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then through belfast.he english media caught out not paying attention to the violence at the start. they missed about a week of it. then, they did arrive and then when they arrived it mainly started to tail off. there was a bizarre moment in the middle of this, there were petrol bombs being thrown in northern ireland, very serious disturbances in the street. the police under attack, tensions high. the daily telegraph had on its front page, a story about royal mcelroy accidentally hitting his father on his head with a golf ball. that was the northern ireland person that they chose to focus on. northern ireland is very much a part from the british mainland. there may be 500 miles between london and belfast but it really seems psychologically at times like 5 million. if petrol bombs were being thrown and those disturbances in london, in manchester, in cardiff, in edinburgh, there would not have been a gap of a week. that's the history of the troubles. it's nothing new right now. generally, the british media f

actually hills precocity in belfast. cardiff consul. and edinburgh castle. all 4 corners of the nation press the pause button for a short while to remember the prince who also held the title of the of edinburgh gun salutes were also held at sea on british navy ships in honor of prince philip who served in the royal navy during the 2nd world war the prince found a special place in the public's heart. i wanted to bring my kids here a i they grow up or remember this. the royal family i would be part of the royal so if you were coming i play all right so what i've seen just obviously from doing history in the past studied and things like that here is absolute rock. that i enjoyed watching me cringe in the future she says of the she was a rock to her as well say i i think it's just lovely just to be near where the the atmosphere you know came to see off of. that live a great life i am. the royal romance began 82 years ago the then teenage princess elizabeth met a hundreds of young naval officer during an official visit to dartmouth naval college in 1939 and he ju

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however, belfast _ recent events in belfast however, belfast is — recent events in belfast however,orthern— the ban, i'm positive for the future of northern ireland and i think community relations are improving in generai~ _ community relations are improving in ueneral. a, ., g ., general. ok, matthew and ellie joe, reall aood general. ok, matthew and ellie joe, really good to _ general. ok, matthew and ellie joe, really good to speak _ general. ok, matthew and ellie joe, really good to speak to _ general. ok, matthew and ellie joe, really good to speak to both - general. ok, matthew and ellie joe, really good to speak to both of - general. ok, matthew and ellie joe, really good to speak to both of you | really good to speak to both of you and thank you for your time. the headlines on bbc news... the uk government announces its plans to reopen international travel in england — if you want to go on holiday you will have to pay for a coronavirus test. airlines argue the cost is too high, and the transport secretary agrees. i think, overall, the pricing should be lower and the reason i

chris page, bbc news, belfast. last night. the secretary of state is on his way. vital talks this afternoon stopping at the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis is coming back to belfast to hold talks with the main political parties in. boris johnson and _ the main political parties in. boris johnson and micheal _ the main political parties in. err" 3 johnson and micheal martin both said overnight they were deeply concerned by the scenes of violence. as political talks: clean—up operation on the ground is continuing, workers have spent this morning repairing some of the damage to this peace wall here. the gates have just closed again. last night up to 600 people were here, according to the police, and during the course of the disturbances officers fired a56 battlegrounds and arrested two people and eight officers were injured during the course of the rioting. police have also made the point that although most attacks were carried out by younger people, there were adults here who were clapping and applauding the

let's bring in our guests now in belfast julianne kaur johnston a political commentator and former belfast city councilor in dublin done a. professor of the school of law and government of the dublin city university he's also the author of from partition to bragg's of the irish government and northern ireland also in belfast brian finn a political columnist for the irish years and former social democratic labor party politician welcome to the program joel is it fair to describe what is happening in northern ireland as an express and of anger by the. the loyalists disenfranchised with the breads of trading arrangements. yes accept that that's fair and it's based on a combination of issues that have led to today's events and i would say that there is orchestrating violence or protests pitting and violence are we going to maine or where to take and that violence is not representative of all of that community is aspirations our direction of travel in which which wishes to take to protest decisions that have been mia recently and however that's not to be confused with debt with contentment beca

