course see this would happen to me right now sheen frame his writing high in the polls for a united ireland the fact oh you're saying that the tories have broken their promises to you joe biden is now president of the united states he says if you're wearing orange you're not welcome here when he famously welcomed return or have his do you prefer a singular. no we're not facing corruption don't forget so our history and northern are we a theist difficult times northern ireland was born this is this is our 100th anniversary we were born from a civil war for the 1st 10 years of our existence we 'd have a terrorist county and go organize a strong the irish republic designed to try is under the united kingdom and don't forget we went through 'd a 30 year terrorist company and stay within the united kingdom so you know we've been used to these option times and our relationship with the united kingdom we have to go and enter nicely banging cream saying that unless we get work in sept we can't be removed from the united kingdom and that will be part of our arch article challenge those fish caught t

of bragg's it paving the way potentially for a referendum on irish unity but the question of a united ireland won't be decided across traditional dividing lines there are new incentives european union membership and all ireland economy and health service that could displace the sectarian struggles of the past jonah how al-jazeera northern ireland for now is what's supposed to be a time of lunar new year celebrations for asian communities around the world attacks are rising against asian americans it's a particular problem on the u.s. west coast a warning some viewers may find images in rob reynolds reports disturbing the videos are shocking in san francisco a man attacks 84 year old vito rock tonopah de injuring him so badly he later died in oakland's historically chinese neighborhood a 91 year old man is violently pushed to the ground smashing his head on the curb and causing serious injuries surveillance video in an oakland chinatown shop shows an assailant waiting till an elderly woman takes out money then tries to violently rob her before racing off researchers see an uptick in crimes aga

ireland to do the same but the situation in ireland as much more volatile and supporters of a united ireland are treading very carefully join her reports now from 4 killed in northern ireland. the border is invisible but division a fact of everyday life northern ireland from the republican protestant unionists catholic nationalist and now the u.k. from the news breaks it has changed everything so the u.k. leaves me you the fact that northern ireland in its majority voted to stay in e.u. but change their dynamics completely also of course we've got the fact that the union of the u.k. is under some flux at the moment and relationships between the nations in the regions within the u.k. is also under pressure so that's making unionists feel somewhat in secure and uncertain about the future. some things will never change like the protestant already jodhaa bedrock of unionist belief culture and identity since the division of ireland a century ago our sense of british and us i think if you look at the last 100 years alone the contribution that northern ireland has made to the the rest off in a king

your peril with a a short period of time possibly 5 years there will be a referendum on a united ireland that the way things are looking at the moment from the opinion polls it northern ireland and this shows that that the default will go for our reunification now if you're you know just that's that's you know not that armageddon and the last judgment rule it won't be the ongoing struggle between divided communities in northern ireland he's joined now by a struggle for unionist relevance loved by westminster and faced with the possible breakup of the united kingdom there are no easy options jonah how al-jazeera of belfast a chinese spacecraft has entered orbit around mars after a 6 and a half month journey to the red planet john when one want to tempt to land a rover in may or june if successful the sort of power of craft will explore the martian surface for 90 days studying its soil and seeking signs of ancient life including subsurface water and ice using a ground penetrating radar over to river combination follows the hopeless case craft from the united arab emirates which ended mars

peril one day a short period of time possibly 5 years there will be a referendum on a united ireland and the way things are looking at the moment from the opinion polls in northern ireland and this shows that that that the political goals are reunification now if you're you know just that steps you know that armageddon and the last judgment rule it won't be the ongoing struggle between divided communities in northern ireland he's joined now by a struggle for unionist relevance unloved by westminster and faced with the possible breakup of the united kingdom there are no easy options join a whole al-jazeera belfast. funny many european cities are saying a lot of snow this week in the deep freeze in the netherlands as in the return of ice skating on the canals and with the subzero temperatures expected to continue the craze is creating new challenges for a far his during the pandemic so fast and said as this report from amsterdam. i scaping favor and then that allowance for the diehards at least because the ice is still an unreliable snow and ice are a great relief after a month of lockd

of bragg's it paving the way potentially for a referendum on irish unity but the question of a united ireland won't be decided across traditional dividing lines there are new incentives european union membership and all ireland economy and health service that could displace the sectarian struggles of the past jonah how al-jazeera northern ireland. this is our desire these are your top stories the 4th day of donald trump's 2nd impeachment trial has concluded his lawyers wrapped up the former president's defense arguing the trial as unconstitutional and evidence against trump was fabricated is accused of inciting the rise on capitol hill last month in which 5 people died both sides face question.

