ireland, in northem— in the republic of ireland, in northern ireland _ in the republic of ireland, in northern ireland and - in the republic of ireland, in northern ireland and here i in the republic of ireland, in northern ireland and here ini northern ireland and here in westminster— northern ireland and here in westminster because - northern ireland and here in westminster because of - northern ireland and here in. westminster because of course northern ireland and here in- westminster because of course so much _ westminster because of course so much of— westminster because of course so much of the — westminster because of course so much of the talking _ westminster because of course so much of the talking during - westminster because of course so much of the talking during the - much of the talking during the breaks— much of the talking during the breaks and _ much of the talking during the breaks and negotiation - much of the talking during the breaks and negotiation was i much of the talking during the breaks and negotiation was all much of the talking during the - break

and the republic— between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, but yet, 29 days _ republic of ireland, but yet, 29 days into — republic of ireland, but yet, 29 days into the protocol, they are quite _ days into the protocol, they are quite happy to invoke it, whether it is in their— quite happy to invoke it, whether it is in their interest and the interest— is in their interest and the interest of the european bloc. the prime minister publishes an open letter to parents, saying he's in awe of the way they're coping with home schooling. confusion over coronavirus rules in maternity wards — midwives warn a lack of clarity means some staff are being abused. five men have been arrested following a disturbance at a former military barracks in kent, being used to house hundreds of asylum seekers. a four—year—old girl has discovered a rare dinosaur footprint on a beach in south wales. well, we just literally were walking along the beach doing the usual thing, looking for shells, and what have you, and lily said, daddy, look at this, and there it was. and newcastle unit

in the republic of ireland there was _ this. in the republic of ireland there was surprise, _ this. in the republic of ireland there was surprise, that - this. in the republic of ireland there was surprise, that its . this. in the republic of ireland - there was surprise, that its leaders were not involved in the initial decision. it were not involved in the initial decision. . ., , were not involved in the initial decision. . . , ., were not involved in the initial decision. . . , decision. it clearly was a mistake in that regard — decision. it clearly was a mistake in that regard and _ decision. it clearly was a mistake in that regard and what - decision. it clearly was a mistake in that regard and what is - decision. it clearly was a mistake i in that regard and what is important is that the channel of communications are open and they are constructive ones, they have taken on board what we said, and relatively quickly they pulled back. at westminster there was unity across the brexit divide, as politicians condemned brussels, but some are now arguing the government here should

and the republic— between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. but 29 days into the — republic of ireland. but 29 days into the protocol, they are quite happy— into the protocol, they are quite happy to— into the protocol, they are quite happy to invoke it when it is in their— happy to invoke it when it is in their interests yellow so i do fear that it _ their interests yellow so i do fear that it has — their interests yellow so i do fear that it has caused some political damage — that it has caused some political damage and it has given the brexiteers and opportunity to use it to their— brexiteers and opportunity to use it to their own advantage and i think that is_ to their own advantage and i think that is very— to their own advantage and i think that is very unfortunate, given the fact that _ that is very unfortunate, given the fact that there was a lot of attention and effort and dedication put into— attention and effort and dedication put into protecting the all ireland economy — put into protecting the all ireland econo

it was a decision that could have seen checks on its border with the republic of ireland. the move which was reversed late last night came amidst a deepening row over vaccines supplies. the first minister of northern ireland accused brussels of an "incredible act of hostility". michael gove insists the uk will work with the eu to address issues and that the uks vaccine programme is still on track. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. the great hope for so many of us. vaccines could be a way out of the coronavirus crisis. this wasjoanna, a nurse, becoming the first person jabbed in northern ireland last month. ministers think the uk roll—out is going well, but in europe there's frustration at delays, prompting brussels to introduce controls on vaccines leaving the eu. the plan, though, would have meant controls here, the border between ireland and northern ireland. that's despite the brexit deal being designed to keep goods flowing. there was a furious response last night, which led to europe changing its mind and saying the proposal had been an error. i thin

