changing landscape of politics in northern ireland? we've seen a lot of new blood coming into sinn fein, perhaps not so much on the unionist side? yes, we see martin mcguinness going and we see michelle 0'neill coming in. similarly in the south where sinn fein is an emerging political force, still, where sinn fein is an emerging politicalforce, still, there's going to be the same thing. interestingly a lot more women coming into the party as well. but i wouldn't put too much store by that in itself. i think that's just by the nature of things, maybe the dup and the demographic getting colder, sinn fein appeals to a younger more class group, and maybe some of the old divisions are breaking down, the unionist nationalist things breaking down. for example, south of the border in the republic, sinn fein appeals not necessarily just border in the republic, sinn fein appeals not necessarilyjust to nationalist voters but to people who are nationalist voters but to people who a re interested nationalist voters but to people who are interested

but seriously for northern ireland. but seriously for northern ireland. but seriously for northern ireland what we are going to see, if there is no agreement in three weeks, or even the four weeks of negotiation, there will be flash points if there is going to be direct rule from london. sinn fein already said they do not see the current british government as a distant, as having a neutral voice, because it has relied on the support of the dup in the westminster parliament. this is the problem, theresa may wants to be the prime minister of the united kingdom, but as many other prime minister 's, they tend to neglect the celtic borders. occasionally there are events and problems and they become quite serious. where do you see this going? scotland is also part of this mix. there is something like 25 million cross—border movements between north and south in ireland. there is no way in which you could reinstate that border meaningfully. frankly, both the european union and the british government, and indeed ireland, is faced by a very difficult problem of h

first, let's go over to stormont house in northern ireland, where we're expecting the northern ireland secretaryjames brokenshire to make a statement on the political deadlock in the province. the deadline to form a new devolved government has just passed without an agreement. we expect the northern ireland secretary to emerge in about ten minutes to tell us about his plans. there is no sign of any deal being done by the deadline lipm. the dup and sinn fein appear to be blaming each other and the decision now falls to the northern ireland office to determine the way ahead. we expect the northern ireland secretary to emerge in roughly ten minutes and we will bring that live on bbc news. theresa may will meet nicola sturgeon in scotland for the first time since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. at the beginning of a week that will see article 50 triggered on wednesday, the prime minister will say she wants to build a more united nation. tomorrow, the scottish parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new scottish independence refer

how shaky is devolved government in northern ireland? and where would brexit leave the island of ireland? we know sinn fein has done very well and the dup are still the largest party, but it is neck and neck. where do you see this going? can there be a new stormont devolved assembly or direct rule from london which we have not seen for years? under the rules the parties have about three weeks. there is a discretionary thing the british government has where they can extend that if they need to. they have three weeks or so to form a government. i think personally, and it is only personal, that the reasons why sinn fein brought the executive down in the first place, we do not need to go into the details, but what has happened is sinn fein now has a shopping list and at the top of it is a piece of legislation that they want to put through, which puts the irish language on a par with english in governmental institutions in northern ireland. it is a throwback to the st andrews agreement in 2006. arlene foster, the leader of the dup, the former

from bombs to the ballot box, northern ireland's martin mcguinness dies at 66. he leaves a complicated legacy print and back where they belong -- the van gogh museum welcomes back 2 stolen paintings worth tens of millions of dollars. tim: hello, and welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. for millions of airline passengers, long-haul flights could seem a whole lot longer, following authorities announcing a ban on laptops, ipads, and other devices bigger than a mobile phone brought as hand luggage the order, based on unspecified threats from affect passengers on u.s.-bound flights from the middle east and north africa, and britain has targeted its security measures as well. frank gardner has this. frank: familiar, tedious, time-consuming. getting laptops and other devices through airport security on direct flights from the middle east to the u.k. is effectively -- about to get more complicated. british airways, easyjet, and for other u.k. airlines are affected, and so or eight middle eastern and north african carriers, fo

