Reuters By Becky Morton & David Wallace Lockhart BBC Politics Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged his MPs not to create “another Westminster drama” as he sought to win their support for his new Brexit deal. He told backbench Tories to give the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) the “time and space” to consider the deal.
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Natasha Preskey BBC News Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been further arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter as police search for their missing baby. Police say they must now consider the possibility the infant
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Becky Morton BBC News Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hailed his deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland as a “decisive breakthrough”. Many Conservative MPs, including those who supported Brexit, gave their backing to the
Getty Images UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen have announced they have reached a new deal, aimed at fixing post-Brexit problems in Northern Ireland. The full details of their agreement have just been published, and we’re working to get you a fuller picture of what’s been
Reuters By Lauren Turner BBC News Rishi Sunak and the European Commission president are due to hold “final talks” on a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland on Monday, Downing Street says. The prime minister and Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Berkshire in the afternoon to discuss “complex challenges” around the protocol. The
Getty Images By Ione Wells, Chris Mason & Jessica Parker BBC Politics Rishi Sunak is to hold face-to-face talks with the European Commission president as he tries to secure a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland. The PM and Ursula von der Leyen said they would discuss the “range of complex challenges” around the Northern
Reuters By Lauren Turner BBC News Rishi Sunak says he is “giving it everything” this weekend to secure a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, and he wants “to get the job done”. But the prime minister said no agreement had yet been made between the UK and the European Union. Irish Prime Minister Leo
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Chris Mason & Lauren Turner Political editor, BBC News A new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland is not yet done but is “inching towards a conclusion”, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said. The Taoiseach said
AFP via Getty Images By George Wright & Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he plans to meet China’s leader Xi Jinping to discuss Beijing’s proposals on ending the war in Ukraine. Speaking on the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, he said the proposal signalled that China was involved in
Russian government By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor, Moscow I keep thinking back to something I heard on Russian state TV three years ago. At the time Russians were being urged to support changes to the constitution that would enable Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 16 years. To persuade the public, the news
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By George Wright BBC News The UN General Assembly in New York has overwhelmingly backed a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago. It called for the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine and a
John Motson: Legendary commentator dies aged 77 – BBC Sport A-Z Sports More from Sport Last updated on 24 minutes ago24 minutes ago.From the section Football Legendary commentator John Motson, who had an illustrious 50-year career with the BBC, has died aged 77. Motson covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup
An off-duty police officer is in a critical but stable condition after being shot at a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone. There are unconfirmed reports that he was hit multiple times on the Killyclogher Road at about 20:00 GMT. The Police Federation for Northern Ireland said two gunmen were involved and he was shot
By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Tesco is the latest supermarket to introduce limits on sales of certain fruit and vegetables due to shortages of fresh produce. It follows similar moves by Aldi, Asda and Morrisons, with other supermarkets also said to be facing problems after extreme weather hit harvests abroad. Tesco is putting
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Paul Kirby BBC News Vladimir Putin has sharpened his vitriol towards the West as President Joe Biden, fresh from a visit to Kyiv, praised Western democracy for standing up to naked Russian aggression. In a week
Shuttershock By Steve Rosenberg Russia editor, Moscow Escalation. It’s become President Putin’s watchword. And we saw more of it today. “Russia suspends its participation in the New Start treaty,” announced the Kremlin leader in his state of the nation address. As usual he blamed the West. New Start is the last remaining nuclear arms control
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