the not seen in recent years in belfast or further afield. large groups on both sides of the gates. again, that is something we have not seen for a number of years. we do believe that there was a level of preplanning. we don't, by such volumes of petrol bombs and fireworks without preplanning. so there was a scale of planning and orchestration. that was jonathan roberts, orchestration. that wasjonathan roberts, the assistant chief constable of the police service of northern ireland. the northern ireland secretary is en route to belfast and he will be holding talks later this afternoon. doubtless much more to come from their later in the afternoon. let's hear more now about the welsh labour party's launch of its election manifesto. first minister and leader of welsh labour mark drakeford focused on the party's efforts against coronavirus, and he began with a warning. coronavirus is not over. the sober warning from the experts is that unless we continue to act carefully, there is a very real risk that we will see a further wave of infection. th

actually hillsborough casale in belfast. cardiff castle. and edinburgh castle. both full corners of the nation press the pause button for a short while to remember the prince who also held the title of the cuke of edinburgh gun salutes were also held at sea on british navy ships in honor of prince philip who served in the royal navy during the 2nd world war the prince found a special place in the public's heart. i wanted to bring my kids a as they grow up or remember this. the royal family i would be called the royal so only 300 k. all right so what i've seen just obviously from doing history in the past started i think that yeah he's absolute rock. and i enjoyed watching the queen's interviews and she says i'll see if she was a rock to her as well say i i think it's just lovely just to be near near the the atmosphere you know going you just seeing all 4 pairs. that live the great learning buckingham palace announce that the juke of edinburgh has burial as should you all to be held at st george's chapel in winsor. the palace also said in a statement that despite

emma vardy in belfast. back to the us. derek chauvin says george floyd died from a lack of oxygen due to the way he was restrained. mr chauvin was filmed kneeling on george floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest last may. this is what dr martin tobin was asked in court by the special assistant attorney general. have you formed an opinion, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, on the cause of mr floyd's death? yes, i have. would you please tell the jury what that opinion or opinions are? yes. mr floyd died from a low level of oxygen. and this caused damage to his brain that we see and it also caused a pea arrhythmia that caused his heart to stop. doctor tobin also rejected the suggestion that the drug fentanyl was in any way responsible for george floyd's death. you're familiar with the way people die from fentanyl? yes, very. do they or do they not go into a coma before they die from a fenta nyl overdose? yes, they will. was mr floyd ever in a coma? no. thank you, dr tobin. 0k. 0ur correspondent l

at one of belfast�*s peace lines last night the peace was broken.eenagers, petrol bombs, thrown in both directions over the wall. each night these gates are locked to keep the mainly catholic and protestant communities apart. now forced open, rammed by cars and battered closed by police, amidst a running battle. it is hard to control. when kids see one side doing it theyjoin in. who one side doing it they 'oin in. who eneeueesg it h one side doing it they 'oin in. who encourages it the _ one side doing it they join in. who encourages it the loyalist - encourages it the loyalist politicians, _ encourages it the loyalist politicians, because - encourages it the loyalist politicians, because they| encourages it the loyalist. politicians, because they got encourages it the loyalist - politicians, because they got brexit in and it is not working. it will take months to repair the damage to this community, if it is ever repaired. fies this community, if it is ever repaired-— this community, if it is ever reaired. �* , repaired. as the fighting continued, l

conflict in belfast on a scale not seen in years. crowds exchanged petrol bombs and stones across the wall built to separate northern ireland's unionist and nationalist communities. a flare up of the sectarian violence the vast majority in the british province want to see consigned to history. there can mean no p.s. in our society for violence or the threat of violence on it most all just as it was wrong in the past and was never justified so what is wrong i am counting the justify. the violence began in unionist neighborhoods where most people want to remain part of the united kingdom the tension had already been growing after unionists lost their majority in northern ireland's parliament 4 years ago it boiled over with the bricks of agreement which imposes border controls between northern ireland and the rest of the u.k. . they also think it's a direct consequence of boris johnson said i was up in the bronx at the r.e.c. border that he did that but overall i think that's a consequence of everything just building up most of us inclu

