varadkar —— fine gaeland fianna fail, and prime minister leo varadkar —— fine gael and fianna fail, and both parties are in the political centre. but sinn fein has gradually increased its ratings in the opinion polls and according to the exit poll published at the close of polls isolate compelled for several irish media organisations, now ireland looks to be moving from being a 2—party system if you like to a three party system and the third party is sinn fein. the exit poll putting it level pegging with fianna failand fine putting it level pegging with fianna fail and fine gael, putting it level pegging with fianna failand fine gael, or putting it level pegging with fianna fail and fine gael, or three parties tied round about 20% according to that exit poll. so we are in a situation out by sinn fein as well as being well established as the second biggest party in northern ireland where it is part of the shell —— power—sharing government in stormont, also it is gaining power here. sinn fein surprise at the extent of the increase in support and have not fielded as many candid

fianna fail and fine gael are still in a state of denial. they're still not listening to what the people have said and i want us to have a government for the people. i want us to have, ideally, a government with no fianna fail or no fine gael in it. i have started the contact with other parties to explore, over the next days, whether or not that is a possibility. so mary lou mcdonald, the president of sinn fein, definitely a great day for her and her party. in the last hour or so, we've also heard from the man who currently occupies the prime minister's office, as i say, leo varadkar of fine gael. and he has once again, as he did numerous times during the election campaign, ruled out any prospect of going into coalition with sinn fein. it seems that we have now a three—party system, three parties all getting roughly the same number of votes, roughly the same number of seats, and that is going to make forming a government quite difficult. indeed, it's not even clear yet whether any the two parties together will have enough to form a majorit

to fianna fail and fine gael, and that had paid off. they may even be on course to be receiving the largest number of first preference votes in the country. although that might not translate into them having the largest number of seats, given that this is a complex count system involving proportional representation. now the coalition calculators are out and can a stable government be formed in the irish parliament, the dail? mary lou mcdonald said she was talking —— open to talking to anyone. fianna failand fine open to talking to anyone. fianna fail and fine gael are still in a state of denial. they are still not listening to what the people have said. and! listening to what the people have said. and i think i want us to have a government for the people. i want us a government for the people. i want us to have ideally a government with no fianna fail or no fine gael in it. i have started the contact with other parties to explore over the next day is whether or not that is a possibility. well, fianna fail and fine gael have both sai

fianna fail and fine gael fianna failand fine gaelare fianna fail and fine gael are still ina fianna fail and fine gael are still in a state of denial and there are still not listening to what the people have said. i want us to have a government for the people. i want us a government for the people. i want us to have, ideally, with no fianna fail or no fine gael in it. i have started the contact with other parties to explore, over the next days, whether or not that is a possibility. so mary lou mcdonald, the president of sinn fein, definitely a great day for her and her party in the last hour or so, we've also heard from the man who currently occupies the prime minister's office, as i say, leo varadkar of fine gael. and he has once again, as he did numerous times during the election campaign, ruled out any prospect of going into coalition with sinn fein. it seems that we have now a three party system, three parties, all getting roughly the same number of votes, roughly the same number of seats. and that is going to make forming a government quite difficult. it's not even clear yet wh

that has to come from taxation because fianna fail... stephen, shirley the point that all of those tweedledee and tweedledumer, as sinn fein called them, old—style parties, they have to respond to what they both aside, even if they don't like sinn fein, don't they? the result is a challenge for all the parties, because i know brian thinks could well be another general election if they cannot form a government in the coming weeks. so the result remind me, or certainly the performance of sinn fein, reminded me a bit of the british election in 2017, when no—one expected jeremy corbyn and labour then to do as well as they did in that election. and it was over, younger people voting about housing, tuition fees at universities and so on. and a promise of sort of radical change on that agenda. so the thing that they have to address is, can they retain this momentum? because corbyn, they lost it afterwards. and for the other parties, i bet there will be, if there is another election, a much greaterfocus on pledging various things to address