ireland's constitutional position for northern ireland to determine but as our manifesto made clear we have a preference that northern ireland should remain part of the united kingdom and we will never be neutral in expressing our support for fat. that is fundamentally in the strength of our union. >> pupils and parents deserve good schools and real choice in education including schools focused unashamedly, can my right honorable friend tell us about applications for the new wave of it but we are genuinely free to be run as they wish, and schools that work for everyone. >> i believe schools should be free to be run and putting autonomy in the hands of strong leaders so they can deliver an excellent education and wants to get out of the way of outstanding education fighting to set up the types of schools parents want, to remove the ban, and a complex area. and the following the publication of the white paper. >> jeremy corbin. >> the emergency services as the prime minister did especially those that responded to westminster attack last wednesday and those that turned to help the expl

following the passing of yesterday's legal deadline, in northern ireland, northern ireland has no devolved administration. this also means that other elements of the belfast agreement, including the north—south bodies cannot operate properly. the consequences of all of this are potentially extremely serious. and the most immediate is that we're rapidly approaching the point at which northern ireland will not have an agreed budget. from tomorrow, a civil servant, the department of finance permanent secretary, will exercise powers that allocate cash to northern ireland departments. but let me be very clear, the situation is not sustainable, and beyond a short period of time, will have an impact on public services. what we're talking about here is the health service, schools, voluntary groups, services for the most vulnerable in society. this isn't what people voted for on the 2nd of march. he said he was hopeful of a positive outcome from the talks. if these talks are successful, it would be my intention, quickly, to bring forward legislation after the easter recess, to allow an executive

the northern ireland secretary has a limited number of options. he can call another election, but he's indicated that there is no appetite for that. however, because he only has to call a vote within a reasonable time period, that does allow more time forfurther talks. the other option is what's known as direct rule, where the westminster government would take control of the running of northern ireland, at least for a time. last week at martin mcguinness‘s funeral, the leaders of the dup and sinn fein did reach out to each other. but any signs of friendship were missing at stormont today when arlene foster and michelle o'neill spoke separately. there's a gulf between the parties on a whole range of issues, from sinn fein‘s demands for legislation to give official status to the irish language, to that thorny old problem of how to recognise and deal with northern ireland's troubled past. that all leaves major worries about the future of power—sharing, and in places like this dungannon community group, another generation affected by northern ir

people of northern ireland to determine. as our manifesto made clear, we have a preference that northern ireland should remain a part of the united kingdom and we will never be neutral in expressing our support for that. and that's because i believe fundamentally in the strength of our our union. >> mr. speaker, pupils and parents deserve good schools and real choice in education, including schools that are focused una shamedly on academic rigor. can my right honorable friend tell us when this government will open applications to the new wave of preschool. can she also confirm they'll be free to be run as they wish, serving local community, and creating schools that work for everyone. >> my honorable friend is absolutely right. i believe schools should be free to be run as best suits them. we're putting autonomy and freedom in the hands of strong leaders now standing teachers so they can deliver an excellent education. we want to get out of the way of our education providers so they can set up the types of schools that paren

northern ireland facing an even more uncertain politicalfuture. the dup leader has issued a statement, pretty critical, what is her position? the dup leader arlene foster has issued a statement saying that there was little to suggest in her opinion that sinn fein wanted to secure an agreement. she says at every opportunity they've resisted involving the other parties, there we re involving the other parties, there were no around table discussions when all the parties were together over the course of these talks, and she says brew the course of yesterday sinn fein behaved like they were the only participants whose mandate mattered. so it's very clear she's placing the blame very firmly on sinn fein. sinn fein, though, very firmly placing the blame on the dup and indeed on the british government and they say the two main sticking points if you like, the indications are that the two main sticking points we have our first leave the running of new organisations, new agencies to investigate killings from the troubles, and secondly a demand for an irish