dividing great britain and northern ireland down the irish sea and that's a real problem for unionists who see themselves as india visibly british. nowhere in the united kingdom is the concept of britishness felt more keenly than here in northern ireland and nowhere is loyalty to the british crown and state more vividly expressed than in the historic military and religious symbolism of lines belfast's shankill road to may grandfather fought them etc more and more immigrant we are far from a fortnight 1st world war all from call from one country or present that has me feeling that i am a foreigner and me on the contrary you're not even allowed to order plant seeds or plants of a german from the mainland because it to coast oil so an e.u. directives tell us we're not allowed plants are not an argue case oil of what i was and my opinion of what is a fact starting when you take choice threats to the safety of port workers in forcing the terms of the protocol may have been overblown say the police but the message to politicians in london and brussels is clear ignore the strength of unionist feeling at your peril one day a short period of time and possibly

its $800.00 active union as college politics wrestles with independence the prospect of the 1st united ireland in 1800 years looms after breakfast border in the irish sea in part 2 we'll talk to the new peace chief whip in westminster sami wilson about his challenge to boris johnson's breck set but now joining me from dublin is the president of violence most popular party chin fame mary mcdonald leader of errands opposition mary lee welcome to going underground before i even get to covert northern ireland protocols just tell me what you think of the significance of applications for judicial review proceedings over the british army killing of bonnie mcgregor and on bloody sunday and why bloody sunday even resonates there and seemingly not here in the so-called mainstream media well i think this is just l.a. so so atmos so do you want to spend its very very young thank st just just for a day the families of the sunday in derry you know the sunday as you now was and ok so now which city and sells their nice set man says good gracious. and it wasn't so bad and i said i said incidents i should say

its 800 act of union as scottish politics wrestles with independence the prospect of the 1st united ireland in 800 years looms after a breakfast border in the irish sea in part 2 we'll talk to the g.o.p.'s chief whip in westminster.

of bragg's it paving the way potentially for a referendum on irish unity but the question of a united ireland won't be decided across traditional dividing lines there are new incentives european union membership an all ireland economy and health service that could displace the sectarian struggles of the past jonah how al-jazeera northern ireland. this is our desire these are your top stories the 4th day of donald trump's 2nd impeachment trial has concluded his lawyers wrapped up the former president's defense arguing the trial as unconstitutional and evidence against trump was fabricated is accused of inciting the rise on capitol hill last month in which 5 people died both sides face questions from senators and a verdict is expected this weekend and fisher is in capsule hill in the boat hours of proceedings there was a lot of fractious exchanges not least donald trump's team accusing the democrats of prosecutorial negligence saying that they'd edited tapes that they had misrepresented tweets that they had falsified documents that is a big allegation to make the also said that this was driven

dividing great britain and northern ireland down the irish sea and that's a real problem for unionists who see themselves as india visibly british. nowhere in the united kingdom is the concept of britishness felt more keenly than here in northern ireland and nowhere is loyalty to the british crown and state more vividly expressed than in the historic military and religious symbolism that lines belfast's shankill road to may grandfather fought in the 2nd one more immigrants were found for a fortnight 1st world war all from all from one present that has me feeling that i am a foreigner and me on contrary we're not even allowed to order plant seeds or plants of a to man from the land because it's to taste oil so an e.u. directives tell us we're not allowed plants are not an argue taste so i am what i was and my opinion on what is a fact standing on who takes oil threats to the safety of port workers in forcing the terms of the protocol may have been overblown say the police but the message to politicians in london and brussels is clear ignore the strength of unionist feeling at your peril with a a short period of time and possibly 5 years it will be a re

everyone thought that would be a bad idea because it could be at the target of attacks by pro—united ireland northern ireland. rab. continued you none -- union between britain and northern ireland.- britain and northern ireland. rob, a erson on britain and northern ireland. rob, a person on this _ britain and northern ireland. rob, a person on this issue _ britain and northern ireland. rob, a person on this issue is _ britain and northern ireland. rob, a| person on this issue is commissioned vice president. he's been speaking to iris media, what's he been saying? —— irish media. iie saying? -- irish media. he essentially _ saying? —— irish media. h2 essentially said he thinks the protocol reach many long years since brexit, should be enough to sort out this problem. to bring things right up this problem. to bring things right up to speed, we were just discussing what the backgrounds of this problem is. it seems to me that the big question now is what happens? does the british government walk away from the protocol and say what we said there was going to be? we said there would not be —— ther

