chris, for the moment, thanks forjoining us. chris page i her party. chris, for the moment, | thanks forjoining us. chris page in our belfast newsroom. we can speak to an expert in irish politics at the university of liverpool who has written about the dup. professor, thanks forjoining us. how long has trouble been brewing for arlene foster? ., , ., , , , foster? the trouble has been brewing within the dup _ foster? the trouble has been brewing within the dup ever— foster? the trouble has been brewing within the dup ever since _ foster? the trouble has been brewing within the dup ever since the - within the dup ever since the arrival of borisjohnson at the arrival of boris johnson at the party conference promising they would be no border down the irish sea, being followed basically a year later by borisjohnson concluding a deal that did involve a border down the irish sea so the perception for some within the dup is that she had been hoodwinked by the prime minister and that she placed too much faith in borisjohnson and that she had been attracted by

chris page sent this report. sirens the barrier, which is commonly known as a peace line, was anything but peaceful last night. the wall was built 20 years ago to try to stop clashes between politically divided communities in west belfast. but there was trouble on both sides as crowds threw petrol bombs, fireworks and bricks. violence began on the loyalist shankill road where protesters had gathered. a bus was hijacked and set on fire. there were no passengers on board, but the driver was said to be very shaken. then, across the peace wall in the springfield road area, republican youths rioted. community representatives tried to calm the situation. sad to see this. we are trying to say to these young people that this isn't the answer. they shouldn't be engaging in violence. it's only a matter of time, i feel, before someone gets seriously hurt. people in northern ireland had hoped that scenes of destruction like this belonged well in the past. but today, as the debris and damage from last night is cleaned up, the

let's speak to our ireland correspondent chris page. a little bit of an easing, a bit of tennis as well.— a little bit of an easing, a bit of tennis as well. ~ , , ~ ., tennis as well. absolutely, lockdown in northern ireland _ tennis as well. absolutely, lockdown in northern ireland has _ tennis as well. absolutely, lockdown in northern ireland has been - tennis as well. absolutely, lockdown in northern ireland has been in - in northern ireland has been in force since christmas so today, just before easter, a slight easing and it means it's an important day for people like the players at windsor tennis club in south belfast to have been missing their favourite sports, so coaches have been on court here since early this morning, lessons began around about 7am and people have been saying how glad they are to be back, how good it is to be serving and volleying and smashing once again. now, when it comes to the other outdoor sports, well, golf, very, very popular in this part of the uk, so golfers are also hitting the fairways and greens

chris page. the world's which is people _ tension. chris page. the world's which is people will— tension. chris page. the world's which is people will have - tension. chris page. the world's which is people will have to - which is people will have to radically change their lifestyles if climate change is to be tackled. the cambridge sustainability commission, the wealthiest 5%, were responsible for more than a third of the growth in emissions between 1990 on 2015. people need to fly less, insulate their property and ditch polluting cars. take off for the sunshine. pollution from flying is growing, but it's routine for many of us in rich nations. the more you fly, the more you pollute, so the commissions as frequent fliers should pay more tax. the government says it might breach privacy, but the rich must change, they say. that class of individuals. whose behaviour needs to be targeted... what we are arguing is these are a shrink and shares so we need to shrink and shares so we need to shrink the carbon budget in line with the budget. we need to

chris page, bbc news. many leading football clubs and other sports bodies begin a four—day boycott of social media this afternoon, to highlight the issue of online racial abuse. it's hoped the protest will encourage social media companies to do more to prevent harmful content from being posted, and punish those behind it. nestor mcgregor reports. taking the knee, slogans, banners, big campaigns, now football's latest attempt to stamp out racism is digital silence. do i think it will make a difference? probably not, but what it does do is it sends a warning to these companies, to let these people know they are not going to take we are not going to take this abuse any more. led by the premier league, the efl and with support from the other major sports, a vow of silence on the platforms where the abuse takes place. if they still don't take action, i think you will see these clubs, players, staff, corporations, start to get together and think of more tough measures to finally cause action. for some the boyc

thank you very much for that, chris page, our - much for that, chris page, our ireland correspondent, in belfast. more now on our top story — that ministers are continuing to reassure the public about the safety of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. we can speak tojohn carr from the university of cambridge centre for risk and evidence. he specialises in how risk is presented in the media in a way that is informative and easily understood by people. good to have you with us. a good time to talk about the presentation of so much information around vaccinations and relative risk. iain duncan smith has been talking about perhaps too much information being out there. what is your view of how this has been handled so far?— what is your view of how this has been handled so far? broadly, people are bein: been handled so far? broadly, people are being bombarded _ been handled so far? broadly, people are being bombarded with _ been handled so far? broadly, people| are being bombarded with information thatis are being bombarded with information that is challenging from them to sort through

