but it's as the republic of ireland's manager that he'll be most colourfully remembered. ir first ever world cup in 1990, charlton's team produced the shock of the tournament by reaching the quarterfinals. ireland! they are in the last eight and the party can begin! the english hero was now an irish one as well. at the 1994 finals, despite receiving a touchline ban, he guided ireland to the last 16 before two years later, he resigned and effectively retired. away from football, charlton was a man who enjoyed the rural life, especially as a keen fisherman. while his garrulous nature and ready wit made him a chat show stable. you are the same age as me actually, would you leave? or i'm the same age as you. i was told you were a bit older than me. laughter. i remember going to a cricket match and watching you reporting, i was only 15. his relationship with his brother had become strained after a family dispute, but on an emotional night in 2008, he presented an award to the player he still regarded as the best. when we were kids used to go to the park and play, i would go hom

i have missed a massive part of his career, of course, his spell with a return —— republic of irelandedible career as the manager of the republic of ireland, taking them to the first—ever world cup finals, and that run to the quarterfinals where the whole ireland was transformed for a generation. leeds united sang that his contribution to the game and leeds united will never be forgotten. he will remain in football folklore forever and his records at leeds united are unlikely ever to be surpassed. tributes to jack charlton have been pouring in online. his grandaughter, emma wilkinson, tweeted "beyond sad to have to say goodbye to my beloved grandad, jack charlton. he enriched so many lives through football, friendship and family. he was a kind, funny and thoroughly genuine man and ourfamily will miss him enormously." the fa wrote: "we are devastated by the news that jack charlton, a member of our world cup—winning team of 1966, has passed away. our deepest sympathies are with jack's family, friends and former clubs." ireland's football association tweeted: "the fa! is deeply saddened

in forjack charlton, who played in england's world cup—winning football team and managed the republic of irelandter his death at the age of 85. open—air theatres, live music venues and swimming pools reopened today, in the latest easing of the lockdown in england. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face coverings, after the prime minister said a "stricter" approach was needed in england. bosnia has marked the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which 8,000 bosnian muslim men and boys were murdered. thank you for your company this afternoon. we will have all the venues after national and international news with bbc one viewers, but before that it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on tonight's programme: a leeds united legend, a world cup—winner and the man credited with changing irish football, tributes to jack charlton, who's died at the age of 85. the end of the road for norwich — officially relegated to the championship, as another defeat leaves them firmly anchored to the bottom of the table. england's batsmen hit back again

he florist flourished at middlesbrough but it was with the republic of ireland you will be most colourfullyeir first world cup in 1990, he took them all the way to the quarterfinals. ireland! they are in the last eight and the party can begin! an english hero returned home an irish one, too. his speech is the stuff of footballing folklore. jack was a natural leader. he was a fighter in the way he played and managed and got his team to play. they were a replica of his personality but he was also gentle at the same time. his relationship with his brother was sometimes strained. but on an emotional night in 2008 he presented an award to the player he still regarded as the best. when we were kids and we used to go to the park and play i would go home for dinner and play i would go home for dinner and he would stay on all day. charlton is the greatest player i have ever seen, and me brother. but jack charlton's achievements, like the man himself, stood tall. one of english football's biggest characters. jack charlton has died at the age of 85. and we will finding out how this story is covered in

forjack charlton — who played in england's world cup winning football team and managed the republic of ireland after his death at the age of 85. another one of the 1966 world cup squad to have died. but you know, he will obviously be remembered very fondly. he was a great character. open air theatres, live music venues and swimming pools re—opened today , in the latest easing of the lockdown in england. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face coverings , after the prime minister said a ‘stricter‘ approach was needed in england. bosnia has marked the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which 8000 bosnian muslim men and boys were murdered. a former islamic state group fighter from britain dies in the notorious hasakah prison, where many is fighters are held. and a disappointing day for norwich city, as the team's relegated from the premier league after a 4—0 loss to west ham. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the football legend, jack charlton, part of england's 1966 world cup winning team, has died at the age of 85 following a long illness. he spent hi

