Sir Keir Starmer has become the first british Prime Minister to visit the Republic Of Ireland in five years. Downing street says saturdays visit marks a new era of Cooperation And Friendship between the united kingdom and ireland, with the two nations looking for a reset after brexit. Sir Keir Starmer met simon harris, the relatively new taoiseach. Ahead of their talks, they swapped Football Shirts and they will be attending a match in a pew i was time at the Aviva Stadium In Dublin and the two are holding their face to Face Talk and they did speak to the media before they moved on. Today we are here In Dublin to probably try to flesh out what a reset actually looks like, and what it looks like in a practical sense for our citizens on both islands, and i certainly know that it has to be embedded in things like peace, prosperity, mutual respect and friendship, and i am really looking forward to having an opportunity to discuss that with you today. I know also our most solemn duty as leaders of our respective governments is our distinct roles as co guarantors of the peace process, something we both take extremely seriously, and there is much work to be done there to really harness the full potential of the gift that was given to us by the last generation, the most incredible gift of the Peace Agreement as well, and i look forward to seeing how we can work together on that. I am still only eight, going on nine weeks into office and i think for us to be having our second meeting at this level in those few weeks shows a real intention on both our parts to reset this relationship. Reset this relationship, renew this relationship, deepen it, and that will be of great benefit to ireland and great benefit to the united kingdom, so thank you very much for finding the time and hosting me with such a welcome here today. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in towns and cities across france to protest against President Macron s appointment of a conservative Prime Minister. Around 130 demonstrations have been called, with the biggest setting out from the Place De La Bastille in central paris. Left wing parties say the choice of Michel Barnier as Prime Minister means democracy has been denied, as it disregardsjuly s election results, which saw their bloc win the most seats. Joining me in the studio to go through some of the details and the demands of the demonstrators is david waddell. Just remind us exactly why the french have taken to the streets today. French have taken to the streets today. Those that are protesting streets today. Those that are protesting in streets today. Those that are protesting in the streets today. Those that are protesting in the main protesting in the main left wing protesters under the banner of the new popular front, the left Wing Coalition that Stood in the recent General Election that took place between june General Election that took Place Betweenjune and General Election that took place between june and july and Place Betweenjune and july and it topped place between june and july and it topped the poll and won Place Betweenjune and july and it topped the poll and won more seats than any other party and coming in second place was macron s party and coming in third place was the national rally, the far right party, and Emmanuel Macron are as been trying to appoint a Prime Minister but there has been no clear majority on the left Wing Coalition has been trying to nominate their candidate but President Macron has said he wouldnt survive a motion of no confidence himself if he made that appointment though as a compromise candidates, he has appointed Michel Barnier, and the left wingers are not so happy because he is a centre right figure and a Compromise Figure for macron s followers, his own followers and the national rally. nd and the national rally. And Eo Le and the national rally. And peeple are and the national rally. And people are already and the national rally. And people are already bringing up his cv because he has been around for a while will Stop unlike his predecessor, gabrielle et al. who was frances youngest Prime Minister, Prime Minister Michel Barnier is the oldest Prime Minister of the french republic and he has had a lot of roles in the European Union over recent years and will be familiar to many as the eus brexit negotiator, particularly to those here in the uk. His predecessor, gabriel attal. More than 60,000 people have signed a Petition Calling for the extradition of a driver suspected of killing a 12 year old boy in a hit and run. Dolars aleksanders is thought to have fled to latvia after the death of Keaton Slater injune. 0ur Reporterjoan cummins has the Story. Its12 weeks since 12 year old Keaton Slater died after being hit by a car in coventry. Itjust breaks my heart because i can still hear his voice, still running in the house with his mates and, can i do this . Can i do that . And so, at the minute, its just still raw. There was an outpouring of collective grief in the city at the time. Fundraising, balloon releases, and a Minutes Applause at the schoolboy s beloved Coventry City have offered comfort to the family, but their grief is swamped by unanswered questions. Theres only one monster, but theres amazing thousands of people out there just giving us Support And Love that dont know us, and theyre just reaching out to us. Its like ive got someone else on my shoulders helping me through it. Police appealed to the public for information about dolars alexanders, wanted on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. But three months later, and with no arrest, the family have launched a petition, calling for the government to intervene and extradite him from latvia, where hes suspected of absconding to. Three months, and theres nothing from him. Him running away and hiding as long as he has, it just dont seem right. It just proves that theres no justice. But we need to getjustice. The