i hear what you're — investors at stormont today? i hear what you're saying _ investors at stormont today? i hear what you're saying and _ investors at stormont today? i hear what you're saying and we - investors at stormont today? i hear what you're saying and we are - what you're saying and we are dealing with covid here and we are hearing every day that these numbers are going up and we must make sure that we work according to the guidelines and keep everybody safe, so if they can improve things and allow us to let more people into our business and allow more groups together so we can become viable but still keep people safe, that is what we need. ., , ., still keep people safe, that is what we need. ., ., still keep people safe, that is what we need. .,, ., ., .., ., we need. people who are coming into the ub at we need. people who are coming into the pub at the — we need. people who are coming into the pub at the moment, _ we need. people who are coming into the pub at the moment, as _ we need. people who are coming into the p

further opening up that the ministers are considering at stormont later on today. do you think this is the right time for all of this? we saw a couple of trust yesterday in northern ireland put out and it —— put out an appeal for off duty staff to comment because of the pressure caused by the number of covid patients coming in. mr; the pressure caused by the number of covid patients coming in.— covid patients coming in. my public health colleagues _ covid patients coming in. my public health colleagues who _ covid patients coming in. my public health colleagues who would - covid patients coming in. my public health colleagues who would have l covid patients coming in. my public i health colleagues who would have the policy lead in this area to court things into consideration. there is obviously a balance between a balance between allowing the economy to open up and ensuring we maintain a downward pressure on numbers, so i would trust them to make the right judgment calls in that area.- judgment calls in that area. doctor eddie o'neill, _ judgment calls in tha

our correspondent dan johnson is at stormont this morning for us. this move has been controversial and many have problems with it. take this move has been controversial and many have problems with it.- many have problems with it. take us throu:h many have problems with it. take us through what — many have problems with it. take us through what will _ many have problems with it. take us through what will be _ many have problems with it. take us through what will be happening i through what will be happening today. the secretary of state is due to have a meeting with representatives of the irish government and all the major political parties in northern ireland and the message he will hear is that there is fierce and united opposition to this plan. essentially the most contentious part of the british government�*s proposals is the statute of limitations that would mean an end to the possibility of any prosecution dating back to the trouble is, the years of violence in northern ireland, and it would stop civil cases and inquests. it would mean in e

changes we need to be agreed by ministers at stormont on the 22nd of this month. now today because are knesset means quite a few significant changes for businesses in england changes for next monday mean pounds of restaurants will scrap limits and services and... nightclubs will be able to reopen but are being advised they should ask for proof that people have had theirjabs before writing them in front of many organisers will not be legally required to follow it and could be in legaljeopardy if they try to enforce a rule and someone decides to challenge them in court for some let's speak to james, a managing director of a nightclub in bristol for those few who do not know it but for those who do remember it, the home of many a happy night. sadly too many years ago that i care to remember probably even before you were born. thanks very much for being with us this evening on bbc news. congratulations you must be so relieved at that today has come and you have had the reassurance of the confirmation that it really is going to happen come next week. we it really is go

from today, up to 15 people from different households can meet indoors, and close contact services such as hairdressers can reopen without needing to pre—book an appointment. the stormont assembly will meet later to decide whether other measures can be eased, including the re—opening of theatres and concert halls. labour has launched a new campaign for working people, in an attempt to win back some of their traditional supporters who switched to the conservatives in the last general election. deputy leader angela rayner set out the party's vision for a post—pandemic britain with what she called �*good quality jobs' and �*proper wages.�* the conservatives say that they have protected millions ofjobs through the furlough scheme, raised the national living wage, and reduced unemployment. singer and presenter ronan keating has accepted substantial damages from news group newspapers over phone—hacking of his voicemails. his legal team said stories which emerged in newspapers between 1996 and 2011 caused him "considerable distress," and led to him distrusting some of his closest

