hello and welcome to bbc world news. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, will arrive in the uk tomorrow for face to face talks with prime minister rishi sunak to discuss an imminent deal for trade in northern ireland. it all revolves around the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the irish taoisoech, leo varadkar, said. earlier, the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, began to outline what might be in the deal including the right for politicians in northern ireland to have a say over any new eu rules that affect them. with more here s our political correspondent, iain watson. what better way to flag that an agreement with the eu is coming closer? the eu commission president, ursula von der leyen, will meet the prime minister tomorrow in london for the talks that could seal a deal. there is no deal done until the whole deal s done. but i think we ve made progress. and what s emerging is exactly what the deal could involve. post b
and sheffield becomes the latest city in the uk to introduce a clean air zone. from monday, drivers of the most polluting vehicles will be charged to enter a designated area. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and ii at night in uk where the prime minister, rishi sunak, will meet the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, in berkshire on monday. the meeting is expected to revolve around the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland; in a joint statement said they would work towards finding a solution to the dispute. chris mason has more. here stands the ultimate prize in all of these negotiations. this is stormont in belfast, the home of the northern ireland assembly. getting it and an executive here up and running again would be quite a moment. doing a deal with brussels does not guarantee that, but there are other potential prizes, improving internal uk trade and resetting relations with the european union. if we can get it over the lin
we, the people, in order to form a more perfect union 221 years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched america s improbable experiment in democracy. the document they produced was eventually signed, but ultimately unfinished. it was stained by this nation s original sin of slavery. i chose to run for president at this moment in history because i believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together, unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes, that we may not look the same and may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction towards a better future for our children and our grandchildren. this belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the american people. but it also comes from my own story. i m the son of a black man from kenya and a wh
16 million citizens with 20 million weapons of war. the people in power acknowledging that change isn t in the cards right nowment so do we have to wait for a whole new generation before kids are safe in their classrooms? music lovers at a concert, or shoppers at the grocery store, and if we have to wait, how many more americans will die between now and then? plus, gut wrenching claims in missouri where residents who lost everything in those devastating tornados say they had warning sirens set up, but they never went off. so why not? and former vice president mike pence testing the campaign waters in iowa, but he can t escape questions about his looming legal issues in d.c. what he s saying now about the court order to force his testimony against former president trump and about his plans for 2024. but we start with those weapons of war, the ar-15 an estimated 20 million of them stored and stashed across the country as republican lawmakers refuse to address or even ackn
at least 32 people have been killed and 150 others injured, in a blast in the pakistani city of peshawar. the kremlin has dismissed as a lie a claim by borisjohnson that he was threatened by vladimir putin before the russian invasion of ukraine. new research suggests uk bosses are reluctant to hire over 50s, preferring younger workers. ministers and nhs leaders have announced plans to provide hundreds more ambulances and thousands of hospital beds in england by next winter. £1 billion of existing funding is being allocated and there are also measures to try to reduce the number of patients who turn up at a&e and then stay overnight. but there are questions about how the extra resources will be staffed, and some health experts warn the proposals will be undermined by a burnt out workforce. 0ur health correspondent, katherine da costa, has the details. right, hi, how are you? i m rishi, nice to see you. after weeks of unprecedented strain on the nhs, and criticism over rec