ulster unionist party leader. who will follow him ? the ulster unionist party leader.tural successor was perhaps danny kennedy but he lost his seat in newry and armagh so the party tonight is in a state of chaos. i was asking you to engage in some mind reading. you are looking past the camera to the press officer to see what he was trying to indicate by semaphore! let me ask you something you can answer. did he simply make mistakes? did he over claim? saying simply make mistakes? did he over claim ? saying he simply make mistakes? did he over claim? saying he would return as the largest unionist party? and by suggesting that his voters would wa nt to tra nsfer suggesting that his voters would want to transfer high up in this pr election to the sdlp? he seemed to do that without talking to key members of his party. ambition is not a crime for any political leader so of course he was going into that election making big claims but after the second part of that question, when he indicated he would make a second preference to the sdlp, was ata second preference to the sdlp,

i think it's going to end up one sinn fein seat, one tuv seat and one ulster unionist seat and two dupho will lose that seat, the candidate who came through last may? yes, it certainly looks like that. i do have to say this, this is a poor day for unionism. it's a day that need not have happened but for the arrogance of mrsfoster it wouldn't have happened. it's a day when we have happened. it's a day when we have seen sinn fein advances and probably arrived at the point unnecessarily where unionism is no longer the majority control in the assembly and i think that does send a message to both the leaders of unionism and the unionist party that given that stormont will only continue if the dup now fill sinn fein's boots with endless concessions and — they are insatable on that front, many unionists will be asking themselves whether in these circumstances we really want to keep stormont and i think all unionists have to do some heart—searching about whether or not that's the best way to protect the union where we have an elevated and advanced sinn fein agenda which will be so avarice in i

it happened because of ulster union is tra nsfers. because of ulster union is transfers.untled dup supporters, who will say they took sarah to man across the line. lisburn is one of the most bitter places behind a semi— civilised facade that i can think of. jenny palmer has no control of the voters. you know how such things pan out. we arejust you know how such things pan out. we are just looking at pictures of the formal declaration. there is the deputy returning officer. actually, . .. buries pat deputy returning officer. actually,... buries pat catney as well on the left. another little ironic thing is that pat catney was brought into the party by ulster mcdonald. his period as leader was pretty unhappy and ended on a pretty sad note. it must be ironic for him, watching this. and pat catney is a bit off a character. he owns the kitchen bar in belfast. this could bea kitchen bar in belfast. this could be a significant impact on the dup sinn fein balance. it isn't clear who is coming out. this picture might not become clear tonight, but it will become clear tomorrow morn

the most nervous party here are the ulster unionists.n each of those two constituencies. but we are still waiting for the first results here. there are 18 candidates in west tyrone and it was not until saturday year ago that we actually got the first result. so it always takes some time for the entire picture to become clear. meanwhile, let's cross to maggie taggart who is in ballymena. yes, two cows are going oi'i ballymena. yes, two cows are going on at the moment in ballymena. the first one is mid—ulster, is strongly republican nationalist constituency. sinn fein's michelle o'neill holds the seat here. the vote has gone up by 14%. they say they are hoping to have managed their votes so well that they will return once again three sinn fein candidates. there is one sdlp candidate, one sitting member, patsy mcglone, so he is doing pretty strong at the moment. there were two of the six seats that we re there were two of the six seats that were unionist, one dup. we are hearing the dup candidate is in a pretty strong position, so that coul

the ulster unionist party encouraged voters to transfer their votes across traditional community linesstrength of the declarations so 0n the strength of the declarations so far it does not look as though thatis so far it does not look as though that is happening. if i check what the latest update is, sinn fein has seven seats out of 15 declared. the dup has five, the cross community alliance party has two and the ulster unionists have got one seat. still a long way to go, but it looks at this stage as though sinn fein and the dup will continue to dominate with lots of questions about what that could mean for the future of the power sharing assembly at stormont with tough negotiations ahead. with a bit more detail on the story so far here is chris buckler. with a bit more detail on the story so far here is chris buckler. this generation might not remember the troubles, but elections in northern ireland tend to expose old divisions and once the result of this vote are known the challenge could be holding onto power sharing. the public seem to have been engaged by this campaign, turnout i

