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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 eve...

from our colleagues in brussels, at westminster and in belfast. we'll also be asking if this will be enough to satisfy the democratic unionists and to break the political deadlock in northern ireland. also tonight... the cap on household energy charges is being reduced, but bills are still going to rise in april. we'll be asking why that is. i think it is time that members of this house grew up. and, the woman who made history as the first female speaker of the commons, betty boothroyd, has died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel. lionesses is boss sarina wiegman...

after a boat carrying migrants sinks near the coast of southern italy. pope francis has prayed for the victims and surivors. i pray for every one of them, for the missing and the other migrants. the israeli government and the palestinian authority say they will take immediate steps to end a deadly upsurge in violence this year. counting is under way in nigeria's most competitive elections in decades — with three candidates still hopeful of becoming president. in the last hour it's been announced that rishi sunak will meet the european commission president ursula von der leyen to ag...

how manchester united won the league cup. and how france crossed scotland's six nations grand slam hopes in paris. —— crushed scotland's six nations grand slam hopes in paris. the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen will arrive in the uk tomorrow for face to face talks with prime minister rishi sunak, to discuss an imminent deal for trade in northern ireland. it all revolves around the post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the irish taoisoech leo varadkarsaid... earlier, the deputy prime minister dominic raab began to outline what might be...

hello and welcome to bbc world news. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, will arrive in the uk tomorrow for face—to—face talks with prime minister rishi sunak, to discuss an imminent deal for trade in northern ireland. it all revolves around the post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the irish taoisoech leo varadkarsaid... earlier, the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, began to outline what might be in the deal including the right for politicians in northern ireland to have a say over any new eu rules that affect them. with more he...