and a big win for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, after a succesful night at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister and the european commission are due to hold final talks on a new post brexit trade deal for northern ireland today. rishi sunak and ursula von der leyen will meet in windsor to discuss complex challenges around the exisiting deal what s called the northern ireland protocol. there will be a cabinet meeting in the afternoon, where an update on those talks will be given. if a final deal is agreed, the prime minister and ms von der leyen will hold a short joint press conference. rishi sunak would then make a statement in the house of commons. so, what is the protocol and why is it important? it was created after brexit to avoid border controls between northern ireland and the republic of ireland which is an eu member. effectively, it leaves northern ireland within th
i m martine croxall in the studio in london. also in the headlines this morning. more than 60 people are now confirmed dead including 12 children after a boat carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of italy. fresh calls for the uk government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator announces a new price cap. early results from the nigerian elections show support for the governing party is holding firm. observers say it s still too early to predict who ll win the presidency. and big wins ahead of the oscars for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. hello and welcome to bbc news. we are in windsor, about an hour outside london, not in westminster, which has seen of course so much of the brexit drama, but we are here today because we are told that ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak will be here in a couple of hours time, also, in orderto will be here in a couple of hours time
This is bbc news, i m geeta guru murthy live in windsor. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk and eu are set to hold final talks on a new brexit agreement for northern ireland, as the prime minister meets his european counterpart today. will any deal between london and brussels pave the way for northern ireland to get its devolved government back? i am live in belfast with the latest. i mjessica parker in brussels. ursula von der leyen will leave from here to the uk and she will try to get the brexit deal over the line.
This is bbc news, i m geeta guru murthy live in windsor. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk and eu are set to hold final talks on a new brexit agreement for northern ireland, as the prime minister meets his european counterpart today. will any deal between london and brussels pave the way for northern ireland to get its devolved government back? i am live in belfast with the latest. i mjessica parker in brussels. ursula von der leyen will leave from here to the uk and she will try to get the brexit deal over the line.
This is bbc news, i m reeta chakrabarti live in paris with a special programme on the french presidential election. emmanuel macron is hoping for a second five year term in the elysee palace promising to push on with the reforms which have sometimes proved unpopular. hi, sometimes proved unpopular. i mjessica parker, 6 macron s hi, i mjessica parker, and emmanuel macron s election night location at the foot of the eiffel tower where he hopes to be the first in years to win a second office. the challenger marine le pen is hoping her right wing brand of eu scepticism and anti immigration policies will change the course of french politics. i m nick beake at the le pen headquarters