the move by paul givan of the dup is set to paralyse the power—sharing devolved government.t stormont. raith rovers apologise and say they got it wrong when they signed a controversial striker who was ruled to be a rapist in a civil court case. and dune leads the way with 11 nominations for the baftas — including best film. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... after his signing sparked an outcry, raith rovers say striker david goodwillie will not play for the club — stating they "got it wrong." good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the cost of energy is going up for millions of customers this april. the typical household bill will go up by almost £700 a year after the energy regulator 0fgem increased its price cap in england, scotland and wales by 54%. that means typical households will end up paying around £2,000 a year for their gas and electricity. to help soften the blow, the chancellor has announced a package of measures including a £200 discount on bills and a council tax rebate for some households. meanwhile, the bank of england has just rais

that paul givan said he will resign toda ? �* , ., ., that paul givan said he will resign toda ?apsing the local government there, which is charged with tackling these problems and solving problems for the people of northern ireland. 50 none of these problems can be solved by walking away. i urge there to think carefully and do whatever it takes to stay in there, in stormont, in the assembly, keep it functioning, although i know and i accept these are difficult and challenging times. if i accept these are difficult and challenging times. if power-sharing does collapse. _ challenging times. if power-sharing does collapse, there _ challenging times. if power-sharing does collapse, there are _ challenging times. if power-sharing does collapse, there are a - challenging times. if power-sharing does collapse, there are a number. challenging times. if power-sharing l does collapse, there are a number of outstanding issues affecting daily life, including covid impacts that could have a big impact. hat life, including covid impacts that could have a big impact. not least because many _ c

but that thread and this is what paul givan did yesterday.— that thread and this is what paul givan didterday. but we have the good friday agreement to bear i givan did yesterday. but we have the good friday agreement to bear in i good friday agreement to bear in mind, there is a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk is so there is not a border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland. how likely is it the eu will flex in any significant way? the eu will flex in any significant wa ? ~ . , the eu will flex in any significant wa ? ~ ., , , , way? well, the eu has suggested it will be more _ way? well, the eu has suggested it will be more flexible _ way? well, the eu has suggested it will be more flexible in _ way? well, the eu has suggested it will be more flexible in relation i way? well, the eu has suggested it will be more flexible in relation to l will be more flexible in relation to the protocol. we should bear in mind these are really technical discussions and fundamentally the uk and the eu are coming from different positions around all of this, differe

as i landed here a couple of hours ago, paul givan was on his feet, resigning. fein. so huge turbulence yet again here at stormont, as far as governance in northern ireland is concerned. and, chris, if you haven't been following it closely and if everyone isn't as sad as us and have spent months and months talking about the protocol — to ask a really simple question, why does it really sort of matter? of course, it's of huge importance to people who live in northern ireland. but in the bigger picture, why does it matter? because it does matter hugely. but why? how would you summarise it? yeah, it's a good question, isn't it? because protocol is probably one of the dullest words in the english language, isn't it? speak for yourself! and yet it really matters here, really matters, because it was the... you could pull out a few more from your binders, actually, adam, couldn't you? but right at the heart of the brexit deal was this idea, wasn't there, of the the northern ireland protocol. trying to square that really difficult circle about how you keep the border on

reports from northern ireland suggest that the dup first minister, paul givan, is preparing to resigns the announcement from the agriculture minister edwin poots last night that checks on goods arriving in northern ireland from great britain would be suspended, prompting accusations from the eu that the democratic unionists are breaching international law. 0ur northern ireland correspondent chris page told me whether those checks were still being carried out or not. it is a pretty uncertain picture this morning. the first ferries coming from great britain have arrived in belfast and larne ports. there are some lorries coming off those ferries that are going to the border inspection areas. the back doors of those vehicles have been opened, there have been staff there doing some kind of work but it is unclear whether they are carrying out the full inspections under the terms of the northern ireland protocol. now, you may well understandably wonder why if a minister tells his civil servants to stop doing something why they wouldn't just take his direction and stop doing it. well, it is d

northern ireland's first minister, paul givan, of the democratic unionist party, has resigned, over themplimentation of the northern ireland protocol. that's the mechanism governing the flow of goods between great britain and northern ireland, and was negotiated as part of the brexit deal. products crossing the irish sea into northern ireland, are subject to new checks on entry, and this was meant to avoid the need for checks on goods reaching the irish republic. but unionists argue this effectively creates a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. political paralysis returns to stormont — something the dup have been threatening since last year. today, as the first minister stepped down, it was delivered. our institutions are being tested once again and the delicate balance created by the belfast and st andrews agreements has been impacted by the agreement made by the united kingdom government and the european union, which created the northern ireland protocol. it means the power—sharing executive in northern ireland will cea

