would be largely symbolic for now. but what it symbolizes cannot be ignored. this result is a reflection of change on the island of ireland, change that s no longer on the horizon but already here. g seven serve leaders are set to meet virtually in the coming hours regarding sanction against russia. joining them is ukraine s president. one ukrainian family claim recess fuge in a historic italian villa. that coming up, stay with us. you can t always avoid triggers like changes in weather. qulipta™ can help prevent migraine attacks. you can t prevent what s going on outstside, that s why qulipta™ helps what s going on inside.. qulipta™ is a pill. gets right to work to prevent migraine attacks and keeps them away over time. qulipta™ blocks cgrp a protein believed to be a cause of migraine attacks. qulipta™ is a preventive treatment for episodic migraine.
and the health service. no doubt it is significant sinn fein are now for the first time the biggest party here but it is still not clear that as a there is a majority in northern ireland supporting the island of ireland being united and even ordering that sort of referendum, getting a gauge of opinion, that is something that would have to be approved by the uk government so that is another political blockage they are, it does not look like anything the current government would be minded to allow and the is all lots of practical problems to encounter to overcome in terms of actually bringing the two states together again so it is not something that will happen in the immediate future and sinn fein isn t even talking about it, it wants to get on with the everydayjob of governing here that will be impossible until they can get the dup to work with them. ukraine and russia say
majority in northern ireland supporting the island of ireland being united and even ordering that sort of referendum, getting a gauge of opinion, that is something that would have to be approved by the uk government so that is another political blockage they are, it does not look like anything the current government would be minded to allow and the is all lots of practical problems to encounter to overcome in terms of actually bringing the two states together again so it is not something that will happen in the immediate future and sinn fein isn t even talking about it, it wants to get on with the everydayjob of governing here that will be impossible until they can get the dup to work with them. ukraine and russia say a humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from the besieged azovstal steelworks in the southern port city
so is the eu s solution for medicines a sign of progress? well, the uk s brexit minister says he is still looking at the details but it has been welcomed here because without those proposals, it could have been very difficult to get crucial medicines over the irish sea and that is because northern ireland remains in the eu s regulation system, to avoid a hardboard on the island of ireland but now the eu has said that the uk regulator can authorise new medicines coming to northern ireland to keep those flowing freely. there is still a lot left a result, particularly when it comes to the role of the european court of justice here. the uk has shifted its position, now indicating it accepts the court could have a limited role in making rulings but not the final say on resolving disputes here. but that exasperates the eu, who say, look, the role of the court is just not up for being discussed all over again. so really, we are going into
another storm is sweeping in from the atlantic. this one is called storm barra, and it has already knocked out power for thousands of people in northern ireland and wales. it s not expected to be as bad as storm arwen 11 days ago, but forecasters are predicting snow blizzards and strong winds, with gusts of up to 80 mph. the island of ireland was the first to be hit. 0ur correspondent emma vardy has sent this report. before first light, the west coast of ireland began to feel the angry weather. schools were closed in 12 counties and around 49,000 homes and businesses lost power. as the storm travelled eastwards, it brought down trees across northern ireland and incredibly no one was injured as the scaffolding was ripped away from a building in londonderry landing on a passing car. fortunately the scaffolding that fell fell onto a nearby wall, which prevented more serious injuries and the occupants