it's needed in northern ireland. if you could have farmers arguing with consumers about prices, it's a healthier argument and that's what we should have and the u.s. insisting on the implementation of the good friday agreement with that would be excellent. >> it was in your written testimony and i thought it was important to chad and break down division because some of it is more political than what exists for the public. vice chairman spanberger? >> thank you for allowing us a second round. i want to ask about u.s. engagement. one of the notable steps of the biden administration might consider is the appointment of a special envoy to northern ireland. what should the president keep in mind as he considers whether to appoint an envoy and how to select the appropriate person? >> i think he needs to confer with the secretary of state and choose someone who has the time and passion to commit to the issue. it cannot be an afterthought or third or fourth job. i think someone who will have an open mind and be seen as an ho

over women in northern ireland, for peace in northern ireland is seriously in porton. i also want to support obama and his integration of education over here it very important. i want to come to someone else, nancy pelosi. it was excellent that she came here and we met her and talked about, and she listened. finding out more about her is exactly what an envoy would insured. much more coming and going of these people which is very good. lastly but not least, obviously, biden. the fact that he is already talking about the good friday agreement at the early stages and he knows the stuff so well, can i put in a plug, please? can we make sure that on his first visit to ireland, which i am assuming will be very soon, next year, maybe echo covid permitting. he comes north of the border. that would be a big important gesture. two things, one that like previous presidents, visits and integrated school. let gives a very important message. secondly, this musical. those would be wonderful things for president biden to do it when he gets here and thank him. excuse me, >> excuse me,

between gb and northern ireland.aving to divert supplies to some extent. and they are concerned about where this might take us. so there is a degree of, i would say unsettled this it seems to me. which is stronger than we thought. it might be, and i think to some extent has been caused by the eu's of fortune intervention at the end of january over vaccines which created new situations which we are all dealing with. so that's how it feels to me. and we have to manage that complex situation carefully. after your visit last week you said it's hard to seal the way the protocol - is currently operating can be sustainable for long. was that intended to convey l that you propose to set a time limit on discussions _ in the committee about the way the protocol operates? not a formal time limit or deadline. i don't think that would make sense. but what i was saying is that there is also real—life timetable in northern ireland. from the various restrictions are coming to an end, we all know that the late spring and summer in no

now, borisjohnson made this promise on brexit and northern ireland...l respect the peace process and the good friday agreement. cheering and applause but northern ireland's violent past remains clear in the memory — and this month, we've seen reminders of that violence, the most serious for years. but where, if at all, does brexit fit into this? to answer that, we need to understand what was promised and what's happened. from the start, there was one thing on which the eu and the uk agreed. we will, under no circumstances, have checks at or near the border in northern ireland. but that commitment didn't solve this problem. if we leave the customs union and the single market, there has to be a border. it can be on the island of ireland or it can be in the sea, but you can't not have a border. you can't magic away the need for a border. so, having ruled out a land border, could brexit involve checks in the irish sea between northern ireland and the rest of the uk? well, in 2018, borisjohnson ruled that this out too, while attacking the then—prime minister

and ultimately, the controller of bbc northern ireland. well, i think that the impression was very mixed, that there was a bit of what is this place doing here? but then there was an element of hope actually is that such a hotel should be built. ah said carrion killings, car bombs and violence paramilitary activity spread across the northern ireland and built to a peak in 971. in the construction of the europa was nearly complete. when the 1st bomb struck hotel, you probably bombed for the 1st time on the 3rd of july 1971, actually a week or 2 weeks prior to the opening of the building. so even before the hotel u t. o paul was open to doors to the public in belfast had already been a target for the provisional high of a. nevertheless, 5 days after the 1st bomb, the rope held its ground. it has been designed to make a bold statement and its architecture effective services staff and management. ah, at the time henry kelly with the young irish print journalist working in belfast for the dublin faced irish time. the 1st time i went into the eu