and the repubiic— between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, but yet, 29 days _ republic of ireland, but yet, 29 days into — republic of ireland, but yet, 29 days into the protocol, they are quite _ days into the protocol, they are quite happy to invoke it, whether it is in their— quite happy to invoke it, whether it is in their interest and the interest— is in their interest and the interest of the european bloc. the prime minister publishes an open letter to parents, saying he's in awe of the way they're coping with home schooling. confusion over coronavirus rules in maternity wards —

and the republic of ireland and yet 29 days into the protocol they are quite happy to invoke it, when it is in their interests and the interests of the european bloc. in the past hour, the cabinet office minister michael gove said eu recognised they made a mistake and that a reset is now needed. i think the eu recognise they made a mistake in triggering article 16 which would have meant the imposition of a border on the island of ireland but now that eu have stepped back. the world health organisation has criticised the eu's announcement of export controls on vaccines, saying such measures risked prolonging the pandemic. it is morally wrong, in terms of arresting the pandemic it wouldn't help, and it wouldn't also bring livelihoods back. the prime minister publishes an open letter to parents, saying he's "in awe" of the way they're coping with home schooling. five men have been arrested following a �*disturbance' at a former military barracks in kent, being used to house hundreds of asylum seekers. a four—year—girl has discovered a rare dinosaur footprint on a beach in south wal

the republic of ireland. that has come — and the republic of ireland. that has come under fierce political criticism — has come under fierce political criticism from i think every party in westminster. also the urge bishop of canterbury weighed in, and all eyes _ of canterbury weighed in, and all eyes are — of canterbury weighed in, and all eyes are on arlene foster and she said it _ eyes are on arlene foster and she said it was — eyes are on arlene foster and she said it was an act of incredible hostility _ said it was an act of incredible hostility. in the latest this evening _ hostility. in the latest this evening as i have spoken to ursula bonder— evening as i have spoken to ursula bonder line — evening as i have spoken to ursula bonder line and outlined great concerns — bonder line and outlined great concerns about the eu's move. at all eyes are _ concerns about the eu's move. at all eyes are deafly in brussels to see what _ eyes are deafly in brussels to see what their— eyes are deafly i

and the republic of ireland, yet 29 days into the protocol they are quite happy to evoke it when it is in their interests. i fear it has caused some political damage and given the brexiteers an opportunity to use it to their own advantage and that is very unfortunate given the fact that there is a lot of attention and effort and dedication put into protecting the all ireland economy. avoiding a hard border in ireland was one of the hardest tasks of the brexit negotiation and that's why some here are so frustrated that europe seems to be willing to use its emergency powers so quickly, and although it has now changed its mind, there are questions over what this will do to trust between brussels and london, and whether something similar could happen again. brussels is still introducing some controls, giving member states powers to block exports, but after last night's row some want a rethink. i do think it was a big mistake and i hope that the european union comes back with some measures, they must do everything that we can, everything we have in our power, to find a solution, and any

of ireland _ minister, in the republic of ireland. he has committed to consider— ireland. he has committed to consider the scope for co—operation in the _ consider the scope for co—operation in the area — consider the scope for co—operation in the area of adoption linked to mother— in the area of adoption linked to mother and baby homes and i want to put on _ mother and baby homes and i want to put on record the sensitivity around adoption _ put on record the sensitivity around adoption. many women and adopted children— adoption. many women and adopted children may not want to be found and we _ children may not want to be found and we need to be mindful of that and we need to be mindful of that and expect the rights and wishes of individuals— and expect the rights and wishes of individuals —— and respect the rights — individuals —— and respect the rights. almost 3000 girls and women are estimated to have entered the three _ are estimated to have entered the three good shepherd st mary's homes and sunday the i

and the republic of ireland. and she is saying that some products are not coming from great britain because of the way this protocol is being applied. there are questions that we have to ask about the application of that, and those details will need to be ironed out, but i think there is a bigger question here, which is about the northern ireland irish border itself, because this was the central element, if you remember, when those discussions about the withdrawal agreement during all those turbulent times in parliament, and of course we made concessions as a uk parliament to the european union on the basis that, yes, we wanted to ensure that the northern ireland agreement, the belfast agreement, was fully implemented, that there was no threat of a hard border, and after all those concessions the united kingdom made to try to ensure that that was the case, we get the european union, almost on a whim, introducing that hard border. now, it was corrected, they withdrew that yesterday, but what we have seen is a pote

and the republic of ireland, but yet, 29 days into the protocol, they are quite happy to invoke it, whether it is in their interest and the interest of the european bloc. the prime minister publishes an open letter to parents, saying he's "in awe" of the way they're coping with home schooling. confusion over coronavirus rules in maternity wards — midwives warn a lack of clarity means some staff are being abused.

