Russias expulsion of six british diplomats from moscow accusing them of spying and sabotage. The foreign offices dismiss these claims is completely baseless. The kremlin have stripped the officials of their accreditation. Our correspondent is in washington with what is on the agenda of the meeting. With what is on the agenda of the meeting with what is on the agenda of the meeting. The main thing on the meeting. The main thing on the agenda the meeting. The main thing on the agenda between the meeting. The main thing on the agenda between the the meeting. The main thing on the agenda between the two. The agenda between the two leaders is the big Question of whether or not to let ukraine use western long range missiles to fire into russia at specific targets and this is something that it was discussed earlier this week with the uk Foreign Secretary and the us Counterpart Antony blinken were on a visit to ukraine and they heard their pleas from ukrainian government from president zelensk
welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months of talks to largely end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that s fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern ireland. the agreement was based on the idea of cooperation between communities, and set up a new government representing both nationalists and unionists. a copy of it went to every household in northern ireland, and almo
welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland, which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit, and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months of talks to largely end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that s fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern ireland. the agreement was based on the idea of cooperation between communities, and set up a new government representing both nationalists and unionists. a copy of it went to every household in northern ireland, and almost
his standing continues to slip. he cut 38 staffers. travelled with a far smaller footprint than he had before because of concerns that he s spending too much money too quickly and may not have enough to even survive into the fall. into the fall. you ve been mentioning into the fall. you ve been mentioning him - into the fall. you ve been mentioning him in - into the fall. you ve been mentioning him in iowa. | into the fall. you ve been i mentioning him in iowa. he spent mentioning him in iowa. he spent a mentioning him in iowa. he spent a lot of time there much spent a lot of time there much more than former president donald much more than former president donald trump. has he been able to gain donald trump. has he been able to gain any donald trump. has he been able to gain any traction it? you mentioned the poll numbers, but what mentioned the poll numbers, but what have mentioned the poll numbers, but what have you seen in terms of the one on one interactions w
in terms ofjust the one on one interactions with florida governor ron desantis and iowa voters? well, it s still very early. so, you know, what s happening injuly isn t necessarily indicative of what will be happening injanuary. and just like in a long season of football, american or otherwise, you don t want to peak six months before the championship. you want to be doing better when it comes to the playoff season, and we re not there yet by any means. live now to sarah smith, who s watching the speeches in iowa. good to see you sarah. what s stood out to you from what you ve heard so far? well, what has been fascinating is how the candidates do or do not talk about donald trump and the fact that they had been additional criminal charges laid against him. most candidates have avoided mentioning him at all and no one yet has said his name but that is not true, actually. a congressman got the