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hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world — it was meant to cement a newly warm franco british relationship — but the planned three—day visit by king charles and the queen consort camilla to france this weekend has been suspended at the request of president macron, because of escalating protests and some violence over the french governments proposals for pension reform. more than a50 people were arrested on thursday and am members of the ...

it was meant to cement a newly warm anglo french relationship — but the planned three—day visit by king charles and the queen consort camilla to france this weekend has been suspended at the request of president macron, because of escalating protests and some violence over the french governments proposals for pension reform. more than a50 people were arrested on thursday, and am members of the security forces were injured during the most violent day of protests since the start of t...

sudans rival generals have agreed a 24—hour ceasefire, after four days of intense fighting in the capital, khartoum, and other towns. the countrys de facto leader, general abdel fattah al—burhan, said the ceasefire would start at six oclock tonight — though other members of the army have denied that. the head of the rival rapid support forces, general mohamed hamdan dagalo, said he had approved the ceasefire, to ensure the evacuation of wounded civilians. these are the latest pic...

sparked police investigation, the criminal case in a family torn apart. teacher took her own life when her school was downgraded. welcome. from security to diplomacy and us presidentjoe biden open remarks to canadas wednesday with a bond short to canada before getting down to business. he spoke of the long—standing partnership between the two nations in the need to work together on issues like climate change and trade. president biden and his counterpartjustin trudeau also agreed to ...

for many people, this is a virtual war happening on television, a long way away from them. but for people living here a few miles from the border of ukraine, it is very real. bagging a place at the kings coronation: a public ballot is due to open for free tickets to celebarate charles iii. # when the sun shine, well shine together... and rihanna gears up to perform on one of the worlds biggest stages, the super bowl half—time show. the number of people now known to have been killed i...

two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire. now the police are extending their search downstream. and 10,000 tickets to a concert to mark the kings coronation in may are on offer via a ballot. the uk saw no economic growth in the final three months of last year according to the latest official statistics released this morning. it means the country narrowly avoided whats defined as a recession — two consecutive quarters when the economy shrinks. the...

welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland — which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power—sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fallout from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic miles...

including details of training and weaponry for ukraine. and 100 days in — mixed reviews in brazil for president luiz inacio lula da silvas administration. lets return now to our top story. today marks 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement — an historic peace deal that largely ended violence in northern ireland. im joined now by the former minister for northern ireland between 1997 and 1999 for the labour government led by tony blair, who chaired the talks in the l...

does the prime minister agree that any politician who seeks to avoid the taxes they owe in this country is not fit to be in charge of taxpayer money? since i commented on this matter last week, more information has come forward and that is why i have asked the independent adviser to look into the matter. for the first time, amazon workers in the uk walk out on strike — they say theyre treated worse than robots. and talking to the animals — a study of chimpanzees suggests human bein...

explosives. more now from evan perez. >> reporter: according to the fbi, he checked the bag and in routine screening happening by the tsa, they found explosives in this checked bag. according to the fbi, this is what they found. they found powder that was in a plastic wrap, they found fuses. powder appears to be from commercial grade fireworks. and so the question is, you know, what was he doing with this. the airport tried to page him while he was still at the airport. he left. and he...