to thein committed belfast agreement and to maintaining articles under the belfast agreement. he talked about the question of no deal. he talked about running down the clock. we are not running down the clock. i brought a deal negotiated with the european union to the house. the house has rejected that. i say once again to the right honorable gentleman you cannot wish away no deal. either you stay in the european union, or you have a deal. i believe that it is right for us to leave the european union, because that is what people voted for in the referendum in 2016. if you want no deal, they have to be willing to agree to a deal. the point of us sitting down and talking with people across this house is identify those issues on which it will be possible for us to secure support to make changes, such that we can secure support around this house. i think him for his comments in terms of their fees and applications for citizens rights. friends. my honorable but also, this was an issue that was raised by other members across this house. say to the, i will right honorable gentleman,

he talked about the belfast agreement. i said in my statement, this government will not reopen the belfast agreement. i have never considered doing that and i would not do it. we remain committed to the belfast agreement and to maintaining our commitments under the belfast agreement. he talked about the question of no deal and running down the clock. we are not running down the clock. i brought to the house a deal that had been negotiated with the european union, and the house has rejected that. the house has rejected that. i say once again to the right honorable gentleman, as i did earlier to the leader of the opposition and to other members, that it is very simple, you cannot wish away no deal. either you stay in the european union or you have a deal. i believe that it is right for us to leave the european union because that was what people voted for in the referendum in 2016. if you don't want no deal, they have to be willing to agree a deal. the point about sitting down and talking with people across this house is to i

i want to confirm absolutely, confirm absolutely the commitment of this government to the belfast goodagreement. and the remarks the right honourable gentleman made last night in relation to that were frankly irresponsible. mr speaker, the only thing that's irresponsible are the actions of this prime minister. order, order, the right honourable gentleman has a right to be heard, the public would expect them to be heard and he will be heard. thanking mr speaker that was a graceless response from the prime minister who is acting irresponsibly, what she demonstrated here is if you don't like my principles you can add some more. prime minister, scotland wants to stay in the eu. we are angered by the government ignoring scotland. prime minister, do you accept that you scotland everything and deliberate mapping? —— nothing. can i say to the right honourable gentleman, scotland is part of the united kingdom and voted to stay part of the united kingdom. the uk will be leaving the eu, and that's it. later, mps backed a bill allowing uk law enforcement agencies to get hold of electronic data sto

i can remember, one of my first toories, is the visit belfast to visit terrence o neill, in 1965. but from then on, i can remember -- i came from water ford, a fairly long way. those days, it seemed like a long way from belfast, because people did not really travel very much at that time. but i can remember, that visit man, it generated a lot of enthusiasm. a bit trivial when i look back on it, but i remember people talking around me saying, this led to us having a single soccer team for the whole island of ireland. well the days of that best -- the days of george best, that would not have been a considerable advantage for both parts of the island, really. and i remember in '68, i suppose that was the first year when i really became conscious of what you might call the world of politics and public affairs. and every member what was happening. i can remember, obviously, the assassination of martin luther , the assassination of robert kennedy, the great upheavals happening in america at the time, the student upheavals that took place but and then, ofear, course, i remember the stude

we will belfast agreement its success has been built on allowing people from both communities in northern ireland to feel that their identities are respected under the principle of consent for many people in northern ireland that means having a seamless land border between the u.k. and ireland which is also essential for their economy for others that remains fully respecting the fact that northern ireland is an intrinsic part of the united. kingdom no one wants to see the return of a hard border and as a proud unionist i share the concerns of members who are determined that we do not undermine the strength of our united kingdom. but it is it is not enough simply to make these assertions we have to put in place arrangements that deliver those ends and it's not just a simple as some would like it to be so as prime minister for the whole u.k. it's my duty to provide a solution that works for the people of northern ireland the answer lies in agreeing half you economic relationship but we need an insurance policy to guarantee there will be no hard border if that future relationship is not in p

