it s saturday 4th march. we ll be live in belfast in the next few minutes. also ahead: mercedes recalls 75 thousand cars in the uk because of a risk of them catching fire. sweeping away the small print. the chancellor promises a crackdown on consumer rip offs. could the uk quit the eu without paying a penny? a house of lords report says the government isn t legally obliged to contribute to the cost of brexit. in sport, a century from captain eoin morgan sets up england for victory, in the first one day international against west indies. and: how do make sure your children get a good night s sleep? a panorama investigation finds a big rise in the number of youngsters being diagnosed with sleep disorders. and we have sarah with the saturday weather. good morning. it s an u nsettled, weather. good morning. it s an unsettled, showery weekend and some of us will see some sunshine. see you ina of us will see some sunshine. see you in a few minutes. good morning. first, our main sto
here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they ve won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as an end to the old status quo . the two parties now have three weeks to agree a new power sharing coalition. from belfast, chris buckler reports. the battle between unionism and nationalism has been at the centre of politics in northern ireland for decades. and the harsh words of old returned during this election campaign. the dup leader even compared irish republicans to crocodiles. if you feed a crocodile, they are going to keep coming back and looking for more. this vote saw republicans bite back. the increase in support for sinn fein has left them just a single seat behind the democratic unionist party. until the start of this year, they worked in coalition with th