well of course the unionist party is at the station party said tories are puppets of woods and long because. well jim on the west well someone who chose to be. president of the tongue out because blocked from being president of. they said it's also important to mention. all the prime defendants parties. he's a probation coming into probation prescient and that's why they you know his party say. he is a puppet and we will see because he could provide a bridge we split them on. where put them on. also have a roll into new government. all right and i get a fair reporting from first alona many thanks indeed. sports news now and here in germany it's the final day of the bundesliga soccer season at the top of the table four teams are locked in a fierce tussle for champions league qualification while at the bottom will see the climax of a tense relegation battle and as for the title itself well there's little change there. another year another choice a little boy and they'll be more pictures like this at the end of the card but this league season only with a few different faces on show a spine and

the democratic unionist party are opposed to any change in the law. e devolved government collapsed almost a year ago. westminster parties think that new legislation should be passed, but government save the priority is to restore their revelations are local politicians can do the matter. the demand for abortion as a choice depends on the dehumanisation of unborn children. we have existing recognition for unborn children in law and that is the way it should be. we made history! the abortion referendum was a highly significant and symbolic moment for the irish republic but it will have an impact on politics across the whole island and in london. at westminster, senior conservative mps have added their voices to the calls for change to the law in northern ireland, including the women and equalities minister penny mordaunt, and the chair of the health select committee, sara wollaston. my view is that it's not right that women in northern ireland can't be able to access the same rights as women in the rest of the united kingdom, and if an amendment is allo

the largest party in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party, are opposed to any change in thedevolved government collapsed almost a year ago. a number of mps from several parties think that westminster should pass new legislation for northern ireland, but government sources are stressing the priority is to restore devolution so local politicians can decide on the matter. campaigners in belfast who want to keep the current law say they will resist any attempt to alter it. the demand for abortion as a choice depends on the dehumanisation of unborn children. we have existing recognition for unborn children in law and that is the way it should be. we made history! the abortion referendum was a highly significant and symbolic moment for the irish republic but it will have an impact on politics across the whole island and in london. president trump says discussions about his possible meeting with the north korean leader, kim jong—un, in just over two weeks, are going "very well". earlier this week mr trump pulled out of the summit, blaming pyongyang's hostility. the president's comm

an opportunity for conservatives, the conservative and unionist party, we surely cannot break up thehis. we have to keep united kingdom together. northern ireland is one of our poor countries. we cannot just northern ireland is one of our poor countries. we cannotjust abandon them because there is another policy will want to follow. and yet, we have jeremy corbyn, will want to follow. and yet, we havejeremy corbyn, who has always suggested that we would get rid of northern ireland, and indeed, 1984, two weeks after the bombing, he invited two ira terrorists to come to the house of commons. so this is something that the tories may well exploit. the labour party which does believe in keeping the union together, and others who believe that there should be a united ireland. like jeremy corbyn. but he's always been in the minority. and this is something that is quite new. let's move onto the independent legislature, this is an interesting story. this is school inspection. a lot of people will be surprised to read this. what happened was that schools were classified, those that we re schoo

but the democratic unionist party, on whom the prime minister relies for her parliamentary majority,essage for the prime minister is that this is a matter, a sensitive matter, which the people of northern ireland have the right to make a decision on under the devolution settlement, and she should not, just because there are siren voices from the liberals and the left—wing at westminster, she should not bow to that. the government says stormont should be deciding on the issue and that it shows the need to restore devolution. it is time for may to legislate! this most personal of matters has become highly political. the social revolution in the irish republic is having repercussions north of the border and across the irish sea. chris page, bbc news, belfast. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @ babita bbc. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... it's pain in paris for stan as a poor performance puts paid to wawrinka's french open hopes. he is

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of course he has the support of the prime dependence but he has gained some criticism from the unionist party right now there is a pause in parliament the session will continue at three on the day this morning. a speech on he insisted. someone is the legitimate president but he is the provisional president and. a war in seven of catalonia. an independent country to made catalonia a republican republic in india were and it's important to mention that today is that there's a round of the vault of the vote. on absolute majority and if you should not invest the precedent there is a second round second round that could be held on monday and if everything goes expected you could be the new president of catalonia on monday does everything goes us expect well sure it was hand-picked by the booze former president carter's pushed him on and some critics say to her would just be a puppet and imprisonment would retain control just briefly is there evidence of this. well of course the union is far too the opposition party said tories are puppets of woods and long because. well jim on the west well someone

