Our Ireland Correspondent Sara Girvin reports. After years of strained relations, this was the Moment Sir Keir starmer was given A Hundred Thousand welcomes to dublin. There were smiles and handshakes as he and his irish counterpart were presented with football jerseys. This will be proudly worn in north london before too long. Both leaders said this was an opportunity to renew and deepen the friendship between britain and ireland. I know as two new leaders of our respective countries, we both said we wish to really place British Irish Relations on a new path, and i really appreciate the time that youve given to that since taking office. Its really important to me and to my government, and i think it is the moment for reset, and its when we put meaning behind those words. International matters took Centre Stage following a roundtable business discussion. We have to be clear in the face of russian aggression, we have to stand together to coordinate, stand with our allies and give ukrain
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
Missed so much on this campus. Ui Officials Say theyre looking forward to this summer. When three flood replacement buildings valued at more than 400 Million Dollars open up. Then in december so too will the 360 Million Dollar childrens hospital. Weve interrupted a lot of traffic patterns, theres been a lot of dust around campus and interruptions and its nice to clear that up, now well have other projects, the community will have other projects, theres a lot of roadwork coming our way in theext few years but its unprecedented and something worth celebrating as for hastings. He may not be thrilled about the prospect of more work. But he agrees, the completion of more than 3 quarters of a billion dollars in projects is something certainly worth celebrating. Its always nice to see these new buildings, its just, i dont know it makes me feel great to be an iowa student knowing we have all these cool buildings come to campus. And the projects really dont here. Theyve already Broken Ground on
On coronavirus, im on twitter annita mcveigh, and use the hashtag bbcyour questions. The man who murdered british backpacker Grace Millane in new zealand is named after a court order banning his identification was lifted. Music plays and coming up, the former Scottish Rugby star organising daily street aerobics sessions. Good morning. Welcome to bbc news. The french government says it will announce measures today that will allow transport links with britain to resume and trade to flow across the channel again. Borisjohnson and president macron spoke yesterday following frances decision to close its border after growing concern about the new variant of coronavirus. Thats as lorry drivers in kent spent a second night sleeping in their vehicles waiting for the border with france to reopen. Yesterday the pm said there are 150 lorries waiting in kent to cross back to the continent, but the home secretary has confirmed that figure is actually over 1,500. 0peration brock, which was initially
The at the port of dover. Government said last night almost the government said last night almost 1000 lorries parked up on the motorway, they are driving around dover this morning with hdvs everywhere. The figure is likely to be much, much higher. And that has led to concern around food supply. Salad from italy, peppers from spain. We are all right for now, but the longer this goes on, the greater the risk. Rugby League Legend Kevin Sinfield adds his voice to calls for more research into concussion. He says its important not to make assumptions about the links between rugby league and brain injuries. Good morning, another cloudy day in the south with rain at times but still mild. In the north, colder, more sunshine, and showers. I will have the details in about ten minutes. Its tuesday, 22nd december. Our top story. The governments chief scientific adviser has warned that tougher restrictions are likely to be needed in more areas of england, to control the new variant of coronavirus.