and staying in northern ireland and staying in northern ireland would contaminate the single market of the eu.— ireland would contaminate the single market of the eu. are you seeing the eu is doinu market of the eu. are you seeing the eu is doing this _ market of the eu. are you seeing the eu is doing this to _ market of the eu. are you seeing the eu is doing this to punish _ market of the eu. are you seeing the eu is doing this to punish britain - eu is doing this to punish britain for brexit? i eu is doing this to punish britain for brexit? ~ , . ., for brexit? i think it is much more sinister than _ for brexit? i think it is much more sinister than that. _ for brexit? i think it is much more sinister than that. what _ for brexit? i think it is much more sinister than that. what they - for brexit? i think it is much more sinister than that. what they are i sinister than that. what they are doing is creating a problem and then suggesting a solution to that problem. namely that the uk would adopt the eu rules on plant and animal health and processing foods etc and in other wo

my northern ireland, brandon lewis. apologies to northern ireland, brandon lewis.he comments you have made. i would just say in defence of myself and colleagues who have been working on this issue for the last 18 months, we have been having wide engagement on a range of issue and inform the statement i'm going to make and the first time apart from the advance copies we gave earlier as per normal protocol is as has always been done, not to the press. i think it has been important in the last few weeks and months and weeks ahead to have that wide engagement with people around the issues we're talking about because of the complexity and sensitivity. i would like to extend about the way forward in addressing the legacy of northern ireland's past. the trouble is see a terrible extensive period that claimed lives of some three and a half thousand people, left up to 40,000 people injured and caused untold damage to all aspects of northern ireland. the belfast good friday agreement sought to move northern ireland forward, setting a bold and visionary path that would guide

said northern ireland... er again. i _ northern ireland... i think we have lost the minister again. i will- northern ireland... i think we have lost the minister again. i will say i lost the minister again. i will say thank you anyway in case you can hear me. a top police officer will be put in charge of tackling violence against women and girls in england and wales. the creation of the role was recommended in a report after 33—year—old sarah everard was murdered in march. her death sparked huge protests and a public debate about women's safety. the government will also reveal plans for a new 24—hour rape and sexual assault helpline and there will be £5 million of funding to tackle violence in public places at night. a little earlier i spoke to lucy hadley, she's the head of policy, campaigns and public affairs at women's aid. i began by asking her what she made of the announcement. it's really welcome to see the government's— government's ambition to tackle violence — government's ambition to tackle violence

slightly cooler day for scotland and northern ireland.e're looking at highs of 30, possibly 31 degrees in the london area. and the sun very, very strong at the moment, very high uv levels in southern england, parts of wales. the lower levels further north only because we'll have more in the way of cloud. so, as we head through sunday evening and into the early hours of monday, we keep clear spells, especially across england and wales. still more cloud at times across scotland and northern ireland, some mist and murk. and it will be another very warm and muggy night. 0vernight lows between 12—17 degrees. so, we start monday with high pressure still in charge, but notice the centre of the high is slipping a little further westwards. that will allow a very gentle north or north—westerly flow of air across the country. and that'll bring just a subtle change in the temperatures, a slightly cooler day for many, a bit more cloud working into north sea coasts as well. some cloud for north west scotland, parts of northern ireland, and you'll see m

now we've got the europe in union changing it attitude to feeding animals to other animals and northern ireland because it stayed within the euros are going to have to comply with up. so we then have the situation of people in england saying we want to buy anything more from northern and if they're, if they're feeding their animals in their hands and in the, in a different way. and every day something new comes up, which is why, you know, i think david frost is quite right when he says it, it is just on the sustainable, it can't go on. apart from the societal difficulties that are there, it really is something that is going to have to and one way or the other. it shouldn't lead frost of thought that what he was negotiating the protocol. well, i understand it was really micro goes is actually much more involved in the detail of knowledge. and i think from my meetings and contacts with lord, frost i, i generally think he, he gets it, you know, on the other of course important issue is the fact that the, the genuine need to belfast, good friday agreement has been breached as well. because the east

