emma vardy, bbc news, larne.callops to the 27 eu member states. as the uk is now a separate country, it is not allowed to transport the seafood to the eu unless they have already been treated in purification plants. british fishermen say they don't have enough tanks ready and their business is less viable. the government here promised to continue to "raise the issue" with the eu. the russian opposition activist alexei navalny has been told he will serve two—and—a—half years in prison, a decision that's prompted worldwide criticism, and prompted more protests in russia. he'd been accused of breaching his parole but the time in question was spent in germany being treated for poisoning — an attack blamed on the russian leadership. mr navalny and his supporters say he is being persecuted because he is feared by president putin. the uk and other countries have called for mr navalny�*s immediate release, as our correspondent steve rosenberg reports from moscow. and a warning — his report contains some flashing images.

emma vardy, bbc news.led criminal charges against the civilian leaders who were deposed in a military coup this week. there's been no word on the whereabouts of aung san suu kyi and other leaders since monday. the united nations said the charges just �*compounded the undermining of the rule of law in myanma and the democratic process', and they called for the immediate release of the leaders. myanmar was ruled by the military until 2011. after democratic reforms, aung san suu kyi was in partial control with the military�*s agreement. for a second day, protesters banged pots and sounded car horns in the country's largest city. we can talk now to our southeast asia correspondent jonathan head. what kind of charges are we talking about? fin what kind of charges are we talking about? , ., . , what kind of charges are we talking about? , .,. , ., ., ~ about? on the surface they look transparently — about? on the surface they look transparently absurd _ about? on the surface they look transparently absurd charges

emma vardy, bbc news.s championship will go into isolation, after a worker at one of the event's hotels tested positive for coronavirus. tomorrow's play at the warm—up events at melbourne park has been cancelled as a result. players will be free to return to the competition after a negative test, and the organisers expect 2021's first tennis grand slam to go ahead as planned on monday. the premier of the state of victoria, daniel andrews, has been speaking in the last few moments. there's been a very big team of people working throughout the night and will continue working until we have absolute control of this. there are many, many hundreds of people who've been contacted. the number of exposure sites, as we predicted last night, has grown. it's very important that people get the best information, and then make the decision to go get tested. our correspondent phil mercer is in sydney. he says the run—up to this year's open seems destined to be remembered for covid—i9 rather than tennis. australia's respon

emma vardy, bbc news.watchdog ofcom. let's find out more from amol rajan. why does this matter? the out more from amol ra'an. why does this matter?— this matter? the chronology explains a lot and its — this matter? the chronology explains a lot and its complete _ this matter? the chronology explains a lot and its complete cake _ this matter? the chronology explains a lot and its complete cake it. - a lot and its complete cake it. political bodies are not allowed to broadcast in the uk and ofcom, the regulator, had said to the china global television network that it needed to prove it was editorially independent of the chinese communist party. it gave it a couple of chances to do that and they fail. ofcom put out a statement saying the licence was going to be revoked this morning. confusingly about a0 minutes after that china's foreign ministry repeated the demand it first seems to have made a few days or weeks ago that the bbc apologised for its coverage of the pandemic in wuhan, they said we need an apolo

emma vardy, news. for encouraging people to spend more than they can comfortably pay back. the new financial conduct authority regulation will mean greater protection for vulnerable shoppers. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent sarah corker reports. with slick advertising and celebrity influencers, buy now, pay later services like klarna have seen an explosive growth. and they are increasingly popular with the under 30s. if the website offers it as an option, i will choose that over anything else. i can get the clothes i want and treat myself. i shop probably too much anyway. i always spend too much online. but there is concern of these products can glamorise debt and encourage people to overspend. i was not keeping up with it and i was delaying my rent payment and other essential bills, so i had to get it all together and stop it. i know that if i speak to anybody my age, my friends, people who i work with, anything like that, they all know what klarna is, they all say, yeah, i've used it for this, i u