settling in across northern ireland. drier in southern regions, not without showers which will develop widely across the south of england and wales. south of —— south—east of england a bit drier, brighter as well so temperatures are higher. moving northwards, the rain in the midlands is sitting in and it will feel cold, as it does in northern ireland where the rain increases. but scotland, largely dry, best of the sunshine in the north. this was a scene taken in lerwick earlier today. following a cold and frosty start in the north of scotland. not as cold tonight because we have cloud moving northwards. we will say rain edging up to scotland, continuing in northern ireland. not com pletely continuing in northern ireland. not completely drive for england and we either. show the bursary which should keep temperatures high. more rain on the way for most of us on saturday, especially across scotland and northern ireland. a very poor day for the east of scotland. snow in the mountains. rain for some time in the mountain

i want to ask you about the future of northern ireland. now that such a key protagonist is gone, is there a risk for peace in northern ireland, particularly with the exit the brexits -- negotiations hanging over ireland, do you see complications in the future because of that? >> i do, and it is a pessimistic martinlooking at it, but mcguinness's departure is connected to this. he is someone who was prepared to offer moments of leadership in terms of deciding to 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

and actually northern ireland, too. and actually northern ireland, too. and actually northern ireland is in for rain, but thatis northern ireland is in for rain, but that is not until later on in the afternoon. and then there is more in on the way during friday night. so too are out on late friday night, it could be a sober. low pressure tory weather front across the uk with a bit ofan weather front across the uk with a bit of an attitude. it is not looking pretty. but in to friday, it is changeable in the second half of the week. —— soaker. looking at saturday, low pressure with us spinning around close to my neighbourhood. you see where the rain is across northern various convert to be ‘s review, rain chance anywhere across the uk on saturday. there will be some sunshine around, as well. so will not be raining or through the day, but take an umbrella, if you're out. still on the chilly side, single figures, if you are doing anything. we have weather fronts and low pressure city across the uk. rain moving into other parts of europe, too. more weath

northern ireland? we have seen a lot of new blood coming into, in particular, sinn fein, perhaps not so much on the unionist side?|j think so much on the unionist side?” think that sinn fein are. we see martin mcguinness going and michelle o'neill martin mcguinness going and michelle 0'neill coming in. similarly, in the south, where sinn fein is an emerging politicalforce south, where sinn fein is an emerging political force still, there is going to be the same thing. interestingly, a lot more women coming into the party as well. but i would not put too much store by that in itself. i think that is just by the nature of things, may be the dup and the demographic is getting older, sinn fein appeals to a younger, more working class group, maybe some of the old divisions are breaking down. the unionist— nationalist thing is perhaps breaking down. for example, says of the border in the republic, sinn fein appeals not necessarilyjust to nationalist waters, but people who are nationalist waters, but peop

the main band of rain gets stuck across northern ireland. 0nce rain gets stuck across northern ireland. once it gets the eastern side of scotland it will be with them for quite some time. 0vernight lows of four or 5 degrees, for bell first,. rain will move to the north of northern ireland, one or two showers but a lot of dry and bright weather. quite chilly underneath the rain in scotland. into sunday, we will see wetter weather across england and wales. rain followed by sunshine and showers, scattered showers across scotland and northern ireland. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: there are signs that both sinn fein and the unionist dup are polling strongly in the northern ireland assembly election. ulster unionist leader mike nesbitt has resigned after a disappointing performance by his party.

but not in northern ireland's best interests. the vote in my constituency in east belfast, and arlene foster's held up. in extraordinary circumstances, that is a remarkable achievement. the think this evening arlene foster might be thinking that perhaps she should have taken that opportunity to step aside temporarily while an enquiry into the renewable heating steam was carried out and then came back into office, avoiding the selection entirely? —— the election. i know many people are blessed with the benefit of hindsight, always after the event. arlene foster has been very clear. she is resolute she will be vindicated through the enquiry. secondly, we believe in northern ireland and we want to see at work. we want to see a return to the institution ‘s. arlene foster, she nor any other person in the party will stand in the way of effective devolution in northern ireland. we are part of that. the people have returned us and they will be a form as is the largest party in northern ireland. we have a significant part to play an