Family Home has been filled with poignant reminders of life before loss, but both parents are simply struggling to understand why. To me, thats another thing that keeps going through my head. If he just got out the car and even tried to help my son. He didnt Stop and, like, he was going excessively over the speed limit. Hes got no care in the world. West midlands police refused to answer specific questions about their investigation, but they did issue a statement, where they said that they were actively pursuing strong lines of inquiry. And they added that their focus remains on getting justice for keaton and his family. Joan cummins, bbc news. Some Business News now, and it looks like the Body Shop has been saved. The chain has been taken out of administration after being bought up by a consortium. Its reported that means that its remaining 113 Stores across the uk Will Stay Open although the administrators have already closed 85 outlets, and cut more than 750 jobs from the company. Our Business Correspondent Marc ashdown is with me. It is lovely to see you. How will this Deal Work . It is a consortium of . Will this Deal Work . It is a consortium of . Yes, and lets Ust Consortium of . Yes, and lets just reminisce, consortium of . Yes, and lets just reminisce, we consortium of . Yes, and lets just reminisce, we were consortium of . Yes, and lets i just reminisce, we were talking about the first ever Body Shop Store in brighton in 1986, founded by an environmental campaigner and founded by an Environmental Campaignerand it founded by an environmental campaigner and it was all about her sort of values and she was against Animal Testing and that kind of thing and it captured the Imagination In The 80s and 90s on the High Street and if you fast forward a couple of decades there is fierce competition from the likes of nash, and they sold out to l0real and it has changed hands a couple of times lush. It was bought by InveStor Group in 2023, late in that year, and they pay 227 million for its but realised it couldnt change its sporting so put it into administration in february of this year and since then, 85 of the Stores went and a lot ofjobs went with that, about 770, but this Rescue Deal is finally happening. Is about 770, but this Rescue Deal is finally happening. Is finally happening. Is their confidence is finally happening. Is their confidence that is finally happening. Is their confidence that the is finally happening. Is their confidence that the deal is finally happening. Is their| confidence that the deal will work this time . Confidence that the deal will work this time . work this time . There have been months of work this time . There have been months of Negotiation Work this time . There have been months of negotiation to work this time . There have been | months of negotiation to hammer this out and a private Equity Firm run by a well known tycoon in this industry is behind this and they are say they have no plans to remain any of the remaining Body Shop Stores, so thatis remaining Body Shop Stores, so that is good news for the staff are still working for the company and they get control of Body Shops assets across the world as well, mainly in Australia And North america, and also coming on board is charles denton, former ceo of molton brown, so he will take the helm and try to steer this into calmer waters and they say the plan is to try to revive the plan is to try to revive the brand and reclaim its global leadership in the ethical Beauty Sector so it sounds like they are committed and have a plan to turn things around.. around. On the High Street, a lot of these around. On the High Street, a lot of these wellknown, lot of these well known, established names are really struggling so what can be read into this in terms of providing a brand . We have really seen some big names struggle recently. Some big names struggle recently some big names struggle recently. We saw exciting brands in recently. We saw exciting brands in the recently. We saw exciting brands in the sector recently. We saw exciting L Brands in the sector coming forward and there was a feeling Body Shop had gone a bit stale after all these years and we had a raft of big Name Struggle on the High Street and close down and this goes back to covid and people changing their Consumer Habits and tightening their belts so there is no word on whether they will expand the Stores but there is no immediate plans to close while they assess things and try to work out how this plant will work out how this plant will work and they talk about investing in products and veneration and they plan to revitalise it and they say there is a sustainable future ahead product innovation. It will take them some time, and there is a long road ahead for them, you sense, to get them back to where they were before. Britains Jack Draper lost in dramatic fashion in his Us Open semi final the 22 year old was sick on court several times in his defeat to World Number one jannik sinner. In the biggest match of his career, draper went down in straight sets, 7 5 7 6 6 2 in new york. During the second set, the 25th Seed vomited three times. After the match he said, im quite an anxious Human Being and i do feel a little bit sick when it gets tough. Sinner will play american Taylor Fritz in sundays final. Lets speak to Sports Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at Glasgow Caldeonian university paul mccarthy. Hes helped a number of professional athletes manage performance anxiety. Hello and welcome to the programme. First off, i dont know whether you saw it live or consequently in reports, but when you saw him vomiting, what came to Mind Straightaway . I guess the experience of what is called exercise associated gastrointestinal distress is something that we do see from time to time, but usually with extreme physical exhaustion, and we see it on the Tennis Court as perhaps a bit unusual but understandable