how manchester united won the league cup. and how france crossed scotland s six nations grand slam hopes in paris. crushed scotland s six nations grand slam hopes in paris. the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen will arrive in the uk tomorrow for face to face talks with prime minister rishi sunak, to discuss an imminent deal for trade in northern ireland. it all revolves around the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the irish taoisoech leo varadkarsaid.
watson, thank you. resources will follow suit. iain watson, thank you. we can get more and less from brussels and our europe correspondentjessica parker. does it look too you d like a deal will be announced? 0bviously does it look too you d like a deal will be announced? obviously we don t know as yet but all the choreography signals look pretty positive. i choreography signals look pretty ositive. ~ . choreography signals look pretty ositive. ~ ., ., ., ., positive. i think there are a lot of clues. positive. i think there are a lot of clues- clue positive. i think there are a lot of clues. clue number positive. i think there are a lot of clues. clue number one - positive. i think there are a lot of clues. clue number one is - positive. i think there are a lot of clues. clue number one is that i positive. i think there are a lot of| clues. clue number one is that we have known through sources for a little while now that the plan was for ursula von der leyen to head to the uk to
the plethora of problems here in nigeria insecurity is rife, kidnappings for ransoms, there is a secessionist movement in the southeast of the country, in the northwest, there s banditry, then there s a huge cash crunch simply because a few weeks ago the government decided to replace the old naira notes, that s the local currency, but when people took their notes to the banks to change them to the new ones, there was a shortage. so there s a huge cash shortage here in nigeria. there s the cost of living crisis brought upon by the war in ukraine as well as the covid 19 pandemic. so, yes, a lot of problems on the entry of whoever wins these elections. more now on our top story. rishi sunak is to hold face to face talks with the european commision president in a bid to finalise
at the vatican, pope francis expressed his sorrow for the latest loss of lives, which he said included many children. tra cui, molti bambini. he said he was praying for the dead, the missing and those who survived. and those survivors, like hundreds of thousands before them, face an uncertain future. under the white sheets behind them, those who didn t make it. john donnison, bbc news. the israeli government and the palestinian authority say they will take immediate steps to end a deadly upsurge in violence this year. it comes as two israelis were shot dead in the occupied west bank. the israeli army said a palestinian gunman opened fire at an israeli owned car and then fled the scene. israeli settlers have set fire to palestinian houses, shops and vehicles just south of nablus in the occupied west bank. earlier, i spoke to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, about what else came out of the talks injordan.