chris page in dublin. biden —— chris page in dublin.ning a little bit behind schedule. i think the prime minister leo varadka is a good sign because he's been so engaged and chatting with people and that is the reason. yes, exactly the president seems to be making clear he is very much enjoying this visit to a land where he has so many ancestral links. there's a helicopter right above us here, we are just outside irish parliament in dublin. we are taking that as a sign that president biden is very close indeed. the first of what will be a number of police motorcycle riders has just driven what will be a number of police motorcycle riders hasjust driven it here. across the road from the main parliamentary estates is a crowd behind barriers waiting for the arrival of the presidential motorcade, which we hear is making its way through dublin city centre. this coming at the end of a day where president biden has already met with the irish president, michael d higgins. taking part in some very symbolic ceremonies there. he planted an oak tre

live to our ireland correspondent chris page who's in belfast. iculties in a moment. talk is generally to how this moment is being marked. it talk is generally to how this moment is being marked.— is being marked. it has been a weekend of — is being marked. it has been a weekend of remembrance - is being marked. it has been a weekend of remembrance and| weekend of remembrance and reflection here in northern ireland. this is 25 years to the day since the good friday peace agreement was signed and it was about this time of day, it isjust signed and it was about this time of day, it is just after 5:30pm, that the world saw their parties and representatives of the british and irish governments, in a room with the independent tour�*s chairman announcing they had reached an agreement after many months of gruelling negotiations. that been 25 years of relative peace. it is also, i suppose, been full of tributes to people who put their political careers on the line to make the compromises necessary for the good friday agreement. northern ireland todayis fr

chris page, let me tell you a breakin: cuts. chris page, let me tell you a breaking news _ cuts. breaking news coming to - cuts. chris page, let me tell you a breaking news coming to us - cuts. chris page, let me tell you a breaking news coming to us in - breaking news coming to us in the last few seconds as we were listening to chris. real workers at 14 train operators, there's a strike on the 13th of may, the day of the eurovision song contest final, after the unit rejected a pay offer. that has come from the rmt trade union, so real workers at 14 trade unions to strike on the 13th of may, and thatis to strike on the 13th of may, and that is a day of the eurovision song contest final. details and will keep an eye on that in the next few minutes, but that announcement just dropping in the last few moments. james corden says goodbye to late night tv in the us later. he is hosting his final ever late late show on cbs after eight years on the programme. our reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. where headed to the last show and pretty much a stellar line—up. yes. pr

thank you very much, chris page — reductions.ing there. - russia has spent months trying to capture the eastern ukrainian city of bakhmut — and officials in kyiv say there's been an intensification of the russian bombardment there. ukrainian forces are still trying to defend their territory in eastern ukraine while at the same time preparing for a major offensive. but resources are stretched — and there's some evidence that ukraine is now having to ration munitions. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has sent this report from eastern ukraine. in the east, ukrainian forces are holding the line — just. still mostly relying on old soviet weaponry, like this 50—year—old gun. but after more than a year of fighting they're now having to use ammunition sparingly, one shot at a time. at the start of the war these ukrainian troops were firing all 40 barrels of their grad rocket launchers in one go. now they can only afford to fire a few at a time. their commander says ukraine has almost exhausted its own stocks and is now having to

chris page, our irish corresmnd — very valuable. chris page, our irish corresmnd of— very valuable.rish correspond of the _ very valuable. chris page, our irish correspond of the coming - very valuable. chris page, our irish correspond of the coming of- very valuable. chris page, our irish l correspond of the coming of expertly taking us through events this afternoon. and the characters and personalities, the people, the history that is there. because as you have been saying, this is a historic speech. it is not often that a us president addresses the irish parliament and that is exactly what we are reading, presidentjoe biden to do. you should know that you can carry on watching on bbc news, you can also keep up with all of the latest on the bbc news website. i will leave chris for the moment and bringing website. i will leave chris for the momentand bringing in website. i will leave chris for the moment and bringing in emma virgie, just waiting for these pictures to enter the chamber. give us a perspective on how significant this address will be.— address will be. people are reall

