revolution" as many results point to a "resounding" vote for overturning ireland's abortion ban. south korea says its president met the north korean leader kim jong—un for two hours in the demilitarised zone between the two countries. iranian media are reporting that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a british—iranian woman imprisoned in tehran — will face security—related charges in a second case being brought against her. the government has referred the owner of the high street chain boots to the competition authorities, over the prices it's charging the nhs for some drugs. we expect soon the official declaration in dublin of the result of the referendum on the country's abortion laws. all the indications are from the results we've been seeing from the various constituencies that the vote for liberalising those laws has far outstripped the vote to retain them. that is where the official declaration will take place, inside dublin castle. we will be back when it happens. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline, where each week some of

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

has said it is sending a team to singapore to prepare for a possible summit. ireland's prime minister says he hopes a new abortion law will be passed by the end of this year. more than two thirds of voters in the country have chosen to overturn its abortion ban in a referendum. anti—abortion groups called the outcome "a tragedy of historic proportions". real madrid have been celebrating after winning the champions league finalfor the third time in a row. they beat liverpool 3—1. wales star gareth bale scored twice for the spanish giants. liverpool suffered an early setback when their striker, mo salah, went off injured. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline where, each week, some of the uk's best—known columnists debate the week's big stories with journalists whose dateline is london, as they report those events to the world beyond. this week: the irish vote to end the constitutional ban on abortion, we find out what some say is the price of brexit, and has north korea blinked first? with me are henry chu, international editor at the us magazine variety

the french magazine, marianne; and the irish broadcaster, brian o'connell. ireland, once one of the most socially conservative countries in europe, has voted decisively to remove from its constitution the ban on almost all abortions. the two—to—one margin of victory to scrap the eighth amendment was much larger than anyone had predicted. weights brian, not only that, it was almost an exact reversal of the numbers before? how big a cultural change does the vote represent?m is huge. it reflects a cultural change that has taken place over three decades since the 1983 referendum. driven by the obvious things, like, the catholic church, the child abuse scandals, and other things like social media, globalisation and the way in which ireland itself has changed. it is three years since we had a equal marriage referendum, which was passed with similar sort of majority. the interesting thing about this, and we have to put in a caveat that these are exit polls. the counting started at nine o'clock this morning, it finished until mid—afternoon, but the strong indications are that the vote

ireland has voted by a landslide to relax some of the world's most restrictive abortion laws. the prime minister says it's a quiet revolution. meath ireland is a country that trust women and respect their decisions. this is the scene live in dublin, the official result is expected shortly. the leaders of north and south korea hold talks as a us delegation heads to singapore before a possible meeting between president trump and kimjong un a scheme to protect interpreters who helped british troops in afghanistan is deemed a "dismal failure" by a group of mps countdown to kick off, as liverpool fans soak up the atmosphere in kiev ahead of tonight's champions league final. jurgen klopp says winning is in liverpool's dna as the reds aim to stop real madrid from winning a third successive title. good evening and welcome to bbc news. voters in ireland appear to have overwhelmingly rejected their country's strict anti—abortion laws, and backed reform, in a landmark referendum. the final votes are still being counted, but exit polls suggest around two—thirds of voters supported the cal

and pave the way for the legalisation of abortion. given ireland's history, culture and religion it is a fierce debate. i'm joined by two campaigners, sinead redmond, an advocate of expanding abortion rights, and caroline simons, an opponent. what does the argument and the likelier outcome say about ireland today. sinead redmond and caroline simons, welcome to hardtalk. sinead, let me start with you. ireland is an outlier on this question of abortion, if one looks across the european union. ireland's laws are much more restrictive than the average across europe. why do you think that is? there is a cultural and historical context in which we have traditionally been a catholic country and we are an outlier in terms of abortion access but similar to malta which also has the same cultural and historical context. there is also the fact we are a post—colonial nations so traditionally they find their own identity in different ways from the coloniser and our difference was that we are a catholic country so there was a long history of self identification with the catholic nation as part o

