the mexican president says he will push ahead with reforms to the electoral system despite thousands protesting against him. a fantastic find. a collection of rediscovered short stories by the late author terry pratchett are to be published. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has announced a revised trade deal that is aimed at fixing problems within the brexit arrangement that affects northern ireland. the agreement will remove checks for goods sent from the british mainland and destined for northern ireland. mr sunak and the president of european commission ursula von der leyen declared the deal as opening a new chapter in relations between london and brussels. the us president biden issued a statement saying it was an essential step to ensure peace from the good friday agreement is preserved. our political editor, chris mason, reports. for months, negotiations have rumbled on in the undergrowth. finally, then, at a posh hotel near windsor, just outside london, and a spot wit
light. the dazzling display that can be seen a little farther south than usual. hello and welcome. the premise to rishi sunak is on his way to belfast and he calls for mps to back his new deal on postgraduate training arrangements for northern ireland. the agreement removes most checks on goods destined only for northern ireland from the rest of the uk and creates new powers ministers at stormont to fend off changes to eu regulations. however, the democratic unionist party says it still has concerns and will study the legal text before giving it support. a little corresponded helen catt has the latest. it was a big moment with big smiles to match. after years of wrangling, deal with the eu has finally been sealed. wrangling, dealwith the eu has finally been sealed. finally been sealed. today s agreement finally been sealed. today s agreement delivers - finally been sealed. today s agreement delivers smooth | agreement delivers smooth flowing trade within the whole united k
to manage scarce water resources . we report from murcia. also coming up: amidst the cost of living crisis, can we afford fair trade? a new report warns about our changing habits. if you justjoined us, you are in the top business stories. we be . in in the top business stories. we begin with in the top business stories. we begin with more on the deal thatis begin with more on the deal that is hope to be a breakthrough for northern ireland. as you ve been hearing, the windsor framework aims to fix post brexit trading difficulties between britain and northern ireland. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, hailed it as a decisive breakthrough . so let s look at the detail for trade. the deal creates two customs channels for goods being sent from england, wales or scotland to northern ireland. a green channel for goods intended to be used or consumed there. and a red channel for goods destined for the repbulic of ireland. here s our global trade correspondent, dharshini dav
want the election scrapped calling it a sham. welcome to the programme. we start with the international row over tiktok. china has accused the us of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the app from government issued phones. tiktok is owned by the chinese firm bytedance. and on monday, the white house gave government agencies 30 days to remove tiktok from their phones. the us calls the guidance a critical step forward in addressing the risks presented by the app to sensitive government data. chris derusha is the federal chief information security officer. he said the guidance is part of the administration s ongoing commitment to securing our digital infrastructure and protecting the american people s security and privacy. china disagrees. here s a foreign ministry spokesperson. the ministry spokesperson. united states, the rhodes one the united states, the rhodes number one superpower, is so afraid of a mobile phone application to young people like so
john kerry speaks exclusively to the bbc to outline what the us is doing to help save brazil s amazon rain forest. it will cost all of us much more money not to respond and make this transition now. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in washington where a powerful house committee is debating wether to allow president biden to completely ban the chinese owned app, tiktok, which is used by more than 100 million americans. the white house has already ordered government agencies to wipe tiktok off federal devices within 30 days. and it s notjust the us. the european parliament has also banned the video sharing app from staff phones citing security reasons, following canada which imposed a similar ban. but china has hit out at the us and this is what a government spokesperson had to say. |translation: the united states, | the world number one superpower, is so afraid of a mobile phone application that young people like so much that they completely lack any self conf