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. Its a huge historic moment for irish nationalism and a massively symbolic shift. Sinn fein s Vice President , michelle oneill, 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 there was no future fo
The full face veil. Today, they decreed that all women must cover their places with a veil in public and they laid out an escalating series of punishments for any woman not complying. The United States has called for Northern Irelands leaders to return to Power Sharing. It follows sinn fein s historic victory in the election to the Northern Ireland assembly. It is the first time a nationalist party in Northern Ireland has won the most seats. Our correspondent chris page reports, and a warning there is some flash photography. Smiles, flashes and cheers, were the sure fire signs of sinn fein s success. Cheering the party has retained its 27 seats, and that is enough to 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. Its a huge historic moment for irish nationalism and a massively symbolic shift. Sinn fein s Vice President , michelle oneill, is in line to become the First Minister. No nationalist h
Cheering. The snp remain the Largest Party in Scottish Councils with labour overtaking the conservatives to finish second. Labour was the biggest winner in wales, where the conservatives lost more than 80 seats. In other news, more attempts are being made to rescue civilians trapped at a steelworks in the beseiged ukrainian city of mariupol. 50 people were taken out of the city yesterday. Chelsea get their new owners terms have been agreed, with the Consortium Led by american todd bowly. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Sinn fein is on track to win the most seats in the Northern Ireland assembly for the First Time Ever signalling a historic shift in the political landscape. Lets cross live to belfast and get all the latest from annita mcveigh. Thank you very muchjoanna and welcome back. As you say, sinn fein and course to emerge as the Biggest Party from these elections, a huge moment for nationalists and undoubtedly with constitutional questions raised by that over the question
Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres chetan. We start with chelsea, who have confirmed an agreement is now in place for the club to be sold, in a deal worthjust overfour billion pounds to an american consortium. The investor and businessman todd boehly, who is already part owner of Baseball Side the la dodgers, is the man leading the group. The club was put up for sale, before owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned for his alleged links to russian president vladimir putin. The deal is worth, £2. 5 billion, with a further 1. 75 billion to be invested across the club. If it gets Premier League and government approval, its expected to be completed later this month. We are going to see a change of culture as far as Chelsea Football Club is concerned. Under Roman Abramovich, the club spent more money on wages and transfers and lost more money than any other club in the Premier League. It is unlikely that an american owner, with an experience of Sports Franchises i