legislation to give women greater access to terminations in northern ireland but the democratic unionist partynt on keeping the restrictions. my message for the prime minister is that this isa for the prime minister is that this is a matter, a sensitive matter, which the people of northern ireland have the right to make a decision on under the devolution settlement and she should not just under the devolution settlement and she should notjust because there area siren she should notjust because there are a siren voices from the liberals and the left wing and westminster, she should not doubt of that. the government says abortion law is an issue for politicians in northern ireland and it shows the need to restore devolution. this most personal of matters has become highly political. the social revolution in the irish republic is having repercussions north of the border and across the irish sea for the. football — and coventry city have been promoted to league one after beating exeter city three—one at wembley. jordan willis's strike opened the scoring for the sky blues and helped to consign exet

retrieve the irish rock and some very hard cases among the bricks that the i'm in the democratic unionist party on whom they depend for the commons majority i asked john tong professor of politics the university of liverpool how much of the european impasse is being dictated by the board of politics of ireland how surprised are you professor tong that the prime minister has reached this impasse on the customs union issue. i'm not surprised at all this was always going to be a major problem and basically treason is now casting around for solutions which frankly appear workable anyway and would almost certainly be rejected by the european union and by the irish government it doesn't matter whether it's the so-called max flack solution maximum facilitation which frankly is a betrayal of what the government initially said because initially said they said that there would be no new infrastructure the board of relies upon the installation of new technology so it's inconceivable that's going that's going to be accepted or whether you go for the customs partnership arrangement in which you get the biza

but the democratic unionist party, on whom the prime minister relies for her parliamentary majority,sage for the prime minister is that this is a matter, a sensitive matter, which the people of northern ireland have the right to make a decision on, under the devolution settlement. and she should not, just because there are a siren voices from the liberals and the left wing and westminster, she should not bow to that. the government says abortion law is an issue for politicians in northern ireland and it shows the need to restore devolution. this most personal of matters has become highly political. the social revolution in the irish republic is having repercussions north of the border and across the irish sea. chris paige, bbc news, belfast. the headlines on bbc news: a major clean—up operation is taking place in the west midlands following heavy rain and flash flooding. in birmingham, more than a month's worth of rainfall hit the city in an hour. in walsall, one man in his 80s died after his car was submerged in the rising water. italy's president appoints a new interim prime minist

legislation to give women greater access for terminations in northern ireland, b the democratic unionist partye theresa may relies on, arein intent on kethe restrictions. >> this is a matter, a sensitive matter, which the people of northern iland have the right to make a decision on, under the devolution settlement, and she should not just because there are voices from the liberals and the left wing and westminster she should not bow to that. ,reporter: reporter: abortion is an issue for politicians inrt rn ireland, and it looks at devolution. thiser most personal of ma has become highly political. the social revolution in the irish republic is having repercussions north of the border and across the irish sea. bbc news, lfast. laura: for more on the significance of the irish referendum and what it means for the pro-life movement, i spoke to a jesuit priest and a senior analyst at a religious news service. you have written that the vote in ireland allowinabortion shows that the pro-life movement needs a change in strategy. why? that thei think pro-life movement, at least in ited states, over th

but the democratic unionist party, on whom the prime minister relies for her parliamentary majority,prime minister is that this is a matter, a sensitive matter, which the people of northern ireland have the right to make a decision on, under the devolution settlement. and she should not, just because there are a siren voices from the liberals and the left wing and westminster, she should not bow to that. the government says abortion law is an issue for politicians in northern ireland and it shows the need to restore devolution. this most personal of matters has become highly political. the social revolution in the irish republic is having repercussions north of the border and across the irish sea. chris paige, bbc news, belfast. stay with us on bbc news. still to come... the highest of high heels — we'll tell you about the women who wore their favourite footwear at 1300 metres. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope w

intention of providing choice to northern irish women propped up by the d u p the democratic unionist party in northern ireland as it is which leaves the people in northern ireland one real choice protest organize agitate actually do so i've got as usual you say well we have been doing in that for years and years and years and cali has been doing that a lot longer than i have we have been protesting we have been. try and organize as many things as we can to get the to educate people on what the situation is really like here but it is you know we are grateful for the result in the irish referendum because it has really shown the spotlight even further on to northern ireland and dreams are made does have a choice she can legislate because as kelly rightly said human rights are not a devolved matter so she has the part to take action right now i but she won't because of the coalition with. co we're going to show to by thought as much as we can. tell you that i'm sensing as a sense of momentum that come from ireland jodi here for instance on twitter says this campaign isn't over until our broth