of ireland and brazil. with the pandemic worsening and more contagion variants spreading, this is not the time to be lifting restrictions on international travel. in light of the contagious variance, south africa has been added to the restricted list. additionally, beginning tomorrow come international travelers to the united states must provide proof of a negative test within three days of travel to airlines prior to departure. the president is taking the steps on the advice of his covid-19 and medical team. we are already working as a real partnership state to address their needs to vaccinate the public. this we can, west virginia at the biden administration for assistance in their understaffed vaccination center and fema was deployed to help support the vaccination site as part of the president's order last week that directs fema to stand up vaccination centers and support state vaccination efforts. we look forward to continuing to be partners with states moving forward. last on the -- the last update on

of ireland and northern ireland keeping the border open was a key demand in the drawn out brags that negotiations and the news was greeted with disbelief in the k. you know i think it's quite incredible that it's an act of aggression actually less than a month into a sleeve in the european union we see them act in this you know lateral way. the move came as the world health organization expressed concern over results nationalism it's not helpful to have in the country at this stage which in export bins are barriers did not allow for the free. movement of the necessary ingredients that will make vaccines diagnostics and other medical since available to all the world the e.u. swiftly wrote back making clear that that island u.k. border would remain open but control of the vaccine exports will remain in place the measure was prompted by drug maker astra zeneca which plans to delay deliveries of its vaccine to the e.u. while maintaining full deliveries to the u.k. . this is a race against the clock we kind of storm because of what seems not being delivered on. choose this we need to ensu

of ireland and northern ireland keeping the border open was a key demand in the drawn out brags that negotiations on the news was greeted with disbelief in the. you know i think it's quite incredible that it's an act of aggression actually less than a month into a sleeve in the european union we see them in this you know after the way. the move came as the world health organization expressed concern over results nationalism it's not helpful to have in the country at this stage which in export bins or barriers did not allow for to free. movement of the necessary ingredients that will make vaccines diagnostics in other medical since the lable to all the world the e.u. swiftly wrote back making clear that that island u.k. border would remain open but control of the vaccine exports will remain in place. the measure was prompted by drug maker astra zeneca which plans to delay deliveries of its vaccine to the e.u. while maintaining full deliveries to the u.k. . this is a race against the clock the kind of flu storm because of. being delivered on. choose this we need to ensure that all adva

in principle it means that you can import vaccines from the eu, into the republic of ireland which is an eu country but is not allowed to go north into northern ireland which goes against the whole principal of the protocol that everybody signed up to. so there's a lot of anger here from people here taat the eu went this far because they didn't seem to be any suggestion that northern ireland was going to be used as a back door to get a vaccines from the eu into the rest of the uk, so it might seem to some people pretty preemptive that the eu did this, but it could be seen as that working relationship with the way the northern ireland protocol is working and we have yet to see whether the uk will retaliate in some way. emma vardy in belfast. yet another new vaccine has been shown to be effective in major trials in just 2a hours. the latest is the janssen vaccine. it's 66% effective overall and only needs a single dose. and crucially, it's 85% effective against severe disease. on thursday, novavax announced its uk trials had shown its vaccine to be 89% effective, and crucially, that vac

between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, and therefore the u.k. had to sign onto this deal which allows that to happen. a lot of unionists in northern ireland were against that. there are controls coming from great britain to northern ireland that never existed. but now, by the eu making this move, it seems like the point of principle has vanished when it comes to vaccines, and that is what the democratic unionists here are very critical of. they say you can import vaccines from the eu into the republican of ireland, which is an eu country, but it's not allowed to go into northern ireland, which goes against the principle of the protocol everyone signed up to. there's a lot of anger and people scratching their heads that the eu went this far. if you like, there did not seem to be a suggestion northern ireland was going to be used as a backdoor to get vaccines from the northern eu into the u.k. it may seem preemptive that the eu did this and it seems to undermine the working relationship with the northern eland protocol. we will have to see if the

