protest, to feel they can come in with a notion that they are going to do damage and use as a defense if they do that damage that they felt threatened and therefore it was self-defense, and cite the rittenhouse verdict as a legal basis for them to argue self-defense. this is frightening. let s go to nbc s liz mclaughlin, joining me from outside the courthouse in kenosha. liz, how are people there overall responding to the verdict? reporter: alex, this verdict seems to be widening an already deep divide. on the right, this trial was seen as a rally cry for gun activists and we re seeing some fodder on extremist group platforms, telegram channels, for instance, celebrating this verdict. some worrying, on the other side, worrying that this could encourage more people to deputize themselves and take matters into their own hands, protected by the wide breadth that self-defense provides. the families are really heartbroken. and we are hearing from anthony huber, one of kyle rit
minister, paul givan, of the democratic unionist party, has resigned, over the implimentation of the northern ireland protocol. that s the mechanism governing the flow of goods between great britain and northern ireland, and was negotiated as part of the brexit deal. products crossing the irish sea into northern ireland, are subject to new checks on entry, and this was meant to avoid the need for checks on goods reaching the irish republic. but unionists argue this effectively creates a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. here s our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. political paralysis returns to stormont something the dup have been threatening since last year. today, as the first minister stepped down, it was delivered. our institutions are being tested once again and the delicate balance created by the belfast and st andrews agreements has been impacted by the agreement made by the united kingdom government and the european union, which created the no
hedges. coming up on this week s programme: facing herfears we follow an anxious traveller as she heads abroad for the first time in almost two years. it was that first view of the sea, and i was like, i can do this, i made it. this is going to be ok, this is going to be good. we ve got tech that s designed to take the stress out of your overseas adventures. i ve rounded up a bunch of gadgets that will be sure to guide you to a state of zen. we find out what bangkok s taxi drivers did when their customers disappeared. and we meet the people helping passengers with their paperwork. we re here to reassure them, to guide them and to make sure that they have everything to hand. hi. it s london, it s january, and the weather s, shall we say, cold. so what many of us desperately want is some much needed sunshine. i think it s fair to say that travelling right now is more than a little complicated, with a seemingly never ending list of rules and regulations. so, if you re someon
both the uk prime minister boris johnson and the chancellor say a widely opposed rise in national insurance will go ahead to fund health and social care. the northern irish city of londonderry has been commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of bloody sunday, when british soldiers opened fire on a peaceful civil rights march. thirteen people were killed and fifteen injured. the uk braces for more stormy weather after two people including a nine year old boy died when they were hit by falling trees during storm malik. now on bbc news. it s time for the travel show with lucy hedges. coming up on this week s programme: facing herfears we follow an anxious traveller as she heads abroad for the first time in almost two years. it was that first view of the sea, and i was like, i can do this, i made it. this is going to be ok, this is going to be good. we ve got tech that s designed to take the stress out of your overseas adventures. i ve rounded up a bunch of gadgets that wi