a northern island the agreement -- in northern ireland, the agreement does not mention e.u. membership as a condition. but the whole agreement is suffused with the understanding that brought northern ireland and the rest of the island to the european union. if you think of the good friday agreement as a bargain under which northern nationalists, republicans, agreed to the status quo into some time in the future where it may be possible , and ine it by consent return for that, there is an arrangement, a north-south dimension and so forth and so on -- i know that, for both sides, the brexit issue is being seen as a unilateral change. on the part of nationalists, it is the threat that one of the dividends of the agreement, the open border of ireland might somehow in the future be compromised. for unionists, there is a view that, in some quarters, the backstop agreement is somehow sort of a departure from their view of how the constitutional fabric of northern ireland ought to look. and they seem to be completely resistant to any distinction between northern ireland and the to g

ink at all the is done ireland and northern ireland. it is amazing to me that they the 27ood firm as nations in support of the open border. that is quite unusual. shame that ita will come down to this. >> we have certain attitudes towards britain, towards the english. given thathas to be on many occasions over the generations, they have proved to have able politicians. amazing, the ineptitude. but ony on the tory side the liberal side as well. total ineptitude. hope that the brexit will eventually leave. i think it could be inevitably, there will be a referendum. i hope it will be different from the last time. so many lies were told. no alternative has been given. concerned, thee people of ireland are proud to have our diplomats. presidentthe government. i know from experience over the years, be it united states, be it can bash the continental europe, london and all over the place. i met many irish diplomats. the consequence now, we managed to hold 27 countries together against the british. realize the pride that for the diplomats. bene

its northern lights seasonal biscoe. not part of the a pony and get that's what they call these you shaped valley it's a point of focus for visitors to lapland. the mountains and sure the few clouds obscure the view of the northern lights. it's necessary to travel quite far north to see the northern lights the area around all biscoe is situated in the wide expanses of lapland and that's north enough. freight trains from kew roona transport iron ore to the port of narvik other was not much goes on a pier. roughly one hundred residents who will be scooped live directly on the railway line. in the main almost everyone in town meets of the only bar that means tourists and those who profit from the presence it's only recently that holiday makers started coming to see the northern lights and it was newcomers who recognized the economic potential of the celestial display the first time i saw the northern lights something in my brain changed something in my outlook changed and i think that's a reason people come here actually is

and there they are the northern lights. everyone starts snapping pictures as they're actually overhead and starting to develop right in from the north east i should say the east northeast we're starting to get something called a hydrogen arc hero worship to take a picture and then you look at it on the screen and if it needs to be adjusted you make those adjustments are. ok. nice and still. are you ready for the long journey to get here has been worthwhile. three. nights and still very good looks good. it's kind of spiritual. i think it's something that accounts from the sky. well if you can explain from the scientific point of field but. i think. it's something that i'm sure spac. and enjoy. a. little. those who focus solely on winter nights you know who will miss the chance to take in the regions stunning scenery as well as its reindeer they're an important part of somebody's culture to truly understand the indigenous people up here in the north it's necessary to understand the level of reindeer. hakan and knocks on is ex

he says the northern lights can become addictive. not far from here is one of the most extraordinary places in swedish lapland s range space and. it's not quite as big as cape canaveral in the u.s. state of florida but they launch proper rockets into space here to. brown's drum is a regular visitor becomes to talk shop and have a look at new equipment to. think you know because and if i'm still in london that night after the realms of this. and the victor. from india in the fall of the slept. the scientists share information and work together especially before iraq and all of them will look if you. leave and they're the biggest challenge is ensuring that sold the electronic equipment works or not it doesn't overheat and that the mechanisms work so. much could go wrong but that's why we have to check and double check things constantly i guess what if. they've been launching rockets from here since one nine hundred sixty six civil research on behalf of the european space agency with the aim of learning more about the optics atmosphere.