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a bit more cloud, though, for the northern half of scotland.n the channel is going to bring some wet weather through the channel islands through the day and start to push northwards into central southern england, southwest england at times. again, temperatures pretty much what they have been the last few days, around the mid—teens celsius for those. a bit colder than that across the northern half of scotland. now, that wet weather across the south pushes further north into parts of wales, the midlands. it could be quite wet through wednesday night across the south. elsewhere, the showers will tend to fade. there will be some clear spells, but also quite a bit of cloud across northern scotland. and again, for most of us, it's going to be another frost free one. so for thursday it could start rather cloudy, quite wet for parts of wales, the midlands into southern england. it will eventually ease away and then it's another one of sunshine and showers, and the odd shower could be on the heavy side again with a rumble of thunder. but a bit more clou

down across northern ireland. across england and from wales, where we are going to see some hail mixed in with some of these as well. low pressure is still very close by and it will be into tuesday as well, so it'll stay quite breezy out there monday and into tuesday. the wind is coming down from the north or north—west so there no great warmth in those although there will be sunny spells around, but some heavy and possibly thundery showers from scotland down through northern and eastern parts of england. a few showers elsewhere, the chance for a little rain towards parts of cornwall and devon. low pressure is beginning to move away as we go into wednesday but still close enough to send down a weak weather front across eastern parts on wednesday with cloud and some outbreaks of rain. there is a chance of catching a shower that could be heavy elsewhere, but fewer showers around. more in the way of sunny spells to come and temperatures on wednesday actually just a degree also higher if you are away from that cloud a

but yet there was optimism for both the people of northern ireland and the roper. when the i'll re announce to cease far on the 22nd of december 1974. but he only laughed at $25.00 days. in january 975, the roco was hit again. a boma caused a complete vacuum, ition but the bomb exploded and caused great structural damage, albeit without casualties. papa brown over saw the response. if i could get anybody in my car because i'd like to get those 2 windows push i 1st and 1975 a year here. there were 2 large bomb attacks. second to which in december 1975, a car bomb exploded outside the hotel, destroyed almost all the windows in the hotel. and as a consequence of the damage, encouraging that stickler talk. that will tell her to because for several months thereafter, the hotel, you roper, became colloquially known as the hard bored hotel because after explosions, it wouldn't be possible for the glaze. yours to fit you windows immediately. so wouldn't boards had to be erected. the bloss forced the rope her to close over a year when a reopened it was fortress europa, surr

to do because it meant everybody l in northern ireland benefited.as that? that was the deal. and that phone call with theresa may, would you divulge that now or do you want to come back another time and tell us exactly what really happened? well, we were just shocked at - the content of what had been agreed. and i had a meeting with my- colleagues and we decided i needed to let her know we were very- unhappy, and that was what i did. directly, very directly? i mean, i spoke to the prime minister directly, yes. - thank you for coming on, first minister. what is the first thing you're looking forward to doing once you no longer have to take calls from people like us? i am looking forward to spending a bit of time with my family. - my children have become, overnight, a lot older. - i have a 21—year—old, _ a 19—year—old and a 14—year—old, so i'm looking forward tol spending time with them. and fighting the trolls online, which sounds like your new mission. well, it's certainly part of what i want to do, . for ordinary young people _ and for women who fi

and as you say it now in northern ireland as a result— say it now in northern ireland as a result of— the incredibly intricate and fraught brexit arrangements we are now— and fraught brexit arrangements we are now having quite considerable tovatist _ are now having quite considerable loyalist paramilitary violence. and the reciprocation that's going to happen— the reciprocation that's going to happen among splinter republicans, we've _ happen among splinter republicans, we've got— happen among splinter republicans, we've got the dup leader and first nrinister— we've got the dup leader and first minister arlene foster stepping down _ minister arlene foster stepping down. shortly. and that is leaving a vacuum _ down. shortly. and that is leaving a vacuum. northern ireland is an extraordinary mess and sadly, it is a comment— extraordinary mess and sadly, it is a comment on the uk, ireland, the united _ a comment on the uk, ireland, the united states and others, to help deal with— united states and others, to help deal with that. and alongside that you have — deal with that. and alongside

