it is important for the u and the irish republic, at a red line as well for the eu, you suspect.his... there is a whole and of history now resting on this, the legacies ofjohn major and tony blair and the good friday agreement and all of the rest of it. if they had gone down, or were considering going down the road of a ha rd considering going down the road of a hard border and all the checkpoints that some of us remember driving through, which were awful, then you would be quite fearful of the direction of travel. the difficulty is the and practicality of this was the technology means you could drive a lorry through and you could sweep it with a radar gun and know what products were in there and whether ever thing was being properly declared. but then you have got to a nswer declared. but then you have got to answer that with free movements, which is supposed to end for the uk. there is talk of free movement within the island of ireland. i don't agree third any senior conservative politicians seriously talk about the possibility of there having to be a land border. this would ap

the reality is if northern ireland is in a different customs union from the irish republic, they wille to have checks on the border, there will have to be some kind of control because otherwise how do you know what is crossing the border? in the point of view of migration how do you know there is no minded migrants in the back of the van coming into the uk via the irish republic? the only way to do this is an open border and that means as the taoiseach says northern ireland has to be in the same customs union as the irish republic, and that means one thing negotiated with the european union, or staying within the customs union, and i think that is an important initiative. as you know there are many who would say is iii—£732; 5:7 f—fx—f'éir—f— —.—.f:7.:r 7:55;— f" iiifg 5:7 f—fx—f'éir—f— 777,777 7—75.77; f" no other countries around the world? no doubt they will say that but what is their solution to the irish border problem? there is nothing more important than ensuring that the irish border remains open without any hindrance in order to take forward the good friday agreement, into an

the government says it wants a seamless border between northern ireland and the irish republic after will be the fifth outing as 007 daniel craig and, he says, the last. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: mark stoneman has been named in england's team to face west indies in the first test at edgbaston tomorrow. the surry batsman makes his test debut. in alaska hunters can now shoot bear cubs and hibernating bears even when they are in conservation areas after president trump abolished protections put in place by barack 0bama. welfare organisations say the change in the law is inhumane. however, hunters say they are actually helping conservation. this report from claire marshall in the chugach national forest. alaska's wildlife refuges are immense. each year, tens of thousands of people hunt here but what rules should they follow? president trump has lifted restrictions put in place by barack 0bama. once again all hunters can use bait and kill mother bears and their cubs. animal rights campaigners are outraged. but many believe hunters are the best people to manage big game. christin

government has been outlining its hopes for a post—brexit frontier between northern ireland and the irish republic critics say the proposals lack credible details. today we've been hearing reaction from across the uk and the republic of ireland. jennifer mckeever, a business—owner and vice—chair of the derry chamber of commerce, told the bbc about the concerns for businesses operating across the border. 0ur concerns oui’ concerns are very much 0ur concerns are very much around a ha rd 0ur concerns are very much around a hard order, there are obviously some of those, some of the content of the position paper that has come out today gives businesses some assurances, first of all that there will be or there should be a transitional period so that we are not looking at the cliff edge in march 2019, and then of course some of the narrative involved in these proposals are a very positive. but they are largely aspirational. 0ur concern is really that while both the british and irish and indeed european and northern ireland government all agree that there should be a frictionless border that is still very

and if the irish republic wanted to join us bureaucracy of the eu. so. you know, i think there will be bumps on the road, we can expect that over the course of the next few months. hopefully we can get to a point where trade for go on unhindered between the uk in the republic. it is in both of our interest to do that. nobody wants a hard border. therefore richard by relatively easy to ensure that we don't have one. well, how easy? —— therefore it should be relatively easy. i was speaking to a former northern ireland secretary earlier who says that all of the technology is there to make sure that this border should work with very little hard border presence, if you like? well, if you look at the factual position at the moment, europe does not want a hard border because they see that it is in nobody is addressed to have that. northern ireland, we don't want the ha rd northern ireland, we don't want the hard border, and the republic don't wa nt hard border, and the republic don't want it. so why do you know why we would end up with one when all of the p