and in northern ireland. we are especially blessed to have with us today some of the key people actively involved in the struggle from both sides of the pond. truly amazing and heroic souls who literally changed the world. they faced violence, imprisonment and coercion. and they refused to bend. because they knew the power of justice was stronger than the power of injustice. all of our speaks today from a rich variety of backgrounds, from activism to education, to political life and diplomacy will help us explore what progress has been on both sides mpld. and how an engagement can help draw together civil rights in the future. now to my colleague who also wants to say a few words of introduction. >> good afternoon and welcome to georgetown university. i'm just going to say a few words because we want to hear from all of you, and our speaker is so keenly interested in engaging with you in discourse. i just wanted to welcome you as a washingtonian to our city and warn you, if i may, that washingtonians have a k

the majority of people in northern ireland, like me, campaignfor of people in northern ireland, likeign for remain, so the dup do not speak for the majority of people 7 do not speak for the majority of people ? cheering ican people ? cheering i can reassure the prime minister that her withdrawal agreement has considerable support in northern ireland, particularly amongst farmers, businesses and fishermen. i'm soy that people feel it is funny. it isn't, it is serious for the people of northern ireland. the issue that needs reassurance from the prime minister is the constitutional guarantee of the good friday agreement that the labour party should be proud of, which has guaranteed —— which is guaranteed in the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration. why the labour party goes against it beats me but will the prime minister give a constitutional agreement that nothing will threaten the belfast agreement customer i'm ——7 nothing will threaten the belfast agreement customer i'm --? i'm happy to give that reassurance. this is an issue we have kept, it was referenced in the decem

within in northern ireland. so what would you say would be the most worrying aspects of brexit for the future of civil rights, peace over northern ireland? dan, if i could turn to you for an easy one to start with. >> no, no, look, i've sort of fwhen this business now for 40 years, and i see our european union membership as part of kind of a progressive evolution of. i was afraid, first of all, it gave us the opportunity to develop our economic potential which we had failed secondly, it exposed us to influences outside the british irish scene which i think. i think in northern ireland -- backe in brussels. there was a good degree of the that in our context would not have seen eye to eye very hand. in those days, we provided briefing for all the irish mvps north and south. i don't remember us ever being told not to send them to the newest mvps who were there at the same time. also, think about it. in northern ireland good friday agreement does not mention it as a condition, but the whole agreement is suffused wit

into tomorrow, parts of northern scotla nd into tomorrow, parts of northern scotland and northern irelandin most areas of england see some sunny spells. maybe if few brighter movements towards wales in the southwest. the weather front could still be producing light rain and drizzle a then there. it is quite chilly the further east you are but temperatures in double figures for some others the west and another weather front coming in from the west to end the day with breaks of rain was northern ireland and wales —— towards. we will keep the weather system for the remainder of the week on wednesday. to the west of northern ireland, maybe some sunshine, parts of scotland and eastern england with brighter spells and temperatures are starting to come down. a colder fiona southeasterly wind —— a colder feel. there will be a lot of dry weather around. maybe not a huge amount of sunshine but it will brighten up a bit for some of us. the main thing on thursday and friday, temperatures in single figures in places. it looks as if the atlantic will take over again on saturday with the rain and maybe

the weather system northern scotland. the weather syste m gets northern scotland.swept to the near continent. we will have another weather system coming from the atlantic. that will bring south—westerly winds, that is mild air, right across the country. as you can see, we could have outbreaks of rain over western hills, briefly some sunshine in the north—east of scotland. it should be mild. and a northern ireland. temperatures in double figures even here. further south, 13 or 1a is likely. those weather systems are likely as we head into friday. we have a deepening area of low pressure from the atlantic. that brings the potential for some disruptive weather. some heavy rain might well linger in northern scotland. the main impact will come from the strength of the wind, 70 to 80 mph across the northern half of the uk. certainly want to watch on friday. strongest winds coming to the south of central and southern scotland, northern ireland, as far south as north wales. the overnight rain will clear away very quickly. sunshine and showers might turn wintry in the west

the northern ireland backstop, if it did not go into play would be detrimental for northern ireland,t also socially. we rely heavily on free movement between the north and the south of island. as a country we are very unstable and it is the glue that holds us together. with free movement between the north and the south if that is in trouble, the peace in northern ireland is in trouble as well. what do you think about the results run last night? the confidence vote? do you believe theresa may is below the water line or is she in trouble? she could have been in trouble last night. the party across the board made the right decision to keep her as mp. for her own party to oust her as prime minister would have been political suicide for the party and would have caused major issues. she has been given the worst of this bad deal, she has been left with this mess by a previous administration and has had to pick up and move on and do something with it. thank you very much indeed. from the national glass centre a bit of clarity, if that is not too bad a pun. that was the view from sunderland.

