everyone's keen to get stormont there no stormont back, but there is no deal that people accept.ont back, but there is no deitheiat people accept. and stormont back, but there is no deithe clock people accept. and stormont back, but there is no deithe clock iszople accept. and stormont back, but there is no deithe clock is ticking:cept. and stormont back, but there is no deithe clock is ticking and:. and stormont back, but there is no deithe clock is ticking and the|d so the clock is ticking and the pressure is piling on the minister. but i don't see his way out. and of course, apart from sir keir starmer, james from sir keir starmer, i'm james cleverly, foreign minister. from sir keir starmer, i'm james cleverlyin foreign minister. from sir keir starmer, i'm james cleverlyin belfastgn minister. from sir keir starmer, i'm james cleverlyin belfast as minister. from sir keir starmer, i'm james cleverlyin belfast as well. :er. from sir keir starmer, i'm james cleverlyin belfast as well. this he was in belfast as well. this leo the teacher, leo varadkar, the new teacher, was as well

because of course the dup, the democratic unionist party, who need to support the deal if the stormont is going to come back, they want all checks gone. they want none at all. yeah, so when at the moment you start hearing noises, which occasionally we do, from the eu side, the uk side, saying, "look, things might be improving, we might be able to do a new deal," it doesn't mean that the dup will buy it. well, we can find out what the dup might be thinking, because we have someone who knows about that stuff incredibly well, because she used to be the leader of the party. and was first minister of northern ireland. it's dame arlene foster. hello. although you will always be arlene phillips to me, because of that time i stood next to you and a woman ran up and said, "it's arlene phillips!" i was, like, "hmm..." i feel sorry for arlene phillips. because the amount of time she's been called arlene foster and i've been called arlene phillips, it must be awful for somebody not involved in politics to be called that. so, next week, we are planning to do a little brexitcast reunion, our old pod

he's meeting leaders at stormont. this comes as it looks like the government might finally be making some progress on the northern ireland protocol. we'll bring you the latest from belfast. as latest from belfast. and as always, i want to hear from you. so if you'd like to get in touch about anything, you about anything, anything you want about, all gb want to talk about, it's all gb views dot uk . first, views at gb views dot uk. first, let's get the latest news headunes. let's get the latest news headlines . thanks, stephen. good headlines. thanks, stephen. good afternoon . it's 12:01 on afternoon. it's 12:01 on rhiannon jones in the gb newsroom. the government says a meeting between the health secretary and health leaders was good and constructive . it comes good and constructive. it comes as new nhs england data shows ambulances took an hour and a half on average to respond to call outs in december . that's call outs in december. that's the longest response times record. details pay weren't discussed at today's me

the government said the leader of sinn fein at stormont, michelle 0'neill, was invited.etary to meet the opposition leader of the irish parliament before meeting his irish counterpart. the dup, who are blocking a return to power sharing, emphasised their opposition to checks on goods coming to northern ireland, which it wants the eu to scrap. this was an invaluable opportunity for us to put forward our concerns. they recognise that a deal with the eu that doesn't work for unionistsjust isn't going to fly. so i think it was a useful discussion, in that respect. the foreign secretary denied excluding sinn fein from the talks as he heard about the problems with the protocol at this garden centre, which is struggling to get plants and seeds over from britain because of the eu's rules. for some other businesses, there are advantages. i got to hear about what elements of the protocol were working, and i had that from both politicians and business leaders. what i want to do is make sure that the resolution to this protects the things that need to be protected and are working, b

the government said the leader of sinn fein at stormont, michelle 0'neill, was invited.he opposition leader of the irish parliament before meeting his irish counterpart. the dup, who are blocking a return to power sharing, emphasised their opposition to checks on goods coming to northern ireland, which it wants the eu to scrap. this was an invaluable opportunity for us to put forward our concerns. they recognised that a deal with the eu that doesn't work for unionistsjust isn't going to fly. so i think it was a useful discussion in that respect. the foreign secretary denied excluding sinn fein from the talks as he heard about the problems with the protocol at this garden centre, which is struggling to get plants and seeds over from britain because of the eu's rules. for some other businesses, there are advantages. i got to hear about what elements of the protocol were working, and i heard that from both politicians and business leaders. what i want to do is make sure that the resolution to this protects the things that need to be protected and are working, but address th