the ulster unionist party has won.nalist sdlp have just gained their first seat in this election. let's take a look at an overview of what is happening with chris buckler. this generation might not remember the troubles, but elections in northern ireland tend to expose old divisions and once the result of this vote are known the challenge could be holding onto power sharing. the public seem to have been engaged by this campaign, turnout is up. but the new government at stormont does notjust depend on the results. it needs the parties to agree to enter into a coalition together again. at one stage last year, sinn fein and the dup seemed so close, and the leaders martin mcguinness and arlene foster were given a joint nickname of marlene. that cosy relationship did not last long. the coalition government collapsed at the start of this year after a series of rows, not least over a financial scandal connected to the renewable heat incentive, a botched renewable scheme, that was at one stage projected to cost the taxpayer ab

the leader of the ulster unionists, mike nesbitt, stood down because of their poor performance. to the leaders of sinn fein and the dup to draw battle lines in the inevitable negotiations to try and form a government. chris buckler, bbc news, belfast. getting noisier here, if you are wondering what that is, quite a party developing to my right. people gathering to mark international women's day. talk about what happens next for politics in northern ireland. this three—week negotiation period takes is up to march 27. if at the end of that a first minister and deputy first minister are not appointed then in theory the northern ireland secretary james brokenshire has a number of options. that includes suspension of the assembly, possibly calling another election, direct rule from westminster although the westminster government certainly doesn't want that. that would take new legislation. 0r that. that would take new legislation. or perhaps he can find a way to buy some time. one senior politician, lord trimble, former leader of the ulster unionist party, suggested this morning when

the ulster unionist party, ten seats, down from 16 last time, big losers in this.r mike nesbitt saying he will go because of those results. across community alliance party, eight seats, holding onto the same number of seats. interestingly they could become power brokers in northern ireland. other smaller parties and an independent making up the additionalfive parties and an independent making up the additional five seats. so what does all this mean and what happens next? well, the parties, the assembly members return to stormont on monday. they then theoretically have three weeks, taking us up to the 27th of march. at the end of which they are supposed to elect a new first minister and deputy first minister in order to allow devolved government to return to northern ireland. i don't think you'll find many people who will say this can somehow miraculously be sold and all theissues somehow miraculously be sold and all the issues between the two parties resolved within that three—week period. lots of people are suggesting that there needs to be a pause, a longer perio

a couple of games in the pro 12: ulster held their grip on fourth place with a hard fought 27—17 winagons. it was a tight game at rodney parade but three tries for ulster, the pick of them from full back jared payne, was enough to see them over the line. hot on ulster‘s heels in the table are llanelli scarlets. they scored four tries tonight in their bonus point win over edinburgh. including two from fly—half rhys patchell. 26—10 the final score. it's been a busy night in rugby league's super league and we have a new leader in hull fc. but at the other end of the table, things have gone from bad to worse for bottom side warrington who've lost every game this season, beaten tonight by st helens 31—6. this the pick of saint's five tries, adam swift finishing off a lovely run which started from inside st helen's own half. so confirmation of that score and the night's other results. england wicketkeeper sarah taylor still hopes to play in this summer's cricket world cup. she has not been selected fora training camp in the uae next month. taylor's taken a break from the sport because of a

there were also wins this evening for connacht and ulster.e two games in rugby league's super league. wakefield trinity won for the first time in 12 matches, but they needed a late controversial penalty try to do it. eventually beating st helens because of that late decision but not in doubt, was the finish from mason caton—brown in the first half as he was able to sneak over in the corner. wakefield eventually ground out a 16—12 win — their first over the saints for five years. wigan beat leigh 20 points to nil in the night's other game. 0nto football and the fa have announced some potentially huge changes to the fa cup. chief executive martin glenn revealed that next season, they'll trial the use of video—technology to assist referees with game—changing decisions including goals wrongly disallowed for off—side. meanwhile for the remainder of this season's fa cup — managers will be able to use a 4th substitute in extra time starting from the quarter—finals. i'm happy for other people to do the testing and get the wrinkles out of the way so w

five defeats in a row to edinburgh, they were also wins for ulster.ve wakefield a victory over saint helens. a fantastic finish from brown helped them on their way back they were trailing 12—10 when the video referee awarded a penalty which was converted. 16—12. wigan beat lee 20-12. converted. 16—12. wigan beat lee 20—12. rory mcilroy‘s lack of competitive golf has seemed to help more than hinder, as he is ahead in the world championships in mexico city. in a second round of 65, including ms eagle is setting him up nicely for this challenge. not too pleasant. it's the big fight at night. it's on five live. the world cruiserweight champion is fighting for the first time as a heavyweight and he was nearly a stone lighter than his opponent on the scales. i'm prepared for the fight. he is a manufactured heavyweight, not a real heavyweight. when you get close to him he is trembling. he's not as bonded and and doesn't leave the things he is saying. i thought it would look more physically impressive, some remnants of some abdominal muscles, he didn't look g

