despite political tensions in northern ireland. my guest is us congressman richard neal, a democrat and co chair of the friends of ireland caucus group. to what extent is the wider us uk relationship tied to the situation in northern ireland? congressman richard neal in springfield, massachusetts, welcome to hardtalk. pleased to be with you. well, it s a pleasure to have you on the show. what doesjoe biden s determination to be on the island of ireland to mark this 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, what does it tell us about the priority he puts on doing what he can to maintaining the solidity of the peace there? well, i think it s a historic anniversary and i think america served as an honest broker through the negotiations and they were able through, i think, strategy and patience to bring about a successful conclusion to the agreement, recalling that before the agreement, there were 30,000 british soldiers in an area the size of our state of connecticut. there
september across many parts of the country right now. the weather tends to change. the rain comes and goes, but as far as the temperatures go, up but as far as the temperatures go, up to 21 degrees in one or two spots across the south east and 17 in edinburgh. all down to this current of warm air spreading in from the south, notjust over us but many parts of western europe. in france at the moment, some spots are in the mid to high 20s. here is that rain that swept across the country earlier. it has now mostly moved to the north and out to the north sea. behind it is the low grade crowd thatis behind it is the low grade crowd that is still hanging around in a few areas. we will call it bright spells rather than sunny spells for most of us. the exception is in east anglia and the south east where it is really lovely. 21, possibly 22 degrees. in the north of the country and scotland, a bit more clout and spots of rain and the mid to high teens. clear spells for a time this even
ready to form a new executive. a new election will be called at one minute past midnight if no executive is formed that s 2a weeks since the last poll. in other news: the oil giant shell reports quarterly profits of nearly $9.5 billion its second highest on record but pays no windfall tax in the uk. and now we know the title of prince harry s much anticipated and controversial memoir. it s called spare, and it documents his move to america. the elected assembly which runs northern ireland is hours away from collapsing, over the region s post brexit trade arrangements. politicians have until one minute past midnight uk time that s around five hours from now to restore a power sharing agreement before a new election is called. political parties met at stormont today in a last ditch effort to try to form a new executive nearly six months after they were elected. procedures though are being blocked by the democratic unionist party the dup which objects to the no
the cost of living is likely to dominate a full in tray when she becomes prime minister officially tomorrow. we hear from voters about their main concerns. i really think that she needs to sort out this energy crisis. i mean, us low paid workers are having real problems. i think she will do as good a job as she can. i m sure she will, but there s a terrible mess everywhere. i m shaun ley. our other main stories this hour. police in canada launch a manhunt for two suspects, after ten people are stabbed to death and many more injured in a series of attacks. a charity urges the uk government to abandon plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda, as the high court will hear legal challenges today. from today, millions of people in england will be invited for their autumn covid booster vaccine which is already availabe in wales and will be offered in northern ireland in the next two weeks. this comes as health bosses predict a resurgence of covid and flu this winter. good afternoon. w
daniel sandford is at the old bailey now. remind us first of what happened in this case. the remind us first of what happened in this case. . . , remind us first of what happened in this case. a, , ., ., , this case. the case of the wealthy woman constance this case. the case of the wealthy woman constance marten - this case. the case of the wealthy woman constance marten and - this case. the case of the wealthy woman constance marten and heri woman constance marten and her partner mark gordon first burst into public attention in january last year when they went on the run and there was a national manhunt launched because police had found a placenta in a burnt out car on the m62 near bolton. eventually constance marten and mark gordon were found on the 27th of february last year in brighton, and unfortunately, their dead baby s unfortunately, their dead ba by s body unfortunately, their dead baby s body was found in a shopping bag in a shed on an allotment in the hall in ri