britain leaves the eu, people and goods should be able to move freely across the border between the irish republic much as they do now. that's the government's ambition outlined in a paper published today. ministers say they want no return to checkpoints and border posts. at the moment there are about 110 million border crossings every year. northern ireland exports £21; billion worth of goods south of the border — that's nearly a third of all its exports — and it imports £2.7 billion worth. critics of the proposals say they lack credible detail and have raised concerns that an open border could become a back—door for immigration from the eu. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports from the border in narrow water. for more than 300 miles, crossing fields and bridges, roads and rivers, there is a political dividing line on the island of ireland, but it's a border that can't currently be seen, and many wa nt can't currently be seen, and many want it to stay that way. soft toys and cushions are the latest protest against what is being called a hard brexit, where some kinds of barriers could d

to come into the country illegally will come into the country illegally will come through the irish republic so that issue is from the british point of view, but the irish border will need to have some control, otherwise goods will be sold across it in contravention of the customs union. a solution is, as the taoiseach says, for either britain to stay in the customs union with the irish republic, in which case the problem is solved. but he seems to suggest that there should be a new agreement, a far better solution is to stay within the customs union, not try to spend months and years negotiating a new one. but i also think that northern ireland needs to remain within the single market. sorry for interrupting you, time is a lwa ys sorry for interrupting you, time is always limited, as you will understand, may i talk about the power—sharing agreement and progress at stormont? i don't want to use the word blame, because it is too subjective, but what is the sticking point here flood is? what is the main hurdle that needs to be ove 1120 m e main hurdle that needs to be ove rco m e to main hurdl

how much trade is there on a daily basis between northern ireland and the irish republic?al business and that's one of the things the uk thinks it can take advantage of in terms of cutting out advantage of in terms of cutting out a lot of complicated customs procedures. roughly 30,000 people are estimated to cross the everyday for work. but there are convocations. a lot of local trade is agricultural produce. there are farms and the border goes straight through the middle of that farmland. pa rt through the middle of that farmland. part of the problem there becomes regulation because the eu has very specific regulations on things like food safety. so if you want to have no border checks there at all, then the option for the uk is basically to have pretty much exactly the same regulations as the eu to make sure those border checks are not there. don't forget, one of the reasons the uk decided to leave the eu in the first place was to get rid of all those regulations. it might be politically it will have to accept many of them will stay in place. we have been asking some of

the prime minister of the irish republic, leo varadkar, says it's "only a matter of time," before same—sext of the uk, where it's banned. mr varadkar spoke while attending a gay pride event in belfast, from wherejohn campbell reports. this could be the single biggest parade in northern ireland this year. a sign of changing times. uniformed police officers were taking part for the first time. today is about inclusion and representation for the police service of northern ireland. we represent all sections of society. leo varadkar shows the change which has happened in the republic of ireland. he is the country's first openly gay prime minister. the state he leads voted to allow same—sex marriage two years ago, but in northern ireland, it is still outlawed. he said he had come to this event as a gesture of solidarity and expected the law will change here. i think it's only a matter of time. it's a decision for the northern ireland assembly, but i'm confident that, like other western european countries, they will make that decision in due course. those comments were welcomed by pride organiser

crucially, the irish republic and ulster relationship has been stable recently but the troubles couldup recently but the troubles could go up again. the dup is now closest to the government... trade, one of's key concerns. a last note on the peace process, the power—sharing government? the british and irish government? the british and irish government are guarantors of the good friday agreement. they compensated structure that took a long time to negotiate and i do not think the british government is paying enough attention to the north— south structures that are in place. that is the political part, but the economic part is the trade across that order. you cannot have the technological, technical solution to it. they say, for example, you can pay your customs duties on the same way as the tall by having a bar code in the windscreen of the truck. ask anyone in ireland what happens if you put a very small, on top of a very tall pole on the board of the republic and northern ireland. the negotiations for brexit get back under way at the end of august, and we measured the summit in octob

britain leaves the eu, people and goods should be able to move freely across the border between the irish republicthern ireland, much as they do today. that's the government's ambition outlined in a paper published today. ministers says they want no return to checkpoints and border posts. at the moment there are about 110 million border crossings every year. northern ireland exports £21; billion worth of goods south of the border, that's nearly a third of all its exports, and imports £2.7 billion worth. critics of today's proposals say they lack credible detail — and have raised concerns that an open border could become a back—doorfor immigration from the eu. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports from the border, in narrow water. for more than 300 miles, crossing fields and bridges, roads and rivers, there is a political dividing line on the island of ireland. but it is a border that currently cannot be seen, and many want it to stay that way. soft toys and cushions are the latest protest against what's been called a hard brexit. where some kind of barriers could divide towns like belcoo

