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hello and welcome. checks on goods arriving into northern ireland from the rest of the uk are to stop from this morning. the change has been ordered by the democratic unionist party dup minister, edwin poots, and appears to breach a section of the post brexit agreement. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. it s the most defiant step yet from the dup to frustrate the brexit arrangements in northern ireland. since the uk left the eu, goods from britain have had to undergo new checks when they reach northern ireland s ports. tonight, the dup department responsible for operating these checks has ordered civil servants to stop carrying them out. i have now issued a formal instruction to my permanent secretary to halt all checks that were not in place on the 31st of december 2020 from midnight tonight. i will prepare a paper for executive consideration in the near future to seek a way forward. thank you. the new checks on goods crossing the irish sea were part of the b ....
celtic take control of the title race in scotland. they beat their old firm rivals rangers 3 0 to go top of the table for the first time since august. rangers 3 0 to go top of the table there rangers 3 0 to go top of the table is some rain in but there is some rain in the forecast but through the day a lot of it will fade and we will see sunny spells developing and it will be breezy, mild until heavier rain comes in from the west later. mil mild until heavier rain comes in from the west later. mild until heavier rain comes in from the west later. all the details throu~hout from the west later. all the details throughout the from the west later. all the details throughout the programme. - it s thursday, the 3rd of february. our main story. the energy regulator ofgem will announce what s expected to be a record increase in gas and electricity bills later this morning. the energy price cap could go up by as much as 50%, making an average bill almost £2000 a yearfor h ....
could also be announced later this morning as the bank of england fights to keep inflation under control. with all these price hikes on the horizon let us know how you re planning to cope with the increases. on twitter, it s @annitabbc or #bbcyourquestions. also this hour. disarray in northern ireland as the first minister is set to announce his resignation later today. it comes after one of his ministers orders staff to stop checks on goods coming from the rest of the uk. after two years of strict covid controls new zealand announces a phased re opening of its borders. with the opening ceremony of the winter olympics in beijing just over 2a hours away, concerns persist over coronavirus infections. and a vaccine that could save the lives of young elephants vets at chester zoo embark on a world first trial. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. millions of households across the uk facing a spike in energy costs will today find out how much they ....
early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire former white house director of communicationspalmieri she s co-host of showtime s the circus. pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post , eugene washington attorney and contributing columnist for the washington post, george conway joins us this morning. great to have you all here. willie, why don t you hold up morning joe s official newspaper of record. what s on the front? it s happening. joe, it s happening. aaron rodgers coming to the new york jets. leaving the packers. it ll be an exciting new era for the team that s not been to the playoffs in a dozen years. it s going to also be very, very exciting for headline writers at t the new york post, as conspiracy theories spill out at press conferences my god, this is like a dream come true for the headline writer at the post. jets fans are excited they ve needed a quarterback for a long time. they had zach ....
to death while riding a mobility scooter in west london. police officers who are violent towards women or girls can be sacked under new guidance. toa to a betting chance is ordered to pay 17 million for money laundering and safety failures. prices in the uk increased by 10.1% in the year tojuly. that s the first time inflation has reached double digits since 1982. rising food and drink prices made the biggest contribution to the increase in the inflation rate between june and july this year but the cost of living is rising across the board, with rising costs being driven in part by energy prices, the ukraine war and the cost of raw materials despite this, wage increases are falling behind, with the average wage buying 3% fewer goods and services than last year. the bank of england have predicted that inflation will continue to rise and won t go down to its target of 2% for about two years. the cabinet minister kit malthouse said he understood that households are being affecte ....