some rain threatening northern ireland and southern scotland and northern england.wise dry for midnight. as 2018 turns to 2019. through the rest of night, this front pushes south with some rain on that. not amounting to too much. some clearer skies following across scotland and northern england with a brisk north—westerly wind. that is the shape of things for new year's day. clearer weather spreading across scotla nd clearer weather spreading across scotland and into england, but staying cloudy in wales and the the south—west and northern ireland. it is turning much cooler. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: another group of migrants, 12 people including a child, are found by border officials on the kent coast this morning. the home secretary is chairing a meeting with the border force and other agencies, as he attempts to deal with the rising number of migrants trying to cross the channel. 39 people are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in west london. now it's time to take a look at some of hardtalk‘s stand—out interviews of 2018

it looks most likely the northern england, northern ireland, particularly over higher ground, and especiallyause some disruption in areas. there is milder air wafting disruption in areas. there is milder airwafting in disruption in areas. there is milder air wafting in from the south—west and slowly but surely during sunday and slowly but surely during sunday and monday, all of us will get into that milder air. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the parliamentary party does have confidence... cheering britain's prime minister survives a vote of no—confidence from her own party, but the challenges over brexit remain. here is our new mission — delivering the brexit that people voted for, bringing the country back together and building a country that truly works for everyone. president trump's former lawyer is jailed for paying off two women who said they had affairs with mr trump and lying to congress. how could michael cohen's sentence affect the white ho use? hundreds of police are still hunting a milit

welcome to the show it's great to have you with us today lots to talk about so the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland has become a key issue that you know that convincingly has to choose between staying in the customs union with you or putting up a hard border isolating northern island are this really the only choice is is there a third option that could work. no i think. i think that summer summarizes a really the agreement. it was made twenty years ago between our london the united kingdom the good friday agreement which provided for the settlement of the conflict in northern ireland regulates all the relations between the main relations between our land and the united kingdom and arising from that both the irish government and the u.k. government and indeed all of the political parties in northern ireland and in the south of ireland all do not want to see a hard border we do not want to see a return to the days when there were customs posts when there were soldiers police when there was a real physical border there right now there is perfectly free movement betw

for northern ireland, northern england and wales, a blustery day with a mixture of sunny spells andoding. it could be pretty lively end to the week. thank you. a reminder of our top story... heated exchanges at westminster as the prime minister is accused of misleading mps over brexit, after the full legal advice on the deal is published. that‘s all from the bbc news at six. on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. goodbye. this is bbc news with carole walker. the headlines. theresa may denies misleading parliament over the government‘s brexit legal advice as the government publishes the document in full. the benefits for patients now as british scientists complete the world‘s largest gene sequencing project in health care. the academicjailed for spying tells the bbc he was psychologically tortured while imprisoned in the united arab emirates. a warning that money for councils is running out fast as pressure on services increases. and noble man. the best father a son oi’ and noble man. the best father a son or daughter could have. a son‘s tribute to his father as u

do you think people outside northern ireland care about northern ireland as much as you do? gets it, they are not stupid. the union is for everyone, no matter your caste, creed, identity, gender, it's for all of us. they've had years and years of tough peace process negotiations, they've gone eyeball to process negotiations, they've gone eye ball to eye ball with process negotiations, they've gone eyeball to eyeball with sinn fein who are equally tough on the other side of northern ireland's divide, so side of northern ireland's divide, so the dup, they are hardline, they are beligerant, they know what they wa nt are beligerant, they know what they want and the dup doesn't love. today, belfast there is little sign of its history of violence and the backstop is to help ensure those days never return. but the publications of this place from the past continue to stand in the way —— but the complications of this place from the past continue to stand in the wake of a brexit deal for the future. let's speak to our political editor laura kuenssberg. does it look like the prime mini