government is to unveil its second brexit battle, how to minimise the disruption between the irish republicintain relations and trade links and the passage of people across that border. they have laid out a number of options but it is still very early days in the negotiations. a quick look at how markets are faring. that is what the pound will get you against the dollar. ever fancied travelling the world with just a backpack for company? well, you're not alone. but what if you wanted some like—minded travel companions to meet up with along the way? well, our next guest founded her travel firm, flash pack, after facing exactly that dilemma. the market for solo travel is booming, especially 30 and ao—year—old singletons with disposable income. according to uk travel body abta, nearly one in six britons — that's15% of the population — have travelled alone. despite safety worries, a tripadvisor survey of more than 9,000 women showed that 74% had already travelled alone in 2015. radha vyas is co—founder and chief executive of flash pack — she runs the firm with her husband. welcome to the progra

really a very credible option, and just as crucially, the relationship between ulster and the irish republic been very stable over over recent years. it is not helped that there is no power—sharing government. and the dup is now working with theresa may's government. a quick final thought from you, brian, in terms of the peace process, if we can call it that and the power—sharing government in relation to brexit‘s. the two governments are guarantors of the good friday agreement and it is quite a completed structure. it took a long time to negotiate, and i don't think that the british government is paying enough attention to the detail of that, the north—south structures that they have in place. that is the political part of it. but the economic part of it is the trade across the border. and you cannot have a technological, a technical solution to it. they say that, for example, you can pay your customs duties in the same way as you pay your poll, byjust having a bar code in the windscreen of your truck and this kind of thing, but ask anybody in ireland what happens if you put a very small ca

the government says it wants to maintain a "seamless" border between northern ireland and the irish republiche uk leaves the eu so that people and goods can continue to move across freely. a paper setting out britain's negotiatating position — being published today — rejects what it calls "the hard borders of the past". let's get more from our ireland correspondent, chris page. chris, a very sensitive issue. tell us more chris, a very sensitive issue. tell us more about the option that the government says it wants to see happen. well, joanne, i suppose the government proposals do follow the form book. ministers have said that they want the border between northern ireland and the republic, the only land border between the uk and the eu, to remain essentially as invisible as possible. people in northern ireland have become very used to being able to drive across the border without customs controls are not having to show any papers. that has made it easy for businesses to do trade on either side of the border. it has been an important symbol of the peace process. how do you keep the border esse

says that it wants people and goods to be able to move seamlessly across the border between the irish republicd after brexit — much as they do today. in their latest proposal for life outside the eu, ministers say there will be no return to check points and border posts. but critics argue the plan raises as many questions as answers — not least, what's to stop eu migrants coming into the uk from ireland through an unsupervised crossing? our ireland correspondent chris buckler gave us this update from narrow water on the irish border. people who live at this border rarely recognise it. but could all that to change once the other side of this water is still inside the eu and this part is outside of the european union? today, alongside the phrases we have heard so often like there needs to be a seamless border, we heard another from the british government, that there needs to be an unprecedented solution to this modern irish problem. and perhaps that gives a sense of the scale of the challenge facing both the uk and the eu. for more than 300 miles, crossing fields and bridges, roads and rivers, t

not welcome in kentucky or anywhere in america >>> the border between northern ireland and the irish republicr the spotlight as the uk prepares to release proposals on what should happen when it leaves the european union. it says there must be no border posts or electronic checks after brexit >>> the u.s. and japan conducting joint live fire drills in northern japan japan's defense ministry announcing that ospreys, an american tilt-rotor aircraft, will join the ongoing military exercises. >>> and 40 years ago today, elvis died in memphis. thousands of fans gathering at the singer's famous eat a tistao remember the music legend, but for the first time, graceland is charging a $30 entry fee they have enhanced security measures and the fees are going to cover that. >>> that's the news update this hour now over to michelle with what's coming up on "power lunch" >> which starts in about 18 minutes, sue >>> coming up, ceo dilemma, when it comes to the president's councils is it better to stay on or does it hurt a company's image and shareholders the former wells fargo will weigh in >>> plus, the pr

