but in northern ireland same sex marriage outlawed. mr va radkar but in northern ireland same sex marriage outlawed. mr varadkar said he had come to this event as a gesture of solidarity, and expected that the law will change here. i think it's only a matter of time. it's a decision for the northern ireland assembly but i'm confident that like other western european countries they will make that decision in due course. those comments were welcomed by pride organisers. northern ireland is lagging behind the rest of the uk in terms of laws that have been enacted there and are not enacted here. and it is time that as a community we demand change, we demand the same rights as the rest of the kingdom. the devolved administration which will have to make a decision on marriage laws here is currently suspended because ofa here is currently suspended because of a dispute between the dup and sinn fein. during the last period of government dup were able to veto the measure which would have led to same—sex marriage. mr varadkar‘s intervention

there is more trade between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. also to the irish government, the issue of the east—west relationship. mostly the trade goes through gb and to the continent. the northern ireland and the republic of ireland, many of these sectors are actually based in ireland. if we look at agriculture, a lot of milk produced in northern ireland is then sent south on the border to be protest in most of that comes north again. it will be sold in northern ireland or sent to the uk. so this issue of the border in the real tricky thing is where will the real tricky thing is where will the government be when it gets the special customs agreement. what is certainly clear is, there has to be some form of checks. there will be some form of checks. there will be some sort of check of the border and that's when it becomes costly or more costly to businesses but also politically divisive and problematic. thank you very much indeed. today, representatives from canada, the united states and mexico will begin to renegotiate the north american f

what you will have is that northern ireland will have is that northern ireland will have is that northern ireland will have to have a sort of separate brexit arrangement to the rest of the united kingdom, because it has that land border with the republic of ireland because there is no appetite for customs checks on the border, then it will effectively maintain or continue as it is now worth scotland and wales will not. they tend to brag about with there will be systems for doing it. there are roads, border which crisscross the border of three or four times. the border is madness. some people are suggesting that the uk will have this back door into the eu or vice ve rsa . this back door into the eu or vice versa. if you wanted to come illegally into the united kingdom and you are an eu citizen, come on a tourist visa and then overstayed legally rather than going via ireland where it will be more difficult. let us move on, the daily telegraph, they have moved very specially because we were here just this evening about events at buckingham palace. you were close to it. i was. you do not know

ireland, running for 310 republic of ireland and northern ireland, running for310 miles. during the troubles, there are only 20 official crossings. following the good friday agreement, there has been considerable change and there are no more than 260 public roads across the border. the centre for cross—border studies has estimated that between 23000 and 30,000 people across the border daily for work, while each month around 170,000 lorries and 1.85 million cards are recorded crossing this border. which means that every year 31% of northern ireland‘s exports go to the republic and 27% of its imports come from the republic, so there is a lot at stake. delays could leeds to huge costs for business plus there is the risk of tax evasion and various types of smuggling. above and beyond that there are massive political issues. creating any kind of hard border would be sent to the politically and could do serious damage to the peace process. what the uk wants, and invisible border with no physical infrastructure at all, doesn‘t happen anywhere else in the eu. it is unpreced

draped across england and wales and up into northern ireland. fizzles out across england and wales, but continues into northern ireland, pushing through north—west england and western scotland in the afternoon. away from here, mainly dry, some breaks in the cloud, not many, but a slightly warmer fuel. highs of 20 or 21 celsius. this slow—moving system is still with us on tuesday, we are looking at further out breaks of rain in northern ireland and scotland. more u nsettled northern ireland and scotland. more unsettled here. drawing up someone commits humid airfrom the near continent. temperatures likely to be even higher on tuesday. away from northern ireland and scotland, it should be mainly dry. more in the way of sunshine, helping temperatures up to 23 and mainly up to 26. -- temperatures up to 23 and mainly up to 26. —— be up to 26. changes further west courtesy of this cold front. behind it, fresher air. further west courtesy of this cold front. behind it, fresherair. but also more persistent and locally heavy rain again for norther

we're not hearing the voices of northern ireland strongly, we have the reality in northern ireland to stay in the european union and her concerns, this paper i hope will start a conversation but it certainly is not going to be the final document. and i would imagine the uk site... in westminster, the conservative mp, theresa villiers who was northern ireland secretary between 2012 and 2016, welcomed the government's proposals. she told us there was the political will to find a workable solution. the government has set out some very constructive proposals which would enable a frictionless border to continue while the uk does withdraw from the customs union. i think it isa from the customs union. i think it is a very positive contribution to the debate, and i am encouraged by, as demonstrated by the reporting of shown, there is a real will on both sides of this negotiation to try and do everything we can to ensure that we do not return to the hard borders that might have existed in the past. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has given his reaction to the government's proposals for northern