many people wanted to avoid a hard border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland. the way they have resolved that is to use that... great britain and northern ireland, so that a move to the irish sea. so that means that the irish sea. so that means that the companies exporting food products, particularly agricultural products, particularly agricultural products, eggs and milk and the like, they will have to meet eu standards. however, that the regime won't come in straightaway. there is a three month grace period so businesses can get used to this new system. thanks, we are seeing some evidence that cross—channel traffic behind you. bernd lange is a german member of the european parliament and chairman of the trade committee. he gave me his reaction to the agreement. by the way, this is not the british government. britain is economically much more far than switzerland norway. this is a pity. it has just demonstrated now we need customs bureaucracy, we need demonstrated rules of origin and from our elements which are more familiar with trade agreements with canada

alon forder with the republic of ireland which of course staying part of the e.u. to avoid conflict and chaos there under this new arrangement northern ireland is going to follow most of the e.u. has rules on trait so that will mean that they'll have to the customs checks the tween northern ireland and the rest of the u.k. so that means that c that's an important psychological shift because those who want to see a united ireland in the future are going to say well this shows that cooperation is closer on the island and on the mainland what about the other relations that the u.k. has with other nations and trading blocks and the e.u. use relations with other other nations both sides are very busy looking for a new friends at the moment of the past few years britain has agreed about 60 new trade agreements most of that that were covered under its old rules with the e.u. even though in the last couple of days it's a great deals with vietnam and turkey so it's been doing a lot of copy and paste it hasn't e.t.a. you probably see fit so in therapy that in those attacks t

and the republic of ireland and yet 29 days into the protocol they are quite happy to invoke it, when it is in their interests and the interests of the european bloc. in the past hour, the cabinet office minister michael gove said that a reset is now needed, with the eu. i think the european union recognises that they made a mistake in triggering article 15, which would have meant the reimposition of a border on the island of ireland. but now, the european union have stepped back. the world health organisation has criticised the eu's announcement of export controls on vaccines, saying such measures risked prolonging the pandemic. it is morally wrong, in terms of arresting the pandemic it wouldn't help, and it wouldn't also bring livelihoods back. the prime minister publishes an open letter to parents, saying he's "in awe" of the way they're coping with home schooling. confusion over coronavirus rules in maternity wards — midwives warn a lack of clarity means some staff are being abused. five men have been arrested following a �*disturbance�* at a former military barracks in kent

of ireland this is following the outbreak of a mutant strain of covert 1000 in the united kingdom there's already been restrictions on flights from the u.k. put in place since before christmas it seems those restrictions are going to be spread to flights coming in from ireland as well when it comes to the vaccine now chancellor angela merkel has promised to ramp up germany's vaccine program in germany as well as many other european nations have been criticized for how slow their vaccine program had been put into place the health minister here in berlin u.n. spawn it said that he was happy with the way things were progressing that they'd targeted initially those in care homes and then it would be rolled out to the population at large what we've also heard from a government spokesperson is the chancellor angela merkel that spoken with russian president vladimir putin about the russian sputnik v vaccine being manufactured here in germany is it isn't generally i cannot report on confidential talks between the federal chancellor and her counterparts but i can say that the chancellor made it cl

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the former republic of ireland, sunderland and wolves boss takes over following the sacking of neil harris, who left the club on thursday following six successive defeats. david beckham says phil neville's been appointed as inter miami's new head coach as he's "the right man for the job" and not because of their friendship. neville was unveiled today as the new boss of the major league soccer club, co—owned by his former england and manchester united team—mate, after stepping down as the manager of england women: his experience comes from playing with some of the best players in the world and being managed and coached by the best coaches and managers within the game and i have no doubt thatis within the game and i have no doubt that is where his experience lies and we have full confidence because he would not have made this decision to bring phil and at this level if we didn't know his capabilities. it's been tough going for england's bowlers in unforgiving conditions on the first day of the second and final test against sri lanka in galle. the hosts closed on 229 for 4, with angelo ma

