iraqi city of mosul which government forces are trying to liberate from so called islamic state. there are government concerns about the proposed merger between sky and 20th century fox. the culture secretary says she is likely to propose the merger to the media regulator ofcom. and the hotel that claims it has the worst view in the world. the graffiti artist banksy designs and funds the new venture in the west bank next to the isreali built wall. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the first results are beginning to be declared in the northern ireland assembly election and turnout is up sharply compared to the last election. with 20 or so of 90 seats declared so far, early signs are that both sinn fein and the unionist dup are polling strongly. the election was called after sinn fein withdrew from the power sharing executive in january. let s join annita mcveigh who s in belfast. thank you very much. let me bring you up to date with a couple of interesting bits of inform
the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week s cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? a very mixed bag, we have logan, a superhero movie that is not really a superhero movie that is not really a superhero movie. viceroy‘s house, a handsome period drama from gurinder chadha. and certain women, the latest low key chadha. and certain women, the latest low key offering from kelly reichardt. so wolverine, back with us. reichardt. so wolverine, back with us. in a way, that missiles it, so this is basically a superhero movie that isn t about superheroes, it is about ageing and arthritis and growing old. wow, i am already surprised! it is an x-men movie for people who prefer westerns to comic book adaptations. dead in a not too distant future in which the hugh jackman character, will bring, is making a living as a limo driver. he is looking wretched, bloodshot eyes, and he is looking at their patrick stewa rt‘s charles and he is lookin