, especially northern ireland. so i don't believe that a debate now on the merits or otherwise of a united ireland is timely or appropriate. all right. well, i'm just asking you a different direct question now. leaving aside your belief that there is no time right now for a border poll, as you call it, a vote in ireland or a vote to consider reuninification, do you believe, quite simply, that brexit makes the long—term prospect of a divided ireland more possible? well, i think it has people thinking about it in perhaps a way they have not in the past. just a simple answer. yes or no? i think it may well do. it may well do. but i'm concentrating now on the job at hand, which is withdrawing from the eu, and the adverse effects, as i don't see there is upside for ireland... i think the unionists will listen to this carefully and feel once again dublin is looking for an opportunity to talk about ireland. we don't think about it at any time. i acknowledge the primacy of the good friday agreement and i acknowledge that

you more than anybody else in ireland idsa are aware of the reliance of ireland on the 2—way trade of the uk. your own economic forecasters say that if there is a hard brexit it is going to cost your economy tens of thousands of jobs, possibly to cost your economy tens of thousands ofjobs, possibly 4% of gdp over the next ten years, if not more. it's an absolute disaster. this is one of the greatest challenges that we have faced as the state since our independence in the 19205. state since our independence in the 1920s. certainly the challenge of my generation and i believe it is important therefore that the irish priorities are very much to the fore in the context of these negotiations. you are right about oui’ negotiations. you are right about our trade. we are very much reliant on our neighbours in terms of how angry food and beverage sector in particular. —— food and beverage. but we haven't had all of our eggs in one basket. 0ur but we haven't had all of our eggs in one basket. our membership of the eu has ensured that we have diversify in terms of our markets and where you

ireland. this increasing population explosion, increasing poverty did begin to create pressures for immigration to america. you see mr. in the early decades of the 19th century -- see in this chart in the early decades of the 19th century that boston got some of its most famous irish immigrants, people like patrick donahue, andrew carnegie. warning signs of the very delicate balance between potatoes and population had come earlier when potato and grain failures caused food shortages at least six times before 1845. subsequent harvests and government relief mitigated extensive loss of life during these years. the devon commission of 1843 provided ample and graphic warnings of the potential disaster that awaited ireland because of her potato monoculture, widespread poverty, and the indifference of a majority of her absentee landlords who did little to modernize their estates and left supervision to often greedy middlemen. the tory politician benjamin israeli summed up the situation said simply wh

and northern ireland. what are we likely to hear in terms of detail, or is this a discussion forum with no plans coming out of it? michel barnier will address the irish parliament for about an hour or so and then senior irish politicians will respond to what he has to say. i do not think that one book go further than what is in the eu negotiating guidelines, which see that flexible and imaginative solutions will be required to avoid the return of a ha rd required to avoid the return of a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic. what ever results should respect european law. the conundrum that will be difficult to resolve is around customs. if the uk is leading the udp and customs union and ireland are staying in it, then that suggests it is likely there will have to be some form of customs controls between the uk and ireland. british and irish lions also spoken about putting in force some sort of electronic monitoring solution in place, but all that has to be worked out. i don't expect

we have a border with northern ireland and it is a struggle, folks in londonderry northern ireland and it is a struqqle, folks in londonderry are concerned about how they go across the border, other folks concerned about how they go across the border, otherfolks in newry are concerned and in portrush, it is a brilliant location, but we need to know what the rest of the picture is going to be. anthony, you are in financial services, is it the same for you? yes, another uncertainty is whether we can get our local elected government at stormont up and running. ido government at stormont up and running. i do feel that electioneering doesn't compromise what is needed between the political parties at stormont, sol what is needed between the political parties at stormont, so i feel the election is actually, the general election is actually, the general election is actually, the general election is putting the breakdown of effective government of the regional level. and that is more important to you? yes. how is business for you at the moment, how is the financial sector doing here? not too ba

they cannot expect to get many ireland. they cannot expect to get ma ny votes. ireland. they cannot expect to get many votes. in 2016 the assembly elections here, the conservatives picked up less than 0.5% of the total vote. it is pretty much a sideshow from the point of view of the conservative election effort generally. but it would be pretty unthinkable really for a woman running for election as prime minister not to pay these one visits to northern ireland. part of the united kingdom during the course of the election campaign. there has been criticism from the sdlp, one of the opposition parties you, and the last i were or so that this is only her second visit to northern ireland to she became prime minister and that she hadn't been to take part in discussions about the peace process, about brexit, she has only been to the balmoral show and the sdlp think thatis the balmoral show and the sdlp think that is the pretty pershore.|j suppose she is wise not to get into the business ofjudging capital. you a lwa ys the business ofjudging capital. you always disappoint and a

