04/03/2017 BBC Weekend News


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Sinn Fein are celebrating their best-ever showing in elections

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With all the votes counted, they've won 27 seats, just one

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behind the Democratic Unionist Party.

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Sinn Fein's President, Gerry Adams, has described the result as "an end

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The two parties now have three weeks to try to agree

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The battle between unionism and nationalism has been

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at the centre of politics in Northern Ireland for decades.

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And the harsh words of old returned during this election campaign.

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The DUP leader even compared Irish republicans to crocodiles.

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If you feed a crocodile, they're going to keep coming back

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The increase in support for Sinn Fein has left them just

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a single seat behind the Democratic Unionist Party.

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Until the start of this year, they worked in coalition

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But now the animosity has returned, and that leaves major

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questions about the future of power-sharing at Stormont.

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It's time for political leadership, it's time to get back

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to the principles of the Good Friday Agreement.

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It's time to fix what's wrong, and I think that is all doable

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if people come at it with the right attitude.

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But after such a bitter break-up, getting unionists back together

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with republicans won't be easy, and that's particularly true

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because of one demand Sinn Fein is making of the DUP.

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They want Arlene Foster to step aside as First Minister,

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while a public enquiry takes place into a financial scandal linked

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Last night the DUP leader left her count centre, having

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A lot of what they are asking for is undeliverable,

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because whilst they dress it up with nice platitudes

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and nice language, actually it's incredibly one-sided.

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It doesn't fit with the notion of partnership.

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For so long the big beast of politics here,

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unionism is facing a fresh roar from nationalism.

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Just months ago, they seemed to be working together.

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But in unionist East Belfast, where the CS Lewis Square has been

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built in honour of the author's mythical tales of battle,

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there is a certain concern about what is emerging.

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Our whole government system is not working for the people who need it,

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because they are up there squabbling over very little, to be honest.

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We should get off our backsides and get out and vote, now.

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Many see the current divisions as a return

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to the politics of the past, and once again, a time

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These were already politically turbulent times. Brexit poses

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particular problems for Northern Ireland, which is the only part of

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the UK with a land border with the EU. There's a lot of trade crossing

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that border. This result has already had consequences. The Ulster

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Unionist Party De has stepped down because of the poor result of his

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party within these elections and beyond that the DUP reduction in

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seats meant they have lost what is known as a petition of concern, a

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veto to block any legislation they don't like. For example they used

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that to stop the introduction of same-sex marriage. Looking towards

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the future, the DUP and Sinn Fein have to try and pick up the pieces

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to try and form a power-sharing government. That isn't going to be

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easy and it does raise the prospect Westminster might have to take over

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for a time and run government in Northern Ireland while they can try

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to come to an agreement. The French car-maker which owns

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Peugeot and Citroen has reportedly reached an agreement to buy

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the Vauxhall and Opel brands The deal could raise

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concerns about the future of Vauxhall's two UK factories,

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which employ more than 4,000 people. An official announcement

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is expected on Monday. Our business correspondent

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Joe Lynam reports. This Vauxhall plant is one

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of the more efficient carmaking 82% of the Astras made

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here are exported, mostly to Europe. But the workers here may have

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new bosses from Monday when it's likely that the company which makes

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Peugeot cars, PSA, confirms that it But with too many factories

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in Europe and not enough demand, PSA is likely to have a long,

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hard look at which That puts Vauxhall

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under the microscope. Vauxhall employs just under 2000

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staff in its Ellesmere Port plants, Its van making factory in Luton

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employs 1400 people with around 18,000 jobs dependent on Vauxhall

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around the UK. In all, Vauxhall makes just under

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200,000 cars a year. And Vauxhall isn't the only British

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car-maker which is facing upheaval. Nissan said this week is now needs

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?100 million to support car BMW said it might now make

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battery-powered Minis And Ford looks like it could be

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shedding more than 1000 jobs in its engine making plant

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in Bridgend in Wales. All of these companies

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are demanding sweeteners And they all need to know,

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just as she is in the middle of intensive and possibly divisive

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talks, about the future trading relationship with

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the EU. Donald Trump has accused the former

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administration of tapping his phone The US President, writing on social

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media, says he's been informed that wires from his Trump Towers property

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were being tapped in October last The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

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has announced that he will visit Moscow in the coming weeks,

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in an attempt to improve It will be the first such trip by

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a British Minister for five years. I'm joined by our political

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correspondent Ellie Price. How significant is this? I think

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it's a measure this hasn't happened in five years, and there could be

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some awkward moments. In recent months Boris Johnson has accused

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Russia of war crimes in Syria, suggested there is no case to relax

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sanctions over the Ukraine and also suggested Russia has been engaged in

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dirty tricks with regards to cyber attacks. The Russian Embassy has

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suggested Boris Johnson bonds to reopen the Cold War. Much to talk

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about. We are told during this visit Boris Johnson will continue to be

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robust and that this isn't about cosying up to Moscow. But actually

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an improvement in relations could be in the national interest of Britain.