in france, it's 68%, a bit lower in the united states and ireland.ghter, the extra £20 allows her to add fruit and veg to her weekly shop. when already you're scraping for pennies, £20 is masses. £80 a month is huge, you know, that's literally our food spend. rebecca, who works part—time for a charity, says the idea of paying a one—off lump sum — as ministers are considering — rather than keeping the uplift, is the wrong approach. i don't need £1,000. what i need is long—term security and stability for myself and my daughter. that's the only way we're ever going to get our life situation better. a huge range of health and anti—poverty groups are urging the government to keep the £20 payment. a decision is expected next month. ministers say they're committed to supporting the lowest—paid families. michael buchanan, bbc news. there's been international condemnation of china after the bbc reported claims that women in so called re—education camps for the uighur muslim minority are being raped and tortured. the british and us governments are now calling

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when it comes to whisky you could arguably say that the best brands come from scotland ireland or even the united states well you wouldn't necessarily associate switzerland with the spirit but the distillery located high up in the swiss alps has put itself on the map with the world record we went there for a closer look. this is the pits in southeastern switzerland it's mountain station attracts winter sports enthusiasts. and now. whiskey lovers here at an altitude of over 3000 meters swiss entrepreneurs going on the railing and pass comment now open to the world's highest distillery. the idea of opening up at this elevation a 3300 meters came about because we had a storage center for our barrels from the start it's a privilege to be able to operate a distilleries this high up these of these surrounding with. these moments of this as a backdrop with that i want to do for. for a decade the 2 friends have been distilling whisky they call their single malt the rates a romantic word for sold in october 2020 they opened their distillery on the pitch quite a batch at an elevation of 3303 metres higher

when it comes to whisky you could arguably say that the best brands come from scotland ireland or even the united states well you wouldn't necessarily associate switzerland with the spirit but a distillery located high up in the swiss alps has put itself on the map with the world record we went there for a closer look. this is the pits in southeastern switzerland its mountain station attracts winter sports enthusiasts. and now. here at an altitude of over 3000 meters swiss entrepreneurs. and pascal met now have opened the world's highest distillery. leaving. the idea of opening up at this elevation a 3300 meters came about because we had a storage center for our barrels from the start so it's a privilege to be able to operate at the still resists high up in the surroundings with these moment of. with. for a decade the 2 friends have been distilling whisky they called their single malt the rate a romantic word for sold in october 2020 they opened their distillery on the pitch quarter veitch at an elevation of 3303 meters higher than any other whiskey makers an advantage is that the boiling point l

in france, it's 68%, a bit lower in the united states and ireland.n already you're scraping for pennies, £20 is masses. £80 a month is huge, you know, that's literally our food spend. rebecca, who works part—time for a charity, says the idea of paying a one—off lump sum, as ministers are considering, rather than keeping the uplift is the wrong approach. i don't need £1000. what i need is long—term security and stability for myself and my daughter. that's the only way we're ever going to get our life situation better. a huge range of health and anti—poverty groups are urging the government to keep the £20 payment. a decision is expected next month. ministers say they are committed to supporting the lowest paid families. michael buchanan, bbc news. we apologise as that was not the piece on the vaccine but was instead on universal credit. let's get an update on the latest government coronavirus figures there were 20,631; new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last

when it comes to whisky you could arguably say that the best brands come from scotland ireland or even the united states well you wouldn't necessarily associate switzerland with this spirit but the distillery located high up in the swiss alps has put itself on the map with the world record we went there for a closer look. this is the pits in southeastern switzerland it's mountain station attracts winter sports enthusiasts. and now. whiskey riders here at an altitude of over 3000 meters swiss entrepreneurs going on the railing and pass comment never have opened the world's highest distillery. the idea of opening up at this elevation of 3300 meters came about because we had a storage center for our barrels from the start and it's a privilege to be able to operate at the still resists high up these of these surrounding with. these moments of this as a backdrop with that i've been sober for. for a decade the 2 friends have been distilling whisky they call their single malt the rate a romantic word for sold in october 2020 they opened their distillery on the pitts cottage at an elevation of 3303 meter