the northern ireland secretary has warned that there is only a short window of opportunity to restore a power—sharing executive after today's deadline passed without agreement. and an update on the markets for you, this is how the ftse 100 dax ended the the markets for you, this is how the ftse100 dax ended the day. both slightly down. mixed bag. in trading in the united states. theresa may has been meeting nicola sturgeon for the first time since the scottish government proposed a new independence referendum. the first minister wants another vote within two years saying that brexit has transformed the situation since the original vote. the prime minister has restated her view that ‘now is not the time'. speaking earlier today she said that she wants the uk to be ‘more united'. this great united nations, england, scotland, wealth and northern ireland sets its mind on something and works together with determination, we are an unstoppable force. that's why the plan for britain i have set out, a plan to get the right deal for britain abroad as well as a better deal for ordinary wor

wet weather for northern ireland. rain and snow for scotland. wet weatherfor northern ireland. wet weatherfor northern ireland. wet weather for eastern counties. a little sunshine and some showers around. all change on sunday, bands of rain pushing into england and we re of rain pushing into england and were a, dry over scotland and northern ireland. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines at 12:30. air accident investigators say the pilot of the vintage jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow was flying "too low and too slow" when he started a loop manoeuvre. eleven people on the ground were killed. the taxi app company uber has lost its high court challenge over new language requirements planned for the drivers of private—hire vehicles. theresa may has accused the snp of neglecting public services in scotland — because it's obsessed with the issue of independence. the prime minister said securing the union was vital to the uk's future prosperity and security. we should never be shy of making that positive case for the union because logic and facts are on our side. beca

it pushes into scotland and northern ireland. a bit of snow over high ground and overnight lows of 4—7. what ea5ter scotland tomorrow it will be wet, windy and chile all day long. there is a dried up chile all day long. there is a dried up proce55 chile all day long. there is a dried up process in northern ireland. lot5 of dry and fairly bright weather and temperature is getting up to about 10-12d. a temperature is getting up to about 10—12d. a role reversal on sunday with england and wales looking quite wet and windy. in comparison, not so much rain for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures between 7—11. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. results are being declared in the northern ireland assembly election and the early signs are that the largest parties — sinn fein and the dup are polling well. turnout is up 5harply — more than 10% in some areas. air accident inve5tigator5 say the pilot of the vintage jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow was flying "too low and too slow" when he started a loop manoeuvr

scotla nd through northern ireland as well. scotland not feeling too badly, a lot of cloud in the south and the northern half seeing sunshine, drying up with any brightness. friday evening, the rain continuing to its north words and we may see some heavy showers through parts of wales and western england. we ends friday night with that rain across northern ireland, increasingly in eastern parts of scotland. too much cloud and rain around. for the areas of rainfall over the weekend, showers to be had, not saying it is going to be a wash—out everywhere but with no pressure close by we see a stubborn area of rain across northern ireland and parts of scotla nd northern ireland and parts of scotland and for some others it could be around all day long. northern ireland looking pretty wet and southern and eastern parts of scotland, further outbreaks of rain. in two eastern scotland, some snow on to the grampians and cold wind. further rainfall and parts of england with heavy showers following. quieter in scotland and northern irelan

sinn fein make big gains in northern ireland's assembly elections. the dup is still the biggest party but with just one more seat than the republicans. fears for the future of vauxhall plants in britain, as a french car company reportedly reaches a deal to buy general motors‘ european operations. mercedes recalls 75,000 cars in the uk because of a risk of them catching fire. also in the next hour. just how much will it cost british taxpayers to leave the european union? a house of lords report says the uk has no legal obligation to make any final payment. and the dateline panel analyse donald trump's claim the us economy is booming; and asks about those contacts with russia? that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they've won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as "an end to the old status quo". the two parti

