welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. 2024 is shaping up to be a year of elections. two billion people one in four of the world s population will go to the polls this year in votes that could change the global political landscape. 50 nations will hold elections. starting with bangladesh, the polls include seven out of the world s ten most populous nations india, the united states, indonesia, pakistan, russia and mexico. and the uk will go to the polls at some point this year. british prime minister rishi sunak has said his assumption is that a general election will be held in the second half of this year, despite some speculation it could take place in the spring. opinion polls put mr sunak s conservatives well behind the opposition labour party. with the details, our political editor, chris mason. can i welcome to you this morning, rishi sunak, the prime minister? mansfield in nottinghamshire a town the conservative
mr sunak said his working assumption is that a poll will be held in the second half of 202a. labour say he s delaying a vote because the tories are unpopular. here s mr sunak earlier. my working assumption is we will have a general election in the second half of this year, and in the meantime i have got lots that i want to get on with. this saturday, we will be introducing a significant tax cut for millions of people in work, worth on average £450 for an average worker, because we have halved inflation and we want to keep managing the economy well and cutting people s taxes. and i also want to keep tackling illegal migration. we cut the number of arrivals last year by over a third, but we have got more to do and we plan to get the rwanda scheme through parliament and up and running. so i have got plenty to get on with and that is what i am focusing on doing, delivering for the british people and it is great to be talking to people here in the east midlands about our progress
we go out on patrol with its helicopter pilots and south korean reality contestants push their bodies to the limit and the world laps it up on netflix the uk where the prime minister, rishi sunak has announced a revised trade deal that s aimed at fixing problems with the brexit arrangements that affects northern ireland. the agreement will remove checks for goods sent from the british mainland and destined for northern ireland. mr sunak and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen declared the deal as opening a new chapter in relations between london and brussels. the us president, joe biden issued a statement saying it was an essential step to ensuring peace from the good friday agreement is preserved. our political editor, chris mason reports for months, negotiations have rumbled on in the undergrowth. finally, then, at a posh hotel near windsor, just outside london, in a spot with a keen sense of its place in british history, the stage is set. t
to manage scarce water resources . we report from murcia. also coming up: amidst the cost of living crisis, can we afford fair trade? a new report warns about our changing habits. if you justjoined us, you are in the top business stories. we be . in in the top business stories. we begin with in the top business stories. we begin with more on the deal thatis begin with more on the deal that is hope to be a breakthrough for northern ireland. as you ve been hearing, the windsor framework aims to fix post brexit trading difficulties between britain and northern ireland. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, hailed it as a decisive breakthrough . so let s look at the detail for trade. the deal creates two customs channels for goods being sent from england, wales or scotland to northern ireland. a green channel for goods intended to be used or consumed there. and a red channel for goods destined for the repbulic of ireland. here s our global trade correspondent, dharshini dav
the best goalkeeper. elsewhere, lionel messi unsurprisingly picked up the award for the best player in men s football. he led argentina to the world cup win in qatar. it was a clean sweep for the argentinians in the men s side, who were nominated for awards. the manager picked up the best coaches, and martinez was voted the best goalkeeper. earlier this evening, sarina wiegman had a word with her and said that the award that she and the team were nominated for was an acknowledgement of the success they have had. they ll be hoping that picking up trophies is a good omen. well, one of the biggest cheers of the night was for polish amputee player marcin oleksy, who won the puskas award for the best goal of the year. here s his effort for his club warta poznan a perfectly executed bicycle kick that flew past the opposition goalkeeper. he beat off competition from the likes of richarlison to win the award. swansea and rotherham shared the points in the championship after a 1 1 d