were shot dead in their car. and one of the most hyped bouts in the history of boxing tommy fury wins his bout against jake paul. by bya by a split decision. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. welcome to the programme. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, is to meet the british prime minister later today, with expectations rising that they ll finalise a new post brexit trading deal for northern ireland. if agreement is reached, rishi sunak will make a statement to the uk parliament. our political editor 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 line, we re o
now on bbc news, talking movies: berlin film festival special. hello from berlin. i m tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, highlights from the berlin international film festival. over 11 days, some 280 films are shown, with big names from the world of cinema gathering here in the german capital. we sat down with sean penn, whose documentary superpower on president zelensky was one of the festival s big attractions. british acting royalty was in town, with dame helen mirren portraying israeli prime minister golda meir. cate blanchett, oscar nominated for her performance in tar, walked the red carpet, as did steven spielberg, at the festival for a lifetime achievement award. and we look at queer cinema in berlin, which was making quite an impact. berlin has a long history of embracing political cinema. it is an avowedly political film festival. and this year, because the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine took place during the festival,
a clean air zone. and one of the most hyped bouts in the history of boxing tommy fury wins his grudge match by a split decision. nearly 60 people trying to reach europe are known to have drowned, after their boat sank in rough seas off southern italy. at least 12 were children, including a baby and young twins. it s thought the boat, which left izmir in eastern turkey three days ago, was said to be overloaded with close to 150 people. vincent mcaviney has more. on saturday night, another tragedy in the mediterranean. by tragedy in the mediterranean. by dawn, this debris was all that was left of the migrant boat that broke up in rough seas just off the calabrian coast. it is thought the vessel left izmir in eastern turkey three days prior, with as many as 150 crowded aboard, but only around 80 survivors washed ashore near the town of crotone. rescue workers struggled in the conditions to rescue bodies from the waves. dozens, including a baby, are known to have drowned. the r
this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m vishala sri pathma. our top stories: almost 60 people, including 12 children, have drowned trying to reach europe, after their boat was shipwrecked off southern italy. translation: we can t be abandoned by the rest of europe. this type of tragedy should have been avoided, not lived how we re having to live it today. the british prime minister prepares to meet the president of the european commission, in a bid to finalise a new brexit deal for northern ireland. israeli settlers in the occupied west bank set fire to palestinian homes and businesses, killing one man, after two israelis are shot dead in their car. sheffield becomes the latest uk city to tackle car pollution by charging drivers to enter
is political will to remove danger from the process, to not intentionally make it more dangerous as a deterrent, that people will avail themselves of that. you re watching newsday, on the bbc. still to come on the programme. sheffield becomes the latest uk city to tackle car pollution by charging drivers to enter a clean air zone. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables then, suddenly, the tables, chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heared the news earlier. so my heart went bang, bang, bang. the constitutional -