there is more trade between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. also to the irishssue of the east—west relationship. mostly the trade goes through gb and to the continent. the northern ireland and the republic of ireland, many of these sectors are actually based in ireland. if we look at agriculture, a lot of milk produced in northern ireland is then sent south on the border to be protest in most of that comes north again. it will be sold in northern ireland or sent to the uk. so this issue of the border in the real tricky thing is where will the real tricky thing is where will the government be when it gets the special customs agreement. what is certainly clear is, there has to be some form of checks. there will be some form of checks. there will be some sort of check of the border and that's when it becomes costly or more costly to businesses but also politically divisive and problematic. thank you very much indeed. today, representatives from canada, the united states and mexico will begin to renegotiate the north american free trade agreement— also known as naf

at one point, helicopters were brought in from scotland, wales and from sligo in the irish republic.llen, there is still disruption to transport and bus bonuses, the city of derry airport has closed for the day. reds remaining closed, two bridges in rural areas have collapsed under the weight of flood water last night. areas have been badly affected by the flooding and people can get an emergency payment of £1000 from their local council to get their home habitable again as soon as possible. sorry to interrupt, without a function in government in northern ireland, is it local councils taking the lead in terms of the response, dealing with housing and infrastructure? yes, local councils are taking the lead. the stormont department of infrastructure is involved. there is no infrastructure minister in northern ireland, the civil servants are there in the department of infrastructure, they held a summit of the agencies involved, trying to coordinate a response, there is a lot of damage and more clearing up to be done. a lot more to be done before things return to normal. chris page in be

its proposals for ensuring goods and people can travel freely between northern ireland and the irish republicrossed , you never morning. good morning. fingers crossed, you never know what's happening! today we have rain in parts of northern ireland. that will move eastwards very slowly as we go through the day and not all of us will see it. it's courtesy of this low pressure. you can telljust by looking at the isobars that it is also going to be pretty gusty winds, especially through the irish sea. this morning across south—west england and wales it's a mostly dry story. the same for the midlands and southern counties, kent and east anglia. there is cloud around and it will become sunnier as the cloud brea ks will become sunnier as the cloud breaks later. in northern england are dry and fine start. through the morning the rain will be advancing across northern ireland. the cloud building ahead of it. at this stage in scotland it is an eb start. 0nly about four degrees. nonetheless, a sunny about four degrees. nonetheless, a sunny one. about four degrees. nonetheless, a sunny one. through the

suggested a bilateral customs union could read the best way to deal with the uk's border with the republic. the irishme a divisive issue in the debate about brexit. the scores of completely open roads that connect northern ireland and the republic carry huge amounts of traffic and trade, and on his first official visit north of the border as ireland's prime minister, leo varadkar insisted that the free movement of people, goods and services should continue here after the uk leads the eu. perhaps the challenge for our generation is brexit. every single aspect of life in northern ireland could be affected by the outcome. we will do all that we can in brussels, london and double in, to achieve the best outcome for everybody on the silent. —— dublin. to protect our peace, our freedom, our prosperity. leo varadkar has also been meeting northern ireland's main political parties, including the dup, who supported brexit. they have taken exception to some of his recent comments that were critical of those he called the hard brexiteers. some of his party members have also questioned his decision to attend and

the uk to deal with the issue of northern ireland's border with the republic. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler explains. the irishut brexit. the scores of completely open roads that connect northern ireland and the republic carry huge amounts of traffic and trade, and on his first official visit north of the border as ireland's prime minister, leo varadkar insisted that the free movement of people, goods and services should continue here after the uk leaves the eu. perhaps the biggest challenge for our generation is brexit. every single aspect of life in northern ireland could be affected by the outcome. we will do all that we can in brussels, london and dublin to achieve the best outcome for everybody on this island, to protect our peace, our freedoms, our rights and our prosperity. leo varadkar has also been meeting northern ireland's main political parties, including the dup, who supported brexit. they have taken exception to some of his recent comments that were critical of those he called the "hard brexiteers". some of his party members have also questioned his decision to attend an event this morning as par

