political leaders gathered at stormont— political leaders gathered at stormont. , ., , stormont.e can be no place in our society for _ stormont. there can be no place in our society for violence _ stormont. there can be no place in our society for violence or - stormont. there can be no place in our society for violence or the - our society for violence or the threat — our society for violence or the threat of _ our society for violence or the threat of violence and it must stop. what _ threat of violence and it must stop. what we _ threat of violence and it must stop. what we saw last night i think was a very dangerous _ what we saw last night i think was a very dangerous escalation _ what we saw last night i think was a very dangerous escalation of- what we saw last night i think was a | very dangerous escalation of events. and it _ very dangerous escalation of events. and it is _ very dangerous escalation of events. and it is deplorable. _ very dangerous escalation of events. and it is deplorable. in _ very dangerous escalation of events. and it is deplorable.— and it is deplo

she was first i minister for long time when stormont was not even sitting because so many issues, butlunged into its worst crisis for ten years, and relations between the dup and their main partners in government sinn fein, certainly had never been easy, but the issue that brought the final row between the two parties was over a renewable energy scheme called the renewable heat incentive which ran over budget to the tune of hundreds of millions pounds, and arlene foster with the enterprise minister and therefore in charge of that scheme, so sinn fein called for her to stand aside as first minister while her role was investigated and when she said she wasn't going to do that, sinn fein resigned from the executive and there was a three—year stalemate at stormont, negotiations to resurrect evolution which failed one by one, untilfinallyjust to resurrect evolution which failed one by one, until finallyjust over a year ago under the guidance of the northern ireland secretaryjulian northern ireland secretary julian smith northern ireland secretaryjulian smith and the irish foreign minister,

emma vardy is at stormont tonight.agile political situation there, so what are the implications of arlene foster's resignation?- are the implications of arlene foster's resignation? well, any chance foster's resignation? well, any change in _ foster's resignation? well, any change in leadership _ foster's resignation? well, any change in leadership can - foster's resignation? well, any change in leadership can have i foster's resignation? well, any| change in leadership can have a significant effect on the dynamic of the power—sharing relationships here at stormont and for the whole mood towards brexit on the streets. because of not being strong enough in opposing the northern ireland protocol, those brexit arrangements for northern ireland, is being seen as one of the reasons for arlene foster's downfall, the new party leader could decide to take the party further to the right and dig in even harder against those brexit arrangements, especially in the run—up to the assembly elections next year, when they will have to

we understand about three quarters of the dup representatives at stormont and westminster have signedence in arlene foster's leadership. certainly, the party has one eye on the stormont elections coming up next year and wants to shore up its support ahead of this but at the same time, don't forget, power—sharing at stormont is fragile and there will be those who worry that any change in leadership could be particularly destabilising at what is already a difficult time for northern ireland. emma vardy with the latest in northern ireland, there, thank you. an inquest into the deaths of the two people killed by the convicted terrorist usman khan near london bridge in 2019 has heard how he'd been involved in "extremist bullying" in prison. it also emerged that khan had been allowed to travel unaccompanied on the day of the attack from stafford to london, despite the fact he was meant to be monitored by a government agency. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more details. making his way to london to kill. usman khan, a recently convicted terrorist, released travelling alone

it is not easy to see how stormont itself is going to survive all of these tensions at the moment.rybody will be hoping does die down a little bit.— down a little bit. ok, thank you very much _ down a little bit. ok, thank you very much for— down a little bit. ok, thank you very much for your _ down a little bit. ok, thank you very much for your analysis. . down a little bit. ok, thank you i very much for your analysis. that down a little bit. ok, thank you - very much for your analysis. that is ben lowry, the deputy editor of the belfast news letter. let's look at the weather now, here is nick miller. hello, temperatures may have been a little higher today but it is turning colder again, the return of arctic air and a cold weekend ahead. they are air following this area of cloud softwa re software and send tomorrow night through northern ireland this evening and then across northern england into parts of wales later in the night, it clears up in northern england, northern ireland and scotland and a frosty setting plenty of snow showers in scotland... gusting in the northern isles,