however the democratic unionist party said northern ireland "should not be bullied into accepting abortionon a touchdown social issue. for many years, the

however, the democratic unionist party said northern ireland "should not be bullied into accepting abortionemma vardy, reports. this was a seismic moment, marking a shift away from the country's one strict conservative beliefs. two thirds of irish voters backed repealing the ban on abortion and the reverberations of the decision i felt elsewhere. this has very much been a national debate, people all over the island have been talking about the need to support women and oui’ about the need to support women and our policy is the same from the north through to the bottom of ireland, we need to show care and compassion towards women. ice cream! in belfast today, a sense that the debate moves here. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where abortion is illegal unless it isa where abortion is illegal unless it is a risk to the life of the woman. i would love to see a referendum appear. again, it probably will never happen. but hopefully it will start a conversation going. never happen. but hopefully it will start a conversation goingi never happen. but hopefully it will start a convers

caught between the irish rock and some very hard cases among the blacks that the i'm a democratic unionist party on whom they depend for the commons majority i asked john tong professor of politics of the university of liverpool how much of the european impasse is being dictated by the board of politics of ireland how surprised are you professor tong that the prime minister has reached this impasse on the customs union issue. i'm not surprised at all this was always going to be a major problem and basically treason is now casting around for solutions which frankly appear workable anyway and would almost certainly be rejected by the european union and by the irish government it doesn't matter whether it's the so-called max flack solution maximum facilitation which frankly is a betrayal of what the government initially said because initially said they said that there would be no new infrastructure the board of relies upon the installation of new technology so it's inconceivable that's going that's going to be accepted or whether you go for the customs partnership arrangement in which you get the b

the largest party, the democratic unionist party, currently propping up theresa may's minority government any change in the law. and yesterday the dup mp ian paisley tweeted that northern ireland shouldn't be bullied into accepting abortion on demand. i think you can certainly expect to see an increase in campaigning for the law in northern ireland to be changed, but there's no guarantee whatsoever that that is actually going to happen. chris page reporting earlierfrom dublin. 0rganisers of the dance music mutiny music festival in portsmouth have cancelled the event after the deaths of a man and a woman who fell ill. their deaths are separate incidents and not being treated as suspicious. earlier the festival issued a warning about a dangerous high strength or bad batch substance on the site and have urged festival—goers not to take any drugs. that festival has been cancelled today. england could get more national parks as part of a review of the country's landscape. the environment secretary, michael gove, said the review would also look at whether to increase the number of areas of outs

caught between the irish rock and some very hard cases among the blacks that the i'm a democratic unionist party on whom they depend for the commons majority i asked john tong professor of politics the university of liverpool how much of the european impasse is being dictated by the board of politics of ireland how surprised are you professor tong that the prime minister has reached this impasse on the customs union issue. i'm not surprised at all this was always going to be a major problem and basically treason is now casting around for solutions which frankly appear workable anyway and would almost certainly be rejected by the european union and by the irish government it doesn't matter whether it's the so-called max flack solution maximum facilitation which frankly is a betrayal of what the government initially said because initially said they said that there would be no new infrastructure of the border but relies upon the installation of new technology so it's inconceivable that's going that's going to be accepted or whether you go for the customs partnership arrangement in which you get the

though mps in her party are pressuring her, she is actually in a coalition with the democratic unionist partynch pro-life party out of ireland. she will take a tricky position. >> thank you, atika. >>> amimazing video from paris. a man scaling a building to save a child dangling from the balcony. that story is coming up next. then he the love of his life. who came with a three foot, two inch bonus. for this new stepdad, it's promising to care for his daughter as if she's his own. every way we look out for those we love is an act of mutuality. we can help with the financial ones. learn more or find an advisor at massmutual.com we can help with the financial ones. washed out, sometimes. washed up? never. age perfect rosy tone moisturizer from l'oreal. created to flatter your skin tone. flattery will get you everywhere. with lha and imperial peony extract. science, it's a wonderful thing. increases cell renewal. boosts skin's rosy tone - instantly. age perfect rosy tone moisturizer. and now, new rosy tone mask. from l'oreal paris. we've still got it. and we're still worth it. i'm a small busines