lamma through the lens of thought island beyond the silent island of ireland because behind to these amazing . inability to solve the irish a big to manage but. with no border in ireland no one who watched a trilogy of programmes on ireland at the start of this year would be told surprised at the government's present and dangerous dilemma the three key figures we interviewed then ports on the u.k. proposals this is what they had to say what david davies lights to mention is the american canadian border. and i don't know why he keeps mentioning that because they always have to do is google this and you'll see the massive queues of traffic . waiting for the checkpoints so that's precisely the example you use this is precisely our fear i listened to theresa may and i listen to others from the english tories saying that. don't worry about the border in ireland ireland will be fine on the one hand and then insisting that britain will leave the customs union leave to single marcus and so on and of course the reality is that those two positions are completely at odds with each other i think

this is bbc news. the headlines at 4.00pm. senior politicians call for northern ireland's strict abortion laws to be relaxed as voters in the irish republic overwhelmingly back change in a referendum. preparations are under way for a next month's summit between the leader of north korea, kim jong—un, and president trump. the government is considering whether to expand england's network of national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. spectacular overnight storms across southern britain — around 15,000 lightning strikes in just four hours. coming up in the next hour: agony and anguish for liverpool fans. two glaring errors from their goalkeeper help real madrid to a 3—1win in the champions league final in kiev. more big acts perform on day two of the bbc‘s biggest weekend across the country. and in half an hour here on bbc news, 100 women interviews fatma samoura, the secretary general of fifa, and described as the most powerful woman in sport. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there have been calls for reform of northern ireland's strict anti—abortion la

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: victory for the yes campaign in the republic of ireland — as voters reject strict abortion laws in a landmark referendum. majority of votes in favour of the proposal, 700 6000. this is a historic day for ireland. a quiet revolution has taken place. getting to know you — the leaders of north and south korea meet in the demilitarised border area between the two countries. and a scheme to protect interpreters who helped british troops in afghanistan is deemed a "dismalfailure" by a group of mps also in the next hour... fulham are back in the premier league. (they return after a four—year absence — thanks to a 1—0 victory over aston villa in the championship play—offs. and a week ago to the day — a choir relives some of the most tuneful moments of prince harry's wedding to meghan markle — with a right royal singalong. good evening and welcome to bbc news. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of liberalising the country's strict anti—abortion laws in a landmark referendum. two—thirds of voters supported the calls for c

ireland's strict abortion laws to be relaxed after voters in the irish republic overwhelmingly backed change in a referendum. preparations are under way for a possible summit between the leader of north korea, kim jong—un, and president trump. organisers cancel the mutiny festival in portsmouth after two people die at the event. disruption for travellers at stansted airport after severe weather causes lengthy delays and cancellations. coming up in the next hour... agony and anguish for liverpool fans. two glaring errors from their goalkeeper help real madrid to a 3—1win in the champions league final in kiev. and the government considers options to expand england's network of national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in northern ireland, the leader of the dup arlene foster has said that the result of the referendum on abortion law in the republic of ireland has no impact in northern ireland, although she said they would take note of issues impacting upon their nearest neighbour. there have been cross party calls for refor

this is bbc news. the headlines at 10pm: victory for the yes campaign in the republic of ireland — as voters reject strict abortion laws in a landmark referendum. today is an historic day for ireland. a quiet revolution has taken place and today is a great act of democracy. getting to know you — the leaders of north and south korea meet in the demilitarised border area between the two countries. and real madrid claim the champions league title with a 3—1win over liverpool. good evening and welcome to bbc news. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of liberalising the country's strict anti—abortion laws in a landmark referendum. two—thirds of voters supported the calls for change. ireland's prime minister, leo varadkar, has called it a "quiet revolution" for his country — and his government plans changes to the law to allow terminations for all women in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. nuala mcgovern is in dublin and sent us this update. you're very welcome to dublin castle. this is where they announced in the past hour the results of a historic referendum. this r

