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 dont think we will ever see peace. Itll 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. Its 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 didnt 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 im 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. Theres me chuckles. I left here in 2017, but its where i was first taught about the
a chinese rocket launching a weather satellite briefly forces planes flying to and from northern taiwan to alter their routes. you re watching bbc news. now it s 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 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. think something different. 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 where i grew
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 where
protests are on everyone s minds. and a line up fit for a king the artists performing at the coronation concert are announced. some rain across some rain gci’oss eastern some rain across eastern england today, many, it is drier, brighter and milder, details on that and the full weekend forecast coming up here breakfast. it s saturday 15th april. japan s prime minister has been evacuated from a public event after an explosion was heard as he was about to give a speech. police in the city of wakayama have arrested a man on suspicion of throwing a smoke bomb. we re joined now by our tokyo correspondent, shaimaa khalil. very good morning to you. this incident happening in the last two hours or so, just take us through what happened. i will put the question again, can you hear us? it is charlie from the bbc breakfast studio. i think we can show you the pictures of the moment the drama happened? this is the immediate aftermath, the japanese prime minister at an event and there
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to li% their highest level since 2008. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgages at a time when many people are already struggling with energy and food bills. it will also have an impact on repayment charges on bank loans and credit cards but it is better news for savers, who should get a higher return. the bank of england says the increase will help to curb rising prices. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. in leeds like every where else, the cost of keeping up a mortgage isjumping, because of interest rates. stu is used to saving after spending much of his life on a minimum wage. he got a better paying job as a librarian, but like many, his wages have stagnated. when his mortgage expired his payments went from £90 a month to £360. i thought the days of checking the bank balance were gone. but they re back with a vengeance now. it is