that has to come from taxation because fianna fail... stephen, the point that all of those tweedledee and tweedledummers, as sinn fein called them, old—style parties, they have to respond to what voters said, even if they don't like sinn fein, don't they? the result is a challenge for all the parties, because i know brian thinks could well be another general election if they cannot form a government in the coming weeks. so the result remind me, or certainly the performance of sinn fein, reminded me a bit of the british election in 2017, when no—one expected jeremy corbyn and labour then to do as well as they did in that election. and it was over, younger people voting about housing, tuition fees at universities and so on. and a promise of sort of radical change on that agenda. so the thing that they have to address is, can they retain this momentum? because corbyn, they lost it afterwards. and for the other parties, i bet there will be, if there is another election, a much greaterfocus on pledging various things to address the concer

that has to come from taxation because fianna fail... stephen, the point that all of those tweedledee and tweedledumbers, as sinn fein called them, old—style parties, they have to respond to what they both aside, even if they don't like sinn fein, don't they? the result is a challenge for all the parties, because i know brian thinks could well be another general election if they cannot form a government in the coming weeks. so the result reminded me, or certainly the performance of sinn fein, reminded me a bit of the british election in 2017, when no—one expected jeremy corbyn and labour then to do as well as they did in that election. and it was over younger people voting about housing, tuition fees at universities and so on. and a promise of sort of radical change on that agenda. so the thing that they have to address is, can they retain this momentum? because corbyn then lost it afterwards. and for the other parties, i bet there will be another election, a much greater focus on pledging various things to address the concerns of un

what are the priorities for fianna fail, where would they take ireland? this election has been an election about change, and in many cases, people are recognising that the economy is doing very well, and the issues of housing and which was a very prominent issue in the campaign, that might be a priority and hospital and health service so the new government will have to address those two issues as a prodigy, but there will be a certain amount of continuity. for example, on brexit. the exit poll says there is only 1% of people that thought grexit was the most important issue and that is because there is a degree of consensus among the parties. in the second phase of negotiations that will remain an important issue to the irish government. thank you for speaking to us this morning, sorry about the problems of sound. the headlines on bbc news... storm ciara hits the uk with gale—force winds and torrential rain — it's set to cause huge disruption across the country. the coronavirus crisis... a flight bringing 200 evacuees from wuhan back to britain lands a

be -- the owner fail could join the social perhaps fianna fail could join the social democrats. it was a record in 2016 how long it took them to form a government. we may be looking at a similar time as well. >> when will the results be announced? >> it could be sometime this week depending on how long it takes with the recount. news, tens of thousands of homes across britain and ireland have been left without p power. this after s srm ciara swept through the region. it canceled hundreds of flights and train serviceses across europe. they have warned of strong winds and -- james wilson reports. >> in a normandy it will take some time for locals to repair the damage. they were battered by the w wind and many trees s came crashining down over night. were lucky.owners but this statue is probably beyond repair. myds were reported up to 130 -- kilometers per hour. >> we are clearly up against very violent winds. >> french departments recalled what france described as a violent winds, but despite official warnings, that did not stop some people from leaving their homes. decided tothis

sinn fein are a left—wing party, fianna fail art centre, centre—right party. to tackle the problem is that mid—on has been accusing the other parties of ignoring, she will have to put up taxes, housing, talking about crumbling public health service, the high cost of childcare. apparently ireland has amongst the highest childcare costs in europe. all of those will require more money, that has to come from taxation... stephen, shirley the point that all of those tweedledee and tweedledum, as sinn fein recalled, old—style parties, they have to respond to what they both aside, even if they don't like sinn fein, don't they? the result is a challenge for all the parties, because i know brian thinks could well be another general election if they cannot form a government in the coming weeks. the result remind me, or certainly the performance of sinn fein, ready me a bit of the british election in 2017, when no one expected jeremy corbyn and labourthen to when no one expected jeremy corbyn and labour then to do as well as they did in that election. and it was over,