the dup's paul givan resigned yesterday as first minister, in protest at the trade border with the restell us the very latest. well, northern ireland _ tell us the very latest. well, northern ireland is - tell us the very latest. well, northern ireland is this - tell us the very latest. well, . northern ireland is this morning without a first and deputy first minister. the resignation took place at midnight. under the rules of power—sharing, that means the deputy first minister is automatically out of herjob first minister is automatically out of her job as first minister is automatically out of herjob as well. this morning attention is turning to the implications of all of that, for public services, policy plans and indeed for the long—term future of the devolved government based here at stormont. full given has resigned because as a member of the dup he is opposed to the brexit trading arrangements, known as a northern ireland protocol. that has brought in cheques from goods arriving in here from england, scotland and wales. the dup leader has done a round of interviews and he has sai

paul givan, of the strongly pro—british democratic unionist party, quit in protest at inspections ofthe british mainland. london and brussels agreed on these checks to avoid creating a hard irish border after brexit. the winter olympics are getting fully under way in beijing — with the opening ceremony in a few hours�* time. almost 3,000 athletes from 91 nations will compete, with over 100 gold medals to be won across seven sports. but the run—up to the games has been fraught with controversy. she is one of china's 0lympians of tomorrow — maybe. she hadn't even been born the first time the olympics came to town. but now, the six—year—old skater is inspired by the games. translation: it's very exhausting, but she presses on. _ she won't leave until she's learned how to do all the moves. she doesn't quit. she can't go to any of the events, though. she can't get close. the winter olympics is happening in beijing, but almost everyone here is excluded from it. translation: it's sad we can't go to the names translation: it's sad we can't go to the games in _ translation: it's sad we can't

it is all about the northern ireland protocol and the issues around that yesterday led to paul givanult for his party to form a government if issues around the protocol are not addressed. and there had been a suggestion that the checks should stop because they are causing difficulties, but the eu said that would be illegal. it is going through the hype port in belfast, has said that checks must continue. at 12 o'clock, we will get the latest from our correspondent in northern ireland. in northern morocco, efforts are continuing to rescue a five year old boy who fell into a well. rayan has been stuck in a 32 meter deep water well since tuesday. bulldozers work flat—out in tamrout, in the northern tourist province of chefchaouen. they're racing to dig a hole alongside a shaft of a 32—metre well. waiting at the bottom is 5—year—old rayan. he fell in on tuesday evening. he was playing whilst his father was repairing the well. translation: the closer we get, the hole gets more narrow, - and hard to pass through, which makes it very hard to save the child through volunteers. this is why we

northern ireland's first minister, paul givan, of the democratic unionist party, has resigned,

the first minister paul givan resigned yesterday, saying the agreement had weakened northern ireland'secord high last year. and schools say they're also dealing with many more cases than they did before the pandemic. the government has promised 400 mental health support teams by 2023, and the bbc understands almost half of them are up and running. our education editor branwenjeffreys has been speaking to teenagers in barnsley about their experiences. if you didn't have school, you didn't have much to wake up for, so it's not very good for your mental health in the long term. gracie is still struggling with anxiety. you cry and have, like, a ball in your chest. it's like that, but constantly. so even if you don't cry, even if you don't get that upset, even just having time to think, you just couldn't make it go away, just calm down. we were getting used to the habit that we weren't going to school, really. and we weren't doing work. at rock bottom, harley lost his self esteem. it was very uncomfortable. i think some of us had put some weight on because there was nowt to do in the house.

northern ireland's first minister, paul givan, of the democratic unionist party, has resigned, over theorthern ireland, and was negotiated as part of the brexit deal. products crossing the irish sea into northern ireland, are subject to new checks on entry, and this was meant to avoid the need for checks on goods reaching the irish republic. but unionists argue this effectively creates a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. mr givan's resignation means the deputy first minister, sinn fein's michelle 0'neill, loses her position. here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. political paralysis returns to stormont. something the dup have been threatening since last year. today, as the first minister stepped down, it was delivered. 0ur institutions are being tested once again and the delicate balance created by the belfast and st andrews agreements has been impacted by the agreement made by the united kingdom government and the european union, which created the northern ireland protocol. it means the power—sharing executive in northern ireland will cease to function. dec