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administration to carry out similar schemes if the need arises in every part of the united kingdom of great britain and northern irelando ut in ireland? we of course stand ready to put in place — ireland? we of course stand ready to put in place financial— ireland? we of course stand ready to put in place financial supports - ireland? we of course stand ready to put in place financial supports for i put in place financial supports for the devolved nations should that be neededin the devolved nations should that be needed in order to tackle outbreaks like this. we have a constant conversation with the devolved authorities and i speak to robin swann, the health minister in northern ireland, on a regular basis. i was talking to him on saturday morning about supply of vaccines. it is something we work very closely together on. the fundamental point that he makes is absolutely right, it is by working together as one united kingdom that we are managing to do this on vaccines. if you want a shining example of why this country perform so well when we work together, just look to the vaccine programme being brought out in every

ireland's democratic unionists want the arrangement scrapped entirely. it's an absolute disgrace and a disaster. i think the british government now have a duty to protect the tax paying citizens of the unitedue to be one of the most difficult issues over brexit to resolve. emma vardy, bbc news. china's state—owned broadcaster has had its licence in the uk revoked by the media watchdog ofcom. let's find out more from amol rajan. why does this matter? the out more from amol ra'an. why does this matter?— this matter? the chronology explains a lot and its — this matter? the chronology explains a lot and its complete _ this matter? the chronology explains a lot and its complete cake _ this matter? the chronology explains a lot and its complete cake it. - a lot and its complete cake it. political bodies are not allowed to broadcast in the uk and ofcom, the regulator, had said to the china global television network that it needed to prove it was editorially independent of the chinese communist party. it gave it a couple of chances to do that and they fail. ofcom put out a statement saying the licence was going to be revoked this morning. confusingly about a0 minutes after that china's foreign min

grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren and his sister josephine and a large family throughout the united states and ireland and john lived every day to the fullest and he will be remembered for his dedication to san francisco and our city's irish community for his advocacy on behalf of all workers and his truly kind and generous spirit and with regard to the memorial that they mentioned for secretary shultz, i would just like to be added to that and say that i was honored to have a chance to meet him in his office in 2018 and as a government major and someone who in turn for my congressmen in washington d.c., it was like walking into a history book. it was a great honor to be in his presence. yes, i am a lifelong democrat but what was so heartening was we shared the love of our country and public service and shared a love of san francisco. like supervisor peskin said, this is when republicans and democrats could get along or could have civil discussions and not engage in sa dish us activities so i'd like to just say my deepest condolences to our chief of protocol shultz and his family and one more memory w

odd as it may seem, on january 26, president biden instituted a travel ban from brazil, the united kingdom, ireland, most of the e.u. from south africa and said those folks can't come because of covid threat but at the same time said he wants to evaluate title 42 which may allow people to come into the united states from mexico and do catch and release again here in the united states. so at the same time saying, business travelers from all over the world really don't need to come because of covid threat, they are also looking at our southern border and saying people coming from south america, central america, they may be okay to be able to come into the country and then to be able to be released while we're pending still a hearing. may i remind this body in the past year we have lost 21 people from the department of homeland security along our southern border, 21 agents and officers have died from covid exposure from interacting with people coming from south america and central america. why in the world do you close down the borders to business travelers and then start talking about opening them up

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travellers arriving in the republic of ireland from austria, united arab emirate in sub—saharan africanime minister. a total of 20 countries willjoin brazil and south africa are no less subject to travel restrictions due to the presence of the variance of the coronavirus. arrivals from the countries will be allowed to quarantine at any address until a system of mandatory hotel quarantines is introduced in the coming weeks. an update on the situation in the republic of ireland and travellers from number of countries adding to that quarantine this there. now to the weather. parts of the uk have seen one of the coldest nights in more than a decade. in the village of braemar in aberdeenshire, overnight temperatures dropped to —22.9 celsius. we are told in fact it is the coldest night in the uk for 25 years. malcolm macintyre lives just outside of braemar and is part of the area's mountain rescue team. malcolm, i see you have a good fire going in the background. it looks very cosy where you are. but you know a thing or two about cold weather, don't you?— know a thing or two about cold weathe

is having an impact on people of northern ireland which is not in the interest of northern ireland, the united one minute. i extend my own best wishes to edwin poots _ has one minute. i extend my own best wishes to edwin poots for _ has one minute. i extend my own best wishes to edwin poots for a _ has one minute. i extend my own best wishes to edwin poots for a speedy i wishes to edwin poots for a speedy recovery. the indication from the eu that was considering triggering article 16 was a significant error ofjudgment, albeit one quickly walk back. nevertheless, it was a misstep which follow significant problems with the northern ireland protocol, with the northern ireland protocol, with businesses facing delays and perhaps not helped by the prime minister sang himself that he would have no hesitation in triggering article 16 after spending months denying that there would be any kind of post—brexit checks at all between great britain and northern ireland. we now have a situation which is escalated to the point that port inspection staff have needed to be withdrawn from their duties over concer

grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren and his sister josephine and a large family throughout the united states and ireland and john lived every day to the fullest and he will be remembered for his dedication to san francisco and our city's irish community for his advocacy on behalf of all workers and his truly kind and generous spirit and with regard to the memorial that they mentioned for secretary shultz, i would just like to be added to that and say that i was honored to have a chance to meet him in his office in 2018 and as a government major and someone who in turn for my congressmen in washington d.c., it was like walking into a history book. it was a great honor to be in his presence. yes, i am a lifelong democrat but what was so heartening was we shared the love of our country and public service and shared a love of san francisco. like supervisor peskin said, this is when republicans and democrats could get along or could have civil discussions and not engage in sa dish us activities so i'd like to just say my deepest condolences to our chief of protocol shultz and his family and one more memory w

me based on the rapidly spreading b-117 variant here in the united states, we are going to do a redo and what places like england and ireland and denmark and israel all these countries have done in recent months with b-117 and that is we're going to see more transmission, we'll have many more people who are seriously ill and hospitalized, which will challenge our health care systems. and i feel very much like i'm sitting on a beach with a group of people, not a cloud in the sky, telling them it's time to evacuate and they're looking at me like i'm a madman when, in fact, i can see that hurricane category 5 just 400 miles south of there is going to be coming on shore within days. that's, i think, where we're at now with this situation with b-117 and where the cases will go over the next five to 14 weeks. >> b-117, for the audience, is what most people know of as the uk variants. we spoke to you six weeks ago for an episode that aired on our youtube cnnel. at that point, the u.s. only had a smattering of cases of uk variant detected. now the uk variant, b-117, as you say, is in the u.s. probably in all 50 states. more than a

ireland's democratic unionists want the arrangement scrapped entirely. it's an absolute disgrace and a disaster. i think the british government now have a duty to protect the tax paying citizens of the unitedentury since the last deep coal mine opened in the uk. the plan is to burrow under the irish sea to access a vast deposit of high—quality coal. the local mayor is delighted. i think the project is absolutely fantastic. you know, it'll bring huge amounts ofjobs and prosperity into the area. it's been broadly welcomed right across copeland. i've never known a project that's carried so much public support. the coal produced here won't be used to generate power, but to make steel, he says, and means less will need to be imported in future. but the decision comes as britain prepares to host a crucial international climate conference here in glasgow in november. if it goes ahead as planned, it will be the biggest gathering of world leaders in uk history. that's why all these environmental organisations wrote to the prime minister today. the conservative environmental network, a group of 100 tory mps and peers, also opposes it. it's a massive mistake in public relations, that's for sure. how

what we can say is, in northern ireland, the trade union movement in northern ireland is a powerful voice, they stand unitedations that threaten to cause instability. we will push back. thank you for talking to us, patrick mulholland of the nipsa union. spacex has launched another of its starship prototypes and once again just failed to pull off the landing. the starship sn9 blew up on its final descent as it tried to right itself before reaching the ground. in december, the sn8 model met a similarfate, with the flight ending with an explosive impact with the ground. nonetheless, spacex said its engineers would press on with the programme. now, the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. we've seen a combination of rain, sleet and snow, the snow mostly on the hills, already this morning, and we're going to carry on with that as we go through the rest of today. increasingly, though, the snow, as it moves across northern scotland, will fall to lower levels, and in the gusty winds blow around. showers easing across northern ireland, the rain across southern england clearing, and for the rest of us, we are lo

ireland. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the president of the united after the attack, the insurrectionists made clear to law enforcement that they were just following president trump's orders. a promising new treatment for seriously ill covid patients. researchers find that adding an arthritis drug to a steroid already in use can cut deaths by up to half. china bans broadcasts by bbc world news. britain's foreign secretary says it's an unacceptable curtailing of press freedom.