how do you maintain cross—border trade in northern ireland and the republic of ireland if one is in the eu and one is no longer? thank you, nick. the government's emergency committee, cobra, are meeting to discuss the cyber attack which has disabled nhs computers in england and scotland. the nissan plant in sunderland has also confirmed that it has been affected. europol say the scale of the attack is unprecedented as thousands of organisations in around 100 countries are affected. jeremy corbyn has denied that senior members of the labour party are already admitting defeat in thejune general election. and in sport, manchester city are up to third in the premier league after this leicester city penalty was co ntroversially leicester city penalty was controversially ruled out. rangers have sealed third place in the scottish premiership after a 2— when over heart of midlothian. i will have more on all of those stories in the next hour. united states presidents donald trump says he wants to move quickly to select a new fbi director after he fired james, a earlier this week. ——james h

i think there's something we can all learn from northern ireland. where the two big divides, the nationalist tradition and the unionist tradition, came together on a basis of recognising a different tradition each had. that's quite powerful. you say you didn't support the ira but you invited convicted ira terrorists to tea in the commons, a few weeks after the brighton bomb, which tried to destroy our elected government. you stood for a minute's silence to honour, your word, mr corbyn, to honour, ira terrorists killed by the british army. throughout the ‘80s and the ‘90s you spoke at scores of hardline republican gatherings which backed the ira and the arms struggle. i always wanted and always do want peace. always want a dialogue between people of vastly different backgrounds. and the minute's silence you referred to was in 1987, it was for all who had died in northern ireland. in honour of the eight ira terrorists who had been killed. that was the purpose of the meeting. i said all those that had died in northern ireland. i made that very, ver

we process livestock in northern ireland and the republic of ireland. we employ 1200 people in the republic, we employ 1400 in northern ireland. from our perspective, we are hugely concerned about the potential impact of a hard order. we hope that they will not the one. but we cannot rule that out. therefore, for business planning purposes, we have to consider the worst—case scenario. and for our company that would be very significant disruption. not all businesses in the north think rex it is bad news. some think it is the best thing that has ever happened. the ministers in northern ireland have less influence over fisheries policy in the irish sea than a government minister from slovakia policy in the irish sea than a government ministerfrom slovakia or any other part of the european union. the thing about the irish sea, 75% of the irish sea is within uk territorial waters but uk fishermen really only have the opportunity to carry catch about 40%. future here is linked to the outcome of the brexit negotiations, which are themselves uncertain. but bu

, 1400 in northern ireland. from our perspective we are hugely concerned about the impact of a hard border. we hope that there will not be won but we cannot rule that out. therefore, for business planning purposes, we have to consider the worst—case scenario and for our company that would be very significant disruption. not all businesses in the north think brexit is bad news. some, like fishermen, think it‘s the best thing whichever is ever happened. i have less influence over fisheries policies in the irish sea than government minister from slovakia or any other eu country does. the thing about the irish sea, it's a bit of a pond but 7596 irish sea, it's a bit of a pond but 75% of it falls within uk territorial waters. uk fishermen only can catch a 45% of the quota. the future of the frontier is linked to the outcome of the brexit negotiations which are themselves uncertain. but businesses in the north and south will be hoping that the politics of peace, which dismantled a hard border in the first place, w

to vote to get the best deal for northern ireland. to strengthen our hand in the upcoming negotiation. to get the assembly back up and running. to protect our place within the united kingdom. and to unite behind one strong unionist voice. after months of speculation, arsenal have confirmed that manager arsene wenger has signed a new two year contract with the club. the team finished 5th in the premier league this season — the first time they've finished outside the top four since wenger took over in 1996. our sports correspondent, david ornstein, is outside the stadium. we perhaps had expected this but it has been a long time coming. we perhaps had expected this but it has been a long time comingm we perhaps had expected this but it has been a long time coming. it is no great surprise, arsene wenger and arsenal agreed the deal in principle many months ago but it was not signed and as arsenal spiralled out of control during the season there was speculation over whether he would sign. protests were happening both inside stadiums and o

how do you maintain cross—border trade in northern ireland and the republic of ireland if one is in the eu and one is no longer? thank you, nick. back to our top story and the cyber attack that has hit the nhs. with me 110w attack that has hit the nhs. with me now is our technology correspondent, chris foxx. chrissy, you have a little bit more information on these spread or something that could stop the spread. hopefully one variant has been the disabled, actually by accident. a security researcher found embedded in the code a very long and unusual web address, but it was not a real website, it did not go anywhere. so he registered her to himself, and in doing so, he found that he accidentally disabled it from spreading, and heating step the bees and for that is that it was deliberately coded, and as long as it failed to do so, it knew that it was running on a real computer because that website did not exist. antivirus researchers often test on a fake computer, a sandbox machine, it is known as. if you test a virus on one of these computers, it might try that website and come back with

ireland, it's just one country. now, if you stick any kind of a hard border along that 300 mile stretch, you're saying to a sizeable chunk of the population, young people here, that this country is being repartitioned. the republican dead memorialised on a border road heading south. now nobody i met feared a return to violence, but irish history is an enduring lesson in unintended consequences, of how political decisions play out in the long run. dublin has persuaded the eu to guarantee membership to the north if ireland unites. a former cabinet minister makes the economic case for unity to ulster protestants. do you think that in our lifetime, there will be a united ireland? i think there maybe. i think it will be - maybe? see, you wouldn't have said that ten years ago, would you? ten years ago i would have thought that a united ireland was a very distant possibility, now i think it's a more real possibility and the reason i believe that is that the economic interests of the people of both sides in northern ireland