in london brussels and belfast will take you through the magnitude of the. flights also on the grid the migrant caravan caravan actually is leaving. but there is a difference this time because the united states isn't necessarily their final destination and the french president. opens up a dialogue with the nation he's giving a speech in normandy but how does he address the concerns of the protest movement and hold firm on the policies which brought him to power. and it's day two of protests in zimbabwe and many online accuse the government of blocking the internet to monitor all the developments. in the hash tag. with the news. streaming online through facebook live on al-jazeera dot com all those stories to come but first an update on some breaking news out of kenya two explosions followed by gunfire they were heard in an upscale neighborhood in the capital nairobi at least one person has been killed details still emerging on this one some of the first pictures we've gotten from there but the somali based group. has said it carried out the attack. let's hav

and it was held in a presbyterian church in belfast. and it was held to engage the community to let them know what we were doing. to make it very, very clear what this was about was not about trying to claim -- there's only a single motive. that you need to be involved. if you look at some of the meetings that we've held in very loyalist parts of northern ireland i think that message is beginning to get through. one of our members, a woman called eileen we're who started her political career in the ulster defense association has been awarded the prize for having contributed more to community relations than anyone else. and this is something she's immensely proud of. we needed to broaden the base. we needed to be inclusive. and we needed to be reflective. this was not an exercise of nostalgia. although obviously, some of that will come in. and when we officially launched our commemoration committee, it was done at rosemary street presbyterian church in belfast. the symbolism of that site is very, very important. because that is where the

it's about saying that whatever happens when we leave the eu, we will honor the belfast agreement. its success has been built on allowing people from both communities in northern ireland to feel that their identities are respected under the principle of consent. for many people in northern ireland, that means having a seamless land border between the uk and ireland, which is also essential to their economy. for others, that remains fully respecting the fact that northern ireland is an intrinsic part of the united kingdom. no one wants to see the return of a hard border and as a proud unionist, i share the concerns of members who are determined that we do not undermine the strength of our united kingdom. but it is not enough simply to make these assertions. we have to put in place arrangements that deliver those ends. and it's not just as simple as some would like it to be. so as prime minister for the whole uk, it's my duty to provide a solution that works for the people of northern ireland. the answer lies in agreeing our future economic relationship, but we need an insurance poli

we bring that milderair 10 degrees in belfast.riday. quite breezy, particularly in the north—west of the uk. a mixture of cloud and sunshine and temperatures of 8— 10 degrees. as we start the weekend it looks like the frontal system will head across northern parts of the uk. that should clear away for most of us by saturday so we are looking ata of us by saturday so we are looking at a lot of dry weather through the weekend. whether to be wild and —— mild and relatively windy. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: president trump addresses the nation, saying his controversial border wall is vital for america's security. this is a choice between right and wrong. justice and injustice. this is about whether we fulfil our sacred duty to the american citizens we serve. the democrats give their response, urging the president to re—open the federal government without delay. tonight and throughout this debate and throughout his presidency, p

belfast breath was baited but this kick sealed a famous victory on a day when these ulstermen well andatrick gearey, bbc news. we're back with the late news at ten. hello. this is bbc news. the standoff between president trump and members of the us congress, over funding for a wall on the mexican border, has now resulted in a record—breaking government shutdown. the row has entered its 22nd day, leaving hundreds of thousands of government workers unpaid, as politicians continue to argue over budgets. well this afternoon donald trump has been tweeting: saying he does have a plan on the shutdown. a short time ago i asked our correspondent in washington, david willis, about these latest comments from mr trump. president trump making the point that he's all alone in the white house, why don't the democrats come and negotiate with them? and in to a claim bya and negotiate with them? and in to a claim by a television reporter that he does not have a plan to end this shutdown, the president to dojust he does not have a plan to end this shutdown, the president to do just a short while ago sayi