strong winds in northern scotla nd ireland. strong winds in northern scotland will be easing. dry weather to come tomorrow, dampened drizzly in northern ireland in the morning. 0utbreaks in northern ireland in the morning. outbreaks of rain pushing into western scotland. the far west of wales and england will keep a good deal of cloud, whereas elsewhere will see thin cloud with brakes, and in those spells of sunshine, high temperatures. a pleasant, springlike look and feel to things. there will bea look and feel to things. there will be a few breaks in the cloud at cheltenham, but perhaps not so by the time we get to thursday, with the time we get to thursday, with the stronger breeze. this is the picture going into wednesday evening. a fine evening for many of us evening. a fine evening for many of us will stop outbreaks of rain in northern scotland. on thursday, the weather gets more active, wet weather gets more active, wet weather working through scotland and northern ireland will stop some of the rain reaches parts of northern england. the south mainly dry. 0n friday, wea

the northern ireland secretary has a limited number of options. he can call another election, but he's indicated that there is no appetite for that. however, because he only has to call a vote within a reasonable time period, that does allow more time for further talks. the other option is what's known as direct rule, where the westminster government would take control of the running of northern ireland, at least for a time. last week at martin mcguinness's funeral, the leaders of the dup and sinn fein did reach out to each other. but any signs of friendship were missing at stormont today when arlene foster and michelle 0'neill spoke separately. there's a gulf between the parties on a whole range of issues, from sinn fein‘s demands for legislation to give official status to the irish language to that thorny old problem of how to recognise and deal with northern ireland's troubled past. that all leaves major worries about the future of power—sharing, and in places like this dungannon community group, another generation affected by northern irel

the ordinary man and woman in northern ireland want and woman in northern ireland want an assembly up and running and working for them with my party and all parties playing their role. we have proved we are up for that and we call on other parties to be up for it and stop messing about with devolution and wrecking the hope and aspirations of the entire community. the dup and sinn fein have three weeks to do a deal, otherwise people face the prospect of the westminster government is taking over the running of northern ireland, at least for a period. to avoid that, irish nationalists and british unionists must come together again. what might matter is how much they value power. officials in ireland say human remains of a significant number of babies and infant children have been discovered in underground chambers at the site of a former church—run mother and baby home. excavations were ordered at tuam in county galway by a commission set up by the irish government last 0ctober, following allegations about the deaths of nearly 800 infants at the home between 1925 and 1961. the red cros

an improved day across scotland and northern ireland.

one or two showers in northern ireland going into the direction of scotland. more cloud in scotla nd direction of scotland. more cloud in scotland tomorrow so it will be a lot cooler than it was today. the odd shower pushing through the midlands into eastern england but many places will avoid the showers and it will be worn with mid to high teens where it brightens up. there should be brightness across south wales and england but there is more rain in the evening. it will turn drab tomorrow night and as we go into wednesday, some heavier rain turning up into northern areas. further south and east, it should stay nice and dry, albeit cloudy. temperatures up to the mid—teens. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello you are watching bbc news, the top stories for you nowjust hello you are watching bbc news, the top stories for you now just after 6:30pm. theresa may has met nicola sturgeon for the first time, since the scottish government announced proposals for a second i

ireland peace process.the issue including trade, immigration and the northern ireland peace process. >> thank you very much. just add very constructive and a very engaging meeting with the president and his team. in the oval office. we talked about issues about ireland, issues in europe andish r issue of u.s. immigration and other matters. i gave the president a detailed account of the outcome of the election in northern ireland. it is now a priority to put together an executive and provide a voice for northern ireland and the fact that we have a clear agreement with the british government that there be no return to hard border and no direct rule brought back from london. the president asked a number of questions about what the hard border meant in the past. they pointed out to him about customs posts, sectarian violence that that brought with it, the engagement of the united states along with europe in terms of putting together the peace process and the fact that during those times it was impossible to travel from some counties in the republic into northern ireland because of roads