herself in a very delicate political position because she is in coalition with the democratic unionist party. and that is a party that is pro-life, anti-abortion, staunchly so, and so -- also, the laws are different there. there is no constitutional ban in the uk. so it really is a local legislation issue. so it's going to be a bit different for the issue of abortion rights in northern ireland. but absolutely there will be more pressure to bear, rosemary. >> we will watch that, and i know you will there from dublin, ireland where it is nearly 8:30 in the morn. atika shubert, as always, great to have you with us. >>> we have amazing video to show you of a rescue that took place in paris. an immigrant from mali is being called a real life hero, a spider-man, because look at this video. let's just look at this. going from floor to floor. you can see the man scaling these four different levels. he goes from balcony to balcony. watch him get right up higher to this 4-year-old child, and then pulling him to safety right there in midair. amaze. >> it is incredible. french president emmanuel macron

different now, as you said, because this is a minority government, entirely reliant on the democratic unionist partyr may legislate has been crossed. so, the support of the dup for the conservatives. . .. the government's entire agenda from brexit to schools depends on those ten d upm piece —— dvds mps —— d u p mps. i ten d upm piece —— dvds mps —— d u p mp5. i don't think there's any chance she will say anything to provoke them, that might encourage them to be more sparing with that support. it is a big reason why i don't think she'll go close to it. do we get a sense of how theresa may will navigate her way out? it will be tricky because she's under political pressure in westminster to do something in response to the vote in ireland. the labour party have said they are looking at legislative options to explore, perhaps amending the domestic abuse bill that will beat going to mps in the next few months. perhaps a motion saying there should be a referendum in northern ireland on this issue. there's a lot of feeling amongst conservative mps as well as labour that something should be done. the questio

people in northern ireland will strongly disagree, for example the democratic unionist party, the largestopposed to changing the law, but nonetheless if ireland has voted to relax its abortion laws, to liberalise the laws, there will be an increased debate on what should happen in northern ireland. thank you, we will speak to you later. we will be speaking to women on both sides of the debate at ten past eight this morning. more than 4,000 liverpool fans are expected to fly to kiev from the city ahead of tonight's champions league final. jurgen klopp's side take on the current holders real madrid after only entering the competition through the play—off rounds. some fans have been forced to change their travel plans after two plane operators cancelled four flights this week, however the atmosphere is building in the ukrainian capital. friends of ours have had flights cancelled. they have managed to get rearranged flights and rearranged to get here and stuff like that. we are here, we are ready for it, and we are coming to win it, mate. so emotional, it's been amazing. we've got a great tri

an attempt to extend itit to northernrn ireland, isiticians in the dep, which the democratic unionist partybut regardless of the name, they're not very democratic, but ruruled with the uninited kingd. they''re very conservative witha small "c" come from a kind of protestant loyalist background. they were extremely opposed to any extension of the act. did a number of deals with u.k. government to vote for some measures for interment and so forth with the u.k. g government inin order to o stop abortion hahappening in nororthern irela. we have been on this kind of path, the struggle for abortion rights since then. there's been a lot of activism amongst women in northern ireland from thehe 1960's and 1970's, especially the trarade unions were amongst the first to adopt pro-life policies and try to campaign around the idea of toting abortion extended northern ireland. amy: that is photographer and -- emma campbell. i asser to expand with the project is. >> it was envisioned as a way of showing solidarity, a way of removing the stigma and silencee and secrecy around abortrtion. honestly, that pla

any such move would be opposed by the democratic unionists — northern ireland's largest party — on whomland correspondent emma vardy reports. chant: we made history! this was a seismic moment, marking a shift away from the country's once strict conservative past. yes, yes, yes! two thirds of irish voters backed repealing the ban on abortion, and the reverberations of this decision are being felt elsewhere. this has very much been a national debate, people the length and breadth of the island have been talking about how we need to support women. our policy is the same from the north through to the bottom of ireland, we want to see the same policy, we need to show care and compassion towards women. ice cream! in belfast today, a sense that the debate now moves here. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where abortion is illegal unless there's a risk to a woman's life. i would love to see a referendum up here. again, political parties, probably it will never happen. but hopefully, it will start a bit of a conversation going. i don't think it should be legalised at all up here,

