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to belfast.we were both a bit nervous, not that we didn't believe that kenneth had made a beautiful film about, about the world then. but that feeling that this could go either way. "how dare you presume to understand the complexities of that time "and from whose perspective, and what agenda "are you going to take?" and in the heart of it, i was saying tojamie, i said, "the truth, people will have different views on this "film, especially from the north, theyjust will. "but we are looking at it through the eyes "of a nine—year—old boy. "and if people cannot divorce their own agendas, "their own driven attitudes to what they believe is right "and the other wrong, if they cannotjust go back "into themselves and the innocence, and look through the eyes "of a nine—year—old, the wonder of the world, "and certainly how "of a nine—year—old, the wonder of the world, and certainly how "that world has changed and turned and becomes desperate "and dangerous, i mean, what does that say for us as human beings

i'd like to start off in belfast and sab, at least 28,500 palestinians have been killed in gaza, and now 1.5 million people are in raffa, the most populated place on earth, that israel has been bombing and threatening a ground invasion, your... what is the israeli regime's goal at this point in time? the israeli regime's goal is the the zinest projects goal from the beginning to create it israel, a greater israel, and they they want to cleanse the palestinian people out of the gaza strip, they trying to do it in a way which is will look like the pandemic got them a starvation and hunger got the people and voluntary they went and the broke made a hole in the egyptian fence at the border in uh near rafah crossing which they call it the philadelphia corridor and that's the ideal scenarios which the zinus entity genocidal war planning for from the beginning they they want to push them in a way they just want to run for. their lives and that's what they doing, they want to create the nightmare scenario for the egyptians and for the palestinian as well, they at the beginning when they they

i'd like to start off in belfast and sub, at least 28,500 palestinians have been killed in gaza, and now 1.5 million people are in raffa, the most populated place on earth that israel has been bombing and threatening a ground invasion. your perspective, what is the israeli regime's goal at this point in time? the israeli regime's goal is the the design projects goal from the beginning to create israel, a greater israel, and they they want to cleanse the palestinian people out of the gaza strip, they trying to do it in a way which is will look like the pandemic got them, a starvation and hunger got the people, and voluntary they went and the broke made a hole in the egyptian fence at the border and rafah near rafah crossing which they call it the philadelphia corridor and that's the ideal scenarios which the zianist entity genocidal war planning for from the beginning they they want to bush them in a way they just want to run for their lives and that's what they doing, they want to create the nightmare scenario for the egyptians and for the palestinian as well, they at the beginning w

chris mason, bbc news in belfast.it says will make the uk the most accessible place in the world for disabled people to live and work. parts of the plan have been welcomed by charities but there are concerns that the government has abandoned some its previous commitments. nikki fox has more. this isn'tjust any playground. it's a brand—new fully—accessible, inclusive playground in north london. with funding from barnet council, mums natalie and deborah also raised money to get this project off the ground. and deborah knows just how hard it is to find these kinds of places for young people like her son zac. to will be sitting here now, with it existing, and i can come now. when i am thinking at the weekends, "what am i going to do with him?", i can come to the park here. it's a joy, and to see other people in the same way, happily coming in, children of all abilities playing together, its a marvellous thing. sadly this shouldn't be a marvellous thing, this should just be. for winnie, it opens up a whole new world. we co

chris page, bbc news at casement park in belfast.ended across england to make streets safer. that's according to a report by the local government association which warned that wheelchair users, older people and children in pushchairs are among those at risk from vehicles parked on walkways. our correspondent ellie price has the details. when is a path not a path? when it's got a car parked on it. good girl. blocked pavements can cause a nightmare for all sorts of people trying to navigate their way by foot. that's why in edinburgh, the council decided to ban parking on pavements and dropped kerbs and double—parking from the end of last month. motorists face a fine of up to £100 if they're caught, and it's something campaigners want councils across the uk to have the power to do. good girl. we know this has a real impact on people's lives. if you've got a vehicle blocking the pavement and you can't get past that, you've got to step out into the road. of course, if you're in a wheelchair, you may not be able to get down the kerb. if yo