staying wet in northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland with some strong wind around the coast and hills. not feeling too bad

north and west scotland, northern ireland and west scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. largely dry and north—west england. largely dry and bright in the south with temperatures just a bit warmer as well and locally we could see highs of 26 celsius. taking as to the bank holiday for some of us on monday. a dry start and then starting to see a band of rain pushing in from the north—west. a heavy burst, and then breezy in the north. it looks like the south east will stay holding onto a dry day and locally we could see temperatures reaching 27 celsius. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... a rock star, jailed for depraved child abuse could have been caught years earlier if a key witness had been believed. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. england are 61—3 on day one of the second test. patrick is there. a bad morning for the batsmen? a pretty unnerving at morning for england, not one that many expected given how easily they won in the first test at edgbaston. they won

and ports in northern ireland. doesn‘t it make sense to have port control in northern ireland? we don‘t want to see border between parts of the united kingdom. what we wa nt to parts of the united kingdom. what we want to see is an arrangement in relation to customs and border is with the european union that can enable us to see no return to the ha rd enable us to see no return to the hard borders of the past, to enable that flow of goods and people between the ireland and the goods of... that is in the interests of the republic ireland and the european union. theresa may talking about the government‘s proposal for about the government‘s proposal for a seamless and frictionless border whilst in portsmouth. the government has said it‘s determined that border posts between northern ireland and the republic will not return after brexit. critics maintain their plans, released this lunchtime, fail to contain credible detail. let‘s find out why the irish border is such a complicated issue. our correspondent c

it just quite close to the shoreline of northern ireland. itjust keeps it pretty unsettled times and showers 01’ pretty unsettled times and showers or longer of rain through thursday and breezy at times on the exposed coasts. but largely fine and quiet with dry weather in the south. a similar story into friday. the worst of the weather unfortunately in terms of rainfall for northern ireland. london could see highs of 24 ireland. london could see highs of 2a degrees. and it should be sunny at times. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at seven: four men have been charged with terror offences, following the attacks in spain that killed 15 people. one of the suspects told the judge they were planning a bigger attack. a british tourist harry atwal, has been praised, after staying to help a child on las ramblas during last week's van attack, ignoring advice from a policeman, to move to safety. i could see the fear in him, i could see the faith in him. basically said there could be another car or van coming down. i said i'm there co

here it is, between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, running for 310 miles. during the troubles, with tensions on the border there were just 20 official crossings between northern ireland and the republic. the british army shut down, spiked or cratered the rest. but following the good friday agreement, there has been considerable change and now there are more than 260 public roads that cross the border. the centre for cross border studies has estimated that between 23 and 30,000 people cross the border daily for work. while, each month, around 170,000 lorries and 1.85 million cars are recorded crossing the border, which means that every year 31% of northern ireland's exports go to the republic, and 27% of its imports come from the republic. so there's a lot at stake. delays could lead to huge costs for business, plus there's the risk of tax evasion and various types of smuggling, both of goods and people. but above and beyond that, there are massive political issues. creating any kind of hard border would be incredibly sensitive politically and could do serio

and northern ireland. in ait is absolutely essential there is a detailed plan in place well in advance of march, 2019. here in london, where we are now, we can get on the london underground march 2019, the morning after brexit. for people living on the irish border, it will affect them very dramatically. we need ideas now in place so that we can actually make sure there is a sea mless actually make sure there is a seamless and frictionless transition the morning after brexit. you mentioned it would have an impact if suddenly there was a hard order and border checks. what would the potential effect of that be? there are at least 30,000 people who travel across the border back and forwards every day for work. then there is the business impact. northern ireland relies very heavily on its trade with the republic and vice versa. it is completely essential there is free movement of goods people. 0therwise essential there is free movement of goods people. otherwise we will end up goods people. otherwise we will e

northern ireland, scotland etc. we will be keeping a close eye on that over at the weather centre in the next few days. that‘s your weather. tonight at six: brexit borders — the government wants business as usual between northern ireland and the republic. whether it‘s goods being traded or people on the move, no check points, no cameras — that‘s the vision. we do want to ensure that we don‘t see a return to the borders of the past, we don‘t see a return to a hard border. but would that leave a back doorfor eu migration through northern ireland? also tonight: i think there is blame on both sides. i think there is blame on both sides. here we go again — donald trump faces another barrage of criticism over his latest comments about the violence in virginia. the number of people in work is the highest ever, but some employers are struggling to get staff. we can‘t drive the growth as fast as we‘re able — bizarrely, not because of models or orders or finance, but people. and it‘s super—frustratin