ulster ‘s leading 20-17. and gwent dragons. ulster ‘s leading 20—17. wolves are looking for their first win of the season at st helens. 18—0 down at half—time. saints have scored three tries. this is the pick of them, finished off by adam swift. warrington pulled one tribe back a few minutes ago. the other scores so far, huddersfield giants 12—20... that's all the sport for now. an employment tribunal has ruled that a self—employed cycle courier for the firm excel was actually "a worker". andrew boxer argued that he was entitled to one week of holiday pay based on his work for excel. the tribunal said that the firm unlawfully failed to pay mr boxer. the ruling adds more legal weight to claims that some firms in the so—called gig economy are engaged in "bogus self—employment". 0fcom says sky, bt and virgin media had put forward their own voluntary scheme, but it didn't go far enough. the plans could affect more than 2.5 million customers, who would receive up to £185 million in new payments every year. at the moment, compensation is only paid to a small

the 27—17 victory means ulster stay in the fourth and final play—off spot.ace. they'rejust three points behind ulster after getting a bonus point in their 26—10 win over edinburgh. britain's johanna konta is through to the third round of the miami open tennis after winning here match. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. the european union celebrates its sixtieth anniversary on saturday. all but one of the 28 leaders of the eu nations have gathered in rome. britain is, of course, missing. the six founder members — italy, france, germany, the netherlands belgium and luxembourg — could not have imagined the challenges the eu would be facing in 2017. our special correspondent allan little reports from rome on the successes and failures of the past six decades. the british were not here in 1957 and will be not here today. they signed a pledge to unify europe coming here, in the splendour of a capital that had once brought unity by conquest to the ancient world. the six founding nations, that small, in

the ulster unionist party, one seat. the alliance party, they are on three seats.nt, the national eisteddfod elp have one seatin the national eisteddfod elp have one seat in this election so far. —— the nationalist blu. what is this mean for the future of devolved government in northern ireland? i will be talking to a representative from sinn fein shortly, but first molest up to ian paisley shortly, but first molest up to ian paisleer. thank you forjoining us. paisleer. thank you forjoining us. as things stand, it looks like the dup and sinn fein will continue to dominate at stormont. perhaps a very narrow margin in terms of the number of seats between your party and sinn fein. what you think of the dup performance so far? it will be a close result between the two parties in terms of seats. certainly, i think we will win the popular vote in the country. in this year of seats, it will be close. this is what this election was largely about. sinn fein did not like the fa ct about. sinn fein did not like the fact that last year they plateaued and there was a huge diffe

the ulster unionist party.own because of the poor result of his party within these elections, and the dup reduction in seats has meant that they have lost the petition of concern, and b—2 at stormont to block any legislation they do not like. for example, they used that to block introduction of same—sex marriage year. the dup need to pick up the pieces to try to see if they can create power—sharing government, but that will not be easy and it might be that westminster will have to take over at lease for a time and run government during northern ireland while they try to come to some sort ofan while they try to come to some sort of an agreement. the french car—maker which owns peugeot and citroen has reportedly reached an agreement to buy vauxhall from general motors. the deal could raise concerns about the future of vauxhall‘s two uk factories which employ more than 4,000 people. an official announcement is expected on monday. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. this vauxhall plant is one of the more

the alliance party may have outpolled the leader of the ulster unionist party, mike nesbitt.ines in order to deliver change at stormont. that's right, that was one of the key points in this campaign. mike nesbitt thing he would give his second preference vote to the nationalist sdlp. the dup strongly attacked him for that, damaging unionism. a lot of people thought that might take the wind out of the sails of the ulster unionist campaign. incidentally there was a big cheer therefore sinn fein. he topped the poll in south belfast. in strangford, mike nesbitt is in a battle there. the alliance party polled strongly and they may have topped the poll. strangford is one of the places we will say is the dup vote has been holding up or if the alliance party can make inroads because of mike nesbitt‘s mention of tra nsfer votes. because of mike nesbitt‘s mention of transfer votes. it will be fascinating to see as the votes coming, how do sinn fein is doing regarding the dup. will they end up with a similar number of seats and be on with a similar number of seats and beona with a simil