in forjack charlton, who played in england's world cup winning football team and managed the republic of ireland after his death at the age of 85. the republic of ireland open air theatres, live music venues and swimming pools re—opened today, in the latest easing of the lockdown in england. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face coverings, after the prime minister said a stricter approach was needed in england. bosnia has marked the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which 8000 bosnian muslim men and boys were murdered. a former islamic state group fighter from britain dies in the notorious hasakah prison, where many is fighters are held. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin lipton, who's the chief sports reporter at the sun and the author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the sunday telegraph reports that taxes will be cut next year under government plans for what it's calling a ‘post—brexit economic revolution‘. and like almost all of tom

english as ireland's most popular englishman what was that about right well after his playing career he became a coach and one of his most successful coaching stint was when he coached the republic of ireland national team they had never qualified for anything really big they made it to the 1st stop was the european championships they qualified for that in 1982 years later the world cup never happened before for the republic violin and then 4 years later the next world cup so charlton made soccer history with the republic of ireland was thanks to him that they were able to get so far for those republican foreign soccer fans it was soccer heaven yeah i can understand now i think for that aren't so easy from deep abuse sports thanks for the inside. here in berlin this is a reminder of top story. bosnia has been remembering the thousands of muslims killed in the strip and it's a massacre 25 years ago killings were europe's worst atrocities since the end of the 2nd world war. i make spicer it's for. his nobel. managers you know good day nothing would change you know the banks. and so watch the language of the bank the money. speaking the truth global news that matters g.w. made for

in forjack charlton, who played in england's world cup winning football team and managed the republic of irelandswimming pools re—opened today, in the latest easing of the lockdown in england. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face coverings, after the prime minister said a stricter approach

jack charlton — who played in england's world cup winning football team and later managed the republic of ireland has died at the age of 85. critics condemn president trump after he spared his former adviser from jail. roger stone had been sentenced to a0 months for obstruction and lying to congress. mps warn the predicted grades system being used in place of exams in england this summer could deny pupils from disadvantaged and ethnic minority backgrounds the marks they deserve. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face coverings, after the prime minister said a "stricter" approach was needed in england. bosnia is marking the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which 8,000 bosnian muslim men and boys were murdered. there are those who choose to forget or deny what took place but we must not allow to happen. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we start with the death of england football legend jack charlton at the age of 85. the former centre half,

forjack charlton — who played in england's world cup winning football team and managed the republic of irelandld cup squad to have died. but you know, he will obviously be remembered very fondly. he was a great character. 0pen air theatres, live music venues and swimming pools re—opened today , in the latest easing of the lockdown in england. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face coverings , after the prime minister said a ‘stricter‘ approach was needed in england. bosnia has marked the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which 8000 bosnian muslim men

in forjack charlton, who played in england's world cup winning football team and managed the republic of ireland. he's died at the age of 85. hello. president trump has appeared in public for the first time wearing a face mask, during a visit to a military hospital in maryland. the visit comes as the us declared a record 66,000 cases of infections in one day. mr trump had previously refused to wear a mask in front of cameras. but on leaving the white house on saturday, he said he thought it was expected that facial coverings would be worn in hospitals. john mcmanus has more. an unexpected change of direction. president from wearing a face mask in public for the first time. although he recently said he thought he resembled a lone ranger when he donned a facemask, he originally refused to wear one. i think wearing a facemask as great presidents, dictators, kings, queens, i don't know, i don't see it for myself. the president's change of heart comes as covid—i9 tightens its grip on the us. so far there have been 135,000 deaths from the virus with 3.2 million cases, the usa is the worst hit country

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the truth is if you look at polls today, sinn fein is no longer the most popular party in the republic of ireland most important pressing issue of all, which is handling covid—i9. your moment appears to have passed. well, see, the wonderful thing about a democracy and about political life is that, you know, we set out our stall, political leaders rival, political actors make all sorts of assertions and will have their debates, and then the people decide. and that's at the core of the journey to irish reunification. the people will, ultimately, call this one. it is entirely legitimate and it is entirely in accordance with and in keeping with the good friday agreement to say out loud we want a united ireland, we want an end to the partition of our island, which has been so injurious to our social, political and economic fortunes, and we want to talk about that, and, yes, we want a referendum. but you know better than i that right now there is more to politics than just talking about a border poll, and the irish people, like all others, have had to struggle with covid—i9. and the fact is if you look

