a super blood moon. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast today to urge the main northern ireland parties to resume power sharing. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the government of northern ireland because of the post brexit trading arrangements with the eu, known as the northern ireland protocol. the uk government is expected to introduce legislation which would allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. speaking to the belfast telegraph, borisjohnson says that protocol is now out of date and changes are needed. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. boris johnson will arrive in northern ireland later to find a political system which is stuck. despite elections earlier this month, there s no new government. sinn fein finished top for the first time ever, but the democratic unionist party the second largest at stormont won t agree
were treated to a super blood moon overnight. the effect was created by a lunar eclipse, which is when the earth moves between the sun and the moon. time for a look at the weather. here s nick miller. something else in the sky last night, all the lightning that came in a southern england, as captured by some of our weather watchers. stones came out of france on sunday, came to a close, what a lightning show here, and we as they moved further north in the first part of the day. some of the areas with the thunder and lightning last night were treated to some sunny spells and feeling quite warm today. don t put the umbrella away wherever you are this week. we have a low pressure to the west bringing warmth and humidity at times this week, but also with low pressure as you might imagine there will be rain and thunderstorms at times too. the rain this afternoon is in scotland, and into the far north of england. and with a cool north easterly wind. for northern ireland, the rest of
Particular through eastern and central parts of england. some of the highest temperatures of the year so far, 26 around the london area with a thunderstorm is possible here to end the day. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: borisjohnson heads to belfast as part of efforts to restore northern ireland s power sharing government. ukraine says its troops have reached the russian border near kharkiv in the north east, after driving russian forces away from the city. energy bills could change every three months from your proposals. it says it would provide price shocks in the long term. gcse and a level exams begin for many after the pandemic stop them taking place for
This is bbc news. the headlines. borisjohnson heads to belfast to urge the northern ireland assembly to resume power sharing, as ministers prepare plans to override parts of the brexit deal. ukraine claims its troops have reached the russian border near kharkiv. driving russians away from the city. price regulator ofgem will try to avoid price shocks in the future. i have made timetables to keep myself organised. ifeel have made timetables to keep myself organised. i feel prepared have made timetables to keep myself organised. ifeel prepared but have made timetables to keep myself organised. i feel prepared but at the same time i m really nervous. and the stargazers across the world