has been hard for us, you know. the supreme court says income rules which prevent some people bringing a foreign spouse to the uk are lawful. the bbc is to launch a new television channel in scotland. it ll broadcast from autumn next year with an annual £30 million budget. and diana s fashion story a new exhibition traces how her style evolved. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the fiance of the children s author, helen bailey, has been found guilty of murdering her and dumping her body in a cesspit under their home in hertfordshire. ian stewart, who is 56, drugged ms bailey over several months, before smothering her in april last year in the hope of claiming a multi million pound inheritance. detectives are now re examining the death of stewart s previous partner his wife, diane, who died suddenly in 2010. our correspondent ben ando is at st albans crown court. yes, it has been a seven week trial. it took thejury yes, it has been a seven week trial. it took the ju
escape during a hospital visit in liverpool. diana s life in fashion. some of her most iconic dresses and outfits have gone on public display at kensington palace. and i will be speaking to the stars live on the red carpet at the brit awards. it s five o clock. our top story. the fiance of the children s author, helen bailey, has been found guilty of murdering her and dumping her body in a cesspit under their home in hertfordshire. ian stewart, who s 56, drugged ms bailey over several months, before smothering her in april last year in the hope of claiming a multi million pound inheritance. detectives are now re examining the death of stewart s previous partner his wife, diane, who died suddenly in 2010. live to ben ando who s outside st albans crown court. this has been a seven week long trial and for three days in stewart stood in the witness box telling a tall stood in the witness box telling a ta ll tale stood in the witness box telling a tall tale about how helen baile
a final budget payment to the eu after brexit. also in the next hour. thousands of people march in london to demonstrate over nhs cuts. protestors have travelled from across the country. jeremy corbyn is expected to address the crowd. our nhs is in crisis because of the lack of funding in social care with many not getting the care and support they need, those waiting on trolleys. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they‘ve won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as an end to the old status quo . the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power sharing coalition. from belfast, chris buckler reports. the battle between unionism and nationalism has been at the centre of politics in northern ireland for decades. and the harsh words of old returned during th
corbyn. 0ur nhs is in crisis because of the lack of funding in social care, with many not getting the care and support they need, those waiting on trolleys. andy moray wins the dubai championships for the first time. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing elections to the irish assembly. we have 127 seats, just one behind the democratic irish unionists. gerry adams has described the result is an end to the old status quo. the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power sharing coalition. in the past hour gerry adams said the result was of huge significance. the election yesterday was in many ways a watershed election. and we havejust started a process of reflecting what it all means. but clearly the unionist majority in the assembly has been ended. and the notion of a permanent or perpetual unionist majority has been demolished. we need to reflect on that, but so do the leaders of unionism, and so does everyone on this island and particularly the p
0rganisers described the event as a rallying call to save the nhs. and sportsday is at 6:30 p.m.. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing elections to the irish assembly. they have 127 seats, just one behind the democratic irish unionists. gerry adams said it was a watershed election. the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power sharing coalition. sinn fein believe they have changed the political picture in northern ireland. if this election was a battle in the long fight between unionism and nationalism, they are claiming victory. clearly the unionist majority in the assembly has been ended and the notion of a permanent or perpetual unionist majority has been demolished. the dup are still stormont‘s biggest party, but they can only watch as republican add to their sizeable lead from the last election just ten months ago. many voters were motivated by the harsh words of the campaign. at one stage the dup compared republicans to crocodiles. now