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the restoration of notre dame in paris, which was nearly destroyed by fire four years ago, is expected to be finished on schedule. you re watching bbc news. now its time for northern ireland s peace babies. northern ireland, a small place of only 2 million people, once again capturing the attention of the world. presidents and prime ministers past and present have been getting and present have beenjetting into the province to join in celebrations for a political agreement signed here 25 years ago. supporting the people of northern ireland, protecting the peace is a priority. it s regarded as the day that helped and decades of violence here during the 1970s, 80s and 90s. reactions to being signed were largely positive. work the opportunity to come has been fantastic, and it s going to be. some were not convinced. i don t think we will ever see peace. i have come to a town in county down, roughly 20 minutes outside of belfast, and is home to around 6000 people. it s also ....
80s and 90s. reactions to it being signed were largely positive. for the generation to come, it will be fantastic, one of the greatest things in our history, anyway. some were not convinced. i don t think we will ever see peace. it ll take something different. i have come to dromore, a town in county down, roughly 20 minutes outside of belfast, and is home to around 6000 people. it s also where i grew up and went to school. i was born in 1998, the year the good friday agreement was signed here in northern ireland. it means i grew up after the troubles ended and didn t have to worry as much as maybe my parents did, for example, about getting caught up in the conflict happening here. me and others like me born after it was signed are known as peace babies and i m keen to find out where they think northern ireland could be in the next 25 years. just across from where i am now is my old school, dromore high. there s me! chuckles. i left here in 2017, but it s where i wa ....
welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months of talks to largely end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that s fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern ireland. the agreement was based on the idea of cooperation between communities, and set up a new government representing both nationalists and unionists. a copy of it went to every household in northern ireland, an ....
welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland, which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit, and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months of talks to largely end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that s fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern ireland. the agreement was based on the idea of cooperation between communities, and set up a new government representing both nationalists and unionists. a copy of it went to every household in northern ireland, and a ....
after weathering a stormy start, spain sjon rahm fights back to win the masters on a dramatic final day at augusta. and we are bringing back in medieval sport for modern times. what more could you possibly want on a bank holiday monday than a jousting competition? well, we have got one. good morning, quite a different week of weather, much more unsettled. rain clearing northward and eastward study, followed by sunshine and showers, but some of the showers will be heavy, thundery, and blustery. all the details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday april 10th. our main story it s 25 years since the historic good friday agreement which brought peace to northern ireland after decades of violent conflict. the prime minister rishi sunak has praised the bravery and perseverance of the leaders who helped broker the power sharing deal. he willjoin the us president, joe biden, on a visit to belfast tomorrow to commemorate the deal. it took 22 months of talks to largely ....