in forjack charlton, who played in england's world cup winning football team and managed the republic of ireland. he's died at the age of 85. hello. president trump has appeared in public for the first time wearing a face mask. he wore it while visiting the walter reed national military medical center outside washington, where he met wounded soldiers and health care workers. the visit comes as the us declared a record 66 thousand cases of infections in one day. mr trump had previously refused to wear a mask in front of cameras. but on leaving the white house on saturday, he said he thought it was expected that facial coverings be worn in hospitals. i think when you are in a hospital, especially in that particular setting, when you are talking to a lot of soldiers and people that, in some cases, just got off the operating table, i think it's a great thing to wear a mask. i've never been against masks, but i do believe they have a time and a place. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. well, there has been a lot of pressure on the president to wear a mask like pretty much everyone e

of ireland on a whole. absolutely, no restrictions from people moving from northern ireland south to the republic of irelandof restrictions. but of course we know that the republic of ireland has a lwa ys that the republic of ireland has always taken a very cautious approach. it went into lockdown quite a lot ahead of the uk and the new teashop has said that he wants to ta ke new teashop has said that he wants to take this cautious approach. —— the irish leader has said they want to ta ke the irish leader has said they want to take a cautious approach. there are other countries like portugal have made it onto ilan's green list. the central workers can travel but holiday—makers would need to abide by these quarantine rules. and the government has had actually we don't wa nt government has had actually we don't want anybody to be travelling anyway, central travel only still applies, that is the advice. and they're calling for people from the republic of ireland to holiday at home. ok, emma, thank you very much. the metropolitan police commissioner says the "knee on the neck is not a technique that is trained"

jack charlton, who played in england's world cup winning football team and later managed the republic of irelandhas died at the age of 85. another one of the 1996 —— 1966 world cup squad leaders to die. he will be remembered fondly. he was a great character. critics condemn president trump after he spared his former adviserfrom jail — roger stone had been sentenced to a0 months for obstruction and lying to congress. open air theatres, live music venues and swimming pools can re—open today, in the latest easing of the lockdown in england. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face coverings, after the prime minister said a ‘stricter‘ approach was needed in england. bosnia marks the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which 8,000 bosnian muslim men and boys were murdered. now on bbc news, audiences from around the world question their leaders on global issues. hello, and welcome to london for this edition of global questions with me, zeinab badawi. has the coronavirus pandemic wiped out years of progress on gender equality? although men are more prone to die of

charlton first flourished at middlesbrough, but it was with the republic of ireland that he'll be moste quarterfinals. ireland! they are in the last eight and the party can begin! an english hero returned home an irish one too. his feats the stuff of footballing folklore. jack was a natural leader. he was a fighter in the way he both played and managed as well and got his teams to play. they were kind of a replica of his personality. but he was also gentle at the same time. his relationship with his brother was sometimes strained, but on an emotional night in 2008, he presented an award to the player he still regarded as the best. when we were kids used to go to the park and play, i would go home for dinner and he would stay out all day. bobby charlton is the greatest player i've ever seen. and he's my brother. but jack charlton's achievements, like the man himself, stood tall. one of football's biggest characters. jack charlton, who has died, at the age of 85. more tributes to jack charlton on the bbc website. do stay with us. hello there. well, after the disappointment of recent week

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tour operator, tui, is to close nearly a third of its high street stores in the uk and the republic of ireland the start of the pandemic. a wave of infections sweeping the state of victoria saw new cases up by a third since monday. more than a dozen people have died. other australian states have closed their borders with victoria, but this hasn't prevented some infection spikes elsewhere. shaimaa khalil reports. another record high in victoria and another setback for australia, as health workers race to contain the spread of covid—19. there were hopes that the outbreak may have peaked on monday, with more than 500 infections recorded. but the latest spike in coronavirus numbers has surpassed the previous record by nearly 200 cases. there are 9,998 cumulative cases of coronavirus in the victorian community. 723 new since we last updated you. authorities have said that many people who've shown symptoms of the virus or are still waiting for test results have been turning up at workplaces, including some who've tested positive for covid—19. if you're a positive case then you need to be at home and