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northern ireland face an even more uncertain politicalfuture. the ddp leader has admitted a statement. macro yes the democratic unionist party death has said that there is little such suggest that sinn fein wa nted little such suggest that sinn fein wanted to secure an agreement. —— the democratic unionist party leader has said. she says that throughout the course of yesterday sinn fein behaved as if they were the only participants whose mandate mattered. it is clear she is placing the blame very firmly on sinn fein. but they are placing the bane very amicable democratic unionist party and on the british government, they say that the two main sticking points, if you like, are firstly the running of new organisations and agents to investigate killings in the troubles and second and irish language act, they want official recognition for they want official recognition for the irish language. two major issues which at the moment cannot be overcome. chris, thank you per the moment. the home secretary, amber rudd, has called on technology firms to

he was determined to give northern ireland a different future. thousands of people in the ira's terror campaign — many who suffered will neverforgive him. to be forgetting. and legacy of martin mcguinness. also tonight: security alert — electronic devices will be banned and north african countries. food and fuel prices are blamed for a sharp rise for more than three years. and the man who created inspector morse, the writer colin dexter, has died at his home in oxford at the age of 86. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: gareth southgate says striker jamie vardy is in a good frame of mind, despite the leicester striker receiving death threats following the sacking of claudio ranieri. good evening. tonight following the death of northern ireland's former deputy he was 66. the ira commander turned peacemaking politician was thought to be suffering from a rare heart condition. leading figures in the peace process paid tribute to the role he played in securing the good friday agreement. buckingham palace said the queen, who finally shook hand

the headlines at 3pm: sinn fein celebrates a surge in support in northern ireland's assembly elections. the dup is still the biggest party but with just one more seat than the republicans. president trump accuses the obama administration of tapping his phone during the presidential election campaign. concerns over the impact for 4,000 vauxhall workers in britain, as a french car company reportedly reaches a deal to buy general motors‘ european operations. a house of lords report says britain is not be legally obliged to make a final budget payment to the eu after brexit. also in the next hour: thousands of people march in london to demonstrate over nhs cuts. this is the scene live in central london. protestors have travelled to the capital from across the country. jeremy corbyn is expected to address the crowd. and click is at europe's largest tech conference, in barcelona. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they've

rain is well affecting northern england and northern ireland. showery bats coming in across wales and the self west midlands as well. many parts of the country will get a bit of rain overnight. rain continuing into northern ireland and the band of rain coming in across england and wales, pretty mouth out there not just cold as it was last night in northern scotland because of that cloud. —— pretty mild. there will be some snow over the hills, as well. rain, the most of the day 30 northern ireland but it soon clears northern and eastern england and many places will be dry and bright. some sunshine, some showers and wales and south—westward cold day underneath the raid in scotland. that rain up was the northern islands on sunday, a change of fortunes, drier day for scotland. fans of rain and showers of england and wales. —— bands of rain and showers. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines results are being declared in the northern ireland assembly election and the early signs are that the nationalist party sinn fein has polled well. turn

dry spells for northern ireland. rain to north—west england, west wales will see quite a bit of rain and fringing into cornwall. but in the east, having a lot of dry weather. quite muggy. it is nothing compared to the warmth which will waft into parts of the southeast and east anglia on thursday on the southerly breeze. somebody will reach 20 or even 2! here. further north and west it will be progressively cooler, mid—teens is probably the best. rain around once more. pushing up through the irish sea to west wales, north—west england. northern ireland and scotla nd england. northern ireland and scotland seeing some dry weather, not as fresh in the breeze and not as warm as it will be further ease. the rain will head eastwards in the day and push the warmth out of the way. it is a cold front. the cold fronts will introduce fresh air to all of us at the weekend. blobs blue, showers around for saturday. but ridge of high pressure building infor but ridge of high pressure building in for sunday. to sum up this week

but the result leaves major questions about the future of power—sharing in northern ireland. i said consistently throughout the campaign that sinn fein are not interested in going back to the status quo. that remains the position. the dup need to fundamentally change their ways and be true to the principles of power—sharing if they want to go back into the institutions. sinn fein had called for the dup leader, arlene foster, to step aside as first minister during a public enquiry into a botched green energy scheme. when she refused, sinn fein left the coalition government, forcing powerfrom office. there is work to be done and work to quickly mend the relationship which has been frayed by the discord of this election. but it was opposition parties that suffered most in this election. i shall make my statement and leave the stage. the leader of the ulster unionists, mike nesbitt, stood down because of their poor performance. it will now be up to the leaders of sinn fein and the dup to draw battle lines in the inevitable negotiations to try and form a government. chris butler