belfast agreement in the late 1990s did bring _ belfast agreement in the late 1990s did bring an endn end to a lot of the violence, but you will often hear it said here — violence, but you will often hear it said here today that perhaps it ended — said here today that perhaps it ended violence then, but didn't necessarily lead to reconciliation and really — necessarily lead to reconciliation and really that peace agreement only became _ and really that peace agreement only became really tested in recent years by brexit— became really tested in recent years by brexit because suddenly it created — by brexit because suddenly it created all divisions sort of came back— created all divisions sort of came back to _ created all divisions sort of came back to the — created all divisions sort of came back to the fore and it put people on different sides of a new argument, so it really tested the peace _ argument, so it really tested the peace agreement right from the word io peace agreement right from the word go with— peace agreement right from the word go with the referendum and the outcome

as a co—guarantor to the belfast i as a co—guarantor to the belfast good _ as a co—guarantor to the belfaste people of northern— minister owes it to the people of northern ireland _ minister owes it to the people of northern ireland to _ minister owes it to the people of northern ireland to restore - minister owes it to the people of northern ireland to restore the i northern ireland to restore the trust _ northern ireland to restore the trust he — northern ireland to restore the trust he has _ northern ireland to restore the trust he has squandered. - northern ireland to restore the trust he has squandered. he . northern ireland to restore the trust he has squandered. he isi northern ireland to restore the - trust he has squandered. he is not a casual_ trust he has squandered. he is not a casual observer _ trust he has squandered. he is not a casual observer to— trust he has squandered. he is not a casual observer to these _ trust he has squandered. he is not a casual observer to these events. - trust he has squandered. he is not a casual observer to these events. he| casual observer to th

chris page, bbc news, belfast.er of the alliance party in northern ireland. good afternoon. what do you say to those people who have been involved in the violence in recent nights? well, they have to stop. you saw a very clear message coming from the northern ireland assembly today. there was a motion proposed by my party leader stressing the importance of support of law, support for condemning the violence. we also have to reach out to people and understand the reasons behind what they are doing. there is, of course, no excuse whatsoever for engaging in that kind of behaviour and, indeed, the very serious incidents that we have seen that put people's lives in danger, but we should recognise that there are underlying causes that we need to address. we underlying causes that we need to address. ~ ., ., ,., . address. we heard from the police force that there _ address. we heard from the police force that there was _ address. we heard from the police force that there was preplanning i address. we heard from the polic

and in other loyalist areas.— parts of belfast and in other loyalist areas. parts of belfast and inirst mr _ loyalist areas. does that help that the first mr arlene _ loyalist areas. does that help that the first mr arlene foster - loyalist areas. does that help that the first mr arlene foster called i loyalist areas. does that help thatj the first mr arlene foster called at one point for the resignation of the head of the police service? is that sort of rhetoric and helpful? —— first minister arlene foster. critics of arlene foster have been very angry about that. stormont was recalled today and she was quite isolated, she seemed hoarse voiced and ill, somewhat ill, may be an element of pressure. and she has come under heavy criticism for that but all of the unionist parties, thatis but all of the unionist parties, that is the biggest unionist party, there is also the ulster unionist party and the tuv have called for the police chief to quit because the prosecutor said and i think one of the ease —— reasons for h not bringing charges in the aftermath of the funeral of an ira leader

this is about five miles outside the centre of belfast. of around 30 to a0 people gathered at the roundabout, you can see behind me. they blocked the roundabout with three burning vehicles. the police were quickly on the scene, but they did not approach the scene, but they did not approach the roundabout immediately. with a difference was block off surrounding roads. they then gradually approached the people blocking the roundabout. as they did, they come under attack with bricks, bottles, stones, fireworks and some petrol bombs. a number of the rioters were injured by their own petrol bombs, but within half an hour, the police had brought the situation under control of as you can see, they are still here. new reports of any injuries to police officers, but there was, of course, trouble last night in northern ireland —— no reports of. 27 police officers injured in total, 15 in belfast and 12 and northern ireland's second city, londonderry. but forthe meantime, this part of newtonabbey, just outside belfast, has been restored to some sort o