irish citizens. thanks to the current arrangement, people can move freely between northern ireland, the republic andt passport checks. the centre for cross border studies estimates that up to 30,000 people cross the border every day for work. and according to the central statistics office, the value of ireland's exports to britain has grown by 14 per cent to $8.5 billion so far this year. today, representatives from canada, the us and mexico will begin to renegotiate the north american free trade agreement— also known as nafta. altogether, the agreement covers $1 trillion worth of trade annually and donald trump's decision to make nafta more favourable for us manufacturers is just one example of the president's intention to shake up global trade. he's already made good on his promise to withdraw from the tra ns—pacific—partnership, or tpp. and as part of his "america first" strategy the president has also ordered an investigation into china's ip theft. we'll have more on this on world business report in around 20 minutes time. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter

who regulate crossed the border and the vast majority of trade between the republic of ireland and the uk is across the irishsouth. if you take northern ireland's sales, 5% of its total sales goes south of the border. i really do think these issues are exaggerated. what we want is reciprocal, free trade with our neighbours in the european union but the suggestion by the taoiseach that we stood somehow stay within a customs union, i think it is a nonsta rter customs union, i think it is a nonstarter because the 17.4 million who voted to leave, they voted to leave the internal market of the european union, known as the single market, the customs union and to leave the agreement of the ec]. you will be under all of those if you follow the suggestions of the taoiseach. i hope we will work out the details of the border, how it will be done electronically. i don't see there are massive practical problems, though. nobody wants to see a hard, difficult, tricky border. we want a seamless border, as happens with lots of different countries, such as canada, united states, switzerland and the eu. increasingly, orders li

republic will work after brexit. this week, the government will publish its formal position paper on the issue, expected to include plans to give irishe right to move freely into the uk after brexit. this week, ministers will also set out their thinking on how a new customs arrangement with the eu could work, and more position papers will follow in a clear effort to scotch criticism that ministers are divided and lack a brexit strategy. it is also intended to put pressure on brussels to crack on with talking about britain's future relationship with the eu sooner rather than later. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. and now on bbc news, life in the shadow of the wall. crowd: build that wall! build that wall! yeah, 0k, 0k. we'll build the wall. we need to build a wall. a big, beautiful wall. build a wall. it was one of his main campaign pledges — to build a wall all along the us— mexico border. a third of it already has some sort of barrier, but what are the challenges of trying to seal it off completely? i'll be travelling the entire length of the us— mexico border to try to find the stories of the people who call the borderlands home

republic will work after brexit. this week, the government will publish its formal position paper on the issue, expected to include plans to give irisho the uk after brexit. this week, ministers will also set out their thinking on how a new customs arrangement with the eu could work, and more position papers will follow in a clear effort to scotch criticism that ministers are divided and lack a brexit strategy. it is also intended to put pressure on brussels to crack on with talking about britain's future relationship with the eu sooner rather than later. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. the kenyan opposition leader, raila odinga, has given a defiant response to international calls for him to respect the results of last week's presidential election. at a rally in the capital nairobi, he urged his supporters to boycott work tomorrow. he said he would announce his next steps on tuesday. our correspondent alistair leithead has more. they believe the election was stolen, and have taken to the streets. opposition presidential candidate raila odinga toured his strongholds in the capital, the first time he has appeared in public since los

republic will work after brexit. this week the government will publish its formal position paper on the issue, expected to give plans to give irish uk after brexit. this week, ministers will also set out their thinking on how a new customs arrangement with the eu might work after brexit, and more papers will follow in the summer in a clear effort to scotch criticism that ministers don't have a plan and are divided. it is also intended to put pressure on brussels, to crack on with talking about britain's future relationship with the eu sooner rather than later. but the clock is ticking, and both sides know the two—year window for doing a deal is already slipping by fast. in nepal, the number of people killed in the floods and landslides caused by the torrential rain over the past two days has reached 49. elephants and rafts have been sent to rescue nearly 500 tourists trapped in lodges near the chitwan national park area. transport networks and power supplies are also thought to have been disrupted in the worst—affected areas. navin khadka, who is the environment correspondent for the bbc world service, gave this update from the c

