so, voluntarily today, micheal martin has handed over the most importantjob in ireland to leo varadkar as you would expect, went through what he saw as his list of achievements, not least leading ireland through the covid pandemic. and then members of the parliament voted in mr varadkar to take over as taoiseach for the second half of this coalition government's term. mr varadkar has now left here, gone to see the irish president michael d higgins in his official residence in phoenix park in the north of the city. but he will be coming back here later on this afternoon where there will be some sort of cabinet reshuffle. and it is thought that micheal martin will retain a very prominent role in the government as deputy prime minister. he will be given charge of the department of foreign affairs. basically, he will become ireland's chief diplomat. that of course will be particularly important in the context of negotiations between the uk and the eu, still ongoing, over the brexit arrangements for northern ireland. mr varadkar was taoiseach previously, from 2017 until the last general ele

leo varadkar becomes ireland's new taoiseach, swapping roles with micheal martin as part of an historiction agreement. the government's sharing energy—saving tips in a new campaign. the advice includes using a draught excluder and unplugging appliances. and it's kick off as morocco take on croatia in the third place play—off at the qatar world cup. hello and welcome to the bbc news channel. a 33—year—old woman has died after being injured in the crush at a concert at london's brixton 02 academy on thursday. two other people remain in critical condition in hospital. the concert, by singer asake, had to be abandoned part—way through. the met police say a large number of people tried to force their way inside. they have named a woman who has died. she was in a critical condition. they say she has died, she was called rebecca and she was 33 and they say that specialist officers are continuing to provide support to herfamily. they officers are continuing to provide support to her family. they have also said that two other women aged 21 and 23 remain in a critical condition. a postmortem exam

mr varadkar, who has been the deputy prime minister, swaps roles with the taoiseach micheal martin asnd correspondent chris page gave us his analysis. it's a swap at the top that has never been done before. the two parties that dominated irish politics through most of the last century, fianna fail led by micheal martin, fine gael now led by leo varadkar went into government together for the first time. and when you consider that those parties grew out of different factions in the irish civil war 100 years ago, well, it does make it all the more remarkable. so, voluntarily today, micheal martin has handed over the most importantjob in ireland to leo varadkar. the proceedings took about two and a half hours in the irish parliament here in dublin. mr martin formally resigned. he, as you would expect, went through what he saw as his list of achievements, not least leading ireland through the covid pandemic. and then members of the parliament voted in mr varadkar to take over as taoiseach for the second half of this coalition government's term. mr varadkar has now left here, gone to see th

fianna fail, led by micheal martin, fine gael, led by leo varadkar.ons in the irish civil war, about 100 years ago. so, it�*s a bit like the labour party and the conservative party in britain going into coalition together, or the democrats handing over control of the white house to the republicans in the us or vice versa. the parties are broadly of the political centre, but they have been electoral opponents for most of this dates existence. it was, as you say, after a general election back in 2020 that the election results brought them together and they went into government as a coalition. so under that deal, micheal martin has been the head of the irish government, the taoiseach, as he is known. for the first half of the government�*s temple stop this morning, he has really gone to see that irish president, michael d higgins, at his official residence here in dublin to officially offer his resignation. then, mr martin will come back here to the irish parliament in dublin�*s city centre to announce that he has formally resigned, then leo varadkar wil

micheal martin has resigned as taoiseach, as he agreed to when he began thejob in 2020. e of the deal between his party, fine gael, and mr martin's fianna fail, which ended almost a century of intense rivalry. mr varadkar will be influential in the talks between the eu and the uk over brexit arrangements for northern ireland. the democratic unionist party is blocking the formation of a power—sharing devolved government in belfast in protest against the trade border with great britain. the new taoiseach is hoping for better relations. we must set aside our differences, forgive past mistakes on all sides, and seek a new beginning in a spirit of friendship. the next general election here is due in about two years' time. currently the left—wing republican party, sinn fein, is well ahead in the polls. sinn fein's main aim is irish unity, but its immediate focus is taking on the taoiseach. fine gael and their friends in fianna fail have been in powerforfar too long. they are out of touch, out of ideas and out of time. the political tempo is increasing in ireland, and that matte

