this is bbc news, the headlines. a scathing report concludes the failure of the police chaos and confusion and a lack of urgency in helping victims. the bbc understands have the seal is to close in south wales. up to 3000 jobs are at risk. the back to award nominations are out. we take a look at the juggernauts aiming for the top prizes. before all that northern ireland has seen its biggest day of strike action in 50 years without more than action in 50 years without more than a hundred public sector workers walked out in a dispute over pay. schools closed, health services and transport lacking. the dispute has been complicated by the fact that there s been no functioning government at stormont for two years with the union leaders say workers are used as palms in restoring power shower in northern island. schools closed without the gritting of icy roads finished at midnight. it s been a day of disruption and demonstrations across northern ireland. some people are pointing the
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in belfast for a four day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the historic good friday agreement. the landmark deal largely brought to an end the 30 year conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. president biden says he looks forward to reiterating america s commitment to preserving the peace. my colleague emma vardy has more. air force i arrives at belfast international and northern ireland s first presidential visit in ten years is under way. time for a short hello with rishi sunak on the tarmac before the president was whisked away for the night. a ring of steel is in place in belfast city centre in what is one of the biggest security operations here of recent years. we ve been planning for this for a number of weeks. we ve prepared for all the various contingencies. our style and tone that we ll be delivering around this policing o
also meeting with british prime minister rishi sunak. the bbc has been speaking to twitter s owner, elon musk. the last minute, unexpected interview came about after the bbc objected to a new tag describing it as government funded media on its main twitter account. in the interview the billionaire agreed to change this to publicy funded. he also defended the site s policing of hate speech and the mass sackings of staff and described taking over the social media firm as painful. do you have any regrets about buying twitter? i think it was something that needed to be done. it s been quite difficult. i would say, the pain level of twitter has been extremely high. this hasn t been some sort of party, so, it s been really quite a stressful situation in the last several months, not an easy one. so it s been quite painful, but i think at the end of the day, it should have been done and were there many mistakes made along the way? of course. and james clayton explained how the in
in belfast, to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, and to show america s commitment to the peace process. twitter owner elon musk, one of the world s richest men, gives a rare exclusive interview to the bbc where he admits to mistakes when buying the social media giant twitter. this the pain level of twitter has been extremely high. it hasn t been some sort of party. so, it s been really quite a stressful situation. could there be good news on the way for homeowners? after a sharp surge in interest rates, the world s bigggest financial institution says they will come down but don t say when. what does that mean if you are a borrower and a homeowner? i take a look. in sport, a masterclass in manchester as city thrash bayern munich to take a huge step towards the champions league semifinals. another wet and windy day today, the strongest winds will be in the west and south and north east scotland, gales and severe gales at times, which could lead to some dis
is sacked over complaints about his behaviour at work. preparations in belfast ahead of president biden s visit to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. a vast area of ukraine is covered in landmines officials say it will take many years to clear. # thank you for being a friend. #. and singer tony christie diagnosed with dementia this year unveils plans to sing for britain s carers. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a huge night for manchester city and pep guardiola as he comes up against his former team, bayern munich, in the champions league quarterfinals. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. thousands ofjunior doctors in england have begun a four day strike in support of their demand for a pay rise of 35%. the bma union says the figure would make up for 15 years of below inflation wage rises. the government says the claim is unaffordable and has urged the bma to come to the table with a realistic approach. more than 250,000 appo