the violence, the northern ireland increase. you're in 1969, and the u. k. government sent in the british army. amid the uncertainty, the construction of the 12 story euro per in belfast city center gradually emerged in 1970 the toilet building and the city at the time. another euro for regular was robin walsh. then a reporter for the belfast evening telegraph. he later became a b, b, c news editor, and ultimately the controller of pbc nova on. and when i think that the impression was very mixed, that there was a bit of what is this place doing here. but then there was an element of hope actually is that such a hotel should be built ah said carrion, killing car bombs and violent para military activity spread across the northern ireland and built to a peak in 971. in the construction of the europa was nearly complete. when the 1st bomb struck hotel, you pull the bombs for the 1st time and the 3rd of july, 971, actually a week or 2 weeks prior to the opening of the building. so even before the hotel europa was open to doors to the public in belfast, it read

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scotland pushing down into northern ireland.will still be quite blustery, and some of the showers and winds could be gusty. it is still cool and as the week goes on it slowly turns drier and a little warmer. hello this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: a mountain cable car has plunged to the ground in northern italy, killing at least 12 people. two injured children have been airlifted to hospital. two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. government ministers deny claims, by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings, that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with the coronavirus in the early part of last year. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panaorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. and nil point for the uk at eurovision, as italy wins the big prize. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, we're shooting for the stars. we're playing the b

let us speak to emma in northern ireland. northern— speak to emma in northern ireland.der travel with the republic of ireland. the republic of ireland has been a little way behind their vaccination programme, compared to the uk. now there has been some pressure to restore the common travel area, that is travel between britain and the island of ireland. a bit of an amamly in the rules if you were to travel to the republic you would need a negative test and need to quarantine. those rules don't apply the other way round, this week you have seen ferry operators pressuring government to say we need to make the rules the same in both directions and we expect to see northern ireland's health minister discussing that with the irish government soon. emma vardy emma va rdy reporting emma vardy reporting from belfast. let's get more reaction to the latest coronavirus downing street briefing. we can speak to thank debonair, former secretary of state for housing —— thangham debonnaire. the prime minister has given the go—ahead for an easing of lockdown again for a week's time, do y

i can assure you, northern ireland should be nobody�*s plaything.ed that. i think we are working absolutely flat out to make sure that the protocol operates as smoothly as possible. i think we have also to turn the table a little bit in this discussion and look at what the protocol brings as an opportunity to northern ireland. the current position of westminster is that the uk would like an equivalence arrangement in which the eu would recognise uk food production standards as equivalent to its own, but the eu says the protocol is the only solution. louise cullen, bbc news. the prime minister has returned to work after his secretly—planned wedding yesterday to carrie symonds at westminster cathedral. the couple have released this image of them in the downing street garden. a spokesman said that following yesterday's small ceremony, the couple would celebrate again with family and friends next summer. borisjohnson — who has twice divorced — is the first prime minister to get married while in office in nearly 200 years. media reports in israel say the

a greater chance of showers in northern scotland.owers in southern scotland, northern and eastern england, compared with monday. nice in the sunshine, cool out of it. that showery story continues into wednesday. shower risk pushes a bit further north. then through thursday into friday, it all depends on how quickly an area of low pressure will start to push its way in. there is the potential thursday could be dry, but this deepening area of low pressure will push in with some extensive rain and some strong winds, with gales possible in many areas. stay tuned to the forecast to keep up—to—date with that. bye for now. welcome to bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stories: the un pleads for peace in the middle east conflict, but israel's prime minister says the military campaign on gaza will continue with full force. civilian casualties continue to rise with children, and the elderly among those killed and injured. previous wars between israel and hamas have ended with mediation, generally with egypt involved, leading to a ceasefire. no

