mr varadkar�*s domestic issueis ireland.living in common with other european governments. many would say he has quite a challenge on his hands to put his party in a position to fight the next general election in a position where it could conceivably go back into government again. another route, mrvaradkarsaid is to into government again. another route, mr varadkar said is to grow island was like presence around the world. united nations security council, mrvaradkarwill world. united nations security council, mr varadkar will be hoping to build on that in the next two years. south africa�*s president cyril ramaphosa could find out on saturday if his anc party wants to re—elect him as leader — or replace him. his position has been called into question after he avoided impeachment proceedings earlier this week. that followed an investigation into the theft of a large sum of money from his farm. mr ramaphosa maintains he has done nothing wrong, but when he addressed delegates injohannesburg on friday, his speech was heckled — ta

in the irish republic, leo varadkar has been voted in as the new prime minister. coalition agreement, made injune 2020. earlier, our ireland correspondent chris page gave us his analysis. it's a swap at the top that has never been done before. the two parties that dominated irish politics through most of the last century, fianna fail led by micheal martin, fine gael now led by leo varadkar went into government together for the first time. and when you consider that those parties grew out of different factions in the irish civil war 100 years ago, well, it does make it all the more remarkable. so, voluntarily today, micheal martin has handed over the most importantjob in ireland to leo varadkar. the proceedings took about two and a half hours in the irish parliament here in dublin. mr martin formally resigned. he, as you would expect, went through what he saw as his list of achievements, not least leading ireland through the covid pandemic. and then members of the parliament voted in mr varadkar to take over as taoiseach for the second half of this coalition govern

fianna fail, led by micheal martin, fine gael, led by leo varadkar.ons in the irish civil war, about 100 years ago. so, it�*s a bit like the labour party and the conservative party in britain going into coalition together, or the democrats handing over control of the white house to the republicans in the us or vice versa. the parties are broadly of the political centre, but they have been electoral opponents for most of this dates existence. it was, as you say, after a general election back in 2020 that the election results brought them together and they went into government as a coalition. so under that deal, micheal martin has been the head of the irish government, the taoiseach, as he is known. for the first half of the government�*s temple stop this morning, he has really gone to see that irish president, michael d higgins, at his official residence here in dublin to officially offer his resignation. then, mr martin will come back here to the irish parliament in dublin�*s city centre to announce that he has formally resigned, then leo varadkar wil

in coalition with the fine gale party, led by leo varadkar.two party leaders will swap over in the office of the taoiseach today. to give you a bit of perspective as to just how historic this is for ireland, given the party has dominated irish politics for most of the irish state's existence and fought each other strongly at every election, it's a bit like labour and the conservatives being in coalition in the uk or even the democrats handing over control of the white housein handing over control of the white house in the us to the republicans or vice versa. the reason why the two parties have come together, while they are both broadly in the political centre but there has been substantial growth in support for the left—wing republican party, sinn fein. now, the official government opposition here in dublin and also the largest party in the devolved assembly in northern ireland, across the border. so whenever leo varadkar is elected formally as taoiseach in the irish parliament here as he will be in the next hour or so, one of the major challe

you can expect leo varadkar and rishi sunak to be speaking on the phone pretty soon.ing footnote in history, if you like, taking place today for the first time, britain and ireland are both led by men of indian heritage. thank you very much. the savage murder of an african american boy, emmett till, in mississippi in 1955 and his mother's subsequent fight forjustice has been made into a movie. till is the story of may—mie till mobley, who insisted on having an open casket for her son's funeral, to show how badly his face had been disfigured when he was beaten by two white men. the film is produced by barbara broccoli who's behind the bond films and stars danielle dead—wyler, as may—mie. they've been speaking to our culture editor, katie razzall. 14—year—old emmett till. they have a different set of rules down there. his brutal murder in mississippi in 1955 galvanised the civil rights movement. the body of emmett louis till has been found dead... driven by his mother, mamie. be small down there, you have to be extra careful with white people, you can't risk looking at