it is saying that whatever happens, we will honor the belfast agreement.nities, we want them to feel that their identities are respected. for many people in northern ireland that means having a seamless order between the u.k. and ireland which is essential to their economy. for others, that remains fully respecting that northern ireland is an intrinsic part of the u.k. no one wants to see the return of a hard order and i share the concern of members who are determined that we do not undermine the strength of our united kingdom. us simply to make these assertions. we have to put in place arrangements that deliver those ends. it is not a simple as some would like it to be. as prime minister, it is my duty to provide a solution that works for the people of northern ireland. ouranswer lies in agreeing future economic relationship but we need an insurance policy to guarantee there will be no hard order -- border if that relationship is not in place by the end of the implementation. >> grateful to the prime minister for giving way. which she agreed that the worl

we all agree that as we leave the eu we must fully respect the belfast agreement and not allow the belfasttop, despite the changes previously agreed, the remaining two co re previously agreed, the remaining two core issues. this year we could be attracted permanently, and concern over its potential impact on our union of northern ireland is treated differently from the rest of the uk. i will talk further this week to collea g u es i will talk further this week to colleagues including in the dup to consider how we might meet our obligations to the people of northern ireland and ireland in a way that can command the greatest possible support in the house, and i will then take the conclusions of those discussions back to the eu. from other parts of this house, concerns have also been raised over the political declaration. these have focused on the wish for further precision around the future relationship. the political declaration will provide the basis for developing our detailed negotiating mandate for the future. and this new phase of negotiations will be different in a number of ways. it

declan harvey reports from belfast.dering, the roof blown off in the blast. local residents said that their windows shook when the device exploded just after 8pm. despite the city centre location, no one was injured, although a busy hotel was evacuated. a large cordon was put in place, as police sniffer dogs combed the area checking other vehicles for another device. this seems like an unwelcome reminder of derry‘s troubled past, and already business groups expressed their frustration at the damage done to the city's reputation. no one has claimed responsibility for this bomb yet, but it has caused condemnation from politicians on all sides. the dup's arlene foster described it as... the sinn fein mp, elisha mccallion said the incident has shocked the community. the sdlp representative mark h durkan said... reaction too from the governments in london and dublin. the british secretary of state for northern ireland, karen bradley, confirmed that she has been briefed on developments, while the irish foreign minister, simon

going to struggle to six or seven and the likes of london and cardiff, back to double figures for belfastwe go overnight thursday into friday. it is quite light, but bear in mind we have switched into the milder air. there is quite a bit of cloud around. it will be a green map for first cloud around. it will be a green map forfirst thing on friday. we should essentially be frost free. it will be cold first thing, temperatures down in ingall figures and a little lower in a few rural spots but generally we have a milder story for friday. quite a cloudy is tory friday. quite a cloudy is tory friday stop right there is quite limited, perhaps sheltered eastern spots are seeing some of the best in the sunshine. temperatures starting to push back up into double figures quite widely. and then, come the weekend, as we really start to pick up weekend, as we really start to pick upa weekend, as we really start to pick up a north—westerly, more westerly breeze, we get a properly atlantic field to our weather, if you like. definitely a milder picture, quite windy picture at times, those isobars coming

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. the perspective in northern ireland with emma va rdy.is five day brexit debate leading to one of the most significant parliamentary votes of modern times, which takes place next tuesday. we'll be back tomorrow to see if there's any evidence that the mood among mps is changing and, with it, the likely outcome of the vote next week. in the meantime, back to clive. huw edwards, many thanks. police believe a 14—year—old boy who was murdered in east london last night, was the victim of a targeted attack. detectives say jayden moodie was knocked off a moped by three men in a car, who then got out and fatally stabbed him. the vehicle thought to have been involved has now been found. 0ur correspondent adina campbell is in leyton for us tonight. police tonight say they have made a significant development in this investigation. the car they believe was involved in the attack that led to the deaths of 14—year—old jayden moodie has been recovered this evening less than a mile away from here. it is more than 2a hours since the teenager was killed. ev