political leaders at stormont condemn another night of violence in belfast — the northern ireland secretary way there for urgent talks. after myanmar�*s ambassador to the uk was locked out of the embassy overnight, the foreign secretary condemns the country's "bullying" military leaders. back on the buses — as public transport is prepared for next week's lockdown easing in england, the industry tries to reassure travellers that it will be safe. and golf�*s masters tee off in a couple of hours�* time — just a few thousand fans will be allowed into the grounds in augusta. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel... the french open is going to start a week later than planned because of the current french lockdown. that's going to impact the grass court season. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the health secretary, matt hancock, says the uk has more than enough supply of the pfizer and moderna covid vaccines to treat all adults under 30, after the medicines regulator said people aged 18 to 29 should be offered an alternative to the astrazeneca jab, beca

it took a huge amount of deal to get both sides to the table, to actually have a stormont governmentcerns, there have been all sorts of chatter and reporting. it�*s never — it�*s very hard to work out exactly what�*s going on but real tensions. some port officials were withdrawn from one shift over safety concerns. there�*s been suggestions of kind of uptick — real uptick in tensions — and the government in westminster is very, very worried about the politics of all of this. and we can�*t also mention — forget to mention as well that the eu pressed the nuclear button... right, yeah. oh, no — hovered over the nuclear button. well, 0k. well, they did not go through with it... it was a bit of spunk! so, right. so adam, article 16, explain to people — because this was a hugely — seen in westminster as a hugely aggressive move from the eu very early on — it was the end of january, wasn�*t it? yeah, so article 16 is the bit of the northern ireland protocol in the brexit deal — and remember, this is the brexit deal, the divorce deal, not the trade treaty, which came later — and it�*s articl

— do and having a separate leader in stormont who would be the dup first minister— stormont who wouldthink 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, it sounds like things are — leader. briefly, it sounds like things are moving _ leader. briefly

let's speak to our ireland correspondent, chris page, who's at stormont this evening.lene foster _ she has led for five years? try 3 week arlene foster has experienced politics at its most painful with a big majority of the dup's senior elected representatives signing a letter saying she should resign as leader. in her resignation statement she said she was preparing to leave the political stage. now sources close to mrs foster have told the bbc that when she leaves a first minister's office here at stormont at the end ofjune, she will also be leaving the dup. those same sources say that she thinks it isn't the same party that she joined and that it is taking a different direction. now the background to that, a number of politicians involved in removing mrs foster essentially thought she was being too moderate. they believe she should take a more socially conservative position on matters such as lgbt issues and thought she should be more strong and strategic in opposing the brexit arrangements for northern ireland that have created a trade border between here and the r

thank you very much for that. _ parties at stormont. 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 much information around vaccinations and relative risk. iain duncan smith has been talking about perhaps too much information being out there. what is your view of how this has been handled so far?— what is your view of how this has been handled so far? broadly, people are bein: been handled so far? broadly, people are being bombarded _ been handled so far? broadly, people are being bombarded with _ been handled so far? broadly, people| are being bombarded with informati

thank you very much, chris page, at stormont _ position.have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the post—brexit trade deal agreed between the european union and the united kingdom. the deal�*s final hurdle. the important agreement of the eu agreement, the view was for consent. the deal was agreed just before christmas and came into effect on new year's day but ratification was delayed due to the short amount of time between the deal being struck and coming into force. reacting to the approval — the european commission president ursula von der leyen said the approval was the foundation of a strong and close partnership with the uk. but added "faithful implementation is essential". responding to the final approval of the brexit deal the prime minister said: now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. for many of us today, we are looking at a lot of cloud, scattered showers, and chilly wind. most of the rain is across parts of england and wales. it will brighten up england and wales. it will brighten up in northern england

