In a world first, Lidl is opening a pub just outside Belfast.

So how did we get here?

The answer lies in a century of complex laws and licensing rules unique to Northern Ireland, with roots stretching all the way back to partition. What seems like an unusual business move is actually the result of decades of legal restrictions around alcohol licensing.

In this video we explore the detail and debate around licensing laws in Northern Ireland and ask what it could mean for the future of pubs in the country.

Chapters:

00:00 – Lidl is building a pub
00:43 – Where’s the booze aisle?!
01:35 – The surrender principle explained 
02:08 – What makes Northern Ireland different?
02:50 – Judge rules the pub is a ’novel approach’
03:47 – Will we see other supermarket bars?
04:11 – A pub 100 years in the making
05:22 – The Stirling Report
06:41 – The debate around scrapping the surrender principle
08:03 – Impact on night time culture
09:28 – The decline of the pub
10:01 – The cost of opening a pub
11:20 – What happens next?

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Today, the largest review of its kind in NHS history has found major failings in maternity care at a hospital trust in Nottingham.

The report found that hundreds of babies and mothers died or were harmed due to the “deep-rooted, systemic failures”.

Leaders at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have apologised, and the Health Secretary says the government will respond by taking “immediate steps”.

Adam is joined by Social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan.

Plus, Helen MacNamara, former top civil servant, discusses how Team Burnham seems to be preparing for his increasingly likely premiership.

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01:40 NHS maternity scandal: what the report found
02:30 How families exposed the failures
06:10 Culture, leadership and accountability
13:15 UK politics: new prime minister expected
15:15 How a new PM prepares for office
21:50 Key policies: devolution and reform
25:30 Defence, economy and early decisions
33:10 Running government and political risks

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President Donald Trump has said that the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, negotiated under President Barack Obama, was “one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into”. He famously withdrew the US from the deal in 2018. And now, with the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran extended, Mr Trump has vowed to secure a superior deal to limit Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

We ask the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams what that will take.

The memorandum of understanding signed last week reaffirmed that Iran would not procure or develop nuclear weapons. But a more detailed agreement on the future of Tehran’s nuclear programme must now be hammered out, as a vital part of the broader peace process.

The two sides are currently at an impasse over international inspections of nuclear sites, after Vice-President JD Vance attended talks in Switzerland. Iran has denied Mr Vance’s claims that inspectors will be allowed in. Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has insisted that inspections will take place but gave no timetable.

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00:00 Introduction
00:19 The memorandum of understanding
01:57 US and Iran disagree over nuclear inspections
03:38 What the JCPOA guaranteed
05:01 Can Trump get a better Iran nuclear deal than Obama?
07:00 What does Iran want from nuclear talks?
08:53 Iran’s “tough” negotiators
10:28 What’s next for US-Iran talks?

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Linkin Park have made history by becoming the first female-fronted band to headline Download Festival in a major moment for the alternative music scene.

Speaking to BBC News’ Mel Ramsay, they talk about how the group has evolved, what they look for in a new collaborator, and why this era feels different. They also reflect on their journey over the past few years, from uncertainty about the band’s future to returning to some of the biggest stages in the world.

Plus, they discuss their new music, UK fans, gaming, and the artists inspiring them right now.

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00:00 – Intro
00:18 – What it means to headline Download
02:06 – When they knew Emily was right for the band
04:06 – Why UK crowds hit different
06:50 – Football and the World Cup
09:49 – Their favourite UK rappers
14:07 – Gaming and what they’re playing
14:52 – The new movie they’re working on
17:28 – What’s next: new music?

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Hundreds of mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to “deeply embedded systemic failures” at maternity units in Nottingham, a review led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden has concluded.
 
The inquiry – the largest of its kind in NHS history – found leaders at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust knew there were serious issues in its maternity department going back to “at least 2010”, but failed to take action to prevent more harm and deaths.
 
Ockenden said she hoped her conclusions would “drive real and lasting change to maternity services in England”.

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