is steadfast in its commitment to the belfast agreement and would never allow a return to a hard border but it is not enough simply to say this both sides also need to take steps to avoid a hard border when the u.k. is outside of the e.u. failing to do so would place businesses on the island of ireland in an impossible position having to choose between cost the new checks and procedures that would disrupt their supply chains or breaking the law so we have the backstop as a last resort but both the teashop and i have said consistently that the best way to avoid a hard border is through the future relationship that is the sustainable solution and that neither of us want to use the backstop so since the council we've been looking at commitments that would ensure we get our future relationship or alternatively. enjoyments in place by the end of the implementation period so that there will be no need to enter the backstop and no need for any fear that it will be a hard border and that is why in the first of the further assurances they've provided today the e.u. has committed to begin explora

and if it was i mean in any doubts about the importance of that belfast agreement both part of the desert trees by the prime minister and term corben the labor leader of the labor opposition leader starting their statements by referencing the weekend car bombing that's recently talked about and never going back to the violence and terror of the past it's actually quite chilling that something like that can happen after so many years of peace yes i'm sorry and i was going to say that many people think that you know possibly that is a message coming out saying you know this is what can happen if if the if if they do return to hardboard if they don't respect the good friday agreement and back at mass no chance of a second referendum or to the prime minister. there are many here behind me and maybe you've heard them shouting they are really really adamant to stop brix it but what's the reason may has really said all along no second referendum and it's interesting that she referred in this context and her statement she said it will help those who are looking for a breakup of the union so that

we will honor the belfast agreement its success has been built on allowing people from both communities in northern ireland to feel that their identity is a respected under the principle of consent for many people in northern ireland that means having a seamless land border between the u.k. and ireland which is also essential for their economy for others that remains fully respecting the fact that northern ireland is an intrinsic part of the united. kingdom no one wants to see the return of a hard border and as a proud unionist i share the concerns of members who are determined that we do not undermine the strength of our united kingdom. but it is it is not enough simply to make these assertions we have to put in place arrangements that deliver those ends and it's not just a simple as some would like it to be so as prime minister for the whole u.k. it's my duty to provide a solution that works for the people of northern ireland the answer lies in agreeing half you economic relationship but we need an insurance policy to guarantee there will be no hard border if that future relationship

well spent an evening in belfast in a moment first those lines he's outside parliament in westminster for us and laurence the suggestion is that two reason may's deal was pretty much dead before this vote tell us more about what are the expectations for developments tonight. well there's there's about three hours now left of debate before the amendments to the votes and the vote itself will be about a pass when you pass a local time but frankly don't bother turning into the votes because you won't hear anything and these are saying that they haven't said a hundred times before and all the divisions across parliament are all plain to see the only thing that a majority m.p.'s have in common apparently is that they from both sides leavers hands and those are the soft abraxas or don't want to leave it's all equally unhappy with stories amaze dalan that's the bind that they've got themselves into let's let let's take a sounding from passion mcguire from the new statesman magazine thank you very much for your time what's your guess as to how much is going to lose by so nice well i mean some

we had to go to the mission police station to ask for the right to march to belfast city hall. and the name "the people's democracy" came into being for the first time. that would take us there. the crucial narrative was that the students marched to the city hall, they confronted not policemen but what i would call the christian evangelicals who were led by ian paisley. and that movement, if you like, our inspiration from the american protest songs from bob dylan and the civil rights anthems, that inspiration was also part of our internationalism because it was both europe and america, and at the same time there were lots of english students in that street. many years later, i met people who came up to me at the national theater in london and said, i was on the march, i remember you, you're patty's daughter. and the crucial thing about those later encounters both with a woman i will call rebecca was that she actually said -- when i asked what became of her, she said, i was doing psychology, and what happened was i had to go into a therapeutic community before i finished at quee

is steadfast in its commitment to the belfast agreement and would never allow a return to a hard border but it is not enough simply to say this both sides also need to take steps to avoid a hard border when the u.k. is outside of the e.u. failing to do so would place businesses on the island of ireland in an impossible position having to choose between costly new checks and procedures that would disrupt their supply chains or breaking the law so we have the backstop as a last resort but both the t. shock and i have said consistently that the best way to avoid a hard border is through the future relationship that is the sustainable solution and that neither of us want to use the backstop so since the council we've been looking at commitments that would ensure we get our future relationship or alternative arrangements in place by the end of the implementation period so that will be no need to enter the backstop and no need for any fear that it will be a hard border and that is why in the first of the further assurances they've provided today the u. has committed to begin exploratory talks