there's one change in the replacemnts with wing tommy bowe coming in for his injured ulster picked upnench but is fine to start. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ruth lea, economic adviser at arbuthnot banking group, and caroline wheeler, political editor at the sunday express. good to see you both, it has been an interesting day. we start with the telegraph and its take on the budget is the tories have broken their ma nifesto is the tories have broken their manifesto pledge not to raise taxes. the guardian described the chancellor is falling into a tax trap over his approach to national insurance. the times describes the policy as a tax on red, while the express says philip philip hammond is laying down the tracks for the brexit move. the daily express asks what is so funny. the mail shows a picture of philip hammond and says it is no laughing matter. all the references a re it is no laughing matter. all the references are to joked and laughed. this is a man who is supposed to be very dour, a spreadsheet guy, a policy

the 27—17 victory means ulster stay in the fourth and final play—off spot.ng a bonus point in their 26—10 win over edinburgh. britain's johanna konta is through to the third round of the miami open tennis, after beating sasnovich. we're going to return to football now, and a very special little boy who will be at wembley tomorrow, for england's game against lithuania. you may have seen him before — five—year—old sunderland fan bradley lowery is suffering from a rare type of cancer. this is how his mum gemma, told him he was to be a mascot, alongside his hero and "best mate" jermain defoe. guess who is going to the england match next week? jermaine. hooray! at the very beginning it was just amazing. it was his dream come true, true. he calls him his best friend, it is normalfor him now true. he calls him his best friend, it is normal for him now but at the beginning it was fantastic and to have that experience, to have all of the experiences he is having at the moment is so surreal and not only for him, it gives as memories that we can carry with us for the r

there were also wins for ulster and connacht.tory over the saints in five years. wigan beat leigh 20 points 2—0 in last night's other game. —— wigan beat leigh 20—0 in last night's other game. after all the talk, some of it not too pleasant, finally its fight night. tony bellew and david haye will go head to head tonight — the fight live on 5live from 10pm. bellew, the world cruiserweight champion, is fighting for the first time as a heavyweight. and he was nearly a stone lighter than haye on the scales. he is prepared and ready to perform for the two round fight. he should never be that weight. he has manufactured heavyweight. he is not really a heavyweight right now. not ina really a heavyweight right now. not in a million years. up there he looks fantastic. when you get close to him he is trembling. he is trembling. and he isjust... he doesn't. .. trembling. and he isjust... he doesn't... he is not as confident and he does not believe the things he is saying. i look at him, he is actually trembling. i was hoping he would look

there's one change in the replacements, with wing tommy bowe coming in for his injured ulster team—matea groin injury in their win over the french but is fine to start. it is the first time we have been able to do that. when we won the championship in 1a and 15, we had minimal changes week to week, and i think we grew as the tournament went on. it is a massive challenge, because everyone needs to pick up a little bit more rhythm. the first game, it will be underdone and you have to pick up from there. david haye says he would be open to having a rematch with tony bellew in liverpool. haye was beaten by the liverpudlian last weekend after snapping his achilles in the sixth round at london's 02 arena. the non—title fight was notable for the vicious trash—talking in the buildup. haye was warned by the british boxing board of control about his conduct. we said what we said at the time, andi we said what we said at the time, and i am sure i will have to pay some fine at some stage, because some fine at some stage, because some of the comments went too far. ifi some of the comments went too f

embark on a conciliatory gesture, such as shaking the queen's hand, which is a symbolic thing for ulster protestants who take the royal family very seriously and feel passionately disposed for the royal family. northern ireland is already in a slightly unbearable, agonizing hinterland where it is between the united kingdom, which has a serious level of negotiations to conduct on brexit, and the republic of ireland, which also doesn't really want to know or take it on. so they are already in this position, a given the amount of european union structural funds peaceful money that goes into the region, northern ireland is looking at a really difficult situation over the next few years, aside from what is going on in scotland, who it is always reacting with. laura: we will have to leave it there. thank you very much indeed. lawmakers in scotland have begun a two-day debate on whether or not to hold a second independent referendum. in 2014, 55 percent of scots voted to remain in the u.k., but nicola sturgeon argues that brexit has changed everything. theresa may explained that now is not the

the ulster unionists, who had called for voters to transfer their votes across traditional perimeterhe national eisteddfod dlp on three seats. —— the nationalist sdlp. we conduct our reporters now. julian is in fermanagh, and kieran is looking at the foyle constituency. arlene foster, the dup leader, heart institute is a, how shaping up? there was a lot of support for her in her home constituency. the surprise was her personal vote was down slightly on when year ago. that meant she fell just short of the quarter she needed to be elected on first preference votes. a short time ago, the transfers of a number of eliminated candidates were tallied up eliminated candidates were tallied up and that brought her across the line. so far, she has not spoken to the bbc in omagh. she spent much of her time away from the media insider conference room oi’ on her time away from the media insider conference room or on the floor behind me. the bbc has been criticised quite a lot by the dup this evening. we don't know we will get the chance to speak to arlene foster at some stage. the other story is t