chris page reports.people are holding events to mark a quarter of a century of relative peace. the agreement signed on good friday, 1998, largely ended three decades of conflict. but there is also a reminder that the threat from paramilitaries hasn't completely faded. police have taken the unusual step of warning there could be street violence at a march held by dissident republicans. there is very strong community intelligence specifically coming forward in respect of monday's events in derry londonderry, and there are real concerns they may be attempts to draw police into serious public disorder and to use that then as a platform to launch terrorist attacks on police as well. republicans take part in parades every easter to commemorate a rebellion against british rule in dublin in 1916. the dissidents broke away when the ira's political wing sinn fein entered the peace process. a few weeks ago, a group known as the new ira shot and critically injured a detective, john caldwell. a sinn fein politician w

chris page, bbc news, belfast. quarter of a century make of the era of peace? emma vardy has that story. northern ireland's peace generation have grown up in a place unrecognisable from its past. joining me from jerusalem is bbc�*s lucy williamson. what more to be know about these recent attacks? well the most recent attack has been the one in tel aviv tonightjust a few hours ago. details are still coming in but we are told now that at least one man has been killed and that attack. it was a car ramming attack we believe in tel aviv. at least five, possibly seven other people were injured, we are told. and there are reports that they are all foreign tourists and we are waiting for the nationalities now to be confirmed. the police are telling us that one of their officers witness the event and actually shot the attacker died, bringing that to a halt. we have seen some quite dramatic for the tonight of a car overturned in park near the beach. lots of emergency vehicles as you'd understand, all gathering at the scene.

chris page, bbc news, belfast.e heard, a quarter of a century later, political tensions and obstacles are still present in northern ireland, so what does the generation born since the good friday agreement make of the era of peace? emma vardy has been to meet some of them. northern ireland's peace generation have grown up in a place unrecognisable from its past. many people born after the conflict have seen little of the dark times that came before them. we've come to show them some of the tv news archives of the place they call home. it's hard to believe that that's what life was like, and how different it is now. i still am like, but how did that happen? why did that happen? to commemorate and pay tribute to the volunteers. of the irish republican army! the sectarian conflict between protestant and catholic communities shaped the lives of previous generations. republican armed groups carried out a bombing campaign to try to force northern ireland to give up its status as part of the uk, and catholic communities c

chris page, bbc news, belfast.ement which is now streaming on bbc iplayer. it's called troubles and peace. king charles has taken part in his first ever maundy thursday service as king at york minster, and continued the tradition of handing out specially minted coins to mark the occasion. the monarch has been involved in an annual service since at least the 1200s. to match his age of 7a, the king handed out coins to 7a men and 7a women who've made an outstanding contribution to their local communities. meanwhile, buckingham palace says it is cooperating with an independent study into links between the british monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is here. nick, what is the significance of this? �* ., ., ., . this? both of the king of the prince of wales have _ this? both of the king of the prince of wales have expressed _ this? both of the king of the prince of wales have expressed their - of wales have expressed their personal sorrow at the suffering

chris page, bbc news, belfast.ombudsman in northern ireland, so more on those events hosted by hillary clinton a little earlier in the day. one more story before we break, because protesters who are ignorant are to blame for the death of hill 16 at aintree according to the horse's trainer. the start was delayed by 14 minutes after animal rights activists into the track. the group animal rising who demonstrated outside aintree claimed their actions aimed to prevent the death of horses. on saturday the start of the grand national was delayed by protesters. when the race began hill 16 fell at the first fence. it was injured and put down. the horse's trainer defines a clear link between the delayed start and the full. if we delayed start and the full. if we look at the _ delayed start and the full. if we look at the last _ delayed start and the full. if we look at the last nine _ delayed start and the full. if we look at the last nine years, - delayed start and the full. if we look at the last nine years, the | look at

chris page, bbc news, belfast.e killer of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbell in liverpool last year. paul russell admitted driving thomas cashman in the aftermath of 0livia's shooting. liverpool crown court heard that russell was "terrified" of cashman and had given his name to the police in the days after the shooting. two former senior managers at the mental health care provider the priory group have told the bbc they had concerns about the safety of patients and staff. the whistleblowers claim they felt pressure to cut costs and fill beds. the priory group is the biggest single private provider of mental health services to the nhs, receiving more than £600 million of public money a year. the company denies the claims, and says it successfully treats tens of thousands of patients every year. angus crawford has this report. i'm still struggling to come to terms with what happened to beth. bright, charismatic and brave — beth matthews, champion sailor and mental health blogger, who survived a suicide attempt and ca