hello. this is the briefing. i'm david eades. our top story: a challenge for northern ireland, after the republic votes decisively to liberalise abortion law. speak to the. here they are beginning to work on introducing legislation to legalise abortion laws. that begins tomorrow. italy's populists call for the president to be impeached, following failed efforts to establish a coalition government. also, france's restoration revolution — safeguarding centuries of heritage with a little help from the brits. also, the rise of the black stuff. oil traders continue to bet on demand outpacing supply as prices hover close to a four year high. hello. a warm welcome to the programme — as we brief you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. of course, you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think about our stories today. use the hashtag, #bbcthebriefing. the irish republic's decisive vote to liberalise abortion law has prompted another direct challenge for northern ireland, where abortion is banned except in very specific circumstances. but northern

policy is the same from the north of ireland right through the bottom of ireland. we want to see the same policy. we need to show care and compassion towards women. i think it is a popular opinion throughout northern ireland that we should not have a liberalised abortion regime. the us sends a delegation to north korea aimed at reinstating a possible summit between the countries‘ leaders. organisers cancel the mutiny festival in portsmouth after two people die at the event. voters head to the polls in colombia, for the first presidential election since a peace agreement ended 50 years of civil war. also ahead... chris froome makes cycling history in italy. he becomes the first brit to win the giro d'italia after a final race through the streets of rome. and cash or credit? london launches a contactless payment scheme for buskers —— in what's been seen as a world first. but will it catch on? good evening and welcome to bbc news. there have been calls for reform of northern ireland's strict anti—abortion laws —— following the referendum in the irish republic, which overwhel

ireland's strict abortion laws to be liberalised, after voters in the irish republic overwhelmingly backed changes in their referendum. 0rganisers of a festival in portsmouth have cancelled the event as two people died there in separate incidents. as two people died there in separate incidents. the environment secretary, michael gove has ordered a review of national parks in england, which could result in the creation of a new wave of protected areas. coming up in a few minutes our sunday morning edition of the papers — this mornings reviewers are robert fox, defence editor at the london evening standard and prashant rao, deputy europe business editor at the new york times. before the papers, sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's richards askam. some rather upset people from liverpool today. top scorer mo salah went off with a shoulder injury and then loris karius had to errors and gareth bale had spectacular overhead kick, something that the liverpool boss acknowledged and said that he feels for his goalkeeper. i really feel for his goalkeeper. i really

overturning the abortion ban in ireland. people have said that we want a modern constitution for a modern country, that we trust women and we respect them to make the right decisions and the right choices about their own health care. south korea reveals that its president moonjae—in met the north korean leader kimjong—un for two hours on saturday. iranian media are reporting that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, a british—iranian woman imprisoned in tehran, will face security—related charges in a second case against her. we'll be talking to her husband live in the next half an hour. the owners of high street chain boots are accused of over charging the nhs and exploiting patients by selling medicines at inflated prices. countdown to kick off as liverpool fans pour into kiev for tonight's champions league final. jurgen klopp says winning is in liverpool's dna as the reds aim to stop real madrid from winning a third successive title. i don't know how they are going to do it, but i think liverpool will win the competition. and coming up in half an hour on the bbc news channel, a s

hours. senior politicians call for northern ireland's strict abortion laws to be relaxed as voters in the irish republic overwhelmingly back change in a referendum. the government is considering whether to expand england's network of national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. coming up in the next hour... a painful night for liverpool fans. two game—changing mistakes from their goalkeeper help real madrid to win the champions league final in kiev. more big acts perform on day two of radio 1's biggest weekend in swansea. and coming up... the click team has been looking back at the royal wedding, and finding out how facial recognition could change the way we watch big live tv events in future. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea's leader, kim jong—un, is committed to denuclearisation. that's the view of south korea's president, who met him for the second time this month on saturday. as preparations for a summit with the united states get back on track, moonjae—in said mr kim's main concern is the stability of his government — and he's not sure that w

repetitive flashing images. northern ireland's politicians divided on abortion in the wake of the republic's historic vote. after celebrations in dublin, calls for change in the north, where abortion remains largely illegal. our policy is the same from the north of ireland right to the bottom of ireland. we want to see the same policy, we need to show care and compassion towards women. i think it is a popular opinion throughout northern ireland, that we should not have a liberalised abortion regime. with senior conservatives among those who want the same law for women across the uk, we'll look at the options for westminster. also tonight: a teenage girl and a 20—year—old man die at a music festival in portsmouth. storms, flash floods and a standstill at stansted, the weather attack on the bank holiday. chris froome becomes the first briton to win the giro d'italia. and the human key to dolphin happiness. good evening. northern ireland's politicians clashed today over its abortion, a day after the historic vote for change in the irish republic. in northern ireland, abortion rem