chris page, bbc news at casement park in belfast.g used for the first time on the nhs. it's a tablet which turns into a balloon after it's swallowed, making the patient feel fuller for longer, so they eat less. amanda parr has the story. dave from yeovil is feeling pretty relaxed about this morning's procedure. it will be in and out, very simple, no endoscopy, no hospital bed, no theatre time or anaesthetic. he has worked out the best mental approach too. everybody�*s sort of like opinion is, you know, you are overweight, you need to put your fork down type of things. but there's lots of different reasons why people are overweight. it could be medical, it could be tablets, it could be a whole load of things. thank you to dave for letting us watch how it is done. here is the balloon capsule. it's attached to a thin tube, swallowed into the stomach. an x—ray checks the position, then water is pumped into the balloon, and the tube is removed. it takes up a fair bit of space. it's this big, if you hold it in your hand. held it in your ha

chris page, bbc news at casement park in belfast.ese live pictures we have overlooking the river thames from chelsea bridge. just in the last few minutes we saw some activity there are around chelsea bridge. there was... sorry, that's my colleague louisa pilbeam getting ready for her next live. these were pictures we saw earlier of police getting ready for their search operations. they presume abdul ezedi jumped from the bridge and they say they're looking for his body. that search started at around 9am gmt here in the uk and we will bring you an update on that story as the morning and there it goes on on bbc news. celebrations are taking place around the world to mark the start of the lunar new year. hundreds of people made their wishes for the year of the dragon, placing sticks of incense at a temple in hong kong. vietnam celebrated with a colourful firework display in the skies above hanoi. worshippers flocked to temples across taiwan to light incense and pray for prosperity in the new year. and the chinese community in peru celeb

at belfast.power-sharing government at belfast.— be heading up this power-sharing government at belfast. there have been conversations _ government at belfast. there have been conversations about - government at belfast. there have been conversations about divisionsj been conversations about divisions within the dup about this deal but could there be further fallout following the restoration of the government in northern ireland? the leader of government in northern ireland? tie leader of the government in northern ireland? tue leader of the democratic government in northern ireland? ttj: leader of the democratic unionist party sirjeffrey donaldson basis quite a difficultjob of party management now in the months and years ahead. he has decided that there is enough on the proposal the british government to assuage his concerns about what unionists as a diminution of the political and economic identity of northern ireland but there are some in his party are taking a more purist line who believe tra

. this power-sharing government at belfast. ., , belfast.en conversations _ belfast. there have been conversations about - belfast. there have been - conversations about divisions belfast. there have been _ conversations about divisions within the dup about this deal. could there be any further for not following the restoration of the government in northern ireland? the restoration of the government in northern ireland?— restoration of the government in northern ireland? the leader of the ro-british northern ireland? the leader of the pro-british democratic _ northern ireland? the leader of the pro-british democratic unionist - pro—british democratic unionist party sirjeffrey donaldson face is quite a difficultjob of party management now in the months and years ahead. he has decided there has been enough on the proposal from the british government to assuage his concerns about what unionists sow a diminution of northern ireland �*s british political and economic identity but there are some in his party to take a more purist line, who still b

set in belfast, blue lights was a police drama for a new generation, set in belfast, blue lights wasnd it went down very well indeed. so well that season two is nearly ready for our screens, still in belfast, but a different location. so season two is in this part of the city? yeah, we've come east. we filmed over here for most of season two. a bit in the city centre, as well. season one was set in the west. yeah, we thought we wanted to see a different side of belfast, you know, equal opportunities! but making something that appeals to people here is one thing — bringing along audiences from elsewhere is something different. for writer declan lawn, it's all about the people. for us, the key to it is, if you have good characters in a situation that's kind of universal — like, everyone�*s started a newjob, everybody has felt out of their depth — and if you concentrate on them, then people will put up with a lot, even if they don't understand the context. it's all about the characters. not limited to season two, the bbc has just commissioned seasons three and four — all very good news.

chris page, bbc news, belfast.s who is at stormont. significant day there today, tell us what we can expect in the coming hours. . , , what we can expect in the coming hours. ., , , ~ ., hours. that is still mont, where everything _ hours. that is still mont, where everything will _ hours. that is still mont, where everything will be _ hours. that is still mont, where everything will be happening i hours. that is still mont, wherej everything will be happening -- everything will be happening —— stormont. a significant day of events here. through the doors here you can just see and into the assembly chamber, that is where everything will be happening. as for what happens, ipm local time, that's when things kick off, the assembly backin when things kick off, the assembly back in action inside after being away for two years, a significant moment in and of itself. the first thing they need to do is select a speaker, nothing can happen until that happens. that bigger election needs to be based on a cross community basis