eventually, it looks as if it'll think into northern ireland as well.res, again, no great shapes — perhaps 15 where we see any lengthier, dry and sunny spells. another day of sunny spells and showers on tuesday. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. belarus forces a ryanair plane with an opposition activist onboard to land in minsk, sparking condemnation from the eu. government ministers deny claims by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with coronavirus last year. a mountain cable car has plunged to the ground in northern italy, killing at least 14 people. the eurovision winner's lead singer agrees to a drugs test after speculation over this competition footage. i'll be back with more on those stories a little later. but now on bbc news, the travel show. mike corey is in kenya's maasai mara reserve, finding out how an increase in domestic safari tourism there

northern ireland in the coldest ruralspot. in northern ireland in the coldest rural spot.cross england and they will be heavy and fun read with the chance of hail and gusty winds. temperatures in a better tomorrow, low pressure across us and edging into the north sea. allowing a flow of air behind it from the north or north—west. temperatures will not be any better. a few sunny spells, showers and perhaps prolong downpours towards the north and east in particular, but some possible anywhere. could see in an area of rain pushing cornwall and perhaps parts of devon. as we go from the mid week onwards as the low pressure clears away and high pressure starts to building across the uk, things will still not be quite. chance of catching a shower, will not be blue sky but a trend towards drier conditions and temperatures edging upwards and continue into next weekend as we see out the month with something considerably quieter than we have had so far. many of you might think it is a step in the right direction, as ever there is a forecast for where you are or where you are going on

we've got more showers in the full cost across northern parts of the middle east over the next couple days not the truth benign but there are some there nevertheless lots of hazy sunshine be getting up to 37 celsius here in doha touch woman 4 q i backed $37.00 there in baghdad turkey last he tries to go through monday the showers and mainly affecting northern parts of iran pushing over towards afghanistan and there similar places we go on through to choose day by choose day we will see some wetter weather just coming back into where western and northern parts of turkey at this stage the levant stays warm dry and sunny much of the raven plants that warm dry and sunny just nice to still a few showers just around the southern end of the red say joining up with showers that we have on the other side of the waters there into the ethiopian highlands so we'll see some showers just running across into northern parts of somalia will see wanted to showers there into work on your wrist welsh i was just around uganda the showers stretching all the way across into the gulf of guinea some heavy sea

down across northern ireland.om wales, where we are going to see some hail mixed in with some of these as well, as low pressure is still very close by and it will be into tuesday as well, so it'll stay quite breezy out there monday and into tuesday. the winds coming down from the north or north—west so there's no great warmth in those but there will be sunny spells around, but some heavy and possibly thundery showers from scotland down through northern and eastern parts of england. a few showers elsewhere, the chance for a little rain towards parts of cornwall and devon. the low pressure is beginning to move away as we go into wednesday but still close enough to send down a weak weather front across eastern parts on wednesday with cloud and some outbreaks of rain. there is a chance for catching a shower that could be heavy elsewhere, but fewer showers around. more in the way of sunny spells to come and temperatures on wednesday actually just a degree or so higher if you are away from that cloud and rain towards th

and leaves the northern ireland in the middle in effectively e.u. land in terms of trade and of course that's something of an attraction to many people in terms of having that photo about reunification of being members of the e.u. because northern ireland you must remember voted to remain in the un against its wishes bricks it took them out so you've got all of this dissent going on top of that you've got dissident republicans who are not happy with the situation continually the northern ireland police force is warning about them and then you have the union is the story of the loyalist paramilitaries also unhappy that is a recipe for violence unless there is political stability so a situation that is really a powder keg but remember is that one in 5 now wanting some sort of resolution to a more secure a more economically beneficial future and also the prospect of middle middle voters if you will associate with the alliance party which is a middle of the road party in the north a lot of which is making gains now there are elections next year in the i