as we leave the european union, we must respect the belfast agreement and not allow the creation of aborder between northern ireland and ireland. , in the lightlear of media stories, this government will not reopen the belfast agreement. i have never considered doing so and neither would i. with regard to the backstop, despite the changes we had agreed, there remain issues. be trapped could permanently and concerns over its impact on our union if northern ireland is treated differently than the rest of the u.k. colleaguesalking to to consider how we might meet our obligations to the people in a way that can command the greatest support in the house. i will take the conclusions of those back to the e.u. from other parts of this house, concerns have been raised over the political declaration. focused on the wish for a further positioned around a future relationship. the declaration will provide the basis for our negotiating mandate for the future and this new phase will be different. it will cover a broader range of .ssues in greater depth it will require a negotiating from trade negoti

we will honor the belfast agreement its success has been built on allowing people from both communities in northern ireland to feel that their identity is a respected under the principle of consent for many people in northern ireland that means having a seamless land border between the u.k. and ireland which is also essential for their economy for others that remains fully respecting the fact that northern ireland is an intrinsic part of the united kingdom no one wants to see the return of a hard border and as a proud unionist i share the concerns of members who are determined that we do not undermine the strength of our united. but it is is it. not enough simply to make these assertions we have to put in place arrangements that deliver those ends and it's not just a simple as some would like it to be so as prime minister for the whole u.k. it's my duty to provide a solution that works for the people of northern ireland the answer lies in agreeing after economic relationship but we need an insurance policy to guarantee there will be no hard border if that future relationship is not in p

and an afghanistan analyst is joining us via skype from belfast good to have you with us on al-jazeera once again why is it that the u.s. and some regional powers are supporting this particular man the co-founder of the taliban but i think we should be clear that the appointment of mullah brother is an internal decision by the taliban movement they. know they have to find out what to do with him after he'd been released from jail all other top positions are occupied they were looking for a replacement head of the the political office in doha and they decided this this is where they wanted to send him so it is an internal taliban decision something which they feel. recognizes his weight inside the movement but it is absolutely correct that many international. diplomats have welcomed it because they are hopeful that he will play a positive role so do you think that this is a positive move in terms of peace talks for all involved. i do think it is a positive move it's not a breakthrough but it's something which will be helpful in the the weeks and months to come and i think that brother h

chris page, bbc news, belfast. now on bbc news a look ahead to sportsday at 6:30 tonight.enty to bring you on bbc news ahead of fa cup third—round weekend when the premier league sides join the competition. it gets under way tonight with tranmere against totte n ha m , tonight with tranmere against tottenham, who produced a moment of magic ahead of their tie with the premier league giants. we'll be assessing who is likely to cause an upset. we'll also be looking at the premier league title race which pauses this weekend, following manchester city's win last night. we'll be looking ahead to the start of the new super league season in what is a big year for netball with the world cup to come. now on bbc news, the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomons. so jason, what do we have this week? a new year, lots of new films. welcome back to the cinema for the new year. we'll be going back to the last stuart court to marvel at olivia colman‘s award skipped performance as queen anne in the favou

the drawingas on display here at the ulster museum in belfast give a sense of the extraordinary rangeinterests that leonardo da vinci had, from costume design to extreme weather effects and of course, famously, his detailed analysis of the human body, with images which are still well regarded today. but are they accurate, ian? they certainly are, will. if you look at the level of the anatomical detail here, it is equal to any standard surgical text in the modern era. more importantly, he's somehow picked up the functionality of these muscles and imbued them with life. the display here at the kelvingrove art gallery and museum in glasgow shows the two sides of leonardo. on the one hand, you have the fine artist who's interested in modelling form in really delicate detail using light and shade. on the other hand, you've got leonardo the engineer, who's interested in the movement of a horse and in designing weapons or fanciful war machines, as he called them. and he also liked to make maps such as this one of the central region of italy, including the arno valley where he was born. these