leo varadkar becomes ireland's new taoiseach today, swapping roles with micheal martin, as part of anistoric and morocco take on croatia in the third place play—off at the qatar world cup. we'll be live in casablanca. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. train passengers in the uk are enduring more disruption as rail workers continue strike action today. most services are affected, as rmt union members stage the second day of their latest 48—hour walk outs. eurostar strikes on the 16th and 18th of december have been called off to give union members time to vote on a new pay offer — but more than 100 eurostar security staff are still planning to strike. our business correspondent, ramzan karmali, reports from paddington train station in london. around 20% of services are running, and you can see behind me, it does seem quite busy but don't forget paddington station is quite a busy tube station as well is a lot of people catching the tube. it's having a big impact, this right, we've heard from retailers, as well. there are a bit worried about football, as

leo varadkar becomes ireland's new taoiseach, swapping roles with micheal martin, as part of a historiction agreement. the government's sharing energy—saving tips in a new campaign. the advice includes using a draught excluder and unplugging appliances. and in half an hour, morocco will take on croatia in the third place play—off — at the qatar world cup. now on bbc news, take me to the opera: a gust of gustavo. i've been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you so i am on a mission to find out how opera is trying to attract new audiences and reinvent itself. in this episode, i meet one of the most exciting figures in the world of opera and classical music, the venezuelan born conductor gustavo dudamel. he holds two of the most prestigious roles in the world of music, that of music director here at the paris opera, as well as the los angeles philharmonic. with gustavo dudamel, i was curious to see this hype that is all around him. he far exceeds that hype, three fold. he is a magician. working with gustavo dudamel- you beautiful because he has a very big intuitio

leo varadka will become ireland's new taoiseach today, swapping roles with micheal martin — as part ofstoric coalition agreement. now on bbc news: the travel show. this week on the show — a centenary fit for a pharaoh. this is very exciting, because i've been given permission to actually go down these steps to ground level and get a closer look. the christmas tradition that will scare the stockings off you. and why glaswegian panto crowds are not to be messed with. if the act on that stage was not good enough, believe me, they knew about it. egypt's valley of the kings — perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world, and this has been a landmark year at the burial chamber many people make a beeline for. exactly 100 years ago, the tomb of the boy king tutankhamun was discovered underneath the desert close to the town of luxor. the team had been digging for years and were right on the verge of giving up when the top of a set of ancient steps appeared in the sand and, lo and behold, this is what they saw. i mean, look at it — incredible, absolutely astonishing. and when the arc

leo varadkar becomes ireland's new taoiseach, swapping roles with micheal martin — as part of an historic agreement and morocco take on croatia in the third place play—off — at the qatar world cup. just to bring you some breaking news, on at the brixton academy concert crusher that took place. rebecca, who was a 33, she was one of those injured in that crowd crashed as the brixton academy, the metropolitan police are reporting that she has died. so that is some breaking news that one of the women who was in hospital, who was critically injured, has passed away this morning. she was involved in that brixton academy crush on thursday. specialist officers, the police, say our continuing to provide support to her family. now on bbc news — unspun world withjohn simpson. hello and thank you forjoining me for our last edition in 2022 of unspun world. we started the programme in february, just as the russian invasion of ukraine was getting under way, and although, according to british and american intelligence, the russian plan was to capture kyiv and other major cities within ten days and bring

leo varadkar becomes ireland's new taoiseach today, swapping roles with micheal martin — as part of anric coalition agreement. now on bbc news — loan sharks and paramilitaries. in northern ireland's most impoverished housing estates, loan sharks — or unlicenced money lenders — are viewed by some as providing a service — instant cash without the paperwork. ah, don't you worry, all right. i will sort you out. i will get it to you next week — promise. as the cost of living crisis deepens, community workers warn more families are now turning to paramilitary loan sharks. we've spoken to one woman still living in a loyalist estate, who we are calling jane. she was a victim of paramilitary money lenders. she agreed to speak to us anonymously. she is fearful for her safety. her words are spoken by an actor. i had no um close relatives, no support. a couple of close friends. uh, i was struggling. i didn't think there was any, as long as i paid the money back every week, there would be no hassle. a single mum on benefits, jane found even basic necessities hard to afford. a friend said she knew p