we can speak to our correspondent chris page, in belfast for us today.on to this ruling, please. the just give us the reaction to this ruling. please-— just give us the reaction to this ruling, please. just give us the reaction to this rulin: , lease. , ., , ruling, please. the “udge began his rulin: here ruling, please. the “udge began his ruling here at — ruling, please. the “udge began his ruling here at the _ ruling, please. thejudge began his ruling here at the high _ ruling, please. thejudge began his ruling here at the high court - ruling, please. thejudge began his ruling here at the high court in - ruling here at the high court in belfast by referring to the fact that more than 3700 people were killed during the years of violence, which are commonly called the troubles and the quest as to how unsolved killings from that time has continued to hanover northern ireland for a quarter of a century now of relative peace is an extremely complex and emotive question. the uk government last year passed legislation to set up a new commission to take over

_ come in and appreciate it and en'oy belfast. ~ ., , ., , belfast.tart? there is a list as long as your _ belfast. where do i start? there is a list as long as your arm. - belfast. where do i start? there is a list as long as your arm. all - belfast. where do i start? there is a list as long as your arm. all the l a list as long as your arm. all the issues _ a list as long as your arm. all the issues we — a list as long as your arm. all the issues we have here in northern iretand — issues we have here in northern iretand |t— issues we have here in northern ireland. , ., , ., , issues we have here in northern ireland. , ., , ., ireland. it is two years to the day since devolution _ ireland. it is two years to the day since devolution in _ ireland. it is two years to the day since devolution in effect - since devolution in effect collapsed, leaving people in northern ireland without a government. ministers have been out of office for a total of five out of the last seven years and that means there is a huge list of issues to be dealt with when they ret

sara girvin, bbc news, in belfast.w about the confederation of british industry, which is an organisation which represents some businesses in the uk and its former chairman tony danker. mr danker was dismissed from his role in april 2023 — he then took legal action. we now hear the cbi has settled that legal action. its board has agreed an undisclosed settlement with mr danker. this quote from the cbi... "the cbi board also reiterates that mr danker is not associated in any way with the historical allegations reported in the media concerning matters which pre—date his tenure at the cbi and rejects any such association." we will have more on that for you as it comes in. here in the uk, a reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected of carrying out a chemical attack on a mum and her daughters in south london. police say they believe people who know where abdul ezedi is have yet to come forward, as a nationwide manhunt enters its fifth day. a woman who rescued one of th

chris page, bbc news, belfast.ormont. hugely significant day here at stormont for symbolism and practicalities, the real work that needs to be done for people right across northern ireland. let me show you around. this is where it will all be happening, stormont is behind me, the building there, our political analyst who we are going to chat you our standing by. we have broadcast tents. the grounds in front of stormont are open to the public. you can see belfast city in the distance there, along this procession there, that is a park run taking place, people out running their five k as we speak, very keen jogger their five k as we speak, very keen jogger running towards us. in the hours ahead, 1pm, it will all kick off, the assembly will be back inside those doors there. they will elect the speaker and then onto those hugely symbolic moments, first minister, deputy first minister. weights get the thoughts of our two analysts. thanks for coming, the son is now out, you have timed it well. clear rice and brian rowan —

charlotte, we will leave it there but she will be in belfast | again.ere but she will be in belfast to give us updates as they come in. let's look at chile now. the authorities there say wildfires raging in the centre of the country have now killed at least 112 people. an official said there were still a0 active fires across chile. earlier, the president warned that the number of people confirmed dead was likely to rise significantly. emergency teams have been struggling to control the fires, which have spread rapidly across the valparaiso region. the forest fires are thought to be the deadliest which have spread rapidly across the valparaiso region. the forest fires are thought to be the deadliest ever recorded in chile. the government is investigating whether some blazes which have spread rapidly across the valparaiso region. the forest fires are thought to be the deadliest ever recorded in chile. the government is investigating whether some blazes were started deliberately. henna hundal is a delegate to the un climate change conferences. she told us