— a move which could have seen checks on its border with the republic of ireland. the first minister of northern ireland accused the brussels of an "incredible act of hostility". our political correspondent leila nathoo reports.

checks on the border between northern ireland — part of the uk — and the republic of ireland was incendiary. before the night was over, brussels executed a humiliating u—turn. it highlights, though, something we talked about on this programme last weekend — the risk of vaccine nationalism, particularly at a time when both astrazeneca and pfizer have warned of production delays. jeffrey, was this about securing more vaccines, do you think, or was it more about trying to pacify eu governments after the commission failed to meet its objectives? very clearly, the eu governments are feeling the pressure, looking across the channel here at the uk and seeing the astonishing numbers that have been vaccinated. probably the only thing the uk government has done well. to its credit, the uk government has done well. meanwhile, we are seeing these reports from spain, france, elsewhere that they are running out of vaccines. you can understand the pressure they are feeling. on one hand, this does expose the fundamental problem with the eu that partly inspired brexit, and to be clear, i'm not a fan of

member the republic of ireland but that means new checks on goods entering northern ireland from the rest of the u.k. unionists fear isolation i think the dealers made northern ireland yes apart we want to come out of the european union the same terms of the rest the dedekind of sadly that that up for 4 and a half years bracks it split the country even dividing families those tensions may well have subsided but now the clock is ticking on and mujhe year and what boris johnson describes as a new beginning with a global britain more power a more influence but could the opposite turn out to be the case a diminishing level of power and a diminishing influence by the end of 2021 we may have an idea under simmons' london. well as the u.k. faces the reality of bragg's it it's also dealing with an escalating coronavirus demick surging infections in england for civil authorities to reactivate emergency hospitals that were set up when the pandemic began most nightingale hospitals have been largely unused but officials say they're now being prepared to admit patients if other medical centers re

member the republic of ireland but that means new checks on goods entering northern ireland from the rest of the u.k. union this fear isolation i think the dealers made in northern ireland yes apart we want to come out of the european union the same terms arrestee dedekind of sadly that that. before and a half years bracks it split the country even dividing families those tensions may well have subsided but now the clock is ticking on the new year and what boris johnson describes as a new beginning with a global britain more power more influence but could the opposite turn out to be the case for diminishing level of power and a diminishing influence by the end of 2021 we may have an idea andrew symonds london let's get an idea of how things are going today the king crossing for the u.k. into europe that between dover and kalai and here in the team that are in cali france and britain on the other side in dover in the u.k. so paul let's start with you. still pretty quiet behind you i guess perhaps not so much expected today. no perhaps surprisingly quiet but there were predictions that

of ireland and northern ireland keeping the border open was a key demand in the drawn out brags that negotiations and the news was greeted with disbelief in the. you know i think it's quite incredible that it's an act of aggression actually less than a month into a sleeve in the european union we see them act in this unilateral way. the move came as the world health organization expressed concern over results nationalism it's not helpful to have in the country at this stage which in export bins are barriers did not allow for the free. movement of the necessary ingredients that will make vaccines diagnostics in other medical since the lable to all the world the e.u. swiftly wrote back making clear that that island u.k. border would remain open but control of the vaccine exports will remain in place the measure was prompted by drug maker astra zeneca which plans to delay deliveries of its vaccine to the e.u. while maintaining full deliveries to the u.k. . this is a race against the clock. because of. being delivered on. choose this we need to ensure that all advanced purchase agreement

of ireland with long histories of shame, neglect and unspeakable cruelty. the inquiry report says around 9,000 children died in the 18 homes which were investigated. that is about one in seven of those who were born in the institutions. investigators state it represents an appalling level of infant mortality. the irish government has said there were decades of brutality. the regime described in the report wasn't imposed on us by any foreign power. we did this to ourselves as a society. we treated women exceptionally badly. we treated children exceptionally badly. but pj thinks the report hasn't got to the full truth. there was nothing there today that would say, god that's fantastic, my mother is being recognised or they're apologising to my mother and they didn't do that today. there will with be a compensation scheme and memorial, though history will still hurt in ireland for years to come. president trump has warned that efforts to impeach him are causing "tremendous anger" but said he wants "no violence" in the run—up tojoe biden's inauguration. he ma