chris, thank you for that. chris page _ has. chris, thank you for that. chris page live _ has. chris, thank you for that. chris page live in _ has. chris, thank you for that. chris page live in belfast. - it's three weeks since a volcano erupted on the caribbean island of st vincent, causing severe damage to both tourist and residential areas, with a thick blanket of ash. thousands of people were forced to flee their homes, and many still remain in emergency shelters or temporary accommodation and hurricane season is just a few weeks away. our correspopndent, will grant, went to st vincent to see how the clean—up operation is going. the aftermath of the eruption of la soufriere is hauntingly beautiful and destructive. the explosion left hillsides denuded of their tree cover and a ghostly coating of white ash over every inch of st vincent's northern coastline. the pyroclastic lava flows brought tens of thousands of tonnes of material down the mountainside, and a hail of dust and stones showered over the villages below. dog barks. one of them was sandy bay, a picturesque fishin

thank you very much, chris page, at stormont _ position. thank you very much, chris page, at stormont for _ position. thank you very much, chris page, at stormont for us. _ members of the european parliament have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the post—brexit trade deal agreed between the european union and the united kingdom. the deal�*s final hurdle. the important agreement of the eu agreement, the view was for consent. the deal was agreed just before christmas and came into effect on new year's day but ratification was delayed due to the short amount of time between the deal being struck and coming into force. reacting to the approval — the european commission president ursula von der leyen said the approval was the foundation of a strong and close partnership with the uk. but added "faithful implementation is essential". responding to the final approval of the brexit deal the prime minister said: now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. for many of us today, we are looking at a lot of cloud, scattered sh

chris page sent this report. sirens the barrier, which is commonly known as a peace line, was anything but peaceful last night. the wall was built 20 years ago to try to stop clashes between politically divided communities in west belfast. but there was trouble on both sides as crowds threw petrol bombs, fireworks and bricks. violence began on the loyalist shankill road where protesters had gathered. a bus was hijacked and set on fire. there were no passengers on board, but the driver was said to be very shaken. then, across the peace wall in the springfield road area, republican youths rioted. community representatives tried to calm the situation. sad to see this. we are trying to say to these young people that this isn't the answer. they shouldn't be engaging in violence, sectarian violence. it's only a matter of time, i feel, before someone gets seriously hurt. people in northern ireland had hoped that scenes of destruction like this belonged well in the past. but today, as the debris and damage from last nigh

here's our ireland correspondent chris page. arlene foster began her leadership with enthusiastic allies and electoral success, but yesterday, with her support base all but gone, she conceded her time at the top was over. for me, the decision to enter politics was never about parties or a person, it was about speaking up for the voiceless and building a northern ireland which could could prosper and be at peace within the united kingdom. unionists have felt that northern ireland's place in the uk has been threatened from the fallout from brexit, a new trade border meaning that there are steps on goods arriving from the rest of the uk. her critics felt that she should have opposed the arrangements more strongly and strategically. and early favourite to replace her as first minister is currently in charge of agriculture in the devolved government. 0thers devolved government. others that are linked to the position of uup leader i'd jeffrey donaldson and gavin robinson stop at the du peoples's main partner in the power—sharing exe

page, is in belfast. this news has onlyjust emerged, what do we know? this news has only 'ust emerged, what do we know?— this news has only 'ust emerged, what do we know? yes, this news breakin: what do we know? yes, this news breaking in _ what do we know? yes, this news breaking in the _ what do we know? yes, this news breaking in the last _ what do we know? yes, this news breaking in the last half _ what do we know? yes, this news breaking in the last half hour, - breaking in the last half hour, these are the first prosecutions in what is a major police investigation, muckamore abbey hospital is a few miles from belfast. provides facilities for people with severe learning difficulties and mental health problems, so the public prosecution service here have announced that seven people are to face a range of charges, from wilful neglect of patients to alleged ill—treatment, and it is understood they are all members of staff at what is called the psychiatric intensive care unit at muckamore abbey mucka

