so that a governing executive can be formed. but the dup, the biggest unionist party, has so far refused because it believes northern ireland s place in the uk is being undermined by the post brexit deal signed by borisjohnson. that deal, known as the protocol, sets out the trading arrangements between great britain and northern ireland. goods being transported to northern ireland are subject to checks. if there s no deal by tonight, new elections will be called, probably for the 15th of december. there is no sign of a deal so far. there are fears that a new set of elections could lead to more tensions. our ireland correspondent chris page is at stormont. just under six hours to go until time officially runs out of stormont. in the past, deadlines in northern ireland politics have been known to come and go with little
a consortium to buy the warriors. good evening. after months of political deadlock in northern ireland, the situation is now at crisis point. the latest efforts to form a new governing executive have failed, so major decisions on public services, including sorting out record nhs waiting lists, are still on hold. business leaders say the political instability is damaging investment and job creation. back in may, the nationalist party sinn fein for the first time won the biggest number of seats in the stormont assembly. it s called on the dup, who were in second to support the election of a speaker,
back in may, the nationalist party sinn fein for the first time won the biggest number of seats in the stormont assembly. they ve called on the dup to support the election of a speaker, so that a governing executive can be formed. but the dup has a different view and it has so far refused. because it believes northern ireland s place in the uk is being undermined by the post brexit deal signed by borisjohnson. that deal, known as the protocol, sets out the trading arrangements between great britain and northern ireland. goods being transported are subject to checks. the democratic unionists are against that. if there s no deal by tonight, new elections will be called, probably for the 15th of december. there are fears that a new set of elections could lead to more tensions.
made a profit in the uk since 2017 as it offsets costs to decommission oil rigs and can further offset the recent windfall tax by investing in new uk energy. over the next decade, shell says it will invest £20 25 billion, three quarters of that in low or zero carbon energy sources. but they will also dish out vast sums to its shareholders which include pension funds. watching that kind of money paid out from a uk headquartered company generates bafflement and outrage but sometimes there are not simple answers to complex problems. in northern ireland, the situation is now at crisis point. the latest efforts to form a new governing executive have failed, so major decisions on public services including sorting out record nhs waiting lists are still on hold. business leaders say the political instability is damaging investment and job creation.
Governing Executive Board meeting of the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) Executive MBA / MPA programs was held yesterday at the National Open University of Mauritius. The heads and representatives of 10 institutions including Pakistan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Guinea, Sri Lanka and other countries particip ..