facing because of northern ireland and the republic of ireland...e market. a lot of form of in some suppliers in great britain don't want to send any more. there could be delays and food can be wasted and spoiled while it is going through all these processes. the fact these issues have arisen is no real surprise. fact these issues have arisen is no realsurprise. it fact these issues have arisen is no real surprise. it was well protected but without some sort of special agri— food agreement, there is not a very easy way to solve these problems. today we have had sir archie norman the chairman of marks and spencer talking about how this is affecting his business in the republic of ireland but he is also saying it could spread to stores in northern ireland because the moment supermarkets in northern ireland are what is in a grace period. they don't have to apply for those eu checks and controls but that is due to end in october as her archie norman said marks and spencer is at the moment is planninguk not to sell some of its normal products and shops i

ireland. can i thank him for advance site for statement _ ireland.r statement but share your i site for statement but share your frustration that the government has repeatedly chosen to brief newspapers rather than respect this house and more importantly the victims which these proposals concern. in debates around northern ireland's past here in great britain, it's all too easy to forget the victims of the conflict. people like brian who was shot in the head by loyalist paramilitaries in a random sectarian attackjust weeks before the good friday agreement. after his death, his mother said she felt he never really existed as a person, alves though his life and death did not matter. the deep pain of that conflict was the proximity of that conflict was the proximity of the violence. in the absence of justice. over3000 of the violence. in the absence of justice. over 3000 people lost their lives, tens of thousands injured in a place of less than 2 million. society, the peace process in general, remains so fragile, precisely because the pain runs so deep.

ireland...ter again. i _ northern ireland... i think we have lost the minister again. i will- northern ireland... i think we have lost the minister again. i will say i lost the minister again. i will say thank you anyway in case you can hear me. a top police officer will be put in charge of tackling violence against women and girls in england and wales. the creation of the role was recommended in a report after 33—year—old sarah everard was murdered in march. her death sparked huge protests and a public debate about women's safety. the government will also reveal plans for a new 24—hour rape and sexual assault helpline and there will be £5 million of funding to tackle violence in public places at night. a little earlier i spoke to lucy hadley, she's the head of policy, campaigns and public affairs at women's aid. i began by asking her what she made of the announcement. it's really welcome to see the government's— government's ambition to tackle violence — government's ambition to tackle violence

now i am a minority of people in northern ireland. therefore, but if you cannot have to quite a flavor protestant state let for protest, people because no less protestants and catholics on this year, census would suspect them. how can i am, how the union is future of the, how is it possible to have a union as future if the basis of unionism is no more? okay, so let's, let's re define where we're, where we, when we got to graphically, because although it's true to say there is no longer probably the majority, there is also not a catholic majority insights in crime, despite the fact that conflicts at school age and or of maryland have a substantial majority over those. instead schools, the proportion of catholics in the population, only when i one percent, and 2011. my suspicion is that the fastest growing block is those in the middle who, who will not skirt themselves with catholic or protest. and if you like, these are people who at the bottom box are making post constitutionalist choices about who they vote for. i suspect when this y

alex is examining the feature of northern ireland over the last 20 years. a political blog sluggard too, has emerged as a dominant place for discourse and northern ireland. alex speaks to its finder and editor in chief nick fealty. my feel say not my own, does just mark 100 years of existence. is it going to see another 100 bucks to my? well, do, i mean when partition was 1st brought in many people, particularly nationals who lived near the border, looked at the border post. and so they were going out in would assume like the british government, like perhaps the incipient irish government. but partition was going to be a very temporary thing. but actually it lasted another 50 years before northern are included in 1969. and then the other, 50 years, most of which has been characterized by and move towards are away from violence and towards power sharing. so it may not have years but another 100 years. i think it's some of that or a difference to the one that we see today. but what is this crisis a union? some people say, since the very little idea and i've b

this is the 181 act of union between ireland and the rest of the yes. and that particular act that, that section is about internal trade and then the necessity of all of that happening. but i think the most serious thing, and it's not just for northern ireland, but i would thought people, scotland would be very interested that you know, if the active union can be sort of repealed almost with no knowing. and he looked back through hand side. i think there was only one question from m a peggy leaf a bite, the active union and she was locked up. don't be silly. and now we will have to end up in the supreme court because that's ultimately constitutional issues will be decided them. but we won't defeat the protocol only by legal. steve would be nice if we could when not, but we need people to protest and we need particularly a conservative and unionist party to realize that they have gone very badly off track on this. and i think if i'm being fair to the prime minister, i always like to be fair to the prime minister. i genuine, they don't think that they rea

