correspondent, who is also at the g7 summit in hiroshima shortly. votes in northern ireland s local elections are still being counted, with sinn fein making strong gains. at this rate the party is on course to replace the democratic unionists as the largest force in local government. our ireland correspondent chris page is at belfast city hall. chris, when will we know all the results? and these results to take time to come through, don t they? yes. come through, don t they? yes, that s right- come through, don t they? yes, that s right. official come through, don t they? yes, that s right. official results i come through, don t they? 12:3 that s right. official results still to come for about one third of the 462 to come for about one third of the a62 council seats being contested, but the story of this election is becoming clear, and that is the surge of sinn fein. the irish republican party, whose ultimate aim is to take northern ireland out of the uk, andjoin it is to take north
at this rate the party is on course to replace the democratic unionists as the largest force in local government. our ireland correspondent chris page is at belfast city hall. so, a picture is emerging, but it is not the complete picture. not the complete picture. that s rirht. not the complete picture. that s right- 462 not the complete picture. that s right. 462 seats not the complete picture. that s right. 462 seats are not the complete picture. that s right. 462 seats are being i not the complete picture. that s i right. 462 seats are being counted across northern ireland. about a third of them are yet to have the result officially declared. but the picture is becoming clear, and the story of the selection is the surge of sinn fein, the irish republican party whose ultimate aim is to take northern ireland out of the united kingdom and join it with the republic of ireland. lemme give you an idea of what the morning newspapers here in belfast are saying. the irish news, sinn
loopholes. russia has been very successful in circumventing those sanctions. they are trying to make sure it doesn t happen again. and of course, standing herejust outside the peace memorial park, a very poignant place, a symbol really of the devastation that nuclear weapons can have. all of the leaders were there. they laid a wreaths. the symbolism of the g7 being held in hiroshima will get more poignant as we discuss what is happening in ukraine, which is actually being watched her with a great deal of anxiety. watched her with a great deal of anxie ,, ., ., ., watched her with a great deal of anxie . ,, ., ., ,, watched her with a great deal of anxie . ,, . . . . ~ , ., the counting of votes will begin later this morning in northern ireland s council elections. a total of 807 people are competing for 462 seats, which were last contested in 2019. the first results are expected this afternoon but the final tally is not likely to be confirmed until tomorrow, at the earliest. a photo
comply with sanctions on russia that at least help tighten the net. emit; at least help tighten the net. only at least help tighten the net. only a 45 seconds at least help tighten the net. only a 45 seconds last, at least help tighten the net. only a 45 seconds last, your at least help tighten the net. only a 45 seconds last, your assessment than on the impact sanctions are really having on putin himself. sanctions are a slow game and if we thought they were going to slow the game, we are sadly mistaken. we need to keep ourfocus, keep game, we are sadly mistaken. we need to keep our focus, keep our foot down and we need to make sure we continue to roll out packages that respond to russian circumvention and evasion. ., ~ , ., ., , respond to russian circumvention and evasion. ., ~ ., , evasion. thank you for being so brief in the evasion. thank you for being so brief in the queue evasion. thank you for being so brief in the queue for evasion. thank you for being so brief in t
having left the european union, should turbo charge its economic connections with this indo pacific region. it is a long way from home but the sense it will be a huge driver of the global economy in the coming decades. the other thing todayis coming decades. the other thing today is military. an increasingly muscular china leading concerns among lots of the g7 countries of the potential for a among lots of the g7 countries of the potentialfor a chinese invasion of taiwan. they produce large numbers of semiconductors, hugely important in phones, televisions and laptops. we are concerned militarily and economically of that potential conflict. lots going on. voters in northern ireland head to the polls this morning to cast their vote in local elections. there are 462 seats up for grabs across all 11 councils. our ireland correspondent, chris page, joins us now from belfast.