during that time, our ireland correspondent chris page was in his last year of school in county down.what that time meant to them. no—one under 30 had known peace in northern ireland until the good friday agreement. sinn fein was included in the signing, linked to the ira. we often discuss the deal in class and a bit of it at the current affairs society.— affairs society. there were still this — affairs society. there were still this amazing - affairs society. there were | still this amazing optimism affairs society. there were i still this amazing optimism of everyone in here that, yes, this can happen.— everyone in here that, yes, this can happen. when i gonna uive u. this can happen. when i gonna give un- i— this can happen. when i gonna give un- ifelt— this can happen. when i gonna give up. i felt there _ this can happen. when i gonna give up. i felt there was - give up. i felt there was something happening here. this is actually notjust something happening here. this is actually not just history, it is— is actually not just history, it is now _ is actually not 'ust history, it is

chris page, bbc news, belfast.to an independent body, according to a human rights group. the scandal, which unfolded five years ago, affected thousands of british people, mostly of caribbean origin, who arrived in the uk between 19118 and 1971 — and who were wrongly classed as illegal immigrants. human rights watch says many people are facing "unreasonable" bureaucracy as they apply for compensation. the home office said it was committed to righting wrongs. you've probably already heard of local traffic neighbourhoods — they involve restricting car access through local communities. paid for by central government, the aim is to get us walking and cycling more, as part of an effort to cut air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. but they are dividing communities, as bbc panorama has been discovering. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. meet britain's most abused bollard. it's been repeatedly run over, bent, even burned. and, finally, stolen. its job is to redirect traffic in oxford as part of a low traffic

chris page, thank ou.ary, despite hopes that it might expand slightly. new figures from the office for national statistics suggest that falls in the uk services sector, partly because of recent strikes, offset what growth there was, which came in construction and retail. our business correspondent, theo leggett, has the details. so, what we've got here is a typical example of what a bride would choose. it's a typical day at bees, a jewellery store in east london that caters for brides from the asian community. ramadan has brought a surge in trade, but owner sushil says behind—the—scenes rising costs are hurting his business. 90% of the jewellery that we sell is made using brass metal as the base metal. and brass has in itself as a raw material increased 33% in the last seven, eight months. and that's a significant increase in our product costs. rising prices and rising interest rates to control them have been weighing on the economy. new figures from the office for national statistics show zero growth in f

chris page, bbc news, belfast.ay and conditions to and strike action with royal mail. the dispute led to a series of strikes last year. the agreement includes a one—off payment of £500 and a wage rise of 6% this year and 2% in 202a. england captain leah williamson will miss this summer's world cup with a knee injury. the 26—year—old arsenal defender was injured in a match against manchester united on wednesday and will now undergo surgery. the lionesses are due to begin their world cup campaign against haiti onjuly 22nd. after being bought by two hollywood stars and gaining new fans around the world, wrexham are now one win away from being promoted back to the football league. the profile of actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney and their series welcome to wrexham has put a spotlight on the club and on the community which helped save it from collapse, as our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. wherever you go in wrexham, there's a buzz in the air. nervous but confident, i think. i think they'll shine tomo

chris page, bbc news, belfast. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is in belfast.yet just some satellite trucks behind you. talk us through what will happen over the next few hours. it what will happen over the next few hours. , . , what will happen over the next few hours. , ., , ., hours. it is really quiet here at the moment— hours. it is really quiet here at the moment but _ hours. it is really quiet here at the moment but we _ hours. it is really quiet here at the moment but we are - hours. it is really quiet here at i the moment but we are expecting crowds to come when president biden makes his visit here. so this is ulster university's new campus in belfast and the location for his only public engagement in northern ireland. he is going to be making a speech and he is going to be speaking to students and staff hear about the future of northern ireland and what they want for their home. he is also going to be speaking to the british prime minister rishi sunak. high on the agenda of course will be the political situation here, the instability, because there ha

our ireland correspondent, chris page, is at stormont, home of the northern ireland assembly.holiday weekend has been a time of reflection and remembrance in northern ireland. it's a quarter of a century since the good friday agreement — the peace deal which ended the 30 years of violence which were known as the troubles. 3,500 people lost their lives. so, the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has paid tribute to the politicians who struck that deal, saying it required bravery, perseverance, and political imagination. there was one very obvious sign that the peace isn't perfect — the agreement set up a power—sharing devolved government between unionists who want northern ireland to stay in the uk and irish nationalists who ultimately want northern ireland to become part of the republic of ireland. so there should be a power—sharing assembly based here at stormont on the outskirts of belfast, but the assembly hasn't been operating for more than a year — the result of the latest of many political crises we've seen over the last quarter of a century, the latest one being about