this is to a degree — northern ireland.ady foreseen, which is why we had grace period, for example to get— why we had grace period, for example to get people the time to adjust, and that— to get people the time to adjust, and that adjustment is proving to be slower and _ and that adjustment is proving to be slower and parts, proving to be more complicated — slower and parts, proving to be more complicated than anyone in this aged~ _ complicated than anyone in this aged~ i— complicated than anyone in this aged. i think one of the main stories— aged. i think one of the main stories that we see going on is the lack of— stories that we see going on is the lack of trust between the european union _ lack of trust between the european union and the british government, so lord frost— union and the british government, so lord frost was a green vest withdraw agreement with the eu and its separate — agreement with the eu and its separate partners. now it's being seen _ separate partners. now it's being seen that— separate partners. no

because northern ireland has a land border with an eu state 7 the republic of ireland.nts to prevent goods that don t match its standards from entering the eu single market through here. but today, the uk s brexit minister, lord david frost, said it needed a huge overhaul. he argues the current situation is damaging to the uk. the political itself requires there be no impacts or minimising impacts on the everyday lives of people in northern ireland. the fact of that is not being observed. it's one of the major problems with the current situation. then came this warning. put very simply we cannot go on as we are. my lights, we therefore have to consider all of our options. in particular, we have looked carefully at the safeguards provided by article 16 of the protocol. article 16 is a safeguard included in the agreement. it allows either the uk or the eu to take unilateral action, if the protocol has caused serious economic, societal or environmental difficulties that are liable to persist". today the government held back from implementing article 16. instead, the govern

glasgow could be the warm spot, possibly northern ireland as well, around 2a celsius. preston. our top stories... the final countdown to the start of the delayed tokyo olympics. anticipation rises — but so too do the covid cases and controversies. the opening ceremony is just hours away. china deals with the devastating aftermath of catastrophic flooding. thousands are evacuated from henan province — at least 33 people are confirmed dead. the us government imposes sanctions on cuban security officials involved in the repression of peaceful protests. and slovenian diver alenka artnik sets a new world record for free—diving more than 120 metres.

that's also true for the northern coast of northern ireland. further inland towards the east and south, it is hot. in fact, temperatures could hit 30 degrees in hull, sheffield and gloucester. in london, around the high 20s and the high mid 20s expected across the south coast. lots of hot sunshine for the british grand prix as well both on saturday and sunday. we could also get very close to 31 celsius. the uv levels are also high across england and the south of england. elsewhere across the country, they are high and not quite so high it where it is cool and cloudy in western scotland. the cloudier conditions will continue through the night across scotland and northern ireland. and actually by the end of the night, it could turn quite murky and drizzly around some of the coasts and the far north—west of the uk. elsewhere a clear night and balmy. temperatures no lower than about 15 or 16 degrees. the high pressure is with us tomorrow but around the high pressure, we got slightly fresher air blown in off the atlantic and also dragging in a bit m

saturday saw a new record high temperature in northern ireland.because despite having high pressure, we have still managed to work the remnants of a weak cold front into the north of the uk, through sunday, hence a cooler day for scotland and northern ireland and some more cloud around here. a little bit of that cloud will trickle down the north sea coast overnight as well. a pleasant enough night for going to sleep though for scotland and northern ireland, unlike the rather sticky, humid conditions which will persist across england and wales. monday, a lot of fine weather to come, a lot of sunshine, some cloud will bother the north sea coast through the day but it should look brighter, particularly for northern scotland and northern ireland and it will become warmer once again, temperatures two or three degrees up on sunday. england and wales perhaps two or three degrees down but still very warm with temperatures in the high 20s. as high pressure sticks around, very little difference in our scenario for tuesday, still plenty of fair weather to co

that is certainly the case when it comes to northern ireland.rough in 2019, and to make sure border on the island of ireland, the rather tricky business of having to have checks on goods going from great britain to northern ireland was conceded by the british government. in his bbc interview, the former aide to the prime minister dominic cummings said this about the northern ireland — it was about the northern ireland — it was a fudge which punted it difficult questions into the future and lets down the difficult questions which have to be answered and haven't been resolved. so today in the house of lords, lord frost, the very man who negotiated the northern ireland protocol, said that significant changes to that protocol were now needed. for example, he was worried about chilled meats and other issues perhaps not being able to be on sale in northern ireland unless there are new negotiations with the european union. he called for a standstill to these new checks to be introduced. but while the eu say they are willing to make some concessions, fo

