A new year and a new row over a flag. This time it's over what flag to fly at the Commonwealth games. Tonight, it's been decided that the Ulster banner will be used. We have an extended interview with the Sports Minister, Gordon Lyons.

Social media has become something of a 'wild west' with the latest uproar caused by 'Grok' the AI tool which is being used to create fake sexualised images.  Parties here agree more regulation is needed. The Technology Minister Liz Kendall is wasting no time.  She's going to make creating so-called deepfakes illegal this week.  But in a world where getting your message out there - how do our politicians navigate the digital world?

And as tensions around the world between US President Donald Trump and the EU ramp up over Greenland, we hear from ITV News International Editor Emma Murphy; Suzanne Lynch from Bloomberg; and Niall Stanage from The Hill. We'll also ask them about the growing disorder in Iran, and Venezuela.

Our commentators are Dr. Clare Rice, and Alex Kane.