well, let's get more from our correspondent in ballina, county mayo, chris page. d of course this particular trip and of course this particular trip and of course this particular cathedral. yes. this particular cathedral. yes, that's right- — this particular cathedral. yes, that's right. this _ this particular cathedral. yes, that's right. this cathedral- this particular cathedral. yes that's right. this cathedral here in ballin are in county mayo is where thousands of people, 20,000 people have turned out to hear the president speak. his only public address of his tour in the irish republic. this is the final day of that visit. so, various people have been involved. and we are near the stage so presently we are just hearing from members of the men's and women's gaelic football team, the most popular spot in ireland and county football really being the highest level at which that sport is right on the island. so you hear a champ errorfrom right on the island. so you hear a champ error from these sports people here, extremely well known and this local area. sojust o

democratic unionist party objected to post—brexit trading arrangements. 0ur ireland correspondent chris paget. yes, this holiday weekend has been a time of remembrance and reflection in northern ireland. around 3500 people died in the conflict known as the troubles over the course of three decades. the good friday agreement signed a quarter of a century ago today is generally seen as the point at which that conflict largely ended. there has been a reminder even just largely ended. there has been a reminder evenjust this largely ended. there has been a reminder even just this afternoon that the piece isn't perfect. petrol bombers threw petrol bombs at a stationary police vehicle in londonderry at the start of a parade organised by dissident republicans who are opposed to the good friday agreement. another very obvious difficulty, as you said, continuing political tensions. currently the devolved government which should be based here toward stormont on the outskirts of belfast is not operating and the democratic unionist party is blocking the operation of a power—sharing because of its objecti

i am hoping that our correspondent chris page is there.? it a slightly slipped, i think. ., timetable is? it a slightly slipped, i think. . , . timetable is? it a slightly slipped, ithink. . , . ., i think. that is right. we are exoeeting — i think. that is right. we are exoeeting the _ i think. that is right. we are expecting the president - i think. that is right. we are expecting the president in i i think. that is right. we are i expecting the president in the not—too—distant expecting the president in the not—too—dista nt future, expecting the president in the not—too—distant future, but certainly, out in the streets of dublin, we have had crowds gathering their to catch a glimpse of the motorcade, as it makes its way through the city centre streets. it is a site that people in ireland are not un—used to seeing over the years. ten years ago, barack obama came for a visit. before that, george w bush also visited, and bill clinton a few times also. but with regards to the irish parliament here. joe biden will be the fourth us president

i'm joined now by our ireland correspondent, chris page, who is in dublin. thank you forjoining us.e president right from the beginning of his trip. this was personal as well as official. yes, it certainly is. we are told by white house officials that this is a trip the president has been excited about for some time. he has been exploring his irish roots, his great—great—grandfather, for example, set sail from great—great—grandfather, for example, set sailfrom county great—great—grandfather, for example, set sail from county louth in 1849 and emigrated to the us. that was a major theme of his visit to that part of ireland yesterday. today, as you say, it is more political than personal. those engagements at the irish president's residents and to formally house a welcome for a distinguished foreign visitor. he has been having talks with the taoiseach, leo varadkar. 25 years after the peace agreement, they were discussing economic development, and the war in ukraine, ireland has taken many refugees from ukraine. he says the democracy in the world and shared values between the world an

during that time, our ireland correspondent chris page was in his last year of school in county down.e with classmates and his teacher to reflect on what that time meant to them. no—one under 30 had known peace in northern ireland until the good friday agreements. the parties which signed it included sinn fein, which was linked to the ira. we often discussed the deal in class and debated it at the current affairs society. there were still this amazing optimism of everyone here that, yes, this can happen and we're not going to give up hope on it. in terms of teaching it, i sort of felt, "there is something happening here." this is actually — it's notjust history, this is now. we're going to start this report from bbc newsline on the 22 of may, 1998, right from the start, just to set the scene. archive: for one teenager, . it was an important day in more ways than one. it is my birthday for a start, so i'm 18 on the very day of referendum which means that i can vote, it is my first vote and, as i say, ijust finished an a level today. you know, i'd always been interested in politics in m

