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hello and welcome. police in northern ireland have warned that some republicans could try to provoke street violence over the easter weekend as the country marks the 25th anniversary since the signing of the good friday agreement that largely ended 30 years of sectarian violence. hundreds of extra police have been brought in for events which culminate with a visit to belfast by us president biden on wednesday. vincent mcavinney reports. final preparations are under way in northern ireland for a week of notjust religious observation, but also a commemoration of the end of this nation s darkest chap. events are being held to mark monday s 25th anniversary of the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998. the deal ended 30 years of violent conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles, which cost the lives of more than 3500 people. cost the lives of more than 3500 maple- cost the lives of more than 3500 eole. ., ., ., 3500 people. today i want to. while there 3 ....
Rishi sunak faces pressure to spell out the future of the High Speed Rail Link to the north of england, as businesses and politicians demand answers. As businesses and all as businesses and i can say is im not going to be forced all i can say is im not going to be forced into a premature decision. And pope francis appears to leave open the possibility of priests blessing some same sex couples. Now to Nagorno Karabakh which has been left virtually empty of Ethnic Armenians after it came under full azerbaijani control. We have been speaking to a professor of armenian studies. It is so important to hear the story of people you have talked to. If you can tell me once again, you have been speaking to those who have fled Nagorno Karabakh, what are the main pro ....
Yesterday but as we head into the weekend we are going to once again have a touch of summer. All of the details later. Its tuesday 3rd of october. Pressure is growing on the Prime Minister to clarify whether he will cancel the h52 rail link between birmingham and manchester. Those pressing for the project to go ahead include the conservative mayor of the west midlands, andy street, as well as business and Civic Leaders in the north. Downing street insists no final decision has been taken but the issue has dominated the Party Conference in manchester, from where our Political Correspondent iain watson sent this report. The Prime Minister wants to make progress in the opinion polls, but theres a danger ....
good morning. it s monday, the 17th ofjune. england fans are celebrating a successful start to their team s euro 2024 campaign, after a 1 0 win over serbia. tens of thousands of supporters descended on the german city of gelsenkirchen to watch the three lions opening match. and john watson is in nearby essen for us this morning. morning. good morning. yes, welcome to airl morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england made morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england made that - to girl where england made that winning start last night against serbia. gareth southgate says winning start last night against serbia. gareth southgate sastude bellingham is writing his own scripts after his goal gave england a 31-0 scripts after his goal gave england a 31 0 victory. such was his presence and performance, he was instrumental in that victory, ....
Prepared, though, for all eventualities on this historic weekend. vincent mcavinney, bbc news. israel has launched a series of air strikes on gaza and lebanon in what the israeli government says is in retaliation for rocket bombardment from lebanon earlier. it blamed the bombardment on the palestinian militant group hamas. the israeli army released this footage in the last hour, saying it hit several hamas training sites in the gaza strip. the explosions followed comments from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who warned that hamas would pay a price. ambulances have been seen arriving at shifa hospital in gaza city, though no details of injuries or fatalities have been released. earlier, 30 rockets hit towns in northern israel, the highest number since 2006. you can see glass scattered in the streets from where those rockets hit. it follows israeli raids ....