there were also wins for ulster and connacht.nish from mason caton—brown helped wakefield on their way but they were trailing 12—10 when the video referee awarded a penalty try that was converted, giving wakefield victory by 16 points to 12. wigan beat leigh 20 points to nil in last night's other game. rory mcilroy‘s lack of competitive golf this season seems to have helped rather than hindered him. he hasn't played a tournament since january but he's two shots clear at the halfway stage of the world golf championship in mexico city. mcilory could reclaim the world number one spot if he wins here, and a second round of 65 — including this eagle — has set him up very nicely for the challenge. after all the talk, some of it not too pleasant, finally it's fight night. tony bellew and david haye will go head to head tonight — you can follow it on bbc 5 live from ten o'clock. bellew, the world cruiserweight champion, is fighting for the first time as a heavyweight. and he was nearly a stone lighter than haye on the scales. he is prepa

the ulster unionists increased their boat, could they become a power broker?o seats they had. so this could suggest that they punched well above their weight in this election. the alliance leader has been impressive in the leaders debates. i think when we get to a negotiation, if it is left simply to the dup, sinn fein, the two governments, it won't work. there are questions as to whether the british secretary of state should check these negotiations. but we believe there should be an independent chair. i think david trimble is right that we do need to press a pause button, take time. in many senses, this is the last chance to get this right. the result means the dup has lost its veto, the e—petition of concern, before it collapsed in january, e—petition of concern, before it collapsed injanuary, because sinn fein felt that the dup was at the timing many issues they had, for example, the protection of the irish language. it's these legacy issues that are a big concern, the ones we we re that are a big concern, the ones we were talking about, historical issues

this evening, the ulster unionist leader mike nesbitt stepped down, taking responsibility for his party'shave been a picture—perfect campaign for sinn fein‘s michelle 0'neill. some claim arlene foster may also have motivated republicans to vote, having compared them to crocodiles during the campaign. but it's sinn fein who have benefited most in this snap election. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: are we there yet? this is the scene, streamed live from an animal adventure park in new york state, as millions wait for april the giraffe to give birth. first the plates slipped gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards and it was a matter of seconds before the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers have their rights as citizens of the united states and they sho

this evening the ulster unionist mike nesbitt stepped down, taking responsibility for his party's pooren a picture—perfect campaign for sinn fein‘s michelle 0'neill. some claim arlene foster may have squandered the republicans‘ vote, having compared them to crocodiles during the campaign. sinn fein benefited most in this snap election. the human remains of infants and children have been uncovered at a former home for single mothers and babies in ireland. forensic scientists say they've identified significant numbers of human remains, including those of babies. excavations have been underway at the site in county galway since october. digging began after a government commission was set up in response to claims about the deaths of nearly 800 infants between 1925 and 1961. this news is very disturbing and will touch everyone's heart. there we re will touch everyone's heart. there were strong suspicions about burials for some time and it was one of the reasons for setting up the commission of investigation. the information i have received confirms the suspicions and trace the remains at sp

the ulster unionist leader has stepped down because of the poor result of his party within these elections reduction in seats means they‘ve lost the petition of concern, basically, a veto at stormont to block any legislation they don‘t like, for example, they used that to stop the introduction of same—sex marriage here. looking towards a future, the dup and sinn fein have to pick up the pieces to see if they can form a power—sharing government together. that is not going to be easy. it raises the prospect that westminster might have to take over, at least for a time, and run government here in northern ireland while they try to come to some sort of agreement. the us president donald trump has accused his predecessor barack obama of wire—tapping his phone a month before he was elected. he described president obama as a bad or sick guy but offered no evidence to support his claims. using his personal twitter account, mr trump claims that mr obama is behind tapping trump tower‘s phones in the lead—up to last november‘s presidential election. in a following tweet, the us president compares thi

the ulster unionist party have seven, in one of the dramatic turns to this day so far their leader mikeding down because of his party's performance in these elections. he had appealed to people to vote across traditional community lines and transfer their votes to other parties who he said would bring about change in northern ireland politics. but it doesn't look like were going to get change, is the bottom line, because it looks like sinn fein and the dup will still be the largest parties and a number of the smaller ones have collected around nine seats between them. we are seeing an increasingly polarised electorate. remind us why these elections are so important. these elections are so important because they are about the future of devolved government in northern ireland. in the past, we have had direct rule from westminster and thatis direct rule from westminster and that is one of the possible options on the table if, when the members of the assembly elected this weekend, when they return to stormont, the seat of the devolved government on monday, to begin a process of negotiations

