in the last couple of years has been at the green party. but an irish election campaign can be very unpredictable. you could also have prolonged coalition negotiations. last time it took three months before the government could be formed. a whole range of independent parties could be involved in there. . , ., , , there. can you give us a sense of what the — there. can you give us a sense of what the key _ there. can you give us a sense of what the key issues - there. can you give us a sense of what the key issues might l of what the key issues might be. in of what the key issues might be. ., ., , , ., be. in ireland, housing is a hue be. in ireland, housing is a huge topic. _ be. in ireland, housing is a huge topic, the _ be. in ireland, housing is a huge topic, the sector - be. in ireland, housing is a huge topic, the sector are l huge topic, the sector are being seen as u

the main opposition party currently is sinn fein, a left—wing party led by mary lou mcdonald, which is republic of ireland. that's not a fitted to be one of the main issues in the campaign, the full so there really are three. one is housing, the cost of renting or buying a home is externally hot and all particles of the get the best solution to the housing crisis. for the first time immigration has become a mainstream critical issue in ireland over the last year or so, then also the last year or so, then also the wider economy. on paper, ireland is rich bringing in billions of euros in corporation taxes for multinational companies who have got european bases in ireland, but one key question is how much citizens, voters, people on the ground in the community are feeling the benefits of these holding public finances and also whether donald trump ozment presidency could make a difference to foreign direct investment in ireland. three weeks from now until polling day. weeks from now until polling da . . ~ weeks from now until polling da . ., ~' ~ weeks from now until polling da. .mg . ., w

early tights show a strong performance from sinn fein while the green party looks set to lose most oft a decision to suspend eu membership talks. in syria, islamist rebels are reported to be in control of much of the city of aleppo, for the first time since being forced out by government troops in 2016. rebel soldiers are patrolling the streets and there are reports of long lines of cars clogging the roads out of aleppo as civilians flee. they've also been celebrating outside the city's ancient citadel.

the opposition party sinn fein has seen its support fade in the last year.nd the government is in a position to have a budget surplus. in october they were able to offer what is described as a giveaway budget. a lot of tax cuts and one-off measures. i think there was a feeling that they wanted to capitalize on that budget. tom: i still love the contrast you have their in ireland with a giveaway budget as we look forward to what is happening in france and germany and u.k. as well. what are some of the biggest issues when it comes to this election? >> you mentioned housing. ireland is not unusual in the fact that it has a housing crisis. but it is particularly bad or chronic here. that is one of the big issues with a lot of debate about how many houses need to be built and suggestions on how to fix that including even a suggestion to have a new government department of infrastructure. cost of living is also a big issue. and also particularly waiting lists around health care. we've seen politicians including simon harris being doorstepped by a lot of voters on

we are live in dublin as fianna fail, fine gael and sinn fein will find out who is the biggest partyshe is special to me because - leave the next government. -- lead. she is special to me because she i leave the next government. -- lead. she is special to me because she is i she is special to me because she is my best _ she is special to me because she is my best friend. the schoolgirls who live less than a mile apart and met while they were being treated for the same rare cancer. good morning. in sport, the race to reach the women's euros is on a knife edge for wales and scotland as both draw in the first legs of their play—offs with wales taking an early lead against the republic of ireland, but they couldn't hold on. and a special delivery from the snack man with a super power now aiming to deliver another fa cup shock: we meet tamworth's tommy tonks with his tremendous throw—in.

sinn fein, despite their— itself.he selection and have consistently been unable to articulate what an alternative government would look like which — government would look like which they would be in. in a parliamentary democracy you have — parliamentary democracy you have to — parliamentary democracy you have to form a government by having — have to form a government by having a — have to form a government by having a working majority and that working majority normally reflects — that working majority normally reflects a majority of those who — reflects a majority of those who have cast their vote at election— who have cast their vote at election time.— who have cast their vote at election time. how big are the challenges _ election time. how big are the challenges facing _ election time. how big are the challenges facing the - election time. how big are the challenges facing the next - challenges facing the next irish government, whoever it makes it up? there is a housing crisis here but there are also very serious i

sinn fein have picked up 21.1% of the vote, with fine gael picking up 21% and fianna fail on 19.5%. the poll has a margin of error of 1.4%. opponents of assisted dying are vowing to fight on after sinn ledbetter's bill passed its first commons hurdle today. the vote, which followed 4.5 hours of debate, saw 330 mps in favour, with 275 opposed. >> the ayes to the right 330, the noes to the left, 275. the ayes have it. the ayes have it. a look details show the prime minister, sir keir starmer, was among those who voted in favour of the bill. >> legislation would allow terminally ill adults to end their lives with the approval of two doctors and a high court judge. while the bill has sparked division, several stages remain before the bill becomes law and a number of mps indicated they could still vote against it if safeguards in the legislation were not strengthened . the met police has strengthened. the met police has apologised to victims of the westminster so—called honeytrap scandal after it accidentally sent an email, which named all of them. the force also said it was referring it

.7 off the threat from sinn fein.7 the national farmers union warns those who haven't registeredor their protest later this month to stay away, as fears of a mass demonstration build. >> after one grandmother admits she's made 25 grand from charging to take care of her grandchildren this morning, we debate whether it's greedy or fair and square . fair and square. >> and the recipient of a new pubuc >> and the recipient of a new public service award, which is called the elizabeth emblem , called the elizabeth emblem, joins breakfast to honour their family members who lost their lives in service to our country . lives in service to our country. >> good morning. it's a weekend of autumn internationals in rugby, with england hosting australia at twickenham after ireland lost at home last night for the first time in three years. and in the premier league , years. and in the premier league, what's got pep guardiola wound up.7 we'll find out later. >> staying gloomy for many of us this weekend. sunshine though for some. find out if you are one of the fortunate few in the forecast coming

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sinn fein leader mary lou mcdonald has fielded more candidates this time, though, aiming to form a governmentwithout the two traditional powerhouses. an exit poll at 10:00 pm will offer the first glimpse of what ireland's next government could look like . next government could look like. russia is waging a staggeringly reckless campaign of sabotage across the uk. that's according to britain's m16 chief richard moore. in a speech in paris, he warned that putin's actions are not just aimed at ukraine but are threatening european and transatlantic security. he's also highlighted russia's nuclear threats. he says they're designed to scare nations into backing down from supporting kyiv . moore also stressed the kyiv. moore also stressed the high cost of failing to aid ukraine, warning that if putin succeeds, other adversaries like china and north korea could be emboldened, while his comments today come as intelligence reports show a rise in russian sabotage efforts targeting the west , and the sabotage efforts targeting the west, and the wait is over. notre dame's grand revival is finally on displ

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fianna fail and fine gael, has already ruled out a partnership with the nearest opposition party sinn feinlished later and are expected to show a fall in the difference between people arriving and leaving the uk. an extra 685,000 migrants came to the country last year, adding to political pressure for further immigration controls. last night, the conservative leader kemi badenoch said she wanted a strict cap on visas. 0ur political correspondent tom symonds reports. a new government, a new approach. on tuesday, the asylum seekers were moved off the bibby stockholm, moored in portland, dorset. the cost of the vessel is ridiculous, one home office source said. but only around 15% of migrants are asylum seekers. today's figures count everyone coming into the uk, and subtract everyone leaving, to produce a headline numberfor net migration. in 2023, 685,000 more people came in than left. less than 2022, but not much less. we've got people coming on work visas in highly paid jobs all the way down to the care sector. you've got people coming in as family members of british citizens and as asylum