it planted in ireland the seeds of a republican tradition that eventually bore fruit in 1922 when ireland became independent. so as ambassador violence in the united states, i'm proud and pleased to be here today to recognize the work of james corbin, but on the evil saint patrick's day also to recognize the contributions that so many irish people have made to this country over the decades generations and centuries past in that sense. james corbin epitomizes the irish connection with the united states that will be celebrating with as much gusto as we can tomorrow that's possible in the virtual world. thank you very much. thank you very much. ambassador. have a special presentation for you yesterday at the white house. i had the privilege of presenting two president biden the very first copy of the book that the white house historical association will release tomorrow on the life of james hoban the designer and builder of the white house and we have our wonderful publications team led by marsha anderson and her colleagues here that do all of our wonderful publications, and this is one that

slightly cooler day for scotland and northern ireland.e're looking at highs of 30, possibly 31 degrees in the london area. and the sun very, very strong at the moment, very high uv levels in southern england, parts of wales. the lower levels further north only because we'll have more in the way of cloud. so, as we head through sunday evening and into the early hours of monday, we keep clear spells, especially across england and wales. still more cloud at times across scotland and northern ireland, some mist and murk. and it will be another very warm and muggy night. 0vernight lows between 12—17 degrees. so, we start monday with high pressure still in charge, but notice the centre of the high is slipping a little further westwards. that will allow a very gentle north or north—westerly flow of air across the country. and that'll bring just a subtle change in the temperatures, a slightly cooler day for many, a bit more cloud working into north sea coasts as well. some cloud for north west scotland, parts of northern ireland, and you'll see m

because northern ireland has a land border with an eu state — the republic of ireland. prevent goods that don't match its standards from entering the eu single market through here. today, the uk's brexit minister, lord david frost, said it needed a huge overhaul. he argues the current situation is damaging to the uk. the protocol itself requires there to be no impact or minimised impact on the everyday lives of people of northern ireland. the fact that that is not being observed as one of the major problems with the current situation. then came this warning. put very simply we cannot go on as we are. my lords, we therefore have to consider all of our options. in particular, we have looked carefully at the safeguards provided by article 16 of the protocol. article 16 is a safeguard included in the agreement. it allows either the uk or the eu to take unilateral action, if the protocol has caused "serious economic, societal or environmental difficulties that are liable to persist". today the government held back from implementing article 16. instead, the government will pu

of ireland, effectively by creating a border down the irish sea.ducts won't be able to move from great britain to northern ireland when a grace period expires at the end of september. the minister who negotiated that deal explained the problems with the way it's working. my lords, the difficulties we have in operating the northern ireland protocol are now the main obstacle to building a relationship with the eu that reflects our strong common interests and values. instead of relationship, we're seeing one that is punctuated with legal challenges and characterised by disagreement and mistrust. we do not want that pattern to be set, not least because it does not support stability in northern ireland. the northern ireland secretary told mps it was time for the uk and the eu to strike a new balance. we have today set out an approach which we believe can do just that. we urge the eu to look at it with fresh eyes and work with us to seize this opportunity and put our relations on a better footing. that new approach would include ending checks forfood pro

that's because northern ireland has an open land border with an eu state, the republic of ireland.revent goods which don't match its standards from entering its single market. big supermarkets believe there needs to be a more flexible approach or else consumers in this part of the uk will lose out. northern irish people, everybody in northern ireland is going to see, very, very visibly, the impact of brexit on the protocol because there will be gaps on the shelves. and you know, this christmas i can tell you already, we are having to make decisions to delist products for northern ireland because it is simply not worth the risk of trying to get through. but the protocol is about more than inspections, paperwork and business supply chains. the effects in northern ireland are practical and political because unionists regard the new trade border as being an unacceptable barrier between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. there have been a series of street protests by demonstrators who say the protocol diminishes their british identity. in parliament this morning, the leader of uni