chris page in belfast. the headlines on bbc news... 39 former postmasters convicted of financial crimes in the post office accounting scandal have had their names cleared. india joins the uk's travel red list, with permitted travellers forced to stay in hotels on arrival, as the country reports the highest daily tally of covid cases anywhere in the world. a number of newspapers are quoting downing street sources reportedly blaming the prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings, for leaking text messages between boris johnson and sirjames dyson. we are expecting to hear from the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, in a moment to hear about the easing of restrictions there, but first lets that in as much sport news is we can with sarah. hello, i can tell you that some breaking news in the last couple of minutes because it has been confirmed that wembley will take on dublin's euro 2020 last 16 match. that will be on june 29. uefa hasjust 2020 last 16 match. that will be on june 29. uefa has just an

really good to see, chris, thank you very much. chris page. the easing of some lockdown measures in wales has been brought forward by two weeks, after the latest review of restrictions. indoor activities for children can resume, and group exercise classes will now be allowed from may 3rd, and it's hoped pubs and restaurants can reopen on may 17th. from tomorrow, up to six people — from six households — can meet outdoors. let's return now to one of our main stories — that in the next hour, the convictions of around a0 former postmasters and mmistresses, who were accused of stealing money from the post office, are expected to be quashed by the court of appeal. more than 700 were prosecuted between 2000 and 201a, because of a faulty computer system. well, let's speak now tojo hamilton, who ran a post office inside a village shop in hampshire and was accused after reporting shortfalls. she pleaded guilty to false accounting to escape a more serious charge of theft. we really appreciate you talking to us this morning, you will be heading into

let's speak to our ireland correspondent, chris page, who's at stormont this evening. and she will be leaving the party she has led for five years? this week arlene — she has led for five years? this week arlene foster _ she has led for five years? try 3 week arlene foster has experienced politics at its most painful with a big majority of the dup's senior elected representatives signing a letter saying she should resign as leader. in her resignation statement she said she was preparing to leave the political stage. now sources close to mrs foster have told the bbc that when she leaves a first minister's office here at stormont at the end ofjune, she will also be leaving the dup. those same sources say that she thinks it isn't the same party that she joined and that it is taking a different direction. now the background to that, a number of politicians involved in removing mrs foster essentially thought she was being too moderate. they believe she should take a more socially conservative position on matters such as lgbt issues and thought she should be more strong an

chris page, bbc news, belfast. in the past few minutes — we've had further developments at westminster about the ongoing row over the influence of in the past few minutes — the chancellor rishi sunak has published text messages he sent to the former prime minister david cameron a year ago. this comes amid the ongoing row at westminster over the influence of the financier lex greensill. our deputy political editor vicki young is at westminster. vicki, just remind us of the background to this story and then tell us what we find out today if. david cameron committee former prime minister, to spend lots of stories in the papers about this, the financial times and the sunday times in particularfinding out that financial times and the sunday times in particular finding out that david cameron had contacted the chancellor rishi sunak on behalf of the company who david cameron was working for. we knew that there had been some texts sent from the former prime minister and he has been accused of intervening where he shoul

page has the latest on the situation in belfast itself. after a week of street violence in various parts of northern ireland, several towns and cities come the last three nights have been totally quiet. the lull in the violence it's really down to a number of factors. loyalist groups have called off street protests against, for example, the brexit arrangements for northern ireland, because of the death of prince philip. they say it's not appropriate for demonstrations to be held during the period of mourning, so they have appealed for people not to take to the streets in protest. also, and i don't think you can underestimate this, the likes of youth workers, church leaders, community activists have been on the ground in the places where there was trouble last week to try to steer any young people who are turning up perhaps looking to cause trouble, away from those areas to try to keep a sense of calm and there's been a lot of work going on on the ground quietly away from the cameras but nonetheless very effective and very important to try

our ireland correspondent, chris page, has more... initial steps of lockdown easing in northern ireland today. for example, tennis is allowed to resume once again and people are keen to get back on the court. for example, simon who is one of the coaches here in south belfast, he's been taking lessons since 7am. some differences of course, for example the club house facilities, they still have to stay closed and there are signs reminding people to socially distance. everyone is careful to sanitise their hands when they arrive. golf is the other sport that will be starting again today, so people have been teeing off at courses across northern ireland since daybreak, and people are allowed to socialise in their gardens again, with a maximum of six people from two households. here at the club, people have been saying how much they've missed their favourite sport, how important it is for their physical and mental health to be back here once more. so the serves, slices and smashes are coming thick and fast and people are intending to make

this from our ireland correspondent chris page. the last time rackets were swung here was christmas eve. butjust before easter, tennis has returned. at windsor in south belfast, coaches were back on court taking lessons at seven o'clock this morning. we've had a beautiful day for it. it's the best day in a long time. we have been busy. we've had all five courts going for the last couple of hours. the booking system says it will be busy right the way through till 9pm. so, for the first time in 2021, the service and slices and smashes are coming thick and fast at clubs like this. for people who've missed their favourite sport, today marks a turning point. sunshine, singles. superb. absolutely fabulous to be back. looking forward to a season of great tennis. yes, i havejust about got my breath back. it shows how we have missed tennis. great to be back. it isjust fantastic, for the mental well—being, as well as physical. so golfers at two o'clock, so i've got to go. golfers have been taking to the fairways and greens since daybreak.