however, the democratic unionists, the largest party in the north, said it should not be bullied intomma vardy reports. this was a seismic moment, marking a shift away from the country's once strict conservative beliefs. two thirds of irish voters backed repealing the ban on abortion and the reverberations of this decision are felt elsewhere. this has very much been a national debate, people all over the island have been talking about the need to support women and our policy is the same from the north through to the bottom of ireland, we need to show care and compassion towards women. ice cream! in belfast today, a sense that the debate moves here. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where abortion is illegal unless it is a risk to the life of the woman. i would love to see a referendum up here. again, it probably will never happen. but hopefully it will start a conversation going. i would love to see it up here. could it happen? not with our government! northern ireland's devolved government collapsed 16 months ago and the largest party here does not want restrictions on

any move by theresa may would be opposed by her political allies, the democratic unionist, the largest party northern ireland. and us officials in north korea trying to revive the proposed summit between donald trump and kim jong—un. the discussions are thought to be on details of a possible denuclearisation deal. now on bbc news, time for the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, where, after more tough talk on brexit, a conservative mp cuts to the chase. how are the european union negotiations going? as mps debate how to tackle knife and gun violence, a minister points the finger at the uk's growing drugs habit. united kingdom is fast becoming the biggest consumer of cocaine in europe. after yet more appointments to the lords and a row over cutting the size of the commons, i've been talking to two experts on how we ended up with such a super—sized parliament. and is it time to ban puppy sales via pet shops and dealers? poor hygiene standards throughout the chain frequently mean that many puppies are infected with bacteria, viruses and parasites that, in so

faces a difficult choice because any move would be opposed by the democratic unionists — that's northern ireland's largest party she depends on their support in westminster to stay in power. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. chant: we made history! this was a seismic moment, marking a shift away from the country's once strict conservative past. chant: yes, yes, yes! two thirds of irish voters backed repealing the ban on abortion, and the reverberations of this decision are being felt elsewhere. this has very much been a national debate, people the length and breadth of the island have been talking about how we need to support women. our policy is the same from the north of ireland right through to the bottom of ireland, we want to see the same policy, we need to show care and compassion towards women. ice cream, ice cream! in belfast today, a sense that the debate now moves here. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where abortion is illegal unless there's a risk to a woman's life. i would love to see a referendum up here. um, again, political parties, you know, probably it will never ha

move by theresa may would be opposed by her political allies — the democratic unionists — who are northern ireland's largest partyd us officials are in north korea, trying to revive the proposed summit between president trump and kim jong—un. the discussions are thought to be focusing on details of a possible denuclearisation deal. that's it from me. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. it is dangerous to generalise about the human impulse to create art, but it does seem it's often linked to the experience of dark, painful places. my guest today is a renowned poet and playwright, whose writing and performances lay bare his own intimate wounds. lemn sissay was abandoned as a baby, rejected by his foster family, abused in public institutions of care. he's since been on a quest to understand his past, and piece together his identity. along the way, he found a remarkable poetic voice. how? lemn sissay, welcome to hardtalk. hi, stephen. you are a writer, a poet, but you're also a public performer. one is very solitary, one, by definition, is clearly public. which is the mor

move by theresa may would be opposed by her political allies, the democratic unionists, who are northern ireland's largest partyus officials are in north korea, trying to revive the proposed summit between president trump and kim jong—un. the discussions on the northern side of the demilitarised frontier are thought to be focussing on details of a possible denuclearisation deal. the summit was originally scheduled for the 12th ofjune. now on bbc news, it's dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline where, each week, some of the uk's best—known columnists debate the week's big stories with journalists whose dateline is london, as they report those events to the world beyond. this week: the irish vote to end the constitutional ban on abortion, we find out what some say is the price of brexit, and has north korea blinked first? with me are henry chu, international editor at the us magazine variety, alex deane, a british conservative commentator, agnes poirier of the french magazine, marianne, and the irish broadcaster, brian o'connell. now, ireland, once one of the most socially conservative countries in europ

ireland‘s democratic unionist party and risk her parliamentary majority. choose! when do we want it? now! the calls for change have become louder. unless there is a serious or permanent risk to women‘s health. protesters say the law is outdated and unfair. the rest of the western world. women are being denied human rights. it's like the dark ages. it's just incredible that we're still in this position here. border has given these demonstrators new momentum. for more than 500 days now. on westminster. this woman‘s story has made a big impact on the debate. when doctors said her unborn child could not survive outside the womb. it was a terrifying time. more traumatic than it should have been. now asking theresa may and westminster to help us. we need the help now. as the landslide referendum result was becoming clear on saturday. two thirds voted to liberalize abortion laws. to terminations in northern ireland. the restrictions. to make a decision on, under the devolution settlement. from the liberals and the left wing at westminster. she should not bow to t