have had fianna fail and fine gael taking up had fianna fail and fine gael taking up to 80% of the first preference votes. now it looks like they may be well below 50%, perhaps 30%. lots of smaller parties have benefited from the decline in support from the parties that would have been regarded as the big toe —— perhaps a0%. they have swept up that vote. a shortage of housing has perhaps been the biggest issue in this election. that helps to explain it sinn fein's support, particularly amongst younger voters, but also across the spectrum. sinn fein have said that they would put in place at the biggest public building housing programme in the history of ireland, particularly sinn fein would say it is on that issue of housing that they had performed well in the selection and are building the benefits of that in this count. i must say, that if you official results through. we do have so far confirming that sinn fein have been doing very, very well, but it will bea doing very, very well, but it will be a very long counting process overnight and into tomorrow, maybe more than that. i hope

fianna fail and to happen here in the republic of ireland. fianna failand fine to happen here in the republic of ireland. fianna fail and fine gael have already said they will not go into government with sinn fein, citing the party's past links to paramilitary violence during northern ireland's struggles. champagne have played up their role in the peace process, and they have said that to exclude them from government would be undemocratic. —— sinn fein. we might see smaller parties approaching to try to form a government, without anyone having a clear majority, this is likely to be a complicated and long process. quite a bit of support, what has led to sinn fein's success? will, i suppose this has been an election that has really been for on social issues, namely, housing, hospitals and homelessness and particularly housing. it is a massive issue here in the republic of ireland because simply there are not enough affordable homes in major towns and cities, and that is something which particularly affects young people here. sinn fein have

it predicts that leo varadkar‘s fine gael party are tied with their opponents fianna fail, and it is impossible to say at the moment who will form the next government. now, counting takes place the following day, and it is highly likely after that that coalition negotiations will begin between the parties, and that will be where things really get down to the nitty—gritty. coalitions are the norm here in ireland. now, the current taoiseach, leo varadkar, he has had a very high international profile over the past three years as ireland's youngest ever prime minister. he has had huge influence in the brexit negotiations. if it is his opponents, fianna fail, who form the next government, then it will be their leader, micheal martin, who becomes the next irish prime minister. now, the other big story of the night is there looks to be some major breakthroughs for sinn fein, major gains for them. a big, successful night for them, if that exit poll is to be proved correct. now, this is the first time that a general election in ireland has been held on a saturday. leo varadkar said he wante

during the campaign, both fine gael and fianna fail side they will not doa and fianna fail side they will not do a collision with sinn fein. last night, fine gael leader said he would stick to that. the fianna fail leader however wouldn't give a definitive answer, he said that people came out to vote in numbers and he respected there. that there we re and he respected there. that there were still big car significant differences dipping his party and sinn fein, lots to tease out over the next couple of days. the way forward is not straightforward, a lot will come down to the final numbers, counting will continue today, 160 seats in the irish parliament, have still to be filled. the track 166 seats. you can expect it to be very tight indeed. a european spacecraft which aims to take the closest ever pictures of the sun has been launched from cape canaveral in florida. the solar orbiter is carrying cameras and sensors that should provide new insights on the workings of the sun and how its behaviour affects technology on earth. it will take the orbiter two years to reach it's destination,

those arejust between fianna fail, fine gael and sinn fein. those are just the first preference votes, but whichever way the numbers stack up, as you say, we are looking at a coalition government. it is something which is normal here in the republic of ireland, but here is where it gets complicated. fianna fail and fine gael have already said they will not form a government with sinn fein. they have been citing the party's past links to paramilitary violence during the conflict in northern ireland. sinn fein, for their part, point to their role in the peace process and say that excluding them from government would be undemocratic. so, counting the votes todayis undemocratic. so, counting the votes today is just the start of what will bea today is just the start of what will be a lengthy and complicated process to form a government. one of the notable to form a government. one of the nota ble features to form a government. one of the notable features of this election is that sinn fein should support has increased, what are putting that down to?