here s our ireland correspondent chris page. let's speak now to the political commentator amanda ferguson. a clear majority of the dup and westminster assembly members wanted arlene foster to go, but i suppose the question is, is there a clear majority for who? and what type of leader comes next? we majority for who? and what type of leader comes next?— leader comes next? we know her osition leader comes next? we know her position became _ leader comes next? we know her position became untenable - leader comes next? we know her position became untenable when| leader comes next? we know her- position became untenable when 7596 position became untenable when 75% of the mlas were telling her that they don't want you any more and you have to go. i think while the leadership challenge has been bubbling for quite a while, in spite of recent events, has surprised a few people. there does not seem to be a clear strategy on what happens next. we know arlene foster will be going at the end of may and as first minister at the end ofjune,

page is in belfast. at stormont, where the discussions will be taking place. chris, what more can you tell us about key dates and the future of any road map out of lockdown there?— of lockdown there? yes, there is definitely a _ of lockdown there? yes, there is definitely a sense _ of lockdown there? yes, there is definitely a sense of— of lockdown there? yes, there is definitely a sense of anticipation | definitely a sense of anticipation here in northern ireland this morning. so far, as you say, there are no dates in place for all of the different sectors of the economy to reopen, though restrictions have been eased somewhat over the last few weeks and, also, the devolved government here at the stormont executive have set out a five stage plan to move northern ireland out of lockdown, although there wasn't a firm timetable attached to each of the five steps in that plan. that may well be changing today, the executive will be meeting later on this morning and it's they will be considering a paper wh

let's speak to our ireland correspondent chris page. i think she also says she had bigger things to deal with. they don't get much bigger than a leadership challenge if a majority of your mps, more than that if you are mla, seem to have lost confidence, the other people who actually vote the leadership election.- people who actually vote the leadership election. that is right. no doubt that _ leadership election. that is right. no doubt that arlene _ leadership election. that is right. no doubt that arlene foster - no doubt that arlene foster leadership this evening is under some severe pressure. just a couple of hours after she was saying what she said they're in that clip in west belfast come at a news programme that a letter was circulating amongst the dup selected representatives expressing no confidence in her and calling for a leadership contest. now in 50 years at the dup existence, there has never been a leadership contest. arlene fossett is really the third leader, the founder was in charge fairly long time and succeeded by pet

thank you very much, chris page in — later on today. thank you very much, chris page in belfast. _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm sonja jessup. the met police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two of his female colleagues more than three years ago. he was not charged and has not been suspended but is reported to be facing a misconduct hearing. the force says it takes all allegations of domestic abuse extremely seriously. one in ten people sleeping rough on the streets of london are under the age of 25 and charities trying to support them say there's been a huge rise in younger people needing their services throughout the pandemic. the group new horizon says over the last year it's seen a 20% increase in younger people living on the streets. the problems that young people were already facing a year ago have just been exacerbated. youth unemployment has got worse. we're seeing more young people approach us with complex mental health needs. we're seeing more young women

james reynolds, bbc news. 0ur correspondent chris page is in belfast for us chris, a lot of concern around the momentum behind this because last night was the eighth consecutive night was the eighth consecutive night of violence and disturbances not just night of violence and disturbances notjust in belfast but other parts of northern ireland. 0ver notjust in belfast but other parts of northern ireland. over the last few days. the question is how to stop this before it gets any further out of hand?— out of hand? yes, that is the key question- — out of hand? yes, that is the key question- and — out of hand? yes, that is the key question. and it _ out of hand? yes, that is the key question. and it is _ out of hand? yes, that is the key question. and it is certainly - out of hand? yes, that is the key question. and it is certainly a - out of hand? yes, that is the key | question. and it is certainly a very difficult one, there is a sense certainly you get from the police, people living in the areas which have been particularly affected by the street violence, they fear things could get

our ireland correspondent, chris page, gave us this update earlier. these are the first prosecutions, jane, in what is a major police investigation. the allegations that patients at muckamore abbey were being ill—treated were first made public in 2017 and detectives began investigating. muckamore abbey isjust outside the town of antrim, a few miles from belfast, and it provides facilities for patients with severe learning disabilities and severe mental health difficulties. so, seven members of staff, it is understood, at muckamore abbey are to be prosecuted, charged with a range of offences including ill—treatment of patients and also wilful neglect of patients. it is understood that they were staff members they were staff members in the psychiatric intensive care unit at the hospital. this comes as a result of prosecutors examining a file that was sent to them by police about this time last year. there was another file which landed on prosecutor's desks in december, so about four months ago, and it's understood they're still examining that and in

