speeches in each precinct before the caucus goers vote for their candidate of choice. in a secret ballot. no early voting. no absentee voting. no veil in voting in this instance. the process can take a little while, but this, year could be the coldest iowa caucus ever. current forecast for monday night include record sub-zero temperatures, which, of course, could affect turnout. at this point, a force of nature might be the only thing that could prevent donald trump from winning the state. the latest poll of iowa conducted by suffolk university earlier this month shows the former president leading the pack with 54% of likely republican caucus goers saying they plan to support him. his closest rival, nikki haley, is 34 points behind. a 20%. if these numbers hold, trump has the opportunity to smash the record for the largest margin of victory in iowa gop history for a non incumbents. that s a record currently held by bob dole, who won the 1988 caucuses by 13 points. over pat ro
newest warship, the new aircraft carriers, hms queen elizabeth, as she arrives home in the home portsmouth. daniel craig, will you return as james bond? yes. and daniel craig will be backas bond he confirms he ll play 007 one last time. and in the sport on bbc news. celtic are looking to secure their place in the champions league group stages. they host kazakh champions astana in their first leg qualifier tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government says there must be an unprecedented solution for the border between northern ireland and the republic after brexit. ministers have published their proposals on the future relationship with ireland. they ve called for a seamless border so that people and goods can continue to move across freely protecting the good friday agreement. the irish government says the paper is timely and helpful , but critics say the plans lack credible detail. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. bridges
wee. and the high court in belfast will issue a landmark ruling today on whether the current ban on same sex marriage in northern ireland should be overturned. northern ireland is the only part of the uk where same sex couples are restricted to civil partnerships rather than marriages. we talk to the couples who have mounted the legal challenge. welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. obviously a level results don tjust affect the students, it s a big day for parents and carers too, so do get in touch if you ve been caught up in the stresses of results day too. we love this, from paris, mother, what were your results, the important thing is, i am what were your results, the important thing is, iam healthy what were your results, the important thing is, i am healthy and alive. you can get in touch on that and any of the stories we re talking about this morning, use the hashtag victoria live, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate.
and in sport, johanna konta eyes the biggest title of her career as she prepares to faces caroline wozniacki in the final of the miami open later. in the men s final roger federer will play rafa nadal. the challenge of rowing the atlantic; we have the story of four friends, 39 days at sea and a record breaking sum of money raised. and tomasz has the weekend weather. the weekend is looking mixed. somemight have to run for cover today. tomorrow is looking mostly sunny. good morning. first our main story. tensions are rising over gilbraltar‘s position during brexit, after the eu gave spain a potential veto on any future deal for the british territory. last night, the government said it would stand up for gibraltar‘s interests during negotiations. the enclave has accused spain of trying to manipulate discussions, in order to further its 300 year old sovereignty claims. mark lobel reports. gibraltar has been in british hands in 1713. it shares a border with spain, but rejects
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