fail and fine gale. old centre parties of government, of fianna failand fine gale. —— fianna fail and fine gale. —— to defeat the old parties. if the numbers that make the numbers are not that and if there is to be a majority government, it attached to the big parties, sinn fein, fianna failand fine the big parties, sinn fein, fianna fail and fine gale. but you‘re in a three—way stand—off at the moment. you got the impression that sinn fein‘s leader might try to go it alone. she does not have the numbers. as i say, she‘s been talking to the green party, the smaller parties of the left. yesterday, the labour party, the smaller one, announced it was out and would change its leader. they we re and would change its leader. they were stepping down and they were not interested in government in this particular parliament anyway. that further reduces the numbers she would have to get virtually every one of the 21 independence as well as five individual parties involved in that coalition and that really is a political and mathematical impossibility. we are back to the position wh

leo varadkar‘s party, fine gael, and their opponents, fianna fail, had previously said they will not form an alliance with sinn fein. it seems that we have now a three—party system, three parties all getting roughly the same number of votes, roughly the same number of seats, and that's going to make forming a government quite difficult. ireland's economy is the fastest growing in europe, but the high cost of living means many voters are not feeling the benefits. i think they're sick of the last couple of years and that things just haven't changed quick enough, hence the vote for sinn fein. a bit disappointing, really. sinn fein, not the kind of politics that a large number of people in ireland would favour. tonight counting continues, and tomorrow negotiations between the parties will be in full swing. ireland has reached an historic turning point, but with results so close, working out who will lead the country may take some time. emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. that's it from me. this is bbc news. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live

ireland has been ruled by two main parties for 100 years, fina gale and fianna fail. now there is a third. sinn fein emerging as equalforce to rival them. as no one party has an outright majority it's highly likely they will have to agree a coalition. this report fashion photography. —— this report contains flashing photography. radio: storm ciara lashed the country over the past few hours. as ireland took a battering from the weather, the established parties were rocked by a new storm. this breakthrough for sinn fein is unprecedented in the irish republic. once a much smaller player, now on a par with the two main parties who've dominated irish politics for a century. we need change, we need a new government. the best outcome is a government without fine gael and fianna fail so that's the first thing that i want to test. sinn fein‘s ultimate goal is to create a united ireland, breaking northern ireland away from british rule. its historical links to the ira caused controversy during the campaign, but the party appealed to voters with radical left—wing policie

but the leader of fianna fail when questioned wouldn't give in a definitive answer. he said people had come out to vote in numbers and he respected that, that there were still significant policy differences between his party and sinn fein but things would be teased out over the next number of days. so the way forward is nothing but... certainly not at all straightforward. a lot will come down to the very final numbers. counting will continue through today. 160 seats in the irish parliament, still more than half of them to be filled and you can expect the race for the final seats in a number of constituencies to be very tight indeed. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... travel chaos, flood warnings and powercuts — the disruption from britain's most severe storm in seven years continues. the uk declares coronavirus as a serious and imminent public health threat. the status gives the government more powers to isolate those with potential infections. sinn fein's election surge— irish prime minister leo varadkar says coalition talks will be complicated. vote counti

that is still likely to be either fianna fail or fine gael. but the strength of the sinn fein performance here is really extremely significant. chris page, dublin, thank you. hollywood stars will be on the red carpet tonight for the oscars. the world war one epic 1917, and south korea's parasite are the frontrunners to be named best picture, but much of the build—up has been dominated by criticism over the lack of diversity. sophie long looks at what we can expect. you have a brother in the 2nd battalion? yes, sir. 1917, sir sam mendes' unblinking vision of war, is a frontrunner for best picture. mendes has been nominated for best director. his competition comes from quentin tarantino, for his love letter to los angeles in the ‘60s, once upon a time in hollywood. bong joon—ho for parasite — a dark, violent look at south korean class. and todd phillips, for his controversial dark thrillerjoker, which leads the pack with 11 nominations. this is meg, amy, beth and jo. the line—up for best director is all male, something that has not gon

they won the popular vote in this weekend's election beating both fianna fail and fine gael. the two centrist parties that had governed ireland since the republic won independence a century ago. sinn fein won almost a quarter of the first preference votes but are unilkely to hold the most seats in the parliament. michael martin — who leads fianna foil the party that came second — has not ruled out working with sinn fein. the current prime minister leo varadkar — who leads fine gael — came third. he's ruled out any coalition talks with the nationalists. una mullally. which way do you think this will go? who knows? we are now in uncharted waters with regards to the power sinn fein holds going into any kind of government negotiations. mary lou mcdonald, the leader of sinn fein, was initially talking like she was reaching out to left—wing parties to see if they could form a left—wing coalition government. the numbers don't look very clearfor coalition government. the numbers don't look very clear for that so now it is down to whether or not fianna fail and sinn fein w