. 2a degrees or $0, a warm ireland and scotland too. 2a degrees or so, a warm day ireland and scotland too. 2a degrees oi’ so, a warm day on ireland and scotland too. 2a degrees or so, a warm day on monday. we will see that when pushing west to east across parts of scotland, that's courtesy of this weather front. behind it, i pressure building from the south. settling things down. a westerly breeze on tuesday. not quite as warm on tuesday, as monday. more cloud around hills and coasts in the west where we could also see a bit of light, drizzly rain. anywhere across central and eastern parts of the country is fine and dry. the best of the sunshine towards the east with temperatures up towards the east with temperatures up to around 22 degrees at best on tuesday. similar on wednesday. high pressure dominates. across the board, looking dry with patchy cloud. light winds and there's temperatures again doing well, up to around 2a degrees. warming up even more toward the end of the week. could see 26 by friday. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm. donald trump has told the leaders of mo

ireland is just one country now. if you stick any kind of a hard border along that 300-mile stretch, you are saying to a sizable chunk of the population, young people here, that this country is being repositioned. >> the republican dead memorialized on the border road heading south. now, nobody i met feared a return to violence, but irish history is an enduring lesson in unintended consequences of how political decisions play out in the long run. dublin has persuaded the eu to guarantee membership to the north if ireland unites. the former cabinet minister makes the economic case for unity. do you think that, in our lifetime, there will be a united ireland? >> maybe. >> you wouldn't have said that 10years ago, would you? years ago i would think it was a distant possibility, now i think it is a real possibility. the reason i believe that is that the economic interests of the people of both sides in northern ireland and both parts of ireland are coming together, rather than being divided. i think that brexit underlines

northern ireland — similar conditions, really. but those temperatures pretty impressive, especially where we see the cloud break, for example around the moray firth. now, across north—west england, wales, and the south—west of england, this weather front here is going to be really slow—moving through the day, so outbreaks of rain, probably turning heavy for the afternoon. a few patches of rain for southern hills, as well, to start the day. otherwise, a fair bit of dry weather towards east anglia and south—east england. and it will probably stay dry towards these eastern areas pretty much all day, with that cloud thinning and breaking to allow some spells of sunshine in the relatively warm and humid air that has wafted its way in from france. otherwise, we've got this band of rain, then, as i say, slow—moving across wales and south—west england. underneath that persistent rain, not the warmest of days. further east, in the sunshine, well, if we do get some decent, sunny spells, we could see temperatures pushing on towar

scotland and northern ireland, a mild night and northern ireland, a mild night and most will start dry tomorrow. still the odd shower for north—west scotland, increasing cloud tomorrow in northern ireland. some misty low cloud around the coasts of wales, south—west england, english channel coast. elsewhere, variable cloud, sunny spells and still warm in the sunshine. temperatures may be a degree down or two tomorrow. looking ahead to wednesday, the high pressure is building across the uk. still around it some outbreaks of rain across parts of northern scotland, more cloud in the west than the east. it's after wednesday again, as the high pressure nudges away eastwards, we drag in some warmer, hotter airfrom the near continent. more of us will see some sunshine. how hot is it going to get? 30 celsius by saturday, maybe a bit more. many thanks nick. they are some of the most remarkable, memorable and culturally significant photographs ever taken. hello, i'm holly hamilton from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. arsenal majority shareholder stan kroenke says his shares "are not, an

we have seen some thicker cloud and earlier on some light rain across northern ireland, now heading across into scotland. some sunshine through the rest of the day, increasingly so from the south—west, where we see blue skies arriving in this satellite picture here, but the wetter weather heading northwards, away from northern ireland briefly and into scotland, where showers could be rather heavy moving into the evening, and one or two ru m bles moving into the evening, and one or two rumbles of thunder in the highlands for example, but some sunshine across southern parts of scotla nd sunshine across southern parts of scotland and northern england, so a decent end to the day. showers tending to move away. after a brief drier and brighter spell in northern ireland, rain will move across the irish sea into cornwall or perhaps devon, a decent day across other parts of england, and some sunshine for the women's fa cup final taking place at wembley, it should be a fine and dry evening. as we head into this evening, we have got this band of rain looking west. the odd heavy burst of rain. that