meat from northern ireland could be banned.sation representing stored and chilled transport of food in the uk. how hopeful are you that they could be a resolution to this issue? it is really hard — resolution to this issue? it is really hard to _ resolution to this issue? it is really hard to say. _ resolution to this issue? it is really hard to say. the - resolution to this issue? ut 3 really hard to say. the vision the uk government has is what we want to see but the reality is there is not a lot of movement into the fundamentals of the problem in the government papers. thejury of the problem in the government papers. the jury is out as to whether there will be a breakthrough and businesses are suffering right now across the food supply chain.- are suffering right now across the food supply chain. what are our the food supply chain. what are your members _ the food supply chain. what are your members dealing - the food supply chain. what are your members dealing with - the food supply chain. what are your members dealing with

the so—called northern ireland protocol helps prevent the need for checks on the border on the islandhat chilled meats will not be able to move from great britain to northern ireland when a grace period expires at the end of september. during prime minister's questions, borisjohnson said he wanted to sort out issues with the protocol through practical steps. immediately afterwards, the northern ireland secretary was at the despatch box to outline those very steps. the difficulties we have in operating the northern ireland protocol are now the main obstacle to building a relationship with the eu that reflects our strong common interests and values. instead of that, we're seeing a relationship that is being punctuated with legal challenges and characterised by disagreement and mistrust. we do not want that pattern to be set, not least of all because it does not support stability in northern ireland. it is now the time to work to establish a new balance, which both the uk and eu can invest in, to provide a platform for peace and prosperity in northern ireland and allow us to set out on a

it is being brought into northern ireland to be used in northern ireland and that should be treated as going through northern ireland and going onto the single market.— single market. that one example. _ single market. that one example, doctors - single market. that one l example, doctors through single market. that one - example, doctors through other solutions that industry has proposed —— talk us through other solutions that industry has proposed. supermarkets has used shorthand _ has proposed. supermarkets has used shorthand for _ has proposed. supermarkets has used shorthand for movement i has proposed. supermarkets has used shorthand for movement ofj used shorthand for movement of products. they other big movers of things but there is a big supply chain of thing that supports small and medium businesses as well and actually all of those movements are already tracked within companies existing processes. no supermarket brings in product to northern ireland and does not know what it is bringing in, what is selling it and accounts for it in its internal accounting system so the syste

sunshine for northern ireland, scotland and north—west england.igher temperatures here, and some mist in low cloud on the costs. that will push its way south and east woods of an eczema thunderstorms going across south—east england. cloud farming across northern ireland, but elsewhere, some clearer skies. it is another mild if not muqqy skies. it is another mild if not muggy night. and those of 15 or 16 celsius across the southern half of the uk. for many, we start tomorrow as they dry. some spells of sunshine away from northern and eastern coasts. that cloud should then break through the day. almost anywhere could catch a thunderstorm tomorrow. there will also be some warm spells of sunshine in between, particularly for the southern half of the uk with highs of 2526 celsius. —— 25 or 26 celsius. hello. this is bbc news with tim wilcox. the headlines... national and family triumph forjapan injudo, as a brother and sister both win gold. britain's brandley sinden takes silver after a defeat in the taekwondo final, the uk's first silver medal in toky

notjust across northern ireland, but right across the islands?ive, who served in northern ireland, has been advising ministers. this is difficult work and it involves compromise, so i'm slightly baffled both today and previously but some of the negativity that i have encountered with regards to the statute. because i think we in westminster have a responsibility to get behind him. there can be no equivalence. whatsoever between a soldier in the peace officer— who served our country and this who hid behind masks and terrorised under. the cover of darkness. we find, any such- attempt of governance as deeply offensive to us. the northern ireland secretary reassured him there was no moral equivalence between people who served in the security forces and terrorists. you're watching wednesday in parliament with me, david cornock. most covid rules in wales — but not all — are set to be scrapped from the 7th of august. new welsh government plans will see all legal limits on the number of people who can meet others end from that date. some rules will also

the lion's share of the sunshine will be in scotland and northern ireland.ast are likely to linger for much of the day. if you keep some sunshine, the highest values are likely to be once again into the mid—20s. now, this more unsettled theme is set to continue into monday with the low pressure just drifting its way further north and east up through the north sea. that means the further east is likely to see more in the way of showers. so, monday is a messy mix, really, of sunny spells and scattered showers. the best of the sunshine is likely to be out to the west, and we could see temperatures once again into the mid—20s. but some of these showers could bring a lot of heavy rain in a short space of time, so the weather story is certainly on the change. last week, it was extreme heat and lots of sunshine. our week ahead keeps those showers and certainly, a notable difference to the feel of the weather, with temperatures just below where they should be for the time of year. this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: australia smash the world re