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here's our ireland correspondent chris page. applause and cheering. arlene foster began her leadership with enthusiastic allies and electoral success. but yesterday, with her support base all but gone, she conceded her time at the top was over. for me, the decision to enter politics was never about party or person, it was about speaking up for the voiceless and building a northern ireland which could prosper and be at peace within the united kingdom. unionists have felt northern ireland's place in the uk has been threatened by the fallout from brexit. a new trade border in the irish sea means there are checks on goods arriving from the rest of the uk. mrs foster's critics felt she should have opposed the arrangements more strongly, and strategically. an early favourite to replace her as first minister is edwin poots, who is currently in charge of agriculture in the devolved government. others being linked to the position of dup leader are two mps, sirjeffrey donaldson, and gavin robinson. the dup's main partner in the power—sharing stormont executiv

chris page, our ireland correspondent. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has condemned what he called "the bullying actions" of myanmar�*s military leaders at the country's embassy in london, after its military attache took over the building and locked the ambassador out. kyaw zwar minn has spent the night in his car — saying he was told he was no longer myanmar�*s representative. myanmar�*s military seized power in a coup on february the 1, in a coup on february 1st, triggering weeks of protests and escalating violence. a community leader, speaking earlier on behalf of the ambassador, said that he had stopped following the orders of the myanmar foreign ministry in march. he has been meeting many diplomatic counterparts and myanmar communities to discuss the current situation in myanmar to find a peaceful solution. due to his stand the myanmar embassy in london has been seized by the military attache yesterday evening, the ambassador has been locked out since then. there was a coup in myanmar in february. now a

chris page, bbc news, belfast. tributes have been paid to the former us astronaut michael collins, who has died at the age of 90, 52 years after he was part of apollo 11's successful mission to the moon. his crewmate, buzz aldrin, said collins "carried us to new heights and the future". jonathan amos looks back at his life. neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins achieved something extraordinary that even now, 52 years later, still stirs a sense of wonder. armstrong is no longer with us, he died in 2012, and now comes the news of the passing of another member of this remarkable apollo 11 trio. michael collins. his family and nasa have announced his death from cancer at the age of 90. collins was an integral part of the mission, but is often labelled the forgotten man because he didn't actually go down to the surface. he stayed in the command module circling the moon while armstrong and aldrin made their booymarks in the lunar soil. and aldrin made their bootmarks in the lunar soil. that he missed out was so

our ireland correspondent chris page is at a caravan park in county down. i dare say, they are very excited today at the changes that are about today at the changes that are about to happen. today at the changes that are about to ha en. , today at the changes that are about to hauen. , . ., , ., to happen. they certainly are, charlie. what _ to happen. they certainly are, charlie. what better _ to happen. they certainly are, charlie. what better place - to happen. they certainly are, charlie. what better place to l to happen. they certainly are, - charlie. what better place to start the day than here, cranfield on the south coast of county down, the cooley mountains over there in the background. the mourne mountains over here as well. we are between two lovely mountain ranges here. as you say, some tourist accommodation reopening today, including this caravan park. we are going to talk tojim, who owns it, here with his son steven who helps him run the park. what is it like for you to be reopening today?— park. what is it like for you to be reopening today

our ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast this morning. many questions, one about how you stop the unrest in the immediate term, but also about what the wider questions. term, but also about what the wider cuestions. , ., . term, but also about what the wider cuestions. , .. ., questions. yes, the fact that the white house _ questions. yes, the fact that the white house has _ questions. yes, the fact that the white house has now— questions. yes, the fact that the white house has now added - questions. yes, the fact that the white house has now added its . questions. yes, the fact that the - white house has now added its voice to the calls for calm shows really just how these violent images are going right around the world, not the sort of image that northern ireland would want to be projecting internationally, that's for sure. as regards what is causing this unrest, well, most of the trouble so far has been happening in loyalist areas, and police have spoken about a sense of unease in those communities about, for example, the new brexit

