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
is donald trump unstoppable? it s all about who comes second, because it appears donald trump can t be beaten by any of the other candidates. we re live in de moines, where in two and a half hours the first votes of this presidential cycle will be cast. and we ve been taking the political temperature. donald trump is a felon. he brings chaos with him, he brings division. i agree with some of his policies, but as a person, i think he s a despicable human being and i d like to be proud of my president again. we need a big change right now and i m behind we need a big change right now and i m behind the we need a big change right now and i m behind the front we ll hear from a republican strategist and a spokesman for the trump campaign. also tonight failed by both police and the council. girls groomd and raped by gangs of pakistani and afghan heritage men in rochdale were so badly let down by the authorities that 96 people are still deemed a potential risk to children in
which would be a breach of the uk data privacy code designed to protect young people. good morning and welcome to the bbc news channel. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has denied claims he failed to follow covid testing advice during the early days of the pandemic. thousands of whatsapp messages leaked to the telegraph show mr hancock was advised in april 2020 to test everyone going into care homes. but a message reportedly from mr hancock to an aide said he would rather commit to just testing those going into care homes from hospitals. lord bethall was a junior minister in department of health and social care back in 2020. this morning, he was asked whether matt hancock should have taken the advice of the chief medical officer to test everyone going into care homes. no, ithink no, i think the key phrase here is this is obviously a positive step. it was absolutely crystal clear that we wanted to test everyone who went into social care. that was the ambition. gettin
calling the allegation defamatory. sight loss charity guide dogs says it s had a record number of people volunteering to raise puppies following a bbc story that highlighted a a shortage of dogs. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. officials in greece say at least 36 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train crash. a cargo train collided with a passenger train near the city of larissa in the thessaly region. conditions for the rescuers are described as very difficult. the army has been mobilised to help and dozens of fire and ambulance staff are at the scene. stephanie prentice reports. it s been described by local authorities as a powerful collision and a terrible scene. while passengers said the crash felt like being in an earthquake. translation: we heard a big bang. it was ten nightmareish seconds. we were turning over in the wagon till we fell on our sides and until the commotion stopped. and there was panic, cables everyw
settled weather continues until about tuesday or wednesday and after that, it goes down hill with a bit of rain but until then it is dry. thanks, tomasz. and that s the bbc news at ten on thursday the 9th of february. for more analysis of the day s main stories, newsnight is beginning on bbc two with kirsty wark. while on bbc one, wejoin colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. from the ten team here, goodnight. hello i m paul scott with all your bbc sports centre update. let s start with football and plans for a european super league have resurfaced. there were protests from fans last year when a number of english and european clubs proposed a break away league. but the move collapsed within 48 hours after an outcry, notjust from fans, but governments and players also. the company that backed the idea originally has now proposed a revamped format, with up to 80 teams competing. joe lynkey reports. april 2021, english football s greatest rivals