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because northern ireland has a land border with you state and republic of ireland, they want to preventds that don't match its standards from entering the single market through here. day the u.k. braggs administer said it needed a huge overhaul and he argues that the current situation is damaging to the u.k. >> the protocol requires there to be no impact or minimized impact on the everyday lives of people in northern ireland. the fact is that is not being observed and it is one of the major problems with the current situation. >> then came this morning. >> put simply, we cannot go on as we are. my lords we have therefore had to consider all options, particularly looking carefully at the safeguards provided by article 16 of the protocol. >> it's a safeguard included in the agrment and allows either the u.k. or the eu to take unilateral action if the protocol has caused serious economic, societal, or environmental diiculties that are liable to persist. today the government held back from implementing it said they would publish a command paper, laying out the government plans, we have lord

on this week's show, christa goes behind the wheel in northern ireland. there must be hundreds of thousands of birds here. i take on a local delicacy... you got me, i ate one, well done! ..and try an unusual test drive. genius! hi! woohoo! away we go! i'm in south—east northern ireland and i'm trying to get a good lay of the land. plus, after the last year—and a half, this seems plus, after the last year—and—a—half, this seems like a good way to get away from it all. ken found during the first lockdown that lots more people were getting in touch to take to the skies. and ken's microlight business is one of thousands here to have had to cope with the ups and downs myjourney will take me over 100 miles up the coast to finish at one of this country's iconic natural wonders: giants causeway. and it all starts by leaving petrol power behind and switching to the travel show electric van for an early—morning visit to killough bay in county down. check that out, smooth! it was too early for the hotel breakfast this morning. the idea is i have breakfast at this pl

to northern ireland, now we're ongoing dispute. so we're breakfast, trade issues or funding old tensions in the streets. pro british groups, there are angry about restrictions on goods and from the rest of the u. k. that's rekindled theories of sectarian violence in northern ireland. d. w. 's big mass reports from belfast for support for paramilitary groups is now resurfacing. these people want to remain heart of the united kingdom. the protest march runs along the outskirts of spells false and was forbidden by the police. but they are demonstrating nonetheless, because they feel the british government has given up on northern ireland. we have not got a partition direction, something the people in there have for, for, for hundreds of years re me in part of the united kingdom. and now we find ourselves divided from the united kingdom with no consent were produced by blood. but up lot of those for your patients. but as our possession of the united kingdom know, we're no longer part of the united kingdom for the part of it. because ou

a little bit fresher for scotland and northern ireland.owever into the afternoon some thunderstorms will break out and i think this is the kind of area we are most likely to see the downpours. they are likely to be bigger storms, so want to hear reports of some localised surface water flooding in one or two of the biggest storms that do pop up. otherwise, it's another hot and sunny one. temperatures widely mid to high 20s, the low 30s in the very hardest parts of the country. and we are used to this, aren't we? after such a hot day those temperatures slow to come down, this is 11 o'clock at night and you can see those temperatures are still up at 23 there in birmingham and london. again, a little bit lower than that for scotland and northern ireland, but still plenty warm enough. now our area of high pressure hangs around to wednesday, the only real change is it reorientation slightly to push that hotter air a little bit further northwards. so one thing you will notice as temperatures tending to rise in northern ireland and scotland into m

no impact on minimised impact on the everyday lives of people in northern ireland.s one of the major problems with the current situation and that is why we wish to see if we can resolve it in a negotiated way. the issue of the agreement is raised. we have made clear what opposition is on that, it is an agreement by equivalents that can solve the problems, but what we are proposing in this paper is something more fundamental. it is dealing with the fundamentals of the difficulties rather than the problems and there is a proposal for a rather than the problems and there is a proposalfor a regulatory rather than the problems and there is a proposal for a regulatory zone with appropriate processes backing it up and one of those could be an agreement which will resolve these issues in a more fundamental way. more now on our main story. the home secretary, priti patel, has insisted the uk will continue to work with france on schemes to try to cut the number of migrants attempting to cross the channel. it comes as the number of migrants arriving in small boats this year ha

