experts and commentators to guidance through the day. welcome to viewers on bbc one northern ireland and viewers on bbc news, this is a stormont special, in which history is about to be made. let s cross to parliament buildings. talk is through the significance as you see it as to what will happen. i through the significance as you see it as to what will happen. it as to what will happen. i don t think ou it as to what will happen. i don t think you could it as to what will happen. i don t think you could understate - it as to what will happen. i don t think you could understate the l think you could understate the symbolic significance today here after 100 years of northern ireland, we are going to get our first nationalist republican first minister here and we have had 11 other leaders in northern ireland, so this will be a significant moment is notjust because titles matter, michelle o neill will have a new title, but we will see within the assembly chamber that visual
hello and thanks forjoining us, where it was a night for the holders real madrid as they sent chelsea to yet another defeat in the opening leg of their uefa champions league quarterfinal, in a season that seems to lurch from one problem to the next for the londoners. the 14 time winners from spain claiming a 2 0 victory over caretaker manager frank lampard s side, while in an all italian clash, ac milan held off napoli at the san siro despite the visitors having a host of chances. joining me to chat through the two matches is our football reporterjoe lynskey. and, joe, carlo ancelotti s side may be struggling domestically, but in europe, theyjust seem to manage to grind out those results, don t they? yeah, they do, tulsen. it s been a mixed season for real madrid, as you alluded to there. it s been a chaotic season for the premier league side chelsea. this competition, the champions league, really represents their last opportunity to win a trophy this season, and they were wa
to understand that this is a special arena and a special football club, and anything can happen. some things you can t control. i m very proud to come back and manage a team of the size. i ve managed in this competition before. i m not done at all. i m excited to get the opportunity. i have a fantastic memory of this club, i have a fantastic memory of this club, of i have a fantastic memory of this club, of the i have a fantastic memory of this club, of the people who are still working club, of the people who are still working there, i am a supporter of chelsea, working there, i am a supporter of chelsea, of working there, i am a supporter of chelsea, of course, because i spent two years chelsea, of course, because i spent two years really nice there. i hope that lampard is able to do a fantastic that lampard is able to do a fantasticjob with them. so, cheslea in the spanish capital to face the holders. elsewhere in the champions league it s an all italian affair
confirms it carried out tuesday s deadly bombing. we speak to the un s special rapporteur on human rights. welcome back to bbc news. more on all of those headline stories in a moment or two, but let s round up the sport needs and head to the bbc sport centre. well, more european football tonight? the runaway siri a leaders, napoli, going to ac milan. frank lampard will need a heroic performance from his chelsea side, who go on to take on holders, real madrid. chelsea s season has been one to forget so far, 3 wins in their last 13 games, 17 points off the top 4 in the premier league with lampard back at stamford bridge as caretaker manager. former chelsea striker chris sutton believes all the focus is on carlo ancelotti s side ahead of this one. everyone is looking at real madrid, the mentality monsters, they always find a way to get out of the hind stop we saw last season some incredible comebacks when they were down and out on the last legs, and they found a way. chelsea hav