lasts a bit longer in eastern scotland before heading towards the northern ireland, ben south—westerly wind following brings a mix of sunshine and showers. a few heavy ones in northern ireland and perhaps scotland, and showers running from the south—west towards the home counties. temperature similar to today, quite warm in the south—east, east anglia, 19 or 20 celsius. south—westerly breeze is, though, and the wind picks up overnight and as we head into monday this low pressure is heading our way coming from a long way south, bringing warm

ireland and scotland as they were on monday but 18 degrees is the likely. cool for eastern scotland under the cloud that they should wake up. showers heading to wales and the south—western and they fade away and then we see, after a brief respite, more showers coming in again from the southern north sea. a lot of cloud to england and wales, perhaps further north is scotland and northern ireland but again on chilly side in the highlands. as we head into wednesday, these showers and cloud thickening, mainley from the humber southwards into south—west of england, there will be some sunshine at times but the sunniest weather developing after a bit of a cloudy start for scotland and northern ireland and again we will find temperatures here in the west into the high teens. another lovely day to come. not the sort a weather for dipping your toes in the north sea, perhaps, that where the temperature will be eight or nine degrees. starting to warm up at this time of year. the temperatures are significant because the wind is coming in off the north sea. this high

this was county antrim in northern ireland earlier. quite cool. contrast with the blue skies of cornwall that is developing more widely in england and wales in the coming few hours as the clear skies put them on the map. the wetter weather further north into northern ireland and especially moving into scotland. we will see the weather improving in northern ireland at the same time as the showers work their way into scotland. still some warmth for while across the murray firth where we have some decent lana. more sunshine around england. brightening up sunshine around england. brightening up in northern ireland, as well. —— decent temperatures. the weather changing in cornwall, but a good deal of sunshine in england and wales and just a couple of showers, they could affect the rugby at castleford but it is likely to be dry for the women's fa cup final. decent evening in the south—east of the uk. stronger winds, though, that will bring outbreaks of rain and a heavy burst which will push into eastern areas late in the night. it will keep the te

is there a two tier solution, one solution for northern ireland and ireland as a whole... you can ask the question three, four or five times. a whole... you can ask the question three, four orfive times. let a whole... you can ask the question three, four or five times. let us begin the negotiations. you have said you are going to cross the border, have you invited british government ministers to shake hands on the opposite site? there is further opportunity, it is my hope after the elections to the uk parliament, that as soon as possible after the 8th of june, parliament, that as soon as possible after the 8th ofjune, we will have the round table talks reconstituted in northern ireland with a view to restoring the power—sharing negotiations are re—established. it is critical we have an early resumption of talks and it is critical we have the power—sharing institutions up and running as per the good friday agreement because that clock is ticking on brexit. they will be complicated solutions... everything is complicated. for people in this area, who are worried, what

we just had the warmest day of the year in northern ireland. 20 degrees in county tyrone. a lovely day in the sunshine. we also had some similar temperatures in the south—west of scotland. again, nice and warm with some sunshine. the best of the weather over the week ahead will probably be across western scotland and northern ireland. we have more cloud coming into eastern scotland, north—east england, quite low cloud and these are the temperatures by the time we get to early tuesday. seven or eight degrees typically. a little bit of mist and fog towards the south—west after that rain on monday. the showers that we had, some lively, have headed southwards into the near continent and high pressure will come to dominate eventually, but this weather front here could spoil things a bit, coming in off the southern north sea. we'll see some showers. a mishmash in the morning with sunshine and areas of cloud. but more cloud and perhaps few showers coming in off the north sea into more central and southern parts of england. for much of the day, the south—west is likely to

chris buckler has been in northern ireland. you will find dramatic beauty. all along the north coast of northern ireland. it is scenery that makes a fantastic setting. the series game of thrones uses this area as a filming location. some see in its stories of skimming division and conflict more than a few similarities with politics in northern ireland. here, many vote in what are sometimes called troubled loa ns. what are sometimes called troubled loans. -- lines. we are republican family. it is an old battle. down through the ages. only fought in modern times. for politics to work here, people need to share power, as opposed to grabbing it. but the parties are deeply divided. it is why there is currently no government in northern ireland, and why this election is proving to be a bitter fight between unionists and nationalists. political deadlock is nothing new on this part of this island. but it is frustrating for those who want to shoe off what northern ireland has to offer. —— show off. get years of political progress can be seen with every busload of

the all-new audi q5 is here. >>> there was more violence in northern ireland today. the worst outbreak of street fighting to hit belfast in several months. >> the battle has been transformed. instead of acting as referee between warring communities, the army is now fighting britain's first urban guerilla war. the enemy is the outlawed irish republican army. >> the provisional i.r.a., the i.r.a. of the 1970s, used violence that many of us would consider to be terroristic. and they used that violence to put pressure on the british to withdraw from northern ireland and bring about an independent sovereign country free from british rule. >> this was a sunday the people of northern island will not forget. it all started when catholics organized a demonstration to protest the continued internment of suspected terrorists. the demonstration, as all demonstrations, was banned by the government. >> it was intended to be a protest which was not about using violence, but when some of the marchers stopped and threw stones at the soldiers it led to a dramatic and awful overreactio

