calling the allegation defamatory. sight loss charity guide dogs says it s had a record number of people volunteering to raise puppies following a bbc story that highlighted a a shortage of dogs. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. officials in greece say at least 36 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train crash. a cargo train collided with a passenger train near the city of larissa in the thessaly region. conditions for the rescuers are described as very difficult. the army has been mobilised to help and dozens of fire and ambulance staff are at the scene. stephanie prentice reports. it s been described by local authorities as a powerful collision and a terrible scene. while passengers said the crash felt like being in an earthquake. translation: we heard a big bang. it was ten nightmareish seconds. we were turning over in the wagon till we fell on our sides and until the commotion stopped. and there was panic, cables everyw
To compromise too quickly by more hardline unionist groups, for example. on the other hand, the strategy to protect the union in the long term involving devolution at stormont, that could be a calculation at play too. four men, arrested in connection with the shooting of an off duty police officer in northern ireland, have been released. two men, one aged 71, the other a7, are still being questioned about the attack on detective chief inspector john caldwell in omagh a week ago. he remains critically ill in hospital. the sight loss charity, guide dogs, says it s had a record number of people volunteering to raise puppies after the bbc highlighted a national shortage of dogs. it s all thanks to our correspondent sean dilley, who has been without a guide dog since his previous companion sammy retired six months ago. he s now facing a two year wait, but it s hoped that more volunteers to train dogs can reduce that wait, as sean reports. i couldn t imagine
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 there. and the unionist voters do not want those divisions. and therefore, i want to see a more united, stronger unionist voice. now that the counting has finished up the question is whether the politicians who have been elected will get to actually govern northern ireland. very few, if any, people are expecting a power sharing coalition to be formed any time soon. under the unique rules at stormont, unionists and nationalists have to agree to run northern ireland jointly before ministers can take up their positions. the dup says it won t go back into government unless the brexit trade border with the rest
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
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 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 there. and the unionist voters do not want those divisions. and therefore, i want to see a more united, stronger unionist voice.