of ireland, and the uk, the republic of irelandand the us, who were involved in those marathon negotiations will mark the anniversary. my guess will be one of them. monica mcwilliams represented them. monica mcwilliams represented the northern ireland women's coalition dan and continues to play a significant role in post— conflict in northern ireland is now. —— guest. is there much to celebrate, that continues to hang over northern —— northern ireland today. —— coalition and. monica mcwilliams, welcome to hardtalk thank you. kiwi said on the eve of this historic 20th anniversary of the signing of the so—called good friday agreement. —— here we sit on the year. that appeal to you in northern ireland today that it is a very different place rom the northern island of 20 yea rs place rom the northern island of 20 years ago. “— place rom the northern island of 20 years ago. —— different place from the northern ireland of 20 years ago? my own friend was murdered in 1974 as a university student. —— northern. those were hard days. now my c

historic agreement was signed in northern ireland, which put an end to three decades of bloody sectarian conflict. politicians from northern ireland, the uk, the republiceland, and the us, who were involved in those marathon negotiations will mark the anniversary. my guest will be one of them. monica mcwilliams represented the northern ireland women's coalition and continues to play a significant role in post—conflict in northern ireland now. is there much to celebrate, given the uncertainty that hangs over northern ireland today? monica mcwilliams, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. so here we sit on the eve of this historic 20th anniversary of the signing of the so—called good friday agreement. does it feel to you living in northern ireland today that it is a very different place from the northern ireland of 20 years ago? it isa it is a completely different place. i used to run from bombs and standard generals. —— and stand at funerals. my own friend was murdered in 1974 as a university student. those were hard days. now my children have a completely different life than the life i led. i lived 30 years through the troubles from about 14. i signed the ag

bonny unquestionably is painting this as the organization of the european union and indeed the republic of ireland understanding what communities want listening to them saying to the united kingdom you must leave the border open you must stay in the customs union and listen to the concerns of these people and portraying it as being in stark contrast with the absolute chaos frankly is of the moment inside the u.k. government which can come up with a position in the context of the resignation of the british home secretary on the rods the divisions that we know exist inside the british cabinet over brics it's

the reason it's so important to the republic of ireland is because of the economic factors that comease that it is issues of identity that caused the troubles in northern ireland, that makes this border so sensitive. and it is, as you mentioned earlier, the good friday agreement which brought some kind of resolution to that. but the good friday agreement‘s 20th anniversary coming up in a couple of days, it's an ongoing process. it was not a single event in time. and if you don't keep it going, things will slip back again. if you put physical infrastructure on the border, even if it's technological infrastructure, as the british government has suggested, let alone a customs post, it will become a target. that's what happens. and i've said it before i think on this programme, tell me what happens when you put a very small camera on top of a very large pole, and it's obvious, it's a no—brainer. so the technical solution that the brexit secretary david davies has talked about, as far as the irish government is concerned, is probably a non—runner. but if you leave aside the issues of rema

the mood of people in northern ireland, because one of the biggest controversial and unknowns right now about brexit is what it's going to do to the border between northern ireland and the republicuge, and it's — you've put yourfinger on it, it's unknown. it's the uncertainty, it has driven us back into silos that we didn't need to go back into. the good thing about our agreement was the british and irish government coming together to sing off the same page, now how do they do that? we cannot go back to a border between the north and south, those constitutional arrangements were meant to be resolved. i sat at that table, i wrote european, european, european into that agreement over and over again. i'm a proud european, and i no longer want to live in a little, tiny society, that is... well, with all due respect, that's you and that's your choice, but the fact is the uk public as a whole voted in a referendum to leave and surely it's incumbent upon the people of northern ireland, as a whole, to figure out how they can be part of the will of the people? well, let me say it's notjust me. northern ireland voted to remain. i think they were sensible people who saw that if they did an

open border between north and south was a very important part of that, and the truth is the republic of irelandin the same relationship with europe together. so for half a century we will both outside of the institutions of europe. we joined on the same day in 1973, that wasn't a coincidence. we didn'tjust happen to choose we joined on the same day, we joined on the same day because of the convenience and the symmetry of doing it together. we've then been part of europe for 45 years together. all of those ties have taken on a european dimension to them. 45 years of trading, of crossing the border, freedom of movement of people, of goods, etc. once the uk is in a different relationship to europe from the republic, it is frankly obvious, it is a statement of the obvious that you are going to have a challenge. i'm not saying the challenge can't be overcome, but these brexiteers to simply say, i do know what you're talking about, it is ridiculous. of course you've got a problem, and northern ireland then becomes for the first time ever the border between the uk and europe. that is what's changed. s