we must also be proactive, not just in the northern triangle but across latin america. third, we must think beyond government. i've spoken with foundation leaders have been sending support to the region for long time. and are now prepared to do more. i've also been engaging with leaders in the united states about their interest in investing in the region. and the barriers that may stand in their way. private sector investments can create jobs and speed up progress. meanwhile, community organizations can help us implement a place -based approach targeting those communities that have been hardest hit. community organizations will also help us to restore hope. last tuesday i had a virtual meeting with a group of long-standing community leaders in guatemala. they talked about the work they had been doing to feed people, to house people, to find people jobs. all the while taking on relentless corruption. it is hard and difficult work they do. they are one 100% committed to it. they are committed to building a better life for all of those people they serve. and when i met wit

and there was a reminder of problems in northern ireland after the brexit deal with the eu.le out on the streets in northern ireland once again engaging in violence against the police. it pains me to see the instability that is arising because of concerns around this protocol. to be clear, mr deputy speaker, violence is not the way to address this, but politics has to be seen to be working and the government must listen to those of us who have a political voice. borisjohnson�*s predecessor was among those calling for action on social care. i know it's not an easy issue — i put forward a plan, it was comprehensively rejected — so i recognise the difficulty in trying to come forward with something here, but it is an issue that we need to grasp. and any care policy for england would have funding consequences for the rest of the uk. there is a will across this house to work together on this matter. there is a will across all the parliaments of the united kingdom to work on this matter together. we have to work together to do it. but we will have failed in the people who we serve

i can assure you, northern ireland should be nobody�*s plaything.rejected that. i think we are working absolutely flat out to make sure that the protocol operates as smoothly as possible. i think we have also to turn the table a little bit in this discussion and look at what the protocol brings as an opportunity to northern ireland. the current position of westminster is that the uk would like an equivalence arrangement in which the eu would recognise uk food production standards as equivalent to its own, but the eu says the protocol is the only solution. louise cullen, bbc news. media reports in israel say the main opposition leader, yair lapid, appears close to a deal with his rival, naftali bennett. their aim to form a coalition government would bring together factions from the right, left and centre of israeli politics. any deal would look to oust prime minister benjamin netanyahu from power after 12 years, midway through his trial on corruption charges. chelsea fans have been celebrating after beating manchester city in last night's champions l

perhaps some of the driest weather, southern scotland and northern england.slow—moving, heavy downpours, hail and thunder. the wind will pick up in the south and west later, as it will end the north and west. it is cool for the time of year butjust a notch up on those today. tuesday, the low pressure still influencing the uk. a lot of showers across central and eastern areas, perhaps an area of rain pushing close to the south, tuesday and wednesday, with another weather system pushing south. so we're going to be plagued by weather fronts again this week. still some heavy showers, heavy downpours, hail and thunder on tuesday. perhaps less frequent further south and west because we got the approach of this little area of rain. temperatures, a bit more brightness and sunshine, therefore a little higher. higher again as we go through tuesday into wednesday. we've got the northerly wind across scotland again. fairly cloudy conditions near the north sea coast. disappointingly cool here. with more sunshine elsewhere, fewer showers. we may see the mid, high teens. st

but there has been some sunshine, northern ireland faring badly at the moment, as is northern parts ofland, a few showers here but no where near as many as elsewhere. wales, central and southern england, frequent and heavy and at times now thundery showers, this curl of persistent rain across central and western scotland, keeping it cool, winds from the north—east. in the sunshine across the central strip it feels quite pleasant, the sun has so much strength to it now in late may. but when the showers come along further south, expect temperatures to drop sharply. there is heavy, thundery and at times showers with hail will gradually push away from the south and east as we go into tonight. there will be further outbreaks of rain in scotland and northern england but drier in the south and the rest of the country, south and the rest of the country, so things coolest into tomorrow morning but also brightest with a fair bit of sunshine. fewer showers around across the south and into wales and northern ireland tomorrow, further outbreaks of rain in scotland and northern england, turning into