the northern ireland secretary told mps it was time for the uk and the eu to strike a new balance.do just that. we urge the eu to look at it with fresh eyes and work with us to seize this opportunity and put our relations on a better footing. that new approach would include ending checks forfood products "only ever intended to be consumed in northern ireland" and removing medicines entirely from the scope of the protocol. that approach failed to win over labour. today, businesses and _ communities needed reassurance. they needed to see _ the secretary of state announce to this house an agreementl on a sustainable way forward that will fix the problems i the prime minister created. instead, they have more political brinkmanship, i more threats to tear up i the protocol with nothing to take its place. communities are tired of these games from a government - they have totally lost trust in. - northern ireland's political parties gave it a mixed response. the statement today is a welcome and significant and important first step. to be clear, mr speaker, tinkering around the edges simpl

the term for trade between britain and northern ireland have not worked smoothly. that's rekindled fees and violence between northern ireland, protestant, and catholic communities. these people want to remain heart of the united kingdom, the protest, march rental, on the outskirts of spells false and was forbidden by the police. but they are demonstrating nonetheless, because they feel the british government has given up on northern ireland. we have not got a partition direction, something the people in there have for, for, for hundreds of years re me in part of the united kingdom. and now we find ourselves divided from the united kingdom with no consent were produced by blood. but the blood, the flow sure begins, but as our possession of the united kingdom though, we're no longer part of united kingdom for the part of it, because our constitutional law laws are brussels, mur, before briggs and people in northern ireland, had a choice of identity. they could feel british or irish or both. but drexel has created a new customs border between northern ireland and the

labour party in northern ireland. ., ~ ,, of the labour party in northern ireland. . ~' ,, ~ of the labour party in northern ireland. ., ~ ~ .,~ ireland. thank you mr speaker. the belfast good _ ireland. thank you mr speaker. the belfast good friday _ ireland. thank you mr speaker. the belfast good friday agreement - ireland. thank you mr speaker. the i belfast good friday agreement enable police to come to northern ireland, opened up the prospect of a much brighter future opened up the prospect of a much brighterfuture for opened up the prospect of a much brighter future for that part of the united kingdom. but does my right honourable friend agree that young people today, and future generations, will only be able to enjoy that brighter future if northern ireland can find a path to reconciliation and is able to address and crucially move on from the legacy of the past? yes. address and crucially move on from the legacy of the past?— the legacy of the past? yes, my riaht the legacy of the past? yes, my right honourable _ the legacy of the past? yes, my right honourable friend, - the

these proposals will require significant change to the northern ireland protocol. necessary to deal with the situation we now face. we look to open a discussion on these proposals urgently. the protocol means there are thousands of new checks on goods crossing the irish sea, to avoid checks over the irish land border. the uk wants the eu to remove the need for checks and paperwork on many goods which are staying in northern ireland, with customs documents only needed for the products that are to be sold in the republic. another demand is for a complete standstill on the protocol while new negotiations take place. what we expected at the time was that we would be able to operate the protocol in a light—touch way, taking account of the delicate politics and the peace process in northern ireland and obviously, that is not how it has turned out. so that is why we need to move forward in a different way. the brexit arrangements continue to be divisive in northern ireland, with protests in loyalist communities, who see the protocol as undermining their british identity,

and for me, it's where myjourney in northern ireland comes to an end. on the other side of it. and i think for uk travellers... the past year has been a good chance for us to take stock and appreciate what we have right here on our doorstep. hello. a few places got close to 29 degrees on friday, it's likely over the weekend we will get above 30 for the first time this summer. mostly dry with hot sunshine and it is all because of high pressure which is taking up residence right on top of the uk. but notice there is a frontal system to the north, that will provide more cloud, especially across the north—west of scotland. some cloud to start the day across the irish sea coast, england, north wales, quite a lot of cloud for northern ireland and a little bit across the south of england. that will clear quite quickly but some cloud further north and west will be stubborn, staying quite grey, damp and windy for north west scotland, just 17 degrees for stornaway but in the sunshine in aberdeen, highs of 25. the cloud in northern ireland retreating to the coast,