having walked through northern ireland to stormont, they then started out from edinburgh to wales.e were many surprises along the way. as they passed through andy's home county of cumbria, there was an emotional moment when the folk band, the young'uns, sang a song they'd penned in the dads�* honour. # my dad's world was torn in two # no words can hold the pain he knew # but there was one thing he could do- # so my dad's walking on... and a stay with manchester's mayor saw more high—profile names offer their support. well, this will keep you going tomorrow. yeah, this is good. this is awesome. i think what they're doing isjust tremendously important. it's a conversation the nation needs to have. and actually putting it into the curriculum and encouraging a conversation with younger people isjust where we've got to go with this. it's bizarre, isn't it? you're staying in someone�*s house, as in andy burnham's house, and you come down for tea, not expecting anything but a curry that andy was preparing in the kitchen, and then sam allardyce walks in, and then robbie fowler walks in. th

the labour leader sir keir starmer is in stormont to discuss the deadlock, which the dup has cited asroup of afghan families who were brought to britain after the taliban took power are taking the government to court. it's after their accommodation was changed, meaning their children had to leave their school. at first the four families were housed in a london hotel, but then they were moved to the north of england. they've struggled to find school places for their children and say their education has suffered. here's our home editor, mark easton. amid the chaos of the evacuation from kabul in the summer of 2021, the uk promised a warm welcome to the uk promised a warm welcome to the families of afghans who had worked with british forces. titer;r the families of afghans who had worked with british forces. they did ri . ht worked with british forces. they did ritht b worked with british forces. they did riaht b us worked with british forces. they did right by us and _ worked with british forces. they did right by us and we _ worked with british forces. they did right by us and we want

what do you think the future is at this point for the devolved government at stormont, and indeed theg focusing on the situation i northern ireland? i think if we are fog focusing on the situation at i northern ireland? i think if we are | fog focusing on the situation at the moment it is not optimistic and to see if there are options or solutions there. i do think there are options there and i would certainly like to look into the territory or realm of institutional reform to try and implement some sort of processes and institutional designs that might be able to prevent or at least mitigate these stop — start politics we have seen over the recent years providing going forward but certainly i think the way things have happened so far is not working so something needs to change going forward. what is that is up to the politicians but certainly i would be surprised if this did not come to further discussion toward that end. doctor claire rice, — discussion toward that end. doctor claire rice, thank _ discussion toward that end. doctor claire rice, thank you _ discussion toward that end

the irish premier and the labour leader both met political parties stormont today to parties at stormontoday to discuss the post brexit trade rules on the irish land border. the dup has been blocking the formation of a proper government until the protocol is dramatically altered or even removed . those are your latest removed. those are your latest news headlines. you're up to date on tv, online and dab plus radio u with gb news the people's channel. well, now it's time for thrash . time for thrash. good evening . it's an argument good evening. it's an argument that, to my knowledge has been going on since the brixton riots of 1981. it's all about stop and search and how it's used now. the relatively new boss of the met, sam reilly, he has said this week almost unnoticed by any media to channel my astonishment. but he has said that the increased and targeted use of stop and search could reduce attempted murders and murders in london by 50. and he says that over the course of the last year, murders in london have fallen, particularly amongst youths quite significantly . now that, of signi

we can see pictures now from stormont, where the leaders of the eight parties which have been involved prime ministers of the united kingdom and the republic of ireland, are announcing details of an agreement which is intended to end nearly 30 years of conflict and which have cost more than 3,000 lives. agreement. the impossible was done late this afternoon, but done it was, to the delight of the prime ministers, their sad remembrance of the injured and the dead, their realistic hopes for the children's future. the prime minister announces the toughest restrictions on our way of life in living memory. from tonight, you can only leave your home for very specific reasons. we kept audiences up to date as the virus spread. coughing can project small droplets up to six metres. the anguish of thousands who lost loved ones. families separated by the pandemic. no, you can't touch my hand. this is the first time julie bennett has seen her father in four weeks. shouts heartbreaking. heartbreaking. those supporting the work of the nhs. thank you, captain tom, from the nhs. _ those working for it.

