hello and welcome. we begin in northern ireland where final preparations are being put in place forjoe biden s visit to mark the anniversary of the signing of the good friday agreement. the white house says the us president is very excited for his trip, which will also take him to the republic of ireland, where he has his ancestral roots. he lands in belfast later today, from where charlotte gallagher sent this report. the us president is coming to town. belfast is really gearing up at the moment for the arrival of us presidentjoe biden. with his presidentialjet, air force 1, tonight. this building is the location forjoe biden s main public event in this trip isn tjust main public event in this trip isn t just about celebrating the good friday agreement and the good friday agreement and the 25th anniversary. it s looking forward to the future of northern ireland and many of the people studying here are part of the generation that don t remember the troubles or perhaps weren t
ukraine says 174,000 square kilometres that s roughly the same area as syria has been contaminated by landmines since russia s full scale invasion. most have been found in the north eastern kharkiv region, and it s feared it will take decades to clear them completely. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse brought us this report. it reflects the size of the battlefield. now, typically, mines are used by armies to protect their positions or force their enemy into areas where they will suffer casualties. but the reality is, in areas where the russians initially advanced, where they ve then occupied territory for a number of months and then were subsequently forced out in ukrainian counter offensives, these areas are where the issue of land mines is the most acute. and these are also areas where people are looking to continue their lives and live in incredibly challenging conditions. we ve been to the eastern town of balakliya. this is what you call a scratching of the s
including details of training and weaponry for ukraine. and the new super mario film breaks box office records despite a series of terrible reviews. hello and welcome to the programme. preparations are in place in belfast to welcome the us presidentjoe biden on tuesday to mark 25 years since the signing of the northern ireland good friday agreement. the historic peace deal was signed by the then british prime minister, tony blair, and irish prime minister, bertie ahern. the agreement played a major part in bringing to an end, 30 years of conflict known as the troubles. the current british prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified in northern ireland, to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit, and now the political deadlock and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. our ireland correspondent, chris page is at stormont, home of the northern ireland assembl
including details of training and weaponry for ukraine. and the new super mario film breaks box office records, despite a series of terrible reviews. hello and welcome to the programme. preparations are in place in belfast to welcome the us presidentjoe biden on tuesday to mark 25 years since the signing of the northern ireland good friday agreement. the historic peace deal was signed by the then british prime minister, tony blair and irish prime minister, bertie ahern. the agreement played a major part in bringing to an end, 30 years of conflict, known as the troubles. the current british prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified in northern ireland, to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit, and now the political deadlock and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. our ireland correspondent, chris page is at stormont, home of the northern ireland assembl