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new post brexit trade arrangements between northern ireland, the rest of the uk and the european union have been set out by the uk government. the democratic unionist party refused to support earlier trade plans but has backed this new deal. so what do we know? well, it will reduce checks and paperwork on goods going from great britain to northern ireland. there will be no routine checks on british items being sold to consumers in northern ireland. however, some british products brought in for processing, such as raw materials and components, will still face full customs processes. to discuss what s at stake, i m joined by roger pollen head of the federation of small businesses for northern ireland. roger, lovely to see you again. good morning. roger, lovely to see you again. good morning. good day for you toda ? it good morning. good day for you today? it is good morning. good day for you today? it is a good morning. good day for you today? it is a very good morning ....
of building. have a good weekend, my friend. see you next week. all right, we are now the unofficial start of the 2024 presidential campaign season, six months out from 2024, and in a confluence events this week, yesterday in fact, rex exactly two and a half years since the january 6th attack on the capital. it s humbling for our country, for our democracy, that the twice impeached, twice criminally indicted so far donald trump is the undisputed presidential front runner of the republican party. i don t know that on january 7th, 2021, right after all the republicans who mattered had condemned donald trump s role in the attempted insurrection, that we thought we would be here a year and a half later. we are very far away from the republican party returning to normal, perhaps even knowing what normal is. we are very far away from an america where both of the two majority political parties respect the system and stand up for democracy. we know where donald trump stands o ....
sandra: fox news alert, a live look at perry, iowa, where we are awaiting an update after multiple people were hurt in a shooting at the city s high school. it happened early this morning. it was the students first day back of classes there after their winter break. officials announced moments ago we will be getting our next update from there at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. we will certainly be watching and listening for that. john: the sheriff says there is no longer a threat to the public but released little detail other than that. nothing on the number of victims or if the shooter is dead or alive. said officials would give those updates later this afternoon. we ll bring you developments as we get them on this story. first, another fox news alert. sandra: any moment now expecting to hear from the pentagon. the press secretary pat ryder is expected to step up to the podium for the first on camera briefing of the year as escalation in the middle east takes a brand-ne ....
this is bbc news. the headlines. more than 100 people die in iran in two explosions near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. warnings of higher prices and a delay on goods as commercial ships avoid the red sea because of rebel attacks. on verified today, we have been investigating one hospital under attack in gaza in a series of health facilities which have been affected by the war. and this history making teenager is on target for further glory. 16 year old luke littler could tonight become the youngest player to win the world darts championship. returning to events in the red sea. the governments of the uk, the us and ten other countries have released a joint statement warning yemen s houthi rebels that they will bear the responsibility of the consequences if they continue to attack ships travelling through the red sea. the governments warn that the attacks are a direct threat to the freedom of navigation that serves as the bedrock of global trade ....
hello. if you justjoined us, i m sally bundock. we will now talk through the top stories. if this is your first day back at work after a long christmas break we will bring you up to speed. and we start in the middle east, where the threat of military escalation continues to hang over the red sea. the us, britain, and their allies in the region are on alert to see if their warnings to the iran backed houthis are now working. attacks on commercial vessels have been happening since the war between israel and gaza began. houthis who are behind the attacks say it s in support of hamas and has turned a vital global trade route, that handles about 12% of the world s commerce, into a risky maritime passage. the uk defence secretary, grant shapps, said britain would not hesitate to take what he called direct action . meanwhile, bloomberg reports iran dispatched a warship to the red sea after the us navy destroyed three houthi boats. joining me now is janet mui, head of market ana ....