the irish premier and the labour leader both met political parties stormont today to parties at stormontoday to discuss the post brexit trade rules on the irish land border. the dup has been blocking the formation of a proper government until the protocol is dramatically altered or even removed . those are your latest removed. those are your latest news headlines. you're up to date on tv, online and dab plus radio u with gb news the people's channel. well, now it's time for thrash . time for thrash. good evening . it's an argument good evening. it's an argument that, to my knowledge has been going on since the brixton riots of 1981. it's all about stop and search and how it's used now. the relatively new boss of the met, sam reilly, he has said this week almost unnoticed by any media to channel my astonishment. but he has said that the increased and targeted use of stop and search could reduce attempted murders and murders in london by 50. and he says that over the course of the last year, murders in london have fallen, particularly amongst youths quite significantly . now that, of signi

we can see pictures now from stormont, where the leaders of the eight parties which have been involved the prime ministers of the united kingdom and the republic of ireland, are announcing details of an agreement which is intended to end nearly 30 years of conflict and which have cost more than 3,000 lives. agreement. the impossible was done late this afternoon, but done it was, to the delight of the prime ministers, their sad remembrance of the injured and the dead, their realistic hopes for the children's future. the prime minister announces the toughest restrictions on our way of life in living memory. from tonight, you can only leave your home for very specific reasons. we kept audiences up to date as the virus spread. coughing can project small droplets up to six metres. the anguish of thousands who lost loved ones. families separated by the pandemic. no, you can't touch my hand. this is the first timejulie bennett has seen her father in four weeks. shouts heartbreaking. those supporting the work of the nhs. thank you, captain tom, from the nhs. _ those working for it. somebody ha

nevertheless, the king's encounter with stormont�*s sinn fein speaker was striking.bhron a dheanadh leat ag an am crua seo. i would like to sympathise with you at this difficult time. we are thankful for queen elizabeth's commitment and encouragement to building peace and reconciliation across these islands and indeed for all of those who seek to keep us moving towards that goal. there certainly was, for me anyway, a moment of watching the king and alex maskey at hillsborough thinking this is really an extraordinary evolution of history. but i think if you'd ask most historians with the best of crystal balls to gaze into 20 years ago, that would have been unthinkable. it would have seemed like something out of a work of hopefulfiction. it was really fascinating seeing that interaction my own experience is that this is something that republicans were — is something that republicans were comfortable with. 50 years ago, in the wake of bloody sunday, the british embassy in dublin was burned down. in the days after the queen's death, a small number of floral tributes were

if it's not going to come from stormont it has to come from westminster.cess to be? accountability — that they put their hands up and they say, "yes, this should never have happened." marie arbuckle, ending that report, from chris page. prince harry says the royal family has shown "absolutely no willingness to reconcile" with him and his wife meghan, in a new tv interview. the duke of sussex also spoke of his strained relationship with king charles and prince william, saying he wanted to "get his father back", and to "have his brother back". our royal correspondent, daniella relph reports. they are the first hints of what this book will offer. the trailers from itv and cbs in america, released ahead of the publication of spare, point to a bitter family fallout. it never needed to be this way. the leaking and the planting. i want a family, not an institution. they feel as if it is better to keep us as somehow as the villains. they have shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile. i'd like to get my father back, i would like to have my brother back. getting

i know now me long from the alliance has made the case that we need reform at stormont.here a case to be made for reform given that as have seen whenever fein or the dup decide not to participate, then the whole thing comes crumbling. we have sinn between have this with sinn fein between 2017 and 2020 and now again with the dup so 2017 and 2020 and now again with the dup s0 is the system at fault here. is there something we could do about think it's not? yes it's the short answer to that and proper reform provision was made for that . the provision was made for that. the good friday agreement back in 1990. it and it's never really other than an association chart between the dup and sinn fein and of course in two thousand and of course in two thousand and seven when the armies agreement was implemented that only strengthens grip on on the centre what's really happened since then though and it's not just the rise of the alliance party is actually you can see it from the recent census figures. there is longer a protestant majority northern ireland, but nor is there really a

