minister, paul givan, of the democratic unionist party, has resigned, over the implimentation of the northern ireland protocol. that s the mechanism governing the flow of goods between great britain and northern ireland, and was negotiated as part of the brexit deal. products crossing the irish sea into northern ireland, are subject to new checks on entry, and this was meant to avoid the need for checks on goods reaching the irish republic. but unionists argue this effectively creates a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. here s our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. political paralysis returns to stormont something the dup have been threatening since last year. today, as the first minister stepped down, it was delivered. our institutions are being tested once again and the delicate balance created by the belfast and st andrews agreements has been impacted by the agreement made by the united kingdom government and the european union, which created the no
hedges. coming up on this week s programme: facing herfears we follow an anxious traveller as she heads abroad for the first time in almost two years. it was that first view of the sea, and i was like, i can do this, i made it. this is going to be ok, this is going to be good. we ve got tech that s designed to take the stress out of your overseas adventures. i ve rounded up a bunch of gadgets that will be sure to guide you to a state of zen. we find out what bangkok s taxi drivers did when their customers disappeared. and we meet the people helping passengers with their paperwork. we re here to reassure them, to guide them and to make sure that they have everything to hand. hi. it s london, it s january, and the weather s, shall we say, cold. so what many of us desperately want is some much needed sunshine. i think it s fair to say that travelling right now is more than a little complicated, with a seemingly never ending list of rules and regulations. so, if you re someon
cameron fall short of the australian open but takes plenty of positives fourth round defeat. good evening. storm isha has wreaked havoc across the uk, leaving two people dead in scotland and northern ireland, while thousands of homes are still without power. there were gusts of up to 99mph, disrupting the journeys of many road, rail and air travellers. storm isha has now left the uk, but another storm, jocelyn, is on the way. we ll be hearing about isha s impact on different parts of the uk from our reporters in north lanarkshire and in cumbria, but first, with the latest from belfast, sara girvin has this report. storm isha battered northern ireland with winds reaching 80mph, bringing tragic consequences. a motorist in his 60s died after his vehicle collided with a fallen tree in limavady county, londonderry this evening. 17,000 people in northern ireland are still without electricity. at the peak of the storm, 53,000 homes had no power. in the republic of ireland, 155,000 r
live now to belfast and our correspondent sara girvin. there s correspondent sara girvin. been a lot of disruption gci’oss there s been a lot of disruption across northern ireland and specifically belfast. the across northern ireland and specifically belfast. across northern ireland and secificall belfast. . ,, specifically belfast. the main issue across ireland specifically belfast. the main issue across ireland this specifically belfast. the main issue across ireland this morning - specifically belfast. the main issue across ireland this morning as - specifically belfast. the main issue across ireland this morning as the l across ireland this morning as the restoration of the power supply because we were told at the height of things last night a 118,000 homes were without power, the latest result is that s down to about 110,000 result is that s down to about 40,000 homes and we are told hundreds of extra staff have been made available to try and get power restored and
for new sd scanners. in sport, taking control in the title race as liverpool sweep aside bournemouth to move five points clear in the premier league what yer starin at? ain t yer never seen a toff? and consider yourself entertained we head to the theatre with fundraisers and breakfast regulars hughie and freddie, as hughie lands his dream role in oliver the musical. it s monday, the 22nd of january. our main story. storm isha has caused disruption across the uk overnight, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power and causing extensive travel problems for the morning rush hour. trains have been suspended and flights cancelled. flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, and wind speeds of up to 99 miles per hour have been recorded in northumberland. sellafield nuclear power station also suspended operations overnight as a precautionary measure. aru na iyengar reports. storm isha has hit hard. wales saw winds reaching 90 miles per hour. this was th