chris mason, bbc news, in belfast.hris page told us more about the process that is taking place. for a group of politicians who want northern ireland to stay in the uk to share power with those who want northern ireland to leave the uk and become part of another country, well, that is never going to be an easy relationship. and so it has proved here at stormont, outside belfast, over the years. so, now we have at the head of the new power—sharing coalition michelle o'neill, the first minister, the first nationalist to hold that position, and emma little—pengelly of the democratic unionist party as the deputy first minister. now, those positions are, in fact, legally equal. both those ministers can't operate in isolation from the other, one can't make a decision without the say—so of the other, but nonetheless, in a place where the identity of northern ireland, its place in the uk is disputed, titles and symbolism do matter, and that is why the fact that it is now a sinn fein politician who has the title of first minist

mcveigh, who was 44, in west belfast, in may1972. in may 1972. he is also charged with the attempted murder of six other people. jennifer, thank you very much. a volcano in iceland has erupted for the third time since december. lava is spewing from a long fissure and has reached a crucial road that leads to the already damaged town of grindavik. we can bring you some live shots of what is happening there right now. the volcano, as we have mentioned, this is the third time that it has erupted since december and you can see the lava flowing out from the ground. 0ur europe correspondent jessica parker has this report. this is, orwas, a road into the fishing town of grindavik, but look as an unstoppable sea of molten lava swallows it up. the forces of nature meets a man—made construction. you can see for yourself who wins. jets burst out of the earth from early this morning, the fiery fountains reaching heights of 80 metres — the equivalent of roughly a 20—storey building. the british ambassador to iceland recorded a bird's eye view. unl

it reports that from belfast, like many schools in genitives in belfast has been doing all that kind of to re integrate people's onto the pandemic. but the some that's been a struggle. so this year the schools introduced a safe space haven, the students with special needs or social issues to find respite and to friendly. yeah. but such innovations, cost money and funding decisions and being on hold since the collapse in 2022 of norman islands developed government that we need improvements made to our building to make these adjustments. they don't toppling overnight if we don't have that funding. those children are of home waiting to come to a place that we have secured for free trade policy in london on thursday u. k. politicians approve the deal set to restore an overnight ins, power sharing executive, and release. more than $4000000000.00 of funding for its public services. but at the same time, another strike was on the way in belfast. this time, public transport workers trying to ensure the demands to pay rises and met. one told them the government release funds that give us our

it's been a historic day in belfast.vernment has been restored in northern ireland, and it has chosen its first irish nationalist leader. michelle o'neill was elected first minister of the devolved government. her party, sinn fein, hopes to one day unite northern ireland with the republic of ireland. sinn fein became the biggest party during elections two years ago. it is also two years to the day that the assembly at stormont last met, after the main unionist party — the democratic unionists — walked out of the power—sharing agreement over post—brexit trading rules. 0ur political editor, chris mason, reports from belfast. good morning, stormont! stormont�*s back up and running today, we've been running the past two years. limbering up and under way — park runners here first thing, pounding around the stormont estate. and the politicians are back, too. whoo! and it's notjust you guys rattling around here now. no, there's going to be a few others rattling around. so there's going to be quite a number in the house, i belie

chris page, bbc news, belfast. belfast telegraph. my my sis you again, thank you for your time. the relatives forjustice, the anti—victim, and human rights, anti—rule of law. so does today's link inside it to the bin? hat link inside it to the bin? not necessarily. _ link inside it to the bin? not necessarily. there _ link inside it to the bin? not necessarily. there is - link inside it to the bin? iirrt necessarily. there is a number of things that could happen. the british government could appeal this decision. it could go up to the supreme court. it could rewrite the legislation in terms of what they declared today, and make more human rights compatible, or repealed immediately, which is what the victims would like and start again from scratch. building a system for information recovery which is more victim centred, and more human rights compliant, which they ruled that... borisjohnson promised this appeal to backbench pensions, and it was designed to stop any future investigations or prosecutions of soldiers wh

sara girvin, bbc news, in belfast.rish premiership, leo varadkar. he has said he once devolved government in northern ireland to last. he was greeted by michelle o'neill and the deputy first minister. they had a meeting inside before leo varadkar met with the newly formed stormont executive. live now to lord peter hain, former northern ireland secretary. we also have the former taoiseach bertie ahern. welcome both of you to the programme. bertie ahern, there have been so many years since the beginning of power—sharing, there have been hitches along the way, not least in the last two years, but what has been your reaction as ye have seen the return of power—sharing at stormont? unfortunately, the institutions of the good friday agreement have been suspended too often. out of the last seven years we have probably lost five. we are thankful for the progress that has been made over the last number of months. i was hopeful that the institution will be back up before christmas, but better late than never. i think the fact th