. the is stormont.is they're like with a cost of living the executive living crisis, the executive needs be up and running, needs to be up and running, otherwise the people are not in a way. otherwise government a good way. otherwise government can essentially can function essentially best way government. way to have a government. i think always better think things always get better when things were when those with us. things were better under trump. better in america under trump. the levers of government were gummed by opposition gummed up by opposition to trump. ideal ideal trump. so the ideal ideal government is a lock door around the government. so this work, i mean , this does look like it mean, this does look like it could break the deadlock because if you're and the uk if you're if the eu and the uk agreeing going to share agreeing they're going to share customs well, can we customs data. well, you can we can that's all was can leave. that's all it was we're to you access we're going to give you

. the is stormont.is they're like with a cost of living the executive living crisis, the executive needs be up and running, needs to be up and running, otherwise the people are not in a way. otherwise government a good way. otherwise government can essentially can function essentially best way government. way to have a government. i think always better think things always get better when things were when those with us. things were better under trump. better in america under trump. the levers of government were gummed by opposition gummed up by opposition to trump. ideal ideal trump. so the ideal ideal government is a lock door around the government. so this work, i mean , this does look like it mean, this does look like it could break the deadlock because if you're and the uk if you're if the eu and the uk agreeing going to share agreeing they're going to share customs well, can we customs data. well, you can we can that's all was can leave. that's all it was we're to you access we're going to give you

if it's not going to come from stormont it has to come from westminster.come of this whole process to be? accountability — that they put their hands up and they say, "yes, this should never have happened." prince harry has spoken of what he described as �*betrayal by buckingham palace' in preview footage for a forthcoming interview ahead of the release of his memoir, spare. speaking with cbs 60 minutes correspondent anderson cooper, he accused palace officials of failing to defend him and his wife meghan, before they stepped down as working royals. one of the criticisms that you have received is that, "0k fine, you want to move to california, you want to step back from the institutional role — why be so public?" you say you tried to do this privately. and every single time i've tried to do it privately, there have been briefings and leakings and planting of stories against me and my wife. you know, the family motto is never complain, never explain, but it's just a motto. it doesn't really hold... there's a lot of complaining and a lot of explaining. being

if it's not going to come from stormont it has to come from westminster. to be? accountability — that they put their hands up and they say, "yes, this should never have happened." marie arbuckle, ending that report from chris page. prince harry says the royal family has shown "absolutely no willingness to reconcile" with him and his wife meghan, in a new tv interview. the duke of sussex also spoke of his strained relationship with king charles and prince william, saying he wanted to "get his father back" and to "have his brother back". our royal correspondent daniella relph reports. they are the first hints of what this book will offer. the trailers from itv and cbs in america, released ahead of the publication of spare, point to a bitter family fallout. it never needed to be this way. the leaking and the planting. i want a family, not an institution. they feel as though it is better to keep us somehow as the villains. they have shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile. i'd like to get my father back, i would like to have my brother back. getting his f

the irish premier and labour leader will meet political parties at stormont later in a bid to resolve the row over the northern ireland protocol . leo northern ireland protocol. leo varadkar and sir keir starmer will travel to belfast to discuss the post—brexit deadlock over trade rules on the irish land border. the protocols become a contentious issue , with become a contentious issue, with the dup blocking the formation of a government until it's dramatically altered or removed . russian mercenaries are claiming they found a body belonging to one of the two british aid workers missing in ukraine. the volcanic group hasn't specified which of the two has reportedly been found, but documents belonging to both brits are understood to have been on the body . ukrainian been on the body. ukrainian police say andrew bagshaw and christopher parry left the city of kramatorsk for the town of soledar on friday morning and were reported missing on saturday evening. gb news is unable to verify the claims . an unable to verify the claims. an energy watchdog says more than 3 million people in the u

the irish premier labour leader have met political parties at stormont to discuss the post—brexit trade on the irish land border. post—brexit trade rules on the irish land border . the post—brexit trade rules on the irish land border. the dup has been blocking the formation of a government until the protocols altered or removed . russian altered or removed. russian mercenaries are claiming they found a body belonging to one of the two british aid workers missing in ukraine. the volcanic group hasn't specified which of the two has reportedly been found , but did say they had found, but did say they had document belonging to both gb news whose is unable to verify the claims . the news whose is unable to verify the claims. the foreign news whose is unable to verify the claims . the foreign office the claims. the foreign office says it's supporting the families of andrew backshall and chris parry while they await more information . that as more information. that as ukrainian authorities say, russia has attacked a maternity hospital in the port city of her son. video footage shows the afterm