well, let's get more from our correspondent in ballina, county mayo, chris page.o many lovely stories, but this is almost one of my favourites because you or they are near the cathedral, and of course it was an ancestor ofjoe biden who provided the bricks and money to get the biden family there to the us. it is an extraordinary story, isn't it? it really is, and one that is very personally felt apparently by president biden. he's made it clear throughout this visit to ireland that he says he feels he's come home in a sense. he has relatives on both sides of his ancestral tree as it were, here in county mayo, he is related to the family of patrick blewitt, and it was his great—great—grandfather who, as you said, came from this town of bellina and came to the us in the mid—19th century, and its thought the president will be presented with the last surviving piece of his ancestral home, a breakfrom last surviving piece of his ancestral home, a break from the fireplace in his great, great great grandfather's house. there's been more personal expenses for the president

chris page speaking to me earlier.chell reese, who is former us special envoy to northern ireland under george w bush. it's interesting, a lot of conversation. we heard from tony blair this morning, who said the influence on northern ireland politics must be used with care and sensitivity. one would assume that as president wyden will be well aware of —— president biden. will be well aware of -- president biden. , , , , will be well aware of -- president biden. ,, , , ., ., biden. this is in his first rodeo. he's been _ biden. this is in his first rodeo. he's been involved _ biden. this is in his first rodeo. he's been involved with - biden. this is in his first rodeo. he's been involved with irish i he's been involved with irish politics and especially northern ireland for many decades when he was a member of the senate. so, i think he understands the stakes, he understands diplomatic moment that he's walking into, and i expect them to deliver a very positive message of american commitment, of success, and celebration

chris page, bbc news, belfast. our political editor chris mason joins us from our belfast newsroom.and the devolved government in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party still do not like the new brexit deal for northern ireland negotiated by the prime minister known as the windsor framework. there can't be those moments for television that the leaders might have dreamt of being at stormont, the home of devolved government here, heralding the structures. i think that's one of the reasons why things are relatively low—key. the reasons why things are relatively low- key.- the reasons why things are relatively low- key. relatively low-key. with all those limitations. _ relatively low-key. with all those limitations, time _ relatively low-key. with all those limitations, time limitations, - limitations, time limitations, present biden is walking a tightrope together in northern ireland. there reall is together in northern ireland. there really is awareness _ together in northern ireland. there really is awareness on _ together in northern ireland. there really is awareness on bo

our correspondent chris page has more.dent biden has begun what, for him, is a very personal tour of places in ireland where he has ancestral ties. he began by visiting the village of conferred income to allow the, that's the place where his great, great grandfather left to emigrate to the united states. the weather was rather stereotypically irish but the president was clearly in very good spirits as he was shown the local sites including a mediaeval castle and some local people were wearing badges saying welcome home cousinjoe. now the focus is moving on to more formal and ceremonial events. he will formally meet the irish president, he will have talks with the leader of the irish government, and then he will give an address to parliamentarians in dublin stopping his the fourth us president to be given that particular honour afterjohn f. kennedy, ronald reagan and bill clinton, all of whom were descended from immigrants from the island of ireland. and that address president biden is expected to affirm the transatlantic t

live now to our ireland correspondent chris page., this was all set up by westminster.— westminster. that's right. the westminster _ westminster. that's right. the westminster government - westminster. that's right. the westminster government said | westminster. that's right. the. westminster government said it shouldn't have been setting a budget at all for this part of the uk but it had no option because there is no devolved, regional, government in northern ireland. the power—sharing assembly based at stormont, just outside belfast, hasn't been sitting for more than one year because of a dispute over how brexit has turned out for northern ireland. the minute the dup who wants northern ireland to remain part of the uk is exercising is a veto on the formation of a power—sharing coalition because he believes the current brexit trading relations mounted economic border between northern ireland and great britain which undermines their place in the united kingdom. the westminster government and london has stepping to set the budget and