this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: ireland votes an overwhelming yes to overturn its abortion ban. the irish prime minister says he hopes a new abortion law will be passed this year. today is a historic day for ireland. a quiet revolution has taken place and today is a great act of democracy. real madrid win the champions league, beating liverpool 3—1 in the final. these are the live pictures from madrid as fans celebrate their team's historic win. on again? a surprise meeting between the two korean leaders and now the white house says it's sending a team to prepare for a possible summit with north korea next month. hello and welcome to bbc world news. crowds cheered outside dublin castle when the final results of the referendum to liberalise ireland's abortion laws were announced on saturday evening. they confirmed what supporters already knew — they had won an overwhelming victory. a majority — 66.4% — voted to remove the eighth amendment to the constitution that bans abortion in almost all cases. the prime minister called the result a "quiet re

efforts to establish a coalition government. calls for change in northern ireland, after the republic overturns the ban on abortion. salvaging the summit. us and north korean officials try to get president trump and kim jong—un‘s historic meeting back on track. votes are being counted in colombia in a presidential elections crucial to the country's fragile peace deal. and decoding dolphins. we find out what makes the marine world's most charismatic mammals click. an attempt to form a new government in italy has ended in failure. the man named as prime minister on wednesday, giuseppe conte, said he'd handed back the mandate during a meeting with the country's president. he made the decision after the president blocked the appointment of a finance minister who has questioned whether italy should keep the euro as its currency. james reynolds has the latest from rome. italy's president has begun a dramatic stand—off with the country's populist parties, five star and the right—wing league. the head of state vetoed the government lineup suggested by giuseppe conte. the law

good afternoon. ireland's prime minister has said the country has voted "resoundingly" for the historic reform of its strict anti—abortion laws. the main no campaign has conceded defeat in the country's referendum. the votes are still being counted, but exit polls suggest two thirds of people have backed change. the government has said it will now amend the law, allowing all women terminations in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. more emphatically than anyone predicted, ireland has voted for change. exit polls indicated a landslide in favour of repealing the controversial law which has restricted access to abortion for so long. i am in shock. we were looking at 58%. 68%, absolutely crazy. people are more accepting, i think, than we thought they were. i think we underestimated the irish people in a way. we are writing around the last 35 years. before midday, the no campaign conceded defeat. obviously we are very sad if the exit polls are the results, which certainly looks to be the case. i think what we will have to do now is see wh

and have seen the northern ireland border as a way again of trying to thwart i mean they really do think that if this keeps going on that eventually people will say let's have another referendum that is not going to happen and finally a cape if. you might have a big if perhaps a man present something to the commons does she then we'll have a majority took over the pru customs union vote from the house of lords yes and the customs union vote in the house of lords was a very peculiar kind of wording. it wasn't actually saying stay in the customs union but yes i think the more important one coming back from the lords of course is the date to keep the date in they took the date and i'd be i would just say something that most people talk about that i think will be a lot more labor m.p.'s who will abstain and there were a number of at labor m.p. substandard last time gets hardly noticed but after the council elections after what's happened up in leave the areas i think we'll find that a lot of people will say we're not going to let the nords actually try to really give us an exit in name

growing pressure on the prime minister to reform northern ireland's abortion law, following the referendum in the republic of ireland. the express says after the "mother of all storms" and some incredible displays of lightning, we now face what might be the hottest day of the year. the mirror reports on the death of eighteen year old georgia jones — who died at the mutiny festival in portsmouth this weekend. the financial times says that theresa may's power to threaten to walk away from brexit negotiations is undermined by a lack of preparation for a "no—deal" scenario, with some officials briefing that the uk is unprepared for a no—deal scenario. let's ta ke let's take a look through the papers. let's start with the ft, and it is brexit, we could never go through the papers without a look at brexit. do you want to kick off for us? i long to. itjust feels like another sunday night and another day when people basically throw rocks at each other within the higher echelons of the tory party. hurray. it turns out this time they are being undermined by their own civil servant s