the irish premier and labour leader will meet political parties at stormont later in a to resolve theow over the northern ireland protocol. leo varadkar and sir keir starmer will travel to belfast to discuss the post—brexit deadlock over trade rules on the irish border. the protocols become a contentious issue with the dup , the issue with the dup, the formation of a government until it's dramatically altered or removed . russian mercenaries are removed. russian mercenaries are claiming they found the body of one of the two british aid workers missing in ukraine. the volunteer hasn't specified which the two is reportedly being found . documents belonging to found. documents belonging to both brits are understood to have been found the body. ukrainian police say andrew backshall and christopher parry left the city of kramatorsk for the town of a solider on friday morning. they were reported missing on saturday evening. gb news is unable to verify the claims claims and tributes continue to pour in for jeff beck, regarded as of the greatest guitarists all time. he died last night. ozzy o

the european research group and unlock the stalemate the northern ireland protocol had caused at stormont charges include indecent assault, sexual assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. the offences are alleged to have taken place between 2001 and 2005. the act it�*s now facing a total of 12 sex offence charges against four men. kevin spacey will stand trial injune. the bbc has learned that officials from nhs england are to brief the health secretary about allegations of a toxic culture at one of england�*s largest hospital trusts. a bbc newsnight investigation, broadcast last year, reported widespread allegations of bullying and intimidation of staff at university hospitals birmingham. here�*s david grossman. every doctor must be registered here, with the general medical council. if a doctor�*s accused of a lapse of professional standards, it�*s the gmc who investigate, the ultimate sanction being struck off the register. the allegation that this organisation — that�*s essentially here to ensure that doctors behave both ethically and safely — is being

a proper government in stormont until the protocol is dramatically altered .and is dramatically altered. and there's been travel disruption today for passengers in and around as strikes took place . around as strikes took place. the newly opened elizabeth line members from the transport staff association and the sister union prospect all walked out over pay and pensions. the two unions reject it. a 4.4% increase this year and the labour leader, sir keir starmer. year and the labour leader, sir keir starmer . the government keir starmer. the government needed to up its tactics . i do needed to up its tactics. i do not want to see this industrial action. i want to lead a government resolves these issues . on the last labour government, you didn't have a national strike for nurses had fair pay for nurses . and we think that for nurses. and we think that you should in the room negotiating sorting out these . negotiating sorting out these. gb news time for headliners . gb news time for headliners. hello good evening. welcome to headliners i'm simon evans. i'll be t

a proper government in stormont until the protocol is dramatically altered .and is dramatically altered. and there's been travel disruption today for passengers in and around as strikes took place . around as strikes took place. the newly opened elizabeth line members from the transport staff association and the sister union prospect all walked out over pay and pensions. the two unions reject it. a 4.4% increase this year and the labour leader, sir keir starmer. year and the labour leader, sir keir starmer . the government keir starmer. the government needed to up its tactics . i do needed to up its tactics. i do not want to see this industrial action. i want to lead a government resolves these issues . on the last labour government, you didn't have a national strike for nurses had fair pay for nurses . and we think that for nurses. and we think that you should in the room negotiating sorting out these . negotiating sorting out these. gb news time for headliners . gb news time for headliners. hello good evening. welcome to headliners i'm simon evans. i'll be t

drew: we are on stormont today. this is around one of a two-part system.erhead right now i'm bringing pockets of heavy rain. you have this heavy cell moving over 101 right now. likely seeing a brief heavy downpour. not out of the question to see ponding on the roadways this morning. the wider picture with this warm front, another shield of heavy rain moving on shore as the morning goes on. vallejo, just after 8:00. antioch, 9:00. this warm front is with us through 7:00 this morning. on the abc 7 exclusive storm impact scale, level five today, with the strongest part coming in in the afternoon and evening. a two-part system. right now we have a warm front between now and 10:00. the biggest concern with this warm front is it will create ponding on the roadways. there may be a break between 10:00 and 2:00. cloudy, isolated showers. the most impactful part of this, why we are labeling it level five, this atmospheric river associated with this cold front between 2:00 and 9:00 bringing heavy rain, wind will be damaging. that will take trees down and likely some