northern ireland's politicians will now interrupt their easter break as stormont is being recalled torea of northern ireland that there are malign and criminal elements who are whipping up some of our young people. i've spoken to some of the youth workers in that area and i do think there's a need to bring those young people into diversionary activities. unauthorised marches by loyalist flute bands were last night a symbol of non—violent protest, and sources say more are planned in the days ahead. emma vardy, bbc news. in russia, police have detained some supporters of the opposition politican alexei navalny outside the prison where he is serving a jail sentence. the supporters are demanding that he receive proper medical treatment. mr navalny, who's on hunger strike, is said by his lawyer to be seriously ill. but the kremlin says he will get "�*no special treatment�*. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford reports from the town of pokrov, some 60 miles east of moscow. she came to call for help for russia's most famous prisoner. dr anastasia is a close ally of alexei navalny, and he

lets leave that debate at stormont- _ hijacked... lets leave that debate at stormont.of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine — after the official advice changed to say that adults under 30 should be offered an alternative jab. the uk medicines regulator, the mhra, said the evidence had been firming up that a link exists between rare blood clots and the vaccine. astrazeneca says it is working with officials to try to understand what is causing these extremely rare events. naomi grimley reports. vaccine take—up in the uk has so far been extremely successful, with 95% of the over—60s accepting their offers of a jab. officials are determined that this latest change in what they call clinical preferences doesn't see that progress stall. there's still no proven link between the astrazeneca vaccine and very rare blood clots, but the government accepts it should tweak its plans for younger age groups, where the risk—benefit calculation might be more finely balanced. yesterday, the deputy chief medical officer for england, jonathan van—tam, said the decision to offer the under—3

tonight, arlene foster's current partner in the coalition at stormont had a message for her successor 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 losing ground to nationalists. and now, arlene foster is paying the price. emma vardy, bbc news. us federal investigators have carried out searches at the home and offices of donald trump's former personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. they're trying to establish whether mr giuliani illegally lobbied the trump ad

. _ in northern ireland, the stormont assembly's recalled after several nights of violence.with less light pollution during the lockdown, we've had some spectacular views. and and coming up on the bbc news channel. an audition for europe's most wanted as borussia dortmund's erling haaland prepares to face manchester city in their champions league quarter—final first leg. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it's a question that's being asked both here and in the eu and today it was put again to borisjohnson — is there a link between the astra—zeneca covid vaccine and rare blood clots? speaking on a visit to the company's factory in macclesfield mrjohnson said it was up to the independent medical regulator to adjudicate on the matter. it's carrying out an ongoing review. meanwhile scientists advising the government have warned that — even with a successful vaccination programme — the further easing of covid restrictions could lead to a third wave of infections. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. there is considerable uncertainty about the future path of the e

the dup which of course right now is part of the power—sharing agreement at stormont which, remember,nd it is hard to work categorically what is going on but real tensions, some port officials were withdrawn from one shift over safety concerns, there has been suggestions of an uptick in tensions and the government in westminster is very, very worried about the politics of this and we can also forget to mention that the eu pressed the nuclear button... mention that the eu pressed the nuclear button. . ._ nuclear button... hovered over the nuclear button. .. hovered over the nuclear— nuclear button... hovered over the nuclear button. _ nuclear button... hovered over the nuclear button. ok, - nuclear button... hovered over the nuclear button. ok, well, i the nuclear button. ok, well, the nuclear button. ok, well, the did the nuclear button. ok, well, they did not _ they did not go through with it... it they did not go through with it... ., , they did not go through with it... . , ., , they did not go through with it... , ., ,, so it... it was a bit of spun. so adam, _ it... it was a bit

