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ireland assembly election. while the counting continues, the leader of the dup conceded this evening that sinn fein will win the vote. a short time ago, sinn fein had 23 assembly members, the democratic unionist party had 22, and the cross community alliance party had 15 seats. 78 of 90 seats have been declared so far. it will be the first time a nationalist party in northern ireland has won the most seats with sinn fein s ultimate goal being for northern ireland to leave the uk and become one country with the republic of ireland. our correspondent chris page reports, and a warning there is some flash photography. it s all over bar the cheering. cheering when the final election result is in sinn fein will be on top. 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 ....
a judge in the us throws out the covid 19 mandate forcing people to wear a mask in public buildings and public tranport. and it s 100 days to go until the start of the commonwealth games we ll be hearing about the athletes who are hoping to shine hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukraine says battle for the donbas or the second phase of the war has begun, after russia launched a major offensive in the east of the country. according to president volodymyr zelensky, a large part of the russian army is now focusing on the east. moscow s forces already occupy large parts of the area. this attack had been widely predicted as russia seeks to link the territory it already controls with the occupied crimean peninsula. ukraine s national security council says russia has already tried to break through the whole front line in the donetsk, luhansk and kharkiv regions. but officials at the pentagon are reporting that the besieged port city ....
influenza. and france s education minister announced the country will ban schoolchildren from wearing the abaya a loose fitting, full length robe worn by some muslim women in state run schools when classes begin this month. my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with us education secretary miguel cardona to discuss his thoughts on the challenges facing students and teachers heading back to school. secretary, thank you for joining us again on bbc news. i want to start with affirmative action because the supreme court s ruling effectively ended race conscious admissions in colleges and universities and if you look at the state of california, the uc system has not actually been able to meet its racial diversity goals, despite having ended race based admissions more than two decades ago, so how do you make sure that schools and universities are diverse at the same time as adhering to the law? . ., , ., same time as adhering to the law? . ., ,., law? yeah, i m glad you brought ....
dose know in the forecast today but we have sunshine and showers. tomorrow we will see rain and it will clear and high pressure will settle things down for the weekend. all the details later. it s wednesday, 30th august. the head of the uk s national air traffic control service has blamed a single piece of flight data for the disruption that has left thousands of passengers stranded. martin rolfe says the issue was incredibly rare and he is confident it can be prevented from happening again. nats has faced heavy criticism from airlines for what happened. jon donnison reports. the waiting goes on. for a third day, air passengers are facing misery, delays and uncertainty, with many still scrambling to get home. ian smales from wakefield is stuck in france with his wife and son after his flight was cancelled on monday and no more available till friday. there were people in distress, you could hear people on the phone to other family members asking if they could transfer some mon ....
the price of the humble hot cross rug ban is on the rise. i will look at how it might notjust affect your easter shop at your christmas one as well. hot cross bun. a winning start for england in the women s six nations. marlie packer gets her 100th cap leading the side to victory in italy, as they pursue a sixth title in a row. back in the west end. sheridan smith on bringing her own life story to her latest role, as a drunken legend on the brink of a breakdown. i ve been in my own mental crisis before, which was quite well publicised. so there s definitely parts of myself i can bring to the character. the weather this week is changeable. spells of rain and it will often be windy. significant snowfall on the scottish hills. all the details later on in the programme. it s monday the 25th march. our main story. migrants considering crossing the english channel are being targeted by a new social media campaign, aimed at reducing the number of people making the dangerous jou ....