how long has trouble been brewing for arlene foster? ., , ., , , , foster? the trouble has been brewing within the dup _ foster? the trouble has been brewing within the dup ever— foster? the trouble has been brewing within the dup ever since _ foster? the trouble has been brewing within the dup ever since the - within the dup ever since the arrival of borisjohnson at the arrival of boris johnson at the party conference promising they would be no border down the irish sea, being followed basically a year later by borisjohnson concluding a deal that did involve a border down the irish sea so the perception for some within the dup is that she had been hoodwinked by the prime minister and that she placed too much faith in borisjohnson and that she had been attracted by the stardust around boris johnson, inviting stardust around borisjohnson, inviting him to stardust around boris johnson, inviting him to the party conference, to leave the dash to lead the dup up the garden path, and i don't think she could have recovered from that. she started well as the dup l

arlene foster was a very divisive figure _ arlene foster was a very divisive figure to— arlene foster was a very divisive figure to a _ arlene foster was a very divisive figure. to a certain extent she overcompensated at various points. she actually wasn't at heart quite as hard—line as those positions made out. as hard—line as those positions made out she _ as hard—line as those positions made out she was — as hard—line as those positions made out. she was a church of ireland and anglican— out. she was a church of ireland and anglican person in the dup, that is quite _ anglican person in the dup, that is quite uncommon. she was the first female _ quite uncommon. she was the first female leader of the party. she had more _ female leader of the party. she had more liberal views on things like -ay more liberal views on things like gay rights — more liberal views on things like gay rights then some dup members. but i gay rights then some dup members. but i think— gay rights then some dup members. but i think she increasingly felt that she — but i think she increasingly

it was - brexit which became arlene foster's biggest nemesis. her profile rose as the dup propped up theresa may's government through the confidence and supply agreement. when boris johnson promised to protect the union, she championed him. he is a fabulous friend _ union, she championed him. he is a fabulous friend to _ union, she championed him. he is a fabulous friend to the _ union, she championed him. he is a fabulous friend to the union. - union, she championed him. he is a fabulous friend to the union. but. fabulous friend to the union. but when he agreed a brexit deal which separated northern ireland in trading terms from the rest of the uk, it was damaging to the party and arlene foster's leadership. now the anger among loyalist communities over brexit has raised the stakes. there is a sense that unionism in northern ireland is weakened and losing ground to nationalists. now arlene foster is paying the price. emma vardy is at stormont tonight. as you were saying, it's a fragile political situation there, so what are the implications of

—— first minister arlene foster. critics of arlene foster have been very angry about that. stormont was recalled today and she was quite isolated, she seemed hoarse voiced and ill, somewhat ill, may be an element of pressure. and she has come under heavy criticism for that but all of the unionist parties, thatis but all of the unionist parties, that is the biggest unionist party, there is also the ulster unionist party and the tuv have called for the police chief to quit because the prosecutor said and i think one of the ease —— reasons for h not bringing charges in the aftermath of the funeral of an ira leader, they said that the police helped to organise the funeral had caused the problem. whether or not it is helpful depends on people's perspectives. but there is very serious annoyance at that. we for example as a newspaper, our editorial position has been as he was saying when we introduce us that we are eunice and is not right to focus on the police because there is a much wider culture of appeasement of republicans partly because london is maybe in some respects n

it was brexit which became arlene foster's biggest nemesis. her profile rose as the dup propped up theresa may's government through the confidence and supply agreement. when borisjohnson promised to protect the union, she championed him. he is a fabulous friend to the union. but when he agreed a brexit deal which separated northern ireland in trading terms from the rest of the uk, it was damaging to the party and arlene foster's leadership. now, the anger among loyalist communities over brexit has raised the stakes. there is a sense that unionism in northern ireland is weakened and losing ground to nationalists. and now, arlene foster is paying the price. emma vardy, bbc news. us federal investigators have carried out searches at the home and offices of donald trump's former personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. they're trying to establish whether mr giuliani illegally lobbied the trump administration on behalf of the ukrainian government. mr giuliani's lawyer says his client did not break the law and has called the searches "legal thuggery". michae

