welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland 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 uk 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 fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. i spoke earlier to the bbc s mark simpson, who was present at the signing of the agreement. even though we heard the british, irish and american governments involved when he came to the multiparty negotiations here in belfast we thought one of the key players would walk out at the last minute. they didn t. there was an agreement. it was such a shock i got my copy. y
would say suck it or break the political deadlock but they may be economic dividend, perhaps even in terms of tourism here. in economic dividend, perhaps even in terms of tourism here. terms of tourism here. in the last few da s terms of tourism here. in the last few days we terms of tourism here. in the last few days i ve been terms of tourism here. in the last few days i ve been seeing - terms of tourism here. in the last few days i ve been seeing and - few days i ve been seeing and hearing from young people there who talk about their generation has grown up in different times and what they re looking for and what they never imagined was the kind of prosperity that we are seeing, the kind ofjobs that need to become available to them. i suppose in some ways to ensure we don t see the kind of although small scale violence we have seen in the last 2a hours. you have reported around the world and you will have seen in countries where it may be the politicians are still arguing bu