idea agreement which provided for the settlement of the conflict in northern ireland regulates all the relations between the main relations between our land and the united kingdom and arising from that both the irish government and the u.k. government and indeed all of the political parties in northern ireland and in the south of ireland all do not want to see a hard border we do not want to see a return to the days when there were customs posts when there were soldiers police when there was a real physical border there right now there is perfectly free movement between both parts of the island people travelling between dublin and belfast for example. most times don't even know where the border is until they realise that the petrol prices are marked in pounds or rather than in euros or the distances and miles rather than kilometers so the border really is it's not a physical border at the moment nobody wants to see a return of that and of course if the united kingdom leaves the costumes union as part of its levy of the european union that would in effect mean that a border would return

there'll be lots of cloud hanging around northern england and northern ireland, perhaps northern scotlandringing in some showers. top temperatures up to 14 degrees, to which is close to normal across the north in the uk. that is your weather. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: authorities say the drone flights which have shut the airport down have been "highly targeted to bring maximum disruption in the run—up to christmas." almost 600 homeless people died in england and wales last year — a rise of over a quarter over the last five years. children as young as 14 are making thousands of pounds a week, as part of a global hacking network built around the popular video game fortnite. now on bbc news, it's been a year in which climate scientists warned it's now or never to save the planet and a paralysed man took his first steps. pallab ghosh presents review 2018: the year in science. ..two, one, zero. liftoff. this is a year that nasa sent a probe to touch the sun, and a japanese aircraft landed on an asteroid. on earth, climate scientists warned it is now or never to save the planet. i

parts of wales, the midlands and northern england.of england, inot the afternoon. into the afternoon. meanwhile, much of scotland will have a dry but quite a chilly day. temperatures in mid—single digits. further south, though, it's going to be mild again — 12—13 celsius across southern england and south wales. this weather front lingers on across southern parts of the country as we head into monday, of course, that's christmas eve, but with a big area of high pressure expected to establish itself over the country, it will tend to squeeze that weather front out so conditions will become dry here later on christmas eve. so we could see some cloud and rain across the far south of england, eventually becoming confined to the far south—west. devon and cornwall will hold on to the milder air — 12 or 13 celsius. further north, drier, brighter, with some sunny spells but cooler and certainly much cooler across scotland. for christmas day, or for the christmas period, that's into boxing day as well, with high pressure nearby, it looks like it

it is here in scotland, northern counties of northern england and northern ireland that stays largely sunny through the day. through the rest of england and wales, outbreaks of rain spreading east, he burst and strong wind towards south wales and south—west england. but it is mild here, quite big range of temperatures across the south of uk. northern scotland you will see you showers on that northerly flow, increasing as we go into the evening. as the night goes on, a few more showers approaching from the west in scotland, turning wintry inland. it will be a more widely cold night across the uk going into tuesday morning and are largely clear skies. that means a widespread frost as tuesday begins, remember in scotla nd frost as tuesday begins, remember in scotland showers, could be icy patches and a few mist and fog patches and a few mist and fog patches possible too. for tuesday, along with that cold and frosty start, promises lots of sunshine. promises to be a fine day across most areas, although into the far south of england there will be outbreaks of rain moving in towards the end

do you think people outside northern ireland care about northern ireland as much as you do?inary punter gets it, they are not stupid. the union is for everyone, no matter your caste, creed, identity, gender, it's for all of us. the dup are not fazed when the government tries to get them to act ina certain government tries to get them to act in a certain way. they've had years and years of tough peace process negotiations, they've gone eyeball to eyeball with sinn fein who are equally tough on the other side of northern ireland's divide, so the dup, they are hardline, they are beligerant, they know what they want and the dup doesn't love. today, belfast there is little sign of its history of violence and the backstop is to help ensure those days never return. but the complications from the past continue to stand in the way of a brexit deal for the future. with just a few days to the vote, does it look like the prime minister might come up with a compromise? 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg is at westminster with this assessment. theresa may gives a big clue this morning