it if she has one of the first mr arlene foster.— if she has one of the first mr arlene foster. it is unlikely that she has more _ arlene foster. it is unlikely that she has more of— arlene foster. it is unlikely that she has more of a _ arlene foster. it is unlikely that she has more of a future -- - she has more of a future —— minister~ _ she has more of a future —— minister. she is facing a vote of no—confidence in for a long time, rumbles — no—confidence in for a long time, rumbles about how her poor leadership, brexit has been a disaster— leadership, brexit has been a disaster for the dup. the leadership, brexit has been a disasterforthe dup. the border which _ disasterforthe dup. the border which is — disasterforthe dup. the border which is not what they wanted even though— which is not what they wanted even though they lobbied for brexit and also, _ though they lobbied for brexit and also, in _ though they lobbied for brexit and also, in the light of the recent riots— also, in the light of the recent riots as — also, in the light of the recent ri

arlene foster has overseen a bruising period for the party. he is a fabulous friend to the union... after championing borisjohnson, the dup were cast aside as he agreed a brexit deal which placed barriers to trade between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. a sense of betrayal over brexit is among the issues driving loyalist protests on the streets. and a feeling that arlene foster and her deputy nigel dodds have overseen one of the most damaging periods for unionism in the party's history. we heard today people saying that there was no support within the unionist and loyalist community to stand up against this protocol. we're not giving our country up, and when we say we will resist this, we mean it! applause and cheering. this anger on the streets has increased the pressure on the party. i think people are starting to come to the conclusion that they are electorally maybe better off with someone else than arlene foster, because i think they're going to have a lot of difficult questions to answer on the doors next may, particularly around that protocol. tonight's motion calls

and now arlene foster is paying the price. we are into uncharted territory now, as the dup has never really had a leadership contest in the past. it's always been more of a coronation. one of the big questions in people's minds now is, will the new leader take the party into an even more hardened position against brexit arrangements, the northern ireland protocol? if so it could place even more strain on the difficult relationship between the uk and the eu and make that critical relationship between unionists and nationalists here even more fragile. in the last hour, it's been announced that the government has ordered an extra 60 million doses of the pfizer covid vaccine. the new order is thought to be part of a plan to offer booster vaccinations in the autumn. it follows some encouraging evidence about the current vaccination roll—out. a new study has found that, even in cases where people get infected after receiving a single dose of the jab, their chances of passing it on to someone in the same household is cut by up to a

people are starting _ ground. —— arlene foster. people are starting to— ground. —— arlene foster. people are starting to look beyond this and also looking to next year and next assembly— also looking to next year and next assembly elections, they'll be the first time — assembly elections, they'll be the first time it will be a chance after that in_ first time it will be a chance after that in 2024 based on outcome of that in 2024 based on outcome of that election for the assembly to vote on— that election for the assembly to vote on the irish sea border and that is— vote on the irish sea border and that is something that moves us beyond — that is something that moves us beyond a — that is something that moves us beyond a psychological party to a really _ beyond a psychological party to a really significant practical blue if they cannot make anything of that consent— they cannot make anything of that consent mechanism that borisjohnson really eventually built into his deal — really eventually built into his deal for— really eventually built into his deal for brexi

of it. —— arlene foster. it will be quite a problem — arlene foster. it will be quite a problem for the government. she excepts _ problem for the government. she excepts the northern isla protocol as awareness and there is no guarantee that the next excess exit will do _ guarantee that the next excess exit will do the — guarantee that the next excess exit will do the same. —— northern ireland — will do the same. —— northern ireland protocol. that will be very important — ireland protocol. that will be very important for the government and it could _ important for the government and it could mean— important for the government and it could mean that a change again. it is damaging across the uk as a whole — is damaging across the uk as a whole. ., . is damaging across the uk as a whole. . . ,., , is damaging across the uk as a whole. . . , ., ., whole. the article points out that she initially _ whole. the article points out that she initially brushed _ whole. the article points out that she