here's our ireland correspondent, chris page. in from the rest of the uk to help with the security operation. across the atlantic, white house officials say the president is excited about the trip. president biden cares deeply about northern ireland and has a long history of supporting peace and prosperity there. as a us senator, joe biden was an advocate for how the united states could play a constructive role supporting peace. cheering a previous democratic party president, bill clinton, had the most significant role in the peace process. he made the first ever presidential visit to northern ireland in 1995. president clinton was closely involved in the final hours before the good friday agreement was signed, 25 years ago. the deal largely ended three decades of conflict. i remember the suffering, the terrible trauma. you know, 3,500 people were killed and many others suffered — still suffer trauma. this agreement, in its complexity and its constructive ambiguity, is a wonderful example for the world. it's known all around the

our ireland correspondent chris page is at stormont.n among the words politicians have used to describe this budget. government departments in northern ireland have about £14 billion to spend in this financial year and on paper that is roughly the same as last time round but in real terms, the same as last time round but in realterms, it the same as last time round but in real terms, it is a substantial reduction because inflation is running so high. the northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris said he should not have had to set a budget at all, it should have been a job for a devolved government. he has denied an accusation from the democratic unionist party that he had put in place tough spending limits to try to pressure the dup into dropping its veto on the formation of a power—sharing coalition at stormont. in the absence of local ministers, and elected officials are now in an unenviable position, having to decide exec you have to make cuts in areas like health care and education. —— much goes to the polls next thursday to vo

us presidentjoe biden, his tour continues in the republic of ireland. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page meet the iris president michael d higgins and he will have talks with the leader of the irish government leo varadkar, then he will give an address to parliamentarians in dublin. he is the fourth us president to be given a particular honour afterjohn f kennedy, ronald reagan, and bill clinton, all of whom were descended from emigrants from the island of ireland. many countries around the world are grappling with soaring inflation. and for more than a year, america's central bank, the federal reserve, has been raising interest rates in a bid to cool inflation. new us financial data suggests the policy might finally be paying off. prices in shops rose 5% in march — the smallest increase in almost two years. but the more closely watched figure, core inflation, which takes out more volatile food and energy prices, actually increased by 0.1% from the year before. samira hussain has more. the latest figures in the us show that inflation is starting to call, but it still remains stubbornly h

i amjoined now by our ireland correspondent chris - our ireland correspondent chris page.t the scene for us where you are. page. please set the scene for us where you are-— where you are. yes, this is the irish parliament _ where you are. yes, this is the irish parliament in _ where you are. yes, this is the irish parliament in dublin - where you are. yes, this is the irish parliament in dublin city i irish parliament in dublin city centre — irish parliament in dublin city centre and in the streets around here, _ centre and in the streets around here, people have come out to try to catch _ here, people have come out to try to catch a _ here, people have come out to try to catch a glimpse of the presidential motorcade as it makes its way to this location, there is no sign of that motor— this location, there is no sign of that motor code on its way yet but here at _ that motor code on its way yet but here at the — that motor code on its way yet but here at the parliament building there _ here at the parliament building there is— here at the parliament building there is a — h

let's bring in the bbc�*s northern ireland correspondence, chris page. id you make of the bilatte meeting, chris? it you make of the bilatte meeting, chfis? you make of the bilatte meeting, chris? ., ~' , you make of the bilatte meeting, chris? ., ~ , ., chris? it felt low-key in nature, that was to _ chris? it felt low-key in nature, that was to be _ chris? it felt low-key in nature, that was to be expected. - chris? it felt low-key in nature, that was to be expected. this . chris? it felt low-key in nature, that was to be expected. this is chris? it felt low-key in nature, i that was to be expected. this is a short visit by president biden to this part of the uk. he arrives late last night. he has taken the time to hold talks with rishi sunak this morning. then, he is on his way here, for his only public engagement, at ulster university. so, i think that as regards the meeting between rishi sunak and president biden. rishi sunak and his officials have been saying that as far as they are concerned, this is not a low—key visit. it is the presence of the un

chris page, bbc news.s get it on. heirs of gaye's co—writer are seeking $100 million in damages. the court case comes as the 32—year—old grammy winner prepares to launch a north american stadium tour and release a new album. american singer, actor and civil rights campaigner harry belafonte has died at the age of 96. # 0h, # oh, island in the sun... he was one of the most successful african—american pop stars in history, finding fame in the 19505 as a calypso music performer, and later becoming the first black man to win a tony on broadway. he was also a major force in the us civil rights movement, working alongside martin luther king. summed up the history of the united states over the past decades, his life. 13 minutes past six. thank you forjoining us. we canjoin carol forjoining us. we canjoin carol for the weather. and a beautiful sunrise. good morning. sunrise. good morninu. _, ., sunrise. good morninu. ., ., good morning. good morning. look at face lovely weather _ good morning. good morning. look a