has warned of a return to sectarian violence in northern ireland after another night of unrest in belfast the warning comes as our lands and the united kingdom mark the 23rd anniversary of the good fight of good friday agreement which ended nearly 3 decades of conflict there was more violence on friday spike calls for calm following the death of prince philip scuffles between protesters and police led to 14 officers being injured the tensions mainly stemmed from the pro british unionist community in belfast and it's fuelled by bitterness over the brags that agreement which imposes border checks between the province and the rest of the u.k. . joining me live now from belfast is henry mcdonald he's an author and aren and correspondent thank you very much indeed for being with us here on detail but you so for decades it seemed like peace had returned to northern ireland and now this what's happened. well it's likely you are a crisis of confidence in the unionist community they believe the political european union. britain to keep northern ireland the single market house in a sense economical

john campbell, bbc news, belfast. islamic state group, many hundreds of people remain missing. it's the latest atrocity in a series of brutally violent attacks in the last few months. it's thought a british man is among dozens killed in the raid in palma. thousands were forced to flee by boat to pemba, from where the bbc�*s vumani mkhize sent this report. this man hasjust gotten off the rescue ferry at pemba harbour. his tears are for his dead father, his brother is still missing. all morning, they arrived, a steady procession of over 1,000 survivors grateful to be alive, but in shock. they spoke of decapitations, bodies on the streets, and fleeing through dense fires from the gun—wielding insurgents. this distraught woman lost two sons during the attack. translation: it hurts a lot. every day, we saw mothers crying. three, four of their children, they don't know where they are. it's too painful. isis—linked insurgents began the coordinated attack on palma just over a week ago, killing indiscriminately and displacing

at one of belfast�*s peace lines last night, the peace was broken.eenagers, petrol bombs, thrown in both directions over the wall. each evening, these gates are locked to keep the mainly protestant and catholic communities apart. now forced open, rammed by cars and battered closed by police. amidst a running battle between crowds on each side. it's hard to control. lots of kids, when they see someone doing it, theyjoin in. who is encouraging it? the loyalist politicians because they got brexit in and it isn't working. it will take months now for this to be repaired, if ever. as the fighting continued between belfast�*s shankill and springfield road, local priests tried to warn young people of the danger, themselves in harm's way. the to and fro attacks, which lasted over an hour have just been interrupted by the arrival of this line of land of this line of land rovers, who pushed the crowd back from this side of the peace wall. earlier, on the other side of the wall, in the loyalist shankill road, a bus was hijacked and set alight. the disorder last

not just belfast. in other parts of northern— just belfast.ng. i think back to 2016 _ incredibly concerning. i think back to 2016 and the brexit vote, but certainty — to 2016 and the brexit vote, but certainly since then, a lot of people — certainly since then, a lot of people in— certainly since then, a lot of people in great britain have had a bit people in great britain have had a hit of— people in great britain have had a hit of an— people in great britain have had a bit of an education of the reality that northern ireland is a constituent part of the united kingdom i think a lot of people have basically— kingdom i think a lot of people have basically put into the back of their minds _ basically put into the back of their minds and — basically put into the back of their minds and it's very fragile piece after— minds and it's very fragile piece after the — minds and it's very fragile piece after the good friday agreement and the developing of power—sharing of the developing of power—sharing of the trip _ the developing of power—sharing of t

emma vardy in belfast. let's get some of the day's other news.ssia has deployed more troops on its border with ukraine than at any time since 2014, when russian forces seized control of crimea. the white house says discussions are taking place with nato allies about the troop movements. the united states has imposed sanctions on myanmar�*s state—run gem company — a key source of income for the country's military. myanmar is the world's largest producer of high qualityjade. the us secretary of state, anthony blinken, said the sanctions would send a message to the military to cease the violence. israel says it will tell the international criminal court that it won't co—operate with its investigation into possible war crimes committed during the israeli—palestinian conflict. said his country would make clear that it didn't recognise the tribunal�*s authority. a medical expert in the trial of the former us police officer, derek chauvin, says george floyd died from a lack of oxygen, due to the way he was restrained. mr chauvin was filmed kneeling on g