of it. —— arlene foster. it will be quite a problem — arlene foster. it will be quite a problem for the government. she excepts _ problem for the government. she excepts the northern ista protocol as awareness and there is no guarantee that the next excess exit will do _ guarantee that the next excess exit will do the — guarantee that the next excess exit will do the same. —— northern ireland — will do the same. —— northern ireland protocol. that will be very important — ireland protocol. that will be very important for the government and it could _ important for the government and it could meah— important for the government and it could mean that a change again. it is damaging across the uk as a whole — is damaging across the uk as a whole. . ~ is damaging across the uk as a whole. . . ,., , is damaging across the uk as a whole. . . , ., . whole. the article points out that she initially _ whole. the article points out that she initially brushed _ whole. the article points out that she in

arlene foster announces _ be advised upon. arlene foster announces she _ be advised upon. arlene foster announces she is _ be advised upon. arlene foster announces she is stepping - be advised upon. arlene foster| announces she is stepping down be advised upon. arlene foster - announces she is stepping down as northern ireland first minister and the leader of the democratic unionist party. following calls from the party for a leadership contest. it has been the privilege of my life to serve _ it has been the privilege of my life to serve the people of northern ireiand — to serve the people of northern ireland as their first minister. and of course — ireland as their first minister. and of course to— ireland as their first minister. and of course to represent my home constituency. a of course to represent my home constituency-— of course to represent my home constituency. a country in chaos, and official— constituency. a country in chaos, and official covid _ constituency. a country in chaos, and official covid death _ constituency. a country in chaos, and officia

it appears that arlene foster's leadership is — why? it appears that arlene foster's leadership is in _ why? it appears that arlene foster's leadership is in a _ why? it appears that arlene foster's leadership is in a precarious - leadership is in a precarious position tonight. we understand that a majority of the dup's assembly members and its mps have signed this motion of no confidence, and is likely that that will then lead to a leadership election. this hasn't come out of the blue. it comes off the back of months of rising pressures here. there is particular angen pressures here. there is particular anger, of course, overthe pressures here. there is particular anger, of course, over the northern ireland protocol, the part of the brexit deal that relates to northern ireland and has left northern ireland and has left northern ireland in a different set of rules from the rest of the uk. that has sparked a lot of fury among unionists here. another issue causing anger is abortion, the fact that westminster intervened to legalise abortio

farewell to arlene foster. the leader of the dup, who of course achieved _ the leader of the dup, who of course achieved particular prominent tents in politics— achieved particular prominent tents in politics after the 2017 election when _ in politics after the 2017 election when the — in politics after the 2017 election when the conservatives were dependent on dup for their parliamentary majority —— particular politics _ parliamentary majority —— particular politics her— parliamentary majority —— particular politics. her leadership has been defined _ politics. her leadership has been defined by brexit, particularly by her relationship with boris johnson. boris _ her relationship with boris johnson. borisjohnson made a promise to the dup that _ borisjohnson made a promise to the dup that his brexit dale will avoid an irish _ dup that his brexit dale will avoid an irish sea border. —— brexit deal. a lrorder— an irish sea border. —— brexit deal. a border between britain and northern ir

whoever succeeds arlene foster, the tensions over brexit remain. how they deal with them will be the first test for the new leader of unionism in northern ireland, with implications for the whole of the uk. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. patients with a rare inherited eye condition, which causes gradual sight loss — have said they are astonished and delighted by the success of a new form of gene therapy. the treatment is intended to halt further loss of sight, but has actually improved their vision as well. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more — and just a warning — his report includes images of the operation. jake has been gradually losing his sight since birth but no longer — thanks to a ground—breaking gene therapy. i've just been able to see facial features on my own face. it's something that i never used to be able to do. jake, from county durham, has a rare inherited condition which means his central vision is largely a blur. since his rate eye was treated a year ago his peripheral vision has improved. i'm in the best place i've

whoever succeeds arlene foster, the tensions over brexit remain. how they deal with them will be the first test for the new leader of unionism in northern ireland, with implications for the whole of the uk. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. with just over a week to go before elections for welsh parliament, the leaders of five political parties vying for votes have been taking part in tv debates this evening. the welsh government's handling of the pandemic, and the state of the economy, are among the issues facing voters. hywel griffith has been watching the debate from cardiff. they have already dismantled the set behind us, the politicians will hope they have made a more lasting impression. inevitably, the pandemic has dominated the debate here. just a couple of months ago people questioned whether this election could even take place, and even now there are concerns about turn out next week. tonight then an opportunity for the leaders to try and cut through. hey, thanks for the support, yeah? connecting with voters, pressing the flesh, the usual camp