under the circumstances, the heat, the duration of the game and the consequences forjack himself. And the degree of anxiety that someBody would have to reach for that physical reaction, just talk us through what is going on in the Body. Just talk us through what is going on in the Body. Yes, so, from a cognitive going on in the Body. Yes, so, from a cognitive perspective, l from a cognitive perspective, what we are thinking about, theres is a lot of uncertainty and people are making anticipation of what will happen and there is uncertainty around the duration of the event and its outcome so that Storm of thoughts and feelings is perhaps creating a lot of undue stress at that time, but within the Body as well, there will be more severe tension and there will be physical exhaustion from the time and heat as well, and a combination of factors will contribute to those factors, as we have seen, and perhaps where psychologists do most of their work is trying to understand the things that happens beforehand, the behind the scenes and the consequences, and excessive worry is typical because when events are important to as an events are important to as an events are important to as an events are at the same time uncertain, we will consider what the possibilities might be and we will be worried, but trying our best to achieve the outcomes we are looking for Stop outcomes we are looking for Sto , outcomes we are looking for Sto ,. Stop Elite Sports People have so many obstacles. Stop Elite Sports People have so many obstacles. You Stop Elite Sports People have so many obstacles. You are l so many obstacles. You are playing on your own and this is not a Team Sport and that is an obstacle in itself. Would you see this level of Anxiety Manifesting within different Sports Disciplines . Manifesting within different Sports Disciplines . Yes, and it really does depend on the really does depend on the demands. We would normally explain this in terms of the demands placed on an athlete and the resources they have to cope with those demands, and the demands changed in the different sports and it may be in terms of duration for a triathlon or in terms of duration in a Tennis Game with the heat, the importance of the game, semifinals, finals, etc. So the context in terms of the environment is always a contributing factor. And i guess, from the individual standpoint, we try to understand what interpretations and appraisals the athletes are making about the situations in which they find themselves at the degree to which they see those events as a challenge, something within their Control Or Something they have resources to deal with, compared with a fracked, where they feel they perhaps do not have the same resources to cope with the demands. This is what we tried to make our understanding with athletes about. ~ ,. understanding with athletes about. ~.. about. When you talk about understanding about. When you talk about understanding within about. When you talk about understanding within this i understanding within this discipline and within your field, the key to this is how do athletes cope . Because it is literally mind over matter. The athlete may be perfectly capable but once those negative thoughts and that spiral begins, how should they Stop and just bring it under control and just bring it under control and calm things down . What are you learning . You learning . Much of the work we do will you learning . Much of the work we do will be you learning . Much of the work we do will be working you learning . Much of the work we do will be working on we do will be working on regulation, so it will be addressing the ports they have and how functional or dysfunctional though sports might be. We are of course trying to be more forceful and bring more helpful ports to mind but we are at the same time trying to regulate our Body so we can deal with Tension Or Exhaustion and Address Decision making along the way and those are Skills that are learned where athletes can london throughout their career so regardless of age and stage, they could make the most of their circumstances by in investing a bit more. What we see is that athletes who learned these schools and put them into practice in competition typically are more successful in The End. Learn these Skills. I successful in The End. Learn these Skills. These Skills. I saw something in the international these Skills. I saw something in the internationaljournal. These Skills. I saw somethingj in the internationaljournal of Sport And Exercise psychology, and they made the point is that the developmental period for tennis players in particular and athletes at that elite level coincides with the age, it overlaps with the Peak Onset of Mental Health Disorders, so is the race really on to try and control the level of anxiety and get those players over that so they know how to cope with it . Because i think it is accepted within psychology that Mental Health Disorders normally tend to show ijy disorders normally tend to show by the age of 24. By the age of 24. Yes, we do see that by the age of 24. Yes, we do see that in by the age of 24. Yes, we do see that in those by the age of 24. Yes, we do see that in those Examples L by the age of 24. Yes, we do| see that in those examples of what is noticed, acknowledged or assessed by age 14 and the detrimental effects even four years on, and in sports, particularly in high level sport, children and young athletes are exposed to the demand is high beyond what the typical Child Or Teenager is exposed to, and under those circumstances, it seems reasonable that if they wish to participate, they are given the resources to do so, and the goal those resources mean not just psychological or physical support as well but it allows them to make sense of their environment within which they find themselves and that is the typical work up a Sports Psychologist, to deliver that Education And Input at the beginnin