vehicles are hijacked and set on fire in a loyalist area of belfast.he former crown prince ofjordan says he's been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on government critics. scaled back easter services due to covid. the archbishop of canterbury will lead a service from canterbury cathedral. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35 — this morning's reviewers are shyama perera, thejournalist and author, and dave wooding, who's political editor of the sun on sunday. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. trials ahead of so called �*covid passports�* will get underway in england later this month, as the government looks to restart mass gatherings and indoor events safely. the first pilot event will be a comedy night in liverpool later this month where audience members will be tested for covid before and after the show. the pilots will last until mid—may and include the fa cup semi final and final, the world snooker championship in sheffield, and several events in liverpool including an evening at a n

charlotte gallagher, bbc news, belfast. island of st vincent after a volcano sent the prime minister, ralph gonsalves, said evacuees had been temporarily housed on cruise ships and on safer parts of the island — and there had been no casualties so far. india has reported a record number of daily coronavirus infections — more than 116,000. nearly 800 people are reported to have died in the latest 2a hour period — the highest number in more than five months. the severity of the second wave is being blamed on a reluctance to wear masks, and on over—crowding. the and on over—crowding. worst hit state is now imposing the worst hit state is now imposing weekend lockdowns until the end of the month. the headlines on bbc news... the duke of edinburgh will be buried next saturday at windsor castle in a ceremonial royal funeral. the prince of wales, has said the royal family has been deeply touched by the tributes paid to the duke. i particularly wanted to say... 65 years ago, his royal highness prince philip established the duke of

john campbell, bbc news, belfast.in a video passed to the bbc, prince hamzah bin hussein, the half—brother of king abdullah, accused jordan's leaders of corruption, incompetence and harassment. i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, for the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years. today, thejordanian government has given its account. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is here. what are they saying? this is an absolutely _ what are they saying? this is an absolutely extraordinary - what are they saying? this is an absolutely extraordinary and - absolutely extraordinary and unprecedented moment in a country which has long been regarded as a rare island of stability in the middle east, and the government has just given a far more sinister account of what has been happening. the deputy prime minister spoke of howjordan's security agencies have been monitoring prinz hamza, and at least two other prominent ind

he was reporting from belfast.ings. the fa cup final will be among the pilot events for the government's covid passport scheme in england. a traffic light system is being planned for the re—introduction of international travel from england. but there's a warning not to book foreign holidays just yet. the former crown prince ofjordan says he's been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on government critics. pope francis has called on the international community to overcome delays in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines, especially for the poorest countries. in his easter sunday �*urbi et orbi' address at the vatican, the pope called vaccines an essential tool in the fight against the pandemic. translation: in his spirits in the fact that the _ translation: in his spirits in the fact that the vaccine _ translation: in his spirits in the fact that the vaccine should - translation: in his spirits in the fact that the vaccine should be - fact that the vaccine should be international, a spirited global re

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.wage — goes up. it's rising for everyone over 23 by 2.2% to eight pounds 91 pence per hour. that works out at nearly £350 a year for a full—time employee. but low—paid workers on furlough won't get the increase. the rise is also being offset by bigger bills coming in this month. they include gas and electricity, council tax, water and broadband. the owner of liberty steel has said that none of its plants will close under his watch. there are 11 sites across the uk employing around 3,000 workers. sanjeev gupta said taking on the uk plants had been a tough journey and he is now racing to refinance his business after the collapse of his main financial backer. with more, here's our business editor simonjack. 12 steel plants across the uk are facing an uncertain future after the government rejected a request for a taxpayer bailout for the man once known as the saviour of steel. but today, sanjeev gupta was in was in defiant mood. it still a tough journey ahead. there are many disadvantages.