let's get more on this from our ireland correspondent, chris page. is something significant going on, to put it mildly and a particular street in belfast with the curtains and there are dozens of police officers on the ground, armoured security vehicles, and so, these sorts of security operations have been seen before northern ireland and this is the second us presidential visit, the first one by bill clinton in 1995 and so, people particularly in the capital of belfast not used to seeing these massive security operations within the force from time to time as you said, present biden lands, he would then be taken by motor kicks review will be staying the night and again, the roads he's travelling on will be empty and is making hisjourney so rats have been advised to leave extra time and travelling, especially in and around belfast airportjoe biden is landing and the warnings to move them from time to time for various different reasons and pulling out messages on presidential visits are not as common as they once were and three times in the 1990s, geor

from a cathedral in ballina well let's get more from our correspondent in ballina, county mayo, chris pageo parts of ireland where his ancestry resonated so deeply. this is where his great—grandfather emigrated to pennsylvania in the mid—19th century in the cathedral behind me is the cathedral that was constructed with the help of bricks that were sold by edward and whatever the prayers does to deliver an address to thousands of people and gathered here, we can expect them to draw on stories of his ancestors and of the emigrated and in the west of ireland and from the west of the eastern coast through stories of bombs between the two nations of the generations right now, what's happening is in the event itself for the chieftains are hugely influential irish traditional music and cultural ambassadors for ireland and there the last warm—up act before the president arrives in the band leader died in 2021 but every united for the last time to play this concert just every united for the last time to play this concertjust before the president arrives and we have seen five helicopters landed in t

let's speak to our ireland correspondent chris page. good to see you. was a huge milestone and achievement, but it is fair to say that the path since then has been anything but smooth? i since then has been anything but smooth? ~ ., , since then has been anything but smooth? ~ . , , smooth? i think that is right. this is 25 years _ smooth? i think that is right. this is 25 years to _ smooth? i think that is right. this is 25 years to the _ smooth? i think that is right. this is 25 years to the day _ smooth? i think that is right. this is 25 years to the day since - smooth? i think that is right. this is 25 years to the day since the i is 25 years to the day since the good friday agreement was signed. here in stormont, on the outskirts of belfast. as you mentioned, the political process since then hasn't been straightforward stop back then, few people would have expected it to be. this building behind me should be. this building behind me should be the home of the power—sharing regional assembly, which was set up under the terms of the agreement. it is a

agreement was announced after days and nights of intense negotiations. 0ur ireland correspondent chris pageiday agreement happened, did you think, wow, i never thought i'd see this? or did you think this time, actually, this could be on? bizarrely, it was a mixture of both. there was a feeling of i can't believe they've done it. but also there is a sense not quite of the inevitable, but the circumstances were never going to be better. the real key to it was you had unionist, nationalist, republican, british and irish and american leaders who were all 40 and 50—something, who had lived through the entire troubles and wanted them to stop. what intelligent person faced with the prospect of being killed or of killing other people, what intelligent person, if there was another way of doing it? so the ira leadership, if they were nothing else, were intelligent, they grasped the opportunity for peace. i don't expect people to agree with me, but there was a lot i of leadership there then that actually tried to move that l forward because, you know, i you're not dealing with stamp collectors, you're

the world, but this time it's our political correspondents who are updating this page, excluding democrat including chris spacex company starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, exploded on thursday during the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the moon, mars, and beyond. here is are pictures of the rocket when it liffted off. there were cheers in the control room, despite the rocket not accomplishing what it set off to do — splash down in the gulf of mexico. with me now is dr adam baker, a rocket engineer and a visiting fellow at cranfield university. so good to speak to you and have your expertise on this programme. what did you make of it when you saw it, were you excited, happy, elated, troubled? ., , , ., ,, ., troubled? good to speak to you. it was a very — troubled? good to speak to you. it was a very exciting _ troubled? good to speak to you. it was a very exciting day. _ troubled? good to speak to you. it was a very exciting day. i - troubled? good to speak to you. it was a very exciting day. i think the cheers from space—x at the end were on target, their m

