hello and welcome to the programme. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has announced a revised trade deal that is aimed at fixing problems within the brexit arrangement 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 european commission ursula von der leyen declared the deal as opening a new chapter in relations between london and brussels. the us president biden issued a statement saying it was an essential step to ensure peace from the good friday agreement is preserved. 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 sense of its place in british history, the stage is set. mind you, not before the president of the european commission posed for photos with some builders in london on her way here. and from informal and spontaneous, to the formal and very c
let s look at some other stories in the headlines. the italian prime minister has written to eu leaders calling for immediate action to stop migrant boat departures after a vessel sunk southern coast of italy yesterday. more than 60 migrants are known to have died including several children. 200 migrants were on board, many from afghanistan, pakistan and somalia. international observers in somalia says there has been a lack of election transparency nigeria, the governing party candidate is in the lead. mexico s governments says it s received a formal request from united states to extradite ebi ere grossman, the son ofjoaquin el chapo guzman. the 32 year olds, accused of carrying on operations of his father s drug empire, one of the largest drug trafficking organisations in the world, was captured