leo varadkar has replaced him.y, fine gael, and mr martin's fianna fail, which ended almost a century of intense rivalry. mr varadkar will be influential in the talks between the eu and the uk over brexit arrangements for northern ireland. the democratic unionist party is blocking the formation of a power—sharing devolved government in belfast in protest against the trade border with great britain. the new taoiseach is hoping for better relations. we must set aside our differences, forgive past mistakes on all sides, and seek a new beginning in a spirit of friendship. the next general election here is due in about two years' time. currently the left—wing republican party, sinn fein, is well ahead in the polls. sinn fein's main aim is irish unity, but its immediate focus is taking on the taoiseach. fine gael and their friends in fianna fail have been in powerforfar too long. they are out of touch, out of ideas and out of time. the political tempo is increasing in ireland, and that matters in london and brussels, as

leo varadkar has become ireland's prime minister for a second time.storic coalition deal made between their respective political parties after inconclusive election results two years ago. our ireland correspondent chris page is outside the irish parliament in dublin. chris. it is not very often that a political party voluntarily hand over the biggestjob in government to another party but that is exactly what has happened here in dublin. to give you an idea ofjust how historic this is. if you years ago a coalition deal between fear fail and fear no girl, leo varadkar�*s party, would have been seen unlikely. sofianna gail's chief electoral rival, with michael martin resigning as taoiseach, and leo varadkar has been voted in by members of the irish parliament. he was previously taoiseach from 2017 until the last general election in 2020. now his relations with rishi sunak will be particularly important as the uk and eu continue to negotiate over the brexit arrangements for northern ireland. another interesting moment in history, for the first time, brita

leo varadkar becomes ireland's new taoiseach, swapping roles with micheal martin, as part of a historiction agreement. the government's sharing energy—saving tips in a new campaign. the advice includes using a draught excluder and unplugging appliances. and in half an hour, morocco will take on croatia in the third place play—off — at the qatar world cup. now on bbc news, take me to the opera: a gust of gustavo. i've been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you so i am on a mission to find out how opera is trying to attract new audiences and reinvent itself. in this episode, i meet one of the most exciting figures in the world of opera and classical music, the venezuelan born conductor gustavo dudamel. he holds two of the most prestigious roles in the world of music, that of music director here at the paris opera, as well as the los angeles philharmonic. with gustavo dudamel, i was curious to see this hype that is all around him. he far exceeds that hype, three fold. he is a magician. working with gustavo dudamel- you beautiful because he has a very big intuitio

leo varadkar becomes ireland's new taoiseach, swapping roles with micheal martin — as part of an historic agreement and morocco take on croatia in the third place play—off — at the qatar world cup. just to bring you some breaking news, on at the brixton academy concert crusher that took place. rebecca, who was a 33, she was one of those injured in that crowd crashed as the brixton academy, the metropolitan police are reporting that she has died. so that is some breaking news that one of the women who was in hospital, who was critically injured, has passed away this morning. she was involved in that brixton academy crush on thursday. specialist officers, the police, say our continuing to provide support to her family. now on bbc news — unspun world withjohn simpson. hello and thank you forjoining me for our last edition in 2022 of unspun world. we started the programme in february, just as the russian invasion of ukraine was getting under way, and although, according to british and american intelligence, the russian plan was to capture kyiv and other major cities within ten days and bring

leo varadkar becomes ireland's new taoiseach today, swapping roles with micheal martin — as part of anric coalition agreement. now on bbc news — loan sharks and paramilitaries. in northern ireland's most impoverished housing estates, loan sharks — or unlicenced money lenders — are viewed by some as providing a service — instant cash without the paperwork. ah, don't you worry, all right. i will sort you out. i will get it to you next week — promise. as the cost of living crisis deepens, community workers warn more families are now turning to paramilitary loan sharks. we've spoken to one woman still living in a loyalist estate, who we are calling jane. she was a victim of paramilitary money lenders. she agreed to speak to us anonymously. she is fearful for her safety. her words are spoken by an actor. i had no um close relatives, no support. a couple of close friends. uh, i was struggling. i didn't think there was any, as long as i paid the money back every week, there would be no hassle. a single mum on benefits, jane found even basic necessities hard to afford. a friend said she knew p