of northern ireland. he is hearing a very strong message from the republic of ireland's government, he is hearing it from or the people of northern ireland, but he hasn't really responded to that and i am disappointed about that. while on the face of it, the uk and eu appear to remain deadlocked over the border, sources inside the british government have told the bbc, they believe they will get their proposal through. a solution needs to be found byjune, says the eu, to keep the talks on track or the uk could be in danger of crashing out without an agreement and without a transition period to allow businesses to adjust. whether you are coming or going from this part of the world, you barely notice the border, but it is still the biggest obstacle the brexit talks are yet to overcome. emma vardy, bbc news, on the irish border. a man who's terminally ill has appealed to judges to allow him to ‘die with dignity‘. noel conway's challenge to the law is being heard at the court of appeal tomorrow. mr conway has motor neurone disease he's been speaking to our medical correspondent fergus walsh. yep. 0k. there's a

have a summit in june michel barnier is visiting the border between northern ireland which is part of the u.k. and the republicof ireland he repeated warnings that britain leaving the single market customs union could result in a harder border laurence leamer ports. if anyone even proof of how the european union's chief rex in the gosia is viewed in ireland and the welcome from the irish prime minister said it's all done dork's technology college was occupied by the leadership of the entire political class and everyone else with an interest in making bricks it worked on and done by extension the european union i have the honor of introducing someone who has become a household name in our mr bania they all said he will have no closer friend in us and he in turn promised to defend ireland to the end. there is no added value brecht the consequences of bricks he could not a miss not lead to the return of our border naser and maps or in mines dundalk itself is only a few kilometers over the border with the u.k. and virtually everyone here crosses as a matter of daily routine the man from the city's chamber of trade

make it work. and the republic of ireland. how big a factor is that, do you believe?ourfinger on it, it's unknown. that we did not need to go back into. now how are they going to do that? those constitutional arrangements were meant to be resolved. european into that agreement over and over again. in a little, tiny society, that is... of the will of the people? well, let me say it's notjust me. northern ireland voted to remain. the uk voted to go. to resolve that? no, they didn't. to focus on it. will undermine the good friday agreement", i. like you as making excuses. it, but it's certainly a factor that we could have done without. agree. he was always, always against the european union. sure that ireland doesn't go back to a division. which is so divisive in the north. is that helpful? well, constitutionally, he's correct, but the question is when? that we rest that and let's resolve these issues at the moment. know each other, as strangers. of our agreement, to decide what they want to be in the future. but 20 years... that drives them. yeah. want to be. of brexit

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open border between north and south was a very important part of that, and the truth is the republic of irelandh outside of the institutions of europe. we joined will both outside of the institutions of europe. wejoined on the same day in 1973, that wasn't a coincidence. we didn't just the same day in 1973, that wasn't a coincidence. we didn'tjust happen to choose we joined on the same day, wejoined on the to choose we joined on the same day, we joined on the same day because of the convenience and the symmetry of doing it together. we've then been pa rt doing it together. we've then been part of europe for 45 years together. all of those ties have taken on a european dimension to them. 45 years of trading, of crossing the border, freedom of movement of people, of goods, etc. once the uk is in a different relationship to europe from the republic, it is frankly obvious, it isa republic, it is frankly obvious, it is a statement of the obvious that you are going to have a challenge. i'm not saying the challenge can't be overcome, but these brexiteers to simply say, i do know what your talking abou

of staying on message the e.u.'s chief negotiator is calling for a deal to preserve the so-called invisible border between northern ireland which is part of the united kingdom and the republic of ireland michel barnier was in the irish republic on monday and as lawrence lee reports he took a hard line on the soft border. if anyone needed proof of how the european union's chief pricks in the go see is viewed in ireland and the welcome from the irish prime minister said it's all done dorks technology college was occupied by the leadership of the entire political class and everyone else with an interest in making bricks it worked on ireland and by extension the european union i have the honor of introducing someone who has become a household name in our mr bania they all said he will have no closer friend in us and he in turn promised to defend islands to the end. there is no added value to break the consequences of bricks he could not a miss not lead to the return of our border nature and maps or in mines dundalk itself is only a few kilometers over the border with the u.k. and virtually everyone here crosses as a matter of daily routine the man from the city's chamber of tra