that's also true for the northern coast of northern ireland. further inland towards the east and south, it is hot. in fact, temperatures could hit 30 degrees in hull, sheffield and gloucester. in london, around the high 20s and the high mid 20s expected across the south coast. lots of hot sunshine for the british grand prix as well both on saturday and sunday. we could also get very close to 31 celsius. the uv levels are also high across england and the south of england. elsewhere across the country, they are high and not quite so high it where it is cool and cloudy in western scotland. the cloudier conditions will continue through the night across scotland and northern ireland. and actually by the end of the night, it could turn quite murky and drizzly around some of the coasts and the far north—west of the uk. elsewhere a clear night and balmy. temperatures no lower than about 15 or 16 degrees. the high pressure is with us tomorrow but around the high pressure, we got slightly fresher air blown in off the atlantic and also dragging in a bit m

meat from northern ireland could be banned.sation representing stored and chilled transport of food in the uk. how hopeful are you that they could be a resolution to this issue? it is really hard — resolution to this issue? it is really hard to _ resolution to this issue? it is really hard to say. _ resolution to this issue? it is really hard to say. the - resolution to this issue? ut 3 really hard to say. the vision the uk government has is what we want to see but the reality is there is not a lot of movement into the fundamentals of the problem in the government papers. thejury of the problem in the government papers. the jury is out as to whether there will be a breakthrough and businesses are suffering right now across the food supply chain.- are suffering right now across the food supply chain. what are our the food supply chain. what are your members _ the food supply chain. what are your members dealing - the food supply chain. what are your members dealing with - the food supply chain. what are your members dealing with

saturday saw a new record high temperature in northern ireland.because despite having high pressure, we have still managed to work the remnants of a weak cold front into the north of the uk, through sunday, hence a cooler day for scotland and northern ireland and some more cloud around here. a little bit of that cloud will trickle down the north sea coast overnight as well. a pleasant enough night for going to sleep though for scotland and northern ireland, unlike the rather sticky, humid conditions which will persist across england and wales. monday, a lot of fine weather to come, a lot of sunshine, some cloud will bother the north sea coast through the day but it should look brighter, particularly for northern scotland and northern ireland and it will become warmer once again, temperatures two or three degrees up on sunday. england and wales perhaps two or three degrees down but still very warm with temperatures in the high 20s. as high pressure sticks around, very little difference in our scenario for tuesday, still plenty of fair weather to co

i hope it's very popular in ireland christopher. how about you? well you know going doing my daytime job on bringing the stakeholders together. i'd very i mean, i'm obviously very conscious of the special relationship the special special relationship between the between ireland and and america. so every time i go to america every set foot in the white house, i see this architecture it resonates with me particularly with with 18th century architecture. that i that i see in ireland and i see in in great britain and you know. these threads of history are really really important. we can't obliterate history. well, there was never do that, you know, so whatever happens with history whether it's burned down built or whatever it is. it's there today and how we evolve them we learn from it and hoban played an enormous part in that there was this young man man from you know, very you know, very poor really well provincial beginnings out in the kilkenny. here. he is going you mixing in extraordinary society in dublin and then going to america and designing

the eu in order to keep an open border between ireland and northern ireland after brexit.on goods moving from great britain to northern ireland and last month, the eu agreed to a 3—month delay to its proposed ban on some chilled meat products from great britain, including fresh sausages and mince, from being sold in northern ireland. the changes have led to many challenges and in some cases shortages of goods in northern ireland. so what is the uk government likely to propose? i'm joined by roger pollen, head of the federation of small businesses, northern ireland. we have talked many times on the subject. today, ministers will be talking about this in parliament. what are your thoughts on what the uk government is thinking about the way forward? figs government is thinking about the way forward?— government is thinking about the way forward? as he said, we have spoken _ the way forward? as he said, we have spoken many _ the way forward? as he said, we have spoken many times - the way forward? as he said, we have spoken many times about i have spoken many times about this s

of ireland.meats will not be able to move from great britain to northern ireland when a grace period expires at the end of september. during prime minister's questions, borisjohnson said he wanted to sort out issues with the protocol through practical steps. immediately afterwards, the northern ireland secretary was at the despatch box to outline those very steps. the difficulties we have in operating the northern ireland protocol are now the main obstacle to building a relationship with the eu that reflects our strong common interests and values. instead of that, we're seeing a relationship that is being punctuated with legal challenges and characterised by disagreement and mistrust. we do not want that pattern to be set, not least of all because it does not support stability in northern ireland. it is now the time to work to establish a new balance, which both the uk and eu can invest in, to provide a platform for peace and prosperity in northern ireland and allow us to set out on a new path of