. —— northern ireland first minister, paul givan, announces his resignation amid a new row over post—brexitgements. hey, watch out for that traffic there. i'm watching it now marmee, it's ok. and coming up this hour, we'll be taking a look at the bafta nominations and speaking to nominee and �*belfast�* star caitriona balfe the prime minister has lost four members of his top team in downing street. in the past the minutes, it's been confirmed that dan rosenfield resigned this morning, martin reynolds that pm's senior civil servant has also quit and along with the departure of the director of communications jack doyle. let's get more in this breaking news in the last few minutes with damien who has been following the latest resignations. a mass exodus dacula yes, these have been falling like dominoes since late this afternoon, early this evening, now, as you say committees four seniorfigures and evening, now, as you say committees four senior figures and when you look at them, they are four figures at the heart of borisjohnson�*s downing street all around him and really important roles so th

northern ireland's first minister paul givan has resigned in protest at the northern ireland protocold was negotiated as part of the brexit deal. it means goods crossing the irish sea into northern ireland are subject to new checks on entry. the idea was to avoid the need for checks on goods which travel into the irish republic. but unionists view this as effectively creating a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. his resignation means the deputy first minister michelle 0'neill of sinn fein also loses her position. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is in belfast. when it comes to first and deputy first ministers in northern ireland, you can't have one without the other, so this ends the power sharing partnership at the top of government here. it is a calculated strike by the dup over the brexit arrangement but it puts policy—making in a whole range of other areas in jeopardy. political paralysis returns to stormont, something the dup have been threatening since last year. today the first minister stepped down, it was delivered. fiur down, it was delivered. our ins

paul givan -- charlie nunn, lloyds banking group ceo.russian forces attacked targets across ukraine after president vladimir putin ordered operations aimed at demilitarized in the country. he said the u.s. and its allies crossed the russian redline by expanding the nato line. the u.s. threatened further sanctions on russia and markets tumbled worldwide. oil surged above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014. the russian attack triggered a disruption to energy exports at a time of already tight supply. rent crude road -- rose 6%. the full range of precious metals all rose after the russian attack. we see increased demand for gold and platinum. the price of aluminum rallies at an all-time high in london, beating the previous mark set back in 2008. russia is one of the biggest producers of the world's biggest metal. the u.k. has seen a turnaround in the past two years, particularly after being hit hard by the pandemic. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in

the first minister paul givan resigned yesterday, saying the agreement had weakened northern ireland'ser northern ireland secreary, shaun woodward, told bbc news that the onus was now on borisjohnson to show political leadership: (sot) political leadership: what's interesting is the absence of the prime minister. this is not about that it's about recognising that gordon brown as prime minister and tony blair as prime minister and before thatjohn major as prime minister. all of them knew that at least sorts of moments it's the prime minister who has to go into bact and it's a prime minister who should quite clearly be a in northern ireland right now and that the european union representatives because fundamentally this is not about the dup. it's not about that first minister. about the couple together protocol that put a border down the irish sea or a border across ireland, northern ireland and the republic of ireland and this was not property results. the prime minister is the only person who can do this and of course the prime minister cannot do anything at the moment because he's los

there was a statement from paul givan yesterday, and a lengthy speech from jeffrey donaldson, but ito issues here. edwin poots, dup minister, ordered his officials to stop these checks on irish sea border, at irish sea ports. 0fficials refused to do so. there's been a stand—off. the courts have intervened. but it was not clear why dup moved so quickly between ensuring that order and toppling the entire edifice of stormont. that is the fundamental misjudgment here. if they were trying to do this, if they were willing to put devolution on the table as a lever, something they could use to try to get concessions from the british government, european union, whoever else, it would make more sense to keep that in reserve, keep that as your last line of defence. they have played all their cards now. there doesn't seem to be anything within threat and at this point. haw seem to be anything within threat and at this point.— and at this point. how does government _ and at this point. how does government work _ and at this point. how does government work at - and at this point. how does governme