you can see a dip, responsible for this line of very heavy showers extending in across the republic of irelandver the english channel it causes a wave develop and there will be a zone of heavy rain across east anglia and the south—east of england, and this rain could push into central and southern england, the midlands, lincolnshire and yorkshire, some of the wettest weather through the afternoon, but some areas will get pretty wet — certainly in the east. the cricket will see some interruptions to play for the third test on monday. looks like being a complete wash—out. that is one to watch, as well. through saturday night, outbreaks of rain clearing from east anglia and the south—east. skies clearing for a time, and it will begin to start to turn less humid but temperatures still around 12 celsius. but sunday, the better half of the weekend for many of us. broadly speaking a day of sunshine and showers, with lengthy outbreaks of rain working their way into north—west scotland and a breezier day but feeling significantly fresher and more pleasant with more than a ray of sunshine coming through

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of northern ireland looks both ways. they look to london for advice, but they also look to the republic of ireland for advice. und, certainly in the west of northern ireland, was that they looked more towards dublin, so that we went into lockdown probably a week and a half, maybe two weeks, before the rest of the united kingdom. despite this divide, on the canvas of northern ireland, so often depicting struggles past, in this new war, a sense of unity. along the irish border, near newry, the natural direction of travel is often to look towards dublin over westminster. i suppose people recognise that each of the four regions is very different, and what works for london doesn't necessarily work for northern ireland. what state is the uk union in, then, at the end of all of this? it's still in a reasonably good state, but they have to deal with brexit yet, that's coming down the tracks. then you're going to have scottish independence, there is going to be a fight for that. as unionist culture is celebrated at scaled—down july parades, the worst of the pandemic, it is hoped, is over. but it leaves northern ireland

played for ireland under jackie charlton from gary lineker and in england famous in england international it's all over the world right now and people are very sad but just think of the republic of ireland fans i mean they looked up to this man so much. and really it's morning time he did so much for that thing i have to ask is it true that he's conceited on lin's must love well i don't think that's an exaggeration and 1st of all that's a big achievement also because it's not that easy for an englishman to do a lot of irish people for a variety of political reasons and other reasons but i mean basically yeah he was able to get ireland to their 1st ever big international tournament the european championship in 1980 then 2 years later who would believe in the world cup and then 4 years later another world cup this was irish soccer history in the making and it's because of jackie charlton that happened. from that of his sports thanks so much. and with that erupt tonight remember you can always get more news on our web site at any time of the day that's to be found that deep w dot com and you can also follow us on twitter and instagram as well as news is the handle this morning i

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in forjack charlton, who played in england's world cup—winning football team and managed the republic of irelandafter his death at the age of 85. open—air theatres, live music venues and swimming pools reopened today, in the latest easing of the lockdown in england. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face coverings, after the prime minister said a "stricter" approach was needed in england. massacre, in which 8,000 bosnian muslim men and boys were murdered. now on bbc news... this week marked the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain, when the raf defended the country as nazi germany launched wave after wave of bombing raids over britain. the raf‘s young pilots held them off with their new fighter planes, the spitfires and hurricanes. the aircraft became iconic, a symbol of britain's resilience under attack. but what has never been revealed before is the role that a schoolgirl from london played in their success, as sophie raworth has been finding out in the schoolgirl who helped winawar. it's a wonderful aircraft, absolutely wonderful. it fitted you li

we saw his colourful years as the republic of ireland manager, that remarkable run to the quarterfinalslton have been pouring in. his grandaughter, emma wilkinson, tweeted "beyond sad "to have to say goodbye to my beloved grandad, "jack charlton. "he enriched so many lives through football, "friendship and family. "he was a kind, funny and thoroughly genuine man and ourfamily "will miss him enormously." the fa wrote: ireland's football association tweeted: we can speak now to former england player peter shilton. good morning. this news coming through in the last hour or so. your paths crossed with jack trout sent many a time. when it came to football, i was reading one of the fa cts . football, i was reading one of the facts. —— pat crossed with jack charlton many times. —— path is crossed. he played in every game in the 1966 world cup. i was very fond of jack. another one of the 1966 world cup squad to have died. he will obviously be remembered very fondly. he was a great character. i was in the england squad with him at the end of his career, at the start of mine. i played against him