arlene foster is suing drjessen for defamation. our ireland correspondent emma vardy is outside the high court. stop in that way, dr christian jessen reference those rumours and in relation to the dup's opposition to same—sex marriage he wrote that arlene foster had been preaching the sanctity of marriage and also put in the post that it always comes back to back them in the end. that tweet got reposted more than 500 times. dr christian jessen has got reposted more than 500 times. dr christianjessen has around 300,000 followers, and it was shared many times before being deleted a couple of weeks later. today arlene foster said that was very humiliating and upsetting for her family, that the rumours were untrue, and a court heard that dr christianjessen had not issued any correction or apology and disagreed with the suggestion that that tweet was defamatory. let's take a look at the latest government figures. there were 2,491 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. on average 2,719 new cases were report

northern ireland's first minister, arlene foster, says she felt "humiliated" after a celebrity doctor tweeted a false rumour that she was having an extramarital affair. the high court in belfast has been hearing the tweet by dr christianjessen was retweeted more than 500 times. mrs foster is suing drjessen for defamation. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is at the high court. what else was said in court? dr what else was said in court? d christianjessen is probably best known as the presenter of channel 4's embarrass embodies programme, and his tweet written into thousand and his tweet written into thousand and 19 came around the time but some anonymous twitter account posted claims that arlene foster was having an affair with one of her security guard —— written in 2019. in his tweet, drjessen made reference to those rumours and he wrote that dup had been preaching the sanctity of marriage and he posted, it always comes back to bite them in the end. drjessen has more than 300,000 followers, the tweet was we shared many times before it was taken down a couple of weeks later an

earlier on i said arlene foster _ help on that. earlier on i said arlene foster was _ help on that. earlier on i said arlene foster was the - help on that. earlier on i said | arlene foster was the leader. help on that. earlier on i said i arlene foster was the leader. a help on that. earlier on i said - arlene foster was the leader. a slip of the tongue. she is the leader of the dup. the who is warning that a lot of trust in the ashes in the code coverage vaccine could be a huge low in the fight against the virus. yesterday we on wednesday european and british medical regulators said there is increasing evidence that the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine is linked to extremely rare, but potentially deadly, blood clots. here in britain, people under the age of 30 are being offered an alternative to the astrazeneca vaccine. and here's what's happening elsewhere. many countries have suspended use of the vaccine among young adults while investigations continue. these countries include australia, canada, south korea, the philippines and several eu nations including france, germany, italy, an

arlene foster steps down as colleague say they have lost confidence in her. and the president pays tribute to michael collins — one of the original members of the apollo 11 mission to the moon, who's died, aged 90. a warm welcome to the in a speech to a joint session of congress, president biden has marked his one hundred days in office with the phrase "america is on the move again". mr biden hailed as a success the massive vaccination and he remarked on the historic moment. thank you all, madam speaker, madam vice president. no president has ever said those words from this podium. no president has ever said those words, and it's about time. let's speak to the bbc�*s lebo diseko on capitol hill who has been listening to president biden�*s speech. reducing poverty was one of the big themes. lets get stuck in. america is on the move, it began with him hailing his success as president, especially when it comes to tackling covid—19. absolutely, you mentioned earlier he was talking about the vaccination rates. he has gone past is 200 million vaccinations t

this week arlene foster _ she has led for five years? try 3 week arlene foster has experienced politics at its most painful with a big majority of the dup's senior elected representatives signing a letter saying she should resign as leader. in her resignation statement she said she was preparing to leave the political stage. now sources close to mrs foster have told the bbc that when she leaves a first minister's office here at stormont at the end ofjune, she will also be leaving the dup. those same sources say that she thinks it isn't the same party that she joined and that it is taking a different direction. now the background to that, a number of politicians involved in removing mrs foster essentially thought she was being too moderate. they believe she should take a more socially conservative position on matters such as lgbt issues and thought she should be more strong and strategic in opposing the brexit arrangements for northern ireland that have created a trade border between here and the rest of the uk. today, mrs foster spoke to

