Experience from Northern Ireland in the european parliament. Come on, conference, show us what you think. Applause. Sadly, conference, diane is now the only representative standing strong for Northern Ireland in europe at a time when other representatives spend more time either attacking or ignoring the views and concerns of unionism. So whether in local council chambers, london or brussels, it is the Democratic Unionist Party at the centre of the debate. Sinn fein claimed to be shaping the debate, but in truth they have been reduced to glorified lobbyists posing for pictures to post on twitter. Never before have we asa post on twitter. Never before have we as a small Regional Party carried so we as a small Regional Party carried so much responsibility in parliament in particular and i do pay tribute to the fortitude and to the wisdom of our deputy leader, nigel, as he leads us. Applause and in the days and weeks ahead, we can be confident that all of our members of parliament will con
We are building a really good and rapid rapport. We have agreed, and ive made it perfectly clear to the ambassador at every stage that we will be treating those individuals with dignity and respect. The ambassador visited a civic centre in g rays ambassador visited a civic centre in grays and has paid tribute there. But underlying that we do not know exactly the nationality of our individuals but i will focus and engage as much as i possibly can within the Vietnamese Community. Looking at those abroad, we may be able to use fingerprints which could speed up the process and hopefully well. But looking at those at home, it becomes a far more complex scenario because it may well be that there are people watching this tonight thinking they are here in the uk and here illegally and they wa nt to the uk and here illegally and they want to come forward. They want to try and identify their loved ones and be reunited but they are frightened. I have met this morning, andi frightened. I have met
And they did. The dup leader Arlene Foster vows to keep opposing borisjohnsons brexit deal unless changes are made. We will not give support to the government when we believe they are fundamentally wrong and acting in a way that is detrimental to Northern Ireland and taking us in the wrong direction. Millions of californians face having their power cut as the state battles a surge in wildfires. And coming up at half past six, sportsday will bring you up to date with all of todays premier league results. Police have charged a man with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people after 39 bodies were discovered in a refrigerated lorry container in essex. Maurice robinson, the 25 year old driver, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on monday. Severalfamilies in vietnam have contacted the bbc fearing relatives are among the dead. A fifth person wanted by police has been arrested in dublin. Jon donnison reports. This morning, at tilbury docks, more bodies driven away b
Of the Rugby World Cup with a stunning win against defending champions new zealand in yokohama. Thats how we thought i would play and we hope they would play and they did. Everything the dup leader, everything Arlene Foster, vows to keep opposing borisjohnsons brexit deal unless changes are made. We will not give support to the government when we believe they are behaving fundamentally wrong. Millions of californians face having their power cut, as the state battles a surge in wildfires. And coming up in half an hour, talking movies looks at the reworking of the David Copperfield story. Police have charged a man with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people, after 39 bodies were discovered in a refrigerated lorry container in essex. Maurice robinson, the 25 year old driver, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on monday. Severalfamilies in vietnam have contacted the bbc, fearing relatives are among the dead. A fifth person wanted by police has been arrested in
Hello and welcome to world news today. In the last couple of hours, hundreds of thousands of catalans have marched through barcelona calling on the madrid government to free the jailed separatist leaders. Most of the demonstrations have been peaceful. However one protest has seen hardliners surround a Barcelona Police station, where theres currently a tense stand off. Police say 350,000 people have attended the demonstrations overall. 0ur correspondent Sarah Rainsford is in barcelona. The stand off is still going on. The standoff is still going on. Our correspondent has been there throughout the evening. I know it is loud where you are, you may have a bit of trouble hearing me, but if you can hear me, tell me what is happening now. Well, you can see behind me what is happening now. As stand off has been going on for several hours but in the last hour oi several hours but in the last hour orso, several hours but in the last hour or so, the police basically seemed to lose their patience