and this was the glorious sight over stonehenge. maybe the image of the night. and if there are clear skies tonight, there could be an action replay. our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie joins us from oban on the west coast. time for a look at the weather. here s louise lear. it is happening again. i was pessimistic if you were watching the six o clock news about how much of the northern lights we would be able to see. this was the western isles around an hour ago and it isn tjust scotland. where we have breaks in the cloud we have beautiful dancing light displays. this was actually in wiltshire about an hour ago. the reason why i was pessimistic is because we have more cloud today and there is certainly more cloud around. might not be quite as widespread but take a chance on it, just take a peek because if the cloud breaks up you might get to see it. the reason why we have more cloud is this high pressure, still sitting with us and this nagging north easterly wind
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 it s seven in the morning in singapore, and ii at night in 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, and a spot with a keen se
the british prime minister travels to northern ireland amid speculation about a post brexit trade deal. if there is this possibility of a deal being agreed early next week, the prime minister is here and is going to want to try to smooth the way with the political parties. a year after retiring, the family of hollywood actor, bruce willis say his health s deteriorated he s now suffering from a type of dementia. and stars gather for a fashionable farewell, at a memorial service for dame vivienne westwood who died at the age of 81. two leaders on opposing sides of the war in ukraine have spoken to the bbc in the run up to the one year anniversary of russia s invasion. ukraine s president zelensky tells us he won t concede territory to russia in any future peace deal to end the war. he insists doing so would leave ukraine weaker as a state, and give vladimir putin cause to want to keep coming back . meanwhile, one of the russian leader s staunchest allies, alexander lukas
a type of dementia. and stars gather for a fashionable farewell. a memorial is held in london for dame vivienne westwood, who died in december aged 81. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia s invasion. ahead of that, ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, has warned belarus against helping a renewed russian offensive. speaking to our world affairs editor mr zelensky said such a decision would be a big mistake. the belarusian leader, alexander lukashenko, says he s prepared to let moscow launch attacks again from his territory. here sjohn simpson, and a warning there are flashing images in his report. a year on, president zelensky may be stressed and deeply tired, but there s a definite spring in his step. compared with the last time i met him, four months ago, he seemed a lot more confident, even though russia may soon unleash a new onslaught. translation: they are coming from several directions - and we understand it but we a
parties to discuss proposals intended to make it easier for businesses in northern ireland to trade with great britain. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. a select few people amongst us have personal stories which stir compassion, admiration and solidarity, and one of them is my guest today waris dirie, the somali born model, writer and activist. she was raised in poverty, the daughter of a nomadic herdsman. she became the muse of fashion houses in new york and paris, but she chose campaigning over the catwalk, speaking out against female genital mutilation, which she experienced and is now determined to eliminate. it is an issue about patriarchy and power, so is this a fight she can win? waris dirie, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yours has been a life of extraordinary change and extraordinary contrasts. i just wonder, now you look back on your childhood, does it seem a very great distance away or does it still feel clo