Gentle Prod News Today

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in belfast for a four—day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the historic good friday agreement. the landmark deal largely brought to an end the 30—year conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. president biden says he looks forward to reiterating americas commitment to preserving the peace. my colleague emma vardy has more. air force i ar...

the deal largely brought an end to the 30—year conflict in northern ireland, known as the troubles. but political turmoil persists, even if less violent in nature than the past. heres president biden�*s schedule: on wednesdeay, biden will deliver a speech at ulster university, before travelling to the republic of ireland. there, hell celebrate his own familys roots, attending events in louth and mayo. there will also be official discussions in dublin, where biden will meet with iri...

the deal largely brought an end to the 30—year conflict in northern ireland, known as the troubles but political turmoil persists, even if less violent in nature than the past. heres president biden�*s schedule: on wednesday, biden will deliver a speech at ulster university before travelling to the republic of ireland. there, hell celebrate his own familys roots, attending events in louth and mayo. there will also be official discussions in dublin, where biden will meet with irish ...

ukraine says 174,000 square kilometres — thats roughly the same area as syria — has been contaminated by landmines since russias full—scale invasion. most have been found in the north—eastern kharkiv region, and its feared it will take decades to clear them completely. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse brought us this report. it reflects the size of the battlefield. now, typically, mines are used by armies to protect their positions or force their enemy into areas wher...

tony christie about living with dementia, music therapy and recording a new song for this years thank you day. it isa it is a cold start for many but largely dry, with sunshine. that will change as heavy rain barber and strengthening winds push in from the south—west. all the details later. its tuesday the 11th of april. our main story. a four—day strike by junior doctors in england that begins this morning is expected to be the most disruptive in the nhss history. more than a quar...

is sacked over complaints about his behaviour at work. preparations in belfast ahead of president biden�*s visit to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. a vast area of ukraine is covered in landmines — officials say it will take many years to clear. # thank you for being a friend... #. and singer tony christie — diagnosed with dementia this year — unveils plans to sing for britains carers. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a huge night for manchester cit...

in the north—eastern kharkiv region and its feared it will take "decades" to clear them completely. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse brought us this report. it reflects the size of the battlefield. the reality is, in areas where the russians initially advanced, where they occupied territory for a number of months on them. in the ukrainian counteroffensive, these areas where theissue counteroffensive, these areas where the issue of landmines is the most acute. these are also...

the international monetary fund published by predictions of the year ahead global growth will shrink and the 2023 from 3.4% last year to 2.8% this year. economies in germany in the uk will shrink and they also expect high interest rates rose biggest economy forecasting them to fall back to pre—bend levels. a press conference the chief economist at this assessment. the synchronise tightening of monetary policy by most banks starting to bring inflation back towards its targets. at the ...

hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the international monetary fund, which has published their prediction for the year ahead. global growth will shrink in 2023 from 3.4% last year to 2.8% this year. the economies in germany and the uk will shrink. the imf also expects high interest rates to be temporary forecasting them to fall back to pre—pandemic levels. lets hear what the chief economist had to say. hear what the chief economist had to sa . ,, . ., hear what the chief eco...

also on the programme: president biden boards air force one, destination belfast. he speaks of his hopes on the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. make sure the irish accords and - the winter agreements stay in place, keep the peace. - thats the main thing. keep your fingers crossed. one of the uks biggest business groups, the cbi, sacks its head tony danker after an investigation into workplace conduct. and the wild spring weather continues with warnings of strong winds fo...