we believe the politicians of stormont there. we've | politicians of stormont there. the highest temperatures today — round about 15 celsius or so. these are the numbers at the end of the afternoon — it's quite a bit cooler around those north sea coasts with the onshore breeze. it's also cooler where we've got the showers for east anglia and the south—east of england — a nagging north—easterly breeze here, and it'll be breezy through the english channel, as well. could be 1—2 sharp showers for a while, probably extending their way down into hampshire by the end of the day. as the sun goes down, the showers fade away, we'll have clearing skies overnight. later in the night, bit of patchy cloud for lincolnshire, and some areas of fog likely around the home counties, too, but with clear skies and light winds, the temperatures will fall away sharply and, like last night, we're going to have a frost across many parts of the country. sunny start for most, the fog shouldn't last too long towards the home counties, and then we'll see the cloud bubbling up a bit more than toda

there emergency meeting at stormont to try and bring about calm.— and bring about calm.be no place in — and bring about calm. there can be no place in our— and bring about calm. there can be no place in our society _ and bring about calm. there can be no place in our society for - and bring about calm. there can be no place in our society for violence | no place in our society for violence or the threat of violence and it must stop. or the threat of violence and it must stop-— or the threat of violence and it must sto-. ~ . or the threat of violence and it must sto -. ~ . h, ., , ., must stop. what we saw last night at lanark way interface _ must stop. what we saw last night at lanark way interface was _ must stop. what we saw last night at lanark way interface was i _ must stop. what we saw last night at lanark way interface was i think i must stop. what we saw last night at lanark way interface was i think a i lanark way interface was i think a very dangerous escalation of events of recent_ very dangerous escalation of events of recent days, and it's utterly deplorable

at stormont, where the discussions will be taking place.re of any road map out of lockdown there?— of lockdown there? yes, there is definitely a _ of lockdown there? yes, there is definitely a sense _ of lockdown there? yes, there is definitely a sense of— of lockdown there? yes, there is definitely a sense of anticipation | definitely a sense of anticipation here in northern ireland this morning. so far, as you say, there are no dates in place for all of the different sectors of the economy to reopen, though restrictions have been eased somewhat over the last few weeks and, also, the devolved government here at the stormont executive have set out a five stage plan to move northern ireland out of lockdown, although there wasn't a firm timetable attached to each of the five steps in that plan. that may well be changing today, the executive will be meeting later on this morning and it's they will be considering a paper which is setting out some dates over the next few weeks for reopening. for example, next friday, the 23rd of april, under the

reporter: and at stormont in northern ireland, tributes were paid across the political divide. >> he role of a royal, working with hundreds of different organizations, with younger people, service, and driving british innovation at the center of his efforts. >> i acknowledge that the queen and prince philip and their family were directly impacted by the conflict and regrettably endured sorrow and pain. they have endured such personal loss. i having witnessed to this efforts in recent years. reporter: he stepped onto the national stage before most of today's political leaders were born. today they spoke out in their appreciation of him. nicholas witchel, bbc news. katty: he lived a life of public service but he is still remembered as a grandfather too. 60 years ago, mankind went to space for the very first time. for the ussr, yuri gagarin's single orbit of the earth was a singular achievement and a propaganda coup. here is a report on the moment a russian hero was born. reporter: british space conquerors park. it is a celebration of the russia achievements in space expiration, and the

the stormont assembly is set to be recalled from easter recess for an emergency debate following daysof the unrest in some loyalist areas. ten arrests have been made so far. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has been looking at what's behind the violence. the crowd should disperse - immediately as force is about to be used against violent individuals. armoured land rovers braced over successive days. this is the most violence on the streets of northern ireland has seen for some time. the attacks, mostly carried out by teenagers, cause real harm to officers. burns and head injuries. when officers responded to the incidents that they are met with petrol bombs, with heavy masonry, with debris that has already been prepared. so to me that indicates a degree of orchestration, preparation and an attempt by the people involved. tension has been building in loyalist areas over this past lockdown. rising resentment over the brexit arrangements, a new partition for trade in the irish sea, which many of you is weakening northern ireland's place in the uk. and fury over sinn fein politicians w

