welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fallout from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months to last the end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that is fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern ireland. the agreement was based on the edge of cooperation between communities and set up a new government representing both nationalists and unionists. a copy of it went to every household in northern ireland, and almost a mill
The us and russia have raised concerns over a series of air strikes carried by Israeli Forces in syria. The strikes, described by israel as some of the biggest in three decades, took place after an Israeli Military aircraft was shot down. The United Nations secretary general, antonio guterres, has called for an immediate de escalation in syria. Our middle east correspondent tom bateman has been following developments from jerusalem. What was left on israeli soil of one of the countrys most advanced fighter jets. It crashed after its two pilots ejected, said israel, amid syrian anti aircraft fire. One pilot was left severely injured. Siren wails. Israel said it scrambled the planes in response to this, a drone allegedly sent by Iranian Forces in syria into israeli airspace. It was destroyed. Israel then hit the site it said the drone had come from before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. Ive been warning for some time about the dangers of irans military en
This week, were discussing theresa may in china, we wonder how long president zuma can last. And what diplomatic can last . The American Writer and broadcaster geoff mcallister. A warm welcome to all of you. The eu is having trouble is understanding the uks decision. He said at transition period once britain leads the eu isnt a given. And the uk public decision to quit the Single Market means irish border checks are unavoidable. David davis said he was surprised with such comments. Ian, i am hoping you are the man. This is britains attempt to leave the eu. They have always been good at comedy and fast. We have really outdone ourselves. It doesnt have an agreed position in the next round of talks begin which is troubling the European Union. They have error in problems as well. There are a lot of moving parts in this, what is turning into a crisis. It is happening, it is almost a year to go until brexit. I suspect there will be some deal at some point that britain is not doing its reputa
But fail to make the final with billy morgan falling on his final run. After disappointment for the snowboarders, all eyes are now on elise christie. I will have more alive from pyeongchang at the rout it dirty pool at about 830 am. And nick has the weather. Rain at sons today for all of us, the chance of snow, especially later. Tomorrow is much colder, again. I have got the full forecast coming. Good morning. First our main story. The north Korean Leader kimjong un has invited the south korean president to visit him at the earliest date possible. The invitation was given by the sister of the north Korean Leader during a historic meeting between the two sides in seoul. Lets get more on this from our correspondent Stephen Mcdonnell whos in pyeongchang. Stephen, just put this in some kind of context for us, because only a couple of days ago this would have been a development that no one thought possible . Yes, it is absolutely remarkable that we have heard here. The news is flying around
Speed skater Elise Christie sets an olympic record in her opening heat in the 500m event. And a warning about a new scam involving the apple itunes service. Tax Authorities Say elderly and Vulnerable People are becoming victims. And carillion bosses are lost for words, as mps ask why they should be believed. Thats in the week in parliament, in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 0xfam has rejected claims that it covered up an investigation which found some of those sent to help in haiti in the aftermath of an earthquake there exploited local people for sex. 0xfams chief executive said it did inform the Charity Commission, but admitted more could have been done to spell out the details of what happened. Downing street says the government is reviewing its relationship with the charity in light of what it called the truly shocking reports. Angus crawford reports. It was an earthquake that devastated haiti, killing more than 200,000 people, affecting mil