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
against its journalists. the 76th annual british academy awards take place in london later with the german language film, all quiet on the western front, leading the field with m nominations. the us secretary of state antony blinken has alleged that china is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to russia for its war against ukraine. he was speaking to cbs news after meeting china s top diplomat wang yi on the sidelines of the international security conference in munich. he said he d warned mr wang of consequences if material support was provided to moscow. mr blinken told cbs that chinese firms were already providing non lethal aid for russia s invasion. he was asked if support given to the mercenary group, wagner, amounted to military support for moscow. there is open source reporting that chinese companies are providing. surveillance equipment to that mercenary group, the wagnerl group, fighting in ukraine. does the us consider this to be providing military. suppo
the 76th annual british academy awards take place in london later with the german language film all quiet on the western front leading the field, with m nominations. the us secretary of state antony blinken has alleged that china is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to russia for its war against ukraine. he was speaking to cbs news after meeting china s top diplomat wang yi on the sidelines of the international security conference in munich. he said he d warned mr wang of consequences if material support was provided to moscow. mr blinken told cbs that chinese firms were already providing non lethal aid for russia s invasion. he was appearing on the face the nation. there is open source reporting that chinese companies are providing. surveillance equipment to that - mercenary group, the wagner group, fighting in ukraine. does the us consider this to be providing l military support to russia? we ve been concerned from day one about that possibility. in fact, if yo
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is in northern ireland, trying to win support for his new deal on post brexit trading arrangements. rishi sunak says he s confident that the windsor framework, as the new agreement is called, addresses the concerns of the democratic unionist party. and that it removes any sense of a border down the irish sea, which the dup objects to. he said his deal was not about one political party but about what s best for people and communities. the leader of the dup, sirjeffrey donaldson, said the deal represented progress, but he thought there were still issues with it. the brexitjourney has lasted for seven years. borders have moved to the centre, dominating politics here. does everyone hear that? it s about people. but the prime minister thinks he s finally found a solution. at a factory in county antrim, he told people the devolved governments would have a unique economic advantage, with local businesses having full access t