ireland and northern england. and mountain blizzards across parts of northern scotland into the afternoon. a rather chilly feeling day with temperatures close to 10 degrees and further south temperatures drop in the afternoon. 0ver temperatures drop in the afternoon. over the weekend saturday will see rain across england and wales clearing and then colder weather to ta ke clearing and then colder weather to take us into sunday and next week. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8. theresa may denies misleading parliament over the government‘s brexit legal advice, as the government publishes the document in full. is it time the prime minister took responsibility, a responsibility for concealing the facts on her brexit dealfrom members concealing the facts on her brexit deal from members of this concealing the facts on her brexit dealfrom members of this house concealing the facts on her brexit deal from members of this house and the public? the legal petition set out on monday in the document with the statement made

dr vision between northern ireland. economic consequences it has a lot of consequences for people particularly those who live along the border there's a lot of free movement at the moment people move forward there's a lot of economic activity there's a lot of social social activity and nobody wants to see the. president promises to raise the minimum wage and cut taxes after four weeks of civil unrest across from the. british prime minister calls off a crucial vote in parliament after admitting that she would face a major defeat prompting calls for her to resign. this government and the prime minister who feels it's time to go outside of the week prime minister members across this house don't want your deal if you don't realize how. ridiculous this makes you know. and alleged russian agent requests to change her plea in the u.s. after initially insisting she was not guilty a hearing will be held on wednesday. on the stories you can head to our t dot com coming up though a former deputy prime minister of ireland is the gu

still some double—figure tebb riches for northern england and scotla nd riches for northern england andk weather front coming in from the atlantic. a fair bit of cloud around on friday. the cloud does break overnight. there maybe some frost, one or two mist and fog patches. 0verall one or two mist and fog patches. overall it looks cloudy. coming through now and then. weak weather front arriving into the far north—west. the temperatures again savadori degrees across the bulk of england and wales, milderfor scotla nd england and wales, milderfor scotland and northern ireland. this is the first significant area of pressure that arrives. it arrives on saturday, bringing rain across scotland. it will bring slightly stronger west north—west winds. that may help break up the cloud a little more. perhaps a better chance of seeing sunshine, especially to the east of high ground. milder air. the temperatures across england and wales will be higher on saturday. as the weather system moves away we have high pressure building in for sunday. the next weatherfronts arriving in the north—west, patchy r

ireland protocol the northern ireland protocol the northern ireland protocol the northern ireland customse will be northern ireland will form part of the eu customs territory and not of the eu customs territory and not of the uk's customs territory and woods he confirm under article four of the protocol that is a new right under international law, one not in the 1998 agreement for the eu to oversee certain aspects of the implementation of the belfast agreement? i will follow those points further up with him in discussions but overall context is a deeply unattractive, and satisfactory presentation and he needs to therefore, rather than recommend this agreement, recommend it be rejected. nigel dodds of the dup. you are watching the bbc news at five. the attorney general geoffrey cox taking questions after making a statement to the house outlining a summary, i reiterate, is somebody, not full disclosure of his legal adviser to prime minister concerning her brexit deal. let's get the latest on all of this with our correspondent at westminster. the attorney general saying he does not particula

much of northern scotland, though, looking to stay dry and cold.breezier conditions. the rain will clear away from northern ireland, but a big range of temperatures from north to south across the uk. now, as we look at the bigger picture for thursday and friday, further weather fronts on thursday, so further outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards, but we're really focusing on friday as a deepening area of low pressure comes across the northern half of the uk. so it's here we are going to see the strongest winds, particularly affecting parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, irish sea coasts, with gales or even severe gales in places, potentially destructive winds, and along with that, there'll be some more wet weather around as well and some snowfall, particularly into the hills of scotland. so we are monitoring that weather system very closely. i will provide you with further updates. but this is how the rest of the week is shaping up. after the colder, drier, sunnier tuesday, it's going to be turning wetter, windier, potentially storm

all i different place from northern ireland. alll am different place from northern ireland.ere is no presumption in the backstop is there is no presumption in the ba cksto p of is there is no presumption in the backstop of fluid frayed between great britain and the european union what the text says is that the degree of regulatory cooperation between the united kingdom as a whole, and the european union, will of course be a factor, in the way both parties decide how to set their systems is of checks and controls, so, nothing is assumed in either direction. why doesn't the word frictionless, which used to the government‘s policy, frictionless trade appear in the political declaration, is is it because we didn‘t ask or the eu would agree to it? so, the government's put forward its proposals on how to achieve frictionless trade with the eu as you know, vociferously especially since the white paper injuly and as i think the prime minister briefed you last week, some november of those proposals have gained fraction, others are still difficult. what ministers were pleased about is