the ulster unionist leader has stepped down because of the poor result of his party within these elections the dup reduction in seats means they've lost the petition of concern, basically, a veto at stormont to block any legislation they don't like, for example, they used that to stop the introduction of same—sex marriage here. looking towards a future, the dup and sinn fein have to pick up the pieces to see if they can form a power—sharing government together that. government together. that is not going to be easy. it raises the prospect that westminster might have to take over, at least for a time, and run government here in northern ireland while they try to come to some sort of agreement. four men have been arrested in connection with the escape of a convicted prisoner in liverpool. he was on the run last month, when two armed men confronted prison officers, guarding him. police say none of those arrested was the escaped murderer. the french carmaker which owns peugeot and citroen is reported to have reached an agreement to buy vauxhall from general motors. talk of a deal has raised co

this evening, the ulster unionist leader mike nesbitt stepped down, taking responsibility for his party'so have been a picture perfect campaign for sinn fein's michelle o'neill. some claim arlene foster may also have motivated republicans to vote, having compared them to crocodiles during the campaign, but it's sinn fein who have benefited most from this snap election. the final votes for the final seats are still being counted tonight. but the close result and the poor relations between the dup and sinn fein have relations between the dup and sinn fei n have left relations between the dup and sinn fein have left a potential problem. the parties have three weeks to agree a deal. frankly tonight, that seems like a tough ask. and it raises the prospect that there could be what is known as direct rule where, westminster step in and take control of government in northern ireland at least for a time. now neither of the partives want that. but — parties want that, but it is clear they don't want to work together either. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories. officials in ir

in the pro 12, ulster are hosting zebre. the game kicked off just after six o'clock.o both scored by luke marshall. john andrew getting his first goalfor the luke marshall. john andrew getting his first goal for the club. heading for a bonus point. we will let you know what happens with that game later on. time to focus a little more on the ball. thanks, karthi, let's start with the fa cup, where non—league lincoln's brilliant run has been ended by top flight arsenal, 5—0 the final score. 0ur reporter adam wild is at the emirates for us. a good performance by the gunners, adam. it was in the end, it was the impossible task for lincoln city. they have brought a lot of fans with them. as you might imagine, there was quite a reaction. it is a credit to lick and city and the indication that the matters under that he brought about his strongest possible site for this final. lincoln on the first non—league side to meet the last eight since 1919 seats like that kept this and this one too. not only did the underdogs defend expertly, what a chance that was. the brothers know i

another game going on in the pro 12, ulster are hosting zebre.. the home side will be expecting nothing less than a bonus point win against the bottom club. tries scored by luke marshall. they are infull tries scored by luke marshall. they are in full control. we'll keep you updated with those games a little later, but now it's time to focus on football — jess has more over at the plasma. thanks, karthi. alongside me is ourfootball reporterjohn bennett. we'll start with the fa cup, where top flight arsenal are taking on non—league lincoln. we have just come out again at after half—time, arsenal are 1—0 up. arsenal needed that goal because linkedin have played really well. —— lincoln. it was the year walcott who scored what is the only goal deflected as well to add to the bad luck. 9000 lincoln fans are bare. they are having a great day out but very unlucky near the end. arsenal, you can see how important this game was for us like the pixies strongest possible team. if they win this, the pressure is still on. they have got west bromwich and manche

ulster ran in ten tries to beat bottom club zebre in the pro 12.s point and takes them above scarlets into fourth in the table. non—league side lincoln city's remarkable run in the fa cup is over. they were beaten 5—0 by arsenal who progress to the semi—finals. lincoln were the first non—league side to reach this stage of the competition for over a century. and joining arsenal in the last four are manchester city, who won 2—0 at middlesbrough. tim hague reports. that fa cup run of 2016—17 finally at an end for non—league lincoln city, with history and multiple memories made. more came at arsenal. in fact, the underdogs could have gone ahead against the 12—time winners. what a chance that was. but despite losing five of their last seven games, the hosts had so much quality, and it eventually showed. commentator: theo walcott! arsenal have the lead on the stroke of half—time. relief for some, disappointment for others. it was not too surprising, really. 87 places separated the sides, and we saw it in the second half. 0livier giroud made it 2—0 before

