hello and welcome. police in northern ireland have warned that some republicans could try to provoke street violence over the easter weekend as the country marks the 25th anniversary since the signing of the good friday agreement that largely ended 30 years of sectarian violence. hundreds of extra police have been brought in for events which culminate with a visit to belfast by us president biden on wednesday. vincent mcavinney reports. final preparations are under way in northern ireland for a week of notjust religious observation, but also a commemoration of the end of this nation s darkest chap. events are being held to mark monday s 25th anniversary of the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998. the deal ended 30 years of violent conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles, which cost the lives of more than 3500 people. cost the lives of more than 3500 maple- cost the lives of more than 3500 eole. ., ., ., 3500 people. today i want to. while there 3500 pe
we begin in the middle east where israeli officials say two israeli women have been killed in an attack in the occupied west bank. in an attack in the these pictures of the attack have just come in. the authorities say a third person was also seriously wounded in the incident, near the settlement of hamra. the israeli military says troops are searching for suspects who opened fire at a car, causing it to crash. this latest development come after the israeli military hit targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. the air strikes hit areas of the gaza strip and lebanon israel says they re in retaliation for a major rocket attack on israel launched from southern lebanon which the israelis blamed on hamas. these are the latest images showing the aftermath of the attack in gaza. the air strikes are the heaviest since last august. our correspondent lucy williamson spoke to us from jerusalem. israel says it carried out a series of strikes overnight against targ
Police charge 47 year old Darren Osborne with terrorism related murder over the attack outside Finsbury Park mosque. Gary haggarty a former loyalist Paramilitary Commander Turned Supergrass pleads guilty to 200 charges, including five murders. And mark kermode gives his verdict on the latest Transformers Film and other releases in the film review at 5. 45. Our main story at five detectives investigating the Grenfell Tower fire say they are considering a number of possible criminal offences including manslaughter after revealing that the cladding on the building has failed initial fire safety tests. Scotland yard has also confirmed that the fire thought to have killed at least 79 people started in a hotpoint Fridge Freezer. The government has ordered an immediate examination of the unit by technical experts to establish what went wrong but says there is no reason to believe there is a generalfault. Fourteen buildings across the country are now known to have cladding which gives cause fo
To take on the all blacks. Coming up on sports day on bbc news, well look ahead to the womens cricket world cup. Hosts england start things off tomorrow against india in derby, looking to reclaim the trophy they last won eight years ago. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The cladding and insulation on Grenfell Tower has failed initial fire safety tests, according to the police. They say they are now looking at criminal offences, including manslaughter, and documents and materials have been seized from a number of organisations. At least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze at the tower block last week. The nationwide hunt for high rise buildings with Flammable Cladding continues. The government says 1a buildings across nine local authorities in england have the potentially dangerous cladding, none in wales or scotland, one building is being checked in Northern Ireland. Tom symonds reports. In the first horrifying minutes of the disaster, a resident o