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jeremy bowen, bbc news, iraq. the tragic legacy of the war in iraq, 20 years on. of a return to power—sharing at stormont have been dealt a blow following a decision by the democratic unionist party to vote against a key part of the new deal on trading arrangements following brexit. the windsor framework is meant to reduce the number of checks on goods entering northern ireland from great britain. it's backed by a majority of politicians at stormont but the dup say the new deal doesn't deal with all of their concerns. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. that is the prize that is on offer. hailed as a success by the prime minister, the windsor framework promises to make it easier to get goods from britain to northern ireland. barriers to trade over the irish sea deeply anger unionists. but the dup are still unwilling to give the new deal its support. we haven't come this far to falter in the final lap, as it were. we want to ensure that we get the progress that is needed to protect northern ireland's place within the united kingdom. the deal allows politi

jeremy bowen, bbc news, iraq.s could change the entire alcohol market and be good for the planet at the same time. wendy urquhart has the story. imagine if you fancied a glass of beer, instead of opening the fridge or going to the pub you could just open a packet, sprinkle powder into a glass of water, spritz it up a bit and chill with a glass of lager. a german brewery has invented a beer powder that tastes like the real thing and there are big plans for the future. translation: the special thing is that we actually managed - to turn this beer powder into a currently alcohol free 1—to—1 normal beer with the help of normal water. it tastes like a pilsener. and later, it will taste like a schwarzer abt, like a bock beer. we want to make virtually everything in powderform. we want the complete beer taste but we want to add the carbon dioxide in powderform and the alcohol in powder form and of course it�*s absolutely fascinating that we have succeeded for the first time worldwide. stefan says it will be very easy for

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.orial arboretum in staffordshire. in marking the 20th anniversary of the iraq war, he honoured the memory of 179 british personnel who lost their lives in the conflict. in the last few minutes, we've heard that northern ireland's democratic unionist party, the dup, will vote against the government's brexit plans — the windsor framework — in parliament on wednesday. but the party's leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, has said he'll continue to work with the government to address what he calls "outstanding issues". 0ur chief political correspondent, nick eardley, joins us from westminster now. the prime minister rishi sunak has invested a lot of political capital in this windsor framework — how big a blow would this be if the dup vote against? he has, indeed, ben. ithink it he has, indeed, ben. i think it is undoubtedly a setback for the prime minister that the dup are going to oppose the bit of the deal we know that mps will definitely get a vote on this week. that statement that has dropped

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul. ratic unionist party says it will vote against a key part of the government's new deal with brussels about post—brexit trade rules. its leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, said while the windsor framework represented progress, it didn't deal with some of the "fundamental" concerns. the framework aims to significantly reduce the number of post—brexit checks on goods entering northern ireland from great britain. it includes the stormont brake — a mechanism that gives the northern ireland assembly the power to object to changes to eu rules that apply there. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, is in westminster. tell us more about the concerns. after that new deal with the eu was hailed as a success by rishi sunak last month, it has been backed by some major business leaders in northern ireland and also backed by a majority of politicians here as well but the dup was never expected to come out and get its immediate blessing to this and nor was the party ever expected to make a very quick retu

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.ands of asylum seekers. seaside resorts, airports and even retirement villages are among the locations being used, as part of a home office scheme which is costing more than £6 million every day. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. welcome to the wiltshire — a hotel, golf course and retirement village set in rolling hills near royal wootton bassett, home to more than 100 mostly older residents. now also home to more than 80 asylum—seekers, who moved in in december. the leisure village residents pay to access the hotel's pool, gym and golf course, but have had to enter by the back door since the asylum—seekers moved in. down in the village, i found resident and former tv presenter christopher morris, now 84 years old and quietly fuming. we find it difficult now to access the facilities. we can't go in the front door — it's locked. there are security men shooing us away. we have to go round the back. and the facilities are much more reduced, people don't bother to go

april 9th, attacked and pulled down by iraqi civilians and us marines. 0ur international editor jeremy bowenth the toppling of saddam hussein. what has been the legacy of that war 20 years on? catastrophic consequences. iraq went through a catastrophe. hundreds of thousands of people were killed, no one knows exactly how many. the consequences read violence elsewhere in the middle east. they still rumble on. iraq is a highly corrupt, violent and fragile society. it's had a better year so far in 2023, but the foundations left by the legacy of all that killing are fragile, and people constantly worry that they might slide back into some kind of intermittent fight or the risks of foreign intervention. iran is particularly influential, its allies run the government. jeremy, ou were allies run the government. jeremy, you were in — allies run the government. jeremy, you were in baghdad _ allies run the government. jeremy, you were in baghdad when - allies run the government. jeremy, you were in baghdad when a - allies run the government. jeremy, i you were in baghdad when a ceasefire was declared.