has warned of a return to sectarian violence in northern ireland after another night of unrest in belfast the warning comes as our land and the united kingdom mark the 23rd anniversary of the good friday agreement which ended nearly 3 decades of conflict now there was more violence on friday despite calls for calm following the death of prince philip scuffles between protesters and police led to 14 offices being injured tensions mainly stem from the pro for chess unionist community in belfast and it's fuelled by bitterness over the break that agreement which imposes border checks between the province and the rest of the united kingdom. well joining me live now from belfast is henry mcdonald he is an author and also an ardent correspondent thank you very much indeed for being here with us on the w. now for decades it seemed like peace had returned to normal but what's happens now . well i don't think the bidens see the law if they send you the skill of the kind of violence that was. years ago. and i don't think it's going to return to the level of. 27 violence but there is still a big risk

emma vardy in belfast. let's get some of the day's other news.as imposed sanctions on myanmar�*s state—run gem company — a key source of income for the country's military. myanmar is the world's largest producer of high qualityjade. the us secretary of state, anthony blinken, said the sanctions would send a message to the military to cease the violence. israel says it will tell the international criminal court that it won't co—operate with its investigation into possible war crimes committed during the israeli—palestinian conflict. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said his country would make clear that it didn't recognise the tribunal�*s authority. us intelligence agencies have warned of political volatility and possibly more global conflict by twenty forty. in its latest report, the national intelligence council says that people will become increasingly distrustful of leaders and governments will struggle to find solutions. a medical expert in the trial of the former us police officer derek chauvin says george floyd died from a lack of ox

got the story late about what's been happening in derry belfast character gets all over ulster what he means he need to paramilitaries and they know illegal. under the good friday agreement they are under should have been disbanded a long time back there are no doors to the kitchen at all or are militant there's no justification for said communication with them because they are involved in the political process are there not the john outside of the group which was quite a loyalist parmalee it was a huge the e.v.f. another in armed commandos and this is the group of people that are named and were actually meeting with bays and were to update them on what was happening in recent days put it all in the end of their protocol was brought about by the british government because she had to try and alleviate some of the worst issues of prasad and the levy have been pretty supportive of the strongest my years of traction and we told them over and over again and was detrimental to their own community. well we have a lot of the top people on this show and we reinvestigated that. seeming. their ow

and this is just here alive coming up anger on the streets of belfast once again about the issues surrounding the u.k.'s exit from the e.u. . the united kingdom on as the late prince philip with the 41 gun salute across the country the duke of edinburgh died on friday at the age of 99. and the devastating impact of syria's decade of war and its women children. now there are reports from in ma that at least 10 police officers in these 10 shan state have been killed by an alliance of ethnic rebel groups elsewhere in the city of details are emerging of a very violent crackdown by security forces at least 60 people are said to have been killed on friday they're turning reports. even before the sun rose the sound of battle raged men miles armed forces moving into the city of bargo an important gateway to the south behind the barricades the protesters tried to stand their ground but the military advance was fierce automatic gunfire and evidence that heavier weapons pictures posted to social media appear to show rifle launched grenades and reports that 3 of myanmar's ethnic rebel groups attacked a p

anger on the streets of belfast once again about the issues surrounding his new case exit from the european union the united kingdom almost always prince philip of the force the one gun salutes across the country if you could that ever died on friday at the age of $99.00. and no cinemas no worries indonesia's film industry turns its attention online to make up an demick comeback. hello i'm satisfied with sports including golf action from the mouth of england's justin rose remains the man to catch a bust up but his lead is now down to just one. but we begin this news hour in myanmar where there are reports that at least 10 police officers in the eastern shan states have been killed by an alliance of ethnic rebel groups a police station in nonmoving was attacked early in the morning by fighters who oppose the military coup and the crackdown on protesters. who are also getting reports of at least 60 people being killed in a raid on friday in that sort of boats 100 kilometers northeast of the commercial capital john gone the military is imposed a series of restrictions on the internet which is