, one or two scotland and northern ireland, one ortwo in scotland and northern ireland, one or two in england and wales, but most or two in england and wales, but m o5t pla ce5 or two in england and wales, but most places staying dry. by thursday it is cooler and fresher board. on friday, you can see the tell—tale circulation around an area of low pressure, that is close by. if anything, the showers and possible thunderstorms are more widespread on friday with low pressure grows by, staying unsettled at the weekend. the chance of catching a shower. this is bbc news. the headlines at eleven: labour launches what it calls is a radical election manifesto, and a a plan to help build a fairer society. our proposals are of hope for the many all over will this country and i'm very proud to present our manifesto — for the many, not the few. plaid cymru launches also its manifesto — promising to give wales a "strong voice" during brexit. president trump says he has an ‘absolute right‘ to share information with russia, despite unease over disclosing classified information. we had a ve

this weather front moving into northern ireland. we are dragging airfrom the moving into northern ireland. we are dragging air from the south and pretty warm across northern france so pretty warm across northern france $03 pretty warm across northern france so a warm pretty warm across northern france so a warm day tomorrow. setting off morning showers in northern ireland, sunshine in the afternoon. western scotla nd sunshine in the afternoon. western scotland turning west in the afternoon. eastern scotland largely dry. look at temperatures further south, wisely into the 20s, maybe mid—20s in the south—east. warm across southern mid—20s in the south—east. warm across southern areas mid—20s in the south—east. warm across southern areas to finish monday. rain moving across scotland and that will fade away and the rest of the week, not much rain around. most of the week, not much rain around. m ost pla ces of the week, not much rain around. most places dry, becoming warm, if not hot as we head to friday. tuesday, temperatur

temperatures will be a bit lower than they were on tuesday in scotland and northern ireland. many eastern and southern parts of scotland staying dry, some sunshine, but showers to the north—west and across northern ireland. and if you're stuck underneath this rain across a good part of northern going to england, wales, and the south—west, really going to feel quite cold. the rain starts to ease off later into the afternoon, cold and wet all day through the midlands, central and southern england. ahead of the rain in east anglia and the south—east, warm and humid. but once that rain arrives, late afternoon and into the evening, could be very heavy and thundery across the east midlands, east anglia and the south—east. rain begins to clear away from areas further west. that is the first soaking rain for the gardens we've had for some time towards the south—east, but could lead to difficult travelling conditions. by thursday, all gone. we're into sunshine and showers. most of the showers out to the west, some heavy ones. may well be a dry day across east anglia and the

one or two heavy ones for northern ireland and scotland. maybe a line of showers running from the southwest towards the home counties. temperatures not far off what we've had today, possibly around about the high teens, maybe 20 or so in the south—east in the sunshine. more football on the way in the premier league on sunday and generally speaking it will be dry, there will not be many showers around. if you do catch a shower, you are quite unlucky or lucky, depending on which way you look at it. a brisk south—westerly breeze picking up, especially as we head into monday. this low pressure is heading our way, coming from a long way south, picking up a lot warm air and it's going to bring thickening cloud and outbreaks of rain. the rain is going to be heavy across these western hills, accompanied by some strong to gale force winds. rain almost everywhere, perhaps not much in the southeast, 18 celsius on monday. could be as high as 25 though briefly on tuesday. this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm: nearly all the nhs trusts affected by

we just had the warmest day of the year in northern ireland. 20 degrees in county tyrone. a lovely day in the sunshine. we also had some similar temperatures in the south—west of scotland. again, nice and warm with some 5un5hine. the best of the weather over the week ahead will probably be acro55 we5tern scotland and northern ireland. we have more cloud coming into eastern scotland, north—east england, quite low cloud and these are the temperatures by the time we get to early tuesday. seven or eight degrees typically. a little bit of mist and fog towards the south—west after that rain on monday. the showers that we had, some lively, have headed southwards into the near continent and high pressure will come to dominate eventually, but this weather front here could 5poil things a bit, coming in off the 5outhern north sea. we‘ll see some 5howers. a mi5hmash in the morning with sunshine and areas of cloud. but more cloud and perhaps few showers coming in off the north sea into more central and 5outhern parts of england. for much of the day, the south—west is likely t