ireland for the next three weeks. charlton was part of england's 1966 world cup winning side, and also led the republic of ireland to theirfirst finals as manager. he died earlier this month aged 85. gareth bale's agent says he is "going nowhere", despite being left on the bench by zinedine zidane for most of real madrid's league triumph this season. he has two years left on his contract and according to jonathan barnett, bale likes living in madrid and he won't be leaving on loan or on a permanent transfer. and for the first time since it was launched in 1956, there will be no ballon d'0r awarded this year. it's been cancelled due to the pandemic. france football, who run the award, say the last year can't be treated as ordinary — but that the ceremony will return in 2021. some potential good news for the women's super league — with a number of major investors showing interest in buying into england's top women's division. several private firms have apparently expressed an interest in purchasing a stake. 0ur reporterjo currie has more on this. in terms of investment, this will be a huge moment for the leak. absolutely. a very

the republic of ireland is to delay reopening pubs and nightclubs until the 10th of august after a rise both indoors and outdoors from monday have also been delayed. the country's infection rate — the so—called r number — is estimated to be somewhere betweeni.2 and 1.8. that means there's a serious risk of the virus spreading. scotland has embarked on its most significant relaxation yet of the lockdown measures announced in march. pubs, restaurants, hairdressers, libraries, cinemas and museums can now open, but visitors will have to leave contact details on arrival. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, confirmed that there have been no new deaths related to coronavirus for seven days. our scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. good evening, welcome back... it's been a long wait — the longest in the uk. but at the stroke of midnight, the hair clippers got going in giffnock. so, what are we doing for you today, sir? ten hours later, tony is well into a fully booked 24—hour shift. i feel like it's good for mental health. like, when you have a haircut, if you like it, you feel really

in forjack charlton who played in england's world cup winning football team and managed the republic of irelandied at the age of 85. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. president trump has for the first time been seen wearing a face mask in public, during a visit to a military hospital in maryland. masks have been a divisive issue in the united states. the president has so far refused to wear one in public. but before leaving the white house earlier, he told reporters he felt wearing a mask in a hospital was the right thing to do. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, has more. there has been a lot of pressure on the president to wear a mask like pretty much everyone else has been encouraged to especially in recent weeks, indeed some american cities it is compulsory if you go out in public even out in the open air to wear a mask — such is the problem with coronavirus growing problem in cities like the one i am in right now in los angeles. but the president has steadfastly refused at least to be seen in public wearing a mask. there was one occasion where he was

eyes that relationship prime minister of alero regarded by many as the father of the modern republic of ireland and archbishop john charles mcquaid. mcquade worked very closely. you could almost say that devil lera it was the prime minister. the position of the catholic church as the arbiter of all that was ethical correct and moral in a society. became the challenge. they wished to train this island as a shining light of catholicism. but with no sex education allowed in schools and contraception and abortion bans by church and states pregnancies outside marriage were perhaps inevitable. and the solution to that. was mother and baby homes. the whole point of faith institutions take height and contain any sexual immorality from the catholic. men who commissioned crimes against women and children weren't because they weren't evidence but the pregnant woman was evidence the l.h.s. from a child was evidence that people had sex out of marriage. from the 1922 new mother and baby homes sprung up across the country. presented to young women as a solution to their shameful sin they were actually no such

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he went on to manage the republic of ireland. will be a memorial service later on. and president trump has said the outbreak is likely to get worse before it gets better was not ina change before it gets better was not in a change of tack, he urged people to use a mask when unable to socially distance. that's it for now. thank you for watching. —— said the outbreak is likely to get worse before it gets better. hello. well, for some of us, the skies have remained clear but overall a very cloudy picture on the way, at least for the northern half of the uk during the course of wednesday, and on top of that, we've got some patchy rain as well. and you can see where the clouds coming from, off the atlantic as it often does. it's spreading across northern ireland and into scotland. eventually, it will engulf northern england, too. to the south of that, however, i think some sunshine in the morning and in fact, it will end up being a pretty decent day for the channel counties, certainly for london — perhaps east anglia, too. temperature