united kingdom, the goal of the nationalist and republican and 90 was to become part of the republic of irelandn as the troubles, violence was largely perpetrated by paramilitary groups on both sides, such as the ira. while others were killed by the british security forces. 0ver killed by the british security forces. over 3500 people were killed, the majority civilians and thousands more injured. several attem pts thousands more injured. several atte m pts to thousands more injured. several attempts to find that critical solution failed until the 1998 good friday agreement. this is it, this is the agreement. you have it in your hand. it is not a day for the soundbite, really. ifeelthat, i feel the hand of history upon our shoulders. it is still largely bought anand to the sectarian violence. —— that he is still largely bought anand. and while there has been considerable progress, flashpoints remain in some communities are still divided by so—called peace walls, like this one in west belfast. but today, many are reflecting on the historical peace deal‘s main achievement. reflecting on the histor

and the republic of ireland is his third visit to ireland since negotiations over the u.k.'s withdrawal from the e.u. began well obviously is in the border town of knew it for as long as the chief negotiator says it since may very well warmly welcomed when you are. yes he's been both sides of the border sue today and obviously the timing is very important because there is a crunch e.u. summit coming up at the end of june and as it stands at the moment the u.k. keeps saying we want to keep the order open but we want to leave the customs union and break our economic relationship with the european union and michelle bonnie says well you can't do both so tell us we're going to do and the u.k. won't give them an answer and so he's very cross and frustrated in the republic of ireland this morning he was basically given what you'd only call a hero's welcome by the prime minister his foreign minister and the leaders of every single political party in a college there who basically said thank you mr bunny so much for trying to defend us against what we see as the worst excesses of bri

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the work place. y out of washington hilton hotel where he has been addressing a conference. a small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris, a hundred years ago many parisians wished it never been built. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: kim jong—un has attended a rare concert in south korea. fighters from the last stronghold east of damascus are reportedly leaving. civilians have also been allowed to go. a nepali climber and guide, kami rita sherpa, is beginning an attempt to break the record for the number of successful climbs to the top of mount everest. a successful summit could cement his place as the world's most experienced everest climber. rebecca hartmann has more. standing at over 8,800 metres, climbing everest is seen one of the biggest achievements in climbing. but to kami rita sherpa it is all pa rt but to kami rita sherpa it is all part of the dayjob. but to kami rita sherpa it is all part of the day job. translation: i did not start climbi

and the republic of ireland and therefore by extension to the european union as well it wouldn't solve all the problems but it would get rid of the biggest headache around that and sorting out what what happens over the irish border is the biggest problem that everybody i think agrees this now because the people who say no to that we can have a hard brics that we can leave the customs union and we can have a so-called frictionless border with the free movement of goods and people can come up with any sort of solution a logistical solution for how that might work at least not one that's acceptable to the european union and so i think in the end what this looks like is a brick sits but a soft hit with members of the customs union might actually end up being the best way to get through a lot of these issues normally live from westminster thanks laura. moscow has brought a number of syrians including children to the headquarters of the chemical weapons watchdog to support their claim that the gas attack in duma was faked the witnesses have been presented to the o.p.c. w. out the hague to r

eu officials are rejecting a possible solution to the future of the border between northern ireland and the republiceland. it would mean the u.k. stays in parts of the single market. the eu only was to give a status to northern ireland. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. alix: thank you so much. the economic leaders are gathering in washington for the imf world bank meeting. trade risk is on the forefront. the south african central bank governor weighed in. definitely trade consequences. growth. turn down i think policymakers want open places that are good at. isx: joining matt -- me now michael mckee. the tension between a trade war and a synchronized global growth, what you take away? michael: around the world, growth is picking up. the imf forecast is up 2.4%. the leaders around the world are optimistic. the german chancellor and the french president met in berlin. they made progress on a number of issues. when you come here to the imf meetings, the worker level government officials are concerned. the europe