or northern ireland. they go hand in hand, you can‘t have one but the other. for some people who voted about exit, the issue of migration and how you stop people moving freely from the eu into the uk after brexit, i suppose that is not the prime issue for you there. it isn't, but it causes us concerned when we hear these proposals, these optimistic and aspirational proposals that would suggest that there is not going to be anything other hard border. whenever we have heard that the browed rhetoric that went along with the referendum campaigns, so much of which had to do with the restriction of movement of people, that leaves a sceptical how you could achieve one without the other. thank you very much. at least 600 people are still believed to be missing after a mudslide engulfed dozens of homes on the outskirts of the capital of sierra leone, freetown. the country‘s president has declared seven days of mourning and said entire communities have been wiped out. the united nations is preparing to deal wi

that rain arriving in northern ireland as we head towards dawn. temperatures ona par we head towards dawn. temperatures on a par with last night, between 13 and 16. thank all of them and they tomorrow, fairly unsettled across northern ireland and scotland. the squeeze in the isobars indicating a gusty wind and outbreaks of rain pushing east through the day. fairly u nsettled pushing east through the day. fairly unsettled and cold feeling, lots more cloud across north—west england and west wales as well. for east wales are much of england, it is dry, plenty of sunshine, could see temperatures up to 28 degrees. a very different feel across scotland and northern ireland given the strength of the wind and bricks of rain. quitea strength of the wind and bricks of rain. quite a cool feel here. that rain. quite a cool feel here. that rain will clearfrom rain. quite a cool feel here. that rain will clear from north—western parts of scotland through the day. a cloudy affair across north—west england and wales, maybe the odd spot of rain here. further

the northern ireland blood transfusion service has apologised to 120 members of the indian community who were turned away from giving blood. they weren't allowed to do so because of confusion about whether they had been to india and needed a malaria test. peter coulter reports. members of northern ireland's indian community wanted to organise this blood drive to try and do something positive. they said ten months of planning went into the event and 120 were due to attend. there are people who had travelled from derry, and others who had travelled from further locations. there were all, like, indian people there. then there was confusion surrounding antibody tests for malaria, if you have been in india you may need a test for donating. most were then turned away. you don't need to present a passport for your citizenship, it was just looking at the face. they asked if we had been to india in the last six months. a couple of guys have taken half a day off for this. it was really shocking and embarrassing. the northern ireland blood transfusion service issued a statement, saying it was a

draped across england and wales and up into northern ireland. fizzles out across england and wales, but continues into northern ireland, pushing through north—west england and western scotland in the afternoon. away from here, mainly dry, some breaks in the cloud, not many, but a slightly warmer feel. highs of 20 or 21 celsius. this slow—moving system is still with us on tuesday, we are looking at further outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and scotland. more unsettled here. drawing up some warm, humid airfrom the near continent. temperatures likely to be even higher on tuesday. away from northern ireland and scotland, it should be mainly dry. more in the way of sunshine, helping temperatures up to 23 and maybe up to 26. we hold the across the east. —— we hold onto the warmth. changes further west courtesy of this cold front. behind it, fresher air. but also more persistent and locally heavy rain again for northern ireland and scotland during wednesday. some of that may filter down into north—west england. otherwise, a largely dry da

but an improving picture in northern ireland. the early morning cloud breaking to give some sunny spells. gradually we start to see things a bit brighter nibbling in across south—west of wales and south—west england as well. time to see what happens through the rest of wednesday. this area of cloud and rain is tied in with this weather front. it's very slowly going to be pushing eastwards across the country. ahead of that front, warm and muggy air across east anglia and south—east england. so if the sunshine comes out through the cloud, well, it could become very warm. but generally, the weather turning a bit fresher from the west as the day goes by. nevertheless, i still think temperatures getting into the low 20s, perhaps even mid—20s in the warmest areas in the west. further east, we could see highs of 27. but to get that, we need some sunshine. 27 though would be the hottest day of august so far. wednesday night, that rain taking a while to clear from north—east scotland. then, through the night, showers from north�

as we move through the rest of the day—to—day will continue to see showers northern ireland. some sunny spells in the mix and outbreaks of rain across shetland but for eastern scotla nd rain across shetland but for eastern scotland the best of the brightness, a few heavy showers possible, and for more than england some showers, starting to bite and in the afternoon as we head further south wales and the south—west plenty of dry weather, just the chance of the odd isolated shower but i think the majority of the weather will be dry. as we had further to the southeast tonbridge is reaching a maximum of 22 celsius, fresher than yesterday but feeling warm in the sunshine. this evening and overnight some outbreaks of rain of northern ireland, west of scotland and the west of england but for much of england and wales, dry with clear spells, temperatures falling overnight to between 11 and 14 celsius. tomorrow, low pressure setting out to the north—west and we'll continue to see outbreaks of rain across northern ireland and pushing into scotland. as we go further south across eng

