won t reverse the basic settlement between the uk and the eu. injust a moment we ll be talking live on the programme to the minister for trade and employment and the irish government but first let s get this report. after the protest came a political pivot and after that, a breakthrough in the early hours of this morning, nearly two years in the making. i believe that with the faithful delivery of this package of measures, hard work and dedication, we will be able to look back on this moment as the defining time when northern ireland s place within the union was safeguarded and our place within the united kingdom internal market was restored. over the coming period, we will work alongside others to build a thriving northern ireland, firmly within the union, for this and succeeding generations. unionists have been strongly opposed to trading arrangements which were brought in after brexit. northern ireland follows different rules to great britain, meaning there are checks on g
and the music industry pays tribute tojerry lee lewis one of rock and roll s all time greats, who s died aged 87. hello and welcome to bbc news. president biden has condemned an attack on the husband of the leading democrat, nancy pelosi, as despicable. police have charged a man with attempted murder in connection with the assault on paul pelosi at the couple s home in san francisco. mrs pelosi was in washington at the time. our north america editor, sarah smith, reports. police say the intruder used a hammer to smash glass doors and break into the pelosi home, shouting, where s nancy? this appears to be a targeted attack. he tried to tie up paul pelosi to wait for his wife to come home. she was in washington at the time. police arrived as the attack was happening. our officers observed mr pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. 82 year old paul pelosi is in hospital undergoing br
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