republic will work after brexit. this week the government will publish its formal position paper on the issue, expected to include plans to give irishlittered the sky last night as the perseid meteor shower was at its peak over the uk. you've been sending in your pictures from around the country. up to 100 shooting stars an hour were visible, there's another opportunity to see the display tonight. that's all for now. thanks for watching. good evening. it really has been a gorgeous day for many of us with lots of blue sky and lots of sunshine coming through. i hope you managed to get out and enjoy. just take a look at this fabulous weather watcher's picture down in kent this afternoon. as you can see, very, very pleasant indeed along the coast. and in fact we saw highs just to the west of london of 23 celsius. as we went through the day we had a scattering of showers into scotland and cloud and rain gathering out in the west. the sign of what is to come as we move through the night tonight and into tomorrow. all change for most of us as the wet and often windy weather starts to push in across northern ireland and into western scotlan

republic of ireland. for now, talks about the future relationship will have to wait. thank you. we will go to that border, the irishs there. where you are illustrate a difficult path ahead is? yes, 300 miles of the irish border, and you will find reminders of what used to be. old border huts and derelict customs houses. the government back and we'll publish a second document, a decision paper on the future of the border, and it will make clear it does not want to see a return of buildings like this and barriers. this is the old dublin to belfast road. it has been largely replaced by a motorway that runs parallel to the very busy motorway. there is not that much need for this road and money changing facilities. technology has dealt with some of the difficulties posed by different currencies. we have heard time and time again from the government today, and we expect to hear it tomorrow, that they believe technology can really help with dealing with problems posed by problems. —— customs. you will find a lot of what was said today repeated tomorrow. it is partly because westminster knows that brussels wants to talk ab

republic will work after brexit. this week the government will publish its formal position paper on the issue, expected to include plans to give irishset out their thinking on how a new customs arrangement with the eu could work, and more position papers will follow in a clear effort to scotch criticism that ministers are divided and lack a brexit strategy. it is also intended to put pressure on brussels to crack on with talking about britain's future relationship with the eu sooner rather than later. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. kenya's defeated opposition leader, raila odinga, has urged his supporters to boycott work tomorrow following the disputed results of the presidential election. mr 0dinga made his first appearance in public since the ballot at a rally in the country's capital. at least sixteen people are said to have been killed since the result was declared — international observers have described the poll as free and fair. learner drivers are to be allowed onto motorways in england, scotland and wales for the first time next year. they'll need to be accompanied by an approved instructor and in a dual—control vehicle

republic will work after brexit. this week, the government will publish its formal position paper on the issue, expected to include plans to give irish the uk after brexit. this week, ministers will also set out their thinking on how a new customs arrangement with the eu might work after brexit, and more position papers will follow in the summer, in a clear effort to scotch criticism that ministers don't have a plan, and are divided. it is also intended to put pressure on brussels, to crack on with talking about britain's future relationship with the eu, sooner rather than later. but the clock is ticking, and both sides know the two—year window for doing a deal is already slipping by fast. ben wrightjoins me now. ben, there has been criticism of the chancellor for sending this joint statement in so far as that he might have caved in? that was certainly ben bradshaw's view and a view of many remainers will stop they hope that philip hammond would hold that within cabinet and trained and says that, during this transition period, that, during this transition period, that now the cabinet accepts britain needs, that britain could still st

irish prime minister warns that time is running out on the brexit agreement. one key issue is how to keep the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland open aftere says that could be resolved if the u.k. joined a new union with the eu after leaving the block. in australia, police say they sported one of the more sophisticated plots in the country. two men are accused of trying to smuggle explosives aboard an airway plane. when they could not get the device through security, the suspects took it apart and try to turn it into a device. he was called a hero for stopping the attack on british hospitals in may and now he is under arrest. use a 30 say he created malware used to hack banking systems in canada and europe. he was arrested in las vegas after attending a big cybersecurity conference there. billionaire investor paul singer has been spotted what he thinks is a growing amassing threat. he says passive investing is in danger of devouring capitalism. he says is destructive to growth creation. almost $500 billion flowed through in the first half of the year. this is bloomberg. mark: thanks, coming up, adp ackman is his latest target. we will te