let's get more on this from our ireland correspondent, chris page. chris, good morning to you. a beautiful morning there. some hope, perhaps, for people who do want to get back out into the big wide world. . �* . get back out into the big wide world. . �*, ., , , get back out into the big wide world. . �*, , . , world. that's absolutely right. just about everybody — world. that's absolutely right. just about everybody in _ world. that's absolutely right. just about everybody in northern i world. that's absolutely right. just. about everybody in northern ireland will be very keen to see what ministers here at stormont decide later on today. lockdown has been in force since christmas, effectively, most shops, pubs and restaurants shut last on christmas eve. and so far, no firm dates for reopening. there has been a road map setting out different stages when restrictions will be if did, but no particular dates attached. it is understood that members of the devolved government, made up of political —— five political parties, will be meeting apt today to discuss proposals

this from our ireland correspondent chris page. the last time rackets this one here was christmas eve. just the last time rackets this one here was christmas eve.— was christmas eve. just before easter, tennis _ was christmas eve. just before easter, tennis has _ was christmas eve. just before easter, tennis has returned. i was christmas eve. just before| easter, tennis has returned. at windsor in south belfast, coaches were back on court taking lessons at seven o'clock this morning. a, seven o'clock this morning. beautiful day for it. we have been busy. the booking system says it will be busy right the way through till 9pm. the will be busy right the way through till 9m. , .., will be busy right the way through tille. , , . , will be busy right the way through till9m. , , . till 9pm. the surgical slices and smashes are — till 9pm. the surgical slices and smashes are coming _ till 9pm. the surgical slices and smashes are coming thick - till 9pm. the surgical slices and smashes are coming thick and l till 9pm. the surgical slice

i've been getting the latest from our correspondent in belfast, chris page. there's a sense, certainly you get from the police, from people living in the areas which have been particularly affected by the street violence, that they fear things could get worse before they get better, to be frank. most of the rioting that's happened in northern ireland over the last week or so has occurred in loyalist areas. now, the police have spoken over the last number of months, really, about unease in those communities, about the brexit arrangements for northern ireland, people see the new trading arrangements, under which goods coming here from the rest of the uk need to be inspected, as creating a new economic border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk and diminishing the sense of britishness that is very, very important to loyalists. but there are other factors at play as well, the police have for the last couple of years, really, been cracking down on loyalist paramilitaries and the criminal element within those organisations, the organised crime networks,

our ireland correspondent chris page is at a belfast barbershop to tell us more. mask on, scissors at the ready, behind you. good morning. goad behind you. good morning. good mornino , behind you. good morning. good morning. it _ behind you. good morning. good morning. it is — behind you. good morning. good morning, it is great _ behind you. good morning. good morning, it is great to _ behind you. good morning. good morning, it is great to be - behind you. good morning. (139919 morning, it is great to be back day in northern ireland. 119 days since hairdressers and barbers were open. the last time this place in south belfast has customers in was the 23rd of december. for months on they are so quick word with someone who has just are so quick word with someone who hasjust taken his place in the chair. ciaran, when did you last have a haircut? j chair. ciaran, when did you last have a haircut?— chair. ciaran, when did you last have a haircut? i think it was 'ust before christmas. i have a haircut? i think it was 'ust before christmas. what is h have a haircut? i

let's speak to our ireland correspondent chris page. good morning to you. what exactly is happening? good morning to you. what exactly is ha enin: ? , good morning to you. what exactly is ha enin: ? . , happening? there is very little if any expectation _ happening? there is very little if any expectation here _ happening? there is very little if any expectation here at - happening? there is very little if| any expectation here at stormont that arlene foster is going to hold on to herjobs as leader of the democratic unionist, and it follows, as northern ireland affairs minister. 18% of the party was elective representative said the members here at stormont and mp5 at westminster are understood to have signed a letter of no confidence in her and it is that group of politicians who vote in any leadership contest. one of the issues they are unhappy about, chiefly brexit. there is thinking that she has not handles the brexit arrangements for northern ireland as well as she could, that she should have taken a hard line in opposing what is known as the northern i