later talks progress stormont later as talks progress over the northern ireland protocol.he post—brexit deadlock. and this is worrying . up to three quarter is worrying. up to three quarter million households are at risk of defaulting on their mortgages over the next two years. that's according to the financial conduct more than conduct authority. more than 200,000 households already 200,000 households have already fallen payments fallen behind on their payments and the end last and that was the end of last june. and that was the end of last june . now, after the break, june. now, after the break, we're talking about that hateful man, andrew tate . this is after man, andrew tate. this is after rishi sunak was urge to tackle radicalisation in our schools. lots of vulnerable young men ideal idolising this this horrible individual or all of that a full insight into what is all about after this . so to come on the program this morning, half of people who get a puppy say morning, half of people who get a puppy say that their lives changed more than expected and it's actually ca

this is gb news we'll stormont. this is gb news we'll bnng stormont. as it happens but back to . happens but back to. stephen d'arcy on a thank you. 1:07 now. more than 20,000 paramedics and ambulance support have walked out today. it's second strike this winter . the gmb union and this winter. the gmb union and unison want higher wages. partly of inflation, partly to help fill in the workforce . and they fill in the workforce. and they have more strike action in the future. nhs england warning of delays. they've advised patients to still call 999 for life threatening emergency , but to threatening emergency, but to use 111 gp fees and pharmacies for non—urgent needs . health and for non—urgent needs. health and social care. secretary barclay said the strikes were an unnecessary disruption . the nhs unnecessary disruption. the nhs is under pressure . our west is under pressure. our west midlands reporter will wallace has the latest . it's a sound has the latest. it's a sound that will comfort some and concern others. but today no matter the feeling, fe

labour leader keir starmer is in stormont to discuss the deadlock, which the dup has cited as its reasonay. two people remain in police custody after they were arrested in connection with the murder of elle edwards. the 26—year—old was shot outside a pub in wallasey on christmas eve. police are questioning a 22—year—old man from wirral, and a 23—year—old woman, from the same area, has been held on suspicion of assisting an offender. three people who were previously arrested over the shooting have since been released. the prince and princess of wales have appeared together in public for the first time since the duke of sussex published his memoirs which laid bare his relationship with the couple. william and kate arrived to officially open the new royal liverpool university hospital. harry's controversial autobiography, spare, has become the fastest selling nonfiction book in history, according to publisher penguin random house. lets catch up with the weather. all the heavy rain we have seen recently has been causing problems. trains have been struggling to get between cardiff and careful

if the stormont parties do not agree to form the administration . form the administration.e now . northern ireland get more now. northern ireland journalist and commentator amanda ferguson joining . amanda, amanda ferguson joining. amanda, it's not all bad news because we're getting a bit of mood music that things may be changing behind the scenes. of course , seen james cleverly, the course, seen james cleverly, the foreign in washington foreign secretary in washington speaking to americans and we've got sinn fein our mary lou mcdonald , the president saying mcdonald, the president saying wanted to strike a positive and optimistic note because she said there is now finally a sense of movement . well, certainly the movement. well, certainly the data sharing announcement that we had from the eu and the uk was a positive direction and we know that we're fast approaching the fifth anniversary of the good friday agreement . so the fifth anniversary of the good friday agreement. so i'd imagine political leaders might want to get this tied up with a little ni bow on it ahead of t

from the foreign secretary's point of view, he will meet the main parties in the stormont assembly herend secretary chris heaton—harris. he will brief them on the negotiations that have been happening between london and brussels. he will continue to press for an end to the deadlock here and a return to power—sharing. of the other parties, the main nationalist party, sinn fein, the biggest party in the northern ireland assembly, they will say the british government is pandering to the dup and should apply more pressure to the dup to lift its veto. the cross—community alliance party will say the whole of northern ireland are suffering because of this crisis. issues in the health service are mounting up and issues in public sector pay are mounting up and numerous others too. it's a new year, similar issues. the outlook for the next few months could be crucial notjust for the future of power—sharing in northern ireland but also for the whole future of devolution in this part of the uk totally. chris page in belfast. prince harry has said claims he boasted in his new book about killing 25 ta