game of thrones, massive for northern ireland. are you a firm?|j am northern ireland. are you a firm?” am not. i don't get it. i haven't watched it ever. i don't think we are the right people to be talking about it. it is great for northern ireland, though. it is great tourism for northern ireland. a lot of money. and if they can make it a legacy thing. we have to stop it there. thank you very much. it is good to see you. goodbye for now. have a really good day, see you soon. goodbye. hello there. for some of us, wednesday looks set to bring a major cooldown. on tuesday, parts of south—east england had temperatures into the mid—to—high 20s. but for wednesday, not so. 15 or 16 degrees is the very best we can expect, with some outbreaks of rain. it may even feel like the end of summer. the cooler weather comes courtesy of this strip of cloud that has been working its way slowly southwards and eastwards. cooler air already in place across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. here, the day ahead will bring a mixture of sunny spells and showers. some of

so rain for scotland and northern ireland but the wind will move things on into northern ireland and wales later. to the south—east, it's going to be sunnier here and also warmer. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: a verdict is due for yingluck shinawatra. thailand's former premier could face jail if she's found guilty of authorising illegal subsidies. rescue workers intensify their efforts to find eight hikers missing in a landslide in the swiss alps. geologists are warning more could follow. billionaire samsung boss lee jae—yong's corruption trial reaches a conclusion as he awaits a court verdict. the biggest single win in american lottery history, a hospital worker from massachusetts scoops $750 million on the powerball.

doesn't that say something great about northern ireland ? greater manchester police are investigating reports of an acid attack in salford. it's thought the victim was attacked in woodland in pendlebury yesterday afternoon. the man — who is in his 20s — has eye and face injuries, but it's not yet known how badly injured he is. detectives investigating a fatal shooting in chelmsford overnight have told the bbc it was a targeted incident and they don't believe there's any risk to the wider public. essex police were called to the scene at two o'clock this morning. the victim — a 34—year—old man — was shot in the chest as he stood with another man outside the petrol station on baddow road. police say a car pulled up and one of the occupants opened fire before it drove off. a number of people in the area went to his aid but he died later in hospital. the united nations will vote later today on a proposal to toughen economic sanctions against north korea. a resolution drafted by the us, in response to recent missile tests, aims to cut

we will see more rain coming in across northern ireland. there will bea across northern ireland. there will be a lot of dry weather and around and some clear skies. in the countryside it will be nippy. some local mist and fog patches. they will move off through the morning and for the bulk of england and wales it will be another fine day. like today with fair weather cloud developing. for northern ireland and scotla nd developing. for northern ireland and scotland there is more rain moving slowly eastwards through the course of the day. 14— 17. as we look south east we are looking at 22— 24. friday into saturday we have low pressure close to us. it is bringing weather fronts moving west to east. further south high—pressure is dominating the weather. we are looking at settled conditions. to put some pictures on that you can see what i mean. here is the rain moving west to east across scotland, northern ireland, showers across northern england later, a lot of dry weather into the south and it is still quite all is well. thank you very much. we will see you later on. brea kfas

and northern ireland. sorry, just explain bilateral. there's been talk about a bilateral. there's been talk about a bilateral customs arrangements between the uk and europe. what does he mean was yellow what we've seen so he mean was yellow what we've seen so far by the uk government is we are leaving the customs union and the single market. that's basically what the government is saying the people voted on last year. they are saying we could have a customs union that the uk would be specific with, but just with the that the uk would be specific with, butjust with the eu. 0ne already exists between turkey and the eu. turkey is a non—eu member state. he points to that as a potential model for the uk to have. why should we ca re for the uk to have. why should we care about him being openly gay and the —— when in context of what he's talking about regarding northern ireland? again, what's important is he is the first openly gay member of parliament and it has been a contentious issue over the last few y

how things have progressed in northern ireland? the fact that as we mentioned it was the first place in the uk to have civil partnerships, but now there is this lag on this? chris. i can't really hear you. ok, i am going to go back to grainne and shannon, chris might have trouble hearing. grainne and shannon, how are your families, around this particular fight? they are very supportive, just before i came on here this morning, my family was came on here this morning, my family was wishing as well. also i have a two—year—old niece, and just recently, this is a lovely story, allan little daughter had her naming ceremony and her first birthday party and we sent out an cue cards with our photos and hers on it. when my little two—year—old niece asked her sister, her granny, who is that other person, that is her money, she has two mummies. ijust think it is really important that that is our future. she just went about her business, oh, right, and went about her future, business, oh, right, and went about herfuture, in terms busin