earlier i spoke to our ireland correspondent, chris page. i asked him if there was an air of expectancy about the easing of restrictions. there is definitely a sense of anticipation here in northern ireland this morning. so far, as you say, there are no dates in place for all of the different sectors of the economy to reopen, though restrictions have been eased somewhat over the last few weeks and, also, the devolved government here at the stormont executive have set out a five—stage plan to move northern ireland out of lockdown, although there wasn't a firm timetable attached to each of the five steps in that plan. that may well be changing today, the executive will be meeting later on this morning and it's understood they will be considering a paper which is setting out some dates over the next few weeks for reopening. for example, next friday, the 23rd of april, under the plan, close—contact services like hairdressers would come back, also driving tests would resume. a week after that, you'd have all shops reopening on the 30th of apr

page has been to a barbers in belfast. it is by my reckoning 119 days since hairdressers and barbers were open, so the last time this place, skinny isaacs, in south belfast, had customers in it was the 23rd of december. four months on they are back, so let's have a quick word with somebody who has just taken his place in the chair, ciaran. ciaran, when was the last time you had a haircut? i think it was just before christmas. so what's it like to have the scissors on your head again? a real haircut, it is great. after a few home haircuts, there were a few disasters, it is good to be back. a few disasters, now that there is a amateur haircut, shall we say, design! “ 110w —— now should we say that the days of amateur haircuts are behind us. hopefully. well, you are one of the first back to get professional haircut again, so let's just take a quick walk across the barber shop here to talk to elliott, who once again has his scissors and his comb in his hand. elliott, you have been off work now for four months, what is it

the dup says it won t comment on internal party processes. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page explained what had led to the move. brexit, the trading arrangements for northern ireland in particular, really central to everything that is going on here. unionists strongly oppose the part of the brexit known as the northern ireland protocol, which has in effect created a trade border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, goods arriving here from england, scotland and wales have to be checked, because northern ireland in effect remains in the eu single market for goods. so, the big issue in the background has been discontent in the dup about how the party's leadership has been tackling that particular issue. there is some thinking that the northern ireland protocol should have been more strongly opposed by arlene foster. another issue is that some of the more conservative members of the party perceive miss foster has been taken a softer stance on social issues such as lgbt rights. two events in the last week or so have brought things to a head. one was the continuance of meetings

so let's hear from our ireland correspondent, chris page, who's in county down. well, people in northern ireland have had this day circled in their calendar for a few weeks because this is probably the biggest day we are going to have in terms of easing restrictions in ourjourney out of lockdown. tourism is one of the sectors which is starting to reopen, so this is a spectacular location. cranfield caravan park on the south coast of county down. we are between two mountain ranges. you have this lighthouse, one of only two offshore light houses, i'm told, in the whole of the uk. this caravan park will be starting to welcome back visitors in the coming hours. i am with sam who works for a local tourism agency. sam, what kind of a day are you expecting to have here? today is the day, chris. this is the day we have been waiting for. the adventure starts again. and we have been talking for the longest time for better days coming, well, day one of better days starts today. so there is a real buzz and a positivity about what is going to happen next. what has the last fe

our ireland correspondent chris page joins us now from belfast. good morning to you. this is continuing, and that is causing increasing concern.— continuing, and that is causing increasing concern. yes, that's ri . ht, increasing concern. yes, that's right. and _ increasing concern. yes, that's right. and i— increasing concern. yes, that's right, and i think _ increasing concern. yes, that's right, and i think what - increasing concern. yes, that's right, and i think what is i right, and i think what is particularly concerning many people about what happened last night is the fact that the trouble happens at a peace line, one of the walls here in belfast that separates communities on either side of the political divide. it is a long time since we saw violence at that intensity happening at a peace line. ministers in the devolved government here will be meeting this morning to get a briefing from the police about the violence of recent days. until last night it was all concentrated in loyalist areas. there have been a number of factors at play. for example over the

chris page is in belfast for us. and politicians are having their say in the commons, what's happening in belfast itself on the streets? weill. belfast itself on the streets? well, after a week _ belfast itself on the streets? well, after a week of _ belfast itself on the streets? well, after a week of street _ belfast itself on the streets? well, after a week of street violence - belfast itself on the streets? well, after a week of street violence in i after a week of street violence in various parts of northern ireland and several towns and cities, the last three nights have been totally quiet. the lull in violence really is down to a number of factors. loyalist groups have called off street protests against, for example, the brexit arrangements for northern ireland because of the death of prince philip, they say that it's not appropriate for demonstrations to be held during the period of mourning so they have appealed for people not to take to the streets in protest. also, i don't think you can underestimate this,