— no-confidence move against arlene foster taking place now? yes, as you sa , foster taking place now? yes, as you say. brexit, — foster taking place now? yes, as you say. brexit, the _ foster taking place now? yes, as you say, brexit, the arrangements - foster taking place now? yes, as you say, brexit, the arrangements for - say, brexit, the arrangements for northern ireland in particular, really centred everything going on here. union are strongly oppose part of the brexit they were known as the northern ireland protocol, which has an effect created a trade border between northern ireland of the uk, goods arriving here from england and england and scotland and wales have to be checked, because northern ireland in effect remains in the eu single market for goods. this was the big issue in the background, discontent and the dup about how the party leadership has been tackling that particular issue. there is some thinking that they northern ireland protocol should have been more strongly opposed by arlene foster. another issue is that some of

northern ireland's democratic unionist party begins its search for a new leader, after arlene foster announced she would step down. the uk's biggest airport, heathrow, records losses of nearly £2.11 billion and passenger numbers down 90% due to the pandemic. more medical aid is due to arrive in india as the country reports nearly 380,000 new covid cases, the world's highest single—day total. we'll take a look at how helpless the british—indian community are feeling. let me know your thoughts on any of today's stories — on twitter, it's @annita?mcveigh or #bbcyourquestions. also coming up this hour... a return for parkrun, the volunteer—led initiative is hoping to restart its weekly 5k runs onjune the 5th. good morning. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. president biden has set out plans for a vast expansion of government and said it's time for the wealthiest americans to begin paying theirfair share. in his first speech to congress marking 100 days in office, the us president unveiled a sweeping investment plan forjobs, education and social care. 0n the coronavirus pa

the announcement from arlene foster will have surprised few people such was the pressure she's been under from her democratic unionist party but it does open a new unpredictable chapter in northern ireland politics. it has been the privilege of my life to serve the people of northern ireland as their 1st minister and of course to represent my home constituency offer mana true along arlene foster took over as leader of the democratic unionist party from peter robinson in december 25th the it made to the 1st woman to lead the progress his party and to serve as northern ireland's 1st minister less than a year later officials said serious systemic failings over a scrapped renewable energy scheme would hit the budgets available to the stormont assembly forced his opponents demanded she resign when she refused the deputy 1st minister martin mcguinness from the republican shouldn't fame party quit bringing down the power sharing executive which would stay out of action for 3 years during that period the u.k. and the prime minister to resign may was negotiating its bricks it divorce deal with the

northern ireland's first minister arlene foster has said she felt "humiliated" after a celebrity doctor tweeted a false rumour that she was having an extra—marital affair. the high court in belfast heard that the tweet by dr christianjessen was retweeted more than 500 times. arlene foster is suing drjessen for defamation. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is outside the high court. doctor christian is probably best known for presenting the channel four a programme called embarrassing bodies and the 3q wrote in 2019 as you say came around the time that anonymous twitter accounts were circulating these claims that arlene foster was having an affair with one of her security guards and aimed at he referenced the room as an in relation to the dup opposition to same—sex marriage he will at that arian foster had been preaching the sanctity of marriage and also putting the post it always comes back to bite them in the end. now you say that tweets got reposted more than 500 times and he has about 300,000 followers. and it was reposted and shared with many times before it was deleted a cou

foster will resign as leader of the democratic unionist party and is northern ireland's 1st minister critics blame her for the trade barrier down the irish sea known as the northern ireland protocol which was agreed as part of the u.k.'s exit from the e.u. and her simmons has more from outside the northern ireland assembly in belfast there are up to half a dozen contenders in the leadership race all of them men and one thing you can count on is that the heart of the line they take against bricks it in the northern ireland protocol more chance they'll have of winning the protocol being foisted upon northern ireland against the will of union us has served to destabilise northern ireland and more recent times. and why if there is still a job of work today i'm proud that there is a young generation of democratic unionist getting involved in politics and trying to shape northern ireland for the better you don't have to turn the clock but far to see the main reason for arlene foster's demise she backed boris johnson over bricks it didn't expect was the northern ireland protocol which put a

