and pulp fiction star is now suffering from a type of dementia. and the deadline looms to see who might want to buy manchester united, with offers expected to come in from prospective owners in britain, the us and qatar. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister will hold talks with stormont leaders in belfast today, with hopes that a deal between the uk and the eu on northern ireland s brexit arrangement could soon be reached as early as next week. the current trading arrangement know as the northern ireland protocol was negotiated during brexit talks. it was put in place to deal with the fact that northern ireland is in the uk and the republic of ireland is in the eu. some goods passing from england, scotland and wales into northern ireland are getting checked when they cross the irish sea in order to keep an open order on the island of ireland. unionist parties argue that this places an effective border across the irish sea which undermines northern irel
suffering from a type of dementia. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the prime minister rishi sunak is holding talks with northern ireland s political leaders in belfast today with hopes that a deal between the uk and the eu on northern ireland s brexit arrangement could be reached as early as next week. the current trading arrangement know as the northern ireland protocol was negotiated during brexit talks. it was put in place to deal with the fact that northern ireland is in the uk and the republic of ireland is in the eu. some goods passing from england, scotland and wales into northern ireland are getting checked when they cross the irish sea, as the current deal prevents checkpoints on the island of ireland. unionist parties argue that this places an effective border across the irish sea which undermines northern ireland s place within the uk. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the country s po
eight nutritious and filling meal. the wagatha christie trial gets underway in the high court rebekah vardy is suing coleen rooney for libel. as one of football s new superstars closes in on manchester city, what will the signing of erling haaland mean for the premier league and pep guardiola s title chasers? and i ll start to the money but also fairly grey for many, brightening up later with more sunshine, and one or all the details right here on breakfast. it s tuesday the 10th of may. our main story. this the queen will miss the state opening of parliament for the first time in nearly 60 years, because of ongoing mobility issues . prince charles will deliver the speech instead, which sets out the government s main plans for the year ahead. our royal correspondent daniela relph has more details. last year, he provided the support for his mother. today, the prince of wales takes on the main role instead of her. it is a significant moment, constitutionally and personally
also other diplomatic activity today. in brussels, foreign secretaryjames today. in brussels, foreign secretary james cleverly has been leading uk negotiators, meeting with the eu commission vice president, and this weekend rishi sunak is due to meet other european leaders in munich so you get the sense all of this is fuelling the expectation that a deal is close but the thinking in downing street and in the dublin government is that a deal isn t on the table just yet and there is still some way to go on this. , . ., ~ , ., we can talk now tojon tonge, professor of politics at liverpool university, and an expert on northern ireland. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. who needs to be persuaded of this and who is already on side and who isn t? mast persuaded of this and who is already on side and who isn t? on side and who isn t? most people are on site- on side and who isn t? most people are on site. the on side and who isn t? most people are on site. the nationalist -
issue of checks on goods going from great britain to northern ireland. the czechs are going to be fewer, that s what they have been discussing. we will have a red lane and green lane system if the deal goes ahead, with fewer checks for goods remaining in northern ireland, but the question is, how far have they managed to reduce those checks, have they managed to nearly eliminate them and will that be good enough for unionists in northern ireland? ,, ., ~ enough for unionists in northern ireland? m ,, , ireland? jessica parker in brussels, thank yon jon tonge is a professor of politics at liverpool university, and an expert on northern ireland. he told me the task of persuading the dup to accept a deal would be difficult. most people are onside. the nationalist parties are onside. the alliance party is onside but the dup will need some persuading that this is an acceptable deal. on one level, it s an absurd thing that one party with 184,000 votes can effectively decide the trading a