in the irish republic, leo varadkar has been voted in as the new prime minister today.ister, will swap roles with the taoisoch micheal martin as part of an historic coalition agreement, made in june 2020. the owner of twitter, elon musk, has taken to the platform to announce that the accounts ofjournalists which had recently been suspended, will now be reinstated, after a poll of users. earlier, the united nations had added its voice — criticising the original action. it said the suspensions set �*a dangerous precedent�* — and the eu warned that twitter could be hit with sanctions. tom brarda reports. twitter finds itself at the centre of yet another row. on thursday, reporters from the new york times, cnn and the washington post were among a number ofjournalists locked out of their accounts. a twitter spokesperson said they had violated the rules, but many are concerned about what seems to be an increasingly blurred line between content moderation and censorship. we're very disturbed by the arbitrary suspension of accounts of journalists that we saw on twitter. media v

leo varadkar has become prime minister of ireland, returning to the top job as part of a power sharingeal between the country's two leading parties. he's taking over from micheal martin. the pact brought together the two rival parties that have historically dominated irish politics. now on bbc news, honduras�* abortion pill black market. so he just went over, knocked on a door. a man popped out, they did a quick exchange of the drugs for some money, and we're all within about 200m of a police station. this is the sale of black—market abortion pills in honduras. abortion is illegal here under all circumstances, and even the emergency contraceptive pill was banned in 2009 following a military coup. and calling for the full restoration of democratic order in honduras. with the return of democracy this year and the election of the first woman president, who partly campaigned on overturning the ban and legalising abortion in limited cases, is the country on the verge of change? we travel to the capital to meet the women buying the illegal pills... ..the men profiteering from them... ..and t

varadkar says he use. mr. varadkar says he intends to establish a citizen's assembly on drugs policy early next year . the ukrainian next year. the ukrainian president says country will create their own miracle this christmas by continuing to remain strong despite russian attacks. in a video address, president vladimir said that while freedom at a high cost slavery would cost even more. he also said that even in complete darkness and no heat, they will each other and continue to for freedom. the address comes after at least ten people were killed and another 58 wounded by a russian strike and her son yesterday , a leading charity yesterday, a leading charity says demand for its pet food is growing amid the rising cost of living. the edinburgh dog and cat home supplies pet food banks around scotland and helps those who find themselves impaired poverty. it helps more than 2000 dogs and cats monthly supplies . dogs and cats monthly supplies. this is tv news will bring you mornings as it happens now it's back to .

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he leo varadkar is now irish to shock again. he is leo varadkar is now irish to shock again . again. he is replacing of foil leader micheal martin as part of the rotating tea shock agreement within ireland's coalition government . mr. coalition government. mr. varadkar previously held the office from 2017 to 2020. the committee investigating the six capitol riots is reportedly preparing to vote on three criminal charges against donald trump . if passed, they'll urge trump. if passed, they'll urge the us justice department to indict the former with offences including insurrection. discussions also set to take place over what to do with donald trump's tax returns, which were obtained last month . which were obtained last month. and harry and meghan will be ianed and harry and meghan will be invited to the king's coronation invited to the king's coronation in may next year. according to the daily telegraph newspaper. that's despite the pair making damaging claims levelled at the royal family in their netflix documentary series. the newspaper says the guest list is yet to be decid

leo varadkar has become prime minister of ireland, returning to the top job as part of a power sharingeal between the country's two leading parties. he's taking over from micheal martin. the pact brought together the two rival parties that have historically dominated irish politics now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show — a centenary fit for a pharaoh. this is very exciting, because i've been given permission to actually go down these steps to ground level and get a closer look. the christmas tradition that will scare the stockings off you. and why glaswegian panto crowds are not to be messed with. if the act on that stage was not good enough, believe me, they knew about it. egypt's valley of the kings — perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world, and this has been a landmark year at the burial chamber many people make a beeline for. exactly 100 years ago, the tomb of the boy king tutankhamun was discovered underneath the desert close to the town of luxor. the team had been digging for years and were right on the verge of giving up when the top of a set o

the former prime minister of ireland leo varadkar will take up the position again on saturday as partreement. he will swap roles with micheal martin, the first time that has happened in ireland's political history. a row is brewing in west africa over the increasing involvement of a russian mercenary group in the region. ghana has accused its neighbour burkina faso of hiring troops from the wagner group, a private russian military organisation which is also believed to be involved in fighting alongside russian forces in ukraine. ghana says the mercenaries are operating close to its northern border. burkina faso has responded by summoning ghana's ambassador. 0ur correspondent in the region sent us this update. the russian security group already has a presence in the sahel region of west africa, in countries like mali, where it is said to be aiding in the fight against the jihadist militants, and also in the central african republic. so far, there is no official information about an agreement between the wagner group and burkina faso, even though the prime minister recently visited russ

