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the scottish first minister, he has been talking today about exploring ways in which this scheme could apply in scotland. and what our westminster campaign is saying this evening? they are happy, but they are taking nothing for granted, because this has been a very long time in coming, and they are working out what the headlines in papers could look like if it turns out that somebody who did commit an offence gets more than half £1 million, could that to public opinion against them? but their view is it is right to take that risk, and of course it was the recommendation of that cross—party advisory group to have that blanket overturning of those convictions. thank you very much. nick has just been telling us about scotland. in northern ireland sinn fein's vice—president michelle o'neill said she hopes those wrongly convicted
now to northern ireland where sinn fein�*s vice president michelle o'neill has called on the british and irish governments to deliver a plan to restore a powersharing government at stormont. it's after her party delivered a stunning success in the council elections, becoming the largest party in local government for the first time. emma vardy reports. the political landscape of northern ireland is changing. unionism, the belief that northern ireland should remain part of the uk, is no longer the dominant force. as the democratic unionist party, for a second time in 12 months, has been overtaken by sinn fein. i thought it was inevitable that it would be that way, because people, well... my idea, you vote for people who are going to do the job. ijust think it was coming, the dup haven't been standing around doing anything, so... is that what it's down to, a lack of government? lack of government, yeah. someone has to make really vital decisions relating - to the environment, employment, . childcare, women's refuge provision,
he want to concentrate on the grass court season building up to wimbledon. murray has only played at roland garros once since 2017. and that's all the sport for now. in northern ireland, sinn fein have called on the dup to return to power sharing in northern ireland, after clinching a historic win in the local council elections. sinn fein is now the largest party in local government as well as the stormont assembly. its vice president michelle o'neill has claimed the result shows voters want northern ireland to get a government back. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, reports. sinn fein are celebrating a second historic win in 12 months. the party made breakthroughs across northern ireland, winning seats in areas it has never had councillors elected before. the party says the victory is an endorsement by voters that the blocking of the stormont assembly must end.
money and cash. so we are waiting to see whether this particular ceasefire will actually allow humanitarian assistance to some of the affected communities. now to northern ireland, where sinn fein�*s vice president, michelle o'neill, has called on the british and irish governments to deliver a plan to restore a power—sharing government. it's after her party delivered a stunning success in the council elections, becoming the largest party in local government for the first time. a warning, emma vardy�*s report has flash photography. sinn fein are celebrating a second historic win in 12 months. the party made breakthroughs across northern ireland, winning seats in areas it has never had councillors elected before. the party says the victory is an endorsement by voters that the blocking of the stormont assembly must end. for me, it definitely
talks about it. but space, the beauty of space is it brings all countries together to achieve a common goal which is to advance science for the benefit of all humanity. thank ou so benefit of all humanity. thank you so much _ benefit of all humanity. thank you so much for— benefit of all humanity. thank you so much forjoining - benefit of all humanity. thank you so much forjoining us - benefit of all humanity. thank you so much forjoining us on | you so much forjoining us on this, as you said, historic day for saudi arabia.— this, as you said, historic day for saudi arabia. thank you so much for _ for saudi arabia. thank you so much for having _ for saudi arabia. thank you so much for having me. - now to northern ireland where sinn fein�*s vice president michelle o'neill has called on the british and irish governments to deliver a plan to restore a powersharing government at stormont. it's after her party delivered a stunning success in the council elections, becoming the largest party in local government for the first time. emma vardy reports. the political landscape of northern ireland is changing. unionism, the belief that northern ireland should remain part of the uk, is no longer the dominant force. as the democratic unionist party, for a second time in 12 months, has been overtaken by sinn fein. i thought it was inevitable
elections. the party has won 144 seats — an increase on the 105 councillors returned in 2019. sinn fein's vice—president, michelle o'neill has described the result as "historic". labour says it would introduce shared waiting lists for hospitals in england, if it wins the next general election. sir keir starmer is expected to outline his vision for the nhs in a speech tomorrow, warning that the service is "not sustainable" without reforms. improving the nhs is one of the party's five missions for government — should it gain power. new rail timetables will come into effect from today, with most operators adding more services and stops. the biggest changes are on great western railway, which says it's increasing the number of trains by 5%. the elizabeth line in london will also be fully operational — with a full timetable of 2a trains
so, with these bonus seats being awarded to the party that comes up top, you'd imagine tonight, he'd be pretty confident that he could secure an outright majority, or certainly with that top—up factor, a majority when greeks go to the polls probably injuly, it would seem. you're watching bbc news. ten people were taken to hospital after a double decker bus hit a railway bridge in glasgow. the roof of the bus was ripped off in the accident this morning. a number of other passengers were treated by paramedics at the scene. in northern ireland sinn fein�*s vice president michelle o'neill has called on the british and irish governments to deliver a plan to restore a power—sharing government at stormont. it's after her party delivered a stunning success in the council elections, becoming the largest party in local government for the first time. emma vardy reports. the political landscape of northern ireland is changing. unionism, the belief that
is negotiate with westminster, with the british government to get some more guarantees, perhaps even some legislation that helps address the concerns that the dup have. and they say they're not going to be rushed back into stormont by any means. they're not frightened by these sinn fein gains. they're going to be concentrating on negotiating with westminster to try to address their concerns on brexit. but it does leave sinn fein in a very strong position if a power sharing government is restored, perhaps in autumn time, further down the line, michelle o'neill from sinn fein will become the first nationalist first minister of northern ireland. the celebrated british author martin amis has died. he was 73. his works including money and london fields defined a new era of british writing in the 19805 905. later works investigated stalin's purges and the legacy of the holocaust. amis�* death was announced by his wife, the writer isabel fonseca, who said he'd had oesophageal cancer. he'd been living in
while the dup�*s vote largely held up, the unionist vote overall has splintered in recent years and they've paid a price. there's no getting away from the fact that unionism needs to take a long, hard look at how we manage elections. splintering of the unionist vote, the turnout, the differential in turnout between areas. these are issues that we do need to address and i'm happy to sit down with my fellow unionists and examine these issues. the dup�*s refusal to re—enter power—sharing at stormont was used by sinn fein as a campaigning tool and it appears to have worked. the sense that sinn fein's leader here michelle o'neill was prevented from becoming first minister by the dup�*s boycott has seen sinn fein picking up key votes. the centre—ground alliance party, who are neither unionist nor nationalist, also made some gains and have remained the third largest party in local councils. sinn fein ultimately want to leave
carry out an address at the regional parliament in belfast. however, he is giving a parliamentary addre55 is giving a parliamentary address here in dublin, but there are some politician5 from northern ireland, who have come here. the speaker of the assembly in belfast, al5o michelle o'neill from the irish public party sinn fein. wa5 meant to be the first minister power—sharing i5 be the first minister power—sharing is restored. —— from the irish republican party sinn fein. al5o republican party sinn fein. also from the alliance party, which is neither republican or nationalist. some have also crossed the border to witness the address here by president biden. for witness the address here by president biden.— witness the address here by president biden. ., ., president biden. for the moment, we will leave dublin, _ president biden. for the moment, we will leave dublin, but _ president biden. for the moment, we will leave dublin, but we'll— president biden. for the moment, we will leave dublin, but we'll be - will leave dublin, but we'll be right back, because re5ident5 biden is due to arrive there shortly. —— president biden is due to arrive there. i'd like to show you some pictures from paris, where protester5 are gathering a5