in a first of its kind. most importantly, though, for the people of australia. everyone should be respected for who they are. and tonight s a celebration of that. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the uk prime minister rishi sunak says the trade deal with the eu on northern ireland represents unfinished business on brexit and that he ll give everything he s got to get an agreement over the line. he made his comments in an interview for the sunday times. since brexit, exports from the uk are subject to checks to ensure they conform with eu rules. but for goods crossing the irish sea, they are checked on arrival in northern ireland, effectively creating a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. this is in order to keep open its border with the republic. the democratic unionist party says this cuts northern ireland off from the rest of the uk, and for two years they ve refused to share power at stormont until a different solution is
officerjohn caldwell in omagh. we report on the huge relief effort in turkey and syria to try to help people who have lost everything in the catastrophic earthquakes. some of these guys have been flying around 2,000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they were medically evacuating casualties for hours, but they say they will keep going as long as they can. hello and welcome to bbc news. tens of million of people in nigeria are heading to the polls to vote for a new president. are heading to the polls to vote there s tight security across the country. the election is being seen as one of the most unpredictable in recent years, with three leading candidates instead of two. the incumbent, muhammadu buhari, is stepping aside after serving the maximum two terms in office. with me now is our west africa correspondent, mayenijones. tell us a bit about the climate in which these elections are taking place? i which these elections are taking lace? . ., .,, which these electio
also in northern ireland, a fifth person s been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. and, we report on the huge relief effort in turkey and syria, to try to help people who have lost everything in the catastrophic earthquakes. some of these guys have been flying around 2000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they were medically evacuating casualties for hours, but they say they will keep going as long as they can. ukraine s president zelensky has said he plans to meet china s leader, xijinping to discuss beijing s proposals on ending the war in ukraine. he made the comments in a question and answer session in kyiv, to mark the first anniversary of the russian invasion. translation: first of all, i am planning to meet - with xijinping and i think it will be beneficial for our countries and for the world s security. together with china we have large trade. this is not only about war. we are countries int
we ll ask how the plan might work. also ahead. downing street says talks with the eu over a brexit deal covering northern ireland have been positive , raising hopes of a new agreement. also in northern ireland. a fifth person s been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. officially, there are just 30 minutes left to vote in nigeria s most competitive elections since the end of military rule. but there are still long queues, with reports that some polling stations didn t open on time. a record number of people, nearly 90 million, have been eligible to vote. there s tight security across the country. 18 candidates are running to replace president buhari. the election is being seen as one of the most unpredictable in recent years. joining me now from lagos is our west africa correspondent, mayenijones. thank you forjoining us. just give us a little bit of context surrounding these elections, they are taking place i
millions of nigerians are voting in the country s most competitive election since military rule ended there more than two decades ago. the race is between two major established parties, and a third candidate, peter obi, who has galvanised the support of young people. this is africa s most populous country and a record number of people nearly 90 million have been eligible to vote. voting has officially ended but the millions of people who are in queues at polling stations nationwide can still cast their ballot. and in some places, especially in the south of the country, voting has not even started due to severe delays and violent disruptions. joining me now from adamawa state in the north east of the country is the bbc s yemisi adegoke. how has voting been going where you are? i going where you are? can see a big queue behind ) yes, i can see a big queue behind you? yes, yes there is. i am in the north east, i am yes, yes there is. i am in the north east, iam in yes, yes