breeze bigging up in scotland and northern ireland, rain in the north west. away from the south east of england, many temperatures will be a bit higher. hello this is bbc news with clive myrie. the headlines. g7 leaders end their summit in cornwall with pledges on covid vaccines, climate and china. but there are tensions between britain and france over brexit, after emmanuel macron is accused of suggesting northern ireland, isn t part of the uk. the queen and the president. a royal welcome to windsor, forjoe biden as england awaits a final decision on whether covid restrictions will be lifted tomorrow we ll be putting your questions to public health experts benjamin netanyahu loses his 12 year hold on power in israel, after the country s parliament votes in a new coalition government.
benjamin netanyahu s 12 year reign as prime minister is over as the knesset approves a new coalition government. the briefest of handshakes sees a transfer of power. the new administration is headed for the first two years by the religious nationalist, naftali bennett. but there are tensions between britain and france over brexit, after emmanuel macron is accused of suggesting northern ireland isn t part of the uk at the g7. what i am saying is that we will do whatever it takes to protect the territorial integrity of the uk. the queen and the president a royal welcome to
this is bbc news. lam i am clive myrie. the headlines at 8pm: g7 leaders end their summit in cornwall with pledges on covid vaccines, climate and china. but there are tensions between britain and france over brexit, after emmanuel macron is accused of suggesting northern ireland isn t part of the uk. what i am saying is that we will do whatever it takes to protect the territorial integrity of the uk. i m ben brown and i m in cornwall member states have agreed to deliver more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccinations to poorer countries and promised concerted action on climate change.
this is bbc news. i m ben brown live in cornwall. it is a fabulously sunny day here but threatening to overshadow this summit are tensions between the uk and france over brexit which have resurfaced. emmanuel macron is accused of undermining the status of northern ireland as part of the uk. it is extremely offensive. again, we wouldn t dream of talking about the northern region of italy, the german. or other provinces. particularly ones where there are these nationalist pressures. we wouldn t dream of talking about those areas in those terms. today the leaders focus on climate change. sir david attenborough will tell them the choices they make will be some of the most
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