could the uk be heading for a trade war with the european union? that s certainly the fear of some in the business world, as tensions grow over the post brexit deal on northern ireland. uk foreign secretary liz truss is holding talks with the vice president of the european commission in the next few hours, as her government threatens to tear up large parts of the agreement. that could trigger legal action or trade sanctions from the eu as our deputy political editor vicki young reports. for some businesses in northern ireland, trading opportunities have grown, but the rules can cause disruption too. this garden centre in belfast is dealing with extra paperwork and supply issues. it has slowed our deliveries down. we would order lots of stuff from england, from holland. our frustration is that we are a weather dependent business. as soon as the weather gets good, we need to get ordering. we would usually order on a monday for a friday delivery. that has completely changed. we
guns that you can hear. also on tonight s programme. having your say on your neighbours home extension ministers announce new planning proposals. there could be street votes to determine what gets built but critics say the plans will make the housing shortage even worse than it already is. i understand the need for housing. i mean, it would change my outlook on it obviously if it was built right on my doorstep, but that s probably a bit selfish. the hidden curse of chronic pain up to a quarter of people in uk suffer in silence, and many end up on opioid drugs that aren t the answer. the one time friends who are now facing off in court rebekah vardy admits she asked her agent to monitor coleen rooney s instagram account. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. the scottish premiership title could be celtic s tonight. theyjust need to avoid defeat at dundee united. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, live from the ukrainian ca
our army and passers by that we were tv. there was the first shot. returned and found her on the ground. borisjohnson signed a new host security deal with amanda swindon. both countries are considering joining the nato military alliance. ukrainian forces are advancing against russian troops just north of the country s second largest city, kharkiv. kharkiv is just 30 miles from the border and the operation may pose a wider threat to russia s war in the east. you can see in purple in this map the ukrainian counter attacks, which have taken a number of towns and pushed russian artillery back towards the border. the ukrainian military says it has recaptured four villages near kharkiv in recent days. he air raid sirens. the spectre of russian victory once haunted this city. but no more. for months, the invaders were at the city gates, but kharkiv has cast doubt vladimir putin s foot but kharkiv has cast out vladimir putin s foot soldiers, forcing them back towards the border. this
In madison where police in riot gear engaged in a standoff with demonstrators before Dismantling Tents that were part of a protest encampment. Police then clashed with protesters who numbered between 200 and 300 and arrested roughly three dozen, according to local reports. Then at Fordham University near New York City earlier this Evening Police wearing helmets and carrying batons arrested propalestinian demonstrators, placing them in zip ties as they took down an encampment inside a campus building. This is all, of course, part of a larger Protest Movement spreading across dozens of colleges. And while the demands of each individual protest vary, they are primarily focused on drawing attention to the Tens Of Thousands of Palestinian Civilians killed in gaza and calling for their colleges to financially divest from investments connected to israel. The protests have been followed by dozens of counterprotests, primarily in support of israel and against what these supporters call rising a
Government shutdown. Take a look at this, a deal is approved in the senate after being approved in the lower house as well. It means Government Workers will be paid, and will keep the government running for the next 45 days, and in 45 days they will have to come to another day. The other thing about this particular deal is that it excludes any more aid or money for ukraine, which was a condition of some of the republicans, that they demanded. Lets take a listen to the Senate Majority leader, the democrat, chuck schumer. It has been a day full of twists and turns, but the American People can breathe a sigh of relief. There will be no Government Shutdown. Democrats have said from the start that the only solution for avoiding a shutdown is bipartisanship. And were glad that Speaker Mccarthy has finally heeded our message. In the end, more democrats supported this bill in the house than republicans, proving bipartisanship was the best answer all along. I want to thank my colleagues here in