if summer and the marching season in northern ireland.— northern ireland.orthern ireland. if the eu decides not to put it aside, what, briefly, l not to put it aside, what, briefly, happens? that not to put it aside, what, briefly, ha ens? �* ., ., , happens? at the moment, ironically there have been _ happens? at the moment, ironically there have been almost _ happens? at the moment, ironically there have been almost daily - happens? at the moment, ironically there have been almost daily talks l there have been almost daily talks at a technical level between officials to try and look at ways to introduce plus abilities, to the protocol, to make it operate less onerous lien, those talks are said to be going well, the eu he —— has offered the uk to align with his food safety and health rules as a way to obviate maybe 80 or 90% of the rules, the checks and controls of goods going across northern ireland, but the uk has declined that, the uk wants something cold in equivalence. the eu has declined that. so we are at an impasse here. unless there is some breakt

the northern ireland in the afternoon. temperatures 1a to 16 celsius.look through friday, the weekend and into next week, low pressure will stay around our shores and we will continue with this unsettled run of weather with sunshine and showers continuing to be on the weather menu, and temperatures not changing much day by day, highs of around 1a to 16. showers today but longer spells of sunshine for northern scotland and south—west england. a reminder of our top story... the government sets out its agenda for the next year in the queen's speech with promises to level up the economy, supportjobs, businesses economy, support jobs, businesses and economy, supportjobs, businesses and economic growth and recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. my government's priority is to deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the united kingdom stronger, healthier and more prosperous than before. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and he

the secretary of state says the british army made terrible errors in northern ireland. british army four times. she was left lying on the ground for hours, to die. that is not an error. that is sheer, bloody murder. will the secretary of state ask the prime minister to come out of hiding, come with me and meet the ballymurphy families and tau— them to their faces why he wants— to protect their killers. the prime minister is contacting the families directly as well as his public apology on behalf of the state and his conversations with the with the first and deputy first minister, which ijoined him for yesterday. now obviously, members and colleagues will be aware the report was published on tuesday, which was the first full site we had on the report. we received on tuesday, we put out a statement on the same day. i have now made a statement to the house of commons, having had an opportunity to reflect on but obviously, we will be considering that report a leading unionist spoke of ira terrorists. their victims will never see any justice ever in our country, and therefor

more wintry showers for northern scotland, not many elsewhere, showers affecting northern ireland, overhe irish sea into wales, pushing into the midlands and the south—east of england. sunshine elsewhere and a fuchsia was too the temperature is disappointing, up to 11 or 12 at the very best —— and a few showers. the win sees overnight into thursday, we have a little runner coming from the atlantic bringing more cloud into the far south of england and wales. some rain, mainly through the english channel, sunshine and showers, but fairly frequent showers, but fairly frequent showers, across scotland and the north of england, wintry over the highest ground. 7 degrees at newcastle, 13 perhaps in cardiff with the sunshine. into friday, a cold start, may be more foster rants, cloud bubbling up, the charity developing but it will be a dry day fortnightly and a bit milder —— the shower developing. 1a or 15 degrees at best. into the beginning of next week we have another area of low pressure bringing rain on saturday to many parts of the winds will be more from the south, which could bring much—

what's more still to come here on al-jazeera. 100 years ago was the birth of northern ireland for some certainly is a cause for celebration but not here in dublin the capital of the obvious republic they see it as a disaster i'm andrew symonds of i'll be explaining war. and we look at how election by x. in rules about where you're setting women on to perspire a seat. there's some very on the seasonal weather going on in europe at the moment it's a clouds moving to the southwest the northeast along what is really a waving front a difference between tarps and so long this heavy rain in itself isn't necessarily unusually and ninety's quite high it's already running through the alps doing that you're exactly on sunday this swirl it's a prop what looks like a spring storm these things shouldn't exist really such heavy rain strong winds probably thunder as well millions in the hail damaging hail running up through poland that's left rather nice the weather in his wake the northern side of this temperature on the low side well below where they should be to the southeast ill bred to be good hi