sunshine for northern ireland, scotland and north—west england.igher temperatures here, and some mist in low cloud on the costs. that will push its way south and east woods of an eczema thunderstorms going across south—east england. cloud farming across northern ireland, but elsewhere, some clearer skies. it is another mild if not muqqy skies. it is another mild if not muggy night. and those of 15 or 16 celsius across the southern half of the uk. for many, we start tomorrow as they dry. some spells of sunshine away from northern and eastern coasts. that cloud should then break through the day. almost anywhere could catch a thunderstorm tomorrow. there will also be some warm spells of sunshine in between, particularly for the southern half of the uk with highs of 2526 celsius. —— 25 or 26 celsius. hello. this is bbc news with tim wilcox. the headlines... national and family triumph forjapan injudo, as a brother and sister both win gold. britain's brandley sinden takes silver after a defeat in the taekwondo final, the uk's first silver medal in toky

because northern ireland has a land border with you state and republic of ireland, they want to preventds that don't match its standards from entering the single market through here. day the u.k. braggs administer said it needed a huge overhaul and he argues that the current situation is damaging to the u.k. >> the protocol requires there to be no impact or minimized impact on the everyday lives of people in northern ireland. the fact is that is not being observed and it is one of the major problems with the current situation. >> then came this morning. >> put simply, we cannot go on as we are. my lords we have therefore had to consider all options, particularly looking carefully at the safeguards provided by article 16 of the protocol. >> it's a safeguard included in the agrment and allows either the u.k. or the eu to take unilateral action if the protocol has caused serious economic, societal, or environmental diiculties that are liable to persist. today the government held back from implementing it said they would publish a command paper, laying out the government plans, we have lord

are _ ireland. where my search for a seabird pays off. are they - ireland. my search for a seabird pays off. are they all. seabird pays off. are they all birds? there must be hundreds of thousands here. i take on a local delicacy. you got me, ia one — well done! and try an unusual test drive. i'm in south—east northern ireland and i'm trying to get a good lay of the land. plus, after the last year and a half, this seems like a good way to get away from it all. ken found during the first lockdown that lots more people were getting in touch to take to the skies. ken's microlight business is one of thousands here to have had to cope with the ups and downs of the pandemic. my my journey will take me myjourney will take me over 100 miles up the coast to finish at one of this country's iconic natural wonders — giants causeway. and it all starts by leaving petrol power behind and switching to the travel show electric van for an early—morning visit to kellogg bay in county down. check that out, smooth! too early for the hotel breakfast this morning. the idea is i ha

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notjust across northern ireland, but right across the islands?ive, who served in northern ireland, has been advising ministers. this is difficult work and it involves compromise, so i'm slightly baffled both today and previously but some of the negativity that i have encountered with regards to the statute. because i think we in westminster have a responsibility to get behind him. there can be no equivalence. whatsoever between a soldier in the peace officer— who served our country and this who hid behind masks and terrorised under. the cover of darkness. we find, any such- attempt of governance as deeply offensive to us. the northern ireland secretary reassured him there was no moral equivalence between people who served in the security forces and terrorists. you're watching wednesday in parliament with me, david cornock. most covid rules in wales — but not all — are set to be scrapped from the 7th of august. new welsh government plans will see all legal limits on the number of people who can meet others end from that date. some rules will also

joe, you've got one group of people who believe that northern ireland should be part of the united ireland. then you've got one group of people who believe northern explanation should remain part of the united kingdom. those are fundamentally opposed. you know, ideology should come out both. you're either in one or in the other. we make our way to the other side of the wall. in the past, it seemed violent street fighting but claimed over 3000 lives. one of the dead was the mother of mary adams, a catholic who died in a bomb attack carried out by pro british protestant militias. she says she's worried about increasing discontent amongst the protestants. they're not thinking about anybody else just themselves. and i've always been look at, it's always been make up. so it's not she engine or not latin. a change at all was diamonds and make up a month. but for many catholics, the united ireland they have fought for so long is increasingly within reach. mary's neighbor who runs a pub, says the protestants will just have to accept that much more and more once. good. they can still have their bet