the three main parties now, sinn fein, fianna fail and fine gael looking to win more than 20% of the national vote. that willic ma the discussions around who will form a new government, who they will work with incredibly complex. mary mcdonald, the woman who successfully led this campaign for sinn fein spoke yesterday, talking about her preferred course of action when it comes t to choosing government partners. >> it will be dependent on the numbers. i've already made contact with the greens, the with the social democrats, with others, so that's that's the first option i want us to explore. >> it's been a strong result for sinn fein. i think it's a further reflection of political change in ireland and we're looking forward to the challenges and the opportunities ahead. >> reporter: the sinn fein leader saying in an ideal world she wouldn't work with fianna fail or fine gael but will work out to the two leaders the leader of the fine gael party saying he's not willing to talk to ms. mcdonald a when the results get clearer and we get a better sense of arithmetic for the lower house of

leo varadkar‘s party, fine gael, and their opponents, fianna fail, had previously said they will not form an alliance with sinn fein. it seems that we have now a three party system, three parties all getting roughly the same number of votes, roughly the same number of seats, and that's going to make forming a government quite difficult. ireland's economy is the fastest growing in europe, but the high cost of living means many voters are not feeling the benefits. i think they're sick of the last couple of years and that things just haven't changed quick enough, hence the vote for sinn fein. a bit disappointing, really. sinn fein, not the kind of politics that a large number of people in ireland would favour. tonight, counting continues, and tomorrow negotiations between the parties will be in full swing. ireland has reached an historic turning point, but with results so close, working out who will lead the country may take some time. emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. so the oscars are currently underway in los angeles. live now to hollywood and our correspondent, peter bowes. peter, by my

so they said it won't go into coalition, but the other main party, fianna fail led by the former irish foreign minister also says they would not go into government with sinn fein either. martin has set in the last few hours left of the election results have started to come in that he is still seeing significant policy incompatibilities with sinn fein but also said that he was a democrat and what respect the will of the people. perhaps a door being held a jarfor some kind of arrangement for sinn fein after all, but i think all the parties will wait and see how the final number of seats shakes down before they get the coalition kucka leaders out. one thing that is clear at this relatively early stage negotiations to form a government are going to be farfrom to form a government are going to be far from straightforward. many thanks indeed. chris page there with the latest from dublin. the headlines on bbc news. storm ciara hits the uk with winds of more than 90 miles an hour — causing severe travel disruption across the country. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in lon

if his opponents form the next government, fianna fail, their leader will become the next irish prime minister, and we will have to wait and see. it is predicted to be a big breakthrough for sinn fein and it looks like a successful night for them. the first time in the history of ireland that a general election has been held on the weekend but all eyes will be on the weekend but all eyes will be on the coalition at negotiations to find out who forms the next government, starting tomorrow. thanks forjoining us. it's the biggest night in hollywood tomorrow, but as the stars gear up for the oscars, the list of nominees has once again come under scrutiny for being too white and, for some categories, too male. the film director spike lee will present one of the awards tomorrow. he sat down with our arts editor will gompertz to talk about hollywood, diversity and female directors. the 0scars, what do you make of the line up this year? well, it wasn't like last year! i said this last year, don't expect six african—americans to win 0scars next year, so it is a feast or famine. it's going to

leo varadkar‘s party, fine gael, and their opponents, fianna fail, had previously said they will not form an alliance with sinn fein. it seems that we have now a three party system, three parties all getting roughly the same number of votes, roughly the same number of seats, and that's going to make forming a government quite difficult. ireland's economy is the fastest growing in europe, but the high cost of living means many voters are not feeling the benefits. i think they're sick of the last couple of years and that things just haven't changed quick enough, hence the vote for sinn fein. a bit disappointing, really. sinn fein, not the kind of politics that a large number of people in ireland would favour. tonight, counting continues, and tomorrow negotiations between the parties will be in full swing. ireland has reached an historic turning point, but with results so close, working out who will lead the country may take some time. emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. it's the new space mission that will show us the sun as we've never been able to see it before. the spacecraft, called sola