south of that, strong winds which will be very blustery in northern ireland, northern england and wales. here, a mixture of sunshine and showers. temperatures on the mild side with all this rain heading into northern scotla nd all this rain heading into northern scotland and that could cause issues through the course of friday. friday brings the risk of potentially disruptive weather. whether it is from the strong wind in scotland or the heavy rain that could bring localised flooding across the north, we could see some disruption as the end the week. blustery into the weekend. rain and showers around saturday. sunday, probably the better of the two days of the weekend. that is how the weather is looking at the moment. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... hello, you are watching bbc news. southampton have moved quickly to replace mark hughes, who they sacked on monday. ralph hasenhuttl has been given thejob. he had a successful spell in the bundesliga with rb leipzig. they finished second in his first year in charge and reached the europa league quarterfinals. his priority will

john campbell is our northern ireland business editor. where are you in northern ireland, john?d moira, then a distribution house. this business turns over more than half £1 billion a yearand turns over more than half £1 billion a year and specialises in red meat and cereal products, and it sells those products into the uk, ireland and the wider european union. this is precisely the sort of business that could find itself exposed on a no—deal brexit, because we could end up no—deal brexit, because we could end up trading on wto tallis. they could be new text on food products as the cross the border. trevor, the prime minister's deal, with its backstop, does not appear to have many friends in parliament, so why businesses think it is a deal worth backing? business groups have followed the economic arguments from day one. politicians have political priorities, and our view, they are putting those priorities over economic priorities. the economic argument tells us that a no—deal brexit is bad forjobs, investment and all the citizens of northern ireland. the deal could involve the b

ireland and northern england.ed on the hills of scotland, but much of england and wales will have a breezy day, early rain across eastern areas, clearing by the early morning rush hour, turning the sunshine at a scattering of heathery and thundery showers but we still have rain and blizzards in parts of northern scotla nd blizzards in parts of northern scotland in the afternoon. temperatures close to 10 degrees and temperatures further south dropped through the afternoon. —— heavy and thundery. on saturday things will clear and then colder weather to ta ke clear and then colder weather to take us into sunday and next week. you're watching beyond 100 days. they came from around the world to say goodbye to a president who changed the world. the funeral of george herbert walker bush was history in action as mourners looked back on a different era. the 41st president helped navigate the end of the cold war, the reunification of germany and the liberation of kuwait. today though he was also celebrated as a father. to u

ireland, northern england andi northern ireland, northern england and i received coasts.r the cold, quiet interlude, wet and windy at times, potentially stormy to end the week, but it will be turning milderfor a time. that's your latest forecast. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. executives from germany's three big carmakers head to washington for talks. can they throw a spanner in the works, as the white house considers steep tariffs on imported cars? the us—china trade truce mystery — the share market rally grinds to a halt with no word from beijing on car imports or the tariffs ceasefire. let's show you the state of play in asia. us futures indicate wall street will open lower today, however, the price of oil continues to rise ahead of the opec meeting later this week.

much of northern scotland, though, looking to stay dry and cold.g the wetter, breezier conditions. the rain will clear away from northern ireland, but a big range of temperatures from north to south across the uk. now, as we look at the bigger picture for thursday and friday, further weather fronts on thursday, so further outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards, but we're really focusing on friday as a deepening area of low pressure comes across the northern half of the uk. so it's here we're going to see the strongest winds, particularly affecting parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, irish sea coasts, with gales or even severe gales in places, potentially destructive winds, and along with that, there'll be some more wet weather around as well and some snowfall, particularly into the hills of scotland. so we are monitoring that weather system very closely. i will provide you with further updates. but this is how the rest of the week is shaping up. after the colder, drier, sunnier tuesday, it will be turning wetter, very windy, potenti