member the republic of ireland but that means new checks on goods entering northern ireland from the rest of the u.k. unionists fear isolation i think the dealers made northern ireland apart we wanted to come out of the european union the same terms arrestee dedekind of sadly the. before and a half years bracks it split the country even dividing families those tensions may well have subsided but now the clock is ticking on the new year and what boris johnson describes as a new beginning with a global britain more power a more influence but could the opposite turn out to be the case a diminishing level of power and a diminishing influence by the end of 2021 we may have an idea andrew symonds london. britain's coastal towns were at the forefront of political demands during trade talks with the e.u. fishermen had been promised they'd take control of the seas around the u.k. but the deal struck wasn't what they were expecting and some say they feel betrayed john holl reports now from bricks in the south west of england. and all british catch landed at bricks in devon these waters have be

of ireland with long histories of shame, neglect and unspeakable cruelty. the inquiry report says around 9,000 children died in the 18 homes which were investigated. that's about one in seven of those who were born in the institutions. investigators state that it represents an appalling level of infant mortality. the irish government has said there were decades of brutality. the regime described in the report wasn't imposed on us by any foreign power. we did this to ourselves as a society. we treated women exceptionally badly. we treated children exceptionally badly. but pj thinks the report hasn't got to the full truth. there was nothing there today that would say, "god, that's fantastic, now my mother is being recognised," or "they're apologising to my mother." they didn't do that today. tonight, the leader of the catholic church in ireland has apologised for the long lasting emotional distress which survivors have suffered. in this country, history will still hurt for years to come. chris page, bbc news, tuam. the government has said it will investigate

member the republic of ireland but that means new checks on goods entering northern ireland from the rest of the u.k. union this fear isolation i think the dealers made in northern ireland to support we want to come out of the european union the same terms arrestee dedekind of sadly that that. for 4 and a half years brics it split the country even dividing families those tensions may well have subsided but now the clock is ticking on year and what boris johnson describes as a new beginning with a global britain more power a more influence but could the opposite turn out to be the case a diminishing level of power and a diminishing influence by the end of 2021 we may have an idea andrew symonds london. well the u.k. is also dealing with an escalating coronavirus pandemic surging infections in england forcing author to reactivate emergency nightingale hospitals that were set up when the pandemic began the u.k.'s military standing by to stop the facilities. a number of covered 9000 deaths in california has exceeded 25000 struggling hospital as a housing patients in the hallways conferen

member the republic of ireland but that means new checks on goods entering northern ireland from the rest of the u.k. unionists fear isolation i think the dealers made northern ireland apart we wanted to come out of the european union the same terms arrestee dedekind of sadly that. before and a half years bracks it split the country even dividing families those tensions may well have subsided but now the clock is ticking on the news year and what boris johnson describes as a new beginning with a global britain more power a more influence but could the opposite turn out to be the case a diminishing level of power and a diminishing influence by the end of 2021 we may have an idea under simmons others or london. or julian how as an expert in european politics he believes the decision to leave the e.u. will have a negative impact on the u.k. . we just have to look at the fact that boris johnson is prime minister and if all intents and purposes this was all about mobile chances of elements and brags it was all about what was best for him and it has worked out for him for the u.k. in gener

of ireland to northern ireland but speaking before the ease climbdown northern ireland's 1st minister said it amounted to the imposition of a border this is an incredibly hostile and aggressive act by the european union bloc for years we were told after the european union referendum vote that there couldn't be a hard border on the island of ireland and in one fell swoop they have put that hard border n.p.'s the catalyst for the diplomatic storm with new rules announced in brussels to control vaccine movement out of the e.u. the commission has adopted a strictly targeted measure that will allow us to geyser accurate information about the production of the accents and where manufacturers intend to ship them. as a measure is time limited and specifically apply certain 19 vaccines that were agreed to by advanced purchase agreements it follows days of disagreement between the e.u. and astra zeneca the company's that theme was authorized for use across europe on friday a month after it was approved in the u.k. it's a real pleasure to be here and to announce the 3rd positive opinion for the

