welcome to belfast and the lyric theatre where tonight, the play agreement will mark a moment 25 years ago that changed every aspect of life here in northern ireland forever the signing of the good friday or belfast agreement. it brought peace to northern ireland, but it has been an imperfect peace. the agreement guaranteed power sharing in government between nationalist and unionist communities. but for more than a third of its lifetime, there hasn t been a sitting government at stormont. these halls at the lyric have captured huge moments of symbolism both big and small. ten years ago, martin mcguinness, northern ireland s former deputy first minister, a former ira commander, shook hands with queen elizabeth here, a moment that would have once been unimaginable. and it is moments like that that people will be looking out for this evening when president biden arrives. here in northern ireland, words matter, and people will be looking to president biden s speech to see ho
another day of strikes more than 1,000 ambulance staff in wales walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. meanwhile in england, nurses continue their strike action for a second day in a row. new zealand s prime minister jacinda ardern makes a surprise announcement saying she ll stand down in less than three weeks time. a day of national strikes begins in france over plans to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. king charles asks for millions of pounds in profits from the crown estate to be used for the wider public good rather than for the royal family. the government has released details of projects which will benefit from its levelling up fund, which is intended to spread economic growth more widely across the uk. in all, £2.1 billion will be spent on regeneration projects. they span more than a hundred areas across the country. some of the biggest winners include a new eden project at morecambe bay which gets £50 million. there s 50 million pounds for
we must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of america. our hearts are heavy once again, but our resolve must never, ever waver. payton gendro. the uk government says it wouldn t be deterred from taking action over post brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland to try to help restore power sharing at stormont. and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote. good evening. in response to russia s invasion of ukraine finland and sweden have abandoned their military neutrality and announced their intention to join nato. the alliance s secretary general yens stoltenberg has described jens stoltenberg has described the move as historic while president putin, talking of finland, called the plan a mistake . nato the north atlantic treaty organization is a military alliance, formed in 1949 by 12 countries, including the us, uk, canada and france. after the soviet union s collapse in 1991,
eight nutritious and filling meal. the wagatha christie trial gets underway in the high court rebekah vardy is suing coleen rooney for libel. as one of football s new superstars closes in on manchester city, what will the signing of erling haaland mean for the premier league and pep guardiola s title chasers? and i ll start to the money but also fairly grey for many, brightening up later with more sunshine, and one or all the details right here on breakfast. it s tuesday the 10th of may. our main story. this the queen will miss the state opening of parliament for the first time in nearly 60 years, because of ongoing mobility issues . prince charles will deliver the speech instead, which sets out the government s main plans for the year ahead. our royal correspondent daniela relph has more details. last year, he provided the support for his mother. today, the prince of wales takes on the main role instead of her. it is a significant moment, constitutionally and personally