world championship match. hello, i m mark lobel. here in the uk the veteran tv presenter phillip schofield is to step down from the programme this morning with immediate effect after more than 20 years on the itv programme, thatis that is according to the broadcaster. the 61 year old tv presenter will not return to co host the morning talk show with holly willoughby, with thursday s show being his last. in an statement, itv said that holly willoughby will remain on this morning and will co present with members of the this morning family. despite his departure from this morning, phillip schofield will continue to present peak time shows for itv. this is the statement mr schofield has posted on his instagram a short time ago: his long time co host, holly willoughby, posted a statement on instagram, saying: with more on this, we canjoin robin brant in the newsroom. give us a contact for what has happened here. give us a contact for what has ha ened here. ~ . , . ., happened
Here in northern ireland for the local government elections, and we have about 88% of the results so far. and, the big story here has been a surge in support for sinn fein, the party that at its core belief, thinks there should be a united ireland. so, that has really been the dominant story, sinn fein gaining support, particularly in some areas that have typically been known for having a unionist stronghold. places like ballymena and lisburn. so, that will put the democratic unionist party into second place, and it is the first time that a nationalist party will be the largest at a local government level. the big question here will be what impact, if any, will these results have on the restoration of stormont. we currently have no executive in northern ireland because the dup is boycotting an executive in it s position over the northern ireland protocol. but in the coming weeks and months ahead, we will get a little bit closer to finding out what this will mean in terms of
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 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 indication of change was the advance 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. but the democratic unionists
Smiles, flashes and cheers were the sure fire signs of sinn fein 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. st 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 indication of change was the advance 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. but the democratic unionists have lost their position as the leading party, which they ve had for almost 20 years. the dup lost significant votes to a more hardline unionist group. a stronger unionism is a stronger partner for others in government. and we cannot continue with the divisions that are t
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