you're struggling with food, there is budget ideas on the tackling together pages on the bbc news website. 0ur political editor chriser. these latest figures will be concerning for the government? it is one of those — concerning for the government? it 3 one of those nights where concerning for the government? it 1 one of those nights where you might have put on the telly, put on the news, and you might think this isn't news, and you might think this isn't news to me, i know how horrible those price rises are. the capacity of inflation to steal from us, take the money out of our pocket, effectively, because its value is worth less. all the noise that is about the current state of the economy, right at the heart of it is the question of inflation. the government acknowledges things are very difficult for families. if you look at how the uk is performing relative to comparable countries, the short answer is, not very well. but some ministers will point out come in some countries food prices are rising even more steeply. speaking to people privately in government, theirfear is speaking to people privately in government,

and that's why, chris, i'm so struck now i'm holding up the 12-page unclassified version of what this -- over the course of those 12 pages, there's a very clear exercise of finger pointing to the trump administration for leading to some of the conditions that the biden administration had to uphold on page 1, president biden's choices for how to execute a withdrawal from afghanistan were severely constrained by the conditions created by his predecessor. it goes on from there, and so that's one very early takeaway as we begin to pore through this report. >> let me pick up on that because there is going to be a lot of questioning, particularly by folks who have looked at this in a deep dive, whether they're in think tanks, there in the halls of congress, about what can you learn and if indeed this can be -- the blame can be laid at the feet of the trump administration and to what extent what's your takeaway from what you've seen and what you've heard so far >> yeah, really reinforcing what mike is saying what's really striking is that you don't have a really acknowledgment of mistakes be

thank you for talking to us this evening, chris best and hamish mckenzie and vivian schiller, he used to be at twitter. —— who used to be. let's look at the front pages to reject the government's pay deal. also, the daily telegraph front page, deaths rise asjunior doctors go daily telegraph front page, deaths rise as junior doctors go on strike. and at the top, farewell, contrary mary. we will have our own tribute to mary ouant in a moment. the guardian dominated by a beautiful black and white photograph of mary quant. their main story, senior tories turn against suella braverman's racist rhetoric. and the fbi arrest 21—year—olds over the leak of defence documents. a guardsman in massachusetts arrested tonight on suspicious —— suspicion of leaking classified documents which laid bare military secrets and upset us relations with key allies. the ft, ernst & young warns uk arm of fresh cut backs after failure to split. that is it for tonight, i will be back tomorrow, you can e—mail us at newsnight. before we 90, e—mail us at newsnight. before we go, as i said, mary quant, legendary fashion designer, died peacefully at her home this morning aged 93. slee

this is a very talkative park performed by chris pain the barbarian, michelle rodriguez and the sarcasmless paladin played by riga jean-pagerd and a druid girl who can turn into animals. this whole company travels through picturesque medieval villages, forests and dungeons in an attempt to save the world. in general, it turned out such a mixture of the lord of the rings. the witcher of game of thrones and harry potter filmed in an ironic manner. guardians of the galaxy the creators of the picture. they say that they tried to bring fantasy humor, because the audience was already tired of the seriousness in this genre, and the authors were also inspired by films with jackie chan and the actor. i had to train a lot, michelle rodriguez , for example, has built up seven kilograms of muscle mass, the authors like old-fashioned short films from china like with jackie chan and in these fights you can clearly see the face in these action movies. so we didn't have the opportunity to constantly use an understudy. i had to master all the technology. our regime itself wanted everything to look real, to be like a film shot with green sc

page and he says. hi, neighbor. i'm mr. rogers and that you know chrishad to draw the whole scene and he's you know when he did john lewis in march it took him a long time because he's like, i got to draw all these people marching. i'm like, yes, you got to draw all the people marching. there was a big you got to draw them all at selma. so he was very mad at me that they the thriller is take me a long time. those take me about 2 to 3 years to do. and the books like the nazi conspiracy also take about two years to do because there's so there's at least year of research and then another year of writing. okay. other questions. yes, you. see how long does it take until you just can't about. yeah, the question is after you work on a book like the nazi conspiracy how long does it take where your brain is just dead? like you can't think of anything immediately is the answer. no. i mean, what's to me is, you know, i write obviously i'm very different genres, right? i'm here to you about kids books and then about nazis, the same breath. it's a great transition fo