Yesterday. Ill have all the detaIls. Its saturday, 7 september. Our maIn story the PrIme MInIster, SIr KeIr Starmer, Is makIng hIs fIrst offIcIal vIsIt to Ireland today. Hell be In dublIn for talks wIth hIs opposIte number, SImon HarrIs. Theyll dIscuss topIcs IncludIng commerce across the IrIsh Sea And Theyll attend a NatIons League Football match between Ireland and england. Our Ireland Correspondent ChrIs Page reports. At the fIrst meetIng, SIr KeIr Starmer and SImon HarrIs were pIctured havIng a plate. The photo symbolIsed a better relatIonshIp between the two countrIes after some years of straIn. Today, Balgo To watch england take on Ireland In the uefa NatIons League, but beyond Impact on whIch wIll dIsrupt the dIplomacy. In recent weeks he has had trIps to germany and france. BrItIsh PrIme MInIster To MInIster to go to dublIn was borIsjohnson, fIve years ago. RelatIons had cooled sIgnIfIcantly. BrexIt was the major factor. The border wIth Northern Ireland was the uks only frontIe
Hello. Welcome to Bbc News. Sir Keir Starmer has become the first britIsh Prime MinIster to vIsit the Republic Of Ireland in five years. Downing street says saturdays vIsit marks a new era of co Operation And Friendship between britain and ireland, with london looking to continue a reset of damaged relations with European Union nations after brexit. The Prime MinIster met with simon harrIs, who was only elected taioseach in april just three months before hIs britIsh counterpart so both are relatviely new to their roles. Sir keir and Mr HarrIs swapped Football Shirts ahead of their talks, before going on to attend the Nations League Match between the Republic Of Ireland and england at the Aviva Stadium In Dublin. They did speak earlier and the Prime MinIster outlined hIs expectations from the vIsit. Prime minIster, here we are again following on from chequers, a lot of warm words about the reset in relationship and second meeting in four weeks, but what substantive action are you in the
Hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. Job done for carsley the interim England Manager is up and running with a win, in their Nations League Opener against ireland. Gold for graham who kicks off paralympics gb S Haul of medals, on the penultimate day in paris. A Debut Wicket Forjosh hull, the england new boy impresses against Sri Lanka, as they search for a Summer Series clean sweep in the third test. Also coming up on sportsday. Just A Matter Of Time Forjack Draper who says grand Slam Success Isnt far away, after his defeat in the finalfour of the Us Open. When you play the top players the intensity is different. It is a step up. Hello there and welcome along to the programme. Back to the grind for england as it got the nations when and as it got the nations when and a 2 0 against dublin. Familiar faces return. One marked a goal for the Interim Manager who took overfrom for the Interim Manager who took over from Gareth Southgate following his run to the final of the euros t
Number simon harris. Our Ireland Correspondent Sara Girvin reports. After years of strained relations, this was the Moment Sir Keir starmer was given A Hundred Thousand welcomes to dublin. There were smiles and handshakes as he and his irish counterpart were presented with football jerseys. This will be proudly worn in North London before too long. Both leaders said this was an opportunity to renew and deepen the friendship between britain and ireland. I know as two new leaders of our respective countries, we both said we wish to really place British Irish Relations on a new path, and i really appreciate the time that youve given to that since taking office. Its really important to me and to my government, and i think it is the moment for reset, and its when we put meaning behind those words. International matters took Centre Stage following a roundtable business discussion. We have to be clear in the face of russian aggression, we have to stand together to coordinate, stand with our a
Weve bounced back, with laura kuenssberg, for the Weekend Newscast, because youve been off, ive been off, and im very happy to be back. I feel were being gloriously reunited. Its extremely nice to see you, although i saw you on the television quite a few times over the break, which was very exciting. Yes, thats a Sort Of trial, in every sense, especially for the viewer. But parliaments been off. Theres been a lot happening. And you have been out on Matt Chorley s new programme on 5 live with some of your analysis. Here it is. We can hear some. Theres no arguing about whether or not potatoes were a vegetable. Well, if you had potatoes, i would have said you could have potatoes and chips and mash. Oh, yeah. Right . Is chips not in it . No. Well, thats a dish. Thats an entirely separate category. Ah, anyway well, you know. I mean, i can tell you about avocados and tomatoes. Definitely not fruit. 0h, theres more. Theres more. You see, matt turley, whos got a new programme, Just In Case any