coronavirus frustrations and 2 of the issues triggering the violence andrew symonds reports now from belfast. it was called the peace wall but a ceasefire took 3 decades to achieve now 23 years after the good friday peace agreement was signed it fails to live up to its name again dissent on the streets is reborn. for more than a week pro british loyalists have been attacking police some of the worst violence has been near the peace wall in belfast that separates loyalists on one side from republicans on the other really hutchinson is a formal loyalist paramilitary who served 15 years in jail for murdering 2 catholics in 1974 he points to a mural of loyalty to the british monarchy and talks of a lull in violence during the period of mourning for prince philip hutchinson is now the leader of a political party that doesn't advocate violence but he condemned what's happened i want these young people to feign that they can come back from where they cross and that laying they need to be able to step back. and you know i think that nobody has used this term yet but i'm going to use it as far as i k

and simmons is in belfast joins me now live from there andrew it's a significant day and you're in a significant spot right probably very different from how perhaps many people for an hour verse 3 might have been marked a few years ago before graves the. world depending on who you were talking to on such an issue many had warned about the fragile peace in northern ireland big threatened arrangements over bricks it but 1st of all yes this is a symbol of the so-called troubles which was effectively. war which lasted 3 decades and the peace wall was built about halfway through that in order to separate interface point separates the nationalist republicans and the loyalists to a community is continually fighting with each other this has been the point the main point of some of the rioting over the past week and in fact wednesday thursday saw water cannons being used all over petrol bombs all over this district petrol bombs being thrown at police and again even as you said in the introduction the situation over north belfast again another interface we were amongst it and last night that's

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.ia by people apparently dressed in ethiopian army uniform have been obtained by the bbc. in november, the government launched a military campaign in the region of tigray, following an attack on an army base thought to have been carried out by the rebel tigray people's liberation front. there have been accusations of serious abuses by all sides in the conflict. our africa correspondent leila nathoo's report contains images that some will find very disturbing. armed men in uniform, leading a group towards a cliff edge. bodies appear strewn across the ground. a man is urged to throw one off the cliff. these graphic videos and others like it were passed to the bbc and began circulating on social media last month. we have been able to match elements of the landscape shown to features visible on satellite images to identify the location. it's in ethiopian�*s northern tigray region. in november 2020, following an attack on a military base, the ethiopian army began an offensive in the region a

charlotte gallagher, bbc news, belfast. headlines: the duke of edinburgh will be buried next saturday at windsor castle in a ceremonial royal funeral. the prince of wales has said the royal family has been deeply touched by the tributes paid to the duke. tributes have been paid right across the world. the kenyan president said the duke had been a towering symbol of family values. prince philip was visiting kenya with his wife when her father, was visiting kenya with his wife when herfather, king george vi, died and she ascended to the throne. our correspondent sent this report. newsreel voiceover: the royal visitors stepped off into the hot sunshine of nairobi. in 1952, a young princess elizabeth and her husband, the duke of edinburgh, were at the start of a tour standing in for her father, king george vi, who was too ill to travel. the couple took in the sights, but little did they know that destiny was waiting in the wings. half an hour after their arrival came the first engagement. nearly all the people they met here hav

in belfast, the night was lit up. this latest unrest came on the nationalist side, not far from the wall separating the city does make two communities. the police responded with water cannon, the first time they have done so in six years. the first minister says these scenes have taken northern ireland backwards. last night's clashes were not on the same scale as wednesday, where loyal tests oh —— where loyal —— were a bus was firebombed. some of the rioters were teenagers, too young to remember the good friday agreement.— young to remember the good friday agreement. history has shown very — friday agreement. history has shown very clearly _ friday agreement. history has shown very clearly relations i friday agreement. history has shown very clearly relations in | shown very clearly relations in northern ireland, one side acting on its own, whether it is in northern ireland, or the two governments or whatever, doesn't succeed. it only succeeds when both sides are working together. that will require joint action by req