leo varadkar will become ireland's new taoiseach today, swapping roles with micheal martin — as partan historic coalition agreement hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. work is continuing in ukraine to restore electricity to homes, hospitals and critical infrastructure following the ninth wave of russian missile strikes on friday. there's growing anger about the constant attacks on civilian infrastructure as temperatures in many regions are below freezing. president zelensky said moscow still had enough missiles for several heavy strikes. our ukraine correspondent, hugo bachega is in the capital kyiv. just looking where you are, it looks extremely foggy. is that hampering things at the moment. good morning. there is this dense, thick fog here in kyiv this morning, and i think this gives you an idea of how difficult it has been. not only for emergency workers trying to repair the damage caused by those attacks, but also the residents here in kyiv and many other parts of the country, who are now without electricity, heating, and in some places even witho

he's replaced micheal martin, under the terms of a historic coalition deal made between their respective two years ago. our ireland correspondent chris page is outside the irish parliament in dublin. chris. it is not very often that a political party voluntarily hand over the biggestjob in government to another party but that is exactly what has happened here in dublin. to give you an idea ofjust how historic this is. if you years ago a coalition deal between fear fail and fear no girl, leo varadkar�*s party, would have been seen unlikely. sofianna gail's chief electoral rival, with michael martin resigning as taoiseach, and leo varadkar has been voted in by members of the irish parliament. he was previously taoiseach from 2017 until the last general election in 2020. now his relations with rishi sunak will be particularly important as the uk and eu continue to negotiate over the brexit arrangements for northern ireland. another interesting moment in history, for the first time, britain and its nearest neighbour island are both run by men of indian heritage. turning down your boiler, unp

he's taking over from micheal martin.he pact brought together the two rival parties that have historically dominated irish politics. now on bbc news, honduras�* abortion pill black market. so he just went over, knocked on a door. a man popped out, they did a quick exchange of the drugs for some money, and we're all within about 200m of a police station. this is the sale of black—market abortion pills in honduras. abortion is illegal here under all circumstances, and even the emergency contraceptive pill was banned in 2009 following a military coup. and calling for the full restoration of democratic order in honduras. with the return of democracy this year and the election of the first woman president, who partly campaigned on overturning the ban and legalising abortion in limited cases, is the country on the verge of change? we travel to the capital to meet the women buying the illegal pills... ..the men profiteering from them... ..and the politicians who could make the difference. hospital escuela is the largest public h

he's taking over from micheal martin.he pact brought together the two rival parties that have historically dominated irish politics. now on bbc news, click. this week: computer, draw me a picture of a lizard drinking coffee. nice! yes! we're looking at the light and dark side of ai art. oh, dear. oh, that is peculiar. laughs. zoe's finding out why everyone�*s talking to a new ai chatbot. "are you alive?" please say yes, just please say yes! alister gets his ultrasound on. and lara's getting ideas above her station. impressive display albeit a little intimidating to see myself that size! do you like a bit of art? i do like a bit of art. any idea what is art, and what isn't? that's a big question. do you like a bit of art? i do like a bit of art. any idea what is art, and what isn't? that's a big question. i guess for me, it's anything that aims to look good or even make you feel a certain way. and that could be paintings, photography, music, performance, even ribbons. yeah, ribbons is a work at the now gallery in london wh

