county cricket club, says azeem rafiq should be praised for his bravery and says sorry to him and to his family. families across the atlantic are reunited as the us opens its borders to fully vaccinated travellers, for the first time in over a year and a half. former us president barack obama tells young people they should stay angry about climate change and warns time is running out. and coming up before eight o clock: the successor to the hubble space telescope which aims to picture the very first stars ever to shine in the universe. the prime minister has been accused of running scared from a debate taking place in the house of commons now about the rules that govern mps. it follows a row about the government s efforts to change those rules last week prompted by an investigation into lobbying by the former conservative mp owen paterson. that and the government u turn the following day caused outrage among opposition parties and many tory mps. the labour leader ke
south east corner, then behind it we should see some sunshine. it will be when you everyone with showers in the north of scotland. in the sunshine, 18 degrees. but unfortunately the weekend looks very unsettled with low pressure staying with us. we see that anchored into scotland but it is the low to the south west which will bring heavy rain for a time on saturday. subject to change potentially, but if you start off relatively dry on saturday, the chances are it will not last as the wet and windy weather pushes a steadily northwards. the winds will see wind in excess of a0 to 50 mph on saturday. stronger winds again potentially on sunday. by saturday afternoon, we will see highs of 16 celsius. as we move into sunday, that low pressure will be sitting into the far north of scotland. the strongest of the winds and the heaviest of the rain through scotland, blustery showers elsewhere, and of course it is the london marathon so it looks like it will be cooler with showers contin
we can speak to our correspondent danjohnson who s at stormont for us this lunchtime. it s an historic election result but little sign of a functioning government? little sign of a functioning covernment? ., , ., , government? the votes have been counted, government? the votes have been counted. the government? the votes have been counted, the seats government? the votes have been counted, the seats allocated - government? the votes have been counted, the seats allocated and l government? the votes have been l counted, the seats allocated and we know who counted, the seats allocated and we know who the new assembly members will be know who the new assembly members will be here know who the new assembly members will be here at stormont. we know that sinn will be here at stormont. we know that sinn fein will be the largest party that sinn fein will be the largest party but that sinn fein will be the largest party but they cannot come into power party but they c
cheering. the snp remain the largest party in scottish councils with labour overtaking the conservatives to finish second. labour was the biggest winner in wales, where the conservatives lost more than 80 seats. in other news, more attempts are being made to rescue civilians trapped at a steelworks in the beseiged ukrainian city of mariupol. 50 people were taken out of the city yesterday. chelsea get their new owners terms have been agreed, with the consortium led by american todd bowly. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein is on track to win the most seats in the northern ireland assembly for the first time ever signalling a historic shift in the political landscape. let s cross live to belfast and get all the latest from annita mcveigh. thank you very muchjoanna and welcome back. as you say, sinn fein and course to emerge as the biggest party from these elections, a huge moment for nationalists and undoubtedly with constitutional questions raised by that
labour was the biggest winner in wales, where the conservatives lost more than 80 seats. ukraine says it has recaptured five villages north east of kharkiv, as it continues a counter offensive against russian forces. the taliban continues to roll back on women s freedoms in afghanistan, ordering them to wear the face veil. chelsea get their new owners terms have been agreed, with the consortium led by american todd boehly. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein is on track to win the most seats in the northern ireland assembly for the first time ever signalling a historic shift in the political landscape. it comes as the democratic unionist party leaderjeffrey donaldson, has said his party will decide next week whether to consider entering a power sharing government. let s cross live to belfast and get all the latest from annita mcveigh. hello and thank you very much. yes, welcome back to belfast, one of three count centres in northern ireland going through the