considering the legacies of imperialism, fergal keane has been to the province of munster in the republic of ireland trail. here, where empire took root in the fields of munster. there are traces everywhere of that long ago conquest, when the energy of elizabethan england overpowered its enemies. the irish were not made slaves but there was massacre, dispossession and assault on gaelic culture. catholic ireland with her continental allies was a threat to protestant elizabeth but also an opportunity for english adventurism. this part of ireland saw some of the worst atrocities, carried out by men regarded as heroes in britain, and they would take the tactics and methods of colonial conquest and export them from here across the world. men like sir walter raleigh who took vast land holdings after the destruction of the native lords. the great poet edmund spencer was amongst those who defended starving civilians to deny food to rebels. thousands died in the famine which swept munster in the 15805. i‘m going back into the landscape of the munster conquest, along the river blackwater, to meet a leading ex

the headlines... winning football team and managed the republic of ireland — after his death at the agef 85. open air theatres, live music venues and swimming pools re—opened today, in the latest easing of the lockdown in england. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face coverings, after the prime minister said a ‘stricter‘ approach was needed in england. bosnia has marked the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which 8000 bosnian muslim men and boys were murdered. a former islamic state group fighter from britain dies in the notorious hasakah prison, where many is fighters are held. and a disappointing day for norwich city, as the team's relegated from the premier league after a 4—0 loss to west ham. now on bbc news... this week marked the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain — when the raf defended the country as nazi germany launched wave after wave of bombing raids over britain. the raf‘s young pilots held them off with their new fighter planes — the spitfires and hurricanes. the aircraft became iconic, a symbol of britain's re

of northern ireland looks both ways. they look to london for advice, but they also look to the republic of ireland for advice. at they looked more towards dublin, so that we went into lockdown probably a week and a half, maybe two weeks, before the rest of the united kingdom. despite this divide, on the canvas of northern ireland, so often depicting struggles past, in this new war, a sense of unity. along the irish border, near newry, the natural direction of travel is often to look towards dublin over westminster. i suppose people recognise that each of the four regions is very different, and what works for london doesn't necessarily work for northern ireland. what state is the uk union in, then, at the end of all of this? it's still in a reasonably good state, but they have to deal with brexit yet, that's coming down the tracks. then you're going to have scottish independence, there is going to be a fight for that. as unionist culture is celebrated at scaled—down july parades, the worst of the pandemic, it is hoped, is over. but it leaves northern ireland in a changed united kingdom, with now more independen

the life of world cup winner jack charlton is being celebrated with a special postmark in the uk and ireland. charlton was part of england's 1966 world cup winning side and also led the republicst major tournament finals in the late 1980s and early 1990s. he died earlier this month aged 85. the postmark will be on all stamped mail in the uk and ireland until 9th august. you're up to date with the latest for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. holly, thanks very much. more now on uk china relations. beijing has accused britain of brutally medalling in its internal affairs. borisjohnson says he has severe concerns about china new national. the foreign secretary, dominic raab is expected to suspend the uk's extradition treaty with hong kong later. we can speak now to the labour mp and shadow international trade secretary, emily thornberry. good afternoon to you. does dominic raab and the british government have any choice but to suspend this extradition agreement?” any choice but to suspend this extradition agreement? i mean, i welcome it, but i think that it's not a great deal. i think the basic problem is the government has blown hot and cold when it comes to china.

of northern ireland looks both ways. they look to london for advice, but they also look to the republic of ireland for advice. inly in the west of northern ireland, was that they looked more towards dublin, so that we went into lockdown probably a week and a half, maybe two weeks, before the rest of the united kingdom. despite this divide, on the canvas of northern ireland, so often depicting struggles past, in this new war, a sense of unity. along the irish border, near newry, the natural direction of travel is often to look towards dublin over westminster. i suppose people recognise that each of the four regions is very different, and what works for london doesn't necessarily work for northern ireland. what state is the uk union in, then, at the end of all of this? it's still in a reasonably good state, but they have to deal with brexit yet, that's coming down the tracks. then you're going to have scottish independence, there is going to be a fight for that. as unionist culture is celebrated at scaled—down july parades, the worst of the pandemic, it is hoped, is over. but it leaves northern ireland in a chan