from the foreign secretary's point of view, he will meet the main parties in the stormont assembly heress for an end to the deadlock here and a return to power—sharing. 0f for an end to the deadlock here and a return to power—sharing. of the other parties, their main nationalist party, sinn fein, the biggest party in the northern ireland assembly, they will say the british government is pandering to the dup and should apply more pressure to the dup to lift its veto. the cross community alliance party will say the whole of northern ireland are suffering because of this crisis. issues around public services and public sector pay are mounting up. the outlook for the next few months could be crucial not just for the future of power—sharing in northern ireland but also for the whole future of devolution in this part of the uk totally. ichris whole future of devolution in this part of the uk totally.— part of the uk totally. chris page in belfast. _ part of the uk totally. chris page in belfast, thank _ part of the uk totally. chris page in belfast, thank you. _ the golden globes have returne

the irish premier and the labour leader meeting parties at stormont today to discuss the post—brexitde rules on the irish land border. the dup has been the formation of a proper government until the protocol is dramatically altered . now travel dramatically altered. now travel disruption has continued for in and around london , with strikes and around london, with strikes on the newly opened elizabeth line. members from the transport salaried staffs association and their sister union prospect have all walked off the job over pay and pensions. the two unions rejected a 4.4% increase for this year . rejected a 4.4% increase for this year. transport for london has been warning short notice. cancellations and changes. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the government to up its negotiations . i says the government to up its negotiations. i do says the government to up its negotiations . i do not want to negotiations. i do not want to see this industrial action. i want to lead a government that resolves these issues . on the resolves these issues. on the last labour government you d

broadcaster and stormont.roadcaster and journalist o'malley told gb news he's doubtful that today's talks will amount to much. i suspect that the british government and the european will engage in some are using some of the mechanisms used during the making of the good friday agreement . good friday agreement. constructive ambiguity , a bit of constructive ambiguity, a bit of a fudge here and a bit of as a fudge that there can be no absolute answer no matter what happens what changes take place . trade with europe will be subject to the european court of justice . the european court of justice. the european court of justice. the european court of justice governs all of the european union when it comes to trade . the prime minister and trade. the prime minister and his japanese counterpart will sign a landmark defence agreement today that will allow the uk and japan to deploy forces into each other's countries. the treaty, which rishi sunak and fumio kishida will sign, will make the uk the first european countr

the irish premier and the labour leader meeting parties at stormont today to discuss the post—brexitde rules on the irish land border. the dup has been the formation of a proper government until the protocol is dramatically altered . now travel dramatically altered. now travel disruption has continued for in and around london , with strikes and around london, with strikes on the newly opened elizabeth line. members from the transport salaried staffs association and their sister union prospect have all walked off the job over pay and pensions. the two unions rejected a 4.4% increase for this year . rejected a 4.4% increase for this year. transport for london has been warning short notice. cancellations and changes. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the government to up its negotiations . i says the government to up its negotiations. i do says the government to up its negotiations . i do not want to negotiations. i do not want to see this industrial action. i want to lead a government that resolves these issues . on the resolves these issues. on the last labour government you d

the european research group, and unlock the stalemate the northern ireland protocol had caused at stormont flooded river severn. we have got more heavy rain on the way, as we will see in the moment. through this afternoon, not bad, a bit of rain coming into western scotland and north—west england, but otherwise most areas bright with some sunny spells and just a few isolated showers. it�*s mild. temperatures reaching a height of 11 degrees. it�*s overnight tonight that we will see heavy rain return and with as much as 70 millimetres expected over the high ground, that rain is going to be falling on areas that are already flooded, so the flooding is likely to get worse before it gets better heading into the first part of the weekend. for the weekend, there is an improvement weather—wise. this band of rain clears its way through. cool air starts to follow from the north—west. blustery showers merging together with some strong winds for a time across north—western areas, reaching gale force. it will start to turn a good deal cooler in the north. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the foot