systemic failings over a scrapped renewable energy scheme would hit the budgets available to the stormont assembly forced his opponents demanded she resign when she refused the deputy 1st minister martin mcguinness from the republican shouldn't fame party quit bringing down the power sharing executive which would stay out of action for 3 years during that period the u.k. and the prime minister to resign may was negotiating its bricks it divorce deal with the european union foster and her party strongly backed boris johnson the then foreign secretary when he promised to fight any attempt to impose a sea border but certainly this gives us a border in the irish sea in terms of the terms of customs by rejecting the may deal do you piece move johnson's poll to downing street but the brics it deal or withdrawal agreements that prime minister johnson eventually signed effectively created a border in the irish sea make ignore the night in subjects to different rules from mainland britain. and in recent months northern ireland's been hit by rioting it's been partly attributed to unionise concerns

the stormont assembly is set to be recalled tomorrow morning for an emergency debate following days ofhas spoken for the first time about an alleged plot to destabilise the country, involving his half—brother prince hamza. in a statement, he said sedition had been nipped in the bud and the former crown prince was now under his "protection". prince hamza earlier denied being part of any conspiracy, though he criticised corruption and misrule injordan. police in los angeles say excessive speed was the primary cause of a car crash involving tiger woods in february. they say the golfer was travelling at speeds of up to 87 miles an hour — that's1a0 kilometres an hour — at the time of the accident. the hong kong democracy activist nathan law says he has been granted asylum in britain after fleeing the territory following the introduction of sweeping chinese security laws. the 27—year—old former hong kong lawmaker and activist fled to the uk injuly following the passing of the national security legislation. nathan law wrote on twitter that he had been granted asylum after several interviews o

who don't think they're being listened to at the moment in this process these are the grounds of stormont castle the seat of the devolve power sharing government created by the good friday peace agreement signed 23 years ago and irwin was born just before that now she's leading the youth wing of the alliance party which covers the middle ground in northern ireland politics parents don't feel they have the ability to to stop their kids going on at their because the kids are being drawn out by by community leaders by people here care stopping violence and stopping fears they're being joined by them parents can't really speak out against those darker forces they can't stop their kids going out because they know if they're seen to go against community leaders in the way they could fears attacks. they could face threats they could face anything there's deprivation in both the loyalist and nationalist community says of northern ireland those who want to united ireland and the loyalist areas where there is anger about a boardroom the r.e.c. imposed by a brics. in many areas like this are rounded

and the current difficulties in northern ireland featured during tributes at stormont, which was alsone foster, praised "a life well lived, to the full". in closing, mr speaker, i say that i do welcome the respectful way in which you and the parties have responded to the passing of his royal highness the duke of edinburgh. i think the unity of spirit has been evident. so let's all harness and channel that spirit moving head as the assembly and executive work through the very real and significant challenges that face us. significantly, there were also warm words from sinn fein. over the past two decades there have been significant interventions by 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 con

as clean—up was going on, political leaders gathered at stormont.ence 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 state—run gem company — a key source of income for the country's military. myanmar is the world's largest producer of high qualityjade. the us secretary of state, anthony blinken, said the sanctions would send a message to the military to cease the violence. the united states says russia has deployed more troops on its border with ukraine than at any time since 2014, when russian forces seized control of crimea. the white house says discussions are taking place with nato allies about the troop movements. brazil

asa as a cleanup operations began, political leaders gathered at stormont.ce 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 northern ireland's days of old. and may be difficult to close. emma vardy in belfast. let's get some of the day's other news. the united states has imposed sanctions on myanmar�*s state—run gem company — a key source of income for the country's military. myanmar is the world's largest producer of high qualityjade. the us secretary of state, anthony blinken, said the sanctions would send a message to the military to cease the violence. israel says it will tell the international criminal court that it won't co—operate with its investigation into possible war crimes committ

