hello and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein has says it s a new era in northern ireland after the nationalist party secured an historic victory in the elections for the stormont assembly. for the first time, sinn fein claimed the most seats and pushed the democratic unionist party into second place. the us and uk governments say both parties now need to co operate under power sharing rules. our ireland correspondent, chris page, has this report which contains flashing images. smiles, flashes and cheers were the sure fire signs of sinn fein s success. the party retained its 27 seats. that was enough to top the table. the sinn fein vice president, michelle o neill, is in line to become the first irish nationalist to be northern ireland s first minister. my commitment is to work through partnership, not division. we will work with those who serve all other political perspectives. we will work together. we will show respect, and we expect to be shown respect. another major indicat
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
as the opposition leader faces further questions about potential lockdown breaches. more than 60 people are thought to have been killed after a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine. residents had been sheltering in the building s basement a former security chief known for his loyalty to beijing is confirmed as hong kong s new chief executive. stars are gathering on the red carpet for the bafta television awards in london. the channel 4 drama it s a sin leads the nominations. and actor ncuti gatwa is the new doctor who. best known for netflix series sex education, he ll take over from jodie whittaker as the time lord next year. it feels really amazing. it s a true honour, this role is an institution. it s so iconic and it means a lot to so many people, including myself. the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis has said the uk government will work to fix issues with the northern ireland protocol in the wake of the outcome of the elections for the stormont executive
despite covid restrictions. iam in i am in kyiv on the latest with this 74 i am in kyiv on the latest with this 7a day war in the country s efforts to rebuild. good morning. a major blow to liverpool s title hopes as the reds drop points at anfield. they re held to a 1 1 draw by tottenham to go top but only on goal difference with manchester city back in action later. good morning. it should be a fine day today with some spells of warm sunshine. at the beginning of the new week, we are going to find some rain pushing down from the north west, butjoin me later for all the details. it s sunday may 8th. our main story. sinn fein has hailed a new era for northern ireland after securing a historic victory in the elections for the stormont assembly. for the first time, the nationalist party claimed the most seats and pushed the democratic unionist party into second place. the us and uk governments say both parties now need to co operate under power sharing rules. our ireland co
captions by vitac www.vitac.com russia s invasion forces making slow and uneven progress and trying to learn from two months of mistakes, but not with any success. that s the latest assessment from western defense officials. according to one figure, the attacks are somewhat better coordinated but with small formations. in nato, this would be basic stuff. that said, ukrainians are learning the sheer destruction even a less than competent army can inflict is considerable. cnn s nick paton walsh got very close to the front lines today. he joins us now. what is it like where you are? reporter: anderson, it seems the renewed southern offensive, up from kherson, where russia took and we are learning about plans for intensified russian control, that russian offensive is seeing some sort of progress. even the ukrainian military are saying they are seeing russians advance partially there and in the east as well. we saw ourselves what that looks like, particularly along the vit