cheering arlene foster began her leadership with electoral success. but, after a majority of the party moved against her, she conceded her time at the top was over. for me, the decision to enter politics was never about party or person, it was about speaking up for the voiceless and building a northern ireland which could prosper and be at peace within the united kingdom. but unionists have felt northern ireland's place in the uk has been undermined by the new brexit arrangements. a new trade border in the irish sea means there are new checks on goods arriving from the rest of the uk. and there is frustration in the dup that westminster intervened to legalise abortion, which the party opposed. mrs foster's critics felt she should have defended the dup's core ideals more strongly. whoever takes over can't just wave a wand and, you know, scrap the brexit protocol, and certainly some of the issues that have caused problems for certain elements within the party around rights, around lgbt rights, around women's reproductive rights, there is a sense you can

can we bring | arlene foster on screen, please? can inow— arlene foster on screen, please? can i now invite _ arlene foster on screen, please? can i now invite arlene foster to contribute to this debate? you are on silent — can you hear me now, mr speaker? yes, go ahead, please.— can you hear me now, mr speaker? yes, go ahead, please. thank you. i aolorise yes, go ahead, please. thank you. i apologise for— yes, go ahead, please. thank you. i apologise for that _ yes, go ahead, please. thank you. i apologise for that and _ yes, go ahead, please. thank you. i apologise for that and can _ yes, go ahead, please. thank you. i apologise for that and can i - apologise for that and can i apologise for that and can i apologise also for my voice today. i hope that people can at least make some of what i am saying out. i do welcome this motion brought to the house today. the scenes we have seen over this last evening and previous evenings in various parts of northern ireland are totally unacceptable. there can be no place in our society for violence or the threat of violence and

i think there was a view that arlene foster would go at some stage. this came very suddenly and very brutally in one sense, which, given the nature of the delicate balance in politics in northern ireland where one party has a major problem, it has a knock—on effect on the other parties when it comes to creating and recreating the executive. so the government will be hoping this transition of powerfrom government will be hoping this transition of power from foster to the two or three contenders, one of the two or three contenders, one of the two or three contenders, one of the two or three continues... new dynamics or new demands on new strategies to the existing process. do you think that can be achieved? obviously the issues and fallout around brexit has been part of the problem and does not go away. t problem and does not go away. i think that is key to all of this and it is going to be the biggest challenge for any new leader to take on board. simply becoming new leader is not gonna make the protocol disappear. walking away from the assembly was

why does arlene foster find herself in this position, do you believe? aha, herself in this position, do you believe? �* . herself in this position, do you believe? �* , ., ' believe? a number of different elements have _ believe? a number of different elements have contributed - believe? a number of different elements have contributed to i believe? a number of different i elements have contributed to this believe? a number of different - elements have contributed to this as she herself alluded to just yesterday, and this is not the first time that she has faced a leadership or a question over her leadership of the dup, so for her, it isjust another blip on the horizon but i think from the figures that you suggested, around the numbers of mlas that have signed the former circulating amongst the party, it seems to be a lot more serious than anything that has gone before. some of these elements, some of which can stretch back, can be seen to have stretched back a number of years, have contributed to what we have seen it coming to the forefront in the l

arlene foster's profile role —— willis as the dup popped up the government through the confidence and supply agreement. when borisjohnson agreement. when boris johnson promised agreement. when borisjohnson promised to protect the union he championed him. when he agreed a brexit beer which left northern ireland under a different set of rules from the rest of the uk it was damaging to the party and arlene foster's leadership. now the anger among lightless communities of brexit has raised the stakes. there is the sense that unionism has weekend and losing ground to nationalists now are is paying the price. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is — more than 200,000 indians are now confirmed dead from covid—19, but the real total is feared much higher. health systems are at the point of collapse, crematoria are overrun and some vaccine centres have run of out doses. the european parliament has now ratified the post—brexit trade deal with the uk. we've followed the brexit story since 2016, and this week, we're looking at whether promises have been kept. t