sara girvin, bbc news, in belfast. now it's time for a look at the weather. if hello again.his week, the temperature is going to drop closer to where we would expect it to be at this time of year. now, today, we've got this weather front. it's been with us for a while. the met office has a yellow weather warning out for rain across parts of northern and western scotland. it expires this evening at nine o'clock and by then we could have had as much as 170 millimetres of rainfall — flood warnings in force. behind the rain we've got cold air, so the showers increasingly turning wintry. but ahead of the weather front, there's a lot of cloud around. and in the west, we're looking at some light rain and some drizzle, but mild for many, brisk winds today and cold as we push up towards the north—east. now through this evening and overnight this rain heads south, eventually getting into northern ireland and into northern england. there'll be some showers crossing the north of scotland, which will be heavy with hail and thunder. and for england and wales, it still is going to be a win

he's also co-founder of the belfast film festival in the mid-1990s. lawrence mcyong, welcome to the show. so lawrence, tell us a bit about your child who grown up? well, i grew up outside rondlestown, um, which is about 20 minutes from here, very mixteria religion wise, and often is odd that i never see the conflict, here is about. religion, it's been politics, but religion has been used as the empire is used, tribal difference or skin color or whatever else, so it was very idelic sort of upbringing, um, i've written about it that when i was 10, learned to drive a tractor on the a farm that was next to us, devy warrick's farm, lovely neighbors, wonderful people, um, went a very small local school, farm fluck, which was delighted about years later to discover was actually from the original irish. was like wet tonland, but at the time is angle siz version just seemed bit absurd, you know, um, and up getting my 11 plus and move from this really too classroom school to uh sant maliky the largest grammar school and hited it with passion and i think that's

they four our journey from belfast. the sdlp told him he can't do two jobs, belfast. with no alternative. obviously he is doing this job which takes _ obviously he is doing this job which takes him _ obviously he is doing this job which takes him all around the country. you can't — takes him all around the country. you can't manage a top level gaa team _ you can't manage a top level gaa team merely by being there on match days _ team merely by being there on match days even _ team merely by being there on match days. even if we don't have saturday sitting _ days. even if we don't have saturday sitting is _ days. even if we don't have saturday sitting is it _ days. even if we don't have saturday sitting is it still a problem. as cezanne — sitting is it still a problem. as cezanne says, he has a massive profile — cezanne says, he has a massive profile a — cezanne says, he has a massive profile. a former gaa star in his own— profile. a former gaa star in his own right — profile. a former gaa star in his own right. he could hold on to the scene _ own right. he could hold

he's also co-founder of the belfast film festival in the mid-1990s. lawrence mckung, welcome to the show. so lawrence, tell us a bit about your child grown up. well, i grew up at randlstone, um, which 20. made from here very mixture religion wise and often his ad that i never see the conflict here is about religion, it's been politics, but religion has been used as the empire is used tribal difference or skin color or whatever else, so it's a very ideal sort of upbring and i've written about it that when i was 10 i learned to drive a tractor a a farm that was next to this davy warrick's farm, lovely neighbors, wonderful people um went a very small local school foreign fluck um which was delited about years later to discover was actually from the original irish which was like wet townland but at the time is angle size version just seemed bit absurd you know um i end up getting my 11 plus and move from this really two classroom school to uh sant malike is the largest grammar school and hated it with passion and i think that's where my uh sense of rebell

thejudge began his ruling here at the high court in belfast i ireland.fact that more than 3700 people were killed during the years of violence, which are commonly called the troubles. read the question of unsolved killings has continued to hang over northern ireland during a quarter—century now of relative peace and it is an extremely plex, contentious and emotive question. the uk government last year passed legislation to set “p last year passed legislation to set up an investigation. part of that plan was that suspects and former members of the state forces, who gave information to the commission, would be given a conditional amnesty, guarantee they wouldn't be prosecuted. some victims“ families challenge the uk government in court today. thejudge ruled that challenge the uk government in court today. the judge ruled that a challenge the uk government in court today. thejudge ruled that a plan for conditional amnesty was unlawful, that it breached international human rights law, specifically the european convention on human rights, and the families aft