mr varadkar, who has been the deputy prime minister, will swap roles with the taoisoch micheal martinde in june 2020. the owner of twitter, elon musk, has taken to the platform to announce that the accounts ofjournalists which had recently been suspended, will now be reinstated, after a poll of users. earlier, the united nations had added its voice — criticising the original action. it said the suspensions set �*a dangerous precedent�* — and the eu warned that twitter could be hit with sanctions. tom brarda reports. twitter finds itself at the centre of yet another row. on thursday, reporters from the new york times, cnn and the washington post were among a number ofjournalists locked out of their accounts. a twitter spokesperson said they had violated the rules, but many are concerned about what seems to be an increasingly blurred line between content moderation and censorship. we're very disturbed by the arbitrary suspension of accounts of journalists that we saw on twitter. media voices should not be silenced on a platform that professes to be a space for freedom of speech. that st

he will swap roles with micheal martin, the first time that has happened in ireland's political historyst africa over the increasing involvement of a russian mercenary group in the region. ghana has accused its neighbour burkina faso of hiring troops from the wagner group, a private russian military organisation which is also believed to be involved in fighting alongside russian forces in ukraine. ghana says the mercenaries are operating close to its northern border. burkina faso has responded by summoning ghana's ambassador. 0ur correspondent in the region sent us this update. the russian security group already has a presence in the sahel region of west africa, in countries like mali, where it is said to be aiding in the fight against the jihadist militants, and also in the central african republic. so far, there is no official information about an agreement between the wagner group and burkina faso, even though the prime minister recently visited russia. burkina faso has had two coups in one year. the current transitional government is trying to regain control of security in areas cau

leo varadkar becomes ireland's new taoiseach, swapping roles with micheal martin as part of an historic

swapping roles with micheal martin, as part of a historic coalition agreement. croatia is still in the lead in the third place play—off at the qatar world cup. hussey now on bbc news, the media show. hello. a transatlantic programme today. we've got the us company that's big in britain. the boss of google this side of the pond is with us, and we've also got the british newspapers who are trying to make it big in the us. we'll be finding out why the publisher of the mirror and the express think that the americans are ready for some british style tabloid journalism in a bit. but first, let's start with matt brittin. he's the president of google for europe, the middle east matt, welcome to the media show. hi, katie. thanks for having me. you're very welcome. what's the last thing you ever googled? well, actually, i look you up and i found that you've just been promoted to media correspondent and editor at the bbc. so, congratulations. i have. culture and media editor. i feel pretty, pretty well very pleased and honoured to have got it. so, thank you for googling me

he's replacing a foil leader micheal martin as , part leader micheal martin as, part of the rotating tea shock agreement with ireland's coalition government. mr. varadkar previously held the office . from 2017 to 2020. the office. from 2017 to 2020. the committee investigating the january six capitol riots reportedly preparing to vote on three criminal charges against donald trump. if passed, they'll urge the us justice to indict the former president with offences including insurrection. discussions also set to take place over what to do. donald trump's tax returns , which were trump's tax returns, which were finally obtained last month . and finally obtained last month. and harry and meghan will be invited to the king's coronation in may next year. according to the daily telegraph newspaper. that's despite the pair making damaging claims levelled at the royal family in their netflix documentary series. the newspaper says the guest list is yet to be decided, but all family members are welcome . family members are welcome. you're watching gb news. we'll bnng you're watching gb news. w

and of course we see the of the shock that's handed from micheal martin to leo varadkar.s one of the people that ran around with the photographs of violent damage to border posts and said this would if the protocol was not if there wasn't a border on ireland. so that that protocol brought down government and northern ireland unionists as, you know, do not support the protocol because it bnngs support the protocol because it brings them away from the union rishi sunak arrived yesterday evening spoke with all the parties they , all came out and parties they, all came out and said that it was good to meet them. it was good time to have that sort of talk. and donaldson, sir jeffrey donaldson, sir jeffrey donaldson, the leader of the dup had to . clear at the moment had this to. clear at the moment the limitations of their negotiating mandate . we're just negotiating mandate. we're just not in the in the space where a deal can be delivered that really addresses the fundamental issues . and that for us means issues. and that for us means restoring northern place within the uk i

