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Tensions have continued to escalate in hong kong where one of the worlds biggest airports Hong Kong International has been brought to a standstill by a huge gathering of protesters for the second day. Flights were cancelled, check in Services Suspended and demonstrators barricaded access to departure gates with luggage trolleys before riot police moved in to disperse the crowds. These are the latest pictures. This is the Moment Police moved into one of the terminals. There were violent clashes, including this one where a policeman is attacked by protesters. And you can see here at one point, h...

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is in northern ireland, trying to win support for his new deal on post—brexit trading arrangements. rishi sunak says he's confident that the windsor framework, as the new agreement is called, addresses the concerns of the democratic unionist party. and that it removes any sense of a border down the irish sea, which the dup objects to. he said his deal was not about one political party but about what's best for people and communities. the leader of the dup, sirjeffrey donaldson, said the deal represented progress, but he tho...

administration as assistant to the secretary of state. welcome to the programme. for the first time since brexit took effect in january 2020, the british prime minister was in europe today for a summit, the first meeting of the european political community. "not an eu construct, not an eu alternative," said liz truss, but an opportunity to discuss wider interests relating to ukraine, energy and security. russia's war demands cooperation beyond the eu's 27 member states. in all, 44 countries were represented in prague today, including countries like alabania and azerbaijan, who are cu...

Think it was about getting some the education secretary went on to defend the governments record. Were seeing standards in our schools rise. Critically, were seeing the attainment gap in schools narrow. The attainment gap in this is the difference in outcomes between disadvantaged children and their better off peers. The social mobility commissions most recent report described britain as a deeply divided nation. Two thirds of the areas where young people face the brightest prospects are now in london. While many coastal, rural, and former Industrial Areas are being left further behind. And for...

Begins tomorrow with High Expectations in scotland as they face wales this weekend. Good morning. Its friday 2nd february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theresa may has insisted she is delivering what the british people want on brexit, amid pressure to set out where she stands on britains future trade agreements. Speaking at the end of a trade visit to china, the Prime Minister said britain would not face a choice between a free trade deal with the eu after brexit, and striking deals with the rest of the world. Downing street says billions of pounds worth of deals have been ...