the republic of ireland and the u.k. were always in the same relationship to europe as each other. they joined the eu on the same day in 1973. now the border will become the border between the u.k. anti-e.u.. -- and the eu. it is frankly obvious that the border can only remain frictionless if the north stays in the same relationship to freee, the trade in movement of people at the south. it is a single market arrangement. puzzlesolve part of the by turning a blind eye to free movement of people, though it makes nonsense of taking back control of our borders for immigration purposes. but for trade, europe will insist we are out of the single market and it will have to be some form of border checks. we can argue about how many and what cost, but the border cannot be frictionless. yet this is what we were promised. ireland andern metaphor for the entire negotiation? in all areas, what i call that i level with a capital 'd'will become manifest. at every -- either we keep europe's rules in which case we have not fulfilled the central brexit promise of absolute control over our laws. for

he won his home event in madrid, over sergio garcia and the republic of ireland's paul dunne. f the sports team, that is your sports briefing. i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. i will see you morning. the last time somewhere in the uk had a high of 25 degrees it was 29 august 2018. guess what? somewhere in the south—east, there is the potential to see 25 degrees. not just the south—east, widespread averages in the low 20s in the uk's expected wednesday into thursday. something to look forward to. for monday morning it is a relatively quiet start. the area of low pressure starting to show its hand by the end of the day. we will see showery rain across scotland. that will ease away. cloudier skies for many. hopefully with some brightness here and there. the best of the sunshine perhaps likely across the extreme south. highs of 13 to 15 degrees. turning increasingly windy, gales likely, with the arrival of this area of low pressure. the front will move in, bringing some rain, some of it heavy through northern ireland, northern england and scotland as w

of northern ireland. he's hearing a very strong message from the republic of ireland's government. stand the unionist position for the people of northern ireland, but he hasn't really responded to that and i'm disappointed about that. 0n the face of it, the eu and the uk remain deadlocked over the irish border. however, sources inside the british government have told the bbc they believe they will get their proposal through. but until an agreement is reached, businesses both north and south say they feel livelihoods are at stake. we keep trading but our suppliers in england, all anxious to know how they are going to panic because they will potentially lose us 3s customers. so, nobody knows, so we need to find out and find out soon. because this is real and this is happening to real people, and real families and real businesses. so, something needs to be done. a solution for the border must be signed byjune, must be found byjune, according to the eu, for the talks to stay on track. without that, the uk could be in danger of crashing out with no agreement and no transition period to s

minister and government to listenand to follow the evidence. between northern ireland and the republic of irelandtish manufacturers i hope we'll support. say how any vote will go. about how close the uk will stay to the eu after brexit. in the customs union infuriates brexiteers. of eu membership. trade at the borders. for brexit will work in practise. some explaining to do. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. to his arrest in belgium. of the attempted murder of police officers in the brussels shoot out. he will stand trial in 2020 for his role in the paris attacks. teenager stephen lawrence has taken place in london. now a peer sitting in the lords. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it wasn't the moment for royal baby remarks. of a century after it occurred. took their seats for the memorial service to stephen lawrence. younger brother stuart. paying tribute to the family's efforts to honour stephen's memory. in stephen's life and in all that it has inspired. remembered every year on the anniversary of his death. april 22nd would become stephen lawrence day. of his life was welc

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.rants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. a hundred years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: out of control and all burnt up. china says its abandoned space station re—entered the earth's atmosphere over the south pacific. beijing imposes new import taxes on us goods as donald trump increases tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. the wider middle east was part of the pope's easter address at the vatican on easter sunday. he called for reconciliation and an end to civil war in syria and in yemen. meanwhile the archbishop of canterbury, in his easter address, said everyone should have hope, whatever their circumstances. 0ur religion editor martin

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.es, businesses, pubs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. a hundred years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — dozens of russian diplomats begin leaving washington in the latest tit—for—tat expulsions over the nerve agent poisoning of a former spy in britain. reports from syria say a deal has been reached to evacuate critically injured people from douma the last rebel—held town in eastern ghouta. the funeral of the physicist, professor stephen hawking, has been held in cambridge. hundreds of people lined the streets near the church, close to the college where he was an academic for more than 50 years. jo black reports. he was one of

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.ices, businesses, pubs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. a hundred years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. the latest headlines: south africa's president has led tributes to winnie mandela, the anti—apartheid campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela, who's died aged 81. us and japanese stock markets have fallen sharply, fuelled partly by fears of an american trade war with china. the dow jones ended just under two per cent lower. it's a confrontation that's been brewing since emmanuel macron became the president of france. he has promised to change employment laws to make it easier for companies to hire and fire. trade unions are firmly opposed and have launched a