northern ireland. no difference this yea r. 73% of northern ireland. no difference this year. 73% of the electorate cast their ballots here this year. it is expected that arlene foster well once again topped the poll here despite all the controversies of the past year. she has a very strong, loyal, personal following and that will be reflected when we hear the first results here shortly. she will be hoping to also get enough votes to bring her running mate, a second democratic unionist candidate across the line. but sinn fein have also pulled very strongly here in the west. they had a bit of a mix—up last year in the selection of their candidates. they fielded four candidates, which meant they lost one of their seats. they are hoping to regain that these this time. sinn fein could pick up three seats here and another three seats in west tyrone. the most nervous party here are the ulster unionists. they could lose a seat in each of those two constituencies. but we are still waiting for the first results here. there are 18 candidates in west tyrone and

remember there was an election here in northern ireland just ten months ago, last may. and yet voter turnout is up by10% ago, last may. and yet voter turnout is up by 10% this time round. in some constituencies that turnout was up some constituencies that turnout was up by some constituencies that turnout was up by as much as i3%, so the electorate is really invigorated, certainly not put off by the second election in less than a year. let me just give you an indication of where we are. nudging towards two thirds of the seats being declared. 53 out of the seats being declared. 53 out of 90s declared. topping the poll at the moment is sinn fein with 23. that is the republican party, sinn fein, who would like to see a united ireland. then it is the democratic unionist party, they are on 14. the ulster unionist party have seven, in one of the dramatic turns to this day so far their leader mike nesbitt said he would be standing down because of his party's performance in these elections. he had appealed to people to vote across traditional community lines and transfer their

martin mcguinness, northern former deputy first ireland's former deputy first minister has died aged 66. leading figures in the peace process have paid tribute to the role he played in securing the good friday agreement as colleagues reflect on his life. he believed in our people, people of this island should be free. he believed in reconciliation. he worked very, very hard at all of that. the families of some of the ira's victims say they can never forgive him for his leading role in the troubles. you can't forget what he did in his past, which is what everyone seems to be forgetting. he has blood on his hands. hundreds of people turned out in londonderry to accompany his and in other news — the uk is banning most electronic devices in cabin baggage on flights from six countries in north africa and the middle east. rising fuel and food prices help push the uk's ififlaflfifi raft if; fingfiflf lam since september 2013. and scotland's first minister lays out her case for a second referendum on independence. ahead of vote in holyrood tomorrow, nicola sturgeon says scotland's f

more cloud in northern ireland threatening rain later. we have wintry showers and snow over the hills in scotland, some sunshine as well. it's feeling colder, especially in northern scotla nd colder, especially in northern scotland whether winds die down last of all. this evening it turns wet in northern ireland, some rain and hail snow. it pushes into the soup —— into southern scotland and in southern wales and we have rain arriving, that will keep temperatures but quite chilly night in scotland, especially the north of scotland. maybe a pinch of frost but some sunshine here. elsewhere the sunshine is a reluctant visitor tomorrow. there will be brighterfor a while in south—east scotland and north east england but we have rain moving northwards. it becomes lighter. it turns dryer for the south—east of england, boosting temperatures here. across northern ireland the rain could be setting in for most, if not all, of the day. into the weekend, whilst there will be some dryer and brighter slots, rain is never going to be too far away.

wet weather overnight across northern ireland. this band of hill snow still with us at 9am, brisk easterly winds for scotla nd at 9am, brisk easterly winds for scotland and northern ireland will see a return to showery weather as we go through the course of the day but a good deal of dry weather across much of england and wales. the far east seeing some spells of rain at times and towards the west you have these showers piling in. these showers towards western parts of england and wales could be really quite heavy, some thunderstorms and strong winds and extent as well. for the bulk of england and wales you can see the slice of dry weather through most of the country lasting through most of the country lasting through the day. some dry and bright weather but scotland will hold onto that rain as pushes its way further north through the course of the day and for northern ireland some heavy and for northern ireland some heavy and thundery showers, temperatures around seven to 12 degrees. in terms of our premier league football action