executive parties will meet later to discuss how to progress outstanding legislation following paul givan'snd protocol. . , disputes over the northern ireland protocol. ., , ., disputes over the northern ireland protocol. ., protocol. it has not sat comfortably? - protocol. it has not sat comfortably? that - protocol. it has not sat comfortably? that is i protocol. it has not sat - comfortably? that is right, there has been widespread opposition to the way those trade rules have been operating and the impact on business and the economy in northern ireland and the economy in northern ireland and on essentially northern ireland's place, status within the uk. even some of the other unionists who were supportive of that opposition to those trade rules think that the dup may have gone too far in removing paul givan as first minister, that takes his sinn fein deputy with him because it is a shared office. today, the northern ireland executive cannot really fully function. ministers will stay in position and will be able to see through legislation already going through legislation already going th

with this news of the resignation of paul givan as dup first minister, how concerned are you about thexpect from the people who are leading them?— they expect from the people who are leading them? one year ago i warned the prime minister _ leading them? one year ago i warned the prime minister that _ leading them? one year ago i warned the prime minister that the _ leading them? one year ago i warned the prime minister that the protocol. the prime minister that the protocol would cause economic hardship and problems for the consumers but critical instability. 13 months, they have had to deal and prepare for this. they ignored the warnings. the news breaks today about more political instability, they cannot say they were not warned. we do not want this, we want to see if function executive and assembly, but you cannot have this and at the same time a protocol that is destroying the economy of northern ireland. the two do not work. the government has to help us access.— to help us access. thank you for our to help us access. thank you for your time _ to help us access. thank you for your

will meet later to discuss how to progress outstanding legislation following the resignation of paul givanrder between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. record numbers of children and young people in england had been referred to specialist nhs mental health services according to new analysis by the royal college of psychiatrists for bbc news. head teachers and the children's mental health charities say many more children are struggling with a return to learning. the creation of 400 mental health support teams from schools in england is ahead of schedule according to the government. let's get more on this. katharine ross is ceo of the children's mental health charity place to be. very alarming statistics, what has caused this? good morning. ithink statistics, what has caused this? good morning. i think children's mental health, we had a problem and it was an under resourced area even before the pandemic. i think these last two years have just exacerbated some of the problems and the challenges that were already there. so it's not a surprise that we are seeing these figures. a place t

. _ in the last hour, northern ireland's first minister paul givan has announced he's resigning, meaning announcement. 0ur institutions are being tested once again. our institutions are being tested once again-— our institutions are being tested once arain. . ., . once again. and the delicate balance created by the _ once again. and the delicate balance created by the belfast _ once again. and the delicate balance created by the belfast and _ once again. and the delicate balance created by the belfast and st - created by the belfast and st andrews agreement has been impacted by the agreement made by the united kingdom government and the european union. that created the more ireland protocol. the consent principle —— the northern ireland protocol. the consent principle is a cornerstone of the belfast agreement and it is my earnest desire that all sections of the community will soon be able to give consent to the restoration of a fully functioning executive, through a resolution to the issues that have regrettably brought us to this point. so what's behind all this? why is the northern ire

paul givan's resignation took effect at midnightand paul givan's resignation took effect at midnightinue, other ministers technically remain in their positions and debates will continue here, but basically the devolved governments cannot make any new major decisions without its two most senior members. chris new major decisions without its two most senior members.— new major decisions without its two most senior members. chris page in belfast there. _ ministers have promised a new 10—year strategy to improve cancer care in england, but cancer charities have told the government it'll be a huge challenge. we spoke to shaun walsh earlier, he's head of public affairs at cancer research uk. i should say from the outset, cancer research uk absolutely welcomes the secretary of state's ambition on cancer. we and others have been flagging for some time the real challenges this country has faced in relation to access to diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer. that's only been exacerbated by the pandemic. it's important to note that even before the pandemic we were struggling to hit cancer wa

northern ireland's first minister paul givan has resigned in protest at the northern ireland protocol great britain and northern ireland and was negotiated as part of the brexit deal. his resignation means the deputy first minister michelle 0'neill of sinn fein also loses her position. the scottish football club, raith rovers, has announced that david goodwillie, will not play for them and said they "got it wrong" by signing him_ it follows widespread protests about the decision to sign the striker earlier this week, because of a court ruling in a civil case five years ago that he had raped a woman. the bafta nominations were announced earlier, with the sci—fi epic dune leading the way and in the running for 11 awards. the power of the dog — starring benedict cumberbatch — has been nominated eight times. and there were six nominations for sir kenneth branagh's, belfast. the ceremony takes place on the 13th of march. the united states says it has intercepted a russian plan that would have given the kremlin a pretext for the invasion of ukraine. the white house say the plan was to fake