of ireland with long histories of shame, neglect and unspeakable cruelty. the historian who discovered what happened at tuam says there should be a state apology. these babies were more than likely left to die, but they were neglected. there were some little simple diseases that could have been treated. and let's give an apology to all those people who suffered at the hands of the state, the church and the religious. and p] is hoping the public inquiry report will lay out all the dark truths. the priest never went after the father — he never went to the father's house and said, like, "you're responsible here — you must look after this child, this is your child." it was always the woman's fault. and that's why i like to get my story out there, and i want this to go into the history books of ireland, what was done to the women in the past. that was chris page reporting. online fitness classes, baking and even ping—pong ball challenges — some of the ways we have been spending time at home during the coronavirus pandemic. jayne mccubbin reports on how s

and the republic of ireland. and she is saying that some products are not coming from great britain because of the biggest protocol is being applied. the biggest protocol is being a- lied. ., the biggest protocol is being a- lied. . , ., , the biggest protocol is being aulied. . , ., , ., applied. there are questions that we have to ask about _ applied. there are questions that we have to ask about the _ applied. there are questions that we have to ask about the application - applied. there are questions that we have to ask about the application of| have to ask about the application of that, and those details will need to be ironed out, but i think there is a bigger question here, which is about the northern ireland irish border itself, because this was the central element, if you remember, when those discussions about withdrawal agreement during all those turbulent times in parliament, and of course we made concessions as and of course we made concessions as a uk parliament to the european union on the basis tha

alon forder with the republic of ireland which of course staying part of the e.u. to avoid conflict and chaos there under this new arrangement northern ireland is going to follow most of the e.u. has rules on trade so that will mean that they'll have to be customs checks the tween northern arland and the rest of the u.k. so that means that see that's an important psychological shift because those who want to see a united ireland in the future are going to say well this shows that cooperation is closer on the island than on the mainland what about the other relations that the u.k. has with other nations and trading blocks and the e use relations with all the other nations both sides are very busy looking for new friends at the moment over the past few years britain has agreed about 60 new trade agreements most of them that were covered under its old rules with the e.u. even though in the last couple of days it's a great deals with vietnam and turkey it's been doing a lot of copy and paste it hasn't e.t.a. you probably see people in those types the e.u. has been foll

public opinion both in northern ireland and in the republic of ireland, feeling it be time for a poll, a referendum on unification, then that poll should happen. now, last weekend's sunday times found that the number of people saying yes to a referendum on a united ireland in northern ireland was at around 50%. now, admittedly, not a majority said that they would vote to leave and to join a united ireland. a small majority said that they wanted to remain in the uk. but nonetheless, it seems now there may well be a majority saying it's time for a border poll. does the irish government believe it's time for a border poll? what the irish government tries to recall at all times, both in what we say and what we do, is what the good friday agreement is actually about. it's about relationships. it's about relationships between catholic and protestant, unionists and nationalists in northern ireland, between north and south on the island, and actually, equally, again, between britain and ireland. that's what the good friday agreement is about. so everything we do is to make sure that those rel

member the republic of ireland but that means new checks on goods entering northern ireland from the rest of the u.k. unionists fear isolation i think the dealers made northern ireland yes apart we wanted to come out of the european union the same terms arrestee dedekind of sadly that that. before and a half years bracks it split the country even dividing families those tensions may well have subsided but now the clock is ticking on mon mujhe year and what boris johnson describes as a new beginning with a global britain more power more influence but could the opposite turn out to be the case a diminishing level of power and a diminishing influence by the end of 2021 we may have an idea and 2 simmons london so the key crossing of course in the u.k. into europe is between dover and cali and that's where our team is this new year's day natasha in cali and france will be with you shortly natasha but i'm going to start with paul brennan on the other side and dover fire trucks behind you there but looking fairly quiet. yes we've seen a trickle of lorries going in with congo bound for franc