let's begin with our guest from belfast, mr. hughes, uh, well... you uh are european living in europe and europe has always claimed to be a supporter of freedom of speech and human rights etc etc. now we see uh the same people who claim to be advocates of human rights, freedom of speech, freedom of expression or shutting down a facebook, instagram account, and well of course with no specific or obvious reasons. yes, well... that uh behind decision that's i - better the move the president from ' social media and the west, but we've seen all this before, we've seen this with rt, they were taken off the in europe, and you're talking about freedom of expression, freedom of speech, that comes down to who's doing the talking, when it comes down to human rates, that depends on whose uh human rates you're referring to, so i'm not surprised this has happened, we have seen people deplatformed across social media for supporting the... palestinians right to resist the illegal occupation of their lands and territory, people calling for seasf

how do you faucet belfast? thank you very much. dear case. the 2nd biggest cities suffering a major outbreak of measles. more than 70 percent of cases in the country are being recorded in birmingham. many have occurred among groups where vaccination levels are low on a home forts from birmingham. the measles is on the march again and here in the hot spot city, the medium in england's west midlands, the measles, mumps, and rubella or m. m. our vaccines is being dispensed to children at a pop up clinic. the current outbreak is growing fastest and excluded communities. with post code vaccine hesitancy lingers and there's mistrust of the m. m. a job in particular because of decades old, discredited research linking it to autism. unfortunately, some years ago there was some nasty room is about it, which proved to be false. and we can talk about that later, but there is room is a completely false, and it is a very good vaccine and it is a very safe vaccine. some communities are more skeptical than others. here the u. k . is health security agency a

sara girvin, bbc news, in belfast.me to world business report. to electric cars now because the uk registered its one millionth battery electric vehicle last month, according to car industry figures. a jump in sales to fleet buyers, who operate company car schemes for example, helped the uk market reach the key milestone in january, but behind the headline number it�*s not all good news as

chris mason, bbc news in belfast.w to our ireland correspondent chris page, who is at stormont. a very delicate balancing act, the start of a journey rather than the finish, isn't it?— finish, isn't it? yes, for a group of politicians _ finish, isn't it? yes, for a group of politicians want _ finish, isn't it? yes, for a group of politicians want northern - finish, isn't it? yes, for a group - of politicians want northern ireland to stay in the uk to share power with those want northern ireland to leave the uk become part of another country, that is never going to be an easy relationship and it's proven year at stormont over their head of the new sharing coalition, the first nationalist or the position, michelle o'neill and the deputy first minister, those positions are legally equal, but those ministers cannot operate in isolation from the other and with economic a decision about the say—so of the other but in about the say—so of the other but in a place where the identity of northern ireland its place in the uk is d

but at the same time, another strike was on the way in belfast. this time, public transport workers trying to ensure the demands to pay rises and met and told them the government release funds that give us our pay race, which we're fairly inviting. not just us all public sector workers, then we'll continue on. if you ask people about the real world impact to velocity 2 years without a function and government, almost all of them will say it's the health service. almost every metric, especially waiting times northern on cell service lags fall behind. the rest of the u. k. allen's down to is a family doctor and a senior stick it and the british medical association here. he says his patients regularly and do itemizing weights, hospital treatment. the most of the year plus, certainly for routine or urgent red flags are slightly different. and, but you know, some of her elderly patients, for example, you need joint replacements. they could wait 56 years to see a surgeon long term problems within northern islands. public services have been west and by th

and it's chris in belfast. just think it's absolutely fabulous to see you on this — in a way, you two created the newscast. there were others involved. there were — katya and adam are dearfriends, yes. does it all come back to you? because brexit was one of the big dividing lines in the whole of northern ireland. that's why you're there, chris. yeah, true. yeah, no, absolutely. and actually, the last couple of days covering this story here and then in london before it did take me back, in fact, at one point i was talking to katya on the television and it really took me back to the brexit days of trying to, particularly as far as the northern ireland element of the story is concerned, untangle — which is what all of this has been about — the complexities of northern ireland politics and the complexities of brexit. throw those two together and the spaghetti is not it. and the spaghetti is knotted. all those happy hours we spent talking about phytosanitary regulations, even if that is how you pronounce it now. and

