space with afghan women where we could interact with them away from the scrutiny of the taliban. i remember we chatted, we laughed, we had a cup of tea. we got manicures done. we took a photo of of what our nails looked like afterwards, we saw a bride getting ready for her wedding. for that one hour, ifelt like i could be anywhere in the world away from the reality that awaited these women when they stepped outside of the salon into a world where girls are barred from secondary schools in most provinces, where women can t attend university, where women can t work for domestic or international ngos, they are barred from parks, swimming pools, gyms, public baths, where if they have to travel long distances they have to be escorted by a male relative, where they re expected to wear clothing with only their eyes visible. and for this latest restriction, the taliban aren t even giving a reason, especially and women are asking, this was a female only space. there s no interaction b
light. the dazzling display that can be seen a little farther south than usual. hello and welcome. the premise to rishi sunak is on his way to belfast and he calls for mps to back his new deal on postgraduate training arrangements for northern ireland. the agreement removes most checks on goods destined only for northern ireland from the rest of the uk and creates new powers ministers at stormont to fend off changes to eu regulations. however, the democratic unionist party says it still has concerns and will study the legal text before giving it support. a little corresponded helen catt has the latest. it was a big moment with big smiles to match. after years of wrangling, deal with the eu has finally been sealed. wrangling, dealwith the eu has finally been sealed. finally been sealed. today s agreement finally been sealed. today s agreement delivers - finally been sealed. today s agreement delivers smooth | agreement delivers smooth flowing trade within the whole united k
week. we will bring you that live. fresh calls for the government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator ofgem lowers the price cap for gas and electricity. a new panorama investigation uncovers evidence that women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres in the uk. the first female speaker of the houses of commons, betty boothroyd dies aged 93. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. we ll be live in windsor shortly but first, just to let you know we re expecting a news conference very shortly in belfast from police investigating the shooting last week of det chief inspectorjohn caldwell. two gunmen shot the 48 year old several times in front of his young son at a sports complex on wednesday evening. mr caldwell remains critically ill in hospital. six people remain in police custody for questioning. this is the scene, the podium, as we expect the conference getting under way. there are significant developm
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Him for his constructive approach that he has taken to raf scampton playing a role in respect of that. home office ministers will have heard his broader representations. i m sure they will respond to him. sojeffrey donaldson. may i come on behalf of my colleagues extend or deep appreciation to all those pastand present who continue to be dedicated to art or nhs, including among staff in the health and social system in northern ireland. hour mag nhs. in northern ireland, doctors, nurses and carers are adversely constrained by lack of sufficient funding for our health service. the northern ireland physical council have highlighted that our allocation falls beneath need, which compounds the difficulty year on year. can the deputy prime minister assure me of the willingness of the government to engage on this issue, and to ensure that public services get what they