most of them would like a union would republic of ireland. and they think that this is becoming more likely . pub no, willie wat things. the protestant. just have to accept. martin mar, wants go straight. they can still have their betty shut down today because we still have our attic a down to. they were still occupied by the british. so mainly we have lived with it for 100 years, let them see how they can live with this would be a nightmare for jo keith. so he thinks the protestant must fight for what they want . sometimes violence is the thing that you have today. i'm not saying that we have to day up. i'm not saying that we will have to. i'm just sent. you asked me to take it off the table to ask me to categorically read it. especially when our political opponents have made very clear that they are not going to take it off the table. it's an unreasonable request. right now. protestant use of preparing enormous bonfires all across north in ireland. these annual fires memorialize the historic victory over the catholics in the 17th century. t

to northern ireland, now we're ongoing dispute. so we're breakfast, trade issues or funding old tensions in the streets. pro british groups, there are angry about restrictions on goods and from the rest of the u. k. that's rekindled theories of sectarian violence in northern ireland. d. w. 's big mass reports from belfast for support for paramilitary groups is now resurfacing. these people want to remain heart of the united kingdom. the protest march runs along the outskirts of spells false and was forbidden by the police. but they are demonstrating nonetheless, because they feel the british government has given up on northern ireland. we have not got a partition direction, something the people in there have for, for, for hundreds of years re me in part of the united kingdom. and now we find ourselves divided from the united kingdom with no consent were produced by blood. but up lot of those for your patients. but as our possession of the united kingdom know, we're no longer part of the united kingdom for the part of it. because ou

_ very, very and working together with ireland has— very, very and working together with ireland haswould _ ireland has a very good case and i would not — ireland has a very good case and i would not want to let my hopes run away _ would not want to let my hopes run away with _ would not want to let my hopes run away with me because as i say i know what it _ away with me because as i say i know what it was— away with me because as i say i know what it was like ten years ago. that bid in 2010 — what it was like ten years ago. that bid in 2010 was _ what it was like ten years ago. that bid in 2010 was for _ what it was like ten years ago. that bid in 2010 was for a _ what it was like ten years ago. twat bid in 2010 was for a world cup in england. it fell short. bid in 2010 was for a world cup in england. it fellshort. it bid in 2010 was for a world cup in england. it fell short.— england. it fell short. it will be organised _ england. it fell short. it will be organised into _ england. it fell short. it will be organised into russia. - england. it fell short. it will be organised into

and ireland can work on together. when talking about connectivity, what we can do east-west, what we can do over the border, working together in londonderry, there is a huge amount we can get on and do together to strengthen our friendship and partnership. don't forget, the u.k.'s economic relations with ireland are colossal. there remain one of our biggest export markets and trading partners and friends. >> thank you for your patience, but you are going over time. this is the final set of questions from civil cash. p.m. johnson: i am sure our viewers are switching over to the football. [laughter]>> do you agree that one of the primary reasons for us signing the northern ireland protocol was to the -- agreement and that the mutual obligations in the protocol must be seen through that focus. which we do, but unfortunately the eu seems to ignore. i have to admit, they have made one sensible decision on this topic of chilled meats. but, we need more sensible decisions of that kind. do you agree we need them in the immedi

got one group of people who believe that northern ireland should be part of the united ireland. then you've got one group of people who believe northern islands partition should remain part of the united kingdom. those are fundamentally opposed. ideology should come out both. you're either in one or in the other. we make our way to the other side of the world. in the past, it seemed violent street fighting but claimed over 3000 lives. one of the dead was the mother of mary adams, a catholic who died in a bomb attack carried out by pro british protestant militias. she says she's worried about increasing discontent amongst the protestants. they're not thinking about anybody else just themselves. and i've always been look at, it's always been make up. so if not, she engine there not latin. a change at all was demons and may get but a month. but for many catholics the united ireland they have fought for so long is increasingly within reach. mary's neighbor who runs a pub, says the protestants will just have to accept that tomato. martin mar once. good. they can still have their bett

mcilroy potentially for ireland-— mcilroy potentially for ireland. ~ ., ., , ireland.have been keeping an — ireland. we would have been keeping an eye _ ireland. we would have been keeping an eye on _ ireland. we would have been keeping an eye on simone i ireland. we would have been i keeping an eye on simone biles today but of course she is no longer in the running. who else should we be watching out for on the gymnastics front? it is remarkable. _ on the gymnastics front? it is remarkable. simone - on the gymnastics front? it 3 remarkable. simone biles is essentially head and shoulders above the rest of the competition so i do not know whether anybody was expecting of anybody else for the gold medal. simone biles had the opportunity to win gold in this event and going back to back since 1968. look out for the brazilian qualified second in qualifying. really interesting story. she has had so many injury issues over the years and had high hopes for the rio games. it did not work out for her. she had changes for her training in the coronavirus pandemic. she had to leave

