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 fallout from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. Rishi sunak willjoin the us president , joe biden, on a visit to Northern Ireland on tuesday to commemorate the Good Friday Agreement. A few minutes ago, the Us National Security council spokesperson, john kirby, told the White House Press corps how much this trip means to President Biden. President biden will head to Ulster University to deliver remarks marking the tremendous progress since the signing of the belfast Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago. And hell underscore the readiness of the United States to preserve those gains and support Northern Irela
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. A gp practice in brighton is shut temporarily after a staff member tests positive for coronovirus. The number of confirmed cases in the uk has now reached eight. Storm ciara continues to cause chaos across britain, with severe travel and power disruption one man has been killed by a falling tree. Id like to know where the Environment Agency is. We have seen nobody today at all. Nobodys been round. A bbc investigation uncovers further claims of preventable baby deaths at an nhs trust. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jane dougal. Hello. Storm ciara has impacted sport too. The postponed scotland against england womens six nations
match is under way now, after extreme weather in glasgow meant it couldnt go ahead over the weekend. Thanks,jane, and nick miller has the weather. So much weather disruption, simon. Storm ciara may be moving away but the disruption continues. More on the disruption continues. More
Good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Four more cases of coronavirus have been reported in england bringing the total number in the uk to eight. They are all known to have come into contact with a previously confirmed uk case. Its believed to have come from a british businessman who went to a conference in singapore. From there, he went skiing in Les Contamines montjoie, in the french alps, where he came into contact with these new cases. The businessman then travelled to brighton, where he became unwell. He was transferred to london for treatment. The new cases announced this morning were also taken from brighton to london over the weekend in order to receive specialist care. This comes as the government introduces new powers to deal with the spread of coronavirus, and declares it is a serious and imminent threat to Public Health. Under new measures, the department of health says people with coronavirus can now be forcibly quarantined and will not be free to leave. Our health co
Increasing office attendance remains high on the agenda for many employers, but upcoming changes to the UK flexible working regime could prompt more requests to work from home. A recent.