chris page, bbc news, belfast. this was the scene in baghdad last night.in the country, by repeated us strikes against iranian backed armed groups on its soil. the warning came as the funerals took place in baghdad of a senior commander of an iranian—backed group and his two bodyguards. they were killed last night by a us drone strike on a busy street in the city. us officials accuse the group of being behind an attack on the us base injordan that killed three american soldiers last month. from baghdad, our senior international correspondent 0rla geurin reports. they shout in baghdad today, many came to mourn and to promise retaliation. this was the chaotic farewell to abu baqir al—saadi, a commander of an iranian—backed militia, blamed by the us for killing three of its troops. america tracked him down last night, apparently with a hellfire missile. the strike fuelling anger and protests and demands for us troops to leave iraqi soil. baghdad says this was a clear—cut assassination in a residential neighbourhood without regard for civilian lives or interna

i'm the stay for some involved hardy souls that joins us now live from belfast. uh, how are you? the cold has spoken its very long delivery of a verdict. i mean, and all the interested parties will of course, be reacting to it. that's right. and the judge himself said it was a mixed bag that the, the applicants generally were relatively satisfied with what happened here. it was a major decision against this legislation on it's key grounds. essentially, the british government wanted to introduce a mechanism that addressed grievances and injustices from the troubles era in a new way. having a new panel, essentially an independent one that would listen to testimony. and in some circumstances, a grant amnesty to people who came forward and talked about their involvement and met certain conditions according to the applicants that would have denied that injustice, potentially allowing people who killed a wounded either them or their, their relatives off scot free, even without expressing any regret for those actions. and so that is what they were challenging. and the judge decided that

are your thoughts of course that in belfast, thank you to the world health organization. those rights to the law moves a rapid spread of measles worldwide. both and $306000.00 cases were reported last year. that number represents that increase of any 80 percent from 2022 the w h. i was wanting the mold in hospital countries on the higher risk of outbreaks, by the end of the yes, well the u. k. second largest city is offering a major outbreak of measles, both and 70 percent of cases in the country and being recorded in pending. and many advocates amongst groups fed thanks. the nation levels are low during the whole report from britain and 2nd city of the measles is on the march again and here in the hot spot city, the medium in england's west midlands, the measles, mumps, and rubella or m. m. r vaccines is being dispensed to children at a pop up clinic. the current outbreak is growing fastest and excluded communities with post koby vaccine hesitancy lingers and there's mistrust of the m. m. a job in particular because of decades old, discredited research linking it to auti

a hi coach in belfast has. will that a u. k. lowell covering the conflict to northern on an breaches human rights. the northern ireland troubles act was challenged by relatives of victims of crimes. the crimes were committed during 3 decades of conflicts between mostly catholic republicans and most of the protest and loyalists, as well as the british minute she beginning in the late 19 sixty's legislation, ends on investigations into the crimes and office conditional amnesty for some involved. but the court found the granting of immunity violates the rights of victims under the european convention on human rights. high forces has more in the story as well. the key part of the ruling here in the high court in belfast was the stripping out essentially of a key part of the legislation which would have allowed people to come to a new independent panel and talk about the involvement in crimes during the troubles without being prosecuted for them, it was a conditional immunity attached, and the judges rule that that breach is the h

chris mason, bbc news, in belfast.of 202a. it's all but guaranteed that president biden will win. he is facing two challengers — minnesota representative dean phillips, and the self—help author marianne williamson. but the president is expected to sweep the state that he won in 2020 by a wide margin. in a campaign speech this morning, the president was already turning his attention to the general election in november. this is more of a mission than a campaign, we cannot, we cannot lose this campaign for the good of the country. a minute from the bottom my heart, goes well beyond me, if because of the country. in most polls, biden is currently neck and neck with his rival — republican frontrunner and former president donald trump. but the general election is still months away. first, trump will have to face former south carolina governor nikki haley in her home state again in three weeks, as haley continues her long shot bid for the nomination. the former president handily won the iowa caucuses and new hampshire primary

everyone is committed to the belfast . minister think? but also people agree that now is the time for delivering on the day—to—day issues that matter to families and people and businesses in northern ireland. a border poll will undoubtably be an issue in the years ahead. as politicians get back to work today, there are plenty of immediate issues like hospital waiting lists and public sector pay that voters want dealing with. in 20 minutes when we focus on the top business stories i'll be talking to the head of federation of small businesses for northern ireland get his take on the new deal that has been brokered and what it means for trade between northern ireland, uk and the european union. the authorities in chile say wildfires raging in the centre of the country have now killed at least 112 people. an interior ministry official said there were still a0 active fires across chile. earlier, the president warned that the number of people confirmed dead was likely to rise ignificantly. emergency teams have been struggling to control the fir