it is also a very big northern ireland problem.resting straws in the wind area one of the interesting straws in the wind are a couple of polls that suggest that people in northern ireland might actually preferred unity with ireland's ban a new deal brexit. northern ireland has got itself into a position whereby if voted to remain, is represented in parliament entirely by people who are hardline brexiteers and the people who would best represent the people who would best represent the people who would best represent the people who wanted to stay will take up people who wanted to stay will take up their seats in parliament. another well functioning political system! in the good friday agreement, that is the tipping point when it could reunite with the republic. a few have a majority of citizens in northern ireland saying we want to join the republic, citizens in northern ireland saying we want tojoin the republic, then that would be called for. another referendum! "let them drive less" had appeared to be emmanuel macron's initial res

and northern scotland.e'll see some sunshine but for most of us, mild and dank and grey. the weather front is still with us on christmas eve in the south but high pressure building through it, meaning it will weaken, the weather front. so the rain initially could be a bit on the heavy side but it will tend to weaken and ease away as we go through the day. more areas of northern ireland, england and wales will enjoy the drier weather. brighter weather with some sunshine coming through once we get rid of the morning fog. again, foggy in some areas, much of the day. at this time of the year there's little strength to clear it away. you see the rain in the south into monday and that weather front still around on christmas day, bringing a lot of cloud in the skies after the early frost and fog. plenty more on the website. lord ashdown, the former leader of the liberal democrats, has died. he was 77. the ex—royal marine led the party for 11 years and announced last month he was being treated for bladder cancer. h

england and northern ireland.emperature range roundabout ii—isdc search above average for this stage in december. hello. this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines... britain's most senior police officer, cressida dick, has suggested a no—deal brexit could put the public at risk if security cooperation with the eu is weakened. new data suggests four in ten nhs hospitals in england have put up their parking fees in the last year. in some places, the charges have doubled. in an effort to reduce the use of plastic, the government has set out plans to increase the price of a single—use carrier bag in england to 10p and extend the policy to all shops. black and minority workers in britain are losing £3.2 billion a year in an ethnic pay gap, according to analysis by the resolution foundation thinktank. the us coast guard is searching for a 20—year—old british cruise ship entertainer, who went overboard from a royal caribbean vessel on christmas day. now on bbc news, 2018 has been a year in which britain's farme

northern ireland.also states this relationship would endure indefinitely until another agreement takes its place. that could take a long time. the advice does make clear, though, that neither side wants it to happen. it is not a comfortable resting place for the eu either. the prime minister is trying to persuade people to vote for her deal. what this document shows is the weaknesses of her deal, and she didn't want to tell people what they were. and remember, unhappiness over the backstop is what makes the overall backdrop for the government so gloomy. dozens of tories loudly swearing they will reject the brexit compromise because of it. well, it shows the very predatory nature of the eu's claim to northern ireland. it's very extraordinary that there will be a different relationship between northern ireland and the eu. is it realistic to imagine you can get rid of the backstop now? of course it's possible to get rid of it. it's not essential for the negotiations. is there any way you can see yourself

parts of wales, the midlands and northern england.land, into the afternoon. meanwhile, much of scotland will have a dry but quite a chilly day. temperatures in mid—single digits. further south, though, it's going to be mild again — 12—13 celsius across southern england and south wales. this weather front lingers on across southern parts of the country as we head into monday, of course, that's christmas eve, but with a big area of high pressure expected to establish itself over the country, it will tend to squeeze that weather front out so conditions will become dry here later on christmas eve. so we could see some cloud and rain across the far south of england, eventually becoming confined to the far south—west. devon and cornwall will hold on to the milder air — 12 or 13 celsius. further north, drier, brighter, with some sunny spells but cooler and certainly much cooler across scotland. for christmas day, or for the christmas period, that's into boxing day as well, with high pressure nearby, it looks like it will be dry for most. the

accidents reported, heavy snow for northern scotland and we had heavy gusts in west wales.ooking at the week acquired, high pressures that gci’oss week acquired, high pressures that across the west of the wiki and apple trap the area of the pressure to the north—west of us. we get these west, south westerly winds and averages will run close to average, perhaps a little above average for much of the week ahead. satellite picture shows cloud would into the western areas, the heaviest rain is going into wales a resource and wet weather into south—west england and showers into both north—west england and the south—east of england as well. the best of any dry bright weather across dental and eastern areas. some rain but mimi dry. our band of rain crosses. is going to be a cold night with the patches of frost and maybe some bog practice as well to start monday morning. where is the ridge of high pressure? to the north—west, we have got a weather system approaching and bring some strong winds. for monday, any fog clearing, should be a bright start to the day. we should seize the m