and at stormont in northern ireland, tributes were paid across the political divide.hundreds of different causes and organisations, with younger people, service, and driving british innovation at the centre of his efforts. i acknowledge that the queen and prince philip and their family were directly impacted by the conflict and regrettably endured sorrow and pain. yet having endured such personal loss, the royal family set about working towards advancing peace and reconciliation, and i have been witness to these efforts and their example of leadership myself in recent years. he had stepped onto the national stage before most of today's political leaders were born. today, they spoke out in their appreciation of him. nicholas witchell, bbc news. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @embleymike. all eyes on the weather now that lockdown is slowly easing and it is not looking too bad over the next few days. it will remain a little on the chilly side and we are in for a frosty start on tuesday but it will be a sunny one. on tuesday there i

political leaders gathered at stormont.ciety 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'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 northern ireland's days of old. and may be difficult to close. emma vardy in belfast. a medical expert in the trial of the former us police officer, derek chauvin, says george floyd died from a lack of oxygen due to the way he was restrained. mr chauvin was filmed kneeling on george floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest last may. this is what dr martin tobin was asked in court by the special assistant attorney—general. have you formed an opinion, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, on the cause of mr floyd's death? yes, i have. would you please tell the jury what that opinion

now, a conservative peer has compared new powers compelling stormont to implement abortion laws to adolfons which would make politicians and health service commissioners in northern ireland adopt changes to the rules, which were passed by westminster mps while the assembly was inactive in 2019. lord shinkwin passionately opposed the idea. if we pass these regulations today, not only are we endorsing lethal disability discrimination right up to birth, but we are in practice saying to anyone who is born with a disability that they somehow escaped the net. it is tragic that despite the immense sacrifices of my grandparents�* generation who fought and died in the war that the eugenicist poison that informed adolf hitler's aktion ta euthanasia programme against disabled human beings is now informing government policy and being imposed on the people of northern ireland. what we are talking about here today is about the provision, legal provision, of services which are locally accessible to women and girls who need them. it's part of an ongoing debate between those of us who believe that women

, we were talking about the continuing violence in northern ireland and the emergency session at stormonting through from secretary of state brandon lewis. we have been telling you that he is on his way to belfast. i am assuming from what i am reading that he has landed. in fact, just the first comments coming through say he will do all he can to continue to facilitate constructive discussions in northern ireland and confirming, as we know, confirming he will be meeting community, faith and political leaders over the course of this afternoon. he says he joins with the northern ireland executive in calling for calm. that is after many nights of violence. we would be talking much more about that after two o'clock. those initial comments from a brandon lewis and doubtless more from him later in the day. now, back to coronavirus. ministers are continuing to reassure the public about the safety of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, after the official advice changed to say that adults under 30 should be offered an alternative jab. the medicines regulator, the mhra, said the evidence had been

the stormont assembly is set to be recalled tomorrow morning for an emergency debate following days ofon families. but other effects are more difficult to measure. after more than a year of lockdowns and social distancing, the impact on people's wellbeing, especially their mental health, has been severe. some 3.7 million people class themselves as lonely. that's over a million more than last year. the report also found that the areas with large numbers of young people or unemployment or high density housing tend to be the most affected. our correspondent elaine dunkley reports from manchester. opened during the pandemic, the feel good club couldn't come at a more needed time. somewhere over here, when we are all laid back out again, is where our big talk table is going to go. it will be a signal to other people that you are here, open to chatting to new people and meeting new friends. keira and her wife amy hope when their coffee house is fully reopened, it will feel like a home for those affected by loneliness and isolation. i think what the pandemic has taught us is that actually bei

the stormont assembly is set to be recalled tomorrow morning for an emergency debate following days ofunited nations to support accusations of extrajudicial killings and torture by myanmar�*s military since it took power in february. ..years of hatred and rage as they jump upon the statue... this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's i works were beautiful, they were intelligent and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. . this is bbc news. to the situation in myanmar now and the country's ambassador to the uk has been removed from his post by the military attache in london. kyaw zwar minn was told he was no longer the representative of myanmar, and locked out of the embassy. all staff were asked to leave, and police were called to stop them re—entering the embassy. the ambassador had previously called for the release of aung san suu kyi. lawyers representing myanmar�*s ousted civilian government have submitted