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Donald Trump has suggested he would like to have a relationship with

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Russia regarding counterterrorism, the world is waiting to see how that

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relationship plays out. It's probably not surprising Britain

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would like to reset its own relationship. Thank you.

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Police in Birmingham have launched an investigation

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after a nine-year-old boy died from a suspected allergic reaction.

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The child collapsed at the Al Hijrah School in Bordesley Green

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Police say a post-mortem examination will be carried out,

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to try to establish the cause of death.

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With all the sport, here's Katherine Downes

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The first Premier League fixture of the afternoon

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is underway at Old Trafford where Manchester United

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United have taken the lead. Marcus Rojo with his first Premier League

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goal. It is 1-1 with a few minutes to go until half-time.

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Rangers 1-0 up Hamilton academical. Martyn Waghorn scoring from the

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penalty spot. Just approaching half-time at Ibrox.

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Britain's Olympic bronze-medallist Asha Philip is through to

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the semi-finals of the 60m at the European Indoor Athletics

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Philip, who was part of Britain's 4x100m relay team in Rio,

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The semis and final are tomorrow afternoon.

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Richard Kilty made a good start to the defence of his 60m

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title, winning his heat and finishing quickest overall.

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He'll be joined in this evening's semi-finals by Theo Etienne

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and Andrew Robertson, who also won their heats.

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Jody Cundy produced a stunning ride to win

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the C4 1km time trial at the Para-Cycling World

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Cundy has never been beaten in this event,

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it's his 13th world title in a career that also includes four

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After all the talk, some of it not too pleasant,

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Tony Bellew and David Haye will go head-to-head

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at the O2 arena in London, it's live on BBC Radio

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Bellew, the world cruiserweight champion, is fighting for the first

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And he was nearly a stone lighter than Haye on the scales.

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If his career had gone to plan, James Taylor would be a key member

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of England's one day side in the West Indies right now.

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But, just as he neared the peak of his career,

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As he adapts to his new life, Taylor's been talking to the next

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A gathering of English cricket's new professionals, young, Keane,

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nonthinking their career will be over in their mid-20s. That's

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exactly why the professional Cricketers Association invited James

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Taylor to their rookie camp. I'm a glaring example of that, anything

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can happen, no matter how young and no matter how healthy you think you

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are, anything can happen. Sometimes I'm confident with my body and then

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I have a real setback because my heart is doing things I'd never felt

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it do before. It's a roller-coaster in trusting my body and it's a scary

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place to be. James Taylor's internal defibrillator helps keep him alive.

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His heart condition rare, his attitude exemplary. Being a former

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sportsman can challenge anyone. The funeral of Australian rugby

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international Dan Vickerman, after 63 Test matches, he seemed to be

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dealing well with retirement. He wasn't. Every case is different, but

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sport often demands a shared mentality. I always thought I was

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invincible, every professional sportsman, everybody thinks they are

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invincible. It dawned on me for months after this happened and that

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hit me the hardest, knowing that I'm not invincible. The PCA encourages

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Cricketers to develop new careers, to practice presentations to become

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teachers or baristas. Anything, only a few English cricketers ever reach

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the international scene. Standing here right now it's hard to imagine

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a sultry summer evening. But feels like snow. But Edgbaston will be

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holding the first-ever Day night Test match an England soil, when

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England played the West Indies under floodlights. Professional sport is

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always looking for the next thing. And everyone knows it's a short

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career, but who at the start truly wants to believe it? Joe Wilson, BBC

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News, Edgbaston. Bournemouth have equalised at

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Manchester United, Josh King the scorer from the penalty spot. It is

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1-1 at Old Trafford. You can see more on all of today's

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stories on the BBC News Channel. The next news on BBC One is at

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5:40pm. It's a bit of a halfway house

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between the fairly unpalatable here from St Andrews earlier in

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