ministers in westminster insist the proposal will allow reconciliation, but victims' groups and stormont�*s political leaders say the measure amounts to an amnesty for criminals. one of britain's most successful athletes, sir mo farah, says racist abuse towards black sportsmen and women is "getting worse". in an exclusive interview with us, the four—times olympic champion has called on authorities to do more to tackle the problem. sir mo has also revealed that despite failing to qualify for the tokyo 0lympics, he's not ready to hang up his running shoesjust yet. so mo farah has won multiple medals in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. and now he wants to give his support to england �*s footballers who were racially abused. it’s england 's footballers who were racially abused.— racially abused. it's really important _ racially abused. it's really important for _ racially abused. it's really important for myself - racially abused. it's really important for myself to i racially abused. it's really i important for myself to show racially abused. it's really _ important for myself to show

the stormont assembly will meet later to decide whether other measures can be eased, including the re—opening of theatres and concert halls. the headlines on bbc news — adam peter becomes the first british swimmer to successfully defend another big title. also goals for tom daley and mattingly, and for mountain biker tom pidcock. ministers are meeting to decide if more key workers are to be given the option of daily testing instead of self—isolation. the un says record numbers of afghan survivors, many of them children, have been killed in them children, have been killed in the first half of this year. the british medical association is to ask senior doctors in england whether they want to consider industrial action over the 3% pay rise offered by the government. the doctors' union — the bma — previously said strike action would be considered if consultants were not given at least a 5% increase. last week, the government raised its pay rise offer for most nhs staff in england from 1% to 3%. that following a recommendation from an independent pay review body. i'm nowjoined with mike he

dan, what are we likely to hear today? there have been cautious moves here to relax the covid restrictions, things moving much more slowly than they are in england, but the executive due to meet here today to discuss moving to the next stage of perhaps probably from next week, so we're talking about more live events, conferences, and music events, conferences, and music events, removing the last of the restrictions on live music and potentially increasing the limits on the number of pupils who can gather in household. it is six at the moment, looks like they are planning to move to something more like ten. we could also see facemasks, the requirement for those to be worn in places of worship, perhaps in classroom to be removed as well, but the covid case numbers are quite low here but they have been increasing in the last few weeks. but i think the caution comes about because, although the number of deaths have been very low, averaging just one a day in the last week or so, vaccination rates here in northern ireland are st

from today, up to 15 people from different households can meet indoors, and close contact services such as hairdressers can reopen without needing to pre—book an appointment. the stormont assembly will meet later to decide whether other measures can be eased, including the re—opening of theatres and concert halls. the headlines on bbc news: three olympic golds for team gb — diving pair tom daley and matty lee, swimmer adam peaty, and cyclist tom pidcock all win their events on day three of the tokyo games. two school boys are found guilty of murdering 13—year—old olly stephens, in a park in reading injanuary. as new rules on covid tracing alerts come in — giving some key workers in england the option of daily testing, instead of self—isolating — ministers meet to discuss how it's going. a man whose wife, nine year old son and close friend drowned in loch lomond said he did what he could to save them, but the water was just too deep. rana waris ali said the two families had been on holiday — and stopped off there on the way back home to glasgow. his wife edina olahova,

some covid restrictions in northern ireland will be relaxed from today. up to 15 people from unlimited households are now able to meet outdoors, and close contacts services like hairdressers can open without the need for pre—booked appointments. ministers at stormont will meet to decide whether theatres and concert halls can re—open. earlier i spoke tojimmy fay from the lyric theatre in belfast. he explained how important that decision will be. it has been 16 long months. it is about time that we are able to open up about time that we are able to open up theatres again to audiences, particularly as cinemas and bars are open. i am particularly as cinemas and bars are open. iam hoping particularly as cinemas and bars are open. i am hoping the executive won't use us as an example to say there are restrictions in place and they allow us to get on with their work. it's very important when people are work in theatre when this happens... i people are work in theatre when this ha ens... . ,,.,, people are work in theatre when this hauens... . i. , happens...