labour party in northern ireland. ., ~ ~ .,~ ireland. thank you mr speaker. the belfast good _ ireland. thank you mr speaker. the belfast good friday _ ireland. thank you mr speaker. the belfast good friday agreement - ireland. thank you mr speaker. the i belfast good friday agreement enable police to come to northern ireland, opened up the prospect of a much brighter future opened up the prospect of a much brighterfuture for opened up the prospect of a much brighter future for that part of the united kingdom. but does my right honourable friend agree that young people today, and future generations, will only be able to enjoy that brighter future if northern ireland can find a path to reconciliation and is able to address and crucially move on from the legacy of the past? yes. address and crucially move on from the legacy of the past?— the legacy of the past? yes, my riaht the legacy of the past? yes, my right honourable _ the legacy of the past? yes, my right honourable friend, - the legacy of the past? yes, my right honourable friend,

a little bit fresher for scotland and northern ireland.owever into the afternoon some thunderstorms will break out and i think this is the kind of area we are most likely to see the downpours. they are likely to be bigger storms, so want to hear reports of some localised surface water flooding in one or two of the biggest storms that do pop up. otherwise, it's another hot and sunny one. temperatures widely mid to high 20s, the low 30s in the very hardest parts of the country. and we are used to this, aren't we? after such a hot day those temperatures slow to come down, this is 11 o'clock at night and you can see those temperatures are still up at 23 there in birmingham and london. again, a little bit lower than that for scotland and northern ireland, but still plenty warm enough. now our area of high pressure hangs around to wednesday, the only real change is it reorientation slightly to push that hotter air a little bit further northwards. so one thing you will notice as temperatures tending to rise in northern ireland and scotland into m

. find and rory mcilroy potentially as well for ireland.— well for ireland.and we would have been keep _ well for ireland. and we would have been keep an _ well for ireland. and we would have been keep an eye - well for ireland. and we would have been keep an eye on - well for ireland. and we would - have been keep an eye on simone biles today but she is no longer in the running. who else should we be watching out for on the gymnastics front? it is remarkable. _ on the gymnastics front? it is remarkable, isn't _ on the gymnastics front? it is remarkable, isn't it. - on the gymnastics front? it 3 remarkable, isn't it. simone biles is essentially head and shoulders above most of the rest of the competition so i'm not sure if anybody was expecting to be thinking of anybody else. remember biles had the opportunity to win gold for the first time in the event going back to back since 1968 but she is not going to be there so look out for the resilient rebecca andrade, she had high hopes for the rio games and it didn't quite work out for her there. all kinds of chang

they've managed to get ireland, the eu onto ireland side in that argument.onto the uk side on the side of the argument. very interesting. finally we have to end with a very expensive, dare i say, rather self—indulgent flight and you briefly into space would you really spend $550 million augmented on a flight? ifi spend $550 million augmented on a fliuht? ., spend $550 million augmented on a fliuht? . ”~ 1: spend $550 million augmented on a flit ht? ., "~ :: ., spend $550 million augmented on a flirht? ., "~ :: ., �* flight? ifi had $550 million i'm clearly not _ flight? ifi had $550 million i'm clearly not working _ flight? ifi had $550 million i'm clearly not working hard - flight? |f| had $550 million i'm| clearly not working hard enough flight? if i had $550 million i'm - clearly not working hard enough as a whether— clearly not working hard enough as a whether or— clearly not working hard enough as a whether or not it'sjust basals or richard — whether or not it'sjust basals or richard branson in my mind, good luck to _ richard branson in my mind, good lu

no impact on minimised impact on the everyday lives of people in northern ireland.s one of the major problems with the current situation and that is why we wish to see if we can resolve it in a negotiated way. the issue of the agreement is raised. we have made clear what opposition is on that, it is an agreement by equivalents that can solve the problems, but what we are proposing in this paper is something more fundamental. it is dealing with the fundamentals of the difficulties rather than the problems and there is a proposal for a rather than the problems and there is a proposalfor a regulatory rather than the problems and there is a proposal for a regulatory zone with appropriate processes backing it up and one of those could be an agreement which will resolve these issues in a more fundamental way. more now on our main story. the home secretary, priti patel, has insisted the uk will continue to work with france on schemes to try to cut the number of migrants attempting to cross the channel. it comes as the number of migrants arriving in small boats this year ha