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.bs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: more signs of a diplomatic thaw. north korea's leader has attends a pop concert in pyongyang, featuring some of south korea's brightest stars. thousands of residents have been allowed back in to the philippine city of marawi, nearly a year after it became a battleground for the army and jihadists. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the new york times takes its lead from the latest developments in syria, where government forces continue to push out rebel fig

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.ll face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: us stock markets have fallen sharply, partly fuelled by fears of a trade war with china. the dow jones ended just under 2% lower. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has led the tributes to the veteran anti—apartheid campaigner winnie mandela, saying she leaves a huge legacy. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. today in the straits times, from singapore, an update on malaysia's proposed bill to combat so—called fake news. law makers in kuala lumpur‘s lower house passed th

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.nesses, pubs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. a hundred years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. you are watching the briefing. our headlines: president ramaphosa of south africa leads tributes to winnie mandela, the anti—apartheid campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela, who has died aged 81. france prepares to grind to a halt, as unions strike over president macron's labour reforms. several thousand palestinians remained in tented encampments along gaza's border with israel on monday. they have been continuing their protests after at least 16 demonstrators were killed by israeli troops last week. the family of one of those who died has said their son was runnin

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. a hundred years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — dozens of russian diplomats begin leaving washington — in the latest tit—for—tat expulsions over the nerve agent poisoning of a former spy in britain. palestinians observe a day of national mourning for the people killed in clashes with israeli soldiers at the gaza border. china‘s defunct space station is hurtling back to earth and experts say it‘s on course to crash in the next day or so. china lost control of the tiangong—i spacecraft after it was decommissioned in 2013. the 9—ton station should have had a controlled re—entry but after a tech

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.r restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: out of control and all burnt up. the xinhua news agency says china's abandoned space station re—entered the earth's atmosphere over the south pacific in the last few minutes. beijing imposes new import taxes on us goods, as donald trump increases tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. north korea's leader, kimjong—un, has watched a performance by south korean k—pop stars at a rare event in pyongyang. the concert is the latest in a series of conciliatory gestures appearing to mark a thaw in relations between the two sides. the leaders of the two koreas

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.p in offices, businesses, pubs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: at least three people have been wounded — one of them critically, after someone opened fire at the headquarters of youtube in california. the shooter was a woman and is said to have killed herself. the international body set up to eradicate chemical weapons is to weigh in on the row over the attempted murder of a former russian spy. it's just over four years since the climax of the so—called maidan revolution in ukraine. months of street protests ended with a violent crackdown by the security forces, which lead to t

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.es, businesses, pubs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: at least three people have been wounded — one critically — after someone opened fire at the headquarters of youtube in california. the shooter — a woman — is said to have killed herself. us trade officials have published a list of chinese imports worth about $50 billion that could be targeted it's emerged that british scientists have not been able to confirm the source of the nerve agent used on the former russian spy sergei skripal, and his daughter. the porton down defence research lab has identified it as novichok, and say it's

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.bs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. a hundred years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. and i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. youtube headquarters in california is in lockdown after a shooting. four people are reported wounded. the shooter is said to have killed herself. a chinese couple are reunited with their missing daughter after a 24—year search under the glare of the state media. dozens of newly discovered giant dinosaur footprints on a scottish island are helping to shed light on thejurassic reptiles' evolution. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from ar

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. welcome back. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our breaking news this hour: at least three people have been wounded — one critically, after someone opened fire at the headquarters of youtube in california. the shooter, a woman, is said to have killed herself. a chinese couple have been reunited with their missing daughter after a 2k year search, under the glare of the state media. dozens of newly—discovered giant dinosaur footprints on a scottish island are helping to shed light on thejurassic reptiles' e

ireland suffered the agonies of the troubles. more than 3500 people died. here, in the republicthe peace process, which involved paramilitary ceasefires, culminated in the good friday agreement, a political deal based on power—sharing and reconciliation between the communities. 20 years on, two of the most important figures have come back to the room where they made history. the minute we achieved this agreement, i realised this was epochal in terms of its impact. i think it was a seminal moment. for the first time, you had a real bonding politically between middle unionism and middle nationalism. gone some ways to ensure that the other position was respected. but the old divisions remain. it'll take generations for those to die. some communities are still literally divided. the present politicians disagree profoundly, and it's over cultural matters like british and irish identity, including the irish language. they disagree, too, about brexit. this all—but—invisible border i'm crossing between north and south in ireland is the uk's only land frontier with the eu. but good frida