some showers in northern ireland and scotla nd showers in northern ireland and scotland and in england and wales lots of wet weather, just the fringes of england and wales being dry and brighter in the afternoon. at 4pm we pick out the showers in scotland, mainly in the north—west, southern and eastern areas staying mainly dry and for some not quite as warm as today but still pleasant in sunshine. sunshine and scattered showers developing into northern ireland. the westernmost fringes of wales, the far south—west, dry for the afternoon, the sun may make an appearance before the day is done. a large part of england and wales will have a very wet day, very warm and humid againfor have a very wet day, very warm and humid again for parts of east anglia and the south—east of england staying dry until late on but once the rain moves in it could be heavy and thundery for a time before clearing. there will be parts of southern, central and eastern england bat by the time this is all said and done could end up with 25 and a0 millimetres of rain. after it has been so dry it could be useful

a beautiful morning across parts of northern ireland was you could see highs of 20, 20 ireland was you could see highs of 20,201 ireland was you could see highs of 20, 20 i degrees. lots of sunshine out to the west. a slightly different story again in the east. more of a breeze, gusting to gale force in the northern isles, where it will feel rather cool. the sheltered western areas seeing mid to high teens. we will be lucky to see 21 through northern ireland today. with the clear skies tonight, temperatures will fall away. worth bearing in mind that the tender spring plants may have to put up with a light frost. it stays dry for the remainder of the week with decent sunny spells. the chance of some rain thursday into friday. hello. this is bbc news — the headlines: labour promise not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year, as part of an election "personal tax guarantee". theresa may has announced plans to replace the mental health act in england and wales with a new law tackling discrimination and the unnecessary detention of vulnerable people. the liberal de

have some people from the county monaghan area working in northern ireland, so they have to look and see what impact this is going to have on their situation. this business in county monaghan is just miles from this island's border. the uk is one of its most important markets, and they know that, packaged up with all the brexit negotiations, are months of uncertainty about how it could affect their trade. if there is a hard border, we envisage obviously potential extra costs for ourselves, for getting our products to the uk marketplace, and delays at the border, which we simply can't envisage. a hard border wouldn't mean a return to watch towers and barbed wire. this kind of security is no longer needed. and shared by the eu, the uk and ireland is a determination to avoid anything that could threaten peace and years of progress. i think there is a really common desire, whatever other issues there are in relation to brexit, to make northern ireland a special case and make sure that we do everything we possibly can to protect the good friday agreement, the peace process, and to protect

and northern ireland. thanks very much, nick kiam. a coroner has ruled that a 14—year—old boy died as a result of an allergic reaction to his school lunch. she said that if an epi—pen had been used promptly and nasar ahmed had been given adrenaline, he might have survived. nasar was in an exclusion room when he became unwell in november last year. sarah campbell reports. nasar was a good student. he loved maths and science and wanted to be a politician. he also suffered with severe asthma and food allergies. for the last two weeks, his family have heard in detail how he came to die after suffering an extreme allergic reaction to an ingredient in a curry he had for lunch while at school. nasar had told staff he couldn't breathe. they fetched his personal medical box, but it emerged during the inquest his care plan didn't accurately indicate how severe his condition could be. the box contained an adrenaline injection pen, but there were no details as to when or how it should be used, and so even as his

showers will be heaviest across scotland, northern ireland and england with hailand northern ireland and england with hail and thunder. the further south and east may not see any showers. with the sun out it will feel pleasa nt with the sun out it will feel pleasant again. with rain in the four custom sure there will be gardeners and farmers very happy indeed. quite pleased to have a little rain. it will be good for the garden. look now at the papers this friday morning. many are leading with the election and the fallout from the leaking and the rubberstamping of the manifesto for labour. the sun are quite damning. they call it a day of disasters. their headline refers to the fact that their union leader fell down the stairs and bbc cameraman had his fort run over by a labour vehicle. not all of the newspapers are as damning, are they? no, not all of them. the guardian says thatjeremy corbyn... them. the guardian says thatjeremy corbyn. .. you can them. the guardian says thatjeremy corbyn... you can see the picture of him they're coming out after the meeting yesterday to confirm the

we want to see corporation tax reduced in northern ireland so we have parity with the republic of ireland so we can attract investment, attractjobs. but if we don't go about spending money differently in the northern ireland assembly then we won't be able to attract that investment because we when see the spending infrastructure. lots of that sits within the devolved space. in the ma nifesto we within the devolved space. in the manifesto we talk about that but we tried to lean heavily towards the issues that affect westminster. thank you. scientists in the united states have made what they say is a major advance in the battle against infections that are resistant to antibiotics. they've modified an existing medicine to create what they call a "magical" new version, which is about 1,000 times more powerful. jenny walrond reports. resistance to antibiotics has been classed by the world health organisation as one of the biggest threats to global health. a government review into the problem estimated that, if no solution is found, by 2050 worldwide drug—resistant infections will kill someon