varadkar previously held the office from 2017 to 2020.anuary six capitol riot says reportedly preparing to vote on three criminal charges against donald trump . if passed, they'll donald trump. if passed, they'll urge the us justice department to indict the former president with offences including insurrection . discussions are insurrection. discussions are also set to take place over what to do with donald trump's tax returns which were eventually obtained last month . harry and obtained last month. harry and meghan will be invited the king's coronation in may next. according to the daily telegraph . that's despite the pair making damaging claims levelled at the royal family in the netflix documentary series . the documentary series. the newspaper says the guest list is yet to be decided , but all yet to be decided, but all family members are welcome . this family members are welcome. this is gb news will bring you more as it happens. now let's get straight back to alister . straight back to alister. thank you. thanks very much indeed. t

leo varadkar has become prime minister of ireland, returning to the top job as part of a power sharingeal between the country's two leading parties. he's taking over from micheal martin. the pact brought together the two rival parties that have historically dominated irish politics. now on bbc news, click. this week: computer, draw me a picture of a lizard drinking coffee. nice! yes! we're looking at the light and dark side of ai art. oh, dear. oh, that is peculiar. laughs. zoe's finding out why everyone�*s talking to a new ai chatbot. "are you alive?" please say yes, just please say yes! alister gets his ultrasound on. and lara's getting ideas above her station. impressive display albeit a little intimidating to see myself that size! do you like a bit of art? i do like a bit of art. any idea what is art, and what isn't? that's a big question. do you like a bit of art? i do like a bit of art. any idea what is art, and what isn't? that's a big question. i guess for me, it's anything that aims to look good or even make you feel a certain way. and that could be paintings, photography, mus

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this is great i mean it's not some controversy so varadkar has made some comments about housing.ng crunch in ireland. it's like the whole country is london. and so the cost of housing privately rented housing shooting through the roof they don't have enough houses. people are actually irish people, young irish people have been saying they're going to obviously to emigrate. and obviously ireland know, ireland is, you know, historically had a huge issue with people leaving the half the population left . and so people population left. and so people people are saying leaving people are saying we're leaving and criticised he said oh and he criticised and he said oh they'll back he said he they'll come back and he said he said oh it's not, it's not that bad, it's this is the same or is worse other places worse worse other places it is worse in london you know if you're in berlin or wherever it's actually it's cheaper. but it's actually a bit cheaper. but what's is 100 what's interesting is for 100 years, of these parties years, both of these parties have shared power , have sort of sha

this is great i mean it's not some controversy so varadkar has made some comments about housing.ng crunch in ireland. it's like the whole country is london. and so the cost of housing privately rented housing shooting through the roof they don't have enough houses. people are actually irish people, young irish people have been saying they're going to obviously to emigrate. and obviously ireland know, ireland is, you know, historically had a huge issue with people leaving the half the population left . and so people population left. and so people people are saying leaving people are saying we're leaving and criticised he said oh and he criticised and he said oh they'll back he said he they'll come back and he said he said oh it's not, it's not that bad, it's this is the same or is worse other places worse worse other places it is worse in london you know if you're in berlin or wherever it's actually it's cheaper. but it's actually a bit cheaper. but what's is 100 what's interesting is for 100 years, these parties years, both of these parties have sort shared power , have sort of s

leo varadkar becomes ireland's new taoiseach, swapping roles with micheal martin as part of an historic

finney gael leader leo varadkar has become irish tea for the second time.il leader micheal martin, as of the rotating tea shock agreement with within ireland's coalition government. mr. varadkar previously held the office . from previously held the office. from 2017 to 2020. police say man and a woman arrested after two young boys were found dead in. east london were known to the children. emergency services recalled to cornwallis road in yesterday, where they the boys aged two and five. both were deceased. the man woman were arrested separately in nearby locations and remain in custody . the met office has issued yellow weather warnings and is expecting from much of scotland. the north and south. west and wales today. it comes as blizzards are set to sweep across the north of the country this weekend. temperatures could temporarily rise on sunday. however, frost is expected create difficult road conditions . yo create difficult road conditions. yo bnng create difficult road conditions. yo bring you more . it happens now. bring you more. it happens now. let