our international editor jeremy bowen gives his assessment of war�*s legacy on iraq.re killed, no—one knows exactly how many. the consequences spread violence elsewhere in the middle east. they still rumble on. iraq is a highly corrupt, violent and fragile society. it's had a better year so far in 2023, but the foundations left by the legacy of all that killing are fragile, and people constantly worry that they might slide back into some kind of intermittent fight or the risks of foreign intervention. iran is particularly influential here, its allies run the government. our international editorjeremy bowen, and more coverage of the 20th anniversary throughout the day. in the uk borisjohnson is expected to publish evidence in his defence before he faces questions by mps about whether he held parties in london over the covid—19 lockdown. he held parties in london over the covid—19lockdown. he bought in—laws finding gatherings at the time. misleading parliament is seen by other mps is a serious breach of a parliamentary rule borisjohnson will be —— appear before a commit

jeremy bowen speaking from baghdad. joining me now is douglas silliman.he previously served as us ambassador to iraq. thank you forjoining us. in terms of reflection and clearly you have been closely involved, where do you think the us will feel things have gone right and gone wrong?— gone wrong? first of all, the decision to _ gone wrong? first of all, the decision to watch _ gone wrong? first of all, the decision to watch the - gone wrong? first of all, the | decision to watch the invasion get —— launch the invasion was ill—conceived, part of the reason was american policymakers never really defined the reasons for the war for the american public and for themselves either. they did not do a very good job of planning for the day after a successful invasion, there was an assumption right could somehow fall back into place and become stable even though the united states and allies had overthrown the government i think from the very beginning, the lack of clear goals and the lack of preparation for the day after set a very bad precedent for what was going t

our international editor jeremy bowen is in baghdad.catastrophe. hundreds of thousands of people were killed, no—one knows exactly how many. the consequences spread violence elsewhere in the middle east. they still rumble on. iraq is a highly corrupt, violent and fragile society. it's had a better year so far in 2023, but the foundations left by the legacy of all that killing are fragile, and people constantly worry that they might slide back into some kind of internecine fight or the risks of foreign intervention. iran is particularly influential here, its allies run the government. earlier i wasjoined by douglas silliman. he is is president of the arab gulf states institute in washington. he previously served as us ambassador to iraq. i asked him what went right and wrong with the war. first of all, the decision to launch the invasion was ill—conceived, and part of the reason was american policymakers never really defined the reasons for the war for the american public and for themselves either. they also did not do a very good job of

that was jeremy bowen speaking to us from baghdad. defence before he faces questions from mps over whether he misled parliament at parties held in downing street during the covid—19 lockdown. held in downing street during the covid—19lockdown. his own government brought in the laws banning gatherings at the time but mrjohnson was fined for attending drinks parties, misleading parliament is seen by other mps as a serious breach of the parliamentary rules. he will appear before a committee of mps on wednesday in a televised session investigating his actions. the liberal democrat leader says his party would seek a close economic relationship with europe to fed express and's trade if it wasn't government, speaking at the party's spring conference he pledged to fix the nhs, perform social care and tackle the cost of living crisis. ~ ., crisis. we need immediate solutions _ crisis. we need immediate solutions to _ crisis. we need immediate solutions to the _ crisis. we need immediate solutions to the cost - crisis. we need immediate solutio

our international editor jeremy bowen gives his assessment of the war�*s legacy on iraq.e were killed, no—one knows exactly how many. the consequences spread violence elsewhere in the middle east. they still rumble on. iraq is a highly corrupt, violent and fragile society. it's had a better year so far in 2023, but the foundations left by the legacy of all that killing are fragile, and people constantly and people constantly worry that they might slide back into some kind of intermittent fight or the risks of foreign intervention. iran is particularly influential, its allies run the government. now to uk politics — and the former uk prime minister borisjohnson is expected to publish evidence in his defence before he faces questions from mps over whether he misled parliament about parties held in downing street during the covid lockdown. his own government brought in the laws, banning many gatherings at the time, but mrjohnson was fined for attending drinks parties. misleading parliament is seen by other mps in the uk as a serious breach of the parliamentary rules. borisjo