ireland has voted by a landslide to relax some of the world's most restrictive abortion laws. the prime minister says it's a quiet revolution. it means that ireland is a country that trust women and respect their decisions. and i am in dublin. in what has been a historic referendum and a historic day on the horizon. the leaders of north and south korea hold talks as a us delegation heads to singapore before a possible meeting between president trump and kimjong un. countdown to kick off — as liverpool fans soak up the atmosphere in kiev ahead of tonight's champions league final. jurgen klopp says winning is in liverpool's dna as the reds aim to stop real madrid from winning a third successive title. and four countries. four cities. and some of music's biggest stars. bbc music's biggest weekend is in full swing across the uk. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, says his government plans to enact a new abortion law by the end of year, after what appears to be a resounding referendum victory for those campaigning to liberalise such laws.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories... ireland votes an overwhelming yes to overturn its abortion ban. the irish prime minister says he hopes a new abortion law will be passed this year. this is a historic day for ireland. a quiet revolution has taken place. todayis today is a great act of democracy. on again? a surprise meeting between the two korean leaders and now the white house says it's sending a team to prepare for a possible summit with north korea next month. the fourth man to walk on the moon, alan bean, has died at the age of eighty—six. also in the programme...all the sport, including an early injury blow for liverpool in the champions league final — they're 1—0 down against real madrid. those in favour of liberalising ireland's abortion laws are celebrating an overwhelming victory in the country's referendum on the matter. a majority — sixty six point four % — voted to remove the eighth amendment to the constitution that bans abortion in almost all cases. crowds outside dublin castle met the announcement with huge cheers. the prime minister called t

from ireland, the honorable daniel mulhall, who apart from being a great diplomat apparently tweets poetry most mornings. mr. ambassador, please. ambassador mulhall: thank you very much for those kind words of welcome. it is a real joy to be here. i want to say that the national press club is in my office every day, not because i have any kind of direct link, but because the man who is up here, john cosgrove, who was the president of the club in 1961. he was a man of irish descent born in pennsylvania. when he was sworn in, president kennedy was at the swearing-in of john cosgrove as president of the national press club. isn't that amazing? but the reason why i have a connection with john cosgrove is because he died some years ago at the age of 98, but some years back he donated to the embassy a wonderful painting of george washington's irish circle, a painting of 13 irishmen who were close associates of george washington during the period of the revolutionary war, two of whom signed the declaration of independence. thanks to john cosgrove, i am connected every day with president ke

ireland's strict abortion laws to be relaxed as voters in the irish republic overwhelmingly back change in a referendum. the government is considering whether to expand england's network of national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. organisers of the dance music mutiny festival in portsmouth cancel the event, after two people died there in separate incidents. in the next hour: misery for liverpool fans. two game—changing mistakes from their goalkeeper help real madrid to win the champions league final in kiev. and in half an hour here on bbc news, a choir relives some of the most tuneful moments of prince harry's wedding to meghan markle, with a right royal singalong. good morning and welcome to bbc news. north korea's leader kim jong—un is committed to de—nuclear—isation. that's the view of south korea's president who met him for the second time this month, on saturday. as preparations for a summit with the united states get back on track, moonjae—in said mr kim's main concern is the stability of his government and he's not sure that washington can guarantee it. our

ireland, into scotland and northern ireland, maybe some drizzle and places. places will improve during the day, staying cloudy in northern scotland. england and will seeing plenty of warm sunny england and will seeing plenty of warm sunny spells but with some thai building in southern england threatening a shower, maybe a thunderstorm. those places will avoid those in stay dry. temperatures starting to get knocked back a little bit on the north sea coast, that is as the breeze picks up coast, that is as the breeze picks up during the week. it is an easterly winds coming off the cold season easterly winds coming off the cold season damages will come down here. elsewhere, warm sunny spells, high tea m elsewhere, warm sunny spells, high team to the 20s. there will be the chance for a shower or thunderstorm in parts of england and we are. —— wales. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: the royal family has thanked the public after thousands of people lined the streets of windsor to celebrate the marriage of prince harry and meghan markle. a major overhaul of rail timetables