the opposition parties, the sdlp, the ulster unionists and the alliance, they will all hope to have increasedtion fell apart, and that's true for the smaller parties, too. but actually gaining seats could be difficult, because the number of assembly members is being reduced from 108 to just 90. so there will definitely be some disappointed former mlas at the count centres today. there is one other number to watch. the size of the dup in the last assembly gave the party what's known as a petition of concern. in effect, that's a veto to prevent any legislation they don't like. they need to hold onto 30 seats to keep that veto. although the future of the petition of concern itself could be up for discussion as the parties try to get an agreement that would allow the return of power sharing. that could be difficult. during this campaign, harsh words have been exchanged between the dup‘s arlene foster and the new sinn fein leader, michelle 0'neill. by the end of this count, stormont will have a new assembly, but that doesn't mean it will have a government. chris buckler, bbc news, belfast. let's f

ulster unionist leader mike nesbitt has resigned after a disappointing performance by his party. air accident investigators say the pilot of a vintage jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow was flying "too low and too slow" when he started a loop. their report said the display could have been aborted. 11 people died on the ground. theresa may has accused the snp of neglecting public services in scotland — because she says it's obsessed with the issue of independence. the snp has rejected the prime minister's criticism. now on the bbc news channel we've got the first in a series of special programmes bringing you the highlights from the uk's city of culture 2017. hull's year in the spotlight began on new year's day with a huge fireworks display — and now thousands of people are flocking to the city for 12 months of art and culture. here's anne marie tasker and kofi smiles. hello and welcome to hull, the uk's city of culture for 2017. a 365 day celebration of all things arty and culture. we are at hull truck theatre where the royal shakespeare company have upped sticks from thei

the ulster unionist party antinationalist sdlp, i try to present themselves as an alternative to thee, away from two parties are only share space, power and responsibility because the law says they have to. the sdlp leader challenged arlene foster over the dup decision to block the introduction of same—sex marriage in northern ireland. will arlene committed to not using the petition of consent on equal marriage? there are many challenges for all of the parties if power—sharing is to return to stormont. i can see we have a very balanced audience in tonight! the whole electorate will have their say when they vote tomorrow. the bbc has seen documents which suggest that ford is to lay off around eleven hundred jobs at its car plant in bridgend. our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, is there. tell us more about what is in these documents. the leaked document shows that this plant is underperforming compared to the plant in dagenham. overtime is double that in the dagenham plant. that means that production costs 6% more. that, coupled with the fact that they haven't got enough projected i

the opposition parties, the sdlp, the ulster unionists and the alliance will all be hoping to increasel apart, and that is true for the smaller parties too. but some politicians will definitely lose their seats. that's because the number of assembly members is being reduced from 108 to just 90. and there's one other number to watch. the size of the dup in the last assembly gave the party what's known as a petition of concern. in effect, that's a veto to prevent any legislation they don't like. for example, they used it to block a vote in favour of the introduction of same—sex marriage, which is still illegal in northern ireland. they need to hold onto 30 seats to keep that veto. and even when all of the votes are finally counted, there will need to be a deal between the parties to get this assembly up and running again and most people are predicting that those negotiations could be difficult. our ireland correspondent, chris buckler, there, looking ahead to tomorrow's assembly elections in northern ireland. life on earth began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thoug

settlers from northumbria and the scottish borders and ulster. fisher's argument shares many with the celtic south model but is nuanced in several points. he avoids highland romanticism and gives credit to northern english migrants. the celtic south is a historical construct, a sort of usable path st for those who embrace the model. it enables those of scottish or south irish ancestry -- again look at the surnames of the people it responsible for bringing it to the forefront -- enables those of scotch and ancestry to make sense of their connection to the land and the national story. it is akin to a form of denied ethnic nationalism. that leads us perhaps to our last loosely defined positive the diction of appalachian culture and identity. some of you may know senator jim webb. he is responsible in the last 20 years for bringing about and helping to revive this sense of scots irish identity among contemporary appalachians. another variation on the celtic south herder thesis is the development found in senator webb's book, "born fighting: how the s

the opposition parties, the sdlp, the ulster unionists and the alliance, will all be hoping to increaserom 108 to just 90. and there one other number to watch. the size of the dup in the last assembly gave the party what is known as a position of concern. in effect, that's a veto to prevent any legislation they don't like. for example, they used it to block a vote in favour of the introduction of same—sex marriage, which is still illegal in northern ireland. they need to hold onto 30 seats to keep that we do. —— they need to hold on to 30 seats to keep that veto. even with all of the votes finally counted, there will need to be a deal between the parties to get this assembly up and running again. and most people are predicting that those negotiations could be difficult. for a full list of candidates taking part, go to the bbc website. time for a look at the weather with john hammond. we will see some wind and rain at times. things are livening up as we speak across parts of southern england. strong wind is setting in overnight tonight. there will be some rain and snow in england and wal

