no hollywood ending for wrexham in the fa cup, as the blades prove to sharp in another for the all action affair sheffield united through after to two late goals. we ll be live with rylan clark, emma willis and 0ti mabuse, as they set off on the challenge of a lifetime for red nose day. good morning. this morning there is some mist and fog to watch out for imperative england at wells. quite dense in places. it will slowly lift and we will see some sunshine. for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud heavy rain and squally winds. details later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, the 8th of february. nearly 8,000 people are now known to have died, following two devastating earthquakes which hit turkey and syria. that death toll is likely to rise significantly, as rescue workers and civilians continue to search the rubble, and survivors trapped beneath it succumb to bitterly cold weather. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939, and they trigge
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 uk 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. rishi sunak willjoin the us president, joe biden, on a visit to northern ireland on tuesday to commemorate the good friday agreement. 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
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 uk 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 it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. i spoke earlier to the bbc s mark simpson, who was present at the signing of the agreement. even though we heard the british, irish and american governments involved when he came to the multiparty negotiations here in belfast we thought one of the key players would walk out at the last minute. they didn t. there was an agreement. it was such a shock i got my copy. y
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