so top temperatres in double figures for belfast.ough the day to see much in the way of sunshine. overnight thursday into friday, that weather front slides away into the continent. plenty of cloud around, and we sit in relatively milder air. so our map is green first thing friday, rather than seeing that blue as we will do to the south first thing thursday. temperatures, down on the lower end of single figures but essentially frost—free to get friday under way. another day offering us quite a lot of cloud. we have got a northerly breeze but remember it's tipped around that area of high pressure so instead of actually coming straight from the arctic, it's been modified by the atlantic, hence things will start to get milder as that northerly breeze drags the milder air further south. so, for the weekend, our temperatures making a return closer to average. it could be quite windy through the weekend, actually, as areas of low pressure try to erode this high. the isobars becoming increasingly tighter packed. much of the rain will fizzle

little bit of cloud mayjust bolster the temperatures uh—huh briefly for the likes of plymouth and belfaste hills and the mountains, but turning increasingly back to rain as the system pushes in, because we are bringing in a slightly southerly air stream, so some slightly milder air. but there is a lot of uncertainty in this element of the forecast, and if you are travelling on friday, it will be worth getting your latest update. 0n into the weekend, our story remains chilly, the temperatures perhaps coming up a couple of degrees on the figures we'll see through the end of the week. but i think there'll be a lot of cloud around on saturday. maybe some sunny spells on sunday, but overall, the story for the coming days will definitely be a rather wintry one. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: the ayes to the right, 306, the noes to the left, 325. cheering. dramatic scenes as the government survives a vote of no confidence but parliament remains deadlocked over brexit. theresa may invites mps from all parties to downing street for ta

that little bit of cloud mayjust bolster the temperatures briefly for the likes of plymouth and belfastearly part of friday. the weather system looks like it will perhaps bring some more significant snow for scotland for a time. further south, i think it will be perhaps snow initially, particular across the hills and the mountains, but turning increasingly back to rain as the system pushes in, because we are bringing in a slightly southerly air stream, so some slightly milder air. but there is a lot of uncertainty in this element of the forecast, and if you are travelling on friday, it will be worth getting your latest update. on into the weekend, our story remains chilly, the temperatures perhaps coming up a couple of degrees on the figures we'll see through the end of the week. but i think there'll be a lot of cloud around on saturday. maybe some sunny spells on sunday, but overall, the story for the coming days will definitely be a rather wintry one. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the rights

many spots into double digits. 11 degrees in belfast, cardiff and in plymouth.s way in from the north—west. now, there is uncertainty about the progress of this rain, but during saturday, we're likely to bring wet weather further south—eastwards. and behind that, well, we are going to start to get back into the cold air, so some snow starting to show up there, particularly across the high ground of scotland. all of us back into the cold air on sunday, a windy day as well. and then it looks quite chilly next week. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00pm: a man convicted of killing a woman in a speedboat crash while on a date charlotte brown died in december 2015. her father says he's relieved jack shepherd's now in custody in georgia, but that he seems unremorseful. he is almost acting like he is the victim, and he doesn't seem to show any remorse for the fact that, you know, his actions have led to the loss of my daughter. the search for a missing plane carrying the cardiff city footballer, emiliano sala, and his pilot david ibbotson, is susp

long as any faction seeks to terrorize or intimidate ordinary people. >> there was bad trouble in belfastern ireland today, and the only word to describe it is ghastly. the irish republican army set off more than 20 explosions for an hour and a half, creating a scene of bloody carnage without parallel in the long history of northern irish violence. 13 people are known dead, more than 120 injured. >> that day became known as bloody friday. it was part of their campaign to try and undermine british rule in northern ireland and to make northern ireland effectively ungovernable. >> no warnings were given, and the targets seem to have been chosen precisely because they would be crowded with people at that time of day. >> what they managed to do was make the percussive regularity of bombs going off the norm in northern ireland during the 1970s. >> what do you think will happen? >> i think they'll just keep bombing going on. >> it's got to end some time. >> aye, some time, but i don't know when. nobody knows. >> i'm jim mckay speaking to you live at this moment from abc headquarters just outside

