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top the table. for the first time, a party which is dedicated to taking northern ireland out of the uk is the biggest political force here. it s a huge historic moment for irish nationalism and a massively symbolic shift. sinn fein s vice president, michelle o neill, is in line to become the first minister. no nationalist has ever won the post before. today ushers in a new era, which i believe presents us all with an opportunity to reimagine relationships in this society on the basis of fairness, on the basis of equality, and on the basis of social justice. irrespective of religious, political or social backgrounds, my commitment is to make politics work. cheering another major indication of change is the surge of the party which is neither unionist nor nationalist. alliance has more than doubled its number of seats, moving from fifth place to third in the assembly. its leaders said the breakthrough had come after many years work. people wrote us off and said that ther ....
a leaked memo suggests a meal he attended was planned, despite covid restrictions. and a former security chief known for his loyalty to beijing is confirmed as hong kong s new chief executive. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the northern ireland secretary is to meet the main party leaders in northern ireland in the coming days after sinn fein secured an historic victory in elections for the stormont assembly. brandon lewis will urge them to restore the power sharing executive, which is currently suspended after a breakdown over the northern ireland protocol and the brexit deal. for the first time, sinn fein claimed the most seats and pushed the democratic unionist party into second place. sinn fein president michelle o neill says it s a new era in northern ireland and that there should be no timewasting or excuses , as she put it, in coperating to bring back the assembly. annita mcveigh is at stormont for us now over to you. hello, thank ....
about this year s victory parade is that there isn t a fresh victory, which i m sure was the ambition when this whole terrible war started. what is actually being celebrated is the victory over germany, over the nazis in world war ii, in which tens of millions of russians died. so it s a bit of a holy day for russia. that enormous sacrifice, that victory. and it seems to me that the dangerous thing for us, in what putin might do with this, is that in the absence of a victory, and he has lost 11 generals, 10,000 troops, a lot of kit, that he will seek to link up his claim that he is denazifying ukraine with a victory over the nazis in world war ii, and that is a further escalation i think, a further mobilisation of russian society and perhaps an escalation into adjacent geographies. he has to come up with something, from his perspective, positive and that only means, i think, he is not a man that backs down, that means going further, so that s why it s a very worrying mo ....
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 exec ....
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 irel ....