, not to situation at stormont, not to mention the other problems we see here, the nhs , the cost ofhere, the nhs, the cost of living an economy on its knees , living an economy on its knees, that the thought of april being a true celebration feels a little old ice . i'm understand little old ice. i'm understand that anniversaries are harder in northern ireland looking back is hard. even when we do so with pride as we should in april. it's tough . the past is a it's tough. the past is a painful place for so many people , so many communities. people have suffered a lot . and with have suffered a lot. and with that comes a fear , fear that if that comes a fear, fear that if we stop trying to move forward , we stop trying to move forward, if things grind to a halt, we stop trying to move forward, if things grind to a halt , then if things grind to a halt, then we could. yet go backwards . it's we could. yet go backwards. it's why here more than anywhere, you always need that hope of a better future . that's the spirit . of better future. that's the spirit. of friday agreement asked of p

the latest deadline to restore northern ireland's powersharing at stormont has passed without agreementssed without agreement. the uk government must now call another assembly election within 12 weeks, but the northern ireland secretary could opt to delay that in the hope the government and eu can strike a new deal on the northern ireland protocol . the northern ireland protocol. western allies from around 50 nafions western allies from around 50 nations are meeting later today to discuss more military support for ukraine. last weekend the uk became the first nation to dispatch tanks to ukraine. kyiv is now seeking another 300 tanks to tackle a potential russian counter—offensive with germany facing pressure to authorise the use of its leopard to battle tanks. use of its leopard to battle tanks . the american singer, tanks. the american singer, david crosby has died at the age of 81. he co—founded two rock bandsin of 81. he co—founded two rock bands in the sixties. the byrds and of course, crosby, stills nash. he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame twice because of his role

the latest deadline to restore northern ireland's powersharing at stormont has passed without an agreementvernment must now call another assembly election within 12 weeks. the northern ireland secretary could opt to delay the election in the hope the uk government and eu can secure a deal . retail sales can secure a deal. retail sales across the uk have fallen for a second month in a row as customers cut back on spending. the office for national statistics says sales dropped by 1% in december, performing far worse than experts had predicted over the vital christmas period. that's 1.7% lower than over the vital christmas period. that's1.7% lower than pre—covid levels. non—food stores and most affected falling . by 2.1% and affected falling. by 2.1% and american singer david crosby has died aged 81, following a long illness . he co—founded two rock illness. he co—founded two rock bandsin illness. he co—founded two rock bands in the 1960s. the byrds and crosby, stills and nash . his and crosby, stills and nash. his career also saw him achieve the rare feat of being inducted into the rock and

stormont, the stalemate. stormont, a counterterrorism investigation is underway .t heathrow airport was fond of traces of urine the scotland yard, says border force detected the substance in routine screening at the end of last month. the force has said the amount of contaminated material was extreme really small and it poses threat to the public . poses threat to the public. award season's kicked off in la. the golden globe awards took place whilst you were sleeping. the punches a sharon was the big winner of the and steven spielberg won best motion picture for the fable. it's based on his own life story. he also best director . based on his own life story. he also best director. right based on his own life story. he also best director . right now also best director. right now things that make you go oh yeah. so this is when you're dating you really like someone. things are going really well and then suddenly they do something and it's you've been it's a deal breaker. you've been sending ex, been making sending in your ex, been making me says this. me laugh. wendy

european research group and unlike the stalemate that the northern ireland protocol has caused at stormontnks to russia. our cyber reporter joe tate he has more details. this is the ransom note that greeted staff trying to log into the computers at royal mail. your files and data are encrypted, it says that links to the cyber criminals to the darknet website. a short and matter—of—fact message that belies the cast caused inside royal mail's international starting offices. since wednesday, the company has said it can send packages or letters abroad. the company hasn't commented on the ransom question saying only that it on the ransom question saying only thatitis on the ransom question saying only that it is a cyber incident. a source close to the investigation has confirmed they are being held to ransom by cyber criminals. ransom where attacks are sadly a persistent problem with organisations getting hacked into paying up to cyber criminals almost daily. what's happening here is especially serious. royal mail is deemed as uk 's critical national infrastructure and staff here tell me it's c

the irish premier and the labour leader met political parties at stormont this morning to discuss the post—brexit trade rules on the post—brexit trade rules on the irish land border. the dup has been blocking the formation of a proper government until the protocol is dramatically altered or even removed . it needs away or even removed. it needs away from home. president joe biden is facing new questions about his handling of classified documents. all but one were found with the second batch of classified material in his private home in delaware , where private home in delaware, where we understand in his garage . the we understand in his garage. the white house confirmed the files included us intelligence memos from his time as vice president under barack obama. the first batch was discovered in one of biden's offices at a washington think tank last november. he says he is fully cooperating with the us justice department on the matter . russian on the matter. russian mercenaries are claiming they have found a body belonging to one of the two british aid workers missing in ukraine. the