however, in northern ireland, we start off wet. the rain moves through. it gets into scotland, the north—west of england and the north—west of wales. ahead of that, through the midlands and eastern england, we are staying fine and dry and temperatures into the low 20s. not a bad afternoon here, but only 16 celsius in glasgow and belfast. the community shield gets the football season under way and it will be a decent day for it. looking ahead to next week, it does remain unsettled. there will be rain and showers around and it will be on the breezy side as well. hello and welcome to dateline london i'mjane hill. this week we discuss ireland's growing fears about the brexit negotiations. what should the world do about the crisis in venezuela, and in north korea. and is the duke of edinburgh setting the tone for us all, not retiring until the age of 96? my guests are: david aaronovitch of the times, brian 0'connell, who's an irish writer and broadcaster, algerian journalist nabila ramdani, and michael goldfarb, the founder of the podcast frdh — welcome

so rain for scotland and northern ireland but the wind will move things on into northern ireland and wales later. to the south—east, it's going to be sunnier here and also warmer. hello. this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. convoys of lorries controlled by a single driver will be tested on roads in england up to three trucks linked by wifi will be tried out next year. major travel disruptions on the railways. passengers are warned to expect delays of services on much of the network, which have been cancelled or restricted. good morning. it's friday the 25th of august. also this morning: convoys of lorries controlled by a single driver will be tested on roads in england. the planning controversy that's getting alan titchmarsh worried. this and

staying wet in northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland with some strong wind around the coast and hills. not feeling too bad further south and east. overnight the rain pushes east across the british isles with some heavy rain mixed in as it pushes across the midlands and into eastern england. a mild night than we have seen for the last couple of nights, 13,16 degrees. some of seen for the last couple of nights, 13, 16 degrees. some of the seen for the last couple of nights, 13,16 degrees. some of the rain could be slow to clear on thursday. but otherwise sunshine develops along with the showers. most widespread across the west. some of those heavy but with some brighter spells and a little bit warmer for both glasgow and belfast. heavier breasts of rain across northern ireland and scotland on thursday night, sunshine and showers followed for friday and feeling a bit cooler across the north west with some blustery wind. looking ahead to the weekend weather, we have to leave the british isles for a moment and head across the atlantic towards the unit

this evening and overnight, heavy rain spreading into northern ireland, scotland and northern england with the risk of hailand northern england with the risk of hail and thunder with heavy downpours. a cooler night. temperatures 11 or 12 degrees in belfast and glasgow. chillier than last night. friday sunshine and showers but with differences. lengthy spells of rain for north—east scotland with the risk of surface flooding. a blustery day driving the showers and with the strongest winds going close to northern ireland, northwest wales and north—west england. gusts of 50 mph around coastal areas, enough to bring down a few branches. there could be some local disruption. four degrees cooler than today. the cooler air is with us for the first pa rt cooler air is with us for the first part of the weekend. saturday sunshine and showers but the showers latest widespread so a better chance of dodging the downpours. in the sunshine still on the cool side. a little bit below par for the time of year. the second half of the weekend is dominated by hurricane hert with winds of 120 mph. this

then overwrite the smell of wet weather pushing back into northern ireland, later into northern england and scotland. that clears away quickly on friday morning. sunshine and showers following behind before we get another spell of wet weather moving quickly across northern ireland into the idc. further south and east it will be dry with sunshine, and temperatures will be lower. not warning up much this weekend, sunshine at times and blustery showers for the first half of the weekend before we get some rain. he is the picture for saturday, showers are more likely across the northern part of the uk with wet and windy weather in the final of scotland. to the south the temperature is disappointing for the time of year, 16 in glasgow and 2! in london and the rain later comes from trekking gear. we get a topical layer, it is not a strong volcano will it be a hurricane as it heads towards our shores but it will jostle and come in with this area of low pressure jostle and come in with this area of low pressure across eastern jostle and come in with this area of low pressure across eastern canad

showery rain coming into northern ireland. rain on and off across wales, and western parts off across wales, and western parts of england, which will depress the temperatures. eastern england may well be dry, with hazy sunshine, and quite warm in the south—east. overnight rain could be heavy, the worst of it gone by tuesday. sunshine and also heavy showers across northern ireland, scotland. northern and eastern england bright and drier with sunshine towards the west. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... one person has been killed and many others injured as a far—right rally in charlottesville, virginia saw violent clashes between white nationalists and counter protesters. the chancellor, philip hammond, and international trade secretary liam fox have said that any brexit transition deal would be "time limited", and would not be a "back door" to the uk remaining in the eu. raila odinga, the defeated candidate in the kenyan presidential elections, has urged his supporters not to go to work on monday over the disputed el