they say that she thinks the dup is no longer the party that arlene foster joined. and it is moving in a different direction. mrs foster is to resign as dup leader on the 28th of may, next month. and end her tenure as first minister at the end ofjune. arlene foster, who has a ready announced she is going to leave the leadership role that she has had for about six years, i think, now, in the dup. but she�*s also going to leave the party. a parting of the ways for unionism and its most recent leader. sky tv says the actor and director, noel clark, will not be involved in any of its future productions, after multiple accusations of sexual harassment. he�*s already been suspended by bafta, just three weeks after he received one of the film academy�*s top awards for outstanding british contribution to cinema. mr clarke says he vehemently denies any sexual misconduct or wrongdoing. this report from lizo mzimba contains flash photography. applause. earlier this month, noel clarke received one of bafta�*s highest honours. hopefully people see that i have tried to el

foster has urged both sides to show restraint as the british prime minister has expressed his alarm and called for dialogue. i am deeply concerned by the scenes of violence northern ireland especially attacks on the p.s. and i who are protecting the public and businesses attacks on a bus driver and the assault of a journalist this week to resolve differences is through dialogue not violence or criminality. meanwhile northern ireland's justice minister has blamed the u.k. government for the flare up now i mean long accuse the conservatives of dishonesty over the way brek said it would affect the irish border saying they promised quote unfettered access while failing to work through the legal consequences she also slammed the british government's decision to suspend the northern ireland protocol which was a part of the u.k.'s withdrawal agreement with the e.u. aimed at ensuring an open border a bit earlier i spoke with jonathan tong professor of british and irish politics he thinks the government made a series of false promises to the people of northern ireland where the british gover

foster for the trade barrier down the irish sea which is known as the northern ireland protocol which was agreed as part of the u.k.'s exit from the e.u. the russian authorities have painted over a mural of the jail kremlin critic hours after it appeared issued a jubilant in the name making a heart shape with his hands next to a slogan a hero of a time the mural was painted in president vladimir putin's hometown st petersburg the opposition figure is serving a 2 and a half year prison sentence for violating parole while he was being treated in germany last year for poisoning more on that and everything else that we have been covering here on al-jazeera on our website there it is al jazeera dot com. and now the top stories on al-jazeera india has reported another record number of corona virus deaths 3293 fatalities were reported on wednesday pushing its official covert best toll past 200000 it's the 4th country to reach that mark but experts fear the true number is actually far higher all indians are very.

foster will resign as leader of the democratic unionist party northern ireland's 1st minister critics blame her for the trade barrier down the irish known as the northern ireland protocol which was agreed as part of the exit from the. thanks for watching we'll take a short break and we'll be with you in just a moment. from inside the walls of a west african prison. a chance to create to express emotion and take the 1st steps towards rehabilitation. his passion for. inspiring prisoners to perform and to reach beyond the ill deeds of the past and the confines of. the dance of the. documentary. in the midst of war a generation grew up in exile more than 13000000 syrians tough the pre-war population remain displaced inside and outside the country and as the conflict enters its 2nd decade with no political settlement in sight there could be further displacement home for many has been informal camps like this in neighboring countries in lebanon's bekaa valley life has been one of poverty and uncertainty. is collapsing and international aid organizations are warning it is pushing millions de

as the the first minister, the dup�*s arlene foster, praised "a life well lived, to the full". in closing, mr speaker, i say that i do welcome the respectful way in which you and the parties have responded to the passing of his royal highness the duke of edinburgh. i think the unity of spirit has been evident. so let's all harness and channel that spirit moving head as the assembly and executive work through the very real and significant challenges that face us. significantly, there were also warm words from sinn fein. over the past two decades there have been significant interventions by the british royal family to assist in the building of relationships between britain and ireland. it's appropriate this contribution to the advancement of peace and is rightly recognised. the duke of edinburgh had, of course, a long association with scotland. he was educated at gordonstoun school on the moray murray coast. and at their home at balmoral, the queen has regularly hosted prime ministers and first ministers. i always enjoyed my conversations with the duke of edinburgh on these visit

no the island's 1st minister is stepping down arlene foster was facing a revolt from within the democratic unionist party and will resign as party leader on may the 28th and his 1st minister by the end of june foster has faced criticism over her handling of breaks it and the r.c. border. on the eve of his 100th day in office u.s. president joe biden is due to give his 1st speech to a joint session of congress it is an opportunity for him to update americans on where his election promises stand the pandemic in his $1.00 trillion dollars spending plan likely to feature prominently speak to an official joins us live from outside the white house and so plenty to talk about for the u.s. president. it's going to split into 2 parts hey look what i did for you hey look what i want to do for you what i did for you will be pandemic how he's boosted the numbers of vaccinations across the country remember he said he wanted 100000000 jobs and 100000000 arms by his 1st 100 days people thought he was pitching that a bit low the numbers well in excess of that in the vaccination program is rolling out and