at a meeting in ireland — tony blair says northern ireland must be a special case in brexit talks. although there will be difficult challenges for relations, we need to safeguard that as much as possible and minimise any potential damage. thousands of weapons have been seized in schools across england and wales in the past two years. also, dreams become virtual reality for one british tech firm... improbable manages raises almost £400 million in one of the biggest ever investments in an early stage european technology business. and... a close shave for paddle boarders in calfornia, after they're warned they're swimming next to 15 great white sharks. good morning. it's friday 12th may. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is to give a major foreign policy speech — in about half an hour s time — in which he is likely to say that he doesn't see himself as a pacifist, because he would use military force as a last resort — but that he believes military intervention has become far too common in recent times. mr corbyn was chair of an

but temperatures will be a bit lower than they were on tuesday in scotland and northern ireland. many eastern and southern parts of scotland staying dry, with some sunshine, but showers to the north—west and across northern ireland. and if you are stuck underneath this rain across a good part of northern england, wales, and the south—west, it really is going to feel quite cold. the rain starts to ease off later into the afternoon, but cold and wet all day through the midlands, central and southern england. ahead of the rain in east anglia and the south—east, it will be warm and humid. but once that rain arrives, late afternoon and into the evening, it could be very heavy and thundery across the east midlands, east anglia and the south—east. the rain begins to clear away from areas further west. so that is the first soaking rain for the gardens we've had for some time towards the south—east, but could lead to some difficult travelling conditions. by thursday, it is all gone. we're into sunshine and showers. most of the showers out to the west, some heavy ones. but it may

it was pretty much wall—to—wall sunshine in northern ireland. and here we had the warmest day of the year so far. same temperatures in glasgow and we had the warm air all the way from wales towards the south coast. but these areas that had the warmth by day are getting the chill right now with the clearer skies, actually. and in rural parts, we may find temperatures not far away from freezing. in the towns and cities, this is what the temperatures look like. and further east, across england and scotland, there will be more cloud coming in off the north sea. essentially, an east—west split to the weather on monday. another lovely sunny day for northern ireland. best of the sunshine in scotland in the south—west. sunshine for wales and western england. but a cloudier day than yesterday across the midlands and south—east england. some sunshine, though, developing, at times, across scotland. some cloud filtering into northern and eastern areas and the north—east of england. sunshine coming and going across the north—west of england. lovely

i have scored against ireland which is great and i would like to continue that throughout the series. it is nice to contribute against south africa. it is nice to get 100. and cricket elsewhere, bangladesh were five wicket winners over new zealand in the final match of their tournament which involved hosts ireland. the victory means that bangladesh moves ahead of sri lanka to sixth in the world rankings. 0nly four months remaining before the top eight add granted automatic qualification for the world cup finals. ahead of the icc champions trophy which begins next week the australian captain says he is not concerned that the english are rated the favourites. the australian can campaign continues in birmingham. the favourites. the australian can campaign continues in birminghamlj do campaign continues in birmingham.” do not care what the bookies think, to be honest. i think they are a good side and they play well at home. i think many other teams are very good as well, south africa have a world—class team... india have a world —class tea m a world—class team... india have a worl

it has been quite a day northern ireland, the warmest day of the year so ireland, the warmest day of the year so far in northern ireland. scotland, tied that in western scotland, tied that in western scotland, nearing 21 celsius in the sunshine. for parts of england and we'll is, heavy showers around. thundery ones around the bristol channel in south wales at the moment. it will continue to run border in southern england and we in the next years before dying away tonight. variable cloud tonight and the odd mist and fog patch. temperatures are a little lower than this in rural spots, parts of western scotland getting close to freezing going into tomorrow morning. tomorrow, clyde in north—east scotland and england. western scotland in sunshine. it is warm in the sun once again. the cloud in the east of england will bring showers. drifting to parts of wales by the end of the day. one or two heavy ones in south—east england and southern england as well. this isa and southern england as well. this is a picture going through tuesday evening. into wednesday, still some showers for the w

on today's evidence, ireland still have a long, long way to go. ireland are a good, strong side. they've beaten us before. they're not a side we take lightly. going in and putting in a clinical performance is as good as we can ask for as a side. that within itself re—emphasising how ruthless we need to be going forward. in rugby league's super league salford red devils have moved up to second with a 31—16 win at wigan warriors. elsewhere if new st helens coach justin holbrook got up early in australia to watch their game against warrington, i'm not sure he would like what he saw, saints beaten 40—18 at warrington, ryan atkins running in a sixth try for the wolves. holbrook was appointed yesterday and is waiting for his visa to start the job. st helens are seventh, after 13 games. rugby union's premiership reaches the end of its regular season tomorrow. still so much to play for — three teams can finish first. leaders wasps face third placed saracens . exeter chiefs need to beat gloucester and can leicester hang on to a top four spot at bath's expense? the tigers are at wo