the deal means no change to the arrangements which underpin cooperation in the belfast agreement. there will be a lock on any new laws the e.u. proposers should be added to the backstop, and the u.k. can give a restored northern ireland executive a seat at the table on the joint committee overseeing the deal. mr. speaker, president juncker says exquisitely in his letter that the backstop would represent a suboptimal trading relationship to both sides. we have spoken at length about why we want to avoid the backstop, but it is not in the e.u.'s interest either. gives the u.k. carry-free access to the u.k. -- to the e.u. market, with no free movement of people, no financial contribution, no retirement of the level playing field rules, and no need to allow access to our waters for fishing. furthermore, under these arrangements, u.k. authorities allowthern ireland would a single market with no checks and controls. this means that you relying on the u.k. for the functioning of its own market. so the e.u. will not want this backstop to come into force, and the exchange of letters today

be absolutely clear in the largest media stories this morning this government will not reopen the belfast agreement i have never even considered doing so. with regard to the backstop despite the changes we have previously agreed there remain two core issues the fear that we could be trapped in it permanently and concerns over its potential impact on our union if northern ireland is treated differently from the rest of the u.k. so i will be talking further this week to colleagues including the u.p.a. to consider how we might meet our obligations to the people of northern ireland in our land in a way that can command the greatest possible support in the house and i will then take the conclusions of those discussions back to the e.u. from other parts of this house concerns are also being raised over the political declaration in particular these are focused on a wish for further position around the future relationship the political declaration will provide the basis for developing our detailed negotiating mandate for the future and this new phase of negotiations will be different in a number

that's the challenge of peacemaking all right so michael semple we thank you for speaking to us from belfast. well thank you overtime washington d.c. that is the rose garden where in a few moments we expect the president donald trump to be making a speech we think that's going to be on the partial government shutdown that's now entered its thirty fifth day so once president makes an appearance we will cross back live to the rose garden just outside the white house. has a quiet skies for turn to iran and they are returning to afghanistan as a massive cloud of the caucasus and the moment and yet more weather stormy weather is brewing in the mediterranean it's been causing floods and storm damage actually in western turkey and that is coming across turkey into northern lebanon syria and iraq over the next couple of days so this is the position that the position on sunday was rain for many places and star of course a target in northern iraq and syria up into the caucasus the rain will spread down across the border into northern side was a massive cloud to the south of that but that's about as fa

chris page has the latest from belfast.er had hoped to win over the democratic unionist party here very much opposed to the backstop dup remember the party of the parliamentary pivot point, the party who the conservatives rely on to get the consent of key legislation through the house of commons. so this morning the government published what they said were simply reassurances that they hoped would mean the dup would have come back onto their side with regards to the withdrawal agreement that they might now consider voting for it but the dup shattered those hopes very quickly indeed within an hour of that document being published. the dup had branded it meaningless, cosmetic, ineffective. what the government had proposed was the stormont assembly would be able to vote on any changes to eu trade rules which govern the operation of the backstop if the backstop kicked in. the dup said that was not good enough because in their view, the reassurances would not have been legally binding. this is 0utside source live from the bbc ne

so not brexit reign it in northern ireland, temperature seven degrees in belfast, nine in plymouth.rough thursday night, it will initially turn colder and eastern areas and the clear skies that as that cloud on the news to advance in the west, temperatures will climb as the night wears on. have a look at this, 10 degrees in the far south—west in northern ireland and this heralds a very type of weather on friday. different type of weather on friday. remember those moist, milder winds pushing ei’;i the l , equally sunny spell; that thqee‘ee'teltet‘siufee ire“; . , , , 5591.15 that thqee‘ee'teltet‘siufee trerzz . , , , of aaatta that thqee‘eepfiltet‘aiufee trar'a . , , , of use?" 7 up aaatta that thqee‘eepfiltet‘aiufee trar'a . , , , of uteri" up double gag bring this night in the saturday, we bring this cold front into the picture. it will bring some outbreaks of really quite heavy rain actually, the rain that moving south across the country. behind that we get back into those northerly winds, bringing cold air in our direction. temperatures will drop as saturday wears on and we called