maybe northern england and northern ireland as well. that mild air starts to spread itself into the south by the end of the night. 11 tomorrow in plymouth. tomorrow we have low pressure up to the north. this front which is hanging around fora the north. this front which is hanging around for a good part of the day in the south. what that means, really is three distinct slices of weather. southern areas, the channel islands into southern england and the south of wales starting off with a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain but here it is pretty mild. a lot of cloud into the north midlands and north wales. there is some sunshine for northern england southern scotland and northern ireland and then a third slice of weather. blustery winds and frequent showers into northern and western parts of scotland. the three slices won't move much. there is a blustery wind for showers and a cool feel in the north. sunshine through northern ireland and southern scotla nd northern ireland and southern scotland and down into northern england. into the south r

ireland, where the temperatures reached 16. 6 northern ireland, where the temperatures reached 16.6 celsius, the warmest day in the year so far in northern ireland. there have been some areas of cloud drifting south—eastwards, that continues to night and into tomorrow, it could well be, where you had been cleared today, you get cloud increasing overnight, mild air mass, across the uk with temperatures not going down too far. there will be outbreaks of rain running into north—west scotla nd rain running into north—west scotland becoming increasingly light and patchy as it pushes south across scotland, northern ireland and parts of northern england, and look at those temperatures staying up. there does take a look at things are eight o'clock in the morning, there will be missed and hill fog, south—west england, and down into wales, it could be damp and drizzly. some bright stuff across central and eastern parts with a similar misty and murky picture into the high ground of north—west england, it could brighten up for a time in northern ireland in the morning. some sunny spel

we will get an area of rain, starting on the eastern side of northern ireland, through northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. the best of the sunshine, without a doubt, will be in northern scotland. turning a bit dry, though, in the afternoon in south—east england, and it actually could feel a bit mild, given any brightness. one or two spots mayjust reach 13 or even 1a celsius. a few heavy showers reaching through parts of south—west england and wales as we go through friday night. the rain marching further north, across into southern scotland, eventually into the central belt, staying with us into northern ireland. frost—free for most as saturday begins. will be frost, though, across northern parts of scotland. so that takes us on to the weekend, and friday. well, the theme of the wet weather continues into the weekend. we will see more rain at times. some of that could be quite heavy and persistent, and particularly on saturday, with this area of low pressure just stalling its rainfall from northern ireland and into parts of scotland, whereas further south there will be s

yet following the passing of yesterday‘s legal deadline in northern ireland, northern ireland has no devolved administration. this also means other elements of the belfast agreement, including the north south bodies, cannot operate properly. the consequences of all of this potentially extremely serious. at the most immediate, we are rapidly approaching the point at which northern ireland will not have an agreed budget. from tomorrow, a civil servant, the department of finance permanent secretary, will exercise powers to allocate cash to northern ireland departments. this is an interim measure designed to ensure services are maintained until such time as a budget is agreed. we are keeping in close contact with ahead of the northern ireland civil service on these matters and i understand the department of finance will be setting up details later today. let me be clear. this situation is not sustainable and beyond a short period of time will have an impact on public services. what we are talking about here is the health service, schools, volu nta ry the health service, schools, voluntar

northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. the best of the sunshine, without a doubt, will be in northern scotland. turning a bit dry, though, in the afternoon in south—east england, and it actually could feel quite mild, given any brightness. one or two spots mayjust reach 13 or even 14 celsius. a few heavy showers reaching through parts of south—west england and wales as we go through friday night. the rain marching further north, across into southern scotland, eventually into the central belt, staying with us into northern ireland. frost—free for most as saturday begins. will be frost, though, across northern parts of scotland. so that takes us on to the weekend, and friday. well, the theme of the wet weather continues into the weekend. we will see more rain at times. some of that could be quite heavy and persistent, and particularly on saturday, with this area of low pressure just stalling its rainfall from northern ireland and into parts of scotland, whereas further south there will be still some areas of rainfall o