you can see snow across parts of northern england and scotland, too.timetres across central parts of scotland, even more over the higher ground, 2—5 centimetres across parts of northern england. now, it will turn back to rain further south across the country, where we've got some slightly mild airworking in, but you'll really notice the strength of those winds. it will feel around —4 degrees there in hull. for northern ireland, you've got the slightly milder air moving in, so any early snow turning back to rain. but some heavy snow across scotland could be quite problematic through the day on saturday. that rain—snow mix slowly easing away towards the east as we head through into the second half of the weekend, but we keep that pretty chilly wind coming in from the west. so, although things will turn milder through the day on sunday, most of those heavy and wintry showers should ease away, too. bye— bye. good morning welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and tina daheley. our headlines today: a severe blow to theresa may's hopes of making her brexit

in northern england, some showers. some in wales and northern england.d to the gusty winds we saw throughout the night. temperatures at best in the south around 11. into tonight, showers in eastern ireland, dumfries and galloway and north east england, the blue colouring on the chart indicates a widespread frost with temperatures near freezing in central scotland. a frost in northern and eastern england and a patchy fog to the south and west. in the north, some showers in the morning rush hour but many of them will fade and many of you will spend the day dry. then chanted hazy from the day dry. then chanted hazy from the west and the cloud could thicken up. devon and cornwall and northern ireland and the west of scotland, some showers. close to 12 degrees in the west, and it is the start of a battle this week between colder trying to hold on in the uk and warmer pushing in from the atlantic. did you say, the cold air is dominant. a frosty start for many. the cloud may sit with you for a good part of the day if you start with it on tuesday but elsewhere s

that could lingerfor a good part of the day across the northern isles.oudy. the best chance of any brightness and some shelter from the westerly winds, maybe to the east of the pennines, the eastern side of scotland, and again, those temperatures 11 or 12 degrees. and then for the final day of the year, new year's eve, again high pressure in charge. a lot of cloud and some fog trapped underneath the high. and we stick with that theme as we go into monday night. so if you are planning to be out and about celebrating at midnight, the weather doesn't look particularly dramatic, it should be mostly dry, but there's likely to be a bit of cloud and some fog patches as well. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the senate stands adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31. the partial us government shutdown goes on after congress meets and adjourns within minutes. it will now continue into next week. confusion and anger in the democratic republic of congo. the election‘s p

being sunnier for northern ireland will be cloudy, the exceptions being sunnierfor northern irelandn this easterly wind which will keep things a little bit below temperature averages. it is lighter in the week potentially into the weekend that we see these weather fronts finally making inroads and then there could bea making inroads and then there could be a potential snow episode, particularly over the hills, but until then the high pressure keeps those weather fronts at bay and it keeps it largely cloudy, rather chilly with just drizzly rain. fairly quiet, benign weather as it stands at the moment. this is bbc world news — i'm christian fraser. our top story comes from here in westminster. where theresa may has cancelled tomorrow's crucial vote on her brexit deal. this is why. a little redhead and held video tomorrow, the deal would be rejected bya tomorrow, the deal would be rejected by a significant margin. the uk opposition is not significant margin. impressed. we re were end in an extremely serious and unprecedented situation. the government has lost control as it is and is in

tween northern ireland garland and provided also for the totality of the relationships between the united kingdom and ireland and this was always going to be an issue that was going to have to be resolved as part of. the united kingdom leaving the european union there are lots of complex issues involved there's the issue of customs there's the issue of. environmental issues there's the issue of the single market all of these issues are involved i think it was probably an issue that needed to have been addressed more clearly before the referendum took place but we are where we are and it has to be addressed now so northern island and island have lived without a hard border for a long time although of course they are they use different currency different rules so it is a hard border really necessary to control the flow of goods back and forth. well this is a decision really that has been made by the united kingdom which is to believe the the european union at the time that the good friday agreement was negotiated twenty years ago and the present arrangements were put in place the working as