foster for the trade barrier between down the irish sea known as the northern ireland protocol which was agreed to as part of the u.k.'s exit from the e.u. . south africa's president has told a corruption inquiry involving his predecessor that the governing a.n.c. party could and should have done more to prevent graft the so-called state capture inquiry is looking at allegations that former president jacob zuma allowed members of the controversial gupta family to secure government contracts and influence policy from a poser was the president on this he testified that he would make excuses or defend the indefensible but he didn't name zuma the south african president has faced opposition from within his own party over how to deal with corruption and those accused of it we must acknowledge that the issue of state capture was a matter of great political contestation in the. differences over where the state kept existed its extent and form. and what should be done about it until visions within the national executive committee. structure apollo 11 pilot michael collins who was on the 1st

northern ireland's leader arlene foster has been else did by her democratic unionist party shills step down as party leader next month and as northern ireland's 1st minister at the end of june she had been heavily criticised for her handling of the fallout from britain leaving the european union that. german chancellor angela merkel has urged china to resume a dialogue over human rights issues as soon as possible she made the comments as she held her final government consultations with china as german chancellor hugh expressed concern about beijing's crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in hong kong her government has also raised alarm about china's treatment of its muslim with your minority but merkel stressed there were also areas where berlin and beijing could work together. it's not just the popular german cars the chinese market has been a boon to the german economy on the whole throughout the pandemic but germany wants china to open its markets even farther that's a key issue for the intergovernmental talks that are being held virtually this time due to the corona restrictions

foster for the chief constable of northern ireland to resign which he refuses to do so you have that going on as an irritation to loyalists who are furious about that add to that the nature of the paramilitaries that loyalist paramilitaries being involved in organized crime some theories suggest that they are the cause of a lot of this file and they're actually organizing it and in fact calling for a low in all of the violence because of prince philip dying that was breached on friday night as we saw and now there is a worry that this could go or this is not going away by no means. all right thanks so much under simmons there belfast about 200 rebel fighters have been killed by security forces in central african republic that's according to the president's security advisor valerie zahar of witnesses tell government troops and russian forces surrounded the town of near and attacked rebel bases the rebels have been fighting the government of president fast in charge while there are since his reelection in december djibouti as president ismail ahmed a guy has been reelected for a 5th te

northern ireland's leader arlene foster has been ousted by her democratic unionist party she'll step down as party leader next month and northern ireland's 1st minister at the end of june she had been heavily criticized for her handling of the fallout from britain leaving the european union. police here in germany have detained a 51 year old woman on suspicion of killing 4 people at a home for the disabled in the city of potts near berlin a 5th person was found with serious injuries the exact events and circumstances are still unclear. and china has successfully launched a rocket into space carrying the 1st of 3 modules for its 1st ever permanent space station beijing hopes to have it completed by next year when finished it will rival the only other continuously manned vessel orbiting earth the international space station. india has set another global record in corona virus cases reporting almost 380000 new infections in the last day medical aid from abroad has started arriving in the country but hospitals are still struggling with shortages of staff and supplies including oxygen ind

foster. it's assembly members and mps who determine who's the leader of the party. ms. foster has led the dup and ben northern ireland's first ministerfor more than ben northern ireland's first minister for more than five years. hong kong's public broadcaster says the territory's chief executive, carrie lam, will present her own programme about recent changes to the electoral system. they are expected to be 40 episodes of the chinese language show in which she will speak to guests about the controversial reforms imposed by china. searches in spain say that they found no sign of high levels of infection in people who attended a ladder church concert last month. 5000 music fans are part of the experiment after having previously tested negative for covid—i9. audience members wore masks but did not have to socially distance. six people tested positive after the gig, the others have been infected elsewhere. black women face a significantly higher risk of suffering a miscarriage during pregnancy