it predicts that leo varadkar‘s fine gael party are tied with their opponents, fianna fail, and it is impossible to decide who will determine the next government. counting takes place the following day and it is highly likely after that the coalition negotiations will begin between the parties, and that will be where things really get down to the nitty—gritty. coalitions are the norm here in ireland. now, the current prime minister, leo varadkar, has had a very high international profile over the last three years as island's youngest ever prime minister. he has had huge influence in the brexit negotiations. if it is his opponents, fianna fail, who form the next government, then it will be their leader, michael martin, who becomes the next irish prime minister. now, the other big story of the night is there looks to be some major breakthroughs for sinn fein, major gains forthem. a some major breakthroughs for sinn fein, major gains for them. a big successful night for them, if that exit poll is to be proved correct. now, this is the first time that a general election in ireland has b

leo varadkar‘s party, fine gael, and their opponents, fianna fail, had previously said they will not form an alliance with sinn fein. it seems that we have now a three party system, three parties all getting roughly the same number of votes, roughly the same number of seats, and that's going to make forming a government quite difficult. ireland's economy is the fastest growing in europe, but the high cost of living means many voters are not feeling the benefits. i think they're sick of the last couple of years and that things just haven't changed quick enough, hence the vote for sinn fein. a bit disappointing, really. sinn fein, not the kind of politics that a large number of people in ireland would favour. tonight, counting continues, and tomorrow negotiations between the parties will be in full swing. ireland has reached an historic turning point, but with results so close, working out who will lead the country may take some time. emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. the headlines on bbc news: storm ciara batters the uk with heavy rain and strong winds, causing widespread flooding and lea

the best outcome is a government without fine gael and fianna fail, so that's the first thing that i want to test. sinn fein's ultimate goal is to create a united ireland, breaking northern ireland away from british rule. its historical links to the ira caused controversy during the campaign, but the party appealed to voters with radical left—wing policies on health, housing and pensions. the surge for sinn fein has changed the landscape of irish politics, and it raises new questions for the uk about the likelihood of a border poll. but it is still unclear who will form the next government. leo varadkar‘s party, fine gael, and their opponents, fianna fail, had previously said they will not form an alliance with sinn fein. it seems that we have now a three—party system, three parties all getting roughly the same number of votes, roughly the same number of seats, and that's going to make forming a government quite difficult. ireland's economy is the fastest growing in europe, but the high cost of living means many voters are not feeling the benefits. i think they're sick of the l

leo varadkar‘s party, fine gael, and their opponents, fianna fail, had previously said they will not form an alliance with sinn fein. it seems that we have now a three party system, three parties all getting roughly the same number of votes, roughly the same number of seats, and that's going to make forming a government quite difficult. ireland's economy is the fastest growing in europe, but the high cost of living means many voters are not feeling the benefits. i think they're sick of the last couple of years and that things just haven't changed quick enough, hence the vote for sinn fein. a bit disappointing, really. sinn fein, not the kind of politics that a large number of people in ireland would favour. tonight, counting continues, and tomorrow negotiations between the parties will be in full swing. ireland has reached an historic turning point, but with results so close, working out who will lead the country may take some time. emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: does son as we've never been able to set before. nasa prepares to launch the new s

before the election fianna fail and fine gael — which have dominated irish politics for decades — said they would not enter a coalition with sinn fein, citing its links to paramilitary violence during the conflict in northern ireland. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah. thank you. it is all about storm ciara today. bringing some destructive weather around the british isles. the met office has issued an amber warning for the entire uk. everywhere are seeing strong winds and heavy rain for the rent that is leading to flooding problems. likely custody of between 60 and 80 mph fairly widely. higher in scotland and are in some coasts and hills where we have had gusts of more than 80 mph. heavy rain and the most persistent moving south across england and wales mac across this cold front. heavy showers for the north—west with hail and thunder. mild but exceptionally windy. the damaging winds will continue through the rest of the day, transport disruption quite widely as well as us disruption quite widely as well as us very large series of waves around the coast. very strong