that's because of the northern ireland protocol.t for goods. the supermarkets gave a similar warning backin supermarkets gave a similar warning back injanuary supermarkets gave a similar warning back in january where there supermarkets gave a similar warning back injanuary where there were issues and getting some items to shelves in northern ireland. they say that since they're not enough has changed. i say that since they're not enough has changed-— has changed. i think that is what the frustration _ has changed. i think that is what the frustration and _ has changed. i think that is what the frustration and concern - has changed. i think that is what the frustration and concern of i has changed. i think that is what | the frustration and concern of the supermarkets is, that we haven't seen that movement to get a new way of trading between great britain and northern ireland under the protocol that removes friction. this northern ireland under the protocol that removes friction.— that removes friction. as well as northern ireland _

yesterday northern ireland had its warmest day of the year so far. plenty of warm, sunny spells out there today, just some patchy cloud here and there. yet again, though, thicker cloud in north—west scotland and you could encounter some light rain and drizzles. a brisk south—westerly wind as well. just 15 degrees in lerwick, whereas in aberdeenshire reaching up into the upper 20s and elsewhere widely low to mid—20s, just a touch cooler around the coast. the cloud in scotland more extensive, especially across western parts overnight, pushing into northern ireland, a few patches of mist and fog elsewhere and temperatures dipping down into the mid teens. we will take a look at the big picture for the weekend, starting with that low pressure, which has brought the horrific flooding into parts of western europe, especially into germany. slowly moving south—east, with the potential for heavy flooding downpours as it does so, but where it has been so very, very wet it will be turning drier. and with high pressure for the uk, most places dry, the only rain o

northern ireland's troubles. dan, thank ou northern ireland's troubles. now. much - northern ireland's troubles. dan, thank you for now. much more coming up thank you for now. much more coming up in the next half hour, including the film review. right now, here's chris fawkes with the weather. most will see warm spells of sunshine to take us through the afternoon, top temperatures 18—24 but across northern scotland turning cloudy here, outbreaks of rain developing as well. showers and thunderstorms widespread across the southern uplands of scotland, the far north of england but there will be showers elsewhere, eastern england, perhaps one or two for the north wales and north—west england, and the odd one for northern ireland as well. 18—24 , warm in the sunshine if you see it. overnight, a band of thundery rain will extend from the south—west and that will push its way northwards as we go through saturday and what follows is heavy showers across england, these could bring 30 millimetres of rain in the space of one hour so localised surface water a possibi

these proposals will require significant change to the northern ireland protocol. necessary to deal with the situation we now face. we look to open a discussion on these proposals urgently. the protocol means there are thousands of new checks on goods crossing the irish sea, to avoid checks over the irish land border. the uk wants the eu to remove the need for checks and paperwork on many goods which are staying in northern ireland, with customs documents only needed for the products that are to be sold in the republic. another demand is for a complete standstill on the protocol while new negotiations take place. what we expected at the time was that we would be able to operate the protocol in a light—touch way, taking account of the delicate politics and the peace process in northern ireland and obviously, that is not how it has turned out. so that is why we need to move forward in a different way. the brexit arrangements continue to be divisive in northern ireland, with protests in loyalist communities, who see the protocol as undermining their british identity,

it's a £5 billion industry in the uk and ireland. of the most successful horses in racing are trained at the cullentra stables in county meath, promoted here by now disgraced trainer gordon elliott. the dead horse he was pictured sitting on was a seven—year—old called morgan. he says it died of an apparent heart attack on the gallops. gordon elliott was suspended from the sport and widely condemned. now he says his world is crumbling in front of him. shocking, ithink, is probably the first emotion that came to mind. the fear is that years of hard work have been undermined. gordon elliott apologised and said "the welfare of each and every horse under his care is paramount and has been central to his success". 21 yea rs old 21 years old and he is going to live his life here. he is. he is not going anywhere else. but campaign group animal aid, which is calling for an end to horse racing, says the picture raises serious questions for the whole industry. what concerned me was not particularly gordon elliott being an idiot, but the fact th