the chief problem being the border between the republic of ireland. slation: for the moment, we are preparing the orderly withdrawal of the uk with 25% not agreed, and that includes serious issues, especially the question of ireland. the other issue today is that some newspapers have been reporting that there are problems between the british and european side when it comes to the northern ireland border specifically, and the bbc understands the eu have said they've ruled out line by line the two chief proposals being put forward about how you solve the issue. one of them is having a partnership for customs. basically, all the duty is paid for by the british government on the island side, and having an alignment, so basically having technology used for scanning and a trusted scheme for vehicles being able to move freely through that 300 mile border. the eu say at the moment it is simply unacceptable, it is inappropriate for the size of the border. the spokesperson for the prime ministers said they believe that isn't their understanding of the negotiatio

of discussions and we urge the government to listen. she is under pressure to explain how her plan fits in with the promise not to create a physical border between northern ireland and the republicdefeated the government on brexit and some conservative mps still want answers. no conservative comes in to vote against the party leader but this is an important issue and whether we get it right and i hope discussions the cabinet are having to make sure we don't create problems with a hard border in ireland, but i think there are more discussions to be had before we can say how any vote will go. today reflects a broader argument in the conservative party about how close the uk will stay to the eu after brexit. theresa may has set up plans but parliament will have its say and any suggestion the government is preparing to stay in the customs union infuriates brexiteers. what we need to do as politicians is remember what the vote was in 2016, which was to leave the eu, which means leaving the single market and customs union because they are elements of eu membership. we have to address the issue of frictionless trade at the borders. parliament does not yet seem convinced the government

deliver on the promise not to create a new physical border between northern ireland and the republic of irelandprovided a vision for the future and warned that work on our long—term relationship with the eu could only begin if there was more clarity. there are doubts in parliament too. peers are picking over the government's plans and voting against them. will conservative mps join in? no conservative comes in to vote against their party leader but this is a very important issue and i think whether we get it right — and i hope the discussions that the cabinet are having make sure we don't create problems with a hard border in ireland orfor british manufacturers — i hope we will support, but i think there are more discussions to be had before we can say how any vote is going to go. today's row reflects a broader argument in the conservative party about how close the uk will stay to the eu after brexit. theresa may has set out her plans but parliament will have its say too, and any suggestion the government is backsliding and preparing to stay in the customs union infuriates brexiteers. what i th

apple has reached an agreement with the republic of ireland to pay an estimated thirteen billion eurosto resolve allegations from european union the forty's over ireland's permissive taxation policies however apple and ireland still reject the two thousand and sixteen ruling by the e.u.'s competition minister that ireland's tax treatment of apple amounted to a legal state aid so while the payments will begin next month and continue through september the fund will actually held an escrow until the irish government settles their taxation fight directly with the e.u. the money will also be invested for profit so that if it happens to be go back to apple they will made a little bit of money if they succeed with the e.u. . and facebook continues to have plenty of problems this week they're volved in taking they're being taken to the high court by martin lewis he's an investing in savings and viral advisor in england who is seeking damages from facebook for publishing scam advertisements which use his likeness his photograph more than fifty such false ads in the last year contain bogus claim

apple has reached an agreement with the republic of ireland to pay an estimated thirteen billion euro has to resolve allegations from the european union the board has over ireland's permissive taxation policies however apple and ireland still reject the two thousand and sixteen ruling by the e.u.'s competition minister that ireland's tax treatment of apple amounted to a legal state aid so while the payments will begin next month and continue through september the fund will actually be held an escrow until the irish government settles their taxation fight directly with the e.u. the money will also be invested for profit so that if it happens to be go back to apple they will have made a little bit of money if they succeed with the e.u. . and facebook continues to have plenty of problems this week they're volved in taking they're being taken to the high court by martin lewis he's an investing in savings and viral advisor in england who is seeking damages from facebook for publishing scam advertisements which use his likeness his photograph more than fifty such false ads in the last year