they are in bristol playing the firts of two one—dayers against ireland. it's the first time they have played england in england, but the team had seven survivors form the team that shocked england in the 2011 world cup. they made a positive start in bristol, racing to a0 without loss inside six overs. they soon collapsed. from 90—3, they were bowled out foir 126. joe root took captain william porterfield and the rest soon followed. adil rashid finished with five wickets — the first time he's achieved the feat for england. so england odds on for a winning start to the summer. alex hales and joe root are at the crease. england 16—1. david moyes has indicated he might still be in charge at sunderland next season despite their relegation to the championship. moyse joined next season despite their relegation to the championship. moysejoined on a four—year contract last summer. last week he said it was too soon to commit his future to the club. the board want me to stay. i will meet at the end of the season. i wa nt to meet at the end of the season. i w

the wettest place in northern ireland was melos, with nearly 30 millimetres of rain. well over an inch. three in dumfries and galloway, barely any though in south—east england. that could well change the end of wednesday. low pressure in control of our weather now, whether fans renal what pressure in control of our weather now, whetherfans renal what wayne overnight, particularly across parts of southern scotland, north—west england, and wales. there will be some heavy bursts here, elsewhere there are plenty of crowd around, some passing showers. it is a mild, muqqy some passing showers. it is a mild, muggy night with temperatures are not falling much lower than the teens. it will be the hills. in eight in the morning, mainly dry for northern ireland and scotland, but we have trained not too far away. that will push on through from west to east with sunny skies following by the end of the day. summer weather in north—west england, across wales, to begin the day. some heavy bursts here, rain overnight, standing water and spray on the roads. south—west england,

if you showers the northern ireland during the commute. in the afternoon that pushes into western scotland. but not as wet as it has been for some of you this afternoon. some showers in eastern scotland. some cloud for the northern part of the uk. it will bea the northern part of the uk. it will be a bit hazy. it will stay dry in england and wales. could get as high as mid—20s in the south—east corner. bit of cloud in the west. a few spots of rain the western scotland and northern ireland. it gets warmer on wednesday and beyond. —— a fuse box of rain for western you are watching bbc news. the headlines: president trump continues his visit to saudi arabia — where he's preparing to address gulf leaders on the need to confront extremism. labour renews its push to attract older voters — while the conservatives defend their plans to overhaul social care funding. party leaders will stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mpjo cox, who was murdered in her constituency last year. north korea has launched another missile test

southern scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells. more cloud the further north you are in scotland. some outbreaks of rain around. some warmth in the sunshine again. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. on thursday, most places staying dry. variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south of the uk. we begin to get showers and outbreaks of rain. that will lift northwards into friday and saturday. it's not going to be a washout. as we move from high pressure to low pressure, though, there will be rain in areas that have nothing very much for quite some time. this is bbc news, the headlines: the former us attorney general, sally yates, says she warned president trump's administration against hiring general michael flynn as his national security adviser because he was open to russian blackmail. flynn was forced to resign less than a month later for misleading the white house. france's incoming president, emmanuel macron, has received congratulations from world leaders and began the transition process,

of man played ireland in waking ned, and me and orson welles, and cornwall in stonebraker. it's nice to see the point being that they are on the isle of man. when it's funny, it's funny and the phy5ical comedy works well. if you have that nostalgic thing you are talking about. things like bergerac and the $6 million man. tho5e talking about. things like bergerac and the $6 million man. thosejokes will work. i thought it was funnier thanit will work. i thought it was funnier than it was expecting, it's inconsistent but it works when it works. it has a great supporting ca5t. andrea i5 works. it has a great supporting ca5t. andrea is great. thejoke i5 funnier because she is playing it 5traight, reacting with a straight face. it entertained me even though it's uneven. 0k. they could not be more different from harmonium. this i5a more different from harmonium. this is a cannes prizewinner. it that has a mysterious 5tranger is a cannes prizewinner. it that has a mysterious stranger who turns up on the door of a family, father, mother and young child. the father recogni5e5 him, gi

more especially northern ireland and scot, and in scotland, a few spock pockets of fronting are possible. very isolated. a bit more cloud round in scotland, compared with today, but there will be be sunshine and there will be in northern ireland and england, so a good start to the day. still got this breeze coming off the sea. it will peg back those temperatures so where you start the day don't expect it to go much higher. 0ne day don't expect it to go much higher. one or two showers, most places will start the day dry and this is where breeze is stronger as well. it has a cold feel yet again with the cloud and the chance nor showers into east anglia, south—east england, maybe one or two popping in in southern england in the afternoon. but into wales, the midland, northern england we will see some sunny spells but the best will be northern ireland and scotland. that contrast between east and west in terms of the. some sunday politicses in the west could just reach into the high teens, a bit cooler perhaps compared to today. still really nice. there will bea today. still really nice. th