fianna fail on 22% and fine gael on 21%. even sinn fein's own strategies did not expect that level of success at the ballot box. so the party ran fewer candidates than its rivals, which means it is unlikely to become the largest party in the irish parliament. it focused its campaign on the issue of a nationwide housing shortage, and stood on distinctly left—wing economic policies. the party also wants a referendum on irish unity to be held within five years. sinn fein's opponents have focused on its links to the ira during the conflict in northern ireland, and argued that makes it an unsuitable party for government. the current prime minister has said he will be sticking to that position. i made my position and that of my party very clear during the election campaign. we won the votes that we won on that basis and my position has not changed. fianna fail will probably win the most seats and during the campaign said it would not hold coalition talks with sinn fein but will the results change that? for any government to sust

sinn fein say it doesn't want fianna fail or fine gael back in government. fine gael says its main reference is to be in opposition but it doesn't ultimately want some sort form of arrangement with fianna fail. you get a picture of how complex messes and could take many weeks. last time, the process of getting a government took 70 days andi getting a government took 70 days and i think the process this time it even more complicated. the new twenty pound note, featuring the painter turner, goes into circulation today. it's the third plastic note to be issued by the bank of england — but its arrival comes at a time when the use of cash is declining . i'm joined by personal finance expertjasmine birtles. first of all, how secure is this new note? because the bank has been talking up the security features. yes, they say that it is much more secure than before. you have got these two windows, it has all sorts of complex things on it that make it much harder to forge. and of course, £20 notes and £50 notes... as you know, we will be getting a new £50 note nex

fail frustration with years of budget austerity and a housing crisis are among the main issues for voters. a major storm is bearing down on northern europe ireland and britain face driving rain and winds of up to 130 kilometers per hour there are flood warnings across the u.k. germany is also bracing for the storm's arrival expected to be one of the worst in recent years. and now to thailand where security forces shot dead a soldier who killed at least 26 people in a rampage most of them at a shopping mall police had stormed the center allowing shoppers to escape as they launched and manhunt to find the gunman more than 40 people were also wounded in saturday's attack which took place in the city of korat northeast of bangkok. lives forever changed this man and his wife lost their son in the shooting spree at 13 he was the youngest victim grief and disbelief at the morgue where families identified loved ones. but he was my only son. i let him do anything he wanted to i never put pressure on him i just wanted him to be a good person. a painful new reality for families as day broke in core

fail on 2296 for almost a century, fianna fail on 22% and fine gael, led by the current prime minister, leo varadkar, on 21%. so the question is, cana varadkar, on 21%. so the question is, can a collision be formed? both fine gael and fianna fail ruled out going into government with sinn fein during the campaign. fine gael says it is sticking to that position but last night fianna fail said it is not ruling it out. thank if you for your analysis, and we will be sticking —— staying across that story. across the country storm ciara has brought severe gales and flooding. wind speeds of 97 miles per hour have been recorded in the needles in the isle of wight. across the uk, hundreds of flights were grounded, motorways and main roads shut, and trains cancelled — with threats of further disruption today. at the peak of the storm 675,000 homes were left without power — engineers are currently working to reconnect 62,000 customers. there are 240 flood warnings still in place across the uk, which means more flooding is expected and immediate action needs to be taken. the worst of storm

fianna fail on 22% and fine gael on 21%. even sinn fein's own strategies did not expect that level of success at the ballot box. so the party ran fewer candidates than its rivals, which means it is unlikely to become the largest party in the irish parliament. it focused its campaign on the issue of a nationwide housing shortage, and stood on distinctly left—wing economic policies. the party also wants a referendum on irish unity to be held within five years. sinn fein's opponents have focused on its links to the ira during the conflict in northern ireland, and argued that makes it an unsuitable party for government. the current prime minister has said he will be sticking to that position. i made my position and that of my party very clear during the election campaign. we won the votes that we won on that basis and my position has not changed. fianna fail will probably win the most seats and during the campaign said it would not hold coalition talks with sinn fein but will the results change that? for any government to sust