we stand fully behind our commitments under the belfast good friday agreement and everything we do willhe recent cuts to services that areva announced this week. so much so that commutes are thrown into chaos, people can't get to the shops and one head teacher told me that they we re one head teacher told me that they were concerned how their pupils will get to school. doesn't the prime minister agree with me that people are more important than profit? and isn't it time to invest in bus services after years of cuts and bring them under public control? can i say to the honourable lady, we recognise the importance that buses play in local communities. that is why we spend £250 million every year to keep fares down and maintain an extensive network and that benefits people up and down the country. we particularly put money into supporting free bus travel for older and disabled people because we recognise how important buses are to vulnerable people in particular. we are looking at what we can do, further, to improve access for people with disabilities. but we have been putting money in to

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that little bit of cloud mayjust bolster the temperatures briefly for the likes of plymouth and belfast mixture of rain, sleet and snow during the early part of friday. the weather system looks like it will perhaps bring some more significant snow for scotland for a time. further south, i think it will be perhaps snow initially, particularly across the hills and the mountains, but turning increasingly back to rain as the system pushes in, because we are bringing in a slightly southerly air stream, so some slightly milder air. but there is a lot of uncertainty in this element of the forecast, and if you are travelling on friday, it will be worth getting your latest update. 0n into the weekend, our story remains chilly, the temperatures perhaps coming up a couple of degrees on the figures we'll see through the end of the week. but i think there'll be a lot of cloud around on saturday. maybe some sunny spells on sunday, but overall, the story for the coming days will definitely be a rather wintry one. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my n

our ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast.that element of the backstop and what it means in northern ireland ? backstop and what it means in northern ireland? it is still all about the border and the backstop. that is the issue which has proved so difficult to resolve in the whole brexit process. today, the premise that had hoped to win over the dup you are very much opposed to the backstop. the party through the concept is the light on tibet key legislation through the house of commons. the government published some reassurances that the dup would come back on the side in regard to the withdrawal agreement. the dup shattered lives hoped very quickly, within an hour of that document being published. the dup branding it as meaningless and ineffective. the government had proposed that the storm at assembly would be able to vote on changes to eu rules if the backstop kicked in, the dup said that wasn't good enough because in their view, the reassurances wouldn't be legally binding. they said it would give the assembly consultativ

so top temperatres in double figures for belfast.n the way of sunshine. overnight thursday into friday, that weather front slides away into the continent. plenty of cloud around, and we sit in the relatively milder air. so our map is green for first thing friday, rather than seeing that blue as we will do to the south first thing thursday. temperatures — well, they‘re down the lower end of single figures, but essentially frost—free to get friday under way. another day offering us quite a lot of cloud. we have got a northerly breeze, but remember it‘s tipped around that area of high pressure, so instead of actually coming straight from the arctic, it‘s been modified by the atlantic. hence things will start to get milder, actually, as that northerly breeze drags the milder airfurther south. so, for the weekend, our temperatures making a return closer to average. it could be quite windy through the weekend, actually, as areas of low pressure try to erode this high. the isobars become increasingly tighter packed. much of the rain will fi

there is no desire by anybody in this government to see anything other than upholding in full the belfasttures and institutions back where they should be. i want to see the parliament building busy, active, making decisions and doing the right thing by the people of northern ireland. the most striking thing has been the reaction of the people of the city of derry, who are clearly revolted by this latest outrage. let's not legitimise in any way what these people are about by subscribing to them because. these are people who want to destroy communities on both sides, who want to disrupt and bring nothing positive and who have no agenda whatsoever and therefore i totally support what the secretary of state has said in that regard. this is what is important we have all of the democratic institutions in northern ireland functioning. will she inject fresh impetus to that process, if necessary bringing in and outside mediator to get things moving? we are now fully two years since the breakdown of power—sharing in northern ireland and this has been a reminder that violence can fill a political va