and of course we see the of the shock that's handed from micheal martin to leo varadkar.s one of the people that ran around with the photographs of violent damage to border posts and said this would if the protocol was not if there wasn't a border on ireland. so that that protocol brought down government and northern ireland unionists as, you know, do not support the protocol because it bnngs support the protocol because it brings them away from the union rishi sunak arrived yesterday evening spoke with all the parties they , all came out and parties they, all came out and said that it was good to meet them. it was good time to have that sort of talk. and donaldson, sir jeffrey donaldson, sir jeffrey donaldson, the leader of the dup had to . clear at the moment had this to. clear at the moment the limitations of their negotiating mandate . we're just negotiating mandate. we're just not in the in the space where a deal can be delivered that really addresses the fundamental issues . and that for us means issues. and that for us means restoring northern place within the uk i

varadkar, previous held the office from 2017 to 2020. police a man and a woman arrested after two young boys were found in east london were known the children. emergency services were called to cornwallis road in dagenham yesterday. where they discovered the boys, aged two and five, both already deceased. the two suspects were arrested separately in nearby locations and they remain in police custody . the met has police custody. the met has issued yellow weather warnings and is expecting ice for much of scotland and wales and north and south—west england. it comes as blizzards are set to sweep across the north of the country this weekend. temperatures could temporarily rise on sunday however. frost is expected to create difficult road conditions . an create difficult road conditions. an announced he will retire from the sport at the end of next. the 52 year old italian says will be hard for him to let go after a career spanning more than five years, but that he felt time was right. his include 21 british classics successes and three cham

he leaves his post tomorrow that will be by leo varadkar there and a coalition government down theree down there. so now we have more problems inside the protocol. we have more coming and more new faces and rishi sunak went to the shipyard here in belfast where he's promised that ministry of defence boats will be built . that'll be a tricky be built. that'll be a tricky one for him because those boats , well, fish tariffs of 25% and british steel costs on white goods coming and dip because . of goods coming and dip because. of course this part of the uk well neither eu it has different taxation different customs all different and in the middle of it all and northern ireland as if it wasn't partner for years that we had problems been irish and british. no have the got it extra of being european. well you got to forgive a lot of old stuff . good luck to you. staying stuff. good luck to you. staying warm . well, digby said gb news warm. well, digby said gb news is northern ireland reports rise. okay i've got loads for. you ladies and gentlemen here we are going to be touching on the str

martin of course, he's only talked for 16 more days then it's leo varadkar to finish.now the coalition government and she is here to 50 years of the ireland's membership of the eu. but of course she came and said that she felt that to stand as one with ireland and that they would have to sort out everything with their neighbours and said that was good to have good neighbours. but of the papers here overnight are full headunes here overnight are full headlines like the eu beef up brexit deal enforcement capabilities with tariffs mara separate yesterday and his committee resetting the text that they would put tariffs on british goods coming into the if they did not stand by the deals that were signed in the brexit deal and that includes of course controversial protocol and that's why the government and northern ireland are not meeting and haven't met in over a year and haven't met in over a year and they won't do it because unionists say that the good friday agreement is dead as long as the protocol stays in place . as the protocol stays in place. and of course this east

varadkar says he intends to establish a citizen's assembly on drugs policy early next.h well we you a little bit on this yesterday actually at least 28 people sadly now have died in. the us as the country grapples with a brutal winter storm blizzard have left almost half a million homes and businesses without power. more than 3000 flights were cancelled on saturday with some airports closed completely. new york's governor has declared a state of emergency as the state is being battered by hurricane winds . battered by hurricane winds. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has offered a defiant message of hope to his people this christmas , vowing to never this christmas, vowing to never back down as his nation remains under siege from russia. hours before address, it was delivered. ten months on from the start , the invasion, ten the start, the invasion, ten people were killed and 55 were injured. in cars on the city as a result of russian shelling. yes well, the duke and duchess of sussex have dismissed an apology by the sun for a column by jeremy clarkson as nothing