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.urage people across the uk, to volunteer for community projects over the coronation weekend. applause i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, _ the committee has decided that south africa will be excluded from the 1970 competition. i chanting streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the most comprehensive study yet on the the impact of climate change is due to be released by un scientists after 8 years of research. vladimir putin prepares to welcome chinese president xijinping to moscow for talks — one of his last remaining allies on the world stage following russia's invasion of ukraine. the french government will face a no confidence vote on monday after president macron used controversial executive powers to raise the state pension age from 62 to 64. the government says the changes are needed to avoid crippling deficit

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.ilt up quite quickly and insurgency built up against the americans. the americans did not have a plan, but even had they had a better thought out plan, it may not work then either because there is a lot of pent—up anger against the americans in the british because of the way they are champion sections in the 19905 they are champion sections in the 1990s against iraq, against saddam hussein, which we can term that really hurt the iraqi people, and the consequences of what happened was there was this huge cauldron of violence, and these jihadist ideologies were nurtured within, and we�*re still seeing consequences. what does it feel like to be in iraq today, looking back on that period 20 years ago?— 20 years ago? well, first off, i want out _ 20 years ago? well, first off, i want out with _ 20 years ago? well, first off, i want out with some _ 20 years ago? well, first off, i want out with some young i 20 years ago? well, first off, i i want out with some young soldiers... paramilitary

the invasion led, in part, to the rise of the so—called islamic state. 0ur international editor jeremy bowensome of the impact of that lack of planning. well, the americans thought they would be in and out quite quickly, that they would knock down saddam, there would be somehow a democracy and they could go home. it didn't work out that way. they lost control very quickly. there was massive amounts of looting, settling of scores, revenge attacks. and quite quickly an insurgency built up against the americans. the americans did not have a plan, no, but even had they had a better thought out plan it might not have worked then either. because there was a lot of pent up anger, i think, against the americans and against the british because of the way they had championed sections in the 1990s against iraq, against saddam, which weakened saddam but really, really hurt the iraqi people. and the consequences of what happened was that there was a huge cauldron of violence and these jihadist ideologies were nurtured within it. and we're still seeing the consequences. we can now speak to samir sumaidaie

our international editor jeremy bowen has been speaking with haider al—abadi, prime minister of iraq? yes. and tell us wh ?. was a mistake? yes. and tell us why?- we _ was a mistake? yes. and tell us why?. we didn't _ was a mistake? yes. and tell us why?. we didn't find _ was a mistake? yes. and tell us why?. we didn't find what i was a mistake? yes. and tell us why?. we didn't find what we i why?. we didn't find what we thou~ht, why?. we didn't find what we thought. that _ why?. we didn't find what we thought, that saddam - why?. we didn't find what we | thought, that saddam hussein why?. we didn't find what we i thought, that saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction, we were led by fear and hubris into this war of choice. it cost american servicemen 4400 of them their lives. british servicemen, 179 of them, their lives and i think three or four civil servants, of the british service. so therefore, it was a mistake. �* , service. so therefore, it was a mistake-— service. so therefore, it was a mistake. �* , ., ., ., mistake. and yet at the time, and of course there — mistake.

jeremy bowen, the 1990s. great to catch up with - you this morning.of madness, isn't it? not a good look for the _ moment of madness, isn't it? not a good look for the game. _ moment of madness, isn't it? not a good look for the game. incidents i moment of madness, isn't it? not a| good look for the game. incidents in the first half— good look for the game. incidents in the first half went _ good look for the game. incidents in the first half went against _ good look for the game. incidents in the first half went against them - good look for the game. incidents in the first half went against them and | the first half went against them and fans saying it added to the emanation. that is the one thing you know about anything else you cannot touch, the referee. 0n the field of play. unfortunately it was a madcap minute which saw three people being sent off, including the manager of fulham. it was a crazy sequence of events and ultimately fulham paid the price. out of the fa cup and their star strikerfacing a length ban. it all stemmed from this. fulham we