this is bbc news i m ben brown our headlines at five no date yet for a new election in northern ireland after politicians at stormont missed the deadline for restoring power sharing lam andi i am and i always will be an optimist. so, iam i am and i always will be an optimist. so, i am deeply disappointed that we are where we are now. but disappointed that we are where we are now. ., ., . disappointed that we are where we are now. ., ., , ., are now. but we have today is a complete are now. but we have today is a complete u-turn, are now. but we have today is a complete u-turn, a are now. but we have today is a complete u-turn, a bizarre - are now. but we have today is a i complete u-turn, a bizarre u-turn complete u turn, a bizarre u turn from complete u turn, a bizarre u turn from secretary of state who only yesterday was saying that he had a le-al yesterday was saying that he had a legal obligation for the election. before legal obligation for the election. before dump