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: victory for the yes campaign in the republic of ireland as voters reject strict abortion laws in a landmark referendum. today is an historic day for ireland. a quiet revolution has taken place and today is a great act of democracy. real madrid claim the champions league title with a 3—1win over liverpool. the leaders of north and south korea agree to meet more regularly following surprise talks aimed at resurrecting a possible summit with the us. since when do you know how to fly? 190 years old ? since when do you know how to fly? 190 years old? you look great! and when han met chewie: mark kermode and jane hill discuss solo: a star wars story, along with the rest of this week's releases on the film review. good evening and welcome to bbc news. voters in ireland have overwhelmingly rejected their country's strict anti—abortion laws and backed reform in a landmark referendum. more than 66% of voters supported the calls for change in a move that once would have been unthinkable. for decades, irish women who wanted to terminate a pregnanc

government's lamma through the lens of thought ireland beyond the silent island of ireland because behind tony's amazing. inability to solve the irish a big to manage but. with no border in ireland no one to watch talk of programs in ireland at the start of this year we're told surprise at the government's present danger style emma the three key figures we interviewed then puts gone on the u.k. proposals this is what they had to say. david davies lights to mention is the american canadian border. and i don't know why he keeps mentioning that because they always have to do is google this and you'll see the massive queues of traffic . waiting for the checkpoints so that's precisely the example you use this is precisely our fear i listened to theresa may and i listened to others from the english tories saying that. don't worry about the border in ireland ireland will be fine on the one hand and then insisting that britain will leave the customs union leave to single marcus and so on and of course the reality is that those two positions are completely at odds with each other i think the torie

this is bbc news. the headlines at 2.00pm. senior politicians call for northern ireland's strict abortion laws to be relaxed as voters in the irish republic overwhelmingly back change in a referendum. north korea's kim jong—un‘s says a summit with us president donald trump in singapore should go ahead. spectacular overnight storms across southern britain — around 15,000 lightning strikes injust four hours. the government is considering whether to expand england's network of national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. coming up in the next hour: a painful night for liverpool fans. two game—changing mistakes from their goalkeeper help real madrid to win the champions league final in kiev. # i'm in love with the shape of you. # more big acts perform on day two of radio 1's biggest weekend in swansea. and in half an hour here on bbc news, the week in parliament takes a look at the latest developments in brexit negotiations. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there have been calls for reform of northern ireland's strict anti—abortion laws following the refer

:29,430 mason. ireland is on the verge of history after its referendum on abortion. ban on terminations. good morning, it's saturday 26th may. also this morning... for justice to prevail. allez, allez, allez! countdown to kick off. the excitement builds for liverpool fans in kiev. title as they take on real madrid later this morning. elsewhere in sport, one briton‘s despair is another‘s joy. time leader simon yates, crumbles with two stages left. travel remain alive. not sure if that's his space outfit! an astronaut at the age of 67. it's the bank holiday weekend so what's the weather going to be like? what's the weather going to be like? good morning. be on guard for one or two thunderstorms. thunderstorms. the full forecast in 15 minutes. see then. good morning. first, our main story. of liberalising the country's laws on abortion. with many people travelling from abroad to cast their vote. the official result is expected this afternoon. our ireland correspondent chris page has more. this referendum is a significant and symbolic moment for ireland. conservative in wes

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: exit polls in ireland's referendum on abortion suggest a big win for the campaign to liberalise the law. with the votes still to be counted, taoiseach leo varadkar, who supported the campaign, says it looks like ireland " will make history". —— "will make history". handcuffed and charged with rape — the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein appears in court in new york. this defendant is his position, money and power to lure women into situations where he was able to violate them sexually. after five days of protests by striking truckers, brazil calls in the military to try to unblock the nation's roads. also on the programme, excitement builds for the champions league final in kiev, but some fans with tickets won't be able to get to the match. hello and welcome to bbc news. exit polls in ireland suggest a clear majority in favour of liberalising the country's strict abortion laws. voters were asked in a referendum whether they wanted to scrap the clause in the constitution, which effectively bans abortion. two e

