and a big win for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, after a succesful night at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister and the european commission are due to hold final talks on a new post brexit trade deal for northern ireland today. rishi sunak and ursula von der leyen will meet in windsor to discuss complex challenges around the exisiting deal what s called the northern ireland protocol. there will be a cabinet meeting in the afternoon, where an update on those talks will be given. if a final deal is agreed, the prime minister and ms von der leyen will hold a short joint press conference. rishi sunak would then make a statement in the house of commons. so, what is the protocol and why is it important? it was created after brexit to avoid border controls between northern ireland and the republic of ireland which is an eu member. effectively, it leaves northern ireland within th
i m martine croxall in the studio in london. also in the headlines this morning. more than 60 people are now confirmed dead including 12 children after a boat carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of italy. fresh calls for the uk government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator announces a new price cap. early results from the nigerian elections show support for the governing party is holding firm. observers say it s still too early to predict who ll win the presidency. and big wins ahead of the oscars for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. hello and welcome to bbc news. we are in windsor, about an hour outside london, not in westminster, which has seen of course so much of the brexit drama, but we are here today because we are told that ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak will be here in a couple of hours time, also, in orderto will be here in a couple of hours time
i think what s so frustrating as how they are, they say one thing to their television audience, and when they re in the courtroom they say something different. and their audience seems to continue to consume the lies. it s an amazing trick they pull off. good marks for a good con, i would say. thank you, mehdi. thanks, lawrence. thank you. the rest of the world cannot understand what s happening in this country, now. would the supreme court is doing could not happen in a democracy. in a democracy, the membership of the supreme court would reflect the democratically expressed will of the people. that means, the supreme court would reflect the democratically expressed will of the majority of the people, because the supreme court justices would be appointed by presidents elected by a majority of voters. but that is not the way we elect presidents in this country. we are the only country in the world where the person who comes and second with the votes can end up in t
the battle over abortion rights is moving to the floor of the u.s. senate. tomorrow, lawmakers are expected to vote on a democratic bill that would make those rights federal law. the first big political test comes just one week after the bombshell leak of that draft opinion, which would overturn roe v. wade. and senate democrats are making it clear, they re linking tomorrow s vote to the midterm elections. we are making sure that every, every senator will have to vote. and every, every american will see how they voted. the republican party, the maga republican party will suffer the consequences electorally, when the american people see that. we are going to remember everyone who votes against the right to an abortion. and this november, we re gonna use our voices and our votes. we re not gonna let anyone forget. they wanted on record for all our eyes to see. meanwhile, pennsylvania senator bob casey, a democrat was long supported abortion restrictions. today, he said he