here's our ireland correspondent emma vardy. from the eu, it's become more complicated. nobody knew what brexit was going to look like until the final deal happened. and the systems weren't rolled out into the end of december. what's things been like since the end ofjanuary? in the first 21 days, mayhem. people weren't sure how to complete paperwork. border checks were put into place. vehicles were stopped. we took seven days to understand the process. it has improved greatly, but it's not there yet. what's really worrying businesses here is that from april, there's going to be even more red tape, when an initial grace period expires. now, the government's asking the eu to push that back by nearly two years. why is this needed? we need this grace period extended to give companies more time to prepare for these changes. they simply didn't have the time to make the changes necessary, and it will give us time as well to come up with more long—term solutions. what happens if the eu stand really firm on this? i think the eu have to a

emma vardy, bbc news, larne.s are stressed and the doctors and nurses exhausted. but it was irene grieve's birthday at the freeman hospital in newcastle and she was alone. and so of course, two senior doctors quickly transformed from medics to musicians to help her celebrate. playing "happy birthday" # happy birthday to you # happy birthday dear irene...#. their audience was small, just the one, but the occasion was huge. irene was turning 100. happy birthday! oh, that was lovely, drjay! it was very nice. jolly good. i didn't know you - were so professional. she's been in hospital since before christmas, but because of covid restrictions, her family were not allowed to visit, not even for her birthday. but from across the uk and canada, theyjoined in via video link and witnessed the consultants�* surprise. i was watching it. i only found out on the morning of irene's birthday th i only found out on the morning of irene's birthday that they were going to be doing that, and i know how much she loves classical music

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emma vardy, bbc news. you are watching bbc news....lutely fantastic. you know, it'll bring huge amounts ofjobs and prosperity into the area. it's been broadly welcomed right across copeland. i've never known a project that's carried so much public support. the coal produced here won't be used to generate power, but to make steel, he says, and means less will need to be imported in future. but the decision comes as britain prepares to host a crucial international climate conference here in glasgow in november. if it goes ahead as planned, it will be the biggest gathering of world leaders in uk history. that's why all these environmental organisations wrote to the prime minister today. the conservative environmental network, a group of 100 tory mps and peers, also opposes it. it's a massive mistake in public relations, that's for sure. how can we ask other countries to bring in their climate change reduction programmes when we are now reopening the whole coal argument here in britain? the government defends the decision to allow the mine

emma vardy, bbc news. the english premier league could still be won by various contenders. it remains a race. but there is one title that's been decided already. ok, it's not quite that trophy again. but leicester city have won planet super league, the tournament that rewards sustainable achievements. well, supporters at home won points for their clubs by carrying out various covid—friendly tasks with an environmental angle. for example, make a goalkeeper from the things you find on a walk. make a family meal which is meat—free. or make a football stadium for worms. well, my players were left looking in vain for a ball. so i spoke to the experts, the adatiya family. the pilot scheme involved 11 different clubs, and their efforts in particular helped win the league for leicester. we baked gingerbread men, and we did the vegan meals. you do get drawn into the competitive aspect of the tournament. so, you know, we were very much vying for leicester city to finish top and watching the league tables of the scor

emma vardy reports. all these beds, they're all sitting empty. don't know what we're going to do. how does your garden grow? well, in northern ireland right now, you might be suffering a few bare patches because some horticultural businesses in great britain have stopped sending plants and seeds over the irish sea. the gardeners we worked with, common varieties of lettuce, cabbage and tomatoes. they are all banned from coming into the country. so we are now going to have to try and look to europe to see if we can get something similar. it's happening because in order to avoid checks at the land border on the island of ireland, the brexit agreement with the eu included a compromise, which means northern ireland continues to follow some eu rules unlike the rest of the uk. plants are just one of many types of goods that now needs new documentation in order to be sent from britain to northern ireland. borisjohnson previously played down the idea that there would ever be a new trade border in the irish sea. but now the rules are a reality, it's affect