welcome to bbc news. we start with president biden who s just arrived in the irish capital dublin. earlier he made an impassioned defence of the good friday agreement in belfast 25 years after it was signed. he was greeted on the tarmac at dublin airport by the irish taoieseach leo varadkar. the pair then left in a motorcade, heading for co louth after the bad weather halted plans for the president to travel by helicopter. it s been a busy, busy day for the us president. it started with a meeting with rishi sunak both expressing their hope that power sharing can be restored. joe biden also met the leaders of the five main parties off camera he said he was in listening mode. the president will not be visiting stormont is currently not functioning since the democratic unit is party withdrew support in post brexit trading arrangements. the president acknowledged differences but said he hoped to power sharing would resume. i differences but said he hoped to power-sharing would re
Mailmogg gbnews. Com. But now mailmogg gbnews. Com. But now its what youve all been waiting for. The news of the day with ray addison. With ray addison. Thanks, jacob. Good evening. Im ray addison in the gb news room. Our top stories. The Prime Minister says the government will increase defence spending to 2. 5 of gdp by 2030. During a trip to poland, rishi sunak said the budget will reach £87 billion by the end of the decade. Addressing troops, he also said the uk Defence Industry vie will be put on a war footing. Mr sunak called the plans the biggest strengthening of our National Defence in a generation. As churchill said in 1934, to urge the preparation of defence is not to insert the imminence of war. On the contrary, if war was imminent, preparation for defence would be too late. I believe we must do more to defend our country, our interests and our values. So today im announcing the biggest strengthening of our National Defence. For a generation. We defence. For a generation. We
Thames water is once again trying to push the consequences of its disastrous Business Decisions onto you, the consumer. But in a truly capitalist society, thames water must simply be allowed to fail. State of the nation starts now. Ill also be joined by an exuberant panel this evening Pr Consultant and former labour aide stella santykiu , and the aide stella santykiu, and the economist and fellow at the centre for brexit policy , centre for brexit policy, Catherine Mcbride. As always, you know this. I want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me mailmogg gbnews. Com. But now mailmogg gbnews. Com. But now its what youve all been waiting for. The news of the day with ray addison. With ray addison. Thanks, jacob. Good evening. Im ray addison in the gb news room. Our top stories. The Prime Minister says the government will increase defence spending to 2. 5 of gdp by 2030. During a trip to poland, rishi sunak said the budget will reach £87 billion by the end of the
Sweet news for the music industry, the number of streams, downloads and sales in the uk last year rose at its fastest rate for nearly 20 years. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, reports in spain suggest barcelona will bid imminently for philippe coutinho. Liverpool turned down three offers for their brazilian forward in the summer, although as yet they havent had any new bids. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Health Secretaryjeremy hunt has apologised to patients affected by a decision to postpone tens of thousands of operations in england until next month. Theresa may acknowledged the decision is frustrating for people, but said the nhs is better prepared this year than ever before. But senior doctors say pressure has escalated rapidly over the festive period. Our Health Correspondent Catherine Burns has the details. Anna is waiting for an operation thatis anna is waiting for an operation that is going to change her life. Herfacial nerve was that is going t
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