suffering from a type of dementia. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the prime minister rishi sunak is holding talks with northern ireland s political leaders in belfast today with hopes that a deal between the uk and the eu on northern ireland s brexit arrangement could be reached as early as next week. the current trading arrangement know as the northern ireland protocol was negotiated during brexit talks. it was put in place to deal with the fact that northern ireland is in the uk and the republic of ireland is in the eu. some goods passing from england, scotland and wales into northern ireland are getting checked when they cross the irish sea, as the current deal prevents checkpoints on the island of ireland. unionist parties argue that this places an effective border across the irish sea which undermines northern ireland s place within the uk. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the country s po
But a chilly night in the north of scotland with a touch of frost and some ice around. that takes it into a sunny saturday here. still lots of clouds for southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england, patchy rain, lots of cloud for the south of england, where it will be a breezy day, particularly around the english channel, but many will see the sun break through and still seeing temperatures well above normal. this is bbc news. i m frankie mccamley. the headlines: a former security guard at the uk embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years and two months in prison for spying for russia. the prime minister holds talks with northern ireland s political parties, with hopes that a deal between the uk and the eu on post brexit trade arrangements could soon be agreed. the royal college of nursing warns there will be a significant impact on the nhs when members in england stage a 48 hour strike on 1st march.