through the midlands, scotland and northern ireland also. the driest place it will be northern parts of england with sunshine on the way. for the first test, probably mostly dry day. there may be some interruptions but the risk is relatively low. the forecast for thursday night in the friday, low pressure barrelling across the uk. showers around. 0n friday, you will notice the wind. it will be a blustery day. bright and blustery with showers, some quite heavy. the winds will die out a bit across the country on saturday. a better day. few showers but still on the cool side. the rest of the weekend, let's show you what is happening right now. of the us coast, a hurricane in which will be picked up by thejet coast, a hurricane in which will be picked up by the jet stream, coast, a hurricane in which will be picked up by thejet stream, pushed up picked up by thejet stream, pushed up through the north atlantic and absorbed into our weather system and you can argue that the remnants will be moving across the uk during the course of sunday. a bit o

the northern ireland secretary, james broken shire. donald trump has faced renewed criticism from within his own republican party by again blaming both sides involved in the clashes in virginia last weekend. the us president appeared to distance himself from his own statement a day earlier in which he condemned white supremacists who had marched in charlottesville. in his latest news conference, he also blamed left—wing supporters for charging at the so—called "alt—right". you had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. and nobody wants to say that, but i'll say it right now. you had a group on the other side that came charging in without a permit and they were very, very violent. a homeless man — hailed as a hero for helping victims of the manchester bomb — has been charged in connection with the theft of a bank card in the arena that night. chris parker ran towards the scene of the attack, which killed 22 people. he is due to appear before magistrates in greater man

thunderstorms rumbling north—east across northern ireland through the night. to the start of friday, the band of rain has moved away from northern ireland and into scotland. a soggy start with some wet weather swinging into north—west england. mild and muggy to start for many of us, 16—17 degrees. wet weather still with us for a good part of the morning across scotland. for eastern areas, low cloud with fog patches around the coast and hills. an improving picture in northern ireland. cloud breaking to give some sunny spells. starting to see things a bit brighter nibbling in across south—west of wales and south—west england as well. time to see what happens through the rest of wednesday. this area of cloud and rain is tied in with this weather front. slowly pushing eastwards across the country. ahead of that front, warm and muggy air across east anglia and south—east england. if the sunshine comes out through the cloud, it could become very warm. generally, the weather turning a bit fresher from the west as the day goes by. temperatures getting into t

thunderstorms rumbling north—east across northern ireland through the night. to the start of friday, the band of rain has moved away from northern ireland and into scotland. a soggy start with some wet weather swinging into north—west england. mild and muggy to start for many of us, 16—17 degrees. wet weather still with us for a good part of the morning across scotland. for eastern areas, low cloud with fog patches around the coast and hills. an improving picture in northern ireland. cloud breaking to give some sunny spells. starting to see things a bit brighter nibbling in across south—west of wales and south—west england as well. time to see what happens through the rest of wednesday. this area of cloud and rain is tied in with this weather front. slowly pushing eastwards across the country. ahead of that front, warm and muggy air across east anglia and south—east england. if the sunshine comes out through the cloud, it could become very warm. generally, the weather turning a bit fresher from the west as the day goes by. temperatures getting into t

ireland wouldn't realise this, this is the largest single march happening in northern ireland this year bar none and the largest march in northern ireland this year is a sober celebration of diversity and difference and doesn't that say something great about northern ireland? greater manchester police are investigating reports of an acid attack in salford. it's thought the victim was attacked in woodland in pendlebury yesterday afternoon. the man — who is in his 20s — has eye and face injuries, but it's not yet known how badly injured he is. detectives investigating a fatal shooting in chelmsford overnight have told the bbc it was a targeted incident and they don't believe there's any risk to the wider public. essex police were called to the scene at two o'clock this morning. the victim — a 34—year—old man — was shot in the chest as he stood with another man outside the petrol station on baddow road. police say a car pulled up and one of the occupants opened fire before it drove off. a number of people in the area went to his aid but he died later in hospital. an oxford univ

there will be thicker cloud and rain heading towards northern ireland. that will keep temperatures up here, but for many, in double figures for major towns and cities, but for rural spots and particularly northern england, well into low figures. so a chilly start to the day for some. a bright start for central and eastern areas. much of the midlands and eastern england, it is a decent day. light winds and temperatures should get into the low 20s. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: mo farah says he will overcome a leg injury to defend his 5,000 metre world title after winning what he said was the "toughest race" of his life , to retain his 10,000 metre crown. the action at the london stadium continues this morning with the start of the heptathlon. britain's katarina johnson—thompson kicks off her bid for a gold medal medal in the heptathlon with the 100 metres hurdles. train companies have warned of significant delays at waterloo station in london. ten of the 19 platforms will be closed for construction work work for more than three weeks from toda