these proposals will require significant change to the northern ireland protocol.is necessary to deal with the situation we now face. we look to open a discussion on these proposals urgently. the protocol means there are thousands of new checks on goods crossing the irish sea to avoid checks over the irish land border. the uk wants the eu to remove the need for checks and paperwork on many goods, which are staying in northern ireland, with customs documents only needed for those that are being sold on to the republic. another demand is for a complete standstill on the protocol while these new negotiations take place. what we expected at the time - was that we would be able to operate the protocol in a light—touch way, taking account of the delicate - politics and the peace process in northern ireland, _ and honestly that's not how it's turned out. . so that's why we need to move forward in a different way. - the arrangements continue to be divisive in northern ireland, with protests and loyalist communities, who see it as undermining british identity, while nationa

northern ireland's troubles. dan, thank ou northern ireland's troubles. now. much - northern ireland's troubles. dan, thank you for now. much more coming up thank you for now. much more coming up in the next half hour, including the film review. right now, here's chris fawkes with the weather. most will see warm spells of sunshine to take us through the afternoon, top temperatures 18—24 but across northern scotland turning cloudy here, outbreaks of rain developing as well. showers and thunderstorms widespread across the southern uplands of scotland, the far north of england but there will be showers elsewhere, eastern england, perhaps one or two for the north wales and north—west england, and the odd one for northern ireland as well. 18—24 , warm in the sunshine if you see it. overnight, a band of thundery rain will extend from the south—west and that will push its way northwards as we go through saturday and what follows is heavy showers across england, these could bring 30 millimetres of rain in the space of one hour so localised surface water a possibi

that's because of the northern ireland protocol.t for goods. the supermarkets gave a similar warning backin supermarkets gave a similar warning back injanuary supermarkets gave a similar warning back in january where there supermarkets gave a similar warning back injanuary where there were issues and getting some items to shelves in northern ireland. they say that since they're not enough has changed. i say that since they're not enough has changed-— has changed. i think that is what the frustration _ has changed. i think that is what the frustration and _ has changed. i think that is what the frustration and concern - has changed. i think that is what the frustration and concern of i has changed. i think that is what | the frustration and concern of the supermarkets is, that we haven't seen that movement to get a new way of trading between great britain and northern ireland under the protocol that removes friction. this northern ireland under the protocol that removes friction.— that removes friction. as well as northern ireland _

into northern ireland.ds across england and wales throughout saturday. northern ireland likely to stay drier and brighter in northern ireland that might temperatures generally warmer than they have been. —— lower than they have been. sunshine, longerspells been. —— lower than they have been. sunshine, longer spells of rain, especially the south of these are, for the north and west stays dry with some sunshine, high temperatures 23—24. health unions say they may consider industrial action, after the government's offer of a 3% payrise for nhs staff in england and wales. we follow covid workers through a remote part of eastern india — to find out how they've vaccinated 80 % of adults, way

joe, you've got one group of people who believe that northern ireland should be part of the united ireland. then you've got one group of people who believe northern explanation should remain part of the united kingdom. those are fundamentally opposed. you know, ideology should come out both. you're either in one or in the other. we make our way to the other side of the wall. in the past, it seemed violent street fighting but claimed over 3000 lives. one of the dead was the mother of mary adams, a catholic who died in a bomb attack carried out by pro british protestant militias. she says she's worried about increasing discontent amongst the protestants. they're not thinking about anybody else just themselves. and i've always been look at, it's always been make up. so it's not she engine or not latin. a change at all was diamonds and make up a month. but for many catholics, the united ireland they have fought for so long is increasingly within reach. mary's neighbor who runs a pub, says the protestants will just have to accept that much more and more once. good. they can still have their bet

highest temperature in northern ireland since records began. be pushed a little further south, because northern ireland and scotland will generally see more in the way of cloud. some sunny spells, yes, but the odd spot of rain in the far north of scotland. further south, that's where we will see the best of the sunshine. so, temperatures for much of scotland and northern ireland, just a little bit lower on sunday afternoon. parts of southern england, south wales, we are looking at highs of 29—31 celsius. through sunday night, into the early hours of monday, it looks largely dry. still some areas of cloud feeding in from the north. pretty mild, some warm, in fact muggy nights, 11—17 celsius. the odd shower in the south on monday, otherwise, a lot of dry weather for the week aheaed. turning a bit more unsettled, perhaps, by friday. this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the race against time as the search continues for hundred people still missing following devastating floods in ger

