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row earlier, when the european commission threatened to override part of the brexit agreement and impose border controls on the export of the vaccines in northern ireland. it sparked a furious response not just from the united kingdom, but also from the irish prime minister. micheal martin said the eu s move had been deeply unwise. here s our europe editor katya adler. the commission is going to backtrack, it is not going to suspend part of the irish protocol, part of the brexit agreement that of course we spent so long talking about how the commission was insisting on every letter, every word of that agreement being respected, privately i m being told it has been recognised here that suggesting to do that was actually a misjudgement and in error and i think the eu is risking alienating other allies like japan or canada, australia, that could be affected by those export restrictions. and it is not enough to say that yes, 0k, we know that pharmaceutical companies are not deliv
confusion over coronavirus rules in maternity wards midwives warn a lack of clarity means some staff are being abused. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the european union has reversed its decision to override part of the brexit withdrawal treaty following an uproar over measures that could have placed limits on the supply of coronavirus vaccines into northern ireland. the eu is giving member states the power to block the export of vaccines to address a major shortage and was concerned the irish border could be used as a back door to bring vaccines manufactured in the eu into the uk. prime minister borisjohnson had expressed grave concerns about the move in a phone call with the european commission president late friday. paul hawkins reports. no hard border between ireland and northern ireland. that point was made time and time again by the eu during the brexit negotiations. so, when the eu announced late on friday that it was trigg
the trail blazing hollywood actress cicely tyson has died aged 96. with a career spanning seven decades she made her breakthrough in the 1972 film sounder, for which she was nominated for both a golden globe and an oscar. our arts editor will gompertz looks back at her life. you got your lowlife job. you got your lowlife job. .. cicely you got your lowlife “ob. .. cicely t son in you got your lowlife “ob. .. cicely tyson in 1972 h you got your lowlife “ob. .. cicely tyson in 1972 as you got your lowlife job. .. cicely tyson in 1972 as rebecca - you got your lowlife job. .. cicely| tyson in 1972 as rebecca morgan you got your lowlife job. .. cicely i tyson in 1972 as rebecca morgan in sounder, a film for she was nominated for an oscar. its sounder, a film for she was nominated for an oscar. its unique and it has rightfully nominated for an oscar. its unique and it has rightfully set nominated for an oscar. its unique and it has rightfully set a - nominated for an o