but scarlets are also chasing that play—off place — and they're just three points behind ulster now, through to the third round of the miami 0pen tennis, after beating aliaksandra sasnovich. we're going to return to football now, and a very special little boy who will be at wembley tomorrow, for england's world cup qualifier against lithuania. you may have seen him before, five—year—old sunderland fan bradley lowery, who's suffering from a rare type of cancer. he's going to be a mascot tomorrow, and this is how his mum gemma told him he'd also be reunited with his herojermain defoe. guess who is going to the england match next week? who? jermain defoe. hooray! are you buzzing? yeah! at the very beginning it was just amazing. it was his dream come true. now he just callsjermain defoe his best friend. it is normalfor him now, but at the beginning it was fantastic and to have that experience and all the experiences he has at the moment is quite surreal. and not only for him. it gives us memories that we can carry with us for the rest of our lives. they have done it in sunderland colours

the ulster unionist party and the nationalist sdlp are trying to present themselves as an alternative from two parties who only share space, power and responsibility because the law says they have to. and the sdlp leader challenged arlene foster over the dup decision to block the introduction of same—sex marriages in northern ireland. will arlene commit now to not using the petition of concern on equal marriage? let me be very clear... applause there are many challenges for all the parties if power—sharing is to return to stormont. i see we have a very balanced audience in tonight. let me be clear... the whole electorate will have their say when they vote tomorrow. and for a full list of candidates taking part, go to the bbc website at bbc.co.uk/news now the weather with john now the weather withjohn hammond. the weather news is up and down. it has been for sometime. gales battering coastal areas. we could see 50mph gusts. we have got a mixture of rain and hill snow across parts of wales and northern england and perhaps the midlands. it is all going on across the southern half of the

the sdlp, the ulster unionists and the alliance will hope to increase their share of the vote after theer number to watch. the size of the dup in the last assembly gave their party a petition of concern. a veto to prevent any legislation they don‘t like. they used it to block a vote in favour of introduction of same—sex marriage, which is still illegal in northern ireland. they need to hold onto 30 seats to keep that veto. even when all the votes are finally counted, then only to be are finally counted, then only to be a deal between the parties to get the assembly up and running again. most people are predicting that those negotiations could be difficult. and for a full list of candidates taking part go to the bbc website at bbc.co.uk/news. the french presidential candidate francois fillon has refused to stand down, despite being told by magistrates that he will be put under formal investigation. the centre right politician has repeatedly denied allegations that he paid his wife and children public money for work they didn‘t do. speaking earlier, he delivered a defiant message to the f

ulster ran in ten tries to beat bottom club zebre in the pro 12.oln city's remarkable run in the fa cup is over. they were beaten 5—0 by arsenal who progress to the semi—finals. lincoln were the first non league side to reach this stage of the competition for over a century. and joining arsenal in the last four are manchester city, who won 2—0 at middlesbrough. tim hague reports. that fa cup run of 2016—17 finally at an end for nonleague lincoln city, with history and multiple memories made. more came at arsenal. in fact, the underdogs could have gone ahead against the 12—time winners. what a chance that was. but despite losing five of their last seven games, the hosts had so much quality, and it eventually showed. commentator: theo walcott! arsenal have the lead on the stroke of half—time. relief for some, disappointment for others. it was not too surprising, really. 87 places separated the sides, and we saw it in the second half. 0livier giroud made it 2—0 before an own goal and then something special from sanchez wrapping the game up. alexis san

lack of agreement with the scottish government over the approach to brexit and we heard from one ulstero something that mrs may has said she wants to fight for and keep, following brexit. isn't the problem there that those are issues that are not going away? we have got this stand—off between theresa may and nicola sturgeon over the question of a second scottish referendum. it is almost a who blinks first scenario at the moment. that's true, but it points to a broader truth, and that is for all the assertion by mrs me that she wants brexit to be a unifying process, she wants to put the divisions of the referendum behind us, it is probably not going to happen, not just behind us, it is probably not going to happen, notjust because of the situation in scotland, the potential situation in scotland, the potential situation in scotland, the potential situation in northern ireland, but because of the fact that... sorry to interrupter. we have more to come. we must hear from the interrupter. we have more to come. we must hearfrom the prime minister. today, the government acts on the democratic