that is a new provisional all—time record for northern ireland.this swirl of cloud here, an area of low pressure out in the atlantic. that'll be moving in our direction in time for the weekend, but in the shorter—term, it's just going to nudge up against this area of high pressure, strengthening the easterly wind. it is that that is pushing the heat westwards, so these areas still covered by a met office amber extreme heat warning — the south west of england, parts of the midlands, the southern half of wales and also northern ireland. high temperatures by day, but also those temperatures staying pretty high at night. those temperatures not dropping quickly at all through the evening. any daytime thunderstorms should tend to fade, but have a look at the temperatures at 11pm. we're looking at values around 22—23 degrees in places, and those temperatures won't fall an awful lot further as we head through the rest of the night. we're also going to see more of this low cloud, mist and murk pushing in towards northern and eastern scotland, parts of east

into scotland and northern ireland and northern england, temperatures are widely in the low to mid 20sou�*re watching bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: more than 100 people are known to have died in the worst flooding to hit northern europe for decades. many more are injured or missing. locals say they were caught off guard. nothing you can do. the sound of the water dripping into your house, i never want to hear it again. more than three months�* worth of rain fell in 2a hours over parts of western germany, the netherlands and belgium. some local politicians are blaming climate change. after 500,000 people were advised to self—isolate by the test and trace app, businesses are warning it�*s becoming impossible to operate because of the impact on staff numbers. the cost of severe covid — new research shows that half

brexit has presented the biggest danger yet to northern ireland's french ip.at is one thing the protestant and catholics agree on. >> here are more stories making headlines around the world. the swedish prime minister has narrowly been elected back into office nine days after he stepped down after losing a confidence vote. 173 lawmakers voting against him, becoming prime minister once again. two short of the 175 needed to bar him from the job. isaac has been sworn in as the 11th president after taking an oath in the israeli parliament. it is our promise to try to heal israeli society after years of division. the position of president is largely ceremonial and designed to serve as the country possible compass. the container ship at the center of the recent global shipping price left its anchored position in the suez canal. this caused major disruptions to global trade. as you in california has vaccinated its animals against covid-19. the oakland zoo says -- among the residents receiving the shock, the zoo's possible cats and a black bear named karen. germany ha

yesterday, northern ireland had its hottest day of the year so far.ud in northwest scotland. just 15 degrees in aberdeenshire, reaching into the upper 20s. just a touch cooler around the coast. the cloud and scotland were extensive, especially across western parts overnight, pushing into a northern ireland. and temperatures dipping down into the mid teens. we'll take a look at the big picture for the weekend. starting with that low pressure which is brought horrific flooding in germany. slowly moving southeast with potential for heavy flooding as it does, so very, very wet. it will be turning drier. most places dry, any rain on the way still lurking close to northern, northwestern parts of scotland, so with thicker cloud and wind, you could encounter rain. misty low cloud and may be hanging around some irish seacoast. it's looking warmer away from the north of scotland. we could get close to 30 celsius and the hottest parts of yorkshire. this sort of weather coming with words of caution. and pollen levels widely high to very high throughout this weeke

slightly cooler day for scotland and northern ireland.t highs of 30, possibly 31 degrees in the london area. and the sun very, very strong at the moment, very high uv levels in southern england, parts of wales. the lower levels further north only because we'll have more in the way of cloud. so, as we head through sunday evening and into the early hours of monday, we keep clear spells, especially across england and wales. still more cloud at times across scotland and northern ireland, some mist and murk. and it will be another very warm and muggy night. 0vernight lows between 12—17 degrees. so, we start monday with high pressure still in charge, but notice the centre of the high is slipping a little further westwards. that will allow a very gentle north or north—westerly flow of air across the country. and that'll bring just a subtle change in the temperatures, a slightly cooler day for many, a bit more cloud working into north sea coasts as well. some cloud for north west scotland, parts of northern ireland, and you'll see maybe just the

for the northern ireland protocol itself. however there are mechanisms that the eu felt comfort in comfortable with is a short—term option. something in eu will regard as a wish list and words regarded essentially trying to inflame. offering a new plan potentially a bit of a promise to some people particularly members of the democratic unionist party. potentially offering them something thatis potentially offering them something that is no longer on offer, a level of integration that the rest of the great british market that simply isn't possible now after the treaty has been signed. it doesn't risk getting very fraught. and we go through i very much doubt this will be the last cycle. we could be getting more and more tense. on the month and you are exasperated and you say but you had in your hands, on another you look at the present risk of situation again reiterating, trying to bolt the door after the horses run off. not eating and the neighbouring field anymore. iain a coule of neighbouring field anymore. iain a couple of