times who speaks the northern ireland 7 that of times who speaks the northern ireland? that of course isn't him. but there are shared interests across the border and he is concerned about the impact on island's economy as well. when you listen to him you get a sense that he feels brussels are talking about the border, they feel in a position where they are concerned by it, they've made it one of their priorities. on the other hand, he doesn't feel westminster are talking about it enough. the man leading the investigation into claims of collusion between president trump's election campaign and russia has convened a grand jury to consider whether there are grounds for criminal charges. the panel of ordinary citizens, which hears evidence in private, is already reported to have demanded more information about a meeting between mr trump's eldest son and a russian lawyer in june last year. the white house says it is committed to cooperating fully with the inquiry. at a rally in west virginia last night, the president rubbished claims about russian interference. tom burridge

but would that leave a back doorfor eu migration through northern ireland? also tonight: i think there is blame on both sides. i think there is blame on both sides. here we go again — donald trump faces another barrage of criticism over his latest comments about the violence in virginia. the number of people in work is the highest ever, but some employers are struggling to get staff. we can't drive the growth as fast as we're able — bizarrely, not because of models or orders or finance, but people. and it's super—frustrating that we can't get the skilled staff to come in. homes buried under a mountain of rock and mud — 600 people still missing in sierra leone. the royal navy's flagship carrier enters its home port of portsmouth for the first time. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: celtic play the first leg of their champion league qualifier tonight at celtic park, they take on kazakhstan champions astana. good evening and welcome to the bbc‘s news at six. after brexit, people and goods should be able to move seamlessly across the border betwe

chris buckler, bbc news, northern ireland. let's speak now to the former northern ireland secretary, peter hain, who joins us live via webcam from neath. lord hain, thank you forjoining us this evening. every site says that this evening. every site says that this is a priority but what are the practical measures that can be taken to make sure free—trade continues with northern ireland and ireland? the only practical measure has come from the taoiseach today and is very welcome from my point of view because people especially those who gave us the hard right brexit and others have been living in a different planet. the reality is if northern ireland is in a different customs union from the irish republic, they will have to have checks on the border, there will have to be some kind of control because otherwise how do you know what is crossing the border? in the point of view of migration how do you know there is no minded migrants in the back of the van coming into the uk via the irish republic? the only way to do this is an op

today is about inclusion and representation for the police service of northern ireland. we represent all sections of society. leo varadkar shows the change which has happened in the republic of ireland. he is the country's first openly gay prime minister. the state he leads voted to allow same—sex marriage two years ago, but in northern ireland, it is still outlawed. he said he had come to this event as a gesture of solidarity and expected the law will change here. i think it's only a matter of time. it's a decision for the northern ireland assembly, but i'm confident that, like other western european countries, they will make that decision in due course. those comments were welcomed by pride organisers. northern ireland is still lagging behind the rest of the uk in terms of laws enacted there but not here. it's time we as a community demand change, we demand the same rights as the rest of the united kingdom. the devolved administration, which will have to make a decision on marriage laws here, is currently suspended, because of a dispute between the dup and sinn fein.

thunderstorms rumbling north—east across northern ireland through the night. to the start of friday, the band of rain has moved away from northern ireland and into scotland. a soggy start with some wet weather swinging into north—west england. mild and muggy to start for many of us, 16—17 degrees. wet weather still with us for a good part of the morning across scotland. for eastern areas, low cloud with fog patches around the coast and hills. an improving picture in northern ireland. cloud breaking to give some sunny spells. starting to see things a bit brighter nibbling in across south—west of wales and south—west england as well. time to see what happens through the rest of wednesday. this area of cloud and rain is tied in with this weather front. slowly pushing eastwards across the country. ahead of that front, warm and muggy air across east anglia and south—east england. if the sunshine comes out through the cloud, it could become very warm. generally, the weather turning a bit fresher from the west as the day goes by. temperatures getting into t

showery rain in northern ireland, western england and wales. heavy rain for northern ireland. signs of rain turning heavier and the south—west. temperatures 17 to 18 degrees. sunshine for the race. —— for the east. rain spelling north and east through the country overnight on monday. the heavy rain should have pushed away by tuesday morning, leaving us with sunshine, maybe some showers. possibly thundery. a better day in scotland and northern ireland. those showers will decay during the evening as this brief bump of high pressure comes in. low pressure coming across the atlantic towards the uk. pretty unsettled this week. sunshine from time to time. we can expect heavier showers. maybe longer spells of rain. turning cooler. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: president trump is accused of being too soft on the far right, after violence at at a rally in virginia left one person dead and many more injured. the white house hits back, saying the president's statement condemning the violence in charlottesville included all extremist groups, including the kkk and neo—naz

