Yesterday. Ill have all the detaIls. Its saturday, 7 september. Our maIn story the PrIme MInIster, SIr KeIr Starmer, Is makIng hIs fIrst offIcIal vIsIt to Ireland today. Hell be In dublIn for talks wIth hIs opposIte number, SImon HarrIs. Theyll dIscuss topIcs IncludIng commerce across the IrIsh Sea And Theyll attend a NatIons League Football match between Ireland and england. Our Ireland Correspondent ChrIs Page reports. At the fIrst meetIng, SIr KeIr Starmer and SImon HarrIs were pIctured havIng a plate. The photo symbolIsed a better relatIonshIp between the two countrIes after some years of straIn. Today, Balgo To watch england take on Ireland In the uefa NatIons League, but beyond Impact on whIch wIll dIsrupt the dIplomacy. In recent weeks he has had trIps to germany and france. BrItIsh PrIme MInIster To MInIster to go to dublIn was borIsjohnson, fIve years ago. RelatIons had cooled sIgnIfIcantly. BrexIt was the major factor. The border wIth Northern Ireland was the uks only frontIe
Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. Its the longest Prison Sentence that has been handed down so far after the wave of riots that swept parts of england and Northern Ireland last month. 27 year old Thomas Birley from rotherham has been sent to jail for nine years after helping to set fire to a Hotel Housing Asylum seekers in the town and attacking Police Officers in august. The judge told Thomas Birley, you were a leading participant in an ignorant, racist attempt at mob rule. From sheffield, heres danny savage. It was one of the most notorious events of the nationwide civil unrest over the summer the attack on a hotel at Housing Asylum seekers in south yorkshire. A mob targeted police and those inside. AJudge Today described this as an ignorant, racist attempt at mob rule. One of them was Thomas Birley, seen here at the time. He was filmed throwing a bin at officers. And then stoked the fire in a burning Wheelie Bin rammed against one of the hotel exits. He today received
Longer spells of rain will continue across england and wales on sunday. Further north again, a lot of dry weather, but more cloud from scotland and Northern Ireland, so temperatures are not going to be as high, quite a drop Northern Ireland and generally further south, temperatures could sneak up with some sunshine into the low 20s. But low pressure and the rain will move away, but for next week it is a North Westerly wind that will come our way. Temperatures will drop, and it will feel cooler everywhere. Down, thank you. Time now to get the news, Travel And Weather where you are. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im tanya arnold. Its Gold Number 19 for Sarah Storey as the Medal Rush continues for paralympicsgb in paris. Jack draper is preparing to take on World Number one Jannik Sinner is his first grand Slam Semifinal at the Us Open. I have had No Doubt that he can play at this level and we want to go higher and higher and keep pushing alone. Along. Craig bellamy takes charge of his f
Bit of drizzle. Sri lanka has bowled first and they took a Wicket Dan thomas standing in for the injured player. Failing to make double figures again. He fell cheaply. Ben duckett was enjoying himself, raising himself to a rapid half century he did not slow down but hes tried one Scoop Shot too many and he was eventually out for 86, he did not quite get hold of that. Ollie pope, he trusts struggled for runs. He is assured, unbeaten on 83 england 194 3. Another wicket to fall. England has already won the series. They have got australia in matches and five one days, starting next wednesday. England are preparing for that with a T20 Series of their own against scotland in edinburgh. They easily won the first match on wednesday, batting first at this time. They posed 190 4 of their 20 overs. They smashed 103 just 49 deliveries. Scotland struggling in their reply, eight now. At the paralympics, in paris, another Gold Medalfor eight now. At the paralympics, in paris, another Gold Medal for S
Number one. In new york. From one set down against the World Number one. In new york. Has she done it . She Number One. In new york. Has she done it . She has and yet another extraordinary win for britains greatest paralympian, dame Sarah Storey, claiming her 19th Career Gold in paris. On newsnight at 10 30pm tonight, we will bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and, of course, look at the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Hello. The Sentencing Judge told Thomas Birley that it was clear hed been intent on spreading a hateful message of violence and racism. Those words came as birley, whos 27, was handed the Longestjail Term so far following the Rioting And Disorder this summer across parts of england and northern ireland. Hed helped to stoke a fire outside a Hotel Housing Asylum seekers in rotherham, and he attacked the police. The court heard that staff in the hotel barricaded themselves in a Panic Room. The