irish border matters so much. big changes when the brexit happens. the uk will suddenly have a major land border with the eu. here it is — between northern ireland and the republicand, running for 310 miles. during the troubles, there were just 20 official border crossings between northern ireland and the republic. the british army shut down, spiked or cratered the rest. but following the good friday agreement there's been consierable change. now there are more than 260 public roads that cross the border. the centre for cross border studies has estimated that between 23,000 and 30,000 people cross the border daily for work, while, each month, around 170,000 lorries and 1.85 million cars are recorded crossing the border. which means that, every year, 31% of northern ireland's exports go to the republic, and 27% of its imports come from the republic. so there's a lot at stake. delays could lead to huge costs for business, plus there's the risk of tax evasion, and various types of smuggling — both of goods and people. but above and beyond that there are massive political issues. creating any kind of hard border would be incredibly sensitive politically, and could d

republic will not return after brexit. critics maintain their plans, released this lunchtime, fail to contain credible detail. let‘s find out why the irishhut down, spiked or cratered the rest. but following the good friday agreement there‘s been rapid change. now there are more than 260 public roads that cross the border. the centre for cross border studies, has estimated that between 23 and 30,000 people cross the border daily for work. while, each month, around 170,000 lorries and 1.85m cars are recorded crossing the border. which means that every year 31% of northern ireland‘s exports go to the republic, and 27% of its imports come from the republic. so there‘s a lot at stake — delays could lead to huge costs for business plus there‘s the risk of tax evasion, and various types of smuggling — both of goods and people. but above and beyond that there are massive political issues — creating any kind of hard border would be incredibly sensitive politically — and could do serious damage to the peace process. so what are the possible solutions? the government is keen to pursue technological fixes , although it said it wouldn‘t be setting o

republic of ireland. thank you very much indeed. later on breakfast we'll hear from the former northern ireland secretary, lord hain, who says the irishjay with a look at this morning's weather. a beautiful sunrise somewhere? yes, beautiful in east yorkshire. a lovely start here, but that is not the full story. in bristol, cloudy skies. early showers dotted around. a mixture of sunny spells and showers through the weekend. with the north—westerly breeze, it is going to be very warm. showers early on across wales, heading towards east anglia and the south—east. a few ru m bles east anglia and the south—east. a few rumbles of thunder. further north, sunny spells and a scattering of showers. some rain at times across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures only around 16- 17 ireland. temperatures only around 16— 17 degrees. dry and bright spells, rain and sunshine as well in wales. the south—west of england, a pretty reasonable afternoon. showers moving through on the breeze towards the london area, 20— 21 degrees. a shower or two at the world champion athletics, overall the day will be much more drive and wet. showers that we do see

republic of ireland and northern ireland. this week, the government will publish its formal position paper on the issue, expected to include plans to give irishoms arrangement with the eu may work after brexit. and more position papers will follow through the summer ina papers will follow through the summer in a clear effort scots criticism that ministers don't have a plan and are divided. it is also intended to put pressure on brussels to crack ——. we are talking about britain's future relationship with eu sooner rather than later. the clock is ticking. the two—year window for doing the deal is already slipping by fast. 17 former army instructors will come before a court martial next month, charged with assault on recruits. the group from the army foundation couegein the group from the army foundation college in harrogate will appear at a court—martial centre. they face 40 charges, including battery and actual bodily harm. learning drivers are to be allowed onto motorways in england, scotland and wales for the first time next year, a change in the law will mean drivers can take lessons with an improved instructor and ina lessons with an impr

republic will not return after brexit. critics maintain their plans, released this lunchtime, fail to contain credible detail. well, let's find out why the irishs. the government's proposals promise to uphold the good friday agreement in full and to maintain the common travel area, which allows irish and uk citizens in ireland to travel freely, but the determination to avoid a hard border after brexit is at the heart of the matter. that's because when brexit happens, the uk will suddenly have a major land border with the eu. here it is, between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, running for 310 miles. during the troubles, with tensions on the border there were just 20 official crossings between northern ireland and the republic. the british army shut down, spiked or cratered the rest. but following the good friday agreement, there has been considerable change and now there are more than 260 public roads that cross the border. the centre for cross border studies has estimated that between 23 and 30,000 people cross the border daily for work. while, each month, around 170,000 lorries and 1.85 million cars are recorded crossing the bor