Hello. Welcome to Bbc News. Sir Keir Starmer has become the first britIsh Prime MinIster to vIsit the Republic Of Ireland in five years. Downing street says saturdays vIsit marks a new era of co Operation And Friendship between britain and ireland, with london looking to continue a reset of damaged relations with European Union nations after brexit. The Prime MinIster met with simon harrIs, who was only elected taioseach in april just three months before hIs britIsh counterpart so both are relatviely new to their roles. Sir keir and Mr HarrIs swapped Football Shirts ahead of their talks, before going on to attend the Nations League Match between the Republic Of Ireland and england at the Aviva Stadium In Dublin. They did speak earlier and the Prime MinIster outlined hIs expectations from the vIsit. Prime minIster, here we are again following on from chequers, a lot of warm words about the reset in relationship and second meeting in four weeks, but what substantive action are you in the
Opener at hampden. Stop a murky start but for most of us Warm Sunshine developing today, watch out for more heavy thundery rain in the south. I will have the details. Its Friday 6th of september. The Home Secretary Will chair a meeting of senior ministers, Intelligence Agencies and Law Enforcement Bodies Today to discuss how to tackle criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. 12 people died on tuesday when their small boat came apart off the french coast. Yvette cooper said this showed the moral imperative of dismantling the gangs. Our home editor, mark easton, reports. The government claims the deaths of 12 migrants in the channeljust off the french coast earlier this week is evidence of both the moral imperative in destroying the smuggling gangs, and also that measures to disrupt the criminal networks are having an impact. The Home Office says it suggests the Business Model of the smugglers is under pressure. More people are being crammed into less seaworthy vessels, wi
He beat the australian tenth seed alex de minaur at the us open to reach his first grand slam semifinal. He was rarely troubled in what was also his first quarterfinal at a major tournament, and it was the first time that he d played on the main arthur ashe show court in new york. He d lost his three previous meetings to de minaur but took the first set 6 3, and despite needing treatment for a groin problem in the second set, he won that 7 5 and breezed through the third 6 2. He is the first british man to reach the last four since andy murray in 2012, the year he won it. Draper is yet to drop a set in the tournament karolina muchova overcame illness to reach her second consecutive us open semifinal. The czech won in straight sets against the brazilian beatriz haddad maia. But muchova had to dash to the rest room four times during the match before eventually winning 6 1, 6 4. She s yet to drop a set on the eve of the nfl season, louis rees zammit has been speaking to the bbc about his
They are ready for that, were they are ready for that, were just going to talk about just going to talk about the Press Conference injerusalem. The israel prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned the foreign Press Core this evening not something he does often to make a forceful defence of his position in the ongoing ceasefire talks. Currently, those talks are at an impasse over this is what he had to say. That philadelphi corridor. Became completely porous. The other borders controlled by us. I but once this was perforated, even though the policy a terrorist enclave. Hold that thought. Returning a second, few can see the microphones in winder, georgia. Here we go. The microphones in winder, georgia. Here we 90 here we go. The timeline of the events that here we go. The timeline of the events that have here we go. The timeline of the events that have taken here we go. The timeline of the events that have taken place. Events that have taken place here today and from what we know at thi
Second, and Di Minaur has broken back and leads 5 4. So, Di Minaur looks like hes going to level the Di Minaur looks like hes going to level the coral Di Minaur looks like hes going to level the coral about Di Minaur looks like hes going to level the coral about quarterfinal. Karolina muchova has made it through to the Semi Finals in the womens draw. The czech took the first set 6 1 against the brazilian beatriz haddad maia, but had to deal with illness throughout the second set, having to take a number of bathroom breaks. She said she didnt want to go into too many details. Lets put it lightly. Lightly. She still took the second 6 4 to reach the last four in New York for the second year running. NatIons League Matches are fast approaching for the home natIons. England have given their first News Conference since the players gathered at St Georges Park ahead of the matches against Republic Of Ireland In Dublin on saturday then finland at wembley next tuesday night. Theyll be lee carsle