because of some major youth led anti police brutality protest that took place here in 2020 and moved into demands for better government. that movement, then south movement, seems to inspire young people to come out devoted a full stop will be interesting to see what turnout figures are once polls close. i will corresmnd figures are once polls close. i will corresmnd on figures are once polls close. i will correspond on in figures are once polls close. i will correspond on in lagos, - figures are once polls close. i will correspond on in lagos, thank you very much. progress is being made in talks between the uk and the eu over a new brexit deal for northern ireland. the british prime minister has been trying to win support for changes to the so called protocol. the current agreement creates trade barriers between the british mainland and northern ireland. 0ur political correspondent, david wallace lockhart, reports. the uk and the eu appear to be inching closer to a new deal on th
definitely at the forefront of government minister s mines is when it is presented, how do you make sure that different parties are happy with how it s presented? particularly some of those tory backbench mps, but also the dup in northern ireland who are currently refusing to go back into government in northern ireland until issues with the protocol a result. so their reaction to any deal is going to be key to this. i think the government, though, acknowledges that they may not be able to give everybody everything that they want. very much. now, with a look at all the sport, here s hugh ferris. good afternoon. rarely has a week off in the six nations been quite so dramatic. the tournament returns today with wales having averted a strike after resolving a dispute between the players and the union. while ireland have the chance to continue their path to a grand slam in the early game against italy in rome. wales game against england is on after the decision on wednesday was reached foll
police are focusing their investigation on the dissident republican group known as the new ira. it s one of the paramilitary organizations which still targets the security forces almost 25 years after the conflict in this part of the uk largely ended. also this morning, john caldwell s football club, beragh swifts, is holding a walk of solidarity. the community is coming together to support the detective and condemn those who tried to murder him. chris page, bbc news. progress is being made in talks between the uk and the eu over a new brexit deal for northern ireland. the british prime minister has been trying to win support for changes to the so called protocol. the current agreement creates trade barriers between the british mainland and northern ireland. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart reports. the uk and the eu appear to be
also in northern ireland, a fifth person s been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. and, we report on the huge relief effort in turkey and syria, to try to help people who have lost everything in the catastrophic earthquakes. some of these guys have been flying around 2000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they were medically evacuating casualties for hours, but they say they will keep going as long as they can. ukraine s president zelensky has said he plans to meet china s leader, xijinping to discuss beijing s proposals on ending the war in ukraine.
when we have a deal that delivers that, we will put it on the table for everyone to make theirjudgments, but we re not at that point yet. talks are going to continue this weekend, but rishi sunak does face a challenge. while the eu may be happy to make changes so that goods flow more easily between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, he may not be able to secure the sort of wholesale changes that some opponents of the protocol are looking for. the prime minister spoke with business representatives yesterday. one major retailer told the bbc they believe a deal has been done. number ten deny progress is that advanced. for some in business a good deal is better than a fast deal. well, first of all, this has taken a long time even he to get to this point. it s really important for us that the detail is right. we don t want something that s rushed that puts us in a similar situation to what we were first time around. we ve taken months and months to overcome some problems,