northern ireland. wet with a bit of a breeze, but it should brighten up as the rain moves into central scotland and then it will push its way into the north—west of england and wales. from march of east anglia and the south—east, it will be quite bright. o nto south—east, it will be quite bright. onto the start of next week and it looks disappointing. rain and showers and quite breezy. hopefully though later on next week things we re though later on next week things were beginning —— things will begin to settle down. at 93, reg buttress from south wales is thought to be britain's oldest supermarket worker. now, after more than 30 years in his currentjob he's decided it's finally time to retire. this isn't the first time he's hung up his apron though. he first stopped working at the age of 65, but lasted just six weeks before asking for his old job back! our correspondent tomos morgan went to meet him ahead of his final shift. this is reg buttress. not your average 93—year—old. but his cus

come the afternoon, the rain should have blown away from northern ireland. a few showers, but the sun will come out. we may not see that many showers east of the grampians, certainly not in northeastern scotland and the northern isles until later in the day. a fairly damp afternoon for parts of north—western england and wales. cloud in the south—west, possibly a few showers. by and large, for central and eastern parts of england, it should stay dry, bright and warm with some hazy sunshine. very usable weather, looks to stay dry for the world athletics championships in london. because the football is taking place at wembley, the community shield should be dry as well. however, it won't always be driest in the east through the week. through sunday evening, that rain staggers to a halt as you can see across central parts of the uk. that weather front weakening, behind it, brisk wind and some showers. tied in with low pressure, generating some heavy showers at times. quite dreary stuck underneath that weather front, but to the south—east of that, still dry

come the afternoon, the rain should have blown away from northern ireland. a few showers, but the sun will come out. we may not see that many showers east of the grampians, certainly not in eastern scotland and the northern isles until later in the day. a fairly damp afternoon for parts of north—western england and wales. cloud in the south—west, possibly a few showers. by and large, full central and eastern parts of england, it should stay dry, bright and warm with some hazy sunshine. very usable web, looks to stay dry for the world athletics championships in london. because the football is taking place at wembley, the community shield should be dry as well. however, it won't always be driest in the east through the week. through sunday evening, that rain staggers to a halt as you can see across central parts of the uk. that weather front weakening, behind across central parts of the uk. that weatherfront weakening, behind it, brisk wind and some showers. tied in with low pressure, generating some heavy showers at times. dreary stuck underneath that wea

very wea kly across in northern ireland very weakly this morning. by lunchtime, starting to cross the irish sea. elsewhere, mist and fog around. not promising in the east. the afternoon drier weather. the odd shower. in the northern isles, this will not be reached until later. increasing cloud. it looks great at times of this afternoon across north—western england and wales. we could see 23 across southern england and wales. we could see 23 across southern areas. england and wales. we could see 23 across southern areas. the best of the sunshine continuing for the athletics. the web is that making it through the night. —— the weather stagnate. bright weather here. the weather front across the midlands, and it could be quite a dreary day. the north with brighter weather. temperatures on a par with saturday. low pressure binding itself. a northerly blast. it will feel quite chilly. the west is possibly best later in the week. but it looks like an unsettled week ahead. brisk winds. this is bbc news, the headlines: the un security council has voted

northern ireland, pushing in scotland and in northern england later in the day. temperatures best in the south but still only 20 celsius. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8:00pm. brexit borders — the government wants business as usual between northern ireland and the republic — ruling out new customs posts. but critics say the lack of a hard irish border after brexit could offer a back door into the uk for people into the uk for people from the european union. president trump scraps two of his own advisory panels after more business leaders on it quit over his handling of violent clashes in virginia. at a memorial service in virginia, the mother of heather heyer — an anti racist protester who was killed in the clashes — called on people to pay attention following her daughter's death. they tried to kill my child to shut her up. well, guess what? you just magnified her! applause the labour mp sarah champion resigns from the shadow cabinet and apologises for her "poor choice of words" in a newspaper

in northern ireland, gcse passes we re in northern ireland, gcse passes were actually up. congratulations to stu d e nts were actually up. congratulations to students there. but a mix of ways in which the exams were being grade i understand? yes, it is any of the pupils who sat english will in some cases get the one to nine grade, but most are getting a to g grade. the northern ireland performance is difficult, because of the changes to directly compare the results with what is happening in england. however they have done well and that is the message from the exam boards and just under four out of five pupils got an a star to c. that is a pass grade. it is up half a percentage point. so a few celebrations here. it is also worth remembering that not all pupils do well. paula, you have been discussing this with some pupils. the support sometimes they need at this stage? yes we are delighted. we have had some of the best results in the school's history and it is down to the work of pupils and staff. but some are disappointed. a lot of times it has been about exams. we work ha