he is replacing field of foil leader micheal martin as part of the rotating tea shock agreement within ireland's coalition government. mr. varadkar, previous . he held the office previous. he held the office from 2017 to 2020. the committee investigating the january six capitol riots in the us is reportedly preparing to vote on three criminal charges against donald trump. if passed , they donald trump. if passed, they will urge the us justice department to indict the former president with offences including insurrection . including insurrection. discussions are also set to take place over what to do with donald trump's tax returns, which were obtained last month . which were obtained last month. and inhalable covid 19 vaccine is now being administered in beijing amid a wave of new cases. it comes as china begins to move away from its hard restrictions and massive testing. however, the us based institute of health metrics and evaluation is warning that lifting china's ultra strict policies could cause over a million deaths in 2023. and harry and meghan will be invited to the king's coro

micheal martin is the tea shock is part of a deal within the coalition government basically with arethe election in 2020. the r share the premiership and the change every few years. this is great i mean it's not some controversy so varadkar has made some comments about housing. there's a huge housing crunch in ireland. it's like the whole country is london. and so the cost of housing privately rented housing shooting through the roof they don't have enough houses. people are actually irish people, young irish people have been saying they're going to obviously to emigrate. and obviously ireland know, ireland is, you know, historically had a huge issue with people leaving the half the population left . and so people population left. and so people people are saying leaving people are saying we're leaving and criticised he said oh and he criticised and he said oh they'll back he said he they'll come back and he said he said oh it's not, it's not that bad, it's this is the same or is worse other places worse worse other places it is worse in london you know if you're in berlin or wherever

micheal martin is the tea shock is part of a deal within the coalition government basically with arethe election in 2020. the r share the premiership and the change every few years. this is great i mean it's not some controversy so varadkar has made some comments about housing. there's a huge housing crunch in ireland. it's like the whole country is london. and so the cost of housing privately rented housing shooting through the roof they don't have enough houses. people are actually irish people, young irish people have been saying they're going to obviously to emigrate. and obviously ireland know, ireland is, you know, historically had a huge issue with people leaving the half the population left . and so people population left. and so people people are saying leaving people are saying we're leaving and criticised he said oh and he criticised and he said oh they'll back he said he they'll come back and he said he said oh it's not, it's not that bad, it's this is the same or is worse other places worse worse other places it is worse in london you know if you're in berlin or wherever

he's replacing finn a foil leader micheal martin, as of the rotating tea shock agreement with withinrnment. mr. varadkar previously held the office . from previously held the office. from 2017 to 2020. police say man and a woman arrested after two young boys were found dead in. east london were known to the children. emergency services recalled to cornwallis road in yesterday, where they the boys aged two and five. both were deceased. the man woman were arrested separately in nearby locations and remain in custody . the met office has issued yellow weather warnings and is expecting from much of scotland. the north and south. west and wales today. it comes as blizzards are set to sweep across the north of the country this weekend. temperatures could temporarily rise on sunday. however, frost is expected create difficult road conditions . yo create difficult road conditions. yo bnng create difficult road conditions. yo bring you more . it happens now. bring you more. it happens now. let's get back to with . let's get back to with. emily welcome back to real britain with me, emily carve

he's replacing fianna fail leader micheal martin . as part of the rotating martin. as part of the rotating tea shock, a agreement within ireland's coalition government. mr. varadkar, previous held the office from 2017 to 2020. police a man and a woman arrested after two young boys were found in east london were known the children. emergency services were called to cornwallis road in dagenham yesterday. where they discovered the boys, aged two and five, both already deceased. the two suspects were arrested separately in nearby locations and they remain in police custody . the met has police custody. the met has issued yellow weather warnings and is expecting ice for much of scotland and wales and north and south—west england. it comes as blizzards are set to sweep across the north of the country this weekend. temperatures could temporarily rise on sunday however. frost is expected to create difficult road conditions . an create difficult road conditions. an announced he will retire from the sport at the end of next. the 52 year old italian says will be hard for him t