i was skiing, and looking downhill, as you do, and was skied directly into by mr sanderson. and a once in a decade flyby, as an asteroid passes between the earth and the moon. hello. security forces in france remain on high alert, after legislation to raise the state pension age caused massive protests. the dispute and outbreaks of violence forced the authorities to postpone a planned state visit by the british monarch, king charles. meanwhile, separate demonstrations have begun in western france, linked to concerns over water usage by large scale agricultural producers. it s feared the disputes could converge at a time of growing tensions. let s look at some pictures now. these are protests in sainte soline, western france, where people are protesting against the deployment of a new water storage infrastructure for agricultural irrigation. that s despite an official ban on the gathering. and you can see protests are still going ahead. bethany bell is in paris for us. thi
a massive asteroid is expected to pass between the earth and the moon this evening. experts say it will pass by safely and can be seen through binoculars and telescopes you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. the red roses run riot. the champions sink the scots in the six nations. there s a strong start for wales too, they are too good for the irish in cardiff. qualifying campaign with a win. also coming up on sportsday: the wait goes on for a british medal at the world figure sakting championships, as gibson and fear just miss out injapan from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. hello. we ll start with rugby union because the women s six nations championship is under way. details of a big win for wales in a moment but the grand slam champions england are playing scotland right now and racking up a huge score at kingston park in newcastle england have hit the ground running. it took them just
struck a deal with neighbouring belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory. putin told state television that belarusian president, alexander lukashenko, has long been raising the issue with him. a massive asteroid is expected to pass between the earth and the moon this evening. experts say it will pass by safely and can be seen through binoculars and telescopes. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday the red roses run riot. the champions sink the scots in the six nations. there s a strong start for wales too, they are too strong for the irish in cardiff. and mctominay makes sure scotland start their euro qualifying campaign with a win. also coming up on sportsday. the wait goes on for a british medal at the world figure sakting championships, as gibson and fear just miss out injapan. from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. we ll start with rugby union because the women s six
next week. we start off wet across the south east, brightening up behind, sunny spells, but some of those sellers in scotland could turn increasingly wintry. it will be a cooler story rather than cold for many of us because we still have that spring sunshine, and it has a bit of intensity in it now. so temperatures generally around 6 10, the high. certainly it is worth bearing in mind, don t forget, that it will feel that little bit cooler, but actually, it is the start of british summer time. yes, the clocks will go forward during the early hours of sunday morning. we all lose in our s sleep, the daylight hours start to get longer. thank you for the reminder. that is today s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on our website. from the six o clock team, goodbye, but the six o clock team, goodbye, but the news continues here on bbc one, is is time to join the news continues here on bbc one, is is time tojoin our the news continues here on bbc one,