his country. the mls transfer window re—opens on the 10th ofjuly. now to cricket, and ireland make their test match debut when they take on pakistan in dublin on friday. home captain, william porterfield, is targeting a shock win as ireland become the 11th team to play test cricket, and the first to make their debut since bangladesh 18 years ago. from dublin, alison mitchell reports. this is the club ground which has been transformed into a test match venue. it is the culmination of a long journey for ireland to gain full icc membership which began in 2007 with ireland causing a huge shock by defeating pakistan. it is fitting they are the opponents in this historic first test match. they are the favourites, but captain william porterfield wants to create an upset again. there is no reason with these conditions we cannot beat pakistan. it is a test for a reason. it isa pakistan. it is a test for a reason. it is a test of ability and technique and mental attitude towards the game. i think we have a lot of those boxes ticked off and we are confident with the experience in the squad we

interesting. jeremy corbyn calls for... he's always believed in a united ireland when he was an obscure backbencher in the later 805. butjeremy corbyn i5 going to northern ireland... he still believes in the united ireland. he has not changed his views. legitimately, he says that jeremy corbyn still believes in a united ireland. yes said by content of the good friday agreement, if you have a referendum and so on, but clearly at the moment there is no desire in northern ireland have a united ireland. so eitherway, this is very much... and again, a lot of people are saying that they're encouraging people to look at this a5 encouraging people to look at this as an alternative. this is explosive stuff. an opportunity for conservatives, the conservative and unionist party, we surely cannot break up the party for this. we have to keep united kingdom together. northern ireland is one of our poor countries. we cannot just northern ireland is one of our poor countries. we cannotjust abandon them because there is another policy will want to follow. and yet, we have jeremy corbyn, will want to fol

ireland, following a referendum in the republic of ireland. and in the next hour, it's been voted britain's most scenic bus route. simon gompertz hops on board the double decker which runs from pickering to whitby to find out why it's valued so much by passengers. in paris, a young immigrant from mali has been invited to meet president macron of france, after climbing a block of flats to save a boy hanging from a balcony. good morning and welcome to bbc news. parts of the midlands and wales are recovering from flash floods caused by heavy rainfall yesterday. in some places, more than one month's rainfall felljust one hour. there are still almost 30 flood warnings in force across england. ben ando‘s report contains flashing images. the waters rose with breathtaking speed. in some parts of birmingham, they had more rain in one hour than the average for the whole of may. on a bank holiday weekend in edgbaston, harborne and selly park, there was little residents or the emergency services could do other than watch and wait, as floodwaters reached up to five foot in depth. some of the

are two who have fired themselves to the top of the leaderboard. people in ireland voted to overturn the country's ban on terminations. downing street has indicated it's a matter for northern ireland, downing street has indicated it's a matterfor northern ireland, a downing street has indicated it's a matter for northern ireland, a start i could buy arlene foster, the leader of the dup which is a pro—life party. from amnesty international and northern ireland shares of the license or government should not push for reform north of the border. all eyes are now on the uk government. they need to decide if they are going to remain complicit in the harm and suffering of women living under these restrictive abortion laws, or is like politicians in the republic of ireland they are going to stand with and stand up for women in northern ireland and urgently legislate for much needed and long overdue reform. us officials have reportedly travelled to north korea for talks on the possible summit between president trump and kim jong—un despite the event remaining officially cancelled

one two thirds of the vote in friday's referendum, which deals a blow to ireland's conservative catholic church and repeals the 1983 measure that banned abortion under almost all circumstances. women across ireland celebrated the results of the referendum over the weekend. this is janine fretwell in dublin. ,> for all the women in ireland it is momentous. nobody has to travel anymore. i work in that profession, have for 10 years, but i can't tell -- it is incredible. amy: we will go to dublin after headlines for more on the historic referendum. a top north korean official is heading to new york as the u.s. and north korea are trying to salvage plans for the proposed june 12 summit between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. general kim yong chol will be the most senior north korean official to visit the united states since 2000. his visit comes after president trump revived hopes on saturday night thatat the summit would go foforward, tweeting "it will hahappen" only days after cancnceling it. south korean president moon jae-in and north korean leader kim jong-u

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