fail and the left—wing sinn fein. there are still many parts of the uk, struggling with the aftermath of storm dennis, with a "heightened flood risk" across the midlands. there are five severe flood warnings, meaning a danger to life, still in place near the welsh border, around the rivers lugg, severn and wye.but in the midst of all the chaos, there are stories of communities coming together to help each other. our correspondent, tomos morgan's report, begins with the dramatic rescue, of a 62—year—old woman, stranded in flood water, in monmouthshire. this is what's left of the bridge... 8am, tuesday morning in monmouthshire. geoff handley, out for a stroll after storm dennis‘s deluge. the river wye at record high levels had broken its banks 50m or more onto geoff's local country road. in the distance, he spotted something, which the engineer quickly realised was a woman in trouble. i called to her. she responded with, "help me, help me!" and ijust said, "stay where you are, do not do anything, i need to get hel

fianna fail took 22%, snd leo varadkar‘s party fine gail took 21%. but despite all that, sinn fein is unlikely to become the largest party in the irish parliament. and it's because just how much of a surprise this is. chris page explains. even its own strategy is don't expect that level of success. so what's happened here? well, the current taosich leo varadkar sought to frame the election around his work on brexit. remember this meeting between him and borisjohnson was crucial to the last minute deal that was done. sinn fein though focused its campaing on the nationwide housing crisis and ending austerity. according to one exit poll, these issues mattered the most especially to young voters. 0nly1% of respondents said brexit was a factor. the same poll found that sinn fein was the most popular party among every age group up to 65, that's particularly important as ireland has the youngest population of the whole of the eu. now one issue is always central to sinn fein, that's irish unity. it wants a referendum on whether the republic of ireland and no

the three main political parties, fine gael, sinn fein and fianna fail, have tied in first preference votes according to an exit poll for the republic of ireland's general election. none are expected to reach the 80—seat threshold needed for a majority, making a coalition government likely. now on bbc news, the islamic state group may no longer control territory in syria or iraq, but it hasn't given up the fight. undeterred, some of its army of global jihadists survived and have taken sanctuary in the most remote corners of the globe. so where has the islamic state group gone after the caliphate? in this bbc news exclusive, quentin sommerville followed the trail of one attack, planned and executed despite the group's apparent collapse. there are some images in the following programme which some viewers may find disturbing. vicious, fearless, the islamic state group was an army of globaljihadists. hungry to die for their cause. we followed them to their strongholds in mosul, and raqqa. the fight was ferocious and at close quarters. the american—led coalition unleashed bombardment n

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fail and fine gael. it's now the second—largest party in parliament. greece has announced plans to open new migrant detention centres on outlying islands, as it tries to speed up the asylum process for more than 40 thousand applicants. a greek government spokesman described existing camps as anarchic, and said the new centres would be controlled, closed facilities. aid agencies and the united nations are warning that up to six million people in yemen — a fifth of the entire population — are being denied desperately—needed aid because houthi rebels are stopping it getting through. the houthis, backed by iran, control much of the north and west of the country. they've been fighting the government — backed by saudi arabia, the us and the uk — for the past five years. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, has been given rare access to yemen, and reports now from hajjah. a frontline of hunger. this is hajjah, yemen's north—west, lives broken by war and want of everything. at a un f

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fail and fine gael insist they won't go into coalition with them, and no party is expected to win an overall majority. brexit hasn't been a major topic. there's broad agreement about the country's approach, but whoever emerges as taoiseach will influence the trade deal the uk is hoping to achieve. and while scars still remain from ireland's strict past, it's the new social problems that's driving voters' thirst for change. emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. two avalanches have killed at least 38 people in eastern turkey. many of the dead were rescue workers looking for survivors of the first incident which happened yesterday in van province. it is unclear how many people remain buried under the snow. the number of new cars sold last month fell by 7.3%, despite the number of electric vehicles being bought nearly doubling. the society of motor manufacturers and traders said 11,700 fewer new cars were registered injanuary than during the same month in 2019. they blame the fall in sales on the confusion over diesel and clean air zones and weaker consumer confidence. the shadow foreign secreta