ireland. does that mean -- two people in europe think -- do people in europe think, what is the unit we are inango: there are still looking at the government, what the initial government is doing in terms of rolling out the vaccine and so on. when you look at that, there are huge differences. you have countries like italy that surprisingly not have been able to use 94 percent of the vaccine they have received so far. spain as well and denmark. germany and the netherlands, expected to be efficient, were behind on that front. their story still a country by country story. i don't thing the citizens are pointing the fingers at brussels about procurement yet, at least, more about their own national capitals. it is clear from brussels perspective, they did not play this one well at all. i think they were upset with the legal bureaucratic details and not used to deal with these large procurement contracts and that is why things went badly wrong. tom: what are the ramifications for brussels? what is a lesson learned? what is the future? wolfango: the issue will be whether they can make up and at the s

ireland are looking for their first win in this year's competition after losing to wales last weekend. manchester united brom. sam allardyce's side took the lead with just 80 seconds on the clock, mbaye diagne heading past david de gea. united drew level at the end of the first half, a great volley from bruno fernandes. but they couldn't a find a winner — harry maguire frustrated by a great save from samjohnstone in injury time as the ball came back off the post. united are seven points behind the leaders manchester city, who also have a game in hand. earlier, wolves came from behind to beat southampton at st mary's. they were losing 1—0 at half time, but won the match through a brilliant individual effort from pedro neto, who turned the game around. the win moves wolves up to 12th in the table, a place above southampton. two more games to go today — arsenal—leeds kicks off shortly, before everton can go joint fourth if they beat third —from—bottom fulham. two goals in two minutes saw celtic come from behind to win 2—1 at stjohnstone. 0dsonne edouard scored both of them for neil lennon's side in perth a

united states but rapidly increasing. if this was to take off as has been seen in england, denmark, ireland, israel, et cetera, we could be in for a major surge in cases for the next 5 to 14 weeks. our race is how to get vaccine into the those who are the most vulnerable. today we know 80% of the deaths occur in people 65 years of age and older. at the rate we're going right now there will still be 35 million americans 65 years of age or older who will have not had a vaccine by the end of march. >> what's the solution as you see it? >> well, a group of us, it's not just our center, but a group of what i would call academic scholars and experts in this area propose that number one, the data are becoming clear that a single dose of the mrna vaccines actually provide quite good protection. while we want even to get a second dose eventually, right now we could really stretch our vaccine supply substantially if we gave a single dose moving forward and then gave a second dose after the surge. the other thing we could do is direct more of vaccine to 65 years of age and older. right now only a they should of it is doing there. th

the eu agreed to work intensively to sort out problems with post—brexit to trade in northern ireland. the unitedt on this channel. and its demanding a powerful response — urging that china's actions, which it says "shock the conscience, be met with serious consequences." a group the report has been described as chilling. the bbc spoke with a woman who was held at one of the camps in xinjiang region. she said she was held in a cell with 13 other women in the camps seen in the satellite images. she said three men visited the cell. they did whatever evil they could think of and didn't spare any part of my body. to the extent that it was disgusting to look at. they didn'tjust rape. they were barbaric. they had bitten all over my body. the bbc also heard from another inmate who now lives in istanbul. i worked six months as a cleaning worker for the worked six months as a cleaning workerfor the women. chinese men would pay money to have their pick of the pretty young inmates. myjob is to remove their clothes completely and then handcuff them on their beds so they can't move. the chinese foreign minist

united kingdom. the uk government which on this domestic question is responsible for the lockdown in england, administrations in wales, scotland and northern irelandce but all going from the same scientific advice and that must create tensions in itself. it doesn't we have seen throughout the pandemic each nation goes according to the speed they believe is best for their area and we have seen that resulting in different rules. the most obvious example at the moment to school reopening so in scotland, northern ireland and wales some pupils are going back from tomorrow but going in a phased return over several weeks. we don't exactly know what will be on the road map for england tomorrow but all the indications are that they want a wholesale return on its march of all school children so not a phased return so that is a clear difference of where they are taking different approaches despite the same scientific advice behind it all but thatis scientific advice behind it all but that is because it is up to the politicians to decide what is the level of risk they are comfortable with, what do they think will be the best way forward to hit that balance be

ireland protocol. they are crucial to the continued stability and success as a united kingdom.at things. be in no doubt, we don't want to do anything to jeopardise the achievements of the northern irish peace process. that is absolutely vital. america and uk of course, back in the pandemic, our vaccine roll out slightly better than the states at the moment. they are not too far behind though. what about the new relationship with china, the fact the who investigation was not given access to all areas. this is another interesting investigation because the biden administration has raised questions about how forthcoming the chinese administration is, the early data, the source of the pandemic, can they focus in on finding that in china and whether it was there and their complaints about china�*s co—operation with that. mrjohnson was pushed on that and did he agree that china was obscuring what happened? at the end he said i thoroughly support what biden has said about that. so again being pushed in that relationship and showing that he wants that close relationship with the us. fre