i know it will be heard across northern ireland. the joint committee was clearly set up because it was known that the protocol at the start was not going to be perfect and that there were going to be issues. that is best done through a position of mutual political trust. business, we keep hearing, will abide by whatever rules that we as politicians require as long as there's certainty and clarity. what value would you put on that issue of political trust in the workings of the joint committee with a bit of give and take, which is not always palatable to some, but a bit of give-and-take to both sides to make sure the protocol is working as well as it can so that those benefits of 1 foot in both markets, which is a unique selling point, can be maximized? p.m. johnson: spot on. what is needed now is goodwill and imagination, but there are serious problems. you know the statistics of all of the checks that are conducted around the perimeter of the eu for customs and other purposes. 20% taking place in northern ireland, although i think

lian northern ireland's troubles. dan johnson northern ireland's troubles.ht. the labour leader secure stammer welcomed victory in the batley and spent by—election by 323 votes. the cases to be dropped against two former soldiers facing murder charges in the northern ireland troubles including bloody sunday in 1972. angler merkel is visiting the uk and says she expects people from britain are fully vaccinated will soon be able to travel to germany without having to quarantine on arrival. the family of saskia jones who was murdered by a convicted terrorist at a prisoner rehabilitation programme in central london are calling on the organisers behind the event is step down. her uncle said they would be insulted if they stay in post. phil, and peterjones have been talking to us. ., , ., ~ ., and peterjones have been talking to us. .,, ., ~ ., ., us. people need-to-know what essentially _ us. people need-to-know what essentially happened _ us. people need-to-know what essentially happened here. - us. people need-to-know whatj essentially happened here. the enormi

right now, protestant use up preparing enormous bonfires all across northern ireland. these annual fire memorialize the historic victory over the catholics in the 17th century . this year, many of the bonfires might get out of control rex, it has presented the biggest danger yet to northern ireland. fragile peace, that's one thing that the protestants and catholics agree on i was one of the stand out films that they see is berlin international film festival. the documentary who we were carried an urgent message in a time of climate change, but not without an element of hope. he's a closer look at the film. oh, the only reason plan plan isn't your article you mentioned lean on his last mission to the international space station. astronaut, alexander guest documents his thoughts, his perspective on the world from far above it. he reflects from the way we treat our precious planet, our oceans, our resources from space he could see was extreme weather events and above all the fragility of our habitat video. and since i need to survive it on the end of the ship, them into t

of the northern ireland protocol.rotocol and within the framework of how it was initiated, we can find pragmatic— how it was initiated, we can find pragmatic solutions, on the one hand, _ pragmatic solutions, on the one hand, maintain the integrity of the single _ hand, maintain the integrity of the single market, but also on the other hand contribute to creating acceptable solutions for the people. it is obviously understandable that this was— it is obviously understandable that this was prolonged and it's a good thing _ this was prolonged and it's a good thing was — this was prolonged and it's a good thing was prolonged for another few months _ thing was prolonged for another few months and it should be possible for all of us _ months and it should be possible for all of us to— months and it should be possible for all of us to come to a pragmatic solution — all of us to come to a pragmatic solution within this grace period and i'm — solution within this grace period and i'm optimistic that this can happen — and i'm

got one group of people who believed that northern ireland should be part of the united ireland. then you've got one group of people who believe northern islands partition should remain part of the united kingdom. those are fundamentally opposed. ideology should come out both your either and one or the other. we may call way to the other side of the rules. in the past, it seemed violent street fighting that claimed over 3000 lives. one of the dead was the mother of mary adams, a catholic who died in a bomb attack carried out by pro british protestant militias. she says she's worried about increasing discontent amongst the protestants. they're not thinking about anybody else just themselves. and i've always been look at, it's always been like that. so i snatched the engine there, not latin, a change at all was damaged and make a payment. but for many catholics the united island they have fought for so long is increasingly within reach. mary's neighbor who runs a pub, says the protestants will just have to accept that tomato. martin mar wants go straight. they can still have their b