you can find those appointments now. >>> our consumer investigator chris also helping hand here, giving us some pro tips. check out his how to videos. you can see them on our youtube page. just look for the how to play list. so where do we stand? this map shows the percentage of people who received at least one shot across the bay area. look at marin county. 70% of its population has gotten at least one shot. most of the bay area in the 50s and 60s. santa clara county 51%. that's the bay area's biggest county. solano is the only county below 50% at 47%. how about supply? here is a look at the doses bay area counties are getting this week and next week. we're talking about santa clara doses 370,000. next week it drops down to 73,000. the dropoff because the county got a huge shipment from the federal government this week. the county is opening to get another shipment from the feds next week so we will keep you posted. san matteo county seeing the same amount of doses next week and next. >> we have heard for months about a possible booster shot today. today the ceo of pfizer confirmed you

the man on the beat is s f o airport duty manager chris morgan. he's been working at the mess coney center vaccination site says he is last 3 people to the virus just really sad. now he hopes the song helps encourage people and his community to get vaccinated. >> i've lost 3 people to covid. >> and really hit me affected me. >> i had a friend was 39 a grandmother and uncle in it. i know that it's us. it almost seems that impact what people really take it seriously and really you know, comes to truth. the reality that we need to live with need really protect ourselves plant. >> this which is why i wanted to do something more positive uplifting like the song to really kind of scenes the narrative teens, the message and. >> bring in more positive, more welcoming inviting no type of feel. >> that interview first ran on our streaming news app kron on. we have a new and easy way to download that app. we have to other ways you can get them on your phone. here's the qr code for the kron at the live local streaming news 24 7. and the kron 4 news app is upd

. >> good to be with you, chris. >> let me play you a little bit of what is a page right out of the trump playbook of how to deal with political allegations to the extent that gaetz is in political trouble. listen. >> big government, big tech, big business, big media, they would all breathe a sigh of relief if i were no longer in the congress. when you see the leaks and the lies and the falsehoods and the smears, when you see the anonymous sources and insiders forecasting my demise, know this. they aren't really coming for me. they're coming for you. i'm just in the way. >> we both know this is right out of a playbook. the question is, does it work as a good play here? what's your take? >> i don't think this is a good play. they aren't coming for them. they are coming for him. he has big problems. he cannot talk his way out of this one. these allegations are so serious that the ethics committee was going to take this up. i know what's going to happen. the department of justice will call the committee and ask them to defer their investigation. they don't want to have two -- doj does not wa

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this music video was posted on the san francisco department of emergencies management's youtube page the man on the beach right here is san francisco's airport duty manager chris morgan, he's been working at muskogee centers vaccination site and says he's lost 3 people to the virus and is hoping that this song helps encourage people in his community to get vaccinated. >> i've lost 3 people to covid. >> and i really hit me affected me. >> i had a friend who was 39 a grandmother and uncle in it. i know that it's us. it almost seems that impact what people really take it seriously and really you know, comes to truth. the reality that we need to live with need really protect ourselves plant. >> this which is why i wanted to do something more positive uplifting like the song to really kind of scenes the narrative teens, the message and. >> bring in more positive, more welcoming inviting no type of feel. >> definitely very happy and upbeat that interview first ran on our streaming news app kron on for more unique content all day long. you can download that app from your app store. >> and n

chris hopson of nhs providers. and we'll find out how coronavirus— and other stories — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are the former leader of the scottish labour party, kezia dugdale, and the deputy political editor of the daily mail, john stevens. there's been international condemnation of russia, after the two men suspected of carrying out the salisbury nerve agent attack three years ago were implicated in a deadly explosion in the czech republic in 2014. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the revelation shows a, "disturbing pattern of behaviour" by moscow, while the white house has criticised what it says are subversive actions by the russian state. czech officials are now expelling 18 russian diplomats, a move moscow says is "absurd." in the last hour, the kremlin has responded by expelling 20 czech officials. our security correspondent, gordon corera, reports. the aftermath of a deadly explosion. in october 2014,

cannot help improve relations you must go washington and other western powers it is strange isn't it chris is it show there's that's divisions then within the biden ministration on how to deal with russia because it i mean if everybody was on the same page you would a shingly the policy would be much more coherent. i think you're pushing a good point because if you recall when donald trump was 1st elected he was adamant he was going to improve relations with with putin and with moscow but a majority opinion in the white house the united states military united states security and american elites in general is in favor of this hard line of encouraging a new cold war so even if yesterday biden was being our friend which was cheated in suggesting talks the majority of the american people who matter in the united states the people who rule the united states are insistent on this cold war agenda with russia and it looks to me as if they have stepped in said joe i think you went too far yesterday i think we need to continue what we've been doing we've had one round of sanctions against the russia