i can assure you, northern ireland should be nobody�*s plaything.tely flat out to make sure that the protocol operates as smoothly as possible. i think we have also to turn the table a little bit in this discussion and look at what the protocol brings as an opportunity to northern ireland. talks continue about uk government spokesperson said they must continue to ensure peace as a louise cullen, bbc news. the uk's biggest seller of building supplies, travis perkins, is warning of "considerable" increases in the cost of raw materials, because of shortages. the company says surging demand as lockdown eases, as well as problems with the supply chain, mean bagged cement will rise by 15%, chipboard by 10% and paint by 5%. the government will miss its deadline for completing applications for 5 billion pounds worth of funding to remove flammable cladding in the wake of the grenfell tower tragedy. the bbc understands that managing agents — who administer most tower blocks with dangerous cladding — have yet to sign any contracts with the government which wou

it is a mutual interest that we all should have to address the root causes in the northern triangle. our approach is to work with international institutions, with nations worldwide and community organizations and all of that being said, i believe there is one more thing that our nations share. it is the belief that together, we can make progress and we can create and build a sense of hope for the people of the northern triangle for the future. mr. president again, it is my honor to meet with you and i look forward to visiting with you in person in june and with that, i thank you for joining us this morning. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [laughter] [indiscernible] >> thank you, i look forward to our conversation i know we have many details to discuss. >> thank you. itant about getting the vaccine.

yet another cycle of death and destruction and could a roadmap to peace involve a detour through northern ireland tonight a methodist minister from belfast tells me there is a way to get from hate to hope i bring call from berlin this is the day. we've been working intensively behind the scenes to try to bring an end to the conflict. israel and there's no choice but to stop these comments attacks where ever they are being launched. easterling you. put yourself through coercion but israel is not doing. it is willing to meet the needs. of the clutch it still distillation of the violence. every single life the human life is a tragedy the senseless cycle of bloodshed terror that is not. immediate. but also coming up he's been poisoned and thrown in prison should kremlin critic alexina of all me be labeled an extremist although. it's now up to a russian court the decision could crush the country's political opposition the example of alexian of ali who came back to russia knowing that he would almost definitely be arrested it strengthens my sense that sometimes you have to pay a personal price

it's notjust the start of northern ireland as we know it.m is stronger and better because of all the constituent parts, and northern ireland plays a huge part in that. unionists view this is the centenary of the state they strongly value. but for people who identify as irish, it's the anniversary of the partition of ireland, a source of great injustice. the creation of a brexit trade border with the rest of the uk has again sharpened political divisions. i think it is possible for us to deal with the past. yeah. there would be a little, some pain, but generously, ethically, i think it is possible for us to deal with the present, given even our present difficulties. i think they should be ironed out. they can be. events to mark the centenary have been restricted so far due to the pandemic, but that doesn't make 2021 any less significant here. chris page, bbc news, belfast. we're just a few days away from the local elections, with different polls opening depending on where you live. our correspondent lewis goodall has been taking a look at wha

more frequent and heavier and blustery for scotland and putting down into northern ireland and northernbut cold widely on friday with a slight frost. the cloud will bubble up and a scattering of showers developing, not many, more places will have a dried out with a little sunshine and temperatures beginning to creep up but still no better than 14 or 15. thank you. our main story this evening... one of the main scientist behind lockdown says life in the uk will start to feel normal again by this summer, though professor niall ferguson says questions still remain over overseas travel. that is all. goodbye from me and we joined the bbc news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on the programme this evening... afterfive coming up on the programme this evening... after five seasons trying, can pep guardiola guide manchester